TodaysNetworkNews: BAN KI-MOON, U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL MOVES TO NEW OFFICES (UNTV)

TodaysNetworkNews: 04 January 2010 - UNTV - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon relocated his office today (4 January) from the 38th floor of the historic Secretariat building to the 3rd floor of a temporary swing space as part of the multiyear renovation of United Nations Headquarters.

Ban pointed out that change is always a challenge but in this case it was necessary and long overdue.

Altogether 272 occupants will move to the just completed Temporary North Lawn Building. They are scheduled to return to the renovated Secretariat and Conference Buildings in 2012.

The Executive Director of the Capital Master Plan (CMP) Michael Adlerstein explained the challenges presented by renovating the compound while remaining fully operative, saying that we have to move sort of left and then step right and then step left and then step right.

Alderstein added that the greening of the UN is a central part of the process and will result in significant energy and water savings as well as a reduction in carbon production, which is the major contributor to greenhouse gases by over 45 percent.

The Secretary-General started packing his personal belongings last week. As he prepared for the move he said that this was quite a historic moment, acknowledging that it will be a very difficult operation to move such a huge organization to another work space.

After the official ground breaking ceremony in May 2008, cranes and earthmovers begun changing the landscape of the 50-plus year-old complex, designed by Le Corbusier and a host of other prominent architects. Prior to the current renovations, the complex had undergone only minor changes since its completion in 1950.

From mid-2009 until the completion of the renovation, the temporary North Lawn Building will house conference facilities while the existing Conference and General Assembly Buildings undergo renovation. It will also provide swing space for the Secretary-General and his executive office.

The new North Lawn Building will be officially inaugurated at a ceremony on 11 January. ................................................................................­.... ( UNITED NATIONS TELEVISION: UNTV ) ................................................................................­.... TodaysNetworkNews:
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