we should discuss the role of united nations and protection. they were supposed to protect the citizens but we know what happened in the congo. let us a date with united nations of what that means. we say the united nations role there is not only as a peacekeeper but to help people relocate. we are seeing an opportunity by having an organization on the ground. sometimes these international organizations proven most cases that they cannot deliver. it is critical whether we can look for a partner that will have a knowledge and assessed. this is one thing we are discussing. we also want to build peace at the grass-roots level. we look at the local dynamics of whether we can afford this. this echoes very well to the nuba mountain and the blue nile. if the magnitude of the investigation is really great, it is upon the united nations to see a possibility of having a protection of the people. we need to see whether we could use the united states -- the united nations forces to be extended to cover the nuba mountain and the blue nile. the also have a fe

now she's not only starving she's dying. >> reporter: tonight the united nations says the number of acutely malnourished children like the one you just saw comes to 340,000. late today, the white house announced the united states will send another $105 million in emergency relief. later in the broadcast, we show you what life is like in the refugee camp. but up next, an explosion of anger in london. the rioting spreads when the cbs news continues. ♪ [ country ] [ man ] ♪ gone, like my last paycheck ♪ gone, gone away ♪ gone, like my landlord's smile ♪ ♪ gone, gone away ♪ my baby's gone away with dedicated claims specialists... and around-the-clock service, travelers can help make things better quicker. will your auto and home insurer... be there when you need them most? for an agent or quote, call 800-my-coverage... or visit travelers.com. so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own life, but with advair, i'm breathing better so now i can take the lead on a science adventure. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contai

of the united nations, mr. ban ki-moon, will soon arrive here at an evacuation center in fukushima city and deliver the message of the solidarity from the international community. he also stressed that the united nations will take steps to enhance the safety of nuclear plants. but ban expressed skepticism about prime minister naoto kan's proposal to reduce the nation's dependence on nuclear energy. >> the government should determine that nuclear energy is still regarded as one of the viable options for energy sources particularly in fighting against the climate change and also providing universal access to many poor people. >> reporter: later in the day, ban met kan in tokyo to ask him to participate in an international conference on nuclear energy in new york next month. nhk world, fukushima. >>> an nhk poll shows the approval rate for the cabinet of prime minister naoto kan has risen to 18%. the figure is up two percentage points from the previous months when the rate marked a low since the party took place. t

of the united nations, mr. ban ki-moon, will soon arrive here at an evacuation center in fukushima city and deliver the message of the solidarity from the international community. he also stressed that the united nations will take steps to enhance the safety of nuclear plants. but ban expressed skepticism about prime minister naoto kan's proposal to reduce the nation's dependence on nuclear energy. >> the government should determine that nuclear energy is still regarded as one of the viable options for energy sources particularly in fighting against the climate change and also providing universal access to many poor people. >> reporter: later in the day, ban met kan in tokyo to ask him to participate in an international conference on nuclear energy in new york next month. nhk world, fukushima. >>> an nhk poll shows the approval rate for the cabinet of prime minister naoto kan has risen to 18%. the figure is up two percentage points from the previous months when the rate marked a low since the party took place. t

i agree that the united nations is regularly working against the interests of the united states. u.s. foreign policy should be guided by one simple question. what is in the national security interest of the united states of america? [applause] i will tell you on the united nations, that fight is just the tip of the iceberg. one of the leading opponents of the state of texas was the dean of yale law school, a man named harold, who twice filed briefs against the state of texas arguing that the u.s. supreme court should be totally subservient to the world court and the united nations. harald is now the chief legal adviser at the u.s. department of state under barack obama. the most radical academic in the country for giving up our sovereignty is the no. 1 lawyer at the u.s. state department. this is going to be a fight that will continue for decades. it is a fight from the left that want to give up our sovereignty. the reason they want to give up our sovereignty is that they don't understand american exceptionalism, the unique miracle that is this country of freedom and liberty and o

