if the u.n.ere forced to pay a reparation or if they were forced to foot a significant part of the bill that needs to be paid to the old infrastructure which is all that is needed to stop the cholera epidemic and keep it from recurring again at the strengths we saw in 2010-20 11, then the u.s. would be left holding about a quarter of that bill. to be frank, the proof is in the pudding. where the u.s. has put their interest and where they put their statement. no fellow citizen would be told that he or she could not sue because it might be too costly. suing tohe purpose of get recompense. to make the other person pay for the damage they have done. we are not just suing for the sake of suing but the fact that we could be on the side of even the u.n. supporting a position that these haitians have no right to seek redress because it might be too costly, it might set a bad precedent. they contract cholera, they die from this, and there is nothing that can be done. >> the whole problem in the first plac

the u.n. security council and unanimously adopted resolution 2149 which establishes the u.n. peacekeeping operation in the central african republic with up to 10,000 military personnel, 1,800 police, and 20 corrections officers. it will build on a strong work and sacrifice made as well as the european troops better in the process of joining the. they will have the responsibility not only to protect civilians but also to support the reestablishment of governance, election preparation , disarmament and demobilization of cabanes, protection of human rights and accountability for human rights abuses. the united states will continue to reinforce the mission in advance of the transition to maintain and increase the ability to protect the civilian population. we have committed up to $100 million to support including by providing airlift's for over 1,700 peacekeepers today, nonlethal equipment, and 200 additional vehicles, 37 vehicles having already been delivered to increase the mobility of troops on

we can't get the u.n. or other international institutions to cooperate because there are several prominent members. so here's some things, which i think we could do to respond to russia, which it would be consistent with this approach, but which may well be seen as troublesome. the first thing i would say is to unite they should terminate the s.t.a.r.t. treaty. it limits both the u.s. and russia to 1550 nuclear weapons, but it is enough for to treat the same when it comes to nuclear arsenals, even though russia is not projecting power around the world and the u.s. has other global responsibilities for peace and stability. doesn't make any sense to treat russia as an equal to terminate the treaty and the nuclear arsenal can float to whatever it needs to be for our security obligations rather than any commitment with russia. someone was describing a position of president obama in malaysia about how he's only trying to conform policy these days, and it seems to me in the ukraine right now we are just looking

i think professor yoo is right that this u.n. security council is broken in the permanent veto will prevent the use of force in places where the use of force would improve human welfare. since the institution of the united nations but at the same time the number of internal struggles of civil wars low intensity conflicts around the world has gone way up. as have the number of people dying in those complex all over the world. the idea of saying you can improve human welfare by intervening in these complex in preventing these complex from having the humanitarian disasters that they become in many cases is a legitimate use of force but it's a use of force that is forbidden by the u.n. charter now and less we can get russia and china in the united states who all agreed the same time that this is a place where you want to use force. the only exception would be article li self-defense and in most cases that does not apply. another point that professor yoo makes in his look is that there is at least an undercurrent of nations that have

the u.n. peacekeeping force, we anticipate their arrival in mid september. however, i want to note that the u.n. has already had senior officials on the graph to do planning and coordinating with the african union and french forces and european union troops are beginning to arrive. they have started to train 480 police and shot bounce from central african republic. we are also today having assistant secretary thomas greenfield who is with secretary carry meet with the african union to discuss the deployment of additional african troops from rwanda, and we hope that that will take place very soon, and we are positioned to move those troops quickly. .. but at the e.u. presence will go from 100 at present to 500 present so that will bring us up to close to 9000. >> military plan is the pentagon and the u.n. said that is a sufficient force with a robust mandate to bring some peace to these people who suffer? >> let me answer the question differently mr. chairman. spin terms of displaced members we

but the u.n. political mission is in place and the deputy is our former ambassador to the central african republic. >> i will go back. >> -- i will yield back. >> get your pencils out, please. this will be a matter of record. first of all, why has not the international court interceded in here and going after these murderers, number one? number two, you said the troops troops will get there in september of this year. why so long? am not saying so long in pejorative sense because perhaps he can describe the process you have to go through. i do not understand the process. if anything takes more than five minutes for me, it is too long. how many troops will be there? when did this, when do these murderers -- did these murders start to show up on state's radar and the u.n. as well? that goes into my question of why is it taking so long? are the muslim and christian world leaders, the world leaders of the muslims and christians, are they standing up and saying to their religious followers, knock this o

