secretary general ban ki-moon who has been addressing the general assembly about syria, and is expected a statement any time now. we'll bring you that live as soon as it happens. >>> first, though, athletics world governing body must have been aware of drugs cheating in russia, but did nothing to stop it according to the second part of an independent report commissioned by the world an anti doping agency. the former president also stands accused of organizing and enabling conspiracy and corruption within the governing body. although the head of the commission has backed the current president sebastian coe. >> reporter: i think this is a fabulous opportunity for the iaaf to seize this opportunity and under strong leadership to -- to move forward out of this. there's an enormous amount of reputational recovery that has to occur here, and i can't -- i can't think of anyone better than lord coe to lead that. >>> still to come in this half hour, as the world health organization declares the end of the ebola outbreak, we meet the men who's lives were destroyed by the epidemic. and in need of

to listen very carefully and engage >>> more on ban ki-moon's press conference held earlier in the ethiopia capital. >> reporter: u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon has given the clearest indication of the troops to burundi may take. he has been speaking to a delegation that is here, speaking to heads of state and they've been talking more about a political solution, jump starting a political dialogue that involves all warring parties. we asked him did the mean prospects of deploying the troops off the table. he said that this is a decision that needs to be made by the heads of state, by the african leaders in close consultation with burundi's government. so very telling. this is in line with some of the things that what we've been hearing as well, that many heads of state are reluctant to have the troops without the consent of the government. many say it would amount to an invasion. burundi is also a troop contributing country. it has a little over 5,000 troops in somalia under the banner of fighting the armed group al-shabab there. burundi is a new member of the a.u. peace and security council as well. so we're being told by our sou

secretary-general ban ki-moon told the u.n. secretary general assembly, that this was a war crime. >> the town has been the the victim of starvation. let me be clear the use of food as a weapon of war is a war crime. both sides, including the syrian government, which has the primary responsibility to protect syrians are committing atroshz acts prohibited on the international humanitarian law. >> afterwards he told reporters that the besieged areas where 400,000 in syria were cut off from food and assistance should be on the agenda, but syrian peace talks will due to start in 10 days. i think in edition to, or in parr dis, to the political negotiation, is how to deliver a humanitarian assistance without impediment. this is it a very important measure. >> the u.n. security council will be meeting to discuss the besieged area in syria in an open session. and despite the fact that ban ki-moon described these are war crimes, the council will not take action on that, a referral to the international criminal court requires a vote by th

secretary general ban ki-moon was speaking about the need for humanitarian aid. $40 billion is needed and they to help people in desperate need around the world. the international community currently provides $25 billion a year in aid, leaving that $15 billion funding gap, despite the shortfall, the world is spending 12 times more on aid than it spends in the year 2000. >> human action is now the u.n.'s crucial activity even more than our piece keeping operations. the report rightly points out that while record sums are being given to the noble cause of humanitarian action, generosity has never been so insufficient. >> hundreds of thousands of people inside syria are in desperate need of aid. more than four mill syrians have fled the violence, mainly to neighboring countries. caroline malone reports from a refugee camp in northern lebanon. >> malik has six mouths to feed. he brought his family from central syria while he was under seen two years ago. his two daughters of mentally disabled and require specialist care. >> we came here thinking life has to be better. we lived under seen,

secretary general ban ki-moon told the u.n. neral assembly, this was a war crime. >> the power has been the victim of deliberate starvation. let me be clear, the use of food as a weapon of war, is a war crime. all sides including the syrian government which has the primary responsibility to protect syrians. prohibited under international humanitarian law. where 400,000 people are cut off from food and assistance, should be on the agenda, that stirrian peace talks in geneva due to start in ten days. how to deliver the humanitarian assistant without any impediment. this is a very important building measure. >> the u.n. security council will be meeting to discuss the besieges area, in an open session on friday, and despite the fact that ban ki-moon has described these as war crimes the council won't be taking any action on that, a referral to the international criminal court require as vote by the security council, and it is certain on an issue like this, that russia and china would use their veto. james because al jazeera. >> acro

