Member States
UN Specialized Agencies & Related Inter-governmental organizations
UN Programmes and Funds
Inter-governmental Organisations (IGOs) with observer status to the United Nations
International & Regional entities with observer status to UNFF
International and regional entities without observer status
ECOSOC accredited Major Groups
Media Accreditation

Registration

For delegations of Member States, UN system & IGOs (UN Pass Office; 801 UN Plaza): Sunday, 19 April 2009 from 12 noon to 6 p.m; Monday, 20 April and weekdays thereafter, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For Major Groups and others (UNFF registration desk in the UN Visitors’ Lobby): Monday, 20 April, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and weekdays thereafter, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

UNFF registration desk

The following participants will be issued UN grounds passes through the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) registration desk (in the main lobby of the UN building, enter through the Visitor’s Entrance located on 1st Avenue and 46th Street):

• ECOSOC accredited Major Groups
• International and regional entities without observer status

The following participants’ registration will be handled by the UN Protocol and Liaison Service:

• Member States
• UN Specialized Agencies or Related Organizations
• UN Programmes and Funds
• Inter-governmental Organisations (IGOs) with observer status to the UN
• International & Regional entities with observer status to UNFF

Member States

Government officials should send a letter signed by an authorizing official through their Permanent Missions to the United Nations in New York, together with the filled "Registration of Members of Delegations to Temporary Meetings" form SG.6 to the UN Protocol and Liaison Service in New York.

Upon verification of the information, the Protocol and Liaison Service will authorize pass applications which may be brought to the United Nations Pass and ID Unit, (45th Street and 1st Avenue, New York, NY) for processing.

UN Specialized Agencies & Related Inter-governmental organizations

Specialized agencies and related Inter-governmental organizations (IGOs) of the United Nations* should notify the UN Protocol and Liaison Service of their intent to participate in UN Forum on Forests through their liaison office in New York or via their Headquarters office.

A letter signed by an authorizing official from each organization together with the"Registration of Members of Delegations to Temporary Meetings" form SG.6 with official seal should be sent to:

Upon verification of the information, the Protocol and Liaison Service will authorize pass applications which may be brought to the United Nations Pass and ID Unit, (45th Street and 1st Avenue, New York, NY) for processing.

*The specialized agencies and related organizations include: ILO, FAO, UNESCO, ICAO, WHO, World Bank, IMF, UPU, ITU, WMO IMO, WIPO, IFAD, UNIDO, WTO (World Tourism Organization), IAEA, and WTO (World Trade Organization).

UN Programmes and Funds
Representatives from UN Programmes and Funds* should send their pass applications directly to:

*United Nations Programmes and Funds include: UNCTAD, UNDP, UNEP, UNHCR, UNRWA, UNICEF, UNFPA, WFP, UNODC, UNOG, UNHCHR, UNOV, UNON, UNFCCC, UNCCD, UNU, ITC, UNAIDS, UNSSC, the UN Research and Training Institutes.

Inter-governmental Organisations (IGOs) with observer status to the United Nations

UN Forum on Forests sessions are open to all inter-governmental organizations (IGOs) with observer status to the UN General Assembly, the UN Economic and Social Council and the supplementary arrangements for the Commission on Sustainable Development.

A letter signed by an authorizing official from each organization together with the "Registration of Members of Delegations to Temporary Meetings" form SG.6 with official seal should be sent to:

Upon verification of the information, the Protocol and Liaison Service will authorize pass applications which may be brought to the United Nations Pass and ID Unit, (45th Street and 1st Avenue, New York, NY) for processing.

The list of IGOs and other entities (non-Member States, entities and organizations) which have standing invitations to participate as observers in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly and ECOSOC is available at www.un.org/ga/search

International and regional entities with observer status to UNFF

International and regional entities with observer status to the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) should register their representatives by sending the UNFF Secretariat an official letter on the organization's letter-head and signed by the Executive-Director listing the names and contact information of each representative being nominated to attend the UNFF8 session. Please send the letter to:

A letter signed by an authorizing official from each organization together with the "Registration of Members of Delegations to Temporary Meetings" form SG.6 with official seal should be sent to:

Upon verification of information, the Protocol and Liaison Service will authorize pass applications which will be sent to the United Nations Pass and ID Unit, (45th Street and 1st Avenue, New York, NY) for processing.

The following intergovernmental organizations have been granted observer status by the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF):

• Amazonian Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO)
• Asia Forest Partnership (AFP)
• Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
• Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
• Central African Forests Commission (COMIFAC)
• Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
• International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF)
• International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR)
• International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
• Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (MCPFE)
• Montreal Process
• Secretariat of the Pacific Community
• Secretariat of the Tehran Process for Low Cover Forest Countries (LFCCs)

International and regional entities without observer status

International and regional entities without observer status to the UNFF may send their participation requests to the UNFF Secretariat, via an official letter on the organization's letter-head and signed by the Chief Executive listing the names, dates of participation, and contact information of each representative being nominated to attend the UNFF session. Please send the letter to:

Upon receipt of the nomination letter, the UNFF Secretariat will send each participant a confirmation letter with further details regarding pass retrieval at the session. This letter and a photo ID will need to be shown at to the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) registration desk (in the main lobby of the UN building, enter through the Visitor’s Entrance located on 1st Avenue and 46th Street).

Applying for observer status with the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF)

International and regional entities without consultative status can submit an application for observer status with the UN Forum on Forests. Applications are reviewed by the UNFF Bureau and if approved, the application is submitted through the UNFF Bureau for the approval of the UN Forum on Forests on the first day of the Forum session.

The application should state the organization’s geographical scope, mandate, membership and interest in receiving accreditation to the Forum as well as the relevance in the work of the Forum. Applications should be sent via the UNFF Secretariat, for transmittal to the UNFF Bureau:

ECOSOC accredited Major Groups

Only organizations accredited with the Economic and Social Committee (ECOSOC)* of the UN or with the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) can register for the UNFF8 meeting. Please verify that your organization is ECOSOC accredited using the ECOSOC NGO database.

Accredited organizations can register their representatives by sending the UNFF Secretariat an official letter on the organization's letter-head and signed by the Executive-Director listing the names and contact information of each representative being nominated to attend the UNFF session.

Please send the nomination letter addressed to:

Upon receipt of the nomination letter, the UNFF Secretariat will send each participant a confirmation letter with further details regarding pass retrieval at the session. This letter and a photo ID will need to be shown at to the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) registration desk (in the main lobby of the UN building, enter through the Visitor’s Entrance located on 1st Avenue and 46th Street).

Please make sure that your organization has the necessary consultative status BEFORE sending representatives to New York or making travel arrangements for them

Media Accreditation

Media representatives wishing to attend the UN Forum on Forests should contact the Media Accreditation & Liaison Unit of the UN Department of Public Information: