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May 25, 2007
Macedonian Elected As Next UN General Assembly President

UNITED NATIONS, May 25, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Former Macedonian Foreign Minister Srgjan Kerim has been elected president of the 62nd session of the UN General Assembly.
May 03, 2007
UN Says Views On Kosovo Independence Far Apart

UNITED NATIONS, May 3, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Zalmay Khalilzad, has urged the UN Security Council to quickly settle the issue of Kosovo's status.
April 30, 2007
Kazakhstan: U.S. Firm Pleads Guilty In Bribery Case

A refinery at Karachaganak (file photo) (ITAR-TASS) NEW YORK, April 30, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The Texas-based oil-services company Baker Hughes pled guilty on April 26 in a U.S. federal court to violating U.S. antibribery provisions, and agreed to pay a fine of $44 million.
April 24, 2007
UN Kosovo Fact-Finding Mission Departs

UNITED NATIONS, April 24, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- A UN Security Council fact-finding mission is leaving New York for the Serbian region of Kosovo.
April 19, 2007
Central Asia/Caspian: Region's Growth A Mixed Blessing, UN Warns

The oil industry is a prominent feature of Azerbaijan's economic landscape, too (Bymedia.net) April 19, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) has identified Caspian-basin and Central Asian states as Asia's fastest-growing economies.
April 04, 2007
UN Security Council Begins Final-Status Debate

A divided UN Security Council has begun consideration of a plan to grant "supervised independence" to the Serbian province of Kosovo.
March 22, 2007
Afghanistan: UN Offers Mixed Report On Poppy Cultivation

Antonia Maria Costa briefing the media at UN headquarters on March 21 (official site) UNITED NATIONS, March 22, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Antonio Maria Costa, the executive director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, said in New York on March 21 that opium-poppy production is decreasing or being eliminated in some provinces but increasing in others.
March 19, 2007
UN: New Secretary-General Pushes Ahead With Reforms

UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon (file photo) (official site) UNITED NATIONS, March 19, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The United Nations General Assembly has endorsed major reform proposals that were put forward by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as he took office earlier this year.
March 16, 2007
Kiarostami | Iran's best-known filmmaker gets major New York showing

NEW YORK, March 16, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The first U.S. retrospective of Abbas Kiarostami, probably Iran's best-known modern filmmaker, is attracting considerable interest in New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).
March 13, 2007
UN Powers Make Progress On Iran Sanctions

March 13, 2007 -- The five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany say they are closer on agreeing a new resolution with sanctions against Iran for its nuclear ambitions.
March 09, 2007
Russians Climb 'Forbes' Billionaire List

March 9, 2007 -- "Forbes" magazine says Russia now has 53 billionaires in dollar terms -- the third most in the world after the United States and Germany.
February 23, 2007
U.S.: Rogue Threats Justify Missile Defense

Assistant Secretary of State Fried described the "political benefit from greater security" as "obvious" (file photo) (official site) February 23, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The United States says that it wants to build a European missile shield to protect against threats from countries it considers rogue states, including North Korea and Iran.
January 30, 2007
Holocaust Denial Draws Criticism

Iran's president has drawn fire from a UN panel on Holocaust denial. "We should not tolerate this fool," said a U.S. congressman.
January 17, 2007
Freedom House Sees Further Decline

Systematic efforts to control media in countries of the former Soviet Union have intensified in 2006, indicating a further erosion of civil liberties, the U.S.-based group says.
January 16, 2007
Kazakhstan: Presidential Adviser Touts Progress On Women's Issues

Official language suggests women are faring better in Kazakhstan (RFE/RL) January 16, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Kazakhstan is among the more than 180 countries that have ratified the "Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women" (CEDAW), which was implemented in 1979. Experts with the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women have begun a session at the United Nations where they will hear reports from countries that include Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan.
December 23, 2006
UN Approves Limited Sanctions On Iran

December 23, 2006 -- The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution imposing limited sanctions on Iran for refusing to suspend its uranium-enrichment work.
December 20, 2006
Vice President Says U.S. Tactics 'Counterproductive'

Iraq's Sunni vice president has called on the international coalition in Iraq to boost its force levels in the country.
December 20, 2006
Kofi Annan Exits The Stage

At his farewell press conference, the UN secretary-general said he will continue to work on global issues and will speak out "when it's necessary."
December 15, 2006
New Convention Aims To Help The Disabled

The UN has adopted the Convention on the Rights of Person with Disabilities, which aims to help disabled people worldwide live "dignified and productive lives."
December 14, 2006
New Secretary-General Vows To Restore Body's Dignity

"I will do everything to ensure that our United Nations can live up to the hopes that so many people around the world place in this institution," Ban said.

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