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Pioneering Sustainability in Festival Design: UN City Copenhagen Pavilion
In June 2023, UN City Copenhagen inaugurated a unique construction at Folkemødet (Denmark’s largest political festival).
As the UN City building in Copenhagen is energy-efficient by design and serves as a credible backdrop in advocating for sustainable development, the idea of a similar set-up used at external events, such as the Danish democracy festival in Bornholm, was born.
Built on the principles of circularity and sustainable consumption, UN City partnered up with Catapult Projects to produce a festival pavilion that embraces creative design, modularity, and a commitment to long-term usability.
Sustainability in Action
75% of the UN City pavilion is crafted from up-cycled, non-virgin materials – breathing in new life and a second purpose to these materials while showcasing the power of repurposing and reducing waste.
- The wooden parts have been reclaimed form decommissioned Covid centres by Region H
- The metal mesh was sourced from recycled fencing, originally part of a street football court at a school in Vanløse
Another sustainable design feature of the UN City pavilion is its modularity.
By being easily moveable, packed up, and set up in multiple ways in different settings, the pavilion is practical, reduces waste, promotes resource efficiency, and challenges the norm of single-use materials in the festival industry.
With no solid walls, the pavilion’s design is democratic and transparent – inviting in the people of all 193 member states of the United Nations we serve as we build a better, more sustainable future, leaving no one behind.
The UN City Pavilion at Folkemødet 2023
The UN City Pavilion at Ungdommens Folkemøde 2023
Stay tuned for upcoming events featuring our pavilion to step into the future of dynamic, sustainable festival design and to be part of conversations on global issues.
Ungdommens Folkemøde 2023: Festival Programme
Wednesday, 6 September 2023
ALL DAY
Explore thought-provoking SDG dilemmas with the United Nations Development Programme.
ALL DAY
Join the UN Environment Programme and the World Health Organization for a fun challenge to race for clean air: sustainable transport, health, and blue skies.
ALL DAY
Paint by numbers and find out with UNFPA, the UN Population Fund.
ALL DAY
Fill out a quiz about UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and global refugee trends and make colourful friendship bracelets.
ALL DAY
Have you ever thought of what you might need in an emergency? Create your own box with UNICEF, the UN Children’s Fund.
ALL DAY
ALL DAY
ALL DAY
ALL DAY
Create your act of gender equality activism with UN Women.
11:00–13:00
How does sustainable food taste like? Come and have a taste as culinary students from FGU and the nOmy Group present their take on the delicacies of the future with the World Food Programme and 2030beyond.
12:00–15:00
Come and make your very own climate patch as students from FGU focus on textile overuse, recycling, and up-cycling – and breath new life into your old clothes.
13:00–14:00
Start a mission towards the Sustainable Development Goals in an oversized board game.
ALL DAY
Put your actions into words! Make a statement bracelet with inspiration from the Global Goals.
Thursday, 7 September 2023
ALL DAY
Explore thought-provoking SDG dilemmas with the United Nations Development Programme.
ALL DAY
Join the UN Environment Programme and the World Health Organization for a fun challenge to race for clean air: sustainable transport, health, and blue skies.
ALL DAY
Paint by numbers and find out with UNFPA, the UN Population Fund.
ALL DAY
Fill out a quiz about UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and global refugee trends and make colourful friendship bracelets.
ALL DAY
Have you ever thought of what you might need in an emergency? Create your own box with UNICEF, the UN Children’s Fund.
ALL DAY
ALL DAY
ALL DAY
ALL DAY
Create your act of gender equality activism with UN Women.
11:00–13:00
How does sustainable food taste like? Come and have a taste as culinary students from FGU and the nOmy Group present their take on the delicacies of the future.
12:00–15:00
Come and make your very own climate patch as students from FGU focus on textile overuse, recycling, and up-cycling – and breath new life into your old clothes.
10:00–11:00
Start a mission towards the Sustainable Development Goals in an oversized board game.
ALL DAY
Put your actions into words! Make a statement bracelet with inspiration from the Global Goals.
Folkemødet 2023: Festival Programme
Thursday, 15 June 2023
Fortællinger om flugt – i øjenhøjde
De har prøvet at flygte og starte forfra – mød unge historiefortællere med flugterfaringer.
What is Your Career Story in the United Nations?
Explore UN career journeys & stories from the field and discover your job opportunities at the UN.
Hvordan fastholder vi håb i en verden i brand?
Håb er en nødvendig byggesten for fremtiden. Hvordan fastholdes håb og hvem har et ansvar?
Børn i frontlinjen med Jan Grarup og Rasmus Tantholdt
Jan Grarup viser billeder og interviewes af Rasmus Tantholdt om børn i frontlinjen
Friday, 16 June 2023
Det Nordiske Paradoks: Digital Vold
Ligestillingen mellem køn går fremad på flere parametre, men den digitale vold stiger. Hvad gør vi?
Madspild – den store klimasynder
Mens klimaforandringer får antallet af sultne til at stige drastisk, smider vi 1/3 af al mad væk.
Investing in the health workforce in the Nordics
Explore with WHO/Europe, Nordic countries’ health workforce challenges and how to tackle them
Klima, katastrofer og COP’er til debat
Verdens tilstand beskrives ofte med dystre ord. Men hvordan hænger tingene egentligt sammen?
Mads Steffensen og UNICEF-holdet diskuterer børns dilemmaer
Sammen med to ungdomsledere og UNICEF Danmark vil Mads Steffensen vende spørgsmål stillet af unge.
Udfordringer for børn med grønlandsk herkomst i Danmark
Børn i rigsfællesskabet har ikke samme kulturelle eller sproglige afsæt. Det er en udfordring.
Saturday, 17 June 2023
Hvad gør vi ved tidslerne i den danske udlændingelov?
Vi undersøger tidslerne i udlændingeloven og diskuterer, hvad vi kan eller bør plante i stedet.
Sådan bliver børn klædt på til fremtiden
Hvordan kan strategiske partnerskaber sikre børns kompetencer til at klare fremtidens udfordringer?
På forkant med katastrofen
Klimakrisen har konsekvenser, men hvem har ansvar for de tab og skader som rammer de mest sårbare?
Youth Leading the Way: A Panel Discussion on Climate Action
Panel discussion on youth climate action, quiz, and pledge activity for a sustainable future.
Youth Workshop led by 2030beyond
Er aftaler med 3. lande løsningen på flygtningebeskyttelse?
Vi diskuterer konsekvenserne ved aftaler med fx Rwanda for flygtningebeskyttelsen i Europa