but a u.n.ion of inquiry found that the abuses in north korea are unprecedented and may amount to crimes against humanity. >> victims of persecution of political, religious, racial, and gender ground. people who have been forcefully transferred. whose loved ones have been abducted or disappeared without trace. people who have been deliberately starved for long periods. >> reporter: and the criticism is directed at the top levels of government. which the u.n. has criticized for funding the world's forth largest military even as it's a own people were starving. one of north korea's few allies, china, objected to the meeting say the politicization of human rights would be counter productive. >> translator: the security council should work more to facilitate dialogue and east tension and refrain from doing anything that might cause the escalation of tension. >> reporter: the unprecedented meeting comes soon after north korea threaten today attack the united states for accusing pyongyang of hacking i

the u.n. charter stimulates explicitly that the primary responsibility of the security council is to maintain international peace and security. various u.n. organs have their respected functions and division of labor. the security council is not the forum to get involved in human rights issues and still less should the human rights issue be politicized. currently, we are faced with numerous forms and challenges. the security council should strictly abide by its responsibilities and concentrate on addressing issues which concern international peace and security. the situation on the korean peninsula remains complex and sensitive. opposing the goal of denuclearization, maintaining peace and stability and insisting on dialogue and consultations as a way to solve issues, these are in the interest of all parties concerned and should be direction toward which all parties should work together. the security council should work more to facilitate dialogue and ease tension and refrain from doing anythin

the u.n.een a target in somalia. >> reporter: traveling in an armored convoy with your own private security may seem a safer way to get about the streets of mogadishu, but this has become a dangerous city. four u.n. cars were near the airport when a suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into the convoy. if the aim had been to kill u.n. staff, it failed. they were all unharmed. >> translator: some people died including a security officer, and many others were wounded, and we are still investigating. >> reporter: al-shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack. the group was forced out of mogadishu three years ago, however, it still controls parts of the countryside. and from time to time, they are active in the capitol. there have been other attacks on u.n. and government convoys, al-shabab carried out a brazen assault on the u.n. base. the gun blast lasted more than an hour. the al-shabab fighters were eventually killed. this week the mayhem has been in neighboring kenya as well. gunmen killed

the u.n. was responding to a report from human rights watch that says hundreds of muslims are trapped in enclaves and living in desperate conditions. the report said that u.n. peace keepers are blocking them from fleeing abroad. >> reporter: they risk death if they try to leave. and death if they stay. a human rights report said that 750 muslims in central african republic are dieing in displacement camps. this girl saw her father and uncle be killed. >> they slit my father's throat. >> reporter: since february 42 people have died from malnutrition and other diseases, according to human rights watch. twice a week u.n. peace keepers escort a convoy of commercial trucks to neighboring cameroon, but they won't offer the same protection to people who have been displaced. the muslim-led transitional government said they want to prevent ethnic cleansing. >> these people are from this country, they have a right to stay. however, they have the basic right to decide what they want to do. >> if they try

so does president abbas, asking the u.n. security council to set a time line for the israel government to return to those lines. he is not convinced that will ever happen. >> israel wants palestinian to be in little bits and pieces. i can't make a map of that. i just can't make a pendant small enough for what the israelis want for us. >> the plan by abbas angered the israeli government. prime minister benjamin netanyahu condemned the proposal, which is in part by abbas is seeking the resolution at the u.n. security council to set a time line for the end of the israeli occupation. >> this step won't be worthwhile especially with an expected u.s. vote tee. even if a watered down resolution of the version is passed, nothing will be on the ground. >> they believe that the best way to establish their own state is through a binding agreement that is recognized internationally. it's unlikely that this latest resolution will pass the u.n. security council and some say it might even be impossible. al jazeera, in the occupied west ban

and zena, we have been hearing from the u.n.ear queen chief saying aid is falling far short of what is needed. what does that mean for the people on the ground there? what have this they been saying to you? >> reporter: well, it's simple, people cannot survive without help, without assistance from the you nations nations as well as other charity organizations. the it's cold, people are living in tents they can't afford schools in lebanon, public schools cannot absorb them. life is difficult. they have last everything back home. their livelihoods, jobs and today's conference really in berlin participants will be discussing the refugees crisis, which has been described as the worse humanitarian crisis worldwide. what they will be discussing is a long-term strategy, they are no longer just discussing a short-term strategy handing out water bottles and handing out foot and basic surprise that these people need. this is a problem that is going to last. and so what the participants in berlin will be talking about is create something s

