u.n. still a relevant organization this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program with me today peter not once again the international community is getting together to discuss combating global conflicts and humanitarian crises in places like me and mom but as the seventy second united nations general assembly gets underway in new york this week some question the goals of the one hundred ninety three member states and if the u.n. is still a force for global good well that's our guest in a moment but first let's hear from our washington editor james bays at u.n. headquarters in a development of every year when world leaders gather in new york in september they listen carefully to the words of the most powerful person on earth but for the first time since the u.n. was created at the end of the second world war the u.s. president who addressed them from this podium is someone who at times has appeared to question the multilateral order the united nations represents. diplomats are wary

u.n. general assembly, taking no chances. his first bilateral's with familiar faces emmanuel macron of france and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> i want to say that under president trump, america's position has been unequivocal towards the u.n., it's been strong and has clarity and conviction. >> netanyahu's effusive praise of the president has mostly laid to rest questions about how strong an ally the president would be towards israel. >> i really think we have a chance. i think israel would like to see it, and i think the palestinians would like to see it. and i can tell you that the trump administration would like to see it. so we are working very hard on it. we will see what happens. historically people say it can't happen. i say it can't happen. >> the bilateral with micron was like a meeting with old friends. micron expressing how much he appreciated president trump attending bastille day celebrations. >> our people were proud to have you and your wife melania. >> presi

article one of the u.n. charter is to bring inut by peaceful means and conformity with the principles of justice and international law settlement of international disputes that might lead to a breach of peace. present, the purpose and principles of the u.n. charter and other established international relations are no wantonly ignored in the one u.n. arena. justice --truth and the most rampant violation of international justice can be seen. imposing harshas -- a confrontation between the dprk and the u.s. where the former tries to defend its national dignity and sovereignty against the latter. is the countryes that first produced nuclear weapons and the only country that actually used it. massacring hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians. it is the u.s. that threatens to use nuclear weapons against the dprk during the korean war in 1950 and first to introduce nuclear weapons into the korean peninsula during the war. the u.s. started large-scale joint military exercises against the dprk against the cold w

the u.n. it is now my honor to introduce someone who is no stranger to change, donald trump has a businessman's eye for seeing potential and he sees great potential not just in this reform movement, but in the united nations itself. he shares your commitment to creating a more effective advocate for peace, security, and human rights. we are deeply grateful he has taken the time to be with us today. ladies and gentlemen, president donald j. trump. >> well thank you very much. thank you. actually saw great potential right across the street to be honest with you, and it was only for the reason that the united nations was here that that turned out to be such a successful project. so i want to thank you, ambassador hall haley for your introduce and stedfast american interests on the world stage. on behalf of the co-host countries i would like to also thank secretary general guterres for -- and you have been fantastic -- for joining us, and we affirm our commitment to the united nations reform and r

u.n. security council imposed new sanctions on pyongyang after its sixth and largest nuclear test this month the reclusive state claims it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. when he was a presidential candidate damo truong smore that the u.s. did not have a friend in the united nations now on the eve of his first address before the u.n. general assembly president trumps america needs friends more than ever and guess where they will all be seated tomorrow i'm bored golf in berlin this is the day. to seek a united nations that regains the trust of the people around the world to serve the people resupport and the people who supports us cut through the bureaucracy and flexible and efficient we must ensure that no one and no member state shoulders value for money while advancing shared values a disproportionate share of the burden. our mission leaving here today complete consensus on this reforming. our shared objectives of twenty first century un focus not on people we must challenge traditi

u.n. general assembly new york city. he spoke about the country's nuclear program and its relations with the united states. here are his remarks. >> i will now give the floor to of theency riyong ho, people's republic of north korea. >> mr. president, first of all, me to congratulate your election asn your the president of the 72nd of the united nations' general assembly. i look forward to a successful outcome under your able guidance. before going into the main points in my debate, i feel make comments on the speech uttered four days ago by called the u.s. president that renders this u.n. arena tainted. since trump uttered such reckless and violent words, ofvoking the supreme dignity the democratic people's republic platform,t this very i think it is fair enough for me theake a response in corresponding tone. during his eight months in the whitehas turned house into a noisy marketing crackling sounds, thenow he has tried to turn u.n. arena into a gangster's blood shed is the order of the

