when the u.n. is involved in some of the activities, more on the peacekeeping side because it is basically various different governments around the world contributing with troops. providing therall criteria and guidelines for training requirements. as you point out, there is definitely improvement -- room for improvement. host: the discussion about the funding of the u.n. with barbara adams of the global policy forum. she is >> it gives them the opportunity and a forum to have their voices heard. they can express their views. the documentary they make will be created by just using a cell phone and we have others created sing more high-tech equipment. there are many different issues that are created that are pornt to them. we have videos on education and the environment showing a wide variety of issues important to students. of the river ment will have a positive impact on the community. >> we have come to the conclusion that humans cannot run without food. >> prior to the americans with disability

the indictment of the u.n. is not news to people that work at the u.n. tell me what i said is wrong. >> i think the member states agreed on a lot of good things to do. it's easy to understand frustrations and that the u.n. is not perfect. u.n. - it is there to hech us in doing something that matters, especially to people who are nothing, people in need. that's why i go to work every day the u.n. has bodies that set the goals. there are many agencies of the u.n. that people say work well, or work. that's not what the u.n. was set up to do. it was set up to stop wars and stop killing. >> well, our u.n. office of project services are set up. we work with agencies, governments, we can work with private sector to get things done, and we are paid for the services we offer. we see in so many fragile countries that what we do matters. we build schools, clinics, and people access education, health services. matter. >> you have projects that have to live up to - that have to be done in conflict zones. your offices response is involved with the responsibility, what

to the extent to which the u.n. is failing now is almost exactly identical with the extent to which powers are breaking the rules that they support. that's true of major powers such as united states in russia. they think they can get away with it. the truth is they set up circumstances that lead to hell. if the united states had not invaded - which was illegal. and on false premises, weapons of mass destruction, the organisation will be destroyed. if. >> you would know a thing or two. >> it's conceded in the arab world, the western world, scholars, people that thought and studied, we wouldn't have what is happening in syria, possibly wouldn't have i.s.i.s., i.s.i.l. >> as we take a break, i'll remind our viewers of the words from the charter that the quoted from. we, the people's of the united nations, determined to save future generations from the sewerage of war which twice in -- are scourge of war which twice in our lifetime brought sorrow. coming up a look at the scandals and corruption in the united nations fro

can't the u.n. have a bigger role. >> i respect there's more than 190 member kund ris that have to agree on what to do. while politicians does how to move the set up. that is meaningville. >> and i respect there's a lot of people there. there's frustration within the united nations about the way the security council sometimes work. 1078 people say there shouldn't be a security council or they shouldn't have the veto that they have. some suggested that the u.s. and russia should give up veto powers, stuff can't get done. what is the talk in the hallways of the u.n. about that. if the security council was not gumming things up, would the u.n. be a better organization. >> these discussions have been going on for years. still, what is the alternative? i come back to that that all the time. with the u.n., we see that there are many agencies that can help people access basic services and have a better life. if we can help, help build hopes, jobs, but in place something that allows people to have education

when the u.n. is involved in some of the activities, more on the peacekeeping side because it is basically various different governments around the world contributing with troops. providing therall criteria and guidelines for training requirements. as you point out, there is definitely improvement -- room for improvement. host: the discussion about the funding of the u.n. with barbara adams of the global policy forum. she is >> republican members of congress have offered numeral spills to defund planned parenthood because of what they say is the sale of fetal tissue for medical research. the congressional budget office estimates that planned parenthood receives $450 million a year from the federal government. our live coverage at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. >> the annual documentary competition for students in grades 6-12. it is not opportunity for students to think critically by creating a five-seven minute documentary in which they can express their views. the purpose is to get involved becaus

on wednesday the u.n.urity council will discuss very similar issues in a meeting organized by russia, the current president of the council. two separate meetings one central point of disagreement the russians say everyone should join with president assad to fight isil, the u.s. say that assad is part of the problem not the solution. and it's that one point that's hindering the fight against isil and complicated efforts to bring peace to syria. james bays, al jazeera, the united nations. >>> still ahead on al jazeera, a strong show of support for a healthcare group that is under fire from conservatives in the u.s. >>> and the fighting to stay on top. south korea's national sport could i kwan dough has a knew martial arts rival. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >>> welcome back. you are watching al jazeera live from doha. nato special forces have now reached the

