ambassador to the u.n. at the time passionately objected -- [applause] when he passionately objected to the resolution, he told the general assembly, the abomination of anti-semitism has been given the appearance of international sanction. what we have here is a lie. it was precisely because of this lie and the fact that the general assembly does not act fairly toward israel, that we worked over the last year to convene the first ever meeting on anti-semitism in the very same un's general assembly that gave us zionism as racism. moynihan would not have believed the scene when many countries and people of all faiths took the podium not only to attack anti-semitism, but also to commit their countries to take concrete steps to stop its alarming rise. going forward, all countries now need to be held to those pledges. [applause] let me give you a sampling of what we have done across the u.n. system to defend israel's right to be treated like any other nation. we opposed everyone of them. [applause] [no audio] whe

here you have the u.n. moving in to national sovereignty to in fact investigate the internal policies of the nation, saying that these internal policies are affecting international peace. that is landmark. it comes from the work of black liberals working with other organizations. how do we understand this incredible moment in time in the scholarship? and we begin to understand -- radical contemporaries like w.e.b. dubois, who had been kicked out of the naacp and 1948 complaint bitterly that the naacp was useless in the fight to free africa from colonialism. because he said the association was able to a set up -- a bougeois setup that was afraid to do anything. a congressman tried to sign a petition charging the u.s. against, but was blocked by the naacp. fumed that the americans who interceded in order that the reverend michael scott might speak were also the ones who refused to intercede when the petition dealing with genocide in the united states was submitted. similarly, historians decades later, tell us

also coming up the u.n.'libya envoy insists piece talks will continue despite fierce fighting in and around tripoli. nigeria's presidential election debate goes ahead without the main opposition contender. why a may in peru wants to paint over every mural in lima's historic center. with start in yemen where houthi forces have seized control room of the airport of the third largest city, taiz. the shia group is in charge of a large swath. taiz is a key targwhere president hadi has taken refuge. at his request, the u.n. security councile sub sill is due too meet in an hour. he says his decision is appealed at al-qaeda in the us lammic state of iraq in the levant who say they bombed two mosques on friday and a sign of how much the security situation has deteriorated, the united states has withdrawn all of its remaining personnel including special forces from the country. natasha gname reports tore gas, gunshots and anger on the streets of taiz. protesters are angry about pro-houthi forces arriving in their city:

. >>> the u.n. enjoy to libya says the situation is deteriorating rapidly as two rival governments prepare for another round of talks. ♪ >>> we'll have the latest from u.n. headquarters in just a minute. >>> ukraine east prime minister accusing pro-russian separatists of holding up rescue efforts following a deadly mine explosion. >>> security forces in mexico capture another leader of a violent drug cartel. >>> and we look at a rare collection of artwork from north korea. ♪ >>> the u.n. envoy to libya says the situation on the ground is quickly deteriorating. he has addressed the u.n. security council via a video link from libya. representatives from the court appointed government in tripoli have reportedly left for morocco where they will hold talks with the tobruk-based government. there has been tit-for-tat violence on both sides. isil affiliated groups have clashed with government forces at a oil field. and jets from the tra brook-based government have targeted forces also in sirte. james tell u

the u.n. voy trying to get rival sides to agree to an ideal. foreign aid is life and death and now it's hard earn ever to get supplies into war higher torn syria. >>> and we enter the dark world of the late designer alexander in the region original way i felt and the way i felt people were talking to people are nervous something like that could happen again? we have also seen individuals who have tried to infuse violence in movements to degree rail their focus. anything could happen throughout the year from august until now. there are moments in a sense, concern for my safety individuals but we believe that our fight here is just and that even in the risk of violence or our own personal harm we believe we are standing on righteousness and it's worth any harm or danger that may come to us fighting this fight. >> the last 24 hours, we have seen the resignation of the police chief the city manager step down two police officers have stepped down. what more do you want to see moving forward? >> refo

the u.n.'ial envoy to yemen says the country is on the brink of civil war and has addressed emergency meeting by the u.s. security council urging peaceful resolution to the crisis and shia houthi rebels control sanaa and airport and parts of tiesties. >> reporter: in yemen it's going from bad to worse. at an emergency meeting of the u.n. security council that was the key message from jamal the top u.n. envoy to yemen. >> resent weeks and days seems to be leading yemen further away from a peaceful settlement and towards the edge of civil war. >> reporter: and he made grave comparisons to what the country could be facing. >> and any side that would want to push the country in either direction would be inviting a protracted conflict in iraq libya, syria combined scenario. >> reporter: security council meeting comes as tear gas, gunshots are in the streets of yemen's third largest city. protesters angry that forces arrived in their city surrounding the barracks of the local security forces. >> tran

