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9 March 2001
NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS
FIFTY-SEVENTH SESSION OF COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
GENEVA, 19 MARCH TO 27 APRIL 2001
Useful Information for Coverage of the Session
The Commission on Human Rights will hold its fifty-seventh session from Monday, 19 March to Friday, 27 April 2001 at the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) in Conference Room XVII in E building.
The information below is aimed at facilitating the work of correspondents covering the Commission = s proceedings.
This note will be updated as necessary.
Media Accreditation
Correspondents who are not accredited with UNOG should fax the attached form to Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Public Relations Unit, Information Service (fax number is 9170073). Journalists are asked to send photocopies of: a valid professional press card, an identity card or passport, and a letter of assignment from the Editor-in-Chief of the media concerned. The security passes can be picked up from the Villa Les Feuillantines, 13 Avenue de la Paix, Geneva.
United Nations Press Releases
Background press releases in English and French are available in press room 1 and the Documentation Centre (room C329). Correspondents will also find copies of the document entitled A Annotations to the Provisional Agenda @ (E/CN.4/2001/1/Add.1) available in the press room. The document includes useful information on the organization of work of the session, details on the agenda items and the related documentation.
The Information Service will provide continuous, in-depth coverage of the work of the Commission in English and French. The press releases will be available in press room 1 and the Documentation Centre (room C329). For any questions concerning the press releases, please call the Chief of the Press Unit, Jamel Ben Yahmed, or the Principal Editor of the Press Unit, Thierry Potvin.
All press releases of the Information Service will be available as soon as they are finalized, in both languages, on the Internet site of the United Nations Office at Geneva (www.unog.ch under A press releases @ ). A summary of daily activities will also be available on the site under A United Nations News from Geneva @ .
Media Liaison
José Luis Diaz, Information Officer for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, will give daily press briefings for correspondents for the duration of the session. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, the briefing will be held at noon * in press room 1. The briefings on Tuesdays and Fridays will be given in Room III at 10:30 a.m. within the framework of the twice-a-week regular press briefing by the Information Service. Véronique Taveau, Senior Information Officer for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, will be available to correspondents to respond to their questions.
Mr. Diaz is also responsible for liaising with the media on questions related to the Commission on Human Rights. He can offer assistance to correspondents concerning coverage as well as arranging interviews with dignitaries or Special Rapporteurs attending the session.
For further information, please contact Mr. Diaz on 917-7337 (mobile telephone 0792173009) or Mrs. Taveau on 917-7338 (mobile telephone 079-477-0852).
Documentation
Documents of the Commission, including reports of Special Rapporteurs and adopted resolutions, will be made available to correspondents as soon as they are published. Every morning, before 10 a.m., a list of the documents which have just been issued will be available in press room 1.
For further information on documents and requests for reports already issued, journalists can obtain help from the Documentation Centre of the Information Service, room C.329, telephone numbers 917-2304 or 917-2305.
The Commission documents will also be available on the Internet on the website of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights at www.unhchr.ch.
Press Conferences
Press conferences at the Palais des Nations will be organized throughout the Commission involving United Nations officials, Special Rapporteurs and experts as well as speakers invited to address the Commission and representatives of Member States to the Commission. Press conferences will be announced at the daily briefings, on the board in press room 1, and on the internal public address system.
Attendance will be strictly limited to accredited correspondents and the only exceptions will be members of the delegation giving the press conference and the information staff covering it.
Radio Facilities
The UN Radio Studios are operational from 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. Reservations have to be made on 917-2566; 917-1077.
An audio mult box will be available in the press gallery in Conference Room XVII.
For further information, please contact Marian Houk on 917-1096.
Television
Access to the Conference Room
Television crews, accompanied by UN staff from the Television and Radio Unit, will be able to take general views of the Conference Room. Access to the centre of the room is restricted to the UN television crew and one other television crew at a time which will be chosen by the Television and Radio Unit. Priority will be given to the television teams from the same country as the speaker addressing the Commission.
Facilities
UN Television will provide coverage of statements in Pal Betacam to interested televisions and documentary producers. Coverage requests should be made in writing, in advance. Coverage requests and bookings for television studio and transmission facilities should be sent to:
UN Television, Room E.10, Palais des Nations, 8-14 Avenue de La Paix CH 1211-Geneva 10 Fax: 41 22 917 0031
Photographers
Photographers will work in areas on the floor designated by the Television and Radio Unit. Pool coverage may be arranged as needed.