when the u.n. was established its founders did not in the least think that there would always be unity. the strength of taking different views and opinions in consideration, but decisions debated within the u.n. are either taken as resolutions or not. they are to pass or not pass. what are the actions any state might take by passing this procedure are illegitimate. the u.n. charter and would defy the international law. we all know after the end of the cold war, everyone is aware of that. a single center of domination emerged in the world, and then those who found themselves at the top of the pyramid were tempted to think that if they were strong and exceptional they knew better, and they did not have to recogniz reckon with the u.n. and often creates obstacles or in other words stands in the way. it has now become commonplace to see that it is original form has become absolute and it's historical mission. of course the world is changing, and the u.n. must be consistent with its natural transformati

a u.n. peacekeeping force of 13,000 soldiers has been struggling to kerbing the violence, forcing 400,000 from their homes, coming weeks ahead of elections. the u.n. is not welcome. residents putting up road glacks. and u.n. troops taking them town. the population is straight and cunt believe in the forces any more. we want the departure of international forces. they do nothing, we want those that committed crime to be tracked down by the justice system. a spokesman told al jazeera that they could do more, but they are fully engaged. the spokesman said they are working with community leaders to put an end to violence. over the weekend a taxi yip driver was killed. setting up days of violence, leaving 40 dead, scored injured. 500 prisoners escaped from the main gaol. as bad as things are in bangui it pails in comparison. hundreds, if not thousands are killed. we are scratching the surface. we are travelling out in the bush and we are coming across villages in which civilians are killed, homes

charter. >> reporter: that reference to the u.n. charter is important. syria's seat at the u.n.still occupied by assad apodaca bass door. it would be a coalition cluing the assad government and on its terms. the u.s. would not accept that. even some of its western partners are floating an idea that perhaps assad can stay on for a bit and in a phase transition to a new government. >> really. requires a managed transition away from assad and to a new leader and an inclusive government that recognizes there must be an end to this chaos so the syrian people can begin to rebuild. >> reporter: that idea seemed to be immediately dismissed by france and by the first gulf country to speak here qatar. >> is there a tyranny in the world that could acknowledge an alternative is it possible for an a tyranny to allow an alternative to grow you remembered it's shadow? >> i can see diplomatic efforts being made to incorporate assad in the process, but you can't work together, you can't put together victims and people killing them. assad is the origin of the problem he cannot be part of the solu

and the u.n. has stood with the republic of korea since the founding of our government to this very day. the values and ideals upheld by the u.n., global peace, promoting human rights, and common prosperity embody the very vision of the republic of korea and future that korea is envisions is in sync with the aspirations of the u.n. the challenges pursued and achievements made by korea over the years are a testament to how the u.n.'s goal for better world has been successfully manufactured. -- man fested. -- manifested. notwithstanding these efforts by the u.n. and the international community, humanity today is confronted with multiple simultaneous challenges in all corners of the world. to this day there is no shortage of conflict big and small, and extreme civil wars. the surge in extremist groups the isil represents is now a global concern that needs to be urgently addressed. a single photo of alan captures how such instability is unleashing the greatest humantarian refugee crisis ince the secon

the u.n.discuss how to destroy the group. >>> and separated from their on develop tiff parents, why these children aren't believing allowed to go home. ♪ ♪ >>> we begin in afghan that where nato says its special forces have now reached the northern city of kunduz the troops there are to help bolster the afghan army who have been staging a counselor attack against the taliban. fighting is focused arm the city's airport one of the few remaining places in government control. u.s. air force has launched airstrikes close to the airport trying to keep it in government hands, stephanie dicker reports. >> reporter: there are no government troops left here. taliban fighters are now in control of large parts of kunduz city. here they are symbolically raising their flag in the city square. this battle is not over, the afghan government has announce aid major military operation to recapture kunduz. >> translator: in the first place we should take care of the civilian casualties. we have already paid atten

if the u.n. had its own troops then the member states would say over to you u.n. and they would disengage politically. >> the lion's share of operations now are in africa but conflicts abound throughout the continent. is that a failure of the peace keeping troops and how much of it is a problem with control the troops? there have been scandals lately involving sexual abuse and murder. >> one never talks about the successes, namibia is, where mozambique is today, where sierra leone or liberia, of course they are in crisis but much better today than -- >> anyway we do hear about the bad news and of course the horrible tragedies of srebrenica and rwanda. in general, are the peace keeping forces an important plus, positive in the world? >> you know i don't think that every peace keeping mission will be a success for the simple reason that they can help. but those who make peace are those who made war. you can't make peace for them. so they can give an additional push but at the end of the day it depends on the people of the country. when i look at peace keeping overal

