>> i think the united nations security council, general assembly, all united nations as a whole through the u.n. charter should be reformed. seventy years ago, the world was different from today. almost a 50-60 member state at that time, today 193. we look at the world today, it's different from that time. today, the world turning to abglobal village. the more we come close to each other, the more we're going to face challenges. >> how should the security council be reformed? do you think the five world powers should continue to have the sway they have as permanent members of the council? i should say you spent a month as president of the security council, so should the u.s., russia, china, france, england not have veto power anymore? >> i cannot decide for them to have or not to have. that's with the united nations member states agree on one solution. and then reform, not reform, how we want to united nations organization to be effective active and effective, or just giant monster with big bureaucracy. i think we have many challenges. it's not political. it's not war, it's not terroris

i sat down with valerie amos annal under secretary general at the united nations. i met her when i was in davos. it is her job to coordinate relief for syria but she says it has been failed. she is stepping down. why she did that? >> i will have been the longest serving emergency relief coordinator. by a year. it is a wonderful job but you have to know when it's time and it's time. >> you have said that syria has been the thing that has hurt you and frustrated you the most. >> i think that very frustrated, i feel as if we have let about people of syria down. and i know that we've done a huge amount. and i think every day, of the huge commitment, of the humanitarian workers on the ground, facing dangerous, difficult situations, day after day. they go in, they deliver food. health care. but it has been a really difficult environment in which to work. we have tried everything to try to bring peace to a very, very troubled country. i feel as if, because of the lack of a political solution, we on the humanitarian side have had to pick up the pieces. and in the four year

when it comes to tracking down where isis gets its money, united nations figures who better than the fox to find out who is funding the hen house? charlie gasparino says bad move. ben stein will be back with us next week. >> if you want a leader that's in bed with the mafia which he is, you want to break bread with him and let him lead this financial coalition, it's one of the dumbest things in the world. i can't believe president obama is allowing it to happen. it fits with his pattern of not having a plan here. this is getting at -- i'm not saying i want boots on the ground to defeat isis, but one of the things we could do is financial stuff. allow russia to take the lead on this is totally insane. >> but we are already doing that, right? >> that's why it's insane. >> here is the bottom line. president obama, not only does he like leading from behind but has no clue how to deal with this. >> ignore russia's offer to help? >> i wouldn't ignore it. everything we've done with respect to isis everything in the middle east has been by proxy. we left an ill-prepared iraqi army and try to

james bays, al jazeera the united nations. >>> denying charges of rebellion and xeno phone ya. xeno phobia.husband laurent bagbo is being held at the icc where he faces charges of crimes against humanity. >>> according to the national ebola response center the neighborhood of aberdeen will be in quarantine for 21 days. the area which is popular with foreigners has registered six new cases of the virus next week week. sierra leone was the hardest hit country in the ebola outbreak. more than 10,000 cases have been reported there. >>> kenya's high court has struck down parts of the controversial security law. the legislation was set to undermine civil liberties by imposing restrictions haru matassa reports from nairobi. >> it's a packed courtroom. to decide if some section of kenya's laws vital rights. security threats from terrorist organizations like al shabaab. but things don't go their way. >> the amendment act and section 66 of the penal code is hereby declared unconstitutional. >> judges declare some parts of the rules unconstitutional. reporting on security operations withou

one hours time, yes, the united nations will be dealing with a situation in ukraine. and making it pretty clear that it sees that negotiation is the only way forward. and that it strongly supported that deal that was done last week in minsk after the late night talks that took place it was the russians who wrote this draft resolution, we think the russians are onboard, and we are hearing from other countries. this resolution will pass, what this means is new deal done last week is now underpinned by the force of international law. >> normally take as bit of time, they have managed to make this work reasonably fast having said that, the deal was some days ago and i am sure there are diplomates that would like a resolution straight away after that. because the resident are lewis of the security council are internationally law. >> james because thank you very much for bringing us the live update on both of those stories. >> let's get to the latest inside ukraine. in the eastern city of donetsk for us. paul is there any sense of the cease fire holding anywhere? in certain