For further information, please contact Yvette Morris on 917-4606 or 019-217-3064, or Annie Liautaud on 917-4632 or 079-477-0865.
Useful numbers**
The following numbers will be helpful tocorrespondents covering the Commission.
Name and Title
room n °
telephone
E.mail address
fax n °
Marie HEUZÉ , Director, Information Service
C.302
917-2302
079-333.2120
mheuze@unog.ch
917-0030
Jamel BEN YAHMED ,
Chief, Press Unit
C.303
917-2324
079-217.3063
jbenyahmed@unog.ch
917-0030
Véronique TAVEAU , Senior Information Officer for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
E.3010
917-7338
079-477.0852
vtaveau.hchr@unog.ch
917-0313
José Luis DIAZ , Information Officer in charge of liaising with the media, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
E.3010
917-7337
079-217.3009
jdiaz.hchr@unog.ch
917-0313
Thierry POTVIN , Principal Editor, Press Unit
C.307
917-2311
tpotvin@unog.ch
917-0211
Elena PONOMAREVA- PIQUIER, Chief, Public Relations Section
C.207
917-2336
eponomareva@unog.ch
917-0073
Catherine FEGLI
Accreditation
C.203
917-2313
cfegli@unog.ch
917-0073
TV and Radio
Yvette MORRIS , Chief, Electronic Media Unit
E.10-3
917-4606
ymorris@unog.ch
917-0031
Marian HOUK
Radio Producer
C.300
917-1096
mhouk@unog.ch
917-0030
Annie LIAUTAUD
Production Assistant
Radio Studio :
E.10-1
917-4632
079-477.0865
917-2566
917-1077
aliautaud@unog.ch
917-0031
Press releases
Rachel EL HALOUI - DELÉGLISE, Electronic distribution of press releases
C.309
917-2303
rel-haloui@unog.ch
917-0211
Ulla WICK-WINTOLA
Distribution of press releases
C.331
917-2297
uwick-wintola@unog.ch
917-0165
* This hour may change according to the times of press conferences.
** calls from inside the Palais des Nations can be made by replacing A 917" by A 7".
* *** *
NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS
FIFTY-SEVENTH SESSION OF COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
GENEVA, 19 MARCH TO 27 APRIL 2001
Useful Information for Coverage of the Session
The Commission on Human Rights will hold its fifty-seventh session from Monday, 19 March to Friday, 27 April 2001 at the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) in Conference Room XVII in E building.
The information below is aimed at facilitating the work of correspondents covering the Commission = s proceedings.
This note will be updated as necessary.
Media Accreditation
Correspondents who are not accredited with UNOG should fax the attached form to Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Public Relations Unit, Information Service (fax number is 9170073). Journalists are asked to send photocopies of: a valid professional press card, an identity card or passport, and a letter of assignment from the Editor-in-Chief of the media concerned. The security passes can be picked up from the Villa Les Feuillantines, 13 Avenue de la Paix, Geneva.
United Nations Press Releases
Background press releases in English and French are available in press room 1 and the Documentation Centre (room C329). Correspondents will also find copies of the document entitled A Annotations to the Provisional Agenda @ (E/CN.4/2001/1/Add.1) available in the press room. The document includes useful information on the organization of work of the session, details on the agenda items and the related documentation.
The Information Service will provide continuous, in-depth coverage of the work of the Commission in English and French. The press releases will be available in press room 1 and the Documentation Centre (room C329). For any questions concerning the press releases, please call the Chief of the Press Unit, Jamel Ben Yahmed, or the Principal Editor of the Press Unit, Thierry Potvin.
All press releases of the Information Service will be available as soon as they are finalized, in both languages, on the Internet site of the United Nations Office at Geneva (www.unog.ch under A press releases @ ). A summary of daily activities will also be available on the site under A United Nations News from Geneva @ .
Media Liaison
José Luis Diaz, Information Officer for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, will give daily press briefings for correspondents for the duration of the session. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, the briefing will be held at noon * in press room 1. The briefings on Tuesdays and Fridays will be given in Room III at 10:30 a.m. within the framework of the twice-a-week regular press briefing by the Information Service. Véronique Taveau, Senior Information Officer for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, will be available to correspondents to respond to their questions.
