but the way the u.n. works of course, is the secretary general's at the mercy of what each of the member states puts forward. i think our embassies can put also can be engaging and, again, encouraging that kind of recruitment. but as a general rule, the u.n. tends to amplify what the dynamics are as you suggested, within the composite member states of the u.n. the world we need to change is the world inside member states. and that's why having the political push is important. but we need to do it at the ground level. in terms of sexual exploitation and abuse, i think the u.n. has improved its vetting for troops and police who were going out into the field. individuals who have been alleged to carry out these acts are sent home while investigation takes place. there does, though, need to be far more follow-up in the host country. what happens is they go home and again, the u.n.'s relationship with it. may not be a u.n. presence in a particular country tends to become atrophied. we need to work through our e

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

the u.n. has it budget under control. for example, the u.n. peacekeeping costs have skyrocketed. administrations should work with the union to phase out peacekeeping missions when possible and lower the rates that the united states pays. and if you know the appropriations bill contains strong transparencies and accountability requirements and after all of this there is no excuse for this. i look forward to your thoughts on all of these issues. in closing, i want to thank you and the american delegation around the world for the work that you do to advance u.s. interests and now the ranking member, i turn to her for opening remarks. >> hello i welcome you today. throughout my time in congress i have consistently supported robust u.s. engagement at the united nations. the u.n. is instrumental in advancing our nationals purity interests -- security interests in the united states. [audio difficulties] >> trying to bring them to undertake the same admission. organizations like the world food program

so, here you have the u.n. moving into national sovereignty to infect investigate the internal policies of a nation saying that these internal policies are in fact 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? we begin to understand it -- let me get to that. radical contemporaries, like w.e.b. dubois, who had been kicked out of the naacp, he complained bitterly that the naacp was useless in the fight to free africa from colonialism because, he said, the association was just a bourgeois set up, afraid to do anything not respectable," and communist william paterson who had tried to submit a petition to the u.n. charging the united states with committing genocide against african-americans but was blocked by the naacp fumed that "the very same americans interceded in order that the reverend michael scott white speak, they were also the ones who refused to intercede whe

the u.n. negotiates endorsed by the security council remain the best chance to help get the transition back on track and preserve the country's unity, and territorial integrity. for over two months my special envoy has facilitated all inclusive negotiations. all disagreements remain on some critical issues many others had been resolved. there needs to be a return to political negotiations. all parties to those negotiations must participate in good faith. there is no other solution. as the fighting rages on all parties to the conflict in yemen must adhere to their obligations under international humanitarian law. i call on all of them to protect civilians and enable humanitarian workers to safely deliver life-saving assistance wherever it is needed. i expect remember states to do everything possible to make this happen and get the parties back to the peace table without conditions and without delay. ladies and gentlemen of the media, the syrian war [ inaudible ] words to describe the mayhem. now

. ♪ the u.n. curity council discusses the syrian refugee crisis but neighboring countries say they are simply too stressed to help and a dozen people under arrest in italy for a planned attack on the vatican. ♪ look at high school students fall through a stage as it collapses on tape. ♪ good afternoon and welcome to al jazeera america i'm morgan live in new york city the humanitarian crisis in syria is mounding the word from u.n. asking for the help in the growing crisis and leaders from the world were at the u.n. just moments ago and syria neighbors need more aid for housing, protection and a lot of services to the more than 4 million people who fled syria over the past four years and we go to james live at the u.n. with us and james good afternoon to you and we know this meeting comes on the heels of a new report on syria but what else do we really know at this point? >> how bad the situation is getting because these reports come out every single month and every single month the figures of those

the u.n. has launched a $415 million appeal to aid. abia's newly appointed foreign minister is to attend his first gulf corporation summit. the war in yemen will be on the to have top of the agenda a yemen is also going to ask to join the block. it's estimated 3 million slow he had familiar east and 50 a thousand americans died in the conflict. >>> french prosecutors and military authorities are investigating claims french soldiers in the central african republic sexually abused children they were sent to protect. to follows the leaking of a united nation says report in to the claims last year. the report is said to have documented the exploitation of children as young asinine by french peacekeepers last year. children at a center for internally displaced people at the airport in the capital said they were sexually abused in return for food and money. the report was leaked to french authorities by a senior official in geneva who believed the u.n. had failed to take action to stop the abuse. he's been suspended and is himself under inves

