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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.

An overview of the communication published by the Information Service can be found on this page. To navigate directly to a specific format, please click on the respective button below. 

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WMO hybrid press conference

Petteri Taalas, WMO Secretary-General Omar Baddour, Chief of WMO Climate Monitoring
Meeting Summaries

In Dialogue with Brazil, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Reduction in Provisional Prison Sentences, Raise Issues Concerning Prison Overcrowding and Excessive Use of Force against Afro-Brazilians

  The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Brazil, with Committee Experts praising a reduction in provisional prison sentences, and raising issues concerning prison overcrowding and excessive use of force against Afro-Brazilians. Naoko Maeda…
Meeting Summaries

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend the Philippines’ Law on HIV/AIDS, Ask Questions on the Situation of Indigenous Peoples and on Internally Displaced Persons

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-first to twenty-fifth periodic report of the Philippines, with Committee Experts commending the law on HIV/AIDS, and asking questions on indigenous peoples, and on internally…
Meeting Summaries

In Dialogue with Colombia, an Expert of the Committee against Torture Welcomes the Prohibition of Amnesty for Public Officials Accountable for Past Abuses, Asks about Reports of Officials’ Use of Lethal Force in Response to Social Protests and about Priso

  The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Colombia, with a Committee Expert welcoming the prohibition of amnesty for public officials accountable for past abuses, and raising questions about reports of law enforcement officials’ use of lethal…
Meeting Summaries

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Note Portugal’s Adoption of a National Plan to Combat Racism and Discrimination, Ask Questions on the Census and Discrimination against Roma and Persons of African Descent

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined eighteenth and nineteenth periodic report of Portugal, with Committee Experts noting the adoption of the National Plan to Combat Racism and Discrimination, and asking questions on the 2019…
Presentation of Credentials

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

  Rina Yessenia Lozano Gallegos, the new Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Lozano Gallegos had…
Bi-Weekly Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Development…
Meeting Summaries

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Argentina for its Active Participation in United Nations Human Rights Protection Mechanisms, Ask about Hate Speech and Challenges to the Integration of Migrants, Asylum Seekers a

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-fourth to twenty-sixth periodic report of Argentina, with Experts commending the Argentine Republic for its active participation in the processes of United Nations human right…
Meeting Summaries

Committee against Torture Opens Seventy-Sixth Session in Geneva

  The Committee against Torture this morning opened its seventy-sixth session, which is being held in Geneva from 17 April to 12 May, during which it will review efforts by Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg and Slovakia to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture…
Bi-Weekly Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the World Meteorological Organization. Looming ration cuts for…

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