but what is the united nations? the united nations is not a group of democratic nations. the united nations is not a meeting of our allies. the united nations is the one forum in the world that includes everybody. the good, the bad, and the ugly. and -- you know, when the vast majority of members of the united nations don't subscribe to what we would consider as basic human rights it's hard to imagine how their human rights counsel could come to decisions we would find as democratic nations terribly pleasing. but look, it is outrageous that -- just one example, i know others know these things, but outrageous that in the united nations human rights council the one and only country in the world that is the subject of a permanent agenda item is israel. one of the freest nations in the world by any standards. yet, there is virtual hero worship there of the palestinian authority whose leader has had no democratic mandate in 12 years. and who rules by decree because there is no elected legislature of any kind. no outrage about that whatsoever. so look, i don't think we can chan

the fact that it's happening once again does not mean that the united nations and its members must accept this. 2013, the united states also launched attacks against syria. said by thet was been secretary-general on that occasion. allow me to read the quotation in english of what he said. quote, the primary responsibility for peace and thatity, that is my appeal everything should be handled within the framework of the united nations charter. onlyse of force is lawful when it's exercised by self-defense in accordance with article 51 of the united nations when the unor security council approves such actions. and of quote. of quote. this was the position of the then secretary-general which contributed to avoiding unilateral action in simple or -- in similar situations to what we are experiencing today. threattack represents a to international peace and security because it represents a threat to the political processes in geneva. it was said very well by mr. vital tohat it is avoid an escalation of tension which breaks with the progress that has been achieved estnana and geneva. this is not t

the fact that it's happening once again does not mean that the united nations and its members must accept this. in september, 2013, the united states also launched attacks against syria. i recall what was said by the then secretary-general on that - occasion. allow me to read the quotation in english of what he said. i quote, "the primary responsibility for peace and security internationally, that is my appeal that everything , should be handled within the framework of the united nations charter. the use of force is wful only when it's exercised by self-defense in accordance with article 51 of the united nations charter and/or when the un security council approves such actions." end of quote. this was the position of the then secretary-general which contributed to avoiding unilateral action in simple or -- be taken in very similar situations to what we are in today. this attack represents a threat to international peace and security because it represents a threat to the political processes in geneva. it was said very well by mr. feltman that it is vital to avoid an escalation of tension w

the united nations is fine. when it doesn't, when their interests are not in line, they are not interested in the united nations are in human rights -- or in human rights or democracy. when we condemn chemical attacks, we say the security council must not be used. the security council should not be used as a pawn which can be sacrificed on a chessboard -- the chessboard of war. is thecurity council final hope that we have to guarantee international peace and security based upon principles -- on norms and international rule of law. , i would alsot out that it is absolutely vital as you have convened this meeting in a very transparent way that we demonstrate the concern that firstunately, there are class and second-class members of this security council. the permanent members that not only have the right to the veto but they also control the procedures, they control the decision making. the other 10, we may be involved if we are consulted or convened occasionally. just to underwrite some positions of others. this

the mission of the united nations and to the u.n. security council is to maintain international peace and securit security. these are important aims and in shared interest, but as we look around the world it is clear that there is much work for you to achieve. you are going to be very busy people over the next coming months and years. at the nation the nation faces serious and growing threats and many of them stemmed from problems that have been unaddressed for far too long. in fact the united nations does not like taking on certain problems, but i have a feeling that the people in this room, and i know for a fact that nikki feels very, very strongly about taking on problems that people have steered away from. i encourage the security council to come together and take action to counter all of these many threats. so in syria, the council failed again this month to respond to the use of chemical weapons. a great disappointment. i was very disappointed by that. the status quo in north korea is also unacceptable. and to the council must

