person -- by u.n. personnel in the field. 99 cases were investigated last year, 69 of them police or soldiers. citizens from 21 countries, were accused of sexual offenses in 10 u.n. missions, most in africa. no criminal cross prosecutions took place but some of their pay docked or were suspended and sent home. many cases are pending. senior officials admit that trust in peacekeeping is badly damaged by evening a single case of abuse. let alone the dozens reported here. >> i am a peacekeeper of more than 20 years duration, i strongly believe, as does the secretary general, the deputy secretary general and, indeed everybody else, that anyone serving under the u.n. flag should prey on the vulnerable is truly an abomination. >> reporter: last august, second general ban ki-moon talk the unprecedented step of firing the head of the peacekeeping mission in the central african republic. following new allegations against u.n. soldiers there. later an independent panel found the u.n. guilty of gross institutiona

now, the u.n.ion on the limits of the continental shelf has recommended that argentina's territory in the south atlantic should be expanded by 35%. the decision would put argentina's maritime claim well over the falklands. one is aries -- they apply to the recommendation. >> having obtained about 1.7 million square kilometers worth of territory implies the possibility of exploitation of the area and maritime subsoil. and as such, we have wealth we do not even know about yet. reporter: that is the crux of the matter. companies drilling outside of the falklands have come up with encouraging results. one well deliver oil. one of the explanation firms thinks that the falklands is a city 90 billion barrel basin. this is an important element of the islands'economy. they could use it to pay down debt. the british government has dismissed argentina's claims and speculation. the u.n. recommend nation is not binding. -- recommendation is not binding. those on the island want to remain british. susan: that is

the u.n. rights chief has described the conflict in south sudan as one of the most horrendous human rights situations in the world, a damning u.n. reports describes children and disabled burned alive and not being paid. >> reporter: the suffering in the world's newest country defies belief, a report put together by the u.n. human rights office goes into details of atrocities in south sudan since conflict began in december of 2013 and says both sides are responsible but government forces were most to blame last year. between april and september the u.n. recorded more than 1,300 ports of rape in just one of south sudan's states. the oil rich unity state. the report says credible sources indicate that government forces are being allowed to rape women as a type of payment. one woman told the u.n. team she had been stripped naked, raped by five soldiers in front of her children on the roadside then raped again by more men in the bushes only to return and find her children missing. the report says t

the u.n.'s decision to name and shame those countries whose troops are implicated in abuse is one step, certainly it will embarrass those countries and create some pressure for accountability, i think more concretely there needs to be improved vetting so troops that are implicated in these abuses in their own country should not be sent on u.n. peace keeping missions and the structure needs to be reformed so the report's recommendation of prosecuting troops in the countries which the crimes are committed i think is worthy of serious consideration. >>> iran accused gulf countries of risk lebanon stability by designating hezbollah a terrorist organization and the group itself described the decision as reckless and hostile and we have more. >> reporter: gulf cooperation counsel former designation of hezbollah as a terrorist organization is significant, many say it will have a wide ranging impact across the region. >> this is actually a big deal because saudi arabia is putting some order within the

the u.n.s also reviewing enhanced preparedness measures and contingency planning. and at 3:00 pm the security council is scheduled to consider a draft resolution concerning sexual exploitation abuse. and today the heads of the u.n. humanitarian agencies issued a statement saying after five years of a brutal and senseless conflict, more than a quarter million of syrians have been killed, and over happen of the population have been forced from their homes out of fear and want. some 4.6 million are existing without aid or food. in the past few weeks, the humanitarian chiefs add we are seeing signs of momentum, fewer bombs are falling, humanitarian access has opened up in some places, negotiators are preparing to come together and talk -- >> a general summation there for events happening at the united states in new york and also geneva during the course of the next few hours, that spokesman for the u.n. body there, referencing the war atrocities that are said to have been committed in south sudan,

the u.n. peacekeepers for their safety, a country like haiti, reports of sexual abusers there, mali, congo, ivory coast and car where we have 22 reported sexual abuse cases in the democratic republic of congo. there are 16 cases that have been reported. it is a very serious report, very embarrassing to the u.n. and i have been speaking to a human rights campaigner who has been following these incidents and he said that he accused the u.n. of what he termed gross institutional failure. so the u.n. is under a lot of pressure to act decisively on some of these cases >>> a lot of people, of course the first question that will spring to mind is why are we seeing this again. not only are we seeing it again but we're seeing the numbers rides. >> reporter: absolutely. -- rise. >> reporter: absolutely. you hear the civilians complaining about the missions that are there saying it's not just a case of human rights abusers, but also the lethargy. the u.n. mission in the congo have been accused of slow ac

