But both he and U.N.Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the agreement provides a hopeful beginning.

VOA: special.2010.01.19

The N.E.A.and the National Parent-Teacher Association established Teacher Appreciation Week.

VOA: special.2010.04.30

An R.N.must have at least a two-year nursing degree.

VOA: special.2009.08.13

The address is u-s-a-l-e-a-r-n-s dot o-r-g.

VOA: special.2009.01.15

That's m-a-c-a-r-o-n.

VOA: special.2010.04.12

C-A-T-W-O-M-A-N."

VOA: special.2009.06.07

In a statement,U.N.Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his "deep disappointment" with the verdict and said he "strongly deplores" the decision.

VOA: standard.2009.08.11

Brussels had indicated that it would lift the embargo if Turkish Cypriots voted in favor of a U.N.-sponsored unification plan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

The U.N.Conference on Trade and Development says eco-fashion brings in between $150 million and $200 million a year.

VOA: standard.2010.01.31

The Election Complaints Commission, a U.N.-funded watchdog, is ordering all ballots from suspect polling stations recounted and audited.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

But another entity, the U.N.-supervised Election Complaints Commission, is ordering a partial recount and says it is investigating hundreds of serious fraud allegations.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

A State Department official did not provide details of military aid going to the U.N.-backed transitional government.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26

It is also the subject of a U.N.-backed tribunal which is considering indictments in the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

But the U.N.-backed Election Complaints Commission is ordering a significant recount of ballots from every province covering 10 percent of all polling stations.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15