u.n. ambassador. plus, michael moore is here tonight with a must-see reality check on trump's pick for education secretary, billionaire betsy devos. and how to talk to your relatives who might have voted for another candidate. >> when not berating the media from his golden tower, the president-elect has been busy filling his cabinet. >> we turn to two prominent republican women. trump has elected south carolina governor nikki haley to serve as his ambassador to the united nations. >> it's a mixed foreign policy picture, and no foreign policy experience. >> he has also tapped betsy devos to be his education secretary. >> two of the biggest teachers unions are already speaking out against her. >> mitt romney they say tops the list for secretary of state. >> donald trump is a phony. a fraud. >> you've got to surround yourself with people who will take the bullet for you rather than put the bullet in you. >> dr. ben carson has confirmed he has been offered a cabinet position. >> i take him at

here at the u.n.mate talks in marrakesh, morocco, the world bank has just published a new report finding natural disasters are pushing 26 million people into poverty each year. world bank president jim kim said -- "severe climate shocks threaten to roll back decades of progress against poverty." one of the hardest hit areas by climate change has been the continent of africa. we are joined now by one of the leading african environmentalists nnimmo bassey, director of the health of mother earth foundation in nigeria. author of several books including his latest, "oil politics: echoes of ecological wars." welcome to democracy now! it is great to see you. i recall seeing you several years ago being dragged out by security protesting one of the previous u.n. summits. you are a voice inside and outside these summits. when the president-elect of the united states, donald trump, has , by all accounts, threaten to pull out of the u.n. fcc with united nations framework on climate change. can you explain what th

the u.n. climate summit and we will go to , the streets of marrakesh to speak with syrian refugees who have fled here to escape war. >> i want to ask him why and they want to close the borders first. syria's have suffered very much. why should they close the border in our faces? they should help us because we have gone through a lot of suffering and lost everything. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from marrakesh, morocco, from the u.n. climate summit. back in the united states, donald trump has chosen alabama jeff sessions. inwas elected the the senate 1990 six. as an alabama senator, he has consistently supported anti-immigration legislation. in 2010, he was a leading proponent of the effort to repeal the 14th amendment, which grant citizenship to everyone born in the united states. jeff sessions is also been a vocal opponent of the voting rights act. in 1986, president ronald reagan

japan's current unit is in charge of building facilities for refugees and u.n. staff, but the time there is almost up. government officials plan to dispatch a new unit this month, and it will have duties unlike any other in the sdf's history. the duties will include protecting civilians who request urgent help by using weapons if necessary. that wasn't allowed by law in the past. but it's now possible because of national security legislation that came into effect this year. the government sees that as a good thing. >> translator: now the sdf can rescue people related to the u.n. when they call for help that means we can contribute to the international community even more. >> reporter: but it's controversial for some people in japan. in tokyo, citizens protested the move. they say the new role for the sdf infringes the constitution, which renounces japan's use of force. the defense minister points out fighting is unlikely because she will limit the unit's operation to the area around the capital. >> translator: i've been briefed by the u.n. that security is relat

and has served as an informal adviser to several top u.n. officials in the middle east and u.n. democratization issues. she is the author and editor of many books, some of which are available out front, and including understanding isis, and the new global war on terror, a primer the sixth edition of her popular understanding the palestinian-israeli conflict as well as before and after u.s. foreign policy, and war on terror and challenging empire, how people, governments and the u.n. defy u.s. power. she'll be speaking about u.s. policies toward palestine and israel, and the third speaker will be dina haladi who is the founding and -- founder and director of palestine legal, and cooperating counsel with the center for constitutional rights. her work includes providing legal advice to activists, engaging in advocacy to protect their rights, to speak out for palestinian rights and educating activists and the public about the oppression of palestinian advocates. prior to founding palestine legal, she worked with ccr as a cooperating attorney on the mamilla cemetery campaign drafting

