While in New York, Mr.Obama also addressed a high-level summit on climate change,called by U.N.Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

Creating rural jobs is on everyone's to-do list, from the government to the U-N to aid groups.

VOA: standard.2010.03.30

She said with help from the Brazilian-led U.N.stabilization force, Haiti is also making strides on domestic security, and tackling corruption and the drug trade.

VOA: standard.2009.04.14

Israeli and Palestinian leaders have accepted an invitation from President Barack Obama for a three-way meeting Tuesday on the sidelines of the U.N.General Assembly in New York.

VOA: standard.2009.09.19

The comments followed an overwhelming vote in the U.N.General Assembly on a non-binding resolution condemning the 47-year-old U.S.trade embargo against Cuba and urging Washington to lift the restrictions.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

Former U.N.Secretary-General Kofi Annan also warned of the harmful effects of the global recession on Africa during the launch of the annual report of the Africa Progress Panel.

VOA: standard.2009.06.10

The U.N.-backed forum is building on a decision by the body responsible for domains, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, to allow Web site addresses in any language.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

In addition to the non-proliferation summit, Rice confirmed that President Obama will address the opening session of a climate change summit to be convened by U.N.Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on September 22.

VOA: standard.2009.09.02

The comments were the most prominent to date by the United States on efforts led by the OIC to get anti-defamation resolutions approved in the U.N.General Assembly and the U.N.Human Rights Commission.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

But Marceil said it remained to be decided if there would be a five-way meeting on the subject, or just bilateral contacts on implementing the new U.N.sanctions resolution against Pyongyang approved after its latest nuclear test in late May.

VOA: standard.2009.07.15

Bio-trade analyst at the U.N.Conference on Trade and Development Lucas Assuncao says local communities will be more inclined to preserve their flora and fauna, if they can see economic benefits from using their natural resources in a sustainable manner.

VOA: standard.2010.01.31