to all those here in new york and around the world who help to sustain the united nations and cooperative of the whole world. cheers. salute. >> nice gesture by the president of the united states, saluting the secretary general of the u.n. whether one of those meetings will include some sort of encounter with the iranian president. we'll watch. we'll wait to see if that, in fact, happens. the president also addressed the syrian crisis earlier today in his general assembly speech here at the u.n. he called out the security council and its reluctance to act on chemical weapons. >> syrian government took a first step of giving an accounting of its stockpiles. now there must be a strong security council resolution to verify the syrian government is keep i keeping its word and consequences if they do not do so. if we do not it will show that the united nations is incapable of enforce iing even the most basic. >> a whole delegation that is here in new york right now. did the president, from your perspective, the opposition to the government in baghdad go far enough? >> yes. tough speech, as usu

secretary general of the united nations, ban ki-moon to comment on the report. >> thank you for your attention. today marks aing necessary step in the war's efforts to combat chemical weapons. the report of the united nations mission to investigate allegations of the use of chemical weapons in syria has concluded that chemical weapons were used on a relatively larger scale in the butta area of damascus on august the 21st causing numerous casualties, particularly among civilians. this morning, i submitted a missions report to the security council and the member states of the united nations. we have also posted it online for all the world to see. the team of experts led by professor ok senstro deserves high praise. they faced dangerous circumstances including a sniper attack. they did their job in record time while upholding the highest professional and scientific standards. working with experts from the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons, opcw and the world health organization, who, they showed the united nations at its best. the report makes for chilling reading. th

did he make the most of his big day at the united nations? or was an opportunity missed? ngerous end to the kenyan mall siege, we're learning about attempts to obtain members here in the united states. you're in the situation room. >>> we begin with the breaking new this is hour. iran's president telling the united nations just a few minutes ago he's ready to engage immediately in time bomb talks on his country's nuclear program. he reached out just as president obama had reached out to him hours earlier. but after talk that the two leaders could meet and shake hands, it didn't happen. >> reporter: it was a toast to diplomacy at the united nations as president obama staked much of his second term on ridding syria of its chemical weapons. mr. obama tried to ease tensions taking note of the moderate tone struck by hassan rowhani in recent weeks. >> we are determined to prevent iran from developing a nuclear weapon. we are not seeking regime change and we respect the right of the irani people to pursue peaceful the nuclear. >> reporter: covering a broad range of subjects, pre

the united nations emergency meeting withdrawn. the president asking congress to delay votes on action in syria. is there a compromise even now in play? was the demand to the united states to give up our right to strike when we want, too much? the news is breaking fast. we'll sort it out and be right back on "studio b." my doctor and i went with axiron, the only underarm low t treatment. axiron can restore t levels to normal in about 2 weeks in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18 or men with prostate or breast cancer. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as uneected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased acne in women may occur. report these symptoms to your doctor. tell your doctor about all medical conditions and meditions. serious side effects could include increased risk of prostate cancer; worsening prostate symptoms; decreased sperm count; ankle, feet or body swelling; enlarg or painful brea

is there to uphold them for a number of years the united nations listed both al qaeda and the taliban as terrorist organizations but just a few months before your. mandate began. the taliban as far as i understand it was taken off that list to encourage the. afghan reconciliation process why do you think it took so long. make that move because i think it was advocated by your predecessor for quite some time let's put it like this it's. not . precisely the situation. one sanctions list is the list of. representatives of the taliban movement and there are certain provisions. for those that. sincerely would like to be a part of a political process is a search for peace and national reconciliation and there is no so-called al-qaeda listed please list of those that are willing and are willing to the activities an act of understand are part of the international terrorist networks and that's a separate list and again no one dropped the fight against terrorism doesn't matter who is pro promoting this but as far as i understand the approach to. the taliban are somewhat different now and i thin

is a great victory for the united nations and through the united nations a victory for all of mankind. having said that we would like to stress the following points. first. we understand the sensitivity of around this particular situation as well as its urgency. despite our understanding of this, we would have preferred to have a greater opportunity to participate in the development of this resolution and we might be able to contribute positively to it. second, it is necessary to look forward and commit to ensuring strict implementation of this recently approved a resolution. we recognize the importance of cooperation between the organization of the prohibition of chemical weapons and the united nations especially in terms of personal access, safety, operational support, privileges and immunity than sufficient financial resources to properly carry out their duties. third and as a result of the aforementioned, we trust in the short-term compliance will take place so that the international conference known as jenny the 2 will take place shortly and a transitional government with full ex