a full-fledged u.n. peacekeeping operation is the only viable solution to deescalate and protect the people of ukraine and to get us closer to a political solution. that is why the peacekeepers mandate should cover the entire occupied area, including the ukrainian and russian state borders. this is a must. aslong as the border is used the means supply route with the manpower and weapons, there will be no peace in my country. should respect basic u.n. peacekeeping principles and guidelines. one of them is that u.n. peacekeepers should be impartial. there is no place for the aggressive personnel. they cannot be part of this, by definition. and let me stress, any abuse of to peacekeeping toolbox secure the gains of aggression is absolutely unacceptable. if you have an opportunity to bring peace to the heart of europe, you should get the condition right. an international presence that is robust can help us to cope with the risk of terrorist activities in the conflict affected areas. the component in the russ

u.n. general assembly in just a few hours time he made his debut at the u.n. on monday warning the world body isn't living up to its potential the u.s. president blamed bureaucracy and mismanagement but also promised to help reforms an airstrike has hit a hospital in the syrian province of it libya three hospitals were targeted within an hour civilians and emergency workers were killed. islanders in the caribbean a face in the fury of a category five hurricane for the second time in a month hurrican maria has regained strength and is on track to be the strongest storm in puerto rico for p.t. five years the u.s. territory is preparing for a direct hit the island of dominique has already felt the full force of two hundred fifty five kilometers an hour winds soldiers instant martin are handing out aid to islanders with little access to food or water the other band teacher is also in the path of hurricane maria more news on the web site al jazeera dot com i'll see you very soon up next it's in

some --e u.n. has sent has said some 20 million people face famine and sudan, nigeria, somalia, and yemen. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. york we arein new awaiting a press briefing with sarah huckabee sanders. she will be joined by two other members of the administration. h.r. mcmaster will be there. let's take a listen in. >> good afternoon. at the top i would like to read a statement in the recent attacks of the u.k. in france. the united states krohn -- condemns the terror attack in london today that targeted civilians of in there commute on the subway. we are grateful no one was killed in this incident and our thoughts and prayers are with those injured and we wish them a speedy and full recovery. we are aware of the arrests that took place in paris and we are thankful that the soldier was not injured. also in burgundy, with those in that incident. france is one of our oldest alli

u.n. calling them the scourge of our planet plus. a shot. the film picked as the best picture of the year in israel is denounced by the country's culture minister we'll tell you why. a magnitude seven point one earthquake has killed at least two hundred twenty six people in central next. more than half of that number were in the capital it was centered in puebla one hundred twenty kilometers south of mexico city and caused damage across four states in the capital the quake toppled buildings including a school where twenty two bodies have been recovered diane estabrook reports. in mexico city survivors pick through buildings reduced to piles of broken concrete and dust searching for survivors the people they found were quickly carried away on stretchers eighty six kilometers south of voc up parts of a road collapsed military trucks sped to the town center to help search for victims in several collapsed buildings. president enrique pena nieto surveyed the damage areas by plane and promised g

>>harris: the president attending meetings at the u.n. today. pushing for what he sees as crucial reform to cut down on bureaucracy and red tape. chief correspondent, john roberts with me today. always good to see you. we are right here. i am feeling a bit of a snow melt, because that was a frosty relationship between the prime minister and barack obama. different with donald trump. >> we have seen this a number of times. a couple times at the white house. we saw today, saw it in israel. benjamin netanyahu is a big fan of president trump despite all of that pandering and talk with the campaign about what kind of an ally is president trump to israel. is he committed to israel? he wanted to start update u.s. on a good foot and who better to have a bilateral? the president would like to send a signal to the world that he would like to forge middle east peace. less is into how they got off on that bilateral meeting a short time ago. >> thank you very much. it is great to have prime minister netanyahu with us today. been friends for many years, and i

the u.n. that we have seen since i have been here. the declaration of support for united nations reform began as a way to give momentum to the terrace efforts to bring efficiency and transparency to the u.n.. we thought that having members put their names on a document when help insure that these goals do not just remain words, but become part of the culture of the u.n.. hasresponse we have had been nothing short of fantastic. thenations have signed onto declaration as of this morning, and we are still counting. that is a super majority. i think our cohost today, our friends from canada, germany, niger,ia, japan, jordan, slovakia,negal, thailand, the u.k., and uruguay. most of all, i think all of you. the fact that somebody are committed to seeing the u.n. succeed is gratifying. it is a sign not only that change is desperately needed, but that it will be achieved. you are the reason changes coming to the u.n. to introducehonor someone who is no stranger to change. has a businessman dive for se

