the u.n. did not show up in court. al jazeera, new york. >> and now the judge did not indicate when he would issue his decision, but just the fact that he allowed the argument to be made in open court, shows that he is taking these -- this lawsuit very seriously. it is typical in cases like this for the arguments to be made in beliefs on paper. and while it is very possible that the u.n. will win this league battle i have spoken to many current and former employee whose do feel the u.n. is losing a battle here, because of the way it has handled this case. >> terrific guest on the story, he is the director of the institute for justice and democracy in haiti, and is also the lead attorney for i.j.d.h. in this case. against the u.n. terrific to have you here. >> pleasure. >> explain what is in dispute, you are not disputing that the u.n. has immunity on a general basis correct? >> yes. immunity is a two way street, it is extremely unusual grant of power. you can basically get away with a lot. the u.n. got that in return fo

the u.n. is not planning to appear. >> we can speaking to christin and talk about the significance of the court appearance. >> the court appearance this morning and the first hearing out of three lawsuits filed against the u.n. on behalf of the haiti and they are holding them responsible for bringing the disease to their country. in this case we have the united states acting on behalf of the u.n. in court and u.s. attorney speaking on behalf of the u.n. and the obligation as the host country for the u.n. and arguing that the u.n. had broad immunity. and there are no exceptions to the immunity until they decide to waive it. from the attorneys in the courtroom this morning, the plaintiffs are alleging that the u.n. is not living up to the obligation to provide alternative means of answering their complaints. of making good on damages that were done by the united nations and because of that they made an argument that the u.n. is not living up to the obligations and shouldn't enjoy immunity and the

. >> the u.n. warns the ebola outbreak won't be controlled out massive international response. ♪ >>> from al jazeera's headquarters in dohdoha. also ahead, the battle for kobani, isil fighters trying to capture the town are pounded from above. >>> thousands of people back on the streets of hong kong as planned talks fall m mru -- through. >>> and malala yousafzai says she is happy and honored to become the youngest recipient ever of the noble peace prize. >>> the u.n. general assembly is being told the ebola outbreak cannot be controlled without massive global response. the u.n.'s ebola envoy says that if the virus is not brought under control, the world will have to live with it forever. let's go to patty culhane live for us from washington, d.c. the message from the u.n. basically that the disease is moving faster than the international community. >> reporter: and the message all week has been from the world bank, the imf, now the u.n., that time is running out. that they need more than words. the

>> the u.n. political attachÉ, the one who was really in charge of the entire mission. >> yeah, special representative. >> and dallaire's contacts in new york. their response was always whenever he would give them a report from the field and typically with political leadership is you want to trust the people in the field giving feedback because they are the ones that are actually in the physical situation but they didn't regard anything he had to say. their response was no, you're straying from the bounds of your mission. i think ultimately that was -- to me, it was the most concerning. >> it is so striking in dellaire how frequently people he's appealing to seem to be playing defense. they seem to be looking for ways to actively avoid what he's calling for or what seems to be compelling based on the circumstances. yeah, go on. >> often this is out of self-interest. one has to of course analyze motives and take a lot of things into account here but it seems that at times people who should be perha

the u.n. agreed on it, but none of the countries sent men. they all argued who should sent the men. -- send the men. when it came down to just logistics. it wasn't even about the lives, it was the logistics. the money and resources they koe -- could allocate to the problem. eventually led to them not really responding at all. >> i think that's an excellent point. we're talking about resources that -- given the collective resources that could be martialed by the united states, by france, by really any european country that might have had a stake in this. of course belgium sent some people, but what was actually sent, what was actually provided was a pittance. and that is exaggerating it, really. they sent damaged vehicles that showed up not in working order with manuals in the wrong languages, without parts needed to repair the vehicles needed to be repaired. of course, the number of people sent was paltry compared to what could have been sent and what really should have been sent, probably. dav

the u.n. is calling for calm. a statement said the united nations nation is proposing an:. >> four months of parliament tried to claim legitimacy, and the u.n.'s effort to bring the two sides to negotiate are not working. >> attacks intensified after the visit to tripoli. >> it seems clear that the international community, via egypt and other countries that involved themselves in the conflict do not seem to support a negotiated settlement at this point. there's more mileage in the conflict and war on violence. having said that, the conflict only can end in a settlement. >> egypt and e.u. have been accused of providing support for politicians that have international support, but no control on the ground. qatar and sadr are backing it. more weapons are called for, and help. that's what the people who would help bring down the muammar gaddafi government are opposing. the dawn of libya and prime minister condemned international intervention. anti-aircraft guns fired volleys after military jets bombed the city. it's see

the u.n. mission on ebola. >>> to get more now on the situation in spain, paul brennan is in madrid. >>> the spanish prime minister became the first senior figure to come here to the hospital where this confirmed case of ebola, this nurse was infected, the missioning treated. the building with many people, in excess of 14 people are being quarantined, largely as a perspective measure. but they were not warmly we would. the medical staff are deeply critical of the way that the prime minister has handled this. and they jeered his cars as they left, whether or not the nurse should have been repat rated into the medical zone, and protective measures handed out to the staff, whether they were adequate in the circumstances. around the world, there's grave concern. in latin america, for example, peru is starting to beef up it's ebola preparations, and in brazil, there was a man who recently arrived from guinea and he's under suspicion for ebola type symptoms. and terminal controls at airports and thin

. >> the u.n. warning the ebola outbreak won't be controlled without massive international response. ♪ >>> hello, i'm live from al jazeera's headquarters in doha, also ahead, the battle for kobani, isil fighters try to recapture the syrian town and are pounded from above. thousands of people are back on the streets of hong kong as planned talks fall through. >>> and the malala malala yousafzai says she is happy to become the youngest-ever recipient of the nobel peace prize. >>> in the last hour members of the u.n. general assembly says the ebola outbreak cannot be controlled without a massive international response. the u.n.'s secretary general says more money is urgently needed. >> over $20 million has been raised for the trust fund in the last week, but we need more, we need much more. of the $1 billion sought, only one quarter has been funded. we also need a surge in trained healthcare personnel who can deploy the staff to enable our treatment units and community centers. >> let's go straight to

why would the u.n. do you think the u.n. is stone walling you. >> we with do. i think the u.n. has a long history obviously of doing a lot of good around the world. but they have also struggled with with accountability when it is the body that is found to be responsible for things like this. and there's been a tragedy of this scale before, and so people have not been putting pressure on the u.n. to provide justice. but this case shows that they can't use this immunity to act with impunity, and that's what is happening. >> new cholera infections, i guess at 350,000 they are down to 50,000 in 2013. where does it stand now. >> there's over 7,050,000 people that have been sickened by cholera. we have seen a decrease, but those units that they have said a new person is getting ill every hour. there's a lot of concern that the cases being reported through the haitian ministry of health, does not reflect the extend of the number of people who are being harmed by cholera, and who are dying of cholera away from hospitals. away from places where they can get officially registered. so it i

. >>> the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon has left the cairo pledging conference and is in ramallah speaking alongside the palestinian prime minister. >> translation: we'll be allocated for the reconstruction in gaza strip, and the other path will be delegated to the palestinian needs. a statement will be issued from the norway side, who organised the conference with egyptians. the conference asserted the necessity of the importance of bringing truce for good. the conference is part of the palestinian areas, and needs to be under control of the palestinian government. it's impossible to start the reconstruction of the gaza strip without opening in front of the goods and people. we stressed the importance of the palestinian private sector in reconstructing gaza, and the importance of giving the necessary facilities to the private sector, and the materials that would be needed to reconstruct the gaza strip. the palestinian and israeli side agreed that, and urged both sides to help this movement, and

it is the deadly attack on the u.n. in the country. >>> the three candidates have taken part in a debate in brazil. a runoff between the top two candidates will take place. gabriel has more from sao paulo. >> reporter: the economy is one of her week points, and her main appoints have both been pounding her on the campaign trail relent -- relentlessly. but she has been fighting back saying unemployment is low. and many of her supporters whom you see behind me now, you can pan and get a sense of the support, she is hoping that these supporters will be looking at the fact that unemployment is low, and they will push her to a second term. they are waiting for her to arrive for her last big downtown rally here in sau p-- sao paulo. clearly the economy has been a key issue in this campaign, no doubt about it, and she is hoping the low unemployment numbers will help her, but we'll find out on sunday when the brazilian goes to the polls to cast their ballot. >>> this year police and government authorities are concerned about the

the u.n. is very interesting situation because there is a group within the u.n. that has been addressing the situation and people who have been going to these meetings regarding the national concern. the u.n. is involved in both recognizing their need for private security and at the same time recognizing the need for greater monitoring. it's the u.n. working group on mercenary. yeah and so there is recognition on an international level and there certainly is recognition within the u.n.. but i think when i found out since 2006 there have been people working on the concept of an international regulation basically, the international red cross and its humanitarian lawyers, human rights involved in it. lots of human rights organizations and members of this industry. like i said before this is a bona fide industry and you don't want headlines about bad behavior within your industry to completely ruin the whole concept of what to do if you are doing a job at it and you don't want -- but there are big

the u.n. security council has also recently criticized the expansion of ill heel settlements in east jerusalem. israeli sweden ambassador in protests, while the united states cautions sweden against recognition, referring a negotiated solution, one that isn't forthcoming any time soon. mohamed, al jazeera. >> well, i have been speaking to the swedish foreign minister, margeaux, and i asked her, what difference the swedish government hopes this decision will make. >> we are hoping that this will inject some new dynamics into the for now the suspended peace talks. this will help to make the parties less unequal. it will -- i hope give some new hopes to young people, in palestine and also in israel, that there is an alternative to violence, and now settlements, and the really worrisome situation that we see right now. and we want to give support to the moderate palestinian forces, as well under the leader. >> and we believe that the leader requirements are fulfilled that there is a people and a te

you are probably going to think of lots of things, the u.n.. the problem with the book is it's just ever-changing and evolving. the study came out a couple of months ago showing that the u.n. had increased its budget by 300% in 2009 and private security. i interviewed someone at the u.n. who said part of the reason is obvious. it's becoming so dangerous. we have to have armed security. when you read the book you can see how the parallels of the conflict and hostile environment of course has brought an expansion of markets for these companies. you can also see that like any industry there are certain companies that are getting the most work which is interesting. i think five or six of them pulled together in one very big company including the third incarnation of blackwater. just a couple of weeks ago. so i may have to be following this topic for the rest of my life. it changes and evolves and it will be very interesting to see what happens in the weeks ahead and the role that private contractors will play. i spoke with time incorporated about ho

i love logistics. >>> we botched it, that's the u.n.'ent of its response to the ebola outbreak in an internal memo that was obtained by the associated press. sparing no one the draft memo says, quote, nearly everyone involved failed to see some fairly plain writing that was on the wall. the u.n.'s own bure being burey made the situation worse. when health organizations and charities tried to sound the alarm, the u.n. ignored it. former u.n. secretary-general kofi anan is also blasting the u.n.'s slow response telling the bbc news that the world neglected the ebola threat because it started in africa. some tough criticism there. but is it true? joining us now is todd muss, form. now the chief operating officer and senior fellow for the center for global development. and author of the book "the golden hour." a lot of credentials there. >> many talents. >> and the father of three. >> and the father of three. >> of adorable kids. >> malet's start with this question on kofi anannen. do you agree with him there? were we slow to respond because

the u.n. asked a job to toss out the group. a u.n. peacekeepers are said to have contaminated the waterways. more than 700,000 people have contract cholera. 8,000 died. the u.n. de nice responsibility arguing that it can't be prosecuted under a peacekeeping agreement with haiti. the hun has no plans to appear in court. >> sebastien walker is correspondent for "fault line" and has uncovered new information and joins us. why did cholera victims decide to take the cases to the courts and why does the u.s. want the lawsuit thrown out. >> it's the latest step in a long process that has taken years to get to the point. it's the first time the oral arguments have been heard in court. it's been four years since we fimed the scenes. it was the first link with the u.n. to the outbreak in haties. it's tape all that time to get to this point, and before that the lawyers tried other means and mechanisms to get compensation from the u.n. the lawsuit in front of the judge is the latest step in a process that

the u.n. considers sanctions against five high-profile yemenis as fears of a sectarian war grow. >>> hello, this is al jazeera, live from doha. i'm adrian finighan >>> also ahead - kurdish forces get a boost in their battle against i.s.i.l., and the syrian town of kobane >>> cuba sends hundreds of medics to west africa, making it a key player in the fight against ebola. plus... >> i'm nicole johnson in pakistan. we'll report on whether these giant windturbines can help the country's chronic electricity shortage >>> al jazeera learnt that the united nations is considering sanctions against five high-profile yemenis, including the former president. the list includes the president's son and three top leaders of the diplomatic rebel group. james bays has more from the u.n. >> reporter: they have been talking about sanctions in yemen for months. in february the u.n. security council put in place a sanctions regime. until now there has been no names on the list. that may be getting closer. al jazeera

plaintiffs argue it doesn't dissolve the u.n. of compensating victims. the lawyer who handled u.n. liable yi claims from 1995 to 2005 agrees. >> unity is a shield not a store, protecting you to do the job you need to do, but not cut down or away legitimate claims. it was never understood that legitimate claims would be barred or neglected. >> reporter: while a united states government attorney will argue for immunity, several international law experts will support the victims. the u.n. does not plan to appear >>> it was one of the world's best-known brand names. nokia mobile phones are about to go the way of the dinosaurs. at their peak in 2003 one in three phones sold around the world was a nokia. it was not able to keep up with the popularity of smartphones from apple samsung and others. microsoft completed a $7 billion purchase of the business in april. and microsoft announced it will replace the nokia name with its own, starting with the looumia range of smartphones. i'm joined by helen keegan, a mobile technology expert from london. are we surprised by this decision? >> no, we

the u.n. caused the decease. >> a massive gas line explosion rocks germany. that and other videos captured by our citizen journalists. >> one person is dead following a massive explosion in germany. this is the eruption which was more than 600 feet high. they believe a worker hit an exposed gas pipe during maintenance. >> officials in hong kong scaling to remove a banner, activists place be the banner that red we want universal suffrage. >> an up close look at a volcanic eruption. this video captures a small explosion and lava spatter at a crater in hawaii. >> we're learning more about the gunman who attacked canada's parliament. he was upset over not being able to get a passport. he had converted to islam and wanted to travel to syria or libya. we're joined from ottawa by the c.e.o. of a security and intelligence firm and part of an effort to figure out how young canadians are becoming radicalized. many of the groups see the u.s. as the great satan, but can that da hardly fits the model of any

judge has been asked to ignore the u.n.'s immunity from prosecution at the world body facing a lawsuit over haiti's cholera epidemic. reports from new york. >> in a country where only one with in ten have access to a sanitary toilet, andless than half the population has access to clean drinking water, it is easy to see why a water born disease spreads so quickly. >> what many don't understand, is why the united nations didn't take precautions to prevent a contingent of peace keepers from transmitting the disease to their country in 2010. when al jazeera videotaped sewage leaking from the base, into a nearby river. and why it now refuses to compensate the thousands. >> what we are trying to do is mobile ias many resources as we with have at our disposal. to make sure that we can bring the outbreak of cholera in haiti under control. >> but critics say the mission has done little to improve sanitation. >> as a sanitation practitioner, who has been in this field in haiti for eight years. i have not personally witnessed any proje

. >> the u.n. warning the ebola outbreak won't be controlled without a massive international response. >>> the battle for kobani, al jazeera america fighters trying to capture the syrian town are pounded from above. >>> thousands of people back on the streets of hong kong has planned talks fall through. >>> and malala yousafzai says she is happy and honored to become the youngest-ever recipient of the nobel peace prize. [ applause ] ♪ >>> the u.n. general assembly is being told the ebola outbreak cannot be controlled without massive international response. the virus has killed more than 4,000 people mainly in west africa. it says if the virus is not brought under control, the world may have to live with it forever. quite a stern warning from u.n. officials that the clock is ticking. >> reporter: a truly scary thought. think about this, the leader of the u.n. mission on this saying if you don't contain it now, the world will never be able to contain it. and he said the virus infection rate is doubli

. >> as palestinian leaders push for the u.n. security council to set a deadline for the israeli army to withdraw from the occupied territories, we speak with richard falk who just completed a six-year term as united nations special rapporteur on palestinian human rights. he has just returned from four months in turkey. we will also talk with him about the battle for the syrian border the kurdsbani between and fighters from the islamic state. then pennsylvania's republican governor tom corbett is set to sign into law a bill critics say will trample the free speech rights of prisoners like mumia abu jamal. >> i welcome the governor's signature on an unconstitutional bill that proves the government of pennsylvania, the executive and the legislature, don't give one whit about their own constitution of the commonwealth of pennsylvania, nor the united states constitution. i welcome that because it proves that they are the outlaws. >> we will hear mumia abu jamal in prison. will this be one of the last times we will hear his voice from

admission to the u.n. it is revealing the details of that $1.95 billion sale keeping a special eye on possible security concerns that could be opened up there. >> kate moody, thank you very much. it is 1:21 paris time. it is time not to take a look at what is grabbing headlines in the weekly news magazines. a lot of focus on the spread of ebola and the growing feeling of panic in many western countries. >> that is right, there is a call for calm this week talking about it is urgent not to panic and i've pulled together articles from across the world that are try to reassure readers, especially in the west for instance the american weekly "popular mechanics" goes it like student explained that ebola is not that contagious within a well-informed population and it is also well equipped medically. i spent a lifetime focusing on the case of nigeria, where there is little or no risk of contracting ebola. since july the country which has a population of 170 million, had only registered 20 cases of ebola and it is

yet, nearly half of the u.n. human rights council's revolutions focusing on a single country have been directed against israel, the one true democracy in the middle east. israel were issues are openly debated in the parliament. where human rights are protected by independent courts and where women, gays, and minorities live in a genuinely free society. the u.n. human rights -- it is an oxymoron. i will use it just the same. the council's bias treatment of israel is only one manifestation of the return of one of the world's oldest prejudices. we hear mobs today in europe call for the gassing of jews. we hear some national leaders compare israel to the nazis. this is not a function of israel's policies, it is a function of diseased minds. that disease has a name. it is called anti-semitism. is now spreading in polite society where it masquerades as legitimate criticism of israel. for centuries, the jewish people have been demonized with charges of the deicide. today, the jewish state is demonized with the apartheid

first of all, do you think the u.n. can pull this off? can ban ki-moon create a reconciliation between the two sides? >> i personally don't think that the violence has been the answer so far, and many libyans do. but the dialogue is not necessarily the solution. i think once the desire for a more inclusive process. what really needs to be done at this moment in time is to reflect upon the members of the security council and their respect of libya, going in there and accepting the legitimacy of the ballot box and trying to understand the distortions within the process is not really enough. i think the institution's approach, which is unfortunately the boring work that nobody really wants to do, which is looking at the security institutions, providing guarantees to those who are fighting for more reasons than power politician, finances and objectives set by different militias, the real desire of many libyans is legitimate grievances, the question of religion in the future and even for the small towns in the east and west of the country. what

. >> we heard from the u.n., tony bran brie, the head of the u.n.'s disease control coordinators, that there is a massive need in west africa. that the expectation is 10,000 cases a week by disease, and there's a massive need for beds. how is that effort ramped up? is there enough of an effort to supply what is needed according to what the u.n. says. >> everywhere will look back and say too little, too late. we can't let it go like that. we have to be all hands on deck, and the u.n. is one of the best coordinating bodies to do that, when it effects a broad region like this. we look to u.n., and the leaders to help us coordinate. especially the n.g.o.s. the u.n. is the agency of last resort. they depend on the n.g.o.s, we look to the u.n. to coordinate us, and we recognise that agencies like international medical corp need to make sure we can function on our own. we rely on the u.n. and other institutions to tell us about the numbers. we have not mentioned this, the number of health care workers we need. 9,000 to 10,000 predicted of national staff in

oh, right, the u.n.. ders in town last week for the general assembly, i headed over to see what the hell they were doing fix these messes. >> i have been attending the united nations meetings for quite a couple of years now. and sometimes i think it becomes just -- >> the u.n. needs to be a lot more effective in their actions that they are taking to combat things like ebola. >> we have this organization that was established after world war ii in order to guarantee that war will not be the destiny of humanity. >> so is it working? >>. >> it should be working but in our case it is not working. >> with so many diplomatic minds in the same place, surely they were all working together towards the common good as one. >> i would blame primarily russia. >> what state specificallies are getting in the way? >> being such a good diplomat as i am, i should perhaps not name and shame all the states. >> india? >> india. >> china. >> china is. >> is china the one you weren't going say. >> china, united states is. >> isra

our top stories, the u.n. steps in as health workers in liberia say they're not getting fairly paid in the fight against ebola. as the workers call for danger money, the u.n. says they'll ensure that staff across west africa do get their wages. >> the united nations is going to work with the government to make sure that the people on the front line of this effort, the front line of this war are getting the pay that they deserve. >>> six months captive. we review nigeria's failed efforts to bring back their girls and free them from the grip of boko haram. >>> also the reemergence of kim young un. we sift for clues to his extended absence from public life. >>> and aaron's here, having a look at the big falls in the oil prices. >> absolutely, david. how low can they go? on monday, we saw the price of black gold fall to levels not seen since 2010. why? america's producing more of its own, so we've got an abundant supply around the world, and weaker demands. and we're going to take a look at what these lower pieces

the u.n. is calling for calm. a statement says the united nations support mission: in tripoli and tobruk, the parliament tried to claim legitimacy. attacks intensified after the u.n. chief's visit to tripoli. >> it seems clear that the international community, via egypt and other countries do not support a negotiated settlement at this point. we realise there's a lot more mileage in the conflict and the violence still to come. having said that, this conflict can only end in negotiated settle ed. >> egypt and the u.a.e. are report to provide support. saddan and qatar are said to back the militias. that is what the people who bring down the muammar gaddafi government are opposing. the dawn of libya, it's £national congress, and prime minister condemned international intervention. anti-aircraft guns fired volleys after military jets bombed the city. it's seen as a last stand to make it back inside benghazi, to declare what he calls terrorists. fighters for a group labelled as terrorists by the u.s. dug their heels. wi

according to the u.n. financial tracking service, only 24 countries have pledged one million or more to the effort. 24 countries much the secretary-general has said we need 20 times the international aid that has been pledged so far. the need is growing and growing fast. the longer we wait to meet it and bigger gaps grow and harder it begins to control. in sierra leone the number of infections is expected to double every month n liberia infections are projected to double every two weeks. we're facing the challenge of a generation. every government, every organization, every business, every individual needs to determine what the absolute maximum it can do and that it can reach further. that is the only way we can collect sievely bend the horrifying curve of this epidemic's projected growth. by failing to step up the world is letting down everyone of the courageous individual on the front lines of this crisis. when we fail to provide doctors and nurses with more clinics and beds, they are the ones who have it

there are signs the answer is becoming men. after emma watson's u.n. speech on women's rights and announcement of the heforshe campaign continues to generate controversy. the campaign is designed to engage men to work for gender equality. iceland announced this week it was planning a u.n. conference and women and gender equality as a male only event. iceland's foreign minister later clarified saying women would be involved in some capacity. a may 2014 report to the u.n. questions whether engaging men and devoting more funding to groups supporting men's work toward gender equality helps women. quote the increasing focus on men and men's organizations is seen by some as a threat to women's organizations and women's movements. in this view, donor attention to men's organizations seems to signify a shift of support away from women's empowerment and women's leadership. and a handing over of the reigns in the struggle for gender equality to men. is a male-only conference a good idea or a bad idea? >> bonnie, i say let the fellows go at t put them in a room by

the u.n. is calling for calm. for months, the efforts to bring the two sides together don't seem to be working. >> it seems clear that the community for egypt and other countries involved themselves in the conflict don't support a negotiated settlement at this time. we do realize there is a lot more mileage in violence still to come. this conflict can't end in a negotiated settlement. >> providing support to the elected politicians in the city, they also of international support, but no control on the ground. the competing leadership base in tripoli is said to have the support of sudan and qatar. the base is calling for more weapons and logistical help. that is what the people don't want. international intervention has been condemned. anti aircraft fires at jets and the general has control after they bomb the city. it's seen as his last stand to make it back inside benghazi to clear what he calls terrorists. fighting a group labeled as a terrorist organization by the u.s. are also fighting back

