park young-sun , former lawmaker shin geh-ryeun , supreme council member chun jung-bae and the national assembly's health and welfare committee member choo mi-ae . laah hyun-kyung, arirang news. saturday marks the 20th anniversary of both south and north korea's admission to the united nations. our choi you-sun met with seoul's former un ambassador to talk about the south's past achievements and its future plans. on september 17th, 1991 the two koreas simultaneously became full members at the united nations. after nearly half a century of being isolated from the un during the cold war period, south korea began establishing diplomatic relations with north korea's traditional allies, the former soviet union and china in the 1990s, both veto-wielding permanent members of the un security council. and that ultimately helped the south garner the much- needed support for an admission to the un, and led the north to also join the organization. two decades later, south korea boasts a list of major accomplishments, including a two-year nonpermanent security council membership in 1996, presidency at the gene

on the second day of audits, legislators of the national assembly's policy committee questioned officials from the financial services commission about how dozens of local savings banks have all ended up being suspended for liquidity shortages. lawmakers from both the ruling grand national party and the main opposition democratic party said that... the government's attempt to calm depositors by assuring it was safe to leave their savings in the banks had only made things worse...for the suspension of these banks only led customers to lose more money. korean "six banks have avoided suspension but it is highly likely that they managed to get away by a small margin. i think information on those banks should also be available for the public." "even those that received government's financial aid have ended up being suspended. this is the reality where the government's words of 'fairness' and 'transparency' simply cannot rebuild the broken trust." meanwhile, korea's prosecutor general han sang-dae proposed a joint investigation team with other financial regulators such as the financial superviso

everybody in the united nations assembly signed this except for the united states and somalia. we have begun to gather the information. i have a little bit more literature year if you want to talk afterwards, and some examples of that, but that is one of the things we need to do. let's look at the fundamental violations of our rights that are happening in your community and think about how we can elevate this to a level of international acclaim. it may seem a ways down the road, but if we are working in solidarity to actually gather this information, while we're fixing the problem at the same time, i think that is one plausible direction for us to go in. >> hello. thank you for coming. in a native san franciscan. i have actually two questions. one is i had the experience of

and at the national assembly... ruling grand national party chairman hong joon-pyo has pledged to boost the livelihoods of ordinary korean people. he also suggested an inter-korean business aimed at securing food for people in north korea. laah hyun-kyung reports. strengthening policies to improve the lives of koreans, while preparing for a unified south and north korea,... and fostering future talents in the natural science and engineering field... are the three main agenda items ruling grand national party leader hong joon-pyo stressed to lawmakers. in a speech given during a plenary session at the national assembly on wednesday,... hong said that his party will keep up its efforts to lower college tuition fees... and bring down the invisible barrier between the rich and the poor in korean society. korean "the key to the gnp's policy on bettering the livelihoods of korean citizens is to secure rich people their freedom, while making them carry out social responsibilities and provide average people opportunities to

president lee's nominee for health minister, rim che-min faced lawmakers at the national assembly on thursday in his confirmation hearing. he said he will adhere to the existing policies on foreign-owned hospitals to be established in jeju free international city. hwang ji-hye reports. at korea's national assembly,... the confirmation hearing for health minister nominee rim che-min was held on thursday. nominee rim,... a former ministerial-level official of the prime minister's office,... said in his opening remarks,... that the government should pursue a sustainable welfare system based on balance and principles. korean "an individual's well-being cannot be guaranteed solely by government support or social care. the best welfare policy is providing the social vulnerables with more job opportunities, so that they can further participate in social activities." in response to a question about the foreign-owned hospitals,... rim said that he will adhere to the government policies already in place. korean "the government's policy or the guidelines laid out by the national assembly is to

the korean president will also be in the us next week to attend the united nations general assembly... and a high -level nuclear safety meeting in new york city... and also stop by seattle on the way back... for a meeting with korean residents there. stand-up "korea's top office said... president lee's state visit to the us will serve as an opportunity for the two nations to further enhance their alliance... as it will take place at a time... when the relations are stronger than ever based on the trust and cooperation between the two leaders. yoo ji-hae, arirang us deputy defense secretary nominee ashton carter claims... north korea's missile and wmd programs pose a direct and serious threat to washington's allies... and have the potential to be a direct threat to the us homeland. kim yeon-ji reports. deputy defense secretary nominee ashton carter has stressed that north korea's missiles and wmd programs pose a direct and serious threat to washington and its allies. in a written statement to congress ahead of a confirmation hearing at the senate armed services committee on tuesday, ca

