56th SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY GENERAL DEBATE

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United Nations Headquarters New York Joint
Briefing by the Protocol and Liaison Service and
the Security and Safety Service
General Assembly 64th Session and High Level
Events Thursday 10 September 2009 Mr. Desmond
Parker, Officer in Charge Protocol and Liaison
Service Mr. David J. Bongi, Deputy Chief of
Security
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LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION

AS OF 06/09/2009 Head of State 88
Head of Government 39 Vice
President 03 Crown Prince 0
Deputy Prime Minister 07 Foreign
Minister 51 Vice Minister 02
Chairman of the Delegation 02
Observer States 02 Total
194
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MAIN EVENTS / KEY DATES
14 September Closing of the 63rd session
of the General Assembly Hall General
Assembly 15 September Opening of the
64th session of the General Assembly
Hall General Assembly 15 September Wreath
laying ceremony Visitors Lobby 18
September International Day of Peace
Ceremony Rose Garden 22 September Welcoming
Reception High-Level Summit Indonesian Lounge
and on Climate Change North Delegates
Lounge 22 September High Level Summit on
Climate Change General Assembly Hall - 4
morning interactive roundtables Conference Rooms
5 8 - 4 afternoon interactive
roundtables Conference Rooms 5 8 22
September UN leadership Forum Luncheon of the
Delegates Dining Room Summit on Climate
Change
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MAIN EVENTS / KEY DATES
23 September Opening of the 64th Session of
General Assembly Hall the General Debate 23
September Official Luncheon of the Delegates
North Lounge Secretary-General 23
September Luncheon by Mrs. Ban for First Private
Dining Rooms 6 - 8 Spouses 24
September Security Council Summit Security
Council Chamber 28 September Closing of the
General Debate General Assembly Hall

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COMMUNICATION SENT BY PROTOCOL TO MEMBER STATES,
HEADS OF IGOS AND SPECIALISED AGENCIES IN NEW
YORK

• PRO/NV/64GA/2/Arrivals
• PROT/NV/Security Council Summit/2009
• PRO/NV/64GA/Wreath-laying/Peace Bell
• PROT/64GA/Luncheon for Spouses
• PRO/NV/64GA/2/Official Luncheon
• PRO/NV/64GA/HLE/Arrangements
• PROTOCOL WEBSITE www.un.int/protocol

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ACCREDITATION

• SG.6 forms
• Available at http//www.un.int/protocol
• Send names and functional titles of delegates to
  DCOP
• Authorized forms available 48 hours after
  submission
• Deliver forms to delegates for processing at Pass
  and ID
• Delegates needing photos go to Pass and ID
• PM may collect passes for those with photo in the
  system

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ACCREDITATION (continued)

• VIP passes (without photo) for HoS/HoG, VP, CP
  and spouses
• VIP passes (with photo) for DPM, CM and spouses
• Protocol passes curtailed during 22 28 September

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Access to restricted areas and meeting rooms

• Restricted areas 2nd floor of the Conference
  building, 2nd floor GA building, GA Hall, First
  basement Vienna Cafe and Conference Rooms 4 8
• Access cards to be distributed by PLS to
• -Permanent Missions/Observers six for GA hall
  for CC Summit, six for GA hall for general debate
  and four for 2nd floor
• -Observers/IGOs two for GA hall for CC Summit,
  two for GA hall for general debate and two for
  2nd floor
• -Specialized Agencies one for GA hall for CC
  Summit, one for GA hall for general debate and
  two for 2nd floor

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Access to restricted areas and meeting rooms
(continued)

• Climate Change Summit Round tables
• two access cards one for Head of Delegation
  and one for accompanying senior official
• One interpreter allowed (if required)
• Security Council Summit
• Eight for Council members and two for
  non- members of the Council
• Designated seats only for Council Members and
  Secretariat

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NEW ARRANGEMENTS

• Access to GA 200
• Limit delegation size in GA200
• Congratulations
• Restricted to western area of the front of the
  Indonesian Lounge
• After Round Tables (22 September)
• Meet HoS/HoG at stairs, proceed to 3rd Floor
  via escalators for table cards, then to 4th
  Floor for lunch

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NEW ARRANGEMENTS GREETING AREA