at that time i spoke of the various stages which had been undertaken so create a successful transition, a hand over of power in the spirit of peace and in line with the gulf cooperation council mechanism, as well as pursuing united nations resolutions. at that time i told that you iran was hindering the continuance of that process, and that was training houthi milit militias a. so as to impose it's iranian model in yemen. from that time to today we have worked tirelessly to bring a

peaceful political process for national dia dialogue. it brought together all political forces of yemen. it created an honorable precedence in our country. there has been the drafting of a constitution. you followed the political time lines and dates as they came up and provided direct sport. the secretary general ban ki-moon provided support and visited our country. there was an inclusion of all components of the yemeni societies including houthis themselves.

there were visits of the presidentitititial statements. as well as the council to my country. while the political transition process drew to a close, and the constitution was supposed to be submitted for popular referend referendum. meanwhile, reeking havoc on institutions, hospitals, mosques, schools, homes, residents. all and any weapons were used, and i'm including arms from the

yemeni army. this is a tragedy, and this was, indeed, a the iranian model through the use of force. political leaders and thousands of civilians were surrounded and killed. the media was surrounded as well, and thousands of children were enlisted by force schools and public ability were turned

into stock piles and areas with the army. thus endangering regional piece and security as well as international peace and security we attempted to deal with the houthies. they were included in every chance to contribute to dialogue. while they continue to hold their weapons and continue a political party pursuant to law. all this was accepted in spite of the events that took place in 2004. the fight has never been a peaceful one. as was the southern movement.

the citizens expelled. in spite of our positive approach to this armed movement, and the various agreements concluded with the houthi movement time and time again agreements were cast aside and as coup d'etat was committed against the state. as well as their actions under article 51 of the united nations charter to appeal to neighboring

countries. we appeal to them to assist us in tackling the houthi militia, who were undermining or threatening national yesterdaycy. the response was a courageous one. the response of our brother, his majesty of the kingdom of saudi arabia. who came in with determination. i would like to convey sincere thanks to his majesty, the king, as well as the members of the coalition who continue their efforts. we find ourselves in this fight of the country ladies and

gentlemen, the yemeni people have opposed attempts by the houthis as well as other cities in yemen, the people have upheld the law and the national resistence as well as the armed forces. who are our partners in the drive. you are aware of the human tragedy of our people and this, due to the blockade imposed by the militias, will continue

their coup d'etat. and the worsening of public services and provinces. this requires greater effort, internationally. so as to alleviate human suffering and to insure the yemeni crisis is not forgotten. while the united nations have announced an appeal for humanitarian assistance for yemen, contributions fall short and cover a meager portion of needs. thus, i'd like to take this

opportunity to once again address an appeal to donor countries to ensure that they provide promised assistance. the government of yemen would like to see the arrival of humanitarian assistance to provide for all those in need, and oversight mechanism for humanitarian convoys proposed by the united nations would allow for the turn of economic prosperity and the arrival of humanitarian assistance b by yeme yemen. furthermore the government has been transferred to aden. this i believe will improve the living conditions for citizens

and re-establish the provision of basic services, which have been destroyed italy the militia. ladies and gentlemen, without a doubt there is no better place to remain along side my heroic people this has been our position since the very beginning of the combat. we have cooperated with all efforts of the international community, and in particular mr. ban ki-moon and the special envoy of the secretary general. according to resolution 2216 the political process continued according to the results of

national dialogue facilitated by the gulf war cooperation. allow me to reiterate all those in the political crisis, should be welcomed and supported. once again i would like to convey to the militias that they must lay down their weapons they must act and implement security council resolution 2216 in a heartfelt manner. i have come to support peace and accord. i'm not talking about a peace that would divide but rather peace from which stems order and

cohesion. allow me to urge the security council resolution, indeed, convey credibility of the council itself. i do hope that efforts made by the united nations will be crowned with success. we'll ensure that they're acting in line with our people who are so patient and so sincere. terrorism is a true threat. we've endeavored with all--to the extent of our power to come baccombat terrorism. this in at this point with

friendly countries. had there not been a coup d'etat, and the ensuing extremism that created a breeding ground for terrorism. i would like to reiterate our confidence and support of the government meeting the busch bacbusch--the push back of terrorism. president, ladies and gentlemen, the general assembly coincides with the glorious resolutions with my country. i would like to express my thanks to all the yemen people

