the united nations. many more of my colleagues would be here, but at this moment they are accompanying president obama to charleston south carolina to be with people there as we mourn the loss that was suffered this past week in that community. and we do that sitting here in this city hall a place that has been the scene or a hate crime too. over 17 years ago. and that's why it makes the supreme court decision today all the more momentous and spectacular for all of us here. as martin luther king said and has been said, nobody said it better than he, the arc slowly but it bends towards justice. what great morning we had to erase some of the sorrow we have been carrying. [ applause ] i am very honored to welcome the secretary general to join in welcoming security general to san francisco and to this city hall. i'm pleased to do so with mayor lee and to say to the secretary general we had the conference of mayors last week and lee has been in the forefront of all of the issues. that you are championing at th

that was the first peacekeeping mission of the united nations since the birth of the united nations. e united nations showed we were not alone. and today, when i travel to refugee camps and conflict areas around the world, i tell young old, refugees and displaced persons, don't despair. you are not alone. the united nations stands with you. i made it and you can, too. this is what i am sending, the messages to many helpless and unfortunate young people around the world. that is my mission and our mission of the united nations. every day the united nations feeds the hungry shelters refugees. 60 million refugees now. more than 60% of children. every day we defend human rights , regardless of race, gender, religion nationality and sexual orientation. [applause] in that regard, the decision of the supreme court of the united states paves the way for gay and lesbian americans to have their relationship legally recognized come no matter what state they are living in, and that is a great step forward for human rights in the united states and i joined the lgbt community and celebrating this h

of the united nations. for me personally, it was the place where my passion as a young boy to be a global citizen, my passion was born here in san francisco in 1962. more than half a century ago, 1962, i came to the united states as a part of a young student group, international student sponsored by the american red cross society. i was just 18 years old at the time. our trip began right here in san francisco in the bay area. it was my first ever foreign trip. you may understand, it was my eye opening to the world, greater world. i was hosted by very kind [inaudible] a wonderful family in nuvauto. [inaudible] is here with us. she's now 97 years old. what a admireable lady. thank you very much. she is my american mom. thank you. ladies and gentlemen, the drafting of the charter was a glorious gamble. delegates from dozens of countries [inaudible] on humanity. so much faith was lost in the trenches and gas chambers of 2 world wars in the space of just one generation, but they dared to believe in something bigg

, united nations committed to the universal declaration of rights. well, what a wonderful thing. and we are not there yet. [applause] but it gives me hope that something that was completely unimaginable when this united nations charter was adopted here in san francisco, that is marriage equality, has become a reality. [applause] governor brown: so, i think we can take great comfort and hope from the fact that something people did not even conceive all of not so many decades ago has become a reality by the united states supreme court all over this country. marriage equality, the right that same-sex couples have now recognized by the highest court in the land. who would have thought that, even five years ago? but it happened. it happened -- [applause] governor brown and so, it is : never time to give into cynicism or despair or belief that things cannot happen. things can happen and the united nations can fulfill its dream of a world of peace, a world where the climate is protected instead of his story, where nuclear weapons are destroyed instead of bui

the help of the united nations. that was the first peacekeeping mission of the united nations since the birth of the united nations. the united nations showed we were not alone. and today, when i travel to refugee camps and conflict areas around the world, i tell young people refugees, and displaced persons, don't despair. you are not alone. the united nations stands with you. i made it and you can, too. the united nations will support you. this is what i am sending, the messages to many helpless and unfortunate young people around the world. i believe that is my mission and our mission of the united nations. every day the united nations feeds the hungry, shelters refugees. 60 million refugees now. more than 60% of children. we vaccinate against deadly disease. every day we defend human rights for all, regardless of race, gender, religion nationality, and sexual orientation. [applause] in that regard, the decision of -- in net regard, i welcomed the decision of the supreme court of the united states paves the way for