when the u.n. was established, its found founders did not beli there would be unanimity, and it believed they would find compromise, and taking different views into consideration, and that the issues debated within the u.n. are either taken as resolutions or not. and as diplomats, they say they are the pass or do not pass. whatever actions any state might take by passing this procedure are illegitimate. they run counter to the charter, and defy international law. we all know that after the end of the cold war, everyone is aware of that, and a single s center of domination emerged in the world, and then those who found themselves at the top of the pyramid were were attempted to think that if they were so strong and exceptional then they knew better and they do not have to reck conn with the u.n. instead of automat cal and legitimatize the decisions, and in other wise tense the decisions. a and it is now common place to say that in the original form it is obsolete and in some ways not the historical

adams get back to the u.n. charter. a person wrote a piece about the u.n.er at the beginning of the bush administration. recently, there was a court case, that goes to the previous caller's question about domestic law. it was bond versus the united states. this was unanimously decided against mr. obama. putin toto welcome mr. america today. i'm really pleased to see him here. i also want to reiterate that russia pays out a lot of disability payments to ukraine, which is one of the reasons they have an interest there. the primary purpose of the united nations is to prevent nuclear war. i think that should be remembered, and we would have a lot left waste -- lot less waste. guest: a number of the decisions and the legal obligations that are struck by all governments in the united nations have eventually been taken back to the national level and turned into legislation. different countries have different ways of doing this. this has been something that has been particularly difficult for the united states. they have not been able, i think because of the state-

>> they talk there is no u.n. secretary-general who has been a woman and she is a prominent woman and human rights activist at best and you would expect her to champion women but she draws attention to the ceiling at the u.n. so far that has been held over all these powerful women that have not ascended and people are talking about whether the next u.n. secretary-general will be a woman. >> she says women need to be part of the peace process, that it just can't be about talking and moralizing and you have to have actions and also challenged the u.n. saying perhaps there is too much bureaucracy and why we are not able to get things done as well, imagine that. >> yeah, and not so much of a new opinion held by many that one that needs to be voiced every once this a while and we will go to john at the united nations and what were some of your thoughts on what the president said? >> that was a job application verbalized by one of the most popular women today in international diplomacy and a much loved contributor to af

. >>> the u.n.'s chief calls for an end to the fighting in yemen after reporting that more than 100 people were killed in a strike on a wedding party. >>> p pretending to be syrian t get asylum. germany says thousands are doing just that, but it is cracking down. >> sanctuary under the sea. new zealand unveils a massive marine reserve that's twice of country's size. >>> hello. we begin in afghanistan where security forces are struggling to retake the northern city of kundas from taliban fighters. they took control of the city on monday and broke hundreds of prisoners out of jail, many of them their own fighters. let's go live on the front lines with afghan security forces. east just south of kundus. what's the latest on this operation to retake kundus? >> reporter: hundreds of afghan security forces with hundreds of are going towards kunduz. r there's ied ez, roadblocks, so for three times they tried to break all these ambushes. you can see them. the cameraman can pan. they are waiting here to see wh

the u.n.ecretary general assembly. it'll be the first face to face meeting in a year. the civil war in syria and the situation in eastern ukraine will be at the top of the agenda. president obama will press vladimir putin on true intentions in the conflict. the european union needs help to deal with the refugees crisis. angela merkel met with germany's governors, and said much more help was needed. >> that can only happen with the support of trans-atlantic partners, the united states and russia, in the space of the region of the middle heest. >> syrian peace talks should include president bashar al-assad, that is seen as a signal that she's backing off the u.s. stance that bashar al-assad needs to be removed from power. >> some 500 refugees are stranded in a cemetery. two countries are battling over the flow of people. croatia is blocking their release. serbia responded by banning goods. former foes have been at peace for 15 years. >>> never again. the united nations was founded in the afterma

the pope, pope francis, signing the u.n. guest book. the fourth pope to address the u.n.tances like this. this will be the largest assemblage of world leaders in the 70 year history of the united nations. the importance of the moment cannot understated. what happens next, pope francis addresses the u.n. staff. then the big moment where he heads to the general assembly and talks about his message for the world. and to be clear he does not believe that this is just another moment in history, that it is not just some empty continuum. that this is important. he wanted on the here at this time because of what's going on. >> it is a transformative moment. the kickoff of the world summit, sustainable development goals. also a hugely important gathering world leaders ahead of what many believe is the last chance to reverse course on climate change. and that is the upcoming summit in paris regarding trying to get all world leaders to sign off on sustainable goals for the climate. >> and we saw yesterday the impact he was able to have on congress. he heard reports from members they

