Media participation in the 21st Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention (COP21, Naples, Italy, 2-5 December 2019) is subject to accreditation by the UNEP/MAP—Barcelona Convention Secretariat.
Accreditation is strictly reserved for members of the press – print media, photo, radio, TV, film and news agencies – who fully meet UN media accreditation requirements.
Accreditation
Accreditation will be granted upon presentation of valid press credentials, including:
- a completed accreditation form;
- a letter of assignment on official letterhead of a media organization signed by the Publisher/Assignment Editor, Editor-in-chief or Bureau Chief, specifying the name and functional title of the journalist. Unsigned letters or e-mails will not be accepted;
- a photocopy of a valid press card/work pass;
- a photocopy of passport.
Press passes can be picked up at the registration counter at the COP21 venue upon presentation of ID (passport, official national press pass, driver’s license, work ID, etc.). Please note that journalists accredited to cover the meetings should make their own travel and hotel bookings.
Accreditation requests (accreditation form and required documents) should be sent by email to anastasia.vergiris@un.org, copying ghannem@un.org, no later than 25 November 2019.
