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United Nations Defined
An international organization that comprises 189 countries. It was founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, and economic development.
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Car Bomb Kills 6 in Northwestern Iraq
Published September 6, 2008, 6:01 pm, New York Times
Witnesses said the bomb exploded in a marketplace in the Wihda district as people ran to the scene of a car accident.
Bid To Include Iraqi Marshlands On Heritage List
Published September 5, 2008, 8:48 pm, Scoop.co.nz
Two United Nations agencies unveiled a joint bid today to list Iraq’s marshlands, considered by some to be the original Garden of Eden, as a World Heritage Site, capping efforts to restore the ecological viability of the fragile region.
UN aims to protect Iraqi wetlands
Published September 5, 2008, 8:13 am, New Scientist
The marshlands of Mesopotamia were drained under Saddam and are now recovering – plans are now afoot to list them as a World Heritage Site
U.N. sees World Heritage status for Iraqi marshes
Published September 5, 2008, 3:51 am, The Sun
NAIROBI (Sept 5, 2008): The United Nations launched a plan on Friday to have an ancient wetland in southeast Iraq, thought to be the Biblical Garden of Eden, listed as a World Heritage Site.
Distant Drums at Sarah's Party
Published September 5, 2008, 12:00 am, Pat Buchanan via Yahoo! News
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The American Right has just died and gone to heaven.
U.N. sees World Heritage status for Iraqi marshes
Published September 4, 2008, 11:23 pm, Reuters via Yahoo! India News
By Daniel Wallis
United Nations Environment Programme
Published September 4, 2008, 10:18 pm, United Nations Environment Programme
Kyoto/Nairobi, 5 September 2008 -A plan to list as a World Heritage Site an area known as the Fertile Crescent, and thought by some to be the location of the Biblical ‘Garden of Eden’, was unveiled today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in cooperation with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
U.N. sees World Heritage status for Iraqi marshes
Published September 4, 2008, 10:14 pm, AlertNet
Source: Reuters By Daniel Wallis NAIROBI, Sept 5 (Reuters) - The United Nations launched a plan on Friday to have an ancient wetland in southeast Iraq, thought to be the Biblical Garden of Eden, listed as ...
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