we in san francisco would like to acknowledge our partnership with the united nations for this celebration of the 70th anniversary and welcome the founer and chairman of the united nations foundation, ted turner. ted, are you here? all right. you know you could have had you americas cup on san francisco bay, it's not too late. you know, everyone here especially those in the stage know a celebration like this cannot be held without the support of wonderful community leaders so if i may i would like to recognize them. brian chesky and air b and b. michael pel, kaiser permanenty, the parker foundation, nancy fund and phil [inaudible] the sales force foundation and tom styer. thank you for your support. through the 70 years we had many celebrations in san francisco to celebrate those 70 yours in san francisco the signing of the charter. now people ask. they say, why was it in san francisco and i always say, why not? so, goes the story that prez dntd roosevelt soviet leader stalin and church hill were in a discussion to decide where this meeting should take a place but didn't come up with a ans

the 70th anniversary of the united nations. we are all, i'm sure, hoping for peace and praying for peace around the world. so we welcome you here today. and we look forward to you being here on the 75th anniversary of the united nations charters signed in our beautiful san francisco. thank you very much for being here. ♪ [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] >> each week american history tv's reel america brings you archive films that provide historical context of the 21st century. >> in 1849, it took the clipper ship "flying cloud" 89 days to reach san francisco's golden gate harbor from new york. in the spring of 1945, no point on earth was more than 40 flying hours away from san francisco. in those hundred years san francisco grew larger as the world grew smaller. it developed into a vigorous and cosmopolitan center of culture and of industry and shipping for the war in the pacific. and for nine weeks in the spring of 1945 san francisco was the center for men's hopes for lasting peace. delegates representing 46 nations came

let's go now to kristen saloomey who is in the united nations in new york. we heard emotive arguments what is likely to happen? >> well, they're voting right now, julie, and i'm watching the hands go up. i'm not sure of the count here but russia, as expected, has vetoed this resolution calling for an international tribunal to investigation--to prosecute whoever is found responsible for the downing of this plane mh 17 which happened just over a year ago. we just heard the malaysian transport minister speaking on behalf of the investigative team currently looking into to who is responsible, laying out a case for that team as to why they think it is necessary for the security council to set up a tribunal. they say that the victims of this crash and their families, they want justice. they're demanding justice and they think that the most unpolitical way if you will, to go about that is to establish a tribunal right now. i'm also seeing now that china venezuela, and angola abstained from this vote. we had a vote on a resolution to set up a tribunal to prosecute th

. >> i want to read the plaque the harvey milk honors metal united nations secretary general moon for providing spirited leadership and advocating for human rights for the lgbt community for unwavering commitment to equality for all and pioneering work in establishing the unfree and equal campaign that that promotes vigil lgbt violent and highlights the lgbt examination as a core ingredient of social and celebrates go diversities without a doubt kwfks awarded today in city hall congratulations (clapping.) oh photos photos. >> (clapping.) >> i miss harvey milk and the members of the harvey milk foundation honorable governor jerry brown and leader pelosi and honorable mayor, mayor ed lee delegates and excellence sisters and the ambassadors of the for coming from united nations thank you for you're coming and joining a dear friends i truly honored by this legislature lunch and your recognition by this metal and you really gives me the opportunity to motivate myself and find myself better to work for free and human rights for everyone and i'm especially thrilled to be with you on today of

the united nations says 75% of the victims were civilance. the israeli victims 66 soldiers, 5 civilians who lost their lives, nearly 470 soldiers, and more than 260 civilians were hurt. the united nations says 18,000 homes in gaza were destroyed and many more will damaged. and it will cost nearly a billion dollars to rebuild. >> reporter: this man hasn't climbed these steps in nearly a year. they used to lead into what was once a large home he shared with his extended family. now all that is left is rubble. he also lost much more than his house during last year's war, he also lost most of his family. these photos are all he has left of his wife three sons, daughter-in-law, and grandson who were all killed in an israeli strike. he says for the past year he and the surviving members of his family have barely been able to make ends meet and that hamas and fatah haven't done enough to improve things. >> translator: hamas and fatah are both too busy fighting each other than trying to help us. they only give money to their own supporters but not the

