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U.N. adopts guides for deep-sea fishing
UNITED NATIONS, D.C., Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A United Nations agency said Wednesday it has adopted international guidelines designed to ease the impact of commercial deep-sea fishing.

U.N. moves to help India, Nepal flooding
MENDABARI, India, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the United Nations is ready to help India and Nepal recover from floods caused by the breach of a river dam.

Russia: NATO peacekeeper aid on hold
MOSCOW, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A Russian envoy has confirmed that Russia won't take part in any NATO peacekeeping operations for the next six months.

U.N. units target enviro-related diseases
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., Aug. 26 (UPI) -- U.N. agencies are banding together to combat environmentally related diseases in Africa, the non-government organization said Tuesday in New York.

U.N.: Tourism, fishing threatening turtles
DENPASAR, Indonesia, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- U.N. environmentalists say turtle populations in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asian regions are being threatened by coastal tourism and fishing practices.

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