united nations has made clear that the united nations will do all to provide the humanitarian assistance to those who have been affected and also continue the human rights mission there. >> woodruff: but again, so many challenges facing the united nations. two of your former predecessors as secretary general have issued a letter saying that they feel strongly the united nations needs to be reconfigured, it needs to be reformed in a way that the city council doesn't have the veto system that it does now, that it's more transparent more democratic that the u.n. isn't respected anymore by the people fighting on the ground or even member countries. do they have a point that the u.n. isn't respected and doesn't have the authority that it needs to have to make a difference? >> i think just to generalize what thations doing isn't helpful at this time. thations not a perfect organization. there are many challenges. for us, there are some inefficiencies, but since i became secretary general, i have been trying to make the united nations more relevant efficient, effective and more transparent. >>

at the national security council, as a top state department official, as our ambassador to the united nationsnow his national security advisor she has address the diplomatic and security issues of our time. she has worked tirelessly to apply her consummate skill and deep knowledge to the most intractable global challenges that we face. as an internationally recognized expert on national security counterterrorism, and many of the strategies for countering violent extremism that have been the focus of this gathering she has served as an indispensable voice on the issues that animate our partnership today. it is a privilege to have her here with us today. ladies and gentlemen i went to introduce national security advisor susan rice. -- i want to introduce national security advisor susan rice. [applause] >> good evening, everyone. eric, thank you for those extraordinarily kind words. i want you to know, as you were singing my praises carrie is over there panting me, questioning every word of your kindness. so i appreciate it all the more. but, eric, i really do want to thank you genuinely for you

we will utilize the mat form of the united nations -- the platform of the united nations to send a powerful message of tolerance and solidarity and reconciliation. honorable secretary, distinguished ministers, llenes, ladies and gentlemen, there is much pain in today's world. -- in schools and offices, bombs claiming lives every day. it can be overwhelming. it is certainly heartbreaking. at the same time, i take heart at the acts of heroism and solidarity that are so often on display at times of tests like this. i take heart when i read a muslim -- spiriting two patrons to safety in a perilous storm or when christians -- to muslims freeing carnage in the central african republic or when thousands counterrerred bloodshed with marches of solidarity from copenhagen and -- that is the heart we need. our future depends on it. and i count on your strong leadership and political will to defeat terrorism and ec treatmentism. -- extremism. you can count on the united nations. i thank you very much. thank you. [applause] let me begin by expressing my sympathy and full support to denmark and to its pe

later, president johnson appointed him as the united states delegate to the united nations. the photograph to the left shows him receiving his credentials. it was an extension of his efforts to improve the conditions of what he referred to as "our people" -- mexican-americans and united states in particular. it was a growth of the skills that he -- that he had begun to develop and working with others. it was on a global stage instead of a local stage. he always had the welfare of the mexican american people and impoverished people at heart and what he was doing. that is what he worked for. one of the successes that dr. garcia experienced during his diplomatic service was his address the united nations in spanish. it was the first time that a representative of the united states of america had addressed the united nations in a line which other than english. it was quiet were received. it was very much appreciated by his latin american colleagues in the body. after the vietnam war, he received hundreds, probably thousands, of letters from returned veterans seeking his support an

>> in 2013 the united nations released a groundbreaking report on human rights abuses in north korea concluding their abuses - including forced labor deliberate starvation, torture, and the complete denial of the right to freedom of thought quote "have no parallel in the contemporary world" when he was only 9 years old kang chol kwan said he was imprisoned at the yoduk political prison camp with his family. when he was released 10 years later, he escaped to the south >> so there are entire families kept in these places? >> 80 to 120,000 people are reported to be held in these camps on life sentences. the north korean government denies that political prisons exist. >> we wanted to raise the issue of human rights while on our visit to north korea >> you're all welcome to korea to see the reality of korea. which will be different for you from what you've heard. by the way have you found people that have horns, and red face? >> (laughs) no we haven't. we were given one chance to sit down and ask questions with party members. our guides insisted it wasn't an interview, just a conversation

they want things to change and soon. >>> well the united nations says tens of thousands of civilians eded for medical support to fight ebola in west africa. it follows the united states decision to withdraw its troops who were helping build treatment centers in liberia. volunteers and doctors have provided health services community support, and they have help trace victim's families. >> we're also here to mark a transition in our fight against this disease, not to declare mission accomplished but to mark a transition. thanks to the hard work of our nearly 3,000 troops who deployed to west africa logistics have been set up ebola treatment units have been built, over 1500 african health workers have been trained. our focus now is getting to zero. because as long as there evenings one case of ebola that's active out there, risks sill exist. >>> a failed breakout attempt at one of the largest prisons in taiwan has ended in six inmates committing suicide. the siege ended when the inmates shot themselves. they had all been convicted of murder as drugs-related offenses. taiwan's president co

