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GA79 FAQs for external media and GA79 FAQs for Delegation media

The deadline to apply for media accreditation to cover high-level week is 30 August 2024. Visit the Accreditation page for instructions and link to the application form. (Permanent/Observer Missions deadline is 13 September - see e-Registration instructions).

 

The 79th session of the UN General Assembly will open on Tuesday, 10 September 2024.

20 and 21 September: Summit of the Future Action Days

22-23 September: Summit of the Future

24 September: First day of the

25 September: High-level Meeting on Sea-Level Rise

26 September: High-level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

26 September: International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

SDG Media Zone: /sdgmediazone

SDG Lounge:

 

Read more about General Assembly High-level Week 2024 at /en/high-level-week-2024 and about the President-elect of the 79th session of the General Assembly at /en/ga/president/79/

 

The designated entrance for accredited media is located on First Avenue and 47th Street (if closed, please use 46^th Street entrance), where media representatives and their equipment will be subject to security screening. All media representatives will be required to present a valid United Nations grounds pass to the United Nations security officers at the gate and clearly display their grounds passes at all times. The 47th Street entrance opens at 6 a.m. Members of the media are advised to arrive early to allow sufficient time for screening. Last-minute arrivals will encounter delays, in particular when First Avenue is closed for motorcades.

Accredited media representatives have unescorted access to the Secretariat Building and to the rose garden/north lawn area. When conducting standups/interviews outdoors, walking paths must not be blocked.

Accredited media representatives, including official photographers and videographers, must be escorted by Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit staff at all times in the restricted areas, including the Conference Building and General Assembly Building.

Media pass holders are not permitted on the second floor of the Conference Building or General Assembly Building.

Escort is available from the Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit office (room S-0250) and the following ad hoc liaison desks (starting Sunday, 22 September):

-       Liaison desk on the 3rd floor of the General Assembly Building (accessible via the external ramp from the visitors plaza), for access to General Assembly media booths, the delegates entrance and the treaty-signing area

-       Liaison desk on the 3rd floor of the Secretariat Building, for access to the Security Council Chamber, the Trusteeship Council Chamber and the Economic and Social Council Chamber

-       Liaison desk on the 1st floor of the Conference Building, for access to Conference Rooms 1 to 4 and the East Lounge

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Photographers and videographers will be escorted by Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit staff to media booths in the General Assembly Hall and other meeting rooms. Equipment must be secured with safety wire or neck strap at all times in the booths.

Official photographers will also be able to take photographs from the bridge at the back of the General Assembly Hall during national statements. Photographers are advised to bring a long lens. Owing to space limitations, they may not be able to remain on the bridge to cover other speeches.

A limited number of tickets will be available for the press gallery of the General Assembly Hall and other meetings that require secondary event tickets. These seats are reserved for print media without cameras. Staff will distribute tickets on a first-come, first-served basis 30 minutes before the meetings, from the nearest liaison desk. Tickets to the General Assembly gallery will be distributed at the Media Centre and liaison desk.

Missions and offices organizing side events should inform the Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit whether media can attend and allocate press tickets accordingly.

Photographers and videographers interested in covering photo opportunities at bilateral meetings with the Secretary-General must be at the Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit office (room S-0250) at least 30 minutes ahead of the meeting time.

A temporary media centre will be located on the North Lawn, where accredited media can work, watch and record feeds from select meetings and briefings and connect to the Wi-Fi network (5 GHz). Media representatives are required to bring their own earphones and cables to record live video and audio feeds. The following feeds will be available: HD-SDI (1080x1920/60i) on a 75-ohm BNC connector with all embedded audio channels and, for separate audio, balanced analogue audio at microphone level (-48 dBu) on a 600-ohm XLR connector. The media centre will be open starting Sunday, 22 September.

Downloadable video files and photographs will be available from the Department of Global Communications.

Members of the media can request documents, statements and press releases from the Media Documents Centre by emailing mdc@un.org or visiting room S-0219.

 

Cafeteria services accessible to accredited media during high-level week

-       Limited catering services in the Media Centre starting 23 September.

-       Main Cafe, 1st floor of the South Annex Building, open from 23 to 27 September, from 7.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

-       South Garden outdoor dining area, by the satellite dish, first basement level of the Secretariat Building, open from 23 to 27 September, from 7.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

-       Cafe de la Paix, first basement level of the Secretariat Building, open until 20 September, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; on 21 and 22 September, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; reopens from 23 September, normal operating hours from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

-       Visitors Cafe, first basement level of the General Assembly Building, open on 21 September from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit: malu@un.org, 212-963-6934