. >> well, kristin saloomey joins us from u.n. headquarters in new york. take us through what's being said at the moment and what are the biggest points to come out of this? >> well, as you said, u.n. officials from various departments have been briefing member-states. this is an informal meeting that was called by the arab group here at the u.n. to hear the latest on the situation in gaza. the meeting was actually called before the current ceasefire. but it took a few days to get everyone together because they have been hearing from humanitarian officials, human rights officials, ban ki-moon himself, unrwa, the organization that oversees the palestinian situation in gaza. and what they have been hearing consistently is about palestinian suffering in gaza throughout this military action. and they have heard time and again from each u.n. official consistently the need to lift the blockade on gooz in orde gao return some semblance of normal life to the citizens. overwhelmingly their speeches have focused on the impact of the blockade on palestinians, the imp

kristin saloomey is at united nations for us. what does this resolution do? >> reporter: well, marian, the aim is to cut off support for not only islamic state but also for al nusra group. in iraq and syria. while it doesn't and to that end it names six new individuals, puts them on a sanctions list. it also reminds member states that they're not supposed to buy oil from these groups or pay ransoms to these groups. and it puts a real focus on the issue of foreign fighters. it calls on member states to do what they can to engage with at-risk populations. it reminds them to watch what they're doing on the internet which is a big tool for these groups to recruit people from overseas to come and join their cause and it also expresses a willingness on the part of the security council to levy sanctions on these groups that are support the rebel groups. their level of concern about some of these fighters coming back home and causing trouble there. >> kristin, the u.n. already have the islamic state and the nusra front on their list, what could this be to target the

kristin saloomey, al jazeera, new york. >> that is it for the news, i'm thomas drayton. thanks for watching. >> israeli air strikes intensify after hamas breaks the ceasefire. i'll talk to a chief negotiator for palestine liberation organization. what he considers to be the hindrance to peace. much more straight ahead. >> the worst outbreak of ebola that we've e

kristin saloomey has that story. >> as a sign of the international community's growing concern about escalating violence in libya the u.n. security council passed a resolution on wednesday expandinexpanding sanctions. it allows the council to sanction individual militia leaders, like those responsible for taking over tripoli's airport in the last week and it also requires countries to notify the sanctions committee and get their approval before they sell any arms or transfer any arms or arms related material to the country. the u.n. special representative for libya tarek mitri says he is concerned about the situation. he painted a very grim picture of what's happening there and said the u.n. has been unable to bring the parties together to get a ceasefire to discuss the political way forward for the country. and the representative of libya to the u.n. ibrahim tabashi told the council that for the first time ever he is dhearnd his cont his country could be on the brink of a full scale civil war. >> that's kristin saloomey. >>> side by side in the northern town of guar. but facing the

kristin saloomey has more from the u.n. >> reporter: as the international community's growing concern about the escalating violence in libya the u.n. security council passed a resolution on wednesday, the strongest form of security council action expanding sanctions. it allows the council to sanction individual militia leaders perhaps those responsible for taking over tripoli's airport in the last week and requires countries to notify the sanction's committee and get approval before they sell or transfer any arms or arms-related material to the country. they said that they're concerned about the situation. painted a very grim picture of what's happening there and said that the u.n. has been unable to bring the parties together to get a cease-fire and discuss the political way forward for the country. and the representative of libya to the u.n. told the council for the first time ever that he's concerned that his country could be on the brink of a full-scale civil war. >> kristin saloomey reporting for us. >>> political ad seem to be getting stranger every week. we'll show you a few in

kristin saloomey takes a look at it. >> right here. this is where seth was hit. >> this is where he died. >> yes, he died right here. yes. >> the corner of ninth avenue and 53rd street brings a flood of emotion for debra an harold. their son seth was run over by a city bus that was going too fast in 2009. they helped form the group families for safe street. >> seth was my only child. he was my whole life. we wanted to create a city where this wouldn't happen to other people, and we could do something about it. >> reporter: the group is behind the of thes of new york city mayor bill de blasio who recently signed legislation aiming to eliminate all pedestrian death. 286 people were killed in traffic accidents in the city last year. >> in a city as big and complicated as this is not easy. but we did fought come here to do easy things. we came here to help people. >> reporter: among the package of new laws is a crackdown on bad taxi drivers and reducing the default speed limit to 40 kilometers an hour. speed limits are a big part of improv

