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The United Nations Information Service Geneva covers a range of activities taking place at the United Nations Office at Geneva, from meeting of the Human Rights Council and peace talks to other major conferences and events. Accredited journalists can participate in bi-weekly briefings chaired by the UN Geneva spokesperson and attended by the spokespeople of UN funds, programmes and specialized agencies based in Geneva. Correspondents also have access to scheduled press conferences, stakeouts and background briefings on an almost daily basis.

The UN Information Service also regularly issues press releases and 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. 

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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Closes One Hundred and Seventeenth Session After Adopting Concluding Observations on Burkina Faso, Cuba, Cyprus, Serbia, Slovenia and Uzbekistan

 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon closed its one hundred and seventeenth session, during which it reviewed the reports of Burkina Faso, Cuba, Cyprus, Serbia, Slovenia and Uzbekistan.  The Committee’s concluding observations for the six country…
UN Geneva Press Briefing

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

 Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service (UNIS) at Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Office of the High…
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Committee against Torture Concludes Eighty-Fourth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Gabon, Italy, Pakistan and Tajikistan and its Annual Report

 The Committee against Torture this morning closed its eighty-fourth session after adopting its annual report and concluding observations on the reports of Gabon, Italy, Pakistan and Tajikistan on their efforts to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel…
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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Holds Informal Meeting with States Parties to the Convention

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today held an informal meeting with States parties to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.Opening the meeting, Gun Kut, Committee Chair, said the Committee’s mandate was to serve its…
UN Geneva Press Briefing

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

 Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) at Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the…
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Committee against Torture Adopts Reports on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations and Reprisals

 The Committee against Torture today heard presentations of reports on follow-up to concluding observations and reprisals, submitted under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, before adopting both reports.Naoko Maeda, Rapporteur on…
UN Geneva Press Briefing

UN Geneva Press Briefing

 Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the…
Meeting Summaries

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Cuba’s National Programme against Racial Discrimination, Ask about Limited Access to Basic Services for People of African Descent and Hate Speech

 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-second to twenty-sixth periodic reports of Cuba on its implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. …
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In Dialogue with Pakistan, Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome the 2022 Act on Torture, Ask about the Reported Use of Torture by the Police and the Illegal Foreigners’ Repatriation Plan

 The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Pakistan, with Committee Experts commending the adoption of the 2022 torture and custodial death act and raising questions about the reported use of torture by the police and the 2023 illegal…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Burkina Faso’s Employment Initiatives for Refugees, Ask about Agrarian Conflict between Farmers and Herders and Reported Discrimination against the Peuhl Community

 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twentieth to twenty-fourth periodic reports of Burkina Faso, with Committee Experts commending the State on its employment initiatives for refugees, and asking questions on the…

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