the u.n. says it needs more than $16 billion to help those affected by combat zones. >>> the kenyan death squads, we have an exclusive al jazeera investigation into how the police are targeting so-called muslim radicals. >>> plus the battle for iraq's oil, trying to keep i.s.i.l. away from key refineries and pipelines. >> so some break i news now from the international criminal court where there's been a symbolic victory for palestinians. the court has upgraded palestine's status. it comes on the same day that israel launched its own investigations into eight more alleged crimes by its forces in gaza this summer. >>> let's go live now to u.n. headquarters in new york and speak to our diplomatic editor james bays. what does this mean for the palestinians james? >> well it's very important i think symbolically but there may also be legal repercussions from this. symbolically palestine is now as a stataccepted as a state. palestine has not signed the rome statute that founded the international cr

palestinians deciding what to do next after the u.n.ejects their push to end israeli occupation. >>> the bodies of at least seven airasia victims are recovered. >>> after 13 years of war and thousands of deaths a new chapter for afghanistan. plus -- ♪ >>> hoping for a happier new year celebrations begin around the world to bring in 2015. ♪ >>> well the program beginning in yemen. we understand more than 30 members of the houthi tribe have been killed in a suicide tack in the city of ibb, south of the capitol sunna, dozens were hurt among them the governor of the ibb province. a suicide bomber setting off his explosives at a religious gathering. the death toll is expected to rise elsewhere in the country. at least 34 people were killed in fighting between houthi rebels and al-qaeda backed tribesman. we also understand there have been two explosions beside a main hospital in that city that is ibb, where some of the casualtyies would have been taken. let's hear from our correspondent in sunna. >> reporter: sources in the city of ibb say th

accept it because he knows the will of the u.n. general assembly. if there is any doubt about it, he'll put it to a vote. then the statute says that there is a 60-day period before this comes in to force. if ban ki-moon acts quickly this could come into force on the first of march. that would make the territory of palestinian a question mark of what that is, it would be subject to the rule of international criminal court. that doesn't though, start an investigation. that is the next stage someone has to ask for the investigation. there are only three ways that could happen. the u.n. security council could refer it. that's not going to use it. and so really only two routes. one of the routes is the chief prosecutor of the icc launches their own investigation or the palestinians request an investigation. there is really one more card that president abbas has up his sleeve. >> thank you for shaneing that to us. thank you. >>> well, 30 people have been killed in a suicide-bombing in yemen. it happened in the city of ib. explosions and gunfire were also

the u.n. is saying the u.s. has lost the moral high ground. u.n. calling for prosecutions. any chance that will happen? if not, what happens next? >> reporter: christine, we have seen a strong international call for the prosecution of bush-era officials. especially from human rights groups like amnesty international and human rights watches and united nations. one u.n. official involved in the human rights works talked to our christiane amanpour recently. take a listen to this. >> whether the program produced actionable intelligence is irrelevant. the obligation to prosecution crimes of torture is an obligation resting on the united states because it's a party to the torture convention. whether or not actionable intelligence resulted makes no difference to those who committed crimes of torture. >> reporter: it seems very unlikely that the obama

u.n. has been the target in somalia. >> traveling in an armored convoy with your own private security may seem a safer way to get about the streets of mogadishu. but this has become a dangerous city. on wednesday four u.n. cars at the airport when a suicide-bomber ran his car into the envoy. if it's aim was to kill u.n. staff, it failed. >> some people died, including a security officer and many others were wounded at the scene of the explosion. now we're still investigating. >> al-shabab has claimed responsibility for the attacks. the group was forced out of mogadishu three years ago. however, it still controls parts of the countryside. from time to time they were in the capitol. there has been other attacks on u.n. and government convoys. last year al-shabab carried out a brazen assault on the u.n. base. the gun battle lasted an hour while u.n. workers sheltered in a room in the basement. the al-shabab fighters were killed. the mayhem has been in neighboring kenya as well. gunmen killed

the u.n.d help them. >> some people i know human rights watch has spoken to have said that the government doesn't want more muslims to leave because they don't want to be seen as assisting ethnic cleansing, should the government try to keep muslims in the country? >> no one wants to see more muslims leave and they are from the country and have a right to stay and we don't want to see that, however, they have the base right to decide what they want to do and right now the conditions are not there for them to live there in security. instead of living in these deplorable conditions and displacement camps they should be able to flee with dignity and does not exchange transitional government and u.n. from the responsibility of enabling these people to come back and mean they will have to set up a situation in terms of security for them to do so. >> researcher in africa division of human rights joining us from rwanda and thank you for your time >> thanks for having me. >> we will have more on that s

