>> after years of conflict rival leaders in libya sign a deal to form an unity government. i'm lauren taylor. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up, the u.n. admits it failed to investigate allegations that peace keepers abused children in the african republic. plus chelsea fires jose

mourinho. hello, libyan political rivals signed an u.n.-backed peace deal. the agreement is large and complex, but these are the key points. it creates an unity government, brings together two parliaments that are backed by competing factions. the first priority for the new government will include easing internal conflict and solving rebel backed groups. >> today is an historic day for libya. five months ago on the 11 of july, 2015, the initialing of the political agreement showed a broad connecticu consensus ending rival political

divisions. by signing the agreement, you're completing this process. you are turning a page in the history of libya. from today the agreement puts in place the single steps of legitimate institutions. essential building blocks or peaceful secure and prosperous libya. >> advisers to the libyan national transitional council said it is now important to focus on supporting new elections. >> we're not looking to the united nations or the u.s. to carry in through step by step. we need the support. what is important is to have an institutional process, have a parliament within the shortest possible time, and really supporting the idea of nine months to a year to have election across libya that would

produce a new legislative body about 200 people that represent the cross section of libya. if we have that in place and continue to support having that body operate out of tripoli, and continue to dismantle and slowly give the militias out of the way, hopefully support the new government that would start to build a national army, it is not going to be easy, but it is good to have the right pieces in the right place going forward. >> conflict in ukraine, tension with turkey, the fight against isil and how to end the conflict in syria, russia's president vladimir putin reflected the country's reemergence status as a key international player. peter sharp reports from moscow.

>> this was a relaxed performance from a president who looked like he was enjoying himself at this annual event, and he didn't dodge the big questions. at the said that th president assad will stayen. >> i have said on many occasions and i want to repeat it that we'll never agree with the idea that somebody from the outside, whoever it is, should impose the idea of who should rule another country. it doesn't fit with commonsense nor with international law. secretary of state kerry asked me about this, and i told him that my position has not changed. the syrian people should determine who should rule them. >> russia's military will continue its support as the syrian army continues its operations. putin returned again and again to the shooting down of the

russian plane over turkey. it was not a friendly act, it was an hostile act. >> if it had been an accident, and the turks thought it was not our aircraft, they would have apologized. but then u.n. started to get involved. is that necessary? >> the air missiles system is in place, and he warned turkey not to cross within russian air space. putin said this week's talks in moscow confirmed that the russian plan was very similar to america's. 2015 will be remembered as a year of resurgence of russian foreign policy. an effective demonstration in a moscow's ability to project power in the middle east. peter sharp, al jazeera, in moscow. >> a british government review into egypt outlawed muslim

brotherhood concluded that the membership of or linked to the group should be an indicator of extremism. the group will be scrutinized by the government. >> the long awaited internal review of the workings of the muslim brotherhood in britain concluded that it's members and it's associates should be considered, quote, a possible indicator of extremism. prime minister david cameron said that the government will maintain the status quo by continuing to review refuse visas, to ensure charities with the links to the muslim brotherhood within the u.k. are not misused to support it directly, and intense scrutinize of the muslim brotherhood in the u.k. and groups associated with it. in the past, senior muslim brotherhood figures have rejected violence, a statement that the muslim brotherhood in

egypt said that the government's review unfairly condemns millions of muslims around the world, while lawyers for the muslim brotherhood in the u.k. call it deeply misguided and wrong and said they will challenge the findings in court. the muslim brotherhood is now banned in a number of countries including egypt, saudi arabia, and the united arab emirates but supported in qatar and turkey, all are major trade partners and investors in the u.k. economy, which has led to allegations of undue outside influence of the british government. >> they detailed the pressures applied by abu dhabi to ban the muslim brotherhood, and including a package of carrots and sticks that have to do with armed deals and so on. therefore, to apply the counter pressure, that may be or may not

be reflected in the outcome, and it would stop short of banning any organization. >> the government treads a careful line with this review. the foreign affair committee said that they may run an inquire in political islam, that in response to complaints from lawyers representing the muslim brotherhood in the u.k. whether or not this is the end of the matter may well depend on responses to come from britain's heavyweight business partners in the gulf and beyond. jonah hull, al jazeera, london. >> on this day five years ago events were set in motion that would change the middle east and north africa forever. what became flown as the arab spring led to plow tes --protest, revolution and war. >> his cousin mohammed was trying to sell his fruits and vegetables, but the police kept moving him on.

