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The United Nations Secretary General and other experts talked about the Rio+20 Earth Summit that would be held the following June in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Topics in this panel included how…

Participants spoke about future international cooperation on global climate change policy and efforts to establish limits to emission of greenhouse gasses. They focused on the failure of the…

A roundtable discussed the politics of reform at the United Nations with Jan Eliasson, president of the United Nations General Assembly. Among the topics addressed were the need for internat…

Former President Bill Clinton and Ted Turner engaged in a discussion of energy and environmental issues, moderated by former Sen. Timothy E. Wirth. After the discussion they responded to que…

Mr. Wirth talked about the need for reform in the United Nations, but disagreed with the Hyde Amendment that was passed along with the U.N. Reform legislation in the House of Representatives…

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s chief of staff testified about U.N. budget and management issues. State Department officials and others also testified about U.N. reform. Topics…

World leaders offered international perspectives on the U.S. political system and democracy. Topics included developing countries, women’s rights, and the United Nations' human rights treati…

Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky talked about foreign policy and engagement with the United Nations and other organizations to further American goals. She also tal…

Panelists discussed U.S. foreign policy, including unilateralism, multilateralism, and American sovereign interests. Mr. Rostow moderated the panel. After making brief opening statements, pa…

Ms. Robinson talked about the challenges facing the international community in the next century emphasizing the area of human rights. She said that in order to build a worldwide culture of t…