. ♪ the u.n. ys a free market in place to allow building materials in the gaza strip to help with reconstruction. ♪ hello and welcome to al jazeera, i'm mar between in doha and coming up, in the program. [chanting] more demonstrations in egypt as university staff protest against the planned overhaul of the law. watching from affair and tears for the homeland we meet the syrian kurds who fled the fight with isil in kobane and removing barricades in hong kong to clear protest sites. ♪ but first u.n. secretary general bank -- banki-moon is thanking for the money to rebuild gaza and he spoke and said the palestinian government will play the lead role in managing the funds and 50 day conflict with israel and gaza led to 100,000 palestinians losing their homes. >> the palestinian government of consensus will talk about managing these funds and supervising gaza's construction, reconstruction with the support of the international community. we would like the see the unity government in assuming its right f

there have been attempts by the u.n. eping mission to try to keep the process going, but there have been underlying tensions that have not been resolved, and we need to work on dialogue and to more aggressively protect extremely vulnerable civilians, especially under the areas that are under very real and immediate threat of being overrun. >>> when russia banned food imports over the crisis in ukraine, it created new opportunities for meat supplies in developing markets. russia has granted an export permit for crocodile meat. >> reporter: zimbabwe love eating meat. if government officials have their way, some of the national herd could end up on plates in russia one day. >> we are an industry that has potential to grow a lot bigger than what we are now. and i think the market pull will stimulate growth, which is positive for the country. it's positive for employment, and positive for the industry. >> reporter: more than a decade ago, commercial farms were seized from many but not all whites during the land reform program.

meanwhile the u.n. g rise in child marriages and talking about girls as young as 13 years old having children with men more than twice their age and as we report from there. >> reporter: this is not her real name, she was 13 when she got married right after the war began. she is now 16 with a child of her own. the war forced her parents to marry her off to her cousin to make sure someone would look after her in jordan, war, displacement and marriage said she had to drop out of school in the ninth grade. >> translator: i advise any young girl to get an education and not take on the big responsibilities i have taken on as a child. i had my son so young, i didn't know what to do with him when he cried or got sick, i had no clue. >> reporter: she was timid in the interview because hi her mother and law and husband were there but in private she told us pregnancy was an excruciating experience for her and a study by unicef revealed a sharp rise in child marriages between the ages of 15-17 morning syrian refuge

. >>> the head of the u.n. mission to fight ebola says the next 30 days will be decisive in the battle to bring the crisis under control. >>> and an unmanned rocket heading for the international space station has exploded. it burst into flames shortly after takeoff. >>> japanese officials have wrapped up talks in pyongyang with their north korean counterparts. they've met to discuss the progress of an investigation into the fate of missing and abducted japanese nationals. it's thought the two sides also spoke about other issues of concern. the second and final day of talks lasted for more than five hours. japanese media were given special permission to film part of the meeting. the delegation is being led by japan's top diplomat for asian affairs, junichi ihara and his team met with the north korean officials heading the special investigation committee. there are four panels. the delegation placed priority on meeting members of the panel looking into abducted japanese. they also expected to be briefed about miss

wants to approach the u.n. security council with the resolution, which he hopes will set a time line to end the israeli occupation, and i would imagine that the palestinians are feeling that there's a real momentum behind this move now when they do eventually go to the u.n. >> thank you. reporting from occupied east jerusalem. >> new video on that attend by aljazeera shows the destruction caused by last week's car bomb attack on an army base in egypt's sinai peninsula, 31 soldiers were killed in the blast on friday. the egyptian government says the attack forced it to bring forward plan to say create a buffer zone between egypt and the gaza strip. 500-meter buffer zone will stretch along the 14-kilometer border with gaza. more than 680 homes are being destroyed to make way for that buffer zone. the crossing between gaza and egypt is still closed, 10,000 people affected. many are angry as being forcibly removed from their homes. egypt said it will stop attackers from getting into northern eye any. >> we cannot al

we get a look at how north korea is defying the u.n. and a step towards same time hood for an old pope. a step back for pope francis after his plans to welcome gays are rejected by bishops. >>> welcome to the programme. yemen's prime minister returned to the capital sina from new york, where he was serving as the yemen ambassador to the u.n. he was given the top job after houthis rejected the appointment. it comes after fighting in many parts of the country. in what could be an important intervention, iran gave its packing to the houthi rebels. it was said: >>> well, omar al saleh joins u live from the yemen capital in sanaa, and, of course, a difficult time for the new prime minister as he arrives in sanaa. what are his main priorities. he has a countries in turmoil, and split exactly rivals vying for power. absolutely. his main priority is to form a government of national unity in a country that is anything but united. he needs to please all the different political and military factions that are fighting each other, and that are trying