a u.n. report has armed groups on all sides of the conflict are guilty of carrying out gross violations of human rights, and the report calls for an end to the violence. diplomatic editor james bays has more. >> reporter: the details in this latest u.n. human rights report are shocking - 61 pages of mass murders, rape, killings taking place in south sudan. it started as a political dispute between two different factions and turned into a tribal war. real concern around the security council table. i spoke to ambassadors, they went in for the meeting on the subject, read the report and were shocked. they must decide what is going to be done. this is not the only security council meeting. one is being called on monday in a further briefing by the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon. what they are discussing is changing the focus of the u.n. mission, focussing on protecting civilians on the ground, bringing in more troops. they have called for 5,000 troops coming from other missions. some from af

u.n.agencies and human rights organizations have estimated that over 600 have been displaced since the beginning of this rebellion and 12. since december 25, we have three at least 2000 people have been killed and another 100,000 have fled the country just in december. we are particularly concerned that the imminent threat against muslim civilians has forced many to abandon their homes and communities and to seek help from the u.n. humanitarian agencies, the african union, and french forces to relocate within the central african republic or to neighboring countries. just last weekend at the urgent ,equest of muslim civilians peacekeeping forces transported over 1200 people to towns in the northern part of the country. as soon as those folks departed, the remaining local population attacked and destroyed the mosque and looted the homes of those who had left. this fourth relocation of muslims from their homes and communities is deeply disturbing and fundamentally alters the religious composi

the u.n. are here in bunkers.there's 25,000 people on the other side of this camp with nothing but tents. to protection at all from bullets. >> reporting from the u.n. compound in bentiu. >>> the world health organization is going to release new attempts to prevent polio. it's recently reappeared in syria and iraq. the crippling illness can be prevented with vaccination. some have been attacked by extremists. we believe that's a cover for western spies. authorities in hong kong and china have air and sea rescue operations after a ship and cargo slide collided. >>> the country is going to leave the three year on the 17th of this month without needing a stand by line of credit. 78 billion euro alone in 2011 by the european union and imf. portugal has stuck to tough measures required by the bailout. >>> the murder trial of the south african oscar pistorius has resumed after a two week break. pistorius insists he shot his girlfriend reeva by accident targeting an intruder in his home. the first two people on the scene

. >> the u.n. secretary-general paints a grim picture of the situation in south sudan. >>> jordan's ambassador kept hostage in libya released in exchange for the release of a prisoner in ayman. >>> past the point of no return - scientists warn of an irreversible antarctic thaw. >>> first, the u.s. says it started surveillance flights over northern nigeria, as part of the international rescue effort to try to find more than 200 kidnapped school girls. boko haram, the group that took them, operates across a swathe of states in the north. a state of emergency was declared a year ago. the girls were taken on april 14th, a month ago. if the girls are in the county, it's thought they'd be held in that area. the u.s. started to fly manned surveillance missions across the region, and sent a team of 30 experts and the fbi, the defense and state departments to help with the search. on monday boko haram released a video of the girls. u.s. experts studied the pictures closely for clues that might help find the

u.n. is at the scene, helping teams in the remote area. we have this update from the capital. >> reporter: local police are doing what they can for the survivors in afghanistan. they are handing out food and water. on saturday morning rescue teams were struggling to reach the people buried under the mud. roads to the village is open but unstable for heavy machinery. >> translation: we can only help the displaced. those under the landslide and who lost their lives, it's impossible to do anything for them - they are dead. >> reporter: rescue operations have been hampered by the difficult conditions, due to the heavy rains in northern afghanistan. some 180 people, and 1,000 homeless. president hamid karzai ordered emergency relief immediately to reach the poor village. u.n. representatives say roads to the village were opened, passage was not suitable for heavy machinery. >>> syria's government is set to regain control offer homs after a possible ceasefire to allow hundreds of trapped fighter