. >> the speech at the u.n.eneral assembly to declare he's no longer bound by agreements with israel. effectively throwing out the oslo accord of 1993. mahmood abbas said every aspect of the agreement had already been violated by israel. >> here we declare that they refuse to commit to the agreement signed with us, which render us and release of the palestinian prisoners in accord dance with our agreements, israel has thus left us no choice but to insist that we will not remain the only ones committed to the implementation of those agreements while israel continuously violates them. we therefore declare that we cannot continue to be bound by these signed agreements with israel. >> well, that was about 60 minutes ago inside the chamber of the u.n. general assembly. this is outside of the same building. we expect to see mahmood abbas any moment now. the flagpole that you see any part is still empty at the top. you can't tell at that shot. james bays will confirm with me that there is no flag at the moment, but the

on wednesday, the u.n.ecurity council will discuss very similar issues in a meeting organized by russia, and the current president of the council. two separate meetings, one central point of disagreement. the russians say everyone should join with president bashar al-assad to fight i.s.i.l. the u.s. says bashar al-assad is part of the problem not the solution. it's that one point hindering the fight against i.s.i.l., and complicating efforts to bring peace to syria. >>> that special meeting coincides with a new congressional report on i.s.i.l., saying nearly 30,000 foreigners travelled to iraq and syria to fight since 2011. a study says the government has been failing to stop its citizens. the unprecedented speed in which americans have been radicalized is straining the ability to monitor suspects. we have this report. >> even as u.s. president obama appealed for help from abroad in fighting i.s.i.l., a report at home finds that the united states lacks a national strategy in dealing with this issue. a congr

the u.n.tary-general now is condemning air strikes which reportedly killed up to 135 people at a wedding in yemen. it happened in a village near the red sea port on monday, the saudi-led coalition conducting an air campaign in yemen denies any involvement and our correspondent has reported extensively on yemen and is now with me in the studio and first of all do we know the facts yet of exactly what exactly happened at this wedding, who attacked it? >> there has been an attack targeting a wedding. there were dozens of people who are turning to the wedding, mostly women and children in the village in tell port city and this is an area which is under the control of the houthis. unfortunately to the pull president saleh it has been attacked in the past and intense fighting of those areas and a push by the saudi-led coalition to drive the houthis out from those areas. >> saudi reaction though has been coming in and they are saying they have nothing to do with this. >> exactly, saudis said they hav

japanese prime minister shinzo abe has delivered a speech at the u.n. general assembly. he addressed the pressing refugee crisis. abe also stressed that with newly enacted security legislation, japan is ready to make a greater contribution to u.n. peace keeping operations. >> translator: united nations that this year commemorates the 70th anniversary of its funding is an assemblage of people who do not easily despair even in the face of desperate circumstances. is that not precisely how the u.n. has withstood adversity and arrived at the present day? japan will further enhance its assistance for refugees and internally displaced persons from syria and iraq. converted to a monetary figure, this year's assistance comes to approximately $810 million u.s. in total. triple the amount we provided last year. japan has strictly maintained itself as a peace-loving nation for the 70 years since the end of world war, and we have accumulated a record of successful efforts fostering peace and prosperity in the world. in cambodia and elsewhere, japan put forth its best efforts its dip

two years ago after becoming prime minister he told the u.n. he wanted the country to become a proactive contributor to speech. he also said he wanted japan to be more actively engaged in u.n. peace keeping. but back then there were many legal constraints. for instance, sdf personnel could only use weapons for self-protection. but right before this trip, he managed to have national security legislation enacted. it expands the role of the self-defense forces abroad. it also enables the sdf to adopt rules of engagement for use of weapons and to play additional roles such as protecting civilians. so today abe told the world japan is ready to participate in u.n. work and peacekeeping. he also repeated his hope for japan's permanent membership in the security council, a goal the country has pursued for a long time. other points abe made include japan's plan to financially assist refugees from syria and and countries that host them. abe didn't forget to stress his efforts to empower women, spread respect for the rule of law, and eliminate nuclear wea

