By Amelia Shaw Port-au-Prince 07 January 2006 The Brazilian military commander in charge of U.N. peacekeepers in Haiti was found dead Saturday. The commander's death comes as the troubled country is s...
By Karem Said Cairo 02 January 2006 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, left, and Vice President Abdul-Halim Khaddam (file photo) The U.N. commission investigating the February 14 murder of former Leban...
IN THE NEWS - September 7, 2002: UN General Assembly Meeting By George Grow Delegates observe a moment of silence at the opening of the fifty-sixth General Assembly meeting, September 12, 2001. (Photo...
IN THE NEWS -May 4, 2002: UN Special Meeting On Children By Caty Weaver (Photo -UNICEF) This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS. This Wednesday, the United Nations Genera...
IN THE NEWS - March 16, 2002: UN Resolution on the Middle East By Caty Weaver The UN Security Council This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program IN THE NEWS. Tuesday, the United Nations...
IN THE NEWS -March 9, 2002: Switzerland Joins UN By Caty Weaver This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS. Last Sunday, Switzerland voted to join the United Nations. If app...
ENVIRONMENT REPORT -August 16, 2002: UN Report on Africa By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. A report by the United Nations Environment Program says Africa f...
DEVELOPMENT REPORT – December 16, 2002: UN Population Study By Jill Moss Broadcast: December 16, 2002 This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The United Nations Population Fund has relea...
DEVELOPMENT REPORT – November 18, 2002: UN Honors Six Anti-Poverty Activists By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The United Nations Development Program recently observed...
DEVELOPMENT REPORT – October 28, 2002: UN World Food Report By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says hunger kills mi...