the u.n. published a report accusing the vatican of placing the preservation of the reputation of the church over the protection of child victims. >> this pope spoke of his personal compulsion to confront the evil perpetrated. with new cases emerging all the time. that is something he'll have a chance to do. >>> the conflict in syria destroyed many of the country's historic buildings. all six sites are now on unesco's endangered list. we have more on the efforts to safeguard them. >> reporter: this has been fought over by government and rebels alike for three years. some of syria's valuable oil reserves lay beneath the ground. >> above ground there are treasures at risk. cultural ones. traditionally a focal point for commerce, but bombs and bullets transformed it into an empty shell. >> translation: this is one of the most famous monumental sites. it was totally destroyed by the forces in an indescribable barbaric manner. this was the mosque in aleppo before the civil war. for almost 1,000 yea

u.n. agencies and human rights organizations have estimated over 600,000 have been displaced since the beginning of the rebellion in late 2012. since december 2013, we agree that at least 2000 people have been killed and another 100,000 have fled the country just since december. and we are particularly concerned that the imminent threat against muslim civilians has forced me to abandon their homes and communities and to seek help from u.n. humanitarian agencies, the african union and the french peacekeeping forces to relocate within the central african republic or to neighboring countries there just last weekend at the urgent request of muslim civilians in the pk 12 neighborhood, peacekeeping forces transported over 1200 people to towns in the northern part of the country. as soon as those folks departed, the remaining local population attacked and destroyed a mosque and looted the homes of those who have left. this forced relocation of muslims from their homes and communities is deeply di

the u.n. took up the battle first. as mr lakhdar brahimi left, he revealed details of a possible iranian plan that could bring an end to the 3-year conflict. >> he'd been threatening to resign for a month. his departure will bring fresh crisis to his efforts to find peace in syria. >> the question is how many more dead, how much destruction before syria becomes again the syria we have known. the new syria that will be different from the syria of the past. it will be the syria that we have loved. >> mr lakhdar brahimi long been recognised as a brilliant diplomat, as well as outstanding proponent of the principles of the charter of the united nations. >> a man of such achievement and experience who, himself, took over the job from former secretary-general kofi annan and begs the question is there anyone that can bring peace to syria. dr lakhdar brahimi arrived to brief the security council behind closed doors. in that briefing dr lakhdar brahimi told ambassadors that there'd been a new proposal

it means that the u.n.is going to have to allocate resources to do an entire assessment throughout the country and plan a strategic response. below that, which is more important, we have to support these people. the fluidity of the crisis in car is different every day. there are new threats emerging in different parts of the country. the forecast should really be on reinforcing -- i think that is the priority. on the funding question, i think it would be really great for the administration to feel some pressure from congress and for congress to request a conversation or briefing on their rationale behind those cuts. i think it would be a good initiative, but i want to underscore the fact that we have to keep fighting for crisis response. these crises are expensive. to get more and more expensive the longer they unravel, yet in our foreign assistance budget we have few mechanisms available for prevention. the fund the newest tools developed in 2010. mercy corps were able to respond very quickly. that is a gr

the u.n.ays half of its population could be displaced or dead by the end of the year if violence continues. plus, killer robots, millions being armed and put on to the battlefield. in sports, the brooklyn nets feel the heat as miami give a champion display in the nba finals. >>> first, yemen's oil pipelines and power plants have been recently targeted in a series of attacks. it's left many struggle with fuel shortages and blackouts and a report from the capitol of sanaa, people are becoming increasingly frustrated. >> this isn't a traffic jam during rush hour. it's a line-up at a petrol station. people in yemen are facing severe fuel shortages. sometimes, they have to wait for days to fill their tanks. arguments turn into scuffles. >> we have been suffering from fuel short applications for months. we pay the price, and black market traders make the profits. fuel prices in yemen are high compared to neighboring countries. it sells for sometimes $3 in nearby qatar, it cells for about $0.25. >> i

the u.n. says ukraine may have violated international agreements of its confirmed military helicopters with the organization markings and its crackdown in the east of the country. united states considers lifting a decades old exporting oil is the chief competitors contend with western sanctions . and civil war. international criminal court starts an investigation into war crimes including. allegedly committed by u.k. troops. good evening schieffer just joined us it's eleven pm here in moscow my name's kevin oh in this is our international first this hour the u.n. is examining reports of government forces in ukraine using helicopters bearing the organizations insignia in a military operation in the east of the country if confirmed it would mean kiev is violating its agreement with the united nations the organization said well you can see the helicopters indeed with the u.n. logos during heavy fighting near the city of kramatorsk where several paratroopers were killed with casualties also report

