infantry, intelligence, helicopters, hospitals, and tens of thousands of troops to strengthen united nations peacekeeping. [applause] these new capabilities can prevent mass killing and insure that peace agreements are more than words on paper. but we have to do it together. together we must strengthen our collective capacity to establish the security where order has broken down and to support those who seek a just and lasting peace. nowhere is our commitment to international order more tested than in syria. when a dictator slaughters tens of thousands of his own people that's not just a matter of one nation's internal affairs. it breeds human suffering on an order and magnitude that effects us all. when a terrorist group we heads captives, slaughters innocent and enslaves women, that's not a single nation's security problem. that's an assault on all of humanity. i have said before and i will repeat there is no room for accommodating. an apocalyptic group like isil. we go after them with a determination to insure that there will never be a safe haven for terrorist who is carry out these crimes. we've dem

. >> reporter: from south sudan to haiti, the strain on united nations peacekeeping troops has nevereater. the u.s. says they need much more support and that at a special sum i had on monday president obama took the first step. >> as the largest financial contributor to the u.n. peace keeping operations, the united states intends to continues to do its part. today i am issuing new presidential guidance. the first in more than 20 years to expand our support for u.n. peace operations. >> reporter: but that's mostly in the form of money and military logistical support. and not a big increase in american troops on the ground. for that, the u.s. is looking to its european allies and the rest of the world to boost the peacekeepers' ranks. >> reporter: at thein' china was one of the biggest country to answer that call. >> translator: china has decided to take the lead in setting up a permanent peacekeeping police squad and build a peacekeeping stands-by force of 8,000 troops. >> reporter: countries are also giving billions of dollars for new equipment and better training something urgently

countries to enlist capabilities including infantry, hospitals, technology, to strengthen united nations peacekeeping[applause] president obama: these capabilities can prevent mass killing and ensure that peace agreements are more than words on paper. but we have to do it together. together we must strengthen our collective capacity to establish security where order has broken down and to support those who seek a just and lasting peace. nowhere is our commitment more tested than in syria. when a dictator slaughters tens of thousands of his own people, that is not just a matter of one nation's internal affairs. it breeds human suffering on an order of magnitude that affects us all. likewise, when a terrorist group beheads captives, slaughters the innocent, and enslaves women, it is not a single nation's national security problem. that is an assault on all our humanity. there is no room for accommodating an apocalyptic cult like isis. the united states makes no apology for going after them. we do so with a determination that there will never be a safe haven for terrorists who carry out these crimes tha

governor's office in the area, ordering all residents to remain indoors >>> the head of the united nations peacekeepingoperation assist in central african republic to speak out on sexual abuse. they will meet community members and personnel. u.n. troops have been accused of rape. many are investigated for allegedly molesting a teenager last year >>> to nigeria, and the government says it's losing millions in revenue from illegal mining. some gold diggers don't pay taxes. the government wants the miners to hand over portions of their wage, we have this report from the north. >> reporter: this man has worked the mines for 17 years. he dropped out of school because he says his parents couldn't afford the expense. soon he may have to look for another job because the authorities are planning a crackdown on illegal mining. and he is not amused. >> this is my life. i don't know anything else. >> most of the gold prospecting is crude. the turnover for people like him is huge. a good day can produce hundreds of dollars, those are the dollars the government wants. the authorities want him and hundreds like him t

intelligence, helicopters, hospitals, and tens of thousands of troops -- to strengthen united nations peacekeeping. [applause] these new capabilities can prevent mass killing, and ensure that peace agreements are more than words on paper. but we have to do it together. together, we must strengthen our collective capacity to establish security where order has broken down, and to support those who seek a just and lasting peace. nowhere is our commitment to international order more tested than in syria. when a dictator slaughters tens of thousands of his own people, that is not just a matter of one nation's internal affairs, it breeds human suffering on an order of magnitude that affects us all. likewise, when a terrorist group beheads captives, slaughters the innocent and enslaves women, that's not a single nation's national security problem, that is an assault on all humanity. i've said before and i will repeat -- there is no room for accommodating an apocalyptic cult like isil, and the united states makes no apologies for using our military, as part of a broad coalition, to go after them. we do so