served as long as there is one form of investigation and prosecution for anyone affiliated with the united nations another for the other billions of us around the world. amy: talk about the responsibility of the united nations when it comes to, for example, in burkina faso to the french peacekeepers that are there. what is the relationship? and what about the french government suspending these two soldiers? >> there are three categories essentially of foreign soldiers who operate in countries, mostly in africa and around the world. the french soldiers in this instance in burkina faso were therethrough can agreement between their country and burkina faso. they were dealing with anti-terrorism. and that wasn't under the mandate of the united nations, although, they would certainly walk rate with united nations peacekeepers on the ground. -- cooperate with the u.n. peacekeepers on the ground. and then where the u.n. authorizes foreign troops to come -- again, between -- with the relationship between the government and then the third and most prevalent situation is when the un security council members

equal marriage in the united states i couldn't be a happier man thank you for joining san francisco's important role in the u.n. anniversary has joining us to decide the united nations free and actually 0 campaign i'm ribbing is the chief officer of the unthis is created by mr. ted turn to support the unit mobiles the expertise of civil society and the private sector to help to tackle the world's challenges i'm honored we can bring together an honored esteemed audience to support lgbt rights globally i want to acknowledge skeet and nancy pelosi and governor jerry brown mayor ed lee congress bruce from peru and member of paramount physique me from norway and charlotte for being here. (clapping.) >> i'd like to thank our fantastic lunch host committee that has been spiritual in planning this event stewart milks and cliff and joyce and charles radcliff (clapping.) at the looking towards the next generation of leadership certifying i didn't for mipgz camp to be here with us thank you for doing that as a young gay man grouping in the deep south of the united states i never thought i'd see the day the supreme court would legalize this my partner and i are here and overjoy

forge an international agreement on climate change will be held. >> translator: we must get the united nations to take an interest in this. i have a great hope for the party summit in november that a fundamental agreement is reached. a great hope but the united nations needs to take a very strong stand on this most of the in the trafficking of human beings caused by change. >> a remarkable find at the university of birmingham in england is thought to be the world's oldest koran. they date the parchment made of sheep or goat skin to between 568 and 645 a.d. that's from the time when the prophet mow ham mepd would have been alive. the muslim manuscript is an early form of written arabic. >>> conservationists in ghana same fishermen are putting ocean biodiversity at risk because they target sharks. the university of ghana's marine biology unit says the sharks are killed for their fins. we have the report on the ghana coast. >> reporter: this fishing boat has just returned from three days at sea. the prize catch is a shark. fishermen in this western region of ghana say they sell the meat locally a

his critics say the president has sacrificed the nation's sovereignty by sending nuclear deal with iran to the united nations for its approval before taking the deal to congress, and secretary of state kerry now says he's disturbed by the latest anti-american comments by ayatollah khomeini. we'll have the latest what appears to be a bad deal rapidly getting worse. >>> and defense secretary ash carter in the middle east tonight trying to justify to some of our allies the significant concessions given iran. >>> and president obama today continued making his case to a skeptical congress and american public. not yet winning over his critics. we take up the hard sell on the iranian deal with fox news strategic analyst lieutenant colonel ralph peters and foundation for defense of democracy senior counselor, john hannah. >>> congress taking first steps to rid the country of so-called sanctuary cities for illegal immigrants. the senate judiciary committee began holding hearings on sanctuary cities today. those lawmakers appear determined to crack down on cities that give sanctuary to illegal immigrants and v

san francisco last time i have been distancing reminded the connection between this city and the united nations few other cities and place incredulous as proudly as san francisco the values of diversity equality, and inclusion it was from this building some 70 years ago that harvey milk helped to set and train americans gay rights resolution a revolution that continues to this day not only in this country but around the world he advocated here heros to protect the people from discrimination are the same majors that today we advocate to governments everywhere the arguments he made not only about tolerance but to inclusion and acceptance are the same ones we eyed today as we convince the government to embrace protect and value all of your people including those how are lesbian gay, bisexual, and transgenders as secretary of the united nations i've been traveling many countries as everywhere there is discrimination i talked to heads of states of government sometimes i've been successful one day for example in just forgot the country and name - i'll come back (laughter) i talked to the president qu

