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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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Update on the humanitarian crisis in Haiti
  • Ulrika Richardson - Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) / Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator

OHCHR Press Conference



UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) to present findings on Bolivia, Morocco, Germany, South Africa, Bulgaria and Viet Nam
  • Verene Shepherd, Chairperson
  • Mehrdad Payandeh, Committee Member
  • Yeung Kam John Yeung Sik Yuen, Committee Member
  • Sheikha Abdulla Al-Misnad, Committee Member

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Meeting Summaries

Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Holds Side Event on the Impact of Climate Change on the Human Rights of Migrants and Promoting Ratification of the Convention

The Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers this afternoon held a side event on the impact of climate change on the human rights of migrants and promoting the ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families as…
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The Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations system elects its Chair and Vice-Chair for 2024 and adopts its programme of work

The Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) held its Winter Session on 6 December 2023. The Inspectors elected Inspector Carolina Fernandez Opazo (Mexico) as Chair and Inspector Jesús Miranda Hita (Spain) as Vice-Chair of the Unit for 2024. The Unit also adopted its programme of work for 2024, which…
Bi-Weekly Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the United…
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NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS ON COVERAGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS 75 HIGH-LEVEL EVENT

  The UN Human Rights Office is organising a High-Level Event on 11 and 12 December to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  The HR75 event will take place at the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), located at the Palais des Nations in Rooms XIX and XX…
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Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers and Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Discuss Draft Joint General Comment on Xenophobia and the Rights of Migrants

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families and the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon held a side event to discuss their draft joint general comment on the duty of States parties to address xenophobia and…
Compte rendu de séance

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Holds Seventh Meeting with States Parties

    The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today held its seventh informal meeting with States parties to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. In the dialogue, States parties and Committee Experts discussed, among other…
Compte rendu de séance

Le Comité pour l’élimination de la discrimination raciale rencontre les États parties à la Convention internationale sur l’élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination raciale

  Le Comité pour l’élimination de la discrimination raciale a tenu ce matin une réunion informelle avec les États parties à la Convention internationale sur l’élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination raciale. La Présidente du Comité, Mme Verene Shepherd, a rappelé à cette occasion que…
Bi-Weekly Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the Office of the…
Meeting Summaries

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Welcome Efforts by São Tomé and Príncipe to Hold the Dialogue, Ask about a National Human Rights Institute and Support Offered to Migrant Workers Abroad

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today concluded its consideration of the initial report of São Tomé and Príncipe, with Committee Experts welcoming the State’s efforts to hold the dialogue, and asking about whether the country…
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In Dialogue with Viet Nam, Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend the Representation of Ethnic Minorities in the National Assembly, Ask about the Criminalisation of Political Defectors and of Religious Activities by M

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined fifteenth to seventeenth periodic report of Viet Nam, with Committee Experts commending the State on the representation of ethnic minorities in its National Assembly, and asking about…

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