entities such as the u.n. office for disarmament affairs, professional bodies such as kospar or the iaa, international entities such as the iaf and industry associations of several countries. in addition, in 2013, a long-term sustainability workshop was organized during the 56th session of the scientific and technical subcommittee of copuos where representatives of national private sector entities and industry associations were provided by with an opportunity to share their experiences and perspectives on lts with members of the working group. by mid-2013, the working group had before it a compilation of candidate guidelines proposed by the four expert groups. in 2014, the working group consolidated the candidate guidelines proposed by the expert groups to reduce duplication and overlaps and during 2014 and 2015 several member states proposed additional draft guidelines for consideration by the working group. as of the start of 2016, there were 29 draft guidelines under consideration and it was clear the vario

a spokesperson for ban said the panel probed the actions of the u.n. mission in south sudan. u.n. and private compounds housing refugees in the capital, juba, came under fire. >> they did not respond effectively to the violence due to an overall lack of leadership, preparedness and integration among the various components of the mission. the special investigation also found that command and control arrangements were inadequate while peacekeepers maintained a risk-adverse posture. >> the panel determined at least 73 people were killed during 3 days of attacks. the spokesperson said ban will review the operation to properly protect people's safety. south sudan gained independence from sudan five years ago, fighting reignited in july between government and rebel forces. u.n. officials say security conditions in the capital are now relatively stable. japanese self-defense forces personnel are taking part in the u.n. mission there. >>> people in thailand continue to mourn their late king there's now a growing sense of uncertainty over the future of its economy. nhk world explains. >> r

the move came after u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon fired the kenyan commander of operations there for failing to protect civilians. the kenyan government issued a statement strongly opposing the decision. it said ban is trying to place the blame on one individual while the mission in south sudan suffers from fundamental, structural, and systemic dysfunctionality. the statement said kenya will pull out troops immediately and will no longer engage in peace negotiations. a spokesperson for ban said on tuesday an independent panel had criticized the u.n. mission. it said the mission's response was inadequate when forces opened fire on u.n. and private compounds housing refugees in the capital, juba. the panel found that at least 73 people were killed during three days of attacks. the spokesperson says ban will review the operation to properly protect people. south sudan gained independence from sudan five years ago. fighting flared up again in july between government and rebel forces. u.n. officials say the c

u.n. compound home to some 27,000 displaced people. the report says u.n. blue helmets failed to properly respond to acts of violence committed against civilians and u.s. personnel. blamed for their inadequate military response, an internal inquiry found u.n. peacekeepers failed to contain an outbreak of violence that left 300 people dead in the south sudanese capital. they did not respond effectively to the violence due to an overall lack of leadership, preparedness, and integration among the various components of the mission, the fighting which troops of hisuly, supporters to those backing his rival. government soldiers allegedly killedbeat, and civilians and eight workers directly in front of blue helmets. u.n. chief ban ki-moon partially blames the commission's officer for the inability to react. >> he has asked for the immediate replacement of the force commander. that is one of the recommendations that will be of limited immediately. -- be implemented immediately. >> violence since in

another was written by 30 u.n. u.n. organizations in 2000 -- 2015.e important facts from both reports indicate a bleak future for gaza until major strategic endeavors that address the basic needs of water, electricity, health, housing, schooling. in 2012, by the way. imagine what happened after 2014. so, the basic thing, in 2020 the population of gaza will be 2.3 million. electricity must be doubled from 550.from 242 megawatts to it is going backwards now. it is not even standing still. it is much worse now than it was. to then you need water increase by 60% of the need for water. million cubic meter. gaza needs to add 100 50 schools. let alone how many schools were destroyed, even if that level stayed the same effect added a shorthanded 50. you need to have 1000 doctors, 2000 nurses, and 8000 hospital beds. children who need psychological assistance. went through this war. a child was born in 2000 who is now 16 years old, he went through all these wars. imagine what kind of childhood he went through. so, there was a conference in cairo in 2014 to pl