the u.n. security council? some specific parties and groups? why is there a negative stance when it comes to pocketed revolutions. >> reporter: the houthies have launched military exercises near the border of saudi arabia and on thursday they agree heed to expand the sea port. developments like these. president hadi is trying to create a power base from aden. many of the parliament is being held by the houthis, and the u.n. is call forgive their release. >> we're asking for them to play a positive role. but there are ministers under house arrest. second, by safeguarding the human rights of the yemeni. >> reporter: as more meetings on the country's future continue both inside and outside of the country, thousands of yemenis took to the streets demanding restoration of democracy. al jazeera. >> sri lanka's president said that ale set up a domestic inquiry into war crimes during the country's civil war. the u.n. investigators won't be involved despite the international pressure. the sri lankan sep

and when the special representative of the u.n. e to the security council, he actually condemned that government in tobruk for recent air strikes that have taken place on the airport on the outskirts of tripoli, what was the military airport, and he said those were most unhelpful, and regrettable. >> thank you very much james. that's our diplomatic editor james bayes. >>> inside libya an attack on an oil field by fighters affiliated to isil has destroyed all equipment at the site. according to the oil minister, there were no casualties from the attack but the field was set alight. on tuesday there were fighting between isil-al fill lated forces and members of the government. >>> at least 30 miners are missing in ukraine, after a blast in the rebel-held donetsk region. they are calling on russia's president to tell rebel fighters to give access to rescue workers. >> translator: i gave instructions to send significant brigades, each composed of ten people, but the russian terrorists did not give an opportunity to the ukrainian minor r

the u.n. hasn't done enough to protect civilians. part of the problem has been the threat by isil. bernard smith reports. >> from the momentum they are born, most syrians are now reliant an foreign aid. here it means the difference between life and death. >> now as isil has emerged to take command of some areas in syria, security concerns make it difficult to get aid through. >> we say it's a shrinking humanitarian corridor. it's a common phrase. it's just more difficult to get supplies from here to there and for sure going deep inside syria, where we were able to get fairly easily get in, now that road is treacherous. it's very, very dangerous. >> it's just not the fighting that stops aid getting through. many of the governments and larger charity that is supply smaller aid groups will not allow help to be sent to isil-controlled areas. they fear it will be diverted to isil fighters. hand-in-hand is one group who's warehouse in syria hint at the aid needs of this country. set up at the start o

support in 2014 the u.n. s remain. half of syrian children are still not in school. last week tom staal and i saw thousands of them while visiting a camp in the iraqi kurdistan region. it is bursting at the seams with an official tally of 35,000. but far more are seeking services not available in overwhelmed host communities. heroic efforts are under way to educate, feed, shelter and clothe the displaced, but everything is in short supply. more than 8 in 10 syrian refugees live outside of camps, straining host communities across a region that was already economically fragile and politically volatile. syrian refugees are crowded into communities in turkey, lebanon, jordan, iraq and egypt. in lebanon one in four residents is now a refugee. in jordan, housing shortages have doubled rents. schools and hospitals are overcrowded. municipal services cannot keep up, tensions are rising, and beleaguered governments have responded by closing or tightly managing borders. to ease these pressures, the department and usaid

the u.n. brings libya's rival governments together in morocco for another round of talks but the fighting on the ground continues. >>> at least 17 miners are dead in ukraine after an underground explosion. more unaccounted for. >>> security forces in mexico capture another leader of a violent criminal drug cartel. and unveiling hidden treasures we look at a rare collection of artwork from north korea. now the u.n. envoy to libya say the situation on the ground is quickly deteriorating. they have addressed the u.n. security council video i can't via a video link to libya. they would hold talks with the rival tibruk-based government.

