"UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS"

Humanitarian crisis in Ukraine deteriorating at alarming speed, briefers tell Security Council, calling for attacks on civilians to stop.

New approach crucial for eliminating atomic bombs, speakers tell Security Council, warning dangerous rhetoric about nuclear weapons use is eroding disarmament gains at 8500th meeting.

Delegates dismayed that landmark treaty has not yet entered into force, as General Assembly observes International Day against Nuclear Tests at 112th plenary meeting.

Former Georgian President and Soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze died today at the age of 86. He was hailed across the international stage as a man who helped toppling the Berlin Wall and ending the Cold War. UNIFEED-UNTV

In 1988, Michail Gorbachev vowed to change the Soviet Union economy armament into an economy of disarmament. Meanwhile the defense industry and the community in general will have to adapt to the proposed changes taking place, especially the transition towards a market economy.

Mikhail Gorbachev, former President of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, briefs reporters at the end of a visit to UN Headquarters.

Mikhail Gorbachev, former President of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, arrives at UN Headquarters for an official visit.

Engineers from many developing countries learn about new, sophisticated welding equipment from their Soviet counterparts. With assistance from the UN Industrial Development Organization

April 26 marks the fifth anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster. In addition to radiation risk to millions in the surrounding area, a World Health Organization

Mining experts from Asia (Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East) visiting the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Germany, and France.