u.n. reports a sharp rise in allegations of sex abuse by its staff in 10 different countries. >> i'm rob mcbride in the philippines on the trail of a dying language that is only a fee speakers away from dying out altogether. >>> police in brazil raided the home of the former president desilva as part of a corruption inquiry into pet pro brass. investigators questioned him but he denies wrongdoing. dozens of exception and politicians in brazil have been implicated in this long running inquiry claiming fraud took place at pet pro brass. >>> it's being called the most politically explosive development in the corruption investigation to do with a state-run and owned oil company. hundreds of armed police raided different locations across three different states in brazil, including rio and sao paulo and one of the homes raided is that belonging to the former president desilva. he was brought in for questioning. he is not being arrested, police clarify, but has been brought in for questions. he i

u.n. staff has also been accused and for the first time the the u.n.sting the nationalities of the accused. osama ben javid has the story. >> a new u.n. report says the number of allegations of sexual exploitation. increase in the number of new allegation is signifyin signifye needs to be done. the report further names all 21 countries whose nationals are allegedly involved in sexual abuse. the united nations has been criticized for not doing enough prompting the secretary-general to speak out against is issue last year. >> i believe the disturbing number of allegation we have seen in many countries but particularly in the central african republic, particularly when the u.n. peace keepers were deployed and since, enough is enough. >> it was in 2014 that allegations of wrongdoing in the central african republic first came to light, when french troops were first accused of sexual misconduct. the report is made up of 10,000 personnel from 45 countries and the u.n. says it takes time to investigate such allegations. but sexual abuse by u.n. personnel is no

u.n. security council including the u.s. and russia of making the crisis in syria worse. good evening, i'm antonio mora, we begin with break news tonight out of chicago where a donald trump rally was cancelled due security concerns and violence broke out. anti-trump protesters made their way into university of illinois chicago pavilion while large demonstrations took place outside the arena. many students were there, in a university that is the most racially and ethnically diverse in the country. andy rosegen, are have things called down now? >> reporter: calm now antonio but what a night this has been. a stunning development, the crowd filing in here about 5:00 local time. it's an arena that holds about 9,000 people. but you couldn't tell the opponents of donald trump were certified the arena. a number of people were getting kicked out, we have seen this at other trump rallies but even before the rally started, police rounding them up and kicking them out. but just before donald trump was

but the u.n.der pressure to keep closer track of many things, including how countries respond if their nationals are involved in allegations like this. in fact the u.s. is expected to propose a security council resolution that says troops will be repatriated if they don't cooperate or if there is coverup of abuse. but the resolution might be the first step in that fight. >> daniel lak from the united nations, thank you. >>> there is more to come for you on al jazeera. the zimbabwe president says he is taking over all of the diamond mining processes. >>> and we'll look at conflicting theories surrounding what happened. ♪ v >> "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. let's remind you of our top stories. form early brazilian president da silva is adamant he is nothing to fear, despite being detained for three hours over a multi-billion dollars cor

u.n.orts a sharp rise in allegations of sexual abuse in ten different countries. foreign ministers from france, germany and the uk meet in paris to describe the partial ceasefire in syria and tens of thousands of refugees remain stranded at the greece, macedonia border as restrictions continue. >> what is the big d. >> don't worry about it little marco. >> reporter: the latest t.v. debate turns nasty as they throw a bar arch over tax. >>> barcelona break another record and 35 matches unbeaten and messi and friends as they break the spanish record set by bitter rivals in madrid. ♪ the u.n. has reported a sharp rise in allegations of sex abuse against its staff, a new report cataloged 99 accusations of abuse. u.n. missions in central african republican and democratic republic of congo and ivory coast animally counted for a majority of the claims and we report. >> reporter: u.n. peace keepers were supposed to come to the rescue in central african republic and instead accused of sexual exploit

u.n. report describes children burned alive and soldiers allowed to rape in south sudan. ♪ >>> hello once again from me, david foster, you are watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up in this program, a powerful shiite cleric and his followers keep up the pressure on iraq's prime minister to tackle corruption. >>> and aid agencies accuse international powers of adding fuel to the fire in syria, by supporting rival sides. >>> and in japan they mark the moment five years ago when an earthquake and tsunami killed 18,000 people. ♪ >>> the united nations human rights chief has described the conflict in south sudan as, in his words one of the most horrendous human rights situations in the world. this damming report from the u.n. describes children and disabled people being burned alive, and fighters being allowed to rape women instead of getting paid. daniel lak joins me now from the united nations. we new it was a terrible situation with no end in sight in south sudan. i don't think