the u.n. another $3 billion to help syrians and request comes amed criticism after four years of conflict the u.n. has not done enough to protect civilians and part of the problem has been the threat by i.s.i.l. of course and bernard smith reports. >> reporter: from the moment they are born most syrians are now reliant on foreign aid. here it means the difference between life and death. >> it's a problem for us. >> reporter: as i.s.i.l. taking command of some areas in syria security concerns make it difficult to get aid through. >> we say it's a shrinking humanitarian corridor, is a common phrase. it's just more difficult to get supplies from here to there and for sure going deep inside syria where we were able to get fairly easily get into the town and the governor governor on the east side of the country and the road is treacherous and very very dangerous. >> reporter: it's just not fighting that stops aid from getting through, many of the governments and larger charities that supply smaller

the words of u.n.'s special envoy as he reports to the u.n. security council. the u.n. calling for an immediate cease-fire. they've called for the arms embargo to be lifted, and they say they were tarted by airstrikes by forces holy to their rival in tibruk. >> right now we're in the airport. as we head to the international meetings we were attacked, and these are plumes of smoke from the airstrikes. this is an effort to sabotage the libyan government. i stress we're still going and we'll represent the government that will unite libya. >> meanwhile fighters affiliated with isil have attacked an oil field destroying all equipment at the site located in sirte. they launched a counterattack. there were no casualties as the oil field was set alight. we go to james bays from u.n. heat quarters in new york. it seems to be unraveling rather fast. >> if does. and i think they saw how difficult it's going to be to bring peace to libya after four years of turmoil. you have heard about the recent airstrikes. that was condemned by the u.n. as sun as unacceptable, reckless and uncall

earlier we heard from the head of the u.n. mission in libya who called on all parties in the country to continue talks. >>> well inside libya itself an attack on an oil field by fighters affiliated to isil has destroyed all equipment at the site. according to the oil minister there were no casualties from the attack but the field was set alight. >>> in the united states the trial of the alleged boston bomber has begun. he is accused of planting bombs at the finish line of the boston marathon two years ago. three people were killed and hundreds others injured. he places 30 counts of using a weapon of mass destruction and could face the death penalty if found guilty. >>> staying in the united states an investigation have found that the police and the court system in ferguson missouri routinely discriminated against african americans. the report found that most of the incidents where the police use force involved african americans. >>> let's go to mexico now where security council have captured the leader of a drug cartel of one o

ambassador to the u.n. [applause] when he passionately objected to the resolution he told the general assembly, the abomination of anti-semitism has been given the appearance of international sanction. what we have here is a lie. and it was precisely because of this lie and the fact that the general assembly does not act fairly towards israel that we worked over the last year with israel, the european union canada, and other nations to convened the first ever meeting on anti-semitism in the very same u.n. general assembly that gave us a zionism is racism. the late great moynihan would not have believed the scene in the general assembly hall on january 22, this year, when more than 50 countries, including a good number that i voted for the 1975 resolution, and people of all states took the podium not only to denounce anti-semitism and attacks like the barbers killings in paris that had occurred on january 9, but also to commit their countries to take concrete steps to stop its alarming rise. going forward, al

if the u.n. g that provocative lift the sanctions before we ever got a chance to look at it in congress, if they go to the u.n. security council and the u.s. security council lifts all sanctions before we ever get a chance to look at this deal, absolutely i would suspend funding the united nations because i don't think your money should go to an organization that irresponsible. >> do you have the authority, like, do you have the authority to do this yourself? >> no, i will have to get my colleagues to agree with me. i would introduce -- but i'm in charge of the count. >> that's what i mean you are in charge of the count. >> we write the checks. what i would do in that event is try to write into the bill that i'm in charge of suspension of aid to the -- funding to the united nations if they do something that provocative. >> any doubt in your mind that you would do everything you could to cut off funding to the u.n. if the president did that? >> there is brother doubt in mind because what it would d

the creation of this framework and establishment of the u.n. were two major outcomes of the victory in world war ii the 17th anniversary which the world is celebrating this year we are all internally indebted to viktors who fought for truth and justice and universal values, to those who sacrificed their lives for the sake of our future we must remember their deeds and not forget the lessons of history or to revise the outcomes of world war ii in the charter of the u.n. humanity must also remember the horrendous consequences in any attempt to dominate the world or believe in one's acceptsion and it's not as effective as it used to be but they face religious intelligence and at the same time there is a growing understanding these challenges must be addressed consistently and comprehensively. in december of last year the general assembly adopted by a considerable majority a resolution on combatting the glorifying the 44 u.n. member states from all over the world. the situation in ukraine is of great concern. and in the wake of the anticonstitution

the u.n. special envoy says peace talks between the two governments will continue despite recent fighting near tripoli. there could be an agreement on a unity government within days. negotiations collapsed after the u.n. recognised tab ruck government. killing a senior rival commander. the libyan city resisted muammar gaddafi's force, but finds itself battling for survival again. zeina khodr is in the city where people say they are pushing back on i.s.i.l. onslaught. it was a second bombing of a week. in both incidents security was targeted. early on sunday a car bomb went off in misrata. no one was injured. libya's central city has been spared the violence over recent months. that is why the recent explosions are seen as an attempt to destabilize misrata. misrata is involved in a multifront war. it has been allied to general khalifa haftar. as of late groups associated the is islamic state of iraq and levant declared war on the city. >> this is the eastern gate. security is tight. 250km from h