this council all the countries of the united nations must take steps to enforce the norms. the united nationles security council put in place one of the toughest sanctions regime in its history, complimented by robust sanctions imposed by the united, several other countries and european union. faced with iran's on going non-tom prance, sanctions were tight end in 2008, 2000 between helping lay the groundwork for the talks that would give rise to the jcpoa. the second lesson is one most eloquently articulated more than 50 years by president january f. kennedy and echoed last week by president obama let us never negotiate out of fear, but never let us fear to negotiate. given the devastating human toll of war, we have a responsibility to test diplomacy. in 2010, when then u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice spoke in this chamber after the council strengthened sanctions on iran, she cited the ways in which iran violated commitments and obligations under prior security council resolutions. she also said "the united states reaffirms four commitment to engage in robus

>> the president shouldn't go to the united nations before the 60 days. we need to go home over recess and listen to our constituents. i was in wyoming yesterday and about why this is so bad and a risk to the united states national security. we have the time. the president shouldn't do an end run around congress and the american people to go to the security council of the united nations before we act. >> senator barrasso, senator cardin, thanks for coming in. we'll stay on top of this. >>> when we come back, we'll go live to chattanooga for the latest on that deadly shooting rampage in tennessee. now another victim is dead. >>> a makeshift memorial in chattanooga, tennessee. five members of the military were killed in the shooting rampage rampage. investigators are uncovering new information about the gunman and what he did in the hours before he launched his terror attack. john roberts is live outside the military recruiting office which was the first crime scene with the latest. john? >> reporter: good morning to you, chris. the family of mohammad youssu

however, i don't know why they're going to the united nations. they should have gone to the united nations after the 60-day review. they don't gain anything by doing it earlier. it's not consistent with the iranian review act. that's why i joined senator corker and urged the president to reconsider and wait until after the 60-day period. it doesn't take effect until 90 days after the u.n. acts so there's nothing loss waiting for the congressional review. >> they're not going to wait. how much trouble is that going to create for the administration on capitol hill? >> bottom line is does this agreement prevent iran from becoming a nuclear weapon power or not? that's going to be the review standard. >> i talked to samantha powers on this issue. they said the greatest weakness of this whole deal is the complexity. what's the rush? the american people have a right to see what's in this and to weigh in. >> it's online. >> it's been hidden. chuck schumer said he was going to read it over the recess. he hasn't gone through it yet. members haven't had a ch

they nor the united states a country support supports the 9-nation coalition is yet to respond. >> nor despite requests have they responded to al jazeera. with no functioning government in place, and worsening humanitarian crisis the united nations says the focus is on finding a political solution to the conflict. >> from the perspentctive the united nations all the violence is serious. we are trying to push efforts to get the parties to have a ceasefire or at the very lost a humanitarian policy. >> human rights watch says all sides in a complex and long-running conflict must follow the rules of law. with no end to the fighting in site the hope is to spare civilians. >> major world powers and iran agreed to extend talks on the tehran nuclear programme to allow more time to reach the agreement as the june 30th headline approaches. our diplomatic editor propose. >> after a day of consultations in tehran the iranian foreign minister was back at the negotiating table with his u.s. op state numbers. after a brief comment he said i'm here to get a deal i think we can. earlier when he spoke t

badly needed construction materials like cement have not been allowed in despite offers by the united nations to oversee the process. according to the united nations the influx of goads is so slow that it could take up to 30 years to rebuild. which is why around 20,000 palestinians now live in temporary shelters like these. most don't have electricity or running water and extended families often have to share just one room. as living conditions worsen, many here are becoming increasingly angry. senior hamas spokesman said that he understands the frustration. >> we have to do everything to help people. we have to do everything to give a chance to the construction. but this is now the mission for hamas and put all the defenses behind. >> that is small comfort. at 80 years old he's guardian of his four young grandsons after their parents were killed. he finds it difficult to worry about their futures when now their lives are so hard. >> we launched a program $700 billion to rebuild gaza. but we were forced to suspend it. there was simply a big drain on budgets at the moment. the other problems h

