of the united nations. chairperson maxwell: do we need to have a roll-call vote on chairperson maxwell: do we need to have a roll-call vote on

of the united nations. chairperson maxwell: do we need to have a roll-call vote on this? on items one and two, without objection, so moved. items three and four. >> item 3 -- ordinance amending administrative code chapter 14b. item for -- ordinance amending chapters 21 and 21c. chairperson maxwell: somebody from supervisor chiu's office. >> katie chang from supervisor carmen chu's office. the legislation has been heard by the human rights commission previously, and they support both pieces. back in february, the board had passed legislation sponsored by supervisor chu related to the edmund code. it was designed to streamline the city contract and processes and increase opportunities for san francisco businesses. -- related to the admin code. we were informed by the city attorney's office last week that this is in on substantive change. i would like to go over a few of the major points in chapter 14b. we are increasing the minimum competitive threshold amount for general services -- janitorial, pest control.

of the united nations. chairperson maxwell: do we need to have a roll-call vote on this? on items one and two, without objection, so moved. items three and four. >> item 3 -- ordinance amending administrative code chapter 14b. item for -- ordinance amending chapters 21 and 21c. chairperson maxwell: somebody from supervisor chiu's office. >> katie chang from supervisor carmen chu's office.

the civic center is a scene of events of great importance, including the founding of the united nations and the peace treaties with world war ii. this shows as a poll reform moving to the united states. the architecture and plans are regarded as some of the finest and most complete manifestations of the beautiful movement. there is a scholar of classical architecture that says that this is the greatest ensembles of architecture in america. in 1899, the mayor was considering concepts the proposed establishing the grand civic center for san francisco. and leon know what had happened. after the earthquake and devastating fire, there could be a new city hall to replace the one that was destroyed. over the next 17 years, there were new parts added to the civic center. promises of the federal building began in 1933, completing in 1936. this brought the civic center to completion. and of course, the history of this building is both interesting and witty. like the office of nimitz, who will be next to my office. [applause] how cool is that? that is the reason this is a beacon of sustained desig

your group basically the united nations but why does the u.n. even need monitoring he would watch as a non-governmental organization whose mandate is to monitor the united nations according to the principles of its charter essentially to hold the un accountable and to measure it by the artistic of its own charter many israelis complain that israel does not get a fair deal or fair hearing by the united nations would you agree it's one of our issues that's important to us is fighting anti-semitism and also the discriminatory treatment of israel the un's obsession with israel doesn't only harm israel doesn't only harm the peace process but it harms the un as a whole it prevents the u.n. from being effective for human rights victims who never get their day of international attention why is the u.n. to use your words obsessed with israel the u.n. has been strong champion of the p.l.o. since the early one nine hundred seventy s. this was largely a function of the soviet union together with the arab states started a campaign to attack israel and hijack

not in the united nations. it is a group of corporations and businesses numbering over 5000 that got together and leveraged the united nations to give them a good housekeeping seal of approval. some of the members of the global compact have been and some still are nike, nicely, coca-cola -- nestle, coca cola. coca-cola colluded in the murder of union organizers in colombia. they have stolen water from communities and polluted water in india to make bottled water and soda pop. there are scores of other groups like that in the global compact. it is absolutely crucial that if we are going to have a real

even united nations peacekeepers got into trouble when their vehicle took a wrong turn. laurent gbagbo is in office now for 10 years, but he has refused to hand over to his opponent, alassane outtara, what -- who the u.n. clearly says bon the polls. the luxury hotel is where the outtara government has taken refuge, saying they fear for their lives. the united nations protects the hotel and guards the government that the international community has recognized, but soldiers loyal to mr. gbagbo control the access roads, so the only safe way to get there is by helicopter. the government in waiting says its supporters outside the hotel are being targeted by mr. gbagbo's forces, a charge partially backed by the u.n. supporters. >> most of the people outside are threatened by his militia men and so on and so forth. >> a cabinet meeting of the government in waiting -- this is as much about form as substance because the truth is laurent gbagbo still holds most of the reins of power in survivor -- ivory coast. this bizarre situation that's -- has been going on for several weeks no

nations board united nations mission sudan which is committed to helping the implementation of the c.p.a. and the referendum and also you know me which are beyond not to lead which is of course concerned with therefore making some contingency planning on how to address that as we heard earlier on the show today russian president shows special interest in the situation in sudan and he hears his own represent special envoy to sudan mr mr margelov and he was a guest on the show and spotlight is what he said a quote there is a liaison between the desire for rebels and the authorities of southern sudan and well what consequence will the in the pens of southern sudan have for the situation in darfur complicated but they are the same time is a call also. be resolve some of the issues that is the equivalent of you feel of course we want a peaceful relationship between war and southern sudan whatever the decision may be as a result of the referendum because as you know right now there. in southern darfur they have there are some bunder issues which are sudden there for southern sudan that sudden