korea's national assembly has started its annual audit on more than 500 government offices. because this will be the last audit carried out by the 18th assembly, both the ruling and opposition parties want to make sure it's thorough. laah hyun-kyung has our top story. korea's national assembly kicked off its 20-day-long audits on 563 government offices, including ministries and government-affiliated organizations on monday. on the first day of audits, lawmakers from both the ruling grand national party and the main opposition democratic party grilled officials from the ministry of knowledge economy over last week's temporary blackout that affected large parts of the country. legislators of the knowledge economy committee said the blackout revealed just how badly the nation's electricity supply system has been managed... and called on the knowledge economy minister choi joong-kyung to resign immediately. at the foreign affairs, trade and unification committee, issues regarding the korea-us free trade agreement bill took center-stage... as the gnp sought to ratify it swiftly w

come now this is important because last year president obama upon his address to the united nations general assembly said that by two thousand and eleven the united states hopes that palestine will be a member of the united nations general assembly and america's latest actions are really seen as backtracking and palestinian officials have even referred to what the united states is doing now as a stab in the back because we know that the u.s. has made it clear that any united nations security council decision or resolution recognizing palestine as a sovereign state would be vetoed by the united states and of course with the u.s. veto this is a decision that could not be passed through the security council we have also heard throughout the last days that it's possible that palestine will try to go through the united nations general assembly now the way that is different from i resolutely of the security council is that it would not give palestine as much of a strong status as a recognized state within the international community but more of a non member observer but this is something that palestine st

in a speech at the national assembly on thursday,... sohn said... increasing wealth disparity between the rich and poor has hurt national unity. the opposition leader called for economic development to go hand-in-hand with a comprehensive welfare policy,... which will create jobs and ease the growing economic polarization. korean "comprehensive welfare for the underprivileged will give new spending powers to the economically struggling group of people, and in turn it will create jobs. also, it will contribute towards setting up a solid and correct path to development." and on inter-korean policy, the opposition leader called president lee myung-bak's agreement with russia to build a natural gas pipeline through north korea... an important achievement to secure energy for the country. but sohn had a different view from the lee administration on carrying out the energy project,... saying that seoul should increase engagement with pyeongyang and look for more ways to work on joint projects toward peace and unification. korean "in order to

expect to happen tonight is that the palestinian president will give a speech at the united nations general assembly so too will be israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu abbas is going to go with his goods to the united nations security council despite pressure from the american president barack obama not to do so and in fact the pressure from the united states has angered and disappointed palestinians many of them saying that they feel that obama's speech on wednesday was overwhelmingly in support of israel most good does change the ground rules with many observers here as saying that it held in a new time in terms of palestinians commitment to nonviolence and so he was saying that's what the tightest and security forces in collaboration with the israeli army to make sure that the protests today little be peaceful that they will be contained and that they will not detain into any kind of violence it is fitting that those but it happens on a friday because friday is the traditional day that usually optima day plays palestinians take to the streets very often they come they they they clash with i

general assembly in new york offseasons the situation is that. wrapping up his visit to the united nations general assembly session here in new york the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has addressed the united nations general assembly with a speech touching up on many different subjects that are most burning for the international community and syria was certainly at the top of that list and one of the most important points he made regarding syria was that it's key to let the government and the opposition try to carry out talks let them talk before any intervention from the outside world take takes place he has said that the government should be given the opportunity to carry out the reforms that they promised and you know the international community should refrain from taking any action until this opportunities given to let syria deal with its own issues to avoid establishing the region even further because he brought up the latest example of libya he reiterated that russia really believes that russia stands against the use of any kind of force against innocent civilians and libya's