they nor the united states, a country support supports the 9-nation coalition is yet to request for an investigation. nor despite requests have they responded to al jazeera. with no functioning government in place, and worsening humanitarian crisis, the united nations says the focus is on finding a political solution to the conflict. >> from the perspective the united nations all the violence all the destruction we have seen is serious. we are trying to push efforts to get the parties to have a ceasefire or at the very least a humanitarian policy. >> human rights watch says all sides in a complex and long-running conflict must follow the rules of law. war. with no end to the fighting in site, the hope is to spare civilians. >>> abdullah is a professor of political science at kuwait university in beirut saying the houthi rebels are committing aprofitities. >> since the begin of the provisionses there has been numerous reports. but it takes place all the time. especially now the war has been going on for three months and the houthis - they have not - they have resorted to guerilla warfar

including the united states and gulf countries pledged billions of dollars to help rebuild gaza but construction materials like cement have not been allowed in despite offers by the united nations to oversee the process. the continuing blockades means 1% of reconstruction materials for gaza has been delivered. according to the united nations the influx of goods is so slow in a it could take up to 30 years to rebuild. which is why around 20,000 palestinians now live in temporary shelters like these. most don't have electricity or running water. and extended families often have to share just one room. as living conditions worsen, many here are becoming increasingly angry. senior hamas spokesman said that he understands the frustration. >> we have to do everything to help people. to give chance for construction. this is a chance to work together and put differences behind. >> at 80 years old this man is now the main guardian of his four young grandsons after his parents were killed. >> thanks to chris gunnis from the united nations who promote and works on behalf of the palestinians. we could not go back after the report, but our thanks to him. there were technical problems there.

with no functioning government in place and a worsening humanitarian crisis, the united nations says ses finding a political solution to the conflict. >> from the perspective the united nations all of the violence, all of the sort of destruction that we have seen is quite serious. which is why we are trying to push our efforts to get the parties to have a ceasefire or at the very least a humanitarian pause. >> reporter: in the meantime, human rights watch says all sides in a complex and now long-running conflict must follow the rules of war. with no end to the fighting in sight, the hope is to spare civilians, kristen saloomey, al jazerra, the united nations. >>> a professor the political science at kuwait university in beirut he says houthi rebels are also to blame to the civilian casualties in yemen. >> the report by the human rights. [ inaudible ] since the beginning of the operations, there has been newspapering numerous reports about the civilian casualties, but in war collateral damage takes place all the time. especially now that the war has been going on for over three months

meant to help install health system and rebuild local economies kristen saloomey reports from the united nations. >> reporter: three heads of state each representing the countries at the center of the recent ebola epidemic, liberia guinea and sierra leone, they came to the united nations with a request for bill wraps of dollars and a warning. >> no, no, no, no, the thread is never over until we rebuild the health sick are sector. >> the world today is more ever connected than ever before. and virus did he vases just like terrorism, know no national boundaries. >> reporter: here in the west of guinea with the border of sierra leone the village is still under quarantine. deaths are down from the height of the epidemic which has claimed more than 11,000 lives. but throughout the region, there are still about a dozen new cases a week. >> response and recovery are so intertwined. you have to get health services back in place again if there is going to be trust among people returning? & if lives and likely hoods are going to get back to normal. rebuilding the health tear system under funded even befor

