the town that's home to the un base where the disease is known to have started. henrietta paul's husband was one of the very first to die. she doesn't know exactly where he's buried - back then the death toll was so high that bodies were being dumped in mass graves. today, she and her daughter lisette are filing a new claim. henrietta's only son, died three weeks ago from cholera. he was 34. back at their headquarters in downtown port-au-prince the fruits of the lawyers' painstaking labor is kept in a dusty store-room, still waiting for the day it will be used in court. >> these are all the case files in here? >> yes, this is the first five thousand filed. not only have we filled the form, they're notarized. they said "we received the complaints, we will give you an answer and respond in due time" - i don't know when the reasonable time will be. >> but it's been more than a year? >> more than a year, yes. >> and you've heard nothing? >> nothing, nothing. >> faced with the un's silence, the lawyers decided to expand the lawsuit, adding more names to the thousands

it is not simply the case of one individual in that un running the operation. the security council is well aware of the situation for over one decade and yet continues to approve larger more complex missions despite the fact that there are not enough troops in the system. it is complex. >> thank you. >> let me think both of you and i listen to your last, in a prepared statement. i can assure you that we take the integrity of our hearings very seriously. we will very much appreciate your being here. we will protect the integrity of our committee process, so thank you for your participation. i looked at the information provided to us by the united nations, at least from the public website. they show one civilian episode in 2016, in 2015i did some quick math and they showed 14 which would be about 20%. i do not necessarily believe these are accurate numbers, do not get me wrong, but when you reply to chairman corker about the united nations i'm not sure we are going to get, today the right to numbers. i just do not know that is available to us. we will try. i just

the war against israel at the un is over. perhaps some of you don't know it yet, but i am confident that one day, in the not-too-distant future, you will also get the message from your president or from your prime minister informing you that the war against israel at the united nations has ended. yes, i know, there might be a storm before the calm. i know there is talk about ganging up on israel at the un later this year. given its history of hostility towards israel, does anyone really believe that israel will let the un determine our security and our vital national interests? we will not accept any attempt by the un to dictate terms to israel. the road to peace runs through jerusalem and ramallah, not through new york. but regardless of what happens in the months ahead, i have total confidence that in the years ahead, the revolution in israel's standing among the nations will finally penetrate this hall of nations. i have so much confidence, in fact, that i predict that a decade from now an israeli prime minister will stand

so after july 2002, comes the un resolution. had saddam complied with un resolution that would've been the end of the matter, but he did not. by the way think it is clear even the words that continue after that statement in the memorandum, i think there is a button i explain all the difficulties in what we perceive with the normal care and the whole purpose of what i was doing was making clear i was going to be with the americans in dealing with this, that was absolutely clear. i said this evidence, but we needed to go down the un route. >> [inaudible question] >> the fact was we had to go down the un route. but but if we do not put on the un route i'm not in a position. [inaudible] >> what was the decision you had to make on the 18th of march 2003? you took that decision with the consequence of taking that decision were that if you had pulled back the americans would've gone through anyway, military contribution was irrelevant getting the job done anyway and by going through with it when you faced a choice between your frustrati

unesco, the un body charged with preserving world heritage. now, this is hard to believe, but unesco just denied the 4,000-year connection between the jewish people and its holiest site, the temple mount. that's just as absurd as denying the connection between the great wall of china and china. ladies and gentlemen: the un, begun as a moral force, has become a moral farce. so when it comes to israel at the un, you'd probably think nothing will ever change, right? well, think again. you see, everything will change, and a lot sooner than you think. the change will happen in this hall, because back home, your governments are rapidly changing their attitudes towards israel. and sooner or later, that's going to change the way you vote on israel at the un. more and more nations in asia, in africa, in latin america, more and more nations see israel as a potent partner -- a partner in fighting the terrorism of

