Download or read book UNITED NATIONS Planning for Headquarters Renovation Is Reasonable United States Needs to Decide Whether to Support Work written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.N. headquarters complex in New York City, built largely from 1949 to 1952, is a well-designed and well-constructed landmark that is now aging. The buildings, particularly much of the original infrastructure, have exceeded their economic life expectancy. They are energy inefficient and no longer conform to current safety, fire, and building codes or to U.N. technologic or security requirements. U.N. officials have discussed renovating the 50-year-old complex for about a decade. (See app. I for information on the U.N. headquarters and construction project planning.) In June 2000, the Secretary-General presented to the General Assembly a Capital Master Plan, which provides options for a multiyear effort to renovate the headquarters. The Secretary-General's preferred option was estimated to take 6 years and cost about $1 billion. In December 2000, the General Assembly approved $8 million for the Secretary-General to develop design concepts and associated cost estimates for the renovation and ensure that all viable renovation options had been considered. Because the United States is the largest contributor to the U.N. system and the host country for U.N. headquarters, the Congress is concerned about the reasonableness of the planning for the proposed renovation and its potential cost and financing. To address these concerns, you asked that we (1) assess the reasonableness of the United Nations renovation planning efforts, including the initial cost estimate; (2) comment on the potential cost to the U.S. government, including financing options and issues; and (3) discuss the tentative time frames for key steps in the renovation process. Because the Department of State, through the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, is responsible for ensuring that U.S. interests at the United Nations are met, we also inquired into what role State had played thus far in the renovation.
Download or read book United Nations written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book U N Headquarters Renovation written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book U S Financial Involvement in Renovation of U N Headquarters written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book United Nations written by Thomas Melito and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-07 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.N. headquarters in N.Y. City neither conforms to current bldg. codes nor meets U.N. technology or security requirements. As the U.N.¿s host country and largest contributor, the U.S. has a substantial interest in the success of the Capital Master Plan (CMP), a project to renovate the complex. This report reviews the following areas: renovation, approach, schedule, cost, funding, risk mgmt., project progress, procurement, and oversight. The author reviewed U.N. documents and met with officials from the CMP office and other U.N. depts. He also reviewed U.N. documents and oversight reports and interviewed U.N. officials from the Office of Internal Oversight Services and officials from the U.S. Dept. of State. Includes recommendations. Illus.
Download or read book U N Headquarters Renovation written by United States Senate and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-17 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: U.N. headquarters renovation: no accountability without transparency: hearing before the Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security Subcommittee of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, June 20, 2006.
Download or read book United Nations early renovation planning reasonable but additional management controls and oversight will be needed written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book U N Headquarters Renovation No Accountability Without Transparency S Hrg 109 957 June 20 2006 109 2 Hearing written by and published by . This book was released on 2007* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book United Nations Renovations written by Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2001, we reported that the UN headquarters complex in New York City-built largely between 1949 to 19527-no longer conformed to current safety, fire, and building codes or to UN technology and security requirements.8 6GAO, Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide, The UN General Assembly noted that conditions in the UN headquarters complex posed serious risks to the health and safety of staff, visitors, and tourists. Thus, in December 2006, after several years of design and planning, the UN General Assembly unanimously approved the CMP to renovate the UN headquarters complex, at a budget not to exceed $1.88 billion.
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Download or read book United Nations written by United States Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-13 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United Nations (UN) estimated in 2005 that renovating its headquarters will cost up to $1.75 billion. As the UN's host country and largest contributor, the United States has a substantial interest in the project's success. In this report, we (1) determine whether the development of the Capital Master Plan (CMP) has been consistent with leading industry practices, (2) examine factors that led to changes in the cost estimate and determine whether the 2005 estimate was updated using industry practices, (3) review the status of financing of the renovation, (4) identify decisions needed for the renovation to proceed, and (5) review UN oversight and State monitoring efforts. To address these objectives, we reviewed UN design and planning documents, including the latest cost estimate, to compare them with industry standards. To assess oversight, we reviewed OIOS and UN Board of Auditors reports and met with UN officials.
Download or read book United Nations Renovations written by U.s. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-04 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In December 2006, the UN approved a $1.88 billion CMP to modernize its headquarters in New York City by 2014, with a scope to include the renovation of five buildings. Separately from the CMP, the UN is also considering the option of a new office building, known as the consolidation building, to be located across the street from UN headquarters. As the UN's largest contributor, the United States has a significant interest in these projects. GAO was asked to report on (1) the extent to which the CMP is meeting its planned renovation scope, schedule, and budget; (2) the UN General Assembly's evaluation of CMP cost estimates; and (3) the status of the consolidation building project.To perform this work, GAO reviewed cost and schedule documents for the CMP, as well as planning and legal documents for the consolidation building; examined relevant UN financial documents and UN General Assembly resolutions, as well as GAO's best practices for cost estimation; and met with officials from the Department of State (State), the UN CMP office and other relevant UN departments, and New York City."
Download or read book The U N Building written by Aaron Betsky and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it was completed in 1952 along New York's East River, the United Nations Building stood as a symbol of world humanitarianism, a beacon of unity after the Second World War. More than 50 years on, the 39-story building is regarded as one of the pinnacles of mid-century modernism. Its magnificent public spaces and assembly halls, as well as its impressive collection of art by Chagall, Henry Moore and many others make it one of the most visited sites in New York. On the celebration of the United Nations' 60th anniversary, and before a long period of renovation, this book presents a portrait of this fascinating building. Specially commissioned photography and an illuminating text bring alive the spaces which have played host to the historic speeches, debates and gatherings that have been central to the world's development since 1945.
Download or read book U S Financial Involvement in Renovation of U N Headquarters written by United States. Congress and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: U.S. financial involvement in renovation of U.N. headquarters : hearing before the Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security Subcommittee of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, July 21, 2005.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations written by Thomas G. Weiss and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-11-13 with total page 1025 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This major new handbook provides the definitive and comprehensive analysis of the UN and will be an essential point of reference for all those working on or in the organization.