what the u.n. security council can do and other concerned nations is to do all it can to support and influence a form of cessation of hostilities by the main actors finding some form of where ali and others loyal to him fit in as well as the southern movement as part of who might net as a rational actor among the four main parties. >> president obama said that it is hard to find a path towards peace between israel and pal tine. his words follow israel's newly elected prime minister binyamin netanyahu, saying a 2-state solution will not happen while he is in office. >> we continue to believe that a 2-state solution is the only way for the long-term security of israel if it wants to stay jewish and democratic. i indicated to him given his statements prior to the election, it is going to be hard to find a path where people are seriously believing the negotiations are possible. >> reporter: the political consultations began in israel. the president meeting with parties who won seats in parliament seekin

the u.n. tried to save the initiative by suggesting a trial cease-fire in one of the about the-ground districts. city. but the people a accuse the u.n. of craving in on the demands of the government. they want a settlement that would allow the government from stepping down and a cease-fire that would be a force across the area. >> it was first across the province, then it was just the city and now just the district. we reject the leader and we reject the initiative. >> in the absence of a meaningful political process the u.n. was hoping that the initiative could be the start of up. but the u.n. can only do so much without the blacking of regional, international and fighters. >> they try to retake the northern town of tikrit. it is crucial in iraqi forces in their advance towards mosul. it is on the road to baghdad. the army backed by shia militias are based southeast of the city. they've retaken the village of bou-ajeel and alalam. if they take at this crete they'll push it further north to mos

ambassador to the u.n. at the time passionately objected -- [applause] when he passionately objected to the resolution, he told the general assembly, the abomination of anti-semitism has been given the appearance of international sanction. what we have here is a lie. it was precisely because of this lie and the fact that the general assembly does not act fairly toward israel, that we worked over the last year to convene the first ever meeting on anti-semitism in the very same un's general assembly that gave us zionism as racism. moynihan would not have believed the scene when many countries and people of all faiths took the podium not only to attack anti-semitism, but also to commit their countries to take concrete steps to stop its alarming rise. going forward, all countries now need to be held to those pledges. [applause] let me give you a sampling of what we have done across the u.n. system to defend israel's right to be treated like any other nation. we opposed everyone of them. when the u.n. human right

the u.n. proposed cease-fire. the government wanted it to be limited to the city. the opposition wanted to extend across the aleppo countryside all the way to the turkish border. interest was no agreement. the u.n. tried to save the initiative by suggesting a trial cease-fire in one of the battleground districts in the city. >> but the people accuse the u.n. of caving in to the demands of the government. they want a comprehensive settlement that would involve the government stepping down and aqueous fire that would be enforced across syria. >> first we wanted to free the fighting in a aleppo province. then just the city and now just the district. we reject the initiative. we reject the leadership. >> the u.n. can only do so much without the backing of regional and international players who support the warring sides. al jazeera beirut. >> meanwhile u.s.-led coalition airstrikes on syria have hit an oil refinery controlled by isil. it's in the northeast near the turkish border. 30 people are repo

be uh the u.n. here says it has received most of the funds. >> fees are increasing and even though the money is coming @increasing rate, it is not patching the pace of needs. and there is what we would like to highlight. >> over half live in formal catches. a quarter of the population is now made up of syrians who have lost just about everything. they may be alive but they will tell you there's no dignity to lives like this. >> that's what most of these people are doing, it is a remind tear none of them will be going home any time soon, and it is why aid agencies they need the donors to keep on giving otherwise they won't be able to cope with their needs. >> everyone we spoke to tells us they don't want to be here that the situation is desperate. the donors seem a long way off from their reality. >> 80 nations are meeting and we have a crisis that is hurting the region. let them solve the crisis in a positive way. and everybody can go back to their homes in syria. rather than pledging all this money,

coming up in the next 60 minutes the u.n. brings libya's rival governments together in morocco for another round of talks but the fighting on the ground continues. >>> at least 17 miners are dead in ukraine after an underground explosion. more unaccounted for. >>> security forces in mexico capture another leader of a violent criminal drug cartel. and unveiling hidden treasures we look at a rare collection of artwork from north korea. now the u.n. envoy to libya say the situation on the ground is quickly deteriorating. they have addressed the u.n. security council video i can't via a video link to libya. they would hold talks with the rival tibruk-based government. now they say that there have been further airstrikes of tripoli's airport. >> right now we're here at the airport for meetings. as you can see hyped me, there's are blum of the smoke of the airstrikes. this is yet another attempt to prevent us from going to the meetings and sabotage the effort of the libyan government. i stress that we're still going and we'll repres

