u.n. organizations to try and come fox news for making a comeback. ok mohammed i will leave it at the moment many thanks for bringing us some of the background to the situation that's going on in yemen itself makes enough. he's a yemeni journalist and joins us now from santa ana of course this attack has happened some distance from where you are but what do you hearing about that from where you are. thank you very much and it's that it was a very very horrible things today that. saudi terrorist threats to hit by us in a crowded market in south that the mass was. filled with students school the students and the market was very crowded with a lot of shoppers so they. factored the you the victims were very very very high until now the ministry of health confirmed forty. dead and more than fifty seriously injured and what we've heard also is that the this kind of massacre was the kind of deliberate. head to because that place was very very we'll known as that as a market and. as a school. which means that there is no military activity around the play use

u.n. organization has advised officials to cap tourist numbers at eight thousand a day but often more thanten thousand arrive especially when three cruise ships docked in the harbor simultaneously with two thousand or more passengers disembarking from each one the deputy mayor says the city is working to limit the number of visitors. close it surviving the same morning are not arriving in the same hour there are like intervals. to prophecies the visitors is both a curse and a blessing she too lives from tourism charging ninety year as a night for this apartment she prefers longer rentals to older tourists. adios there go all the ones under forty are disaster they run around the streets with their bottles and they pee everywhere. their toys just like the nuisance caused by tourism the shipment of itches intend to stay they've turned down an offer of a million euros for their house oh joy this is my home i'm going to die here i won't sell. why not. because they enjoy so many moments in the historic city known as the pearl of the adriatic. and that's what you're up to date with the latest fro

u.n. organization. off the pet rating the refugee problem but people here say that without the little support they get this situation would be even worse. at the distribution center at the refugee camp people come for their basic items with the gaza strip sealed off by israel and egypt over eighty percent of the population are dependent on aid one way or another. every three months or even mohamed going up picks up his family's ration of oil lentils floor and other items he's a tailor but hardly finds work was a little of all agency has reduced its own stuff so what will happen to people like me if i cut even slightly it will hurt. today i'm getting seven backs but if they cut it by heart the quantity will not be enough. it will never be enough the food. like for him and his fellow two million gazans remains deeply uncertain. turning your report gives us a good sense of how desperate conditions are for the people of gaza and things seem to be getting even was how are people coping. well people in gaza l

u.n. organization. >> i look at it positively and can only believe god has one more angel in heaven. >> heidi says it was kofi annan who was the first supporter of her group roots of peace helping war-torn regions across the world safely remove land mines. >> i'm sitting here in an armored vehicle with body armor on with the founder of roots of peace who also has body armor on. >> sheryl jennings traveled to afghanistan in 2015 profiling her humanitarian work supported by the u.n. >> so today i thank you kofi annan and the millions and millions of farmers who are benefiting by turning mines to vines. he was a very special man. >> the pin she wears was a gift from kofi annan. >> he presented it and said thank you for listening to the earth. >> the world is changing and changing very fast. >> just last may, annan namade e of his last public appearances in the bay area as a guest speaker at stanford. >> never stopped fighting for the dignity of every person. >> thank you. >>> the city of san francisco has renamed the street in honor of the first african-american to run for mayor. abc 7 news was

u.n. organization of perpetuating the refugee problem but people here say that without a little support they get this situation would be even worse. at the distribution center at the refugee camp people come for their basic items with the gaza strip seared off by israel and egypt over eighty percent of the population are dependent on eight one way or another. every three months or even mohamed in the picks up his family's ration of oil lentils floor and other items he's a tailor but hardly finds work is a little agency has reduced its own stuff so what will happen to people like me if i cut even slightly it will hurt. today i'm getting seven backs but if they cut it by heart the quantity will not be enough. to have a million of the food. like for him and his fellow two million gazans remains deeply uncertain. well ten years ago today europe's first war of the twenty first century broke out between russia and georgia erupted over the russian backed breakaway provinces of south ossetia and abkhazia which most of the international community do not recognize as independent states the short lived

