third of the world is in africa or fifty five countries and so it's about the politics of the un general assembly and indeed the un security council so it's also a key driver russian strategy if you turned it around of course africa is rich in natural resources we heard about oil and gas fields of course precious metal. all of that is there in abundance and it's also a young continent with huge growth potential is any kind of investor wellcome to unlock this potential. it depends on the country so there's room definitely for russian investment russian firms as you've already mentioned already that the ropes ness a result of that so this is about expanding market share i tend to think the russians will be very nice to look at various places and particularly see where there's an overlap with or with things they can offer and mining is clearly going to be one of those areas where they will be in competition i would imagine for example that we'll see the russians much more activity to activity coming as in the democratic republic of the congo all right alex find their head africa program at chatham h

the un secretary general has refused to set up his own inquiry into the murder of mr cruz shoji unless he gets a referral from the human rights council the security council or the un general assembly the initial findings of this investigation likely to increase pressure here at the un for tougher action against saudi arabia but the authorities in riyadh allow it to be more worried about what happens next in washington. outside the white house the campaign group the committee to protect journalists held an event to mark the fact that february eighth is the deadline for president trump to take action against saudi arabia shoji case under what's known as the magnitsky act even if mr trump decides not to act there are many in congress who made it quite clear they will not let this case drop james pays out jazeera at the united nations . the u.s. state department says it will continue to consult with congress to hold those responsible for democracy to account the department of state shares the deep concern and outrage. over the killings of jamal khashoggi expressed by members of congress and we have consulted and corresponded with the congress regularly since jamal khashoggi is october

been routinely violating the accord late in september israel's prime minister addressed the un general assembly alleging iran had secret nuclear facilities still operating on its territory. speaking of influence a judge serving on the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia has quit over what he described as shocking threats and interference coming from the administration u.s. officials adopted a particularly hostile position towards another judicial body the international criminal court after it announced that would look into potential war crimes by us forces in afghanistan. we will respond against the i.c.c. and its personnel to the extent permitted by us or we will ban its judges and prosecutors from entering the united states we also sanction their phones in the u.s. financial system and we will prosecute them in the u.s. criminal system we will do the same for any company or state that assists an i.c.c. investigation of americans. is discuss these cases further independent political analyst alexandra bruno joins us from canada thanks for joining us on the program today no

the un secretary general has refused to set up his own inquiry into the murder of mr cruz shoji unless he gets a referral from the human rights council the security council or the un general assembly the initial findings of this investigation likely to increase pressure here at the un for tougher action against saudi arabia but the authorities in riyadh allow it to be more worried about what happens next in washington outside the white house the campaign group the committee to protect journalists held an event to mark the fact that february eighth is the deadline for president trump to take action against saudi arabia on the khashoggi case under what's known as the magnitsky act even if mr trump decides not to act there are many in congress who made it quite clear they will not let this case drop james bays al-jazeera at the united nations while the u.s. state department says it will continue to consult with congress to hold those responsible for such as murder to account. these still part of the state shares the deep concern and outrage. over the killings of jamal khashoggi expressed by members of congress and we have consulted and corresponded with the congress regularly since j

the un secretary general has refused to set up his own inquiry into the murder of mr cruz shoji unless he gets a referral from the human rights council the security council or the un general assembly the initial findings of this investigation likely to increase pressure here at the un for tougher action against saudi arabia but the authorities in riyadh allow it to be more worried about what happens next in washington. outside the white house the campaign group the committee to protect journalists held an event to mark the fact that february eighth is the deadline for president trump to take action against saudi arabia on the crucial g. case under what's known as the magnitsky act even if mr trump decides not to act there are many in congress who made it quite clear they'll not let this case drop james bays al-jazeera at the united nations. the wall street journal says the u.s. is preparing to pull its forces out of syria by the end of april on wednesday u.s. president donald trump said he was expecting an announcement soon declaring victory in the fight against. he said coalition forces have quote liberated virtually all of the territory previously held by eisel in syria and iraq

