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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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Today's Press Conferences

HRC- Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel Press Conference

Launch of the latest report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel
  • Navi Pillay, Chair, Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel
  • Chris Sidoti, Commissioner, Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel

Upcoming Press Conferences

UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Press Conference

Publication of the World Investment Report 2025 (embargo 12:30 pm on 19 June)
  • Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General  of UN Trade and Development
  • Nan Li Collins, UNCTAD Director for Investment and Enterprise

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights / Special Procedures Press Conference

Elections in the digital age: attacks and challenges to freedom of expression and assembly
  • Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression
  • Gina Romero, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and association

OHCHR – UN Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health

Press conference by the Special Rapporteur on the right to health on her thematic report to HRC59 focused on Health and care workers as defenders of the right to health
  • Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health
  • Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General, WHO (recorded video message)

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Human Rights Council to Hold its Fifty-Ninth Regular Session from 16 June to 9 July 2025

The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-ninth regular session from 16 June to 9 July 2025 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.  The session will open at 10 a.m. on Monday, 16 June under the presidency of Ambassador Jürg Lauber of Switzerland.  The opening will be…
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Human Rights Council Concludes Fifty-Eighth Regular Session after Adopting 32 Resolutions

Extends 16 Country Specific and Thematic Mandates and Establishes an Intergovernmental Working Group to Draft a Legally Binding Instrument on the Human Rights of Older PersonsInvites General Assembly to Consider Establishing a Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons…
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Human Rights Council Opens Fifty-Eighth Regular Session and Holds Minute of Silence for Victims of Human Rights Violations

 The Human Rights Council this morning opened its fifty-eighth regular session, hearing statements from the President of the General Assembly, the United Nations Secretary-General, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs…
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Human Rights Council to Hold its Fifty-Eighth Regular Session from 24 February to 4 April 2025

The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-eighth regular session from 24 February to 4 April 2025 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, starting with its high-level segment from 24 to 26 February, when dignitaries representing more than 100 Member States will address the Council.…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Establishes Fact-Finding Mission on Human Rights Abuses and Violations in the Provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Also Establishes Independent Commission of Inquiry to Continue W

The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its thirty-seventh special session on the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, adopting a resolution in which it established a fact-finding mission on the serious human rights violations and abuses and violations of…
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High Commissioner for Human Rights: Civilians in the East Democratic Republic of the Congo are Trapped in a Spiral of Violence in this Crushing Conflict

Human Rights Council Opens Special Session on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Human Rights Council this morning opened its thirty-seventh special session on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Volker Türk, United…
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Human Rights Council Concludes Fifty-Seventh Regular Session after Adopting 37 Resolutions and One Statement by the President

Council Extends Mandates of Nine Country and One Thematic Mandate HoldersThe Human Rights Council today concluded its fifty-seventh regular session after adopting 37 resolutions and one Statement by the President, in which it, among others, extended the mandates of nine country and one thematic…
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Human Rights Council to Hold its Fifty-Seventh Regular Session from 9 September to 11 October 2024

The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-seventh regular session from 9 September to 11 October 2024 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.   The session will open at 10 a.m. on Monday, 9 September under the presidency of Ambassador Omar Zniber (Morocco).  The opening…
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AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur Tells Human Rights Council How Governments Have Implemented Restrictive Laws and Intense Stigmatising Campaigns to Silence Civic Activism

Over 10 Per Cent of Women Globally Are Trapped in a Cycle of Extreme Poverty, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Tells the Council The Human Rights Council this afternoon held the second part of its annual discussion on the human rights of women with a panel discussion on human rights…
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MORNING - At the Human Rights Council, Volker Türk Calls on States to Overhaul Discriminatory Laws and Practices Enabling Economic Violence against Women

Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Working Group on Discrimination against Women and GirlsThe Human Rights Council this morning held the first panel of its annual full-day discussion on the human rights of women, focusing on economic violence as a form of gender-based violence against…

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