u.n. for help because the u.n. already had a large presence in haiti and the help did come. governments and private donors pledged more than $13 billion to the relief effort. the u.n. set up temporary housing for thousands of residents. it built schools, hospitals and sanitation systems and the u.n. currently maintains a 380 million dollar annual budget to pay for its peace keeping force in haiti. that pays for the more than 6,000 u.n. soldiers tasked with upholding public security. but the u.n. effort may also have made some things worse. many blame u.n. peace keepers for a cholera epidemic that has left thousands dead. at the same time, u.n. soldiers have been dogged with allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation of poor haitian women and children. flit we hold the united nations to account in part 2 of latte, on shaky ground. david ariosto traveled had and has this special report. >> reporter: in the rural places far outside the haitian capital, poverty, even the western hemisphere's

the u.n.'s humanitarian chief told ambassadors the government had delayed aid deliveries to and blocked assistance in the country. >> the number scope and complex ultimately of bureaucratic and/or obstacle thaz was placed in the path of simple aid deliveries is staggering. earlier this morning a wfp plane dropped the first cargo of 21 tons of items into the area. >> reporter: the world food program later released a statement saying there had been technical difficulties and they would try the air drop in a few days. it's not clear if any aid reached those in need. the issue of aid deliveries is sxreemly important. obviously, to get supplies to those in desperate need in besieged communities in syria but also because it's part of the plan drawn up earlier this month in munich to restart the political process. the other part of that plan is the cessation of hostilities due to start in syria on saturday. had will there be any resolution to mark the cessation of hostilities? >> watch in space. >> re

u.n. says it's trying to track down 21 tonnes of aid which it tried to airdrop to civilians in daraa sore. trucks were unable to reach the town. it was surrounded by i.s.i.l.-controlled territory. al jazeera's diplomatic editor james bays reports from u.n. headquarters in new york. >> reporter: at the security council there was stinging criticism of the syrian regime. the u.n.'s humanitarian chief told ambassadors the government had delayed deliveries to the besieged town and blacked until now assistance. >> the number, scope and complexity of euro accuratic and other obstacles is in the path of aid delivers, it's staggering. >> he appeared to have one rare bit of good news. >> earlier this morning a w.f.p. plane dropped the first cargo of 21 seconds of its into deir az zor. >> reporter: the world food program said there'd been technical difficulties and they tried to drop again. it's not clear if aid reached those in need. the issue of aid deliveries is important. obviously to get supplie

the u.n. says it's trying to crackdown 21 tons of aid which it tried to air drop to syrian civilians. they attempted to drop pallets from the air after aid trucks were not able to reach the town last week because it was surrounded by i.s.i.l.-controlled territory. there's more positive news on the diplomatic front ahead of a pause due to start on saturday. russia is confirming it started negotiations with rebel groups and syria's main opposition group the hnc has suggested it will accept the deal for two weeks. mean what time syrian kurdish fighters, the y.p.g., say they will also abide by the cessation of hostilities. a report from the u.n. headquarters in new york from our correspondent. >> reporter: at the security council there were stining criticism of the-- stinging criticism of the regime. they were told the government had delayed deliveries and blocked until now assistance to areas. >> the number and scope has placed in the path in simple aid deliverys are staggering. >> reporter: he h

the u.n.'s humanitarian chief told ambassadors the government it delayed aid deliveries to the besieged town and blocked until now assistance to another. >> the number scope and complexity of bureaucratic and other obstacles placed in the path of simple aid deliveries are staggering. >> reporter: he did appear to have someone rare bit of good news. >> earlier this morning a wfp plane dropped the first cargo of 21 tons of items. >> reporter: the world food program later released a statement saying there had been technical difficulties and they would try again in a few days. it's not clear if any aid reached those in need. the issue of raid delivery is extremely important obviously to get supplies to those in desperate need to those in besieged cities in syria but also because it's part of the plan drawn up earlier this monday in munich to start the peace process. the other part of that plan is the cessation of hostilities due to start on saturday. >> reporter: will there be a resolution to aid t

