what the u.n. is saying we get immunity, but you can't make us live up to the promise we made in exchange for immunity. >> that doesn't make any sense. >> it doesn't. there needs to be a mechanism to bring disputes and this is exactly the reason why you have it, because you have accountability to prevent you from doing horrible things like killing 8500 people, and anybody who watched the film realizes this was withn't an accident, this wasn't a sewage truck that tipped over, this was dumping raw sewage into a river. >> a lot to get here too, what is your organization's argument on behalf of the plaintiffs? you are in court, presenting your argument, what is it. >> the u.n. is claims section two of the general convection, which gives it immunity, we say look at section 29, which says the u.n. shall provide an alternate mechanism. we are saying shall means shall, and as the judge said, the u.n. is saying shall means may. and we insist that shall actually means shall. >> okay. so what are the -- the s

the u.n. is not planning to appear. >> we can speaking to christin and talk about the significance of the court appearance. >> the court appearance this morning and the first hearing out of three lawsuits filed against the u.n. on behalf of the haiti and they are holding them responsible for bringing the disease to their country. in this case we have the united states acting on behalf of the u.n. in court and u.s. attorney speaking on behalf of the u.n. and the obligation as the host country for the u.n. and arguing that the u.n. had broad immunity. and there are no exceptions to the immunity until they decide to waive it. from the attorneys in the courtroom this morning, the plaintiffs are alleging that the u.n. is not living up to the obligation to provide alternative means of answering their complaints. of making good on damages that were done by the united nations and because of that they made an argument that the u.n. is not living up to the obligations and shouldn't enjoy immunity and th

the u.n. is calling for calm. a statement said the united nations nation is proposing an:. >> four months of parliament tried to claim legitimacy, and the u.n.'s effort to bring the two sides to negotiate are not working. >> attacks intensified after the visit to tripoli. >> it seems clear that the international community, via egypt and other countries that involved themselves in the conflict do not seem to support a negotiated settlement at this point. there's more mileage in the conflict and war on violence. having said that, the conflict only can end in a settlement. >> egypt and e.u. have been accused of providing support for politicians that have international support, but no control on the ground. qatar and sadr are backing it. more weapons are called for, and help. that's what the people who would help bring down the muammar gaddafi government are opposing. the dawn of libya and prime minister condemned international intervention. anti-aircraft guns fired volleys after military jets bombed the city. it's se

the u.n. agreed on it, but none of the countries sent men. they all argued who should send the men. when it came down to just logistics, that is what it came down to. it wasn't even about the lives, it was the logistics. the money and resources they could allocate to the problem. that eventually led to them not really responding at all. >> i think that's an excellent point. we're talking about resources that -- given the collective resources that could be martialed by the united states, by france, by really any european country that might have had a stake in this. of course belgium sent some , people, but what was actually sent, what was actually provided was a pittance. and that is exaggerating it, really. they sent damaged vehicles that showed up not in working order with manuals in the wrong languages, without parts needed to repair the vehicles needed to be repaired. of course, the number of people sent was paltry compared to what could have been sent and what really should have been sent,

u.n. security council to set a deadline for the israeli army to withdraw from the occupied territories, we speak with richard falk who just completed a six-year term as united nations special rapporteur on palestinian human rights. he has just returned from four months in turkey. we will also talk with him about the battle for the syrian border the kurdsbani between and fighters from the islamic state. then pennsylvania's republican governor tom corbett is set to sign into law a bill critics say will trample the free speech rights of prisoners like mumia abu jamal. >> i welcome the governor's signature on an unconstitutional bill that proves the government of pennsylvania, the executive and the legislature, don't give one whit about their own constitution of the commonwealth of pennsylvania, nor the united states constitution. i welcome that because it proves that they are the outlaws. >> we will hear mumia abu jamal in prison. will this be one of the last times we will hear his voice from