the u.n. arrears payment it became known, because the united states was in hock to the u.n. i think it's a reflection the american public may roll their eyes and yawn to the extent their aware of them at all, but here, you realize how vitally important this is to the rest of the world on the focus on the u.n. general assembly about that you look at the roster of people speaking today, everyone from president obama to president putin to general al sisi, it's really a significant development, not just a question of empty rhetoric by any means especially considering all the issues on the table today. >> i think mike made a wonderful point to compare contrast the way that many americans quite frankly viewed the united nations compared to the way the rest of the world used the u.n. there is this big gap. is that not the case? >> i think it's true, but i think the u.n. suffers an image problem worldwide at the moment. it feels like a tired institution. it desperately needs reform, needs to be brutally honest, stronger, more dynamic leadership. we may be heading into a phase where

speaking at the u.n. summit on sunday, world leaders urged countries to step up efforts against climate change. many hope for a global deal to be signed in paris in december. president obama: he just two months, the world has an opportunity to unite around a strong global agreement. >> leaders of developing countries have committed to transition targets. the move may help to secure an agreement. for years, countries such as china have opposed measures to reduce carbon gas omissions. countries hope there will be a global deal on binding targets. is one of the few developing countries to commit to an absolute emissions reduction target. our targets are as ambitious or more ambitious than those of developed countries. >> as the main host of the conference, francois hollande says he is confident a deal would be reached, but he warned against empty promises. me whether i am optimistic, and i asked the same question myself. i look at the intentions and statements. there are many that have been made. the preside

the membership of the u.n.urity council should reflect the realities of the 21st century, by representing the large [ inaudible ] of latin america, asian, and [ inaudible ] seats. additional seats should be given to the eastern european group. its composition doubled during the last two decades. ukraine also considers improvement of the peace keeping and peace building architecture of the organization as an important element of united nations reform, and i am proud of ukraine's international reputation as a devoter to the peace keeping operation. and will remain a reliable partner of organization in this noble matter. [ applause ] >> the contribution of ukraine to the maintenance of the international peace and security provide us with moral grounds to count on the same assistance from the organization in time of vital importance of this issue for my country. the special peace-keeping mission in dumbas, under the united nations could become very important. ukraine is committed to follow the letter and the spirit

it is in our interest to make the u.n. climate change conference to be held in december in paris a success. as part of our national contribution, we plan to reduce by 2030, the greenhouse emissions. i suggest, however, we should take a wider view on this issue. yes, we might diffuse the problem for a while but setting quotas on emissions by taking other measures that are nothing but tactical. we will not solve it that way. we need a completely different approach. we have to focus on introducing fundamental and new technologies inspired by nature, which would not damage the environment but would be in harmony with it. also, they would allow us to restore the balance upset by human activities. it is indeed a challenge of planetaries, but i'm confident that humankind has intellectual potential to address it. we need to join our efforts. i refer first of all to the states that have a solid research basis. and have made significant advances in fundamental science. we propose convening a special forum under the u.n. auspices for

he will stress again u.n.'s centrality in the world ofof politics. >> reporter: japanese prime minister shinzo abe will deliver his speech on tuesday. this will be his third year at the debate. before this trip, abe spearheaded controversial legislation expanding the role of japan's self-defense forces abroad. abe will likely address how he wants his country to contribute more to the world's peace and security. a long-term observer of japan's security policy expects abe to speak in line with his recent speeches. >> this is the next stage, next step in his messaging to the world, starting with australia and u.s. congress and then on august 14th to explain to the world his understanding of what the past 70 years of prosperity have meant for the region and for japan and what the future holds. i think if he departs from that, i think it will be, it will raise some questions. >> reporter: president vladimir putin is attending the debate fothe first time in ten years amid heightened tensions between russia and the we

charter. >> that reference to the u.n. charter is important. syria's seat at the u.n. is coupled by bashar al-assad's ambassador. it would be a coalition, including the bashar al-assad government. and on its terms. >> the u.s. would never accept that, but if some of its western allies are moderating their position, floating a compromised idea that perhaps he could stay on for a bit in the phase transition to a new government. >> realism dictates that compromise will be needed to end the fighting and stamp out i.s.i.l. realism requires a managed transition away from bashar al-assad and to a new leader, and an inclusive government that recognises there must be an end to the chaos and syrian people can rebuild. >> reporter: that idea seemed to be dismissed by france, and the first gulf country qatar, to speak. >> translation: a considerable amount of effort is boning made to incorporate bashar al-assad in the process. they can't work together and put together victims and the people that are meeting them. it's the origin of the problem, it's can't be part of the solution.