meanwhile, the u.n. refugee agency has pulled its staff from camps on lesbos and other greek islands, now other international groups have followed suit saying they won't be complicit in violating refugee's rights. rob mathson reports. >> the united nations have been a welcomed sight whether they meet the boats or people traveling on foot, staff from the u.n. agency have been guiding people to the camps, which have become known as hot spots. not any more. >> under the new provision these so-called hot spots have now become detention facilities, so accordingly and in line with uncr policies on opposing mandatory detention we have suspended some of our activities at some of these closed centers. >> the deal between the e.u. and turkey, which is meant to stop the flow of refugees through europe, has been prematurely implemented, and without proper safeguards. under the plan new arrivals are meant to be able to apply for asylum, but it means that people are confined to camps until their claims are assessed. p

one woman told the u.n.she has been stripped naked, raped by five soldiers in front of her children on the roadside, then raped again by more men in the bushes, only to return and find her children missing. the report says the gravity of the violence may amount to war crimes and all crimes against humanity. the government has denied the occasions. >> if there are individuals, you know, soldiers that comes out to violate human rights, then they are doing it at their own [ inaudible ] because the government doesn't authorize anybody to kill civilians. >> reporter: the conflict began as a dispute between the president and his former deputy and quickly turned into an armed rebellion. last august we met the deputy during a peace prosense. and asked him if he were willing to cooperate with an international investigation. >> anybody who has committed atrocities will be brought to book. >> reporter: the report details evidence of entire towns and villages being destroyed in what it describes as a scorched earth poli

i strongly believe as did the u.n. secretary-general and did anybody else that anyone serving under the u.n. flag should prey on the vulnerable is truly an abomination. >> reporter: last august secretary-general ban ki-moon took the unprecedented step of firing the head of the peace keeping force in africa. called for more transparency and accountability. activists say the latest report say the u.n. hasn't taken those recommendation is seriously and are calling on u.n. member states to take on investigations. >> the member states i think need to be reminded, they're in charge. peace keeping is their collective will. it's being undermined, its reputation is being destroyed. it's not being carried out effectively because of what the secretary-general himself has called a cancer on the system. >> reporter: among proposals, courts martials. the u.s.s. drafting a security council resolution calling for repatriation of troops where there's a pattern of abuse or evidence of noncooperation with investigations. this is an issue

the eu and the u.n. both welcome the move. the u.n. is attempting to bring together the two rival administrations into one government. >> translator: at this historic moment we thowns to our people the starannounce toour pa new era, communication with the sons of our people, regardless of their political attitudes this would be based on the libyan preliminary agreement and the guarantees it includes to all fathers and to achieve the goals of the -- all parties and achieve the goals of the february revolution. >> the heads issued a warning to the government of national accord after its arrival in the capital. >> translator: the government of national salvation calls on those illegitimate infiltrators to either hand over themselves and be in safe hands or to go back to where they came from. the salvation government is working with judicial and legislative entities, all state institutions and ngos as well as community liters to take the necessary steps to save the country from the threat of chaos and foreign intervention. >> joining us li

the u.n. for a meeting with special envoy, staffan de mistura. she made it clear she had met both sides in geneva and there was no change to e.u. policy. >> reporter: why did you decide to choose this moment to reward the bashar al-assad regime with such a high-profile meeting? >> our support to the opposition has not only been in place for the last five years, but it is going to be there also for the future and this is something we discussed. as i said, what i have done told is consistent, fully consistent, with what we decided today as the european union, to actively support the work of the united nation and, in particular, of staffan de mistura in bringing the negotiations forward. >> reporter: despite high representative's firm position that this is not a change in the e.u. policy, i can tell you i've spoken to diplomats from a number of different countries who say they are surprised that she held this meeting. one added there is only supposed to be one mediator in this process. earlier am

the u.n. security council resolution that set out this process that had to happen before the talks took place and nothing has happened and, again, i think the pressure is on the government. that's with regard to detainees, particularly women and children being held by the government in their cells. we understand in staffan de mistura, the mediator, he is adding that task, a third way that the government is coming under pressure >>> thank you for that update. the kurdistan freedom falcons or t a.k. have claimed responsibility for a car bombing in the turkish capital on sunday. that explosion at a busy transport hub killed 37 people. the p a.k. made the announcement on their website saying their attack was in retaliation to a security crackdown by the kurdish government in kurdish areas. a splinter group of the kurdistan workers party also in turkey, bee understand the consulate in istanbul has been closed over security concerns. in south africa opposition party is calling for a judicial inquiry

