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The United Nations has signed a six-year lease to occupy 460,000 square feet of office space at a building in Midtown Manhattan as part of its renovation of the landmark UN Headquarters in New York, UN spokesperson Michele Montas announced Wednesday.

Montas told reporters at the daily briefing that this contract, signed between the world body and TAG 380, which is a subsidiary of Solow Management Corporation, will provide temporary space for the majority of UN staff members who will be relocated during the upcoming renovation of UN Headquarters under the Capital Master Plan (CMP).


File photo taken on Sept. 18, 2007 shows the United Nations Secretarial Building in New York, the United States. The United Nations will begin its renovation of the UN Headquarters complex in New York in early May, the first such work since the U.N. headquarters was built in 1950s, UN spokesperson Michele Montas announced Wednesday.
She added that the United Nations will begin work on the first construction phase of the CMP, for a temporary conference building on the North Lawn, in early May.
The lease agreement regarding the building at 380 Madison Avenue is one of several leases which the UN has concluded in recent months as it seeks temporary office space for some of its staff during the renovation process, known as the CMP.
The CMP -- a five-year, 1.9 billion U.S. dollars overhaul -- aims to bring the five-decade old secretariat and adjacent buildings, which are plagued by leaks, safety violations and outdated systems, up to code and to high standards of efficiency and environmental sustainability.

The UN. General Assembly approved in December a series of proposals to speed up the much-need renovation of the UN Headquarters complex, backing Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's proposals to accelerate the overhaul of the antiquated complex in New York, which he presented to member states in an October report.


File photo taken on Sept. 28, 2007 shows the United Nations General Assembly Hall in New York, the United States. The United Nations will begin its renovation of the UN Headquarters complex in New York in early May, the first such work since the U.N. headquarters was built in 1950s, UN spokesperson Michele Montas announced वेद्नेस्दय.

File photo taken on July 3, 2007 shows the United Nations Security Council Chamber in New York, the United States. The United Nations will begin its renovation of the UN Headquarters complex in New York in early May, the first such work since the U.N. headquarters was built in 1950s, UN spokesperson Michele Montas announced Wednesday