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.
Press Conference at the request of the Permanent Mission of Latvia
Fifth Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) (thematic focus of the Presidency, gender and gender-based violence)
Ambassador Jānis Kārkliņš, President of the 5th Arms Trade Treaty Conference of States Parties Anna Macdonald, ATT Advisor
UN Environement Press Conference - Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
Briefing on World Wildlife Conference – CITES CoP18, Palexpo, Geneva, 17-28 August 2019
Ivonne Higuero, CITES Secretary-General David Morgan, Chief, Governing Bodies and Meeting Services Haruko Okusu, Chief, Knowledge Management and Outreach Services Tom De Meulenaer, Chief, Scientific Services Juan Carlos Vasquez, Chief, Legal Affairs & Compliance Ben Janse van Rensburg, Chief, Enforcement Support
Committee Against Torture -- Concluding observations on Bangladesh, Greece, Poland, and Togo
Jens Modvig (Chairperson) Felice Gaer (Vice-Chairperson) Sébastien Touze Ana Racu Diego Rodríguez-Pinzó
World Hepatitis Day
EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:30 Geneva time 26 July 2019 In the lead-up to World Hepatitis Day (28 July), WHO is releasing a study that estimates the costs of eliminating viral hepatitis in 67 low- and middle-income countries by 2030. For more information on World Hepatitis Day www.who.int/campaigns/world-hepatitis-day/2019 Dr Minghui Ren, Assistant Director-General for Universal Health Coverage/Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases, WHO Dr Marc Bulterys, Hepatitis Team Lead, WHO
Update on UN Special Envoy’s mediation efforts for peace in Yemen*
* Please note: Mr. Griffiths will deliver a brief on-the-record statement at the beginning of the press briefing. After this, the rest of the briefing will be off-the-record, and all cameras will have to leave the room. All questions and answers will be off the record. Martin Griffiths, UN Special Envoy for Yemen
Launch of the World Health Organization Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic-2019
Embargo until Friday, 26 July 2019 - 7pm Geneva time / 5 pm GMT The report analyses progress by countries to implement the most effective tobacco control measures, and the latest edition has a specific focus on services to help people to quit tobacco use The official launch of the report will take place in Rio de Janeiro on 26 July 2019. A copy of the report – under embargo until 7pm Geneva time – can be obtained by contacting Paul Garwood from the WHO Department of communication on garwoodp@who.int Dr Vinayak Prasad, Programme Manager, WHO tobacco control unit Dr Dongbo Fu, Tobacco cessation Expert, WHO tobacco control unit
Stakeout after High-Level Event Response and Preparedness for the Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The event and the stakeout will be livestreamed at: http://webtv.un.org Speakers will include members from the high-level event
New joint yearly estimates for 2018 on global vaccination rates, on measles, diphtheria and tetanus
Since 2000, WHO and UNICEF jointly produce national immunization coverage estimates for each of the 194 WHO Member States on an annual basis. In addition to producing the immunization coverage estimates for 2018, the WHO and UNICEF estimation process revises the entire historical series of immunization data with the latest available information. The 2018 revision covers 39 years of coverage estimates, from 1980 to 2018. For the first time, it also includes estimates of coverage for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, which protects girls against cervical cancer in their later life. Dr. Kate O’Brien, Director, Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals, WHO Dr. Jan Grevendonk, Technical Officer, Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals, WHO
Human Rights Council / Team of International Experts on the situation in Kasaï
Presentation of report by the Team of International Experts on the situation in Kasaï to the Human Rights Council
Bacre Waly Ndiaye (Senegal), Member of Team of Experts Sheila B. Keetharuth (Mauritius), Member of Team of Experts