the suit accused the united nations of gross negligence and misconduct. but in 2015, the court ruled those victims cannot sue the united nations, because the u.n. has legal immunity only it can waive. to find out more i sat down with the u.n. head of missions in haiti. >> is there some reason why the u.n. has not provided some program for compensation for some of these families when it seems very, very clear where this cholera outbreak came from? >> we work very closely with the ministry of health and population in support of the ministry's efforts to eliminate the transmission of cholera in haiti. >> so sit sort of safe to say that the -- so is it sort of safe to say the u.n. brought cholera to haiti, the u.n. last to fix cholera in haiti is that what you're saying? >> i'm saying that the united nations is working in support of the efforts in haiti to eliminate the transmission of cholera. we have been doing this since the outbreak of the epidemic in 2010. we want to see dramatic reduction -- >> we want to drill down -- >> sorry. >> what does that mean? t

the united nations can be a blessing and a curse. but for haiti the western hemisphere's poorest country it's been both. six years ago haiti was devastated by a massive earthquake. its worst natural disaster in more than two centuries. millions of haitians looked to the u.n. for help because the u.n. already had a large presence in haiti and the help did come. governments and private donors pledged more than $13 billion to the relief effort. the u.n. set up temporary housing for thousands of residents. it built schools, hospitals and sanitation systems and the u.n. currently maintains a 380 million dollar annual budget to pay for its peace keeping force in haiti. that pays for the more than 6,000 u.n. soldiers tasked with upholding public security. but the u.n. effort may also have made some things worse. many blame u.n. peace keepers for a cholera epidemic that has left thousands dead. at the same time, u.n. soldiers have been dogged with allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation of poor haitian women and children. flit we hold th

>> yes. >> to the gentlemen from the tennessee talked about the disappointment with the united nations and i want to go back over the points we talked about. our colleague from maryland mentioned the fact the united nations -- or the united states has a similar approach to the sanctions that brought iran to the negotiation table. the sanctions levied against iran brought them to the negotiating table. and the fact the united states has levied almost eight times more sanctions against iran than we have a regime that does poses a nuclear weapon. yng we have more work to -- i think -- but the disappointment with the united nations is well-stated. >> yeah, i think it is good that you bring up the fact that when we began putting these sanctions in place there was a lot of push back because in essence, for those things to work properly, or have make the biggest difference in outcomes is you need to have an international effort that takes place. when we began the iran sanctions process it was unilateral. and i know we passed an amendment in the banking committee with that originated things to

the nation. and we would not have done this in my opinion had we not been imposed upon to do it by the other nations in the unitedations who see no wrong in violating the charter. this is the same position when we argue about red china coming in the united nations. the charlotter very clearly says no aggressor shall belong to the united nations, we already have russia and to me it's an academic argument. we say they can't come in, so if we say that, red china can't be admitted, you and i know the chances are pretty good for their being admitted. this is one of the reasons i have repeatedly suggested that the united nations meet for a charter revision. >> and now the people of new hampshire speak out for barry goldwater. >> well, i just had to tell you i'm shaking hands with the next president. i like his plan and i like his way of speaking. and i think he's going to keep his promises, his campaign promises. i know one thing, he won't be a yes man. >> i don't think of him so much really as a politician, but just as a man. i'm very impressed with him. >> i'm extremely proud we have an american with guts enough to p

let's bring in james bayes at the united nations in new york. james what more do you know? reporter: well, this is happening at the same time as other things are happening here at the united nations. and what i think they are try doing is put all of the pieces in place to try to give this idea of a cessation of hostilities the best chance it could have. i can tell you the other very important development in the past few minutes news from the united nations, an announcement to the u.n. security council that for the first time, the u.n. has air dropped aid to daraa, the place where they can't get aid in by land, because it is effectively besieged by isil. 21 tons of aid have been delivered to daraa. that is an important development. but also at the same meeting, we have stringing criticism of the syrian government from steven o'brien, the humanitarian chief of the united nations, who said that they put in place lots of bureaucratic complexities. he described them as staggering, which are making it very, hard to get the aid to the besieged areas by the government. and they sai

with the united nations. i wanted to go back over some of the points we talked about earlier today. senator cardin, my colleague from maryland, mentioned the fact that the united nations has very similar -- pro-united states very similar approaches to our sanctions that were brought around to the table in the first place, the negotiation table. the sanctions that we levied against iran brought them to the negotiating table, and the fact that the united states has levied almost eight times more sanctions against iran than we have a regime that does possess a nuclear weapon. i think we have more work to do in the united states. this bill is a great step, but also the united nations and your expression of disappointment with the united nations i think is well stated. mr. corker: i think it's good that you bring up the fact that when we began putting these sanctions in place, there was a lot of pushback because in essence for these things to work properly or have the biggest -- make the biggest difference in outco