it will require the u.n. to deliver better cooperation on the ground between agencies, remove competition for funding, and improve gender inequality. but it will also require real leadership to confront damaging issues that have the set the u.n. i welcome the secretary-general's new circle of leadership on preventing sexual exportation and abuse in operations and i'm pleased to be part of this initiative. we, the nations of the u.n., need to give the secretary-general are backing for these reforms. and as an outward looking global britain and the second biggest funder of the u.n., the u.k. will remain committed to spending on development and humanitarian support. we will use our military to support peacekeeping and our diplomats will continue to work, tackle conflict and support peacekeeping. the u.n. and its agencies must win our trust as proving that they can deliver. that's why we remain generous in our funding, set aside 30% to be paid only to those parts of the u.n. that achieve sufficient results. this

the u.n. secretary general and its military action against the range of people and says the situation for the refugees is catastrophic. this is the country's leader council's plans to attend next week's un general assembly. hall you're watching al-jazeera life from london and so coming up. the most to. do with you know six the president of the european commission says britain will soon were great to voting for bracks it during our state of the european union speech. people returned to find out what's left of their hopes of the horrors of devastated the islands plus. red. cross. activists turned to social media and osce to protest against a four day arms fire in london. and i we begin with the developing story of the red refugees in the last hour the u.n. secretary general has described the situation for the rich as catastrophic around three hundred seventy thousand to fled to bangladesh since august the twenty fifth antone could perish during the government and its military action in rakhine s

u.n. on monday saying the world body is not living up to its potential he blamed bureaucracy and mismanagement but promised to help reform it nine pro-democracy activists in hong kong have appeared in court charged with conspiracy to commit a public nuisance for their roles in the protest and twenty fourteen if found guilty they could face up to seven years in prison but the timing of the arrests has been called politically motivated they were charged only one day after the new chief executive kerry lamb was elected into office china and russia holding joint military exercises amid tensions on the korean peninsula a chinese naval fleet arrived in the russian port of a lot of us stock close to the border with north korea thirteen russian and chinese warships are taking part in the grill's more news in half an hour i will see you very soon up next is inside story. al jazeera is a very important force of information for many people around the world when all the cameras have gone i'm still her

u.n. reform as i said. originally when we looked at the very early days of the administration and you look to that inauguration speech in america first i can tell you diplomats i spoke to here at the united nations in new york were dismayed did this mean an end to the whole multilateral order that the u.n. has represented for the last seventy two years but i think nikki haley has been working on a slightly more conventional approach and working very closely with the new secretary general antonio good terrorists but then i do have to add the rider that this is president trump and he can always say something unexpected we also need to look. at how he performs here in terms of his body language as well as his words because there have been some rather embarrassing moments at previous meetings remember he's already attended a nato summit a g. seven and the g. twenty earlier in the year. that is something we all do know at this point let's thank james bays who's been watching live pictures coming in from the unit

u.n.. "fox news" chief white house correspondent john roberts with our report. >> good good evening during the campaign as president trump promoted an america first policy but he is making clear here at the united nations general assembly america first is not main america alone. president trump was determined to have a good first day as the u.n. general assembly taking no chances as first bilaterals with familiar faces. emanuel macron of france and benjamin netanyahu. >> i want to say america's position towards the u.n. has been unequivocal. it's been strong and it has more clarity and conviction. >> netanyahu of user praise of the present on three occasions is mostly laid to rest questions about how strong an ally of the president be toward israel. president trump repeating his commitment to finally seek peace between israel and the palestinians. >> i think we -- israel would like to see it in the palestinians would like to see it and i can tell you the trump administration would like to

i think, first of all, we can all say it is a new day at the u.n. the u.n. has shifted over the past several months. it's not just about talking, it's about action. the members are starting to get used to act, whether it's security council resolutions, whether it's with u.n. reform, whether it's with peacekeeping, we're starting to see a lot of changes at the u.n. they are all anxious to see what the u.s. delegation looks like next week, and i think they will be heavily impressed with the fact that we have the president, the vice president, the secretary of state, and many members of the national security council coming to really show the u.s. strength that we have in the world. and i think -- obviously this will be the first time that the president has addressed the general assembly. they are all very anxious to hear what he has to say. and i think that he will make quite an impact in terms of all of the issues that we're dealing with. we have three events that will be extremely important. first, the president will highlight the u.n. reform event. it is ver

