the u.n. failed over a one that it failed over certainly oh i want to talk about rwanda because he mentioned in your i think we said maybe you feel that that was an. what happened in rwanda made to face and maybe at the back a tiny place in mind when iraq was happening when that decision was being made that he didn't want to have another situation where the world stood by to watch it's a critical fight said that the san francisco speech is actually repeated it again since i only talked to two days ago and i said tony what you are saying in your speech you should still be able to intervene that is regime change whatever it is who decides the good begin the body to him it's if you kill your old people you don't have a right to be oppressive with your own people where is the line drawn but then he says we won't send in troops boots on the ground why kiss is so popular leave out costly same in america now they want to use these drones to bomb people out there killing more civilians in pakistan tha

so the u.n. actually should have comprehensive strategy to also address the problem of the and the political problem. but if it only relies on the military approach, this is going to maybe assure them but will not solve that issue on the active run. he is speaking to us from nairobi. south africa's government says nelson mandela is responding well to a treatment for a lung infection. he was taken into the hospital on wednesday. this is the third time the 94-year-old has been in the hospital in preent months for a re-occurring illness. tanya, do you have the latest on mandela's health report? >> well, the south african presidency which is the official voice on all matters relating to the former president says if his conditions change they will let us know but for now it remains the same and he is continuing to respond positively to the treatment and under close bservation from him. i agree with the hospital dation increases they are getting used to the fact that how many of them would want him to

sort of branded by the u.n.. they generally speaking have budgets which receive a little bit of funding from the main u.n. budget that by and large is voluntarily funded by governments that look at what they are doing. and a long pattern of trying to look for the ones that work best and in effect i am encouraging the u.s. to do that, to look to the ones that are most effective. when i say buyout, it is a little mischievous, he essentially saying fund them and don't fund these other things. this is all voluntarily, it doesn't arouse the same kind of controversy as refusing to pay does in large part because it is voluntary funding in any case and this is what our european allies do all the time, try to identify the development agencies that they think have the best leadership institutions, put money into those things and let the other ones flitter on by. that is a very good strategy and one that the u.s. ought to be pursuing as much as possible. >> host: what does the u.n. costs the u.s. every year? >> not more tha

the u.n. it's not the end, it's going to go forward to the general assembly now and we're confident that there will be a vote and it will be passed but it's frustrating that today was not the day it was agreed. >> tell us a little bit more about what this treaty, if it is eventually passed and goes to the next stage, what it would actually mean and stop. >> what it will mean is that for the first time all the world's governments will have agreed to an absolute ban on weapons of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humidity and that they will have dwround take a clear risk assessment for arms transfers against the risk of human rights and humanitarian law violations. that means governments will be made responsible for arms that leave a territory, pass through the territory or come into their territory. and it means we'll start at that to bring the arms trade out under control and the days of dodgy gun runners and arms dealers are going to be over soon because they are no longer going to be e

their announcement follows the u.n. security council's approval of tougher sanctions against the north. council members made the move to punish the reclusive nation for carrying out a nuclear test last month. ♪ >> translator: the united states and south korea went as far as adopting a u.n. security council resolution to impose more sanctions on our country while trying to set off a newark war. >> a statement by the committee in charge of interkorean dialogue says north korea will scrap non-aggression pacts with the south starting monday. the statement says the country will close the north-south hotline at the demilitarized zone. authorities at pyongyang said they would cancel the 1953 armistice. they justified that decision by saying they were responding to u.s.-south korea military exercises that start ad week ago and will continue into april. >>> north korea's announcement has sparked strong reactions in seoul. south korean defense officials say they are ready to strike back against anything that the north throws at t

the u.n. should take control of operations in mali. the original plan for an african force, but after the french intervention, the complicated situation, most diplomats thought was best handled under u.n. command. the u.n. secretary-general has come out with his formal recommendations to the security council about how the u.n. force should restructured. if there is a u.n. force, there should be about 12,000 peacekeepers. he makes it clear that he believes the only way the u.s. force cannot parade is a parallel force -- can operate is a parallel force. these go beyond the scope of the mandated of the united nations, and another force would be needed. the only other force that has been operating in mali is the french. they have been operating there in addition to the african peacekeepers. the french say they are pulling out of their troops out. they will be moving them to countries in the region, chad and synagogue. they will be there over the horizon, on call if needed. his view, that is not wh