the u.n. as the security council imposes an arms embargo on rebel leaders. >>> hello. i'm martine dennis with the world news from al jazeera. also to come - cuba's government has prays for the u.s. as president obama aims to take cuba off the black list >>> hundreds of migrants feared drowned. 6,000 rescued in the past week alone. and chinese economy stutters to its lowest growth rate since the crisis six years ago. >>> but first to yemen where the houthi rebels condemned a decision by the u.n. security council. it's imposing an arms embargo on several houthi leaders and some of the people accused of backing them. now, the resolution calls for the houthis to stop fighting and withdraw from territory they have taken. saudi arabia and egypt say they have discussed holding a major military exercise which could involve other gulf states. so far the military campaign has been based on air strikes but a ground invasion has been discussed. people have continued to flee. refugees have been arriving in

engagement at the u.n.. the u.n. is instrumental in advancing our national security interests around the world and confronting terrorism infectious disease extreme poverty, and environment are -- environmental degradation. u.s. peace keeping helps address ravished, war-torn parts of the world trained team maintain peace. organizations like unicef, you in with -- you in women, helper reduce poverty, protect children, remote women's political and economic empowerment, and improve standards for millions. while the benefits are not always obvious, the u.n. delivers real results for every dollar we contribute. the united states cannot be the world's policeman. as i said before, no one nation can or should address today's global challenges alone. that is why we must continue to work together with the world community using every tool at our disposal. unilateral action should be the last option, not the first. those who view the u.n. negatively, or advocate for reducing resources undermine the u.n.'s effectiveness and limit

i don't have a lot of confidence that the u.n. is going to be an effective partner with us in the event that the errors of violation and the russians seem to be aligned with the enemy and other issues of power in the world, including the middle east. >> thank you for being here with us and for the work you do in our country. i'm sorry that my colleague from florida i wanted to make a statement before answered the question. in negotiating with cuba, it is going to have to be a game of give-and-take. rep. serrano: yes, we have claims on the cuban government. we have americans who feel that they have property and that is a question that has to be settled. there are american corporations that lost property in cuba rightfully, not rightfully, but they did actually lose property and that has to be settled. but i always bring up something that people sitting in your chair scratch that had, because in all honesty most people have not thought about it. that is that one of the most popular types of music in this country is salsa music. anyon

the u.n. rity council. the first came from russia and the second from the gulf cooperation council, what is being proposed by jordan is mainly based on the gcc draft resolution. prominently involved in the military fight lead by saudi arabia and the bombing that has been taking place in yemen in the last couple of weeks. the resolution condemns the houthis. it says they must stop all violence and relinquish all of the territory they have taken including the capitol sana'a. there are sanctions and an arms embargo. the former president under u.n. sanctions. they will now have an rmarms embargo on them. and they are adding two more people to that list of people to be sanctioned. the leaders of the houthis, and the former president's son an important figure as an ambassador to the uae at one point. the security council will be meeting in the next few minutes. the diplomats are gathering in the security council chamber, and the key thing to watch here is what russia will do. russia has certainly agr

. >>> assessing the damage - the u.n. says the plight of yemen's people is getting worse, and its envoy is quitting. hello there, i'm mikhail gorbachev -- shoedy ghosh >>> also coming up anger at the anniversary of the south korean sunken ferry >>> soldiers killed in an ambush >>> police are better paid. workers in the united states who say the minimum wage is not enough to live on >>> the u.n. says the humanitarian situation in yemen is deteriorating with millions struggling to find food and water. at the same time the u.n.'s own envoy to the buntry jamal benomar, has -- country, jamal benomar, has resigned. he'd been overseeing elements to reach a political deal but it fell apart when the houthis staged their take over. the number of dead and injured keeps rising. more than 730 people have been killed in the air attacks and street battles. nearly 2,700 people have been injured. >>> meanwhile the former president of yemen ali abdullah saleh, has been trying to make an exit of his own, asking for safe passage out of the co

the u.n. security council discusses a syrian refugee crisis and neighboring countries say they are stretched too thin to help. meanwhile more than a dozen people are under arrest in italy for planned attacks on the vatican. and comcast drops a multi million dollar bid to buy fellow cable giant time warner. ♪ look at this plus high school go flying as a stage collapses. ♪ welcome to al jazeera america, i'm tony and humanitarian crisis in syria is mounding is the word from the u.n. as it asks for help with the growing refugee crisis there leaders from across the world meeting at the u.n. syria's neighbors say they need more aid to provide housing protection and other services to the more than 4 million people who fled syria in the past four years and james has the latest. >>> every month the u.n. security council gets a report on the humanitarian situation in syria, every single month that report shows the situation is getting worse, it's now believed 220,000 people have been killed in the confli

