second general ban ki-moon. >> i normally get up at 4:00, 4:306789 particularly during these days. >>ecially on this day, the opening day of high level debates at the u.n. general assembly. >> they call the u.n.ga the super bowl of diplomacy. >> reporter: for ban ki-moon, it's the busiest time of the year. >> this week we have around 190 leaders above the level of foreign ministers, above the level of prime after more than 120. i'm going to meet most of them. >> how much pressure do you feel? >> of course, i am under a lot of pressure. >> so much so. >> i don't sleep more than four hours. i have 24 hours like everybody else. >> in this 24-hour period secretary general ban will meet with the leader of the free world. >> what will you say to president obama today? >> we need u.s. leadership, president obama's leadership and influence. you see how tight the security will be yourself. >> we're off to secretary general and our camera man in one car. we're behind him in what's called the blanket. >> post 500 from blanket. >> we quickly learn being the sg has its perks. minutes later we arri

host: banking and -- ban ki- moon will be there until 2016. when you went to the un, who did you work with? what were the rules? you were walking around at 5:00 in the afternoon and going down the hallway. there is nobody in offices. guest: we got unprecedented access. how we got access is a funny story. i called up ted turner. ted turner is one of the most powerful people at the un. he give them $1 billion a few years ago. $1 billion gives you a lot of power. i called him and spoke with his offices. i said, of of like to meet. i would like to pitch the idea. we had a meeting. we talked about the idea. i do not how they came away. they thought it was a pro-u a movn movie. the u.n. opened up the red carpet. i think they regret that decision. host: was the former senator involved? have they gone back here now that the documentary is finished? guest: the u.n. has spoken out about the movie a number of times. the foundation --they did make a statement. they made a public statement. host: how much access did you have? guest: unprecedented. we were

ban ki-moon said it perfectly. nothing he said we can disagree with. they screw it all up by giving a guy in, ahmadinijad, one of the snakes living on our planet, the keynote address. it is unbelievable. host: somebody is saying, i guess ami horowitz is jewish. the name. i know because i read some of the back story. they say, this is an israeli thing. guest: i never get the connection. my mom is from israel. israel was not mentioned in the movie at all. we could not. there was a tremendous amount of bias. the u.n. does not have any moral stand unless it is israel. i chose to not put it in the movie. i did not want to debate to be about israel. i wanted to be about the united nations. oftentimes, you are going to start debating israel. host: how is it that somebody that a lot of americans think is not a friend of this country, mr. ahmadinijad, how did he get this? guest: they are going to say, it is all the process. we have a process. he submitted his name. he was one of the only world leaders. it may or may not be true. the point is, if you stand for t

secretary-general ban ki- moon renewed his call for sanctions against syria. >> this is a serious and growing international -- that to international security. >> he said the council could no longer turn a blind eye to syria where he said the conflict has claimed 27,000 lives. u.s. president barack obama also condemned the violence. >> in syria, the future must not belong to a dictator who massacres his people. if there is a cause that cries out for protest in the world today -- peaceful protest -- it is a region that tortures children and shoot rockets at apartment buildings. >> but the west and its allies are still caught in a deadlock with syria's partners, china and russia. obama also stressed that chinese ally iran must not be allowed to create nuclear weapons. that is a position that germany shares. >> on the one hand, we are ready for in-debt discussions and negotiations, but on the other hand, we need to toughen sanctions. >> germany's foreign minister spoke of a word in -- world in turmoil. obama stressed many countries had made progress but that recent troubles in the muslim