. ♪ >>> the u.n.'syria envoy pushes the government to allow desperately needed aid into besieged areas. ♪ hello there i'm barbara sarah, you are watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up on the program. the humanitarian situation in conflict-torn yemen also under the spotlight. as the band caught up in the theater attack in paris, prepared to play again, french politicians debate whether to extend the state of emergency. ♪ >>> plus, cuba and the u.s. sign a deal to resume direct commercial flights, but is the island ready for an influx of tourists? ♪ >>> the united nations syria envoy is in damascus, pushing to get humanitarian aid delivered to besieged areas of the war-torn country. and u.n. sources indicate that the government has actually agreed. he said the government has an obligation to allow the u.n. to deliver aid to all syrians, and it will be tested on wednesday. from the turkish border with syria, zana hoda reports. >> reporter: the battle for aleppo enters its third week. there i

it's named after the previous u.n.ry general, who is himself a ghanaian. >> a refugee camp somewhere in africa guarded by u.n. peacekeepers is under attack. the soldiers successfully drive the attackers away. fortunately, this time the incident is just an exercise. this is actually an army training camp in ghana. major edem akagbor is a veteran of many u.n. missions. he now trains ghanaian soldiers to be deployed as peacekeepers. >> the first peacekeepers were sent from ghana in the 1960's by our first president. since then, the passion to keep the peace in other countries has become ghanain. we are so much interested in going out there to help others to also enjoy the peace we are enjoying back in ghana. >> before a mission, the soldiers undergo weeks of training at the bundasi camp, which is situated near the capital, accra. these troops are preparing for a mission in south sudan. ghana deploys more soldiers to u.n. peacekeeping missions than almost any other african country. the country is proud to be a major contri

u.n. panel who says he should walk free. >>> will el niÑo solve california's water problem? >>> we begin in northern syria where thousands of people are leaving villages in aleppo province, heading towards turkey. diplomatic talks on ending the war in syria are on hold, and now saudi arabia says it is ready to send in ground troops. syrian government forces backed up to russian air raids have stepped up their offensive to the east of aleppo. opposition fighters have appealed for help as their main supply root to turkey comes under pressure. and large numbers of civilians are now making their way to the turkish border. this report now from zana hoda. >> reporter: the suffering is growing. tens of thousands of syrians are again on the move. those who have arrived are not being allowed in. these people are from the northern countryside of aleppo. many arrived on foot. many came with nothing. there is no safe area for these people, as the government pushes ahead with a major offensive in the p

the u.n. said any of the refugees should have been allowed to speak to us and that senior u.n.officials were not aware of these particular cases. >> if we had solid evidence, of course, it would be our duty to try to do something bit, but through the government, we are not responsible for actually security and safety. >> screening the constant flow of new arrivals is not easy in the camp. police search baggage for weapons. the tanzanian government said it was not aware of the allegations but is doing all it can to make the camps secure. >> the government has been very strict. in fact, whenever we have supported any kinds of -- spotted any kind of activities of his recruitment, we have actually taken serious measures. only last week, some refugees were actually apprehende and taken before the court and charged. >> meanwhile, back in tanzania, both the u.n. and the government say part of the problem is that they're desperately short of funding to deal with the refugees. the refugees say they just want a place to be safe. malcolm webb, al jazeera, tanzania. >> the burundi foreign

the u.n. keeping mission in the central african republic says it has identified seven new cases relate to sexual abuse by troops and human rights watch says victims including women and girls were gang raped and u.n. peacekeepers deployed to the central african republic to restore order in 2013 after a spike in religious violence and the latest claims come on top of more than 20 allegations last year of sexual abuse by u.n. peacekeepers. >> due to the gravity of these allegations and given the information collected through the initial factfinding the united nations has decided to take immediate measures including 120 soldiers from the epic of congo who are deployed from the 17th of september to the 14th of december 2015. this repatriation will occur after investigation is carried out and the soldiers will be connined to barracks. >> reporter: u.n. panel ruled in favor of wikileaks founder assange held up in ecuador for more than three years and trying to avoid extradition to sweden over allegat

