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The '''UN City''' (Danish: '''FN Byen''') is |
The '''UN City''' (Danish: '''FN Byen''') is located in [[Copenhagen]], and consists of two campuses that combined houses 1,200 employees from 104 countries. The [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)|Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]<ref name='byoghavn'>{{cite web | url = http://www.byoghavn.dk/presse/nyheder/2013/s%C3%A5dan+blev+fn+byen+til.aspx | title = Sådan blev FN BYEN til | accessdate = 2014-01-25 | author = By & Havn | authorlink = By & Havn | language = Danish}}</ref> to various services from nine [[United Nations]] agencies. The plans for a UN City in Copenhagen were born in 2002, and the location at Marmormolen was selected in 2005. Campus 1 on Marmormolen currently accommodates about 1,300 staff members from all nine agencies. Campus 2, located by the container port, constitutes UNICEF’s new state of the art high bay warehouse and is currently the largest humanitarian warehouse in the world. UN City currently houses 1,200 employees, but has room for an estimated 1,700 employees, making it the sixth largest UN campus measured by the amount of staff.<ref name='undk'>{{cite web | url = http://un.dk/da/node/17 | title = Forenede Nationer i Danmark | accessdate = 2013-11-05 | author = United Nations | authorlink = United Nations | language = Danish}}</ref> The employees are representing a total of 104 different countries.<ref name='information'>{{cite web | url = http://www.information.dk/467009 | title = Information | accessdate = 2014-03-12 | author = Information | authorlink = Information | language = Danish}}</ref> The building was designed by Danish architectural firm ''3xn'',<ref name='3xn'>{{cite web | url = http://www.3xn.dk/arkitektur/kronologisk/65-fn-byen | title = FN Byen | accessdate = 2013-11-05 | author = 3xn | authorlink = 3xn | language = Danish}}</ref> totals 45,000 m<sup>2</sup> office space and 7,000 m<sup>2</sup> basement and was inaugurated on 2013-07-04 by secretary-general [[Ban Ki-moon]] and her majesty [[Margrethe II of Denmark]].<ref name='byoghavn' /> The building is built with a large focus on sustainability and [[Environmentally friendly|environmental friendliness]], and the calculated energy consumption for the building is less than 50 [[Watt|kWh]]/m<sup>2</sup>/year.<ref name='3xn' /> The building has been awarded with the European Commission's Green Building Award for New Buildings and LEED's Platinum-certificate.<ref name='undk'>{{cite web | url = http://un.dk/en/node/85 | title = Forenede Nationer i Danmark | accessdate = 2014-03-12 | author = United Nations | authorlink = United Nations | language = Danish}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:32, 1 October 2014
| UN City | |
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FN Byen | |
 UN City, seen from south | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Address | Marmormolen 51, 2100 |
| Town or city | København Ø |
| Country | Denmark |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) a.s.l. |
| Current tenants | United Nations |
| Groundbreaking | 2008 |
| Opened | 2013-02 |
| Inaugurated | 2013-07-04 |
| Cost | DKK 1,811,570,795.00 (may 2013)[1] |
| Owner | HARBOUR P/S (ATP Ejendomme)[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 6 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | 3xn |
The UN City (Danish: FN Byen) is located in Copenhagen, and consists of two campuses that combined houses 1,200 employees from 104 countries. The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs[3] to various services from nine United Nations agencies. The plans for a UN City in Copenhagen were born in 2002, and the location at Marmormolen was selected in 2005. Campus 1 on Marmormolen currently accommodates about 1,300 staff members from all nine agencies. Campus 2, located by the container port, constitutes UNICEF’s new state of the art high bay warehouse and is currently the largest humanitarian warehouse in the world. UN City currently houses 1,200 employees, but has room for an estimated 1,700 employees, making it the sixth largest UN campus measured by the amount of staff.[4] The employees are representing a total of 104 different countries.[5] The building was designed by Danish architectural firm 3xn,[6] totals 45,000 m2 office space and 7,000 m2 basement and was inaugurated on 2013-07-04 by secretary-general Ban Ki-moon and her majesty Margrethe II of Denmark.[3] The building is built with a large focus on sustainability and environmental friendliness, and the calculated energy consumption for the building is less than 50 kWh/m2/year.[6] The building has been awarded with the European Commission's Green Building Award for New Buildings and LEED's Platinum-certificate.[4]
Agencies represented
The following UN agencies are represented in UN City:[4]
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
- United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN WOMEN)
- World Food Program (WFP)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
See also
- Headquarters of the United Nations
- International Court of Justice, The Hague
- Palace of Nations
- Queens Museum of Art
- U Thant Island
- United Nations Office at Geneva
- United Nations Office at Nairobi
- United Nations Office at Vienna
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to UN City.
- ^ ois.dk (Danish Property Index), search Kommune=Københavns Kommune, Vejnavn=Marmorvej, Nr=51 - select Økonomi->Tidligere vurderinger og salgspriser->Historiske salgspriser->Solgt - 2013
- ^ Tinglysning.dk (Danish Court public property registration), search Marmorvej 51, 2100
- ^ a b By & Havn. "Sådan blev FN BYEN til" (in Danish). Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ^ a b c United Nations. "Forenede Nationer i Danmark" (in Danish). Retrieved 2013-11-05. Cite error: The named reference "undk" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Information. "Information" (in Danish). Retrieved 2014-03-12.
- ^ a b 3xn. "FN Byen" (in Danish). Retrieved 2013-11-05.
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