do with libya the u.n. chose that number because it's the 75th anniversary this year of the saying of the u.n. charter so these 75 people are broadly representative of libya according to the acting u.n. special envoy stephanie williams and she's an american diplomat who's address the conference this morning in arabic seeing we are on the very edge of a new libya so what is the aim for this new libya well in a word it's elections these delegates are tasked with devising a road map the un's word essentially a blueprint for a specific set of mechanisms to allow elections to happen as soon as possible and these elections are to result in a single unified libyan government so fractured is libya that there are 2 rival administrations each claiming to be the legitimate one indeed in president case aid has called these talks historic by old measured measures and of caution against the splitting up of the country so the hope therefore is that these elections are the best means to address the crisis in the just mysie

and that's the ambition for libya . indeed, many thanks for summing up clare harriet there for us in tunis, completing that one week of libyan u.n. led peace talks, taking place. lots more news at the top of the hour. how does one forgave after losing 32 family members in a heinous massacre? a survivor of one of colombia's 50 year long conflicts, worst atrocities dedicates his life to reconciliation. but his peace falters around him. naina palacios, life and mission are in jeopardy. witness buckeye are caught in the crossfire on al jazeera in under a year coverage. 19 has altered our societies and exposed deficiencies in political, social, and economic structures. capitalism is the pandemic. god is the root cause of so much of the suffering apps and big data which old could literally save our lives. we have to move past the headline. has the pandemic given us the chance to reevaluate our world all hail the lockdown coming soon on? al-jazeera covert 19 is indiscriminate, but it quickly found the racial divisions in ameri

libya's unified nation some people talk of western and eastern libya but we told them that libyans are one people this kind of rhetorical could lead to the division of libya's the tunisian people refuse this because they know that all libyans refuse it to us it's a danger on the region as a whole as it could open the door to division in other neighboring nations with libya already desperate for normalcy the global pandemic has made worse the situation in the words of the u.n. envoy covered in 1000 has colluded with conflict. libya is geographically nearby but a world away from the grandeur of this luxury hotel in tunis where in the next sixty's 75 delegates will attempt to chart its political future clearheaded it algis eda tunis. the united states has imposed sanctions on 4 more chinese officials over the crackdown in hong kong the move comes as hong kong's pro-democracy politicians say they will all saw him from the city's legislative council if beijing disqualifies any of them there are reports that china's leaders are considering removing at least 4 legislators for violating its. i

know there was a disputed election in libya in 2014. the result of which was the complete collapse of the judiciary and law enforcement. so it's absolutely imperative to get the plans election for next year, completely raids to take place in a free and fair manner and in a safe environment. and that's really what's been on the agenda here in tunis. 65 delegates from libya have been here all week. how many plans to meet this election happened? you can't just hold an election to mortal. you need to build the infrastructure and specific mechanisms to be able to do that. and that's why these 13 months have been planned in order to get to that point, that farmer knew in envoy to libya, gas and salami. he has expressed optimism about about this latest development. and he actually was saying, in march sating exasperate that the lot of progress, the lack of support from the international community to help to get this point. the reason he says he's optimistic mood is because there's a bit of momentum around these talks. this time of the military

libya's unified nation some people talk of western and eastern libya but we tell them that libyans are one people this kind of rhetorical could lead to the division of libya's the tunisian people refuse this because they know that all libyans refuse it to us it's a danger on the region as a whole as it could open the door to division in other neighboring nations. with libya already desperate for normalcy the global pandemic has made worse the situation in the words of the u.n. envoy to maintain has colluded with conflict libya is geographically nearby but a world away from the grandeur of this luxury hotel in tunis where in the next sixty's 75 delegates will attempt to chart its political future clear haiti it. tunis. at least 50 people have been beheaded in mozambique in the past 3 days police say a group willing to ice all ists of blame unrest in the northern cabo delgado province began in 2017 and i since this base thousands of people but he said the fighters have burned homes and executed people in the gas rich region. in georgia opposition members are protesting against the result