infantry, intelligence, helicopters, hospitals, and tens of thousands of troops to strengthen united nations peacekeeping. [applause] these new capabilities can prevent mass killing and ensure that peace agreements are more than words on paper. but we have to do it together. together, we must strengthen our collective capacity to establish security where order has broken down, and to support those who seek a just and lasting peace. nowhere is our commitment to international order more tested than in syria. when a dictator slaughters tens of thousands of his own people, that is not just a matter of one nation's internal affairs. it breeds human suffering on a order of magnitude that affects us all. likewise, when a terrorist group heads captives, slaughters the that is, and enslaves, not a single national security problem, it is an assault on all our humanity. i have said before and i will repeat, there is no room for accommodating an apocalyptic cult like isis. states has no intention of using our military as part of a broad coalition to go after them, we do go with determination that there will never be

infantry, intelligence, helicopters, hospitals and tens of thousands of troops to strengthen united nations peacekeepinge] these new capabilities can prevent mass killing and insure that peace agreements are more than words on paper. but we have to do it together. together we must strengthen our collective capacity to establish security where order has broken down and to support those who seek a just and lasting peace. nowhere is our commitment to international order more tested than in syria. when a dictator slaughters tens of thousands of his own people, that is not just a matter of one nation's internal affairs, it breeds human suffering on an order of magnitude that affects us all. likewise, when a terrorist group beheads captives, slaughters the innocent and enslaves women, it's not a single nation's national security problem, that is an assault on all our humanity. i've said before and i will repeat, there is no room for accommodating an apocalyptic cult like isil, and the united states makes no apology for using our military as part of a broad coalition to go after them. we do so with a determina

infantry, intelligence, helicopters, hospitals, and tens of thousands of troops to strengthen united nations peacekeepingbilities can prevent mass killing and ensure that peace agreements are more than words on paper. but we have to do it together. together we must strengthen our collective capacity to establish security where order has broken down, and to support those who seek a just and lasting peace. nowhere is our commitment to international order more tested than in syria. when a dictator slaughters tens of thousands of his own people, that is not just a matter of one nation's internal affairs. it breeds human suffering on an order of magnitude that affects us all. likewise, when a terrorist group beheads captives, slaughters the innocent and enslaves women, that's not a single nation's national security problem. that is an assault on all our humanity. i said before, and i will repeat -- there's no room for accommodating an apocalyptic cult like isil and the united states makes no apology for using our military as part of a broad coalition to go after them. we do so with a determination to ensure t

infantry, intelligence, helicopters, hospitals and tens of thousands of troops to strengthen united nations peacekeeping. [applause] these new capabilities can prevent mass killing and ensure that peace agreements are more than words on paper. but we have to do it together. together we must strengthen our collective capacity to establish security where order has broken down and to support those who seek a just and lasting peace. nowhere is our commitment to international order more tested than in syria. when a dictator slaughters tens of thousands of his own people, that is not just a matter of one nation's internal affairs. it breeds human suffering on an order of magnitude that affects us all. likewise, when a terrorist groups beheads captives, slaughters the innocent and enslaves women, that's not a single nation's national security problem, that is an assault on all our humanity. i've said before and i will repeat, there's no room for accommodating an apocalyptic cult like isil and the united states makes no apology of using our military as part of a broad coalition to go after them. we do so with a

infantry, intelligence, helicopters, hospitals, and tens of thousands of troops to strengthen united nations peacekeeping new capabilities can prevent mass killing and ensure that peace agreements are more than words on paper. but we have to do it together. together bemuwe must strengthen collective capacity, to support those who seek a just and lasting peace. nowhere is our commitment to international order more tested than in syria. when a dictator slaughters tens of thousands of his own people, that is not just a matter of one nation's internal affairs. it breeds human suffering on an order of magnitude that affects us all. likewise, when a terrorist group beheads captives, slaughters the innocent and enslaves women, that's not a single nation's national security problem. that is an assault on all our humanity. i've said before and i will repeat, there's no room for accommodating an apocalyptic cult like isil and the united states makes no apology for use our military as a broad coalition to go after them. we do so with the determination to ensure there will never be a safe haven for terrorists who ca

