Media Accreditation & Liaison Unit Logistical support and information to members of the press

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses journalists with Margot Wallstrom, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

For assistance, visit the Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit (MALU) on second floor of the Secretariat (S-250)
For photo opportunities on the 38th floor, photo/video should come to MALU office 30 minutes prior to event.
Attendance at briefings is limited to accredited journalists. Information reproduced as received, not an endorsement

Monday, 20 May 2019 (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

Time	Location	Event
10:00 am	Security Council Chamber	Security Council meeting Briefings by Chairs of subsidiary bodies of the Security Council
10:00 am	General Assembly Hall	General Assembly Seventy-third session, 81st plenary meeting Report of the Peacebuilding Commission Report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund Joint debate Comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects Report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee) Election of members of the Committee for Programme and Coordination
10:00 am	Trusteeship Council Chamber	Event entitled "World Bee Day " (on the occasion of the International Day) (A/RES/72/211) (co-organized by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Slovenia and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
10:00 am	Economic and Social Council Chamber	Economic and Social Council Session 2019, Informal meeting Inaugural ECOSOC Presidential Lecture by Professor Steven Pinker on “Reason, Science, Humanism and Progress in Creating the Future We Want” Followed by an interactive dialogue moderated by H.E. Ms. H. Elizabeth Thompson (Barbados)
12:00 pm	Press Briefing Room, S-237	Noon Briefing by the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
12:30 pm	Press Briefing Room, S-237	Press Briefing by the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly
1:00 pm	UN Bookshop, GA Building, Visitors Concourse	Meet the Author: Steven Pinker, "Enlightenment Now "
3:00 pm	Security Council Chamber	Security Council meeting Letter dated 13 April 2014 from the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2014/264)

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q. What should I do if my media ground pass is stolen or missing?

A. If your media ground pass is lost or stolen, you MUST immediately report it to the Media Accreditation Office (located at the corner of 45th Street & First Avenue).

Q. Where do I go to pick up my media ground pass?

A. Please follow instructions in the approval email. Temporary pass applicants should go to the Media Accreditation Office office located at 45th Street & First Avenue. Long-term pass applicants should go to the Pass and ID Unit at 320 East 45th Street (between First and Second Avenues).

Q. What should the letter asking for my accreditation contain?

A. The letter, on letterhead and signed by an authorized official (e.g., the Publisher, Assignment Editor or Bureau Chief) of the media organization seeking accreditation, should have the name(s) of those who need the accrediation, what they will cover and the length of the assignment. It should also cpecify the function(s) of the individual(s) who will be coming.

Q. Are there any restrictions?

A. Media accreditation is only for coverage of UN activities at Headquarters, and does not constitute an endorsement for any other purpose. At any time, the Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit (MALU) may revoke accreditation if it is put to improper use; if it is determined that the accreditation has not been used to cover UN events; if it has been used to abuse the privileges so extended; or if personal or public conduct is not consistent with the best interest of the Organization. The press pass must not be loaned to another person; UN Security will confiscate any pass in the possession of any individual to whom it was not issued!

If several people from the same company need an accreditation, please have all the names in one letter.

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