libya is unified nation some people talk of western and eastern libya but we told them that libyans are one people this kind of rhetorical could lead to the division of libya's the tunisian people refuse this because they know that all libyans refuse it to us it's a danger on the region as a whole as it could open the door to division in other neighboring nations. with libya already desperate for normalcy the global pandemic has made worse the situation in the words of the u.n. envoy to 19 has colluded with conflict libya is geographically nearby but a world away from the grandeur of this luxury hotel in tunis where in the next sixty's 75 delegates will attempt to chart its political future clear haiti it. tunis. riot police in georgia have used water cannon to disperse protesters outside the central election commission in tbilisi they're demanding a rerun of october's parliamentary poll accusing the governing party of rigging the ballot the georgian dream party received nearly 50 percent of the vote. believe years exiled former president abel moralez has returned home the country's 1st

but in recent months, libya's u.n. recognize government has made gains against war to have to forces after he launched a military offensive to take the capital. tripoli, let's get the very latest. while diplomatic editor james bays who's at the united nations, i mean, james, what are we expecting to hear from this meeting? as all sides seem to in principle, want to see progress from those peace accords were signed and look ahead. well certainly there are some on the u.n. security council who are describing recent developments as a breakthrough. you do now have a fragile cease fire in place. you do have an ambitious plan that would lead to elections in just over a year's time. but of course, you don't yet have that unity government in place. the u.n. acting special representative, stephanie williams said there were still many challenges ahead. i am optimistic about the way for an idea yet clear are right about the many challenges that lie ahead. 10 years of war cannot be solved one week of political tasks that we hear m

libya's unified nation some people talk of western and eastern libya but we tell them that libyans are one people this kind of rhetorical could lead to the division of libya the tunisian people refuse this because they know that all libyans refusing to list it's a danger on the region as a whole and as it could open the door to division in other neighboring nations. well clear harriet juno's one of those latest round of talks so you. need to go what are they hoping ball come out of it so what's happening in tunis is the 1st in paris a meeting of the libyan political dialogue forum these are talks brokered by the united nations and the u.n. has an fated 75 delegates from libya to take part but that number 75 doesn't actually have anything to do with that via the un charter was that number because it's the 75th anniversary this year of the saying of the u.n. charter so these 75 people are broadly representative of libya according to the acting u.n. special envoy stephanie williams and she's an american diplomat who's address the conference this morning in arabic seeing we're on the very

libya as unified nation some people talk of western and eastern libya but we tell them that libyans are one people this kind of rhetorical could lead to the division of libya's the tunisian people refuse this because they know that all libyans refuse it to us it's a danger on the region as a whole as it could open the door to division in other neighboring nations. with libya already desperate for normalcy the global pandemic has made worse the situation in the words of the u.n. envoy covered in 19 has colluded with conflict libya is geographically nearby but a world away from the grandeur of this luxury hotel in tunis where in the next sixty's 75 delegates will attempt to chart its political future clearheaded it algis eda tunis officials in the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh say the key city of shusha has been taken by azerbaijan forces claims of years area advance had initially been denied thousands of armenians are fleeing as any forces close in on the regional capital a long line of traffic was seen on the outskirts of the capitals to buy tickets as people tried to escape the f

and any government that's seen as pro western libya might be refused by eastern libya. so really the next day or 2 is as is really going to tell us whether or not the u.n. sponsored talks will be able to come out with a real political solution in libya. thank you for that money in mistrust and maybe still ahead on al-jazeera 5 percent of the folks that they enter the hospital with covais don't make it out. sounding people to x. us states c.s.t. rising coronavirus infections out of the holiday season in the past. digging up the past columbia restart explanations as a country comes to terms with the dr chapter of its history. how equity in beijing continues to be bad, just unhealthy, but it stood up every day because the wind is still blowing. that wind come across the sea of japan because back to north westerly by monday, so you'll feel a bit more chill, otherwise it's fine. the king weather the southwest of china, northern vietnam, we'll see remains of, of a tropical storm. possibly typhoon van covered by this stage. just a mass of rain. maybe touch in the far south of

