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The Samis call northern Scandinavia their home. They are an indigenous people whose origins go back some 11,000 years. Reindeer herding is central to their culture. The Norwegian…
21 May 2013 / Listen /UN-Russia agree on need for an International Conference on Syria as soon as possible: Ban
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have agreed that an International Conference on Syria should be held as soon as possible to help the parties come to the negotiating…
17 May 2013 / Listen /UN chief commends Russia's emphasis on multilateral diplomacy in addressing key global challenges
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has underscored the importance of the strong partnership between the United Nations and the Russian…
17 May 2013 / Listen /Diplomat says political leaders behind lack of progress in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Despite making progress since the Balkan wars of the 1990s, Bosnia and Herzegovina continues to trail its neighbours, High…
14 May 2013 / Listen /Russian Federation's increasingly hostile environment for NGOs and rights defenders unacceptable
Russian authorities are being urged to revise a law on 'non-commercial organizations' adopted by the Duma last November. The…
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