ban ki-moon, the u.n. secretary-general pronounced on that issue with these comments. >> let me be clear. the use of starvation as a weapon of war is a war crime. both sides including the syrian government, which has the primary responsibility to protect syrians, are committing this and other atrocious acts prohibited under international humanitarian law. >> james, the impression we get now is while the small amount of aid is reaching that particular area, this kind of starvation issue is happening elsewhere in syria as well. >> absolutely. 400,000 people, the u.n. estimates, are in inaccessible besieged areas. they even gave details of the numbers that they think are besieged by each group. it's clearly hard to get to half of the people because they're besieged by isil, an organization that is not cooperating with the humanitarian community in any way. i think it's important to tell you that i think right now the united nations and other key international players believe it's an exceedingly important moment because we are

sect general ban ki-moon called it a war crime, saying people are being held hostage and worst. and worse, he said, hostages get fed. keir simmons has more. and we warn you again, some of the images you watch. >> reporter: starved and trapped by syria's civil war, these filmed by opposition activists after medical help finally arrived in the city of madaya. today the desperate stood in line beside an ambulance. parents begged aid workers to rescue their children. >> they ran after us. they said, i don't want to go. take my children out. i don't want them to live here any more. they are going to die before my eyes if you don't take them out. >> reporter: six people died yesterday a local volunteer told nbc news. others report 32 deaths by staerve rvation in a month. aide workers who have reached the town report severely malnourished children. while they were there one 16-year-old died before their eyes. one grandmother in her 60s escaped past snipers six weeks ago. cats were killed for food, she said. her last meal in madaya was boiled grass. >> and how long were you eating grass

secretary-general ban ki-moon expected next month, more allegations come to light. now troops accused of criminal activity against very civilian population they were sent to protect. gabriel elizondo, al jazeera, central african republic. >>> protestors say a vote was full of irregularities. on monday the court ruled there should be a rerun of the parliamentary elections, which were also held in november. protesters are demanding intervention. >> we are asking for the international community to not let their efforts go to waste, they will have to help us in order for the voice of the people to be heard. >> four people killed, 18 others wounded on an attack of a shia mosque, in the eastern al assa region. two suicide bombers were involved, one arrested before he set off his bomb. for the saudi gazette gives us a recount. >> there was two shooters, one of them was trying to get into the mosque but was stopped by the security officers. and when they found he had something wrong about him, they tried to capture him. so he run away and they cut him. they wounded him and

the u-n secretary general, ban ki-moon, urged people to denounce political and religious ideologies hat set people against one another. in germany, members of the german government are meeting with dignitaries at the german parliment to discuss, forced labor issues. here in the u-s president ama will attend an event at the israeli embassy. alththgh many are reflecting on this day many synagoges are not taking part in today's festivites because they celebrate holocaust remembrance day on may 4th. however, on twitter the hashtag holocaust memorial day is a trending . and the u-s holocaust memorial museum in d-c is live streaming events. we have that link on our website, cbs two iowa dot com. coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon, a bizarre story involving the u-i fight song torturing residents in niagra falls. do you think when you are president you'll be paid as much as if you were a man-male... this is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. but there are so many examples where that doesn't happen. i'm going to do everything i can to make sure ery woman in every job gets paid

secretary general ban ki-moon told the u.n. general assembly this was a war crime >> >> the town has been the victim of deliberate starvation. let me be clear. the use of food as a weapon of war is a war crime. all sides, including the syrian government, which has the primary responsibility to protect syrians, are committing atrocious acts prohibited under the humanitarian law. >> reporter: he told the besieged areas where 400,000 people are cut off from food and assistance should be on the agenda at syrian peace talks in geneva due to start in ten days. >> i think in addition to and parallel to political negotiation is how to deliver humanitarian assistance without any impediment should be discussed. this is a very important confidence-building measures >> reporter: the u.n. security council will be meeting to discuss the besieged areas in syria in an open session on friday and despite the fact that bang key moon has described these as war crimes, the council won't be taking any action on th that. a referral to the internation

secretary general ban ki-moon condemns isrl's planto buildew settlent homein the oupied we bank, we will look at a new documentary examining the history and consequences of decades of israeli settlement construction on palestinian lands. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in virginia, the health department has confirmed its first zika virus infection in an adult, sparking concern the mosquito-borne infection could soon sweep the united states as it has dozens of other countries. the zika virus itself is usually not li-threateng, but appears to be link to a condion call microcealy, a rarend dangeus birthefect that causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads. the centers for disease control says microcephaly also causes a host of other health impacts, including seizures, developmental delays, hearing loss and vision problems. ,a recent study estimates it could reach regions were 60% of u.s. population lives. at least 22 countries and territories in the americas have recorded confirmed cases of the z