mission in libya. then when mr. milligan office name was 1st suggested, african members objected saying they wanted an african counted for the job. finally, they have dropped their objections. it all illustrates the deep divisions in the international community on libya. one item that will be taught to list the militant off the list of priorities, also involves international actors under a recent agreement, all foreign forces are supposed to leave libya by early january, something that may prove extremely hard to actually accomplish. james barry's ouches era at the united nations, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he will visit bihari in soon after an invitation from the state's crown prince. but the foreign minister of neighboring saudi arabia is denying reports of a secret meeting that apparently already happened between the kingdom's crown prince and the israeli leader. according to israeli media, benjamin netanyahu flew to the saudi city of new elm on sunday for talks with mom and salomon, and u.s.

and this is really getting at the heart of libya's struggle, but nearly a decade. who decides and is a civilian or not that decides how to control or bring the military to heel. will the military in libya be subservient to a civilian rule irrespective of what they believe politically. and they respect of that? who chooses that? and it was a dangerous precedent that is being set because negotiating with helicopter or i guess not a whole that, but because of that i guess in the libyan political forum and as it is a dangerous treading of them, dangerous part. essentially what you allow your military to effectively make a decision that only your people can really make. and i think there is, but there's very little reason that libya should move 18 months down the line to an election that if they make that decision today and allow the military to in bold and selecting or point single having delegates and pull. but what happens when libyans make that decision and so on the $24.00 to december, 2021, when they decide for themselves that they want to change the presidency, d

forces loyal to libya's u.n. backed government condemn talks about their country's future which are going on in neighboring tunisia there are protests in the capital tripoli supporters of the government of national accord say their leaders are not being properly represented the 2 newest negotiations play harriet's reports. the united nations has invited 75 delegates from libya chosen to represent an array of political viewpoints regional interests and social groups they've gathered here in tunis to find a way forward acting un envoy stephanie williams is clear on the aim of the talks in tunis so. we are going to work with the 75 participants on or on the road map going forward the political road map going forward with the key objective being the scheduling of national elections. cycles of violence for nearly a decade after the tribes and groups don't remark a daffy turn on each other. and it has morphed into a conflict in which regional and global rivalries are being played out. libya has had 2 rival administrati

any, any government that's seen as prob western libya might be refused by eastern libya . so really the next day or 2 is as is really going to tell us whether or not the u.n. sponsored talks will be able to come out with a real political solution in libya. still ahead on al-jazeera faces a choice between russia and europe as it heads into a presidential election runoff. past digging up the past, columbia resumes and simming bodies, and then comes to terms with the dog chapter of its history. hello the season is changing now and throughout the middle east, the most obvious changes is massacre in afghanistan, where a significant rain has fallen recently. snow at the height of the sea, that's in the forecast too. but usually the things these westerly wages, they end up being cold, come from the eastern mediterranean, across the levant dross, iraq showers there as far south as bordering around the gulf. so you've got the high ground recently, man west and saudi, which will prompt showers. qatar might give the old shower in the north, probably not in the capital. now be the cas

libya's rival factions have been meeting in tunis, u.s. capital reports from tunis, a summer of protest in libya, after 10 years of war with 2 rival governments actually in for control. basic services aren't being met. corruption is way to spread, and the global pandemic has worsened the situation. the majority in the room do not want the status quo. the un's top diplomats in libya, stephanie williams has a message for the country's political class. and they were put on notice you have an opportunity now to be relevance. you can rise to the occasion. or, you know, you can go the way of the dinosaurs. some attention is he has ended with $75.00 libyan delegates and going to hold elections in december next. year, but failing to decide on who will lead to the country until then, the un is focusing on what's been achieved. save the talks, skepticism remains. what is happening now is basically recycling old talk more than giving real guarantees for libyans that these sessions will actually lead to a strong government or one that's able to achiev