he didn't have a permit, but there were no jobs, and his family relied on his income, so he had to take the risk. >> the police decided to confiscate his cart and scales. when he went to the municipality to meet the governor he was turned away. they refused to speak to him. >> mohammed's goals in life was simple. he wanted to earn enough money to get married and to hav to help his family. but the constant harassment prevented him from achieving his ambitions. perhaps he felt humiliated after a policewoman slapped him or hopeless about the future. whatever his reasons, mohammed decided he wanted to die. right outside of the offices of the officials who treated him so badly. his friend ahmed was close by. >> he set himself on fire because he felt discriminated against. it was in front of the

municipality building. i saw him on fire. i saw people surround him and try to put the flames out. it was such a painful scene. >> mohammed felt lonely. he was suffering a lot of the time and he had many problems. no one was there to listen to his concerns and worries. >> his friends and family took to the streets. he was the first to up load the video on facebook. >> we were able to raise slogans like employment is all right, and new gang of thieves. we spoke out against the injustices and mohammed's fate. that was the beginning. >> within weeks there were protests across tunisia. mohammed's blight resonated with so many people because they were also suffering from the same frustrations. after staying in hospital, mohammed died on the fourth of january 2011. ten days later president fled the country.

>> i remember how things were straight after the revolution. people stood together. unfortunately, politicians make promises and fail to keep them. we're asking for more national unity. we hope our region gets its share of development and the state reaches out to people here. >> people here are tired of the slow pace of change that is the revolution. many hearsay that life is more difficult now, the events of mohammed did give tunisians the freedom and dignity that alluded this young man all of his life. al jazeera. >> the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon warned that burundi is on the brink of civil war. leaders would meet in egypt to discuss the violence.

it began when it's president ran for a third term in office, which he went on to win. >> violence in burundi continues to escalate, and there is an alarming risk of regionalization of this crisis. we have documented 312 killings since public demonstrations against a possible third presidential term began, including 19 children. over the last bloody weekend in burundi, another 87 people were killed, but figures we have received from other services are considerably hir hire consider considerably higher. >> mr. ban ki-moon called the events of the last few days where people were killed on the streets in the capital as chilling and said there was need

for ardent talks to between the government and it's opponents. now there are plans that the government of burundi has dejected. the military and police are conducting themselves in a professional way considering military operations in burundi. >> what a difference a year makes. we look at how relations stand between u.s. and cuba. how one filipino man is trying

to boost literacy rates among children.

>> a reminder of the top stories here. an u.n.-backed deal to form an unity government. certain agreement will bring stability to the country. vladimir putin ha spoke about the war threat.

>> the u.n. panel investigating the organization's response to sexual abuse allegations in central africa republic has produced a damning report. it said that the u.n. failed to take next action after it learned of allegations of abuse of young boys by french peace keepers, the report goes on to say that the report was passed from desk to desk with no one willing to take responsibility for the allegations. james bays has this update from the united nations. >> there are some very serious allegations against some very, very senior people in the united nations in this report. and it says that the hull human rights process in many ways is flawed. let me take you through some of the people named in this report. some have sense since been forced to resign but that took

no steps to follow up on the allegations. in geneva was a human rights official who gave this report, the initial allegations to the french authorities without redacting them. he was suspended. well, he's cleared and considered a whistle blower, and he said he did not act outside of the scope of his authority. but his boss, the high commissioner of human rights, apparently pursued a single minded determination to pursue an investigation against him. his action is described as questionable. then we come to new york, the chief of staff reporting directly to ban ki-moon, one of his closest aides. she's now the foreign minister of argentina. it says that she put another official in conflict of interest and considers her conduct ill considered. finally the u.n.'s own internal over sight investigation saying

that her conduct is considered an abuse of authority. >> the u.n. and cuba will begin normalizing relations. there are still plenty of bar years to overcome. give us an update on the progress so far. >> well, let's take you through some of the key points of the last 12 months. of course diplomatic relations have been re-established meaning embassies in cuba and the u.s. have both opened. there is a huge spike of migration from cuba to the u.s. because many people believe that the so-called wet foot-dry foot

policy that gives cubans a path to citizenship will be removed because of this normalization process. but let's take a look at the last 12 months. it's a day that few thought they would ever seen. a year ago more than 50 years of strained relations between cuba and u.s. drastically changed. prisoners were released. the process of a normalization in relations official ligand. the months that followed diplomatic ties have been re-established, and travel restrictions from the u.s. eased. for some meaningful change is still out of reach. the activists described as the most persecuted artist in cuba. he was jailed for almost a year for criticizing the cub cuban government and said that things have gotten worse on the island. >> cuba gives a part, and the

