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.
Previous Press Conferences
ILO Press Conference
UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL MONDAY 1 JULY at 10:00 GENEVA TIME Catherine Saget, report author, ILO Research department Nicolas Maitre, report author, ILO Research department
WHO Press conference
- Dr Soce-Ibrahima FALL, Assistant Director-General for Emergencies Response, WHO
United Nations Press Conference
H.E. Mr. Cheikh Niang, Permanent Representative of Senegal to the United Nations in New York H.E. Mr. Ahmad Majdalani, Minister for Social Affairs of the State of Palestine H.E. Mr. Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations in New York
OHCHR / Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, arbitrary or summary executions Press Conference
Dr. Agnès Callamard, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
UNCTAD Press conference (under embargo)
Mukhisa Kituyi, UNCTAD Secretary-General Paul Akiwumi, Director, Division for Africa, Least developed Countries and Special Programmes, UNCTAD
ITC Press Conference
Arancha González, Executive Director, ITC Marion Janson, Director of Market Development and Chief Economist, ITC
Director General of UN Geneva's end of mandate press conference
Michael Møller, Director General of UN Geneva
Human Rights Council Press Conference
(A light breakfast will be served outside Press Room 1.
Ambassador Coly Seck (Senegal), President of the Human Rights Council (13th cycle)
UNHCR Press conference (under strict embargo)
UNDER STRICT EMBARGO UNTIL 19 June 2019 at 5:00 a.m GMT
Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
UNCTAD Press conference (under embargo)
Mukhisa Kituyi, UNCTAD Secretary-General James Zhan, Director, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD