the u.n. the many more impatient -- many more important issues have, before you. the iea in particular to an important role to play make sure iran follows through in its commitments and keeping up the pressure as the final deal is negotiated. in syria the u.n.'s role is critical, both in the laminating the chemical stockpile and getting humanitarian aid to people in dire need. general assembly adopted a resolution that confirms its commitment to ukraine's sovereignty. the u.n. has not been able to send a more powerful message because of russia's of the toe in the security council. on the palestinian peace process just yesterday, resident -- announced the palestinians intend to be a party to 15 international conventions. this could jeopardize the peace process and possibly u.s. assistance. the ramifications are unclear. the administration must send a clear message to the palestinians that the only path to statehood is through and the notion -- through a negotiated agreement with israel. i hope y

at the u.n. at the human rights council we issued a joint statement on venezuela and listed the number of countries to join us. it will not surprise you that given that the u.n. is filled more than half of u.n. member states are nondemocratic, it is to pull easy for us the kind of coalition of the willing, shall i say, across but that is with a we seek to do. we seek even if we can't get overwhelming vote counts, we seek to kind of create alignments of people who share the same democratic values, speaking out on behalf of venezuela. i'd welcome any ideas you have about further steps we can take within the u.n. system and agree that it's important to raise it there and the human rights that is meant to be at the heart of the u.n. charter. lastly if i could, just on the dprk in cuba, sanctions violations, we -- there is sort of a lot of very bureaucratic things we are doing at the u.n. on this particular case. it was the largest armed seizure. we are very grateful and thank panama for stepping up an

the u.n. thursday's assault a war crime. and south sudan says u.n. peace keepers provoked the attack by firing in the air and we are in the capitol cuba. >> this is bor in the state and a town that changed hands between government and rebels several times since december. it's been in south sudan army control since late january, a few months later and the situation is still volatile. >> we are ready for what happened yesterday and in bor was that a group of 350 men, women and even some children decided to walk towards our peace keeping base. we were led to believe they were going to hand over a petition regarding the work of the u.n. in bor, upon arrival at the base part of the group broke off and went to the area of the base which is where we are protecting civilians and opened fire. now we immediately returned fire and have used lethal force to repel the attack. >> reporter: the u.n. condemned violence and said what happened in bor constitutes a war crime and also reminded the government of s

the u.n. budget. it pays roughly a quarter of the u.n. budget. a quarter of the regular budget and then also the peacekeeping budget. united states a certain amount of leverage. it is also a permanent member of the security council. it has a veto so it can stop anything it wants to in the security council, which is the only u.n. body that has real power. it has the ability to send military forces wherever it wants. it can impose sanctions on countries. it can impose diplomatic sanctions, it can do a variety of things. it is a rather unwieldy body but the united states is a key member. host: the u.s. pays the lion's share of the u.n. budget. power, do weveto have more veto power than other countries that are big players in the u.n.? no, there are five veto powers. the u.s., britain, france, rus sia, and china. of world the victors war ii. in the general assembly, a kind of world parliament of 193 nations, no one has a veto in the general assembly. its this is our -- decisions are generally recom

while the u.n. is far from perfect, the collecting for refusing to pay our commitment leaves the united states any position of weakness, not strength. our robust engagement is necessary to better protect our credibility on the world stage as well as our national security. problems in remote areas now cross borders at alarming rates. we need to leverage the strength of this coalition of nations to prevent emerging threats abroad from reaching us here at home, and to ensure the human remains accountable and effective. nuclear proliferation, terrorism, drug trafficking, man-made and natural disasters, infectious disease, extreme poverty and suffering, environmental degradation, confronts the entire world community and no one nation should address them alone. burden sharing remains the most cost efficient use of our tax dollars. for all these reasons the u.s. must pay its bills in full and on time. our responsibility both republicans and democratic administrations have consistently upheld. in an increasi

we'll have the latest attack on a u.n. compound in south sudan. the government there says the u.n.'n peacekeeper provoked the attack by firing in to the air. also ahead, president obama signs a bill designed to block the man iran has chosen as it's a ambassador to the u.n. >> and i am rob mcbride in china with the small plant that has a big part to may in the fight against industrial pollution. ♪ ♪ >>> all right, but we can start now in south korea where the ferry that sanction on wednesday is now fallen on its side on the sea bed. three days after the ferry capsized with more than 470 people on board, hope of finding survivors impossible air pockets is, of course, dwindling. so far 29 bodies have been recovered. 273 people remain missing. now most of hospital are high school students. one of the divers said he saw three bodies inside the submerged vessel but wasn't able to get them out. 40 dives are planned for today, that's saturday, in an effort to get inside the ship where most passengers are still believed to be trapped. let's have a look at the live scene there you can see it.

in the u.n. ystem the form that that has taken so far is more along the lines of what we discussed so far, the exclusion of israel from various groupings. i just had the chance to discuss this western european and others group which, back in 2000, we were able, the united states was able in new york to get israel membership in in new york. we were always denied. israel was always denied in geneva taking advantage of the peace process, and years of lobbying and months of intense lobbying on this issue, israel was finally admitted. similarly in new york, and human rights caucus for like-minded countries that basically vote the same and sentencing on human rights issues. israel's voting coincidence with the countries were part of that group is very, very high, even higher than that of the united states. and yet for years it was excluded from the crew. we just secured membership for israel in that group. israeli officials have a very hard time becoming senior u.n. officials, but in recent years we've

again our goal is to use the u.n. system to advance the interest of the united states and the american people, being excluded from those agencies does not allow us to do that, and of course, we can go through agency by agency, if you like, but you're familiar with these organizations as i am, vaccinations for children, weapons inspectors in the iaea, the postal system. this is the international system and it is strongly in the u.s. national interest to be a part of it. but that in no way detracts from the firmness of our opposition to palestinian unilateral moves. >> prior to mrs. lowey, i would like for all the members, this is a very active subcommittee and the membership in the subcommittee will have many questions. if we can stick to the timeline i think we can make more than one round of questions. i turn to mrs. lowey. >> thank you, madam chair. again welcome. i'm going to move to another issue, but i just want to associate myself with the comments of the chair. as one who has been very optimistic about a potenti

and then the u.n. set up its own tribunal, the international criminal tribunal for rwanda, which sat in tanzania, and that tried those that bore the principle, the cratest responsibility for the events that unfolded there. you'll appreciate that killing a million people in 100 days requires coordination. there were a lot of army and political personalities involved in the process, and the u.n. set about prosecuting those big fish. the rwandans made is great contribution to bringing many perpetrators to justice. the u.n. did well. there are questions about the cost of the process, the length of the trials, and, i suppose, to some extent, the assistance given to the witnesses who helped in the trials. overall, the two processes, the one in rwanda and one in the tanzania on behalf of the u.n. had positive results. >> cumulative i were they supposed to tell a story not only to rwanda about justice eventually coming, but to the rest of the world so tomorrow's genociders may think twice before trying to do so

and then the u.n. set up its own tribunal, the international criminal tribunal for rwanda, which sat in tanzania, and that tried those that bore the principle, the cratest responsibility for the events that unfolded there. you'll appreciate that killing a million people in 100 days requires coordination. there were a lot of army and political personalities involved in the process, and the u.n. set about prosecuting those big fish. the rwandans made is great contribution to bringing many perpetrators to justice. the u.n. did well. there are questions about the cost of the process, the length of the trials, and, i suppose, to some extent, the assistance given to the witnesses who helped in the trials. overall, the two processes, the one in rwanda and one in the tanzania on behalf of the u.n. had positive results. >> cumulative i were they supposed to tell a story not only to rwanda about justice eventually coming, but to the rest of the world so tomorrow's genociders may think twice before trying to do so

now we stay on the continent because u.n. conflict in central african republic is not getting attention it deserves and they fear thousands of people are not getting food and that is true of the town here where people are trapped and caroline malone reports. >> this is where some hungry women and children get food and butter, the world food program set up operations on what used to be a diamond and gold trading center. but there is not enough for everyone. local health workers say children are dying every few days from malnutrition. >> translator: i go to see and select the children who suffer from malnutrition particularly severe malnutrition and we find many of them, more than 2-300 but we don't have the products we need to treat the most severe malnutrition. >> reporter: diamond mining, used to provide for christians and muslims here before the fighting between them started and now around 14,000 muslims live surrounded by christian fighters and many people are without enough food and the few supplies that get in are unaffo

. >> a lot of people left the town, heading to a u.n. base. the conflict forced a million from their homes, most are dependent on food aid. the food and agriculture organization warned next year south sudan will experience a wide-end famine. the only thing that will prevent it is the end to the fighting. the rebels have been accused of killing based on ethnicity. he told us his forces killed government soldiers, but denied all knowledge of the killings in the mosque. riek machar told al jazeera his fighters are not behind the attack. >> translation: i contacted the field military commander in bentiu who told me such accusation is false. first of all, we respect our people, and the majority of the forces are from the region, and we can't kill our citizens. >> it's his responsibility. these are his rebels. he admitted these are not citizens. he has to answer for it, definitely. these are his rebels, and he said it over the media that he is taking over the city of bentiu and forces are controlled. there is nothing more uncool than that. the govern

we are witnessing this at the u.n. in another way. >> he has been accused of helping to hold 52 americans hostage in tehran for 444 days when the u.s. embassy was taken over in 1979. the diplomat had previously been given a visa said he had only served as a translator. the state department called him not viable for admission despite what some international lawyers say are long-time treaty requirements for hosting in new york. >> we take our hosting very serious that's why cases look i can this are rare. we are having to have a conversation about why we won't be granting this visa with the u.n. as we have already. we have had it with iranians. >> congress ceased on his case and sent blanket legislation that would bar anyone engaging in spying or a threat to national security. president obama signed the bill. but in an attached statement, he reserved the right to exercise presidential discretion in enforcing it just as his predecessor did with other laws he felt like infringed on his powers to conduct foreign policy. >> a

. >>> the u.n. security council discusses possible sanctions against south sudan as the conflict intensifies. >>> a year after bangladesh's worst factory accident, we ask are working conditions any safer? [ ♪ music ] >>> barack obama has backed japan in its territorial dispute with china. the u.s. president said the senkakus have been historically governed by japan. the diaoyu island, as it's called in china, has strained relations. president obama's remarks are likely to anger china. >> we stand together calling for disputes in the region, including maritime issues, to be resolved peacefully, through dialogue. we share commitment to fundamental principles such as freedom of navigation and respect to international law. the treaty commitment to japan's community is absolute, and article five covers all territories under japan's administration, including the si senkakku islands island. >> the u.s. and japan share sovereignty based on legal principles. we are global countries promoting stability and pea

the u.n. is set to vote on sending in some 12,000 more people -- peacekeepers to the central african republic. the lease say at least 30 people have been killed in the crossfire in new fighting between the christian militia and the muslim fighters. phase three of the world's biggest election is underway in india. polling today includes the capital, new delhi, and the key state of andhra pradesh -- of --uttar desh pradesh. also coming up, the masterminds of a son-powered plane, formerly unveiled their new aircraft. the solar impulse has made a trip across the united states without using a drop of fuel. it is set to fly around the world next year. we will get the latest from our correspondent inside the trial of oscare pistorius. it is the second day of cross-examination of the athlete's account on why he shot dead his girlfriend last year. first, in eastern ukraine, no clashes were reported there wednesday, but tensions are aill high in the town where russian processors have barricaded what they

the u.n. is preparing to vote on whether to authorise a peacekeeping mission to the central african republic. thousands of african and french troops have been struggling to contain violence. on tuesday, 30 were killed in the central town area. >> the u.s. is one of the countries pushing for more troops. the u.n. ambassador it visiting car. >> we need to redouble our efforts. this adds more urgency to the task. >> kenya has deported more than 80 somalis as part of its ongoing security crackdown. hundreds of others are being held in custody under anti-terrorism laws. this report from nairobi. >> these women do not know what will happen to them. they were arrested for being in kenya without proper documents. >> after a number of attacks in nairobi, the government ordered all rev guess to be moved to designated -- refugees to be moved to designated screen. first they are screened to make sure they are not kenyan born and have a right to stay. >> we have deported 82 somali citizens, and we are glad

the u.n. report and his unfounded inventions regarding the situation in crimea is concerned, crimea is a subject of the russian federation, in principle they can not serve as subject for discussion during today's meeting devoted to the situation in ukraine. and they're not worthy of such discussions. the impressions being created that the report is fabricated to reach predetermined conclusions was set by mr. simonvich in his first statement, we're forced to note that the report undermines trust in the work of the u.n. hcsr as unbiased defend irof human rights. we'll closely follow the work of the u.n. hcsr mission. we'll look how the further reports reflects the violence in southeast of the country unleashed by the so-called authorities of kiev. we advice those not just in words but champion actions for human rights in this country special attention to the actions of kiev self-proclaimed authorities which threaten to the pass sigh the east and southeast of country by force which is fraught with

the u.n. security council being called in new york just hours from when i'm speaking now. that's obviously a chance for russia to address the broader grievances. it blames ukraine for declaring war on its own citizens. many concerned they may intervene if the crew yanian army finds the man powuwer and e force. tense hours here. >> thank you very much. we want to go to washington and erin mcpike joins me now. how's the white house responding to the developments? are they stepping up sections or stepped up sanctions likely? >> reporter: well, don, the obama administration has been threatening encreased sanctions and officials more forceful about that this weekend. u.s. ambassador to the united nations samantha power on "abc this week" and she address third degree. >> i think we have seen that the sanctions can bite and if actions like the kind of a few days continue you see a ramping up of those sanctions. >> reporter: u.s. secretary of state john kerry repeatedly warned the russian counterpart l

the u.n. security council to call an emergency meeting tonight. we'll get to that in a moment. >>> but first, multiple shootings at a jewish community center on the eve of passover have left at least three people dead in overland park, kansas. police say the suspect is a white male in his 70s. our report from andres gutierrez of our affiliate kshb. andres, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, carl. police tell me three people are dead and a 14-year-old boy is in critical condition tonight following this afternoon's shooting. law enforcement say that multiple shots were fired around 1:00 p.m. local time at the jewish community center here in overland park. it's a city 20 minutes south of kansas city, missouri. shots were also fired at village shalom, a retirement home eight blocks away. a man who police say is a person of interest was arrested shortly after the shooting in the parking lot of an elementary school. i was there when they took him into custody. as he was sitting in the back of t

the decision of the u.n. the u.s. russia, an was that these organizations would not recognize until they fulfill three conditions, one was to improve the agreements between israel and plo, and the third one which could be the most important one, to recognize the state of israel. they are not willing to agree on none of these three conditions. >> that's the perfect chance to turn to mustafa, you were at the ceremony where the two sides declared this settlement going forward. was it understood from the beginning that this was going to end israeli participation in any talks? >> well, i've been listening, and it's very strange to hear what was said. because the israeli representative is blaming the plo for having negotiations with hamas while israel itself has held negotiations with hamas itself for a cease-fire. and israel has seen no problem, now they want to prevent those things were unifying their ranks. let me first tell you what israel is about, because i think the american audience doesn't know enough about israel.

the u.n. is meeting in the next hour. >> reports of more chemical attacks in syria. right now they are unconfirmed. >> a plea from the united nations to embrace wind power before it's too late. floundering mid east peace talks. the u.s. is pushing to get them back on track. it's the topic of tonight's "the week ahead". >> pro-russian demonstrators taking over a city council building in the ukraine east. the country, for the first time, fought back. gun fire killed an officer, and wounded five others. meanwhile pro-russian separatists showed up at another government building in eastern ukraine. they seized the building putting up a barricade made of wood, fire out front. they are fighting terrorists and soldiers were sent to confront armed pro-russian militants. he explained his decision. >> translation: the national security and defense council made a decision to start a full-scale terrorist operation engaging the pro-russians in ukraine. we will not allow a crimean matter again. >> viktor yan

and the u.n. set about prosecuting those big fish. the rwandans made a great contribution to bringing many of the perpetrator justice. the u.n. has done very well at bringing the principal perpetrators for justice. there are questions about the cost of the process, the length of the trials and i suppose to some extent, the assistance given to the witnesses who helped in the trials but overall, the two processes, one in rwanda and one in tans nia on behalf of the u.n. have had some very positive results. >> were they supposed to tell a story not only to rwanda about justice eventually coming but to the rest of the world so that tomorrow's genociders might think twice before they try to do something like this? >> well, i think there were two things going on. i think first of all, there is the ability to create a record which would have with stool some judicial scrutiny. lots of people have had some pay about what the record looked like. so we would have historically a better understanding of what happened in rwanda and the trial processe

the number climbed to 350,000, and by the u.n.'s latest counts there are more than 1 million registered syrian refugees in lebanon. the massive influx is having a strain on lebanon's government and forcing officials to make tough decisions. >> this is the 1 millionth syrian refugee in lebanon. he came from the city of homs with his sister and mother. most are here to register to receive aid, others to appeal the u.n. decision to cut them from the aid program. this woman has one child and pregnant with another. other refugees have priority over her, she was told. >> for the second time we are trying to appeal the u.n. verd uct -- verdict. >> it's a painful decision, but a must. lebanon and the u.n. agencies don't have the resources to help the resources. financial and other resources have been depleted. each day 2500 syrians crossed the border into lebanon looking for health services and education. the lebanese government say they have less than a quarter of the money needed to provide for those coming in. the lebanese government is

the u.s. european and u.n. ndition. >> there has been press reporting in the last 12 hours out of the middle east saying that hamas is willing to recognize the state of israel. is there anything you can tell us on whether there is any accuracy to those recent reports? >> y, i can tell you that hamas is ready to accept our solution of none violence. so far palestinians have recognized israel but israel did not recognize up until now palestinian state. the road to peace is simple and clear. israel should accept our right to be equal. they should accept the compromise to having a palestinian state, and there will be peace. unfortunately so far israel wants to continue illegal settlements that are killing the possibility of having a palestinian state. that is the problem. for 21 years we have been negotiating, and instead of seeing peace we've been witnessing the expansion-- >> let me jump in right there, let me ask you again if hamas , as the palestinian authority, as the fatah-led faction has done, will hamas reco

the sri lankan government doesn't accept the u.n.'s authority. >> the view of the government of sri lanka is that we will not be participating in any investigation. that is carried out by the office of the high commissioner for human rights. for the simply reason that we do not accept the authority of the commissioner to do this. >> kenya's parliament passed a bill legalizing polygamy saying it will protect women's' rights. the bill will allow men to marry as many women as they want without permission from their other wives. >> the chief says a benefit of his memories is that the burden of chores is shared. most of the time the union is harmonious. because each of his wives had a say in the newcomer. >> translation: it's important to be part of the negotiation, because the land has to be divided again, and i have to make sure that the next one is willing to help with the chores. >> pal iing amy is about bringing the whole family together. he consulted the wife's parents. >> translation: you don't just marry because you have more than

you could only feel the disaster if you were hear. >> despite u.n. resolutions there is no aid getting through to civilians, and every passing day only adds to those caught up in the con picture. >> four french journalists held hostage for nearly a year has arrived back home. president franÇois hollande met them outside of an air base in paris. they had been kidnapped in two straight incidents in june. >> now we'll enjoy time with our families who suffered more than us. we made our choices. we took responsibility for them. i think when we were caught we had to be in syria to do our job. it was during the chemical weapons issue. there was a risk, and we took it. we took our responsibilities, and so did our editorial management. >> reporter: we're joined live from paris, simon, a welcomed homecoming for these men. have they said any more about their ordeal? >> yes, a few more details are emerging from the four men that had been besieged by the media just outside of paris. a few more details emerging. a tough ten months. i thought they looked pretty good

the u.n. the syrian government is using denial of medical car as weapon of war and agencies warn half of medical personnel have left syria. activists say dozens of doctors have been tortured to death in prisons because they treated injured rebels and shortage of hospitals means people built these make-shift clinics and this center looks after the eastern providence. >> translator: we preform c-sections 24 hours a day and deal with emergency situations and there is a lack of personnel and medicine and equipment. >> reporter: but centers like this are rare. many field clinics are using old clothes as bands and people have died because of frequent power outages and there are reports that patients were hit on the head to knock them out because there was no anesthetic. the shortages of hospitals and supplies meant a rise in cases of polio, meningitis, measles and other preventable diseases in children and as it ranges on for children the prospects of a healthy future are bleak, i'm with al jazeera.

kilometers we now know from the u.n. eport , it has been concluded the same thing, these missiles fired were fired no more than a mile. one looks just from the footage one saw, they were homemade. they did not fit any of the criteria been known weapons. and don't think we don't have a very good picture of what the syrians have in terms of warheads. they have a series of warheads that can deliver chemical weapons, and we know the dimensions of all of them. none of these weapons that that. so you have a u.n. report, this independent report saying there were no more than one or two kilometers, so i don't know why we're talking about multiple launch rockets. these are homemade weapons. it seems clear to most observers, they say even to the u.n. tina did the final report, because of whatever rules they have, the u.n. was unable to say who fired what. they can describe the weapons and never make a judgment. i can tell you, i quote sunday from inside the investigation unit who is very clear that the weapons fired were homemade a

but the ministers of the country say that the u.n. peace keepers are the ones that provoked the crowd. >> the u.n. forces shot bullets in the air. shooting pull let's in the air provoked this situation. and as a result fighting ensued between the youth the enemy force, and th. >> the past week has seen a wave of armed incidents in south sudan. on tuesday unity state the town of bentiu was recently retaken by rebels. it's rich in oil and strategically important to both sides. a cease-fire was broken in january, but this week they were targeting south sudan's capitol and it's oil field. al jazeera, south sudan. >> in coming up al jazeera america an arrest that has an entire city breathing a collective sigh of relief. we'll tell but the man who police say terrorized kansas city by shooting randomly at cars. >> not so pretty. i'll never complain about a supermarket line ever again. >> plus a preview of the new episode of our series "borderland." stay tune. >> the new space race is here >> there are people right now who will walk on mars >>

