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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 Discusses Issues Concerning Indigenous Peoples with the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples. Sheryl Lightfoot, Chair-Rapporteur of the Expert Mechanism…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that It Is Crucial to Respect the Rights of Indigenous Peoples when Infrastructure, Development, and Natural Resource Extraction Projects in or near their Territories Are Undertaken

Council Continues General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its annual panel discussion on the rights of indigenous peoples with a focus on the impact of certain development projects on the rights of…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on Cyberbullying against Children, Hearing that It Affects One in Three Students from Ages 13 to 15 and Needs a Holistic Approach

Council Continues General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on cyberbullying against children and continued the general debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on its agenda item four on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention, hearing about violations of human rights in many countries and territories around the world. Some speakers recalled the human struggle…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears that States Must Prioritise the Participation of Youth in Climate and Environmental Processes, and that the People of Myanmar Are Enduring Flagrant Human Rights Violations

The Human Rights Council this morning held the biennial panel discussion on youth and human rights, under the theme of young people’s engagement with climate change and global environmental decision-making processes, followed by an interactive dialogue on the report of the High Commissioner…
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AFTERNOON - Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela Tells the Human Rights Council that Human Rights Violations Are Continuing in Venezuela, Reflecting a Policy of Repressing Dissent

Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and concluded an…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears that the Special Procedures Have Achieved Gender Parity for the First Time, and that the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine Has Found Continuing Evidence of War Crimes Committed by Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine

Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in Belarus The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective throughout the work of the Human Rights Council and that of its mechanisms.  The Council…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that the Challenges to Human Rights in Burundi Remain Enormous, and that the Human Rights Situation in Belarus Remains Grave

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burundi and started an interactive dialogue on the oral update of the High Commissioner on the situation of human rights in Belarus in the run-up to the 2020…
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MORNING - Nearly 12 Years in, the Parties to the Conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic Continue to Perpetrate War Crimes and Violate Basic Human Rights, Commission of Inquiry Tells Human Rights Council

Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Russian Federation The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic. …
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that the Situation in Ethiopia Has Deteriorated Significantly and that the Current State Policy in Russia Criminalises Any Dissent and Bolsters Support for the War through Censorship

Council Concludes General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, including the Right to Development The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the International Commission of…

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