the u.n.'s human rights chief denounces the plan to repel refugees. ♪ >>> hello. the u.n.'ecial envoy to syria has told al jazeera he is more hopeful than he has ever been that peace can be achieved in the war-torn country. ahead of the meeting, he has been speaking to our diplomatic editor, james bayes. >> reporter: this is a crucial moment for syria. it is almost five years since the start of the war. we're almost at two weeks since the start of that cessation of hostilities. it is holding. there have been violations, but also a significant reduction in the violence, and of course, talks between the two main sides are supposed to be taking police here in geneva, so far neither side has turned up for those talks. despite that, the u.n. special envoy is upbeat. he once described getting peace in syria as almost mission impossible. what does he think the chances are now? >> higher. certainly higher than ever before. for three reasons. the first one we do have a momentum, and we can see it in the syrian people are detecting it themselves. you can ask them and they will tell y

. >>> the u.n. reports a sharp rise in allegations of sexual abuse by its peace keepers in ten different countries >> facebook agrees to pay millions more in tax in the u.k. >>> i'm in the philippines on the trail of a dying language that is only a few speakers away from dying out all together. ♪ >>> hello, thank you for joining us. the multi-billion dollars corruption scandal involving brazil's state-owned oil company has now spread to the former president. he was questioned by police for three hours before being released. hundreds of supporters clashed with police both at the airport where the questioning took place, and outside of his apartment. police say there is evidence that lula was one of the main beneficiaries of the petrobras scandal. >> translator: today we are looking at evidence that the former president and his family obtained advantages to [ inaudible ] actions within the government. that is still a hypothesis in our investigation. there is evidence of payment, but there isn't a plau

. ♪ a new u.n.t has cataloged what it describes as a multitude of horrendous violation in 2013 and targeting civilians for killing, rape and pilaging and fighters bore the greatest responsibility for crimes last year and report quotes credible sources and say groups on the government side are allowed to rape women in lieu of wages and opposition fighters and criminal gangs have targeted women and girls. there is evidence that children have born the brunt of violent and maimed and recruited for fighting and killed. a unity government promised under a peace accord signed last year is yet to be established and warring factions led on one side by the president and on the other by his rival the former vice president. here is charles stratford. >> reporter: the suffering of people in the world's newest country defies belief and the report put together by the u.n. human rights office goes into details of atrocities committed in south sudan since the conflict began in december 2013. it says both sides are r

adrian brown >>> the u.n. is setting up a commission to investigate human rights conditions in south sudan. thousands of people have died in a civil war that began in 2013. more than two million people have been displaced. many of those forced out have fled to neighboring countries. sudan has taken the biggest share. our correspondent reports from white nile state. >> reporter: the south sudanese voted to split from sudan in 2011 hoping to end generations of conflict and persecution. a few years later thousands have returned to sudan desperate to escape the violence in their young country. >> translation: we voted for independence to end the oppression, but we came here to sudan to get safety. here we are not a refugee. we become citizens of sudan. >> reporter: the government policy is to treat south sudanese as citizens with the same rights as sudanese. the war was ignited over a rift between the president and his former vice president. both sides have been accused of massacring and displacing people along tr

the u.n. warns this could be a final chance to end the conflict. >> reporter: i'm in northern kenya refugee camp. these refugees are going back home. i will be talking to them about their fears and hopes as they start a new journey to rebuild their lives in somalia >>> some residents in brussels say they feel scared and angry after tuesday's bomb attacks which killed 31 people and injured up to 300 others. there are unusual scenes on the streets of the belgium capital. people are being frisked before entering the metro stations. >> i'm sad now. there is a lot of anger here for such barbaran attacks. we cannot understand why they did this. everybody really feels anger and some people want revenge, which ask not so good feeling >>> meanwhile, the hunt is on to find one of the suspected i.s.i.l. bombers seen on a security camera at brussels airport. this is the man who is the focus of the manhunt. his identity unknown. it is believed he had explosives, but they failed to detonate properly. there

u.n. backed unity government has entered the city defying threats of violence. it was formed after talks late last year when the u.n. attempted to bring together the country's two rival administrations into one government. some members of both sides disputed the deal. we have the latest from tripoli. >> it's come, it's really quiet here, although during the last couple of days, we heard shooting. it was like showing of muscles with the brigade supporting the government, others opposing the government. the news is all over the country that the presidential council of the national of the government of national court have finally reached the capital tripoli and now in their headquarter. you can see behind me, the maritime base, this is their new headquarter. until this moment, it is quiet. it has not gone violent so far, but again, there is a lot of challenges facing this government, especially in the capital tripoli, two major opponents in this city that members of the general national congr

the u.n. security council voting to impose the toughest sanctions yet on north korea. >> reporter: it is so decided. almost two months after north korea carried out its latest nuclear test, the u.n. security council finally gave its response. >> please raise their hands. >> reporter: a unanimous vote in favor of the toughest sanctions resolution yet. >> as the resolution as we have adopted today underscores, virtually all of the dprk's resources are channelled into its reckless and relentless pursuit of weapons of mass destruction. the north korean government would rather grow its nuclear weapons program than grow its own children. >> reporter: the fact north korea defied the international community with the launch of a satellite during the negotiations over its resolution may have helped persuade the chinese to agree to these new extensive measures. the text of the resolution which is almost 20 pages long was discussed in various meetings between the u.s. and china, some parts directed at the