the same will be true when we go up to the united nations on peacekeeping initiatives. china is able to project its capabilities in a way that can be extremely helpful in reducing don flikt. in all of those issues as well as education science, technology, we think the opportunities for corporatioper are there as long as there's reciprocity, transparency and fairness in the relationship. what i have said in the president to president xi is that given china's size we recognize there's still a lot of development to be done and poverty inside of china but we can't treat china as if it's still a very poor developing country as it might have been 50 years ago. now it's now a powerhouse and that means it's got responsibilities and expectations in terms of helping uphold international rules that might not have existed before and this is something china should welcome. that's part of the deal of being on the world stage when you're a big country is you've got more to go. my gray hair testifies to that. [ laughter ] julie davis? >> thank you, mr. president. i know you said you di

saying that more than 50 nations have pledged more than 30,000 new troops and police for the united nations peacekeeping efforts and operations. they're struggling to respond to what he calls on president it strains. announcedon monday that the u.s. for the first time in two decades would increase its own u.n. deployment. marcia is up next. for those on the line who say the u.s. is not losing influence. has: i think that the u.s. a larger military influence. there are the culture wars to losing. if we are influence anywhere it is perhaps because our spending power has declined and there might be a little animosity for having rocked the whole world economy, but anyone who watched obama delivered the speech to the united nations, we are one of the few countries that when our president spoke that room was quiet, paying attention and clapping when he was done. i would go further and say that the globe loves our president but it is just a shame not everybody in the united states loves our president. host: do you think the world is as willing to follow the united states these days as it did in the past? calle

china and that institution reflective of that strength the same is true to go up to the united nations on the peacekeepings if it is still a pour developing country as it might have been 50 years ago. now is a powerhouse that has responsibilities. and expectations in terms to uphold international rules that may not have existed before and that is something china should welcome. that is part of the deal to be on the world stage as part of a big country, you have more to do. >> mr. president you said you did not want to prejudge the neck speaker but cad you tell us what the resignation until about the republican party and durability to work with congress with the remainder of year term value try to negotiate -- to avert a government shutdown does this make this easier or harder and can you move forward with congress on priorities like planned parenthood and immigration and you cannot address with speaker boehner in his position and president xi, you experienced an economic downturn in your country with the stock market and investors globally are concerned about the actions you have taken to intervene with a

united nations? i would remind them that the that aof nations president went to organize was turned down by the united nations and others. it might have prevented world war ii. i think the peacekeeping of the snited nations since 1945 hav avoided major conflict. and, the many good things that happened in agencies are vital to the peace of the world now. thank you. guest: i am sometimes tempted to answer that question, which obviously i am asked quite often -- i'm pleased to take this lightly tongue-in-cheek -- ani am sometimes tempted to answer that if we did not have the united nations, maybe we would be committed to creating something much more stronger and better finance. it is very clear that we need some real commitment to face the global challenges that we have. we have to have this kind of global space. it has to be a lot stronger than it is. host: robert in montrose, new york, independent line. caller: good morning. one thing i'm interested in is that what we have a world population now, here in the united states we are only 1000 million, less than 4% of the u.n. budget. why is it that we have to spend so much more to the u.n. and other countries that are members of the u.n.

the same will be true when we go up to the united nations on peacekeeping initiatives. china's able to project its capabilities in a way that can be extremely helpful in reducing conflict, and in all of those issues as well as education, science, technology, we think that the opportunities for cooperation are there as long as there's reciprocity, transparency, and fairness in the relationship, and what i have said in the past to president xi is that given china's size, we recognize there's still a lot of development to be done and a lot of poverty inside of china, but we can't treat china as if it's still a very poor developing country as it might have been 50 years ago. it is now a powerhouse, and that means it's got responsibilities and expectation this is terms of helping to uphold international rules that might not have existed before. and that is something china should welcome. that's part of the deal of being on the world stage when you're a big country, you've got more to do. my gray hair testifies to that. julie davis. >> reporter: thank you, mr. president. i kn

