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This International Dateline episode includes three segments: The US vs. The UN - and Bill Clinton, a Mark Malloch-Brown Interview, and Cajun Chaos - The Trouble with Katrina.

The US vs The UN - and Bill Clinton
Last week, Dateline was inside the United Nations tower and witnessed the battle over the UN's long-awaited Millennium Goals -- the elimination of extreme poverty in the world, the definition and approach to terrorism, nuclear non-proliferation, disarmament, and climate change -- as world leaders met from all around the globe. As all this was going on, across town another gathering of international heavyweights was taking place, this one called by Bill Clinton, a man whose disciples believe he should be "the first president of the world." Dateline compares the goals and actions of the Millenium Summit and Clinton's Global Initiative.

Mark Malloch-Brown Interview
Kofi Annan's chief of staff, Mark Malloch-Brown sits down with George Negus in New York as the World Summit comes to a close. Prior to taking on the role in January of 2005, Mark Malloch-Brown served as the Administrator for the UN Development Programme, leading the effort to achieve the heralded Millennium Development Goals. Malloch-Brown speaks candidly about the achievements and compromises at the World Summit and puts up a surprising defense of the US Ambassador, John Bolton and his "sledgehammer" approach to the UN.

Cajun Chaos - The Trouble with Katrina
Several weeks have past since Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, flooding the city and trapping 150,000 people. With the clean-up under way, parts of the city were reopened and residents were told they could return. However, no one expected this devastated city would have to face another hurricane so soon. Just as New Orleans residents were slipping back into the city, Mayor Nagin issued a warning to turn back and evacuate as Hurricane Rita approached the Gulf Coast. Dateline's Nick Lazaredes reports on the events surrounding the New Orleans disaster and finds that no one is prepared to risk a repeat of the Bush Administration's disastrously inadequate response to Katrina.

About International Dateline 

SBS Dateline, which began in 1984, is Australia's longest-running international current affairs program. It has a well-earned reputation for authoritative and incisive reporting. Dateline has taken the traditional way of producing TV current affairs and turned it on its head. Reporters who used to travel with a cameraperson and sound recordist now travel alone and have the responsibility of both filming and reporting their stories. The reporters became video-journalists, gaining access to people and places that the conventional camera crews cannot.