united nations today and you know there's over one hundred ninety countries within the united nations general assembly on all of them have their own press covering their sort of national events really definitely this is the busiest time of the year for the international and american media at some point as well and we'll have to wait and see at all those satellite trucks packed up as soon as obama has done kind of at the u.n. g.a. after today i really appreciate that report that was our to correspondent and south africa. now as you heard anastasio say every un has its punching bags and for the u.s. that has often been iran i should mention now we even heard republican presidential candidate michele bachmann yesterday calling on president obama of block iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad from speaking at the united nations all accusing him of violating the u.n. charter and international law now in fact it is bachmann calling for the violation of the law this side of the u.n. is actually international territory and because of that the u.s. is obligated to allow access for leaders even if michele bachm

sanjay gupta at the united nations general assembly. he's in new york with a look at how brazil's president overcame torture. this is today's "human factor "0 ". >> reporter: dilma rousseff, a name you should probably remember for lots of different reasons. quite a remarkable individual. the first woman actually going to be speaking to the u.n. general assembly, giving one of the opening keynote addresses, also the first woman to be president of brazil. 63-year-old rousseff, quite an extraordinary history, she was a revolutionary in brazil in the late '60s and '70s. she was captured, tortured, told to stay out of government. she subsequently became the chief of staff to the brazilian president and now president herself. in the midst of all that, back in 2009, she also developed nonhodgkin's liymphomlymphoma, h she was treated. in fact, she gave a speech where she lifted up the wig and said, look, i'm in remission as a result of the treatments i have received. she wants to do a lot for brazil in terms of health. brazil is a place people

we talked to a member of the democratic national assembly.s credibility. he made promises about immigration and other issues that he didn't act on. he'll have to convince them to give him another chance. he's got to get out of washington and into town hall meetings. in california maybe the president has a margin, but if we looked at nevada, colorado, florida, there are some states where latino voters could decide yea or anyway in 2012. how steep is the president's challenge? >> first of all, i think the president's challenge is the nation's challenge. it's the challenge of putting people back to work. the president has put a plan to put people back to work. look, the president has better numbers than the congress. the fact of the matter is the president has a plan. the congress is essentially said no, no, no. yes, anybody -- >> forgive me for interrupting. but i understand the economic challenge. but isn't there an additional lay-on, if you will, add on in the latino committee because he promised in his first year he would pass comprehensive

will veto this which means that palestine will end up going to the united nations general assembly which is that which would give it really more of a symbolic status than official recognition by the international community within the united nations but would still give it serious access to many united nations institutions and palestine is certainly ready and working on going ahead with this if the security council resolution doesn't pass the many things that all correspond to the forest life in u. . still to come here on my way or the highway tough words from russia's president is he's the finance minister saying all vital military money is not up for discussion and anyone who thinks differently can gain out. of a beautiful b.s. that's become a blessing for the i learned as a spitsbergen in the arctic all good things come out the costs are to tells you why . jobs in the u.k. are getting fewer and fewer and it seems the vacancies that all there are being swept up by non brits immigrants there's a whopping ninety percent of positions either but it explains why. jaymes amongst the growing r

the international community today about honoring human rights at the sixty sixth united nations general assembly the debates kicked off now in the midst of u.s. wars in afghanistan and iraq but more specific to obama the nato combat mission in libya that he greenlighted for the us obama talks a lot about peace at the one. the pursuit of peace peace is more than just the absence of war a lasting peace with. peace is heart people can live in sustained freedom dignity and security even as we proclaim our love for peace and our hatred of war. he says hard this is hard he says hard you heard him he talked about peace a lot also when talking about conflicts in the arab world he urged sanctions for syria all he took a much more cautious approach you could say to u.s. allies yemen and off rain and as a bid for a vote on palestinian membership builds up at the u.n. obama said it is not the body's role to recognize the state of palestine while tens of thousands of palestinians rally for that in palestine and one hundred twenty of the un's one hundred ninety three members already recognize palestine as a s