and he'll know the position of the u.n. general assembly but the u.n.eral assembly's position on this is pretty well-known. and i'm pretty sure if it was put to a vote then they would say that palestine should be admitted. then assuming that happens there is a couple of month's delay before the jurisdiction of the court becomes active. then of course, there is one other step which is actually starting an investigation. in the international criminal court to start an investigation, there are three different roots to do it. one is the security council, and we saw the u.n. security council won't do anything because the u.s. will use their veto. the second way is for the chief prosecutor to initiate her own investigation, and the third way is for palestine to ask for an investigation, so in many ways there is a second step for president abbas to take which is to actually ask the international criminal court after a period of some months for an investigation. then they can ask for an investigation, that is retroactive that looks at events in the path. some l

the u.n. say conflicts and disasters are leaving people worldwide in need of humanitarian aid. officials say people's needs are outpacing the u.n.'s capps toy respond. the u.n. has told donors next career, it needs more than $16 billion in funds ch officials plan to use the money to help about 58 million people across the globe. they've identified 22 countries in need of aid including iraq, syria and ukraine. >> responding must be a shared responsibility and there must be a determined collective effort through 2015 to close the growing gap between needs and resources. >> another u.n. agency has already warned of funding challenges. last week, officials with the world food program said they'll have to temporarily suspend food aid for about 1.7 million refugees in syria. >>> medical workers in four west african nations are receiving more japanese aid. they're getting thousands of sets of protective gear and will use the suits in their fight against the ebola outbreak. we have a report from ghana

palestinians consider, as the u.n. rejects that bid for independence. after 13 years of war and thousands of tests a new chapter begins for afghanistan. plus under arrest, a korean air executive who forced a plane to turn around over nuts, is behind bars. so then, we begin with breaking news out of yemen. at least 20 houthis have died at a suicide bomb attack. elsewhere in the country at least 34 people were killed in fighting between houthi rebels and al qaeda. the fighting brek out broke out when houthi fighters tried take the village from, authorities. first of all what do you know about the bombing in ibb city? >> that building was where the houthis had organized the gathering to celebrate the the prophet mohamed. the death is over 20. the assumption is that that toll will rise because there are too many people inside that hall, nick. >> and then we also had this incident in rata district. away can you tell us about that? >> reporter: yes well, that happened on tuesday night. heavy fighting broke out. it started with a bomb targeting the road the ho

the u.n. saying it could no longer afford to feed refugees. in jordan, len non-iraq and turkey. now they say the money has run out and they will be suspending the program for december. the agency says it has no choice. >> definitely a catastrophe. we feel for the refugees. we're trying our best but this is an unfortunate situation where we have to find ourselves in and unfortunately the refugees have to face. and the story is very simple by the way. it's the world food program is unable to deliver food othose people. if we cannot give them the vouchers they simply will not eat. there is no other solution for them. >> i've been in lebanon for one year, i survive only thanks to the u.n. food vouchers. i don't get anything else. >> the world food program says more than $64 million is needed to feed syrian refugees for december alone. warning the alternative is that families like this one could starve. kim vanel, al jazeera. boko haram is believed to be the reason for attacks in northern nigeria.

u.n. climate change conference here in lima, peru. as the world marks international human rights day, we will look at how peru has become one of the most dangerous countries in the world for environmentalists. plus, we will speak to nigerian environmental leader nnimmo bassey and to brazilian indigenous leader chief ninawa huni kui. >> the corporations that are polluting and destroying nature come indigenous peoples protect mother earth. we defend our mother because she is our mother, because she gives us food. she gives us the air we breathe. she gives us the amazon. in the amazon is important not just for indigenous people, it is important for the whole world. >> all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from lima, peru. the release of senate findings on the post-9/11 u.s. torture program has sparked shock and outrage over the cia's abuses, and renewed calls for the prosecution of the officials