people gives a part to cuba. but we have seen only more detentions and more immigration. >> the improving relations has been a force behind the spike in recent migrations. 40,000 cubans have made their way to the u.s. fueled by the fear that the wet foot-dry foot policy that gives cubans residency will soon come to an end. during the last few months many witnesses things that they thought they would never see. but in many ways cuba remains an isolated nation. despite that, many remain cautiously optimistic about the future. real change in cuba will be slow but he believes that a policy of engagement will eventually bring rewards. >> as we're fighting 50 years of severed relations, of conflict, of deep mistrust between the united states and cuba, it's

going to take a while to overcome that, but we've already made some pretty significant strides over the last few months. >> few doubt the last year is the beginning of a long and complex process. although some deals have been made, the u.s. embargo remains in place. many remain quietly optimistic that long-lasting change will eventually come. so a monumental year. there is a sense in places like little havana that change has not come soon enough. remember, president obama worked hard on getting this deal together, but he's working to come to the end of his term. many have said that they would reverse all of this. there is a sense over the next year that president obama wants to get even more done. he has suggested he wants to visit cuba quite soon. but the cuban americans, they do realize this is a long, slow and difficult process. but as i said people are

cautiously optimistic and waiting and hoping. >> thank you very much. >> the united states top diplomat in china has been commonned to explain an arms deal in taiwan that is worth $2 million. including two frida frigate, and missiles. china considers taiwan a renegade province. we have more from beijing. >> well, it has been awhile since the u.s. diplomat was summoned for a stern rebuke. but it was not the ambassador that was summoned. china regarded what the united states had done as something that threaten china's sovereignty, and he warned of

retaliation. by that he might mean sanctions against the construction of the elderly warships. china with regards taiwan as a breakaway province that will one day return to the motherland. but this comes at a time where there is heightened tension in the south china seas where china has been building islands that concerns washington. and next month we have presidential elections in taiwan and it shows that the independence candidate is in the lead. this all comes at a time of warming relations between china and taiwan. and this is a reminder that this relationship is both facticus and complicated. >> chelsea is looking for a new manager after dismissing jose

mourinho. but this season the team has collapsed. they used to call him the special one. >> i'm sure he'll still be calling himself the special one. it's not unusual that a manager is sacked, it happens all the time. but this is a different case. jose went back to chelsea. the fans loved him. they won lots of trophies. and he loved it. he went to spain where he was successful before that went sour. but it's been extraordinary. on the field the players have been awful. they have not found their form and he has not been able to get them going. off the field his behavior has been bizarre in press conferences. you have to worry about his demeanor. i think it's the incident where the doctor ended up having to

leave the club. you can't tell the doctor what to do, and i think they were looking for a way out. >> what happened? >> the owner of chelsea it wasn't just jose mourinho's results which were extraordinary bad for him. people have even started talking about relegation which is unthinkable for the english champion. it was his manner. he seemed so mrose. he would come in sulking like a child. and it looked like he would be the man for the job, but it didn't prove that way. >> always a drama, english

football. >> a giant soap opera, and where will mourinho go next. that's drama, too. >> thanks. the philippines has one of the highest literacy rates in asia, but many children drop out of school after learning to read and write to help support their families. there isn't much that they can do to improve their education. but one man is trying to change that. >> they call him godfather. 63-year-old hernando welcomes everyone into his home. a retired accountant. he turned it into a library 15 years ago after his parents died. it's a way to honor them, he said, by passing on the only inheritance they left him, a love for learning. >> as a filipino that didn't have the opportunity to go to other places, i wanted to do something before i turned 70 that would help other filipinos, and books are my means to do

that to bring people joy and help them not feel left behind. >> tal the reading club, as it's called. >> 14-year-old estella comes by as often as she can. her parents with no longer afford to send her to school, and she now helps to earn a living scavenging through trash. >> when you read, you forget time because the pages take you away, and you can learn about other things through these books. >> and there is no shortage. although he gives everything for free, more comes through donations without him needing to ask.

every inch of his house is now lined with thousands of titles, and the books never stay here too long. >> there is no such thing as garbage. one person's waste will fill another person's needs. we must remember that. >> through the reading club he hopes to open doors for those who have less in life. it's reward enough, he said, if readers in turn do the same for someone else. al jazeera, manila. >> news coming to us, israeli and turkish officials have reached a preliminary agreement to normalize relations including the return of ambassadors to both countries. according to an israeli official under the preliminary agreement israel will establish a compensation fund to the killing of ten turks in an activist ship that tried to break israel's blockade of 2010, if you'll recall.

relations between the countries had broken down since that incident, and it appears this deal has been reached in switzerland. you can catch up any time on our website. the address to that is www.aljazeera.com. >> i'm russsell beard, in southern kenya, where the latest development in human elephant conflict resolution is creating a real buzz. >> and i'm amanda burrell in indonesia, to see a wasteland restored.