the u.n.york over how best to resolve the conflict in syria. but they can't see eye to eye when it comes to the role of president bashar al-assad of syria. our diplomatic editor james bays reports. >> reporter: russia's president normally avoids this annual gathering of world leaders at the u.n., but he came here on a whistle stop trip planning not even to spend a night in new york. the centerpiece of his speech the idea of a grand coalition against isil. >> translator: we propose discussing, whether it's possible to agree on a resolution aimed at coordinating the actions of all of the forces that confront isil and other terrorist organizations. once again, this coordination should be based on the principles of the u.n. charter. >> reporter: that reference to the u.n. charter is important. syria's seat at the u.n. is still occupied by assad's ambassador, it would be a coalition including the assad government and on its terms. the u.s. would never accept that. but it and some of its western all

our u.n. correspondent.us through what the pope is doing right now and what we expect to be happening in the next few minutes. >> reporter: momentarily the pope will appear and walk down the ceremonial center aisle there of the generally assembly. i guess you could say similar to the president of the united states entering congress for the state of the union. this is not done very often. maybe once or twice before in u.n. history and then he'll deliver his remarks. and as you have been discussing at length the members of the u.n., these are the word leaders. they are not used to hearing what some are calling a moral flogging on issues the pope finds them responsible for. so an interesting historic moment according to u.n. officials to have a pope appear before world leaders. the other times it's been the more lower ranking ambassadors. >> it is an important moment indeed. all right. we're going to wait. we're getting ready the hear the pope deliver this major address. there you see the united nations general

. >> the u.n. and huge gathering of world leaders prepare to hear from pope francis, but his message on the environment and social justice may not go over well with everyone. >> the saudi government launches and investigation into a stampede at the hajj. this blame riyadh for mishandling the event. >> the chinese president meets to president obama. jingping's new proposal to stop climate change. >> this is aljazeera america live from new york city. i'm richelle carey. >> today will be the largest gathering of world leaders the pope has ever spoken to. the pope arrived oh the cheers of adoring crowds on fifth avenue and also to the biggest security operation ever to protect him and other world leaders in town. john terrett is live at the united nations now. john, good morning to you. >> how are you? >> i'm wonderful p.m. it's a big day for new york city, and the pope is going to address, we expect a lot of issues, like poverty and refugee crisis. this pope does not pull any punches. what are we expe

. >>> u.n. and french soldiers are deployed to control an outbreak of violence in africa. >>> and a year has passed since the disappearance of 43 students in mexico. and the pope in philadelphia. >> so we've got the euts autos d states and the european union, frederica mogherini discuss the issue, and will likely reach out to russia which has increased its military presence in syria. diplomatic editor james bays in new york. >> all eyes will be on russian president vladimir putin when he makes a whistle stop to new york spending less than a full day in the u.s. to attend the united nations general assembly. everyone wants to know what his intention are regarding syria. on one hand a russian military build justify, putin has sent marines, hepts and tank helicop. when on "talk to al jazeera" i asked frederica mogherini if she has any idea what russia is doing. >> i have talked about these days and last time i talked to him about this, his fear was that of a complete collapse of the state structure

. >> u.n.eneral assembly will vote on whether to allow the pal stint palestinian flag to be raised and if approved it will be a symbolic move as they push for statehood and currently has nonmember observer status at the u.n. granted in november 2012. diplomat diplomatic editor james base is here and do you think this is going to go through? >> it is looking quite likely from the sounds we have been taking that it probably will go through which will lead to a highly symbolic moment of the palestinian flag flying at the u.n. in new york and other significant u.n. offices. what is going to happen in the next few minutes or so is when this meeting is called to order all the 193 countries of the u.n. will get a vote, it's a simple majority here they have to get for non-observer member states like pal stint and the other vatican to fly in front of the general assembly and palestine and other arab countries who came up with the draft for resolution and put into it the idea that the flag could fly if t

on wednesday the u.n.urity council will discuss similar issues in meeting organized by russia, the current president of the council. >> james joins us now. what are we expecting from meeting now getting underway? >> reporter: well, you can see in our live pictures the foreign minister of russia, sergei lavrov who is presiding over this meeting, he knows that seat before well, because he used to be russia's ambassador at the united nations. he is going to be introducing meeting, introducing ban ki-moon. this is a meeting mainly about the fight against isil, and then we get the russian speech. and that's what we need to watch very closely, as i don't think these air strikes in the city of homs is a coincidence, the fact that it is taking place on the same day as this meeting under their presidency. the u.s. ambassador, samantha power listening to the russian foreign minister. john kerry is not here yet. and i think there's a great deal of unease over the russians and u.s. over this meeting. john kerry is not