united nations? i would remind them that the that aof nations president went to organize was turned down by the united nations and others. it might have prevented world war ii. i think the peacekeepinge snited nations since 1945 hav avoided major conflict. and, the many good things that happened in agencies are vital to the peace of the world now. thank you. guest: i am sometimes tempted to answer that question, which obviously i am asked quite often -- i'm pleased to take this lightly tongue-in-cheek -- ani am sometimes tempted to answer that if we did not have the united nations, maybe we would be committed to creating something much more stronger and better finance. it is very clear that we need some real commitment to face the global challenges that we have. we have to have this kind of global space. it has to be a lot stronger than it is. host: robert in montrose, new york, independent line. caller: good morning. one thing i'm interested in is that what we have a world population now, here in the united states we are only 1000 million, less than 4% of the u.n. budget. why is it that we have to spend so much more to the u.n. and other countries that are members of the u.n. do no

united nations general assembly, u.s. president obama is chairing a peacekeeping summit. at the meeting more than 50 countries pledged to peacekeeping missions. united states pays for a quarter of the budget but contributes less than 100 troops and police. >> our goal should be to make every peace operation more efficient and effective than the last. beyond strengthening u.n. peacekeeping the united states supports developing new and deeper partnerships between the u.n. and african union to provide reliable support for aup operations, we look forward to hearing concrete proposals from our african partners to advance this one. finally, we need to increase a support of u.n. diplomatic tools, including mediation, envoys and special missions that help us to prevent conflicts in the first place. >> the iranian president used his speech to call saudi arabia's handling of the hajj stampede inappropriate. 769 pilgrims died. there are suggestions that the number may be higher. authorities in india and pakistan claim that foreign documents have been given over 1,000 photos of the de

united nations in the coming days, the u.s. and china will bring countries together to promote development in afghanistan and we'll work with our many partners to strengthen international peacekeeping. all parties including iran need to fully implement the united nations temperature. we'll build on our efforts against ebola we'll work to strean then global health security, expand our efforts on humanitarian assistance and food security. and given china's success in lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty which is one of the most remarkable achievements in human history. we'll help rally the world in our goal to ends poverty. we had a discussion about human rights. i confirmed america's support for the fundamental rieflts all people including freedom of assembly, expression, freedom of the press and religion. i expressed our strong view that preventing journalists, lawyers and ngos and closing churches are all proper mat nick our view and actually prevent china and its people from realizing its full potential. obviously we recognize there are real differences there, and president xi shared his views in terms of how he can move forward in a step by stem way that preserv

united nations peace-keeping troops has never been greater. the u.s. says they need more support, and at a special summit president obama took the first step. >> largest financial contributor to the u.n. peacekeeping operations. united states intends to do its part. the first in more than 20 years to expand support for u.n. peace. it's mostly in the form of monetary and logistical support, and not an increase of troops on the ground. for that it looks to allies, and the rest of the world to boost the peacekeeping ranks. in the u.n., china was one of the biggest countries to answer the call. china decided to take the lead in setting up a permanent peace-keeping police squad and build a police keeping stand by force. >> countries are giving billions for now equipment and better training something need said as peacekeeping makes headlines for all the wrong reasonings. casting an angry shadow, a range of sexual abuse allegations involving peacekeepers, most recently in the central african republic. some involved rape against children. leaders of the summit were clear. it has to stop. >> we have to insist on zero tolerance for abuse. zero. >> the hope is fresh reforms and funds will usher in a new era

security to keep us safe and to take a lead in humanitarian and peacekeeping missions, working with and strengthening the united nations. [applause] on my first day in parliament as leader of the party after prime minister's question time it was at her of which to meet the soldiers and the medics who did such remarkable work tackling the appellate crisis in sierra leone. well done all of them. [applause] there is no contradiction between working for peace across the world and doing what is necessary to keep us safe. today we face distant threats from the cold war time which ended dirty years ago. that's why i have asked our shadow defense secretary to lead a debate to review how we best deliver that detection for the people of britain but there is one thing i want to make my own position on absolute clear and i believe i have a mandate for my election on it. i don't believe the 100 billion pounds spent on the generation of nuclear weapons is the right way forward. [applause] i believe that our country, believe that our country should honor our obligations to the nonproliferation treaty and make progress towards interna