in june of this past year, the u.n. committee on peaceful uses of outer space agreed to 12 long-term sustainability guidelines. we call them the lts guidelines and they represent the first-ever agreed best practices for safe and responsible use of space. this is work that started under the united nations in 2009 and this is a major milestone going forward after seven years of concerted effort. the united states believes that this agreement is a significant accomplishment and major step forward in international cooperation on preserving outer space environment. the guidelines set global norms that will maintain the space environment so that future generations can get benefit from transformative technologies for climate modeling, navigation, communications and health as well as strength and security. additionally, with the increase of private investment in space it has become even more important to provide a stable, predictable, long-term framework for space operations. these guidelines incorporate a range of best practic

says it's beeneu working with the u.n.to get humanitarian aid into the area and the wounded out. >> what are in constant contact with the city council of eastern aleppo as well as civic administrations and other parts of syria. we are helping them provide services to the local population in the areas where this is possible. >> meanwhile government and allied forces have been pushing deep into rebel held sums, taking back territory by any means necessary. the syrian army has been making significant advances since it was given help from allied russia a year ago. the regime held western aleppo has also suffered attacks on civilians. these images from russian sources reportedly show a school room bombed while children were in class. laura: thousands of people from soldiers and police officers to tax inspectors and midwives have lost their jobs in turkey. it's the latest purge in the crackdown in the wake of a failed coup. more than 25,000 people have been sacked or suspended since then, accused of having links to the xo turkis

the u.n. has a peacekeeping mission in the country. >> officers that were part of the patrol reported that there were a lot -- there was a lot of devastation. our reports reveal an awful lot of atrtrocities had occurred o the ground. >> t fighting flflared up again in july. mostly in the southern border area. it's concentrated in the southern border area. the capital juba is mostly calm. that's where japanese peacekeepers are stationed. a replacement team arrived earlier this week. they have a new task. armed rescue of u.n. personnel and others that come under attack. that wasn't previously allowed under japan's old laws. >>> u.s. president-elect donald trump is diversifying his team. his appointments had all been white men but in his latest he named women to two key positions, despite their criticism of him during his campaign. trump appointed nikki haley to be ambassador to the u.n. on wednesday. she's the governor of south carolina and is of indian decent. during the presidential race, hale

u.n. ambassador john bolton. wilbur ross has emerged as a candidate for commerce secretary. ross is known for restructuring failed companies and for his connections with japan. he's currently serving as chairman of the board of new york's japan society, which promotes exchanges between the two countries. ross made remarks to nhk that were in favor of the transpacific partnership free trade deal. secretary of defense is another role yet to be filled. potential candidates are said to include alabama senator jeff sessions and arkansas senator tom cotton. both are known for having hardline stances. >>> japan's central bank is worried about rising yields on the long-term bonds. details on that and other stories. >> the bank of japan has taken steps to curb long-term interest rates on bonds. the ten-year yield finished at 0.00% on thursday. uncertainty in the united states pushed the bond yield to its highest level in nearly nine months the previous day. investors believe the policies of preside

it was not a simple, you know, u.n. exercise that involved -- it involved civil society as well as industry. and i will just conclude by saying for me, this is a big achievement. one of the hallmarks of the president's national space policy was not only promoting international cooperation, but also, promoting the safe and responsible use of outer space, and this is really -- these two guidelines are the cornerstone of that policy at least for our purposes. thank you. [ applause ] >>> good morning. ladies and gentlemen, i'm glad to be invited to tend to this workshop, and my colleagues and i, we all learn more about at this workshop. and now i worked at -- worked on space debris field, and in this rts events, i worked as chinese delegate for work expert group b, space debris for three years. and now we are -- i worked continuous to support the working group's work for the rts. now i give brief remarks of our work, chinese work, on the space debris mitigation, and space debris counter measures. now, hyper velocity of spac