>> the united nations sets a new sedate for talks on syria as a conditional cessation of hostilities comes into effect. hello this is al jazeera, live from doha. i'm adrian finighan. killed in the somali capital of mgdz. mogadishu. donald trump receives his strongest endorsement yet plus, the new man heading fifa, gianni infantino. >> a is hiation of hostilities in syria has come into effect. the united nations security council voted unanimously to back it and most of the warring sides have agreed to lay down arms or the two weeks. now the u.n. envoy on syria says that if the deal holds, talks to end the war will resume on march 7th. the main syrian opposition says that almost 100 rebel factions have agreed to respect the suspension of hogs tilts but that doesn't include one of the most powerful groups in the country, the al qaeda linked el nusra front or i.s.i.l. calling to intensify attacks on government forces. hours before the deal came into force the fighting hadn't stopped. the syrian observatory for human rights says at least 40 were killed in air viek strikes in te damascus te

the former united nations secretary general has died. mber of the egyptian parliament, served as the sixth secretary general of the united nations between 1992 and '96. he overah the u.n. during several world crises. that's the former head of the united nations, who has died. >>> france's national assembly will vote on whether to extend the state of emergency for an additional three months. the order was put in place after isil claimed attacks that killed 130 people in paris. the law which will be extended for an additional three months allows for additional armed guards, the right for police to search homes without a warrant. we'll get more on this now with our correspondent who is live in paris. david? >> reporter: kamal, yes, the deputy is meeting now. there's no doubt about what the result will be at the national assembly behind me. it is going to be an overwhelming majority in favor of extending the state of emergency. many human rights organizations are saying this sunday mining and eroding basic human rights, freedoms in france. i

>> in 2013, the united nations released a groundbreaking report on human rights abuses in north korea, concluding their abuses - including forced labor, deliberate starvation, torture, and the complete denial of the right to freedom of thought quote "have no parallel in the contemporary world" when he was only 9 years old, kang chol kwan said he was imprisoned at the yoduk political prison camp with his family. when he was released 10 years later, he escaped to the south >> so there are entire families kept in these places? >> 80 to 120,000 people are reported to be held in these camps on life sentences. the north korean government denies that political prisons exist. >> we wanted to raise the issue of human rights while on our visit to north korea >> you're all welcome to korea, to see the reality of korea. which will be different for you from what you've heard. by the way, have you found people that have horns, and red face? >> (laughs) no, we haven't. we were given one chance to sit down and ask questions with party members. our guides insisted it wasn't an interview, just a conver

by the other nations and the united nations who see no wrong in violating the charter. is is the same position when they argue about china coming into the united nations. the charter clearly says no aggressor nation shall belong. andlready have russia that's an academic argument. we say they cannot come in so if we say that, red china cannot be admitted. reasons thatf the i have repeatedly suggested that the united nations at least have a charter revision. >> now the people of new hampshire speak out for barry goldwater. you,just had to tell shaking hands with the next president. way of speaking. i think he is going to keep his promises. thing, -- i don't think of him as a politician but as a man. i am very impressed with him. i am extremely proud we have an american who is that's enough to put america back where it belongs. >> i am opposed to foreign and economic aid. i never voted for it since i've been in the senate. i would not, even if they divided into the three components that foreign aid is made up of as we mention it. we have military assistance which i think is