with me live from the u.n. ork is the doctor the president of the syrian american medical society, thanks for being with us on the program. and i'll start by asking you what you know about these latest alleged chemical weapons attack which are said to have happened in idlib last month? >> yes actually the video that was shown was from this year from a few weeks ago and i just came from back from the city of the saturday and visited the field hospital that treated the patients and spoke with physicians and nurses that treated 120 patients who flooded the hospital within a couple of hours the night of march 16th it was very traumatic incident and doctors and nurses were struggling to deal with the overwhelmingly number of patients who showed symptoms with exposure to toxic gas, all patients had respiratory symptoms and cough and wheezing and some had fluid in their lungs. this unfortunate family of the name of the family that started, they had three children one years old and two years old and three years old sara

in the previous five u.n. council resolutions there was agreement between the permanent five members. now russia is taking a stance which a similar to the stance in syria. speaking of humanitarian aspect of the issue while there are continuing to actually fly in for the purpose of evacuating beam and the same time it is handling reppons. the four flights arriving. they killing ammunition. >> why shouldn't the russians get involved. everyone else is. >> if the russians want to get involved, it should at least stick to that. there's a humanitarian aspect. particularly where i come from. civilians have been using civilians as human shields. 200 plus that have been killed is because the houthis didn't want to comply with you, and resolutions which russia was part of it. if the houthis stick to what the security council asked them to do and the russian as i believe asked these people to do we won't have the sufferings. unfortunately even their proposal. the draft of it is similar to the other draft proposed by the c

the u.n. lowers angers those,. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> welcome, headquarters also ahead, the u.n. sus spends the senior aide workers. and, accuses peacekeepers of child abuse. >>> arrests in new york city, when people are rallying solidarity over the death after blackman, while in police custody. >>> and 4 years since the end of the vietnam war. >>> ♪ ♪ ♪ the u.n. have launched, an ap peel to help people affected by the earthquake, maybe 5-and-a-half,000 people are dead and many people have said they haven't received any food or supplies, and, they are frustrated by the lack of of emergency relief getting through and, they are forced to camp outdoors and they have no homes left. >>> dramatically footage has emerged showing the moment it struck and a man and narrowly avoided being hit and security cameras, from katmandu, and clears rescues crowd around to help the man but alive. >>> well even credible stories survive are in nepal. >>> and now a report. >>> the pain in his eyes, the lies and he lucky he feel

the u.n.'es agency says 1,600 yemenis trying to escape the fighting at home have arrived in gentleman beauty and somalia. sailed across the gulf of aden in crowded boats and ships. they expect 100,000 more refugees to arrive in somalia and up to 30,000 more to arrive in djibouti over the coming months the u.n. says 600 people have so far been killed in the conflict. >>> the hugh humanitarian situation is getting worse the world food program is saying it will need to distribute food for over 100,000 displaced people in the city aden over the next few days. before the fighting began in yemen, the w.f.p. estimated that over 10 million people were already short of food. but it now says that the escalating violence has left more than 12 million yemenis in need of assistance, and we are just getting news of a new fund that has been launched by the united nations, an appeal for $273.7 million to help the people of yemen. so a new fund has now been launched by the united nations for yemen. >>> let's go

. >>> the u.n.'s envoy to yemen resigns as fighting between saudi arabia coalition force and houthi rebels shows no sign of ending >>> hello, i'm iraq clark, you are watching al jazeera live from our hairs in doha -- headquarters in dowl ha. the government in columbia resumes fighting against the f.a.r.c. >>> the anniversary of a tragedy in south korea, families and victims demand answers from the prime minister. >>> and a call for higher pay. thousands across the united states rally for a raising of the minimum wage >>> so then the u.n. envoy to yemen, resigned. the mora tainian diplomat is being lined up as a replacement. al jazeera learnt that he told the secretary-general ban ki-moon that it was time for him to end his role. it comes as the war in yemen intensifies. it's been three weeks since the saudi-led coalition began air strikes. in recent weeks he warned the u.n. scoun that yemen was slipping towards a civil war. he was appointed to advisor in yemen since april 2011 and has been in the u.n

the u.n. frica and the middle east, he's expected to exceed jamal ben. for his failure to broken an end to the fighting. the yemeni ambassador to the u.n. has been speaking to us at al jazerra and told us what he thought of jamal ben mall's rest. >> we than jamal did a lot of positive things in the past. his participation in the formation of all of the implementation of the initiative of the gcc and after that the follow-up of the election process in yemen. we than in the beginning jamal benomar was doing a great job. but the problem started when jamal benomar thought he might promote the presence of the houthis as a militia group with using their force as the powerful element in the political spectrum that nobody was expecting. and from that points we started to have a lot of disagreement with his benomar he started to negotiate without con sending with the pled of the republic and -- president of the republic and we started to have serious problems. we welcome the new adviser. and will work v