it's also syria and the lack of u.n. authorization is the reason the obama administration has been giving for not intervening more directly into syria. i do think it is having some effect. maybe in the margins is just another thing that gets added to the cause of this war will be illegitimate and lead to political resistance. the iraq war germany france and our supposed allies use the u.n. charter is a reason not to help us in iraq. you're you are quite right it's hard to find cases where it's a soul dictating reason why we may not intervening. i think it's an additional political cost to going to war. it's a disincentive. when some of these wars say we'd be better off if we did go to war. the other thing that is very hard i think you're right what is the future look like if you move away from the u.n. charter system? what is the institutional quite? the concept of europe is an analogy to the past. one thing that is successful is our colleague john bolton came up with the nonproliferation initiative which has a kind of s

and i think some diplomates want the u.n. to do the same. they want the u.n.o draw up it's own sanctions and certainly consideration about getting a resolution to do that too. >> james because, live at the u.n., thank you. >> pakistani authorities release an fbi agent on bail today, days after he was detained while trying to board a plane. they arrested jolt cox sunday after airport authorities say they fawned bullets and 35s in his luggage. but a law enforcement official says he appeared to have made a mistake and didn't mean to bring those bullets on the plane. in today's power politics the rangeling continues on capital, where democrats are claiming that republicans relatively only care about those big money special interests. >> al jazeera joining us now, we have heard that cry before from the democratic side. >> we have, but it is whereat cheffing up. strategies say this is all part of the effort to make a choice election, rather than a referendum. president obama previewed the new effort to make choosing republicans more distasteful, we believe in pay eq

a senior u.n. official grace. >> the u.n. calls for an investigation and transparent investigation by the israeli authorities on the two deaths, and urges israel to adhere to basic principles on firearms by law enforcement officials. >> a careful statement from the us state department asking for additional information. >> we are closely following the incident and the video and seeking additional information from the government of israel. we have been in touch. we look to the government of israel to conduct a prompt and transparent investigation to determine the facts surrounding this incident, including whether the force was proportional to the threat posed. >>. >> reporter: this is the video triggering the investigation. the two teenagers shot within metres. witnesses scramble to their aid. neither survive. responses from israeli and palestinian officials were polls party. >> this was a situation where there was a threat to life for the policeman and they operated accordingly. as for the edited film, i have seen many. i have

the u.n. camps. there are armored vehicles and soldiers and conditions are not good. you can see it is very crowded and the shelters with squashed together. but the people are feeling safer. there are other camps not in the u.n. bases and harder to get the resources to them. and in some of those places they are suffering from the shortage of food. yesterday we went to a place close to here and spoke to mothers who brought in their babies that are suffering from mal nutrition. >> at this time of the year the people in the south sudan are normally planting the crops but the mothers are coming to get life saving treatment for their under nourished babies. a million living in camps for five months and many are short of food. she was worried her son would die and now he's improving but had to trade some of the clothes for food. >> in my town, people have started eat wild plants because of the shortage of food. many people are sick. people are dying. we are hoping that the fighting stops so we can g

the u.n. secretary general was in south sudan a couple of days ago, on monday, the u.n. security council will be discussing this yet again, and behnke moon himself will be breeching it. >> but other than some official condemnation at tend of the security council meeting what might come out of this. >> well, i think there are two things that they are looking at. one is the force. the u.n. force, they have over 9,000 troops and police, they are going to boost that, already they have said they are going to try to bring in another 5,000. bring them in from other u.n. missions. it is going to cost $223 million to do so, bringing them from other missions. the other thing they are going to discuss, is what actions are responsible for these atrocities for these massacres. as you know, the u.s. has come up with sanctions on two key individuals, one on either side, right hand men, of the two leaders of the two warring parties, well, the u.n. security council discussing whether there should be internatio

the u.n. published a report accusing the vatican of systematically placing the preservation of the reputation of the church over the protection of child victims. this pope spoke of a personal conpullings to confront the evil. with new cases emerging all the time. that is something he will have the chance to do. >>> israeli police are investigating a case of suspected arson at a site the pope visited. part of the ab yes in jerusalem's old city was damaged by fire. the site, on top of the mountain is where christians believe jesus held his last supper. there has been several incidents of anti-christian vandalism in recent weeks. >>> libya's new cabinet has been sworn in after the new prime minister won a vote of confidence. parliament agreed his parliament. this is after previous forces took on the most powerful militias, because the government won't. >>> syrian activists say 50 have been killed in aleppo. activists accused the government of dropping barrel bombs on areas. these are bombs that k

