Si riportano di seguito le linee guida relative alle modalità di accesso dei media durante la 79esima Assemblea Generale dell’ONU – UNGA, per gli eventi di alto livello e il Dibattito Generale (22 – 30 settembre 2024)
Media access arrangements and services
Media representatives with a valid United Nations grounds pass will be allowed
to cover the general debate and other high-level meetings without additional
accreditation.
Media representatives who wish to apply for accreditation independently must
submit the online form and upload a request on the letterhead of their media
organization. The deadline for media representatives to request accreditation on their
own behalf is 30 August 2024. Instructions can be found at www.un.org/en/media/
accreditation/accreditation.shtml.
Media passes can be picked up at the Pass and Identification Unit located at 320 East 45th Street. Hours of operation:
Monday to Thursday, 16 to 19 September 8.30 a.m.–4 p.m.
Friday, 20 September 8 a.m.–6 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, 21 and 22 September 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Monday to Wednesday, 23 to 25 September 7 a.m.–6 p.m.
Thursday and Friday, 26 and 27 September 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, 28 and 29 September Closed
Monday, 30 September 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
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 representatives, including official photographers and
videographers, must be escorted by Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit staff at all
times in the restricted areas. 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
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. Media liaison desk staff will distribute
tickets on a first-come, first-served basis 30 minutes before the meetings.
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 (1080×1920/60i) 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 (see the section below entitled “United
Nations audiovisual materials”).
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.
Information regarding media accreditation and arrangements during the high level period will be continually updated and available at www.un.org/en/
media/accreditation/unga.shtml.
For more information, contact the Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit (email:
malu@un.org; telephone: 212 963 6934).
Audiovisual services
Photographs in digital format (JPG) will be available for download, free of
charge, on the United Nations photo website (https://dam.media.un.org). Photo
enquiries and requests should be addressed to the United Nations Photo Library
(email: photolibrary@un.org).
Digital files of speeches delivered during the general debate can be downloaded
from the United Nations Audiovisual Library website (www.unmultimedia.org/
avlibrary) in MPEG-4 (H.264) format, free of charge.
Audio files of speeches in digital format (MP3) will also be available for
download, free of charge, from the United Nations Audiovisual Library website.
Audio enquiries and requests should also be addressed to the United Nations
Audiovisual Library.
Live television feeds will be available through commercial carriers (see
https://media.un.org/untv/en/transmission-guide). For more information, contact
Alan Adair (telephone: 347 0268 8135; email: alan.adair@un.org) or Cesar Martin
Redi (telephone: 917 367 9231; mobile: 914 393 1072; email: redi@un.org) at United
Nations Television.
Only pool television production services will be available from United Nations Television.
Broadcasters interested in gaining access to live coverage of the highlevel meetings and the general debate should contact Alan Adair or Cesar Martin Redi.
The United Nations webcast service will provide daily live and on-demand
streaming coverage of the high-level meetings and the general debate through the
following platforms:
- United Nations Web TV website (webtv.un.org) – in all six official languages,
plus the original language of the speaker
- United Nations channel on YouTube (youtube.com/unitednations) – in English
- The social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) (twitter.com/
UNWebTV) – in English
Video recordings of each speaker at the general debate will be posted in all six
official languages and in the original language of the speaker on the United Nations
Web TV website for on-demand access. Additional webcast coverage will include
press conferences, media stake-outs and other meetings and events. Queries about
webcast coverage should be directed to the United Nations webcast service
(telephone: 212 963 6733; email: damianou@un.org or justin@un.org).
Internet and social media
The United Nations website (www.un.org) will provide, through a dedicated
portal web page (http://gadebate.un.org), links to live and on-demand coverage of the
high-level meetings of the General Assembly. Any queries about the web page or the
main UN website in general (www.un.org), should be directed to Peter Dawkins,
Chief of the Web Services Section (telephone: 917 769 1318; email:
dawkins@un.org).
The Meetings Coverage Section, through its portal websites (English:
www.un.org/press/en; and French: www.un.org/press/fr), will provide coverage of the
General Assembly plenary and high-level meetings in both English and French.
Copies of press releases will also be available on demand, from the Media Documents
Centre.
The United Nations News website (news.un.org/en) serves as the main portal
for United Nations news and will be continuously updated in the six official
languages, as well as Hindi, Kiswahili and Portuguese. It will provide a wide array of
links to source materials, including press releases, selected reports and statements of
the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly. A feed will provide
up-to-date news about the work of the General Assembly in all official languages.
Readers can also subscribe to a free email news alert service that will deliver stories
on the latest United Nations developments straight to their mailboxes or desktops.
Daily updates will continue to be provided through the United Nations News social
media accounts (Facebook and X (formerly known as Twitter).
Two free smartphone applications are available to enable delegations and the
media to follow the proceedings on their mobile phones. The United Nations News
Reader app (for Android and iOS devices in the six official languages, as well as
Hindi, Kiswahili and Portuguese) provides constantly updated multimedia stories
from the United Nations News platforms. Users of the app can also watch meetings
live and link to the daily press briefing of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General,
as well as receive news alerts. United Nations Audio Channels (for iOS and Android
devices in the six official languages, as well as Kiswahili and Portuguese) provide
selected audio from the General Assembly Hall and the Security Council Chamber, in
addition to United Nations News audio programmes in eight languages – the six
official languages and Kiswahili and Portuguese. For any urgent matters related to
United Nations News, please contact Victor Evans-Harvey (evans-harvey@un.org).
Regular social media updates will be posted to the United Nations flagship
accounts managed by the Department of Global Communications, which are listed at
www.un.org/social. Heads of delegations and influencers will be invited to participate
online in General Assembly social media activities. Member States are also
encouraged to post social media updates using the hashtag #UNGA. Questions about
social media coverage may be directed to the Social Media Section (telephone: 212
963 4121; email: orantes@un.org).
Briefings and press conferences
Daily briefings for the media will be given by the Spokesperson for the
Secretary-General at noon in room S-0237. Press conferences by senior United
Nations officials, delegations and the permanent missions will be held in the same
room, unless otherwise indicated. These arrangements may be altered depending on
public health issues. The list of press conferences will be announced daily by the
Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. It will also be available on the
website of the Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit (www.un.org/en/media/
accreditation/alert.shtml) and on the social media platform X (@UNMediaLiaison).
Briefings and press conferences are open only to members of the media.
