https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Any peaceful solution to the fighting in Syria must involve President Bashar al-Assad, the United Nations envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura said in Vienna on Friday. https://www.thelocal.at/20150213/un-envoy-assad-part-of-the-solution-in-syria Fri, 13 Feb 2015 13:27:00 +0100 un-envoy-assad-part-of-the-solution-in-syria You might think that translating speeches and interpreting between the six official languages of the United Nations would be done by dull and unhappy people -- but you'd be wrong. This video, made by the VIC interpreting team, shows just how happy they are.... https://www.thelocal.at/20141212/un-vienna-interpreters-show-the-world-theyre-happy Fri, 12 Dec 2014 14:46:00 +0100 un-vienna-interpreters-show-the-world-theyre-happy UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived Sunday evening in Vienna, where he will attend a UN conference on developing countries on Monday. https://www.thelocal.at/20141103/ban-ki-moon-arrives-in-vienna-for-talks Mon, 03 Nov 2014 08:19:00 +0100 ban-ki-moon-arrives-in-vienna-for-talks The United Nations Appeals Tribunal (UNAT) will hold an open hearing on the whistleblower retaliation case of James Wasserstrom in Vienna, on Thursday June 19th. https://www.thelocal.at/20140616/un-to-hear-whisteblower-retaliation-appeal Mon, 16 Jun 2014 05:11:00 +0200 un-to-hear-whisteblower-retaliation-appeal