the us and israeli ambassadors to the un responded soon after the vote. today the security council reaffirmed its established consensus that settlements have no legal validity. the united states has been sending the message that the settle m e nts sending the message that the settlements must stop, privately and publicly, for nearly five decades. by publicly, for nearly five decades. by voting yes, in favour of this resolution, you have in fact voted i'io. resolution, you have in fact voted no. you voted no to negotiations. you voted no to progress, and a chance for better lives for the israelis and palestinians. and you voted no to the possibility of peace. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, israel's prime minister, benjamin neta nyahu, has rejected israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has rejected this resolution. a statement from his office said that israel would not abide its terms. it said that israel looks forward to working with the us president—elect, donald trump, to counter what it calls the harmful effects of the resolution. m

having given a copy of the un webpage. it looks like approximately 90, somewhere in that range. at same number of victims. and of all of those cases, i go through them quickly. only four have been finalized. the chairman said that these are the reported cases. we know that in some countries the seriousness of this issue, even though it is globally acknowledged, but in some governments and countries it is not considered to be a serious issue. that means that the reporting is going to be spotty. and the pressure, we saw that when we were dealing with trafficking of military facilities. we know that is a problem. >> my specific question to you, it's one thing to get the secretary-general to withdraw the mission if they don't do certain things. the two sections that i see in the un security council resolution which was just passed last month, the chairman is absolutely right, section four deals with gathering evidence, most of the section deals with victims. section nine says urges all member states to take concrete steps. what are we doing? make sure that those who have perpetrated

prime minister netanyahu also has the whole institution of the un itself in his sights. has ordered a review of all of israel's relations with the world body, and said there will be a cutting off of funding, certainly to some branches of the un operation and one of the countries behind the moving of the resolution, senegal in west africa, has also been the focus of israel's graph, money for aid projects from israel cut off. but the real focus of mr netanyahu's anger is president obama himself. the relationship between the two men and the israeli government and the obama administration really couldn't be worse. mr netanyahu again today suggesting that mr obama was personally manoeuvring behind the scenes to deal this blow diplomatically to israel. and therefore, waiting potentially for donald trump? well, the israelis see change coming on a very kind president—elect, donald trump, who broke with the usual protocol surrounding the behaviour of the president—elect and personally tried to moving and derail, did what he could to derail this resolution at the un and was almost

the un has no way of enforcing this on the ground. the settlements are likely to continue and you can almost guarantee it, but this was the 50 time that the united states has not vetoed the resolution. in the past they vetoed it and today they abstained and it was quite the statement on israel. let's look at what the united states ambassador had to say. >> because there are important issues that are not sufficiently addressed in this resolution and because the united states does not agree with every word in the text, the united states did not vote in favor of the resolution. it is because this resolution reflects the facts on the ground and is consistent with u.s. policy across republican and democratic administrns throughout the history of the state of israel that the united states did not veto it. >> there was question whether or not the u.s. would veto and abstain. we heard from the israeli ambassador a short time ago. >> they are voting yes in favor of the resolution. we have in fact voted no. you voted no to negotiations. you vot

resorting to the un was his final act. lestinians embraced this as a victory for international law. this is a historic day. the international community have stood tall, for peace, for hope. the international community unanimously rejected the policies of the israeli government. but they can't expect the same from mr obama's successor, donald trump, who has sided with the israeli government on this. the un resolution could become a reference point for further moves against israel in international forums, but not for the next us administration. there are plenty more views on our website, bbc.com/news. you will also find maps of the disputed areas, and analysis of why this issue has become so bitter. all that at bbc.com/news. german chancellor angela merkel has said security will be reviewed in her country because of the attack on the berlin christmas market. the man believed to be responsible, anis amri, was killed in a shootout with police in milan. from berlin, here is damian grammaticus. anis amri's brief, violent life as

israel's ambassador to the un said it was a shameful move. but the us said it had long argued against settlement building. the resolution specifically calls for an end to settlement building in the west bank and eastjersualem, settlements that are considered illegal under international law. the us and israeli ambassadors to the un responded soon after the vote. today, the security council reaffirmed its established consensus that settlements have no legal validity. the united states has been sending the message that the settlements must stop, privately and publicly, for nearly five decades. by voting yes, in favour of this resolution, you have in fact voted no. you voted no to negotiations. you voted no to progress, and a chance for better lives for the israelis and palestinians, and you voted no to the possibility of peace. prime minister netanyahu of israel has rejected the resolution. a statement from his office said israel would not abide by its terms. it said israel looked forward to working with us president—elect, donald trump, to count