the united states and russia where the hostilities will cease tomorrow midnight and we hope it will be observed and honored and will be realistic on the ground under the supervision of the united nations. with respect to the issue of terrorism, it is of importance and it is considering all the world countries and it was agreed as of last year's international conference that the international community should join forces to fight and combat terrorism. not only milliitary but also otr aspects, a comprehensive confrontation with terrorism >>> you've been listening to a conference underlying the common ground between russia and some of the arab countries. we have our correspondent listening in to what lavrov said earlier before the secretary general of the arab league spoke. rory, a big question. talking about convergence, what does that mean beyond a ceasefire in syria. do the arabs and russians agree on what happens next? >> reporter: it's interesting. these diplomats we're talking about are a good many things, issues around the region. there was a lot of diplomatic speak there couched in messages of cooperation appeared converge entity views. really i think for russia the problem at th

we also heard earlier on from the russian representative in the united nations. he said that talk of the sufferings of the civilian population in syria is often used as a trump card in the political gain, but he did assure the watchers and the media that russia is constantly as he put it in dialogue with the syrian authorities trying to maintain, trying to ensure the safety of civilians in syria. >>> the greek coast card rescued more large groups of syrian refugees trying to across the aegean sea from turkey. more than 300 people traveling in rubber dingy's were towed ashore. >>> nine people confirmed dead after two passenger trains collided head on in southern germ near. the trains were packed with morning commuters. investigators are trying to determine why they were traveling on the same track. emma hayward reports. >> firefighters used heavy lifting equipment to gain access to part of one of the trains to try to free any passengers still trapped inside and carefully remove the bodies of some of those killed in this crash. a full scale emergency response is und

imagine phil robertson as embassador of the united nations. [cheers and applause] >> now let me just ask you how much would you pay to see that? [cheers and applause] >> can you just imagine sitting in the un general assembly, the russian embassador says something and he leans over and says, well, that doesn't make any sense at all. [laughter] >> and if you look at the leaders who have come together whether it's phil, whether it's jeff, whether it's the 350 pastors all across the state who have endorsed the campaign and stood together -- [cheers and applause] >> the unifying theme is a passion and love for this country and a willingness to stand up and speak the truth. you know, this past saturday we had kind of a quiet little debate. [laughter] >> but i will tell you, i think the debate really helped focus a lot of the issues in the minds of the south carolinans and two questions have raisin to the top. the first highlighted saturday morning with the pass of justice scalia. justice scalia was american her hero. [cheers and applause] >> he was

announcer: "pianists for peace," performing for the united nations 70th anniversary. anislav: any conflict, any war means that there is some problem in the society. and i think that art, and especiay music,ures souls, cures the society. so playing this music and sharing this music with people is to, through that, make peace. alexander: music is one of the ve few this in th world which doesn't have language. totally understandable for every nation, for every age. it is really the language of art going directly from one heart to the other. my name is alexander ghindin. i'm a pianist, the honorary artist of russia. stanislav: in my personal opnion, anconflict any w means tt there some problem in the society. and i think that art, and especially music, cures souls, cures the society. my name is stanislav khristneko, and i'm originally from ukraine. i was born in ukraine. in my opinion, one of the reasons that many countries have problems these days is that they don't get enough events that have art, and that people can really get positive emotions, get really great feeling

we also heard from the japanese ambassador to the united nations. t's listen to a little bit more of what he had to say as well. >> using the technology is a clear violation of the u.n. security council. it came after four weeks, after the nuclear missile. today, we hope today at the council, we will make ourselves very clear that we cannot condone the acts of the violation of the security council resolutions by dprk. it went over japan, landed near the philippines, and this is a clear threat to the lives of many people. >> dave, i guess the thing is at the u.n., things do tend to happen pretty slowly. i believe they are still debating what to do after the last missile strike. what options does the u.n. have? you are right. that's really the key here is china in many ways. as you mentioned a, it was just last month that north korea did a nuclear test and the security council, while condemning that, has not agreed on a resolution based on that nuclear test from a month ago. china and the u.s. would have still been negotiating that. progress has been v

we'll have more on the debate after headlines. a united nations panel has officially concluded wikileaks founder julian assange has been arbitrarily detained and should be allowed to walk free. assange has been holed up in the ecuadorean embassy in london for more than three years. he wants to avoid extradition to sweden over sex crimes allegations, which he has repeatedly denied. and for which he is never been charged. he fears sweden would extradite him to the united states, where he could face trial for wikileaks' revelations. the u.n. panel's judgment is not legally binding. british foreign secretary philip hammond dismissed it as ridiculous. julian assange spoke just before our broadcast today. we will bring you excellence of what julian assange had to say as well as his lawyers and we will go to oxford to speak with a former u.n. repertory on arbitrary detention. its firstas confirmed three deaths of patients infected with the zika virus who had contracted guillain-barre syndrome -- an apparently connected disease that causes paralysis. colo

