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Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Ted Clark wrapping up events at the UN's Millennium Summit.

Scott with some thoughts about U.S. relations with Cuba and China in the aftermath of this week's U.N. Millennium Summit.

NPR's Ted Clark reports that if confirmed, U.N. Ambassador Madeleine Albright will be an articulate and businesslike Secretary of State, but not one with an overriding strategic vision.

President Trump announced Friday that the U.S. would terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization.

The crisis in Darfur points to the need for a new way to prevent genocide and other human-rights abuses says commentator Joe Loconte. Two years ago, the United Nations reported on the reign of terror in Darfur, but it's taken until now for peace accords to be signed. Loconte says that a new policy, based on the Christian "just war" tradition, should be developed to use force to prevent genocide.

In an interview from Puerto Rico, Bad Bunny talks about his influences and the music on his new record.

Merrill Garbus is a ukulele-playing Smith College graduate with a long musical history in folk-based projects. Her recordings under the name tUnE-yArDs reflect her study abroad in Kenya, her work in puppet theater and her experience as a nanny on Martha's Vineyard.

The UK, Germany and France will call for an emergency meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency early next month to discuss possible action against Iran. The United States has been pushing to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council, where it could face sanctions.

Coffee runs through the veins of Latin America. This week on Alt.Latino, hear some of the songs the drink has inspired.

The fledgling U.N. monitoring mission in Syria is under sharp criticism from activists who say the team is failing to enforce the terms of the agreement drafted by special envoy Kofi Annan. Violence is down in some areas but flaring up in others.