when you see the un solving problems, they don't. if it lives up to the potential it's a great thing and if it doesn't it's a waste of time. us secretary of statejohn kerry says israeli settlement building in the west bank threatens hopes for peace in the middle east. israel's accused him of bias. police in germany detain a tunisian man, in connection with last week's berlin truck attack. and out with the old: new yorkers say good riddance to the worst of 2016. hello. in the latest sign of the huge political gulf between the incoming and outgoing american presidents, and the likely impact of their very different worldviews, donald trump has again attacked the united nations. the president—elect had already criticised the un for passing a security council resolution last week that condemned illegal israeli settlements on occupied palestinian land. unusually, the us did not back israel in that vote, but abstained. mr trump, just three weeks now from taking office, made his latest comments outside his home in palm beach, florida. the un

this moves the focus to the un that will not solve anything. ot impose peace to the vexing problem that has been there for more than 40 years. final point is that the palestinians consider and this un resolution implies that the holiest site in jerusalem, the western wall is somehow a settlement and that the israeli presence in the old city is somehow a settlement. that's to be subject to negotiation in the future. the holiest site is not a settlement. this is a badly misguided attempt on the part of the palestinians. it really as someone who has been there 10 times and met with people on both sides, it sets things backward and now it will be up to president trump to move things forward again. >> thanks for the time. >> thank you. >> still ahead, a historic day in hawaii. president obama and shinzo abe together at pearl harbor. they are set to speak at the top of the hour and we will go live for a look at the historic visit, next. as i was researching my family tree, i discovered a woman named marianne gaspard. i became curious where in africa s

the un security council has passed a resolution demanding a halt to israeli settlement building on occupied palestinian land. israel's traditional ally, the united states, abstained, saying it wanted to signal its backing for the creation of a palestinian state as part of a future peace agreement. italian police have shot dead anis amri, the man suspected of carrying out the attack on a christmas market in berlin. amri was killed in a shootout in a milan suburb when he was stopped for a routine identity check early on friday. the star wars actress carrie fisher has suffered a heart attack on a flight from london to los angeles. she's now thought to be in a stable condition. the 60—year—old had just completed a tour to promote her new autobiography. now it's time for our world from yemen. and i must warn you there are some distressing scenes in this programme. it was the deadliest attack in yemen's 21—month war. 140 people killed, over 500 injured, in saudi—led air strikes as they attended a funeral. the saudis said the attack was based on incorrect information, and their yemeni partners wer

so after july 2002, comes the un resolution. had saddam complied with un resolution that would've been the end of the matter, but he did not. by the way think it is clear even the words that continue after that statement in the memorandum, i think there is a button i explain all the difficulties in what we perceive with the normal care and the whole purpose of what i was doing was making clear i was going to be with the americans in dealing with this, that was absolutely clear. i said this evidence, but we needed to go down the un route. >> [inaudible question] >> the fact was we had to go down the un route. but but if we do not put on the un route i'm not in a position. [inaudible] >> what was the decision you had to make on the 18th of march 2003? you took that decision with the consequence of taking that decision were that if you had pulled back the americans would've gone through anyway, military contribution was irrelevant getting the job done anyway and by going through with it when you faced a choice between your frustrati

. >> tonight the un security council eats to consider a resolution on israeli settlements in the west bank. after that, russian president holds a news conference in moscow where he is asked about topics, occluding the u.s. election and the war in syria. on friday, the un security council passed a resolution that calls for an end to israeli settlements in the west bank. the u.s. was the only country to abstain from the vote, while the rest of the council voted in favor. forward by new zealand, malaysia, venezuela, and senegal, is the first on israel to be adopted in nearly eight years.