the unite united s palais. yes they are prepared to talk but if they are going to stay here for any period of time, they need concrete measures on the ground, measures outlined in the united nations resolution, stopping the bombardment. and when you speak to the members they're not just talking about the bombardment by the syrian government but also by the russians. russia is one of the co-sponsors of this process. does more pressure have to be put on russia now? that's a point i put on the u.k. special representative. gareth bailey. >> let's take this one step at a time. should the negotiations here be put under some threat, then we'll have to review and take stock. but right now, for the first in a long time, in this war, i'm feeling positive, because i can see a powerful team here with a credible voice ready to test the russians and their regime. >> my final question, you talked about the negotiations being under threat. >> we interrupt that interview to take you live to geneva, that meeting between staffan de mistura and the opposition had broken up. now lest listen into what is being said. >> i believe we received very positive messages from the special envoy. and tomorrow h

to the united nations and the texas snared picked up the endorsement from mark sanford. >> he crossed the state in pauley's island, hilton head, charleston and columbia. rubio tweeted out this video of him with nikki haley, trey gowdy and tim scott. jeb bush under pressure to finish strong hit the campaign trail with his mother, barbara bush, holding rallies in spartanburg and greenville. and john kasich spent time in columbia and mount pleasant, where he held a rally at uss yorktown. >>> on the democratic side, the political endorsements continue as the south carolina heavy weight makes it clear who he supports. >> jim clyburn is giving hillary clinton the nod. here's eric weisfeld. by neutrality and get engaged. >> reporter: a big endorsement from a big south carolina name with deep routes in the democratic party. us representative jim clyburn

electricity, water, these are difficult tasks, to say the least. >> humanitarian coordinator for the united nationsn syria. they say the pause within the corridor of aid for those who urgently need it. >> i hope it's much easier as you know the united nations and our partners in syria have been delivering life-saving help, and we're now beginning to see would make it much easier for humanitarian workers to go to different parts of the country, especially those parts that have been extremely difficult if not impossible to reach. because of the fighting. but we welcome the cessation of hostilities wholeheartedly. >> we have breaking news. a suicide-bomber has blown himself up in northeast baghdad. the police in the region are hoping and reporting that at least 13 civilians have been killed, and 41 wounded, we'll bring you more details as soon as we get them. >> still to come on the news hour. haru declare a state of emergency after oil spills and devastate indigenous communities. >>> plus calls for hong kong fair elections and tensions with beijing continue. >>> and in sport, the short story that end

anchor: boutros boutros-ghali, former head of the united nations, has died today at 93. e security council held a minute's silence to honor the ed thean diplomat who head body until 1996. boutros-ghali died in hospice in his hometown. can climate change these spotted from space? that is what european scientists are hoping as they launch a new satellite into orbit. , it is the sentinel 3a one of a dozen satellites that are supposed to make up the most sophisticated observation system. two are already orbiting the earth. the head of the program says the satellite will spot upcoming dr oughts and people gathering across the mediterranean towards europe. if yousic to your ears are a fan of classics or musical mysteries. a previously unknown piece by mozart has been played publicly for the first time in several decades or possibly ever. our correspondent tells us how the work was lost and found. ♪ fourter: it is just minutes long and has not seen the light of day in two centuries. a joint composition by none other than wolfgang amadeus i and a thirdlmier unknown composer. disc

less than an hour ago the united nations security council voted unanimously about the cease-fire. the deal was struck in munich, but throughout the day there has been more fighting and reports of more civilian casualties. diplomatic editor james bays joins us live now. james, as you're hearing from the representatives of the different members of the council, i suppose two things really came out. one was how much of this depends on the actions of armed groups, fighting on the ground in syria, and of course the second part is the backers regionally and internationally, and how they influence those parties. >> yes, you can have a cessation of hostilities on paper. you can have, as you now do in the last hour an u.n. security council backing it, but right now this is the crucial moment in terms of actions rather than words. is there going to be a lull in the violence that cessation of hostilities cechcally has come into force just moments ago as it's past now in saturday in syria. when he addressed the u.n. security council the u.n. special envoy described this moment. >> saturday wil