dead would be up by the united nations high commission for refugees and of course the africa you know supports them one is hoping that the outcome of the referendum will not lead to a massive movement in either direction and therefore there's been some contingency planning on the part of the united nations board do that initial mission sudan which is committed to help in the implementation of the c.p.a. and the and the referendum and also you know me which are the or not to lead which is the of course concerned with for some contingency planning on how to address that as we heard earlier on the show today russian president shows special interest in the situation in sudan and he hears his own represent special envoy to sudan mr mr margelov and he was a guest on the show and spotlight is what he said i quote there is a liaison between the dar for rebels and the authorities of southern sudan and quote what consequence will the in the pens of southern sudan have for the situation in darfur equal complicated but they are the same time if the core also. be resolved some of the issues are as

that is the gloomy assessment from the united nations. the world has been almost unanimous in pressing the president to give up his seat and go with last month's election, but with support from the army, he is refusing to oblige. now, what has happened today and what it means for the region as a whole. >> united nations peacekeeping mandate has been extended for another six months. united nations says things are getting more and more dangerous. they protect the hotel sheltering the opposition government while at the same time, they have a role in protecting the civilian population. the president told the board to leave immediately, something they refused to do. in the eyes of supporters, that means they are now rebels. >> what we see so far is a tragedy booked to strangle and to provoke the mission. it appears to be hitting violence against unicef personnel. they're being pushed out of their homes. >> the president for the past 10 years gave his first television address since the election on tuesday evening. he said there should be no dou

general services regional headquarters, the beautiful and historic 50 united nations plaza building. the american recovery and reinvestment act is making a very historic investment to upgrade and modernize federal buildings and make them energy- efficient, including $122 million for the united nations plaza building. this will save with pentecost's -- and this will create good- paying jobs in the green building industry. the decision is good news for san francisco, for the civic center area, and our economy. renovating the building and making it more accessible will create and save jobs while using the facility as a gsa regional headquarters to improve the lives of those living and working in the regional civic headquarters area. it is not only significant for san francisco's economy but a vital part of our city's historical district. the architect also designed city hall, the opera house, and the veterans building, all of which give our city its unique character and contribute to its beauty. i would like to thank all those who made the renovation possible and to thank the acting reg

. >> tensions are high, and even united nations peacekeepers got into trouble when their convoy took along -- on terror. the crowd here is supporting the incumbent president, the demand that the international community says it should leave power. he is laurent gbagbo, in office now for 10 years. but he has refused to hand over to his opponent, alassane ouattara, the u.n. says clearly won the polls. the luxury hotel where the government in waiting has taken refuge, saying they fear for their lives. the united nations protective detail and guards the government the international community has recognized. the soldiers loyal to laurent gbagbo controlled the back roads, so the only safe way to get there is by helicopter. the government in waiting says its supporters of the detail are being targeted by those forces, a charge partially backed by u.n. investigators. >> you can see here -- all of us are in this hotel and you're the only ones protected by the international forces. mr. the people outside are threatened by militiamen. >> -- most of the people outside are threatened by militiamen

designed s one in 1989 we celebrated the 60th anniversary of the united nations, with people coming from all over the world including the new secretary-general. we wanted to turn on the found. you do not want to know why we were shutting this town. you may want to lean over to ask a friend if you do not know what i mean. we began to build on this. we put together a new partnership to do whatever -- what every mayor has promised to do. i actually believe this. we're getting closer to the tipping point and in 2013 and 2014, we will have reached this place and beyond. just down the road we will do a demonstration, and the people out there and in the rainfall, they have been out there as a part of the way to revitalize this, and we will be here for a couple of days to do this installation in the area. we have new retail establishments, anchoring the future of the mid market. this was approved by our friends in the board of supervisors. and we have a small-business loan program, that we finally got off the ground. one of these recipients was pearl ferguson, one of the great burger joints. 16

. >> tensions are high and even united nations peacekeepers got into trouble when their convoy took a wrong turn. the incumbent president's, international observers say lost the election and should leave power. laurent gbagbo has been in power for 10 years, but he has refused to hand over to his challenger, the u.n. says clearly won the polls, alassane ouattara. the united nations protect the hotel and guards the government that the international community has recognized. the soldiers loyal to laurent gbagbo control the access roads, so the only safe way to get there is by helicopter. the government in waiting says support outside the hotel is being targeted by those forces, charges partially backed by u.n. investigators. >> all these people are threatened. you see all these people in the hotel. we are the only ones protected by the international forces. >> the cabinet meeting of the government in waiting -- this is as much about form as substance, because the truth is laurent gbagbo still holds most of the reins of power in ivory coast. the situation has been going on for weeks now.