. >>> the u.n. calls it a devastating. >>> ukraine's marksman accused of opening fire on protesters. >> the hunt for the missing airliner must continue. >>> the live scene in london. even higher levels of air pollution hitting southern britain with an oppressive mix of local emissions and dust from the sahara. hello, everyone. the war in syria is into its fourth year. the plight just gets worse. any family that can tries to flee the country. the crisis has been underlining by this, a tragic and new symbolic number. 1 millionth refugee. the u.n. calls it a devastating milestone. one million new of just 6 million people. altogether, the u.n. says a total of 2.5 million syrians are now registered as refugees abroad. and the actual number who have fled is unknown. it's widely thought to be much higher because many are too frightened to register. many have fled in every direction. northern iraq, northern turkey, jordan and above all, lebanon. lebanon has taken by far the most. it received only 14% of the

the u.n. d rebel forces of killing civilians based on ethnicity, a charge the rebel commander in the area denies and told us his forces had killed government soldiers but denied all knowledge of the killings in the mosque. so since that report has come out and since these pictures have gone to air they are all over the internet. the former vice president now leader of this rebel opposition army has come out and denied responsibility for the attack. he said that he has spoken to his rebel commander on the ground and this is what he had to say. >> translator: i contacted the field military commander in bentu and told me such accusation is false. first of all we respect our people and the majority of the forces are from the region and we can't kill our citizens. >> reporter: what will happen that day is being investigated as part of a widespread human rights investigation carried out by the u.n. and in time i hope it's possible to finds out who was responsible for this attack. >> thanks for that a

as the accusations flew at the u.n. the acting president warned action could be taken against pro russia activists as early as this hour. >> they took decision to launch the operation with the participation of the armed forces of ukraine. we won't let russia repeat the scenario in the eastern region of ukraine. >> i want to bring up some live pictures here. what you're seeing, these are live pictures. as we've been reporting they really want to break away. this is from the eastern part of ucla. they want to go with russia. they have been very firm. there is been a lot of violence. at this point there is a stalemate. a deadline has passed. the government has basically threatened the military action will be taken if these protesters in various parts of eastern ukraine don't put down their weapons. and basically step away. at the point a very dangerous situation. live pictures here from eastern ukraine. >> reporter: the hastily called meeting produced the same outcome as the nearly ten other sessions on ukraine. no progress

it was entirely predictable that the u.n. security council discussion wasn't going to get anywhere last night. it was a meeting which was called by the russians to be able to put their case that it's all the fault of the ukrainian government which very clearly isn't the case and the international community doesn't accept russia's version of events. so it was inevitable i think that that was going to be a meeting. more important is the meeting of foreign ministers where they will be discussing what actions to take. and if they were to follow the u.s. in imposing tougher sanctions on russia, then i think that might start to have at least a small effect on putin's calculations of what he can and can't do. >> we'll see what comes of it. ian bond, many thanks for joining us and sharing your perspective here on cnn. we appreciate it. >>> and you're watching cnn newsroom, live from cnn center as the search continues for flight 370. the weather is cooperating today, at least, but there are some changes ahead. >>> plus week six of the

the u.n. says there are 1 million registered syrian refugees in lebanon. appear >> this is al jazeera, live from our headquarters in doha. also coming up, a gunman goes on a shooting ram page in a u.s. military base. four people are dead. >> armed men kidnap two women the a popular tourism resort in malaysia. >> two stolen paintings stolen as lost property and recovered 44 years later. >> the civil war in syria has dragged on for three years, and the conflict affects not only syria, but the region. the u.n. says there are 1 million syrian refugees in lebanon, putting a strain on a stretched country. it described the situation as a devastating milestone. the total number of registered syrian refugees is more than 2.5 million. more than 660,000 crossed syria's northern border into turkey, 220,000 spread into iraq. in georgia half a million syrians have been forced from their homes. 135,000 have been received in egypt. >> let's go to tripoli in northern lebanon. a staggering figure for lebanon alo

