MEDIA ALERT

Dear Media Colleagues,

In connection with the upcoming visit of the UN Secretary-General H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon to India, 10 – 13 January 2015, please note the following media opportunities and related procedures:

Saturday, 10 January 2015, 2:50 p.m.

Arrival at Indira Gandhi International Airport (VIP lounge), New Delhi

PHOTO-OP ONLY

--Open only to GOI accredited photographers;

--Accredited photographers should e-mail unic.india@unic.org to be listed; registration deadline is 3 p.m. Friday, 9 January

Saturday, 10 January 2015, 7:35 p.m.

Arrival at Ahmedabad Airport

PHOTO-OP open only to Govt. of Gujarat official photographer

--To receive these photographs, please contact Mr. Mahesh Rana, Joint Director, Information Department, Ahmedabad, Mobile: 0-9978405783; maheshkumarrana@gmail.com

Sunday, 11 January 2015, 8 a.m.

Visit to Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad

PHOTO-OP + UN SECRETARY-GENERAL will make remarks; No Q&A

--Open to all accredited media

--Accredited photographers and media persons please contact Mr. Mahesh Rana, Joint Director, Information Department, Ahmedabad, Mobile: 0-9978405783; maheshkumarrana@gmail.com

Sunday, 11 January 2015, 10 a.m.

Inaugural Session of the 7^th Vibrant Gujarat Summit at Mahatma Mandir Gandhinagar

PHOTO-OP + UN SECRETARY-GENERAL’s keynote address

--Open to media accredited for Vibrant Gujarat event

(Please contact Mr. Mahesh Rana, Joint Director, Information Department, Ahmedabad, Mobile: 0-9978405783; maheshkumarrana@gmail.com)

Sunday, 11 January 2015, 4:45 p.m.

Secretary-General to inaugurate 10MW Canal Top Solar Power Plant, Sama Savli Road, in Vadodara

PHOTO-OP + UN SECRETARY-GENERAL will make remarks + MEDIA Q&A

--Open to all accredited media (Contact in Vadodara: Chief Engineer - Mr. U.C. Jain; Mobile: 09925210942  )

Monday, 12 January 2015, 3:20 p.m.

Secretary-General to deliver Sapru House-UN Lecture: India and the United Nations in a Changing World

PHOTO OP + SECRETARY-GENERAL’s KEYNOTE ADDRESS + Moderated Q&A

--Open to accredited photographers and media persons (For access, please contact: unic.india@unic.org; registration deadline is 3 p.m. Friday, 9 January)

Monday, 12 January 2015, 7:30 p.m.

UN Secretary-General to meet Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi and UN Goodwill Ambassadors from India

PHOTO-OP + SECRETARY-GENERAL’s REMARKS + REMARKS BY GOODWILL AMBASSADORS; NO Q&A

--Interested photographers and media persons must register with unic.india@unic.org; registration deadline is 3 p.m. Saturday, 10 January;

Strictly NO ENTRY without pre-registration

For more information:

RAJIV CHANDRAN

National Information Officer