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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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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…
Meeting Summaries

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. …
Meeting Summaries

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…
Meeting Summaries

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…
Meeting Summaries

Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Meeting in Gabon on the Méndez Principles, Raise Questions on Healthcare in Prisons and on Ritualistic Crimes

 The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its review of the second periodic report of Gabon on efforts made to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.  Committee Experts positively noted a…
Meeting Summaries

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome Uzbekistan’s Draft Equality and Non-Discrimination Bill, Raise Questions on Statelessness and Education for Roma/Lyuli Children

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined thirteenth and fourteenth periodic reports of Uzbekistan on its implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.  Committee…
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 the Co-Chairs of the Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance, the Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies, the Deputy…
Presentation of Credentials

New Permanent Representative of Lithuania Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

Rytis Paulauskas, the new Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Paulauskas had been serving as Permanent…

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