security council are optimistic about a breakthrough in libya following tilted. rival factions lost weight and a cry for help from communities across central america after a storm iota left a trail of destruction. however, a story in the u.s. in the last few days have been one of coal really has got coptic in the northeast corner. now winter is more or less kept in the canadian prairies at the moment. for, by that i mean the amount of snow for half the sky and the temperatures will recover for toronto, new york, and washington from low single, to low teens as quite a big change. it won't necessarily last because this is a pool of cold back which will edge eastwards. there's not much weather in it, but we saw before the junction between the 2 is quite stormy. to wrong turns temperature drops down to 4 degrees on saturday as a result of the cold air. and if you look at this line here, that is the junction which produced some nasty weather the last couple days were cold meats, warm, but the contrast isn't as great this time. so i think things will be as bad. the coa

hopeful of a breakthrough in libya following talks with rival factions. we are just human and we also have business goals in our lives. a difficult pill to swallow for nurses in the philippines who are desperate to go to work abroad. hello folks. not been a problem the last couple days throughout much of central eastern europe. it is still in a beer in central part of spain in madrid. this was the case yesterday morning that slopes to shift is but the air is moving fairly quickly. elsewhere in europe, all of it coming from in the atlantic. it will be particularly strong in the baltic . that's easing of the next 24 hours. stormy weather seems likely to develop in the eastern med and also in the central med. indeed, the forecast of any of these morons will take. but i'm, if you like, becomes a wet one by saturday after a rather quiet start. on friday. there most of the european plain is colder. now. sunny. there's the time by day unless you happen to be in scandinavia as to when the night was windy is friday, admittedly, but still breezy and snow is showing

do with libya the u.n. chose that number because this 75th anniversary this year of the signing of the u.n. charter so these 75 people are broadly representative of libya according to the acting u.n. special envoy stephanie williams and she's an american diplomat who's address the conference this morning in arabic seeing we are on the very edge of a new libya so what is the aim for this new libya well in a word it's elections these delegates are tough sgt with devising a road map that's the un's word essentially a blueprint for a specific set of mechanisms to allow elections to happen as soon as possible and these elections are to result in a single unified libyan government so fractured is libya that there are 2 rival administrations each claiming to be the legitimate one indeed in president case aid has called these talks historic by old measured measures and of caution against the splitting up of the country so the hope therefore is that these elections are the best means to address the crisis in the jus

mission in libya. then when mr. milligan office name was 1st suggested, african members objected saying they wanted an african candidate for the job. finally, they have dropped their objections. it all illustrates the deep divisions in the international community on libya. one item that will be totally missed in latin officer list of priorities also involves international actors under a recent agreement, all foreign forces are supposed to leave libya by early january, something that may prove extremely hard to actually accomplish. james ouches era at the united nations. the saudi foreign minister has denied reports of a secret meeting between the kingdom's crown prince and the israeli prime minister . according to israeli media, benjamin netanyahu flew to the saudi city of now i'm on sunday for talks with mohamed bin salman, and the u.s. secretary state, my pompei, our foreign minister, prince feisal, been farhan on saad, says only americans, and saudis were present at that meeting. politicians in guatemala, have vo

any, any government that's seen as pro western libya might be refused by eastern libya. so really the next day or 2 is as is really going to tell us whether or not the u.n. sponsored talks will be able to come out with a real political solution in libya. reporters without borders is cautiously welcomes a decision by egypt's released 5 journalists from prison. that says much more needs to be done, only to have them have actually been let go. dozens remain behind bars. last month, a group of american and european politicians cold on president of just sisi to believe activists, lawyers, journalists, and prisoners of conscience. one of those journalists says al-jazeera is mahmoud hussein. he has now been held in an egyptian prison for more than $1400.00 days without charge or trial. his detention is in violation of both egyptian and international law that rolled over is set for a presidential election runoff on sunday, after no candidate won a majority in the 1st round for a russian incumbent, eager to adorn as of the games pro e.u. opposition candidates. maya sons, who has

