L o g i s t i c s
N o t e
Global Forum on
Remittances, Investment
and Development 2017
Celebrating the
United Nations Headquarters, New York
15 – 16 June 2017
In collaboration with
www.ifad.org/gfrid2017
15 June, Private Sector Day
and Marketplace Reception
United Nations Headquarters
Delegates Dining Room
16 June, Family Remittances Day
United Nations Headquarters
Morning: Delegates Dining Room
Afternoon: Conference Room 4
IFAD contacts
Rome office: +39 06 5459 2711
New York office: +1 212 963 1166
E-mail: [email protected]
Web page: www.ifad.org/gfrid2017
Welcome to the fifth edition of the Global Forum
on Remittances, Investment and Development
(GFRID2017) organized by the International Fund for
Agricultural Development (IFAD), the World Bank
and the United Nations Department of Economic
and Social Affairs (UN-DESA).
Table of contents
Dates of the Forum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Venue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Getting to the venue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Route to Conference Room 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Navigating UNHQ Premises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
UNHQ Location of GFRID2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Route to the Delegates Dining Room.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accreditation and Special Events Pass collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marketplace Reception. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
By Air.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
By Bus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
By Taxi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
By Train.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accommodation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other useful information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Time Zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Currency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Useful Telephone Numbers in New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Climate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Electric Power in the USA.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Dates of the Forum
15-16 June, 2017
Venue
United Nations Headquarters
405 East 42nd Street, New York
Tel: (+1) (212) 963 9999
http://visit.un.org/content/location
The United Nations Headquarters is located in the heart of
New York City on 1st Avenue between 42nd and 48th Street.
This 18-acre site has been declared international territory and
belongs to the 193 Member States of the United Nations.
Getting to the venue
We recommend the use of public transportation as the
United Nations Headquarters (UNHQ) does not offer
parking facilities.
• By subway: Numbers 4, 5, 6, 7, or S trains to Grand
Central Station; walk east on 42nd Street to 1st Avenue.
Learn more
• By bus: M15, M42. Learn more
• By car: Private parking garages are available from East
45th Street to East 49th Street, between 1st Avenue and
2nd Avenue
Map 1: the UN Headquarters’ location
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Navigating the United Nations Headquarters
Location of GFRID2017 at the UN
Map 2: Delegates Dining Room – fourth floor,
UN Conference Building
15 June
Morning and afternoon:
Delegates Dining Room (UN Conference Building)
Marketplace Reception:
South Delegates Dining Room (UN Conference Building)
16 June
Morning:
Delegates Dining Room (UN Conference Building) Afternoon:
Conference Room 4 (UN General Assembly Building)
Route to the Delegates Dining Room
Route to Conference Room 4
Conference Room 4 is located on the first basement floor
in the UN General Assembly Building. You can access this
floor on the same set of elevators as the UN Conference
Building. Please follow the GFRID2017 signs for additional
guidance in the afternoon of 16 June.
The Delegates Dining Room is located on the fourth (4) floor
of the UN Conference Building. To access this floor, you
must have your UN Special Events Pass and government
issued ID with you at all times. Once you’ve been cleared
through security, enter into the visitor’s lobby and proceed to
the UN Conference Building to the elevators that lead to the
fourth floor. GFRID2017 guides will be located throughout
to lead you in the right direction the morning of 15 and
16 June only.
Map 3: Conference Room 4 – first basement, UN General Assembly Building
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Registration
• Participation to the GFRID2017 is free of charge and
by invitation only.
• IMPORTANT! REGISTRATION ON THE
PREMISES WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE and entrance
will be denied without a UN Special Events Pass and
government issued personal identification document.
• Registrations will close on 31 May 2017.
• All those who have not been invited can fill the form
available here. Due to limited space, each request
will be reviewed by the GFRID2017 organizers, and a
confirmation/decline message will be sent shortly after
submission.
• Upon registering, make sure to insert your name as
it appears on your passport or government issued
personal identification document, otherwise entrance
to the UN premises could be denied.
• Please also ensure that you register on time should
you need visa to enter the United States.
Accreditation and Special Events
Pass collection
• Each registered participant will be provided with a
UN Special Events Pass for the Forum only and must
obtain one to pass through UN Security and access
UN premises. You will need to carry this Pass and
personal identification document with you at all times.
• Please note
that, given the high security involved and the process
to obtain a UN Special Events Pass, you can only be
issued one Pass during the entirety of the Forum.
You must pass through UN Security each day, so give
yourself enough time before the Forum begins, arriving at
the UN premises at least 1 hour before the first
morning session begins.
• Your GFRID2017 Special Events Pass can be collected on:
–– On 14 June, from 15:00 to 18:00 in the lobby of the
ONE UN New York Hotel, located at 1 United Nations
Plaza (opposite the UNHQ, see Map 4) on 44th Street
between 1st and 2nd Avenues.
–– On 15 and 16 June, from 8:30 to 10:15 in front of
the UN Visitors entrance at 46th Street
and 1st Avenue (Map 5).
Dedicated staff will distribute badges for registered
participants only, divided in three rows per alphabetical
order (A-F, G-M, N-Z).
• Participants are encouraged to pick up their badge
on 14 June, to avoid the high affluence the following days.
Large bags and other material is highly discouraged and
may be rejected by UNHQ Security.
• IMPORTANT ON BADGE LOSS!