whohe u.n. representative has been responsible for trying to mediate these discussions did announce he talks have been paused. he has used that terminology primarily because he expects the talks to resume before the end of the month. and we are obviously hopeful that that will happen, and we're going to continue to try to encourage both sides. encourage both sides in that direction. amy: the aid group mercy corps says intensified fighting and airstrikes have cut off the main humanitarian supply route to the syrian city of aleppo. turkey's prime minister warned up to 70,000 people may be fleeing to the turkish border. the united states has called for russia to halt its bombing campaign in syria immediately. in australia, thousands of people rallied across the country to protest plans to deport nearly 270 asylum seekers, including 37 babies, to the island country of nauru. the protests came after a court upheld australia's offshore detention of asylum seekers. meanwhile in the united states a , bi

the u.n. tons of food, medicine and other supplies has been lost near the town of deir al-zour. the u.n. is unable to get supplies in by road, because the city of deir al-zour is surrounded by isil. >> pallets were drifting in with their parachutes, so that some missed target and others of the pallets -- the parachutes did not open, and the food were destroyed. >> reporter: the u.n. special envoy to syria says more aid will reach syrians in need if the planned cessation of hostility takes place on saturday. >> more needs to be done. and certainly if as we all hope, the cessation of hostilities take hold effectively, they will have an impact on the acceleration of reaching the people in need in syria, not only in the besieged areas, but everywhere. >> for more let's speak to our correspondent joining us live now close to the syrian border. let's start with the cessation of hostilities. we're rufly two days away from when it is supposed to start. how likely is it looking right now? >> reporter:

the u.n.ce keeping mission in the central african republic identified seven new cases of sexual abuse by troops and say they include women and girls were gang raped and u.n. peacekeepers were deployed to restore order in 2013 after a spike in religious violence, the latest claims come on top of 20 allegations last year of sexual abuse by u.n. peacekeepers. >> due to the gravity of these allegations and given the information collected through the initial factfinding the u.n. has decided to take immediate measures of the 120 soldiers from the republic of congo who are deployed from the 17th of september to the 14th of december 2015. this will occur after investigation is carried out, in the meantime the soldiers will be confined to barracks. >> reporter: u.n. panel has ruled in favor of wikileaks leader leader assa nshg ashga nge and fine more about this and we are outside the ecuador embassy and what more do we know of the panel's findings and where it could lead? >> reporter: what the panel sa

the u.n. said any of the refugees should have been allowed to speak to us and that senior u.n.ere not aware of these particular cases. >> if we had solid evidence, of course it would be our duty to -- to try to do something about it, but through the go we are not responsible for actually security and safety. >> reporter: screening the constant flow of new arrivals in the camp is not easy. here police search their baggage for weapons. the tanzanian government says it was at not aware of the allegations. >> the government has been very strict. in fact whenever we have spotted any kinds of activity that they are trying to yes, they are kind of a recruitment, we have taken serious measures. only last week, some refugees were actually apprehended and taken before the courts and charged. >> reporter: meanwhile, a leaked u.n. report accuses the rwandan government of recruiting and train rur bundy refugees to fight against the government from this camp. rwanda denies it. the refugees say they just want a place to be safe. malcolm webb. al jazeera, tanzania. >> we spoke to burundi's pri

. >> let's go live to the u.n. now where the security council has been holding a closed session on syria. al jazeera's gabriel elizondo is live. what do we know about these discussions on syria at the u.n? >> reporter: this was a closed door private u.n. security council meeting, it was held by staffan de mistura, as we mentioned, the u.n. envoy to syria. he was briefing the security council from geneva, the secure video link. it was private, cameras were not allowed inside. however we are hearing from diplomats who were in there telling us what the briefing was about. basically, de mistura told the security council much of what we heard publicly but worth hearing again. he said the syrian government came to the peace talks but they wanted some procedural clarifications before they would get deep into the talks. that was one of the tripping points right off the start. also de mistura informed the council that the opposition came with demands they wanted met in the talks. so those were colliding objectives off the t

ambassador to the u.n. described the launch as a direct threat. we will coulds live to the u.n.n a moment but first this report from that harry faucet >> reporter: north korea had brought its launch time by a day. two hours into that window the rocket coming the bright star satellite lifted off, all over seen by the country's young leader and relayed by its most famous news reader. >> translation: the complete success made in the satellite lift off is a great work of science of technology. it is a popular event in developing the country's defense kablts. >> reporter: it's the defense kablt that worries regional and world powers. a rocket that can launch a satellite can carry a nuclear war head, even if this one slow to fuel and hard to conceal is far from the ideal weapon >> this doesn't have military applications, but nevertheless some of the applications, some of the technologies, some of the systems and subsystems, they could use for the military programs. >> reporter: south korea's president convened her national security council calling the launch an an unacceptable provoca