. >> the u.n. warns the ebola outbreak won't be controlled out massive international response. ♪ >>> from al jazeera's headquarters in dohdoha. also ahead, the battle for kobani, isil fighters trying to capture the town are pounded from above. >>> thousands of people back on the streets of hong kong as planned talks fall m mru -- through. >>> and malala yousafzai says she is happy and honored to become the youngest recipient ever of the noble peace prize. >>> the u.n. general assembly is being told the ebola outbreak cannot be controlled without massive global response. the u.n.'s ebola envoy says that if the virus is not brought under control, the world will have to live with it forever. let's go to patty culhane live for us from washington, d.c. the message from the u.n. basically that the disease is moving faster than the international community. >> reporter: and the message all week has been from the world bank, the imf, now the u.n., that time is running out. that they need more than words. th

the u.n. special envoy to syria. he had very strong words for turkey. turkey needs to open its borders, to allow kurds to go in with their supplies behind us to help them push back isil. and it's interesting. he said that turkey will be regretting deeply that we will be missing the opportunity to that cannot continue, and he said if they fall, the group will control 400 miles of border with turkey. and this gives you the idea of why they're so upset. turkey prefers to have isil on its borders, rather than kurds in kobane. it can become the symbol for kurds and the angry government for not doing enough. >> all right, stefanie dekker, thank you for that. >>> now, inside of turkey, 31 people have been killed this week in violent protests linked to kobane. the kurds are upset at the lack of action. and some of the demonstrators fought with them as they tried to get close to the french foreign ministry. let's take you to iraq, where the police say 52 fighters from isil have been killed in the provi

the u.n.sion in mali. james bayes has more from the u.n. in new york. >> reporter: this is the most serious attack on the united nations since the u.n. started his peace-keeping mission in mali in july last year. the u.n. currently has 9,000 soldiers and police in mali, but the number of attacks has been increasing in recent months. this report by ban ki-moon said the attacks were a serious concern, since the time line of this report have now been 26 peace keepers killed. this latest incident, i'm told has raised fresh concerns. those have been relayed, i'm told to the 38th floor of the u.n. headquarters in new york that's where ban ki-moon has his office. one official said these peace keepers may not have died if they came from other countries, but they are from niger like most of the peace keepers patrolling the area. western soldiers would have had armored vehicles, these soldiers from west africa did not. >>> still to come, april grams in saudi arabia are not just being screened for merses

why would the u.n. do you think the u.n. is stone walling you. >> we with do. i think the u.n. has a long history obviously of doing a lot of good around the world. but they have also struggled with with accountability when it is the body that is found to be responsible for things like this. and there's been a tragedy of this scale before, and so people have not been putting pressure on the u.n. to provide justice. but this case shows that they can't use this immunity to act with impunity, and that's what is happening. >> new cholera infections, i guess at 350,000 they are down to 50,000 in 2013. where does it stand now. >> there's over 7,050,000 people that have been sickened by cholera. we have seen a decrease, but those units that they have said a new person is getting ill every hour. there's a lot of concern that the cases being reported through the haitian ministry of health, does not reflect the extend of the number of people who are being harmed by cholera, and who are dying of cholera away from hospitals. away from places where they can get officially registered. so it

. >> the u.n. warning the ebola outbreak won't be controlled without massive international response. ♪ >>> hello, i'm live from al jazeera's headquarters in doha, also ahead, the battle for kobani, isil fighters try to recapture the syrian town and are pounded from above. thousands of people are back on the streets of hong kong as planned talks fall through. >>> and the malala malala yousafzai says she is happy to become the youngest-ever recipient of the nobel peace prize. >>> in the last hour members of the u.n. general assembly says the ebola outbreak cannot be controlled without a massive international response. the u.n.'s secretary general says more money is urgently needed. >> over $20 million has been raised for the trust fund in the last week, but we need more, we need much more. of the $1 billion sought, only one quarter has been funded. we also need a surge in trained healthcare personnel who can deploy the staff to enable our treatment units and community centers. >> let's go straight to

the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon has left the cairo pledging conference and is in ramallah speaking alongside the palestinian prime minister. >> translation: we'll be allocated for the reconstruction in gaza strip, and the other path will be delegated to the palestinian needs. a statement will be issued from the norway side, who organised the conference with egyptians. the conference asserted the necessity of the importance of bringing truce for good. the conference is part of the palestinian areas, and needs to be under control of the palestinian government. it's impossible to start the reconstruction of the gaza strip without opening in front of the goods and people. we stressed the importance of the palestinian private sector in reconstructing gaza, and the importance of giving the necessary facilities to the private sector, and the materials that would be needed to reconstruct the gaza strip. the palestinian and israeli side agreed that, and urged both sides to help this movement, an