u.n. observers a set free by syrian rebels whose initial claim to have taken them hostage and human shields is highlighted radical motives among some of the opposition. this is r.t. going to live from the russian capital i'm going to josh in welcome to the program but as well as will vote on april the fourteenth to decide who will take over from the lady which august the commandant in georgia long battle with cancer but is said to have died of a heart attack millions went on a pilgrimage to the military academy in caracas to pay their last respects to the late leader who's lying in state there's a feeling from archie's roughly video agency was also there. vice president nicolas maduro sworn in as the president and so elections take place some voices in the opposition notably the man who is the main opposition. who have called the swearing in as. hugo chavez personally appointed. as the man that he wanted to succeed him and of course hugo chavez the late president has immense popularity and

the u.n. says the drone program is happening without pakistan's consent. the u.s. says the strikes are targeting terrorists in pakistan's tribal areas. we go live to a retired air force officer at the national defense university. thanks very much for being with us. do you agree with this u.n. report that these drone strikes iolate pakistan's sovereignty? >> absolute. i know the u.n. is justified in saying that this is against the law. actually u.n. charter for any nation state to violate, and another mission, except in self-defense. and pakistan, notwithstanding the entire world opinion is behind the u.s. in this. so far, this means the u.s. government and the government, apparently, yes, there is no backing, but i think there's tacit approval from the government, maybe even the military that the drone attacks must continue. if there's widespread belief that pakistan shares intelligence with the u.s., then it's not violating a country's sovereignty, is it? >> apparently what you say is true, i

to correspond poor and i am joined now from new york for more of a marina so what exactly did this u.n officials say about the u.s. drone program well the un special rapporteur ben emmerson did say as you already mentioned that you that the united states on going drone campaign in pakistan is a violation of the south asians nation's sovereignty and it is being conducted without the consent of pakistan's elected representatives or of the legitimate government mr emerson went on to say that islam abides has been condemning the use of drones over its territory and mr emerson also urge an end to what he described as quote forcible military interference now the u.n. independent expert said that it's time for the international community to heed the concerns of of pakistan and give the next democrat democratically elected government the support it needs to deliver a lasting peace without any outside military interference and that was a reference to the u.s. drone campaign in pakistan now emerson's comments were released in a statement at the end of his three day visit to pakistan last week du

their announcement follows the u.n. security council's approval of tougher sanctions against the north. council members made the move to punish the reclusive nation for carrying out a nuclear test last month. >> translator: the united states and south korea went as far as adopting a u.n. security council resolution to impose more sanctions on our country while trying to set off a nuclear war. >> a statement by the committee in charge of interkorean dialogue says north korea will scrap non-aggression being pacts with the south starting monday. the same says the country will close the north/south hotline at the demilitarized zone. authorities at pyongyang said they would cancel the 1953 armistice that ended hostilities in the korean war. they justified that decision by saying they were responding to u.s./south korea military exercises that started a week ago and will continue into april. north korea's announcement has sparked strong reactions in seoul. south korean defense officials say they're ready to strike back agains

u.n. security council has stepped up sanctions against north korea in response to pyongyang's defiant nuclear test last month the resolution for more penalties was unanimously approved by all fifteen member states well let's get more on this from you can. you know what exactly these sanctions that have been imposed on north korea this time around and what will their likely effect be there on pyongyang. well bill north korea is definitely paying the price for that nuclear test last month the u.n. security council has unanimously condemned the vote and now they also unanimously voted on a resolution to strengthen sanctions on the on the regime the sanctions will target north korean banks and cash core years who might be funneling money to the regimes nuclear and missile programs the resolution also outlines measures to step up to scrutiny of suspicious sea shipments and air cargo and it expands restrictions on several institutions and senior officials in north north korea's weapons industry

the u.n. says children are being used as fighters by both government and opposition forces in syria while colder to arms rebels from abroad grow louder this point in international involved word. to boldly say what no one has said before bradley manning is very claiming he became a whistleblower because of the u.s. army's a blood lust and leaked audio from his court hearings. there's more and you'll start to raise in your rope with a blog why day all the action aimed at stamping out a budget cuts that are blamed for an epidemic of unemployment. also as a new leader comes to power in china beijing and washington struggled for dominance in the age of looks set to heat up. you're watching r t a line from moscow with me to bomb would say it's good to have you company with us of the soft and the child soldiers fighting them both sides of the bloody conflict in syria that's according to u.n. investigators and charities as a crisis in syria approaches its second anniversary this week of the u.n. is wa

