in response to the horrors in syria, the united states and our partners at the united nations have supported an immediate halt to the vie leps and negotiated peaceful transition and a responsible democratic process. despite russia and china twice vetoing security council action, the united nations general assembly and human rights council have repeatedly and overwhelmingly condemned the carnage and the united nations has played an important role in supporting arab league efforts to end the crisis including through the joint appointment of special envoy co-fee annan. in line ya the u.n. led gadhafi from massacring his own people. to end nuclear weapons programs, the united states pushed the security council to impose the toughest sachss ever on iran and north korea. as the president has made clear, we will prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. and as long as iran fails to meet its international obligations, the pressure will build. the united nations played a critical role in supporting the creation of a newly independent south sudan. the u.n. ensured a democratically elected presiden

the itu is a treaty-based organization under the auspices of the united nations. putin, prime minister putin said last june is that the goal of this effort is to establish international control over the internet using the monitoring and supervisory capabilities of the itu. has the administration taken a position on that or will the administration come out in opposition to protect the internet from, you know, global control? >> i'm happy to take that question and get back to you. >> great, because i think that's one hopefully we can agree on. third, another one that i think we might be able to agree on is an issue dealing with the residents of camp ashraf. they've moved to camp liberty. they are under constant surveillance. they have listening devices installed i believe by the iraqi government. you know, that's supposed to be a home, not a prison. is there anything that you can do to ensure that the cameras are removed? pressure to see if those cameras can be removed? what pressure is being placed on the iraqi government to guarantee the security of those iranian d

china recently just days ago no the question is how can we abide by such a measure by under the united nations by the international community and as such i meant the you western union the western europeans let's say or the european community community and. their allies for sure the united states of america and other arab pan out of regional let's see enemy right now but they were friends to syria's national government i meant the qataris and the saudis for sure let us not forget the turkish also for which have not played positively enough the words the regime of president bashar assad and his own government inside syria today what about the fact that u.n. observers are in homs today there is a lull in the violence it's been one of the major syrian flashpoint is that really genuine authenticating a monitor to really getting an idea of what's happening there and indeed elsewhere in syria. i'm sure they already got enough stories or the numbers or statistics they have got photos through satellites and this is what the united nations should do before implementing such a measure by sending troops o

at the same time the united states has often in the area that the united nations is, perhaps, most discussed in this country, often used force abroad without the permission of the united nations since its founding. if you remember, there have only been a handful of times that the united nations has approved foreign conflicts, far short of the number of was the united states has actually been involved with since 1945. on the other hand the united nations has performed some very useful functions. sometimes we ignore when we criticize the united nations for restricting the united states ability to use force. the nato countries. for example, the united nations is a useful forum for the conduct of diplomacy as long as it does not try to bias oresteia that diplomacy. sometimes i worry that it does that with regard to the palestinian and israeli problem. initial former countries can come together in debate and try to reach a diplomatic solution, it's a very powerful function. i also think when the united nations perform some of the specialized functions that you mentioned earlier in discrete areas

morning to the president of the council, the american ambassador, as for the security regime of the united nations, mr. ban ki-moon. so we are on board officially speaking both through the capital, damascus, as well as through the permanent delegation of syria to the united nations represented by my... what we are suggesting is that mr. kofi annan since he is the mediator entrusted by the security council as well as by the secretary general and the so-called international community and since he got official written commitments from the syrian government so he should also get in touch with the other parties involved in this dramatic crisis we are going through. so that he will get similar commitments, similar guarantees that everybody will be on board of this mission in order to enable to him succeed. he is the one who should get back to the syrian authoritys with such guarantees because he is the one who committed himself to the syrian government that he will get in touch with the other parties. meaning armed groups as well as countries because the syrian crisis has-- if you allow me we can elabor

start with a roll of the united nations. good >> the un is playing hard huge role in international security. it has over 100,000 peacekeepers worldwide and ranging from haiti who liberia, and it has been playing a significant role in the global response to the arab spring. now it is in the thick of the conflict in some regard, but this is hard work, and the u.n. is sometimes struggling. there are cases where the peacekeepers do not seem able to stop wars from reigniting, and the u.s. presence in syria is still pretty tiny and does not look capable of halting the ongoing oppression there, so some great successes for the u.n., but some great crises, 2. >> we will put up some facts about the peacekeeping operations going on. you studied foreign policy at heritage since 1995. the question is as the u.n. still work in your mind? >> in some ways yes, in some ways know. you have to recognize it as a pretty limited instrument. in some cases it can be very effective. in other instances it cannot overcome the challenges facing it, and