after emma watson's u.n. speech on women's rights and announcement of the heforshe campaign continues to generate controversy. the campaign is designed to engage men to work for gender equality. iceland announced this week it was planning a u.n. conference and women and gender equality as a male only event. iceland's foreign minister later clarified saying women would be involved in some capacity. a may 2014 report to the u.n. questions whether engaging men and devoting more funding to groups supporting men's work toward gender equality helps women. quote the increasing focus on men and men's organizations is seen by some as a threat to women's organizations and women's movements. in this view, donor attention to men's organizations seems to signify a shift of support away from women's empowerment and women's leadership. and a handing over of the reigns in the struggle for gender equality to men. is a male-only conference a good idea or a bad idea? >> bonnie, i say let the fellows go at t put them in a room b

judge has been asked to ignore the u.n.'s immunity from prosecution at the world body facing a lawsuit over haiti's cholera epidemic. reports from new york. >> in a country where only one with in ten have access to a sanitary toilet, andless than half the population has access to clean drinking water, it is easy to see why a water born disease spreads so quickly. >> what many don't understand, is why the united nations didn't take precautions to prevent a contingent of peace keepers from transmitting the disease to their country in 2010. when al jazeera videotaped sewage leaking from the base, into a nearby river. and why it now refuses to compensate the thousands. >> what we are trying to do is mobile ias many resources as we with have at our disposal. to make sure that we can bring the outbreak of cholera in haiti under control. >> but critics say the mission has done little to improve sanitation. >> as a sanitation practitioner, who has been in this field in haiti for eight years. i have not personally witnessed any proje

the plan controls which construction materials can enter and a promise that u.n. teams will supervise all construction projects. moamar abu jazar manages this construction, although he has been given permission to sell the cement, it will be like regulation by committee. >> we can't sell to anyone. >> mahmoud's home was badly damaged during israel's 50 day assault on gaza. he lives in sujayea. >> because our house is still standing we were told it would be a priority to get fixed. the cement is now here but we still haven't been told anything. >> israel officials say they remain concerned construction materials could find its way into the hands of palestinian resistance factions who could use it to build tunnels into the israeli territory. $5.4 billion was raised to reconstruct the coastal enclave, the israelis have agreed to ease their restrictions for now. establishment of a gaza sea port and release of prisoners later this month. but for those whose homes were damaged or destroyed during the conflict, their priority is for the reconstruction to happen quickly.

the u.n. is very interesting situation because there are is a group within the u.n. that has been addressing the situation and there are fabulous people who have been going to geneva to these meetings regarding it so the u.n. is involved in both recognizing their need for private security and at the same time recognizing the need for regular monitoring. it's a u.n. working group on mercenaries. so yeah there is recognition on an international level and there certainly is recognition within the u.n.. but i think when i found out that since 2006 there have been people working on this concept of an international regulation basically. it's the international red cross. it's good government and its humanitarian lawyers, human rights first i think is involved in it and members of this industry. icas said before this is a bona fide industry and you don't want headlines about bad behavior within your industry to completely ruin the whole concept of what you do. if you are doing a good job at it and you don't want -- but there are big problems. there are reasons there's an int

the u.n. is calling for calm. for months, the efforts to bring the two sides together don't seem to be working. >> it seems clear that the community for egypt and other countries involved themselves in the conflict don't support a negotiated settlement at this time. we do realize there is a lot more mileage in violence still to come. this conflict can't end in a negotiated settlement. >> providing support to the elected politicians in the city, they also of international support, but no control on the ground. the competing leadership base in tripoli is said to have the support of sudan and qatar. the base is calling for more weapons and logistical help. that is what the people don't want. international intervention has been condemned. anti aircraft fires at jets and the general has control after they bomb the city. it's seen as his last stand to make it back inside benghazi to clear what he calls terrorists. fighting a group labeled as a terrorist organization by the u.s. are also fighting bac

