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Archives |
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Here you will find the archives of the
International Institute of Intellectual Co-operation, of the Preparatory Commission of
UNESCO, every session of the General Conference and Executive Board, all UNESCO documents
and publications, and the Secretariat’s records. The Micrography Unit (UMS) holds all
UNESCO texts since 1972 on microfiche; in some cases, since 1945. The Unit allows access
through the INTERNET to full texts of UNESCO documents from the end of 1995, and for the
decisions of the Executive Board and resolutions of the General Conference from 1946. The
reading room is in the basement of the Fontenoy Building (access through office
C.021). Opening hours: Monday to Friday inclusive, from 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.,
and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; tel.:
81950-81955. |
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Bank |
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You can carry out all banking
operations in the two branches of the Société Générale, one located opposite the lifts
on the first floor of the Fontenoy Building, the other in the hall of the Miollis
Building. Opening hours: Fontenoy, Monday to Friday, 9.30 a.m. - 4.15 p.m.,
Saturday, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. (except 1 and 11 November), tel.: 81640;
Miollis, Monday to Friday, 9.30 a.m. - 11.30 a.m., 1 p.m. - 4.15 p.m.,
tel.: 82827. Cash dispensers are at your disposal 24 hours a day in Fontenoy in the Miró
Hall and in Miollis next to the bank. |
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Bookshop |
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This is located at the entrance to the
Fontenoy Building and sells UNESCO publications, some publications of the United Nations
and other institutions, and a good selection of books. Delegates are entitled to a
reduction on presentation of their badge. Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.,
tel.: 82222. |
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Cafeteria |
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Seventh floor of the Fontenoy Building:
serves breakfast and lunch. Opening hours: 8.30 a.m. - 9.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m.
- 2.30 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Basement of the Miollis Building: serves lunch.
Opening hours: 11.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. Monday to Friday. |
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Cloakroom |
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Cloakrooms are available near Room I. |
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Commissary |
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As a delegate you have access, on
presentation of your badge, to the UNESCO Commissary, located in the first basement of the
Bonvin Building. Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 11.45 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. and 4
p.m. - 6 p.m.; Saturday, 10.30 a.m. - 1.30 p.m. A branch of the Commissary
specializing in gifts and essential items, is located in the basement of the Conference
Building. Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 10.45 a.m. - 5.45 p.m.; Saturday,
10.45 a.m.-1.30 p.m. |
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Conference
Bar |
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Serves coffee, drinks, cakes and fruit
all day, with a hot and cold buffet for lunch and dinner. This bar is located in the
basement of the Conference Building, Fontenoy. Open 8.30 a.m. - 9 p.m. Monday to
Saturday. |
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Cultural activities in Paris |
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The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
proposes meetings for delegates with individuals active in the fields of culture, science
and education, and with specialized departments of the French Government. Contact the Host
Country Reception Office. The UNESCO Community Association has designed special
programmes for persons accompanying participants: information can be obtained from the
Association's stand in the foyer outside Room I. |
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Emergencies |
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Inside UNESCO, call the Central Guard
Service in the Fontenoy Building, tel.: 81637 and 81617; in the Miollis Building, 82580.
Outside UNESCO, call ‘Police secours’, tel.: 17. |
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Fire |
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Inside UNESCO, for all buildings, tel.:
18. Outside UNESCO, call the Paris Fire Brigade, tel.: 18. |
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Hotels |
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You may use the Carlson Wagonlit
Travel or Havas Voyages American Express, both located in UNESCO, to make
reservations. |
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Internet |
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Personal computers in the basement of
the Conference Building near the telex and fax machines give you access to the network. To
request an electronic mailbox, contact the Bureau of Documentation, Informatics and
Telecommunications (DIT), F.018, tel.: 82253. |
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Journal of the General Conference |
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Published in English and French, this
is available every morning except Sunday at Documents Distribution, from 9 a.m. It
contains the day’s schedule and the agenda for meetings, an announcement of the
following day’s meetings, a brief summary of the previous day’s meetings and
official statements relating to the Conference. |
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Library |
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Here you will find a selection of daily
newspapers and magazines, as well as encyclopedias, bibliographies and reference works.
You may consult the UNESCO list of documents and publications and access its bibliographic
database. The Library is near the entrance to the main building, Place de Fontenoy.
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., tel.: 80356. |
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Lost and found |
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If you have lost or found something,
please contact the Delegates’ Reception Desk or the Guard Service, tel.: 81636. |
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Mail |
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You may ask for mail to be sent to you
in your name, mentioning also the name of your delegation, to the UNESCO address: |
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UNESCO
7 place de Fontenoy
F-75352 Paris 07-SP France
Telephone: (33 1) 45 68 10 00
Telex: 204 461/270602 Paris
Fax: (33 1) 45 67 16 90 |
You will find mail addressed to you at your
permanent delegation’s office or, if your delegation has no office, at the
Delegates’ Reception, in the Conference foyer. Observers from IGOs, NGOs and
Foundations should contact their Reception Desk in Room III.
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Medical emergencies |
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During the General Conference, an
emergency medical unit is permanently on duty in the Miró Hall, Conference Building,
tel.: 80588.
For serious emergencies outside UNESCO, call the SAMU (mobile emergency medical service)
directly, tel.: 15.
Irrespective of place or time, if you need a doctor, call SOS Médecins on 01.43.37.77.77.