for more now on this latest warning, we're speaking now to the united nations food organization. what has prompted them to issue this bird flu warning now? >> our point here is that because we found the new virus in several countries, and there is the evidence that this can spread to other countries as well in the region. and it's not necessarily that this will be more virulent than the other one than before. the significance that we would like to point out is that the vaccine that is available so far may not give the full protection to this new strain that we found. and one of the reasons that we put this press release to the public is that -- >> your organization has basically urged for surveillance and preparation. what do you think the government should undertake at this point to be able to inform their people about precautionary measures to protect themselves from this new bird flu strain? >> our point is that because of the characteristic of the virus , and it's evolving. it's changing. and there are several strains of the virus, so the good civilians and good military of th

now we have it's political challenges and but we are going to continue to proceed to go to the united nations or more than that with today or the palestinian authority has as the united nations security council for an emergency meeting to take measures to restrain the israeli behavior and israel must stop these aggressions that could leave. televisions and then we will have an endless cycle of violence the walls must pressure israel to stop that fact visually against civilians and put a strain is there and if israel does not i think the world has to also establish to punish them and then israel abides by international law and international humanitarian law and by the truce that was on the ground before these attacks started but again it's hamas that announced that it's pulling out of the ceasefire which may mean they are prepared for full scale military action don't you think they should be more restraint ahead of the upcoming move to ask for recognition of the palestinian state i'm sorry to say that good question sounds imbalance because if one side says they are going to defend themselves b

and secondly the whole role of the united nations, now we have united nations peacekeeping forces on the ground and we should discuss the role of the united nations in protection, because although they are there to protect the citizens, we know what happened in congo. you may be giving a good mandate but it's not well-defined. let's engage with the united nations what does it mean because you might have heard even these forces now in owe buyy, some got killed and were not given a chance to medical attention by the sudan armed forces in abyei. the united nations' role protection and kush could help in returning these people. and there is an element we are seeing as an opportunity, having an organization on the ground because sometimes these international organizations cannot deliver. it is critical and whether we can look for a partner that will have the knowledge and to assist. this is the one thing we are discussing. the final one is building the peace at the grassroots level and because the tension was created the n.c.p. dragging them in against their will. what kush is saying, whet

hear from its political challenges and what we are going to continue the policy will go to the united nations or more than that we will be there the palestinian authority has as the united nations security council emergency meeting to take a major to restrain the israeli behavior and israel must not be the garage and that's good leave it's literally asians and then we will have an endless cycle of violence the world must pressure israel to stop that are actually against civilians and through history and if israel does not stop i think the world has to also established acts of punishment then israel abide by international law and international humanitarian law and by the truce that was on the ground that started but again it is time now that announced that it's pulling out of the cease fire which may mean they are prepared for a full scale military action because you think they should be more restraint ahead of the upcoming move to ask for recognition of the palestinian state i'm sorry to say that the question sounds in balance because if one side is the they are going to defend themselves bec

what we know right now, there were two explosions near the united nations office, and and ian culturalasualties. >>> the fbi is looking into a death threat against david letterman posted on a jihadist web site. it says letterman's tongue should be cut off after he joked about an al qaeda al qaeda leader killed in pakistan. a fbi spokesman says these threats are common but they check them all out. >>> james whitey bulger's long time companion pleaded not guilty today to charges of harboring him. catherine greeg allegedly helped hide the gangster since june of 1995 until they were arrested. hewlett-packard is looking to spin off its personal computer business and it's killing off the touch pad tablet that it launched less than two months ago. hp ceo has said his vision focuses more on software. now back to anderson. >>> the ridiculist in case you weren't watching i couldn't quite keep it together last night. >> all right. i promise no bathroom puns. we used them up all last night. the ridiculist is next. [ waves crashing ] [ martin luther king jr. ] i still have a dream that one day on t

what we know right now, there were two explosions near the united nations office, and and ian culturalsualties. >>> the fbi is looking into a death threat against david letterman posted on a jihadist web site. it says letterman's tongue should be cut off after he joked about an al qaeda al qaeda leader killed in pakistan. a fbi spokesman says these threats are common but they check them all out >>> james whitey bulger's long time companion pleaded not guilty today to charges of harboring him. catherine greeg allegedly helped hide the gangster since june of 1995 until they were arrested. hewlett-packard is looking to spin off its personal computer business and it's killing off the touch pad tablet that it launched less than two months ago. hp ceo has said his vision focuses more on software. now back to anderson. >>> the ridiculist in case you weren't watching i couldn't quite keep it together last night. >> all right. sorry. lfz. >> all right. i promise no bathroom puns. we used them up all last night. the ridiculist is next. woman: day care can be expensive. so to save some money, i f