tax dollars to u.n. global warming programs."e in morocco france's , environment minister, segolene royal called donald trump's climate plan to be absolutely catastrophic. >> i think if such decisions are taken, it would be absolutely catastrophic. i dare t to believe that s such things are campaign promimises o please a certain electorate, which is not understood that global warming is a reality or to enter the oil and fossisil energy lobbies. i i think that when he actually takes office, he will see that withdrawing from multilateral negotiation's and climate issues would weaken the united states will stop amy: on sunday, thousands of people marched here in the streets in marrakesh, morocco. democracy now! was covering that march. >> i am from morocco. we are here in morocco. it is november and it is very hot. you can say that in rural areas, it is worse. people don't have water, food. they cannot go to school. these are basic rights for each and every human. >> my name is godwin. i'm with friends of europe nigeria. >> why are

there was talk about nikki haley becoming u.n.ambassador and is it kind of worrisome that there are people in line to be secretary of state who do not acknowledge that there's a problem with going to war in iraq? >> i think that there's a problem that the president of the united states has no policy background on whatsoever. i thought obama brought a lot of capable people into the key positions. that made it easier. didn't make it really easy because you still have people like valley jarrett around him who were gatekeeper. it made it harder to get things done. the case for trump, he's got congress. it's going to be republican senate, republican house. that makes it easier to get things done domestically. on the foreign policy side, the potential for this to go very badly is clearly very high unless he brings in capable senior hands. so far, that's a very open question. the early appointments he's made doesn't give you that level of confidence but clearly if someone like romney was brought in while secretary of state, while you don

at the u.n. trump says haley has a proorch record of bringing people together to move policies forward. haley says she's honored to join trump's team, and she might not be the only one. ben carson just dropped a pretty big hint about a big new job for himself. cnn's jason carroll joins me from palm beach, florida, with the very latest. so what's going on with carson's tweet announcement about this possible upcoming role? what can you tell us, jason? >> reporter: looks like, pamela, we might van annoyancement sometime this afternoon according to what ben carson is saying. look at this tweet. basically tweeting that an announcement is forthcoming. look what he said on facebook. after serious discussions with the trump transition team i feel i can make a significant contribution, particularly to making our inner cities great for everyone. initially we thought last night perhaps ben carson was going to take the weekend, the holiday weekend, to think about this position, but it now looks like, pamela,

., and it is not the agenda of the u.n. and i said bring it on. so that i invite our friends in .d.s. and other -- other organizations you are welcome to come to new york and welcome to organize your conferences and meetings, and we will be helping you there in order to really help the struggle of the palestinian people to put an end to this tragedy. i think i spoke more than enough. i don't want you to be gloomy that we are himless and we cannot do anything. we can do a lot and we are doing a lot. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, dr. mansour. agreed to take questions and we have a lot of time for questions. that's the way it was structured. so i believe that we have time for probably all the questions. to take. >> we talked a lot about the settlements. question. one in the united states and the united states government, as was mentioned, they said they are illegal. and i last few years, raise this up in one of the meetings, and he did not answer it. and i want to know from those who are experts in this anguage

ambassador to the u.n., one of his toughest gop critics, nikki haley, saying in a statement the south carolina governor and daughter of indian immigrants is a proven deal-maker. and we look to be making plenty of deals. she will be a great leader representing us on the world stage. explaining her decision to step down as governor, haley said, when the president believes you have a major contribution to make to the welfare of our nation and to our nation's standing in the world, that sa calling that is important to heed. >> when a bully hits you, you hit that bully right back. >> reporter: haley had a different calling in the primaries, when she was backing marco rubio, she attacked trump as a race-baiting bully. >> i will not stop until we fight a man that chooses not to disavow the kkk. that is not a part of our party. that's not who we want as president. we will not allow that in our country. >> reporter: trump, punched right back. she is very, very weak on illegal immigration. you can't have that. >> rep

and the u.n. is a key body to navigate that. >> yeah. although i am trying to prior advertise my outrage -- >> yes, absolutely. >> yes. it's not john bolton. >> someone with foreign policy. >> my sense is that nikki haley is within the mainstream of the republican party. she seems to be a smart talented person. south carolina has an especially nasty politics that she has navigated and i would say diplomatic way that suggests that she might at least have a raw skill set and at the u.n. even if she doesn't have direct foreign relations experience. as for with a why she would want the job and nikki haley probably wants it run for president. she has no foreign policy experience. if she takes this job, she will have foreign policy experience. >> there was something floated for treasury today that you were freaking out about. >> yeah. his name is john elson. former ceo of bbt and ran thecato institute think tank. john ellison has the banking get willing rid of the fdic, get rid of federal reserve -- >> get rid of deposit insurance. >> but he s

