http://www.un.org/news A world of news from the world organization. en-us Copyright 2012, 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=41209&Cr=myanmar&Cr1= Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which is already assisting with a number of initiatives in Myanmar, voiced its readiness to work even more closely with the South-East Asian nation as it moves forward with planned reforms. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41203&Cr=radio&Cr1= Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST The role of radio as a facilitator of education, freedom of expression and public debate will be celebrated as World Radio Day is observed for the first time on Monday by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41162&Cr=unesco&Cr1= Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST The head of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today paid tribute to the Spanish painter and sculptor Antoni Tŕpies, who has died at the age of 88, calling him an "emblematic figure in contemporary art." http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41146&Cr=UNESCO&Cr1= Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced today that the renowned British singer and actress Sarah Brightman will join its roster of Artists for Peace who use their prestige and charisma to promote the agency's programmes and messages. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41109&Cr=cultural+heritage&Cr1= Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST Hundreds of performers took to the stage at United Nations Headquarters in New York this evening to ring in the Chinese New Year with a showcase of traditional dance, music, theatre, painting and calligraphy. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41096&Cr=ethiopia&Cr1= Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon celebrated the benefits that books can bring to young people as he opened a library at an Ethiopian primary school that has been established under an innovative United Nations scheme. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41080&Cr=sustainable+development&Cr1= Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST The heads of the General Assembly and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) met today to discuss preparations for the UN Sustainable Development Conference (Rio+20), which will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41079&Cr=holocaust&Cr1= Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST Historians and researchers will gather in Paris tomorrow for a United Nations forum designed to address the impact that Holocaust remembrance can have in stemming the tide of intolerance around the world. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41067&Cr=sports&Cr1= Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST Uruguayan national football team manager Óscar Tabárez, known as El Maestro (The Teacher), will help promote education and sports programmes for vulnerable children in his native country, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced today, as part of his new role as Champion for Sport for the agency. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41061&Cr=Holocaust&Cr1= Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST The United Nations today honoured the memory of the more than 1.5 million boys and girls who perished in the Holocaust, with top officials stressing the need to speak out against intolerance and to protect the lives and human rights of children around the world.