the united nations decided to move to remove its is no essential stuff stuff essentially. as a prelude to tomorrow's session of the united nations security council. around says it's ready to resume international negotiations all eyes disputed nuclear program he's on extended sees russia's efforts as key to restarting the talks south according to the iranian foreign minister he's all my visit to moscow two ounce currently under four sets of u.n. sanctions cutting that is out of a report. well washer of course has always been against this tough approach to the iranian nuclear gend saying that the only way out is a diplomatic one and that in forcing further sanctions on iran would only worsen the situation and its proposal is a step by step plan which has been deemed acceptable by the iranian side and also cautiously welcomed by the united nations security council and that plan proposes a greater openness of the return all the reigning officials to the negotiation table in return for a gradual removal of the un imposed sanctions against iran of the iranian side is said to be v

now listen to what syria's ambassador to the united nations has to say about what's happening in his untry. >> mr. ambassador, today president obama called for president assad to step down saying the future of cira must be determined by its people, but president bashar al-assad are standing in their way while he is imprisoning, torturing, and slaughtering his own people. the time has come for president assad to step aside. how do you respond? >> i think this is an unacceptable statement coming from an important -- heavy weight administration in the war affairs. we were expecting the american administration to go in a different direction, actually. >> would you deny those? that your president -- do you deny, though, your president his government has tortured and killed thousands of citizens? >> i deny categorically and unequivocally these bloodsheds and killings said to be taking place in my country. the way they are described by the media. >> we see countless videos of children with broken bodies, people being shot at as they try to retrieve the wounded and dead bodies of their friend

lockdown because tehran buckled down and refused to admit international observers in return the united nations imposed more sanctions so it was kind of a dead end situation for a while but iran is now saying that if the step by step plan is implemented it will be more than happy to allow international observers to come and visit the country to visit the only so far existing nuclear power plant in iran that's the bush era nuclear power plant built by russia to make sure and reassure everyone that it is only interested in creating peaceful nuclear energy to power the country's needs and of course the bush air power plant which is which has been started by germans in the one nine hundred seventy s. and finished by russia just recently is still not fully operational we know that it is already working but it is still not been launched and it's still not producing that peaceful nuclear energy that iran needs but according to the russian side the launch of iran's first ever nuclear power plant is to take place very soon considering those are the live from central moscow. up next here on r t it's the

has a new target the united nations lives they're making against the u.n. interest in the. internet only military mechanisms if you don't work to bring justice or accountability. i have every right to know what my government should do if you want to know why i pay taxes. i would characterize obama as a charismatic version of american exceptionalism. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so silly you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear see some other part of it and realize that everything is ok if you don't. chart the big picture. let's not forget that we have an apartheid regime right now. i think. even one well. we never government says they're going to keep him safe get ready because of the freedom. five. feet. well this past year we've watched the civil unrest has spread from the middle east to the western world not only the rights of london grabbed everyone's attention but here in the u.s. we've seen flash mobs form in philadelphia protests in san francisco against the bart police there's also something that's tied all of these

it is unacceptable for the united nations to continue ignoring the courage of the syrian people and the carnage brought about by the syrian regime. we must also continue to pursue efforts to constrict the ability of this regime to conduct business abroad. i welcome the new european union sanctions on syria this week which imposing travel bans on government officials. we must be willing to examine expanded sanctions on the banking and energy sectors. i want to applaud the work done by our diplomats in damascus, led by robert ford. the ambassador's recent trip was a testament to his commitment to representing the interest and values of the united states. due to the draconian measures imposed on the media, ambassador ford has been one of the few people who has traveled within syria and borne witness to the truth of the terrible crimes taking place across that country. president obama was right to send ambassador ford to syria last year. i look forward to supporting his confirmation when it comes before the full senate. mr. ford has shown that an american ambassador is not a gift to host co