if, in fact, the nation that has exercised more leadership within the united nations over the 70 years, the last 70 years than any other nation is in overt and admitted noncompliance with its treaty obligations i assume that would make it less likely that other governments would feel any sense of obligation to comply with their treaty obligations as well. i repeat and on this i don't mean to overstate the case, it is not the end of the world, but there would be negative impacts. and my conclusion is it would be better if we could convince the incb that our domestic posture and position leaves us in compliance with our treaty obligations than the reverse. and i will continue to make the argument that i have been making now for more than two years that our federal system our continued commitment to the fundamental objectives of the three conventions, and that is to discourage the abuse of these particular products and our discretionary authority as a sovereign state to determine how our limited law enforcement resources would be applied to this problem set leave us in compliance with our

james bays, al jazeera, united nations. >> russian president vladimir putin says he is hopeful for a peaceful agreement. >> minsk was not only agreed by ukraine, russia, france and germany, took the form of an international statute supported practically by the international community. i really hope this will be fulfilled and this is the right path towards normalization of the country. most of the 26,000 people have left there because of the fighting. pro-russian separatists took the strategic town which has a railway hub on thursday. the red cross says around 5,000 people remain in the town and need urgent assistance. >>> the u.s. court has fined two palestinian groups $218 million for attacks more than a year ago. the palestinian organization and the palestinian authority were liable for the attacks which killed 33 people. some of the group were american rg citizens. the palestinian authority rejected the verdict. >>> witnesses say on the roof of his home when he was shot. now, to an al jazeera exclusive based on hundreds of leaked cables from international spy agencies. a leaked mo

now, we are here at a united nations processing sent tore try to help some of these afghan refugees.e they arrive back in pakistan, they get medical treatment, they get money as well to help them try to reestablish a life. but even still some 90% of the people who are crossing the border at the moment aren't registered, they don't have document and that moments they can't come here and get any help from the united nations. and we met one family like that just outside of the town. beneath the gum trees he has put up a tent and made a home for his family. he escaped from afghanistan 35 years ago. with one son. on his way his other five children and wife drowned crossing a river. in pakistan he was remarried and had more children and grandchildren, all 16 of them are now book in afghanistan. he says the pakistani police detained him and then his son until they agreed to leave. >> translator: they gave us this document saying you have only three days, you have to leave. what can you do in three days? i was selling things in the street. some people owed me money. i left it all behind. >>

iraq's ambassador to the united nations says maybe. he's asking the united nations security council to investigate. and president obama speaks today at the white house summit on combatting violent extremism. at least 60 countries are taking part in that event. meanwhile, heavy fighting in close contact. kurdish troops were able to bush isis back. the battle unfolded southwest of erbil, that's the kurdish capital. our senior international correspondent ben wedeman is in erbil with the latest. ben, give us a sense of how intense this battle was. we know the kurdish fighters maintained their positions. >> reporter: they maintained their positions but it was touch and go for a while, wolf. this fighting began at 9:00 p.m. yesterday and went on for about 5 1/2 hours. and it was very dark obviously. but it was foggy as well. the kurdish forces don't have, for instance much night vision capability. so it was intense fighting. we saw on kurdish television pictures of a kurdish position where it appeared that there were empty shell casings more

leon, we thank him for his efforts and making available to the united nations network of contacts and providing legitimate support for several sessions. we need new commitment from all those who believe in dialogue as the only way forward. the success of this dialogue requires the names of the conclusion for an incredible cease-fire throughout the country. but the latest developments also send a message loud and clear that we do not have forever. libya we're not dealing one block but many who have different interests. mr. president, the next few weeks we think it would be crucial for the future of libya. italy is set to step up its efforts for the united nations and is ready to do its part in the decisions that the security council may take. they demand a change before it is too late. this is why italy looks for expectation to the upcoming mandate, mandate of the nation should be quick, the means and the resources needed to accelerate the political dialogue and stabilize and assist the framework and a new national unity in libya. the international community must send a message that on

