The Guardian's Tim Yeo says it's unlikely countries will sign up to binding limits on carbon dioxide unless growth can be decoupled from the use of fossil fuels

Michael A. Levi warns not to buy into the apathy surrounding this year's climate negotiations.

Key technical, political, and legal issues remain unresolved ahead of the UN climate talks in Cancun. CFR's Michael Levi says the best outcome would be to firm up the Copenhagen Accord commitments on emissions cuts, verification, and financing for developing states.

Manish Bapna, the Executive Vice President of the World Resources Institute, discusses the future of climate change developments in India.

The Obama administration should follow its endorsement of India's bid for UN Security Council membership by initiating a plan for Council expansion based on clear criteria for permanent membership, writes CFR's Stewart Patrick.

As the world approaches the 2015 deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals--which include a goal of reducing the proportion of hungry people by half--the 2010 Global Hunger Index offers a useful multidimensional overview of global hunger.

Speaker: Samuel A. Worthington, President and Chief Executive Officer, InterAction, T. Charles Cooper, Vice President for Congressional and Public Affairs, Millennium Challenge Corporation, Robert C. Orr, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Planning, United Nations
Presider: Gail D. Fosler, President, The GailFosler Group LLC

Experts discuss the role of the UN Millennium Development Goals as a framework for new government development policy, the importance of increasing aid funding transparency with developing nations, and the impact of the financial crisis on the developing world.

Experts discuss the role of the UN Millennium Development Goals as a framework for new government development policy, the importance of increasing aid funding transparency with developing nations, and the impact of the financial crisis on the developing world.

Unless more investment is forthcoming, the MDG goals promoting gender equality and reducing maternal mortality may remain unmet, says CFR'S Gayle Tzemach Lemmon.

Mohamad Bazzi discusses what Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was trying to accomplish with his UN speech.

President Obama's UN General Assembly speech exhorted delegates to support human rights, democratic reforms, and the Mideast peace process. He will likely see a sluggish response, writes CFR's James Lindsay.

Summaries and links to the seminal United Nations Security Council and General Assembly resolutions for the post-colonial period, focusing on those related to the Arab-Israeli conflict in the Middle East.

The UN's sixty-fifth General Assembly opens this week amid rumblings about the UN's relevance. But CFR's Stewart Patrick says that while there are many international venues for multilateral cooperation, UN efforts on the part of refugees, development, and other issues remain essential.

A profile of the UN's senior leadership position--the organization's secretary-general. What tasks are incumbent on the official, and how have past secretary-generals interpreted the role?

In this New York Times op-ed, Eileen Donahoe weighs in on U.S. participation in the United Nations Human Rights Council, a year after taking a seat as a member.

The latest round of UN and U.S. sanctions on Iran are unlikely to push Iran to negotiations, says sanctions expert Meghan O'Sullivan, which means the U.S. and its allies will need to look at options including military force, among others.

Stewart M. Patrick says Brazil's recent involvement in tensions between Iran and the United States underscored Brazil's determination to play on the global stage, but it may also have harmed Brazil's chances for a UN Security Council seat.

This meeting is part of the International Institutions and Global Governance program and the Roundtable Series on the United States and the Future of Global Governance, and is made possible by a generous grant from the Robina Foundation.