Nov 17 Watch Military Intervention Necessary to Stop Darfur Crisis In the first in a series of conversations about what can be done about the Darfur crisis, Susan Rice, the assistant secretary of state for Africa under President Clinton, argues for international military forces to pressure the Sudanese government to… Continue watching
Oct 23 Sudan Expels Top U.N. Official After Critical Web Posting By Admin, PBS News Hour The United Nations envoy to Sudan prepared to leave the troubled nation Monday after the Sudanese government ordered him to leave over comments made on his Web site critical of the country's army. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch U.S. Ambassador to U.N. Urges Iran Nuclear Talks, Action on Sudan U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton discusses the controversial statements made at this week's meeting of the U.N. General Assembly, Iran's nuclear ambitions and the crisis in Darfur. Continue watching
Aug 31 U.N. Approves Peacekeeping Force in Darfur, Despite Sudan Opposition By Admin, PBS News Hour The U.N. Security Council approved Thursday the future deployment of more than 20,000 peacekeeping troops to Sudan's troubled Darfur region, despite opposition from the Khartoum government. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch Saddam Begins Trial for Ordering Deaths of Thousands of Kurds Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is being tried for ordering the genocide of thousands of Kurds in northern Iraq during his rule. Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch Resigning Deputy Secretary of State Zoellick Discusses Darfur and Career Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick, who resigned from his post at the State Department Monday to work for Goldman Sachs, recounts his peacekeeping efforts in Darfur and experiences in other international arenas. Continue watching
Jun 09 U.N., AU Work to Convince Sudan to Accept U.N. Troops By PBS News Hour A U.N. Security Council and African Union team arrived in Sudan Friday in a rare joint effort to convince Khartoum to accept U.N. peacekeeping troops in Darfur and plan for their deployment. Continue reading
May 08 Watch U.N. Envoy Forced to Leave Darfur Camp U.N. humanitarian chief Jan Egeland was forced to leave a refugee camp in Darfur Monday when protesters turned violent. Continue watching
May 08 Watch U.S. Negotiator Robert Zoellick Returns from Darfur Peace Talks Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick recently returned from Africa, where he helped negotiate a peace agreement between the Sudanese government and a faction of Darfur's largest rebel group. Zoellick outlines the main points of the agreement and the Bush… Continue watching
May 04 Watch U.N. Secretary-general Kofi Annan Discusses Darfur and Iran’s Nuclear Threat United Nations Secretary-general Kofi Annan discusses challenges facing his organization including the ongoing crisis in Sudan's Darfur region, Iran's nuclear ambitions and the U.N.'s relationship with the United States. Continue watching