about a month after that speech at the united nations, mossad gave a briefing and in note number ninet briefing is the assessment from mossad that they believe that iran is not doing necessary work at that moment to produce a weapon but the document goes on to say and these are words not of mossad but notes by the south african intelligence agency that they are, iranians are trying to close the technology gaps through legitimate means, which mossad goes on to say means that if and when they decide to produce a weapon, they'll get there much quicker. the prime minister was referring to the enriched uranium. under pressure from the international community, iran agreed to neutralize the 20% enriched uranium one of the sets to get to 90% which gets you to a weapon. this is how it's being seen in israel. there isn't a gap between what they're saying. that said, it's well documented and there have been leaks previously. there have been disagreements politically and with the intelligence service about how to judge where iran stands. this doesn't appear to be something new. >> is anyone sugge

responded to the comment. >> since becoming a member of the united nations, japan has made efforts totribute to the peace and prosperity of the world. >> japan's top government spokesperson has weighed in. chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga says japan will maintain its stance at the debates, drawing a line on things it cannot concede. >> translator: the u.n. is a stage for both countries to go head-to-head with national interests in mind. japan has contributed to global peace and prosperity for 70 years, since the end of world war ii with deep remorse as a peaceful nation. >> suga said the international community understands and welcomes such accomplishments. >>> japanese leaders are pledging money to help syrian refugees. they'll provide $6 million in aid, as part of their humanitarian assistance program for the middle east. they've decided to offer the funds through the office of the u.n. high commissioner for refugees. the world food program and other international organizations. the aid is designed to provide food blankets heating equipment and other necessities for people in

related to this, and as i said at the united nations last fall, nations need to break the cycles of conflict -- especially sectarian conflict -- that have become magnets for violent extremism. in syria, assad's war against his own people and deliberate stoking of sectarian tensions helped to fuel the rise of isil. and in iraq, with the failure of the previous government to govern in an inclusive manner, it helped to pave the way for isil's gains there. the syrian civil war will only end when there is an inclusive political transition and a government that serves syrians of all ethnicities and religions. and across the region, the terror campaigns between sunnis and shia will only end when major powers address their differences through dialogue and not through proxy wars. so countering violent extremism begins with political, civic and religious leaders rejecting sectarian strife. second, we have to confront the warped ideologies espoused by terrorists like al qaeda and isil, especially their attempt to use islam to justify their violence. i discussed this at length yesterday. these terrorist

there's a lot of focus now on this idea of united nations peacekeepers.v asking for peace keepers to go into western ukraine to see if the cease-fire is holding. the russians say, there's no need nor that. do you see any possibility that we'll see u.n. peacekeepers in east ukraine? >> the only way ask that russia agrees not to veto. as one of the permanent members of the security council they can veto any peace keeping force. that doesn't mean you don't try to bring in some u.s. peacekeepers. the first step should be the european peacekeepers, a security force allow them into the railway hub that has been taken over by the separatists to see if they can bring some kind of stability there. but the situation is very porous. the cease-fire is kind of collapsing but that doesn't mean you don't continue your diplomatic efforts by france and germany to try to find ways to put some kind of monitors, either the osce monitors or a peace keeping force. maybe you give up what russia is going to object to and that is russia doesn't want a peace keeping force. ukraine

. >> the united nations highest court ruled the crimes committed by serb and croatian forces in the early 1990's did not amount to genocide. around 20,000 people were killed during the four year croatian war of independence. we have a report. >> the battle for the croatian town was relentless. the certain forces were well equipped. by november, 1991, their tanks rolled in. the town felt the series and as bodies mounted in the streets croats surrendered. they said the series had ethnic cleansing in mine. >> that year, many were taken outside the town and murdered. >> series say it is genocide. >> an entire town was destroyed cultural and natural sites to people everything destroyed. if that is not genocide? >> croatia wanted yugoslavia held responsible. 16 years later, with the republic consigned to history and serbia its legal successor the hearing finally began. serbia said croatia had a case to answer, too. in 2010, it launch add counter lawsuit, accusing croatia of seek to go ethnically cleanse series in the area during operation storm. that's where croatian forces advanced to take bac

