Media arrangements for the visit of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to the World Health Assembly
On Tuesday, 23 May, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will be the keynote speaker at the World Health Assembly. The Prince of Wales is President of The Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health and Patron of a number of health charities. His Royal Highness has been made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine in recognition of his work in this field.
For this visit, there will be photo and video opportunities only, and most of the opportunities will be pooled. All photo and video journalists must be accredited for the World Health Assembly, as per the accreditation procedures below, and should arrive at designated points 20 minutes in advance of the scheduled opportunity.
For specific pool information, please contact Christopher Black at WHO: +41 79 472 6054.
WHO will make high-resolution photographs available on www.who.int and will make broadcast-quality video copies of the speech available upon request.
23 May programme:
1400: Arrival at Door 4, Palais des Nations. A fixed point will be established. The Prince of Wales will be greeted by Dr Anders Nordström, Director-General of the World Health Organization and Mr Sergei Ordzhonikdze, Director-General of the United Nations office, Geneva.
1405 - 1410: Reception with the Commonwealth Ministers of Health, Salon Czech, UN Palais des Nations. A pool photographer and one cameraman will be permitted in the room for the first 5 minutes of this reception.
1505-1510: Arrival in the Assembly Hall UN, Palais des Nations. One pool photographer and one cameraman will be permitted at a fixed point in the centre of the Assembly Hall for the arrival of the Prince of Wales. Additional photographers and video cameras will be permitted on the rear stairs leading up to the media gallery, and in the media gallery above the plenary hall.
1510-1530: Delivery of the speech: The pool photographer and cameraman will be permitted to remain at a fixed point on the Assembly floor during delivery of the speech. Additional photographers and video cameras will be permitted only on the rear stairs leading up to the media gallery and in the gallery itself.
Media Accreditation procedures
Correspondents wishing to cover the WHA must be accredited by the office of the United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. To do this, journalists should send a fax requesting accreditation to + 41 22 917 0073, along with a letter signed by their editor indicating the reason for accreditation and the dates for which accreditation is required, a photocopy of media credentials and passport.
Once these documents have been approved by DPI, journalists can collect their accreditation at the Villa les Feuillantines, 13 avenue de la Paix. (The villa is located at the end of a narrow road leading off the main road from Place des Nations to the Red Cross on the left hand side - 150 metres from the Place des Nations). Journalists can call +41 22 917 2313, or +41 22 917 2336 or email cfegli@unog.ch for more information.
Please note that UN accreditation offices will be closed on 25 May. Journalists wishing to get accredited on 25 May should proceed to WHO headquarters. Please be reminded that the same UN accreditation procedures will apply. Contact Cecilia Mazuy if there are any questions, Tel: 022 791 2108, mail: mazuyc@who.int.
For more information contact:
Mr Christopher Black
For all photo/video arrangements, and copies of audio visual materials
WHO/Geneva
Telephone: +41 22 791 2967
E-mail: blackc@who.int
Ms Christine McNab
For questions concerning the World Health Assembly
WHO/Geneva
Mobile phone: +41 79 254 6815
E-mail: mcnabc@who.int
Ms Gemma Smith
For questions concerning His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales
Assistant Press Secretary to HRH The Prince of Wales
Telephone: +44 207 024 5745
Mobile phone: +44 7717 151 400
Mr Robert Dixon, Press
Press / Public Affairs
UK Mission to the UN, Geneva
Telephone: +41 22 918 2360
Mobile phone: +41 79 476 6659
E-mail: Robert.Dixon@fco.gov.uk
Mr Daniel Woolford
For the Commonwealth reception
Commonwealth Secretariat
Telephone: +44 207 747 6514
Mobile phone: +44 7730 900 020
E-mail: D.Woolford@commonwealth.int