NGO Voice, Presence and Competence at the UN
Access to the UN: How To Get the Right Pass or Badge
Access at UN Headquarters at New York
- 11 March 2022–Update on access to the UN Headquarters Complex in New York: Beginning Monday, 14 March 2022, representatives of civil society organizations will be able to access the United Nations Headquarters (UNHQ) in New York.See full email from the Civil Society units of UN DESA and UN DGC.
- 18 January 2022–Update on access to the UN Headquarters Complex in New York. Note the following: 1) At this time, due to the emergence and spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, and in keeping with the current guidance from local authorities, almost all meetings and events at UN Headquarters are being held virtually or have been postponed at least until the end of January 2022 when these arrangements will be reviewed; 2) While civil society representatives are welcome to collect their grounds passes from the UN Pass & ID Office in January, after they have been approved by the NGO Branch, entry to the UN Headquarters in New York complex remains restricted at this time due to the prevailing health conditions in New York. This means that grounds passes issued to civil society representatives will not provide access until the UN building is once again open to civil society. As soon as the situation improves and the UN re-opens fully, we will communicate the information accordingly.
- 15 December 2021–Important followup about NGO access at UN Headquarters in New York: Note the following: 1) To ensure a safe and healthy environment, completed COVID-19 vaccination will be required for all civil society representatives accessing the UN Headquarters complex in New York; 2) Requests for grounds passes will not be approved if the letter does not include confirmation of a full course of vaccination against COVID-19 for each designated representative. 3) To meet this requirement, existing requests that are currently pending in the system will need to be deactivated to enable organizations to submit requests starting in January, with the required confirmation, for the 2022 calendar year.
- 23 November 2021–Joint message about NGO access to and at UN Headquarters from NGO Branch
Access at UN Office at Geneva (UNOG)
- Services for Civil Society
- 21 February 2022-UNOG Updates on the latest measures regarding the recent developments in the COVID-19 pandemic response | Mises à jour sur les dernières mesures concernant les développements récents dans la réponse à la pandémie de COVID-19
- ALERT: The requirement for a copy of the photo and signature page of the passport of the head of organization for NGO designations at UNOG.
Access at UN Office at Vienna (UNOV)
Virtual Access of UN Meetings and Conferences
NGO Working Group on UN Access and Campaigns