is that specific to the ebola response or speak to bigger problems with the u.n.? >> the u.n.eat work in certain places with refugees. even in some health areas the u.n. has been critical. but it is a massive bureaucracy. countries get to put their favorite people in place. there's a quota system. you don't get the a-team in many of the u.n. systems, unfortunately. and when you have the "c" or "d" team, you get bad responses. >> hopefully this will be grave enough they'll reassess some practices and clean it up. todd moss, thank you so much. >>> up next, something hopefully a bit more uplifting here. mr. boston, at least in the sports world, the legendary bob ryan right here. that's next. [ female announcer ] take skincare to the next level with roc® multi correxion® 5 in 1. proven to hydrate dryness, illuminate dullness, lift sagging, diminish the look of dark spots, and smooth the appearance of wrinkles. high performance skincare™ only from roc®. i wish... please, please, please, please, please. [ male announcer ] the wish we wish above all...is health. so we quit selling ci

the u.n. security council has also recently criticized the expansion of ill heel settlements in east jerusalem. israeli sweden ambassador in protests, while the united states cautions sweden against recognition, referring a negotiated solution, one that isn't forthcoming any time soon. mohamed, al jazeera. >> well, i have been speaking to the swedish foreign minister, margeaux, and i asked her, what difference the swedish government hopes this decision will make. >> we are hoping that this will inject some new dynamics into the for now the suspended peace talks. this will help to make the parties less unequal. it will -- i hope give some new hopes to young people, in palestine and also in israel, that there is an alternative to violence, and now settlements, and the really worrisome situation that we see right now. and we want to give support to the moderate palestinian forces, as well under the leader. >> and we believe that the leader requirements are fulfilled that there is a people and a t

. >> >>> the u.n. considers sanctions against five high-profile yemenis as fears of a sectarian war grow. >>> hello, this is al jazeera, live from doha. i'm adrian finighan >>> also ahead - kurdish forces get a boost in their battle against i.s.i.l., and the syrian town of kobane >>> cuba sends hundreds of medics to west africa, making it a key player in the fight against ebola. plus... >> i'm nicole johnson in pakistan. we'll report on whether these giant windturbines can help the country's chronic electricity shortage >>> al jazeera learnt that the united nations is considering sanctions against five high-profile yemenis, including the former president. the list includes the president's son and three top leaders of the diplomatic rebel group. james bays has more from the u.n. >> reporter: they have been talking about sanctions in yemen for months. in february the u.n. security council put in place a sanctions regime. until now there has been no names on the list. that may be getting closer. al jazeer

the u.n. is calling for calm. a statement says the united nations support mission: in tripoli and tobruk, the parliament tried to claim legitimacy. attacks intensified after the u.n. chief's visit to tripoli. >> it seems clear that the international community, via egypt and other countries do not support a negotiated settlement at this point. we realise there's a lot more mileage in the conflict and the violence still to come. having said that, this conflict can only end in negotiated settle ed. >> egypt and the u.a.e. are report to provide support. saddan and qatar are said to back the militias. that is what the people who bring down the muammar gaddafi government are opposing. the dawn of libya, it's £national congress, and prime minister condemned international intervention. anti-aircraft guns fired volleys after military jets bombed the city. it's seen as a last stand to make it back inside benghazi, to declare what he calls terrorists. fighters for a group labelled as terrorists by the u.s. dug their heels. w

britis >> u.n.'s secretary general ban ki-moon in tripoli. can he find ways to stop months of fighting. >>> in north korea kim jong-un's absence being brushed off as no big deal. >> i'll tell you why schools are empty, and why teachers are not turning up to work. >> well, we begin this news hour with breaking news out of baghdad, where there has been a car bomb, the third to hit the capitol in the past few hours. let's go to baghdad. imran. what's going on. >> reporter: we saw two car bombs in the shia neighborhood west of the city. and the car bomb happened within minutes of each other in a very busy marketplace. the total death toll there is 38 people, and 68 people who have been injured as a result of that. and then a few hours earlier in the south of the pacific again in a busy marketplace there was another car bomb. 12 people were killed there, and there have been total death toll 50 people who have died as a result of violence. and at least 100 have been hospitalized. >> in looking at the bigger picture, is this linked to what is going