james is with the united nations with reaction there to the u.s. push for military strikes against syria. >> well, there was all the talk on the case of war here on capitol hill for the united nations. he said the only way military action could be authorized is by the u.n. military council. >> everything should be handled within the frame of united nations. the use of force is lawful only when in exercise of self-defense and in accordance with article 51 of the united nations and or when the security council approves such action. >> the syrian ambassador to the united nations has been speaking out listening to what's been going on there in congress. skrefry attacked the u.s. position. >> the appointed american administration to anticipate on the out come and the findings and some of the findings -- how could the united states of america act from outside the context of the united nations? we are not asking president obama to the bully of the world. why not waiting until until they have finalized the its mission. >> we understand that laboratory test

united nations request? >> well, that you have been -- you have been asking them and this meeting was not to try to resolve all of that. there will be a record of this meeting. we were not expecting to resolve these issues now and, of course, they understood around that table that we disagree over a lot of things. minister zarif's view is that we're not the whole of international community. we don't have the right to put sanctions on iran. our view is that it's only by putting sanctions on iran that we've got into a process of negotiations and that has been better than any of the alternatives. >> rose: they're also bringing in this idea that israel has nuclear weapons as part of their conversation. >> yes. president rouhani said other countries should join the nonproliferation treaty. there are several countries not in the n.p.t. including israel, india, pakistan. iran is in the non-proliferation treaty and so it has to abide by the non-proliferation treaty before it can give lectures to anybody else. >> ros

and what is the role of the united nations and international law in meeting cries for justice? y i want to outline where the united states of america stands on these issues. with respect to syria, we believe that as a starting point the international community must enforce the ban on chemical weapons. when i stated my willingness to order a limited strike against the assad regime in response to the brazen use of chemical weapons, i did not do so lightly. i did so because i believe it is in the national security interests of the united states and in the interests of the world to meaningfully enforce a prohibition who's origins are older than the united nations itself. the ban against the use of chemical weapons, even in war, has been agreed to by 98% of humanity. it is strengthened by the searing memories of soldiers suffocating in the trenches. jews slaughtered in gas chambers. iranians poisoned in the many tens of thousands. the evidence is overwhelming that the assad regime used such weapons on august 21st. un inspectors gave a clear accounting that advanced rockets fired larg

and what's the role of the united nations, and international law, in meeting cries for justice? today i want to outline where the united states of america stands on these issues. with respect to syria, we believe that as a starting point, the international community must enforce the ban on chemical weapons. when i stated my willingness to order a limited strike against the assad regime in response to the brazen use of chemical weapons, i did not do so lightly. i did so because i believe it is in the national security interest of the united states and in the interest of the world to meaningfully enforce a prohibition whose origins are older than the united nations itself. the ban against the use of chemical weapons, even in war, has been agreed to by 98% of humanity. it is strengthened by the searing memories of soldiers suffocating in the trenches, jews slaughtered in gas chambers, iranians poisoned in the many tens of thousands. the evidence is overwhelming that the assad regime used such weapons on august 21st. u.n. inspectors gave a clear accounting that advanced rockets fired

in a speech at the united nations this evening, iranian president rouhani says his country's nuclear program is for peaceful purposes and not for weapons. he says he hopes the dialogue with the united states rather than conflict. here's is a portion of what he had to say. openly that notwithstanding the position of others, this has been and will theys be the objective of islamic republic of iran, nuclear weapons and weapons of placeistraction have no in our doctrine and contradict our fundamental religious and ethical convictions. our national interests make it we remove anyt and all concerns about a rands nuclear program. events, heree days is jeremy bowen. >> a handshake between the presidents of iran and america outside the u.n., but in real life, not yet. more than three dysfunctional decades in relations could make the rest of the middle east a less dangerous place. -- it will have a disastrous impact on new york traffic and this gathering of presidents, prime ministers, and kings. this year there's a chance of a breakthrough on two big world crises. syria's weapons and that plan