the united states and our western partners. the entire arab world and the majority of members of the united nations. soon after the second double veto the general assembly took up more or less the same resolution that was blocked in the security council. it was adopted by an overwhelming majority, over 130 countries voted in favor. a very small handful, i think about eight countries, voted no. and they include russia and china and venezuela and zimbabwe and north korea and iran and syria. it was company that one would -- it's very unique company that russia and china typically don't like to find themselves in. that has been followed by continued strong action out of the human rights council and repeated international unity with the glaring exception of russia and china on issues related to syria. i think the combination of that kind of isolation has given them, particularly the chinese perhaps to a greater extent than the russians, some pause. they are both embarked on public relations efforts, particularly in the arab world, to try to mitigate the consequences of their actions. and i do think that s

at the same time, the united states has often in the area of the united nations is perhaps most it's got in this country has use force abroad without the permission of the united nations since its founding. there has only been a handful of times that the united nations has approved foreign conflicts, far short of the number of the ones the united states has been involved with since 1945. on the other hand, the united nations does perform some very useful functions. sometimes we in the united states it darvin be criticized united nations for restrict teen the united states ability of the nato countries. for example of the united nations is a useful forum for the combat is fun if it doesn't try to bias or is steered in a certain way, sometimes overreact us that with regard to the palestinian israeli problem. when it serves or countries can come together and debate and try to be diplomatic solution is a powerful function. when the united nations perform some of the specialized function but she mentioned earlier in discrete areas that can perform an important focus of countries for a spec

to the best of the rest of the news this week the united nations is hosting a major conference on happiness that's right with the world obsessed with wealth austerity and debt to g.d.p. levels the united nations is taking a step back and figure out what makes people in some nations way happier than people in other nations conferences hosted by the king of boot on a small country in mali and mountains which on is one of the poorest nations in the world yet it's the happiest nation in the world and one of the happiest in the world and so what does know that the rest of us don't well that's what the united nations wants to find out last night's show we talked a little bit about this topic by this sect in the nation of denmark which routinely tops the list of happiest nations on the planet take a look. so here we have denmark a nation with taxes and higher rates than we do in the united states gives basic health care and free education all its citizens hasn't sold their elections off to the highest bidder doesn't place any importance on arming their citizens against each other isn't involved in

russia and china can be important much later in the conflict. >> today, one other issue from the united nations -- susan rice, the u.s. ambassador said that time is running out for the united nations. kofi annan says what do you replace the plan with? it is words. >> it is words, and i think that is why we are heading towards action. the question is -- what will those actions be? the immediate step is to back the opposition, and the more medium to long-term debt is -- is military action feasible? if so, what kind? >> thank you for coming in. for months, republicans have engaged in a bruising fight to become their party as a candidate to unseat barack obama in november. today, the field shrank with the sudden exit of vix santorum. the former senator had become the most viable opponent to governor mitt romney, who is now all but certain to become the republican nominee. it is over. rick santorum went further in the race than anyone would have predicted, but now, he has called it quits. that we made a decision to get into the race at our kitchen table against all the odds, and we made a decision o

i want to begin by going back to stockholm, the united nations conference on the environment in 1972, which the u.s. delegation was headed by russell train, whom i had dinner with last night who is now 92. what came out of stockholm were two things, in my view. one, the united nations environment program was agreed upon, and two, countries took stock of their environmental commitments and capabilities and established environment ministries. virtually every country established an environment ministry or its equivalent, many of them cabinet-level agencies. moving forward to rio. the united nation conference on environment and development in 1992 where i headed the united states delegation, the expectations for it were much greater than for rio +20. one cannot but feel the sense of meeting fatigue, of resignation, of lowered expectations going into rio +20. i think it's probably a good idea to lower expectations for a conference, frankly. there are some very specific things, however, and i just went through them i thought in a compelling way that can be achieved there. and it will advanc