on this day, the president of the united states set the united nations general assembly and the palestinianse for statehood. they want the united nations to recognize them. their case is george w. bush supported statehood. barack obama supported statehood. we don't have statehood. we are going to try this way. why are they wrong? >> palestinians state, recognized and it looks like they are trying try to short-circuit the process here. i worry this is not going to advance the process and make it more likely that they can reach an agreement. it is likely to retard it, diminish it, and so i -- i don't think it is helpful. >> it is an important diplomatic challenge for the president of the united states, who happens to be a democrat at the moment, but important diplomatic challenge for any president of the united states. and on this day, one of the leading republican candidates for president, texas governor rick perry, decided to go to new york city, just blocks from the united nations, not only criticize the palestinians for doing this but criticize the president of the united states for having

were certainly addressed but all eyes have been on palestine here in new york at the united nations general assembly and the russian foreign minister has reiterated russia's position really that it's supports palestine's official bid for statehood within the united nations security council and within the united nations and he has welcomed expressed russia's welcome feeling for palestine's wish to participate in further negotiations with negotiations with israel as that we know have been stalled and of course is to give our viewers a bit of a background like we've been reporting it's been a mean sort of issue of. hard work behind closed doors the united states has been really working hard to try to prevent palestine from placing this official bid to the security council the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas did go ahead with this and this is something that the united nations security council will officially be considering calm wednesday in a situation of the new york for us israel's give the go ahead to building eleven hundred homes in the disputed area of east jerusalem the reacted by side with decis

that same year, arafat renounced violence in front of the united nations assembly in geneva. 1993 was an historic handshake between arafat and israeli prime minister. it was the culmination of talks that resulted in the oslo accords, giving the palestinians the right to self rule. all three were rewarded the nobel peace prize. three years later, a suicide attacks by palestinian extremists ended the brief hope of a lasting peace. israel refused to honor its agreement to dismantle settlements in the west bank and gaza, building new ones instead. in 2003, u.s. president george w. bush presented his road map for peace. the three phase plan envisioned an end to palestinian violence, establishment of an end to -- establishment of an independent palestinian state, and a compromise on a number of issues. >> and that has been our in- depth look at the palestinian bid for full u.n. membership. thank you for joining us. you can always log onto our website for more news and information. the address is www.dw-world.de. stay tuned. >> hinojosa: their unique sound has earned them a grammy, five aust

permanent members the power and persuasion a look at where it really lies of the united nations general assembly there may be more than two hundred world leaders at the table but if only a handful of countries can steal the show look exactly is the point. and will the events of this year's general assembly lead to calls for a change in the system or perhaps a change in location to do the trick well ask radio host alex jones what he would do to reform the u.s. . house to me and move at the united nations is not going to create a state not in reality not not even in fact in effect in theory is this because the reality is lawmakers in washington have too much outside influence as politicians call for the present for president obama to stand by israel and powerful lobbies tighten their grip should policy means give up all hope of getting a sovereign state. it's tuesday september twentieth at four pm in washington d.c. and christine for example are watching our t.v. we're going to kick off our newscast this afternoon with coverage of the sixty sixth annual united nations general assembly. argy has se

personal pricing. >>> so we have heard the president of the united states address the united nations general assemblyr. let's assess what we just heard with our panel, our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin, jamey rubin, he's in new york, the former ambassador to the united nations and long side me david gergen, our senior political analyst, an advisor to four u.s. presidents. it was very much as we expected jessica, did you hear any major bombshell news out of the president as far as dealing with the israeli palestinian conflict? >> well the headline i heard on that issue, wolf, was his remarkably full tloehroated endorsement of not just israel, but the jewish people of israel, using language that american jewish voters, democratic jewish voters have been calling on the president to use for some time, describing israel as a nation surrounded by neighbors that have waged wars against it, calling israel a country that looks out surrounded by nations that threaten to wipe it off the map, even referencing the holocaust, these are the winds of words and language that many of these jewish vote