who are proud and patient. i would like to reiterate my commitment to achieving the ambitions of those two glorious revolutions. we shall not allow the houthies or anyone else to repeat this experience in yemen. sir, 70 years since th the inception of the united nations, an organization that has succeeded in lessoning conflicts through it's very principles, we reiterate our commitment to working for future generations. this is a commitment to future generations. as well as a commitment to making the world more prospero

prosperous, to unity. sir, the yemeni republic con departmenrepublic condemns this. we are determined to protect said mosque. there is a question which aris arises. a government which was created by the resolutions of this organization travels on these very resolutions. that's surprising. ladies and gentlemen, i would certainly like to thank the secretary general of the united nations and ban ki-moon for his significant efforts.

achieving the organization that is insuring national peace and security. i would also like to thank him for his praise-worthy efforts made for the political process in yemen. hauling the coup d'etat and reinstating state authority. the united nations general assembly had this 70th session is something that we would wish every success to. may god's peace be upon you. >> giving abd rabbuh mansur hadi addressing the united nations general assembly. talking about the situation of war in his country. he comes from aden, where he has been in exile since the houthi rebels took over sanaa and took

over that area. he talked about the battle and the losses they've been experiencing in aden and around the country. he described the houthis undertaking an coup d'etat, and he thanked saudi arabia, and he urged the international community to give more humanitarian help and hopes to regain the stability of the county, that is a vital force in the region of the world. he talked about the role of the u.n. bring us up-to-date with the latest on what the u.n. is trying to do. >> well, the united nations has been trying to get all the parties around the table for months now to broker a political solution. the concern here first and foremost is the humanitarian

situation, some 80% of the country is reliant on some form of humanitarian assistance. it was a troubled, poor country before this conflict really kicked off, and it's only gotten worse. the first concern is bringing stability for the people, and also, of course, brokering some political solution that can pave the way forward to a more viable yemen. we heard president hadi discussing his desire for that to happen. we heard him point fingers at iran for its role in supplying the houthis, he said with weapons and support. we heard president rouhani yesterday saying that their country wanted to help bring democracy to yemen, but from the point of view hadi and the international point of view they recognize hadi's government.

the houthis are not satisfied with the agreement that the united nations has put forward. so it's a bit of a stalemate. while the united nations does recognize the hadi government as the legitimate government in yemen, there is concern that the saudi coalition backing that government is now waging war and wreaking havoc on the area as well. there were over 100 people killed in a wedding party from a saudi airstrike. the desire for calm at the united nations, for talks and peace, but from that speech we saw finger pointing and the blame game and there is not a lot of progress of bringing the parties together. >> thank you for that update. afghan forces backed by u.s. air support have launched a

counter offense to recapture kunduz from you taliban fighters. but taliban has dug in and is said to be closing in on the airport, the sudden fall is a major set back for the government and raises further doubt about its ability to tackle the taliban. stephanie dekker reports. >> there are no government troops left here. taliban fighters are now in control of large parts of kunduz city. this battle is not over. the government has announced an operation to recapture dundu did. >> in the first place we should take care of the civilian casualties. we will pay attention and we will continue. the enemy has conceded heavy damage. i don't want to go into the detail of the operations. >> special forces have been brought in, and the u.s.

military confirmed an airstrike on the outskirts. it has been proven difficult to reach kunduz because the taliban has set up boobie traps along the way. on monday gunmen broke open kunduz prison releasing inmates, many of them taliban fighters. taliban fighters are telling residents not to worry and to go on with their daily lives. but that will be difficult with a major military operation under way. ashraf gandhi's time as president, and after the u.s. nato troops pulled out last year. the counter terrorism operation remains but this recent move is the boldest in the campaign of the taliban to take more control of the country. a strong message to whoever is

watching that 14 years after being deposed and battling coalition and afghan forces the taliban can still take control of the major city in less than 24 hours. stephanie dekker, al jazeera. >> al jazeera's is traveling with the afghan army and has this update from the province. >> the security forces today would launch an operation to retake the city. but all the time they were sheffield united and they suffered in this attack. now what we're hearing in the past few minutes from our colleagues is that they're trying to get control of the

airport. the airport is in the outskirts of kunduz city. that's where all officials from kunduz city and security forces are stationed now and trying to survive. the taliban are getting close to the walls of that airport trying to get in to the airport. >> the u.s. pentagon has described the fall of kunduz as a set back but has full confidence in the forces. >> there were many questions raised at tuesday's pentagon briefing whether the afghan military is up to the task of defending its country from the taliban and other groups. here is the response from spokesperson peter cook. >> we've seen the afghan security forces face challenging time and also rise to that challenge in several occasions.

