♪ host: this is "dw news". libya and a bid for reconciliation met with gunfire. a government-backed by the u.n. arrives in the capital. clashes break out almost immediately. the local regime telling the new arrivals to get out. also coming up, not in our backyard. that is the response from rich countries at the u.n. conference to resettle refugees. nearly half a million syrians need a new home. and miramar swearing in their first civilian president after

military rule. it is not suu kyi but she will likely be the boss behind the sea. -- seat. ♪ host: it is good to have you with us. heavy gunfire and explosions heard in the libyan capital, tripoli, just hours after a new unity government arrived in the city. six deputies arrived in tripoli by boat after a group opposed to the new government closed the airport. libya has been ruled by militias and rival governments ever since the former leader, gaddafi, was overthrown in 2011. the new government was created as the u.n. backed peace deal between the main factions. >> in benghazi, a security analyst who also writes for the associated press.

good evening. talk to us about what is happening right now. the tripoli government is reportedly demanding that the head of the u.n. backed council leave the capital, is that correct? >> yes. good evening. that is very correct. the unity government arrived and we have seen reaction. in fact government taking place and speaking at a conference, supporters are protesting and demanding that the government, the unity government, leave with the security council. they accuse them of breaking the laws and libyan sovereignty and they wanted them arrested.

this triggered -- in charge of securing triply -- those in charge of securing tripoli and there have been clashes. host: is this something that surprises you? it seems like people on the ground were caught offguard by the arrival of the new government. isn't that an accurate assessment? yes, the arrival of the government was a shock. we do not expect them to come in anytime soon, especially after they tried to do this, landing at the airport. that is controlled by the militias. they just happened to come into the naval base and set base there. we were surprised to see that there has not been any attacks on the naval base, yet. we will see a lot of extension -- tension rising in the next

couple of days. host: it looks like we are about to see major clashes break out. it sounds like we have two rival administrations that are claiming authority to govern. reporter: definitely. but we will not see big clashes, because the majority of the militias are loyal to nobody. these militias would say, we are loyal to what the people shoes as -- choose as their ruler. this is a way of saying, we stand by the citizens. so we will have a divide within the militias, but these militias are usually friends and neighbors. fights with each other.t into just because the two governments are engaging in a conflict of interest. basically, what we will see is ashes by individuals, not bit -- big militias. we will see no big clashes.

host: reporting in benghazi on the situation there, on what appears to be a very divided libya tonight. thank you very much. reporter: thank you. brent: it was supposed to be the big launch for efforts to relieve those fleeing from a civil war, but the u.n. conference in geneva, the first for this year, yielded pledges to take in only 7000 people. compare that to the nearly half a million syrians -- they need homes. there is a lot of talk left to do. [applause] >> wednesdays pledges come on top of the places already promised to provide for refugee leader location -- refugee relocation. as the conference began, the high commissioner called on the international community to show support. >> we cannot leave neighboring

countries continue to bear the brunt of this refugee crisis. the world must show solidarity and share the responsibility. our aim is to find admission for at least 10% of the refugee population, or 480,000 people over three years. reporter: they were hoping to give the refugees a variety of options, options discussed in geneva included academic scholarships and family reunions, allowing students to finish studies interrupted by the war. about 6 million syrians have fled the country and despite the fact that the migration crisis is dominating headlines, most syrians are in neighboring countries, like in lebanon. >> i am joined by agent edwards, he is with the u.n. refugee

agency in geneva. good evening. do you have progress to report from the conference? >> there has been progress today and i think overall a positive sense has come out of it, but nonetheless it is very clear that there is a great deal of work to be done between now and the end of 2018. particularly, if we are to reach what we are believing as a critical goal, 10% of refugees having the possibility of resettlement or admission. brent: what about the numbers? can you talk to me about how many countries promised to take and how many syrian refugees? >> the commitments we had today were broken into two kinds, specific pledges on specific places, and that is more than what we received currently.

the total places, around 185,000 places for syrian refugees to what is needed -- record is. what is needed is closer to the 480,000. at other levels, what we did see was a political commitment, affirmation of existing programs, agreement and consensus behind other things including scholarships, family reunification, other interests in any of humanitarian visa programs. these need to be realized. we are looking at what the outcome of today, it will take time. brent: i think a lot of people are unaware of how the conference works. do you get a list of countries, 92 countries, do you go down the list and ask who is taking how many and do you name and shame those countries who are not doing their part?