Mr. Diaz is also responsible for liaising with the media on questions related to the Commission on Human Rights. He can offer assistance to correspondents concerning coverage as well as arranging interviews with dignitaries or Special Rapporteurs attending the session.
For further information, please contact Mr. Diaz on 917-7337 (mobile telephone 0792173009) or Mrs. Taveau on 917-7338 (mobile telephone 079-477-0852).
Documentation
Documents of the Commission, including reports of Special Rapporteurs and adopted resolutions, will be made available to correspondents as soon as they are published. Every morning, before 10 a.m., a list of the documents which have just been issued will be available in press room 1.
For further information on documents and requests for reports already issued, journalists can obtain help from the Documentation Centre of the Information Service, room C.329, telephone numbers 917-2304 or 917-2305.
The Commission documents will also be available on the Internet on the website of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights at www.unhchr.ch.
Press Conferences
Press conferences at the Palais des Nations will be organized throughout the Commission involving United Nations officials, Special Rapporteurs and experts as well as speakers invited to address the Commission and representatives of Member States to the Commission. Press conferences will be announced at the daily briefings, on the board in press room 1, and on the internal public address system.
Attendance will be strictly limited to accredited correspondents and the only exceptions will be members of the delegation giving the press conference and the information staff covering it.
Radio Facilities
The UN Radio Studios are operational from 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. Reservations have to be made on 917-2566; 917-1077.
An audio mult box will be available in the press gallery in Conference Room XVII.
For further information, please contact Marian Houk on 917-1096.
Television
Access to the Conference Room
Television crews, accompanied by UN staff from the Television and Radio Unit, will be able to take general views of the Conference Room. Access to the centre of the room is restricted to the UN television crew and one other television crew at a time which will be chosen by the Television and Radio Unit. Priority will be given to the television teams from the same country as the speaker addressing the Commission.
Facilities
UN Television will provide coverage of statements in Pal Betacam to interested televisions and documentary producers. Coverage requests should be made in writing, in advance. Coverage requests and bookings for television studio and transmission facilities should be sent to:
UN Television, Room E.10, Palais des Nations, 8-14 Avenue de La Paix CH 1211-Geneva 10 Fax: 41 22 917 0031
Photographers
Photographers will work in areas on the floor designated by the Television and Radio Unit. Pool coverage may be arranged as needed.
For further information, please contact Yvette Morris on 917-4606 or 019-217-3064, or Annie Liautaud on 917-4632 or 079-477-0865.
Useful numbers**
The following numbers will be helpful tocorrespondents covering the Commission.
Name and Title
room n °
telephone
E.mail address
fax n °
Marie HEUZÉ , Director, Information Service
C.302
917-2302
079-333.2120
mheuze@unog.ch
917-0030
Jamel BEN YAHMED ,
Chief, Press Unit
C.303
917-2324
079-217.3063
jbenyahmed@unog.ch
917-0030
Véronique TAVEAU , Senior Information Officer for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
E.3010
917-7338
079-477.0852
vtaveau.hchr@unog.ch
917-0313
José Luis DIAZ , Information Officer in charge of liaising with the media, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
E.3010
917-7337
079-217.3009
jdiaz.hchr@unog.ch
917-0313
Thierry POTVIN , Principal Editor, Press Unit
C.307
917-2311
tpotvin@unog.ch
917-0211
Elena PONOMAREVA- PIQUIER, Chief, Public Relations Section
C.207
917-2336
eponomareva@unog.ch
917-0073
Catherine FEGLI
Accreditation
C.203
917-2313
cfegli@unog.ch
917-0073
TV and Radio
Yvette MORRIS , Chief, Electronic Media Unit
E.10-3
917-4606
ymorris@unog.ch
917-0031
Marian HOUK
Radio Producer
C.300
917-1096
mhouk@unog.ch
917-0030
Annie LIAUTAUD
Production Assistant
Radio Studio :
E.10-1
917-4632
079-477.0865
917-2566
917-1077
aliautaud@unog.ch
917-0031
Press releases
Rachel EL HALOUI - DELÉGLISE, Electronic distribution of press releases
C.309
917-2303
rel-haloui@unog.ch
917-0211
Ulla WICK-WINTOLA
Distribution of press releases
C.331
917-2297
uwick-wintola@unog.ch
917-0165
* This hour may change according to the times of press conferences.
** calls from inside the Palais des Nations can be made by replacing A 917" by A 7".
* *** *