the u.n. says the plight of yemen's people is getting worse and it's envoy is quitting. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, welcome to al jazerra, world news i am martin dennis, also to come on the program. grief and anger as south korea marks a year since the sinking of the ferry. co local boa's government says air strikes against farc rebels are back on after soldier were killed in an ambush. >>> we hear from migrant workers who say they are under attack in south africa. ♪ ♪ >>> but first the u.n. says the conflict in yemen has dramatically worsened the plight of its people. a spokesman for the secretary general is the fighting is only add to this urgent humanitarian need in a country that was already one of the poorest in the region. the u.n. says nearly 10.6 million yemenis and are now facing a food shortage. of those 4.8 million are living in emergency conditions. more than 730 people have been killed in the saudi-led bombing campaign against houthi rebels. and nearly 2,760 have been injured. well as the situa

and you worked in the u.n. r many years under different administrations and i would like to ask you about that. we need to be very clear about the inspectors have they ever had comb plete access in iran to inspect what is happening in the country? >> no they have tried and we had disputes and the u.n. asked them to go after special sites and investigate. what has happen the iranians say no. and this is intrusive thaw say. and the dispute goes back to the committee and then throws their hands up and say we can't get in. the iranians are not letting us. and what did president obama do? >> he under cut the u.n. by taking it outside of the u.n. and allowing iran enrich some uranium. president obama said we should live with iran that has nuclear abilities but trust them not to it put it together. >> why should we not trust them? >> they have been caught lying. and they know they are lying and what we have a president has a brand new deal and come up with a procurement committee. it is not new. it is called oil for fo

the u.n. also launched an inquiry into this. but they decided that one of the officials who was involved in the early stages of this i should now be suspend: now what they're saying is that what this official did was to give the report to the french. there seems to be no problem in that but they have procedures for this, they say and they say that the names of the victims of the children were in this report and their policy is that whenever the u.n. hands over one of these internal reports to another body in this case the french then the names should be redacted from the report. that's why they say that this official has been suspended on full pay for now. but i'm sure there will be many who are going to be asking questions about this very serious incident, and the fact that the only person who seems to suffer in this very serious incident is the man who appears to be the whistle plower. >> the u.n. had much to say on the subject yet? >> well, we were rather hoping that we might hear from the u.n. secretary general himself becaus

if the u.n. council is ready for a resolution they must stop this brutal aggression against us. >> mohammed vall is on the border with yemen. what more do you know about what we have heard in the last few minutes that the saudi defensing ministry says three soldiers have been killed by houthi shelling on their posts in the city of najran inside saudi arabia? >> yeah. what we know is that the military spokesman has been talking about clashes near the border not far from the city of najran. now we have this update talking about the death or the killing of three saudi border guards this cogfirms that the houthis have been able to come close to the board erb, close enough to be able to shoot at the border guards. we know the purpose or one of the major objectives of the saudi-led airstrikes is not only to bring about change in yemen and defense but, as they say, to make sure the conflict in yemen doesn't spill over inside of saudi arabia. now, we see the killing of these saudz e border guards will pus

. ♪ well the u.n. ning 8 million people have been affected by that earthquake in nepal and for those still trapped under the rubble time is running out, the government says more than 4300 bodies have been recovered but that number could easily double and smoke from funeral funeral parlors are hanging heavy over kathmandu and aid is beginning to trickle in and the u.n. pledging $15 million from its emergency response fund to help victims and nepal prime minister says they are still short of tents and medicine as well as food shelter and water, of course. short supplies continuing aftershocks and mean crowds of people trying to leave nepal just about any way they can. and let's go straight to our correspondent jamal in the square in kathmandu and tell us a little bit about the situation, how it's developing there. we can see a lot of people behind you. are they starting to get some of the aid trickle in to them? >> reporter: it system co is coming in as a trickle and taking on search and rescue on to them

our cronn joins us in jizan, let's tart with the u.n. resolution targetting houthi leaders, what has been the reaction to that. >> yes, as mentioned in your intro, they have condemned the resolution by the united nations security council, describing it as a statement of support for aggression and called on mass protests to be organised on thursday and this is something they do on every occasion to show they have millions of yemenis on their side. the houthis describe their move and coup and are taking up territory as a popular revolution. houthis, they are a religious sect and many sources suggest they are supported by iran idea logically and militarily. they are seen by the sunni majority in the couple states as people who are here to serve the iranian agenda in yemen, and not support the yemeni nation. this is a strongest u.n. resolution to slam the houthis. the previous ones were mild. and the houthis fill cornered not only militarily but diplomatically. >> iran proposed a ceasefire and peace talks that haven't gone done well. is there

