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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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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

Daniel Johnson, Officer-in-Charge of the Radio, Television and Webcast Section at the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Programme, the International…
Meeting Summaries

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Uruguay on High-Quality Delegation, Ask about the Situation of People of African Descent and Measures To Prevent Overcrowding in Prisons

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-fourth to twenty-sixth periodic report of Uruguay, with Committee Experts commending Uruguay on the high-quality delegation which had provided exhaustive responses, and…
Meeting Summaries

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Croatia on Increased Health Insurance Coverage for the Roma, Ask about the Prosecution of Hate Speech and the Segregation of Roma Students in Elementary Education

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined ninth to fourteenth periodic report of Croatia, with Committee Experts commending the State on increased health insurance coverage for the Roma, and asking questions on the…
Meeting Summaries

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Congratulate Italy on Reception Centres for Unaccompanied Minors, Ask about Racism in Sport and Hate Crimes against Roma, Sinti and Camminanti Communities

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the twenty-first periodic report of Italy, with Committee Experts commending the State on reception centres for unaccompanied minors, while asking questions about racism in sport and hate crimes…
UN Geneva Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

Daniel Johnson of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Human Rights Council, the World Metrological Organisation, the United Nations High…
Presentation of Credentials

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

Bojan Vujić, the new Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina 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. Vujić had been serving as…
Meeting Summaries

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens One Hundred and Tenth Session

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one hundred and tenth session in Geneva, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Italy, Croatia, Uruguay, Namibia, Senegal and Turkmenistan.  The Committee heard from the Representative of the…
UN Geneva Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

Daniel Johnson, Officer-in-Charge of the Radio, Television and Webcast Section at the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of…
UN Geneva Press 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, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Research…
Press Release

Committee against Torture Concludes Seventy-Seventh Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of New Zealand, Romania, Spain and Switzerland

The Committee against Torture this morning closed its seventy-seventh session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of New Zealand, Romania, Spain and Switzerland on their efforts to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or…

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