secretary general ban ki moon is doing this week at the u.n.ly in new york, so how is he handling this big job? alina cho went behind the scenes to ask him and to find out. >> good morning. nice to see you. very early. >> reporter: it's just after 7:00 in the morning, and we're at the home of u.n. secretary general ban ki moon. >> i normally get up at 4:00, 4:30, but especially on this day. >> especially on this day, the opening day of high level debate at the u.n. general assembly. >> they call the unga the super bowl of diplomacy. >> reporter: for ban ki moon it's the busiest time of the we're. >> this week we have around 190 leaders above the level of foreign ministers, above the level of prime ministers and the president. we have more than 120. i'm going to meet most of them. >> how much pressure do you feel? >> of course, i am under a lot of pressure. >> so much so -- >> these days i can sleep no more than four hours. i have only 24 hours like everybody else. >> in this 24 hour period secretary general ban will meet with the leader of the

politically motivated there was another blow for israel and its western allies when the un chief ban ki moon appeared at the summit he condemned persistent aggressive rhetoric and threats of a strike on iran side mohammad marandi a professor at the university of tehran says it's ironic that the u.s. has forced iran to launch an atomic program. the iranians are saying that this report came out a sensitive time to sort of distract attention away from this iranian success the irony here is that the iranians at the beginning had no intention whatsoever to produce if you aim at twenty percent and then produce nuclear fuel but the americans and the europeans by taking. a citizens and people hostage forced the iranians to take that step and politicians senior politicians really know that an attack on iran would be devastating for the united states and not only for its economy but for its global position and its credibility. independent researcher soraya support already believes iran is the main barrier to u.s. domination in the region mr brime ki-moon does recognize the facts and he has said so thi

second point that i is this valuable to make here is that those who are pressing the fact that ban ki-moon went and the fact that he was there, both to his face and privately and in public expressed both on the human rights abuses of iran, as well as other things, i think takes far more courage than the courage it took for those sitting in washington trying to prevent him from going or sitting here and agitating for more military policy. that's what the secretary general should be doing, going there and confronting and through dialogue presenting the types of criticisms than staying at home and saying slogans from thousands of miles away. >> here's a question for you from the overflow room, and i think it in part has been addressed, but how much do the sanctions and the threat of an attack against iranian facilities bring iran closer to a decision to develop a nuclear weapon as opposed to deterring iran's nuclear program? >> i think it's a very good question, because it goes to the heart of the matter in the sense that at the end of the day, in order to prevent countries from going that di

the u.s., i think what ever benefits were probably bigger as a result of the campaign to prevent ban ki- moon from going there in the first place. and never saw so much media attention has that got. the fact that ban ki-moon went to end when he was there, matthomeini and expressed an --d met homeini and expressed his criticisms took more bravery. i think that was exactly what the secretary general should be doing, going there and confronting and presenting these criticisms instead of staying at home and saying slogans from thousands of miles away. >> i think you have already addressed of this, but how much of the sanctions does this bring iran closer to a decision? >> it is a good question because it goes to the heart of the matter. in order to prevent countries from going in that direction, we have to look at the supply side of things and how can we raise the cost for that and make sure they don't have access to materials but also asked what is causing them to desire such things. to what extent does the threats of war or the level of sanctions change or alter the iranian equation. ? accordin

host: ban ki-moon will be there until 2106, south korean. who when you went there did you work with and what were the rules? guest: in terms of access? host: because i saw part of this, you're walking around at 5:00 in the afternoon and going down the hallways and there's nobody in the offices guest: we got unprecedented access to the u.n., much to their chagrin. how we got access is a funny story. so i called up ted turner, and ted turner for people who don't know is probably the most powerful person at the u.n. he gave them a billion dollars a few years ago and in all places, money talks and a billion dollars gives you a lot of tower. so i, knowing he had access, called him and spoke with his office, said i would like to pitch an idea about the movie about the u.n., so we had a meeting, talked about the idea behind the movie. i don't know how they came up with this tkpwr-d -- idea, but they thought it was a pro u.n. movie so a couple of calls to the foundation and the u.n. opened up the red carpet for me for full access. i think they regre

