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A recreational area in the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park in Jamaica

UNESCO receives 42 nominations to join World Heritage List

5 May 2011

More than 40 natural or cultural sites – including five from countries never represented before – have been nominated for inscription this year on the World Heritage List run by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

On International Day of Nowruz, Ban calls on world to celebrate its timeless values

21 March 2011

The spirit of peace and harmony in Nowruz, the Persian spring festival marking the New Year, is more appropriate than ever at a time of upheaval and pressing concerns in much of the world, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.