and the united nations condemned the actions and both are refusing to recognize the new government. the u.n. security council is calling for the immediate release of yemen's president prime minister and cabinet all of whom are under house arrest. >>> pressure is mounting on vladimir putin tonight to stop the fighting in ukraine. germany's angela merkel and francois hollande of france met with putin in moscow today. they are trying to encourage him to accept a new peace deal. france called the talks constructive and substantive. on sunday merkel and hollande will hold a conference call with putin and ukraine's president. >>> once again the scene of fears battles in donetsk. charles stratford reports. >> not separatist fighters, civilians, incident victims with no role in this conflict. >> there is a lack of space bodies lie on top of each other we have received 2800 dead since march of last year, 500 bodies sing thesince the beginning of the year. women and children people who lived alone. >> another attempt and securing a truce. few people braved the streets of donetsk. the sound of

. >> the united nations have told al jazeera that the situation was, indeed, deteriorating. adding that unless a solution is found quickly the country could very well find itself in a civil war. the collapse the state and the threat of violence and militias and militant groups in the situation in the south which are all negative signs and indicationed. we stress the need for all parties concerned to leave off to the responsibilityies. >> the situation is so bad that the united nations announced that it was closing its embassy until further notice. the u.k. and france has followed suit. all citing deteriorating security situation. a sign men say that things are about to get even worse. four years on, instead of celebrating the achievements, many yemenis watch as their the country false into more division. all they can do is hope that their calls for unity are heard. al jazeera yemen. >> two al jazeera journalists in prison face a retrial on thursday. mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed have now spent 410 days behind bars. accused of supporting the outlawed muslim brotherhood charge

related to this and as i said at the united nations last fall nations need to break the cycles of conflictlly sectarian conflict that have become magnets for violent extremism. in syria, assad's war against his own people and deliberate stoking of sectarian tensions help to fuel the rise of isil. in iraq the failure of the previous government to govern in an inclusive manner helped to pave the way for isil's gains there. the syrian civil war will only end when there is an inclusive political transition and a government that serves syrians of all ethnicities and religions. across the region the terror campaigns between sunnis and shia will only end when major powers address their differences through dialogue and not through proxy wars. so countering violent extremism begins with political, civic and religious leaders rejecting sectarian strife. second we have to confront the warped ideologies espoused by terrorists like al qaeda and isil especially to use islam to justify their violence. i discussed this at length yesterday. these terrorists are desperate for legitimacy. and all of us have

. >> the united nations spokesman said the power vacuum in yemen is great concern. we have with us adam barron joining us live from london, visiting fellow at the european council on foreign relations. you know the country well. what do you make of today's events? >> there's a sense that we had a feeling this is happening this was going to happen. it's not a huge surprise, but at the same time, the idea of the houthis unilaterally seizing power is something that is still shocking even if it's not unexpected as paradoxical as that may sound or contradictory. it's cliche to -- >> we know that the u.n., the u.s. won't accept it, nor will saudi arabia. >> that's one key thing. you have tomorrow that the houthis one are there's the open question whether the u.s., u.n., saudi arabia, other gulf states will accept this, the e.u. as well. there is the question of the rest of yemen. the houthis control area north but the south of the country and center of the country and the sort of the middle, it's an open question and i think looking at the coming days, the real challenge

>>> explosive cables reveal discrepancies over what benjamin netanyahu told the united nations in 2012 about the iran ability to build nuclear weapons. the source of the secret cables comes from the mausaad. cnn's correspondent nic robertson is tracking the latest developments live from london. >> reporter: good morning, john. of course this potentially embarrassing for the israeli prime minister given he is days away from the visit to the united states where he will make a speech before the elections in israel. his authorities are saying these leaked documents don't show a gap between what the israeli prime minister was thinking and the intelligence services was thinking. what the intelligence agency did was write its own assessment of the nuclear threat back in october of 2012 to the south african intelligence services. that is where the documents were leaked from. it says it doesn't believed iran