>> it is really wonderful that at the time u.n. and u.n. women are pushing for in. the truth is u.n. many years ago was a world leader for pushing for women's equality. i'm sorry to say for a number of reasons we have lost our leadership role in country. mip organization is working hard to establish the u.s. as a leader, but just as an example wage inequality in the u.s. has stagnated. they're around 79 cents to the dollar paid to men. difficulties crim nation against women is always complicated by race. african american women's wages are at about 69 cents to the dollar. latino wages are 54 cents to the dollar paid to white men. we are working hard to close the gender wage gap and the gender race wage gap which is a significant issue. only 5% of ceos of the top companies in this country are women. the united states congress between the senate and the howls just about 20% of members of congress are women. so we have a very long way to go in this country. my organization is working hard to elect the first woman president who will stands for women's issues. that will b

. >>> the u.n.s say that some progress is being made. >> in the first three months of last year, zero trucks reached any of the besieged areas in syria. in the last three weeks, 236 trucks have served 115,000 people, many of these have -- have received several convoys. >>> turkish police have released the names of two women killed in an armed standoff with police, and confirmed that they are members of a far left organization. the women seen here on security camera footage. they fired shots and threw a hand grenade at a police truck. the group is vial lently opposing what it sees as the westernization of turkey. >>> north korea have accused of firing six short-ranged projectiles into the seas, just hours after tough new sanctions were ordered against it. south korea's defense ministry says the projectiles were launched towards the east sea, also known as the sea of japan. the undersecurity council was unanimous in its decision to impose new sanctions on north korea. >>> the european union says it is

the u.n. human rights chief has described the conflict in south sudan as one of the most horrendous human rights situations in the world. a damning report describes children and disabled being born alive and fighters being allowed to rape women instead of being paid. >> reporter: rebel and government forces are responsible, but government fighters are more to blame. the report says that armed group have targeted women, children, the disabled, rape and abuse of the helpless have become webs of war. sexual violence was routine and gave one particularly gruesome example. >> a young man came and talked with the guy who was beating her. stop beating this old lady. gets go and rape some young on ones. >> in 2011 the president accused his vice president of plotting a coup and sacked him. muchar is now leader of the rebel forces and many of the atrocities took place in his home region. >> war crimes were alleged by the u.n. in 2014 and the au. we say that there is sufficient evidence to say that in th

. >>> the u.n.orts a sharp rise in sexual abuse allegations by its peace keepers in ten different countries. >>> american's join cuba's famous cigar festival for the first time. >>> i'll talk about a report ruling out vote rigging surrounding the 2016 fifa world cup. ♪ >>> the multi-billion dollars corruption scandal in brazil surrounding the state-owned oil company petrobras has now drown in the former president. police have raided his home, and lula was questioned by police along with his of his sons. the former president who ran brazil from 2003 to 2011 was released after three hours. speaking after his release, lula said he had, quote, nothing to fear. hundreds of supporters clashed with police after he was taken away. police say there was evidence that lula was one of the main beneficiaries of the petrobras scandal. >> translator: today we are looking at evidence that the former president and his family obtain obtained -- advantages. there is evidence of payments, but there isn't a plausible mo

a u.n.ort about the civil war in south sudan, contains allegations of children being burned alive, and soldiers raping women and girls as a form of payment. the report found that a majority of crimes are being committed by groups that support the government. charles stratford reports. >> reporter: the suffering defies belief. the report put together, goes into details of atrocities committed in south sudan since the conflict began in 2013. it says both sides are responsible but government forces were most to blame last year. between april and september, the u.n. reported more than 1,300 reports of rape in just one of south sudan's states. the oil-rich unity state. credible sources indicate that government forces are being allowed to rape women as a type of payment. one woman said she has been stripped naked, raped by five solders in front of her children on the roadside, and then raped by more men in the bushes only to return and find her children missing. the government has denied the accus