the un general assembly resolutions recognizing one venezuela yes. that he's right in principle about but recognition has always been regarded as a political decision not a legal decision so that even though in international rule. remains head of state he won the election made partly because the opposition decided not to stand because they feared it would be rigged. at that may be the case but that. the legal head of state. european countries which america refused to recognize him doing that as a political act not as a legal leg even though ignoring international law let me just quickly get to your client lula in brazil is in prison what did you make of of him getting another thirteen years in prison i think it is. there is a mentality in the judges. why determent no matter what to keep him in prison sort of the bold. has a clear run would have beaten both. last year in september before the election he was leading him almost double the vote but the judges against the over the united nations the united nations human rights committee said good. campaig

she has some experience, she was under president w bush a member of the delegation at the un general assemblyso in waca of the republicans. her husband is a very successful businessman and they are eager diners to the party and there has been increasing speculation she would get thejob because been increasing speculation she would get the job because she been increasing speculation she would get thejob because she had the support of mitch mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate, and of some of president trump's inner circle. apache mixed record on appointments at various levels of government, not least his previous nomination? it is worth noting that the us has not had a representative as an ambassador to the un since the end of last year when nicky healy quit. she was somebody who was very highly regarded and her quitting came as a surprise. whenever there isa came as a surprise. whenever there is a period with a lot of foreign policy concerns, not least the clashes taking place in venezuela, andindeed clashes taking place in venezuela, and indeed president trump's removal from the mi

she was under president george w bush, a member of the delegation at the un general assembly for a timein big backer of the republicans. her husband is a very successful businessman and they are big donors to the party and there has been increasing speculation that she would get this job because she had the support of mitch mcconnell, who is the republican leader in the senate, and also some of president trump's inner circle inside the administration. it is worth noting, of course, that the us has not actually had a representative as an ambassador to the un since the end of last year, when nikki healy quit. she was somebody who was very highly regarded. her quitting came as something of a surprise. and it has left a bit of a vacuum, whenever there is a period with a lot of foreign policy concerns, not least, of course, the clashes and that battle for power that's taking place in venezuela, and indeed president trump's announcedment that he was removing us troops from the middle east, so it is a role that is very important. it is about working with allies and it needs to be filled. as yo

diplomatic process is ever in two years it's ranged from the threat of imminent war made in the un general assembly we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea to ten months later a face to face summit the first time the leaders of these two countries technically still at war had ever met and there was an instant bond. and then we fell in love ok no really he wrote me beautiful letters and they're great planners. we fell in love even though a former state department official from the obama administration was impressed i have a dozen criticisms of the trumpet ministration foreign policy problems presidential impulsiveness to disrespect and misuse of dedicated public servants in the u.s. government on this particular issue i am willing to give president trump credit for trying something new he's not correct when he says the plumber c. has never worked with north korea in fact it has produce positive results in the past but he is correct when he says it's never gotten us to the solution that we really want in the seven months since the singapore summit the diplomacy between the two sides

all they want so i don't know where it would go how much un can pressure it can go through un general assembly maybe security council well done no guarantee if the u.s. wouldn't really veto it so but i mean overall this is a murder case and we need to find answers. and outbreak of swine flu is the latest emergency and yemen virus follows the world's worst cholera outbreak as millions of yemenis are weakened by salvation gupta reports. another rival in this hospital in the capital sanaa another victim of the consequences of the war in yemen fatima is suffering from each one n one influenza also known as swine flu it's known to break down the immune system and cause lung problems among other complaints but the saudi u.a.e. coalition's repeated targeting of hospitals means the flu which is best treated of detected early has been diagnosed late or. she suffered from coughing for about twenty days we have seen several doctors and several hospitals but it is here where she has finally been properly diagnosed the virus is spreading graphically mostly in the hooty controlled areas of sanaa souther and