can reform that is being done on a joint basis including the u.n. including other u.n. members rather than a position just taken unilaterally by the united states itself so this is a shift and certainly sighs of relief around the building that the president has turned up so far is a president trump prepared to discuss prepared to negotiate prepared to be reasonable now on that tomorrow there are individuals that have not interacted with president quite yet what do you think will be the goal of the president when it comes to addressing issues such as iran north korea as well as me and why is kerry a credibility test here and there's also a lot of skeptics towards the u.s. president. well there's been a lot of speculation as to exactly what president trump is going to say at the moment he's meeting with latin american leaders having dinner with them certainly what is being discussed there is the issue of venezuela there's a major point of crisis for latin america he's having those discussions there at the moment but what we're expecting from the tram speech is a speech se

we will meet again with u.n. secretary to consider these issues in new york next week on the margins of the u.n. general assembly meeting. once again i want to thank prime minister may foreign secretary johnson for their most gracious welcome for a series of very productive meetings today on a host of important topics some of which you touched on but most importantly for their commitment to action in the achievement of our common goals so foreign secretary thank you. >> think you're rex. thank you very much. we'll take a couple of questions the mac james landau bbc. first of all foreign secretary and a you believe the government should be able to use the aid budget to help people in need in the caribbean and if so what are you going to do about it? second on libya, and do you actually think that elections next year are -- and we think they should be held? >> on burma you said last weekend that prime minister xi was one of the most inspiring of our age. do you regret saying that now and hasn't changed as as a resu

the u.n. is set to hold an emergency security council meeting as the trump administration warns that further threats will be met with overwhelming force. good morning. i'm ed henry live. >> i'm molly. north korea set off a hydrogen bomb. it comes amid reports the north is preparing more missile tests. >> the president condemning the tests. his administration is drafting new sanctions against north korea and defense secretary james mattis warns the u.s. stands ready to act. >> we have many military options and the president wanted to be briefed on each one of them. we made clear that we have the ability to defend ourselves and our allies. we are not looking to the total annihilation of a country but we have many options to do so. >> how soon might the administration announce its planning for dealing with the north and can it do so without the full allies in the region? >> that's the full question. essentially the president may be forced to act to protect the homeland. doing so could bring cat o

the u.n. ambassador nikki haley says she thinks the president will strike the right tone. >> with the speech the president gives, i think you can see it for yourself. i personally think he slaps the right people, he hugs the right people, comes out with the u.s. being very strong in the end. >> president trump might also talk about his american first agenda, but asked for specifics, ambassador haley says you will have to wait and see. let's bring in the white house reporter, our corporate cousin -- thank we know the president was tough on these international and global organizations. he has referred to the u.n. as being weak and incompetent and proposed the funding cuts for them as well. what do you think we will see from him next week when he takes the big stage? >> what we heard from u.n. ambassador nikki haley today was we can expect to see the president put a heavy emphasis on um u.n. reform. but he will also emphasize peace and prosperity and calling other countries to work together on so

president to come here to address the u.n. and with the north korea crisis to tear orating he knew the world would be hanging on his every word the message is with these two messages coming together but once he headed to the general assembly chamber he's excellent donald trump he had a very different message delivering a speech that astonished many diplomats by including an unprecedented threat to annihilate another u.n. member state the united states has great strength and patients but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies we will have no choice but to turn only destroy north korea rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime the words with just the sort of language that earlier the u.n. secretary general had warned against fiery talk can lead to fatal misunderstandings the solution must be political and this is a time for statesmanship we must not sleepwalk our way into war president trumps foreign policy challenges a growing his critics say it's only of his own making he doesn't now just face p

because he said look you can't blame the u.n. if things are going wrong it's the actual member states the u.n. that have to get together and make a difference so i thought it was a hard hitting speech you alluded to the issue with iran and he came out and was pretty tough on the iranians i'm glad he did it he also prays nationalism said he puts america first and that every nation through should put themselves first. if you follow up on that if iran puts itself first it will want to build nuclear bombs if both korea puts itself first it will want to be more powerful can that be contradictory well look i think what he was saying is that we have to have strong he was talking about leaders building up their own countries and doing it. a positive way was talking about building up our families building up our economies and then for the member states coming together and cooperating and what he called a ran out on and i'm glad he did it because we've gone too long without doing this i was at the u.n. when awkward division had came and sa