and voices of dissent at the u.n. plan. >> it becameit first came in as aleppo, then just the city, and now just the project. we reject it. >> students inn marseille that there is stifling academic freedom. >> it started as one country's fight against niger. they'll join the offensive. chad and niger's campaign includes attacks on both the ground and the air. it's niger's first major push into nigerian territory. we have more from abuja. >> reporter: fighters are on the way. the objective is to push the fighters into the corner against the expected final onslaught this month. more than 30 towns and villages have been liberated by the fighters since troops from chad and niger have joined the group. >> reporter: there is a fear that the group if left uncheck will expand its area of control and become a bigger threat throughout the region. >> they were unable to crush boko haram in the last five years now say that they're in position to do so. >> we are now equipped. we've taken liberty of the game changers and we've take

the u.n. will try to see if it can find a solution before things deteriorate into a full-blown war in yemen. natasha gname, al jazeera. >> in a life televised appealed the leader vowed to pursue those behind the mosque attacks f houthi says he mobilized fighters against isil which claimed the attacks and al-qaeda accusing them of being part of an umbrella of tierrney trying to gain control of yemen. >> they have crossed all of the red lines. they have violated everything. everyone is targeted. these groups feel know shame killing children or the elderly, even killing people in hospitals and mosques. this level of crime aims to hugh mil wait people into sur rend. >>. an urgent meeting on the crisis in the next hour. al jazeera has obtained a draft statement expected to be discussed. it says the counsel condemns the recent deadly houthi attacks. it adds they are undermining the position in yemen and threatening the security stability and sovereignty and den ounces the houthis refusal refusal to

the u.n. human rights council in geneva let's now speak to kenneth rolf. thank you very much for being on al jazeera. we'll talk about the situation in eastern ukraine in a moment, but first i want to get your reaction on the comment made by john kerry the u.s. secretary of state today in geneva who accused the human u.n. human rights council of being obsessed with israeli abuses and saying that the u.s. would defend israel against efforts to isolated it. how much does this undermine the u.n. body? >> kerry said interesting and provocative things on ukraine syria and israel. in the case of israel, he went out of his way to talk about this clearly trying to anticipate netanyahu's speech before congress tomorrow, and apparently the obama administration is trying to portray itself as a true friend of israel, and therefore is going to stand up to criticism before the human rights council. now, the truth is that the human rights council does focus excessively on israel. 's right there. but john kerr

the u.n. plan. >> first they wanted to freeze the fighting in aleppo province, then it became just the city and now it's just the district. we reject them as a leader and the initiative. >> plus cracking down on tax dodgers, greece gets tough on the demands of the the under the demands of international creditors. >> reports of covering up lance armstrong drug tests. >> soldiers from niger and chad have joined the fight against boko haram. they've held to recapture the town of damasak. niger and chad's military vehicles into burn know state on saturday. this is the latest offensive by neighboring countries inside nigeria. on saturday the african union agreed to a force of 8,000 troops with contingents from cameroon and benin. >> for nigeria's neighbors the fight against boko haram has taken a new urgency operation from chad and niger in the group is underway. the objective is to push the fighters into a corner against the expected final onslaught. so far more than 30 towns and villages have been

the u.n. rity council approves a resolution condemning chlorine attacks. >>> top brazilian politicians to face the heat. the supreme court there approves an investigation on their alleged role in a massive scam. >>> schools in sierra leone to reopen. parents are worried after new ebola cases are reported in recent weeks. ♪ >>> hello. the coalition forces in iraq have driven out isil. the town under isil control. the u.s. military say the forces carried out 26 air strikes in the operation. jane araft joins us on the phone with more on this. jane how significant is this gain then by iraqi forces in the overall battle against isil? >> reporter: it's significant, but the fact is that the iraqi military along with these u.s. air strikes actually broke the siege of baghdad a couple of weeks ago. so what the americans are announcing appears to be even morris -- more isil fighters out. it's significant this town, particularly because the troops are in the air base which is not far from there and signif