. >> the mission of the united nations and the u.n. security council is to maintain international peace and security. these are important aims and shared interests. but as we look around the world, it's clear that there's much work for you to achieve. you're going to be very busy people i suspect over the coming months and years. our nation faces serious and growing threats and many of them stem from problems that have been unaddressed for far too long. in fact, the united nations doesn't like taking on certainly problems, but i have a feeling the people in this room and i know for a fact that nikki feels very strong about taking on problems that people steered away from. i encourage the security council to come together and take action to counter all of these many threats. on syria, the council failed again this month to respond to syria's use of chemical weapons. a great disappointment. i was very disappointed by that. the status quo in north korea is also unacceptable. and the council must be prepared to impose additional and strong

states to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons. >> reporter: at the united nationsay, ambassador nikki haley warned bar shower al assad he could get hit again if he doesn't come to heel. >> the united states took a very measured step last night. we are prepared to do more. but we hope that will not be necessary. >> reporter: russia, which has a close relationship with assad, has complained loudly in public about the missile strike and flexed its muscle, sending a warship to the area. but sources say beyond that the response has been muted. >> publicly, the russians have been suggesting outrage over this, but i understand through diplomatic channels there 457b9 been a lot of blowback. >> well, tt's ue. i think e restf the world, including russia, understands we took desies, justifiable action based on the just tragic actions that the assad regime took, especially when it comes to small children. >> reporter: the missiles were flying last night as president trump was having p dinner with the chinese president. xi jinping did not mention the strike in brief remarks to

if you do a great job of the united nations, i feel differently about it. we're talking pennies compared money that youd will be saving. the united states is one of 193 countries in the u.n. it pays for 22% of the budget and almost 30% of the united nations peacekeepers which is unfair. we need the member states to come together to eliminate inefficiency and bloat and ensure that no one nation shoulders a disproportionate share of the burden militarily or financially. fair to our taxpayers. i look forward to a productive discussion about our shared role in keeping the peace, advancing reforms, and getting everyone to do their fair share. i also want to say to you that i have long found the united underperformer it has to mend his potential. there are those people that think it's an underperformer and will never perform. i am so happy with the job nikki haley is doing and their representatives. i see the relationship she has already developed. i think the united nations has from his potential. potential,endous far greater than any other candidate in the last

neil: all right, here is why the united nations seems to become irrelevant. they got it wrong and saddam -- susan rice got it wrong, in 2013 when this went effect that assad regime has purged stockpile and russians had put stamp of approval to validate that and say, well, they did all of that. they didn't do all of that and the united nations failed seeing that as did susan rice did as recognizing that. molly hemingway. what do you make of it because it takes the trust we had or other administrations had in the u, in that would brocker something that would avoid steeper conflict was wrong? >> it really was a susan rice's problem, they voluntarily removed all of chemical weapons. you had john kerry saying the same thing a couple of years ago. people in the obama administration acknowledged there was gaps and problems surveilling what the chemical situation was, clapper last february testified in front of congress that there were huge gaps in our ability to understand where their chemical weapons were and what not. susan rice should have known not to say this,

as was required in the united nations charter. i understand that there may be technical and practical difficulties here. it is, therefore, up to the council to continue extending assistance for those who need it. as north korea continues proliferating and the danger it presents to peace and security is growing, our position has to remain determined and unambiguous to any other provocation from pyongyang's international community and the security council. when this happens, we have to be able to react. north korea has to understand that continuing with their a grams, new tests will have serious cost, in particular, through new sanctions, all the while trying to protect the population who are victimized by their leaders. but we cannot simply be acting in reaction to what north korea does. we need to take an initiative to make sure that north korea does not have operational nuclear weapons. international community has to strengthen without delay in manner to oordinated make sure they ultimately abandon their proliferation. discussion

haley: i have been very united nations. i've been surprised in some ways where the focus i think is been just so misguided in certain issues, like the israel-palestinian authority. i cannot believe they have been discussing that every month of every year for the past 10 plus years. that was very surprising to me when you have so many other issues in the middle east that need to be talked about. but i was pleasantly surprised at the kindness and respect that has been here at the united nations. you very much see that countries send their best and brightest year and it is on the name of really wanting peace and security in the world and i love that. i love that is the original intent. that is what they are trying to do. would you do see if the united nations and when you hear me talk about trying to change the culture of the united agents, it is only because what has happened in this organization is the same thing that happens in every organization. they get stale overtime. they spend more time talking and less time acting. a