the u.n. special envoy to syria has been trying to negotiate freedom fighting in the city of aleppo, but there are concerns about the plan and can't come to an agreement. >> the united nations has a plan to stop the fighting in aleppo city. so far there has been no agreement. it hasn't given much details on how it can be implemented on the ground, but it's special envoys have said it could involved a monitoring mechanism that is backed by a security council resolution. that's what worries the syrian government. close to the authorities, he told us that the initiative does not just involve ending the bloodshed and allowing aid to reach those in need. >> the initiative of armed rebels taking over parts of east of aleppo. the government won't accept that because any agreement resoaring state sovereignty. >> this is one of the neighbors in the rebel-controlled east. syria's largest city has been divided for over two years. government sources say that the u.n. plans to deploy international peace ke

the u.n.cial envoy to libya says warring factions have agreed to hold a new round of peace talks next year. meanwhile fighting is continuing. >> reporter: running battles in libya's second city of benghazi are intensifying. between forces loyal to renegade renegade general and rebels. they say war planes have bombed the city. and with heavy clashes reported in the center of the city. the u.n. special envoy have met members of the two rival government. >> translator: we will now allow the collapse of the state institutions, we need the backing of the international community, but not to violate the libyan sovereignty. >> reporter: diplomats suggest that groups have agreed to meat on january 5th. part of the plan is to announce a ceasefire, form a new government, adopt a new constitution, and disarm rebels. they have two governments and parliaments competing for legitimacy and control. there was a new parliament and government that forced the existing government to retreat. but the supreme court

the u.n.'s official for human rights spoke about abuses and described systematic torture and public executions. the united states ambassador called for action. >> today's session is another important step but far from the last towards accountability for the crimes. >> china's ambassador says the discussion was misguided. >> translator: the u.n. security council is the place for debating peace and security. each u.n. body has its role and this council is not the place to deal with human rights issues. >> council members are expected to continue the debate but china and russia are likely to veto any attempt to adopt a resolution or take any other action. authorities in china have launched an investigation into a man who once had the ear of the country's most powerful man. he was a close aid of former president tao. the state run news agency says the communist party is investigating ling who serves as vice chairman of the national committee. ling had a long career with the communist youth league.

so what will the u.n. do about it?ral ban ki-moon has announced a strategic review of the mission due in february. james bays, al jazerra, at the united nations. >>> china has disclosed details about how it plans to curb greenhouse emissions for the first time. country's lead climate negotiator says beijing will work towards reducing the amount of greenhouse gases across all industries. and also take steps to increase forest cover to absorb emissions. last month the chinese president made the historic pledge to reduce pollution from 2030. china says rich nations aren't doing enough to help poorer countries deal with global warming. wealthy states pledged $9.7 billion towards the creation of a new u.n. green climate fund last month. china says current commitments are far from adequate. china says australia in particular has not done its part to support the funds. >> what i can say is that it's not good news. australia, if it's true, that they refuse to provide any money in to the dcf. i think that is the -- i think that

if some sort of resolution went before the u.n. security council that the israelis were unhappy with. well, it's no secret that this marianna administration, the obama administration has found working with the israeli prime minister unusually difficult but it's a long leap from there to say that the americans would be prepared to waive their veto rights and not support the israelis. having said all that john kerry would like the diplomatic track to continue. he'll be talking to benjamin netanyahu trying to work out whether there's any possible ground of compromise save a european country brought its own resolution to the u.n. council. and after the meeting in rome john kerry goes on to paris, he goes on to london to meet european and arab cowrnlt parts to try -- counterparts to try and revive this process. >> joining me is robert serra, he gave a speech earlier to the u.n. security council. thank you very much indeed for being with us. draft resolutions to set a time frame for the creation of a palestinian state. what is your feeli

the u.n. refugee agency says those calls are finally being heated. -- heeded. >> 28 countries expressed their solidarity with the syrian refugees, but also the five neighboring countries that are hosting them -- lebanon, jordan, turkey, iraq, and egypt. >> resettlement includes 66 thousand already pledged by western nations. chief among them, germany. they saw fit to take and 20,000 syrians in 20 13. the u.n. has also called on other european nations to shoulder their share of the burden. >> there are two european countries that have, indeed represented the most clear demonstration of solidarity with the syrian refugees, sweden and germany. it is purposely normal that both sweden and germany ask other european countries to express the same solidarity to the syrian refugees. >> the u.n. ultimately aims to resettle 10% of syrian refugees and wealthy western nations. that means the current recommendations on offer. it is a drop in the ocean in helping resolve this major humanitarian crisis. >> fr