the u.n. says more than ten thousand people have been killed millions have no access to food medicine and water. and health agencies described the country's. as the worst ever recorded. a situation in many. even get worse. with jacked international calls to seek a political settlement. as we discussed yemen here is. from them and pressing the united nations general assembly. to dissuade them from the path of violence and terrorism that they have chosen. they are implementing. under the leadership. kingdom of saudi arabia. granted. and responded to. and stood by mr president. the topic under which this session is being held. is it represents what we have been searching for in the search. leadership. this is what we have sought to gauge the negotiations that engine there in geneva. which is sustainable peace. fair and strong cannot rely that lays the foundation for state guarantees for all its citizens. and peace and security and prevents violence the peace that grants the state alone. for use o

moremakes the u.n. much effective. we basically have the president headlining a u.n. reform effort, which would support the secretary general. the impressive part, we asked other countries to sign on for reform, and 120 have signed on and will be in attendance. the vice president will be doing two very important briefings, one on human rights council. now more than ever, human rights matters. we say all the time, and government doesn't take care of its people. that will change. we have seen that in multiple places, which is why the human rights council needs to be affected. we have offered reform. think the vice president will support it, and discuss why it is needed. will do is on he peacekeeping. in the last several months, we have taken every peacekeeping mandates and changed it. basically, we have saved half $1 million in peacekeeping. before anyone thinks that is a travesty, basically the way they handle peacekeeping in the past more here.ld throw they weren't sure if they would get the equipment to do their job. they're making sure troops are trained and armed.

he may have something to say about the u.n. itself. which he repeatedly criticized while he was running for the presidency. we'll bring you the president trump speech as soon as he begins. first let's go to margaret brennanout side the u.n. in new york. margaret, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, well, addressing

the u.n. general assembly. at unga the u.n. employees who are friends here in new york, be it colleagues professionally or personally, there is a pep in their step as they prepare for the arrival of president donald trump. there is an anticipation. what will he say and what will he do and where will he frame this world body by week's end? >> shannon: a lot of folks have talked about the marked shift between the last administration and this one when it comes to dealing with the u.n. especially on the issue of israel. the president will meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu this afternoon. nikki haley talked this weekend say there is a shift against the anti-israel violence. the president has said we are carrying a disproportionate share of the load. you look at facts, figures and numbers and that seems to be the case. they have used that leverage to push back on mistreatment of israel. a big shift. >> bill: we're hanging with this picture because we there is a chance president trump may offer some comments. 15 minu

get a republican president who complained about the funding at the u.n. and the u.n. says will make some minor changes that we don't have such mismanagement. but there's actually an overarching problem with the design and organization of the agency. i don't think that's being dealt with. >> bret: the general secretary today perhaps assuming when he was going to hear from president trump, he was asked what keeps you up it -- at night and he said bureaucracy. >> conservatives love to hate the u.n., the civil of -- symbol of globalism. he has a nicer tone. he isn't bashing them. tomorrow will be the test. how does he talk about the u.n.? are they the problem, or are they an organization he said today he wants to make great. >> bret: nikki haley has argued lee done a good job -- pe sees the benefit to that. he has touted those as successe. i suspect we might see tomorrow is akin to what we saw in the presence first addressed overseas in saudi arabia when he spoke to arab leaders where everyone was wondering what his tone going to be like compared to his campaign rhetoric?

now, he has tried to turn the u.n. arena into a trickster's 's nest, a gangster where money is respected. this comes from a mentally deranged person, full of egomania and complacence, a person who is chastised even by american people as, commander in a grief, lion king, president evil, his holy deceit, and, the dangerous reality of the emperor -- of the gambler who grew old, using all schemes to acquire a patch of land, holding the nuclear button. this is the gravest threat to the international peace today. due to his lacking of basic common knowledge, and sentiment, he tried to insult the supreme dignity of my country. he referred to it by a rocket. by doing so, however, he committed in a reversible ireversibleible -- mistake, of making our rockets visiting the entire u.s. mainland, inevitable all the more. none other than trump himself is on a suicide mission. in case innocent lives of the u.s. are harmed because of this suicide attack, trump will be held totally responsible. with respect to the supreme leader of the