If you lose your Special Event Pass, entrance to the UNHQ
will not be allowed as UNHQ cannot issue a second
badge for the same person.
Map 4: Location of the ONE UN New York
Hotel and walking distance from UN
Map 5: Getting the UN Special Events Pass
on 15 and 16 June
UN Visitors entrance
Security checks
HERE
Entrance to
the UN
Pass collection
Entrance to the ONE
UN New York Hotel
Entrance to the
UN Building
(with Pass only)
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Language
By taxi
The working language of the Forum is English. No
interpretation will be provided and the working documents
will be available in English only.
The Taxi and Limousine Commission regulates New York’s
fleet of yellow taxicabs and green Boro taxis. Rates and
other detailed information are available HERE
• Taxis are available 24 hours a day
Marketplace Reception
• Hail taxis whose numbers are illuminated on top –
they’re on duty
A Marketplace Reception will be held on 15 June from 18:00
to 20:30 in the South Delegates Dining Room at the UNHQ,
on the fourth floor of the UN Conference Building. Dedicated
information for the exhibitors will be provided in a separate
Marketplace Note.
• Minimum metered fare is US$2.50, which increases
50 cents every fifth of a mile or every minute, depending
on how fast you’re traveling; there is also a New York
State tax surcharge of 50 cents per ride
Transportation
By train
Please note that each participant will be responsible of his/
her own transportation from/to the airports. No car/bus
service will be provided.
All information regarding transportation services in and
around New York City is found HERE.
By air
New York is served by three main airports. Below are links
to the airport websites and information on transportation
options to and from NYC.
• John F. Kennedy International (JFK): for more information
on transportation to and from the airport click HERE
• LaGuardia Airport (LGA): for more information on
transportation to and from the airport click HERE
• Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR): for more
information on transportation to and from the airport
click HERE
By bus
There are a number of affordable bus lines that travel to
New York City from around the United States and parts of
Canada. These include BoltBus, Megabus and Greyhound. • All taxis accept cash; most accept credit cards
New York City has two main rail stations in Midtown:
Grand Central Terminal (on the east side) and Penn Station
(on the west side). Each is also served by numerous
bus and subway lines. Grand Central is served by
Metro‑North Railroad, which goes to NYC suburbs in
New York and Connecticut. Penn Station is served by the
following: Long Island Rail Road, a commuter railroad
serving Long Island; Amtrak, the US national passenger
railroad, serving many points throughout the country; and
NJ Transit, a commuter line serving points in New Jersey.
Visa
Participants must obtain a visa through the United States
Consulate or Embassy in their country.
Information on United States visa requirements and
procedures can be found at https://travel.state.gov/content/
visas/en.html. Please note that entry regulations are subject
to change.
All eligible international travellers who wish to travel to the
United States under the Visa Waiver Program must apply for
authorization (visit the official website of the Department of
Homeland Security https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/).
On an ad hoc basis, and only if strictly needed, the
GFRID2017 Organizing Team will provide invitation letters for
visa purposes only.
Kindly note that the Forum organizers are not responsible
for visa issuance, and can only provide the invitation letter
upon request. Please write to [email protected] for
such requests.
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Accommodation
Useful telephone numbers in New York
The official accommodation selected for the Forum
speakers and organizers is the ONE UN New York Hotel.
Participants can choose their preferred hotel directly.
Here are some important phone numbers to keep handy
during your NYC visit:
Please note that, due to the high season and numerous
events taking place in New York in June, timely hotel booking
is warmly encouraged. In addition to the ONE UN New York
Hotel, there is a wide range of hotels which are very close to
the conference venue and are available at special rates for
the Forum participants.
A complete list is provided in the online registration form.
Other useful information
Time zone
New York City is on EST – Eastern Standard Time
(Greenwich mean time minus four hours during daylight
saving time, from March into early November, and minus
five hours the rest of the year). Currency
In New York City and throughout the United States, the
US dollar is the standard currency. This converter allows
you to determine the value of other currencies compared
with the dollar.
Safety
New York is America’s safest large city, but visitors should
still use common sense to protect themselves and their
property. Be aware of your surroundings, and make sure to
always use licensed, reputable businesses for any services
you need. For example, don’t hail livery cabs (as opposed
to taxis) at the airport. For more information about safety, read the tips for visitors.
• General Emergencies (police, fire or ambulance): 911
• NY Police Department Switchboard: 646-610-5000
• NY Fire Department Switchboard: 212-999-2222
• Transportation NYC government agencies and
any questions or requests about City services
(non‑emergency): 311 or 212 (639-9675)
• Directory assistance: 411
Climate
New York has a warm humid temperate climate with hot
summers and no dry season. The weather gets warmer
and drier in June, when spring merges into summer. During
this month, the average temperature for the city starts off at
18°C, with daily highs increasing from 23°C to 27°C over the
course of the month.
Electric power in the USA
Electric power is standardized in all states across the USA.
It is set at 110 Volts and 60 cycles. Standard electric plugs
have two flat blades. The plugs on some newer appliances
have a third round grounding pin.
If you bring any electrical appliance to the USA, you may
need an adaptor to fit the US electrical receptacles. You may
also need a converter to change the voltage from 110 volts
to 220 volts.
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Financing Facility for Remittances
Via Paolo di Dono, 44 – 00142 Rome, Italy
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