libya ns reach an agreement, then deals become possible.esire to bring home more for their little local group. to realise that libya has enough wealth from oil to share so that every libyan can be made better off by peace. elections are the way to go and provide tremendous opportunity for the company to move beyond the chaos. stephanie williams is talking about agreement on a road map to elections within the next 18 months. that sounds pretty tentative and a lot can happen in18 tentative and a lot can happen in 18 months. that is right. the basic idea is that the reward is a new government gets form that has a temporary government and the process for elections moves at the same time. and the idea is that that government would provide the ability to unlock libyan resources to be distributed regionally and locally so that a wide range of interests benefit and libya ns a wide range of interests benefit and libyans are sick of civil war. they are sick of being attacked by drones. they are sick of the loss of stability and security that they had

this is the 1st security council meeting since developments in libya that the u.n. say may be a breakthrough. a fragile cease fire is now in place. and the talks in tunis, we've seen the beginnings of a peace deal, the supposed to lead to elections in about 2 years time. i am optimistic about the way forward in libya, yet clear about the many challenges that lie ahead. 10 years of war cannot be solved one week of political talks, but we hear more now the language of peace rather than the language of war. for the sake of libya, 75 libyans came together in tunis last week in a good faith effort to start the process of healing their nation's wounds. but do a search from the well respected international crisis group whose follow developments in libya during its last decade of conflict. so is the very many challenges ahead should not be underestimated. heightened by the fact that now we're not seeing open conflict, not entirely optimistic that we've seen the end. this may devastating destruction or self destruction of the country by the hands of the libyans themselves. i

the people who will decide are from outside libya, not inside libya. and what i fear is that what will emerge from this political process is a power sharing framework, whereby the parties or actors proxies for the international power elections will be a proxy influenced, as opposed to reflecting the true will of the libyan people. ok? i want to bring it back to a point you made there about running militias with different aims, different agendas. the u.n. is talking about reintegrating, the armed forces into a single body. i mean, how does libya even begin to do that? i think the most interesting thing that we've seen with regard to this particular topic is a clear desire from the u.s. led process to ignore the reality on the ground and refused to call things as they are to name things as they are. the reason the political parties are engaged with this political process is because turkey and to intervene, to establish a military balance between g. and a on one site and then a on the other. it is this very awkward military balance between text on one sid

libya as unified nation some people talk of western and eastern libya but we tell them that libyans are one people this kind of rhetorical could lead to the division of libya's the tunisian people refuse this because they know that all libyans refuse it to us it's a danger on the region as a whole as it could open the door to division in other neighboring nations with libya already desperate for normalcy the global pandemic has made worse the situation in the words of the u.n. envoy to 19 has colluded with conflict libya is geographically nearby but a world away from the grandeur of this luxury hotel in tunis where in the next 6 days 75 delegates will attempt to chart its political future clearheaded it. tunis u.n. secretary general antonio terraces addressed the participants at that form urging the international community to support the talks. your commitment to this process will replace star leaving sort of an entity and the democratic leadership timoci of leaving the sea to sions as you engage in dialogue to resolve your differences your the to me nation will be tested however compro

of people trying to flee libya. there needs to be, i think, frankly great empathy for the plight of these women, men and children who are seeking a better life. part of the solution obviously involves dealing with the situation in libya and making it safer. but it is clear is that we have a, we have a long way to go on that. the, what happened today was a big step forward, but it also underscores the need for better global management of migration and refugee rights. the u.k. has reported its highest number of daily corona virus infections. a since the pandemic began with 33000, new cases, confirmed, record rises are being seen across europe, which is battling an aggressive 2nd wave. france's warned of further measures could soon be imposed after the prime minister revealed one person is at met at the hospital with covert 19, every 30 seconds. that the bob of reports in a small town south of brussels, a funeral director is burying the dead. he says almost everyone dying in the area is a victim of covered 90 something

the un's acting envoy to libya says a lot of.