>> the us went around the united nations because the un care out responsibility. in carrying out this military strike the us was not on fool ground to do this because they are supposed to have un approval. at this point both of those avenues for getting things right didn't work so that is why donald trump went around the united nations and i don't think you saw much criticism of him for doing that. there are some legal boundaries that were crossed and decided to do that. on a domestic front donald trump was within the law because he met the war powers resolution. if this went beyond 60 days he would need congressional approval to do that so he got himself a little time. dagen: rand paul criticizing everything the trump administration has done. his political aspirations would raise that question but to quote admiral mc raven, the commander of the raid that killed usama bin laden, there are a lot of sharks in the world and with deal with a shark you have to punch him in the snout, this punched in the snout and anybody threatening to take on the us. neil: quoth the r

states to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons. >> reporter: at the united nationsay, ambassador nikki haley warned bar shower al assad he could get hit again if he doesn't come to heel. >> the united states took a very measured step last night. we are prepared to do more. but we hope that will not be necessary. >> reporter: russia, which has a close relationship with assad, has complained loudly in public about the missile strike and flexed its muscle, sending a warship to the area. but sources say beyond that the response has been muted. >> publicly, the russians have been suggesting outrage over this, but i understand through diplomatic channels there 457b9 been a lot of blowback. >> well, that's true. i think the rest of the world, including russia, understands we took desies, justifiable action based on the just tragic actions that the assad regime took, especially when it comes to small children. >> reporter: the missiles were flying last night as president trump was having p dinner with the chinese president. xi jinping did not mention the strike in brief rem

are few places in the world where israel is more constantly and unfairly attacked than at the united nationse woman we're about to hear from is determined to change that. [ cheers and applause ] in january, she gave up her position as governor of south carolina to represent the united states at the united nations because she knew she could make a difference. and although she's only been at the u.n. for two months, she's already making her mark. speaking out against the attacks on israel and standing in the proud tradition like daniel patrick moynihan and gene kirkpatrick. less than two weeks ago, she once again responded to an attack on israel, demanding that the u.n. retract the report that viciously and outrageously attacked israel as an apartheid state. and her action had impact. soon after the secretary-general required retraction of the report. [ applause ] following a recent u.n. security council meeting on the middle east, ambassador haley came out to the press and articulated some plain truth. here's what she said -- "the discussion today on the middle east was not about hezbollah's

having said that, i will say in the life of the united nations there are times when we are compelled to do more than just talk. there are times we are compelled to take collective action. this security caps off thinks of itself as a defender of peace, security, and human rights. we will not deserve that description if we do not rise to actions today. yesterday morning, we awoke to pictures to children foaming at the mouth, suffering convulsions, being carried in the arms of desperate parents. we saw rows of lifeless bodies, some still in diapers, some with visible scars of a chemical weapons attack. look at those pictures. we cannot close our eyes to those pictures. we cannot close our minds of the responsibility to act. we don't yet know everything about yesterday's attack. but there are many things we do know. we know that yesterday's attack bears the hallmark of the assad eye regime's use of chemical weapons and used these chemical weapons against the syrian people before. that was confirmed by this council's investigators. we know that yesterday's attack was a new low even for th

elise labott at the united nations. elise, we are waiting to hear from the secretary of state in a big moment in this debate and discussion with the tensions rising in the korean peninsula. what do you expect to hear this morning? >> reporter: well, john, we expect the u.s. to kind of make culture, secretary tillerson making clear to the international community, this is really the top national security priority for the administration, and that means that they want to handle this problem. they don't want to kick it down the road, as they say, previous administrations have done. and so, secretary tillerson will be telling the council that if north korea continues with its provocative behavior, we're talking another nuclear test or an icbm, that long-range missile test that could hit the continental united states, they need to be ready to put additional sanctions on north korea. that includes china. that has a lot of leverage on north korea. but at the same time, secretary tillerson is saying that the u.s. wants to have di

