Media outlets can request permanent or temporary press accreditation for their correspondents to cover the range of activities taking place at the United Nations Office at Geneva, from meetings of the Human Rights Council and peace talks to other major conferences and events.
Accredited correspondents participate in bi-weekly press briefings chaired by the UN Geneva spokesperson and attended by the spokespeople of UN specialized agencies and programmes based in Geneva. Correspondents also have access to scheduled press conferences, stakeouts and background briefings on an almost daily basis.
The UN Information Service regularly issues press releases and the meeting summaries of major meetings happening in Geneva, including the sessions of the Human Rights Council, the human rights committees, and the Conference on Disarmament.
Facilities for the media include free or rented workspaces and access to radio and television studios and services, upon availability.
HRC Press Conference / Commission of Inquiry on Burundi
The press conference will be webcast live at http://webtv.un.org Doudou Diène, President of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi Françoise Hampson, Member of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi
Human Rights Council, 42nd regular session (9-27 September 2019)
(A light breakfast will be served outside Press Room 1.) Ambassador Coly Seck (Senegal), President of the Human Rights Council (13th cycle)
Presentation of the first UN Trade Forum: SDGs and Climate Change - 9-13 September 2019 – Palais des Nations
Pamela Coke-Hamilton, UNCTAD, Director, Division on International Trade and Commodities, UNCTAD
OHCHR Press Conference (Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts on Yemen)
Kamel Jenoubi, Chair of the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts on Yemen Melissa Parke, International Expert Charles Garraway, International Expert
Publication of the Digital Economy Report 2019 – Value Creation and Capture: Implications for Developing Countries (embargoed until 4 September 2019 at 5 p.m. GMT)
Mukhisa Kituyi, UNCTAD Secretary-General
Shamika Sirimanne, Director, Division on Technology and Logistics , UNCTAD
Measles and rubella elimination
EMBARGOED UNTIL 04:00 GMT (06:00 CEST) – Thursday, 29 August 2019 This week, WHO’s Regional Office for Europe will publish the conclusions of the annual meeting of the European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination (RVC). This briefing will reveal the measles and rubella elimination status of countries in the European Region. There will also be a discussion and a chance to ask questions about global measles and rubella vaccination coverage and elimination progress. Will be webcast after embargo on http://webtv.un.org/ Dr Siddhartha Datta, Programme Manager, Vaccine-preventable Diseases and Immunization, WHO Regional Office for Europe Dr Kate O’Brien, Director, Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals, WHO
UNHCR’S 2019 Refugee Education Report
UNDER STRICT EMBARGO until Friday, 30 August 2019, 05:00 GMT Melissa Fleming, Head of the Global Communications Service and Spokesperson for the High Commissioner, UNHCR As this will be Melissa Fleming’s last press conference in her current capacity at UNHCR, we would like to invite attending journalists for a coffee/tea after the press conference. Kindly rsvp to Farha Bhoyroo at bhoyroo@unhcr.org – Thank you
Update on WHO Ebola operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Will be webcast live on http://webtv.un.org/ Dr Michael Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme
Release of a UNICEF Child Alert “Education Under Threat in West and Central Africa”
EMBARGOED until 0800 GMT Friday, 23 August 2019 Muzoon Almellehan, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Charlotte Petri Gornitzka, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director