he called on the international community to support efforts to rebuild gaza and kristin saloomey reports from the united nations. >> this meeting was a chance for all u.n. member states to hear about the situation in gaza and to express their views. the meeting started with a series of briefings from various officials, all of them recognize the security situation in the region but tended to focus on the suffering of palestinians as a result of this conflict. some of the recurring themes had a we heard was the need for accountability, for the attacks on u.n. facilities in gaza, schools were bombed and we heard ban ki-moon and others calling this for a violation of international law and calling for accountability. we heard u.n. officials talking about the need to lift the blockade on gooz and the issues of d on gaza and the issues of palestinian rights fueling a cycle of violence. other states expressed these states. the general assembly, the security council is toying with the idea of a resolution but remains divided on the way forward. some members of the security council would rather wa

kristin saloomey for us. coming up getting the epidemic under control. doctors without borders say it could take six months and containing liberia is key. >>> and in the wake of the protest in ferguson, missouri, one application stops the threat of sending machine guns to local police. >> michael: reports of renewed fighting in ukraine led to a loss in dow street. the s&p 500 down. but the nasdaq was up today. >>> in today's power politics 81 days until the midterm elections and the debate over the clashes in ferguson, missouri, is leaning heavily to capitol hill is this. >> several lawmakers are demanding hearings in reaction to the protests in ferguson, missouri. and now they have introduced legislation that would stop a government program that sends free military equipment of machine guns to local police. both efforts are gaining support to the u.s. senate. some of the harshest criticism on tuesday an wednesday night have come from missouri senator claire mccaskill. the democrat has repeatedly said in off the cuff remarks to reporters that the police

kristin saloomey has more. >> right here. this is where seth was hit.decide right here. >> reporter: the corner of ninth avenue and 53rd street brings a flood of emotion for debra and harold. their son seth was run over by a city bus that was going too fast in 2009. they helped form a group families for safe streets. >> seth was my only child. you know, he was my whole life. we decided that we wanted to help other people create a city where this wouldn't happen to other people, and we could do something about it. >> reporter: the group is behind the efforts of new york city mayor bill de blasio who recently signed legislation aiming to eliminate all pedestrian deaths. last year 286 people were killed in traffic accidents in the city. >> the city as big as this is not easy, but none of us came to do easy things. we've come to do things that help people. >> reporter: among the package of new laws is a crackdown on bad taxi drivers and reducing the speed fault speed limit to 40 kilometers an hour. >>> the faster a car goes the more damage its likely to cau

kristin saloomey, al jazeera, new york. >> that is it for the news, i'm thomas drayton. thanks for watching. >> israeli air strikes intensify after hamas breaks the ceasefire. i'll talk to a chief negotiator for palestine liberation organization. what he considers to be the hindrance to peace. much more straight ahead. >> the worst outbreak of ebola that we've ever recorded. >> the virus never -- now appears to be taking hold in nigeria. >> i don't know if the information is in whether this drug is helpful. >> we have been chasing it for over a decade. >> autism is up. we don't know what it is. >> 5% of the children have had their autism go away. >> political upheaval in cuba. >> their goal turned people into political activists and forced political change. >> it was not a covert program. >> we begin with a week that brought both optimism and disappointment in the ongoing israel-gaza conflicts. hamas fired rockets and the israeli resumed air strikes in response. the suffering in gaza continued, as many as a third of gaza's 1.8 million people have been importanced to flee

the khans say it's a small price to pay for safer streets kristin saloomey, al jazeera, new york. >>hank you for joining us. ism richelle carey in new york. my, thomas drayton will be back with another hour of news at 8:00 p.m. eastern, 5:00 p.m. pacific. stay tuned. "fault lines," the fight for narrative families starts right now. check out our website, aljazeera.com for news at any time. thank you so much for your time. do keep it here. ♪ ♪ >> she's known as baby veronica, and she was at the center of a high-profile custody battle. her adoptive parents are white; her father is native american and has been fighting for her alongside his tribe. the case was tried in the united states supreme court. at the heart of the case is the indian child welfare act, or icwa, which mandates that every effort be made to keep native children with their relatives or tribe. congress passed icwa in 1978 in response to an alarmingly high number of native children being removed from their homes and

kristin saloomey explains. >> reporter: >> will those in favor of the draft resolution please raise their hand. >> with the islamic state group controlling a third of iraq and syria, the security council took a unified stanchion against what it called one of the most certainiotts threats to international peace and security. >> it sends a clear political message that the international community utterly condemns isil's brutal and mindless terrorist acts, rejects extremist ideology and is united in its froto confront it. >> they intend to cut off funding adding six individuals to a sanctions list. a former u.n. counter terrorism official says it may be too late for the usual tools of the security council to have an impact. >> the arms are already there. these groups are incredibly we will armed and every day they are better armed because they take over syrian or iraqi arm stocks. and supposedly assets freezes, they are not hurting. they have a lot of money there? >> the resolution does express international unity. it demands that member states cut off not only funding but the recruitment of