instead there will be humanitarian pauses organized by the u.n. through president hadi. >> the houthis working in close coordination have intensified their military campaign, bombed aden and extended their offensive to yemen. these actions have caused widespread violence and instability that threaten the security and welfare of the yemeni people as well as the region's security. >> the council decided to extend sanctions and arms embargo. they'll now cover the three most important houthi leaders as well as former president ali abdullah saleh and his son abdullah. what if the houthis don't comply? could that lead to a ground operation. >> if they're not complying they'll continue to face more of the same. >> the resolutions says that humanitarian forces should be organized by the u.n. secretary general in conjunction with the government of president hadi. but ban ki-moon said that he wants immediate face-to-face talks. he said ultimately there is no military solution to the crisis in yemen. james bays, al jazeera, of the united nations. >> staying i

the u.n.'cultural organization unesco is holding a special session on the destruction of the heritage sites. imran kahn reports from babylon which archeologists fear could be destroyed. >> reporter: this is babylon one of the most important heritage sites in the world. but it's empty. tourists hardly come to what's known as the cradle of civilization. the home of the gate, the hanging gardens and the tower of babble. the residents arc kpwrolgs here as explode the site at length and the lack of visitor is heart break to him and the reason even more so. >> now i am very, very sod are sad. now just inside the brooks, but the visits are now few because of the security not good in iraq. and also the people is now empty because it's very, very. [ inaudible ] so just the schools come here. just the schools. foreign come here few because no security. so i am real sad now. >> reporter: without visitors. the theres no money for maintenance, babylon like all of iraq's many sites is in desperate need of up

hello, the u.n. children's agency unicef is warning the war in yemen is driving an already impoverished country into humanitarian disaster putting millions in disaster. it is been days since the saudi arabia air strikes. dozens have been killed in clashes in aden. for several days the southern port city of aden has seen street fighting. food and water and in short supply there. of course it may now have landed in sanaa and human rights groups say the houthis have attacked and detained at least 400 politicians activists and journalists across the country in the past 48 hours. omar saleh reports. >> the humanitarian situation is in yemen is only worsening by the day. people are panicking and preparing for the worst. this cue queue is for a sack of wheat. >> the sack of wheat is almost $40 so the poor people can't afford to eat anymore. >> translator: some people come and buy 20 sacks whereas many others want to get one sack. i've been trying to buy one for the last two days. >> reporter: the fighting an

the u.n. doing about it? >> the head of the u.n. body that deals with palestinian refugees provide the u.n. security council yesterday on that monday, saying exactly what you said, that it was a more desperate situation than ever, calling on the international community to put political pressure on the ground to try and solve this to open a humanitarian corridor for these civilians to get out. around 2,000 have managed to get out, but there are still 16,000 caught in this camp. there's also negotiations going on on the ground, a member of the p.l.o., the body that deals with the represention of palestinians is talk to the u.n. and government to solve this. when you're dealing with isil, any form of negotiation is very difficult. >> the camp once housed 170,000 refugees and only 10% remain. fewer than 20,000. give us a better idea of what life is like for the people that remain. >> that's right. we're hearing about this camp now, but it has been under siege for over two years. when you talk about

also ahead the u.n. suspends a senior aid worker for leaking a report that accuses french peace keepers of child abuse in the central africa republic. >>> arrests in new york city why rallies in solidarity protesting the death of a black man in baltimore while in police custody. and shinzo abe expresses deep repentance over japan's role in world war ii that stops short of an apology. >> the united nations has launched a $450 million appeal to help people affected by nepal nepal's earthquake. over 5,000 people have been confirmed dead. aid has reached many areas but many people say they have not received any food or supplies. people fought with police in kathmandu frustrated by the lack of emergency relief getting through. >>> well thousands of people have been forced to camp outdoors. they either have no homes left or too scared of the aftershocks to sleep inside. dramatic footage has emerged showing the quake that struck nepal. the security cameras are from katmandu's district. once the dust clears resc

it is hoped that the u.n. reinforcements will change that. >> to have confidence in the process to secure the region and support the government's efforts and those of the security forces. >> the u.n. itself has faced criticism for what is seen as lack of will of pursuing the adf in the past. these operations could be a turning point in a fight against the rebels. al jazeera. >> well, coming up on the show indonesia rejects the final appeal for two australian convicted drug smugglers on death row. plus... j. >> i'm andrew simmons reporting from an orphanage in ukraine where a hundred children are been caught up in a tug-of-war between the two sides of this conflict. >> let's recap the headlines here on al jazeera. in yemen the saudi-led coalition continues to launch airstrikes on houthi targets. the aden is facing power and water shortages, and saudi arabia has given red cross permission to deliver aids but are having problems because of logistical problems. >> a former request from the saudi king for assistance