we're glad to see after so much time the u.n. has committed itself to put a task force in place to try to correct this issue >>> democratic presidential hoeffuls hillary clinton and bernie sanders have been facing off in a debate in new hampshire. the debate comes three days after clinton had the narrowest win in history. they're focusing on health care and education >> the numbers don't add up from what bernie sanders has been proposing. that is why all of the independent experts, all of the editorial boards that have vetted both of us have concluded it is just not achievable. let's go down a path where we can tell people where we will do, a progressive is someone who makes progress. that's what i intend to do. >> every major country on earth, whether it's the u.k., france, canada, has managed to provide health care to all people as a right and they are spending significantly less per capita on health care than we are. so i do not accept the belief that the u.s. of america can't do that >>> let's talk to the founder and executiv

the u.n.ried to deliver this aid drop from the sky, that was unsuccessful, and even if it was 21-tons is a very minimal amount to drop in the ocean in terms of what is needed. it is barely a truckload worth of aid. possibly, while people are hoping for is the cessation will provide a window for allow for aid to be delivered on the ground to the areas where we have seen videos that showing starving people. where there hasn't been food, medication, delivered for a long time, in what has been a pittedder winter. >> the u.n. says 21 tons of food mitts and other supplies have been lost in the town. the aid was air dropped on wednesday, but failed to etch radioit's target. the u.n. is unable to get supplies in by road because the city is surrounded by isil. >> pilots were drifting in with their parachutes. so that some missed targets and others of the pallets the parachutes did not open. and the food was destroyed. >> in a few hours time iranians will start voting in their first election. the votes

the u.n. is trying to stop the fighting as agreed in munich last week, but there seems to be little appetite. the syrian government appears to feel empowered by its battle field gains and has ruled out any ceasefire until its opponents laid down their arms-- lay down their arms. bashar al-assad said local reconciliation agreements are the resolution to the syrian conflict. the opposition says those deals with the government's way of making peace on its terms from a position of strengts. civilians and rebels have had to surrender in some corners of syria after long and painful sieges of opposition held areas. the opposition is now facing another enemy, an alliance of kurdish and arab fighters, the y.p.g. and others are now in control of two main rebel strong holds in the northern corridor close to the turkish border. there were two towns to rise up but losses in aleppo are not the end of their fight. >> are not defeated-- we are not defeated. yes, they might have advances, but why they do this,

the u.n. trying to work to reach all those areas and talking about the possibility of air drops. yes there is an agreement for the government for air drops to happen, but for air drops to happen you will need approval of the syrian government. it is a very can complicated operation, but the u.n. saying that at least they are trying to push on the humanitarian front in the absence of any political talks >>> thank you. israeli police say a palestinian man has been shot dead in occupied east jerusalem. he is accused of stabbing two israelis. provisional results show uganda's president is ahead in the presidential elections. museveni has 62% of votes. >> reporter: all over the capital people came early to vote. across the country polling in most stations proceeded peacefully. opposition leader and his supporters took journalists to a house which they said was a vote rigging center. >> the kind of activity we've seen around here, right now we've seen bol on the boxes being thrown over the fence. >>

have a huge u.n.here. but we don't know what they are doing exactly. you see what happened. a civilian died and the u.n. is there, then why are they giving millions of dollars. they should withdraw from south sudan if they aren't going to protect the civilians. >> reporter: people are starting to ask is this u.n. mission simply unwilling to use force to protect civilians? >>> earlier we interviewed the spokesman for the south sudan ez government and he denied responsibility of the attack. >> i don't know where this information came from. the attack came from inside the camp. the camp, the entrance are actually manned by the [ inaudible ] which is none of the business of the government of the south sudan. we condemn the atrocities that happened, and we are urging united nations to -- to reveal why, you know, the guns were -- how the guns were smuggled into the camp, and it was a fight that was erupting inside, and there was no trace of anybody coming from outside to fight inside the camp. >>> egypt's p