. >> for the latest from the united nations, laura is there. we will look at what president rouhani said during his address a little bit later on. i want to talk to you about the meeting that didn't happen. why did the iranians decide not to meet president obama? >> perhaps you can see why in a president rouhani's speech. he still needed to take a hard line against america while holding out an olive branch. the president of iran has said the reason there was no meeting over the chocolate mousse and the tuna tartare that was served is because alcohol was being served at that lunch. the americans are saying the meeting was too complicated for the iranians. it was because of the internal dynamics in iran, clearly referring to iran possibly leader. it really just underscored the trust that there still is between the two sides. on thursday there will be a meeting between the members of the un security council and iran's prime minister. that will be the highest level in counter between an american and an iranian since 1979. so that is significant. sh

they're a signatory to many united nations conventions. they believe in international norms. k we need to continue to insist that they act like the iranian nation that we know they are and at the same time, understand the world's concerns as been communicated in this process in geneva. great to see you. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> gregg: that's going to do it for us. stossel is next. i'll see you back here at 6:00 o'clock, about an hour and a half from now. hope you're having a great weekend, everybody. see you then. >> hundreds of teachers showed up outside my office to shout, shame on me because i questioned union rules. why have tenure? now a school reform movement has spread to other countries and unions there don't like it either. yet outside theo protests, there is progress.t >> it taught me a lot. >> now ron paul has a new toolt for homeh schooling. i hear home schoolers don't have friends. >> i've actually made a ton of more friends. >> let me hear your voice! >> but the unions make it hard to innovate. it's not just the

another country making headlines at the united nations is serious -- syria. we are getting word that the five permanent members of the security council are close to reaching a deal requiring syria to dismantle its chemical weapons. is this the global unity we have been waiting for? >> i do not know if it is unity in all sense of the term, but we have been hearing the same thing. apparently the core of a resolution is there, and i'm sure we will hear more about that on friday. there were some complications, though. it is all about chapter seven integration into the resolution. chapter seven is a resolution that enables the united nations to basically enforce consequences it. does not do what it promises to do, and the russians always resisted enforcement beforehand, and americans always wanted to have it in there. what we have been hearing is they want a two-step process, meaning that they will mention chapter seven, but it will take another step to measure consequences. >> the issue of enforcement remaining with us in this topic of serious -- syria. thank you

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well, for two years, the united nations has been paralyzed on syria. now movement, and it is swift. >> the united nations security council meets on friday to meet on a resolution calling for damascus to scrap its chemical weapons. a vote could come in that meeting. >> this report on what is inside that resolution. >> all eyes are on new york and the united nations security council. after a 2.5-year deadlock, the u.s. and russia have finally had to the council a draft resolution addressing the use of chemical weapons in syria. the resolution obliges the syrian government to give up its chemical weapons arsenal, but it does not assign blame for the chemical attack that killed hundreds of people in august, and it does not include automatic consequences should syria failed to comply. in that case, the security council would have to vote on a second resolution that would give the syrian president's allies another chance to meet on further action. the istanbul-based opposition alliance, the syrian national council, criticized the draft resolution, saying it

and why does he want the united nations moved from new york?s, is he still offering asylum to edward snowden. joins us on talk to al jazeera. >> president morales, it is great to meet you, and have this opportunity to speak to you. thank you for joining us. >> thank you very much for this opportunity to speak with you about different aspects that have to do with the life from the country, the region, and the continent. >> our pleasure. in your recent comments, to the united nations general assembly. you suggested that the u.n. should be moved from your city. why do you feel that way? because first, air pie rassey, black male, visas. even some ministers with a president, they don't get visas. i get a visa for four, five, seven days. they consider the cuban president as the promoter of terrorism? what's more, here sometimes you have a shootings, and like there have been in the last few years, and on the other hand, the resolutions that are passed here are not respected by the host country of the united nations. they have done an economic blockade