staff from the u.n. refugee agency have been guiding people to the camps which have become known as hot spots. not any more. >> under the new provisions these so-called hot spots have now become detention facilities, so accordingly and in line of u.n.h.c.r.'s policy on opposing mandatory detention, we have suspended some of our activities at all the closed centers on the island. >> reporter: the u.n.h.c.r. says the deal between the e.u. and turkey, which is meant to stop the flow of are refugees through europe, is being prematurely implemented and without proper safeguards. under the plan new rivals are meant to be able to apply for asylum, but it means people are confined to the camps until their claims are assessed. people people are being held here against their will on several group islands. no longer will it transport people to those camps. >> u.n.h.c.r. has a mandate to protect refugees. it doesn't have a mandate to detain them. it's not going to be involved in processing and facilitating mass depo

the u.n. accuses south sudan of brutalizing its own citizens. >>> welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i'm lynda kinkade, and this is "cnn newsroom." >>> we begin with the syrian conflict as the country approaches its fifth anniversary of civil war. john kerry is set to meet with some of his european counterparts this hour to discuss the con flexibilikoconf. it comes ahead of peace talks between the syrian government and opposition representatives. the u.n. is backing those talks. the opposition wants a new constitution, presidential elections, and a transitional government. >> translator: we consider at that transitional period starts with the fall of bashar al assad or his death. there's no possibility to start this period with the presence of this regime or head of the regime in power. >> syria's foreign minister says syrian president bashar al assad is "a red line," and that his future is nonnegotiable, as well as presidential elections. >>> the brutal violence in syria

the u.n. distribution south sudan as one of the worst human rights situations. hello. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. coming up, tens of thousands of iraqis demonstrate for a cabinet shake up to tackle corruption and deteriorating security. >>> five years on, a moment of silence to remember the japanese earthquake and tsunami that killed over 18,000 people. >>> breaking the cycle of drug abuse, u.s. lawmakers come together to tackle a growing trend. >>> the united nations called the civil war in south sudan one of the most horrendous human rights situations in the world, describing children being burned alive and raping women at payment. we have more. >> the suffering of people in the world's newest country defies belief. the report put together bit u.n. human rights office goes into detail of atrocities committed in south sudan since the conflict began in 2013. it says both sides are responsible, but government forces were most to blame last year. between april and september, the u

diplomatic sources have told nhk the u.n. security council has approved the appointment of y yamamoto as secretary-general for afghanistan. he's been serving as special representative since 2014. in his new position, he will also head the u.n. assistance mission in afghanistan. he previously worked for japan's foreign ministry. yamamoto steps up to the post as security deteriorates. there are increasing number of rebels joining the group. >>> officials at toshiba have unveiled a plan to rescue the firm from financial trouble. gene otani has that and the other top stories from the world of business. >> thanks, james. toshiba is trying to streamline its business following accounting scandals. executives at the struggling japanese company say they aim for a turnaround by focusing on its core semiconductor and energy businesses. toshiba announced its business plan for the group for fiscal 2016 on friday. >> translator: we want to regain trust and see the company reborn by making steady progress in our business. >> the company off

but u.n. say the number of refugees registering to go home is increasing, and only a few are reappearing. >> we in three months repatriated the same number we repate at itted in the whole year of 2015. it is a big step, still people continue to [ inaudible ] to go. so far around 20,000 approach the help desks. >> reporter: there is still a lot of uncertainty and violence in many parts of somalia, and though going back are worried about their safety, but they are also proud to be going home, to rebuild their lives in dignity. catherine soi, al jazeera. >>> the u.n. is setting up a commission to investigate human rights abuses in south sudan after a u.n. report found atrocities have been committed since the conflict began in late 2013. thousands of people have died in the civil war. more than 2 million have been displaced. >>> the underuphas set up a panel of experts to act on what it says are crimes against humanity committed by north korea. the u.n. council has concluded that north korea has c

u.n. security council resolutions says have consistently been flouted by parties to the conflict and their international backers, including permanent members of the u.n. sc have actively added fuel to the fire. the report highlights how russia's air campaign since september last year has damaged civilian infrastructure while reportedly causing thousands of civilian casualties. bombing by the u.s.-led coalition is similarly noted to have caused deaths and damage to civilian areas and the international powers are accused of supplying weapons to opposing forces on the ground. the report notes that a partial cessation of hostilities has resulted in fewer civilian casualties and greater humanitarian access to besieged areas. however, all parties including governments that sit on the u.n. security council bear direct responsibility for the war in syria. jonah hull >>> u.s. presidential hopeful donald trump was forced to call off his rally in chicago on friday night. it came after clashes. one pe

