Virtual Briefings (TO EDIT)

United Nations Nairobi Virtual Tours ©UNIC Nairobi

Due to the global COVID-19 outbreak, our tours are currently suspended. We build on your understanding and apologize for any inconvenience.
OFFER FOR SCHOOLS: Please contact us for virtual briefings as part of your remote learning arrangements.
Please contact us for more information on the tours or for future booking requests. We hope to have you back on our tours soon and are looking forward to sharing our experiences with you.
DURATION: UN Virtual Tour sessions are 60 to 90 minutes long, including a Q&A with the tour guide.

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To mark Black History Month, United Nations Visitors Services New York invites you to take a special Black History Tour, starting on Martin Luther King Jr Day, 18 January. Offered in an online format this year, the Black history-themed tour of the United Nations will provide you a unique look at how the lives of people of African descent have intertwined with the mission of the United Nations in fields such as peace and security and human rights, with a special emphasis on decolonization.
You will learn about the Transatlantic Slave Trade (1500-1900), the victory over apartheid, and about the Ark of Return, a permanent memorial in honour of the victims of slavery, located on the United Nations Visitors Plaza. Through the lens of the United Nations and its work, the tour is a source of inspiration for the fight against all forms of prejudice, racial discrimination and social injustice.

The United Nations Headquarters buildings in New York City are an iconic part of the Manhattan skyline and their architecture embodies the spirit of cooperation, equality and transparency which is central to the United Nations’ work. The UNHQ Architecture Tour takes an insider’s look at the UN Headquarters’ architectural elements and examines the process behind the “Workshop for Peace”: the group of internationally renowned architects who designed the buildings, including Oscar Niemeyer and Le Corbusier. Using historical photographs and original architectural drawings, your tour guide walks you through the design process and explores how the United Nations came to be headquartered in New York City.

Virtual visitors will be able to connect the vision and purpose of the United Nations to its architectural appearance, represented in the design of the conference chambers and unique architectural features such as the world’s first glass curtain wall. Built on “special status diplomatic territory”, the UN buildings stand out as a symbol of the monumental time in history 75 years ago when nations came together to create a structure that would be home to the people of all nations, cultures, and traditions..

After you take a UN Virtual Tour, our Speakers Bureau provides your group a chance to interact with a United Nations expert.
Online briefings are appropriate for a range of groups, including students (high school and above), educators, civic and business leaders, NGOs, etc. Topics can range from peacekeeping and human rights to the Sustainable Development Goals and the UN’s work on disarmament.
DURATION: A virtual UN Tour plus Online Briefing session is 90-120 minutes long, including Q&A with a UN expert speaker.
Requests should be made a minimum of 4 weeks in advance.

We recommend a maximum of 20 to 30 persons per online session to keep the tour or briefing engaging and interactive, making sure the tour guide and/or speaker has enough time to answer all questions.
If your group is larger than 30 people, we recommend scheduling separate sessions in the interest of preserving the quality of the experience and interaction with the tour guide or speaker.

Our meeting sessions are scheduled on Microsoft Teams. A meeting link will be shared with you after your booking is confirmed.
If you prefer to use your own platform, please indicate this on the form and we will review your request. In this case, we would ask you to host and moderate the event and share the meeting link with us.
* As a matter of policy, please note that recording the online sessions is not permitted.

For Individual Tickets:

Rates for individual tickets to join our public tours are:

Adult: $10.00
Senior (60 and over): US $8.00
Youth (21 and younger): US $8.00

Teachers, First responders, UN Peacekeepers, and Members of UN Associations, please contact us for special rates and discounts.
For Group Tickets:

A 60-minute UN Virtual Tour costs US $200. Discounts for Title 1 schools apply.

A 90-120 minute session including a UN Virtual Tour + Online Briefing costs US $300*.

*This price is for a Virtual Tour and an Online Briefing taking place on the same day. If these events are happening on two separate dates, then the cost is $200 for each.
Online sessions can be paid by credit card after your booking is confirmed. We accept all major credit cards for payment. Please note that an additional 3% booking fee will apply.

To book the UN Virtual Tour, the Black History Tour, the UN Architecture Tour, or a combination with an Online Briefing, please CLICK HERE.
Tours and briefings in languages other than English may be available upon request.
For Individual Tickets for the UN Virtual Tour, the Black History Tour, the UN Architecture Tour, please note that other days and times may be available upon request by contacting us at: toursunhq@un.org