Aug 12th, 2008 · The conflict between Russia and Georgia appears to have widened, with pro-Moscow rebel forces opening a fresh offensive against Georgian troops. The U.N. Security Council has held five emergency sessions concerning the fighting. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Zalmay Khalilzad talks with Renee Montagne about Russia's offensive into Georgia.
Jun 24th, 2008 · Co-host Renee Montagne talks to Peta Thornycroft, a reporter for London's Daily Telegraph, about the fallout from opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai's decision to pull out of the presidential runoff election. Tsvangirai, leader of the Movement for Democratic Change party, has called for Friday's vote to be postponed. The U.N. Security Council on Monday condemned election violence in Zimbabwe.
Jun 21st, 2008 · Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says "it's hard to see" how next week's runoff presidential election in Zimbabwe will be "free and fair." In an interview with Scott Simon, Rice says the U.N. Security Council must act on the matter or risk losing its credibility.
Jun 19th, 2008 · U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad, now president of the U.N. Security Council, says he agrees with activists who are demanding that more pressure be applied to the Sudanese government.
Jun 5th, 2008 · Members of the U.N. Security Council are in Darfur on Thursday for a first-hand look at the conflict there. Five years of fighting have killed hundreds of thousands of people and displaced millions.
May 15th, 2008 · France has suggested the U.N. use soldiers to get humanitarian aid into Myanmar, an idea that would require Security Council acquiescence from intervention-shy China. Offering his odds for the proposal is Thomas Weiss, a professor and director of the international relations program at the CUNY Graduate Center.
Mar 3rd, 2008 · The U.N. Security Council has approved a third round of sanctions against Iran because of its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment. For the first time, the resolution bans trade with Iran in goods that have both civilian and military uses.
Mar 2nd, 2008 · In a statement Saturday night, the United Nation's Security Council urged the Israelis and Palestinians to "immediately cease all acts of violence." The statement follows an Israeli offensive against Palestinian militants Saturday in Gaza that killed at least 54 people, many of them civilians. It was the deadliest day of fighting in more than a year.