this was almost a reaffirmation of the united nations itself. >> it was. it is. that's really what the security council boils down to. it's everything that happens in the general assembly and in the secretariat building behind me and multiple offices all around the world, boiled down to 15 seats. the security council is the one body in the world charged with peace and security for all the countries in the world. >> it was interesting that ban ki-moon made the point that this resolution is not the licence for use of conventional weapons in syria and went on to say the united nations is looking for a syrian-led solution. he also said that the government forces and the opposition need to be involved in bringing whatever is the solution required in syria to stop the 2-year civil war. >> if i may, we have a note of what william hague said, the british foreign secretary. he has been speaking and he said that they are aiming for a mid november start date for what is called geneva ii, the peace conference which is planned over the last couple of days in geneva to try to

it gives a whole new meaning to the term handshake. >> let's go to the united nations right there. ssador to the united nations. the president will be introduced momentarily. as we await the president and a formal introduction, i think it's about to happen, the stakes are enormous throughout the region. >> no question. one big question is iran has reached its hand out pretty far. the question is if even a handshake too far. president rouhani getting his own criticism as home as president obama. does president rouhani stay in the hall for president obama's speech. that will be meaningful. >> when -- >> mr. president, fellow delegat delegates, ladies and gentlemen, each year we come together to reaffirm the founding vision of this institution. for most of recorded history, individual aspirations were subject to the whims of tyrants and empires and divisions of race and religion and tribe were settled through the sword and the clash of armies. the idea that nations could come together in peace and a common prosperity seemed unimaginable. it took the awful carnage of two world wars to s

battle over the budget in just a few moments. >>> the president's focus on syria, iran and the united nations peace process. take a look at these live pictures where several world leaders are expected to speak tonight including iranian president hassan rouhani, a, and the president talked about bridging two nations. >> this gap can cannot be overcome overnight. the suspicions run too deep. but i believe if we can resolve the issues of iran's nuclear program, that can serve as a major step down a long road of mutual interests and mutual steps. >> the country is determined to prevent iran from developing nuclear weapons. if you were wondering it is austria's president who having his turn to speak now. we're wai waiting to hear from e iranian leader sometime in the next hour. >>> james beaaez has more on president obama's address. >> reporter: president obama came to the united nations to layout his vision for the u.n. and the u.s. involvement in the region. a detailed explanation of his policy towards syria, the israeli palestinian peace process and towards iran where he expressed encouragement

united nations says more than 2 million people have now fled to neighboring countries.his is what it looks like, three-quarters of them are women and children. a million refugees left in the first five months of this year alone. now, over 111,000 have fled to egypt, jordan has taken in more than 519,000. nearly three-quarters of a million have crossed into neighboring lebanon. turkey, nearly half a million. we will be speaking to her in just a moment. and in iraq, more than 171,000. on the boarder and he joins us now. >> we have seen a very very large surge of refugees and these camps growing very quickly, give us an idea of what it is like there? >> well, i tell you, conditions are very tough, as you would expect in a refugee camp. let me show you how this place has drown. when i first arrived here, about two weeks ago, this catch was about two-thirds full. now, you can see it's stretches all the way over to the hill there. there are about 1,000 people still arriving across the syrian borderer single day. and in total, there are about 220,000 refugees here in northern

now today with the united nations, the united nations is not solving anything. talkingeople coming and and doing nothing and nobody listening. nobody does anything. that is my statement. host: as i am hearing you, no role that it plays currently in international affairs? caller: i think the united should be abandoned in the building turned into expensive condominiums. host: do you think it is -- with iran and syria and all the things common to the forefront? caller: nothing will change. absolutely nothing. they are just -- all it is is called a tactic -- stall tactics for companies who need time to do what they are working on. host: a viewer says -- from new york, independent line. your opinion of the u.n. role in international affairs. caller: good morning. i think the president appearing today and i think discussions in general are were -- are very, very important. whether we are talking about a community or nations. if we don't need to each other, then we become isolationist, and i don't think it is a good position for our country or any country to be in. i t

by britain's ambassador to the united nations. ambassador, thank you very much for joining me. the report does not point fingers at the assad regime, but you believe the syrian government was behind this chemical attack. why? >> you are right. the inspectors did not have a mandate to decide who is culpable of using chemical weapons or whether they were used. they have answered that question very clearly. if you look at the report in detail, particularly the technical annexes to it, everything pointed directly to regime used. the quantity and quality of the sarin used is very significant. , just compare it to tokyo the rockets that were examined by the inspectors, which is just a fraction of the rockets probably used, 35 times as much sarin was used as was used in the tokyo subway. the quality, as you heard earlier in the program, higher than that used by saddam hussein in his chemical arsenal. the sophistication of the rockets pointed to a professional army. lastly, the provenance of those rockets clearly demonstrated that they ca

