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Claire Doole reports that once again, China has escaped censure at the U.N. Human Rights Commission in Geneva. The United States sponsored a resolution criticizing Beijing's human rights record but Chinese diplomats lobbied against it tirelessly, as they do every year. As always, they used a procedural device to prevent the U.S. sponsored resolution from even coming to a vote.

Also: The U.S. blames North Korea for a massive ransomware attack last May; and Britain's new aircraft carrier, the HMS Queen Elizabeth, has sprung a leak.

The U.N. is warning that Somalia could soon be facing a famine without urgent international action, raising concerns of a repeat of 2011's famine which killed more than a quarter of a million people.

Leaders from around the world are converging on Paris for the 2015 U.N. Climate Change Conference. Listen to our special coverage to find out what you should know and what's at stake.

Fresh Air's critic looks back on a fruitful year and lists his favorite music releases of 2011.

President Bush addresses the United Nations General Assembly with a speech advocating the spread of democracy in the Middle East. But he's likely to face a skeptical audience that is critical of the U.S. policies in Iraq and Iran.

A new report on the mass killings of Rohingya Muslims suggests six Myanmarese commanders be prosecuted. Investigators also say civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi did nothing to stop the attacks.

Israel has allowed a "trickle" of aid into Gaza this week. But the U.S. says it is just not enough. The Biden administration is threatening to withhold some military aid to Israel unless that changes.

NPR's Ann Cooper reports on today's gathering at the United Nations to mark the one-year anniversary of the Million Man March. Thousands of African-American men, women and children attended the rally outside the UN called by Nation of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan. His involvement again proved to be a lightning rod for criticism. As the crowd listened to speakers exhorting world governments to atone for injustices, Jewish groups castigated Farrakhan for anti-Semitism. Mayor Rudolph Guiliani stayed away from today's rally, saying it would be overshadowed by what he called Farrakhan's 'rhetoric of hatred'. Supporters insisted that the rally -- like the Million Man March before it -- was not a referendum on Farrakhan.

Violence is increasing in Syria, with activists reporting multiple clashes in cities. The U.N. Security Council is meeting Friday to discuss a resolution on the conflict there. It's also likely to ask President Bashar Assad to step down.