the u.n. says immigration efforts helped to reduce new cholera cases by 76%. the u.n. mission in haiti did little to improve sanitation. >> as a sanitation prac tisher in this -- practitioner in haiti, i have not witnessed any project. >> reporter: the u.n. denies responsibility why and refused to here complaint of victims who filed a class action lawsuit against the u.n. organization. the u.n. arg use that it can't have a lawsuit against it. plaintiffs argue it doesn't dissolve the u.n. of compensating victims. the lawyer who handled u.n. liable yi claims from 1995 to 2005 agrees. >> unity is a shield not a store, protecting you to do the job you need to do, but not cut down or away legitimate claims. it was never understood that legitimate claims would be barred or neglected. >> reporter: while a united states government attorney will argue for immunity, several international law experts will support the victims. the u.n. does not plan to appear >>> it was one of the world's best-known brand names. nokia mobile phones are about to go the way of the dinosaurs. at thei

the u.n.. the problem with this book is that it's ever-changing and evolving. a study just came out a couple of months ago showing that the u.n. had increased the budget by 300% in 2009 in private securi security. i interview someone at the u.n. who said part of the reason is obvious is it's becoming so dangerous. we have to have armed security. when you read the book you can see the parallels of the increase conflict and hostile environments has brought an expansion of markets for these companies. you can also see that like any industry there are certain companies that are getting the most work which is interesting. i had five or six of them pulled together in one very big company including the third incarnation of blackwater just a couple of weeks ago. so i may have to be following this topic for quite a while. it changes and evolves and it will be very interesting to see what happens in the weeks ahead and the role that private contractors will play as they compete. scholars have called the

yet, nearly half of the u.n. human rights council's revolutions focusing on a single country have been directed against israel, the one true democracy in the middle east. israel were issues are openly debated in the parliament. where human rights are protected by independent courts and where women, gays, and minorities live in a genuinely free society. the u.n. human rights -- it is an oxymoron. i will use it just the same. the council's bias treatment of israel is only one manifestation of the return of one of the world's oldest prejudices. we hear mobs today in europe call for the gassing of jews. we hear some national leaders compare israel to the nazis. this is not a function of israel's policies, it is a function of diseased minds. that disease has a name. it is called anti-semitism. is now spreading in polite society where it masquerades as legitimate criticism of israel. for centuries, the jewish people have been demonized with charges of the deicide. today, the jewish state is demonized with the apartheid

admission to the u.n.s it is revealing the details of that $1.95 billion sale keeping a special eye on possible security concerns that could be opened up there. >> kate moody, thank you very much. it is 1:21 paris time. it is time not to take a look at what is grabbing headlines in the weekly news magazines. a lot of focus on the spread of ebola and the growing feeling of panic in many western countries. >> that is right, there is a call for calm this week talking about it is urgent not to panic and i've pulled together articles from across the world that are try to reassure readers, especially in the west for instance the american weekly "popular mechanics" goes it like student explained that ebola is not that contagious within a well-informed population and it is also well equipped medically. i spent a lifetime focusing on the case of nigeria, where there is little or no risk of contracting ebola. since july the country which has a population of 170 million, had only registered 20 cases of ebola and it i

the u.n. caused the decease. >> a massive gas line explosion rocks germany. that and other videos captured by our citizen journalists. >> one person is dead following a massive explosion in germany. this is the eruption which was more than 600 feet high. they believe a worker hit an exposed gas pipe during maintenance. >> officials in hong kong scaling to remove a banner, activists place be the banner that red we want universal suffrage. >> an up close look at a volcanic eruption. this video captures a small explosion and lava spatter at a crater in hawaii. >> we're learning more about the gunman who attacked canada's parliament. he was upset over not being able to get a passport. he had converted to islam and wanted to travel to syria or libya. we're joined from ottawa by the c.e.o. of a security and intelligence firm and part of an effort to figure out how young canadians are becoming radicalized. many of the groups see the u.s. as the great satan, but can that da hardly fits the model of an