this is not--this is a difficult fight for them they are risking their lives every day. our effort to train them and provide support has helped. they're in a better position today because of the support provided to them. >> the pentagon spokesperson also said that u.s. forces as well as other members of the coalition are in the kunduz area to provide training and assistance to the afghan military. however, he wasn't able to say whether more u.s. military action might follow along to help the afghan military retake control of kunduz. >> the u.s. president has announced that nigeria, tunisia and malaysia has join the coalition against isil. barack obama headed that isil will be defeated if the coalition continues to work together. al jazeera's james bays has more. >> a special meeting at the u.n.

to boost the coalition against else. >> i believe we have the emergence of a global movement divided by the mission of degrading and destroying isil. >> when you listen to the words the president chose you see the problem. there has not been as much progress on the ground as the u.s. would like. >> this is not an easy task. we have isil taking root. >> taking root across large swaths of city of iraq. iraq's prime minister said that his government was making process. in the last year they did retake tikrit but lost ramadi. all the while, according to the turkish prime minister, foreign fighters have been streaming in. >> my government has introduced terrorist fighters since 2011. we have recorded almost 20,000

names from over 100 countries. >> isis' success is the reason for its success. it is attracting more people because it has created that state-like entity and the ability to dismantle that state is the biggest deficiency of this strategy. >> lack of progress against isil is not the only problem. there is not unity among the international community. russia's foreign minister didn't take part in the meeting iran was not invited. on wednesday the u.n. security council will discuss very similar issues in a meeting organized by russia, the current president of the council. two separate meetings, one central point of disagreement. the russians say that everyone should join with president assad to fight isil. the u.s. say that assad is part of the problem not the solution. and it's that one point that is hindering the fight against isil and complicating efforts to bring peace to syria. james bays, al jazeera, of the united nations.

>> u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon was strongly condemned the attack of a wedding. the video was broadcast by houthi rebel television station, and al jazeera is unable to verify it independently. the saudi-led coalition, which is bomb, houthi conditions denies that the warplanes targeted the wedding. but they say that two missiles hit the tents and believe they were fired by saudi-led jets. >> what targets? you hit a wedding, a wedding tent with women and children inside. all civilians. 131 of them. so what strategic targets are you talking about? >> a group of al jazeera journalists and employee who is were convicted in absentia in egypt have requested amnesty. the same case that saw mohamed

fahmy, baher mohammed walk free last week. three of the group are egyptian and have been unable to return to their home country for fear of arrest. they deny all allegations against them. >> we're grateful of presidencicy for pardoning mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed. this is a team that has been worrying us all up until this point. it has been fantastic to see them as free men. this was in pardoning these guys, president sisi acknowledged that there was a mistake made here, and he has moved towards redressing that. this is just a step. what he has to do from here on is to pardon the rest of us as he has promised. and what i wanted to say to you today is that i have now formerly gun that application

process by writing to president sisi, but submitting our application and lodging our application in to the court. >> hundreds of people have been brought to the sicilian border after being rescued by the italian coast guard near libya. the cost guard said that they were found in rubber dinghies, which had largely deflated. in libya coast guards have detained 230 people who were attempted to reach europe by boat. they were picked up 50 kilometers east of tripoli. a lack of support from the international community combined with the country's long coast line is fueling libya's migration crisis. a volcano in southern peru has erupted for the second time this week. four thousand meter high ash cloud towers over the volcano.

towns and villages surrounding the peak have been alerted. the volcano has been dormant for several years and became increasingly active two years ago. plenty more for you any time on our website. the address is www.aljazeera.com. is it the end of the story for volkswagen? it's only the beginning of the earthquake shaking the world's largest car brand, german industry, and its reputation rl