Accessibility is about giving equal access to everyone. Without being able to access the facilities and services found in the community, persons with disabilities will never be fully included.
As detailed in the United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy, UN Geneva is committed to providing accessible and inclusive services, physical spaces, and information to persons with disabilities. Along with the physical environment, digital spaces must also be designed to be accessible by all. This website is part of our effort to promote web accessibility in the UN system. Our commitment is in accordance with Article 9 (g) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Physical Environment and Services
Access
ARRIVING AT PALAIS DES NATIONS
Persons with disabilities are automatically granted priority access upon arrival to Pregny Gate. They are given a badge which allows them to open the dedicated accessible door next to the elevator on the side of the Pregny Gate. They are also given a map of the Palais which indicates accessible doors, elevators, and restrooms.
Visitors must return the badge to Security when leaving the premises. The badge for the accessible door will only work until 7:30pm. After that time, visitors will have to leave using the ramp. A telephone is available at the top of the ramp in order to call for assistance.
If visitors choose to drive to the Palais, priority parking spaces for persons with disabilities have been allocated.
For current opening hours of the services available at the Palais des Nations please refer to services operating hours available on this page.
Palais des Nations
Mobility
PHYSICAL ACCESSIBILITY AND MOBILITY
UN Geneva is investing great efforts to improve physical accessibility to the Palais des Nations for persons with disabilities. Improved signage indicating accessible restroom and elevators have been implemented throughout the premises.
Currently the Palais des Nations is undergoing renovation and accessibility is more limited.
Accessibility
Accessible Doors
Open access 7:00 a.m. - 7:00p.m.: Doors C6 I E40 I H60
Accessible Toilets
Door C6 | Ground floor, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors
Door E40 | 1st, 3rd and 6th floors
Priority parking
For persons with disabilities is available nearby the accessible doors.
Organizing an accessible event
UN Geneva has developed a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to ease the organization of accessible meetings.This document provides detailed step-by-step guidance to meeting organizers for all stages of the process, from accessible conference announcements to accreditation procedures and delivery of inclusive events.
Accessibility Guide
This guide produced by OHCHR focuses on access to Room XX (the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room) at the Palais des Nations. In addition, the guide provides general useful information on accessibility at the Palais des Nations and within the city of Geneva on pages 27-37.
Feedback
If you encounter accessibility barriers on www.ungeneva.org, please use the contact form. We are consistently trying to improve our services; if you have any feedback on how we can do better, let us know. If you are interested in how to make your website more accessible, resources for improving web accessibility are available here https://www.un.org/en/webaccessibility/index.shtml
WEB ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT AT UN GENEVA
UN Geneva’s commitment to ensuring accessibility of its premises, services, and website are in accordance with Article 9 (g) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and in support of that Convention.
If you encounter accessibility barriers on ungeneva.org, please use the contact forum. We are consistently trying to improve our services; if you have any feedback on how we can do better, let us know through the feedback form below.
Many documents on this website are published in .DOCX and PDF format. These formats may not be fully accessible, but finding solutions to this issue is one of our top priorities.
Some links on this site will take you to other websites within and outside of the UN system; some of these sites are not yet in accordance with UN Accessibility Guidelines.
This website has been tested using screen readers. We are working to find solutions to elements of this site that are not compatible with screen readers.
This website is created in accordance with the World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Accessibility Initiative’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/) and the accessibility guidelines of the United Nations. https://www.un.org/en/webaccessibility/index.shtml
If you are interested in how to make your website more accessible, resources for improving web accessibility are available here https://www.un.org/en/webaccessibility/index.shtml
This statement was created on April 2020.
Accessibility in Geneva
OHCHR has compiled a useful list of resources to make travel to and within Geneva easier.
additional questions or comments?
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