aljazeera. >> the u.n. curity council is supposed to be deciding about sending troops out by september. what would their mandate be by that point when according to most accounts, muslims have mostly been ethnically cleansed from the area? >> well, the mandate that the security council is expected to vote on later this day is actually quite broad and sweeping and evolving, but the primary goal is protection of civilians. that means protecting humanitarian operations and protecting government institutions, as well as directly protecting civilians who may be in harm's way. there's also a very unique law and order component to this mandate, something that peace keeping hasn't done in the past, they are actually authorized to once this resolution passes, their actually although raised to act as police officers on the ground there. this was at the request of the transitional government in the central african republic. because there are really no functioning government institutions at this time, there is no law and

the u.n. says it happened last week in the oil town of bentu. some of them back the former vice president riek machar. the pictures you may find disturbing. the first pictures from the scene to be broadcast show dozens of dead bodies and we aren't even airing all of the pictures simply because they're too graphic. after capturing bentu from government control. 200 were killed and more deaths in a church in a hospital. al jazeera's anni anna, the sces were major the most shocking that he had ever encountered. tell us what you saw. >> yeah, that's right, it has been an unfortunately motif of this conflict that the dead bodies have been seen in every town that has been captured and recaptured from government forces. but what was really shocking about bentu was the scale of it. there were so many bodies we could see them coming to the land from the air. we really found most shocking scenes. outside that mosque where people had gone to take sanctuary was a pile of dead bodies. whether they were executed on the spot or they were dragged there we don't

the u.n. appeal you will know about, $5.5 billion as for unoriginal basis, 1 billion received so about a 16% achievement rate. that's evidence of the mismatch. the crisis is getting worse but the political process is completely stalled, would be a generous description of the political progress. let me give you a bit on, since the u.n. security council resolution, organizations like mine who work hard for over three years, it's pretty shocking indictment of division within the security council that it took three years to get a resolution solely on the politically neutral question of you managing help. since then there have been according to our research, to border openings of turkey to syria. convoys of food have come in for almost 400,000 people. but that's not feeding them for a year. it's feeding them once. so it's important not to get this out of proportion to temporary security improvements in a level about some supplies and that government restrictions and remember these are restrictions o

but the government said that it is the u.n. o provoked the crowd. >> they shot bullets in the air. shooting pull let's in the air provoked the situation. and the fight ensued between the youth, the enemy force, an. >> the past week has seen a wave of armed incident in south sudan. on tuesday in unity state the town of bentiu was retaken. it's rich in oil and strategically important to both sides. the hello and the government are supposed to be observing a cease-fire b but just this week they were told they were targeting the area and it's oil. >> on tuesday 129 teenage girls from kidnapped while in their school in nigeria. it happened where officials say 44 girls have been reunited with their parents, but 85 are still missing. >> so far 44 students are back with their families. to try to find the remaining 85 girls. one focus is the forest a known hide out of boko haram fighters in nigeria. the military has launched several air and ground assaults on this forest yet they have not managed to fully dislodge the fighters from this

the u.n. appeal you you'll know about 5.5 billion on a regional basis and 1 billion received so is 16% -- that's another evidence of the mismatch and obviously the crisis is getting worse but the political process is completely installed with the generous inscription of the political process. let me just give you a bit since the u.n. security council resolution and organizations like mine who worked hard. it's pretty shocking indictment that it took three years to get the resolution solely on the way mutual question of humanitarian help. since then according to our research two-parter openings from turkey and syria convoys of food for born a thousand people but that is not feeding them all year. it's feeding them once so it's important not to get this out of proportion. temporary security security improvements and a luppo allowed some supplies and that government restrictions and these are restrictions on the u.n. and ngos working inside syria hampering aid in 12 to 14 governments. just in term