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the u.n. and the security council that the troops of bashan assad's regime withdrawn from the village until then the peacekeepers will remain our hostages if our demand is not fulfill during the next twenty four hours we will treat the hostages as prisoners. let's it's not the first incident of its kind last week the united nations confirmed that an employee it was it's a un it disengagement observer force that is stationed in the area was kidnapped you need to remember that the u.n. force was a step back in one nine hundred seventy four following the one thousand nine hundred eighty three cheaper war its purpose is way to monitor the disengagement of israeli and syrian forces as well as maintaining the cease fire and just a reminder that is what was captured israel captured the golan heights from syria back in one thousand nine hundred sixty seven syria once the land that turned in exchange for peace syrian troops are not allowed in the area and israel and syria are technically still at war t

u.n. spokespersons say about half of their foreign employees will leave the country. >> they have assessed the situation and decided to reduce the presence of international staff in damascus due to conditions. >> motor shells landed near a hotel housing u.n. staff damaging the building and a u.n. vehicle. he says about half of 100 foreign staff members will move to lebanon or egypt. as those employees pull out the secretary general is sending team to investigate allegations by syrian forces. they say they used chemical weapons near the northern city of aleppo. he hopes the team will not consistent only of u.s. and european investigators. >>> rebel forces are now in control of the african capital. both sides signed a cease-fire? january. the rebels broke the agreement last week when they entered the capital. they took control of the city. their leader named himself interim president. they have announcdenounced the for breaking the cease-fire. the u.n. secretary general is calling for the ru

the u.n. is opposed to it was just last week when this story broke that the u.n. came out and said that the united states is violating international human rights law by keeping detainees in guantanamo bay with out without trial and those that are not have not been charged so what we're hearing from the u.n. high commissioner is that they're still trying to confirm the details even the united nations has not been able to have enough access at guantanamo to see in depth what is taking place with this hunger strike that is now continuing you are going to conflicting reports as you say how big this hunger strike is how many people are involved what it overshoots or does it sort of gets minimal some of the sources we've been talking to say it's nearly everybody that. that's right there is definitely discrepancies with the numbers when our t. first reported this story a week ago it was the center for constitutional rights and other attorneys for the detainees there that said that a reported one hundred thirty prisoners at guantanamo bay one on hunger strike hunger strik

the u.n. and the security council that the troops of bashan ascends regime withdrawn from the village until then the peacekeepers will remain our hostages if our demand is not fulfilled during the next twenty four hours we will treat the hostages as prisoners now the united nations has of course condemned this incident the u.n. is currently negotiating with the rebels it demands the immediate release of its forces there is no reason at all under any circumstances in any kind of a sick imagination to try to harm harm those people so clearly gross disrespect for united nations gross disrespect of international norms of behavior of the united nations says that it's absurd as well on a regular supply mission earlier on wednesday when they were stopped by the militants the un force was established back in one nine hundred seventy four to monitor the disengagement of israeli and syrian forces and maintain the cease fire between the two countries who are technically still of war it will come to the g

they destroyed them but that was with the u.n. intervention but we are only better off in afghanistan i just think year after ten years in afghanistan now will it not go back to it's always it's looking like it will so they started the last of this to avoid being doing the crusades we did that one thousand years of. this crusade without boots on the ground with the public and said we don't want to then you go to technology. and that still doesn't bring you peace and political stability thank you very much kyra. well. science technology innovation all the latest developments from around russia we've got the future covered. when you have no way to live. when you don't have a family. when you have no one to ask for help you can always count on. this man is respected by criminals and also as he is a like fields out it's come back when i was people like he used to be. for the homeless on our street. mission free could you take should be free transport charges free. range mims free risk free studio time free. download free broadcast qua

