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NPR's Ann Cooper reports that the United Nations is taking short-term security measures to more carefully screen mail and trying to make long-term security plans. But specialists in terrorism say bombs sent through the mail are hard to stop. Letter bombs addressed to an Arabic-language newspaper were disarmed at U-N headquarters in New York yesterday.

NPR's Ann Cooper reports from the United Nations on the signing today of a treaty banning nuclear testing. The United States was the first to sign the treaty and following the signing, President Clinton delivered his annual address to the U.N. General Assembly. He called for all countries to get toughter on terrorists and drug traffickers.

For years, Japan has been trying to gain a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council. NPR's Eric Weiner reports that the current Japanese government is pushing even harder. They believe that Japan's chances have now improved, due in part to its greater engagement in the international community.

Claire Doole reports that once again, China has escaped censure at the U.N. Human Rights Commission in Geneva. The United States sponsored a resolution criticizing Beijing's human rights record but Chinese diplomats lobbied against it tirelessly, as they do every year. As always, they used a procedural device to prevent the U.S. sponsored resolution from even coming to a vote.

NPR's Ann Cooper reports from the United Nations on its growing financial problem. There are three months left in the year and only half the members have paid their dues for 1996. The largest dead-beat is the United States. It owes more than one-point-six billion dollars in overdue bills to the U.N.

NPR's Ann Cooper reports on today's gathering at the United Nations to mark the one-year anniversary of the Million Man March. Thousands of African-American men, women and children attended the rally outside the UN called by Nation of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan. His involvement again proved to be a lightning rod for criticism. As the crowd listened to speakers exhorting world governments to atone for injustices, Jewish groups castigated Farrakhan for anti-Semitism. Mayor Rudolph Guiliani stayed away from today's rally, saying it would be overshadowed by what he called Farrakhan's 'rhetoric of hatred'. Supporters insisted that the rally -- like the Million Man March before it -- was not a referendum on Farrakhan.

NPR's Daniel Schorr analyses the American obsession with uba 36 years after the revolution on the Carribean island nation.

NPR's Ann Cooper reports from New York that the United Nations Headquarters building was evacuated today after three suspicious packages...two of which turned out to be bombs...were found there today. At least one of the devices was disguised in a letter addressed to the U.N. bureau of an Arabic language newspaper, Al-Hayat. Earlier in the day, two people were hurt when a bomb exploded in the mail room of the newspaper's London office. And, earlier this month, Al-Hayat's office in Washington received five letter bombs. They were among a total of eight letter bombs the F-B-I is investigating. None of the letter bombs in the U.S. exploded.

NPR's Trevor Rowe reports on a new multi-billion dollar nitiative by United Nations Secretary General Boutros-Boutros Ghali to spur conomic development in Africa.

World leaders from around the world converge on New York this eek to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the United Nations. NPR's Trevor owe (ROH) says the organization's future is uncertain.