the u.n. of failing to protect civilians. ♪ >>> i'm lauren taylor this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up two u.s. police officers are shot as racial tensions explode again in ferguson. >>> the race to find people trapped beneath the rubble of a russian shopping center that collapsed in flames. >>> i'm catherine soi in juba and i'll tell you how south sudan's crisis and a fall in global oil prices is affecting the economy here. ♪ >>> hello. the world is failing syria. that's the damming assessment by a coalition of aid organizations as the conflict enters its fifth year. they say the undersecurity council has proven its of being incapable of ending a crisis. at least 76,000 people were killed in 2013. over 230,000 have died since the conflict began in 2011. the number of children in need of raid those to 8.6 million. 7.6 million are displaced in syria, and almost 4 million more have fled the country. zana hoda reports on aleppo a city that has been torn part. ♪ >> reporter: it is on

kristen saloomey has more from the u.n. headquarters. >> the security council resolution doesn't go as far as libyans hoped, but works in the words of the u.k. ambassador a sign of support for libya's fight against terrorism. specifically against i.s.i.l. and affiliated groups. sharia and individual groups associated with al qaeda. now, the libyans hoped for a lifting of the arms embargo on their country, and the ability for u.n. member states to search ships for contraband entering the country. they didn't get that. what they did get was a statement they would consider exemptions to the embargo to fight the groups and they'd be handled expeditiously. the libyans, at the end of the meeting expressed gratitude and said they thought it would give hope to the libyan people for a show of support for the government, which has been so embattled fighting armed groups for legitimacy. >> the u.s. state in indiana is dealing with h.i.v. epidemic. the government declared a public health emergency. n john hendren went to scott county wh

>> there are some people that listen to the u.n. here is the fact, i think it's worse to gather a whole bunch of people together and then pretend like you're doing. >> oh boy. >> you haven't done anything. it's actually worse because you give people a false sense of hope. >> okay let's unpack this a little bit more. because we start as well with the news of iran, and how this ties in because the houthi rebels are iran backed. if you look at that seems like the iranian footprint is spreading, i know isis wants to spread, but iran is spreading too. >> we have an al ely in the saudis and the saudis are not happy about this. we need a policy that takes our allies and our friends that helps us push our policy in the region. we're not doing that. remember the saudis threw their hands up and said we're not going to be a number of u.n. if the americans are going to be on it. this is the exact country which is our friend who should be blunting the iranians or at least helping the u.s. blunt the iranians. >> you mentioned twitter, they're reac

. >> the u.n. said that there are unconfirmed reports that dozens of people have been killed in the northeast. >> i'm speaking with you today with a heart that is heavy. i do not really know what impact cyclone pam has left on vanuatu. >> thousands of people were evacuated to shelters, returning only to find their homes destroyed. the u.n. is deploying a rapid response team to aid relief operations and pacific neighbors are also on hand. >> there are destructive winds rains, flooding, landslides, sea surges and very rough seas. cyclone pam will impact on several islands. >> cyclone pam is forecast to pass north of new zealand next. vanuatu has born the brunt with teetering trees downed power lives and flooding, many areas

as james bays tells us critics blame the u.n. d other world powers for not doing enough to stop the fighting. >> four years ago no one could have imagined the scale of the tragedy. the figures are staggering. there has been no body count. it's statement as many as 300,000 syrians are dead. many have fled. 3.8 billion are refugees. that figure the main contributor to the fact that there are more displaced people in the world than at any time since the second world war, when the u.n. was created years ago. >> there's no peace in part. there has been little unity on the global stage. there have been rare moments of agreement in the u.n. security council on chemical weapons, and the growing threat from i.s.i.l., but nothing on a political solution to the dismiss of the u.n.'s humanitarian agencies. one of the agencies the world food program led. you must get frustrated when you look at the security council, and the lack of agreement on syria. i get frustrated - not only when i look at the security council, when i go into syria, and yo

the attack. >> reporter: this despite washington signing a u.n. security council statement on sunday calling on member states to refrain from taking any actions that might undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of yemen. in addition the saudi action occurred just as u.s. secretary the state john kerry was getting ready for the latest rounds of talks with his counter parts in switzerland. talks presented as going well. the iranians support the houthis who are being bombed by the saudis. the administration's lengths on how the strategy is working is upbeat, particularly on yemen. >> i have explained that it's a success and it has been a success for many years because of our effort to his push back and counter al qaeda in yemen that's something that we have didn't doing for sometime now. >> reporter: it help he help help lead. >> the one thao*epbg the u.n. can do is stop dealing with yemen as. and only look at a model title al qaeda. >> reporter: it's fair the administration spokes people will need to be asking searching questions on thur