the u.n. envoy resigns. >>> more than 300 people are trapped after an explosion at a mine in western turkey. >>> barbara farrell with all the news from europe, including as more funerals are held after fighting in ukraine, seven government soldiers are killed in an ambush by pro-russian fighters. >> robin adams with all your sports. they announced the squad four 2014 as they appear to be the first team in 52 years to successfully defend it. >>> the search for a diplomatic solution in syria has resulted in another major diplomatic resignation. just as his predecessor, kofi annan did he's stepping down from the post frustrated in the lack of ending the war. he made that next to ban ki-moon after a briefing in new york about two hours ago. >> it's very sad that i leave this position and leave syria behind. i have absolutely no doubt that you will continue, as you have, to do everything that is humanly possible to work with the security council, with the neighbors of syria and, indeed, with the sy

i think the u.n. peacekeeping operation must be supported and strengthed and we have an important role to ensure that that happens. >>> ambassador fraser several months ago all sides agreed to peace talks. do you think it will be different this time around. >> i think that no, to answer your questions. as long as you have a political crisis. as long as you don't have agreement on the way ahead you'll continue to have fighting on the ground. i think that the challenge is holding those who are responsible for these killings accountable, and that goes beyond leadership. every military person, that a case can be brought against them. any group or individual whomever is involved in killing, there needs to be an investigation to bring every individual to k. the focus has to be the negotiation, the peace talks and put pressure on riek machar. frankly, i think he's making irresponsible statements talking about a nuer genocide, arguing that you can't have a transitional government until you have a new constitu

the u.n.ecurity council blacklisted the armed group boko haram, the sanctions including an asset freeze, travel band and arms embargo. the nigerian government requested a listing. it's been linked to the death of the 3,000 people sincize creation. >>> malawi election commission rejected allegations that the counting was rigged. it's joyce banda's first test after taking over two years ago when the then president died in office. her main rival is her predecessor's brother, peter. >>> you're with al jazeera. still to come on the program russia and china block a u.n. resolution to refer war crimes committed in syria to the international criminal court. >>> also coming up... >> amid the rubble a debate... >> highly contested elections take place on sunday. what is at stake ahead. >>> hello again - the top stories on al jazeera. the former thai prime minister yingluck shinawatra and political opponents have been summoned for talks by the army chief who is in charge. she's among 155 prominent politi

here at the u.n. names are circulating. former distinguished politicians and officials who could take lakhdar brahimi's job. there's a harder task than just finding a name. if he is going to get iran and saudi arabia involved in a peace plan, he must get backing from the u.n. security council. and the u.s. in particularly made it clear that it's resultant to see any iranian involvement. >>> the al jazeera arabic correspondent abdullah al-shami has been on hunger strike in an egyptian prison for 114 days and has been taken from his prison cell to an unknown location. two days ago his lawyer asked egyptian authorities to transfer him to hospital. recent blood tests showed that the 26-year-old may be dangerously close to dying. >>> another three al jazeera journalists have been held in egypt for 137 days. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. the group has been declared a terrorist organization by egypt. al jazeera disputes all of the charges, and is

in a private meeting with the u.n. security council, ambassador brahimi briefed other ambassadors about a new proposal from iran. mr. brahimi suggested iran could arrange a new interim government in damascus and might even be prepared to work with saudi arabia to create a regional solution. let's find out more now from our diplomatic editor, james bates at the u.n. in new york. james, it seems very much as though the top diplomat is stipping down but it doesn't seem to be the end of the diplomatic initiative >> reporter: no. there is a glimmer of hope here that we are seeing coming out of the briefing with dr. brahimi, that he gave. perhaps we are moving from a peace process that had been guaranteed by the u.s. and russia to one that becomes a more regional solution and the key players could become iran and saudi arabia. now, what dr. brahimi told the security council behind closed doors was iran approached him and said they had a plan. they had a plan which would start with a national unity government and a cease-fire