he failed twice, resorting to the un was his final act. lestinians embraced this as a victory for international law. this is a historic day. the international community have stood tall, for peace, for hope. the international community unanimously rejected the policies of the israeli government. but they can't expect the same from mr obama's successor, donald trump, who has sided with the israeli government on this. the un resolution could become a reference point forfurther resolution could become a reference point for further moves against israel in international forums, point for further moves against israel in internationalforums, but not for the next us administration. khaled elgindy, a fellow at the centre for middle east policy at the brookings institution in washington, told me the us abstaining is more thanjust a symbolic gesture. if they were purely symbolic, we wouldn't have this sort of angry reaction from the israeli government, orfrom president—elect trump, for that matter. and i think that, you know, we haven't seen anything l

should restart the un. we see what's happening with the un. it's absurd. the number of resolutions against israel instead of focusing in syria, the focus with israel, look where the money goes, major part of the un budget council of the u.s., the money should go to build bridges and not incite against israel. >> the prim minister has put some of the money on hold, we will see what happens with the united states, we will wait for the secretary of state to speak over an hour from now. embassador who is the israeli em bas -- embassador to the un. >> thank you. >> heather. heather: senators john mccain and lindsey graham joins us live in the next hour, outspoken to investigate the kremlin. >> folks are dreaming of a white christmas. they may get really heavy snow for the upcoming new year, instd >> a penny saved is a penny earned, right? well, maybe not so much. the cost to produce a penny is on the rise again. the u.s. spends 1.5 cents so a penny and a half to make each one of them. the first time costs have been up since 2011. many experts say, though, it's

he has made a point he doesn't want the un and certainly not the us. could all change once donald trump is in the white house. why is that mata? well, okocha —— why does that matter? donald trump has promised a new means of this. russian interest in the region and in the world are not what you would call parallel with us interests. russia has a zero sum game and is willing to go above and beyond, even partaking in what people would call a genocide and a war crime to achieve its goals. i do not know what the donald trump administration has up its sleeve. on one hand you have key national security figures who are not very pro— russia, like as generaljames madison coming in as us secretary of defence, and then other figures who have shown a much softer face to russia, especially vladimir putin. —— generaljames mattis. but what vladimir putin wants is no un and us losses on the ground or french boots on the ground. he wants the syrian forces and iranian allies to clean house. that will be bad news for the civilian population. another day of evacuations sta

he claimed the un caused problems rather than solving them. ne of the most highly critical in years, by any senior american official. mr kerry said israel would never find peace until it resolved the settlement issue. now on bbc news, in a tribute to carrie fisher who died on tuesday we're replaying an interview she gave to hardtalk 16 years ago.

>> his -- this speech to the un reminded of the other seven speeches to the un, long on rhetoric and short on substance. reminded me of john lennon addressing the un. he like to ask member states to imagine a totally different world. there's a quality of standing above the world and admiring its problems and not really recognizing his role in contributing to a lot of the global instability and violence that is really taken place in his watch over the last eight years. >> what should he have done instead? >> the policy premised on the idea that concessions transform adversaries. it's an experimental foreign policy and it's really outside of the bipartisan tradition of american leadership in world affairs. i think his biggest mistake is he spent more time cuddling adversaries than supporting allies and that's always a losing strategy for the united states. >> those weren't the words we heard in the speech just now but are you saying those were the actions during the tenure? >> when you look at the record, he strikes -- when he goes to the un general assembly he strikes the pose of bein

we had very lively debate, publicly i was neutral representing the united states and the un. but as a republican i was obviously supported of senator mccain. although i was pleased about her country and we did what the vast majority of the un members that we believed we would do which is like have an african-american as president. >> in the name of the book is "the envoy". a former u.s. and ambassador to afghanistan, iraq and the un. thank you very much for joining us. >> guest: thank you. i appreciate it. >> .. ... >> at 8:50 pm from chicago tribune printers row lit fest bradley birzer on his biography of russell clerk. and then reza aslan at the los angeles times book festival on the life and times of jesus of nazareth. at 10 p.m., a panel on violent crime in the 19th century from the san antonio book festival. and at 11:00, a panel on dora hurston.

