UN City
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| UN City | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Coordinates | 55°42′17″N 12°35′51″E / 55.704730°N 012.597564°E |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) a.s.l. |
| Current tenants | United Nations |
| Groundbreaking | 2008 |
| Opening | 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 |
| Website | |
| UN City in Copenhagen | |
The UN City (Danish: FN Byen) is a campus in Copenhagen, provided by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs[3] to various services from eight United Nations agencies. The campus provide office and workspace for 1,100 employees, but has room for 2,000 employees, making it the sixth largest UN campus.[4] The building was designed by Danish architect firm 3xn,[5] 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 build with a high degree of green mindset, and the calculated energy consumption for the building is less than 50 kWh/m2/year.[5]
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)
References
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- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 By & Havn. "Sådan blev FN BYEN til" (in Danish). Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 United Nations. "Forenede Nationer i Danmark" (in Danish). Retrieved 2013-11-05.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 3xn. "FN Byen" (in Danish). Retrieved 2013-11-05.
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