libya's unified nation some people talk of western and eastern libya but we told him that libyans are one people this kind of rhetorical could lead to the division of libya the tunisian people refuse this because they know that all libyans refuse it to us it's a danger on the region as a whole as it could open the door to division in other neighboring nations. harriet says and she has capital she says delegates are focused on producing a roadmap to holding national elections in libya. so what's happening in tunis is the 1st in paris a meeting of the libyan political dialogue forum these are talks brokered by the united nations and the u.n. has inflated 75 delegates from libya to take part but that number 75 doesn't actually have anything to do with the via the un chose that number because it's the 75th anniversary this year of the signing of the u.n. charter so these 75 people are broadly representative of libya according to the acting u.n. special envoy stephanie williams and she's an american diplomat who's address the conference this morning in arabic saying we are on the very edge

libya's unified nation some people talk of western and eastern libya but we told him that libyans are one people this kind of rhetorical could lead to the division of libya's the tunisian people refuse this because they know that all libyans refusing to stop it's a danger on the region as a whole a as it could open the door to division in other neighboring nations. harris's in tunis where these latest round of talks taking place in which libyans rather than and what are they hoping is going to come out of this meeting. well what's happening in tunisia is a continuation of talks that have taken place but it's the 1st meeting of the 2 lizzie in so excuse me of the libyan political dialogue for them that's the $75.00 delegates that are broadly representative of libya and that's according to stephanie williams the acting special envoy from the u.n. to libya she's an american diplomat and she's already spoken this morning in arabic addressing the delegation and telling them you are on the very edge of a new libya after years of war so what's the aim well in a word the aim of this delegatio

so you say libya is in that category artificial.i'm not long-standing nationstate with basis of unity. yes i think it is that much harder. and again another reason that the precedents people have cited for where this works for you remember before the iraq war there's a vigorous argument for regime change their yet all of these arguments. it worked wellin germany, japan and other cases like panama and grenada we can get into that. part of the issue states like long-standing institutions and some democratic precedents of a much greater chance to survive regime change doing in the middle east. that's would very briefly because i said you raised a bunch of interesting things. don't get me wrong i mentioned the iran coup caught the original sins also negative consequences. you are right that 25 years in the cold war is not that bad. another one where one could argue it was a success and reasonable objectives were received. but just like i made case about afghanistan intervention, true got rid of a nationalist but we also in that episode

bombing of libya. how far from the taliban, or is it al qaeda infiltrate and a war? again, i have to say supported by tony blinken, the secretary of state, designate of a job i ministration. how far is the afghanistan war now entering the mediterranean coast of north africa? 100. 2 all that, i mean, there are no, there are no reports, and i've never heard of anyone from afghanistan being will be there. maybe there are some people from al-qaeda there, but there are absorb the region. if we start to play that game, i can tell you plenty of times that russia has supported fascists to putting people live with it were which of course, a lot of damage to russia. i'm afraid politics is a dirty game, but that doesn't mean i think that putin is a fashion is a, is a supporter of the so if you're comparing the united states' support for the libya war, the tony brink, it was involved in with the, with the mole and 12 ribbentrop pact. no, no, no, i'm just saying in general, you know, you are, you know, us is, has m

and this is really getting at the heart of libya's struggle, but nearly a decade. who decides, is a civilian or not that decides how to control or bring the military to heel. will the military in libya be subservient to a civilian rule irrespective of what they believe politically and they respect of who chooses them. and there is a dangerous precedent that is being set the, his negotiating with helicopter or get us out of all the factors that i guess in the libyan political forum in tennessee, is a dangerous treading of the dangerous part. essentially where you allow your military activity make a decision that only your people can really make. we're going to weather update next here and i was 0 then in peru, as the country plunges into its worst constitutional crisis in decades. the worst type food this year, we'll show you the scale of destruction caused by a damn cold in the philippines. that's how we have something of a major change in the weather across china over the next couple of days. still dry for the time bay. but this massive cloud up towards the north

rival factions in libya have agreed to hold nationwide elections in december next year. it was announced at the u.n. sponsored talks in tunis, delegates to negotiating the appointment of an interim government ministry representatives, have also been meeting in sauce in central libya. they're discussing the implementation of a cease fire deal signed last month with the un's former envoy to libya. and salamis says that the recent developments are a big step towards ending a decade of violence. i am very hopeful and very welcome is that it will take all right, you'll have this, that is cool, but you will write that you would have probably forgotten it is and have but i have never been as it was because i am today agent of the busy life out of china. sounds a serious player harriet is there. those talks are taking place in to discredit. tell us more about this agreement to hold nationwide elections next year. yes. so that's the big news that of chinnis national elections to be held next december on the 24th december 2021. that's christmas eve next year. why that date? well,

