United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-02-15 monographic deposited born digital 11 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-414R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-414R P0b002ee18037c793 f:d07414r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-414R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-414R GAO-07-414R Construction costs Cost analysis Cost overruns Facility repairs Future budget projections Inflation International organizations Schedule slippages UN Capital Master Plan Correspondence A65984 Since 2000, the United Nations (UN) has been developing a Capital Master Plan (CMP) to renovate its headquarters complex in New York City to bring it into compliance with current life safety and building codes. The planned renovation will also enable the UN to address technology and security needs. Since 2001, we have reported on the UN's efforts to develop the CMP. As we finalized our most recent report in November 2006, the UN Secretary-General released the latest progress report on the CMP and recommended that the UN General Assembly approve a scope, schedule, budget, and funding mechanism for the CMP. The Secretary-General's report also included an updated cost estimate of $1.88 billion for the project. This estimate for the CMP is about $128 million higher than the previous estimate, which was released in 2005. As the host country and largest contributor to the UN, the United States continues to have a significant interest in the success of the renovation. In this report, we (1) analyze the changes in the latest cost estimate and (2) describe the latest decisions the UN General Assembly made in regard to the CMP and the resulting cost to the United States to fund the project. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-414R/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-414R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-414R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-414R.pdf GAO-07-414R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-414R Correspondence GAO-07-414R; Update on the United Nations' Capital Master Plan; Construction costs Cost analysis Cost overruns Facility repairs Future budget projections Inflation International organizations Schedule slippages UN Capital Master Plan