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July 07, 2010
UN Holds Emergency Session On Kosovo

The UN Security Council held an emergency session to discuss the security situation in Kosovo, after a blast last week in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica left one person dead.
July 04, 2010
Behind The 'Blue Helmets' -- A Look At UN Peacekeepers

With 124,000 civilian and military personnel deployed in all corners of the world, the UN's peacekeeping forces are the largest and most visible segment of the world's body global presence. Its significance has dramatically increased in the last decade and is expected to take on even larger role in the next.
July 01, 2010
For Uriah Heep Fans In Former Soviet Bloc, One 'July Morning' Has Lasted 40 Years

Only a few Western rock bands were able to penetrate the Soviet bloc in the 1970s, but those who did went on to enjoy cultlike status that endures until today. One such group was Britain's Uriah Heep, whose songs like "July Morning" and "Free Me" have won generations of fans in Russia and Eastern Europe. RFE/RL looks at the continued appeal of Uriah Heap -- and a long-standing Bulgarian tradition of greeting July 1 by gathering at the seaside by singing "July Morning."
June 23, 2010
Ahtisaari Downplays ICJ Kosovo Opinion

Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland and Nobel peace prize laureate, says Kosovo will remain an independent state regardless of a pending advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice.
June 09, 2010
UN Due To Vote On New Iran Sanctions

On the eve of a UN vote on a new round of sanctions against Iran, the United States says the door is still open for Tehran to choose diplomacy and avoid potentially crippling economic sanctions.
May 28, 2010
Albright Presents Strategic Concept For NATO’s Next Decade

Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright, the chair of an expert committee advising NATO, says that the alliance must work quickly to become versatile, efficient, and capable of operating far from home and in partnership with others. Presenting the expert group's findings in New York, Albright also said that no one should be excluded from NATO membership -- even Russia.
May 28, 2010
NPT Review Conference Struggles To Find Common Ground

As the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference wraps up in New York, the treaty's 189 signatories are struggling to find common ground. The idea of a nuclear-weapons-free Middle East is a hot topic, but setting things in motion to reach that goal has proven contentious.
May 25, 2010
UN Envoy Warns Of Growing Tensions In Bosnia

In a report presented to the UN Security Council, the international community's highest-ranking official in Bosnia warned that political conditions in the country remain under threat, and pointed to the leadership of the Serbian entity as seeking to weaken Bosnia's fragile political structures.
May 22, 2010
Writers Pick Up Mantle Of Russia's Rich Literary Tradition

Four young Russian writers have just concluded a reading tour in the United States organized by the PEN international literary organization. They have lots to say about what it means to write in 21st-century Russia.
May 17, 2010
Internet Tax, Other Global Fees, To Be Considered During WHO Assembly

As the World Health Organization prepares to meet in Geneva for its annual assembly starting today, a range of public health issues are up for discussion. They run from the mundane -- program budgets and administrative matters -- to the intriguing -- how to reduce the harmful effects of alcohol -- to the logistical -- how to control the spread of counterfeit medical products. But to the average global citizen, the most interesting discussions relate to a fund-raising proposal that would tax their Internet usage.
May 11, 2010
Iran To Allow Families To Visit Jailed U.S. Hikers

Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki has announced on state television that authorities will allow the mothers of three Americans accused of spying against Iran to visit them in a Tehran prison.
May 02, 2010
Nuclear Proliferation Treaty Up For Review

The guest list alone already promises to make the 2010 review of the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) one to remember
April 26, 2010
'Friendly Fire' May Have Killed UN Staff

A UN report made public today says that five UN employees who died during an attack on their compound in Kabul last year may have been killed by Afghan security forces.
April 21, 2010
Flying Standards After 'Volcanic Eruptions'

The UN's International Civil Aviation Organization says it will lead efforts to establish travel safety standards in the event of volcanic eruptions.
April 16, 2010
UN: Pakistan Failed To Protect Bhutto

A UN inquiry concludes that the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto could have been prevented -- if authorities had taken the proper security measures.
April 13, 2010
UN Chief Talks About Central Asia Tour

At UN headquarters in New York on April 12, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon offered a briefing on his recent trip through Central Asia, where he urged a respect for human rights.
April 07, 2010
Russia Wants Somali Pirates Held Accountable

Russia is launching a new initiative at the United Nations to ensure that captured Somali pirates are punished. Somali pirates show no signs of reducing their attacks, which last year cost commercial shippers some $60 million in ransom payments.
March 30, 2010
UN Chief Looks To Improve Central Asian Cooperation

Water distribution and regional cooperation will be high on the agenda as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon leaves for his first trip to Central Asia on March 31.
March 28, 2010
Not Lost In Translation

RFE/RL takes a behind-the-scenes look at the world of UN interpreters, one of the toughest translation jobs on Earth.
March 26, 2010
Rice Or Potato Or Water, UN Maintains Tradition Of Commemorations

World Water Week is just one of dozens of days, weeks, years, and even decades aimed at drawing attention to what ails the globe.

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