u.n. organization off the pad to rating the refugee problem but people here say that without the little support they get the situation would be even worse. at the distribution center at the sheltie refugee camp people come for their basic idea. with the gaza strip see it by israel and egypt over eighty percent of the population are dependent on age one reason or another. every three months even in the picks up his family's ration of oil lentils floor and other items he's a tailor that's hard to find work is a little agency has reduced its own stuff so what will happen to people like me if i cut even slightly it will hurt. today i'm getting seven backs but if they cut it by half the quantity will not be enough. it will never be enough the food. like for him and his fellow two million gazans remains deeply uncertain. to turkey now and it's just over two years since the coup ended deposing turkish president. failed now after that attempted to turkey purge the military of thousands of soldiers alleged to have taken part in turkish military officers working at nato headquarters in brussels were reca

u.n. organizations have been criticizing the so. all of them hitting civilian areas power stations as well as i.d.p.'s and even hospitals in the past so many people are saying this is not any different from those attacks seen before they come just days after that attack in the crowded markets in the force that he has had days or. yes indeed. in. just about a two hundred meters from the hospital the main medical facility in the day the port one which is supported by the international red cross actually created so much because this was i thought the time when both sides who feast on this so the democratic coalition had promised to seize hold still a tease. they there for a period of two weeks to give u.n. peace talks a chance and people felt confident enough to venture out of their homes to kind of buy supplies and of these fish market there was. taka paused and then when the rescue workers i'm forced to respond most went in there to help people. talk which created even more kushal to use so much all of the same. modus operandi. has b

u.n. organization. >> because of his belief in my dream, it gave me the confidence to take that footstep afterhe says it was kofi annan who was the first supporter of her organization which helps countries around the world to remove land mines, replacing them with vineyards and/or chards. >> i'm sitting here with body army on with the founder of roots of peace who also has body armor on. >> reporter: abc's cheryl jennings reported on her work. >> today i thank you, kofi annan, and the millions and millions of farmers who are benefiting by turning mines to vines. he's a very special man. >> reporter: the pin she wears was a gift from kofi annan. >> he said, thank you for listening to the earth. >> the world is changing very fast. >> reporter: just last may, annan made one of his last public appearances in the bay area as a guest speaker at stanford. >> i look at it positively and can only believe god has one more angel in heaven. >> reporter: tributes are pouring in to kofi annan. current u.n. attorney general antonio guterres tweeted, i the world in mourning his loss. cornell barnard, abc news

u.n. organization. >> because of his belief in my dream it gave me the confidence to take that footstep afterootstep. >> reporter: heidi kuhn said it was his support safely removing the land mines replacing the earth with thriving vineyards and orchards. >> i'm sitting they're in -- here in the armored vehicle who has body armor on. >> reporter: and the humanitarian work was profiled supported by the u.n. >> so today i thank you, kofi annan. and the millions and millions of farmers who are benefiting by turning mines to vines. he's a very special man. >> reporter: the pin that she wears was a gift from kofi annan. >> he presented it and said thank you for listening to the earth. >> the world is changing and changing very fast. >> reporter: just has may, he made one of the last public appearances in the bay area as a guest speaker at stanford. > you know, i look at it positively and believe that god has one more angel in heaven. >> reporter: tributes are pouring in to kofi annan. there was a tweet, he was a guiding force for good. i join the world in mourning his loss. cornell bernard, abc 7 n

u.n. organization. >> because of his belief in my dream it gave me the confidence to take that footstep aftereidi says it was kofi annan who was the first supporter of her nonprofit roots for peace. helping war torn regions safely remove land earth with thriving vineyards and vegetables. >> i'm with the founder of the roots of peace who has the body armor on. >> reporter: she was profiled in her humanitarian work supported by the u.n. >> so today i thank you, kofi annan, and the millions and millions of farmers who are benefitting by turning mines to vines. he's a very special man. >> reporter: the conch shell pin she wears was a gift from annan. >> he said, thank you for listening to the earth. >> reporter: last may he made one of his last appearances in the bay area as a guest speaker at stanford. >> i can only believe that god has one more angel in heaven. >> reporter: tributes are pouring in to annan. the current secretary-general said he was a guiding force for good and i mourn the loss. >>> we are learning that the top attorney for the white house has cooperated extensively with the spe