the u.n.s around 20,000 syrians have now amassed on the turkish border and tens of thousands more are said to be on their way. zana hoda joins us live from the syrian turkey border. incredible numbers that we're seeing. tell us what is happening own the ground now. >> reporter: well, barbara the fighting is continuing, and in fact the opposition is putting up a fight. they are resisting the government's offensive. it hasn't been an easy fight for the opposition, because the government and its allies have been using heavy weapons and relying on air cover from russian planes, and the bombardment was very intense. we were at the border throughout the day, and we heard explosions in the distance. but the progress, really, has been quite slow. because on thursday, the syrian army said that we are close to ensir circumstan circumstance -- encircling aleppo city. and while the war wages the civilians are trapped in the conflict, and like you mentioned thousands are on the move. tens of thousands of s

the u.n.'s been trying to end the wrist but decision on a unity government has been delayed many times. the tripoli based general national congress controls western libya while the u.n. backed government in tobruk controls most of the east, including benghazi, which is where the revolution began. we look now at life in libya five years on. >> in the city that started it all factory five years ago, a police force is coming together. people in benghazi began the revolution against muammar gaddafi. they helped to end what many saw as his tyrannical rule. since then, crimelessness has soared, freedoms curtailed. the u.n. recognized government says it's trying to change this. >> there hasn't been away clear state including the military. thank god security and stability have begun to return bit by bit. >> law and order is one of the first things any new unit government has to tackle. before that, there needs to be a goo government. u.s. president barack obama admits it won't be easy. >> the tragedy o

the u.n. council is due to speak to staffan de mistura about the talks in geneva. >> reporter: out of their homes and out of aleppo and out in the open they spend the night under the sky on the border with her key hoping to get in. over the past few days syrians in their tens of thousands have escaped aleppo since the syrian government and its russian ally began a new offensive in the province. under pressure like never before syrian rebels end a call to end their opposition. it is the last remaining base in the north for groups allied with the secular free syrian army. for the past three and a half years the city has been divided. the opposition controls the east, government forces the west. the regime is trying to be siege rebel held districts and cut the rebel supply line from turkey's border to the north. the development is raising new concerns. >> we're trying to end the siege of a number of besieged areas across syria and yet what is being done by now russian and syrian forces could crea

also ahead, u.n. chiefs in south sudan try to revive a shaky peace deal. >>> chinese shares take another nose dive on the eve of a summit. >>> i'm in los angeles where forget big business, the hackers are now heading for hollywood. can the entertainment industry really keep them out? >>> much of 21 tons of food have been lost in syria after an air drop failed to hit its target. it was supposed to reach people in the town surrounded by isil controlled territory. the chairman of the u.n. humanitarian task force explained what happened. >> there were two problems, pallets were drifting in with their parachutes so that some missed targets and other pallets, the parachutes did not open and the food were destroyed. >> speaking at the same media conference, they said they plan to get more aid to syrians who desperately need it if a pause in fighting happens saturday. >> more needs to be done more effectively and certainly we all hope the cessation of hostilities take hold effectively, they will have an impac

u.n. to syria says talks on ending the five-year long civil war won't resume in geneva next week as he had planned and staffan de mistura comments come as military experts from russia and u.s. and other countries will discuss how a ceasefire may be i'm med and meeting in geneva following last week's agreement in munich and russia reacted to comments by the syrian president bashar al-assad that his army will continue fighting until all the rebels are defeated and the kremlin is warning that quote a difficult situation may arise if assad doesn't accept diplomacy and the u.n. is planning air drops of humanitarian cities which is besieged by i.s.i.l. fighters. 200,000 people there are in desperate need of food and medicine and daniel lack with more. >> reporter: convoys of badly needed food and medicine began rolling in this week, aid trucks were allowed in government and rebel controlled areas and officials say there will be deliveries by road to others soon and ground access is not possible

the u.n. says it is trying to crackdown 21 tons of aid which it tried to air drop to syrian civilians in der azzor when they attempted to drop pallets from the air after aid trucks were not able to reach the town last week because it is surrounded by i.s.i.l.-controlled territory. there's more positive news on the diplomatic front ahead of a pause due to start on saturday. rebels groups negotiations have begin and the main group the nhc has suggested it will accept the deal for two weeks. meanwhile syrian kurdish fighters, the y.p.g., say they will also abide by the cessation of hostilities. al jazeera's diplomatic editor james bays reports from new york >> reporter: at the security council there was stinging criticism of syrian regime. the u.n. humanitarian chief told ambassadors the government had delayed aid deliveries to a town and blocked until now assistance to another area. >> the number, scope and complexity of bureaucratic and other object stab ems is you a place in a path of simple a