u.n.tings unrestricted access to half a million people in besieged areas. so far eight convoys have reached areas as part o as part agreed on before the truce started. the world health organization said it delivered a truck of medicine to two towns north of aleppo. u.n. officials in damascus say it's too early to assess what impact the truce has had on the delivery of urgent aid. the syrian opposition says the syrian army and its allies are continuing with their military campaigns while rebel groups are accusing the government of mobilizing more troops. so far, it has lead to a drop in violence, however, and that is good news for many syrians. >>> two syrian men have been sentenced to four years in prison after five refugees drowned including a toddler. a turkish court convicted the two of human trafficking. the 3-year-old's death attracted wide-spread international attention and sparked a global outcry for the plight of refugees. both men were acquitted on a separate charge of causing dea

the u.n. approved it's toughest sanctions against north korea in two decades over recent nuclear tests. >> instead of building walls, we're going to break down barriers. >> i'm going to go after one person, that's hillary clinton. >> donald trump and hillary clinton turn their fire on each other as they pull ahead in the race for the white house. >> felicity barr live in washington, d.c. with special coverage and analysis of those super tuesday results. we'll explain what they mean in this extraordinary presidential campaign. >> a russian cosmonaut and nasa astronaut return to earth after almost a year on the international space station. >> and i'm farah with all the day's sport. we'll get you the latest from the english premier league title race as tottenham and arsenal try to make ground. >> hello, united nations voted to impose the toughest sanctions on north korea in two decades after it's latest nuclear tests. negotiated by the united states and pyongyang's traditional ally china, they in

u.n.eports a sharp rise in allegations of sexual abuse by itself peace keepers in this ten different countries. >>> and americans join cuba's famous cigar festival for the first time. ♪ >>> the multi-billion dollars corruption scandal in many brazil surrounding the state-owned oil company pret row brass has now sucked in the former president. police have raided his home, and he was questioned by police for three hours before being released. supporters of the former president, who ran brazil from 2003 to 2011 clashed with police outside of his house after he was taken away. brazilian media say a former senator turned whistleblower has implicated the former president and the current president who has consently denied allegations of involvement. prosecutors allege he received kickbacks from a scheme which involved bribes paid by businessmen in order to get contracts with petrobras. >> translator: today we are looking at evidence that the former president and his family obtained advantages to

the u.n. is we don't like what they have announced, but we're going to ignore it for now, try to make this a process going forward, and perhaps revis it their participate shion later. >> james thanks very much. >>> these areas are along the turkish border in northern syria. an official with the democratic union party, or pyd said the declaration was made after a meeting with 200 delegates. the announcement was immediately rejected by both the syrian government and the main opposition. an official in the foreign affairs director rate of cobahny says they will soon outline what shape they want this autonomous region to take. >> according to the news from meeting that are going to the second day, for people there to delegate, they agreed on the [ inaudible ] and north syria and now they are discussing about the -- making the final statement, the point -- the final results of the discussions with the final statement. we are expecting this final statement in the coming hours. >> okay. let's discuss

the u.n. hcr wants to set up, a plan for registering and resettling each agency. the u.n. wants 10% of syria' sys refugees to be resettleout of europe. >>> alexis tsipras wants frontex to be established into a full blown coast guard. the camp has been expand he as new arrivals cause more crowding. growing number are turning ogangs in athens who are selling fake eu passports, in hope that the possession of one will hem them avoid the long dangerous journey to western be europe. >> victoria square. athens. for some, these "desperate journeys: a global crisis" people are a business opportunity. the cafes around the square are teeming with human smugglers. they are middlemen and negotiators. >> you can really see after five minutes i'm sure about these, somebody said, if you want, go to any country, i can help you. and i'm sure this is illegal. >> with the northern border effectively closed for most of the refugees, they say they have only two options, either pay smugglers or get stuck in grease. this is disaster time for criminal gangs. as long as war guarantees a steady supp

the u.n. is questioning the legality of an agreement which would see refugees and migrants in europe sent back to turkey. the u.n. high commission for refugees said he especially wants to know more about the safeguards in place to protect people. we'll speak with james bays at the u.n. shortly. first jonah hull tells us about the deal between the e.u. and turkey. >> finally, at the end of a long day and night, the breakthrough they'd hoped for. the european union reached an agreement with turkey that they believe marks the beginning of the end of europe's refugee crisis. >> this is a real game changer. the days of irregular migration to europe are over. or objective is to discourage illegal migration to prevent human smugglers to help people hoop want to come to europe through encouraging legal migration. >> the agreement means that in future, turkey will take back all those making the perilous and illegal journey across the aegean sea to greece. for every syrian refugee returned, one syrian r

