UN Access
Official UNGA81 meetings

Restricted UN access, handled separately

These are not ordinary civil-society side events and should be treated separately from the public event calendar.

A valid UN or ECOSOC grounds pass does not automatically provide access to the General Assembly Hall or individual high-level meetings. Event-specific credentials, Special Event Tickets or authorized invitations may be required.

  1. 22–26 & 28 SepRestricted UN access

    UNGA81 General Debate

    United Nations Headquarters · General Assembly Hall

    No general NGO registration. A grounds pass alone does not provide General Assembly Hall access. Entry requires appropriate delegation credentials, a Special Event Ticket or authorized invitation.

    G4 relevanceTrack Member State speeches for commitments on universal health coverage, surgery, brain injury, preparedness and climate health — and use the week for bilaterals.

    UN meetings schedule
  2. 23 SepRestricted UN access

    High-Level Meeting: 40th Anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development

    United Nations Headquarters · Access instructions TBD

    Restricted official meeting; event-specific access is required.

    G4 relevanceRelevant framing: safe, timely and affordable surgical care as a development, equity and human-capital issue.

    Mandated events list
  3. 24 SepRestricted UN access

    High-Level Plenary Meeting on Existential Threats Posed by Sea-Level Rise

    United Nations Headquarters · Access instructions TBD

    Restricted official meeting; monitor UN access instructions and partner or mission invitations.

    G4 relevanceRelevant to Pacific/coastal partners, resilient hospital infrastructure, continuity of surgical services and emergency care.

    Mandated events list
  4. 25 SepRestricted UN access

    UN High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response

    United Nations Headquarters · Access instructions TBD

    Special accreditation for organizations without ECOSOC status has closed. Approved delegates should follow the official UN access instructions or seek entry through a partner or mission.

    G4 relevanceHighest official global-health priority for preparedness infrastructure: oxygen, anaesthesia, operating theatres, critical care, blood, laboratories, infection prevention and emergency surgical networks.

    Civil-society access info
  5. 28 SepRestricted UN access

    High-Level Meeting: 25th Anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action

    United Nations Headquarters · Access instructions TBD

    Restricted official meeting; monitor UN Journal and mission/partner invitations.

    G4 relevanceRelevant to health inequities, discrimination, workforce mobility and unequal access to health and surgical services.

    Mandated events list