on december 18, the u.n. general assembly passed a resolution expressing grave concern at the commission's finding and condemning the violations of human rights. 116 member states voted in favor, 20 against, and 53 abstained. the resolution also encouraged the security council to take appropriate action to ensure accountability, including through consideration of referral of the situation in the democratic people's republic of korea to the international criminal court and consideration of the scope for targeted sanctions against those who appear to be most responsible. the security council should demand the dprk change its atrocious practices, which demonstrate a fundamental disregard for human rights and constitute a threat to international peace and security. we should take this on for three reasons. first, the dprk's response to the commission of inquiry report and to the prospect of today's session showed that it is sensitive to criticism of its human rights record. just look at all the different strategi

the u.n. base. u.n. workers sheltered in a room in the basement. the al-shabab fighters were eventually killed. >>> in neighboring kenya gunmen killed 36 non-muslim workers at the border between kenya and somalia. this happened close to the area where a bus was hijacked and 28 people were killed in november. al-shabab has claimed responsibility for most of the violence. the u.n. had sent troops trying to defeat al-shabab, and since then it a has become one of the group's main targets. >> the trial of kenya's president could soon fall apart due to lack of evidence. president kenyatta is accused of planning the violence that took place after the presidential election. it's thought that 1,002 people died. but now the icc has given prosecutors an one-week deadline to get its case together or it could be dropped. we have now more from kenya's capitol in nairobi. >> it is, indeed, under immense pressure to condition with the trial. they said many times before that this case is struggling. we have wi

i survive only thanks to the u.n. food vouchers. i don't get anything else. >> reporter: the world food program said that $64 million is needed to feed syrian refugees for december alone warning the alternative is that families like this one could starve. al jazeera. >> so part of the story outside of syria, the numbers of displaced people inside the country keeps on growing. we have reports on how aid agencies are being forced to make tough choices about who gets that help. >> the camps are getting bigger. the number of syrians displaced by the syrian war is only increasing. about 150,000 people now live in rebel-controlled areas along the turkish border. in one camp alone 30,000 people are struggling to survive, and for many here this is their fourth winter away from their homes. yet again they appeal for help. it's getting colder, and the rain causes flooding. the new arrivals don't even have a decent place to stay. >> we need a proper tent. you can see for yourself how we're living. no one sees us suffering. >> there are a few c

james, the u.n. envoy would say these wouldn't rr substitute for peace talks. >> the way they were sitting down in the past in fact i've just come back from a lunch with the palestinian ambassador he's making it quite clear he doesn't think that era of face-to-face negotiations with the u.s. as the peace broker is going anywhere. he says we're in a new multilateral era, he says more countries, not just the u.s., yes, the u.s. should play a key role but not just the europeans or the palestinians, a new international peace conference to set off this whole new procedure, the french particularly want that conference to take place in paris, of course, the big problem in the road, that you have ahead is those israeli elections. making it very hard to see how an israeli government could attend such a peace conference in this election campaign period. >> our diplomatic editor james bays, at united nations, good to see you. >>> the $1.1 trillion bill is waiting for president obama's signature. while it will k

we were grated with open arms by u.n. happened. >> you needed all three? u.n.? >> two of the three. >> what you were saying the veto power and the security council and all of that, so you needed authorization from the u.n. to make an action in a foreign can you tree legal. >> yes. >> one of the five powers may have an objection and vet 0 it? >> right. >> how do you make any legitimate action legal? >> right. well, so there is the co kosovo model. in kosovo, we had been looking at war in the balkans for five years, ethnic cleansing, mass murder, rape, the works. and finally, when serbia then moved in to kosovo, we thought we have seen this movie before. we are not going to let the kosovars be driven out of kosovo. russia was going to veto a u.n. action. nato went in any way. so the first thing to note is: i do not support unilateral intervention. if you can't get some serious number of countries to go with you through a real regional organization -- and i don't mean one that you set up with a couple of your best buddies, you know, you need a group of countries th

the u.n. warns ebola could still spread around the world, but it refuses to say if targets for tackling the disease have been met. >>> violence erupts in hong kong overnight as protesters try to surround government buildings. >>> a video goes viral of two sisters fighting back after they were sexually harassed on a bus in india. >>> and tying the knot along thousands of other couples, the mass wedding in brazil for those who can't afford a big bash. >>> hello. today, december 1st marks the u.n.'s self-imposed deadline for tackling ebola in west africa. but the head of the mission has suggested it has missed its target for controlling the virus. there's still a huge danger the disease could spread around the world. the aim was to isolate 70% of those who have been infected with the disease, then to safely bury 70% of the victims in the three worst hit countries. liberia and sierra leone are falling well short of the targets in some areas. the number of deaths from ebola has now reached nearly 7

