The United Nations Office at Geneva is a centre of multilateral diplomacy that provides a dynamic platform for collaboration, dialogue and action on global priorities. It is the representative office of the Secretary-General in Switzerland and the second largest UN duty station, with more than 1,500 staff representing close to 120 nationalities.
Serving as a focal point for multilateral diplomacy, UN Geneva provides services to more than 12,000 meetings every year, with nearly 128,000 delegates and visitors annually at the Palais des Nations.
Accreditation and Registration
Delegates must register in advance through the secretariat of the conference to which they have been invited. Security identification badges are delivered upon provision of an accreditation request duly approved by the secretariat of the conference. For long duration badges, please contact the secretariat of the meeting.
Delegates may collect their security identification badges at the Pass and Identification Unit at the following address:
Pass and Identification Unit
Operating hours: Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Villa Les Feuillantines
Avenue de la Paix 13
1211 Geneva 10
Tel: +41 (0) 22 917 50 02
Fax: + 41 (0) 22 917 04 94
Email: Identification.security-unog@un.org
UN Staff members can renew ground pass at the Client Support Centre (CSC) located at the building H
Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
UN Staff members and Consultants can announce visitors via the Visitor Announcement Page
Access and Security
To the Palais des Nations:
Conference participants
- Conference participants are to register on the Indico.UN platform prior to attending the respective meeting or conference.
- First time entry for conference participants is through Villa Les Feuillantines, Avenue de la Paix 13, from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m on weekdays only upon which they will be issued with a paper conference badge. Thereafter, the paper conference badge permits access through the Peace Gate subject to security screening.
Visitors
- Visitors coming for a guided tour: please follow the guidelines on the Visits Page.
- Entry for visitors is possible at Peace Gate from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. after passing through security screening. Previously, they have to go to Villa Les Feuillantines, Avenue de la Paix 13 to obtain a magnetic day badge.
All visitors must carry a valid passport (UN Member or Observer State). A valid national ID card issued by a European Member State is also accepted.
To the buildings within the Palais des Nations:
Access to most doors at the Palais des Nations is secured by a centralized access security system and can only be opened by means of a magnetic United Nations grounds pass issued to authorized users. Only public doors will be accessible without a magnetic ground pass from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays to enable access to visitors and conference participants.
Public Doors:
Annexe Bocage (CLM): Open 7 a.m. - 7 p.m
Tempus (Conference Rooms Tempus 1-3): Open 7 a.m. - 7 p.m
E40 (Conference Rooms XVII – XXVII): Open 7 a.m. - 7 p.m
S1 (JMS, SAFI, UNDT): Open 8 a.m. - 6 p.m
E39: (Guided Tours Service): Open 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
All other building doors are under Electronic Access Control and require a magnetic badge for access, including building H via door H60 (Plaza) and the tunnel (link E-H).
Exit
Exit of the building after 7 p.m. on weekdays:
Door E40 has a release button that can be activated after 7 p.m.
Exit through the gates:
Nations gate and Pregny gate have free flow pedestrian exit at the turnstiles, no electronic badge is required. Visitors will leave their magnetic day pass in the receptacle provided for this purpose during their last visit, to exit via the dedicated turnstile.
Exit with a bike:
Visitors and conference participants cannot come into the Palais des Nations with a bicycle.
Due to certain conditions delays are common and delegates are required to queue for entry.
Visitors must enter at the Peace Gate.
Valid identity documents are required for each visitor.
Delegates are only allowed to enter the Palais with what is considered as carry-on luggage, e.g. computer bags, rucksacks and hand bags. There is no luggage storage available at the Palais. Delegates remain responsible for the luggage they bring to the Palais throughout their stay.
Transports Publics Genevois
Palais des Nations transit stops are Appia and Nations.
Access from Cornavin railway station:
- Bus lines 20, F (“Appia” stop), then a 5 minutes' walk to the Peace Gate (please see our information regarding the temporary closure of the Pregny gate and access to the Palais des Nations)
- Bus line 5 or tram line 15 (“Nations” stop)
Access from Cointrin airport:
- Bus line 5 (“Nations” stop)
Other bus lines with stop at “Nations”:
- Bus lines 11 and 22
In Geneva, unireso public-transport tickets must be purchased prior to boarding a tram, bus or ferry. Ticket machines are available at most stops. Travel cards or passes can be purchased at the main TPG centres (Rive, Cornavin and Bachet de Pesay) and at newsstands (including at the “Naville” kiosk in the Palais). Please note tickets are not available on the bus itself. Hotels, youth hostels or campsites typically offer a Geneva Transport Card, which allows use of public transport in Geneva free of charge during the period of stay.
Access roads to the UN are the Rue de Lausanne and Avenue de la Paix/Route de Pregny.
Visitors are unfortunately not allowed to enter the UN by car or with a bicycle. Public parking is available on the surroundings of the Palais. For further details and locations please visit https://www.geneve-parking.ch/fr/parkings/parkings/parkings-publics. Public transport is strongly recommended.
Delegates may drive to the Palais des Nations and park their vehicles in the parking lots in the compound, provided they have been delivered a parking sticker. Parking stickers are issued upon written request from the permanent missions. They can be collected from the Villa Les Feuillantines, Avenue de la Paix 13.
Connections
Taxis cannot enter the UN compound.
Taxi stands are located 50 metres uphill outside the Nations gate and 25 meters outside the Pregny Gate on Avenue de la Paix.
Taxis are readily available from the airport. They are metered so costs will vary.
Calling from Inside the Palais
Internal telephone numbers start with 7 and are followed by four digits.
To make local Geneva calls, dial 0, followed by the prefix 022.
For other national or international calls, public telephones can be found in the main foyers of the Palais. These accept prepaid cards and credit cards.
111 UNOG switchboard
112 Emergency
72900 Lost and found
Calling from Outside the Palais
T +41 (0)22 91 XXXX followed by the five-figure extension number.
or call the switchboard.
T +41 (0)22 917 12 34
SECURITY AND SAFETY SERVICE
T +41(0) 22 917 29 00
T +41(0) 22 917 29 02
The Palais des Nations has high speed public WIFI available throughout the campus. Delegates are also free to use public computers located in the Serpent Bar and in the Library.