libya is unified nation some people talk of western and eastern libya but we tell them that libyans are one people this kind of rhetorical could lead to the division of libya's the tunisian people refuse this because they know that all libyans refusing to us it's a danger on the region as a hornak as it could open the door to division in other neighboring nations u.s. drug firms pfizer says it's vaccine has proved to be 90 percent effective in preventing the virus in late stage trials now this comes as the world health organization says is making body is meeting as covert 19 cases and deaths surge around the world the annual ministerial world health assembly is taking place after a shortened session in may we might be tired. but it is not tiring of last year's preys on draws in we come home. but it preys on our her weaknesses to any quality division denounce we sure do. and we fully ignore those. tara he is congratulated azerbaijan's president who says his forces have seized an important city in the spew to the region shusha is the 2nd biggest city in nagorno-karabakh where azerbaijan i

acting envoy to libya seems to be optimistic, especially in her presser today.ost important or outstanding claim she mentioned was the elections to be held after 18 months transitional period, but at the same time she says we still have a lot of work to do. this is the point. the stakeholders meeting in tunisia have to choose a presidential counsel to be composed of three members. the current presidential counsel includes nine members. also a separate new government. this is the tough task that is facing stakeholders, 75 representatives of the libyan society meeting in tunisia sponsored by the united nations. host: 80% of yemen's population will experience famine in a month if more money is not provided, a stark warning from the united nations. a humanitarian chief says an extra one $.5 billion is needed to revert -- -- revert the crisis. reporter: the un security council were told the warning lights were blinking red with the world food program the winner of this year's nobel peace prize talking of the risk of famine in months. >> literally would like to be pre

decade of violence in libya. despite rival factions being unable to reach an agreement on who will lead the country through the transitional period, a both sides have agreed to hold nationwide elections in december of next year. their delegates failed to agree on the makeup of an interim government until then. the majority in the room do not want the status quo. this is not an acceptable alternative. it is not sustainable. everybody recognizes that the hard summer that many libyans just passed through with no electricity and very little water and all the other hardships and, and the pandemic really, i think, was a wake up call for. let's go to our correspondent harriet tears in tunis. clare, what do you make of the outcome of these talks? are they disappointing? i think from the point if you're of the united nations and the special envoy there, stephanie williams there for sizing. what's been achieved from the talks. so the major headline from this week was the elections the day that's been set for that. the 24th

libya is unified nation some people talk of western and eastern libya but we told him that libyans are one people this kind of rhetorical could lead to the division of libya's the tunisian people refuse this because they know that all libyans refuse it to us it's a danger on the region as a hornak as it could open the door to division in other neighboring nations with libya already desperate for normalcy the global pandemic has made worse the situation in the words of the u.n. envoy covered in 1000 has colluded with conflict libya is geographically nearby but a world away from the grandeur of this luxury hotel in tunis where in the next sixty's 75 delegates will attempt to chart its political future clearheaded it. to us. officials in the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh say the key city assur share has been taken by azerbaijan forces claims of years ery advance had initially been denied thousands of armenians are fleeing as a very forces close in on the regional capital a long line of traffic were seen on the outskirts of the capital to panic out as people try to escape the fightin

in tripoli, let's get the view now of a loony who's in libya. a researcher at the university of durham, monitoring the talks into an essentially joins us actually from tunis and it's very good to have you with us. the u.n. has, as you heard, there has hailed a breakthrough in the libyan peacemaking process. are you as optimistic as they are that things are finally moving in the right direction. our elections within the next 18 months, feasible, looks fully what really makes me hopeful of what these so human truth is that the fact of the cease fire is all being on the ground. and we have to remind ourselves that libya was the country informed, looked into the cease fire called so i think that's the 1st indication and what really makes me more. and then the other thing that we must look at, or very good optimism again, is the fact that the military truck and the police truck are running together. and it is very important we are expecting to hear tonight the program that's been made by that going to military committee in egypt who has been working

