World Space Week is an annual event, declared by the UN General Assembly and is observed during the week of 4-10 October.

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published August 24th, 2013

World Oceans Day was officially recognized by the United Nations in 2008 and is now celebrated on 8 June each year. This special day is an opportunity to celebrate our world’s shared ocean and our personal connection to the sea, as well as to raise awareness about the crucial role the ocean plays in our lives and the important ways in which people can help protect it.

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published July 19th, 2013

Originally launched on 26 September 1980, the Flag Series was created to honour the Member States of the United Nations.

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published July 6th, 2013

On 19 April 2012, the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) will issue a set of 12 stamps depicting endangered species.

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published June 16th, 2013

WOPA is extremely proud to announce that United Nations stamps are finally available on our website at face value!!

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published June 11th, 2013

The Principality of Monaco became an observer member of the United Nations in 1956 and a full member on 28th May 1993.

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published May 4th, 2013

World Oceans Day was officially recognized by the United Nations in 2008 and is now celebrated on 8 June each year.

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published April 19th, 2013

Carved into the cliff s above the Dachuan River, the Mogao Caves in Gansu Province comprise the largest, most richly endowed and longest used treasure house of Buddhist art in the world. It was fi rst constructed in 366 A.D. and represents the great achievement of art from the fourth to the fourteenth century. There are 492 caves presently preserved, housing about 45,000 square metres of murals and more than 2,000 painted sculptures. The Mogao Caves were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1987.

Source: United Nations Post

published April 9th, 2013

Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Cultural heritage and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration. What makes the concept of World Heritage exceptional is its universal application.

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published March 2nd, 2013

United Nations Radio has come a long way from the 1946 makeshift studios and offices at the United Nations Headquarters in Lake Success, New York, where it transmitted its first call sign: “This is the United Nations calling the peoples of the world.”

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published January 12th, 2013

As the nightmare of the proliferation of nuclear weapons and nuclear materials emerges as a major threat to the 21 century’s global security, the need to establish a system of worldwide cooperation designed to prevent and address the threat of nuclear terror has become paramount.

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published January 10th, 2013