. >> the united nations says aid trucks have reached several besieged towns in syria. part of an agreement with the syrian government to allow aid into areas where people are trapped. >> reporter: a ray of hope in the midst of war, over 100 trucks carrying humanitarian aid spreading out towards some of syria's besieged towns. in madaya, they are bringing medical supplies and food. aid workers say at least 40 people have died of malnutrition in the town since october. >> we will have people who are able to bring the medical support kits and make assessments for people in need who have often been in extreme nutritional and food shortage. >> reporter: this convoy is heading for towns in the north. around 20,000 people here have been cut off by armed rebel groups. heavy gunfires rattles close to damascus. rebels guard the entrance to the city where trucks line up, carrying supplies for at least 30,000 people trapped here. more aid is expected to arrive in the east, parts of which are held by isil. the convoys are part of an agreement reached last week in munich by over a d

demand that south africa's president repay taxpayer's money he used for home improvements. ♪ >>> the united nations called on turkey to open its borders to syrian refugees fleeing fighting in adepot. tens of thousands of people are stranded at the boarder. but turkey's foreign minister has warned that if the regime's military campaign continues the number of refugees could reach a million. let's take you live now to the turkish city near the syrian border. stephanie decker is there. stephanie why don't turkey allow these people to cross its border? >> reporter: well, what the officials here say is that at the moment they can handle them perfectly where they are. they say we can provide for them here as good as we can over the border. turkey of course is also concerned because it has a huge number of syrian refugees already here, over 2.5 million. and the message from the government is they sort of feel russia is putting pressure on turkey using the humanitarian card. we know that there are thousands of people, around 11,000 now we're told, close to the border crossing that are camped out there, and

was the pen holder of this resolution in the united nations. ave been receiving support from all around the world. this is one of the few cases of success. so many conflicts around the world, and the u.s. has appointed a special envoy who has been extremely constructive. part of the conversation tomorrow with president obama is how they can help us in the post-conflict, which is even more difficult than the process itself, because the peace agreement that we are going to sign is the end of the conflict. laura: in the beginning of something else. if you can get a lasting peace with the farc, do you think they were turned away from drug trafficking in colombia? president santos: that is a specific point i included in the agenda. we and they have already agreed, we will cut every link they have with drug trafficking. they havenize financed through taxing the drug traffickers. ,hey will in a way help us especially in remote areas, to .onvince the peasants to switch this is a dramatic step here at columbia is the number one provider of cocaine in the

yesterday the united nations security council condemned the launch and met to discuss possible sanctions against the country. "we'll be looking to all council members to unite around a swift and aggressive response to the dprk's repeated violations that constitute this very direct threat to global peace and security " the new sanctions could come as early as this week. the missile was launched from western north korea on it passed over japan and landed near the philippines.

daniel lack is at the united nations for us. no, sir surprisingly this draft resolution is facing stiff opposition. >> oh, absolutely. we've heard from the american ambassador samantha power who called it a distraction. the british ambassador who said that this resolution is going nowhere, and the french ambassador who said it was not going any with a either. interestingly before the meeting began he stopped and spoke to journalists and expressed a great deal of concern about the situation along the border between syria and turkey. let's hear what he had to say. >> this military escalation that's might second point is a direct result of the brutal offensive in the north of syria led by the syrian regime and here russia must understand that it's unconditional support is a dead-end, and a dead-end that could be extremely dangerous. >> so that said the french ambassador. the meet something over. the fate of the resolution not particularly clear but not really good with permanent members saying they don't really like it. their deputy

we were given rare access to the united nations blue helmet parole police. this unit came under attack last friday when al-qaeda exploded a car bomb outside one of the spaces. the u.n. police provided support to its local counterparts. >> when the residents want suspicious behavior, strange things happen and they call us to verify what is going months. >> city is in permanent lockdown. no vehicles are allowed in or out after 6:30 in the evening. and there are constant power outages. >> we can't see anything because there are no lights. but they're still patrolling for a short block. there is no electricity. >> the mission has around 10,000 soldiers after the fight for independence in the north. the mission is one of the most dangerous in the world. 60 of its soldiers have been killed since the creation i in 2013. we are fully equipped the swedish contingent has replaced some of the operations with drones. the golden days of caravans and merchant markets are gone. hotels are empty, and police say a third of the population is armed. these men return to the city