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. >>> ban ki-moon, opened the u.n. meeting. he sounded the alarm about what he called the direction of the human family. >> my action agenda highlights five objectives. sustainable development, a secure world, helping transition, and empowering women and youth. ban expressed his concern about the civil war in syria and shared frustrations about the widening gap between rich and poor in countries around the world. ban called on world leaders to, create policies that improve lives. he said people want to see results now not in the distant future. >>> u.s. president barack obama challenged world leaders to stand up against violence against americans. he said his government had nothing to do with the film made in the u.s. that ridicules the prophet muhammad. >> i have made it clear that the united states government had nothing to do with this video. it is an insult not only to muslims but to america as well. that i witnessed after nearly four years as president, that i remain ever hopeful about the world that we live in. the war in

. >> stronger words came in geneva, where the un secretary general ban ki-moon demanded justice be delivered against any war criminals or human rights violators on either side of the conflict. fighting continues across syria. the rhetoric of the diplomat, so far, has not made any impact. >> london has officially capped off its summer of sport with a spectacular closing ceremony for the paralympics. >> we'll have more on that later in the show. first, some other stories making news. iraq's vice president said he will not return home until he is guaranteed security and a fair trial. tareq al-hashemi is currently in exile in turkey. he was sentenced to death on sunday 40 the politically- motivated murders. iraq -- on sunday for two politically-motivated murders. >> in south africa, thousands of miners remain on strike, despite the deadline to return to work. workers are demanding wage increases and better working conditions. labor unrest is posing an increasingly serious challenge to the african national congress power in south africa. >> in rome, police have broken up a demonstration after sev

united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon called on the country's leaders to improve cooperation with atomic energy watchdogs. the diverging positions have also frustrated and other iranian goal -- to establish the non-allied countries as an alternative to the united nations security council. this will not get the backing of most of the other non-aligned states. >> some of them would rather take a seat in the security council. that certainly applies for the larger countries like india. possibly also indonesia and others. many of the non-allied countries have no interest in any form of confrontation with the great powers. >> signs are that within the non-aligned states, iran will remain what it has been -- an important regional power whose political goals are not shared by most other members. >> more and more children are being caught up in violent conflict, both within states and between states. we will have that story when we come back. >> that's right. we will also be looking at the difficulty of reporting in china, and we've got some sports news for you, so stick around. >> don't g

i've always respected and admired the leader of the united nations, ban ki-moon.n something interview. all of the interviews are dream interviews. every single time i do an interview, i think this is a dream come true. >> that's great. so nice to see somebody your age so passionate about this business and journalism. it's really nice to see. so thank you, andrew. and good luck. >> thank you very much. >> good luck at the convention. i hope you get that interview with the president. if so, you bring it to us, okay? >> all right. yes, ma'am. >> nice to see you. >>> the civil war in syria is worsening. thousands more are dying. now, humanitarian crisis as food and shelter dwindle. so... [ gasps ] these are sandra's "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? i just wanted you to eat more fiber. chewy, oatie, gooeyness... and fraudulence. i'm in deep, babe. you certainly are. [ male announcer ] fiber one. but don't just listen to me. listen to these happy progressive customers. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i was saving big on car insurance. with snapshot, i

secretary-general ban ki-moon, which is customary for the u.s. president.eral. he also met with the president of yemen and the reason that's interesting is because yemen was one of the countries that was the most forceful in responding to these -- to these protests. and then also, i think, he could have met with president -- if you look at these protests in pakist pakistan. very tough. let's listen to what president zardari said about how the u.s. is treating pakistan as an ally in the war on terrorists. >> more people have suffered than pakistan. drone strikes and civilian casualties on our territory and to the complexity -- add to the complexity of our battle for hearts and minded through this epic struggle. >> so, you know, the united nations general assembly has made up these magic moments, boring speeches. i think this was one of the things that really resonated in the hall among all of the people. and they have lost a lot of people. >> it's been horrible. >> all right, elise labott thank you very much for sharing this morning. six minutes past the hou

