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Media outlets can request permanent or temporary press accreditation for their correspondents to cover the range of activities taking place at the United Nations Office at Geneva, from meetings of the Human Rights Council and peace talks to other major conferences and events.
Accredited correspondents participate in bi-weekly press briefings chaired by the UN Geneva spokesperson and attended by the spokespeople of UN specialized agencies and programmes based in Geneva. Correspondents also have access to scheduled press conferences, stakeouts and background briefings on an almost daily basis.
The UN Information Service regularly issues press releases and the 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.
State of Climate Services 2020 report on disasters and early warning systems around the world. To be launched for International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. Coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization, it combines input from many other agencies, including FAO, IFRC, Green Climate Fund, etc.
Prof Petteri Taalas, WMO Secretary-General (briefing virtually from Finland)
Dr Maxx Dilley, Deputy Director, in charge of Climate Services Department, WMO
Launch of first joint stillbirth estimates by UN agencies
The United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, comprising UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank Group will launch the report, A Neglected Burden: The Global Tragedy of Stillbirths, which presents the first joint global stillbirth estimates.
(UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL Thursday, 8 October at 00.01 GMT)
Mark Hereward, Associate Director for Data and Analytics, UNICEF
Dr Anshu Banerjee, Director for the Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, WHO
Susannah Hopkins Leisher, Chair of the International Stillbirth Alliance and Honorary fellow Stillbirth Centre for Research Excellence of the University of Queensland in Australia
