May 11 Iran Ready to Negotiate over Nuclear Program By Admin, PBS News Hour Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday he is willing to discuss his country's nuclear capabilities, a statement welcomed by Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency. Continue reading
May 09 Watch Iran Letter Criticizes U.S. Policy, Sidesteps Negotiations U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that President Bush would not respond to a letter from Iran's President Ahmadinejad in which he criticizes U.S. policy and democracy. Two policy experts discuss avenues for communication between the U.S. and Iran. Continue watching
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
Sep 28 U.N. Reform Document Just a Start, Bolton Tells Congress By PBS News Hour Two weeks after helping approve a compromise United Nations reform plan, U.N. Ambassador John Bolton told members of Congress on Wednesday that the United States "didn't get everything we wanted," but it was a start. Continue reading
Aug 01 President Bush Appoints John Bolton to United Nations By PBS News Hour Despite ongoing opposition by many Democrats, President Bush on Monday circumvented Senate approval and appointed embattled former State Department official John Bolton to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Continue reading
Jun 04 President Bush Names New Ambassador to U.N. By Admin President Bush said Friday that he has nominated former Republican Sen. John Danforth of Missouri to become U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Continue reading
Jun 04 U.N. War Crimes Court Indicts Liberian President A special United Nations-backed war crimes court in Sierra Leone on Wednesday indicted Charles Taylor, president of neighboring Liberia. Continue reading
Nov 08 U.N. Resolution on Iraq By Admin The following is the entire text of the U.N. Resolution on Iraq and Weapons of Mass Destruction passed by the 15-member U.N. Security Council on Friday. Continue reading