the founder of the united nations understood this intrinsically and enshrined it which called on each of us to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security. in the 21st century, it is now an axiom that our nations can do more to advance human justice and dignity by working together than any single country can achieve on its own and indeed that only when we act as united nations can we address the world's most intractable problem. although we don't see this unity enough here at the u.n. the kins of the united nations did largely unite behind the cause of preventing nuclear proliferation in iran. and it was a persistent multi lateral pressure that came out of its unity combined with the critical openness to seeking a diplomatic conclusion that gave the negotiators the leverage that needed to get the deal that would advance our collective security. let me conclude, ultimately, the only proper measure of this deal and all the tireless efforts that went into it will be its implementation. this deal gives iran the opportunity to prove to the world that it intends to pursu

with no functioning government in place and a worsening humanitarian crisis, the united nation said its focus is finding a political absolutely to the conflict. >> with respect to the united nations, all of the violence, all of the sort of destruction we've seen is quite serious which is why we're pushing our efforts to get the parties to have a ceasefire or at the very least, a humanitarian policy. >> in the meantime, human rights watch says all sides in a complex and now long running conflict must follow the rules of war. with no end to the fighting in sight, the hope is to spare civilians. al jazeera the united nations. >> let's look closer at this situation with yemen's information minister, joining me now from riyadh, saudi arabia's capital. nadia, what do you make of the human rights watch report accusing the saudi coalition striking at residential areas? >> as we are sorry for any loss that happens in yemen all yemeni citizens are precious to us, as the government, but what we are asking is the human rights watch to investigate war crimes happening in taiz and aden and so many ot

the question of how to talk about what happened there has been a resolution at the table of the united nations security council that was vetoed by russia saying that a reconciliation. and for people here it's something that they want to see happen very quickly. the people invited to give a speech here was head of the war crimes tribunal in the hague and he made it clear where he stands on the issue. >> the genocide of srebrenica was a plan designed at the highest leadership levels. we have repeatedly proved beyond a reasonable doubt. denying that srebrenica was a genocide denies the decision of two high courts. >> well, srebrenica now lies in the serb entity the prime minister of serbia did come. one local woman who lost many male members of her family, and there were kind words exchanged between them, but at some point there was a small section of the crowd which did turn against him, and he was chased away. it just gives you some idea of how angry people are that people continue to lobby against international recognition of srebrenica and what happened here as a genocide. there are many fami

be rooted in the countries racial problems >>> a road stretching across south america joined the united nations list of world heritage sites. the inca road was killed 500 years ago, but is in north america, where a new exhibition is celebrating its importance. tom ackerman reports. >> reporter: near the u.s. capital a visiting group of peruvian visitors offer a prayer before displaying their handiwork, braiding a replica of this bridge which they reconstrect every year. >> the bridge is a link in the 3,000 comroad built in the 15th century, and is travelled today. it's revered by the natives of peru bolivia, ebbing waddo, columbia a road whose endurance is recognised in the washington museum of the american indian. >> over 1,000 communities use the inca road in some capacities, the people relate to it, the spirituality what it means to the people to walk the road. >> this man and his call eeg spent several years collecting ink and artefacts. >> it's a perfect teacher to connect the present to the past. to understand how strong is the inca civilisation. and the andean civilisation after 500 year

the united security council. that creates the sanctions will be for iran. >> although that we don't see this unity enough here at the u.n., the countries of the united nations did unite behind the cause of preventing this proliferation. >> unity, but certainly not with israel. benjamin netanyahu called the deal historically bad. even as ash carter tried to reassure allies in the region. >> fans will be watching very closely to see. >> under this deal he said, you will have anywhere anytime, 20 hour seven-day a week access. but there is a catch. the white house press secretary has more. >> we have 24/7 continued monitoring. that is what was promised and this is what is delivered. >> declared nuclear facilities. nonmilitary sites are undeclared sites and that's thanks to lawmakers on capitol hill. >> anytime anywhere inspections have gone away. reporter: lindsey graham, and joe lieberman invoking this they are in the big apple and they are doing this as an idea to get other congressional lawmakers to vote against this deal and obviously to take a support away from it. >> thank you. for more on president obama's move to clear his nuclear deal with the united n