the u.n. this resignation is going to, you know finish it's effort in yemen or it doesn't also mean that the u.n. has given up on yemen. there is a lot of efforts going on, and the understanding is that a replacement will take place any time soon. this is happening as the two sides are accusing each other of being the aggressor. >> as you just said the hadi government has now left yemen, so who is actually running the country? >> reporter: yeah the country now is run by two governments so to speak in between quotes. one is a de facto government the government of the rebels in sana'a. they have established what they call a supreme revolutionary commission there in sana'a acting as a government there. but in fact the legitimate government is now in riyadh as the elected president fled to saudi arabia. he appointed a vice president to prevent any constitutional problem. so yemen now is between these two poles, actually and each one of them is trying to convert the other to stop the war fairs, bec

he has been with the u.n. in various positions and before he was in yemen he was a political prisoner in his home country of morocco. ben omar's resignation was on the cards yemen officials were unhappy with his handling of the conference. >> national dialogue conference the u.n. was supposed to support everything that is happening in that dialogue. he was supposed to be the main mediator with yemen's political allies all on the ground. but what he did instead he is chap roand a process that was chaperoned a process that was all, a bureaucratic exercise of good governance with nothing being implemented on the ground. analysts and others like myself, have said, the salaries went to all 565 members. they all met with each other since march 2013 and ended in january of 2014. the houthi rebels had representatives in that and part of that national dialogue conference and they seemed to agree on everything but the minute the dialogue concluded nothing was being implemented on the ground which angers the militia pushi

the u.n. unched a 415 million appeal for aid saying those in rule areas are especially in need of help. andrew simmons has this update from the village of sindu. >> reporter: the mountain roads of sindu would normally take you to one of the most scenic places on earth, now the journey shows you misery despair. and for some of those who survived this is what remains of their lives. this small village has one home left standing and people are in a state, no one is here to help them. officials say around 1600 people have died in this region. unofficial estimates put the figure at beyond 5,000. two more deaths are recorded here after a search that has lasted three days. the bodies of a woman and her baby lying together are recovered. deeper into the region the needs get even greater, some aid is getting through but it's a drip feed, aid workers arriving here say the region has been neglected. >> the need is quite huge. initially there was a lack of proper communication in the sense if you see the d

they're not part of the u.n. force in in the central african republic but the u.n. started the investigation and it's one member of that office who has now been suspended. the u.n. said that he did not follow proper procedures. he shared an early version of his report with the french military but he didn't remove the names of the victims from that copy of the report. >> there is a requirement to react information that could potentially place victims witnesses and investigators at risk. and what the office of the high commissioner for human rights is going to be investigating is how this information was handled by their side, just so that their own system of these protections which is are also very important issues are respected. >> the french military say investigation is underway to try and find the soldiers who are responsible for carrying out the abuse. but this whole incident is potentially embarrassing for the united nations because until now the only person who has been punished for anything is that u.n. human rights official who raced the alarm. >> we will loo

the u.n. is warning of a catastrophe if fighting doesn't stop. >> kenyan air force launched airstrikes on two towns in somalia. the two are believed to be the basis for al shabab operations, those strikes coming days after the armed group struck in garissa at a school, killing 148 people. the cabinet secretary said he supports the deployment of the kenyan defense forces along the somali-kenyan border. >> we are support the deployment and their presence until they achieve the desired goal and objectives but we further recommend that the kenya government engages international community in the amazon in deploying k.d.f. in all the sectors along the kenya-somalia border. >> what more do we know about these airstrikes? >> i've just spoken to the kenya defense forces military spokesman, the colonel who confirmed that these airstrikes did indeed happen in southern somalia at around 2:30g.m.t. he said that they were targets these two al shabab samples in this region, camps al shabab fighters were using

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. ♪ >> the u.n. f as condemned israel's actions during the gaza war after an inquiry which found that seven u.n. schools were fired on and they describe 44 palestinians who died as deplorable. hamas was hiding weapons in three separate schools which were empty and not used as she she shelters at the time. james beatty joins us live. where does this report go from here? >> reporter: well, the report is complete at the board of inquiry and that really is it. it was a report commissioned by ban kim moon. all that's been released is a summary. we are told that the actual full report, because many of the people spoke to the u.n. in confidence is not going to be made public. i think there could be important repercussions from this report because it's very clear when you get into the detail of it, that the seven schools that were targeted were all hit by israel. it confirms that these deaths that took place the 44 deaths of civilians were all a result of israeli action. yes, there were three instances of sch