here at the 22nd annual u.n. climate change summit, known as the conference of parties, or cop22, china's vice foreign minister has refused donald trump's claim that global warming is a chinese hoax. instead, liu zhenmin said -- "if you look at the history of climate change negotiations, actually it was initiated by the ipcc -- that's the intergovernmental panel on climate change -- with the support of the republicans during the reagan and senior bush administration during the late 1980's." opponents of donald trump have expanded their boycott of trump casinos, resorts, and hotels to include retailers selling products featuring the trump brand. using the hashtag #grabyourwallet, organizers are targeting 32 companies including macy's, amazon, and bed bath & beyond. the boycott comes as the trump family is accused of cashing in on donald trump's election victory. trump's daughter ivanka appeared alongside her father on "60 minutes" wearing a gold-and-diamond bracelet from her ivanka trump fine jewelry collection. t

. >>> a u.n.epresentative for human rights has stressed that he will continue to urge north korea to cooperate with its investigations. tomas ojea quintana is the u.n. special rapporteur on north korea. he visited japan and south korea to interview people linked to abductions by north korea and those who have fled the country. quintana says china holds the key to ensuring progress on the issue. >> china is a very important country in regards to the overall human rights situation in the dprk and i am committed to explore also a relation of cooperation with china. >> north korea's human rights issue along with its nuclear program has been on the agenda at the u.n. security council. but the global body has been unable to make a unified response because of strong protests from north korea's delegation. china holds much influence over the leadership in pyongyang, but is seen as being passive in the talks. >>> support for south korea's president continues to drop as she faces the growing possibility she

it usuals the u.n. security council to continue to face the issue and calls on it to become more actively involved. >> the government of the democratic people's republic of korea continues to systematically and gravely violate human rights, depriving its population of political, economic, social, and cultural rights. >> a japanese delegate mentioned the abduction issue. japan's government says north korean agents abducted at least 17 of its citizens in the 1970s and 1980s. >> the abduction of foreign nationals is among dprk's most serious human rights violations. as abductees and their family members are aging, this issue must be resolved at the earliest possible date. >> the north korean official denounced the accusations. >> human rights issues are openly used in international relations today as lit call leverage to infringe upon our state's sovereignty and interfere in others' internal affairs. >> in past years the submission of such a resolution has become an annual event. >>> analysts in japan have

and the u.n. is a key body to navigate that. >> yeah. although i am trying to prior advertise my outrage -- >> yes. it's not john bolton. >> someone with foreign policy. >> my sense is that nikki haley is within the mainstream of the republican party. she seems to be a smart talented person. nasty politics that she has diplomatic way that suggests that she might at least have a raw skill set and at the u.n. even if she doesn't have direct foreign relations experience. as for with a why she would want the job and nikki haley probably wants it run for president. she has no foreign policy experience. if she takes this job, she will >> there was something floated for treasury today that you were freaking out about. >> yeah. former ceo of bbt and ran thecato institute think tank. john ellison has the banking get willing rid of the fdic, get rid of federal reserve -- >> get rid of deposit insurance. >> but he said banks should be required to have much more capital. and so the, i think it would be quite a bad pick. he seems like the sort of per

in some cases the u.n. says children have been used as the executionist, as the people who pulled the triggers. some of the bodies of those killed have been strung up at electrical polls across the city at major intersections, dressed in orange, branded with words like traitor. it is a brutal, terrifying message to the population of mosul. george? >> also, as these iraqi troops continue to push into mosul, we're hearing these reports of isis commanders fleeing and leaving teenage combatants to fight in their place. explain that situation and how difficult it is for these iraqi forces to make their advances. >> yeah. so what we're seeing for most of the last three weeks or so has been an advance in operation not to retake mosul but the territory around it. fairly rapid progress is being made. as iraqi forces enter to the east and build up the outskirts of the city the fight has become so much more difficult. on top of that you have a network of tunnels, boobey traps, sniper positions. they're trying to move