human rights watch says somali supporters such as the united nations, the african union and the united states, should reconsider their assistance unless the transitional government changes how it operates. >>> in the wake of criticism of japan's nuclear watchdog, the international atomic energy agency will seek regular checkups of nuclear regulators in member nations. the agency publicized the plan on monday. the iaea met in vienna in june following the fukushima daiichi accident. members agreed to improve the response to nuclear crises and ensure the safety of nuclear power. the iaea worked out the new plan as part of such efforts and presented it to member countries. the plan outlines a series of measures in ten areas. these include assessments of safety measures taken by nuclear regulators every ten years and, if necessary, additional checkups in three years. the draft also proposes the iaea organize an independent group of experts to regularly assess nuclear reactor designs and measures to cope with critical accidents. the draft will be submitted to the iaea general assembly in sep

saddam hussein had refused to reveal as front was obliged to under chapter seven of the united nations resolution whether or not he had got rid of holds the nuclear chemical and. biological weapons that he knew he had previously bought from he refused to do. even as late as every hans blix was saying we do not know whether he still has these he listed a whole load of v.x. nerve gas mustard gas a different agents chemical agents so we didn't know and he. willing to allow. other countries to come to interview the scientists to see the order trails to know whether he got rid of them or not in that situation it would have been ludicrous to have had a million strong army but was on the doorstep of iraq simply go away when the resolution fourteen forty one had given given him a final opportunity to comply with its obligations but how the world beyond that point would have happened if he would have simply rebuilt those programs with impunity knowing that he was absolutely untouchable and the world would not do anything against him we would have then been precipitated into a far more major con

the united nations decided to move to remove its is no this initial stage stuff essentially. as a prelude to tomorrow's session at the united nations security council. on to iran where they say they are willing to take a step towards the international community tehran announced it could be ready to restart talks on its nuclear program this is after the country's foreign minister visited moscow he confirmed that iran sees russia's revival efforts as key to restarting negotiations. has more on the story. well russia of course has always been against this tough approach to the iranian nuclear eyed gend saying that the only way out is a diplomatic one and that in forcing further sanctions on iran would only worsen the situation and its proposal is a step by step plan which has been deemed acceptable by the iranian side and also cautiously welcomed by the united nations security council and that plan proposes a greater openness in the return all the reigning officials to the negotiation table in return for a gradual removal of a un imposed sanctions against iran of the iranian side

course and that's what it's been and that of course was in my view way beyond the grief that the united nations had given and it was wrong it was not that we should have been about regime change a civil war in libya is something for them it's not something for the rest of the world from tribunal how do you wish it could have been different then what would you have done if you'd been in charge i think what we should have seen is we should have seen an intervention by the forces that went in to stop that attack on benghazi. gadhafi and to make sure that he then did not conduct any aggressive sorties as he had previously been doing but not that they should then become the air on the straight forward for the rebels david cameron said a few days ago that nato would lend support in libya for as long as civilians need protecting what was your reaction to that is that open ended commitment as it sounds. it was very clear in the original un resolution it was very clear our prime minister spoke in parliament here that there would be no. occupation force that would be totally wrong and one of the things t

the decision of the united nations is a relevant and perhaps even damaging by the way this is also the point of view of some. countries like iran and syria so it is possible to. have a an operation that these intended to sabotage exactly the palestinian authority is an invention to raise the question of the united nations and also perhaps. the peace process between israel and the peace agreement between israel and egypt we just of the fall of the. is a very sensitive these relations. thirty years of. it is not clear told the new egyptian government we've already. called agreement and to go do your. normal relations with israel. if we're going to bring in other issues that are sabotaging the peace process like egypt let's talk about settlements it's seen that israel is sabotaging the peace process by expanding on on settlements. i promise they want. a look the issue of settlements is not going to break a long time issue but if you look to the last year for instance the police still totally decided not to continue the negotiations with the government and they are not supporting the rebel