all of that's doable at the united nations. all of that is possible as we see that whether it's the peacekeeping reform, and affiliate israeli report that came out last week and the fact that came down pit we see that with the way the security council is adapting the program moving forward. we see that overwrought and energies and anxious as an accountability that we've yeller states want. so we are going to continue moving in that direction and i am constantly in contact with members of congress who want to see the same thing. they want to see value in the u.n. they want to know that we are not just constantly being pushed around in the u.n. and that we are actually valued for being the host country and valued for what we try to bring and that we do give a lot of money to the process and the international gf community as a whole. no one wants to be taken for granted. i don't think that's too much to ask. it's just saying are we appreciated and if we are, hownd to give it to where it works better for everybody and that's the go

we started peacekeeping reform, which is the biggest part of the united nations budget. certainly 29% of what the united states has paid for into that budget. we started our peacekeeping reforms. an we reduced troop levels in the democratic public of congo. we're making sure there's going to be a strategic review in september. we're making sure we're putting troops where we can have strong elections and keep the people safe. we're focused on how we're going to make sure we bring accountability to the contributing countries that do put troops there so there is not any corruption or sexual exploitation. we have been speaking with one voice. there is a new culture at the united nations. >> dickerson: a lot of those things were under way before you got. there i guess what i'm wondering is when you talked to diplomats there about the president, do you say that they should take him literally in everything he says about foreign policy? >> those things didn't happen before. that negotiation with with the democratic republic of congo happened within the past month. so that's somet

united states of america which is counter to the principles and purposes of the charter of the united nationst member of the security council which was responsible for maintenance of peace and security. let alone these aggressions really promise total chaos in many parts of the world and will make the law of the jungle the only way to deal with regional and economic crises without any heed to the charter of the united nations. when you killed millions of innocents in south asia all the way through latin america, what your position. the member from france spoke about exceptions, you should not be the exception, you should be killings ijuly 27.or the to combat terrorism as respects the ruse of international law, the charter of the united nations calls on the security council to shoulder its responsibilities according to the charter to condemn this act of aggression and to insure that it should not be repeated. it is an act that threatens peace and security in the region and the world. >> i acknowledge the statement from the representative of the syrian-arab republic. the representative of the r

or is that to meet existing united nations security council resolutions? mark: look, i can't say categorically, but i think with this administration, from secretary to listen to president that, we have been clear we need more effort on the part of china to address the threat that north korea poses. whether there is a connection there, i will leave it to you. reporter: is it just coal shipments? mark: that is one that popped into my head. i will try to get more for you on that. let's go there. north korea? more.re are two reporter: does the secretary have plans for bilateral or multilateral meetings? mark: we will announce those when they are firmed up. reporter: do you know whether china has stopped supplying or helped build the transporters that were seen in the military parade? mark: i would have to take that question and see what we can answer. i don't have an answer. reporter: there is a high-level palestinian delegation intent preparing for the meeting next week between president trump and the palestinian president. are there plans to meet with them t

at the united nations, that's the number one comment i get. they're so happy to see the united states lead again. >> you really think that you and president trump are saying the same things? let me tell you one thing president trump recently said. he defended putin after fox news bill o'reilly called him a killer saying, there are a lot of killers. do you think our country is so innocent? how does the u.s. maintain its role as the moral conscience of the world, to use your words this week, if the president won't condemn what is happening inside russia? >> well, martha, this is what i can tell you. the president has not once called me and said, don't beat up on russia. has not once called and said what to say. >> but he isn't beating up on russia. should he be beating up on russia? again, how does -- >> i am. >> so he doesn't need to? >> he's got a lot of things he's doing. he's not stopping me from beating up on russia. he's not stopping me from talking about the pressure china needs to be putting on north korea. he's not stopping me with how w

