UNITED NATIONS - Russia failed on March 24 in a bid to stop the United Nations extending staff benefits to all same-sex couples after a U.N. General Assembly budget committee voted 80 to 43 against the proposal.
Reuters: Russia fails in bid to stop UN staff benefits for all gay couples
Russia's Ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin exits the United Nations Security Council after a meeting on the situation in Libya on March 4.