my original plan was to live in the camp and not in the un green zone. my plan have been to avoid that and live in the camp but that plan was quickly squashed by the kidnap. un forbade me from doing that because the worst thing that you could do is get kidnapped because the un then shuts down other services and so i had to abide by the un. i was in the town where the five camps are, but the town itself is relatively safe, although there are lots of people in the compound i would tell you otherwise. so when i was in the camp i would go to peoples houses, i would leave the policeman across the street, they would have some tea and i would sit down and chat with people. at the beginning the time window that the police allowed the un allowed me to spend in one place was two hours. by the time i researched the time got down to half an hour. pleased with start start wrapping on the door saying we have to go. so i'm asking my questions are meant to have to back the next day. so it took a long time. but it worked. i think people's willingness to talk it depends on

our top stories: the un security council passes a resolution demanding a halt to israeli settlement—buildingn occupied palestinian land. the us abstains from the vote. anis amri, the man suspected of carrying out the attack on a berlin christmas market, dies in a shootout in italy. putin faces the world's media, and says he is not worried by donald trump's talk of a new arms race. the star wars actress carrie fisher suffers a heart attack on a flight to los angeles, but is said to be stable. israel has reacted angrily after the united states has allowed the un security council to adopt a resolution demanding an end to israeli settlements on occupied palestinian land. the obama administration broke with longstanding american practice and withheld its veto, in a sharp rebuke of israeli policy. our state department correspondent barbara plett usher reports. it was that conviction which led the us to withhold its customary protection of israel at the council, although not without much soul—searching. because the united states does not agree with every word in this text that the united states did

the un security council has met to discuss a monitoring mission. nmen injordan have carried out a series of attacks in the historic town of karak, killing at least 10 people, including a canadian tourist. local media say other tourists caught up in the attack have been led to safety. protests in poland against government plans to restrict media access to parliament have continued for a third day. opposition mps continue to blockade the main chamber of parliament. so—called islamic state says it was behind a suicide bombing in yemen, which killed at least a0 soldiers. army recruits had been queueing to be paid in aden when the bomber struck. at ten o'clock we'll have a full round up of the day's news. first, nawal al—maghafi investigates the saudi—led coalition campaign in yemen. there are some scenes of a distressing nature. it was the deadliest attack in yemen's 21—month war. 140 people killed, over 500 injured in saudi—led air strikes as they attended a funeral. the saudis said their attack was based on incorrect information and their yemeni partn

the headlines at midday. israel condemns a un security council vote, calling for an end to settlements on occupied palestinian land. the actress carrie fisher is in intensive care after a suspected heart attack on a flight from london to la. rail passengers face delays, diversions and cancellations as work starts on a record number of engineering upgrades of the network. theresa may calls for britain to come together as it prepares to leave the eu, in her christmas message. also, big sam is back in a job, this time at crystal palace. the former england manager, sam allardyce, signs a 2.5 year deal at selhurst park following the sacking of alan pardew. and it's a festive click with digital jumpers, hatched technology and star wars drones. that's all in half an hour here on bbc news. israel has angrily rejected a un security council resolution demanding a halt to the building of israeli settlements in occupied palestinian territory. the vote passed after the united states — israel's traditional ally, abstained rather than using its

prime minister netanyahu also has the whole institution of the un itself in his sights. d said there will be a cutting off of funding, certainly to some branches of the un operation and one of the countries behind the moving of the resolution, senegal in west africa, has also been the focus of israel's graph, money for aid projects from israel cut off. —— wrath. but the real focus of mr netanyahu's anger is president obama himself. the relationship between the two men and the israeli government and the obama administration really couldn't be worse. mr netanyahu again today suggesting that mr obama was personally manoeuvring behind the scenes to deal this blow diplomatically to israel. and therefore, waiting potentially for donald trump? well, the israelis see change coming on a very kind president—elect, donald trump, who broke with the usual protocol surrounding the behaviour of the president—elect and personally tried to move in and derail, did what he could to derail, this resolution at the un and was almost successful in that. he made clear his unhappiness at all this