>> countries, to the conferences to get a sense of the international issues around some of the problems, the new creative approaches that are emerging, but countries one by one, they do go through their terms and to speak about what they want to see happen, what they are able to pledge. so it is little by little over the course of the day that we start to see the picture emerging, clearly there is a consensus about the need of much more national -- international commitment for the refugees. but also, many countries unwilling to offer large quotas at this time. brent: which countries are most unwilling right now to help? >> that is hard to say, because if you look at the best places, they come from all over. there are different forms of humanitarian admission.

you have approximately 28-30 states that deal with resettlement. we saw at least one other latin american state that is prepared to deal with it. but there is expansion in other areas, commitment dealing with the crisis. a dozen or more states confirming that they are interested in scholarships, student visas, so as i said there is progress. but there is clearly a good deal ahead to work on. we do not yet have the level of international solidarity and consent that is necessary to make this happen and help the refugees. brent: there is a lot that still have to be done. adrian edwards in geneva. -- is abandoning a bill that would revoke citizenship for convicted terrorists and

security powers. elan submitted plans for the changing the constitution days after the pair's attack, that left 130 people dead. it has prompted a political dispute in france. critics on the left announced the plan as divisive. with parliament locked in disagreement, the president of france said that a comfort my is out of reach. -- copper mines is out of reach. after five decades of military rule, minimize -- has sworn in a civilian president. he was swept to power in last year's elections. suu kyi is not eligible to be president, but she will hold a post, including that of foreign minister. >> for decades, suu kyi has struggled to bring democracy to

myanmar. she was under house arrest for 15 years. the democratic party won a huge majority last november. parliament was sworn in in february and now a new government has been formed. kyaw will succeed a former general as president. [applause] >> the new government will implement a democratic constitution, and the constitution will promote national reconsolidation -- three conciliation and peace. it will support a democratic union and bring better lives to the people. >> while suu kyi has been the face of the pros democracy movement, she has been an advisor for decades. today was a day of joy for lawmakers. >> i am very proud of my people.

this is the very first day of the rebirth of the true civilian president and his government. >> under the constitution, written by the chancellor, suu kyi was not allowed to run for president because her children are foreign nationals. she said that she will lead the country anyway. and the energy minister and minister in charge of the president office, she will have a more official role to play. she was hand-picked -- the president was hand-picked by suu kyi. he was not widely known. the current constitution gives the military a quarter of the seats in parliament and control of several ministries, so it will have a veto over any new

constitution. >> i have heard -- brent: other stories from around the world. the brazilian president is accused of breaking budget laws to boost spending ahead of a reelection. one of her main coalition partners has left the government. she says there is no proof that she has done anything wrong. columbia says they will hold peace talks with a rebel group, the eln. they have been fighting the government for decades and uses kidnapping and extortion to fund itself. negotiations are severed from those underway -- are separate from those underway with the largest rebel group in the country. and challenging a decision not to charge anyone following a killing in great britain, in 2005. london police have spoken and

say that the brazilian l attrition was a suicide bomber. we will take a break and when we come back, we will have more news and we will have the business headlines. ♪

♪ brent: welcome back. this is "dw news" live from berlin. a u.n. backed government has arrived in tripoli in an effort to bring peace. but you rival government demanded that the government leave. clashes have been reported. and a disappointing dark to the u.n. conference -- start to the u.n. conference over the refugee crisis. more such conferences are planned for the year. and myanmar has a sworn in their first civilian president in decades. it is not suu kyi, but she will

still have influence. now to another woman with influence, we are here with the business news. >> good evening. susan: could this be the end of an era. tata is leaving the u.k. >> this industrial landscape is a site that is becoming increasingly rare in britain. the futures of 15,000 steelworkers are on the line. tata says they may have to shut down foundries until a buyer comes forward, but the employees are not giving up. >> the community, we will fight on. this is not the end of the fight, this is the start. this is our plan. the quality of our steel is

second to none. this is important to people. this is a national asset. dorian:t -- reporter: tata disagrees, they say that high manufacturing costs make its business in the u.k. unfeasible. >> the u.k. business is not something that we can continue to support. reporter: the indian company's stock opened 2% higher after the announcement, the sign that investors welcomed the move to cut losses. if tata cannot find a new owner, the decision could amount to a nail in the coffin. susan: the u.s. group plans to slash up to 8000 employees from the commercial airplane division