the question what exactly is the u.n. expected to do about this specifically and his response was that the member nod or shake nations of the u.n. are divided and syria is divided on what to do so he insin wait that it makes it very difficult to know what touate that it makes it very difficult to know what to do. it certainly is anybody's guess at this point. but clearly the secretary-general is trying to use his bull horn if you will and his loud stature in the world affairs to sort of again, raise the red flag of how bad the situation is in yarmouk right now. >> essentially that's all he can really do use his bull horn as you say. they've been hearing these comments from the secretary-general for four years and that they risk sounds like mere plat attitudeitude.platitude.. >> you have attitude. >> you have to sense that theitude. >> you have to sense that the secretary is frustrated. the situation in syria -- i'm sorry, at the yarmouk camp is more desperate now than it ever has been before and just as a few days ago, u.n

the u.n. says the plight of yemen's people getting worse and it's envoy is quitting. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, welcome to al jazerra. i am martin dennis, also to come if the program. grief and anger as south korea marks a year since the sinking of the see wol ferry. clem bee as develops says air strike against marc farc ebel ares back off are on after seven years remember killed in a ambush we hear there migrants workers who say they are under attack in south africa. ♪ ♪ >>> i was first the u.n. says the human tear i didn't know situation? yemen is failing with million struggling to fight food and water at the same time the u.n. envoy to the country has resigned he had been overseeing efforts to reach a political deal between the rival tabb factions but fell apart when the houthis staged their take over. as the fighting continues across the country the number of dead and injured are rising. more than 730 people have now been killed in the air attacks and street battles nearly 2007 hicks 60 have been injur

. >>> it's two months now from the u.n. ial envoy to syria announced his plan for an eminent freeze plan. in that plan never got off of the ground. chief political affairs advisor says the plans failed because the proper preparations were ever done nch >> reporter: no one doubts that this man has bun -- one of the toughest jobs in diplomacy. he is charged with bringing peace to syria. until recently this man was employed as his principal political advisor, he has decided to speak out expressing disillusionment with the way he has been running his mission. >> i think over time it become increasingly clear that we were engaged in what even under the best of circumstances amounted to no more than ath arer meaningless side show that was going nowhere. >> reporter: he is particularly critical of the way he announced his plan for a ceasefire or freeze in aleppo. he briefed the press after informing the security council in a closed session. >> it should be something that freezes the conflict in this area. >> reporter: but it is cla

during his tenure the u.n. has just wanted to crisis in darfur were, the proliferation of weapons of mass distraction, the effects of local warming and terrorism. he also faces challenges such as water shortages worldwide, the ebola outbreak in western africa and civil conflict in ukraine and syria. despite these immediate challenges he has focused on long-term goals as well such as ending violence against women and improving education for the largest generation of young people the world has ever known. one of sub or's predecessor said the position of secretary-general is quote the most impossible job on earth end quote. we look forward to hearing the secret of how to handle a job such as those. please join me in giving a warm the national press club welcome to united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon. [applause] >> thank you for your very kind introduction mr. john hughes president of the national press club. members of the npc distinguished guests ladies and gentlemen, it's a great honor and pleasure to me

the u.n. children's agency, unicef is warning that the war in yemen is driving an already impoverished country towards humanitarian disaster. putting millions in danger. it's 12 days since the saudi led coalition began targeting houthi rebels there and the death toll from fighting continues to mount. in the past 24 hours dozens of people have been reported to be killed in clashes in aden. street fighting in clashes between rebels and force he loyal to former president saleh. aid workers are still waiting for permission to reach aden by boat. >>> human rights groups say the houthis have attacked and detained at least 400 politicians, activists and journalists across the country in the past 24 hours. >>> accused the houthi fighters of targeting civilians in aden. >> translator: is operations there in aden are hit and run operations as the militias are doing aggressive things against the citizens of the city and today, the media the different media outlets have mentioned things regarding the build

the u.n. curity council takes action against yemen's houthi rebels limiting the flow of arms. >>> and it has been one year since boko haram kidnapped more than 200 nigerian girls. and the president elect says he may not be able to get them back. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city i'm stephanie sy. iraq's prime minister is making the case for a stronger u.s. presence in the fight against isil. he is expected to ask for more u.s.-help fighting isil. still that may not be the only threat against his government. a pair of car bombs went off this morning in baghdad killing at least 11 people. >> reporter: we expect the iraqi prime minister will be here in just a matter of moments, and we're not going to know much about the meeting, because they are not having a press conference, but the media will be allowed in briefly to hear some statements. the prime minister is coming to president barack obama with a long list. he needs money. he is going to ask for humanitarian assistance

the u.n. the yarmouk refugees camp is beyond inhuman as the clashes continue. >>> we bring you the trauma of parents in kenya whose children have joined al-shabab ranks. plus in sigh ty land something people are doing whatever it takes to stop human trafficking. ♪ ♪ >>> food clean water medicines, everything is in short supply in yemen. people are desperate for aid as human train year groups and russia call for a pause in fighting. for 12 days a saudi-led coalition has been hitting houthi targets all along the country. head i fighting on the ground is blocking effort to help. omar saleh reports. >> reporter: two weeks of air strikes and the humanitarian situation in yemen is only worsening by the day. in the capital sanaa there is a rush to buy food and people are panicking and preparing for the worst this. long queue is for a sack of being wheat. the price has almost doubled since the war started. >> translator: the sack of wheat is almost $40 so the poor people can't afford too eat anymore.

