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.
Publication: Special Issue of the Commodities at a Glance Series : the Shale Gas (Embargo 24 May at 5 pm GMT)
Janvier Nkurunziza, Chief, Commodity Research and Analysis Section Alexandra Laurent, Statistician, Commodities Branch
Press Conference at the request of the African Union Commission
Update on the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Ebola Response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Establishment of the African Medicines Agency of the African Union
Dr. John Nkengasong, Director, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention; Dr. Margaret Agama-Anyetei, Head, Health, Nutrition and Population, African Union Commission
Launch of UNRWA 2017 Annual Health Report, with particular highlights on current situation of health and health care situation in Gaza.
Dr Akihiro Seita, Director of Health
Launch of first WHO report on the costs and gains of investing in prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases.
WHO is issuing a new report that details for the first time actual economic and health gains in the world’s low- and lower-middle-income countries by 2030 through costed measures to prevent and treat noncommunicable diseases, like heart diseases and cancer. This important report, produced by leading global experts in health, economics and development, also details the return on investment that countries can generate if they invest extremely modest amounts per capita to address NCDs, including by taxing tobacco and alcohol, cutting salt consumption by reformulating food products, drug therapy and counselling patients, vaccinating girls aged 9-13 years against human papillomavirus and screening women aged 30-49 years for cervical cancer. Dr Douglas Bettcher, Director of WHO's Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases Dr Etienne Krug, Director of WHO’s Department for Management of Noncommunicable Diseases, Disability, Violence and Injury Prevention Dr Kelly Henning, Bloomberg Philanthropies (dialing in from New York) Dr Melanie Bertram, Technical Officer, WHO Department for Health Systems, Governance and Financing
First-ever WHO list of essential diagnostic tests to improve diagnosis and treatment outcomes
Dr Sarah GARNER, Coordinator, Innovation, Access and Use (IAU), Department of Essential Medicines & Health Products, WHO
Launch of the report: “World Employment and Social outlook 2018 - Greening with Jobs”
Deborah Greenfield, ILO Deputy Director-General for Policy Catherine Saget, lead author of the report
Publication of the Technology and Innovation Report 2018: Harnessing Frontier Technologies for Sustainable Development (under embargo until 15/05/2018 at 5 pm GMT)
Shamika Sirimanne - UNCTAD - Director - Division on Technology and Logistics Angel Gonzalez-Sanz - UNCTAD - Chief - Science, Technology, and Information and Communication Technologies Branch - Division on Technology and Logistics
UNICEF report launch: Child alert in Kasai: A children’s crisis (Democratic Republic of Congo).
Embargo: Friday 11 May, 00.01 GMT The conflict across the region of Kasai, Democratic Republic of Congo, has exacerbated malnutrition among children, many of whom have spent several months living in the bush without access to health services, clean water and sanitation. An estimated 400,000 children now suffering from severe acute malnutrition and require lifesaving support. Christophe Boulierac, UNICEF Spokesperson in Geneva (recently in Kasai region)