. >> in ukraine, president petro poroshenko ordered the united nations to send -- asked the united nationssend peacekeepers. >> ukrainian troops gave up their last positions in a key crossroads city of debaltseve yesterday. >> the fighting comes despite renewed efforts to revive a cease-fire deal brokered last week. kiev says pro-russian rebels are setting up a new front and ignoring the cease-fire yet again. >> these are the first images from debaltseve as pro-russian forces captured it. it is a scene of devastation. weeks of fighting have left the town in ruins. the debris of battle is everywhere. for the separatists it's a moment of triumph. they have -- leave no doubt about who won. "greetings from russia" says this fighter addressing ukraine's president. last week, kiev and the separatists agreed to pull back heavy weapons from the front line. but with the battle over, the big guns are still here. now the ukrainian military says there has been heavy shelling near another flashpoint. near the black sea another strategic hub still government-controlled. pro-key of troops say that furthe

to lead this great nation into the 21st century as the next president of the united states.plause] thank you. i do so humbly. in the presence of monuments of america's rate presidents. especially abraham lincoln, the founder of the republican party, whose deep commitment to equality i deeply share. with the election of a republican congress, last year in 1994, and the perspective of election of a republican president next year in 1996, we have a unique opportunity to move america toward on preside unprecedented prosperity for everyone in the station. [applause] we can accomplish that by implementing our core republican values. smaller government. less spending. lower taxes. civil rights and liberties. strong national defense. and effective crime control. [applause] that will eliminate the full potential of the american people. in 19 i four, republican representatives won the house with a 10 point contract. a contract with america. in 1996, i intend to win the other house. off to our left. the white house. [applause] with 10 commitments to america. to balance the budget throu

representative to the united nations appointed by president ford the successor joined the united nations he was elected four times from new york. it viewed his domestic policy to the progressive cast that he had neither promised or imagined. i first went met mixing just after he lost the presidency to john f. kennedy and returned to california. from 19581961 when he was vice president he wasn't present in the white house because he didn't have an office as the subsequent vice president had. eisenhower considered the vice presidency to be part of the executive branch. when it is over eisenhower got in his car and was driven back to his home in pennsylvania. they didn't get the staff and offices and all of the other perks now required. the national committee to keep eisenhower politically active someone had to answer his mail and the job that i accepted was to be paid to so many cents for each better. what he failed to anticipate was as if every schoolboy and america wanted his opinion on that national debate topic. or an autograph or just wanted to say hello. these letters are looking to

that cable came a month after netanyahu made that announcement at the united nations. nonetheless, he must have had some inkling about what massad were thinking. >> it's a contentious visit he's going to have in washington d.c. before the u.s. congress. and one would have to think after reading massad's top secret assessment on iran's nuclear capabilities if prime minister netanyahu was ready to fudge the truth in front of the entire world united nations general assembly, is he going to characterize it differently in front of the u.s. congress? >> will we be able to see what massad was saying? >> in general the cables came to us through a communications leak. we don't disclose those methods but this is the first time i'd ever seen to my knowledge other journalists had seen actual massad documents let alone top secret. that level of classification is extremely limited in its distribution. there are a variety of other intelligence services in thistrophy, more than a few dozen, their correspondence was piled into this digital leak along with south african security agency,

high winds that's all straight ahead. >>> for the first time, every country in the united nations has agreed to a framework on dealing with climate change. yesterday in switzerland, u.n. delegates adopted a draft report for a deal expected to be completed later this year. the document includes a wide range of proposals for slowing climate change. for instance, one plan calls for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050. another plan calls for doing that as soon as possible. the only issue, the length of the draft report could complicate future talks. >> that makes % next time they will get together, a little bit more difficult. but it does have the huge value, that it is recognized as a formal negotiating text. >> the u.n. is hoping to finalize its plan to deal with climate change at a november summit in paris. >>> next a snowmobiler gets buried in an avalanche and his friends come to the rescue. how they managed to save him as it all played out on camera. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >>> at 5:45 on this saturday morning on this valentine's day, here's a live look at camel back m

. >>> the united nations is condemning the construction of iraq's ancient history. priceless statues, thousands of years old have been smashed. the director of the museum confirmed that newly released video of men with lunch hammers are genuine. some of the pieces smashed were plaster copies. the united nations condemned the attack. >> the destruction of artefacts as we see in iraq today is reprehensible, and in violation of the latest security council resolution that we have just seen resolution 21:99. the director-general of u.n.e.s.c.o. asked the president of the security council to convene a meeting on this matter so they can address the destruction of arty facts. as you know when history is destroyed, you destroy the future of a country, you fuel sectorism and violence. robbing the millennial culture of iraq puts its future at rick. 20 iraqi soldiers have been killed in a battle over a seized bridge. is it connect baghdadi to a province close to an air base used used by the iraqi and coalition base. >>> people are being evacuated by baghdadi amidst fierce fight