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secretary general ban ki-moon.th remembers, ban ki-moon just a few months ago was planning to visit north korea to try to start a new peace initiative where things look very different today as a rut of what has happened in north korea. the first thing the security council must work out is what has happened, whether this was some sort of hydrogen bomb test as the north koreans say. most experts think that is unlikely, was it some other sort of nuclear test or a nuclear test that failed. in terms of the actions by the u.n. security council, i think in the end it doesn't matter that much what it was, because whatever it was was something that clearly was an attempt to breach the strict provisions of u.n. security council resolutions, which say that north korea shouldn't even have a nuclear program and certainly shouldn't be carrying out nuclear tests. >> i assume here particularly for the permanent members of the u.n. security council, they may be looking in on this and thinking how do we work with this leadership, gi

the secretary general ban ki-moon says starvation is being used as a weapon of war. you may find some images in this report disturbing. >> reporter: these syrians are demonstrating to keep the world's attention on the suffering of civilians struggling under blockade. these images of severe hunger and starvation in madaya forced the world to remember syria. they were posted by activists and circulated on social media. there was no way of verifying them because the town was besieged by government forces. the scale of the suffering only became clear when u.n. aid workers were finally april to reach the town. this boy can hardly muster the strength to say i'm tired of this condition, get me out. he is among the hundreds starving with some reports of people forced to eat leaves and stray animals. after weeks of negotiations, aid convoys reached people. they reached villages besieged by rebel forces >> the first time we were able to reach two areas controlled by two different sides of the conflict and what we found there is that a large degree, a large number rather of the

secretary-general ban ki-moon said this week, they use of food as a weapon, it is a war crime. >> statements like that don't mean much to hungry children. syrians say they have heard it all in the past five years from those involved in the conflict, and those failing to mediate a solution. the use of food is more frequent as sites seem interested in controlling land rather than protecting the people >>> close to 2,000 refugees brave extreme weather to reach serbia, aid workers looked for people in the snow arriving from macedonia. those found were taken to a temporary reception area, where most are trying to reach germany. >> we are here on the border to making just simple things. we are making the footsteps in the snow. because of the snow you cannot see the footprints. we have small fields and rivers between the two borders, and if people get lost, the main road, they can get stuck in the mud. >> syrian refugees in cologne have been protesting against a spike in sexual assaults on women. they gathered to show support against racism after 200 complaints were made to place on new year's eve.

the united nations secretary general ban ki-moon condemns the action, and he was followed by the security council. it said it would start work on further sanctions. north korea is already under strict u.n. sanctions because of its weapons program. it tested its first nuclear device in 2006. the latest test suggests that sanctions are doing little to deter them. ben: north korea has been trying for decades to develop long-range nuclear missiles and expand its arsenal. the aspirations have sparked international sanctions. key dates leading up to today's nuclear test. >> north korea's nuclear ambitions can be traced back to the 1960's. under kim il sung, the country joins the treaty in 1985. kim jong il took power and a month later north korea agreed to dismantle its nuclear program. eight months later, it admits to a secret nuclear program. george bush said it's part of an axis of evil. the following year, 2003, north korea withdraws from the n.p.t. and officially reactivates its nuclear facilities. this leads to sanctions and six-party talks with the u.s., south korea, china, japan and rus

. >> reporter: with the investigation continuing a report by secretary general ban ki-moon expected next month, officials here are bracing for the possibility of more allegations coming to light, but now troops accused of criminal activities against the very civilian population they were sent to protect >>> the opposition protesters in central african republic have called for the cancellation of results from last month's presidential election. >> reporter: they say the vote was full of irregularities and should be a nulled by the constitutional court. on monday the kurt ruled there should be a rerun of presidential elections which were also held in december. protesters are demanding for international intervention >> translation: we ask for the international community to help us in order for the voices of the people to be heard >>> four people have been killed and 18 wounded in an attack on a shia mosque in saudi arabia. it happened during friday prayers at the imam rofk in the eastern region. two suicide bombers were involved. one was arrested before he detonated his explosives. the othe