reporter: when you like to see the united nations now move formally as an organization to attempt to achieve a settlement in vietnam? reporter: i have -- pres. johnson: i have made very clear, my hope that the secretary-general under his wise leadership will explore every possibility that might lead to a solution of this matter. in my letter to the secretary-general this morning i reiterate my hopes and desires, and i urge upon him, if he agrees, that he undertake this direction. ambassador goldberg understands the challenge. we spent the weekend talking about the possibilities. our hopes and our dreams. i believe we will have an able advocate, and ace negotiator, and i hope we find success. reporter: mr. president, what are the borders of your power to conduct a war and at what point might you have to ask congress for a declaration? pres. johnson: i don't know. that would depend on the circumstances. i keep points on my calendar. i have to ask congress, for their decisions at any hour of the day. one of the principal duties of the president is to maintain constant consultation. i hav

. >> russia uses it's veto at the united nations to block a draft resolution that would have labeled ss kill negotiation bosnia as jen size. majority voted in favor of u.k.'s proposal to condemn the massacre as genocide, but russia used its veto which is part of five permanent members. this is the 29th anniversary of the killings. here we see people in bosnia. the three day peace mark russia exercises it's veto. what reason did russia give for this? >> well, first of all russia has very close political and economic ties so there is that right off the top. there is very much an alliance between two. but russia came out and said essentially they felt that this resolution was unnecessary and it unnecessarily pointed too much blame in one direction. and while said that they have solidarity with the victims of this master, this resolution was not the proper time or place or the proper wording. let's listen to what the russian ambassador had to say. >> the draft summited by the united kingdom turned out to be politically motivate: it contained disfor tags distortions, and it can result in g

the united nations has called the syrian refugee crisis the worst humanitarian disaster in cent history half of the population have been displaced, including 4 million who have been forced to leave to neighboring countries like jordan and there is no sign of when these refugees will be able to return home. >>> the u.n. says the international community has been generous but the scale is so big that donors are thinking about how the funding can be sustained as the conflict continues. >> already this year people have less access to services. there are agencies having to push back on assistance. it's pushing them back to the camps which are entirely funded by the international community or pushing them even to return to syria. and when you have families telling you, i'm going back because i can't earn aliing here, and they would prefer to live in a war zone you know how desperate they are. >>> the u.n. says around 80% are living below the poverty line. another 70% are sending their children out to beg and engaging in this degrading or illegal work. many say this is a sign of how desperate p

the announcement from the united nations envoy let's go to new york and the u.n.lding waiting what more details can you give us? have you been told apply to this cease fire. >> welt, they are describing this as an unconditional cease fire and that terminology is significant because we know just yesterday, the president of yemen sent a letter the secretary general, asking for a cease fire that was based on nine terms or condition which is included the withdrawal of forces from adan and some other locations, and the return of some political prisoners and other items as well. be uh the u.n. is very specific, in saying that this is an unconditional cease fire when i asked the spokesperson for the secretary general about these other terms he said that there are still confidence building measures that need to take place moving forward, confidence building measures sump as a prisoner exchange, that have yet to be detailed, but clearly the u.n. thought the situation was so dire and so urgent, they are leaning heavily on all sides in this conflict and they were able to get

that is an effective move from the united nations. nothing surprising for me. >> after the war i was in kosovo and met with children who survived a massacre. a girl with a long scar. they were kids now they are adults. do they feel a double sense of betrayal because the world is debating what happened 20 years ago when it knows what happened it doesn't want to call it what it is. >> absolutely absolutely. you are right. they feel that people like a kid during the unbelievable crime. of course, people feel a betrayal and it's all over the region, especially people from srebrenica, and they couldn't find a solution any kind of justice for them all of these years, and they are expecting that the united nations does something in their behalf. >>> i apologise in advance for mispronouncing your name but miloso vic died many of those charged with war crimes are awaiting trial, is it justice served or denied if 20 years after the crime there's not a verdict? >> i must admit that the trials are slow. but the srebrenica people are grateful that