in twenty fifteen member states at the un general assembly resolved to eliminate extreme poverty and hunger worldwide by twenty thirty with the help of the private sector. but does this new model of development aid work would it really benefit the needy or does it just serve corporate interests. we take a look at several examples in east africa in kenya zambia and tanzania. oh. we're about to visit a business in the kenyan capital nairobi that receive support from france estate development aid agency a.f.p. . its subsidiary prepackage and other european development banks back to fund worth forty five million euros it's in turn invested two million euros in the nairobi base business european foods africa. development banks such as profile coke were originally set up to fight hunger and poverty but. in this case state development funds mix with private capital and of being invested with a focus on financial returns. the kenyan company european foods africa sells ready made pizzas made by the german firm dr bird and imported from germany the business bought modern cold storage rooms wit

the un secretary general has refused to set up his own inquiry into the murder of mr cruz shoji unless he gets a referral from the human rights council the security council or the un general assembly the initial findings of this investigation likely to increase pressure here at the un for tougher action against saudi arabia but the authorities in riyadh allow it to be more worried about what happens next in washington outside the white house the campaign group the committee to protect journalists held an event to mark the fact that february eighth is the deadline for president trump to take action against saudi arabia on the khashoggi case under what's known as the magnitsky act even if mr trump decides not to act there are many in congress who made it quite clear they will not let this case drop james bays al-jazeera at the united nations. speak to andrew deputy washington direct to human rights watch he joins us live from washington d.c. thanks for being with us so what's your reaction to this initial report from the u.n. . i think it's a great first step and it's very clear that we need further investigation but what's really helpful is that the u.n. has made clear that the kil

the un secretary general has refused to set up his own inquiry into the murder of mr cruz shoji unless he gets a referral from the human rights council the security council or the un general assembly the initial findings of this investigation likely to increase pressure here at the un for tougher action against saudi arabia but the authorities in riyadh allow it to be more worried about what happens next in washington. outside the white house the campaign group the committee to protect journalists held an event to mark the fact that february eighth is the deadline for president trump to take action against saudi arabia shoji case under what's known as the magnitsky act even if mr trump decides not to act there are many in congress who made it quite clear they will not let this case drop james pays out jazeera at the united nations . the u.s. state department says it will continue to consult with congress to hold those responsible for jamal khashoggi to account for the department of state shares the deep concern and outrage. over the killings of jamal khashoggi expressed by members of congress and we have consulted and corresponded with the congress regularly since jamal khashoggi

is is a bold political statement to have the european foreign ministers stand next to at the un general assembly and say we are going to launch this project because we disagree with u.s. policy. i think that is what is astonishing about the spv. it is the political statement between the u.s. and european policy. i think the other issue with the spv is long-term. it is not effective at avoiding sanctions and this goes back to a point brian and i made in the piece sitting outside. in the near-term the risk of misuse or overuse of sanctions is not a threat to the dominance of the dollar. it is a threat to the effectiveness of sanctions and the tool itself continuing to be impactful. if you can find ways around it it is not going to diminish the value of the dollar what it will do is make it harder for the u.s. to have this leverage for this effective tool. a spv will not work in that aspect at least how it is currently designed. if you have countries and companies continually prodding because u.s. policy is so contrary to their own governments to their own views it may not work today but you contin

diplomatic process is ever in two years it's ranged from the threat of imminent war made in the un general assembly we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea to ten months later a face to face summit the first time the leaders of these two countries technically still at war had ever met and there was an instant bond. and then we fell in love ok no really he wrote me beautiful letters and they're great let us. we fell in love even a former state department official from the obama administration was impressed i have a dozen criticisms of the trumpet ministration foreign policy from presidential impulsiveness to disrespect and misuse of dedicated public servants in the u.s. government on this particular issue i am willing to give president trump credit for trying something new he's not correct when he says the plumber c. has never worked with north korea in fact it has produce positive results in the past but he is correct when he says it's never gotten us to the solution that we really want in the seven months since the singapore summit the diplomacy between the two sides has stalled