host: the u.n. says the death toll from a suspected airstrike that hit a wedding party in the southwest has reason to 131. against rebels denies in monday'sed attack. ban ki-moon has condemned in intentional- attacks on civilians that violate humanitarian laws. reporter: a wedding party turned into a bloodbath. pictures were broadcast by a pro-hootie tv channel. blames the saudi coalition for the attack. >> people were celebrating a wedding. we saw a plane bomb the tent and then target a house where women and children were gathered. >> in a nearby hospital in southwestern yemen, he met with some survivors. among them, children and teenagers. >> i beg god to take revenge on saudi arabia. on tuesday, the saudi led coalition denied any notgdoing, saying it did fly over that zone at the time. a u.n. led team is on the ground to try to shed light on what happened. it could be the single deadliest in -- deadliest incident since the start of the conflict. violationspoint to and abuses by both sides of the

he will address the u.n.al assembly at 7:15 and then a multireligious service at 9/11 memorial. at 1:00 o'clock p.m. the pope visit a school in east harlem. at 2:00 he heed as procession through central park. at 3:00 he will celebrate mass at madison square garden. >> the iphone goes on sale with fans in new zealand were the first to get their hands on the device. folks at hoax are -- at home are lined up. a woman has a robot taking up the 15th spot in palo alto while she is in san diego and hopes the apple c.e.o. will open at 8:00 a.m. and give her a virtual fist bump. amy hollyfield will join us from the store and look at the mania. >> fans in australia have their hands on the new iphone. in australia a woman used a robot to stand in line holding her spot since yesterday morning. they excited about the new features including 3-d touch letting users control tasks based on the pressure used. live photos add movement to the still photos. the phones start at $649. >> hundreds would lost their homes and business

>> i think the u.n. has the very similar general assembly has condemned the iran regime and rights violated last december. so he shouldn't be invited here to represent the people of iran as she correctly said. >> but he is the president. >> well, he was president because the very system that is in place in iran is a theocracy that is not based on the word of the people. there's a council, a guardian council, that selects people who can actually run. and these are basically hand-picked people by the supreme leader allowing their network to vote for one or the other. this is not free elections. he does not represent the people of iran. >> we've seen dictators of course come to the u.n. before. we just saw a video of the prime minister of iran and john kerry. the nuclear agreement will come up. everyone talks about preventing them having a bomb but what about funding for terrorism? i want to play a clip about iran funding terrorism. >> the billions of dollars of money that pours into the regime's coffers as

the u.n. led invasion. it coincides with ashraf ghani's first anniversary as president. and the first year afghan forces are facing the taliban alone. >> a counterterrorism operation remains, but the recent news is the boldest in a long campaign by the taliban to take more control of the country, a strong message to whoever is watching that 14 years after being deposed and battling forces, the taliban can take control of a major city in less than 24 hours. >> why is kunduz a strategically important city? it's one of the largest cities. around 300,000 live there. it's a strategically important hub. it's linked by highways to the south. and with tajikistan in the north. the border is porous, it's used for the smuggling of opium and heroin. control of kunduz carries symbolic bayou, one of the last taliban enclaves to fall before the 2010 invasion. let's get the latest. we go to our correspond 45km south of kunduz. how are they making progress towards kund us. >> no progress. we are here and are i

staying with the u.n.ment goals and in this report by adrian brown, he has been looking at how improvements in living standards are often marred by enduring hardship. >> reporter: china has pulled more people out of poverty than any where else. but one and her husband are not sure. they swapped rural life for the city three years ago. it didn't workout. >> translator: we are afraid of spending money. people give us food, flour and rice and sometimes left over bread. i can't afford to buy food, sometimes restaurants give me left over food. >> reporter: the mound of junk outside their home is a daily reminder of their failed recycling business, they used all their savings to buy scrap metal but falling prices have left them bankrupt. they each get a pension of $10 a month which means they are surviving on less than $1 a day. this is where the wong family lives and sleeps and it's a room measuring no more than 10 square meters and in the corner is a television set and they are no longer watching it because th