the u.n. asked a job to toss out the group. a u.n. peacekeepers are said to have contaminated the waterways. more than 700,000 people have contract cholera. 8,000 died. the u.n. de nice responsibility arguing that it can't be prosecuted under a peacekeeping agreement with haiti. the hun has no plans to appear in court. >> sebastien walker is correspondent for "fault line" and has uncovered new information and joins us. why did cholera victims decide to take the cases to the courts and why does the u.s. want the lawsuit thrown out. >> it's the latest step in a long process that has taken years to get to the point. it's the first time the oral arguments have been heard in court. it's been four years since we fimed the scenes. it was the first link with the u.n. to the outbreak in haties. it's tape all that time to get to this point, and before that the lawyers tried other means and mechanisms to get compensation from the u.n. the lawsuit in front of the judge is the latest step in a process that

this comes, of course, after the u.n.kered a deal last september in which it was signed between the government and the houthis along with other political parties. however, it remains to be seen whether the houthis will really withdraw their forces if or after the new prime minister forms his government. they consolidated their grip on a newer of key installations and buildings in the cap tol. they are in control of at least six provinces in the entire of yemen. there are extremely well organized and well-armed and i think they are enjoying perhaps some heavy political weight in the new yemen if we can call it like that. >> there is a strong movement in yemen against the houthi rebels. thousands have demonstrated calling on the group to leave. houthi fighters took control of the fighters last week. this was the scene in the city where locals rallied against the houthis. they do have a presence in the cities of ibiline but do not have full control. >> didn't stop people asking for the houthis there to leave. it has been a f

your excellency, presidents of the u.n. general assembly, excellencies, let me talk to the president of the 69 account u.n. general assembly, thank you for convening this session, on the west african ebola outbreak. since the disease in may of this year, well over 2,50 people have been affected in our country alone. over 500 have lost their lives. most affidavit are women and children. over two-thirds belong to the most economically active age of 15 to 50. while we have made progress in the fight against this scourge, significant challenges remain. one, we see these challenges because of a weak turning lance system. two, we see challenges in moving cases from the communities to management, due to logistics constraints like lack of ambulances. three, wir not nat position due to shortage of bespace. four, our compromised laboratories are too few in numbers. wir not able to catch up with the workload. specimens for this in the laboratory. as a result, our holding centers are becoming breeding grounds for propagating the epidem

attacks intensified almost immediately after the u.n. chief's visit to tripoli. >> this seems clear that the international community and other countries that have involved themselves, are supporting a negotiated settlement at this time. we do realize there is a lot more mileage in the violence still to come. however having said that, this situation can only end. >> who also have international support but no control on the ground. while sudan and qatar are said to be supporting the, the dawn of libya its appointed general national congress and prime minister have condemned any international intervention. antiaircraft guns in benghazi have fired volleys. it's been seen as the last stand to declare what he calls terrorists. but fighters like those a group labeled terrorists by the u.s. have also dug their heels and with each burst of bullets like these, hopes of peace fade further in the distance. osama ben jabi, al jazeera. >>> houthi fighters seized the al qaeda strong hold on friday, meanwhile, local political parties have signed a cease

. >> the u.n.s warning the ebola outbreak won't be controlled without a massive international response. >>> the battle for kobani, al jazeera america fighters trying to capture the syrian town are pounded from above. >>> thousands of people back on the streets of hong kong has planned talks fall through. >>> and malala yousafzai says she is happy and honored to become the youngest-ever recipient of the nobel peace prize. [ applause ] ♪ >>> the u.n. general assembly is being told the ebola outbreak cannot be controlled without massive international response. the virus has killed more than 4,000 people mainly in west africa. it says if the virus is not brought under control, the world may have to live with it forever. quite a stern warning from u.n. officials that the clock is ticking. >> reporter: a truly scary thought. think about this, the leader of the u.n. mission on this saying if you don't contain it now, the world will never be able to contain it. and he said the virus infection rate is doubl