u.n. organization w.h.o. un the international red cross want the world to hear. a peace deal or even a cease fire cremains elusive speaking of any sort of peace deal. there is an update that we have on peace talks and we understand that the u.n. envoy to yemen is saying the proposed talks between the warring sides will take place in september in geneva itself how likely is it that they are willing to come to the table and that these things talks well actually happened. well so far that in both the fight is and the government of yemen has been him why did its many people of dol tune what could come out when this so. called nation of not been invited although they will be going to the talks to see what goes on there and again both talks happening a month from now more than a month from now actually is going to come in too late for people already there are cases of call it are being reported in hospitals in the day that and also last talks that are going to be held in geneva a little of a month from now and not talks about a ceasefire or talks about bringing the war

u.n. -- organizations. perspective,ley's they have disrespected the u.s.. you very much.e more on the interview with president trump, coming up. we will be talking about all the points he mentioned. let's get to first word news with mark crumpton. mark: canada is still optimistic on progress with the u.s. in the nafta talks. one foreign spoke to reporters today in washington. is an nafta negotiation extremely important negotiation for canada, and we are focusing on getting a good deal for canada. a win, win, win outcome for the long-term. we have our eyes resolutely on that prize. mark: president trump said the united states and canada are probably on track to agree on how to revise that trade pact by tomorrow. the president is signaling he knows who will succeed don mcgann. mr. trump announced a successor but said "he was very excited about the person who would be taking his place." he also said the rush investigation was not a factor in his departure. he believed government this fall after the expected senate confirmation of brett kavanaugh. european union defense minis

congress, by the u.n. and other organizations. and they were just overwhelmed by what the muslim -- or what they perceived as the muslim community did to them. >> and you said this has been going on for years now, right? >> it's gone on for thousands of years. there were millions of yazidis. and i'm not even sure how many are left in the world. but it's a continual thing. people just picking on somebody that's different. >> mm-hmm. >> yeah. so, when you heard this story -- i know that it's embedded in your brain, obviously. now that you've told me that, it's gonna haunt me. >> yeah. >> so how do you emotionally deal with that? >> [ sighs ] well, i guess the only way to do is to try and understand their situation, and... what can you do to make a difference? what can you do to make it better for them? that's the only thing is how you can make up for that. i don't think there is a way to overcome those kind of things that you process. >> all right. we're gonna have to take a short break. and we will be back in just a moment with muc

u.n. and other governmental organization programs to improve health care education and the economy in the occupied territories the last two recommendations from a terrorist would need a security council resolution and indorsement before either could be employed wud deploy an observer mission that could also act as local bt interest to keep the israeli military and policy of protesters for of getting into an all out conflict the final would be a deployment of perhaps a peacekeeper force an armed force as the document calls it in order to basically make certain that these two sides don't come into any clashes and that people are killed or injured as a result those last two would be very difficult to get into doors but from the security council without considerable debate and to go see a ship and because the u.s. president donald trump has been very vigorous in its defense of israel's right to protect itself it is likely that should a resolution even be to go see it that the u.s. would veto such a measure essentially putting this whole proposal into the waistband but because the u.n. general

u.n. from within the ranks of the organization he received the nobel peace prize jointly with the united nations in two thousand and one for their work towards a more peaceful world by the current u.n. secretary general antonio he's voices sorry at the news he said in the statement kofi annan was a guiding force for good it is with profound sadness that i learned of his passing in many ways kofi annan was. the united nations now we can speak to stefan de jour it choose spokesman for the u.n. secretary general and stefan you you actually worked with kofi annan as well what with other united nations secretary generals how do you think kofi annan will be remembered yes sir i had the honor of work. and it. gave me your first thought that. i think cokie will be remembered as the burning of . the church united nations in the new century. the united states you point. you can bet. you with american educated until the very end you know the moment passed away to yield for the next day should bear in war and the stefan of coal he said on multiple occasions that during all of his years at the u.n. not as a

organizations like the u.n. and other countries to hold israel accountable they cannot continue business as usual with israel they cannot continue receiving israeli prime ministers and their capitals they cannot continue that appeared with israel as long as they do these things. is a must be held accountable if any country on earth does this to its people and to the people to take to that to their neighbors what would enter national unity do. now this government feels immune feels that people one statement condemning saying it's bad and then in this critical time we have an american veto in the general assembly we have solutions that are inevitably mental so if you want me to be very frank i want these nations because if to stand tall and hold the israeli government accountable now we have made it a fair deal for the international criminal court we want the help of the members of the international court criminal court to open to help us open an official investigation and this war crimes against the israeli prime

