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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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Universal Postal Union (UPU) Press Conference



Release of the State of the Postal Sector Report 2026 – provides a glimpse at the cost of disjointed postal import policies and points to concrete solutions to build resilience in this new trade environment.

Embargo lifts on Friday 9 October 2026 at 9:00 a.m.


  • Siva Somasundram, Director of Policy, Regulation and Markets, UPU 
  • José Anson, Lead Economist, UPU

UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Press Conference



Presentation of the Trade and Developpement Report 2026

Embargoed until 9 October 2026 at 11 a.m. (Geneva Time)
  • Pedro Manuel Moreno, Acting Secretary General 
  • Anastasia Nesvetailova, Head, Macroeconomic and Development Policies Branch

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Meeting Summaries

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Opens Ninety-Third Session in Geneva

 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning opened its ninety-third session, hearing a statement from a representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and adopting its agenda for the session. During the session, the Committee will review the…
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Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes One Hundred and First Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Kazakhstan, Lesotho, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Uganda and Tanzania

 The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon concluded its one hundred and first session after adopting concluding observations on the periodic reports under the Convention on the Rights of the Child of Kazakhstan, Lesotho, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Uganda and Tanzania.…
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Committee on Enforced Disappearances Celebrates its Twentieth Anniversary, Launches the “We Are Still Here Initiative” and Closes its Thirty-First Session

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today held an informal meeting to mark the twentieth anniversary of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and to launch a project entitled “We Are Still Here: Putting Victims at the Centre of the…
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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Tajikistan for Banning Corporal Punishment, Raise Issues Concerning HIV/AIDS Infections and Child Labour

 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the sixth and seventh combined periodic reports of Tajikistan under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, with Committee Experts praising the State’s ban on corporal punishment and raising…
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Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Welcome Belize’s Approach to Filing Missing Persons Reports, Raise Questions on the Domestication of the Convention and Training for Law Enforcement Officials on Enforced Disappearance

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of additional information on the report of Belize on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.  Committee Experts welcomed…
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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Kazakhstan’s Approach to Artificial Intelligence, Ask about the Planned Social Media Ban for Children and Policies Addressing Pollution

 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the fifth and sixth combined periodic reports of Kazakhstan under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, with Committee Experts praising the State’s approach to digitisation and artificial intelligence…
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Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Praise Gabon for Efforts to Align the Criminal Code with the Convention, Raise Questions on Alleged Arbitrary Arrest of Former President’s Family and Allegations of Indigenous Peoples Regularly Being Vic

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of additional information on the report of Gabon on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.  Committee Experts praised the…
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Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Note Positive New Birth Registration Act in Lesotho, Ask about the Domestication of the Convention and Safeguards against Enforced Disappearance in Extradition Procedures

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the list of issues presented by Lesotho in the absence of a State report on its implementation of the provisions on the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. …
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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Slovenia for its Barnahus Facilities, Raise Issues Concerning Child Marriages and Child Poverty

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the fifth and sixth combined periodic reports of Slovenia under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, with Committee Experts praising the State’s Barnahus protection facilities for children and raising…
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Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Congratulate Armenia on New Law on Persons Missing as a Result of Military Operations, Raise Questions on the Penalties for Enforced Disappearances and the Participation of Relatives in Searches

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of additional information on the report of Armenia on its implementation of the provisions on the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.  Committee Experts…

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