the former u.n. ambassador to the united nations. he has called for the bombing of iran and fiercely anti-russian. >> very much so. he is the ultimate neocon. he was the ambassador to the u.n. under george w. bush and he is very, very hawkish with regard to those countries that you just talked about and others. rudy giuliani is a very different kind of guy and just in terms of the likelihood, i was told by somebody who is familiar with this process that what rudy giuliani wants rudy giuliani is going to get. he was that loyal even in donald trump's darkest days so it seems to me that he's more likely going to be the secretary of state if that is, in fact, what he wants in the end. >> let's focus on that then. is he going to be secretary of state? he was an attorney general. he was the mayor of new york city. >> he is part of a very controversial policy that you'll probably hear from protestors at some point about whether or not people who were fleeing the dictatorship in haiti, seems like ancient history. they have the policy of gett

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she now gets to go to the u.n. you know, test out skill sets in a different way, but a great pick. >> talk about mitt romney. you having been a former adviser to his campaign. considering the job of secretary of state. not all republicans are onboard with this. listen to what the former governor of arkansas mike huckabee has to say about this. >> he attacked him on a personal level about his character, integrity, his honor. when you do that, only one way i think mitt romney could even be considered for a post like that. he goes to a microphone in a public place and repute yates everything he said in that famous salt lake city speech and everything he said after that. >> listen to how the trump team, jason miller, responded to that. >> we very much appreciate the support and all the help we've gotten from governor huckabee. he's been a fantastic advocate for the president-elect. what will really drive the president-elect is the judgment and decision-making strength he looks at with potential applicants to, to any po

the u.n. flag. this is the first u.n. war, this is the first real mission for the security council. it makes it something of a watershed. by the time the korean war is over, and armistice was signed. troops from australia, new zealand, turkey, france, greece, belgium, the philippines, if you are, south africa, italy, denmark, italy, norway, and sweden have all contributed units. today, south korea, if you count the nations that rebuild it, south korea holds the record of nations that holds sustained independence but rebuilds it after the war. the korean people every year do a display of flags. they say thank you for what has been done. one of the things that needs to be noted is korean people could have chosen and the south koreans could have knuckled under. instead they chose to fight. they committed themselves to the defense of korea. for reasons we will see, the commitment remains intact to this day. we set up the korean war. let's talk about the korean war, 1950 to 1953. the 38th parallel

ambassador to the u.n. human rights commission.y pred secessor was a prisonern cuba, a prisoner of fidel castro for 27 years. they negotiated his freedom. president reagan helped him through the naturalization process and made him the ambassador, put him next to the cuban delegation in geneva. and we, in fact, started an all out diplomatic assault on fidel castro's dictatorship. he is in miami, florida, today. that would be a great interview for you to have. i want to say, you outlived him and in fact, you have seen an end come to that dictatorship. donald trump is saying the right things. he is not going to embrace this continuation of socialist and communist expansionism and the sort of quelching the cuban people. i think he is doing the right thing. >> that is a very interesting personal -- you talk about the pred sa predecessor at the u.n. let's talk about reince priebus and what he was saying on the chances of mitt romney being named secretary of state. here is part of what he said. >> trump is going to keep talking to the rig

ambassadors to the u.n. and for chairman of the republican national company, the first female leader in decades, current head of the michigan republican party, rhona mcdaniel. she would replace reince priebus who has been selected as chief of staff. >> it's running the operation so the right people are getting in front of the president, giving the president the right advice at the right time. and then privately advising the president. >> reporter: trump has chosen steve bannon as chief strategist and white house counsel. kellyanne conway considered to be a possible white house spokesman cast bannon as part of the mainstream despite his role with the alt right movement. >> he has a harvard business degree, a naval officer. he has success in entertainment. he certainly was a managing partn partner. >> reporter: newt gingrich who has dised secretary of state in favor of strategic adviser. former rival, dr. ben carson, a neurosurgeon is being eyed for education secretary. michael flynn, who is in line for a defe