organizations like the u.n. and other countries to hold israel accountable they cannot continue business as usual with israel they cannot continue receiving israeli prime ministers and their capitals they cannot continue that appeared with israel as long as they do these things. is a must be held accountable if any country on earth does this to its people and to the people to tip to the to their neighbors what would enter national unity do. now this government feels immune to the people one statement condemning saying it's bad and then in this critical time we have an american veto in the general assembly we have solutions that are inevitably mental so if you want me to be very frank i want these nations because if to stand tall and hold the israeli government accountable now we have made it a fair deal for the international criminal court we want the help of the members of the international court criminal court to open to help us open an official investigation and this war crimes against the israeli prime minis

he started with the world health organization in geneva and soon became head of u.n. missions in war zones. when he moved to the top post at the un it was meant as an interim solution taking over from the controversial previous secretary-general boutros boutros ghali despite his diplomatic skills he felt his biggest defeat was over the two thousand and three iraq war but his belief in the un's goals in importance never ceased i think most of you know that one of my chief moose ever since i took over as secretary general has been to make the united nations more useful for his tireless work as a peace negotiator and ambassador for human rights and none was honored with the nobel peace prize in two thousand and one leaves a wife and three children. officials in kerala are pleading for more help as the monsoon floods inundate much of the southern indian state and the death toll continues to climb the state's chief minister says three hundred twenty four people have died in what he called the worst floods in one hundred years india's military has been called in to help the

has been unfairly treated in the organization and the administration is voiced similar sentiments about the u.n. kind of a victim mentality if you will is trump against global organizations in general. i think it plays well the reason base but i think it's factually incorrect the u.s. which has won more than it's lost in disputes that have been litigated by the world trade organization so i'm not sure. where he's what he's basing his facts on the this is an administration that doesn't really. facts based on fact based. logic system so what is really happening here is he's playing to a base. if you're on the narrowing base white collar workers believe that their jobs have been hurt by. you know unfair trade practices and some certainly have but you know by and large these actions that he's taking on trade are a blunt tool that are probably more people in the u.s. and they're helping all right interesting to hear your thoughts david lindorff investigative journalist and founding editor of the online news site this can't be happening thanks for being with us here marty international thanks that do

he started with the world health organization in geneva and soon became head of u.n. missions in war zones. when he moved to the top post at the un it was meant as an interim solution taking over from the controversial previous secretary-general boutros boutros ghali despite his diplomatic skills he felt his biggest defeat was over the two thousand and three iraq war but his belief in the un's goals in importance never ceased i think most of you know that one of my chief moose ever since i took over as secretary general. has been to make the united nations more useful for his tireless work as a peace negotiator and ambassador for human rights a nun was honored with the nobel peace prize in two thousand and one leaves the wife and three children. humoral in the city of genoa to commemorate those killed when a motorway bridge collapsed in the city on tuesday the country's leaders joined a victims' relatives to pay tribute to the dead but the families of about half of the victims boycotted the ceremony they called it a farce. they pray for their losses for their loved on

u.n. secretary general yes he and the organization won the nobel peace prize but remember this was also a secretary general who served at the time of the bush administration at the time of nine eleven that are unprecedented turmoil at that time leading to a war in afghanistan and then more controversy really to an intervention in iraq which divided the security council in the u.n. system and the current secretary general antonio terrace faces it now that's the hardest thing for a secretary general when the u.n. security council is divided and the five key players the permanent members of the security council out are divided as they were on iraq then they are supposed to give the instructions to the secretary general but when he's getting different voices in his ear he must steer his own course and that's what kofi annan did also of course the biggest controversy of his time as secretary general also came from iraq the oil for food program the idea to try to help the iraqi people use their their natural resource oil for humanitarian game ended in a great deal of corruption even implicating

he started with the world health organization in geneva and soon became head of u.n. missions in war zones. when he moved to the top post at the un it was meant as an interim solution taking over from the controversial previous secretary-general boutros boutros ghali despite his diplomatic skills he felt his biggest defeat was over the two thousand and three iraq war but his belief in the un's goals and importance never ceased i think most of you know that one of my chief aims ever since i took over as secretary general has been to make the united nations more useful for his tireless work as a peace negotiator and ambassador for human rights and then was honored with the nobel peace prize in two thousand and one leaves the wife and three children. the head of the italian company responsible for the motorway bridge which collapsed in genoa this week as promised to put a new structure in place within eight months the chairman of out of state out there also promised tens of millions of euros in aid for those affected by the disaster ceremonies have been held in italy to