he shares his classroom here with his entire family, he says he believed the u.n. cretary general will make good on his promise to help. >> banky moon came here and starting crying when he saw the conditions we were in, and heard the suffering we faced. he is a powerful man, we hope he will help us find permanent homes. coinciding with the visit was the first shipment. of materials and it is hoped that with this need and the you youty government in place, the siege will ease. but that's a decision for the government to make that hasn't said how or if it will. al jazeera, gaza. now in better times it was known at the celtic tieinger but the company was brought to it's knees when part of the sector collapsed. it now claims the fastest growth in the euro zone. >> budget day in ireland and the people who work in the financial quarter have had much to celebrate. foreign giants have paid tiny amounts of tax, the banks collapse but the people paid the price. >> but the bank debt has been restructured and so eventually ministers have what they say is good news. first budget

there was a speech by president mahmoud abbas, at the u.n. will he take forward the idea of using international law for resistance to end the impunity, to create accountability. that's where change, if anything, may come from, people will expect, rather from america and words of criticism. >> speaking of the palestinians, let me ask you about - there are reports that mahmoud abbas is going to ask the u.n. security council to set november 2016 as the deadline for israel to withdraw to 1967 borders. reports are saying that he'll put this forward to the u.n. security council. how do you see that going? what do you make of that? >> the question that most analysts - particularly palestinian analysts will ask is everyone will anticipate that if there is a vote at the u.n., there'll be a veto. >> right. >> perhaps exclusively an american veto. the question is what else is going to be done. is this simply going to the u.n., as was done 2-3 years ago, or is it part of a broader strategy, one that says "this is how one pursues diplomatic political resis

the u.n. chief ban ki-moon makes a fresh appeal for funds to fight the ebola outbreak. >>> another 40 trekkers are rescued in the himalayas after a popular trail was struck by a deadly snowstorm. >>> positive is how president putin describes talks with his ukrainian counterpart in italy, but there's no sign of decisive breakthrough yet. >>> and climate warriors try to blockade australia's largest coal port in a protest over global warming. >>> good to have you with us. the secretary-general of the united nations ban ki-moon has launched another urgent appeal for funds to help fight ebola after a united nations drive for donations fell short of its target. it comes as his predecessor accused the world's richest countries as responding to the ebola outbreak only after the disease reached europe and the united nations. he told the bbc that he is bitterly disappointed with the international community for not moving faster to stop the spread of ebola. earlier, president obama authorized the deployme

. >>> the head of the u.n. ion to the central african republic has condemned an attack against u.n. peacekeepers in the capital. one pakistani peacekeeper was killed in the ambushing bush, eight others injured. in the past two days fighting has been the most intense since u.n. peacekeepers took over from a an african union force last month. it's unclear who was behind the attack. simon adams the executive director at the global center for responsibility to protect says more needs to be done to address underlying tensions. >> the situation has generally been did he tear your or eightindeteriorating over the lh reprisal killings on both sides of the reledge, today it was tragic and unexpected but link today this crisis. there has been calls by both the sides for a transitional president to stand down. there has been attempts obviously by the u.n. peacekeeping mission to try to keep the transition going. but i think there has been an underlying tension that have not been resolved and that's where where he knead to

targets >>> the u.n. special envoy general john alan spoke to the media, he gave a briefing and said the u.s. led coalition is stepping up air strikes on kobane. >> we are striking the targets around kobane for humanitarian purposes. i would be reluctant to assign strategic target or outcome for the strategy. clearly there was a need, given the circumstances associated with the defense of that town. there was a need for additional fire support to go in and relieve the defenders, and buy white space for the re-organisation of the ground. we have picked up the tempo and the intensity of the air strikes to provide the white space. >> let's go live to the border region, our correspondent bernard smith is on the border. you can see kobane, and you can see the air strirks, of which -- strikes, of which we have seen weeks of them are yielding positive results. >> those air strikes have continued in intensity. they have been going on for the last couple of weeks. the intensity has ramped up. you can add 40 to thos