You can also call the emergency service of St. Joseph Hospital, 185 rue Raymond Losserand,
14th arrondissement, tel.: 01.44.12.34.58, saying that you are from UNESCO. |
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Medical Service |
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The Medical Service and Infirmary are
located on the third floor of the Fontenoy Building, Offices 3.067 to 3.069. Opening
hours: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. - 6.30 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. -
1.30 p.m. On duty during night meetings and Saturday afternoons, tel.: 80867. In the
Miollis Building, the Infirmary is on the ground floor, Office 28, tel.: 83231, open
from Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. |
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Meditation Room |
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Designed by the Japanese architect
Tadao Ando, the Meditation area is just off the Japanese garden (accessible through the
glass door, Salle des Pas Perdus) . |
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Meeting rooms reservations |
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To book a meeting room, please contact
the Meeting Room Reservation Service, which will endeavour to meet the requests of groups
of delegations according to availability. |
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Newspapers |
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Two newsagents in the halls of the
Fontenoy and Miollis Buildings stock daily newspapers, magazines and books. |
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Parking |
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Parking space is reserved on the
avenue de Suffren and avenue de Ségur, bordering the UNESCO perimeter, for cars
displaying the special parking sticker on the windscreen. The stickers may be obtained
from the Delegates’ Reception. |
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Photocopying |
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In the basement of the Conference
Building, in front of the Sound Archives Unit, a photocopying service is at your disposal.
In meeting rooms, ask the conference room officers. |
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Photographs |
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You may make arrangements with the two
General Conference photographers, whom you will find at their counter in the hall outside
Room I, for photographs to be taken. |
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Postal services |
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A post office is open for the duration
of the General Conference in the basement of the Conference Building. Opening hours:
9 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. - 12.30 p.m., tel.: 80252. There are
mail boxes near the Place de Fontenoy entrance, behind the lifts and in the hall of the
Miollis Building. In an emergency, you will find a post office open all night at 52
rue du Louvre, in the first arrondissement. |
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Press |
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The Press Room is on the gound floor of
the Fontenoy Building. |
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Receptions |
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The catering services are at your
disposal for receptions you may wish to organize at UNESCO Headquarters. |
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Recordings |
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If you would like an audio cassette of
a statement made in plenary or in commission, you may obtain one from the Sound Archives
Unit (Office S.371, tel.: 80105) for FF 60. Only statements in plenary
are available on video; they should be requested in advance (Office S.317, tel.:
80068). |
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VHS cassettes (PAL, SECAM, NTSC)
price FF 200. |
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Professional cassettes U-MATIC
low-band or BVU (PAL, SECAM, NTSC), price FF 400. |
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BETACAM SP cassettes for television
broadcasting only (European or American system), price FF 700. |
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BETACAM digital cassette, price
FF 700. |
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Restaurant |
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The Lowendal Restaurant is open for
lunch from Monday to Friday on the seventh floor of the Fontenoy Building. Reservations,
tel.: 81600 (see also Conference Bar and Cafeteria). |
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Shop |
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See under Commissary and Souvenirs. |
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Souvenirs |
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A souvenir counter in the Ségur Hall
offers a selection of gifts, UNESCO and United Nations postage stamps and stamps issued by
Member States to commemorate major UNESCO campaigns. |
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Speaking clock |
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To find out the time at any moment of
the day or night: tel.: (0) 36 99. |
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Telephone |
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UNESCO’s telephone number for a
call made in France is 01 45 68 10 00; for a call made from abroad it is (33 1)
45.68.10.00. If you receive a call, it will be redirected by the switchboard to your
permanent delegation. If your delegation does not have a permanent office, the calls will
be redirected to the "telephone centre" in the Fontenoy Building. If you are
expecting a call at a specific time, stay near the "telephone centre", or tell
the switchboard operator where you will be. You might usefully advise your correspondent
to ask for a "person-to-person" call, which is billed from the moment the
requested correspondent comes on the line.
To call an extension in UNESCO, dial the five figures directly.
To reach a number in Paris, dial 0 and then the number of your correspondent. You can call
outside Paris and outside France directly from the office of your permanent delegation,
which will receive the bill later, or from the switchboard in the Conference Building; in
the latter case, you must pay immediately. |
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Temporary secretarial staff |
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The Office of Human Resources
Management can help find temporary secretarial staff, at your own expense. UNESCO’s
permanent staff cannot be made available to delegates. |
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Theatres and concerts |
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The Host Country Reception Office
provides programmes of cultural events in Paris during the session and enables you to book
concert and theatre seats. |
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Travel |
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There are two travel agencies where you
may book your return or any other journey in France or abroad:
- Carlson Wagonlit Travel opposite the lifts on the first floor of the Fontenoy
Building, tel.: 80381,
- Havas Voyages American Express, tel.: 83019, in the hall of the Miollis Building.
Both agencies are open Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
For information concerning flight times, you can make direct calls to
- Orly airport, 01 49 75 15 15,
- Charles de Gaulle-Roissy airport, 01 48 64 39 30
or by calling 0802 802 802. |
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Visas |
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If you need a visa for your return
journey, you may contact the Visa Service, 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. or between 4
p.m. -to 5.30 p.m., Office 1.26 or 1.25, Building III, tel.: 81771, 81860. |
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Weather |
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At the time of the General Conference,
the weather in Paris is generally cold and misty, with occasional fine days. |