for boeing. this includes hundreds of executives and managers. involuntary layoffs would be a last resort. boeing had record revenues last year, but that has fallen. they have been losing market share to europe's airbus. now we will bring and our financial -- in our financial correspondent. reducing cost by reducing workforce, but what is the point of all of this? boeing is in a sales work. -- war. >> over all, the industry is doing pretty well. the clientele of boeing, they should be in fantastic shape with fuel costs mean so little -- being so low and the books for boeing have been on record levels. for once, to develop the dreamliner, that cost about $30

billion -- and that could be a reason to be a bit lower on the cost side. and also to compete with airbus, that was probably the plan to go down with jet prices and to finance, inc. and they tried to lower cost. usually when they do that, that is on the backs of the employees. susan: other companies are adding jobs. the lattice data from the -- latest from the job market in the u.s., what can you tell us? >> the private sector, over 200,000 jobs created in march. that is solid and in line with expectations, but to a certain degree we can see what is going on. boeing is not a bad example, because big corporations, they are not hiring that much. this is more small and midsize companies that are adding to the workforce.

over all, the u.s. labor market seems to be in good shape. friday, we will get the big job report from the labor department. it will be interesting to see, not just how many jobs were created, but what has happened to wages. recently we saw that wages are not increasing very much. susan: we look for to that information. thank you for the analysis. united nations commission says that the falkland islands should belong to argentina. the british prime minister dismisses the findings, this going back to a bitter war over the falklands. it has now taken on a crude dimension. reporter: argentina has never relinquished claims to the falklands islands. this lies about 5 million -- 5000 kilometers off the argentinian coast.

the islanders are descendents from british settlers. in 1982, argentina occupied the falklands with an army and britain fought back. after a two week long war, british troops triumphantly marched into the capital, port stanley. argentina refused to give up claims and kept pushing to expand sovereignty. now, the u.n. commission on the limits of the continental shelf has recommended that argentina's territory in the south atlantic should be expanded by 35%. the decision would put argentina's maritime claim well over the falklands. one is aries -- they apply to the recommendation. >> having obtained about 1.7 million square kilometers worth of territory implies the possibility of exploitation of

the area and maritime subsoil. and as such, we have wealth we do not even know about yet. reporter: that is the crux of the matter. companies drilling outside of the falklands have come up with encouraging results. one well deliver oil. one of the explanation firms thinks that the falklands is a city 90 billion barrel basin. this is an important element of the islands'economy. they could use it to pay down debt. the british government has dismissed argentina's claims and speculation. the u.n. recommend nation is not binding. -- recommendation is not binding. those on the island want to remain british. susan: that is it from the

business desk. brent has some news from the world of cricket. brent: don't drop it. i will talk about cricket. reaching the world 2020 conference. monroe leading the charge. he scored 46 runs with new zealand. 100-54, for the win. they won by seven wickets. the winner of tomorrow's game between the west indies and india in the by. turning to soccer, germany broke a 20 year losing streak against italy on tuesday. directory will be -- the victory will be welcome for the coach after his team lost to england over the weekend. reporter: germany hit the ground running.

a shot in the 24th minute left them little chance. and nearly scoring minutes later, but it was pushed over the bar. germany's dominant continued and just before the break, they broke through again. i game mario -- finding mario to make it to-one. on the left like -- flank, finding the third goal of the evening. and 15 minutes later, taken back sebastian hootie in the box. it was up to germany to make a 4-0 from the penalty box. grabbing a late goal, but no more than a consolation -- 4-0 for the satisfied germans. >> we got the sense that the team was ready to concentrate for the full 90 minutes. we were able to implement the

things we worked on in training. >> it is a reward for all the team's effort. now we can go to training camp was less pressure and prepare for the tournament. >> looks like german fans can keep hoping for another title. brent: finally, bad news for a nettles suffered a setback. he has been fired after four months in charge. he had never held a head coach position before. he never found his footing in the league of. -- maliga. the english man conceded that he was not up to the club. standards. and libya's new u.n. backed

government has arrived to bring peace to the country, but a rival government has demanded that the delegation leave. clashes have been reported. after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. we will be right back. ♪

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