the entire u.n. i mean is he a friend of multilateral trans national peace keeping so he certainly didn't can't himself as one throughout the campaign he talked much more about bilateral agreements again america first and is very distrustful of this sort of globalized system global trade global solutions climate solutions and so you do see that throughout and i think that's remained consistent in that he has continued to criticize the u.n. throughout his speech he talks about how it needs to reform but i think here he has also noted some important things that the u.n. has contributed to and maybe that was something that we wouldn't have expected had we just thought about this moment back when he was campaigning it was a movie there is some evolution there in what people are saying is it's a symbol it's of a trump doctrine we have to wait and see or daniels it's good to have you on the show we appreciate you taking the time to give us some analysis thank you thank you . it was not only donald trump th

we believe in the future of the u.n. and we want to see an active role to be played by the general secretary general in helping it realize its full potential on the basis of the goals and principals of the charter while respecting the puraugatives of international bodies of the u.n. we need to be especially careful when talking about the peace keeping reform. we shouldn't be proceeding harshly here and forget the priceless experience garnered over decades. more than 2,000 years ago, the roman philosopher seneca said we're going to exist together and the founding fathers were convinced on this and put it in the charter. they saw that the coexistence given to us by god should compelus to save us from the scourge of war. we need to restore the cultural dialogue. look for the balance of interest instead of rash decisions and desire to punish the disobedient. we're talking about preserving human kind in all of its diversity and multiplisty. russia has always been and will remain open to everyone who show as resip ruical readi

. >> the president will say the u.n. is not a friend to america? >> well, parts of the u.n. have not been. look at the human rights council that is populated by countries whose actions against their own people are particularly heinous? and so what's important is to focus on reform. the secretary-general has laid out a strong road map. ambassador ha lerks -- haley is supporting the secretary-general with a luncheon for the people signed up for the reform program. the president is going to say the united nations can't be effective unless it reforms and achieves a higher degree of accountability for member states. some member states are trying to infiltrate and subvert key units within the u.n. for example, the telecommunications efforts within the u.n. are being subverted by a country that actually wants to dominate that field and wants to restrict the flow of information. >> stunning headline in "the wall street journal" right now. i want to put in on the screen. the trump administration seeks to avoid withdrawal from the paris climate accord. article says trump administratio

majority of member states of the u.n. voted in favor of the resolution and in the minority were found exactly those countries which against the goals are trying to dominate and impose models of eir own values on people guided by the poll laret. but the world does not stand still. i am pleased to see that the president of the united states donald trump the day before yesterday unilaterally stated it is important to abide by the sovereignty of international affairs, to lead by example rather than dictate one's will to other people's, that countries with different values, cultures and aspirations can work side by side on the basis of mutual respect. i think that this is something that we all can subscribe to. especially so if the foreign policy of the united states carried out. carried our country has gone through its share toward the elimination of vehicles of war. this was not -- our western artners, made heavy by the illusion of history. they are trying to adjust to today's realities. nato is trying to restore the climate

foreign secretary and the u.n. ambassador that the military must stop its operations within my own bar in burma that humanitarian relief must be allowed to go through immediately this was significant because it's asserts which in the u.k. and u.s. position from dealing with the situation in my own mind burma as a humanitarian one it's now looking at it as a result of military action so a ramping up of pressure on the leadership to start taking some action to help or to prevent the ongoing flood of refugees out of my arm are the rigging gears attempting to find some form of safety in the wake of what all reports indicate the military action. we know that president donald trump will be giving a much anticipated speech to the u.n. general assembly on tuesday what are we expecting him to say mike. well it will be his first address since becoming president to the united nations general assembly we did hear from him in the course of the day talking at a you when reform program along with the u.n. secretary general and ce

proposed budget for u.n. contributions because one thing that did touch on was the notion that all countries need to be contributing in a fair fashion and fact many people have suggested that he wants to drastically cut u.s. funding to the united nations the u.s. is of course the largest government contributor but it really does remain to see be seen whether or not the kinds of reforms that antoni a good tries to carry out during his tenure will meet with the u.s. is approval of course the u.s. could be seen as a first among equals here at the united nations but they were very complimentary comments coming from donald trump here on monday separately haring that president holding a bilateral meeting with israel's prime minister right now i think. that's right that meeting should have gotten underway in the past couple of minutes or so between the u.s. president and the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu obviously they will have many things to discuss the ongoing efforts to restart the peace talks betwee

