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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

What’s your wish for health in the future?

ALL DAY

Art and physical exercise benefit our health in many ways. Be active with WHO’s body percussions workshop.

ALL DAY

WHO quiz on alcohol and youth health will challenge your knowledge on alcohol harms and empower you in your right to make informed consumer choices.

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

What’s your wish for health in the future?

ALL DAY

Art and physical exercise benefit our health in many ways. Be active with WHO’s body percussions workshop.

ALL DAY

WHO quiz on alcohol and youth health will challenge your knowledge on alcohol harms and empower you in your right to make informed consumer choices.

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

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