this is the place outside u.n.s in new york where the palestinian flag will soon fly aside the other flags of the nations of the world, the timing in itself is a victory for the palestinians, james base, al jazeera, at the united nations. >>> thousands of people in zimbabwe appear to be falling for scams and forced many from their homes as we report from there. >> reporter: these families thought buying land in zimbabwe at below market price was a sure thing but, in fact, the land they bought their homes on was sold by swindlers and never owned the land in the first place and rightful owner and officials want them to pack up and leave, confused and angry many people say they have no where to go. >> where they are coming from, that is my worry because how can we leave with some brothers and sisters. >> reporter: some of those who refuse to leave had homes demolished by city council and they were destroyed in minutes and here was a bathroom and a toilet, thousands of dollars gone, hard work of an entire family now in

the u.n.ecretary-general condemns air strikes that reportedly killed up to 135 people at a wedding in yemen. typhoon makes landfall in eastern china after causing chaos in taiwan. shell pulls out of the arctic, good news for the environment, look at what made them quit. ♪ in afghanistan taliban fighters are firing missiles at the main airport of the northern city of kunduz where security forces are stationed, the city was seized by taliban fighters in the early morning rain on monday and first stephanie decker has details. >> there are no government troops left here and taliban fighters in control of large parts of kunduz city and here they are raising their flag in the city square and this battle is not over, the afghan government announced a major operation to recapture kunduz. >> translator: in the first place we should take care of the civilian casualties and the enemy has heavy damage including air strikes and operations, i don't want to go into detail of the operations. >> reporter: spec

the u.n.al assembly in new york how best to resolve the conflict in syria but barack obama and slade -- putin cannot see eye to eye and our editor james base reports. >> reporter: russia's president usually avoids the national gathering of world leaders at the u.n. but came on a whistle stop trip and planning not to spend a night in new york, the center piece of his speech. >> translator: we propose discussing whether it's possible to agree on a resolution aimed at coordinating the action of all the actions that face i.s.i.l. and other terrorist organizations and this should be based only the principles of the u.n. charter. >> reporter: that reference to the u.n. charter is important, syria's seat at the u.n. is still occupied by a sad ambassador and a coalition including the assad government and on its terms. the u.s. would never accept that but it and some western allies are moderating their position on a sad's future floating a compromise idea that perhaps he could stay on for a bit in a ph

president barack obama has chaired a u.n.eep summit securing pledges from 50 countries for another 40,000 troops and police officers. pretty an's prime minister has a you announcessed dozens of british troops will be deployed to somalia and south suzanne, joining a u.n. contingent supporting the african union troops' fight against al-shabab. up to a further 300 peacekeeping troops may be deployed for missions in south sudan. barnaby phillips is more now from london. >> reporter: this is the most high-profile british military involvement in subsaharan africa since tony blared intervened if sierra leone in 2000. but this time according to the prime minister david cameron, british soldiers who go to south sudan and somalia will have a strictly noncombat role. speaking in new york prime minister david cameron said these interventions were in the u.k.'s national interests. >> we have always supported u.n. peacekeeping missions. they are vital to try to stabilize and help some of these countries. it's right that we play a port in t

in his u.n.peech, vladimir putin said people accuse russia of having ambitions or interests in syria, and he said, well, everybody has ambitions and interests. there is nobody here with the moral high ground. is atunately for syria, it very powerful social dynamic that has been hijacked by geopolitics. in a sense, there's no getting around that until the geopolitics are sorted out. -- in a sense, there's no getting around that. until the geopolitics are sorted out, they will not be able to breathe effectively enough. when the united states talks about doing its part, let's stop for a second and recognize that over the last calendar year, the united states has been operating in syria, has been bombing isis targets, and yet isis took how myra. the united states has been bombing isis targets in iraq and yet there is been no move to take mosul back from the islamic state. meanwhile, of the $509 provided by the united states to create a army, general austin, the head of central command, was asked, how

u.n.'s envoy playe played down the dispute but said that time is running out. >>> visitors were accidently killed in egypt when mistaken for terrorists. >> with cameras pointed at them, families of the victims leave a government building in guadalajara. they have little in the way of a thorough separation about wha what--explanation about what happened in egypt. >> before leaving they had questioned the egyptian authorities' version of events. they insist the attack in the desert was human error. a car chase gone wrong. but security officers on helicopters and on the ground mistakenly bombed and shot at the tourist convoy, which was in a restricted zone. there were 22 people in that convoy, most were mexicans, some egyptian. the wounded are being treateddality this hospital. egypt said that the facts of the case remain confusing, but it will conduct a thorough and impartial investigation. al jazeera. >> and a reminder you can find out much more on many of our stories on our website. that's