president, article 1 of the u.n. charter stipulates to bring about by peaceful means and in confirmatory with the principals of justice and international law, adjustment or a settlement of international disputes which might lead to breach of the peace. due to high handedness and arbitrariness, at presence the purpose and principals of the u.n. charter and other established basic prison apples of international relations are now wontonly ignored in the u.n. arena. abnormal acts justifying and -- high handedness and arbitrariness and acts of violating truth and justice -- the most rampant violation of international justice can can be seen on the korean peninsula. unprecedented acts of injustice such as imposing harsh sanctions for the reason that the victim choose to stand up to the offender are openly committed in the name of the u.n. the instance of the situation on the korean peninsula is a confrontation between the dprk and the u.s. where the former tries to defend its natural dignity and sovereignty against the hos

the u.n. general assembly has frequently been a stage for theater and emotion this from soviet leader nikita khrushchev and palestinian leader yasser arafat in one thousand nine hundred seventy four i come bearing all branch in one hand and the freedom fighters going in the other to not let the olive branch fall for my hand. in two thousand and six u.s. president george w. bush and his venezuelan counterpart hugo chavez ups the stakes in drama and rivalry every nation in this chamber has responsibilities it's got this response the following day. they were there yesterday the devil came here. right here. and it smells of sulfur still today while a touch of flamboyance might attract attention as days of speechmaking wind on other world leaders have resorted to props to make their point israel's leader in two thousand and nine. and again in two thousand and twelve this is. this is a fuse and on a final note proof that world leaders are only human this handwritten note from u.s. president george w

a memo prepared for the new u.n. secretary general called the u.n. in myanmar glaringly dysfunctional. could the united nations have stopped this burmese army offensive? the answer is almost certainly no. but things just might have been different if there had been a coherent strategy over the last few years demanding that the rohingyas' basic rights be respected, and making aid to other communities conditional on the rohingyas being treated better. after the damaging internal reports, the u.n. announced in june that she would leave her job. but myanmar seems to quite like her, and has blocked her replacement, so she is still here. >> she is fair and she is not biased. whoever is biased towards the rohingya won't like her. reporter: she declined to be interviewed for this piece, but in a statement, her office said, "we strongly disagree with the accusations that the resident coordinator prevented internal discussions," and stressed that she had the backing of the un's secretary-general. in the last month, half a million rohingya have fled myanmar into

u.n. and fox new and chief white house corspopdant with our report. >> reporter: president trump promoted america first policy and making clear here america first does not mean america alone. president president was determined to have a good first. he had bilaterals. maconof france and netanyahu of israel. >> it is strong and got clarity and convictions. >> reporter: netanyahu's praise. president laid to rest of how strong of an ally the president would be toward israel. president trump committed to see peace between israel and the palestinian. >> i think israel would like to see it and the palestinian would like to see and the trump administration would like to see it. we are working hard on it and see what happens. historically people say it can't and i say it can. >> with macon, he said he appreciated trump attending bastil day in july. >> our people were happy to have you and your wife in paris. >> president trump revealed what he thought about the military parade. he wants something h

he also spoke about what the u.n. has contributed to, and maybe we might not have expected this back when he was campaigning. brent: maybe there is some evolution in what people are saying is a semblance of a trump doctrine. we will have to wait and see. we appreciate you taking the time to give us some analysis. thank you. laura: thank you. brent: the plight of myanmar's rohingyas is also high on the list of issues needing attention at the u.n. a crackdown has given more than 400,000 of the group into bangladesh triggering a major humanitarian emergency. earlier, you and secretary-general gutierrez dresd -- first let's go to myanmar where myanmar's leader has broken her silence on the crisis. she has faced intense criticism for remaining silent on what the u.n. has called ethnic cleansing. >> there has been much concern around the world with regard to the situation. it is not the intention of the government to portion blame or abdicate responsibility. we condemn all human rights violations and unlawful violence. we a

and the u.n. soon pretty comfortable together at this meeting i wouldn't say all the other member states are comfortable i think just in protocol terms the idea of one member state it may be the one that gives the most money sitting there on the podium with just the u.n. secretary general and all these u.s. officials that's not the way the u.n. normally works and i think there are some some noses out of joint interesting for example that yes you saw foreign ministers from some key allies of the u.s. where was the french foreign minister of france did belatedly sign this or they just sent a diplomat the foreign ministers here in new york he didn't attend this interesting observation thanks for that james vases continue to discuss those other points which james was mentioning there with lots to it patrick he's director of international institutions and global governance at the council on foreign relations it's also the author of the sovereignty wars reconciling america with the world joins us live f