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Media Accreditation

UN Media Accreditation Requirements

Media representatives in possession of a valid United Nations grounds pass will be allowed to cover the High-level Event on Climate Change without additional accreditation. All others will be asked to submit, in advance of the Event, an on-line media registration form.

Also, all media submitting this registration form will be required to submit a letter of assignment from their bureau Chief or Editor-in-Chief, addressed to the Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit and faxed to (+1) 212-963-4642.  Two pieces of photo identification (such as passport, national press credentials, police press pass, driver’s license or state ID) are also required. Other credentials, such as bylined articles, may be requested.

Please refer to the Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit's site for details regarding accreditation requirements, media access to the UN Secretariat, as well as liaison services for coverage of open meetings, press conferences and briefings.

All members of the press  corps accompanying Heads of State or Government or heads of delegation must submit a letter of assignment from their bureau or editor-in-chief, addressed to the Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit, attached to an official letter from the Permanent Mission concerned, listing the names of the media representatives with their functional titles and affiliation, addressed to:

Gary Fowlie, Chief, Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit
Department of Public Information
United Nations
Fax: (+1) 212-963-4642

Members of the media accompanying Heads of State or Government or heads of delegation must present themselves to the Media Accreditation Office, where they will have their photographs taken and be issued a United Nations grounds pass upon presentation of national passports and valid photo identification.

The Media Accreditation Office is situated in Room 100 of the UNITAR Building, 801 First Avenue (located on the north-west corner of 45th Street and First Avenue).

From Friday, 14 September to Friday, 05 October, the Media Accreditation Office will be located in a tent on the North Lawn of the United Nations Headquarters, near the 48th Street entrance (south-east corner of First Avenue and 48th Street).

The hours of operation for the days immediately before and during the opening of the 62nd session of the General Assembly and General Debate will be as follows:

For more information about the event, please read our Media Advisory note.

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