. >> we heard from the u.n., tony bran brie, the head of the u.n.'s disease control coordinators, that there is a massive need in west africa. that the expectation is 10,000 cases a week by disease, and there's a massive need for beds. how is that effort ramped up? is there enough of an effort to supply what is needed according to what the u.n. says. >> everywhere will look back and say too little, too late. we can't let it go like that. we have to be all hands on deck, and the u.n. is one of the best coordinating bodies to do that, when it effects a broad region like this. we look to u.n., and the leaders to help us coordinate. especially the n.g.o.s. the u.n. is the agency of last resort. they depend on the n.g.o.s, we look to the u.n. to coordinate us, and we recognise that agencies like international medical corp need to make sure we can function on our own. we rely on the u.n. and other institutions to tell us about the numbers. we have not mentioned this, the number of health care workers we need. 9,000 to 10,000 predicted of national staff in

u.n. mission, to be deployed as quickly as possible so that it can respond effectively to the most pressing needs of the affected countries. in our opinion, this mission should also help build local health capacities, as was said, through making available mobile hospitals, helicopters, protected vehicles and qualified medical workers and older to take care of sick people. therefore, let us hope that this mission will have a heavy dose of communication, that it will work to teach local populations more about best practices to be adopted, but also to vanquish the hesitation that was referenced eloquently a few moments ago. so in this respect, we believe that the mission could use local radio to communicate the public service message in the national languages of the countries affected in order to reach those people who are still hesitating to believe the extent of the disease. so may i then launched a pressing appeal on behalf of the government of guinea to all member states, or to reiterate

the u.n. steps in as health workers in liberia say they're not getting fairly paid in the fight against ebola. as the workers call for danger money, the u.n. says they'll ensure that staff across west africa do get their wages. >> the united nations is going to work with the government to make sure that the people on the front line of this effort, the front line of this war are getting the pay that they deserve. >>> six months captive. we review nigeria's failed efforts to bring back their girls and free them from the grip of boko haram. >>> also the reemergence of kim young un. we sift for clues to his extended absence from public life. >>> and aaron's here, having a look at the big falls in the oil prices. >> absolutely, david. how low can they go? on monday, we saw the price of black gold fall to levels not seen since 2010. why? america's producing more of its own, so we've got an abundant supply around the world, and weaker demands. and we're going to take a look at what these lower pieces

. >>> the u.n. announces a second inquiry in to israel's actions during its offensive in gaza. >>> and two new studies find a link between alzheimer's and a common virus. ♪ ♪ >>> but first, kurdish officials want the u.s. to launch air strikes against isil in the northern iraqi city of kirkuk to save it from falling. now, the city lies on the main road between baghdad and erbil and it straddles the contested border between the kurdish north and the arab south. kirkuk's frontline extends to the down of dibbs to just south of the city close to the counsel the daquq. fighters are only 500 meters apart in some places, zeina has a report now from kirkuk. >> reporter: the kurds control the oil fields in can i coo kiry not able to protect them for much longer the threat fro ther. kurdish troops replaced government forced here when isil pushed them out of many cities in june. since then, it's been a struggle to hold this territory. that's why the governor of the city is asking the u.s.-led coalition to laun

were it not for the syrian cooperation with the u.n. opcw joint mission, it would have not been possible to complete the tasks of the mission. the special -- she expressed her happiness and gratitude for the fruitful and constructive cooperation of the syrian government which led to the completion of this unprecedented work. syria is committed to the full implementation of the provisions of the convention and within the framework of the opcw. as a party to this convention, however, the big question remains whether those who are supplying the terrorists with these weapons and other types of weapons, will they stop their actions and abide by international law? especially the convention of the prohibition of chemical weapons and security council resolution related to terrorism. mr. president, syria stresses that establishing a zone free from all weapons of mass destruction is unachievable with the the ack session of israel, the only nuclear power in the region to all treaties banning such, the proliferation of such weapons and to put its n

meanwhile the u.n.ig rise in child marriages and talking about girls as young as 13 years old having children with men more than twice their age and as we report from there. >> reporter: this is not her real name, she was 13 when she got married right after the war began. she is now 16 with a child of her own. the war forced her parents to marry her off to her cousin to make sure someone would look after her in jordan, war, displacement and marriage said she had to drop out of school in the ninth grade. >> translator: i advise any young girl to get an education and not take on the big responsibilities i have taken on as a child. i had my son so young, i didn't know what to do with him when he cried or got sick, i had no clue. >> reporter: she was timid in the interview because hi her mother and law and husband were there but in private she told us pregnancy was an excruciating experience for her and a study by unicef revealed a sharp rise in child marriages between the ages of 15-17 morning syrian refug

