For in-person attendance, please complete the registration details in Indico system with photo and in order to obtain a security ground pass for the whole period from 14 to 18 December 2020. A contact phone number must be provided when registering.
58th session of WGSR, 14, 15 and 17 Dec 2020
40th session of EB, 18 Dec 2020
Venue: Tempus 2. It is located in the temporary structure on parking lot close to SAFI shop at Palais des Nations.
Date: 14, 15, 17 and 18 December 2020
Time: 14:30 - 16:30
Interepretation: English-French-Russian
Note: There is no meeting on 16 December 2020.
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Important information on COVID-19 measures for meetings at the Palais des Nations
- Public events in Geneva are currently (November 2020) limited to no more than five people (see more information below) not including those servicing the event. The secretariat will provide updated information on in-person participation if/when the host country updates its guidance for December 2020.
- Please, do not come to the UN premises if you: have tested positive for COVID-19; have flu- or cold-like symptoms (even if you have tested negative for COVID-19); are awaiting COVID-19 test result for yourself or anyone you live with; have been identified as a close contact of a COVID-19 positive person; have children that have been identified as a close contact of a COVID-19 positive person.
- If you develop symptoms during the meeting, immediately leave the UN premises with your mask on and inform the secretariat.
- If you develop symptoms and/or tested positive soon after the meeting, inform the secretariat as soon as possible.
- Masks are mandatory in all interior common areas at the UN premises – including in corridors, elevators, meeting rooms, bathrooms, the cafeteria and other areas – except, briefly, while delegates are directly addressing the room in conferences. If your mask is disposable, please dispose of it carefully.
- Important hygiene measures, such as regular hand washing, cough/sneeze etiquette and keeping safe distances, must be respected.
- If prompted on the UN premises, registration for contact tracing is required.
In view of the above, delegations are invited to apply the following guidelines for their participation:
- All delegates are encouraged to participate in this meeting remotely.
- If any Party wishes to send a delegate to participate in the meeting in person, please contact the secretariat as soon as possible for more information. In-person participation is not guaranteed and cannot be confirmed until closer to the meeting due to the COVID-19 restrictions of the host country and UNOG.
- In the case a delegate attends the meeting in person, s/he will be responsible for following all travel restrictions from the departing country, transit countries and Switzerland (see more information below).
- Delegations of Parties are required to nominate one Head of Delegation, clearly indicated in the Indico registration form.
- Observers are invited to participate in the meeting remotely.
- Delegations are requested to coordinate their presence, statements and submissions (note that delegates from individual delegations may be participating in the meeting from multiple locations).
Participation: Travel restrictions and quarantine rules
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, travel restrictions are in place worldwide.
- Participants from several countries outside the Schengen area are not allowed to enter the Swiss Confederation territory – please check this website for update: https://www.admin.ch/opc/en/classified-compilation/20201773/index.html#app1.
- For participants from several countries from the Schengen area, different restrictions and quarantine rules are also in place and are changing – please check this website for update: https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/krankheiten/ausbrueche-epidemien-pandemien/aktuelle-ausbrueche-epidemien/novel-cov/empfehlungen-fuer-reisende/quarantaene-einreisende.html#1918240392.
Please check all requirements regarding medical and other relevant insurance prior to the travel. Please be informed that any medical, quarantine or other possible expenses will be borne by your Organization and/or insurance, as the United Nations do not take any responsibility for possible consequences of the present COVID-19 situation.
