UN High-level Meeting of the General Assembly to Commemorate the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
Venue: United Nations Headquarters, New York
Date: 28 September 2026
Time: Opening, plenary and closing segments: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The President of the General Assembly of the United Nations will convene a one-day high-level meeting to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action on Monday, 28 September 2026, at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
The overall theme of the high-level meeting will be “Mobilizing global public support for the full and effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action.”
Registration:
This registration is for representatives of Specially Accredited Organizations only. If your organization has consultative status with ECOSOC, your representatives should register with another link, available here. To check if your organization has been Specially Accredited, please check here.
Registration closes on 16 September 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
Available broadcast live on UN Web TV.
Please Note:
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Each Organization will be able to register up to three (3) representatives. If more than two are registered under one organization, the Secretariat will approve registrations on a first-come first-serve basis, with reference to the letter of representation provided by the Organization.
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Participants must register individually via the relevant INDICO form. Bulk registrations are not permitted by the system.
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Please attach a letter of nomination from the President or Chief Executive Officer of your organization, endorsing your participation in this meeting. (example letter attached below)
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Submitting a registration does not guarantee your in-person participation. You will receive an approval letter confirming your in-person participation if your registration is approved.
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Special Event Tickets (SETs) for High-Level Meetings: For all UNGA high-level meetings and events, civil society and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) must be registered and approved through dedicated, online registration processes for each event. At the conclusion of the registration processes, participants will be notified of the approval of their registration, and will also be informed of the date, time and venue for the collection of the required Special Event Tickets (SETs). To collect the SETs, approved participants will be required to present the Letter of Approval that was sent to them by the United Nations, as well as a Member State-issued photo ID, such as a passport or a driver’s license, etc.
The SETs will indicate the name of the participant, the specific meeting, date and time of the event and thus, they are not transferable. Participants will be required to carry the SETs with them at all times while on UN premises.
The issuance of Special Event Tickets is the responsibility of the United Nations sponsoring office.
The access point to the UN Headquarters complex will be on Second Avenue and 46th Street, leading to the 47th Street and First Avenue entrance, where attendees will enter one hour prior to the start of a meeting or special event. Following mandatory security screening, they will proceed to the meeting or event location.
The United Nations Webcast services will provide live streaming coverage of the high-level segment in all available UN official languages, through the UN Web TV website at: http://webtv.un.org. In addition, Closed Captions and Transcripts could be available on all recorded videos of the high-level segment.
Further information will be provided as it becomes available. For further information please refer to: https://www.un.org/en/high-level-week-2026
PLEASE NOTE:
CONFERENCE FOCAL POINTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT OR APPROVE REGISTRATION RECORDS ON BEHALF OF ORGANIZATIONS. EVERY REGISTRANT IS REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS AN INDIVIDUAL BY CLICKING ON THE "REGISTER NOW" BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THIS PAGE.
REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF REGISTRATION RECORDS WILL BE UNDERTAKEN ONLY BY THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT.
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