the united nations intervention force in lebanon on right now, spanish soldiers are being picked off and kill by hezbollah in southern lebanon. they refuse to go out and did the missions now. -- and to the missions now. i want to see us have leadership in parts of the united states of america. when you commit our forces in the united states of america, you give them the right guidance, you are given the right orders, you allow them to do the mission they are supposed to do. you expedite their set chelation and yes, your redeploy them back once they have completed the mission. but they have to understand what the mission is. when you look at the rules of engagement and how we are tying soldier's hands behind your backs, that is not enabling them to be successful and have victory on the battlefield. it comes back to having people on the end of the gun, because we know what it is like. before we send someone else out there. [applause] >> congressman, there were a couple of questions about tea party politics. some talk about the racial tensions that they believe are involved in the tea pa

iran resume its called were rationed with the six nations that are basically monitoring the situation in return for the gradual lessening of sanctions that the united nations security council has already opposed on iran and iran of course has reacted very angrily to this proposal by russia seems to be well received by all of the sighs involved in these negotiations and the iranian side is said to be very happy with the proposal and is willing to take participation in the plan so what does that mean in terms of a breakthrough how much those this mean for the progress of negotiations. or thoroughly of course to say whether it is a breakthrough or not just at this moment but it is definitely a big step forward according to russian foreign minister the sanctions that the united nations security council gets imposing on iran were leading to a dead end in the problem in the negotiations that the only way out was a diplomatic one to get iran. back in cooperation with the united nations security council and it seems that russia has managed to achieve that there step by step program is getting everybody back to the table and of course iran said that it is p

run away from its political challenges and but we are going to continue to proceed to go to the united nations or more than that we saw there the palestinian authority has as the united nations security council for an emergency meeting to take measures to restrain the israeli behavior. russian delegation has arrived in syria to assess the situation on the ground with reports of twenty new doubts during the latest spate of anti-government protests that's despite president answers claims that the army operations against civilians have ended the international pressure on the syrian leader is mounting despite moscow's refusal to court the u.s. initiative demanding that our side steps down and us has imposed process anomic sanctions with the e.u. preparing more penalties targeting the country's oil sector analyst james rhodes says such measures could prove decisive. americans have been very clear they know their influence and ability to change their behavior is limited they've always said that have to reach out to countries who are closer to syria and russia is one such country and a very important

this is likely to be led by the united nations. >> the chairman of t foreign retions committee. we began by asking him what role he expected germany to play in a post-gaddafi libya. >> from the european union side, we will be helpful in reconstruction or constructing a civil society in libya after gaddafi's fall. this may mean that germany could be helpful with the political foundations to help new parties to get new structures and new programs. as they did with latin america in the 1970's and 1980's. >> could they be called on when the fighting is over? >> i do not see that there is a role for nato in this regard. it is the united nations that should provide additional security, international transitory council and not provide it. here, in regional neighboring countries and the african union arden mainly the countries that should be contributors of troops, not nato. >> what will happen to bring this conflict to a good conclusion? >> it is very difficult to predict. the war is not over yet. after gaddafi's paul, it is crucial that the transitory council is able to organize a pea

the united nations has decided to send 8,000 peace keepers to south sudan. it has asked japan to send forces to help the country build infrastructure such as roads and bridges. nhk has learned that the defense ministry plans to send a team of experts to the country by the end of august to study security and road conditions. after hearing from the team, the ministry will make a final decision on whether or not to send ground self-defense force troops as peace keepers. >>> the buddhist statue at a temple in nara has undergone an annual dusting ahead of the mid-august holidays when people pay visits to their ancestors' graves. on sunday about 150 people including buddhist priests gathered for a ceremonial chanting ahead of the traditional dusting. they then climbed on to the hands and the knees of the strew and carefully removed dust with brooms and dusters. some were raised on hanging chairs to clean the statue's shoulders and face. many people took pictures of the scene as dust filled the temple hall. >> translator: i'm glad i could see this. >> translator: it

like the united nations it's the members that do. the government so you don't blame it on the institution and its members it has been recognized for a long long time that developing countries are emerging markets do not have adequate weight at the i.m.f. and the world bank and there's been a lot of words and communiques and rhetoric paid to that there have been a few steps in the right direction one is a creation of the g twenty the governance is moving in the right direction the shares of the emerging markets are larger than they were before we still have anomalies like you said but the progress is in the right direction the important point let's keep our eye on the ball rather than talking a lot about a lot of principles for the very first time the merging market countries do have shot at managing director of the i.m.f. and they won't get it if they don't unify behind a single candidate it's going to be european and it's going to be christine legarde who's perfectly respectable but. if they don't unify behind a single candidate and