a senior u.n. official agrees. >> the u.n. calls for an independent and transparent investigation by the israeli authorities into these two deaths and urges israel to ensure that its security forces strictly adhere to the basic principles on the use of force and firearms by law enforcement officials. >> reporter: from the u.s. state department, a careful statement asking for additional information. >> we are closely following this incident and the video. we're seeking additional information from the government of israel, so we certainly have been in touch. we look to the government of israel to conduct a prompt and transparent investigation to determine the facts surrounding this incident including whether or not these forces were proportional to the threat posed by the demonstrators. >> this is the video that triggered the outrage. in two cases an hour apart the two teenagers are shot within meters of each other. witnesses scramble to their aid, but neither survive. responses to the incident from israeli and palestinian offic

the u.n. says ukraine may have violated international agreements if it's confirmed king have used military helicopters with the organisation's markings and its crackdown in the east of the country. the united states considers lifting a decades old ban on exporting oil as a chief competitors contend with western sanctions crises and civil war. and the international criminal court restarts and investigation into war crimes including torture and unlawful killing allegedly committed by u.k. troops during the iraq campaign. this is our senior national coming to you live from moscow with me marina joshing the u.n. is examining reports of government forces in ukraine using helicopters bearing the organizations insignia and a military operation and the east of the country if confirmed it would mean cave is violating its agreement with the united nations the organization says the helicopters were seen during a heavy fighting near the city of chroma tourists were several paratroopers were killed with ca

the u.n. says ukraine may have violated international agreements if it's confirmed give us military helicopters with the organization's insignia and its crackdown in the east of the country. the united states considers lifting a decades old ban on exporting oil as a steve competitors contend with western sanctions crises and civil war. and giving fruit the boot european shoppers are left empty handed as the e.u. slaps a ban on indian man goes. his four pm in moscow or watching our team or national with me wearing a joshing the un is examining reports of government forces in ukraine using helicopters bearing the organization's insignia in a military operation in the east of the country if confirmed it would mean kiev is violating its agreements with the united nations organizations that the helicopters were seen during heavy fighting near the city. where several paratroopers were killed with casualties also reported among anti-government activists. in the region for us. there is a video that wa

the u.n. report comes on the eve of peace talks between rebel leader and the president. from the south sudanese capital, juba >> reporter: entire towns burned to the ground. the fighting and destruction during the conflict in south sudan has displaced more than a million people. and in every place affected by the fighting, the bodies of the dead have been left out in the open. fighting engulfed juba on the 16th of december and spread around the country. civilians became target did because of their tribe. peter has to live at a camp for the displaced. he is so afraid of retribution, we couldn't identify him. he was taken there after he survived the massacre of around 300 men from his tribe. he was locked in a room with hundreds of others outskirts of the city without explanation. >> after it got dark, an armed soldier and in each window and doorway of the room. they fired from outside and then when everything was quiet, they came inside to look for the survivors. they went around the room with

the government has been critical within the u.n., it's a terrible mistake. the u.n. peacekeeping operation must be supported and strengthened. there we have an important role in the security council. >> several months ago all sides agreed to piece talks. >> i think that, no, to answer your questions directly, i think as long as you have a political crisis and don't have agreement on the way ahead. you continue to have fighting on the groundment the challenge is holding those that are responsible for the killings accountable and that is a typical way in which the community wants to act. every military person - a case can be brought against them. an individual or citizen, whoever is involved in killing, there needs to be an investigation to bring each and every individual to account for the killings. >> but the focus has to be the negotiation, the peace talks and to put pressure on the president. he's making statements talking about a genocide. arguing you can't have a transitional government unless you have a new constitution. that makes no sense. president salva kiir

the u.n.'s chief peace envoy resigned and u.n.secretary-general blamed everyone, including the world body he leads for the lack of progress. even if the fighting stopped tomorrow, wouldn't you still have years of work left now that so many people are out of homes that may not exist. >> definitely, there's massive prospect of refugees coming back from outside syria and internally displaced people and the long-term scars. people will need long-term health care, mental health support to deal with the trauma that they have experienced. plus the large question of accountability, what about the people who ordered or carried out attacks on civilians and communities and violated human rights. these are important issues that need to be addressed. >> does the world keep its focus post conflict as well as during a conflict. >> that's the job of amnesty international and all of us to make sure the governments do. we don't want deals cut putting human rights concerns and accountability out of the room when the conversations happen about what i

