1. Protocol and Liaison Service of the United Nations BRIEFING
High-level events during the seventy-second session of the General Assembly
Thursday, 07 September 2017

2. Level of Participation General Debate (as of 6 September 2017)
Heads of States : 90
Vice-Presidents :
Heads of Government :
Deputy Prime Minister :
Ministers :
Chairman of Delegation :
Observers :
Total : 196

3. Wreath Laying ceremony
Main Events / Key Dates
Date
Time
Events
Venue
11 September 2017
3 p.m.
Closing of the 71st session of the General Assembly
General Assembly Hall
6 p.m.
Prayer Service for the UN Diplomatic Community and Personnel, together with Religious and Ecumenical Leaders
Church of the Holy Family
315 East 47th St, New York, NY 10017
4.15 p.m.
Hand-over Reception
Delegates Dining Room
(4th Floor)
12 September 2017
9.45 a.m.
Wreath Laying ceremony
56th Anniversary of the death of Dag Hammarskjöld
Visitor’s Lobby

4. Main Events / Key Dates Date Time Events Venue 12 September 2017
3 p.m.
Opening of the 72nd session of the General Assembly
General Assembly Hall
15 September 2017
9 a.m. / 9.35 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Peace Bell Ceremony and International Day of Peace Student Observance
Japanese Garden/Conference Room 4
19 September 2017
8 a.m.
Welcoming Reception
hosted by the Secretary-General
West Foyer (2nd floor of the General Assembly Building)

5. Opening Plenary of the General Debate
Main Events / Key Dates
Date
Time
Events
Venue
19 September 2017
9 a.m.
Opening Plenary of the General Debate
General Assembly Hall
(General Assembly Building)
1.15 p.m.
State Luncheon hosted by the Secretary-General
North Delegates Lounge
(Conference Building)
September 2017
9 a.m. – 1 p.m. /
2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Treaty Signing Event of the 72nd General Assembly
Kuwaiti Boat Area

6. Registration of Official Delegations
All registration requests must be made via the online system “eAccreditation” that is available
through the e-deleGATE Portal at
Guidelines on how to submit requests online and a set of “Frequently Asked Questions” can be found on the Protocol website at
Missions/Offices have the option to submit photographs of delegations along with their online registration requests and are encouraged to do so in order to avoid long queues at the Pass and I.D. office
The deadline for submission of registration is Friday, 08 September 2017
All requests require at least 48 hours (2 business days) of processing
VIP Passes are issued by UN Protocol and may be collected at the Protocol Office (Room S-0201)
VIP Passes (without photo) will be issued to Heads of State/Government, Vice-Presidents, Crown Princes/Princesses and spouses
VIP Passes (with photo) will be issued to Deputy Prime Ministers, Cabinet Ministers and spouses
Note: Official credentials for the 72nd Session of the General Assembly should be received by the Office of Legal Affairs (Room S-3620) with a copy to UN Protocol (S-0201) as soon as possible

7. Secondary Access Passes
Bearing in mind space constraints, as well as security considerations, passes will be made available as follows:
Access to the General Assembly Hall for the High-Level Meetings taking place from 18 to 28 September 2017
6 access cards for each member state
2 access cards for each IGO
1 access card for each Specialized Agency
Access to the 2nd Floor of the General Assembly and Conference Buildings
4 access cards for each member state
2 access cards for each Specialized Agency

8. Secondary Access Passes (continued)
The Secondary Access Cards will be distributed by the United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service on Thursday, 14 September 2017 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. in Conference Room B (first basement)
Thereafter, access cards may be collected in the Protocol and Liaison Service office at Room S-0201 during office hours
For the General Debate, seats in the VIP Section A and the 4th Floor Balcony will be available upon written request to UN Protocol one week in advance by using form SG.40 which can be found on the UN Protocol website (
Courtesy tickets for these sections will be available for pick-up one day prior to the speech
Seating will be available in the VIP Section B for the First Ladies, Spouses of Heads of State/Government, Vice-Presidents, Crown Princes and Princesses during the Speech of the Head of the various delegations provided that the Chief of Protocol is notified in advance of their attendance at the session by using the same form SG.40

9. Communication sent by UN Protocol to Member States, Heads of Intergovernmental Organizations and Specialized Agencies in New York
The following notes verbales have been sent to the mission and can be found at the UN Protocol website:
PRO/NV/72nd GA/general debate and high-level meetings/Arrangements
PRO/72GA/1/Arrival
PRO/72GA/2/Welcoming Reception
PRO/NV/72ndGA/3/State Luncheon

10. Additional Information
Bilateral booths will be in 3 locations:
The total number of bilateral booths is 28
2 on the 2nd Floor Balcony (GAB1 and GAB2)
4 on the 3rd Floor Balcony (GAB3 to GAB6)
22 booths in the General Assembly Lobby (GAL7 to GAL28) (where the exhibits are located near the Visitor’s Entrance)
Reservations should be made through e-Meets by accessing (as of 11 September 2017)

11. Thank you