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In 1945, representatives of 50 nations met to plan this organization. It was called the United Nations. After the war, many more nations joined. There are two major parts of the United Nations. One is called the General Assembly, m the General Assemb
The United Nations is a very important organization. It was started after World War II to help keep peace in the world. Nearly every country on Earth is a member of the UN. Some countries want to be but cant because other countries say they arent cou
EDUCATION REPORT - Accrediting Agencies Play Important Part in U.S. Higher EducationBy Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Thursday, October 05, 2006 This is the VOA Special English Education Report. And this
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced a plan to get cleaner-burning cooking stoves into developing countries. The plan aims to reduce deaths caused by smoke from the traditional use of so
AS IT IS 2014-08-31 It's an Emergency in Any Language In most countries, people can make a telephone call to ask for medical or police help using just three numbers. In the European Union, the number is 1-1-2. Some Asian countries use 9-9-9. In North
[00:04.88]Five of the world's largest drug companies [00:03.88]have agreed to reduce the price of drugs designed to control the disease AIDS for people in developing countries. [00:12.37]The agreement was reached after talks between United Nations he
The 24th of October is United Nations Day. It was on this day in 1945 that the U.N. was created. The day became a holiday in 1971. The U.N. General Assembly decided there needed to be a day to make the work of the U.N. better known around the world.
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 June 2008 The United Nations is lending its voice to widespread international condemnation of the decision by the Zimbabwean government of Robert Mugabe to suspend the delivery of aid by private agencies in the country. The
By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 26 May 2008 Burma's assurances that it will allow in international relief workers are being put to the test as aid agencies await visas for workers seeking to help victims of Cyclone Nargis. Skeptics are questioning whether Bu
Somalia's extremist insurgent group, al-Shabab, says three U.N. agencies working with the country's U.N.-backed transitional government have been declared enemies of Islam and their operations in Somalia have been shut down. A statement released by
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 09 February 2008 The United Nations and aid agencies are calling for the re-opening of the humanitarian corridor between Cameroon and Chad to allow vital help to reach hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees and internally d
EDUCATION REPORT - Taking the TOEFLBy Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Thursday, November 09, 2006 This is the VOA Special English Education Report. The TOEFL is an important test for non-native English spe
EDUCATION REPORT - Foreign Student Series #13: Institute of International Education Report By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Thursday, November 25, 2004 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Educati
EDUCATION REPORT - Just How Many Universities Are There in the U.S.? By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Thursday, May 12, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Education Report. Two listeners ha
EDUCATION REPORT - American Schools Celebrate International Education Week By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Thursday, November 17, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. It i
By Ron Corben Bangkok 09 January 2006 Razali Ismail The United Nations special envoy to Burma, Razali Ismail, has given up his post because of the military government's refusal to allow him into the c
By Mohamed Elshinnawi Washington 05 March 2008 The United States is a nation of immigrants with cultural connections around the world. Such diversity helps to spark interest in foreign language immersioninstruction in public schools. Kent Garden Elem
The United Nations is gearing up for a huge operation to help hundreds of thousands of victims of the powerful earthquake that struck Haiti on Tuesday. U.N. and international agencies are sending disaster experts and essential relief supplies to the
By Ron Corben Bangkok 01 October 2009 A new report calls on industrialized countries to ensure financial support to efforts to conserve and manage forests. The report says indigenous people in Asia should play a key role in forestry, to help reduce