discusses the role and effectiveness of the united nations and later, the congressional research service looks at the role of the 12th amendment in creating the electoral college which elects the president of united states. "washington journal" is next. ♪ host: good morning, sunday, april 29, 2012 and here are your headlines -- the republican primary is all but wrapped up by former speaker newt gingrich has reportedly delayed the date he will officially dropped out of the race. in washington, d.c. last night, it was the correspondence dinner, an event known as oscar night for politicians. we will get to all that and more but this week will mark the one- year anniversary of the death of osama bin laden. we want to know if you think the u.s. is set for today because of it. give us a call and let us know your thoughts. you can also send your comments via email and through facebook and director. a good morning to you. this week will mark the one-year anniversary of the death of osama bin laden and the headline in the "new york daily news" - that is from "the new york daily news" today. there

that's really important is that, as long as we are remaining committed -- the united states, the european union, the united nations and the african -- that's going to be important. i think especially setting up the original task force in sudan is one step the united nations peacekeeping operations contributing, that's another step. and right now as we're building that trust and that trust will continue to expand. one thing, going back to what amanda was saying on the benchmarks, is if we can engage the enhanced capabilities, coordination, and cooperation, that is one level of success and benchmark. >> thank you so much, ambassador. i'm going to turn to senator isaacson, and we can resume. >> well, first of all, i want to describe what i saw in the gulu area of uganda because your organization and the ngos you're contracting with have made a remarkable turn in coordination with the ugandan government. we flew into gulu, local puddle-jumper is the best way to put it, and we got there from kampala, but one of the things we saw away is since coney has been out of northern uganda, which is about five to six years, have

government of the importance that we see of international cooperation with the united nations and the world bank on these issues, you're free to do so. i'm not the person who has been leading the efforts on rio plus 20, because that falls under kerri-ann jones, although obviously we've been working very closely together. and obviously sustainable energy for all has a big, big role to play in the rio plus 20 summit. so i just want to make clear those parameters. i would like to add a few things to the discussion that you've had with vijay iyer on sustainable energy for all and give a little context from the united states' perspective. i think the first thing that is absolutely critical that happened here in secretary general's effort is that this was defined as an effort to leverage private capital and investment to stimulate action and change. it was not defined as a development assistance problem. and the reason that's absolutely critical, as you go back to the figures that nigel was just using, $48 billion a year in investment every year through 2030 in order to be able to achieve u

the united nations has given its formal backing to the peace put forward by the former u.n. chief kofi annan on thursday the united nations security council issued a statement on syria in which it pushes the syrian president bashar assad to it here to his commitments and then told the united nations that syria had pledged to cease all kind of movement towards population centers he also said that he was in contact with the opposition and urging them to stop financing at the same time he called for both sides can show political world now on tuesday also a united nations team alive in syria they will be weighing the groundwork for a observer mission which is to come and then also preparing the scene for the april tenth deadline now that is the deadline according to announce the plan we also know that following that they found it would be forty eight hours for the opposition to lay down arms with a final deadline being on april twelfth at six am now the syrian regime has indicated that it has already begun preparing the ground work for observing that deadline it says that it has

why doesn't the united nations stop him? >> there's a system for documenting refugees and transforming them in shelter. turkey built two large container camps on the border. even these won't be enough if the numbers keep rising f that happens, the u.n. is expected to step in. >> our expectation is the promises given to mr. annan must be kept. it's essential operations should stop immediately, an army unit be withdrawn immediately. >> whatever syria promised, that withdrawal clearly is not happening yet. if anything bombardment of operation neighborhood has come fiercer of than any time in the year-long conflict. days before the deadline when all of this is supposed to start. jonathan head, bbc news, istanbul. >> meanwhile the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon has criticize the syrian government for pressing on attacks with -- for pressing on attacks on people who want president assad to stand down plfment ban said the use of the army should stop at once. security forces in bahrain have fired tear gas and water cannons to dis

