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Thinking, the plight of the powerless, the plight of the refuse gees refugees, didnt matter. they were on the periphery of the worlds concerns. today our concern for them is driven not just by conscious but should also be driven by self-interest. for helping people who have been pushed to the margins of our world is not mere charity. it is a matter of collective security. and the purpose of this institution is not merely to avoid conflict, it is to gav galvanize the collective action that makes ...

We have not even lived up to our minimal funding commitments. so we dont have as much leverage as we ought to have. the one area where the united nations -- or a break-away group from the united nations has been effective is the diplomacy of the so-called permanent five pl plus one members of the security council because it was that group with leadership from the u.s. lead negotiations with iran. for better or not well know years from now, but thats one thing the president is going to be pointin...

Current government must keep itself committed to the commitments given by the previous administration. otherwise, that government, that entire country, will lose trust internationally. >> so, wolf, the president of iran, scathing about the notion of any future government could tear up an international agreement, which is cemented in a u.n. security council resolution. also saying, quite clearly, that assad will stay and this is the plan for the moment. i also, to obviously, asked him about the f...

Chapter. i hope that we see a new speaker of the house who is a strong conservative and what i think is most important for house leadership and for that matter, for senate leadership. is that they will actually honor the commitments we made to the men and women who elected us. the reason people are so frustrated out of their minds with washington is as conservatives we keep winning elections and the people who we elect dont do what they said they would do. i hope this serves as a wake-up call to...

Signatory to an international agreement and then the subsequent government tear it to sleds? this is something that only the likes of saddam hussein would do. so any government that replaces the current government must keep itself committed to the commitments given by the previous administration otherwise that entire country will lose trust internationally. >> so strongly defending the deal and also saying that despite all the rhetoric, iran and the united states have moved closer for the first ...

I asked president clinton about them. >> so you marking your tenth anniversary for cgi, the u.n. 15 years ago set out very ambitious development goals which you mock other mountafoundations have tr help along. what are the best ways to try to alleviate poverty? have you come up with some kind of a set of, you know, best practices? >> ive learned what works best, which is why were doing this one on what we call the future of impact. we spent ten years trying to get everybody to make commitments, ...

Here to represent you. >> so, congressman, youre telling me that congress people, elected officials when we reach out to them it actually impacts what they do and how they feel about an issue? >> absolutely. when we get contacted we keep very specific notes of how many contacts, who contacts us and what they contact us about. i believe every member of congress and the senate does that. >> all right. good to know. all right, thank you congressman and usher, thanks, guys, appreciate it. back to th...

Persecution of religious liberty ends today. the fourth thing i intend to do in office is rip to shreds this catastrophic iran yan nuclear deal. we will rebuild our militariment we will honor the commitments made to our soldiers and sailors and airmen and marines. and we will protect our servicemen and womens constitutional right to keep and bear arms to defend themselves.

Persecution of religious liberty ends today. the fourth thing i intend to do in office is rip to shreds this catastrophic iran yan nuclear deal. we will rebuild our militariment we will honor the commitments made to our soldiers and sailors and airmen and marines. and we will protect our servicemen and womens constitutional right to keep and bear arms to defend themselves. we have a simple task before

Work? >> well, some people are living in extreme poverty, a nd that i that some is people live on less than $1.25 per day. and that means that a child would die without a vaccination. the data demonstrates that the goal is possible, and the commitments tonight will make it progress to reach the goal. >> and we have a graphic which shows the improvements with the priority to improve sanitation, and last year the organization received more than $20 billion for projects for things like toilets, and...