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  • As Killings Continue In Syria, A Look At UN's Role
    Friday night in Syria, there was the third massacre in the space of one week. This time a dozen workers found shot to death, their bodies dumped in a field. Host Scott Simon speaks with United Nations spokesperson Kieran Dwyer about the options left on the table for conflict resolution in Syria.
  • Annan Suggests Sweeping Reforms for U.N.
    United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan proposes major changes to the world body. The reforms would expand the Security Council and keep countries that violate human rights off the Human Rights Commission.
  • U.N.: Iraqi Elections Unlikely by July 1
    U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says he supports a prominent Shiite cleric's calls for direct elections for an interim authority in Iraq. The cleric, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, wants elections before the transfer of power the U.S. wants to occur on July 1. U.N. officials say elections by that date are unlikely, though they could occur late this year or early next year. Hear NPR's Deborah Amos.
  • Now in overtime, UN climate talks continue
    UN climate negotiations are in overtime in Azerbiajan as countries scramble to land a deal on how to finance the damages brought on by climate change. The impacts often are felt most by poor countries that have contributed the least to global warming.
  • Pentagon, U.N. Disagree over Guantanamo Access
    The Pentagon and U.N. human rights investigators are in a standoff over access to the more than 500 people being held at the Guantanamo Bay military detention center. Last week, the Defense Department invited the United Nations to visit the base, but under conditions that the investigators say they cannot accept.
  • Powell Speech to the U.N. - European Reaction
    NPR's Guy Raz wraps up the reaction in Europe to Secretary of State Colin Powell's presentation outlining the threat posed by Saddam Hussein.
  • U.N. Arms Inspections Resume in Iraq
    U.N.-led weapons inspections resume in Iraq for the first time in four years.
  • Bush Nominates Bolton as U.N. Envoy
    President Bush nominates Undersecretary of State John Bolton to be the new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Bolton has been critical of the United Nations, but he insists his past remarks will not hinder his effectiveness as a diplomat.
  • 'The Interpreter:' Cloak and Dagger at the U.N.
    Film critic David Edelstein reviews The Interpreter starring Sean Penn and Nicole Kidman. Edelstein says Sydney Pollack's new film could use a lighter touch.
  • Ann Cooper Reports From The U.N.
    on the Security Council's hesitance to launch military interventions given its history of messy peacekeeping missions like Somalia. Most recently, the Council has resisted appeals to send troops to aid refugees in Zaire.
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