the u.n. peace talks in geneva, talk turned to the number of detainees held in syria. the u.s. special envoy says both sides in the war are holding detainees, but the numbers are way higher on the government side. syrian activists say tens of thousands are held in government jails. our diplomatic editor james bay sends us this report from geneva. >> reporter: near the top of the agenda, the release of dean detainees. they detail the conditions. her brother was jailed and then executed. >> they put him in prison for two years and two months and killed him there. >> reporter: when you listen to the whole story, you realize the appalling brutality and suffering involved. her brother was a military judge who was arrested after he came to visit her in jail. a peaceful activist, she was imprisoned and tortured in 2012. she told me things were so bad she began to envy fellow prisoners who had lost their minds. >> i saw a lot of men get crazy. they don't know what's going on. i saw men die, and they j

the u.n. in for the latest round of syria talks. this was the government delegation led by chief u.n. negotiator and ambassador bashar al jaffray. >> this is a moment of truth. >> he told reporters there is no plan b for syria. if these talks fail, there will be only more bloodshed. >> the mother of all issues, political transition. >> reporter: in the first meeting with the government delegation there was no sign they discussed that yet. ambassador jaffray has said it's too early to discuss transition and the role of assad is nonnegotiable. when he spoke to reporters he spoke about procedural issues. >> in diplomas it's important to achieve success. >>> the main opposition will meet mr. de mistura on thursday. a clear change meaning the removal of president assad but their spokesman admits the other side is never likely to accept that. >> we know the mentality we are dealing with because it's not only a suffer of five years. it is a suffer of 40, 42 years, in the role of al assad the father a

the e u.n. calls on the woworl's richest nanations to step up to the plate and except their share ofof the 5 million syrian refugs forced out of their country by the war. and the biggest political party in brazil walks out of the president's ruling coalition. that will make it tougher for the president to survive mounting pressure to impeach her. also coming up, the end of an era and thousands of jobs at risk in the u.k. as a steel giant starts wrapping up its operations there. we will look at what's left for the industry during our business update. and sleeping with sharks for real -- the holiday that offers you a chance to go underwater sleeping at the aquarium. first our top story live from paris -- the french president, francois hollande says he is dropping plans to change the french constitution. the most controversial among those measures would have stripped convicted terrorists of their french nationality. the plans were put in motion after the terror attacks in paris last november that l

and whether the expulsion violates the u.n. refugee. >> it happens both sides, from the left and the right. the u.n. saying it's a violation. given the they are under effect. whether it's sheng gen or other areas, they appear to be under attack. turkey is bearing the brunt. they need to come together. they are working together. is it the best deal. probably not. >> there's concern that if people grant get to europe through turkey. they may make dangerous voyages. how about this initial payment to turkey from the e.u., some are arguing that that is paying blackmail to turkey, is that a fair criticism. >> this is leverage, turkey has been hosting a large number of refugees. they've been doing that on their own. they've not been taking aid. is it leverage or blackmail. they neil that this is something they have been earning and working towards. that they should be part of this. the larger point is what is the community going to do to stop the flow. the oi are agrees to reopen negotiations to allow turkey to be a member of the euro

despite this, the u.n.cial envoy to syria says progress is visible. >> the situation therefore could be summarized as fragile, success is not guaranteed. but progress has been visible. we are committed and certainly the two co-chairs are showing it, and i have seen it with my eyes every day in the operation center, they are committed to make it work, and of course that is the hope of everyone. now regarding the issue about the benefits, the deliverables of this, one of them is clearly the issue of what syrian people detect apart from not having bomb, they want to see food and medicine. both humanitarian aid and a cessation of hostilities are extremely important in facilitating the atmosphere and the credibility of them. but they are not preconditions. the precondition is for -- for everyone is to see that the political process, and a political solution will take care of the tragedy of syria. >>> north korea has been accused of firing what are being described as short-range projectiles hours after being slap

the u.n. was well, we are going to put the issue of the kurds on hold to try to deal with some of the other stuff and come to it at a lighter stage. it seems they are forcing themselves on to the agenda. >> i guess quid pro quo is what did you think we were fighting for, because everyone agrees that the kurds are very good at fighting isil in syria. >> absolutely. they've been fighting alongside the u.s. in northern syria. they are certainly an important part of the big picture of syria even staffan de mistura has said that the issue will be one that will come at a later stage. he is trying to deal with the two main sides, the high negotiations committee, the main opposition block and of course the syrian government, ambassador joffrey who is meeting with staffan de mistura later on today. you can see perhaps why they don't want to bring in the added complication of the kurdish issue. if you listen to the comments when he spoke to reporters, he took some questions in english but is strongest w