on foreign policy, social security, communism, foreign aid, the united nations, cuba. er he went, he faced the same issues, and he hazard in the same way. he told the people he supported social security. but he was concerned that inflation would devalue their social security dollar. he told people only a strong america can assure peace. he called for personal responsibility in government, at the local level, because barry goldwater was to give the government back to the people. he called for a re-examination of the u.n. charter. listen now, as he speaks out on the u.n. goldwater: you have a charter by which you are going to live in an organization, particularly an organization like the united nations, devoted to peace. and you violate, what i believe two of the important covenants, you will not engage in aggression nor interfere in the internal workings of a country. then, you have become a dishonest -- and we would not have been doing this have we not been imposed by the other nations who see no wrong in violating the charter. this is the same position when we argue ab

in 2009, eight years into the war in afghanistan, the united nations started trying to systematically document civilian casualties. 2014 marked the deadliest year on record. i was back in afghanistan to piece together what i could about the fifteen civilians who were killed on august 3rd 2014. i'd been given photographs of some of the people who died. one of those is farid mohammad, a driver with four children. his mother had been with him on the morning of the operation. it was still too dangerous for me to go to charkh, so she came to meet me on the outskirts of kabul. it is extremely rare for a rural pashtun woman to meet with a man she's not related to. she told me that on the morning of august 3rd, she and her son were driving to visit her sister in a village in charkh district for the eid holiday. she saw some soldiers on the roads, but says it was peaceful out. >> amana spent a month in hospital recovering from the loss of her finger and wounds to her abdomen. her son farid mohammad died leaving behind his widow and four children. >> i learned from the un that of the fifteen ci

high school student who had a chance to represent students from around the world recently at the united nations. our questioning begins right now. captioning provided by caption associates, llc www.captionassociates.com >> announcer: now from kwwl, this is the steele report. >> ron: welcome this week's edition of the steele report, our post caucus wrap-up with dr. chris larimer, our political analyst from the university of northern iowa, an associate professor at political science at uni and this has been an exciting week and historic week again with a surprising outcome to a lot of people of the iowa caucuses, just overall, with cruz winning as desigh civil as he did, what's head for him and also donald trump and marco rubio that you believe is really on the move? >> dr. larimer: for ted cruz, the challenge is still there. he was going -- this is a state where he had to do well, given the evangelical vote in iowa, the social conservative vote, and that was up over previous why he did well with exit polls identifying 63, of caucus goers as being christian. that's not the case in new hampshire,

>> well, you know, the united nations and other humanitarian organizations really have the lead for moving humanitarian relief into areas where it's required. i'll tell you, you know, the united states government has recently announced hundreds of millions of additional dollars in humanitarian assistance, targeted specifically to syria. so the u.s. government is continuing to focus on that. operation resolve here our focus is really is to defeat isil. so that's where our focus remains. >> okay. my last question goes back to your video. what's the update on how much of the oil production has been destroyed and is it still cost effective with the decreasing price of oil? is it costing the u.s. and coalition more to strike these oil wells than they are actually producing? >> well, we have not run the numbers cost of bomb versus barrel of oil reduced. what i'll tell you is our focus is to reduce or eliminate this enemy's ability to generate revenue to fund its terror activities, to fund its war fighting activities. in iraq and syria and around the world. that's what we're focused on and that's

and any other group designated a terrorist group by the united nations. are legitimate targets. the question is what other fighters on the ground is russia going to say are legitimate targets because they are, quote unquote, terrorists. but in the meanwhile there is another positive aspect to this agreement and that is while they are working that out, russia has agreed to facilitate humanitarian aid getting to besieged cities in area, places where citizens have been without food and medicine for days, weeks, sometimes months, and are in desperate straights. so if that humanitarian aid can get to them, it will make a big difference. and that is supposed to start almost immediately. >> and that should be something that everybody can be on the same page about. what role can the u.s. play in implementing the terms of this agreement considering that isil or daesh and al-nusra is not a part of it. >> reporter: the pentagon says there is no ceasefire against isil. its operations in syria will continue both by air strikes, and also u.s. special operations forces