the u.n. will now try to see if it can find a solution before things deteriorate into a full-blown war in yemen >>> well houthi leader has vowed to pursue i.s.i.l. fighters, saying yemen was descending into libya style strip and is mobilizing forces against i.s.i.l. and al qaeda. >> they crossed the red lines, violating everything everyone is targeted. the groups feel no same where the elderly, hospitals, mosques - the aim of crime humiliating people into surrender. that is something we will not allow >>> meanwhile, the u.n. security council is holding a meeting on the crisis now. al jazeera has obtained a draft statement expected to be discussed. it says: it denounces the houthi's refusal to withdraw from government offices, specially in the capital sanaa >>> earlier the u.n. special envoy to libya was speaking about how talks were progressing. >> for the moment - and i hope in this will be the case throughout the week - the parties are staying. some of them are now in consultation - the case

the u.n. now says the entire nation is on the cusp of total poverty with economic losses he was mated at over $200 billion. >> the war is also taking a harsh toll on nearly 6 million children inside syria and almost 2 million who are refugees in neighboring countries all suffering from hardship and drama. at the same time, 21 leading aid agencies today blasted the u.n. security council for failing to implement necessary resolutions that would boost humanitarian aid to syrian civilians. >> the angry at the security council's failure to secure desperately needed humanitarian aid is threatening the organizes credibility and as james bays shows diplomacy has had a tough time taking hold. >> reporter: for four years ago no one could have imagined the scale of this tragedy. the figures are staggering, there has been no actual body count. but it's estimated as many as 300,000 syrians are dead. many have fled, 3.8 million are refugees.

the u.n. security counsel calling an emergency meeting on the situation in yemen. that closed door session is set to take place this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. we are reporting live from the news room with more. >> reporter: today's u.n. security tounl meeting comes at the request of jordan after yemen's president sent a letter asking for urgent intervention as turmoil over the last few days brings his country to the brink of civil yar. the u.n. envoy to yes, ma'amenmen to expected to speak vee via teleconference has things are seemingly going nowhere. the president is hoping for a more robust response from the u.n. ideally security counsel resolution that would entice the rebels to want to get into these peace talks and just over the last three days the situation in yemen has rapidly declined. the houthi rebels have control of nine of the 21 provinces seized another city. tize is 81 miles from where the president is holding a last night. they nanded the rebels withdraw. the houthis responded by ca

the u.n. ried to save the initiative by suggesting a trial ceasefire in one over the battleground districts of the city. but the people of the district accuse the u.n. of caving in to the demands of the government. they want a comprehensive settlement that would involve the government stepping down and the ceasefire that would be enforced across syria. >> at first mistura wanted to free the fighting in the province and now it's a justless city and now it's limited to the district, we want to tell mistura that we reject the initiative. >> reporter: syria's war is entering its fifth year and in the absence of a meaningful political process the u.n. was hoping the aleppo initiative could be the start of one but the u.n. can only do so much without the backing of the many regional and international players which support the warring sines, al jazeera, beirut. >> reporter: saudi arabia will talk about houthi fighters in yemen killed at least 15 fighters in the province 7 were killed and two more hout

the u.n. has been calling for a freeze in aleppo. when special envoys address the security council two weeks ago he said he had an agreement to stop the i don't recall bombardment. he gave the security council a time line he said violence is increasing. >> you're right, we have seen it around aleppo and hinted that aleppo maybe was not rite. >> aleppo was not rite but there is a push in a tern direction, and making it right. if the plan is failing, what else is in. in a country like al jazeera, where they are discussing it with u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon. >> if it is failing, what is plan b. >> the international system didn't impletment plan a until now. forget plan b. we didn't have a clear strategy recording the syrian crisis. the regime used chemical weapons against student. there's concerns about the prospects for the plan. the president of the security council is skeptical about the chances of success. there's talk about a top-down rather than a bottom-uch approach. one official sa

tuesday, he briefed the u.n. security council on the situation in a closed door meeting. >> more than 900 people have been rescued by the italian coast guard in the last 24 hours. seven operations were launched in that time 50 miles off the coast of libya. ten died when one boat being rescued capsized. fifty women and 30 children have been taken to the island of lampedusa. >> details of the capture of mexicos most wanted drug lord have been emerging, he had a $2 million bounty on his head and was arrested friday. we have a report now. >> this is how gomez, mexico's most wanted man would want to be remembered, as a kind-hearted cartel kingpin handing out money to the needy. he gave money to her sick mother during one of his handouts. >> i think that yes, people liked him because he helped them. >> unlike other mexican cartel leaders, he worked hard at public relations, presenting his cartel, the knights templar, as the de facto authority in the state. >> we're a necessary evil and here because if not, another gang

also coming up the u.n.'s libya envoy insists piece talks will continue despite fierce fighting in and around tripoli. nigeria's presidential election debate goes ahead without the main opposition contender. why a may in peru wants to paint over every mural in lima's historic center. with start in yemen where houthi forces have seized control room of the airport of the third largest city, taiz. the shia group is in charge of a large swath. taiz is a key targwhere president hadi has taken refuge. at his request, the u.n. security councile sub sill is due too meet in an hour.