rex tillerson and the secretary general of the united nations. it is my honor to read to you the statement by the french minister of foreign affairs and international foreign development detained by a european meeting and therefore could not be in new york today. and what follows is a text of his statement. mr. president, secretary general, france remains particularly concerned by the continued nuclear and ballistic programs in north korea. they constitute today one of the main threats to international peace and security. by the becoming engaged a methodical effort at the highest level of the regime to acquire nuclear arsenal, north korea defied all of the interdictions and repeated demands by the international community to give up on that goal. we note today a constant and rapid progression in the development of proliferation programs of north korea. and this brings them closer and closer to international capacity. this is an unacceptable situation. france has condemned systematically and firmly each act which led to this. it called upon north k

of the nuclear test-fire by the army of the dprk and exerciseable right to launch justified by united nations law. the united states wherever is launched by its allies, whether it is a missile or satellite, but those launched by independent countries proclaim it can fire missile at those countries. this act is the application of the double standards can never be tolerated. it is very clear the briefing which is planned by the united states in the united nations security council is in its purpose of impuret. thedoes not seem to justify war climate and environment for anctions against the drpk by taking to defend its national ecurity and peace against u.s. and provocative nature at all costs. the state's measures of military capability to defend its independent and integrity can never be subject to the criticism and interference by the authority under any circumstances. however, the united states has mistakenly used its double standards against those up with a nd going differing use and social system are disregarding the role of the international law and international organization in pursuit of

you just don't see the united nations solving conflicts. i think that's going the start happening now. i can see it and the united states united nations will get together and solve conflicts. it won't be two countries. it will be b the united nations arbitrating those two countries. so i see fantastic potential and fantastic things ahead for the united nations and i have to say, it's a tremendous honor to know you and to meet you and c nikki has given me a briefing. and i'm a blunt person. she getses along with everybody in this room. i'll end by saying unless you would rather not do it, so, we have an office in the white house. you may have heard of it. the oval office. we'll go down as a group and take pictures in in oval office. i know you've never seen it. nobody seeps to gseems to get t see it much, but we're going to show you the oval office, so we'll go take some pictures and we'll have a good luncheon and talk b about the united nations and talk about peace. thank you all very much for being here. it's a great honor. >> president tru

the mission of the united nations and u.n. security council is to maintain international peace and security. these are important aims and shared interests but was we look around the world it is clear there is much work for you to achieve. you're going to be very busy people i suspect over the coming months and years. our nation faces serious and growing threats and many of them stem from problems that have been unaddressed for far too long. in fact the united nations doesn't like taking on certain problems. i have a feeling the people in this room, and i know for a fact that nicky feels very, very strongly about taking on problems, that people steered away from. i encouraged the security council to come together to take action to counterall of these many threats. on syria, the council failed again this month to respond to syria's use of chemical weapons, a great disappointment. i was very disappointed by that. the status quo in north korea is also unacceptable. and the council must be prepared to impose additional and stronger

also right nowing rex tillerson at the united nations.et's listen in. >> having for years displayed a pattern of behavior that defies multiple security council sotions, 3321 and 2270 and erodes global progress on nuclear proliferation, this's in reason to think that north korea will change its behavior under the current multilateral sanctions framework. for too long the international community has been reactive in addressing north korea. those days must come to an end. failing to act now on the most pressing security issue in the world may bring catastrophic consequences. we have said this before and it bears repeating. the policy of patience is over. the more we bide or time, the sooner we will run out of it. in light of the growing threat, the time has come for all of us to put new pressure on north korea to abandon its dangerous path. i urge this council to act before north korea does. we must work together to adopt a new approach and impose increased diplomatic increased pressures on the north korean regime. the new campaign is united

