UN Headquarters Renovation
The United Nations has embarked on a massive renovation project, between 2009 and 2015, the 55 year old New York Headquarters is being gutted and restored to its original iconic image with infrastructure that is contemporary, safe, efficient and environmentally sound.
This ambitious historic project was launched with a ground-breaking ceremony on 5 May 2008, marking the beginning of a five-year, $1.9 billion overhaul of the UN landmark complex.