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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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MORNING - Human Rights Council Starts High-Level Segment, Hearing from the Presidents of Tunisia, Lithuania, Colombia, Marshall Islands and Venezuela

  The Human Rights Council this morning started its high-level segment, hearing statements from the Presidents of Tunisia, Lithuania, Colombia, Marshall Islands and Venezuela, as well as from Ministers from 14 other countries. Kaïs Saïed, President of Tunisia, said Tunisia was working to…
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OPENING - Human Rights Council Opens Forty-Ninth Session, Decides to Hold an Urgent Debate on Situation in Ukraine

  The Human Rights Council this morning opened its forty-ninth regular session, hearing statements from the President of Switzerland, the President of the General Assembly, the United Nations Secretary-General, and the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Council also decided to hold an…
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Human Rights Council to Hold its Forty-Ninth Regular Session from 28 February to 1 April 2022

  The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its forty-ninth regular session from 28 February to 1 April 2022 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, starting with a high-level segment from 28 February to 2 March, when dignitaries representing more than 130 Member States will address the…
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Human Rights Council Decides to Establish an International Commission of Human Rights Experts to Investigate Allegations of Violations in Ethiopia

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its special session on Ethiopia after deciding to establish an international commission of human rights experts to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into allegations of violations and abuses committed in Ethiopia since 3…
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Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Urges All Parties to Pull Back from a Posture of War in Ethiopia

  The Human Right Council this morning opened its special session on “the grave human rights situation in Ethiopia”, hearing the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights warn that increasing hatred, violence and discrimination could escalate into generalised violence, and urge all parties to…
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Human Rights Council to Hold a Special Session on 17 December to Address the “Grave Human Rights Situation in Ethiopia”

  The Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Friday, 17 December, to address the “grave human rights situation in Ethiopia”. The special session is being convened following an official request submitted on 13 December by the European Union. In order for a special session to be…
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Human Rights Council Requests the High Commissioner for Human Rights to Designate an Expert on the Human Rights Situation in Sudan

  The Human Rights Council today adopted a resolution in which it condemned in the strongest possible terms the military takeover on 25 October 2021 in Sudan and requested the High Commissioner for Human Rights to designate without delay an Expert on Human Rights in Sudan to monitor the…
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BACKGROUND RELEASE - Human Rights Council to Hold Special Session on Sudan on Friday, 5 November

  The Human Rights Council will hold a special session to address the “implications of the ongoing situation in the Republic of the Sudan” on Friday, 5 November starting at 12:30 p.m. CET. The special session is being convened as per an official request submitted jointly by the United…
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Human Rights Council Concludes Forty-eighth Regular Session after Adopting 25 Resolutions and One Statement by the President

  Council Appoints Special Rapporteurs on Afghanistan, Burundi and on Human Rights and Climate Change, Renews Mandates on Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Cambodia and Libya, and Appoints Three Mandate Holders   The Human Rights Council today…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Extends Mandates on the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Cambodia and Libya, Appoints Mandate Holders, and Closes its Forty-eighth Regular Session

  The Human Rights Council this morning extended mandates on the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Cambodia and Libya, appointed mandate holders, and closed its forty-eighth regular session. The Council also adopted resolutions on racial discrimination…

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