u.n. and other governmental organization programs to improve health care education and the economy in the occupied territories the last two recommendations from a terrorist would need a security council resolution and indorsement before either could be employed wud deploy an observer mission that could also act as local bt interest to keep the israeli military and policy of protesters for of getting into an all out conflict the final would be a deployment of perhaps a peacekeeper force an armed force as the document calls it in order to basically make certain that these two sides don't come into any clashes and that people are killed or injured as a result those last two would be very difficult to get into doors but from the security council without considerable debate and to go see a ship and because the u.s. president donald trump has been very vigorous in its defense of israel's right to protect itself it is likely that should a resolution even be to go see it that the u.s. would veto such a measure essentially putting this whole proposal into the waistband but because the u.n. general

he started with the world health organization in geneva and soon became head of u.n. missions in war zones. when he moved to the top post at the u.n. it was meant as an interim solution taking over from the controversial previous secretary-general boutros boutros ghali despite his diplomatic skills he felt his biggest defeat was over the two thousand and three iraq war but his belief in the un's goals and importance never ceased i think most of you know that one of my chief. ever since i took over as secretary general has been to make the united nations more useful for his tireless work as a peace negotiator and ambassador for human rights and none was honored with the nobel peace prize in two thousand and one leaves a wife and three children. i'm joined now in the studio by our correspondent doc margaret erika as she's been heat up as africa correspondent for many years and dagmar i understand that you actually met kofi anon on several occasion but what was he like. i mean every time when he entered a room it was really a feeling of this is the u.n. entering the room

u.n. and e first secretary-general to be refrom within the organization's ranks. annan served two terms as theu. 's leader from 1997 to 2006 and was jointly awaracd a nobel pee prize with the u.n. in 2001. he was the first black african ecretary-general current secretary-general antonio guterres said in a statement that "annan was the united nations" and "was a guiding force for good." annan led global development t he also clashed with the to u.s. over the invasion of iraq in 2003, which was launched without authorization from the u. security council. after leaving the u.n. in 2007, annan remained involved in diplomatic efforts, including serving as an envoy in syria in 2012. the newshour's jeffrey brown talked with him about the united nation's role in 2012 after the publication of the former secretary-general's memoir. >> we have a spegoat... a scapegoat role, if you wish, and an alibi role. when things are really desperate and hopeless and you can't do anything about this, and there's a sense that something must be done, that is something that usually leads to

of three russian journalists in central african republic on tuesday journalists or organizations have called on the u.n. to get involved in the investigation three reporters that were killed were killed in an ambush by an identified militia fighters near the town of subdued people in moscow have been paying tribute to the slain man laying flowers at the memorial or if emotional spoke earlier to jeff when vulgar about what we know so far. what more do we know at this point well definitely a tragic incident and certainly a great loss for all journalistic community first of all what we know so far officially is that they're dead bodies were discovered by u.n. peacekeeping person now some twenty five kilometers north of the central city of seabird. on the road and abandoned car was also discovered at the same with multiple gunshots yes it looks like the crew was attacked by a large group of gunmen we do not know right now who they were and we also know that the. the driver of that car a local man according to some reports he was recommended to the team by u.n. . central african republic so by this incident

u.n. secretary general kofi annan has died he served from one thousand nine hundred seven to two thousand and six and was the first to rise to the top job from within the ranks of the organization stuff received the nobel peace prize along with the u.n. in two thousand and one for his humanitarian service our diplomatic editor james bays looks back at his life and legacy. a towering figure on the global stage bringing the peace bell of the united nations a man who did so much in the cause of global peace. u.n. secretary general for ten years a nobel peace laureate. kofi annan was born in ghana joining the un in one thousand nine hundred sixty two rising through the ranks to be the organizations head of peacekeeping at the time of genocide in rwanda eight hundred thousand people were killed he later said it was one of his greatest regrets that he was not able to do more to halt the bloodshed i am happy on and i will be and. when he became the first u.n. staffer to take over the top job he prepared the u.n. for a new millennium. his tenure coincided with the arrival of a new president in the white house is. after nine eleven the u.s. invaded afghanistan. and then dividing the u.n