this term came out of a -- u.n. group of governmental experts that met about what will be four or five years ago. their report was agreed by the general assembly and is being followed. the term is very apropos, we have to start working on much more transparency and we are going to need to build confidence amongst the various actors. question hear on a regular basis about the congested nature of space, how it is contested, how it is competitive and how it is vulnerable and there's not a week goes by without some issues that are being -- need to be dealt with on a fairly high level in order to ensure that we do not make a mistake and we have a really bad day up in the -- up above us, these tcbms, though, these transparency and confidence-building measures have to some extent been used over a number of years to develop a number of forums, not only the long-term sustainability, forums where you -- one can obtain -- one can get major states together to discuss, coordination of their activities in key areas where we're de

back in june a u.n. committee issued the first set of agreed upon guidelines for space cooperation. >>> good morning. welcome to the state department, my name is jonathan margolis, i'm the deputy assistant secretary of state in the bureau of oceans, international environmental and scientific affairs, my specific portfolio is science, space and health issues. in the oes bureau we advance u.s. foreign policy goals, in critical areas of environment, oceans, health and science. we work on climate change, including the paris agreement and the recently negotiated hfc agreement under the montreal protocol. we work on oceans and fisheries issues including the major our ocean conference con dungted in the state department under the leadership of secretary kerry. we work on health issues, on zika outbreak, ebola and global health security which seeks to enhance global preparedness and response to the threats of infectious disease and of course today we are here to talk about space sustainability. for many of you i

reporter: really have u.n.ember countries been as united around climate protection as in marrakesh and they even found a spot for the american flag. brent: argentina held an explosive press conference on tuesday. the players announced -- one of their teammates had been smoking marijuana. reporter: his entire team is fed up with the media's allegations against -- >> we have made the decision to not speak anymore to the media. obviously, you know why. we received a lot of accusations . the accusation against -- is very serious. we are very sorry that it has to be this way, but there is no other option. the media reporter: boycott deflected attention away from a much-needed victory for argentina to stay in the running for the world cup. brent: we will be right back after this. >> up evil in the u.s.. barack obama is making his last trip to -- upheaval in the u.s. barack obama is making his last trip. what is in store in the world and in the white house, this week on dw. ♪ brent: welcome back here with dw news, liv

here are some states that do not refer only to article 51 of the u.n. charter. they also deem it appropriate to provide for preventative and preemptive self-defense in outer space. the charter of the united nations certainly does not provide for such types of self-defense either on earth or anywhere that's thus it would be prudent to attempt to arrive a common understanding of preserving the concept of the u.n. charter. a working paper presented by the russian federation within copuos specifically on this issue contains among the other things a question that could prove to be very useful to start meaningful discussion on this topic. it would be much better to arrive at universal understanding and have it approved by the u.n. security council and the general assembly. finally, russia invites the united states and all the partners participating in the process to give a good thought to and act constructively to achieve a task of drafting by 2018 the entire integrated set of the guidelines for regulation for safety of space operations to secure space sustainability.

during the anti-apartheid era, the u.n. had these conferences mainly pushed by african governments on ending apartheid. and white majority rule. what do you think of a committee for the inalienable rights of palestine, to have an international conference during their 50th year of the occupation, and bring international ngo's and others together. do you think there needs to be an international conference in solidarity. ? >> thank you for being here. my name is mayim abboud. i'm from georgetown university and running a start-up called build up palestine. you talked about the weapons that we have in the u.n. and working with a lot of young palestinian activists, there is a bit of disillusionment with the u.n. structure, feeling the way the security council has veto power, because of the u.s.'s inability to make any progress in its decision making will never be able to push these kinds of fantastic resolutions forward. what are those weapons that we have if the u.s. pushes back, and we can't push this resolution forward? thank