the u.n. says it's facing an unprecedented level of suffering globally including a high number of people forced to flee within their own countries. the priorities for humanitarian aid are syria south sudan and iraq, they account for 70% of all the funding required. other countries are afghanistan, somalia, the democratic republic of congo, myanmar and yemen, a major strain on resources is the dramatic increase of displaced people, a trend they say is growing. >> each year we ask our donors for more, more funding for our appeals. but as needs rise, the resource gap is widening. responding to people's suffering must be a shared responsibility. and there must be a determined, collective effort through 2015 to close the growing gap between needs and resources. >> germany will suspend its diplomatic services in the egyptian capital starting thursday. this is third western country to announce such measures after canada and the u.c. trailer temy closed their missions in cairo. and australia announced

the u.n. this runs just under two hours. >> i believe i'm the only representative of new america here today. andehalf of our president the vice president for studies, thank you very much for being here today. we are very excited about this panel and about talking about the possibility for reconciliation in iraq. too much of our conversation has to do with politics or reconciliation. the focus is on things military, things kinetic, airstrikes, terrorist attacks, isis, so on and so forth. sometimes it's far more important dialogue when we look at the longer-term. not to say the military peace is not important in the short term. as we look at the longer-term, this is where the action is and where the hope for iraq really is. we look forward to each of them having their conversation. we will start with my f friend from the radcliffe institute. he's published widely on issues in the arab world. >> a pleasure to be here. since i have only 10 minutes, let's get to the point. reconciliation in -- in o

both the u.n. human rights council and the general assembly have condemned in the strongest terms the findings documented in the commission of inquiry report. and have demonstrated the widespread concern across the globe of the enduring misery of the north korean people. both bodies by overwhelming majority at encourage the security council to consider the human rights situation in the dprk. the united kingdom supports the call for the security council to consider appropriate action to ensure accountability, including through consideration of referral of the situation in dprk to the international criminal court. despite these calls from the u.n. membership, they were those who opposed the discussion in the security council today. the failure of states to abide by the universal principles of respect for human rights and financial freedoms has set out in the u.n. charter and the u.n. universal declaration of human rights is a legitimate concern. human rights, democracy and strong institutions founded

this year's u.n.limate change conference marks the first time the talks have been held in an amazon country. more than 70% of peru's national territory is within the amazon basin. yesterday, i spoke to the founder and executive director of amazon watch, atossa soltani, and asked her about the significance of the u.n. climate change summit in peru. >> it is the first cop ever in an amazon country. the amazon is incredibly important in the climate debate, both because of deforestation is a huge source of emissions but also because the rain forests, the amazon creates these flying rivers. that is basically providing fertile rain so the in car -- to entire continent and the world. and we lose the amazon, we not only create emissions, but we lose the climate stabilizing function of the forest. we are reaching a tipping point. we are very close to the tipping point where the hydrological cycles collapse. in fact, we had a drought in 2010 and the amazon that generated more emissions, carbon, that all of the

consider this on al jazeera america >> a $16 billion problem the u.n. launch as knew humanitarian appeal, and syrian refugees are a top priority. >> we're watching al jazeera live from doha. also coming up. >> since i was employed. >> kenya's secret hit squads undercover police admit to killing radical muslims without trial. an al jazeera exclusive. plus kurdish forces fighting isil on the iraq-syrian border have to change their tactics with winter approaching. and bracing for the storm. typhoon weakens in the philippines, but still forces millions in manila to take cover. >> we begin with breaking news from lebanon. that's where there has been an explosion on the board with syria. let's get more details from jane ferguson, who is joining us on the line from beirut to tell what's you're hearing about this blast, jane? >> reporter: it would appear that a bomb inside the car, and it was an assassination attempt on a resident. not clear yet who that resident is other than a resident, not a military figure at this point. of course, just to give you backgrou