marking the 20th anniversary of srebrenica and the conversation with former bosnian ambassador to the united nations says his warnings before the genocide were ignored. >>> dealing with the fallout from ebola crisis. the united nations meets to discuss rebuilding the he have stated healthcare system in west africa. >>> pope francis in the final leg of his latin mesh trip in paraguay well and some of his most controversial comments in his three-nation visit. ♪ ♪ >> welcome back to al jazerra america. villageers who call themselves the white army fighting on the frontlines in south sudan. but first a look across the headlines. history was made in south carolina as the con set are fed rat battle flag was lowered for the final time. thousands watch as an honor guard removed the flag it was fining a nearby museum where it will be displayed the fl p.m.bi said the alleged shooter should never have been cleared to by a gun. james comey pad mitted a background check failed to raise flags, roof is accused of killing mike flack parishioners iners during a prayer group. >>> demonstrating for immigrants rights i

you were working with the united nations and since then you've actually sued the dutch government. explain why. >> sue the dutch government because the dutch the netherlands, few years after the srebrenica genocide, started the discussion about what happened here but the full truth was never going to come out. i waited for years for dutch to start openly 100% open talking about what happened here. and three simply were not able to do it -- they simply were not able to do it. what happened here what i'm going to tell you here is just a little episode of the whole disaster. is that the dutch italian based 100 meters from where we are standing right here 20 years ago in their compound they received five 6,000 refugees inside the compound and two days later the serbs were all around all over the place and two days later the dutch the u.n. protection force ordered all the refugees to leave. they just told the people go out. i was there. and actually they even asked me to translate these words to the refugees. i worked with the u.n. and i was trying to help. the u.n. deal with the situat

there were harsh words exchanged between the iranian ambassador to the united nations and the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, underscoring that relations between these two countries, despite this deal remain tense. the u.s. ambassador, samantha power, said that the u.s. is still greatly concerned over the fate of four americans, either detained or missing in iran. she also accused iran of promoting terrorism, something the iranian ambassador strongly denied. listen. >> translator: this nuclear deal doesn't -- >> or the instability iran feels beyond its nuclear program. from its support for terrorist proxies to repeated threats against israel to other detablizing activities in the region. >> it is ironic that the distinguished ambassador of the united states accused my government of destablizing the region and terrorism. the country that invaded two countries in our region and created favorable ground for the growth of terrorism and extreme system not well-placed to raise such accusation. against my country. >> following the security council vote, the israeli u.n. ambassador

. >> the next to last section of the united nations conference, lord halifax presiding. he pays tribute to the head of america's delegation and the organizer of the meeting. he has now been named united states representative to the new international organization, and is presented with a scroll in recognition of his efforts. [applause] >> and a history making moment as lord halifax calls for a standing quote on international organization and the heads of the 50 united nations delegations rise to be common. -- counted. the vote is unanimous. as the source and -- session adjourns, delegates burst in to applause. the charger of the new world is -- charter of the new world is born. arriving in san francisco is president harry s. trueman. he's met with the u.s. delegates and the chiefs of the 49 other delegations. among them, south africa and the prime minister of canada, mr. mckenzie king. president truman leaves for a brief tour through san francisco. the first visit by a chief executive in seven years. half of a million citizens turn out to hail the motorcade. [cheering] >>

to the conflict. >> from the perspective. united nations lines the destruction that we have seen is serious. which is why we are trying to get the parties to have a ceasefire or at the very least a humanitarian pause. >> reporter: all sides in a complex and now long-running conflict must follow the rules of war. with no end to the fighting in sight, the hope is to spare civilians. kristen saloomey, al jazerra the united nations. >>> a professor of political science at kuwait university in beirut he says houthi rebels are also committing atrocity. >> the report by the human rights. [ inaudible ] we have heard this before since the beginning of the operation. there has been numerous reports by human rights about the civilian casualties. but in wars collateral damage takes place. all the time. especially now that the war has been going on for over three months, and the houthis they are not regular army, they resort to gorilla warfare by using human shields and they have drawn condemnation against the coalition forces by raiding their arsenal a