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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 Rights of the Child Praise Finland for Providing Free Education for Children up to Age 18, Ask about the Detention of Asylum-Seeking Children and the Criminalisation of the Sale of Children

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Finland under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its initial report under the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child…
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Civil Society Organizations Brief the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the Situation of Women in Spain, Slovakia and Venezuela

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon heard from representatives of non-governmental organizations and national human rights institutions about the situation of women’s rights in Spain, Slovakia and Venezuela, whose reports the Committee will review…
Press Conference Announcement

UNEP - Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions hybrid press conference

Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Carlos Martin-Novella, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
Meeting Summaries

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend China on Anti-Domestic Violence Legislation, Ask about Women’s Political Participation and Sex-Selective Abortions

  The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the ninth periodic reports of China, of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, and of the Macao Special Administrative Region of China.  Committee Experts commended China on…
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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Sao Tome and Principe for Measures to Increase School Attendance, Ask about Birth Certificates and Sexual Abuse of Schoolgirls

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the fifth and sixth combined periodic report of Sao Tome and Principe, with Committee Experts praising measures to increase school attendance and raising questions about birth certificates and sexual abuse of…
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 the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan, the Office for the…
Meeting Summaries

Committee against Torture Concludes Seventy-Sixth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg and Slovakia

The Committee against Torture this morning closed its seventy-sixth session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg and Slovakia on their efforts to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other…
Meeting Summaries

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Germany on Receiving Ukrainian Refugees, Question the State on Discrimination against Muslim Women and Threats Posed to Women by Artificial Intelligence

  The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the ninth periodic report of Germany, with Committee Experts commending Germany on its reception of Ukrainian refugees, and questioning the State on discrimination against Muslim women and…
Meeting Summaries

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Asks Designated Expert of the High Commissioner on Human Rights in Sudan to Document All Allegations of Human Rights Violations since 25 October 2021, including those Arising from the Current Conflict

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its thirty-sixth special session on the human rights impact of the ongoing conflict in Sudan, adopting a resolution in which it decided that the mandate of the designated Expert of the High Commissioner on human rights in Sudan should, with…
Meeting Summaries

High Commissioner for Human Rights Strongly Condemns Wanton Violence in Sudan as Human Rights Council Opens Special Session on the Human Rights Impact of the Ongoing Conflict in Sudan

The Human Rights Council this morning opened a special session on the human rights impact of the ongoing conflict in Sudan, hearing the High Commissioner for Human Rights strongly condemn the wanton violence taking place in the country in which both sides had trampled international…

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