and this report i think was read by many of the u.n.mbassadors when they arrived at the security council. i spoke to them as they went into the meeting they said they were shocked be i the details and that something had to be done, behind closed doors they have been debating what that something should be. i think they are changing the focus of the mission on the ground there in south sudan, the main focus now will be on protecting civilians, they are going to boost the numb beof troops. they have already said there will be 5,000 more. many drawn from missions coming from over places in africa. some coming from as far appealed as haiti. but i think the other thing they will be looking at in the coming days and we will hear there will be another security meeting on this very subject on monday, when the u.n. secretary general will be briefing the security council will be on accountability on those responsibility for what happened in south sudan in recent weeks and what should done with them. you know in the last hours the u.s. government h

the u.n. peace-keeping operations will come to juba. the president salva kiir agreed to talks with former vice president riek machar. the conflict began as a power struggle between the two. president salva kiir is a member of the dinka, riek machar is from the second-biggest cib, the nuer. thousands have been killed, nor than a million left their homes. >>> the u.n. security council has talked about the situation. our editor brings this update from new york. >> reporter: the crisis is in the world spotlight. the u.n. security council has been hearing a briefing about the situation from the u.n.'s high commissioner for human rights and a special advisor on the trench of genocide. some of the figures are staggering. 80,000 sheltering in u.n. camps and across south sudan, it's believed 9,000 child soldiers are operating. among security council members discussion of a number of different types of action, including sanctions. >> there are helpful steps that this council and the international commun

most of the tribe now either live at the u.n. camp or fled the city. >> what began as a political contest between the president who's from the dinka tribe and his former deputy soon spiraled into full blown ethnic conflict. there were attempts to suppress the ethnic nature of the violence, but it was so widespread over time it just simply wasn't possible. the destruction continued at territory changed hands from government to rebels and back again. in some cases, five or six times. >> with each exchange, violence escalated with civilians targeted. in the town, aid workers found patients shot in their beds by rebel forces taking the down back from the government army. by april, other places of sanctuary were attacked and others took place in a town at a mosque. they were perceived as loyal to government forces. days later, there was a reprisal attack at a base. another mess kerr, 46 people killed, this time in sight of u.n. peace keepers. >> what is happening really, all of them have committed atrocities, each side have to be acco

the u.n. is calling for external help. it wants all of those who can influence the government and fighters to allow access to the nearly 10 million people in sgat need of aid. u.n. officials say they can't provide help but allow access to weapons inspectors. in homs where a deal was brokered, it will allow fighters to leave the villages. >> we are at the limit of what we can do. we are at the limit. our colleagues are putting their lives on the line. our colleagues are losing their lives in this conflict. and yet, we cannot reach millions. . >> 5,000 people are being killed in syria every month according to the united nations. as the del toll mounts, aid workers say the world is becoming num to the scale and extent of the syrian conflict. three al jazeera english journalists have been detained for 133 days. they are falsely accused of conspiring with the outlawed muslim brother, which has been declared a terroristorg. our correspondent al shami has been on hunger strike. rebate blood tests show his health is deteriorating

the u.n. cars was blown up. everyone on the u.n. team is safe and back to base, but the attack shows the difficult circumstances these inspectors have to work under. the inspectors have to access and travel through areas controlled by the rebels and the government as the fighting goes on around them. >> the fact-finding mission will continue. we really do need to get to at least one or more of these sites where our inspectors can get in and up close a details view on what happened in order to prepare a detailed report. >> across aleppo 50 people were killed overnight. residents struggle to pull bodies from under the rubble working with primitive tools to try to save as many lives as they could. at the edge of aleppo seven members of the same family were killed. there's been an escalation of violence in aleppo and dura ahead of the presidential elections expected on june 3rd. al jazeera, beirut. >>> u.s. president barack obama is due to announce plans to leave some u.s. troops in afghanistan. n

