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.
World Intellectual Property Report 2019: The Global Geography of Innovation: Local Hotspots, Global Networks
Francis Gurry, WIPO Director General Carsten Fink, Chief Economist, WIPO
Press conference on the meeting of the Syrian Constitutional Committee
Interpretation English-Arabic will be provided. Live webcast will be available on http://webtv.un.org/. A live broadcast signal will be made available by UNTV. Geir O. Pedersen, UN Special Envoy for Syria
OHCHR Press Conference - Human Rights Committee (HRC)
127th session of the Human Rights Committee
Ahmed Amin Fathalla (Chair) Tania María Abdo Rocholl (Vice-Chair) Photini Pazartzis (Vice-Chair) Yadh Ben Achour
New Study: Trade and Trade Diversion Effects of US Tariffs on China (Embargoed 5 November at 17:00 GMT)
Study and the press release will be sent on Monday afternoon under embargo Alessandro Nicita, Economist, Division on International Trade, UNCTAD
Press Stakeout of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations and Other International Organizations
Press stakeout on the eve of the Syrian Constitutional Committee meeting in Geneva
U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Levant Affairs and Special Envoy for Syria Joel D. Rayburn
Press conference requested by the Permanent Missions of the Republic of Turkey, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation
Press Briefing on Astana Guarantors’ Meeting on 29 October 2019
The press conference will be held in English only. The press conference will be webcast live on http://webtv.un.org/. H.E. Mevlut Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey H.E. Sergei Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation H.E. Javad Zarif, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Presentation of the Review of Maritime Transport 2019
Embargo until Wednesday, 30 October 2019 at 5:00 p.m. GMT Shamika Sirimanne, Director, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD Frida Youssef, Chief, Transport Section, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD
Meeting of the Syrian Constitutional Committee starting on 30 October 2019
Live webcast on http://webtv.un.org/. A live broadcast signal will be made available from UNTV. Journalists are kindly asked to deposit all electronic equipment (cameras, video equipment, etc.) at least one hour before the press conference for a security check. Geir O. Pedersen, Special Envoy for Syria
Update on the situation of Venezuelan refugees and migrants and International Solidarity Conference on the Venezuelan refugee and migrant crisis
With the number of Venezuelan refugees and migrants now at 4.5 million, the Joint Special Representative Eduardo Stein will give an update on the situation, outlining the challenges and needs for the coming months. In addition, he and Ambassador Stevens, Head of the EU Delegation to the UN in Geneva, will explain the scope and aims of the International Solidarity Conference on the Venezuelan refugee and migrant crisis, organized by the EU, UNHCR and IOM in Brussels on 28 and 29 October. Eduardo Stein, Joint UNHCR and IOM Special Representative for Venezuelan refugees and migrants Ambassador Walter Stevens, Head of the EU Delegation to the UN in Geneva