she explained the ramifications of what occurred at the un. i think the resolution shows a strong international consensus that israeli settlement—building in the occupied palestinian territories is illegal, and is a very serious threat to a viable peace deal. and the obama administration strongly felt that there was this threat, so it decided not to veto. it abstained, and therefore the resolution passed. but this is something that was a diplomatic earthquake at the un, because the americans always support the israelis there. they always protect israel against criticism. so it was a very strong rebuke, as you said, and the israelis are very angry. but president obama has only taken this step right at the end of his administration, so it's going to have far less of an impact than it might have done had he done it earlier. right now, he's reallyjust putting down a marker, especially as he's going to be handing over to donald trump, who has shown that he's ready to strongly support the israeli government and its policies. and in fact, after the vo

does the un a change anything? not that much. ould change things is if the thames of the ceasefire holds, if this syrian regime stops attacking rebel positions, including those positions which are held by both parties inside and outside the ceasefire, if humanitarian aid search to get through, if there is peace stocks that are supposed to happen ina peace stocks that are supposed to happen in a few weeks' time. it is very difficult to see a total ceasefire holding because this deal only dealt with the saudi regime and a select number of rebel groups, albeit ones that represented 60,000 fighters. read the bloody war of islamic state, or other more radical groups, it did not deal with the cards. so you have a partial ceasefire that almost fell apart, and the last few minutes, it is very difficult to see that this is a robust thing. for the moment, it kind of holds and the un has put its stamp of legitimacy on it. 0ur correspondent in beirut is lina sinjab. she has more on the deadline set by the free syrian army for russia to halt a

chief among them is that the united states for all intents and purposes relies exclusively on the un refugee agency to identify candidates for resettlement. the less than 1 percent of the thousands of syrian refugees referred by the un to the united states are religious minorities.n is not let me stress that this underrepresentation is not the result of intentional discrimination. the un does praiseworthy and hard-working relieving the suffering of refugees and asnd a result improving the security and stability of nations in the near conflict and disaster zones.y but it is well-established that many religious minorities in syria are reluctant to register as refugees with the united nations because they fear facing even more persecution.ugees the un itself has reported that minority communities fear that registration might bring retribution from other refugees and camps and other areas in which they have sought safe haven. the united states commission on international religiousorted freedom is reported by christians refrain from f registering with the un because they fear being marked

he claimed the un caused problems rather than solving them. of state, john kerry, that was one of the most highly critical in years by any senior american official. mr kerry said israel would never find peace until it resolved the settlement issue. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week, a click christmas with digital jumpers,

the better for the un itself. dies and gentlemen,, if the habits die hard palestinian habits die even harder. and the belfort declaration to prepare a lawsuit against britain from 1917. almost 100 years ago. talk about stuck in the past . the palestinians may as well sue ivory and. to rebuild the temple in jerusalem 2500 years ago. come to think of it why not a palestinian class action suit against abraham to buy that plot of land? you are not laughing. it is as absurd as that. to sue the british government for the bell for declaration? are you kidding? this is taken seriously over here? >> the right of the jewish people and when they supported the establishment of the jewish state and recognized the rights of the homeland. but today nearly 70 years later the palestinians still refuse to recognize not our right to a homeland or a state and this is the true core of the conflict the palestinian refusal to recognize the jewish state with any boundary. this isn't about the settlements. it never was. the conflict raged

resorting to the un was his final act. lestinians embraced this as a victory for international law. but they can't expect the same from mr obama's successor, donald trump, who sided with the israeli government on this. the un resolution could become a reference point for further moves against israel in international forums, but not for the next us administration. barbara plett—usher, bbc news, washington. our middle east correspondent yolande knell is in bethlehem. very popular location at this time of year. can you tell us what the reaction of the palestinians has been to this? the reaction of palestinian officials, some of whom have already gathered here in bethlehem for the christmas procession, is extremely enthusiastic. they have welcomed this from different palestinian factions. the chief negotiator calling it a victory for international law. this is a resolution that says settlements have no legal validity and they should be stopped to salvage the two state solution. the palestinians are hoping that this will help th