>>> the u.n. syria envoy pushing the government to allow aid into besieged areas. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm barbara sarah, you are watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up uganda's main opposition leader warning that thursday's elections will not be free or fair. >>> as the band caught up in the theater attack, prepare to play again, french politicians debate whether to extend the state of emergency. >>> cuba and the u.s. sign a deal to resume direct commercial flights, but is the island ready for an influx of tourists. >>> and after a deadly riot, authorities find saunas, aquariums, and other luxury items in a mexican prison. ♪ >>> hello, thank you for joining us. the united nations syrian enjoy is in damascus pushing to get humanitarian aid to besieged areas. he has held talks with the syrian foreign minister in the capitol. he says the president bashar al-assad has an obligation to deliver humanitarian aid to all besieged areas in the country. >> we have been talking about the issue ab

. >> reporter: u.n. officials stress that only a ceasefire and work towards a political settlement will begin to ease the huge humanitarian crisis in syria. with peace talks in geneva making little if any progress, convoys and soon air drops may be the only way to get help to the millions of syrians in desperate need in their country >>> turkey continues to shell kurdish positions in northern syria in response to wednesday's blast in ankara. our correspondent live from the turkey-syria border. so far as the turkish government is concerned, the idea of kurdish forces being in charge near the northern border utterly unacceptable for them. >> reporter: yes. a red line. they've made that clear even before the bombing in ankara. we understand overnight there was intense shelling of y.p.g. positions. in a number of towns close to the turkish border the y.p.g. making advances of late, taking towns from the opposition which turkey backs. as of now the opposition continues to control its main base, the town of as

an update from the u.n. headquarters. >> reporter: u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon calling the missile launch deeply deplorable. that was the first statement coming out of u.n. headquarters here in new york. the u.n. security council will be holding this emergency meeting on sunday. it will be at 16 g.m. t, around 11am local time here in new york. i can tell you that the secretary general ban ki-moon had told north korea or warned them even before this launch not to go forward with it, also diplomats here at the u.n. told al jazeera that they also warned north korea as well not to pursue this missile launch. clearly those warnings fell on deaf ears. what we can expect at the secure council is really the first chance that the security council members can all get together in one room to discuss where they go from here, what new measures or resolutions they might pursue, but i can tell you that it is slow moving here oftentimes at the u.n. already china and the u.s. had been discussing new security council resolution based on a north korea

the u.n. backed government in tobruk controls most of the east to ra; lanuf. it also controls areas in benghazi. it is i.s.i.l. that has recently made major territorial gains. it controls a coastal area stretching from sirte. the international community is looking into ways to stem the rise of i.s.i.l. including the use of military force. europe has recently been struggling with the growing number of refugees who have travelled through libya. the country's warring factions have recently agreed to form a national unity government. a crucial step that many hope will put an end to months of fighting. and stop militias that have grown in size and influence. a final deal awaits a major decision on the role of the powerful army general. he is the top military commander of the tobruk-based government but he is hated by the government of tripoli which insists on his departure >>> the u.n. says it is increasingly concerned about hundreds of sunnis stuck between i.s.i.l. fighters and kurdish forces. the

the u.n. human rights chief on the starvation of syrian civilians as negotiations continue on talks in geneva. i'm jane dutton in doha with the news on al jazeera. also coming up the new faces of politics in myanmar. prime ministers take their seats after decades of military rule. sign of the times on the streets of belgium as it perhaps for a security summit after the awake of the paris attacks. why pilots in south korea are taking off in big numbers to work for other airlines. the u.n. has warned that starvation of syrian civilians is a war crime and a potential crime against humanity. as the talks continue in geneva, a meeting with the u.n. special envoy staffan de mistura was very positive. the group has threatened to walk away from indirect talks with the government unless humanitarian concerns were addressed first. they're due to meet again in a few hours. let's get the latest from our correspondent in geneva. what can we expect today? >> reporter: pleat try and breakdown the latest. rig