. >>> the united nations supreme court council held a special session. libya's foreign minister asked the security council to lift an arms embargo to fight the throwing threat from the armed group. they asked for international help to building up the libyan army and the fallen minister asked to stop armed shipments to non-safe places in libya. james, i got the sense when i was watching the meeting that there were two distinct messages. one was promoting the effort of a political solutionish and the other to back some military intervention. >> yes rob and in some ways there is potentially a conflict between the two in terms of the sequencing, what do you do first? certainly we heard from mohammed al dari the libyan foreign minister. let's hear what he had to say. >> libya must be supported against all groups including isil. this international community must now ensure that it has legal and moral responsibility to lend urgent support by arming it first and foremost so it can take angels. >> they had called for an u.n.-backed intervention in lib y but the f

the the united nations envoy to yemen says a national dialogue to resolve the current crisis will resume on monday. jamal benemart said the leader of the shia howthy rebels will participate. how how. they have resolved parliament and taken power in a coup. the united nation's chief is calling for the former yemeni president to be returned to power how. >> it is seriously deteriorating with the houthis taking power and making this government a vacuum in power. there must be a restoration of legitimacy of the hadis. we have progressed this through the security council and the initiatives. >> jamal al shal is following these developments from aden. i want to know about the u.n. statement that there are going to be these talks on monday and the fact that the houthis apparentlied will attend the talks. i am wondering why considering they just seized power in a coup. >> well jane, that is a very good question. it's something that is difficult to answer. we have spoken to some of the different parties that have been invited, including the isla party, the islamist party, one of the main politica

petro poroshenko call for united nations-backed peacekeeping force to say maintain the ceasefire. >> today i want to offer you a proposal to discuss the question of inviting to ukraine a peaceful mission of the united nations, which will work according to the mandate of the u.n. security council. >> we have this coming up on the al jazeera news. >> out of prison in egypt, now honored in the u.k. al jazeera journalists speak up for media freedom. >> start with one issue. add guests from all sides of the debate and a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get the inside story. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". weeknights at 11:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> the top stories libya's u.n.-recognized government asked the u.n. security council to lift an arms embargo so that it can fight isil and other armed groups in libya. >> egypt wants a blockade to stop weapon shipments from reaching fighters in libya. >> united states has identified 1200 syrian rebels and what it calls moderate fighters who they believe can be trained to take on isil. >> turkey, saudi arabia

why the national see shore is important is like knit other national park unit, it is that in the nationalark service there are so many different times of ecosystems in the united states of america. a barrier island, and a prairie barrier island is a unique place. think about all the barrier islands on the coastal bend, a lot of them have been developed. so to preserve an ecosystem intact, this is what we have tried to do. since the 1960's, the place has blossomed again. 200 years of anything will have an impact on the land. the land has been able to take a break, to relax and restore itself. now it is this great natural place. >> all weekend long, american history tv is featuring corpus christi, texas. the naval air station corpus christie was launched launched by the end of world war ii. it had over 35,000 aviators. our time warner cable partners recently traveled to corpus christi to learn of its rich history. >> it was started in 1957 in partnership and cooperation with the city of corpus christi. today, we have even more. today, we are going to explore corpustoday, we are going to exp

. >> reporter: the united nations assistance mission in iraq also responded with special representative a statement saying i call upon all law enforcement agency today work quickly in order to bring those responsible to justice. it has sent shock waves through baghdad. it's alleged the men were kidnapped by militia at a checkpoint in baghdad and taken to an undisclosed low take, one p.m. released badly beat within a broken leg. 12 bodies were then found in three zip rat location as cross the capital. the government says it's launch ahead investigation but with sectarian tensions running high and blame being placed on the shia militia for the murders that will be little to placate the sunnis. imran kahn, al jazerra baghdad. >>> pictures are now emerging of the aftermath of an attack carried out by boko haram fighters in chad. government officials say seven people were killed in friday's a tag, including a local village chief in the village. that's 20-kilometers east of the nigerian border where boko haram is active. aerial footage shows the entire village burned to the ground. the united