http://www.un.org/news A world of news from the world organization. en-us Copyright 2009, UN News Centre http://www.un.org/News/dh/latest/media/nslogo.gif http://www.un.org/news 140 Latest from the UN News Service http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31431&Cr=lemke&Cr1= Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST The United Nations official tasked with promoting sport for development and peace today joined retired sports stars Ian Thorpe, Michael Johnson and Dikembe Mutombo and senior international political, religious and business figures such as Tony Blair, Desmond Tutu and Richard Branson at a London summit on how sport can drive social change. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31420&Cr=unesco&Cr1= Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST The ancient site of Babylon - home to the Hanging Gardens, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - has been significantly damaged due to its use as a military base by coalition forces in Iraq from 2003-2004, according to a report released by the United Nations Educations, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31419&Cr=UNESCO&Cr1= Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST Over 1,000 participants at a United Nations forum have called on governments to increase investment in higher education, and stressed the need for enhanced teacher training and greater regional cooperation in areas such as recognizing qualifications. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31376&Cr=iaea&Cr1= Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST The United Nations nuclear agency is using its expertise to help archaeologists unearth millennia-old secrets, from the supposed murder of King Tutankhamun to the mysterious death of Great Pharaoh Ramesses II, from Egyptian mummies. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31337&Cr=unesco&Cr1=journalist Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today deplored the recent murder of a radio commentator in the Philippines, the fourth such killing of a journalist in the Asian country this year. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31296&Cr=heritage&Cr1= Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST A sacred Buddhist mountain in China and a British aqueduct and canal are among several sites that can now boast membership on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31294&Cr=Heritage &Cr1= Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST Threats to Belize's barrier reef reserve and Colombia&#39&#39s Los Katios National Park from deforestation, illegal fishing and &#8220excessive development&#8221 have led the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to inscribe the sites on its List of World Heritage in Danger. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31291&Cr=UNESCO&Cr1= Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST Four new sites - located in Burkina Faso, Iran, Kyrgyzstan and Republic of Korea (ROK) - have been added to the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), it was announced today. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31264&Cr=unesco&Cr1= Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST The United Nations cultural agency today removed Germany's Dresden Elbe Valley from its World Heritage List due to the building of a four-lane bridge in the heart of the cultural landscape, marking only the second time that it has ever delisted a site. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=31235&Cr=UNESCO&Cr1= Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST The annual gathering of the committee that examines requests for inclusion on the World Heritage List is underway in Spain, with 27 new sites up for consideration, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced today.