spokespersons say the united states remains vigilant in the face of north korea's provocations and is fully committed to the security of its allies in the region. >>> the united nations security council will hold an emergency closed door meeting to discuss its response to the north korean launch. the meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. friday new york time and is being held at the request of the japanese mission to the u.n. >> translator: the japanese government will keep urging the united states and other council members to handle the north korean situation properly. japan hopes to work closely with the u.s., south korea, china, russia, and other concerned nations. >> the united states and european nations are expected to condemn the north korean launch. russia is also expected to side with the western nations. the reaction of the remaining permanent council member, china, will be the key to the outcome of the council meeting. >>> china's leaders are calling for calm. the country often acts as a link between the north and the rest of the world. our susumu kojima tells us how the launch is playing out there. >> chinese state-run media has been giving friday's events in

germany we were called back into the details of this relationship between frost and joey in the united nations security council christmas time really to be against. the united states and britain and backless in the balance taking up to the iraq war people will tell you very very briefly this could have a big impact on the e.u. at the moment if we do see so cozy go just briefly a u. economic mathematic very briefly. because there's even an appearance of goldman sachs in the european financial structures and so on i don't i don't think we can make predictions there's continuity but certainly so cozy was a cool. part of washington and perhaps your presidents a socialist president will give us a little bit more of its republican you know traditions. pendants poised on hold on loop other world scale as well as within the european union we shall try to hear from you once again thank you for your time a show chossudovsky live on the line from montreal. media currency crisis. cuts. tragic integration. who will be left standing with. the french election on r.t.e. . but life here in moscow with the twen

ambassador to the united nations, susan rice. can we call this a ceasefire when there have been so many violations on both sides? >> there have definitely been violations, particularly since saturday. the bulk of them have come from the government side, with heavy shelling in places like homs. this cessation that seems to hold for two days last week definitely looks like it is fraying. there is reason to question the government's commitment. >> what is the contingency plan if the kofi annan plan does not work and the cease-fire does not hold? >> the annan plan is a political process. it is humanitarian access for those who need it most. it is also the dispatch of a u.n. monitoring presence, the first contingent of which got on the ground yesterday. it has always been a plan that depends on the commitment of the syrian government as well as of the opposition. it is not something that anybody can impose on them. we have joined with many others, supporting maximum -- imposing maximum political and economic pressure on the government

to date the united nations estimates the death toll from the crisis at 9,000. while other estimates put the death toll as high as 12,000. just over a year ago in the midst of the arab spring the syrian people peacefully took to the streets calling for the opportunity to elect their leadership through a free and fair democratic process. this desire for freedom and justice from an oppressive regime embodies the essence of what is driving the opposition, and is one that we can relate to and should support. the president has stated that the violence in syria must end and that assad must go. but it remains completely unclear how the president will accomplish these goals. in addition to the humanitarian concerns that i believe we all share, i'm very concerned about the implications for regional conflict. as recently as april 10, assad-backed military units shot across the border into syrian refugee camps in turkey, killing five individuals. additionally, violence has spilled into lebanon and iraq could begin to behave erratically as it considers the prospect of a sun

the united nations secretary general banking moon has condemned sudanese warplanes in south said on and called on the government to stop the fighting. omar al-bashir has ruled out negotiations with south sudan. we have been sent this report. >> it is the site that people have come to dread. soldiers and some civilians shot back with the small weapons they had. they were powerless against the modern warplane. at least two places were hit. the primary target was this bridge, which leads to the front line. this time, two of the rockets missed the bridge. nearby, several shops were destroyed by direct hits. at least one man was killed. the state government told the bbc three others were critically wounded and are not expected to survive. more than 75 civilians have been killed in air raids since the beginning of march. >> when our forces were blown, and an airplane coming today -- it killed three people and four shops. now we are suffering a lot. >> the bombing has been condemned by the united nations peacekeeping mission in south sudan. they have always denied carrying out cross border rai

