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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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In Dialogue with Cyprus, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Efforts on Gender Equality, Raise Issues Concerning Unsafe Migration and Turkish Cypriot Access to Civil Service

The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Cyprus on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts commending policies on gender quality, while raising issues…
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MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights Calls on States and the Council to Pledge to Take Concrete and Transformative Action to Tackle Gender-based Violence against Women and Girls in Public and Political Life

  Human Rights Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Opinion and of Expression, Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights The High Commissioner for Human Rights this morning…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears of Urgent Need for International Solidarity in Responding to Humanitarian Crises, Conflicts and Forced Displacement, and of the Climate of Impunity for Abuses of the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Asso

Council Concludes its Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, and started an…
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In Dialogue with Uganda, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Improvement of Prison Conditions, Raise Issues Concerning the Anti-Homosexuality Law and Free Elections

The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Uganda, on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.  During the dialogue, Committee Experts commended improvements to prison…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Discusses Report on Trafficking in Persons and the Intersections with Refugee Protection, Internal Displacement and Statelessness

  Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Climate Change The Human Rights Council this morning started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women…
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AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur Tells the Human Rights Council that it is Vitally Important to Give Full Legal Protection to People Displaced across International Borders Due to Climate Change

Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education The Human Rights Council this afternoon began an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, and concluded…
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In Dialogue with Brazil; Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Progress on Addressing Human Rights Violations in Prisons, Raise Issues Concerning Police Violence and Hate Speech

The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Brazil on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts commending the creation of the Mandela project, and raising…
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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, and the Human Rights Council.…
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MORNING - Working Group Underscores Exigent Need for Capacity Building to Advance the Implementation of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and Special Rapporteur Says the Right to Education is a Right to Life-long Learning and Free Quali

  The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, and started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to education. Pichamon…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, Concludes Dialogue on the Human Rights of Migrants         

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, and concluded an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants. Morris Tidball-Binz, Special…

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