The decision to hire Miquel Barcelo, 51, one of the world’s most highly paid abstract artists, to redesign a 14,000 sq ft dome has prompted furious protests from campaigners who believe it is an extravagant misuse of development funds.

The work, at the headquarters of the UN Human Rights Council, will be unveiled this week by Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain and Jose Luis Zapatero, the Spanish prime minister.
Ki-moon was overheard that "If I had to do it all over again, I would".
The lavishness of the project has also caused disquiet among UN staff. “It’s shocking that development aid was used for this,” said an employee.
"but I just didn't think it would ever cost that much money."