we need to maintain pressure on syria, the united nations human rights council. we should also continue to pursue a resolution at the u.n. security council condemning the syrian government's. on monday of this week germany called for the security council meeting on syria, which i hope will result in a strong resolution. but some security council members remain resistant. especially in the wake of recent violence, it is unacceptable for the united nations to continue ignoring the courage of the syrian people and the carnage that it brought about by the syrian regime. we must also continue to pursue efforts to the ability of this regime to conduct business abroad. i welcome the new european union's sanctions on syria this year which impose asset freezes and travel bans on five more military and government officials. with us also be willing to examine expanded sanctions on the banking and energy sectors. i also want to applaud the courageous work on by our diplomats in damascus led by robert ford, who is with us today. ambassador ford's recent trip was a testament to

in nigeria, 18 people were killed when a car bomb ripped through the united nations headquarters. the u.n. general -- you wind capital -- the you can secretary to iran-- the -- the u.n. secretary-general condemned the attack. >> two stories were destroyed and many of those with and. >> the security agents just came around. i saw the whole window shattered. the other portion of the building was actually collapse. >> it is the worst attack on a u.n. building in over three years. suspicion fell on the local extremist group. the group called the bbc in nigeria to claim responsibility. this marks a major escalation. up until now, their targets were mainly nigerian officials. they are radical nigerian is lummis. they believe western education -- they are radical nigerian islamists. they have killed 250 people in the last year after a failed government attempts to crush them. the u.n. secretary-general was quick to condemn the blast. >> they devote their lives to helping others. we condemn this terrible act. we do not have precise casualty figures. they are likely to be considerable. >> t

i think it is very important also your role in the united nations. in the abyei area to have a united nations mission in that region to provide protection to the people and i think that is a very -- under your role of the united nations political council. whether the united nations can provide protection in that area is not only -- [inaudible] mr. chairman during the war it is difficult to get access. you expect the sudan government to give access to the people. having their own over a station and development through that process that we managed to take a relief assistance to the people of nuba mountain. it is critical we look to the indigenous organization that will be able to assist the people of nuba mountain. but i think it is important also we should look for a safe corridor and also for the idp camp in the south so that these people can be served easily from the south. we also in the abyei area in the organization does look for peace and development in terms of helping the people and making the aid effective using the indigenous organizations. i

the united nations says it's still needs $1.3 billion to help the hungry in the one of africa. -- in the horn of africa. is the money raised at the meeting enough to make a difference? >> considering the well over $1.5 billion required to do with the crisis, the $50 billion pledged by the african union and the member states are nowhere near enough. the aid agencies are hoping that this conference is just the beginning. there are more donations to be made in the weeks to come. they have some disappointment about the political -- that is not a signal of solidarity that as errors had hoped for. >> you've visited a refugee camp and witness the situation firsthand. what did the people there need most? >> people write that these camps and they need everything. they arrive with not much more than the clothes that they are wearing. in the camps themselves, people are living in makeshift tents for weeks on end. it is a very hard to reach a place. everything has to be brought there by truck. it takes about four to 10 days for the truck to get there, depending on the weather conditions. >> than

good to see you. >> same here, ali. >> first of all, the united nations is taking this issue up. does the syrian administration care that united nations is taking this up and does it matter? >> well, it cares. the voice of the international community matters. ali, one point must be made very clear, the syrian regime is fighting for its very survival. this is all-out war. it's a fierce struggle to the bitter end. both camps, the syrian authorities and the protesters, are basically going for broke and i doubt very much whether president assad will listen to the condemnation in new york in the next day or so. >> fawaz, tell me how syria is different from egypt or libya or tunisia? what's the balance of power between the syrian government and military and the syrian people who are protesting? >> ali, this is a very important point. you're asking really several questions in one. the first question is that there is no daylight between the security authorities in syria and the political leadership. the security apparatus, the bulk of the security forces will fight to the end to protect t