thomas: to a breakthrough in tunisia on the future of libya. the un's acting envoy to the north african country has enough that political talks have resulted in an agreement on a road map towards fresh elections within the next 18 months. let's take a quick listen to what stephanie williams s been telling journalists in tunis following the breakthrough. >> we are under no illusions, and we know that a lot of work remains to be done. the libyan political dialogue has many more issues in front of it, such as designing a new government and its cash governance structure to take the country as quickly as possible-- designing a new governance structure to take the country as quickly as possible to elections. i have heard strong condemnation of the terrible conditions and suffering of those who are arbitrarily detained and the demand for their immediate and unconditional release. thomas: earlier here on france 24 we spoke to a journalist in tunis, and this was the update. >> this is a preliminary agreement on a roadmap for elections, but the acting he

and their libya approach. this is a complication for the ..s. to achieve its objectives just as the biden has talked about, if they want to get more deeply involved in doubles -- diplomacy to end the syria conflict, they need a good relationship with the turks, yet there is also an interest in drawing saudi arabia and the uae ack into the syria issue as way of hopefully getting a diplomatic outcome. if we want to resolve the libya conflict, we need some kind of agreement between the egyptians and the turks, who clearly have different objectives. in your perspective, how deeply involved should the new biden administration be in trying to help smooth over issues between turkey and its adversaries in the arab world? is it even possible, and is it something that we should consider to be a priority? >> i think it is definitely going to be very difficult, because you have to separate these things. turkey's relationship and the few at the uae and egypt is different than it how it views its relationship with the saudi

and this is really getting at the heart of libya's struggle for nearly a decade. who decides, is a civilian or not that decides how to control or bring the military to heel? will the military in libya be subservient to a civilian rule irrespective of what they believe politically, and they respect of who chooses that? and there is a dangerous precedent that is being set because negotiating with helicopter or get us out of all the battles with elegance in the libyan political forum in tunisia is a dangerous treading of the dangerous part. essentially where you allow your military activity make a decision that only your people can really make it on from still refusing to admit defeat in the u.s. presidential election. there was some speculation he was moving maybe toward some sort of concession based on, well one of his tweets, but then there's always another tweet. and it was this one. i won the election he same in all caps. early in his campaign dropped a court claim suggesting the vote count in pennsylvania was unconstitutional. that team it wanted 600000 votes t

any, any government that's seen as pro western libya might be refused by eastern libya. so really the next day or 2 is as is really going to tell us whether or not the u.n. sponsored talks will be able to come out with a real political solution in libya. as more ahead on this news hour, including faces a choice between russia and europe as it heads into a presidential runoff. 5 percent of the folks said that enter the hospital with covais don't make it out. sounding me and on and energy people tell us state c.s.t. rising on a virus infections ahead of the holiday season and in sports, and historic win for argentina's money team against 3 time long time news event. and i have the details. next supporters of us present donald trump have gathered in washington d.c. in what's being billed as the 1000000, my grandma ch. as staging it near the white house in a display of support for trump's effort to stay in power counter, protesters have also turned out to meet them. drove out to wave to the crowds area . it's been exactly one week now since joe biden was declared the us pres

but i spoke to libya's coast guard officers. they say that they have not been encouraged to conduct a risk you and interception patrols recently because they don't want to bring risk, you'd migrants and refugees back to libya for the safety. they say that they come up afford to accommodate them with detention centers closed for the time being because of fear of covert 19 infection. i would break head with the latest there from libya will. meanwhile, the un says the international community needs to do more to help the plight of migrants. these tragedies repeat over and over again of people trying to flee libya if there needs to be. i think frankly great empathy for the plight of these women, men and children who are seeking a better life. part of the solution obviously involves dealing with the situation in libya and making it safer. but it is clear that we have a, we have a long way to go that the what happened today was a big step forward. but it also underscores the need for better global management of migration and refugee ri