over the past two years the u.n. has been able to bring aid to this district that activists say it has been months since any goods were allowed in. >> there is no food at all and you're hearing the words i'm hungry from many people every day. we have already seen many people die from starvation. the regime is using starvation as an attack against rebel areas. >> this is not the only damascus district where people are hungry. children are dying from starvation. mohammed was 20 days old. he was the 172nd victim in the past two years. people here don't only need food. there is a lack of medicine. >> my daughter has asthma, and the other four children have similar cases. my nine-year-old daughter falls down every time she tries to walk. there is no medicine here to cure them. >> the united nations says over 200,000 people live in besieged areas where conditions are deteriorating by the day. many of them are not being reached because of the fighting and the lack of access. >> the problems of getting aid in are eminutes and

the u.n. ried to save the initiative by suggesting a trial ceasefire in one of the battleground districts in the city. but the people of the district accuse the u.n. of caving in to the demands of the government. they want a comprehensive settlement that would involve the government stepping down and a ceasefire that would be enforced across syria. >> translator: at first staffan de mistura wanted to free the fighting in the aleppo province and now it's the city and now it's limited to the district we want to tell staffan de mistura reject him and reject his initiative. >> reporter: syria war entering the fifth year and in the absence of a meaningful political process the u.n. was hoping the aleppo initiative could be the start of one. but the u.n. can only do so much without the backing of the many regional and interfacial players which support the war inside. al jazeera, beirut. >>> and u.s. led coalition air strikes in syria appeared in i.s.i.l. controlled oil refinery in the northeast of th

the u.n. as possibly one of the worst weather disasters in pacific history. jerald tan, al jazeera. >> the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon was in japan when he expressed his condolences. >> i just met the president of vanuatu this morning and i conveyed my personal on behalf of the united nations deepest condolences, as well as our hopes for solidarity on vanuatu. >> four people were killed when the aircraft dropped a bomb inside chinese territory. myanmar says it is targeting rebels in the kokang region along china's southern border. >> fighting began in the kokang region more than a month ago. more than 100 people killed but this latest incident was serious enough for chinese air force to say it is stepping up operations along the border. summon the myanmar ambassador so he could launch oformal protest. he said he would like myanmar to investigate the incident, punish whoever was responsible for the intrusion into chinese territory. this latest air strike comes about a week after a shell f

the u.n. ial envoy to to -- syria has suggested that his plan to help aleppo is faltering. now on the ground in aleppo syrian government planes reportedly dropped a barrel bomb killing at least 20 people. activists say the bombing hit a district in the east of the city. control of aleppo is split between rebel groups and proassad forces who fought for control of syria's second city for more than two years now. >>> in iraq government forces have retaken villages on the out skirts of tikrit but have yet to launch an assault on isil fighters inside the city. the aim is to drive isil out of tikrit and the surrounding province. jane arraf reports. >> reporter: this is near the base of operations for iraq's shia ma i will shas on the eastern front of the battle for tikrit. the key players are iranian backed hezbollah. at a command center nearby interior minister a leader of the core militia confers with the man given control of the hezbollah brigades. they have combined with iraqi federal police spec

. >> the u.n. you special envoy to libya says there could be an agreement between the two rival governments within days. they said they could form a unity government, despite the fighting taking place in libya. peace talks nearly collapsed after the u.n. recognized tobruk government launched air raised on the capitol killing a senior rival commander. there's might go in the city of ms. rat atmisrata. in the city, people are pushing back at isil. >> it was the second bombing in a week. security buildings were targeted. sunday, a car bomb went off outside the intelligent headquarters in misrata. no one was injured. libya's central city has been spared the violence in many areas of this vast country over recent months. that is why the recent explosions are seen as an attempt to destabilize misrata. >> misrata is involved in a multi-front war. for months, the city's brigades have been battling forces allied to general haftar and the tobruk government on many front lines. a group associated with eyes jil