• Effective April 8th, 2024, the Pass and ID Office will operate as follows:
  • Pregny gate: badge issuance / renewal for holders of permanent badges and conference / events / visitors / guided tours at Pregny Pavilion from 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Peace gate: badge issuance for visitors from 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Peace gate bis: closed

Permanent badge holders (staff members, interns and consultants) are reminded that badge renewals must be done at the Client Service Center, located in building H, open Wednesdays from 1p.m. – 4 p.m.

Signage will be present at all entrances to indicate the above.

Tel: +41 (0) 22 917 50 02
Fax: + 41 (0) 22 917 04 94
Email: Identification.security-unog@un.org

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 Pregny Gate, Avenue de la Paix 14, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m on weekdays only. This entails the activation of their digital (or printed) conference badge by the Pass & ID Unit. Thereafter, depending on the category of digital (or printed) conference badges, participants will be able to walk through Pregny Gate, Avenue de la Paix 14, or Peace Gate, Place des Nations. Only red badges, which are subject to X-Ray control, must go through Pregny Gate, and will not be able to access the Palais through Peace Gate.

Visitors

• Visitors coming for a guided tour: please follow the guidelines on the Visits Page.
• All other visitors are to be announced by their host in the Visitor Announcement Page.
• Entry for visitors is possible only at Pregny Gate and Peace Gate from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. upon which visitors will obtain a digital (or printed) badge for the day after passing through security screening.

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 grounds pass from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays to enable access to visitors and conference participants.

Public Doors:

Annexe Bocage (CLM): Closed

Tempus (Conference Rooms Tempus 1-3): Open 8 a.m. - 7 p.m (except certain meetings to which access will be limited)                   

E40 (Conference Rooms XVII – XXVII): Open 8 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 after 7 p.m. during the week:
Pregny Gate has a 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.

Peace Gate allows pedestrian to exit at the turnstiles until 7.30 p.m. No electronic access badge is required to exit. 

Access by bike

Visitors and conference participants cannot come into the Palais des Nations with a bicycle.

Accessible Doors
Open access 8:00 a.m. - 7:00p.m.: Doors A11 I E40 I H60

Accessible Toilets
Door A11 | 3rd floor
Door E40 | 1st and 3rd floor

Priority parking
For persons with disabilities is available nearby the accessible doors.

Official Holidays for 2025 at the United Nations Office at Geneva:

Download UN Geneva 2025 holiday schedule