and that is called the united nations. and all of these things together in roosevelt's view would justify the great american effort and involvement in world war ii. at the end of world war ii, roosevelt did not live to begin to build that vision. but he talked about it throughout the war and he worked on it throughout the war. in fact, what happened was a partial creation of exactly that vision. after hundreds of years of something completely different, perhaps thousands of years it was built, this liberal international order. it created a rule-based system and an open economy with greater commerce in contact. it wasn't perfect, there are many flaws a month of countries that were not part of it. the soviet union and its allies been the most important exceptions. but it did create a new world. if you think about the world we live in, it is the world or franklin roosevelt created and dreamed of with mackenzie king. it is a world of much greater order, much less political violence, much greater trade commerce and capitalism,

at the united nations, russia blocked a security council resolution wednesday to denounce the chemical attack and to call on assad's government to cocooperate with an internatioil probe. meanwhile, russia has accused the united states of violating international law by bombing a syrian airbase last weweek. the rising tension with russia came as president trump wednesday reversed his long-running criticism of nato, saying in a joint press conference with nato's secretary general that he no longer believes the military alliance is obsolete. pres. trump: secretary-general and i i had a productive discussion about what more nato can do in ththe fight againsnst terrorism. i complained about that a long time ago and they made a change. and now they do fight terrorism. i said it was obsolete. it is no longer obsolete. president trump described nato is obsolete on the campaign trail and doubt to reconsider u.s. membership unless other nato members increased their share of military spending. meanwhile, donald trump's adult son eric trump cited mounting tensions between the u.s. and russia as evi

let's go live now to new york and our united nations correspondent, nick bryant. s she mean when she talks about the idea that the united states might act unilaterally and syria if the united nations does not? i don't think we have got any more clarity on that than we had after listening to present tramp in the rose garden talking about red lines being tra nsgressed. the rose garden talking about red lines being transgressed. i think administration policy on syria is still being formulated and they do not know what they will do next and how they will respond. it does seem that the administration has decided to ta ke that the administration has decided to take a much tougher stance toward bashar al—assad as a result of this latest chemical weapons attack. the evidence, rex tillerson was in turkey last week saying the fate of assad should be determined by the syrian people. niki daly had a sit down with reporters here in europe. she said that removing assad was no longer the number one priority, it was fighting islamic state. the syrian opposition claims that that co

we want the united nations to accept the resolution that would not only investigate the incident but— but would recognise the accusations against damascus, which have different fa cts . damascus, which have different facts. we do not want to impose them but we stand for impartial, honest investigations. we also discussed the situation, state of affairs, in oui’ the situation, state of affairs, in ourairforce, the situation, state of affairs, in our airforce, russia the situation, state of affairs, in our air force, russia and the situation, state of affairs, in our airforce, russia and the us led coalition, in the context of the memorandum of preventing incidents and providing security for aviation and providing security for aviation and because of operations in syria, as you know, the memorandum was suspended by russia. now, today, president putin confirmed our readiness to resume its work, the initial objective of american — us led coalition and russian forces, airforce, will be confirmed, namely fighting iis and other terrorist organisations. also, from the fact that the publicly

is it for the united nations to do? >> all of them, frankly. listen, this fell into president trump's lap. that's very clear. this was not a problem he created. that being said, that doesn't mean that the national security council and he and his administration shouldn't recognize that handling syria, addressing this situation needs to happen immediately, before it gets even worse. because this conflict affects us. it affects our national security interests. it affects our allies that circle syria. and it affects us through the mass migration of refugees and migrants. it's a global problem. it is his problem. it is also the united nations problem, for sure. multi-lateral action would be the most effective. i have to be honest with you, i have very little hope that the u.n. security council will do anything. especially given russians. the resolution being tabled is weak and not really a proper response to an attack like this. >> the security council isn't going to get there. russia is on the council and can veto what happens. the bottom line is th