the move is a response to the un vote on friday that condemned israel's building of jewish settlementsest bank. american and israeli governments have disagreed about settlers, but we grew the security council was not the place to resolve this solution. we knew that going there would make negotiations harder and dry these further away. front do not take offence to the security council. i'm encouraged by the statements of republicans and democrats alike in the united states. they understand how reckless and destructive the resolution was that they understand the western wall is not occupied territory. i look forward to working with those front and with the new administration when it takes office next month. that was benjamin netanyahu. earlier the bbc‘s middle east analyst alan johnston explained israel's reaction. this was a big moment at the united nations on friday. real diplomatic drama. year after year we've watched the americans use their veto to protect israel against resolutions of this kind, but not this time. suddenly, the israelis found themselves without a friend in the world

where do you see the un's solving problems? ey don't, they cause problems, so if it lives up to the potential, it's a great thing, if it doesn't, it's a waste of time and money. israel's prime minister condemns as "biased" a speech by the outgoing us secretary of state. john kerry said israel will never find peace unless it resolves the settlement issue. police in germany detain a tunisian man in connection with last week's berlin truck attack. hello. within the past few hours it's been announced that the veteran actress and singer, debbie reynolds, has died, just a day after the death of her daughter, carrie fisher. it's reported she was taken ill at her son's house in beverly hills, while discussing her daughter's funeral. earlier our correspondent david willis in los angeles gave us some detail about the relationship between mother and daughter. they were not speaking for quite a while, mike, there was a 10—year period in which they didn't communicate very much at all, and then they refound each other, if you like, and were v

then six months later the un came out with its 2014 report citing civilian casualties. i found a short reference to the operation in it. >> the operation resulted in 28 civilian casualties (15 deaths and 13 injured). >> fifteen dead. how could fifteen civilian deaths from a joint us and afghan military operation go by almost unnoticed to the outside world? the report said that the international and afghan security forces denied civilian casualties. i knew i needed to go back to afghanistan if i'd any chance of finding out the truth. in 2009, eight years into the war in afghanistan, the united nations started trying to systematically document civilian casualties. 2014 marked the deadliest year on record. i was back in afghanistan to piece together what i could about the fifteen civilians who were killed on august 3rd 2014. i'd been given photographs of some of the people who died. one of those is farid mohammad, a driver with four children. his mother had been with him on the morning of the operation. it was still too dangerous for me to go to charkh, so she came to meet

the treatment at the un matters for votes like this one. he proposed of today is justified or necessitated by events on the ground. one cannot completely separate the vote from the venue. and members states that they are for the two state solutions must ask themselves some difficult questions. for those states that are quick to promote resolution condemning israel but refuse to recognize innocent israelis of innocence. for those states denounced the closure of crossings but saying nothing of resources diverted from helping gaza's residence to dig into israelis territories. what will you do to end the double standard that under mines the legitimacy of this institution? members should ask themselves of the double standard when it comes to this council taking action. just this morning, we came together as a council and we. >> reporter: -- we were unable to muscle the will. that the un has said to lead to genocide. we could not come together just to stem the flow of arms. earlier this month, this council could not muscle the will to adopt the re

and the us really feels that at the un security council it was betrayed by its closest ally, the us,s its veto power to block any resolution that is critical of it. now it is looking to president—elect donald trump for a lot more support. he has already come out on twitter saying that things will be different afterjanuary 20, which is of course when he takes office. thousands of people have started evacuating their homes in the philippines as a powerful typhoon heads towards the island nation. typhoon nock—ten, known locally as typhoon nina, is forecast to bring heavy rain and strong winds of up to 138 miles per hour when it hits on christmas day. the philippines national disaster agency says there are fears of wide—spread flooding and landslides. more than 6,000 people died and 200,000 homes were destroyed when typhoon haiyan hit the country in 2013. for more, here's bbc weather‘s louise lear. it's late in the season for a significant storm to strike through the heart of the philippines, but that's exactly what typhoon nock—ten is likely to do. you can just about make out the eye of

