The “Green Building” hosts the global headquarters of the UN Environment Programme and UN-Habitat, the Human Settlements Programme. This rather technical tour explains the energy-saving and ...

Giving new meaning to taking fashion to a worldwide stage, the United Nations and the Swedish School of Textiles have joined forces to create new uniforms for tour guides at the U.N. headquarters.

Since November 1952 well-trained and well-dressed tour guides have conducted visitors through the magnificent United Nations headquarters, which were designed by an international cadre of ...