. >> reporter: with the investigation continuing and a report by secretary-general ban ki-moon expected next month, officials are privately bracing for more allegations to come to light. for now, troops accused of criminal activity they were sent to protect >>> 96 refugees and migrants have been rescued from an uninhabited greek island after the ding yi collided with rocks and sank. they were stranded. the group from syria and irish. many families of young children waded ashore and had to spend the night on the beach. they were rescued by a boat from the e.u. border agency and taken to the greek boarder. this has been the deadliest week in the agean sea since the refugees crisis began, with 80 dying in the last few days alone. >> as a point of reference, there weren't this many deaths on the agean side last year, in the the middle of september. we are hear until the end of january. 218 deaths on that route. and deaths of central mediterranean, picking up rapidly in the last few days. >> german chancellor angela merkel has had a meeting to talk about it all. she has been pushing for the

secretary general ban ki-moon has been on the phones. i understand that he's spoken with iran's phone minister and saudi arabia's foreign minister. and a short time ago that the announcement of a break in iran's saudi relations was in his words deeply worrying. >> and james, is this more of a tit-for-tat between two major power players in the middle east, or is this something that could boil over into something much bigger in the coming days? >> we've already seen violence in iraq. there is real trouble ahead potentially, real tension in the region. and two places particularly to look, two places that were supposed to be in the new year, places of some new hope. that's the wars where so many people are suffering in yemen and in syria. there had been a truce with regard to yemen, that truce had been broken quite a few times. now that truce is no longer in place. already that's over in the saudi-led military coalition resuming it's military operations. syria, there had been hope there that all sides could be brought together by all the reg

secretary general ban ki-moon outlined why the products are so important in a speech. >> and 1.5 centigrade. we need to scale up clean sustainable energy. >> 650 exhibitors from about 40 countries are taking part. some participants presented models of so-called smart cities with more efficient electricity grids. one japanese company showed a next generation streetlight. it's powered by solar and wind energy. and comes equipped with the device to treat people with heart problems. investors now know china's growth is slowing as it tries to convert itself from a manufacturing hub to a consumer-led economy. gene otani has the latest data coming out of the country and other stories from the business desk. gene? >> thanks, james. >>> china's latest gdp shows the economy had lost steam in 2015 and expanded at its slowest pace in 25 years. the numbers is within analyst expectations and close to the government target. the national bureau of statistics says gross domestic product grew by 6.9% in 2015. that's down from the rate of 7.3% in the previous year. it's the slowest since 1990 when the country

secretary general ban ki-moon says that he is deeply displayed by saudi arabia's execution of 47 men convicted on terrorism charges. among the group was a leading shia cleric, nimr al-nimr, and a prominent al-qaeda preacher faris al-zahrani. condemnation from across the region has been swift, especially in iran. in the last hour the country's supreme leader has warned devine vengeance foresaw depoliticians of-- for saw depoliticians will be swift. >> reporter: following the execution of nimr al-nimr, protests. he was a prominent cleric. nimr al-nimr was one of 47 men executed in saudi arabia. they had been convicted of plotting of targeting civilians and security forces. also faris al-zahrani was among them. saudi arabia say the men received a fair trial. >> translation: the judiciary is objective and we deal objectively with the cases on merit. there is no different between what a person does regardless of his ethnic origin or affiliation in what he believes. we deal with facts and criminal intent. >> translation: last year a special court sentenced nimr al-nimr to death. nimr al-ni

secretary general ban ki-moon set the tone by expressing disappointment about south sudan's failure toeet a deadline to form a transitional unity government and criticized african leaders who want to hang on to powerbo beyond their time limits. >> leaders should never use undemocratic changes and legal loopholes to cling to power. we have all seen the tragic consequences when they do. >> that was president robert mugabe giving a candid response lashing out at a u.n. security council. >> the bosses in the security council say you shall never have the powers that we have as permanent members. >> he got a standing ovation. many are waiting for a decision regarding burundi. it will set a precedent. >> we need to find a way in which transitions offer political space for various actors. prior to that, we do need to find a succession and panel that makes it easier for leaders to contemplate. >> all particular interests where the opposition has been aking him to illegally run for a third time. the president hasn't declared intentions but cracking down. >> this is an election year for the au as