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he took the podium at the u.n. general assembly in 2006, with choice words about then- president george w. bush. >> ( translated ): this podium where it is now my turn to speak still smells of sulphur! yesterday, ladies and gentlemen, at this same rostrum, mr. president of the united states was here, the one i call the devil. he came here, talking as if he owned the world, as if he owned the world. >> warner: chavez was less hostile toward president obama, even saying they would vote for each other in their respective re-election bids last fall. >> ( translated ): if i were american, i would vote for obama. and i think if obama was from here, from barlovento venezuelan some neighborhood in caracas, he would vote for chavez. i am sure of it. >> warner: in a statement last night, mr. obama signaled hopes for a more constructive, less volatile relationship with venezuela, saying: "as venezuela begins a new chapter in its history, the united states remains committed to policies that promote democratic principles, the r

only last week the u.n.ught out a support saying the progress towards human rights normalization in myanmar was patchy. they talked about 250 political prisoners still stuck in jails around the country, 200,000 people in refugee camps as a result of fighting mainly between muslim and buddhists in the country. and julia gillard pointed out in the short press conference she held, some of the money coming to myanmar is conditional on improving human rights in the country. $20 million worth of increased aid was announced for the country but that is largely going to be spent on training the bureaucrats in myanmar on its -- on human rights and making sure that becomes part of the culture in that country. that is what some of that money is targeted towards. i would just say julia gillard, very keen to normalize relationships but wants to make sure, five times she mentioned in that press conference that that money comes with strings attached. >> andrew, thank you. now, it was either bankruptcy or a painful bailout p

independent u.n.experts said that if drone strikes continue into the next pakistani government the u.s. could further destabilize pakistan which is a nuclear power and it undermines a key u.s. strategic goal at the allegedly at the heart of america's drone program but we should mention that special rapporteur tours like mr emerson are appointed by the un human rights council to examine and report back on situations or specific human rights themes their positions are honorary and experts don't have any legal or binding authority but nonetheless these types of statements coming from an independent un expert especially when they're critical of the us is is quite symbolic to say the least and it adds liz as you mentioned another layer to the criticism that's already been delivered for the past weeks and months over america's drone program i guess the question now is now that he's made this proclamation oh we're now why doesn't the u.s. might scale back its drone missions in pakistan as a result of this an

intervened after the hostages were taken it is an unprecedented incident it is the first time that u.n workers have been taken hostage inside syria it is also stoking fears that foreign countries which are supporting the rebels are in fact supporting people who could turn against them as we saw in this case and there are also growing fears that weapons being smuggled to the rebels from abroad could be turned against the united nations or anyone else all of this coming years. of beefing up support to the opposition which is demanding that the west stop openly arming them turkey and the gulf states already allegedly arming the rebels and have been doing so for the past two years of the conflict. a middle east correspondent well before the hostage crisis western powers with their allies in the arab world have been beefing up the syrian opposition to efforts of course in the fight to oust president assad the arab league ministers have allowed member states to arm the fighters what other countries have agreed to so non-lethal aid and finance the rebels. told my colleague bill dog about the

a u.n. investigator ben emmerson has decided to not let the sins of the recent past go he's demanding that the u.s. government release documents about the cia's program over addition and secret detention of suspected terrorists everson believes that there is now credible evidence that shows that cia black sites were used to extradite suspected terrorists with neither charges nor access to a lawyer you know nothing says protect a democracy like snagging people in foreign countries without even charging them with a crime this huge investigator may have good intentions but the thing is that no matter how much he and his u.n. pals urge the u.s. to prosecute officials connected with torture or expose classified information they really have no power to do anything if you haven't noticed the u.n. is very happy to section upon the sudden countries birdie if you out there i even have to think that they will sanction the usa or send a peacekeeping mission to stop the human rights violators in washingt

they did ask the u.n. to send a representative but the u.n. did not do so. there are many accounts of what actually happened inside syria today. what we do know is they have arrived. they are safe. they were not harmed. they were detained for three days with the armed rebels and returned to jordan and now they are officially under the responsibility of the united nations, and no longer under the responsibility of the jordanian army. >> thank you. more violence in egypt's capital was supporters protesting as the final verdict handed out over the stadium riot. 74 fans were killed in the bins of the first of february back in 2012. 21 fans have been sentenced to death. there is anger at the verdict given to police and officials. >> on one thing football fans having, no matter what club they support is a hatred of the police. after hearing seven of the nine security officials on trial were acquitted, dozens of athletic fans headed to the building closest to the club stadium, setting ablaze and looting a police social club as well as the football federation buildi

