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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.

Previous Press Conferences

IPCC virtual press conference

Off-the-record / on deep background briefing about upcoming IPCC Working Group II report

Please note that this entire virtual briefing is off-the-record. It is purely on deep background, it cannot be recorded, nothing from briefing can be reported, referenced, cited or quoted. 

Please confirm your registration with Elisa Landozzi - elisa.landozzi@un.org

  • Dr Debra Roberts, Co-Chair of the IPCC Working Group II
  • Dr Hans-Otto Pörtner, Co-Chair of the IPCC Working Group II


UNOG hybrid press conference

Enabling the history of multilateralism: the launch of the UN Archives Geneva Platform
  • Ms. Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General, United nations Office at Geneva
  • Mr. Francesco Pisano, Director, UN Library & Archives Geneva
  • Ms. Blandine Blukacz-Louisfert, Chief, Institutional Memory Section

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UNEP/WEF hybrid press conference

Launch of the report on “State of Finance for Nature in the G20”.


  • Ivo Mulder, Head, Climate Finance Unit Head, UNEP
  • Teresa Hartmann. Lead, Climate and Nature, World Economic Forum
  • Mateo Salazar, Senior Economist, Vivid Economics

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UNRWA hybrid press conference

UNRWA operational updates and presentation of 2022 budget requirements
  • Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of UNRWA

ILO virtual press conference

Launch of the World Employment and Social Outlook (WESO). Trends 2022

Embargo 17 Janvier at 12:00 (Geneva time) (11:00 GMT)


  • Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General
  • Richard Samans, Director, ILO Research Department

OCHA/UNHCR hybrid press conference

Launch of 2022 humanitarian response plans for Afghanistan and the region

Embargo 11 January 2022, at 6 a.m. CET


  • Martin Griffiths, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator
  • Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees

ICRC virtual press conference

A look back at the major challenges of the Middle East in 2021 (Syria, Yemen, ILOT, Iraq, Lebanon, COVID 19)


  • Fabrizzio Carboni, ICRC regional director of operations for the Near and Middle East

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HRC hybrid press conference

Year-end press conference by President of the Human Rights Council on the activities of the Council in 2021
  • Ambassador Nazhat Shameem Khan (Fiji), President of the Human Rights Council, 2021 (15th cycle)

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UNCTAD hybrid press conference

New Publication: A New Centre of Gravity: the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and its Trade Effects

Embargo 15, December at 6 a.m. GMT, 7 a.m. CET


  • Miho Shirotori, UNCTAD, Director (OiC) of the International Trade Division
  • Alessandro Nicita, UNCTAD, Chief of the Research (Trade Analysis), International Trade Division 

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WHO virtual press conference

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Global Monitoring Report

Embargo 12, December at 1 p.m. CET


  • Stephen Mac Feely, Director, Department Data and Analytics, WHO
  • Feng Zhao, Practice Manager, Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice, World Bank
  • Joseph Kutzin, Director, Department Health Governance and Financing, WHO
  • Nelly Biondi, Technical lead, Department Data and Analytics, WHO
  • Gabriela Flores, Technical lead, Department Health Governance and Financing, WHO
  • Ajay Tandon, Lead Economist, Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice, World Bank

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