the u.n. world food program says it just canned afford to feed 1.7 million of them anymore. the agency says it needs $64 million for those who fled syria and the camps in neighboring countries. kim vanel reports. >> this muddy field is home to more than a thousand people that have escaped war and left everything behind. but the fight for survival isn't over. >> oh god we are freezing to death. i don't have any blankets. a neighbor gave me a piece of foam for my baby to sleep on and another one on which three children sleep. >> here in lebanon's camp near the syrian border there is no running water, leverage or sewage. meelts ar-- electricity or sewa. the u.n. announcing it can no lot being afford to feed syrian refugees. the u.n. has been providing vouchers for syria, turkey and lebanon. they have been feeding 1.7 million people but the money has run out and the program is suspended for december. they have no choice. >> we are trying our best but this is an unfortunate situation where we have

ambassador to the u.n. has described life in north korea as a living nightmare and u.n.y council discussed the human rights record for the first time and yang says it's based on lies from the u.n. in new york and kristen reports. >> reporter: north korea decided not to show up and that didn't stop the u.n. security council. it rarely discusses the human rights record of countries not in the midst of violent conflict but u.n. commission of inquiry found the abus are unprecedented and may amount to crimes against humanity. >> victims of persecution of political, religious, racial and gender grounds. people who have been forcefully transferred whose loved ones have been abducted or disappeared without trace, people who have been deliberately starved for long periods. >> reporter: the criticism is directed at the top levels of government which the u.n. has criticized for funding the world's fourth largest military even as its own people were starving. one of north korea's fewest allies, china objected to the meeting saying the human rites would be counter productive. >> tran

speaking at the u.n. climate summit here in lima, peru, secretary of state john kerry linked the storm to worsening extreme weather under climate change, which he said poses a major threat 22 years after the earth summit in rio. >> this morning, i woke up in washington to the television news of the superstorm rainfall in california and washington state. torrential, record-breaking rain in record-breaking short time. it has become commonplace now, the here of record-breaking climate events. but this is 2014, 22 years later, and we are still on a course leading to tragedy. >> we'll have more after headlines from the u.n. climate summit here in lima, where talks are in their final day. another woman has come forward to accuse the comedian bill cosby of drugging her as part of a pattern of sexual assaults. writing for "vanity fair," former model beverley johnson says cosby drugged her at his new york city apartment three decades ago. she writes -- "for a long time i thought it was something that only happened

u.n. peacekeeper are said to be blocking them from fleeing abroad >> translation: the terrible thing is the anti-balaka killed my husband. they took my 12-year-old son. they struck his head with a machete. shot him and stabbed his foot with a spear. he survived, thanks got. >> we ways three problems, food, shelter and health. they have taken 42 lives in the community. many children, mostly girls. >> the u.n. special representative in central african republic and denies that people are stopped from leaving the country. >> i would like to remind that alleged generally one occasions convoy leaving areas to bangui, everyone from the neighbouring countries say it is in the interests of the country. today what we are doing is to protect the community. this community is still alive. in this community they go there. it is a life line provided to them. i agree with you, that the government is looking at this issue. they intend to avoid things in the country. if people want to live somewhere, they w

the u.n. general assembly has voted in favor of taking north korea to the international criminal court for human rights abuses. >>> u.s. president barack obama has signed legislation authorizing new sanctions on russia but said he doesn't plan to impose them for now. >>> suspected boko haram militants have attacked another village in northeastern nigeria, killing dozens of people and kidnapping more than 100. >>> and residents of a town in northeastern japan are switching to renewable energy by tapping a power source beneath their feet. >>> members of the united nations want pyongyang in international court for human rights abuses. the u.n. general assembly approved a draft resolution denouncing north korea's rights report. it's the harshest of attacks submitted by japan and the european union over the last ten years. the draft says north korean officials have carried out wide-ranging abuses including torture and public executions and it urges the u.n. security council to refer the issue to th

let's take a closer look at those failed u.n.argets. 70% of ebola patients would be isolated and under treatment by december 1st. according to figures recorded by the world health organization, a month ago, only 23% of cases had been isolated in liberia, and in sierra leone about 40% of cases had been isolated. figures for safe burials in both countries are just as low. our international development correspondent mark doyle spoke to the head of the u.n.'s ebola response team. >> we've succeeded or we've exceeded those targets in many cases. probably even most places we've exceeded those targets. but there's some areas, including here in sierra leone, in freetown, in port loco where we are falling short, and those are the areas where we need to really focus our assets, our capabilities. those are the priority areas. we have to work hard to bring assistance to those areas where we're not quite meeting them. >> but can i put to you that you told the u.n. security council -- there was no nuance to what you said. you said, within 60 d