oh, right, the u.n..aders in town last week for the general assembly, i headed over to see what the hell they were doing fix these messes. >> i have been attending the united nations meetings for quite a couple of years now. and sometimes i think it becomes just -- >> the u.n. needs to be a lot more effective in their actions that they are taking to combat things like ebola. >> we have this organization that was established after world war ii in order to guarantee that war will not be the destiny of humanity. >> so is it working? >>. >> it should be working but in our case it is not working. >> with so many diplomatic minds in the same place, surely they were all working together towards the common good as one. >> i would blame primarily russia. >> what state specificallies are getting in the way? >> being such a good diplomat as i am, i should perhaps not name and shame all the states. >> india? >> india. >> china. >> china is. >> is china the one you weren't going say. >> china, united states is. >> isr

. ♪ the u.n.ays a free market in place to allow building materials in the gaza strip to help with reconstruction. ♪ hello and welcome to al jazeera, i'm mar between in doha and coming up, in the program. [chanting] more demonstrations in egypt as university staff protest against the planned overhaul of the law. watching from affair and tears for the homeland we meet the syrian kurds who fled the fight with isil in kobane and removing barricades in hong kong to clear protest sites. ♪ but first u.n. secretary general bank -- banki-moon is thanking for the money to rebuild gaza and he spoke and said the palestinian government will play the lead role in managing the funds and 50 day conflict with israel and gaza led to 100,000 palestinians losing their homes. >> the palestinian government of consensus will talk about managing these funds and supervising gaza's construction, reconstruction with the support of the international community. we would like the see the unity government in assuming its right

the u.n.oy to syria called on turkey to open its borders to allow kurdish fighters to go to help. he said it was every state's responsibility to stop massacres of civilians, and there has already been a humanitarian crisis as a result of kobani. 180,000 people now here just from that town alone in the space of three days when this all started 130 crossed. so just to give you a sense of the scale of what is going on there. >> there are civilians still within kobani. what do we know about them? >> reporter: that's right. 500 to 700 civilians remain inside, mostly the elderly. this is something we have heard from the refugees coming across the border. many people tell us their parents didn't to leave. that is their home, they don't want to go to turkey. they would rather die at home than to face a life as a refugee dependant on handouts here in turkey. so it's a very desperate situation from where they are. so certainly the situation in kobani is very difficult. >> steph thanks very much indeed.

what this means is that u.n. international community and donor community need to start looking at how to best support the hosting countries like lebanon and jordan and turkey and iraq that are simply buckling under the pressure and more needs to be done to support the countries and support infrastructures and support the education and health system. >> thank you very much for your time, that is joined us from the u.n. hcr office from amman. thank you. now police in spain have arrested 51 senior politicians and the government officials in a 300 million corruption case. they are facing charges of money laundering and embezzlement after the biggest anticorruption sweep the country's history. the probe is the latest, in a string of scandals that hit spain's political parties, banks, football clubs and even members of the royal family and tim friend is live for us in the capitol madrid and, tim, how long is this investigation meant and expected to last and have there been any charges yet? >> reporter: well, to answer

and one person was working at another u.n. agency looked around, and who do i know can come with me and help me open this mission question mark who can i trust with finance? who speaks the language? who do i know that can negotiate? and how can we help the inspectors, who have not necessarily worked under these conditions of crisis and active conflict? how can we build a team together? i joined one week later, and we realized that all of us knows something, and hopefully together we know everything that is required, and what we don't know, we would just have to put our faith in either ourselves, the member states, the tremendous support from the security council, and work constructively, continuously, and a very transparent manner with our syria counterparts, and that helped us to succeed. we were working as one. i believed in this. this is where you had to demonstrate we are the boys, the channel, the means of the international community. we don't have time and cannot afford to scribble over little issues amongst ourselves. w