secretary general ban ki-moon. reminding you that he was at the advanced stages of trying to make a trip to north korea, the first by the secretary general to start a new peace initiative. that clearly is not going to take place right now. ban ki-moon telling us reporters he is deeply concerned. >> this test, once again, violates numerous security council resolutions, despite the united call by the international community to cease such activities. it is also grave contravention of the international norm against nuclear testing. this act is profounding destabilizing for regional security, and seriously undermines, international non-proliferation efforts. i condemn it unequivocally. >> james, two points i would like you to consider here as this meeting is going on. if sanctions aren't working, and you have taken them pretty much to the extreme, what would be done? and secondly, china's position on this. so long north korea's stanchest ally, but feeling slightly left out in the cold on this, and of course with a perma

secretary general ban ki-moon that says this is a milestone and behind the scenes a little bit of work, although most of this was down automatically because they had a vote of the u.n. security council ready for this moment back in july, just six days after the agreement was reached that said that when they got the report from the i.a.e.a. that verified that iran had complied, then all sanctions would be lifted. we heard, of course, that that report between the parties and we got a press notice about it. i've obtained the report. this is the five-page report that was sent to the relevant countries and to the u.n. security council confirming that iran has complied. that report arrived at the u.n. security council about an hour ago. the person who deals with it there is the spanish ambassador because he had the chair of the relevant committee once he received the report, realized what it said, confirmed what it said and the sanctions automatically lifted. that spanish ambassador's committee also is now completely disbanded rather than the committee chairman on iran now becomes the facili

secretary general ban ki-moon some hours before the latest diplomatic repercussions, he issued a statement where he said he was deeply dismayed by the 47 executions, including that of sheik nimr and deplored the attack on the saudi embassy in iran. no response to the latest diplomatic repercussions and the decision by saudi and some of its close allies to either end or reduce their diplomatic relations. >> a lot of concern about how this wrist initially started between iran and saudi arabia is now going to affect a lot of the regional issues, the regional wars in syria, for example and in yemen. >> absolutely. the relations between saudi and ran have been strained for a very long time. they are now at a very low point with the cutting of diplomatic ties. i think people don't think that in itself, the relations between the two can go much lower than that. i don't think they think that there's any chance of direct hostilities between the two countries, but remember, these two countries are involved in so much of what goes on in the region and directly involved as you say in both syria and in

secretary general ban ki-moon says that he is deeply dismayed by the execution of 47 men convicted on terrorism charges in saudi arabia. among them was a leading shia muslim cleric, nimr al-nimr, and a prominent al-qaeda preacher, faris al-zahrani. iran supreme leader has joined the condemnation by warning of devine vengeance foresaw depoliticians. >> reporter: reaction was swift. protesters in tehran stormed the saudi embassy following the execution of nimr al-nimr. he was a prominent figure. he was one of 47 men ex-cued in saudi arabia. they had been convicted of plotting and carrying out attacks targeting civilians and security forces. also among them was a preacher faris al-zahrani. human rights watch has criticized the executions by saudi arabia say the men received a fair trial. >> translation: the judiciary are objective and we deal objectively with the cases on merit. there is no difference between what a person does regardless of his ethnic origin or affiliation or what he believes. we deal with facts and criminal intent. >> reporter: last year special court in riyadh sentenc

secretary general ban ki-moon copied to the u.n.urity council, saying they have conditions before they come here. they say they cannot negotiate here in geneva about peace when they are still being bombarded on the ground, when civilians are still being besieged and they want some of the basic provisions in the u.n. security council resolution passed at the end of last year, resolution 2254. they want those actually to be respected before they are going to come here. we have got talk that perhaps they will be on their way to geneva, but the latest information, and it has been a confusing picture all day is that that plane has not taken off yet. >> and that means presumably the u.n. is not concerned about the arrival of that block. because the negotiatation simply can't happen without them. >> reporter: absolutely, but there is also the idea from the united nations and those supporting this process, the international support group, and that's one of the main things that is different from the talks that failed two years ago, is you ha