UN limits access to Bella Center

Site access
The capacity of the Bella Center is limited to 15,000 people for safety reasons. The secretariat has been closely monitoring the level of access to the venue; this is progressively moving towards the limit. Consequently, additional measures regarding access must be put in place.

In order to regulate access to the venue, the distribution of secondary cards for intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations will begin today, Saturday, 12 December.

Beginning on Tuesday, 15 December, access to the Bella Center by the representatives of IGOs and NGOs will require a conference photo badge and a secondary card.

Collection of secondary cards
Only the designated contact points (DCPs) of the admitted observer organizations or, if the DCPs are not attending, the heads of delegation on the nomination letter are authorized to collect the badges.

Location of distribution
The badges will be distributed at the Information Counter.

Time of distribution
12 December: 9:30 - 18:00
14 - 18 December: 10:00 - 12:00 and 15:00 - 18:00

Site access cards
In this system, each organization will receive "COP 15 Observer Organization" cards for a set quota of representatives who can enter the premises. These cards are transferable among the representatives within one organization.

Please note that the quota per organization is recorded in the badge scanning system, so that the number of representatives entering the premises can be accurately counted. The moment an organization reaches its quota, no more representatives from the same organization will be allowed in.

The participants must present the card along with the photo badge to the security officers at the badge scanning point in order to access the conference site.