News Topic - United Nations http://www.news-spider.com/topics/u/United_Nations/index.html Latest news about United Nations from news-spider.com. News from more than 2,000 sources, updated continuously. en-us © 2008 news-spider.com. All rights reserved. Sat, 17 May 2008 02:02:32 GMT FAMU Professors Make Presentation at the United Nations http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210992372.html Some local professors will be traveling to the Big Apple to make a presentation at the United Nations. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210992372.html Sat, 17 May 2008 01:51:25 GMT France criticizes Myanmar for barring aid ship http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210989880.html Associated Press - May 16, 2008 8:33 PM ET UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The French ambassador to the United Nations says unless Myanmar allows aid to be delivered to cyclone survivors, it "could lead... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210989880.html Sat, 17 May 2008 00:33:01 GMT U.N. sees chance for global ban on cluster bombs http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210986788.html UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations sees renewed momentum for a global ban on cluster bombs as more than 100 nations -- but not the world's top users and stockpilers -- gather in Dublin to f ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210986788.html Fri, 16 May 2008 23:08:13 GMT FAMU professors to present research at United Nations http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210981612.html What makes an economy grow? http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210981612.html Fri, 16 May 2008 22:50:00 GMT Myanmar increases estimate of cyclone toll http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210974925.html YANGON, Myanmar, May 16 (UPI) -- The Myanmar government Friday increased its estimate of those killed by Cyclone Nargis to 78,000, approaching the 100,000 suggested by the United Nations. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210974925.html Fri, 16 May 2008 20:41:23 GMT UN sees chance for global ban on cluster bombs http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210980882.html Reuters - The United Nations sees renewed momentum for a global ban on cluster bombs as more than 100 nations -- but not the world's top users and stockpilers -- gather in Dublin to finalize an anti-c ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210980882.html Fri, 16 May 2008 19:13:00 GMT Food Futures: Food prices starting to stabilize, says U.N. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210962201.html Surging global food prices may have hit a plateau as producers ready what's expected to be record output of staple products, according to a new United Nations report. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210962201.html Fri, 16 May 2008 18:17:00 GMT Treaty for cluster bombs expected during upcoming conference http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210965816.html Support for a ban on cluster weapons has risen sharply since 2006 war between Israel and Lebanon, when, according to United Nations estimates, Israeli troops fired some four million Vietnam War-era su ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210965816.html Fri, 16 May 2008 18:10:25 GMT Former UN translator gets year for visa fraud http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210966297.html AP - A United Nations translator was sentenced to a year in prison for using U.N. stationery and fraudulent documents to smuggle people into the United States from Uzbekistan. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210966297.html Fri, 16 May 2008 15:41:07 GMT World Economy Is in Trouble, U.N. Says http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210951231.html The United Nations reports the global economy will grow only 1.8% this year. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1210951231.html Fri, 16 May 2008 13:36:40 GMT