don't forget angola went through its own civil war not all that long ago.again, this is caught up in security council politics, in some of the countries, bilateral issues, and also the fact that the problem is getting so large, it almost seems intractable. i think a report like this, as damming, and detailed, as deeply shocking as it is, has to motivate people around the security council table to take more action and take it as soon as they can. >> daniel, thank you very much indeed. our correspondent daniel lak at t united states. and in the fact 20 or 30 minutes, we're expecting to hear from senior united nations offici officials on that issue. and we'll bring you that too. >>> iraq's prime minister is calling for experts rather than politicians to be nominated for his new cabinet, according to state tv. the influential cleric gave an ultimatum giving him 45 days to form a new government. >> reporter: these demonstrations are a regular site on the streets of baghdad. followers of a powerful shiite cleric are demanding reform. he wants the prime minister t

they're determined to be heard >>> the death toll from a yellow fever outbreak in an goal ais climbing angolaainly in the suburb of. luanda. the first case was reported in december >>> there has been an outbreak of bacterial infections across lebanon. the rubbish crisis which is now in its 8th month is behind the rising rates of sickness and could lead to cancer. >> reporter: for the past few months his routine has been the same. first hoo organises the nine medications he has to take throughout the day and then he sprays the windows outside his apartment with insect repellant. it is part of an effort to prevent himself from getting sick again. he spent three days in hospital earlier this year with the severe case of gastro. doctors told him the stomach infection was caused by breathing in airborne germs released by the huge garbage dump. it stretches for at least a kilometer. >> translation: it's so dirty and smelly. it is like living in a graveyard. all my neighbors are suffering as well. their doors are always closed and they're sick. they never recover from their illnesses >> reporter: th

three major african commodities exporters -- angola, republic of congo, and nigeria, saw their exports to china halved. the falling demand has driven down the price of mineral resources further on world markets, worsening the situation for african countries. and the outlook is grim, continuing moderate growth in china and weak global economy mean demand for africa's commodities won't reach their previous highs any time soon. daniel: that's all your business for this hour. it's a sad day for the music industry, though, and brett, you've got the story. brent: george martin, the music producer known for his work with the beatles, has died at the age of 90. he was often called the fifth beatle. he enjoyed and played a major role in transforming the group into global superstars. the former beatle, paul mccartney, led tributes to martin, describing him as the most intelligent and musical person that he had ever known. >> as head of anr at the label, george martin signed the beatles when no one else would. he shaped their sound and identity from the word go, wasting no time in implementing ri

or people from angola. you saw it in m mltiple places. what you begin to see here is a shift on u.s. policy on how do you bring about change and now that the cold war is over, the question becomeshat is the model that we're going to bring about since we're not going to do containment anymore. or vietnam or czechoslovakia or russia you saw the communist push for reform from thin, the united states assisted them in transitioning to a capitalist economy. or do they go the route of china where the u.s. government -- i'm sorry, go on. >> let's go ahead and talal about what we're seeing here, the signing of this document right hereafter that wreath laying. just another historic moment happening in havana with a president who has said that he wants what happens here this -- he wants this reapproachment to be irreversible and is that achieved? the cuban people who are speaking with him right now, greeting, welcoming him very warmly also are aware that his presidency is on thth way out. >> the preside has definitely given a lot of concessions. he'

. >> translator: the republic of angola to the united nations. mr.ven o'brien under secretary general of the united nations coordinator for humanitarian affairs at the united nations, ladies and gentlemen, members of the security council. allow me first to express my sincere thanks to all member states of the security council. i thank you for your continuing interest in yemen through your close follow-up of the political settlement process, and the humanitarian situation in my country. i should also like to thank his excellency, ban ki-moon, secretary general of the united nations for his utmost attention to the yemeni crisis through his special representative to my country and his team. let me thank the international humanitarian community represented by mr. steven o'brien. we would like to renew our preparedness as yemeni government to go to talks with the houthis and saleh supporters any time, anywhere, in order to end the bloodshed in yemen. this is what we expressed by going to the talks in december 2015, where an agreement was reached on a numb

. >> the death toll from a yellow fever outbreak in angola is rising. the world health organization said 150 died from the disease mainly in the capital. the first case was reported in december. >> two people have died from ebola in guinea three months after the country was declared free of the vice russ. wednesday, the world health organization said the region was managing the virus but medics say there will be flare ups because of the fluid with the virus in survivors. >>> south sudan is accused of supporting rebels fighting against the government of the president. people along the border hope the tensions will pass, allowing them to start much needed trade. we have a report from sudan's white nile state. >> just a row of rocks and tires serves at a road block here along the border between sudan and south sudan. people walk back and forth to bring coal or to take a sick child to the hospital. despite lingering tension between the government, there appears to be a welcoming feeling, a reminder that until 2011, the two countries were one. >> our brother

. >> reporter: this is the procedure, first of the month for angola, it's just taking its role as presidents month, you heard a list of all of those countries. they are all of the cosponsors of this resolution, and shortly, you are going to see this resolution put to the vote of the security council. i think that's going to happen very soon. let's listen in again. >> sweden, turkey, ukraine, united kingdom, united states, uruguay, and vanuatu. >> reporter: not quite there yet, still reading the very long list of cosponsors for this resolution, but as you hear them saying, they are ready to proceed to the vote. let's watch those 15 hands. >> i shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. will those in favor of the draft resolution contained in document s-2016-202 please raise their hands. the result of the voting is the following: the draft resolution received 15 votes in favor. the draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2270 -- >> reporter: so there you have a unanimous adoption by the undersecurity council. the important vote to watch was russia, because russia had