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v dot com as some world leaders seem to be tiring of taking sessions too seriously by un chief ban ki moonhas been following prank canadian prime minister put his absence from meetings down to being too busy only it's here with superglue. and the u.s. envoy to the u.n. preferred to skip a speech by israeli prime minister netanyahu and have lunch break instead all that our team. faced with a fifth us therapy budget spain is gearing up for a new wave of protest people are demanding the government turn around its policy of cuts of banks wait for billions of euros to head off a further crisis. is in madrid. now we've seen those and demonstrators out in force throughout the course of the week on tuesday and wednesday a massive demonstrations in central madrid where thousands of people taking to the shrieks part of the so-called surround or occupy congress movement we're also seeing clashes though between police and demonstrators on both occasions on tuesday night police charging down those protesters they batters they fired rubber bullets in total sixty people being injured thirty people being

united nations general assembly on tuesday did address the crisis in syria the secretary general ban ki-moon described the war in syria as a regional calamity with global ramifications he urged the international community to act quickly with consensus before he says the crisis spirals out of control some western leaders took a more aggressive approach with their rhetoric french president francois alon said that the syrian government of bashar assad has no future among the international community and rebels on the un to immediately ride protections for syrian opposition groups that are currently occupying the northern part of the country u.s. president barack obama also released some criticism additional criticism of bush are saying that time has come for his government to go and the u.s. president also said that the international community should support the vision that the syrians have for the future of their country now we do know that the u.s. and its western allies have been pushing for regime change in syria have been pushing for sanctions against syria russia is among the countries tha

secretary general ban ki moon has condemned threats by the u.s. and israel to strike iran this comes after tehran rejected the latest report by the un's nuclear watchdog as a political move the report claims the country has doubled its uranium production at the fordo facility eric draitser who's a geo political analyst for stop imperialism dot com believes iran can't be blamed for standing up for itself in the face of u.s. israeli pressure. the iranians do it partially for self preservation they also do it for propaganda purposes and to lend themselves clout on the world stage they have the inherent right according to the nuclear nonproliferation treaty that they have the right to have a nuclear program so long as it's for peaceful purposes as is now accepted international law so i think that's the first one the second one of course is the geo political reality that they look around them you look at the map and they see that they are surrounded literally on all sides by the united states or various allies of the united states and the principle is

secretary general, ban ki-moon, had asked iran's esesident not to say anything derogatory about israel during srat general assembly meeting this week. well, mahmoud ahmadinejad ignored that today. he called israel a passing phase with no historical roots in the middle east. he also addressed the nuclear issue in a cbs "this morning" interview with charlie rose and norah o'donnell. >> you did not deny you are building a nuclear weapon? >> ( translated ): how many times should i repeat this? >> reporter: please repeat it. please tell me what iran is ering. >> ( translated ): what would we do? what would we do? let's imagine that we have an atomic weapon, a nuclear weapon, what would we do with it? what intelligent person would ulght 5,000 american bombs with one bomb? >> reporter: with respect, mr. president--. >> ( translated ): the united enates government says that they are in possession of 5,600 modern bombs. history has shown that the iranians are very smart. also, because of our beliefs, we do not believe in a nuclear weapon, we are against it. >> pelley: watch for more of that int

secretary general ban ki moon also slammed the production saying it was deliberately designed to bigotry and bloodshed and there was also a reaction from russia with president putin saying all governments should work to prevent religious provocation. because. if history doesn't react in a timely and tough manner to provocations that are directed against the religious feelings of people then what happens is that the humiliated and exalted ones in the snow to defend their own interests and sometimes this can lead to bloodshed to the region to fall into chaos with which is exactly what's happening now in this respect i'd like to remind the rulers of these new governments and states are in the going under when serious changes are to shoot that they should not forget their personal responsibility for what's going on in their territories which was the picture. we're also closely following the violence that's continuing to unfold throughout the arab world on our website r.t.e. dot com we've got a timeline of events as well as the full profile of the man i was god to be behind the scandals and a