is the largest contributor to the united nations. get this, $4.3 billion this year alone constituting 22% of the u.s. budget. question. let's assume congress authorizes unilateral military action against syria. should commander in chief obama then take the case to the united nations before using unilateral force? mortimer zuckerman? >> no, i don't think he should. i don't think he should have taken it to the congress either. this is a presidential decision. it's a matter of leadership by this president on an issue that deals with our national security and what's happening in syria as far as i'm concerned is also something that's not nearly as important as what's happening in iran where the real issue is going to happen because iran is a country developing nuclear weapons and threatens us in the most serious ways. so i think u.n. would just compound the problem of going to the wrong places for the support for what the united states should and should be doing. >> eleanor? >> first of all, i wouldn't assume he's going to get authorizati

in a speech at the united nations this evening, iranian president rouhani says his country's nuclear program is for peaceful purposes and not for weapons. he says he hopes the dialogue with the united states rather than conflict. here's is a portion of what he had to say. openly that notwithstanding the position of others, this has been and will theys be the objective of islamic republic of iran, nuclear weapons and weapons of placeistraction have no in our doctrine and contradict our fundamental religious and ethical convictions. our national interests make it we remove anyt and all concerns about a rands nuclear program. events, heree days is jeremy bowen. >> a handshake between the presidents of iran and america outside the u.n., but in real life, not yet. more than three dysfunctional decades in relations could make the rest of the middle east a less dangerous place. -- it will have a disastrous impact on new york traffic and this gathering of presidents, prime ministers, and kings. this year there's a chance of a breakthrough on two big world crises. syria's weapons and that plan

now the united nations general assembly is meeting in new york.oon, we're expecting to hear from president obama who will be delivering his speech in a short while. of course one of the things that is a priority here is getting an agreement on syria, and how to deal with its chemical weapons. there will be a meeting on thursday between sergey lavrov and john kerry on the issue. you see the president of brazil just starting to speak. the issue, then, syria, and whether agreement can be reached on resolution over its chemical weapons. let's go to a former chemical weapons inspector for the united nations. thanks for joining us. so clearly, what everyone is hoping for is that some kind of agreement can be reached on the words of a resolution dealing with syria's chemical weapons. are you optimistic that that will be able to happen? >> i think it is an excellent proposal. i think it is doable. i think if it passes, it is possible to do. it is viable, and that's should be marked. >> you are a former un weapons inspector, how set up with un inspectors f

france is among the countries saying they will support military action without the okay from the united nations. they're highlighted in green as you see france and turkey. leaders in the countries highlighted in yellow have said they could support military action after they get more information from u.n. weapons inspectors. the nations highlighted in orange here would support military action only if the u.n. authorizes it. the red countries have rejected any military response. purple, undecided. among the countries supporting president assad, iran, russia, algeria as well as the leaders of the group hezbollah. the president says he has no problem striking syria without the backing of the united nations. something we heard the united nations' secretary-general say would be illegal. over the holiday weekend the president said the u.n. has been completely paralyzed and that it is unwilling to hold the syrian regime accountable. that's a reference to syria's biggest backer russia which along with china blocked any and all resolution to condemn syria's government. russia blames the rebels, not presi

. >> joining us live from the united nations is john. let's start with iran. what should we expect this week? >> because of that op ed that appeared in the washington post last friday, very western-friendly approach from the new iranian president, hassan rouhani. he's going to be speaking at the general assembly in the afternoon block. we can't tell you exactly what time. it will be sometime in the early afternoon, we think. people will be looking to hear the tone of what he says. i think the vicious rhetoric that we heard under ahmadinejad is put aside. it's going to be a question of how he phrases the various key subjects, including uranium jen richment project, the nuclear ambitions in other words, and his stance towards the west, particularly the united states going forward. also interesting to note to see if there is any mention of israel at all. later in the week, we're going to have the highest profile meeting between any member of the sufficient delegation and iranian delegation since 1979. the iranian revolution, when john kerry sits down with him. sy