the u.n. security council resolutions. we will cooperate with international community and stand firm to take appropriate measures. we will also give our best efforts to protect our people's security and safety >>> japanese prime minister abe there strongly condemning this news of the long-range rocket launch. harry faucet is live for us in seoul. what is the reaction there? >> reporter: the reaction here from the south koreans was to convene the president - the president of south korea convening a meeting calling for an immediate meeting emergency of the council in new york. also as you were saying, reports on the local news agency suggesting that potentially something might have gone wrong with this launch, talking about objects falling into the sea near the south korean island of jeju. they are in that reporting themselves so far. they had yet to ascertain the launch. japan and the u.s. are both suggesting that they tracked the launch for a much longer distance than the south korean reportin

they say they will contest these findings at the u.n. - of the u.n. working group. they completely reject it. they are deeply frustrated at this continuing unacceptable situation. the swedish foreign ministry likewise says that it rejects the findings. flish to his stated bihar-- in relation to his fears that he would be extradited to the u.s. were he to go to sweden, the government says it has never received annex tradition request in relation to him >>> in theory even if he is free to leave the embassy today or tomorrow, he could find himself being arrested by london police because prosecutors in sweden saying what has happened over the past three to five years doesn't matter, those allegations must be answered >> reporter: the semantic truth from the point of view of the british government is that he has always been free to leave the embassy behind me. he has not been detained in terms of their logic. he has voluntarily sought to escape arrest by remaining in the embassy. were me to leave, if we take the british police at their word, he would be arrested as quick

i can also tell you that i've been speaking to another u.n. insider, who is involved with the de mistura team and this insider told me that they felt the situation was very difficult now. it's going to be very hard to put this process back together. yes, they've announced delay, but they fear that the russian bombardment and the syrian military advance will continue. if that happens, it's going to be very hard to explain to the opposition block that they should come back to the negotiating table, because they feel that they were given assurances and they have been misled. >>> the u.n. is asking for $9 billion in aid from international donors. germany pledged $2.6 billion and the u.k. has already given $1.75 billion. >>> along with the humanitarian crisis in syria, the u.n. says it is concerned there could be another humanitarian disaster in iraq. people in fallujah are going hungry, trapped between isil and government forces. we have more from baghdad. >> although it's not a humanitarian disaster yet, there is real concern that the situation i

the u.n. security council resolutions. we will cooperate with the international community and stand firm to take appropriate measures. we will also give our best efforts to protect our people's security and safety >>> harry for set joins us live now. the news that north korea appears to have successfully put an orbital satellite up there is extremely significant, isn't it. >> reporter: yes. it means that they have done, if true what they said they were going to do, certainly in april 2012 when they had a failure, they admitted that failure. in december 2012 when it was, to all intents and purposes a success, they celebrated that success. that's what they are doing at the moment. there isn't a definitive answer yet from the south korea defense ministry or u.s. or japan as to the ultimate success of the satellite entering the orbit, as it was supposed to have done, but u.s. says it traced the rocket launch into space, japan was tracing the flight path and talking about the various separations th

the u.n. will support these efforts in the secondary capacity which we'll be fielding and disseminating in the wider issg we are in turn not expected with the u.n. to assess or deconflict information received. a function that will remain with the cochairs which is the russian federation cochairs and the other iss members. this agreement preceded by lengthy and detailed discussions in geneva and in the capitals, and the outcome of intense consultations and negotiations at the highest levels, it is a shared task force members today in this room agreed to reach out to respective contact among syrian parties to complain the functioning of the task force and in sure confidentiality of the discussions and refrain from making recommends non-compliance reports from being reviewed. we will issue briefings on the assesstation of hostilities. the current resolution with clear reporting requirements. other parts of the u.n. system obviously will retain their own ability to comment on the situation in syri

