Sep 15 WATCH LIVE: White House expected to preview Trump’s first U.N. summit By Joshua Barajas The news briefing starts at 1:15 p.m. Watch live here. Continue reading
Sep 14 What to watch in Trump’s first meeting with the UN General Assembly By Larisa Epatko Speeches start Tuesday at the U.N. General Assembly in New York. What is in store for the international body and the “America first” president?… Continue reading
Sep 21 Column: Who will be next to lead the UN? By Vikram Mansharamani At the end of the year, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will step down after a decade of service. Who will be the next person to tackle issues like climate change and the refugee crisis?… Continue reading
Sep 20 51 companies pledge $650 million in refugee support, White House announces By Darlene Superville, Associated Press NEW YORK — More than four dozen U.S. businesses have pledged $650 million in support to help some of the world’s refugees, the White House announced Tuesday as President Barack Obama seeks to highlight the refugee plight before world… Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 4:16 Leaders see Islamic State fight as long slog By PBS News Hour Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner, reporting from the UN, talks with Judy Woodruff about what came out of an anti-Islamic State meeting among world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly and a meeting between President Obama and Russian… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 3:11 At UN, coalition finds little consensus on how to fight extremism By PBS News Hour President Obama led a meeting of more than 60 nations at the United Nations on ways to combat violent extremism and dismantle the Islamic State, but consensus on how to proceed eluded the coalition. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 4:16 Obama and Putin duel over Islamic State, Ukraine in UN speeches By PBS News Hour U.S. and Russian tensions were in the spotlight at the United Nations General Assembly, where both President Obama and President Putin addressed the fight against the Islamic State. While Obama rejected support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Putin maintained that… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 22:25 Watch Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s full address to United Nations By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 22:49 Watch Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full address to United Nations By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch In UN speech, Obama says U.S. willing to work with Russia, Iran on Syria crisis By PBS News Hour Continue watching