. >>> world leaders have begun addressing the united nations general assembly in new york. among the issues up for discussion are nuclear safety and peace in the middle east. u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon opened the session wednesday by referring to the nuclear accident at the fukushima daiichi plant. >> nuclear accidents do not respect national borders. we need global action. we need strong international safety standards to prevent future disasters. >> u.s. president barack obama expressed his objections to palestinian's statehood bid for full u.n. membership. he said the country's independence will only be achieved through dialogue with israel and that there can be no shortcut. the debates at the assembly will continue until next tuesday. >>> top nuclear envoys from north and south korea have met for the first time in two months to discuss resuming the stalled six-party talks on the north's nuclear program. south korean delegate wi san nak and north korea's vice foreign minister ri yong ho met for three hours in beijing on wednesday. ri said the north must halt its u

nations. general assembly has also witnessed a dramatic walkout after a new president mahmoud ahmadinejad launched a scathing it's happened against western nations with remarks on the holocaust nine eleven and nato. well gary arab media are denying european visa free travel despite previous promises as some member states say the two countries need to sort out the corruption and crime issues. and as america puts more of its deadly drones in the skies over africa critics say its attempt to make the world safer is only driving war towards terror. watching r t live from moscow was marina joshie welcome to the program history is being made today in new york as palestine prepares to hand in its formal request for u.n. recognition in just a few hours and it's left the world divide it was manny's throwing their support behind palestine while an isolated us threatens to veto the bid on the grounds that israel hasn't approved the move us now across lives over five years in west bank as emotions there builds to a peak well paul what's the mood all where they are now and that we are so close to the statehood

. >>> the united nations general assembly convenience this week. the palestinians want to become a formal state, but the u.s. is expected to veto the proposal. we'll discuss that straight ahead. first, you do you know how much money the united states sends israel each year? with olay challenge that. new regenerist wrinkle revolution... relaxes the look of wrinkles instantly, and the look of deep wrinkles in 14 days. ready, set, smooth... regenerist. from olay. even though i'm a great driver, and he's... not so much. well, for a driver like you, i would recommend our new snapshot discount. this little baby keeps track of your great driving habits, so you can save money. [sighs] amazing. it's like an extra bonus savings. [ cackling ] he's my ride home. how much can the snapshot discount save you? call or click today. it feels like help is never far away. it feels like you're protected against life's little mishaps. it feels like you'll make it home. that's what it feels like to be a member. >>> the united states sends $3 billion in aid to israel ever

five permanent members power and persuasion a look at where it really lies at the united nations general assembly there may be more than two hundred world leaders at the table but only a handful of countries can steal the show so what exactly is the point. palestinian movement the united nations is not going to create a state not in reality not not even in fact in effect and in theory but so is this because the reality is lawmakers in washington have too much outside influence as politicians call for president obama to stand by israel and powerful lobbies tighten their grip should palestinians give up all hope of getting a sovereign state. and same economy a different day this as the international monetary fund releases a new report claiming the global economy is entering a quote dangerous new phase so with italy's downgrade and economic woes in the u.s. and europe is the world headed back to recession. it's tuesday september twentieth five pm in washington d.c. i'm christine friends out there watching our team. well there is very little sunshine in the forecast when it comes to global growth in

in a speech earlier this month at the national assembly...ong had suggested a visit to gaesong, in the north, for a project to provide food aid and support agricultural development in the communist state. the gnp leader has been calling for a 'flexible approach' on economic and humanitarian issues related to pyeongyang... and for those issues to be separate from political and military issues. the united states is consulting with its six-party partners about opportunities for more talks with north korea. but washington still says north korea has to first fulfill its obligations. lee ji-yoon has the details. with growing speculation over whether the united states will hold another round of high-level talks with north korea,... us assistant secretary of state for public affairs michael hammer said monday that,... washington is consulting with south korea, china, russia and japan about the "opportunity" of holding additional talks with north korea. talking to reporters in new york, hammer said the us is trying to see if there is the possibility o

the minister indicated that the korean national assembly plans to ratify the deal after the us... and so both sides could finish the process by the middle of next month. the 1-hundred-51 member states of the international atomic energy agency,... have unanimously passed a resolution calling on north korea to suspend all of its nuclear programs. choi you-sun has this report. the international atomic energy agency unanimously adopted a resolution thursday, calling on north korea to bring an end to its nuclear development programs and abide by its nonproliferation responsibilities. the resolution, which also raised grave concerns over the north's uranium enrichment program, passed at the global body's annual general conference in vienna, a year after failing to secure support from arab countries. the 151-member iaea then fully endorsed the six-party talks launched in 2003 to denuclearize north korea, commending the parties involved, namely the two koreas, the us, china, russia and japan, for their efforts to resume dialogue stalled since 2008. welcoming the news, south korea's envoy cho

