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 US Permanent Mission
Assistant Secretary Ford will discuss the relationship between the current security environment and progress on nuclear disarmament, including an update on the U.S. initiative: Creating an Environment for Nuclear Disarmament (CEND). He will also provide an update on U.S. objectives for the upcoming NPT PrepCom.
Christopher A. Ford, Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Non-proliferation
The unfolding humanitarian crisis caused by Cyclone Idai and the rapidly expanding Red Cross relief effort.
Elhadj As Sy, Secretary General of the IFRC
Road safety on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Vienna Conventions on road traffic and road signs and signals
Jean Todt, UN Secretary General Special Envoy for Road Safety Felipe Massa, Formula 1 and Formula E Race Driver
High Representative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Press conference
High Representative for UNAOC to present his renewed vision for UNAOC and how to make it more operational & result-oriented in addressing xenophobia, intolerance and hate speech.
Miguel Moratinos, High Representative for the UN Alliance of Civilizations
Press conference at the request of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva and the United Nations Office in Uzbekistan
To present the UN Multi-Partner Human Security Trust Fund for the Aral Sea region as well as to address the Aral Sea crisis and its multi-dimensional human consequences, consequences for the nature, environment and population in the Aral Sea region (territories of the Central Asian region)
H.E. Badriddin Abidov, Deputy Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan H.E. Helena Fraser, UN Resident Coordinator in Uzbekistan H.E. Jusipbek Kazbekov, First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan
[World TB Day is observed on March 24 each year to raise public awareness and understanding about the world’s deadliest infectious killer -tuberculosis (TB) and it’s devastating health, social and economic impact on people around the world. World TB Day 2019 follows a year which generated concerted high-level commitment for the fight against TB. Heads of State came together at the first-ever UN high-level meeting on TB in New York last September, and agreed to bold targets and urgent actions to end TB. TB remains the top infectious killer in the world claiming nearly 4500 people lives each day. The emergence of drug-resistant TB poses a major health threat that could put at risk the gains made to end the global TB epidemic. At the press briefing WHO will present a special End TB Accelerator package. More information and communications material can be found at this link: https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2019/03/24/default-calendar/world-tb -day-2019
] Tereza Kasaeva, Director, Global TB Programme, WHO Steve Otieno, TB advocate and musician, Kenya Madhusudan Kaphle, Youth Advocate, Nepal
Press briefing on the human rights situation in Venezuela
Carrie Filipetti, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Delsa Solorzano, Elected Member of the National Assembly of Venezuela Edison Lanza, Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Organization of American States
