1. PROTOCOL AND LIAISON SERVICE BRIEFING - 15 APRIL 2016 Events Related to the Signing Ceremony for the Paris Agreement 22 April 2016

2. LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION (as per inscriptions received by the Office of Legal Affairs as of 14 April 2016) Heads of State Vice-Presidents Heads of Government Deputy Prime Ministers Foreign Ministers Other Ministers Permanent Representatives ----------------------------------- Total: 34 3 21 3 17 29 5 ---- 112

3. 22 April 08:30Opening CeremonyGeneral Assembly Hall 09:50Signing Ceremony beginsGeneral Assembly Hall 10:20National StatementsTrusteeship Council Chamber and ECOSOC Chamber 13:15High-Level Luncheon on the Implementation of theDelegates’ Dining Room Climate and Development Agendas (hosted by the Secretary-General) 15:00 National StatementsTrusteeship Council Chamber and ECOSOC Chamber 15:00High-Level Event on Implementation of the ClimateConference Room 1 and Development Agendas 18:00 Closing SessionGeneral Assembly Hall MAIN EVENTS

4. ACCREDITATIONS All accreditation requests must be made via the online system “eAccreditation” at http://eaccreditation.un.int Guidelines on how to submit requests online and a set of “Frequently Asked Questions” can be found on the Protocol website www.un.int/protocol Missions/offices will now have the option to submit photographs of delegations along with their online accreditation requests. All requests require at least 48 hours for processing. VIP passes are issued by Protocol and may be collected at the Protocol Office. VIP passes (without photo) will be issued to Heads of State/Government, Vice- Presidents, Crown Princes/Princesses and spouses. VIP passes (with photo) will be issued to Deputy Prime Ministers, Cabinet Ministers and spouses.

5. Bearing in mind space constraints as well as security considerations, passes will be made available as follows: 22 AprilGeneral Assembly Hall 6 access cards for each member state Access to the 2nd Floor of the GA and Conference Buildings 4 access cards for each member state Access to the Trusteeship Council and ECOSOC Chambers 2 access cards per chamber for each member state Information on access cards for Inter-Governmental Organizations is currently pending decisions to be taken by the Climate Change Support Team. The secondary access cards will be distributed by the Protocol and Liaison Service on Tuesday, 19 April 2016 between 10:00 am and 5:00 pm in room S-02MM. Thereafter, access cards may be collected in the Protocol Office at Room S-0201 during office hours. SECONDARY ACCESS PASSES

6. Seating will be available for First Ladies, Spouses of the Heads of State/Government, Vice-Presidents, Crown Princes and Princesses provided that the Chief of Protocol is notified in advance of their attendance at the session. VIP Seating

7. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Bilateral Booths will be in 3 locations: 2 on the 4 th balcony 4 on the 3 rd floor balcony 2 on the 2 nd floor balcony Reservations should be made through e-Meets by accessing https://icms.un.org https://icms.un.org Reservations will be the same as during the General Assembly: 20 minutes per meeting, 8 persons maximum.

8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Protocol will issue a Note Verbale containing detailed arrangements for the events of 22 April. The Note Verbale will be sent to all Missions and Offices, and will be available on the Protocol website (www.un.int/protocol).www.un.int/protocol This presentation will also be on the Protocol website this afternoon.

9. Thank You.