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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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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Germany on National Action Plan to Fight Racism, Raise Questions on Racial Profiling by Police and Racism in Education

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-third to twenty-sixth periodic report of Germany, with Committee Experts commending Germany on adopting a national action plan to fight racism and raising questions about racial…
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Committee against Torture Concludes Seventy-Eighth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Burundi, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, Kiribati and Slovenia

The Committee against Torture this morning closed its seventy-eighth session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Burundi, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, Kiribati and Slovenia on their efforts to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel…
Meeting Summaries

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome Morocco’s Global Activities to Promote the Convention, Ask about Measures to Prevent Hate Speech and to Preserve Amazigh Language and Culture

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined nineteenth to twenty-first periodic report of Morocco, with Committee Experts welcoming Morocco’s global activities to promote the International Convention on the Elimination of All…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Bolivia on Measures to Incorporate Indigenous Populations in Society, Ask about Redress for Indigenous Victims of Violence and Consultations with Indigenous Populations on Indust

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-first to twenty-sixth periodic report of Bolivia.  Committee Experts commended the State on its measures to incorporate indigenous populations in society, and asked questions on…
Bi-Weekly Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

Daniel Johnson, Chief a.i. UNTV, Radio and Webcast, United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Labour Organization, the United…
Meeting Summaries

Committee against Torture Considers Reports on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications and Reprisals

The Committee against Torture today discussed reports on follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications and reprisals under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov, Rapporteur on follow-up to…
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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens One Hundred and Eleventh Session in Geneva, Committee Experts Address the Conflict in the Gaza Strip

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one hundred and eleventh session in Geneva, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Bolivia, Bulgaria, Germany, Morocco, South Africa and Viet Nam and examine individual complaints under article…
Presentation of Credentials

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

Jamal Jama Al Musharakh, the new Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates 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. Al Musharakh…
Bi-Weekly Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

Rolando Gómez of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the…
Meeting Summaries

In Dialogue with Slovenia, Experts of the Committee against Torture Describe the State’s National Preventive Mechanism as One of the Most Effective in the World, Ask about Reported Violations of Asylum Seekers’ Rights and Measures to Address Violence agai

The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Slovenia, with Committee Experts praising the State’s national preventive mechanism as one of the most effective in the world, and raising questions about reported violations of asylum seekers’…

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