united nations in the coming days, the u.s. and china will bring countries together to promote development in afghanistan and we'll work with our many partners to strengthen international peacekeeping to fully implement the nuclear deal, and that u.n. security council resolutions need to be fully enforced. for the first time the u.s. and china will also formally partner to promote global development. we'll expand our joint efforts on humanitarian assistance, agricultural development and food security. and given china's success in lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, which is one of the most remarkable achievements in human history, we'll help rally the world this weekend around other goals including to end extreme poverty. fifth, we had a frank discussion about human rights, as we've had in the past. i again affirmed america's unwavering support for the fundamental freedoms of all people including freedom of assembly, expression, the press, and religion. i expressed our candid view that preventing journalists, lawyers, ngos and civil society groups from operating freely, or closing churches or denying ethnic minorities equal treatment, are all problematic in our v

peacekeeping has worked between india and pakistan, two nuclear countries i'll add. sierra leone, others. dirk hammershall, the second secretary-general of the united nations said an organization not created to bring us heaven but save us from hell. and as said, we have not had world war iii. >> he was right. those that think the u.n. is a failure is wrong. the distinction that must be drown between an absolute conflict like failure and the opposition of an organization less than satisfactorily. i would be the first to say that that is the case for the u.n. today. for the reasons you mentioned. you mustn't invade anyone, settle disputes by peaceful means, aggression is illegitimate, unacceptable and states must cooperate to solve problems like the syrian problem. what happens is a failure to carry out correctly and faithfully the mandate of the organization. the charter, which is perfectly sound, what a decent world needs. the problem is those charged with carrying out the mandate have been doing it imperfectly. >> the boss of u.n. - part of the problem is no country wants the u.n. to be the boss of them. they don't want to subject themselves to too many r

international peacekeeping operation and also nt cooperation, law enforcement expectation to fight against trans-national corruption crimes. we have in depth discussion on the -- we believe china and the united states have extensive common interests in this region, and we should continue to deepen dialogue and cooperation on regional affairs and work together to promote active interactions and inclusive cooperation in the asia pacific and work with a country in the asia pacific to promote peace, stability, and prosperity in this region. china is committed to the path of peaceful development and a neighboring foreign policy characterized by good neighborlyness and partnership with our neighbors. islands in the south china sea since ancient times are china's territory. we have the right to uphold our own territorial sovereignty and lawful and legitimate maritime rights and interests. we are committed to maintaining peace and stability in the south china sea, managing differences, and disputes through dialogue, and addressing disputes through negotiations, consultation, and peaceful manner and exploring ways to achieve mutual benefit through cooperation where committed to respect and wrup holdi

united nations in the coming days, the u.s. and china will bring countries together to promote development in afghanistan, and we'll work with our many partners to strengthen international peacekeeping. we agree all parties including iran need to fully implement the nuclear deal and u.n. resolutions need to be fully enforced. for the first time, the u.s. and china will formally partner to promote global development. building on our efforts against ebola, we'll work to strengthen global health security, and expand our joint efforts on humanitarian assistance, disaster response, agricultural development and food security, and given china's success in lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, which is one of the most remarkable achievements in human history, we will help rally the world this weekend around new development goals, including our goal to end extreme poverty. fifth, we had a frank discussion about human rights as we have in the past, and i affirmed america's support for the rights and including freedom of assembly and expression. freedom of the press and freedom of religion, and i expressed in candid terms our strong view that preventing journalists, lawyers, n

countries doing the peacekeeping and different cultures like the united states at the other big donors to the u.n. paying for it to its extreme import that the capabilities that these nations have in places like malik and south sudan, often places where extremism also -- mali. -- after that those capabilities be enhanced. so the mandates have got much more robust than 20 years ago but the capabilities of those troops on the ground are not what they need to be. indeed, the ability to even know what's coming at them in parts of mali, the blinders of peacekeepers because of the lack of uavs or the lack of ability to do it in which extremist are where. it's a real liability. president obama is voting with his feet and we spent the last years since ms. president biden chaired something similar last you would with the secretary-general of the human to try to mobilize troops and police contributions from other countries. it's a pledging conference -- vice president biden -- we have more than 40 heads of state have signed up. in order to speak, a head of state has to speak about what needs to be contributing so it's an unusual kind of event and a very important terms of its invest