nations has been circulating a draft document where it proposed that the best thing to do to downplay the tensions between south and north korea would be to make sure that all of the sides that are involved contain themselves and really not escalating tensions by taking any further steps that could cause north korea to act out aggressively or south korea and also what russia is proposing is that the united nations secretary general send to envoys to both say will in pyongyang that could help make sure that tensions don't escalate and of course the united states has been playing somewhat of a different game we have to remember that the us. has as many as twenty soldiers involved in the military exercises with south korea and the u.s. of course has been read a rating over and over again that what some what's more important is to condemn the actions of north korea and this of course is something that has been causing a diplomatic deadlock throughout the weekend here but for now security council sessions have somewhat died down and the members have taken a break to wait and see this becau

here in new york the united nations security council has been meeting round the clock throughout the weekend these emergency sessions were called for by russia which is certainly not taking the tensions between south and north korea likely whatsoever for many different reasons one of them of course being russia's proximity to a possible conflict as well as a serious threat that any tensions including a war would cause to the international community let's take a listen to what the russian ambassador to the u.n. said here in new york last night there may be. a division of tension. studios conflict for that matter. in the big chamber when they have this private meeting which was also of course asked for by the russian federation. we reiterated the call or for forty straight borders in no uncertain terms ask the republic of korea to refrain from conducting the search the size of this at this point in time but there are certain political circumstances throughout the weekend russia the united nations has been circulating the draft document where it proposed that the best thing to do to dow

the united nations has congratulated outtara on his victory. this is the secretary and general effect endorsing a position of his representative, the u.n.'s rep and the country. that representative has retracted the final voting results, upholding the provisional results which support the opposition candidate. we will bring you more on that as it develops. >>> for spanish airports have been closed because of a shortage of air traffic controllers. madrid airport and three others are affected. the spanish airport authority says many controllers have called in sick and suspect this is an unofficial strike in a long running dispute over pay and hours. there has been a deadline issued by the government and a threat to send in troops. we are waiting to hear what happens with that. >>> he may be smaller than a domestic cat at the moment, but one new arrival at a zoo in the united states is a giant. the one-month old giant panda cub would shun have been -- were shown having his regular medical exam. he actually belongs to china, as do all of the panda

. >> united nations security council kazakhstan the mandate of its peacekeeping force -- the united nations security council has extended its mandate of the peacekeeping force. in the ivory coast. our bbc reporter has more from oba zsa zsa on -- from one area. >> they certainly do not want the former colonial power to meddle. this is the man in charge of the security forces. the leader of the young patriots. it is the youth movement that was used as a force in recent years be and he is under u.n. sanctions, as he was accused of inciting mob violence. >> my country as an independent entity. a sovereign country. we do not need to receive orders. we do not need france to put our country under pressure. >> one man was believed to have won last month's election, but his victory was overturned by the council. both men have been elected, leading to clashes. the ivory coast is the largest cocoa producer. many are muslims and came to work in the vital cocoa industry. northerners felt marginalized, and in 2002, rebels were prevented from taking power. there has been tension between the north and sout

that's the venue for the latest round of united nations talks aimed at tackling global warming. the climate change secretary heading there tomorrow is hopeful. >> i have a great belief the quality of the signs, of the evidence continuing to mount will finally persuade people to pull back from the brink and get their signatures on the legally binding deal. >> what's at stake is a deal to cut pollution. the greenhouse gases widely accepted to be warming the climate. but the biggest polluter, china, doesn't want to be in a treaty. and america, groped by recession, doesn't either, especially with the republicans making big gains in the recent elections. >> millions of people who joined congress were even more skeptical of the climate science and certainly more knowledgeable and skeptical of the climate economics than those who came before them. they're not going to join any treaty that makes the u.s. put on a new shirt. >> efforts to get international action have been longed and often faltering. back in 1992 the earth summit in rio, countries agreed to tackle dangerous climate chang

this was the defiant leaders response. >> i call on you to become, the united nations and french will leave our country. i am ready to talk with the opposition even to the rebels that still support him. >> the un is sending an extra 500 peacekeepers to the ivory coast. >> let's talk about a very naughty german bank. >> deutsche bank has agreed to pay nearly $554 million to authorities to settle a case involving fraudulent tax shelters which shielded investors from paying taxes. the case began when there is a broader crackdown which provoke -- which promotes tax evasion. >> for years, the u.s. has been collecting evidence on tax shelters deutsche bank offered between 1996 and 2002. they concluded the package cost the american government billions of dollars in lost revenue. >> the investigation uncovered practices at investment bank, bankers trust, which is taken over in 1999. bankers trust was put in charge of managing high asset clients, apparently directing into illicit tax shelters. deutsche bank says it's pleased the investigation is over and says it had already made provisions for

nations secretary general send to envoys to both say will and pyongyang that could help make sure that tensions don't escalate and of course the united states has been playing somewhat of a different game we have to remember that the u.s. has as many as twenty soldiers involved in the military exercises with south korea and the u.s. of course has been read a rating over and over again that what some what's more important is to condemn the actions of north korea and this of course is something that has been causing a diplomatic deadlock throughout the weekend here but for now security council sessions have somewhat died down and the members have taken a break to wait and see this because now north korea has said that they're not going to react to the military exercises. russia's foreign minister has warned that the new strategic arms reduction treaty with washington cannot be amended or we negotiated for the good of it all for it is hoped that the u.s. senate will ratify the treaty soon and said russian lawmakers are ready to do the same on sunday as democrats for bag another republican