and over at korea's national assembly... lawmakers held a confirmation hearing for president lee's nominee for chief justice of the supreme court, yang seung-tae . in his opening remarks,... yang said that he will constantly communicate with the public and drive for reforms,... so that citizens can have faith in the nation's judiciary. he added that reforms should be gradual... and stressed that he will use his 36 years of experience in the legal sector to uphold and protect the constitution and the human rights entrenched in it,... especially for those considered minorities in society. the hearing will continue through wednesday... and the assembly will decide whether to approve him on friday. good news for dads... and dads-to-be. the korean government is pushing to extend paternity leave... from three days to five days... three of which would be paid. the move is a bid to boost the nation's low birthrate... and help people better reconcile work and family life. kim yeon-ji has more. korean men may be able to take up to five days off from work for paternity leave from now on. and three da

phase of what we are going to be seeing unfold this afternoon when he addresses the united nations general assemblycognize palestine as an official state. it is a showdown that we are watching this afternoon between the united states and israel on one side, palestine on the other. the whole issue, whether or not palestinian stayedhotehood shou achieved through the united nations or through negotiations with the israelis. we'll have more of that after the break. em go away. neutrogena skin clearing makeup has our proven blemish fighting formula so it clears your breakouts. now that's beautiful. neutrogena®. ♪ this ason, you needtruck le e silvera to take on that list oyours. t'chevy season of ding. and there isn a tt time for a truck, with chk rk after mark of pe doing per. ♪ go yor chevaler today. get the truck and g that list done ♪ at exxon and mobil, we engineer smart gasoline that works at the molecular level to help your engine run more smoothly by helping remove deposits and cleaning up intake valves. so when you fill up at an exxon or mobil station, you can rest assured we help your engine r

the ruling and opposition party members of the national assembly's trade committee have agreed to postpone the korea-us free trade agreement ratification agenda. this comes a day after both sides spent much time debating whether to introduce the bill to the committee for official discussions,... before sending it to the assembly's plenary session for a vote. the trade committee's chairman nam kyung- pil told reporters thursday that... the committee members have agreed to take washington's fta ratification agenda into account... and to process the bill at a similar pace. nam said that the final date will be determined based on many criteria. american politicians must agree on their own congressional timeline, and once they do, the obama administration must decide when it intends to submit the bill. finally, the bill must actually be submitted to congress. he added that the decision about the final timing will take into account these procedural requirements. the opposition democratic party, which has been demanding the government renegotiate ten items in the trade pact on top of two addition

of the mind taking place right now in new york city the sixty sixth session of the united nations general assembly the big question will the organization accepts the palestinian bid for statehood we'll explore some of the struggles facing those living in the prospect. it's monday september nineteenth five pm in washington d.c. i'm christine for you're watching our team well start off with a close look at the economy president obama laid out a plan today that if passed could save the country more than three trillion dollars over the next decade this is on top of the one trillion and spending cuts that the president signed into law last month closed that feeling to be among the ideas some cuts to medicare and medicaid changes to the entire tax code and letting the bush era tax cuts expire president obama today making the case once again that the need to make change in order for there to be change there needs to be shared responsibility. middle class families should pay higher taxes than millionaires and billionaires it is wrong that in the united states of america a teacher or a nurse or a construct

well the sixty sixth annual united nations general assembly is now underway and in just a little while russian foreign minister sergei lavrov is scheduled to meet with secretary of state hillary clinton but who have already spoken over the phone about this week's events they are expected to touch more upon the arab spring and the situation in libya but at the center of their discussion and perhaps of the entire u.n.g.a. will be the palestinian bid to gain statehood recognition from the united nations it's a plan the u.s. and israel have both pledged to veto but one palestinian president mahmoud abbas says he will try for anyway now many other leaders actually support that bit and say there is she is actually with israel and in particular the expansion of settlements in the west bank settlements are correspondent paula fleer visited here's her report. he was wanted to meet us here in one of israel's bustling cities he wants to talk but not in his own settlement where he's seen as a troublemaker people they are afraid to talk because the for. the problem move from a group of pinney won't