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Alarmed by melting glacier in Norway, Ban says world must 'act now' to curb climate change

8 July 2015 – At the site of a rapidly shrinking glacier in the Norwegian Arctic, United Nations

Education 'essential to vision of a life of dignity for all,' says Ban at Norway summit

7 July 2015 – The Oslo Summit on Education for Development is a chance to reaffirm the human righ

Lead in fruits, drugs in livestock among issues to be tackled by UN food standards body

6 July 2015 – The United Nations food standards body, the Codex Alimentarius Commission, today ki

Sites in China, Iran, Mongolia and Singapore inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List - See more at: http://en.unesco.org/news/sites-china-iran-mongolia-and-singapore-inscribed-unesco-s-world-heritage-list#sthash.rk5aFabr.dpuf

Bonn, Germany, 4 July—The World Heritage Committee this morning approved the inscription of six c

Sites in Denmark, France and Turkey inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List - See more at: http://en.unesco.org/news/sites-denmark-france-and-turkey-inscribed-unesco-s-world-heritage-list#sthash.7zxgu8se.dpuf

Bonn, Germany, 4 July—The World Heritage Committee this afternoon approved the inscription of fiv

Sites in Norway, Germany, Israel, UK and USA inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List - See more at: http://en.unesco.org/news/sites-norway-germany-israel-uk-and-usa-inscribed-unesco-s-world-heritage-list#sthash.qVZyz620.dpuf

Bonn, Germany, 4 July—The World Heritage Committee this morning approved the inscription of five

Sites in Japan, Turkey, Mexico, Uruguay inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, extension of Spanish site approved - See more at: http://en.unesco.org/news/sites-japan-turkey-mexico-uruguay-inscribed-unesco-s-world-heritage-list-extension-spanish-site#

Bonn, Germany, 5 July—The World Heritage Committee this afternoon approved the inscription of fou

Global education targets at risk amid surge in out-of-school numbers, says UN report

6 July 2015 – The number of out-of-school children and adolescents around the world has risen to

UN: cholera outbreaks can be controlled thanks to vaccines, water and sanitation

6 July 2015 – Use of oral vaccines is proving to be an effective tool to control outbreaks of cho

Widespread and early heatwaves impact northern hemisphere, UN weather agency warns

6 July 2015 – Many parts of Europe have been impacted by a severe and unusually early heatwave si