secretary general ban ki moon joined the chorus of disapproval saying it was deliberately designed to instill bigotry and bloodshed russia's president vladimir putin warned that all governments should work to prevent religious provocation. it's because. if you study doesn't react in a timely and tough manner to provocations that are directed against the religious feelings of people then what happens is that the humiliated and insulted ones start to defend their own interests sometimes this can lead to wide bloodshed that you can feel the region can fall into chaos which is exactly what's happening now in this respect i'd like to remind the rulers of these new governments in states that underwent serious changes you issue to be should not forget their personal responsibility for what's going on in their territories which is the picture with protests continuing across the arab world you can find full coverage on our website our team dot com there we have a timeline charting the evolution of the protests plus profiles of the former pornographer and convicted fraudster thought to be the f

i'm sure that the united states and israel would like mr ban ki moon to come down hard on iraq and there's he's also aware of the flag there's two thirds of the countries that belong to the united nations are member countries of the nine aligned. united states state department likes to say many things and i think that's precisely because they do tend to be very aggressive in their foreign policy towards certain countries in particular although i think they have the whole goal in mind they would love to be a global vision monic power. the nonaligned movement now is one hundred percent coming together to resist this kind of aggression to resist this kind of double standards and hypocrisy and i think that's probably really thinking of the united states this finds. so this summit in tehran resulted in a declaration stating every nation's right to peaceful development and he said need to energy seen as a backing of iran's controversial nuclear program it came just as a new report by the un at home of course of the matched accusing baseline extent of stepping up its uranium enrichment political

called for an end to the militarization of the syrian conflict speaking at the general assam we ban ki moon said the crisis it's taken a brutal turn the marina port now i has the details from new york. the secretary general of the u.n. bonn ki-moon addressed the international body giving them an update on the crisis in syria saying the humanitarian circumstances situation there is only deteriorating and getting worse by the day according to the u.n. chief he said that the humanitarian response on the part of the u.n. is getting harder and harder because the response plan that the u.n. has set up is only half funded and it's supposed to be fully funded at one hundred eighty million dollars so he said as austerity measures are being implemented by countries all around the world less countries are donating to a mission that is supposed to be helping out those syrians in need now the general assembly was very interested in eager to hear from mr lockhart where he me he is the new joint special representative for syria mr brahimi replaced kofi annan he said when addressing the general assembly th

pave the way for peace between the warring sides in syria also heard from the secretary general ban ki-moon has condemned the assad regime for all the atrocities they were committing against the syrian people but also the rebel groups and the condemning both sides saying that the choosing of violence and force rather than we've also. very few men rights and we live with the problem has been a staunchly critical of the assad regime and blaming condemning the regime for their treatment of their actions and this public she's also come out and spoke against the rebel groups and any other groups armed groups that have been committing atrocities against the syrian people she said that all sides should be held responsible for all their actions killed you've heard from the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton as well as french president abbas romano both live expressing their support for the syrian rebels france has already been sending aid to three rebel regions in syria as of recent weeks now with a lot of consensus from the international community on how to approach a situation as well as con

secretary general ban ki moon he slammed the production as the deliberately designed to sow bigotry and bloodshed there was also reaction from russia with president putin saying all governments should work together to prevent religious provocation. if history doesn't react in a timely and tough manner to provocations that are directed against the religious feelings of people then what happens is that the humiliated and the salted ones start to defend their own interests sometimes this can lead to wide bloodshed you can feel the region can fall into chaos which is exactly what's happening now in this respect i'd like to remind the rulers of these new governments in states that underwent serious changes you've issued that they should not forget their personal responsibility for what's going on in their territories which is the picture i know where the protests continuing across the muslim world and very violent certainly expected to continue as well i've got the full coverage on our website our dot com recall the timeline from the moment the first protests began as well as profiles on the