say the assad regime is still carrying out assaults in areas where anti-goveme relsrecte, but the united nations insists the fragile truce is still holding and remains intact. >>hiooge was purportedly shot this morning where an advance team of united nations observers was visiting. activists say dascus's campaign against dissidents claimed another 20 lives. the violence has concerned the internatna cmuty aut the observer mission's by ability, but united nations says the violence has become more sporadic, and they vowed to go ahead witthmiio the advance group's leader told reporters in terse words that his team was continuing to do its duty. bu team itself was also the target of protests according to activists. many people there seehe mission's prospects as dead on arrival. meanwhile, syria's foreign minister travel to beijing to meet with his chinese cotear cha has backed the peace plan laid out by united nations special envoy kofi annan and says syria pledges to uphold the anbu skeptical diplomats say damascus is just buying time. >> in a related story, turkey has ierpt a german container ship

foreign ministry and the chinese foreign ministry and some other nations all fall who are holding onto the respect of the u.n. charter the e.u. and charter and the klinsmann's of the united nations called for a dialogue for peace in order to ensure security these are all matters that are of paramount importance and i think in these are the starting point so they the groups the opposition armed the people inside syria must comply with the cause of mr kofi annan the head of the delegation to actually. put down their weapons or at least agree to get into it in a good event with the syrian army before the syrian army withdraws its tanks and its heavy armor from the from the towns and villages after leaving all of these further steps will be taken and some of this further steps could be measures taken by the united nations towards the groups that are not complying with its resolutions all right dr omar ashour basic with us from beirut thanks very much. the doors of egypt's electoral commission have closed for presidential hopefuls to submit their applications ahead of the first round of the vote next month several candidates hoping to fill the shoes of poznan mubarak who was

the french foreign minister has said the united nations -- the french foreign minister has said the united nations security council might have to consider action backed up by military force in syria if peace time fails. violence continues in the country despite the evidence of 11 international observers who are trying to monitor the cease-fire. translator: either this mediation is working or it isn't. if it doesn't work, we can't continue being defied by the regime in power, which doesn't respect any of the six commitments it took within the frame of the kofi annan plan. in that case, we will have to move to another step that we have already started to talk about with our partners. under chapter 7 of the united nations charter to move forward to the end of this tragedy, which continues in syria. >> and you're watching bbc live from sing singapore. still to come -- as he awaits his fate of the international court in the hague, we have a special he report from sierra leon. >> and it's lonely at the top. why only fellow presidents really understand the pressure of life in the oval office. now

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well we have not been approved by the united nations you have to on this issue. you know this is a quite sensitive issue. and as we know the secretary general kofi annan now are just in the process of thinking of the composition of the mission of the mandate of the monitors so in our point of view of course the composition of be balanced it should consist of. representatives of the country of birth who would be acceptable for a syrian side so you would like to be on the mission. well i cannot tell you this poem did not insisting you not insist on not insisting we have not been yet and why if there is a invitation or propose nation on this side of the united nations of the secretary general of course we would consider it is better for the education is going to happen happen when people like you work and so are you working on. well concourses politicians then getting loans where we are calculating all possible scenarios if you ask me i think i either there's nothing about my question i think it's a lovely lateral if a russian representative it is is it is part of th

cosco says piling new sanctions on north korea is not wait for word as the united nations to look since a young young controversial failed rocket launch. the u.n. is set to send more observers into syria as the draft resolution is laid out before the security council with persistent reports hot flashes inside the country. news makers and opinion formers right here on our team. coming soon to a screen name you two u.s. soldiers highly anticipated new program is on its way to r t joining me for more in just a moment to find out what's the world's most wanted whistleblower has in store. here's a common broadcasting to law from the heart of moscow i'm karen tara well russia has expressed regret over north korea's controversial rocket launch but it's calling for restraint and diplomacy as the u.n. security council is preparing for an emergency meeting over what action to take against. the launch ended in failure as the rocket plummeted into the sea moments after takeoff south korea japan and the u.s. suspects in the north tested an intercontinental ballistic missile something it's banned fro

has to lay down arms and by which a total cease fire needs to be in effect now according to the united nations security council if this does not happen they will be to quote the u.n. security council third at measures and this is the strongest statement so far from the united nations what it does suggest though is that it is not binding and it does not have any kind of resolution of course but still it is a very serious statement for the u.n. security council to make damascus on the other hand says it has begun withdrawing its troops it says that there has been an increase in violence over the past few days that it puts the blame for that with the rebels and says that the rebels are being funded by countries such as saudi arabia qatar and turkey and that this needs to be looked at the syrian government is also offering some kind of guarantees that the vacuum that is needed when it withdraws its truth is not pulled by these rebel fighters. paula what about the syrian opposition women are they taking steps to implement the peace plan. well so far there's been no confirmation from the syrian oppo