the u.n. security council has unanimously approved the sand its first ever offensive intervention were gauged to. the democratic republic of congo to help the country oust militants according to the resolution the squad will be added to the current peacekeeping mission that is tasked with neutralizing the rebels the government of the republic as far as the congolese revolutionary army known as am twenty three since twenty twelve when it took over some of the country's key cities. now amid widespread disappointments in debt ridden europe and new movement is becoming more and more popular in its challenge to brussels handling of e.u. woes students from all over the kardashians are teaming up to express their ideas on how york should shape up artist peter all over now reports. europe it's got food it's got culture it's certainly got history but it also has an increasing number of young people that feel that their future is being sold from underneath. this group of students for liberty is seeing i

the u.n. says children are being increasingly used as fighters and human shields in the syrian crisis is why both the rebels and government forces. speaking out in secretly recorded ordeal from korda bradley manning reveals why he sent thousands of the with classified documents to wiki leaks to discuss how this case could affect whistle blowing. china's new leader of fishing he takes the reins of power with his priorities do you believe the fans to make the country one of the world's a military giant. wherever you're watching around the world this is our duty to mahmoud's and it's good to have your company with us. an increasing number of children are being recruited by both rebels and pro-government forces in the bloody conflict in syria that's according to un investigators and charity activist as the crisis in syria is approaching its second anniversary this week at the u.n. is again warning the conflict is far from a simple fight between good rebels and evil government forces reporter dilem

officials from france and britain have asked the u.n. to investigate the allegations. u.n. spokesperson martin nasarke says selstrom will not be conducting a criminal investigation. >> it's a technical mission aimed at ascertaining whether chemical weapons were used. and not by whom. >> nesarke did not say what action the u.n. might take if he finds evidence of chemical weapons use. >>> u.s. president barack obama has made history with his pick for director of the secret service. he appointed julia pierson as the first woman to head the agency in its nearly 150-year history. pierson began her career as a police officer in florida. she's been with the secret service for three decades. she's protected presidents and investigated cyber crimes. her appointment marks a shift for the male-dominated agency, which has been tainted by a series scandals. more than ten agents assigned to protect obama last year in colombia were accused of hiring prostitutes. in 2009, a couple attended a state dinner despite not having invitations. secret service representatives admitted proper procedu

and a team of u.n. observers is set free by syrian rebels whose initial claim to have taken them hostage is human shield and i like the radical motives among some of the opposition . it is ten am in the russian capital you what you are t. with me marina joshie today we take a look at the top stories of the week as well as the latest news now going as well and so we'll vote on april the fourteenth to decide who will take over from the later which obvious the commandant in jordan a long battle with cancer what is said to have died of a heart attack millions went on a pilgrimage to the military academy in caracas to pay their last respects to the late leader who's lying in state there's a feeling from artie's ruptly video agency was also there. vice president nicolas maduro sworn in as the president and so elections take place some voices in the opposition notably the man who is touted as the main opposition m.p. . you have called the swearing in as. hugo chavez personally appointed. as the man that he wan

the u.n. says the children are being used as fighters by both government and opposition forces in syria while calls are to arms or rebels are from abroad grows louder despite international involvement. is more into austerity rage in the euro with a bloc why did day all the action aimed at stamping out a budget cuts that are blamed for an epidemic of unemployment these are live pictures coming to us from our video crews who are filming the protests. to boldly say what no one has said before bradley manning is heard claiming he became a whistleblower because of the u.s. army's blood loss on leaked audio from his court hearing. also a new a leader comes to paul in china beijing and washington struggle for dominance in asia and in looks set to heat up. at six pm here in the russian capital you lie with us on r.t. i'm to one with say it's good to have you with us child soldiers are fighting on both sides of the bloody conflict in syria that's according to un investigators and charities as a crisis