it would mean some coordination between the u.n. secretary of general, the general would be speaking to the command. >> trying to take back territory from isil fighters, the focus is on anbar in syria. both sides are claiming they've made gains in the area. iraq prime minister meanwhile is in washington, d.c., there to ask president obama for more weapons to help in the fight against isil. the u.s. has already delivered 300 mine resistant vehicles, 12,000 sets of body armor helmets and first aid kits. we have more from washington d.c. what more is he going to ask for and how likely is he to get it? >> it's a pretty long list. the iraq prime minister not only wants weapons given on credit, he is looking for economic assistance to make up the budget shortfall and wants humanitarian aid. it's pretty unusual on the president's schedule, president obama has no plans to host a press conference with the prime minister on his first official visit to washington. the white house isn't saying why that is. iraq officials have been leaking quite

. >> the u.n. calls for swift justice for those behind the attack on a university in kenya that killed 147 people. china's former security police are charged with corruption. plus... >> i'm in what has been described as the most desperate town in poland where the best prospect for moan is the road out of -- for many is the road out of town >>> u.s. president obama says an agreement to restrict iran's nuclear programme will make the world safer. he says it's a win/win for all side. israel's prime minister says it threatens his country's survival. he sent senior ministers to discuss the bale. diplomatic editor james bays reports. >> reporter: around the clock make or break negotiations. world leaders celebrated what they hoped was an historic moment. the e.u. representative made the announcement. details on how the programme will be restricted in phases over a 25-year period. it's centrifuges, 18,000 to 6,000, and limited to one's facility. >> iran's original capacity enrichment level and stockpile wi

. ♪ this as the u.n. s up a new yemen envoy following departure and you are watching al jazeera live from london and also coming up more than 41 people have drown in the latest sinking of a migrant boat between libya. the syrian government carried out more air strikes on rebel positions as the u.n. investigates a u.n. chemical attack plus. >>> i'm in new deli coming up, i'll be taking a look at how street art is taking over some of the most unlikely of spaces. ♪ hello, yemen's new vice president says he wants to unite his war torn country through loyalty rather than violence and in saudi arabia where senior government officials are shelter ing on calling on military units to houthis to end it and should align themselves with the legitimate government in exile and end their violence in aiden to divert a possible ground invasion by troops and we have more details. ♪ this is the man likely to be yemen's next president. khaled bahah is currently vice president and prime minister his staff is to pull together a

. >>> the u.n. security council considers a call for a pause in air strikes in yemen. ♪ ♪ >>> you are watching the world news from al jazerra. i am rob matheson. also ahead survivors of the kenya university attack are reunited with their families. as the president promises to promise al-shabab. >>> isil takes control of more territory in syria's capital damascus. and. >> reporter: i am faiz janel in mumbai where supporters say a new statewide ban onslaughterring bulls is protecting the animals. coming up we'll speak to others who say the ban is killing their livelihood. ♪ ♪ >>> thanks for being with us, there is a report from yemen more civilians have been killed in air strikes by the saudi-will he coalition. they are considering a russia proposal to allow a pause to allow in humanitarian aid. more than 500 people have been killed since the bombing campaign began. >> reporter: explosions lit the sky of sanaa. of the saudi-led co since strikes resumed on saturday night. the targets included a military

the u.n. is on a mission to track them down. they have launched a new offensive to weed out members of the adf. >> we've reinforced our resources with the supplementary intervention brigade troops. they're going to engage right here in a way that contributes greatest security for the people. >> the u.n. peace keepers head to a mountain-based camp. they face a formidable enemy. the adf is highly organized secretive, and well armed. it's led by ugandan exiles who want to overthrow their government and people in this border region have become too familiar with their tactics which include kidnapping, torture, and the recruitment of child soldiers. >> we are never at peace. we are afraid of going to the farm. when we do we're very cautious of adf attacks. but if we run out of food we'll die of hunger. we need security. >> we runaway from our farms because of fear. all we hope for is security. >> so far that's proven difficult. the congothe congolese army has closed in on them before and they hope that reinforcements will help. >> it h