the statement criticizes the united states, south korea and japan for violating what the north koreans call their right to use space for peaceful purposes. the united nations security council concluded the launch used ballistic missile technology and contra veened u.n. resolutions. >>> south korea unveiled new cruise missiles that it said could strike any part of north korea. officials say this is a warning to the north. the south's defense ministry showed video of the missile test launch to the media. it showed the missile in flight then hitting a targeted hut hundreds of kilometers away. the ministry did not reveal the exact range or number of missiles deployed but a senior military officer said it can strike anywhere in north korea. he added that his country will retaliate against any provocation. the domestically developmented missile resembles the u.s. tomahawk and has a range of 1,000 kilometers. this is the first time the south formally disclosed its deployment. t details of the missile have come only through media reports. >>> india test ranged a long range ballistic missile capable of reaching beijing. india and china are the two emerging economic

i think that the united nations. functions that decisions are made in the security council and i think it is very clear that the call is the for the security council and for supporting freedom of expression freedom of association. i would not i would not link to do you believe in the basic human rights and dignity for justice they are linked to political interests obviously and that shows that the the behavior of the united nations is characterized by double standards. should not be a political analyst thank you for coming on our team today i apologize for not having more time for this conversation. files relating to the trial of norwegian a mass killer will be classified for sixty years the judges say the documents could be harmful to the public and therefore will be kept secret until two thousand and seventy two but the decision came after a graphics televised trial viewed all across the world he's admitted to killing seventy seven people in a bomb and gun attack last year but he denies criminal guilt by claiming he

boss now says piling new sanctions on north korea is not the way to work as the united nations looks into countdowns controversial failed rocket mark. do you want to start to send more observers into syria as a draft resolution as laid out before the security council with persistent reports of clashes inside the country. and meet news makers and opinion formers right here on our t.v. . coming soon to a screen name you julian ourselves is highly anticipated new program is on its way to r t joining me for more in just a moment to find out what's the world's most wanted whistleblower has in store. now and thanks for joining our team that's friday it's five o'clock here in moscow i'm karen taraji russia has expressed regret over north korea's controversial rocket launch but it's calling for restraint and diplomacy as the u.n. security council is preparing for an emergency meeting over what action to take against pyongyang the launch and did in failure as the rocket plummeted into the scene moments after a tank off south korea japan and the u.s. suspect the north tested an intercontinental

washington now i know what else came out of the council session while kofi annan reported to the united nations that he was encouraged by the cessation of hostilities in syria and urged the u.n. security council to send an observer mission as soon as possible we heard the syrian envoy to the united nations say this that syria is ready to accept the observers as soon as the decision is made in the meantime the russian ambassador to the u.n. read aerated what we've heard from the russian foreign minister lavrov here in washington and that is russia is very supportive of the plan and does everything it can to make sure the cease fire holds and that dialogue begins between the opposition and the government the syrian government said that its armed forces will remain on standby to retaliate against any attacks by armed terrorist groups against civilians or troops russia says it's crucial to have monitors to have a clear picture of what's going on on the ground to avoid provocations take a listen. somebody must be there as quickly as possible and the full fledged mission will take some time to deploy

and the united nations security council has unanimously adopted a resolution on syria the most recent one drafted by russia and co-sponsored by eight other countries the resolution calls for and authorizes up to three hundred unarmed u.n. military observers to go to syria and monitor the truce the cease fire that was put in place april twelfth between damascus and the opposition groups this resolution also calls on the syrian government to meet its responsibilities and pledges of cold war in the six point peace plan laid out by a u.n. joint envoy kofi on on russia of course believes that this most recent development in syria is a step in the right direction in the meantime u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice left the meeting on saturday not showing as much optimism as russia and many other countries hide susan rice shipped to her twitter feed to say the deployment of three hundred or three thousand unarmed observers cannot on its own stop assad's murderous rampage susan rice external pressures are additionally needed to solve the problem in syria the us ambassador also sa