violated the un charter, but the fact that it has happened once again does not mean that the united nationsnst syria. bass map in september 2000 and 13. i recall what was said by the then secretary general, mr banking moon, on that occasion. allow me to read the quotation in english of what he said. i quote, the security council has primary responsibility the international peace responsibility, thatis international peace responsibility, that is my appeal but everything should be handled within the framework of the united nations charter, the use of force is lawful only when it exercises self defence in accordance with article 51 of the united nations charter and slashed or when security council approves such action. translation: that then secretary general which contributed to avoiding unilateral action being taken ina avoiding unilateral action being taken in a very similar situation to what we're experiencing today now, this attack does represent a threat to international peace and security, because it represents a threat to the political processes in geneva and elsewhere. it was so very

first at the united nations this morning, an emergency securities council session. >> when the united nations consistently fails in its duty to act collectively, there are times in the life of state that we are compelled to take our own action. for the sake of the victims, i hope the rest of the council is finally willing to do the same. the world needs to see the use of chemical weapons and the fact that they will not be tolerated. >> remember those words from the united states ambassador nikki haley saying the united states could feel compelled to act if the president does not. the meeting at the united nations a complication, bashar al assad's protector, russia, why the rush? why doesn't the council slow down? again, we're going to hear from the president on this. yesterday, he ishled an attack blaming the attack on president obama's hawkish policy. saying the president-elect trump white house may emhave emboldened assad by no longer demanding regime change. >> it's my belief if you're bashar al assad and you read that it is no longer a priority of the united states to have you rem

united states. you need someone to restore national order. but united do that states? power states is the only with the global reach. so that's why. said before, if the u.s. retreats from that role, you and leave behind a vacuum the bad guys in the situation. didn't sident obama sad crossed the red lines. putin has stepped in and has facts on the grounds that has made a solution much difficult now. guest: david is calling in from smiths grove kentucky on our democratic line. david. caller: hey, how you doing in i've always admired you. i've watched you for years on tv, and i think we need people pragmatic at have views of the world and russia europe. i just wanted to ask, how did view untries of europe trump and also, what are the military capabilities of nato? thank you. guest: first, on trump, well, i to say that in europe, it crisis in h like the the united states. of course, people are divided on a lot of there's skepticism. has been , mr. trump elected president of the united states. now, we should give him a chance. european from perspective, i think he has also

dated the 18th the april 2017 from the representative of the united states of america to the united nations addressed to the secretary general with the item under consideration. and give the floor to the secretary general. mr. president allow me to think the united states personally for convening this meeting the situation is one of the longest standing issues before the united nations to be first adopted the of resolution the ndp are k. in the issue 190093 not to withdraw from the city of proliferation but 24 years later the challenge has defied resolution. but the prk activities and has adopted new sanctions 11 times in emergency consultations in the year 2016. with 30 launches of ballistic missile technology with the nuclear ballistic missile program using that technology to include that intermediate-range as well as the placement this test is a clear violation of security council resolution but notification and advance our contrary to the standards those that were prevented of these activities and to be prevented from promulgating these areas of responsibility. the international atomic

this treacherous act of aggression is a great violation of the charter of the united nations as well as all international laws. the united states attempted to justify it with empty pretext, fabricated arguments, claiming that the syrian-arab army had used chemical weapons, without genuine knowledge of what happened, without identifying who was responsible, the very same pretext shouted out by terrorist organizations as well as their handlers in washington, tel aviv, london, and paris. the syrian arab republic does not have chemical weapons in the first place, and that it would never use such weapons in any of its operations against armed terrorist groups. it condemns the use of such weapons under any conditions. let me stress that it is well known that those weapons have been used and stockpiled in many parts of syria by terrorist armed organizations, with a wink and a nudge by some ruling regimes in the region, including turkey, saudi arabia, some european states. they completely ignore all of the facts and documented information on the use of chemical weapons by terrorists in many p

ambassador to the united nations, joining us now. ambassador haley, good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. >> i want to talk about the american being detained in north