senator humphrey: i would not, as a delegate of the united nations representing this country nor would i if responsible for the nation's foreign policy, recommend the admission of red china at this time to the united nations. she has demonstrated a kind of arrogance and a kind of intransigence which i believe is anything but worthy of the respect and of the consideration of our country. may i further add that the charter of the united nations requires that the nations that are members thereof should be peaceloving nations? now, i know there are some members of the u.n. that surely don't qualify too well to that particular description, but i would add they came in at the time of the united nations inception and now we have an opportunity to weigh the admission of new members very carefully. now, i qualify my statement by saying that you don't take a position in terms of the indefinite future. you take it in terms of the present circumstances. mr. ames: thank you, senator humphrey. senator kennedy, do you, since this question was directed to both? senator kennedy: i would agree with sena

the united nations carries out its first air drop to people starving in the syrian city of deir ez zor. but it may not go as planned. tentative truce. syrian president bashar al-assad has told vladimir putin that his country is ready to implement a cessation of hostilities in syria. >>> iran elections. >> it's important for the future of the country. >> iranians get ready to vote in the first major election since the nuclear deal. and growing intolerance. >> the system to protect human rights is itself under serious threat and needs protection. >> amnesty international's annual report says attacks worldwide are at an all time high. good evening, i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america's international news hour. we begin by what might be progress in the effort to end the war in syria. ready to commit to two week cessation of hostilities. the saudi backed hnc says this will test whether the regime of bashar al-assad is serious about the truce. the kurdish ypg which operates in syria says it will also abide by the halt in fighting. , bashar al-assad told vladimir putin that he is rea

the united nations is urge haiti to form a new government after the president stepped down on sunday. parliament now has to choose an interim president to lead the country only the run off election can be held. this sparked off months of unrest. >> reporter: haitians were supposed to be celebrating carnival. and hand over to a new president on sunday. instead, protesters filled the streets near the presidential palace and carnival festivities were can sealed due to fears of violence. once again they have no president. the first battle was the president step down. enthusiasm say their next fight is to ensure a delayed presidential election is free of corruption. >> we will still protest if the new government is not what we ask for. >> reporter: it took the deal between martelly and the government to dampen down violence. parliament will now elect an interim president. the hope is elections will take place in april and a new president will be sworn into office in mid may. >> it is important to ensure continued stability. >> reporter: protesters question the timeframe. the last transitio

. >> the united nations is urging haiti to quickly form a new government after the president stepped down. parliament must choose a caretaker president until a long delayed runoff election can be held. we have this report from port-au-prince. >>> haitians were supposed to celebrate carnival and the handover to a newly elected president on sunday. instead, protestors filled streets near the presidential palace and carnival festivities canceled due to fears of violence. yet again, haitians do not have a president. protestors say they won their first battle. president marteli stepped down after his term came to an end. they'd accused him of coneyism. they say their next tight is to ensure a delayed presidential election is free of corruption. >>> violence left one soldier dead. the party will elect an interim president. the hope is elections will take place in april and a new president scorn into office in mid may. >> it is very important to ensure safety in the country and this is a major step. >> one thing is certain, haiti's next president will face a population struggling with a lac

davutoglu says: "..it's our right to expect from the united nations, our european friends and our ally the united states of america to stand clearly against this inhumane slaughtering." pentagon press secretary peter take military action against the on isis. cook says: "..they have also said their fight is with isil. we'd like to see them change course, change direction, and refocus their efforts. right now they continue to prop up the assad regime. meantime, moscow is denying involvement in the deadly bombing of a syrian hospital monday, calling it another example of unfounded accusations. russian and u-s officials blaming each other for attacks on syrian medical facilities, last week. the u-s and russia agreed to a temporary cessation of fighting in the syrian civil war, but, syrian president bashar al-assad said no cease-fire can be reached with quote "terrorists." in jerusalem, john huddy, fox news. the world is in mourning following the passing of former united nations secretary-general boutros boutros-ghali. he passed away earlier today at he was 93 years old. boutros-ghali serve

it's the seedy underbelly of the united nations effort in haiti. ght six years after a massive earthquake rocked the haitian capital we'll expose the dark side of international aid work. i'm ali velshi. welcome to part 2 of a special edition of "on target," haiti on shaky ground. the united nations can be a blessing and a curse. but for haiti