Media Arrangements for the High-Level Period of GA79
This page will be updated as information becomes available.
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.
Please note, if you already have a valid UN grounds pass, separate accreditation is not required for the high-level week. Renewal requests of long-term passes must be submitted before 30 August 2024.
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 General Debate
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: https://www.un.org/sdgmediazone
Read more about General Assembly High-level Week 2024: https://www.un.org/en/high-level-week-2024
The designated entrance for accredited media is located at 47th Street and First Avenue, 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. All media representatives must clearly display their United Nations grounds passes at all times. 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 representative 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:
- 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 Conference 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. 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 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.
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.
A list of in-person and online meetings, briefings and other events open to the media will be posted daily at www.un.org/en/media/accreditation/alert.shtml.
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UNHQ pedestrian access
routes:
https://www.un.org/en/media/accreditation/pdf/unga_unhq_pedestrian_access.pdf
UNHQ map for media:
https://www.un.org/en/media/accreditation/pdf/unga_media_routes.jpg
Photos of media areas at UNHQ:
https://www.un.org/en/media/accreditation/pdf/unga_media_areas.pdf
UNGA media resources guide (to be updated): https://www.un.org/en/media/accreditation/pdf/unga_media_resources_guide.pdf
Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit: malu@un.org, 212-963-6934