this was organized by the u.n. agency for palestinian refugees -- buses organized by the u.n. agency for palestinian refugees take the students away. they try to remember the streets they haven't seen for months. when we arrived at the schools which now serve as shelters, there are more tearful reunions. >> we are hoping that yarmouk will be opened. it is not to give prem -- permission, but to have more movement of people in and outs so that we can feel we have a choice to leave. >> exams are the only things on the minds of students who have escaped from a living hell. >> we have to eat food that no one can eat -- grass, spices. life is very difficult inside. you cannot understand it until you live there. >> i was outside the house when i came home. i found the rocket had landed. my mother and two sisters were killed. my other two sisters injured. it is not for life that we say that god. >> every day we went to school. we put our hands on our hearts because so many people have died, but we insist we had to go to school. of course we were scared, but we had to continue. if we l

this week, u.n.er for human rights, navi pillay blamed both sides. >> the country's leaders, instead of seizing their chance to steer their impoverished and war-battered young nation to stability and greater prosperity, have instead embarked on a personal power struggle that has brought their people to the verge of catastrophe. >> brown: pillay also warned of famine as many of those fleeing their homes are farmers, leaving their crops abandoned as the planting season begins. the international rescue committee lost two of its workers in recent weeks during the fighting. the group's c.e.o is former british foreign secretary david miliband. welcome to you. secretary kerry has warned of violence that's heading toward genocide. how serious do you see the situation being right now? >> i think that all of our information -- and we've got about 600 workers on the ground around south sudan -- all the information coming to the international rescue committee is that this is a dire situation in terms of the viol

the u.n. says kiev may have violated international agreements using military helicopters with the organizations insignia during the crackdown on anti-government protesters in the late as deadly fighting. the united states considers lifting a decades old ban on exporting oil as its cheap compared to contend with western sanctions prices and civil war. and giving fruit of the boot to european shoppers are left empty handed as the e.u. slaps a bad on the indian mangoes. welcome to r.j. international live from moscow you with me tongue what say the united nations says it's concerned over the interim ukrainian government's use of military helicopters bearing its signature in military operations that were used during the operation in the region which is defined as the floor team and proclaimed independence following a referendum at least six paratroopers were killed in the fighting in the city of qom a tosk with casualties also reported among the self-defense argues they were not going to is in the

. >> outside a u.n. base in the central african republic's capital protesters clash with peacekeepers sent to the country to protect them with deadly consequences. we got together this morning here, women, children, all unarmed, this local businessman says, and here, the u.n. troops have killed five people. we were in the offices of the u.n. explaining things and they shoot on us, they injure us. the peacekeepers tell local reporters two people were shot and according to reuters use agency blame the protesters for shooting first. whatever the cause, what is clear, residents are fed up with the u.n.'s inability to protect them from sectarian militia. the u.n. resolution says that all militia bases must be disarmed. kilometer 5 is a militia base a few steps from here, this student says. why not. why is the u.n. resolution not applied? in the past week, tensions have been rising. the death toll climbing. most significantly when a church housing thousands of displaced christians was attacked by an islamic mi

security council. >> the u.n. security council unfortunately does not impose anything on the regime waiting for the mercy of the regime does not help us. >> reporter: there are now 3 million refugees outside syria and 6.5 million displaced internally. governments and countries neighboring syria say they're frustrated by what they call the world's inadequate response. that explains why these refugees living under harsh conditions say they're struggling and suffering every day. they've been living in the camps for over a year. he says there has to be more financial support for syrians because he's afraid he would live here for several years. >> translator: we've been here for days, and what if we stay for ten years? >> reporter: the ministers at the meaning say the cries is growing at an unimaginable rate. none are expected to end soon. >>> the trial of three al jazeera journalists have been adjourned until may 15th. they're accused of falsifying news and conspireing with the outlaw muslim brotherhood. it's been dec

diplomats were instructed to spy on u.n. leaders and other u.n. members including the u.k. israel even cyprus and morocco have been accused of committing espionage against the u.s. after all it's the prime target to extract useful diplomatic intelligence and one could argue that diplomatic leadership is one of the few legitimate spy targets as opposed to entire populations unfortunately for the united states they got caught not just spying on adversarial nations they would expect such spying but spying on friendly nations as well in washington d.c. sam sachs are to. imagine thinking you found a sneaky drain from me a bit to rival nation and going public only discovered it for road kill from hot to both toilets it happened to late calls and as to all who is now probably flushed with embarrassment ok mean he'd quote out all korea is on the. website. and while you're clicking away they get some a world cup inside from former england football manager fabio capello who's hoping to see a russia through the competition he talks to so he should not be online what you need he had to