Organisation des Nations Unies ONU

I went there to do the one hour tour with my parents and friends during their stay in Geneva.
The entrance was a bit confused since they tell you to wait outside but there’s nobody outside to give you directions, so I went in there and a guard told us to go in.
You get registered quickly with just one ID per group. We got a tour at 15h30 in English. Our guide Pablo was great! Very dynamic and always wanting to answer our questions.
The tour is very interesting and we learn a lot of facts about the history of the UN and its rooms and gifts.
It was a very nice experience and it didn’t even seem that an hour had passed.
Plus they have a very great giftshop with interesting items.
I really recommend you to do it if you have tourists in Geneva.

Quelle chance d’avoir eu l’opportunité de pouvoir visiter ce monument, emblème de notre petite ville Genève!
La seule déception… Trop de monde! Au fond, ce n’est que peu étonnant lors des 70 ans de l’ONU!
Une magnifique vue sur le lac, le jet d’eau et bien entendu de jolies découvertes au cœur de ce monument sacré!

It was interesting to see the rooms and the buildings but that were the only things we could do as visitors. Although there was a tour guide, there was no much interaction during the visit (like talking to the people who work there or a more educative guiding to understand the works of the UN). It was simply a visit of the place to take nice pictures in nice, fancy offices and rooms.

This is on the must-​do list for sure.
I took a tour of the United Nations in Geneva with some friends last month on the hottest day recorded in the history of life. Kidding, but it was really hot. I would recommend taking pictures by the flags in the front before you take the tour because if it is towards the end of the day they probably won’t let you inside the gate to do so.
We took the tour in English (of course) and we had a very lovely tour guide with the most chic haircut. The tour was fantastic — she went over the history of the UN, as well as what meetings take place, what the protocol and regulations are for different sessions, and the different branches of the UN. It was so informative and you could tell that the tour guide not only knew her stuff, but she also showed a real respect for the organization. After the tour, we went to the gift shop and I ended up buying a really cool durable sack that was reasonably priced. There are all kinds of books, pens, pins, and other souvenirs, so make sure you stop buy and even just buy one little trinket.
If you take your children, please please please be prepared to keep them in check because there are live sessions going on and I had to literally pull someone’s child back that was knocking on the window while the world health organization was having a session. Like OMG.
IMPORTANT: Each family is registered together, and they give you a badge with your picture on it but only one person gets a badge for every family, so if it is really significant for you to get a badge with your picture I would suggest going in separately because everyone pays the same price anyway.

I don’t know whether this review is for the UN as a whole for the delegates restaurant or for the cafeterias but I can tell you this that the UN has an amazing employee cafeteria with just about every type of food imaginable bring cash because they don’t take credit cards.
Over the past two years I’ve spent a couple weeks working at the UN in Geneva and it’s a pretty impressive place the restaurant on the roof is really expensive and if you go there make sure you get a seat outside.

We had a very interesting tour. Notice that you will need your passport. You can’t visit the buildings by yourself, you need to book a guided tour in the language of your choice. The tour takes an hour and costs 12 CHF/​person. We were able to see some of the meeting rooms and enter the assembly hall as well as see a large collection of art works donated to the UN. We couldn’t exactly know the number of based committees in Geneva and we learned a lot about many UN humanitarian branches which we haven’t heard before. It was very interesting!

The public entrance is about 500 meters up the hill from the Palais des Nations plaza, check a guidebook or the internet for current tour times-​info about what hours the tours are running. I was here in late April 2012 and went for a 2pm (14hr, to these europeans) tour. The tour of the UN offices-​buildings in Geneva lasts about an hr. It includes history, sightseeing, nice view of lake Geneva, UN parklands-​palais des nations, and on some days, Mont Blanc. Now, the tour costs 12 SF-​CHF, sort pricey, but thats the way with everything in Switzerland and if you are a model un alum like moi, or just interested in all things Geneva, or history, I would definitely recommend a visit. Salut!
Also of note, the Red Cross-​Red Crescent is just across the way, but their museum is closed for remodeling or installation of new exhibits until 2013, quelle bummer. Just an fyi there.
P. s. The tour costs less if you are a student, youth, or senior.