. >> hungry and desperate - the u.n. says a palestine refugee camp in syria has run out of food. >> hello, from london all the news from europe, including - ukraine and russia blame each other for a gun battle leaving at least three dead. >> home soil - journalists held hostage in syria get the presidential treatment in france. >> it may be known for beaches, bic eenies and football, brazil's government is helping people with low income enjoy artistic and cultural events. >> new tapes reveal the confusion in the south korean rescue. families upset with the way the rescue has been handled have been involved in angry confrontations with police. 244 are missing. over 80 dead. >> op a day when -- on a day when christians celebrate resurrection, this was the service on the shores of jimmedo -- jindo. >> salvation army accused the cann teen to pray for the dead. they are being brought ashore in greater numbers than the previous days. divers are able to pull bodies out of the wreck. >>translation: the guiding routes to enter int

telling the u.n. security council behind closed doors that they're refusing to' allow humanitarian workers deliver aid. joining us from new york is valerie amos, the emergency relief coordinator. valerie amos, it was you who gave this briefing to the security council not very long ago. you said that the situation was getting worse, in what way? >> well, passing the resolution authorizing more access, and looking at issues like the way civilians are being targeted in the fighting. i reported it the security council that things are going backwards. we've seen very little progress. the situation is getting. we need to take action now before things become worse. >> when you say things are getting worse, give us an example. >> well, for example we have 2,040 people in communities that are under siege. that means they can't leave if they want to. they can't get medical supplies. they're running out of food, and we can't get in to give people urgently needed humanitarian aid. the north of those people are in

. >> the u.n. relief agencies says it needs to deliver 700 food parcels per day to the yarmouk camp and since the start of the year it only got in 100 a day. conditions worsened in the recent weeks. no food has been able to get in in the past 12 days. >> a spokesman for the u.n. works agency says there's food waiting to be delivered, but aid agencies need secure access to get it to the people. >> it's the zero hour as far as u.n. food supplies is concerned. a food parcel from the u.n. lasts for 10 days, it's over 10 days, and we are down to zero, and people are facing a threat of hunger. there is a very, very complicated situation on the ground. don't forget that we are an unarmed humanitarian agency, one which unprecedentedly among groups in the conflict. we have had 12 members of staff. 12 colleagues killed trying to deliver aid. it's a dangerous situation. it's ready, we have food in the warehouse in damascus. we can take it in. we need security, substantial access, secure access, and we need it

chris gunes gateway a spokesman for the u.n. lief agency and says there is food waiting to be delivered but aid agencies need secure access to the camp. >> it is the zero hour as far as u.n. food supplies in yermouth gateway concerned. a food parcel lasts for 10 days. we are now to zero and people are now facing the serious threat of hunger. there is a very, very complicated situation on the ground. we are an unarmed humanitarian agency, one which unprecedentedly, among other groups in this kind of work in this conflict, we have had 12 members of staff are 12 of my colleagues have been killed trying to deliver aid. so, it's a very, very dangerous situation. we are ready. we have food in our warehouse in damascus. we can take it in. what we need gateway security. we need substantial access. we need secure access. and we need it now because people are going hungry with every passing minute. it's about back to the security council. if they want to get with the chemical weapons, they passed a resolution and the chemical weapons are b

the u.n. will not affect us. the palestinians have a lot to lose from such a unilateral step. they will achieve a state only through direct negotiations, not through empty announcements and unilateral steps. they will only push a peace accord farther away. unilateral steps by them will be answered by unilateral steps from us. we are willing to continue negotiations but will in the do so at any price. >> let's go live to jerusalem where aljazeera stephanie decker is there fours. those are strong words we just heard from benjamin netanyahu. it doesn't bode well for the peace talks, does it? >> no. we know these talks have had an incredibly difficult time throughout, at the beginning, shrouded in secrecy, two months later anonymous sources leaking that they weren't going well. it's been a lengthy process. we are almost at the deadline of may 29. there have been hurdles, the palestinians say israel didn't deliver on the promise of releasing the last batch of prisoners. israel says the palestinians

the survivors of an attack on an u.n. mpound in south sudan talk of their terror. >> one man caught up with me and hit me in the head with a machete. i stayed very still because i didn't want them to come back and finish me. >> pakistan's military denies being responsible for the shooting of a prominent journalist. and how mobiles are dialing up profit at the expense of traditional phone services in myanmar. >> divers in south korea have recovered more bodies. the search an recover operation is continuing just off jindo. >>> south sudan's government said it has sent troops after an attack at an u.n. camp on thursday. >> reporter: these are some of the survivors of an attack on the u.n. base in bor. among them women and children. some have bullet wounds. others say they were attacked by machetes. a boy said he was beaten by sticks by a group numbering in the hundreds. a woman ran away. >> she caught up with me, so i tried to jump over a wall. one man caught up with me and hit me in the head with a machete and left me. i lai