our correspondent is at the u.n. >> reporter: u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon calling this "deeply deplorable". that was the first statement coming out of u.n. headquarters here in new york. the u.n. security council will be holding this emergency meeting on sunday. it will be at 16 g.m. t, around 11 a m local time here in new york. i can tell you that the secretary sdwrernl ban ki-moon-- general ban ki-moon had urged them not to go forward with it. diplomats say they warned north korea to launch this as well but obviously it went on deaf ears. this is the first chance that the security council members can get together in run room to discuss where they go from here, what new measures or resolutions they might pursue, but i can tell you that it is slow moving here oftentimes at the u.n. already china and the u.s. had been discussing new security council resolutionize based on a test months but they were moving slowly and now they're faced with in issue that they now have to deal with. on sunday it will be very interesting to see how

to the east of the capital, the u.n.aid that the government is using starvation as a weapon of war. some aid has got through but hundreds need to be moved for medical help. and up to 200,000 people are living under an isil imposed seize where food and water are running out in the last few days the u.n. has successfully delivered aid to thousands of family in yarmouk. it is where thousands of palestinian refugees have been under siege by government forces for almost three years. >> this is a community of civilians where in any case women have died during childbirth for lack of medicine, and this is an u.n.-protected community, they've been eating grass in some instances, so we need sustained access, and we need it urgently. >> in the rebel held stronghold of douma, an aid convoy has arrived in the city. they have medicine and milk for children. last week world leaders pledged humanitarian assistance to syrians trapped in besieged areas. but it is still not known whether any of it has been delivered. al jazeera. >> the for

the u.n.anel is set to rule, wikileaks founder julian assange is being detained in britain illegally. he's been avoiding arrest ever since 2012 in the ecuadorian embassy in the british capital. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] anchor: im brent goff. it's good to have you with us. 10 billion euros, a down payment on ending the misery of syria. today at a donor conference in london, world leaders made a pledge and a promise to use their check books to ease the suffering of millions of syrians, the casualties of a five year civil war. there is more than just one motive behind the money. for european nations, improving the humanitarian situation for syrians at home is key to slowing the influx of migrants leaving their homes for europe. our coverage starts where today's promises became public. reporter: the appeal could not have been more emotional. the 17-year-old, a refugee from syria, asked c

u.n. special envoy arrives >>> the u.n. says it's concerned about hundreds of iraqi civilians and fighters in the north. kurdish forces recaptured the town in november. 15 months after i.s.i.l. members attacked yazidi. >> five years after authoritarian world rose up. muammar gaddafi overthrew the country, the country didn't disarm. the political process fell apart. two competing governments from formed, the talks were aimed to enter through formation of a unity government. >> libya's world under mounting pressure to end infighting and form a unified government. many hope it will end the political divide. libya has two governments. one in the west, and the other in the east. >> the general national congress controls western libya. the influence that stretches from tripoli, all the way west to zul tan. the rivals, the united nations-backed government in tobruk control the east. an area that stretches from the coastal town of barda to ourselves. and it's also huge areas in benghazi, libya's second largest city. there are distr

also ahead the u.n. prepares to deliver aid to thousands of besieged syrians in syria as a fragile truce. a catholic church has made enormous mistakes. plus >> a thank you all for this amazing award tonight >>> fifth time lucky, he takes home the best actor oscar. while a journalism picture is the best picture >>> within the last hour riots broke out on the greek border with macedonia where refugees are being prevented from crossing. border guards used tear gas to push back on the guards. a number of people were injured. our correspondents is there. just get us right up to speed. walk us through what happened in the past 60 minutes or so. >> reporter: it started with a resume more that the border crossing had happened. there were many people sitting here on the tracks. when that rumour spread, everybody started run. not everybody just here but also camped out in the field surrounding the railway tracks. everybody pushed through down the railway tracks where there is a gate that opens and closes. they pus

the u.n.special envoy to syria. he updated the council on the -- how the geneva talks, why they were put on hold. he told them the background of that, gave them a very frank assessment of what was going on and you really got a sense here at the security council of the deep divisions on one side, russia and their ally syria, on the other side, the u.s., u.k. and france, who clearly all want peace in syria, but have very different opinions on how to reach the peace and also who was responsible for the geneva talks having to be postponed. let's listen to what a few of the diplomats had to say. >> the syrian regime and its allies have made no concession. quite the contrary, on the one hand, the syrian regime claims to discuss peace in geneva and on the other hand, it intensifies its military offensive against position groups with which it is supposed to discuss, and imposes on the city of aleppo an unprecedented torrent of fire. all of this with russia's military support within the framework of a