u.n. is demanding the release of a group of its peacekeepers taken hostage by syrian rebels in the golan heights the militants say they're using the observers as human shields and will hold them until syrian government forces pull back from a nearby village middle east correspondent has the details. all twenty one you in personnel well armed they're all from the philippines and we've heard from the philippines foreign office who has demanded their immediate release the philippines government says that they are being treated well that negotiations are underway to try and secure their release the militants are admitting that they took these u. n. personnel to try and prevent an attack by assad's loyalists in other words what we're seeing is that the rebel forces are using this you and seen as human shields now the u.n. has of course condemned this action we've heard criticism particularly from moscow at the united nations there is no reason at all under any circumstances any kind of a sick i

team inside syria was prevented from doing so because of heavy fire fights are in the area now the u.n secretary general ban ki moon has welcomed their release but he has said that all sides in the conflict must respect the united nations impartiality what we do know is that the peacekeepers were held in the village of jamila which is about ten kilometers north of jordan by a group calling itself the martyrs brigade it is important to point out that those who were laws unarmed they were initially taken hostage as human shields and that is according to the initial statement that was made by the rebel faction that captured them the rebels demanded that syrian government forces pull back from a nearby village and clearly stated that they were holding the u.n. team to ensure that the rebels wouldn't be shelled by government forces it was only off to the united nations international officials the heads of the syrian opposition as well as the free syrian army condemned the hostage taking that the rebel faction backtracked on that statements and said that the peacekeepers were so-called guest

the u.n. refugee agency say the number of civilians fleeing the conflict into neighboring countries has increased rapidly. they say it has surpassed 1 million. the u.n. office of the high commissioner for refugees says more than 400,000 people have fled to neighboring nations since january. they are flood nothing turkey and jordan. several thousand more are fleeing syria daily. the u.n. hcr has been calling on the international community to provide about $1 billion in assistance. this would cover expenses through june, but agency officials say they have received only about $250 million so far. agency chief antonio gutierrez said that turkey, jordan and other countries hosting refugees have been shouldering a large financial burden. he urged other nations to extend more humanitarian assistance. >>> venezuelan president hugo chavez has died after a two-year battle with cancer. chavez dreamed as a young soldier of revolution. he rose up to become president of venezuela and an anti-u.s. leader and

with a preemptive nuclear strike after a u.n. vote approving more sanctions or he's honest actually churkin has more from new york. the fifteen member united nations security council presided this month by russia has adopted a new sanctions resolution against north korea and response to a third nuclear test conducted by pyongyang on february twelfth in defiance of existing united nations security council resolutions which basically bad of any kind of nuclear testing by north korea and this latest resolution was drafted by the united states and china during three weeks of negotiations and adopted this thursday unanimously by the security council to give you a more general idea of what this resolution is all about what it basically does is condemns the sleekest nuclear test as well as any other nuclear activities conducted by north korea including uranium enrichment it also bans any further nuclear tests and calls upon north korea to return to the nuclear nonproliferation treaty and most importantly the security council in this tex

golan heights the philippine observers were transported to jordan instead of being handed over to a u.n. team and as artists policy or found the hostage crisis highlights concerns over radical elements in syrian opposition groups who could be benefiting from western and arab states support. the peacekeepers crossed into jordan on saturday afternoon after having been captured back on wednesday the rebels themselves moved the hostages off to a u.n. team inside syria was prevented from doing so because of heavy fire slicer in the area now the un secretary general ban ki moon has welcomed their release but he has said that all sides in the conflict must respect the united nations impartiality what we do know is that the peacekeepers were held in the village of jamila which is about ten kilometers north of jordan by a group calling itself the young martyrs brigade it is important to point out that those who were unarmed they were initially taken hostage as human shields and that is according to the initial statement that was made by the rebel faction that captured them the rebels demanded th

trying to block -- u.n.ber states blocking financial transactions by north korean companies or front companies that have to be financing. so a comprehensive set of sanctions. >> suarez: joseph detrani, is it hard to craft sanctions? this is the fourth round of escalating sanctions. when a country is so isolated, so poor, so removed from international commerce. >> it's difficult. given that you have over 190 countries, they've found a way to get around the three resolutions of the initial sanctions that were imposed. i think with this fourth resolution it's very powerful and i think the power comes from the unanimity of the international community saying enough is enough and to include china helping with the drafting and so forth. so i think the consensus is implementation of these four resolutions and, indeed, if all countries do implement them, as victor just indicated now, it would have significant impact on the ability to move. finances move money, most of it is through illicit means and also to acquire m