he said the un had caused problems rather than solved them. was one of the most highly critical in years by any senior american official. mr kerry said israel would never find peace until it resolved the issue of israeli settlement building on occupied palestinian land. the hollywood actress, debbie reynolds, has died at the age of 84 just one day after the death of her daughter carrie fisher. she was rushed to hospital after being taken ill in beverly hills. she's best known for her 1952 performance opposite gene kelly in singin‘ in the rain. now on bbc news, victoria derbyshire takes a look back at the exclusive interviews and films which have featured on her programme in 2016.

eisha was one of the woman selected and the un raised their eyebrow. we need some grandmothers, who wants to come, people put their hands up. in fact, what was going on behind the scenes was that the community was selecting who they thought they could spare. for example, one lady was chosen because she was the second wife of somebody and the other lady was chosen because she wasn't illiterate. eisha wasn't illiterate, she was a teacher, nor was he a grandmother. she just liked quite old. he collected these women and said, you are going to india. but, of course, the kenyan bureaucratic system doesn't want that to happen and doesn't get them the travel documents. meanwhile nobody told these women that they weren't going. eisha was a governor at primary school, she had a small business, she liquidated her assets for what she was paid a small amount of money and all of a sudden the family is back on the bread line waiting for this phone call and she feels that she's conducted herself honorable. she didn't want to continue her duties when she knew he was lea

ambassador john bolton joins me, former us ambassador to the un. you had said that essentially what obama and john kerry did was stab israel in the front, not even in the back, stabbed in the front, did benjamin netanyahu do what he had to do just now? >> yes, that was a very effective reputation both of the resolution 2334 from the security council on friday and what john kerry said earlier today in washington. the obama administration in its last month in office is trying to jam through its preferred outcome for the israel palestinian relationship. they are violating 50 years or more of bipartisan american foreign policy which has rested on two basic principles. number one, only the parties themselves can bring a lasting peace, others, outsiders can impose it and the way to get it is land for peace, israel gives up land it won in the two wars in 67, 73 but this resolution, what john kerry's speech said, not their land to give back, it is a legitimate. >> is that refusing to recognize israel's right to exist? that is what benjamin that and yahoo sa

we heard the un's secretary-general say that using food as a war weapon is a war crime. they want to stop the sieges of these towns. anchor: thank you for that update. we will be following developments there at the un security council emergency summit throughout the course of the evening. amidst growing concerns about freedom of expression in turkey, a group of 27 academic was detained today. they signed a joint declaration announcing turkish government operations against kurdish rebels. they severely criticized these inventories of the declaration. the group of an visual have titles such as professor. is simple president area on writing. -- friday. the was paying his respects to the vick's suicide arming. that is back has inflamed on the islamic eighth organization. afraid,ot trade -- hundreds of people gathered in solidarity at the site of the attacks indonesian capital. 30 people killed, 20 others injured. withe attacked a starbucks guns and explosives. all five of the attackers were killed. that attack was funded by the islamic state organization. it killed one suspec

the beginning of the end was the horrible iran deal and now this, un. stay strong, israel, january 20th is fast approaching. jon: all which resolution condemned israeli settlements in jerusalem, u.s. embassador broke with past practice and abstained from the vote refusing to exercise america's veto pow ore. that would have stopped resolution in its track. israeli benjami netanyahu blames president obama raising tensions even higher between if two leaders who have had as you know a strained relationship for years. rich is live for us at the state department right now. what do we expect secretary of state kerry to say, rich. >> good morning, jon, we expect the defense of u.s. action and a path forward for the middle east peace. there's questions of how significant that will be given that secretary of state and the obama administration have about three weeks remaining until they turn things over to trump folks who have a very different view on foreign policy and certainly foreign policy within the middle east. the obama administration has been certainly ove

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