right now he is getting ready to welcome the 15 members of the united nations security council which includes u.s. ambassador nikki haley. they are coming to the white house for a rare meeting there, this the as north korea issue as new threat and takes another american citizen into custody. as we all -- as this is unfolding, let's begin with kelly o'donnell at the white house. good morning. let's start with the government shutdown looming on friday. one of the potential sticking points is that the republicans are looks to include funding for the border call in a new spending bill and democrats are say nothing way. >> reporter: democrats have long opposed the idea of a border wall and even more broadly, you find some republicans are also concerned about its cost and would it really be effective when across the board in both parties there are concerns about things like spending money on infrastructure and that kifbd thing. f for the president, it's a signature issue and he's brought twitter into the negotiations, as well. and he's using his tweets to try to make some of his points as

ambassador to the united nations nikki haley. down with her just a few days ago just before the chemical attack, and in her interview she faulted the obama administration and the u.n. security council u.n. security council for prolonging the civil war that has been such a human contrast or fee taking estimated half a million lives, as well as causing roughly 14 million refugees. you see her there in the security council so she's confronting the russian bachelor directly the rest of the master of by showing those photos that we've seen with children who are gassed in that attack in syria. it was a stark and blunt moment. the stark counsel again last night was unable to reach a consensus on the syrian issue. because of russian support for assad in her interview, she braided him a war criminal who should face justice. >> do you feel the security council failed when it comes to syria that the war and this horrendous carnage could have been prevented? >> i think you know the previous administration needs to take responsibility for tha

bashar al ass . >>> live pictures here at the united nations.the japanese ambassador to the united nations speaking at an emergency meeting the security council to discuss the syria crisis. the russian ambassador due to speak soon. we'll take you there live for that. u.s. ambassador nikki haley will speak. we'll take you there live for that. back here in washington most members of congress supporting the president's action. most members. a lot of questions about what would come next. but most supporting the strikes. not all though. tim kaine, democratic senator from virginia, he says the president had no right to do this. >> there is no legal just if justification for this. does the constitution matter? it says that congress needs to declare war. that's what trump said when he was a citizen. when you say it doesn't matter, you're kind of blasting congress . it matters. it's 1.6 million families like mine that have a kid in the military. >> you can see it's clearly personal to senator -- the russian ambassador speaking to the united nations. let

minutes from now the united nations security council holds a special meeting on north korea. x tillerson will speak there. he indicated the united states might be willing to speak with north korea directly. if he meant it, it is a huge policy shift. we're watching this very close. stay with us. >>> all right, frustrated, fearful and fed up. blue state voters who did not vote for president trump are weighing in on his first 100 days. cnn's kyung lah has their story. ♪ >> reporter: across california's fields -- >> i'm nervous. >> reporter: -- and its cities -- >> 100 days of i can't believe this is happening. >> reporter: -- to the east coast states of maryland. and massachusetts. >> at this point, us staying out of world war iii seems to be the number one priority. >> reporter: the blue states, where donald trump overwhelmingly lost. 100 days into his presidency, fear that they're losing their country but promising a fight. the state of california, the largest, bluest state in the union, leading the fiercest opposition. >> i don't think he can be impeached soon enough. >> repor

and there was a joint team to united nations and there was a joint tea m to ta ke united nations and there are still materials in syria. we need to clarify, we need to make sure that these materials are going to be taken out and the syrian government is actually responsible to do that under international law. how realistic and expectation do you think that is given that we have the un security council meeting in new york this afternoon? we know that any sort of statement from them is likely to be problematic because russia will not agree. the idea we can send monitors in to check on the syrian government becomes very difficult. if the politicalworld by the united nations security council is there i cannot see any issue that cannot be handled. we handle different issues before. the orang dealfor instance different issues before. the orang deal for instance was between russia and the united states and countries coming together on the future on how to handle the iran issue. similarly with syria, we have to differentiate national interests from the interests of the whole population and h

dead mouse to the president's door. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q & a." >>> the united nations special envoy for yemen discussing now the ongoing conflict in the middle east nation and its framework for peace. he also talked about the humanitarian situation and the impact on the nation's economy. he gave these remarks at the middle east institute here in washington, d.c., shortly after briefing the u.n. security council in new york. it's about 45 minutes.