u.n. system in october last year it restricted the organizations within that system to take part in any projects on the reconstruction of the syrian economy are only humanitarian aid or nothing else thank you a number of other russian colleagues it's about this reported quote unquote secret directive is always with this secret directive it takes me a while to try to find it's actually there is a secret directive but i expect to have an update we've asked some guidance and expected an update a bit later on this afternoon and i nothing you want on the letter or we also contacted big united nations on the matter in a reply the spokesperson for the u.n. secretary general denying the existence of any secret memo saying aid is being allocated in accordance with u.n. guidelines we have us the russian foreign ministry for the response to that. having a seriously ill parent can be hard for anyone especially for children but one thirteen year old russian boy whose mother desperately needed lifesaving drugs didn't despair he took matters into his own home. the book published. the song minya squamish home f

u.n. system in october last year it restricted the organizations within that system to take part in any projects on the reconstruction of the syrian economy our newly humanitarian aid nothing else well first of all we don't hear this kind of criticism for. directed specifically at the u.n. that often but if you really read into what he said you will realize that actually he is upset with what he called attempts by other countries to manipulate the u.n. secretary it and this is absolutely unacceptable says the russian foreign minister the russian foreign ministry has already been touch with the secretary general they sent a former complaint about the alleged behind the scenes than the secretary to take part in this syria restoration program picks so the question i think you a number of other russian colleagues had sent about this reported quote unquote secret directive is always with this secret directive it takes me a while to try to find it's actually there is a secret directive but i expect to have an update we've asked some guidance and expected an update a bit later on this afternoon and i n

u.n. and outside of those organizations is not enough can be done. and a strong reiteration of the shortcomings of the jcpoa and a path forward on how to look for improvements. >> first, thanks very much for having me today and thanks for all of you for coming out. it's interesting, speaking about i expected this discussion to be iran first adventure because that's most of the time would look at this problem for when, look at the threat posed by iran they see it as payment. interesting we shall see and then go to iran. i think this shows that syria remains a major problem in this regard beyond the civil war, beyond the politics. so syria before the war, we have problems with her chemical weapons stockpile. i think it was one of the largest stockpiles in the world if not the largest. there was an nuclear issue with the reactor and i think theory that day and let a telly, it was really eye-opening expense for all of us that covered syria to think that the first time that north korea would be found proliferating outside of its borders would be out in --

u.n. secretary general for ten years a nobel peace know. kofi annan was born in ghana joining the un in one thousand nine hundred sixty two rising through the ranks to be the organizations head of peacekeeping at the time of genocide in rwanda eight hundred thousand people were killed he later said it was one of his greatest regrets that he was not able to do more to hold the bloodshed i haave on and i go beyond sullenly says who have suddenly became the first u.n. staff to take over the top job he prepared the un for a new millennium. his ten year coincided with the arrival of a new president in the white house he is. after nine eleven the u.s. invaded afghanistan. and then dividing the u.n. security council. iraq. he had tried to avoid war with tireless diplomacy and by keeping a team of weapons inspectors in the country until the last moment later the un went back into baghdad after the invasion but its compound was then bombed with twenty two staff killed iraq was also the biggest controversy of his decade in the un job the oil for food program set up to help iraqis lead to massive corruption with the secretary general's own son kojo implicated by jeff. when he step

u.n. say hundreds of people made redundant in that organization and when you look at the level of suffering which gazans have endured now for nearly twelve years of israel's land air and sea blockade around ninety percent of gaza's water is on drink kubel around four hours of electricity only being received in certain areas of gaza rule sewerage being pumped into the ocean fifty percent of the population living under the poverty line fifty percent on the employment down here so yes this announcement from the us if you get more money being held withheld for palestinian projects could potentially have a massive impact not only here in gaza but the occupied west bank also. now half of gaza's population under the age of seventeen some of them have already lived through three wars and the scars from maine anderson's visit a young girl still living with the trauma of a severe head injury she sustained in the twenty fourteen war. look into how eyes and you would never guess what this child has been through. now my book food is six it's. she suffered both pain and anguish for most of her short life