it is is a pretty bold have the statement to european foreign ministers wreath at the the un's general assembly and say, we are going to launch this project because we disagree with u.s. policy. that is what is astonishing about the schism between u.s. and european policy. theink the other issue with spv is long-standing. it is not effective at avoiding sanctions and is goes back to a point that brian and i make in the piece that is sitting outside which is that the real risk in the near term of misuse or overuse of sanctions is not the threat to the dominance of the dollar. it is a threat to the effectiveness of sanctions and the tools themselves continuing to be impactful. if you can find ways around it, it is not going to diminish the rules of the dollar. what it will do is make it harder for the united states to have this leverage to use sanctions to have this tool. the spv is not going to work in that respect, at least in the way it is currently designed. but if you have and countries consistently prodding because u.s. policy is so contrary to their own views, if you continue to prod, you

always a delicate dance or the one so i don't know when what goes how much un can pressure it can go to u.n. general assembly maybe security council more than no guarantee if the u.s. wouldn't really veto it so but i mean overall this is a murder case and we need to find answers all right abbi base and we thank you for joining us from istanbul. now a group of cross party british m.p.'s have accused saudi arabia of torturing female activists in detention the panel's conclusion indicates a growing uneasiness among western allies of alleged rights abuses under the crown prince mohammed bin said a month last month amnesty international released a report documenting ten cases of women who say they were tortured and abused while they were held at an undisclosed location. a former mayor has claimed victory in the el salvador's presidential election. they campaigned as an anti establishment outsider promising to stamp out corruption his two major rivals have conceded defeat kevin is the former vice president of costa rica he says the next president will have to find a way to engage with el salvador's gangs the back

taking actions with the secretary-general, in the in the assembly, even security council with this group. amy: what is happening at the united nations? unit with the un'secretary-general three times. we just played a clip of michelle bachelet, former president of chile. what do you want to happen right now and you want involvement of the pope, of mexico, with the new president will but your? >> in the united nations, there is a member of the united nations, venezuela, being under attack. the countries that are attacking venezuela are violating every single principle of the charter of the united nations. we expect for the general assembly to raise the voice and condemn this intervention in venezuela and not to be silent when the charter is being violated. what we're trying to do also in the united nations is to let them know the truth, what is happening. that is why i have met three times with them, as well we want the organizations of the united it iss to help us because their duty as well. because what is the real problem? banks don't want to work with venezuela, so anything that happens through new york or through london -- which are most of the sanc

with all the un took a corporation but this issue remains always a delicate unfolding one so i don't know when what goes how much u.n. kind of pressure we can go through u.n. general assembly maybe security council well done no guarantee if the u.s. wouldn't really veto it so but you know it i mean overall this is a murder case and we need to find answers for the millions of syrians displaced for years winter is the most difficult time those in the poorest and unofficial counts are worst affected aid agencies working there are warning of conflict fatigue needs donors to care for the refugees a solid and jabe's has more from the border region between turkey and syria. the dangers still visit the only source of warmth in the flimsy tent the fumes make it hard to breathe the sheets on the floor and mattresses are always damp is little choice but to burn what they can plastic waste becomes fuel to stay warm children sift through what others throw out knowing the danger the risk of disease and the stench sometimes they're injured when the garbage bags contain broken glass for sharp objects maybe in his family moved to this refugee camp over a year ago this father was killed in

and we will, of course, go to the un, because the adviser says that that the general assembly will havec, judgment here at the hague. the judges finding in favour overwhelmingly of mauritius, and saying that britain must hand back the chagos islands as quickly as possible. quite what happens next is unclear. a lot will depend on how britain itself reacts, but there is strong pressure on the uk now to hand back the chagos islands. and so today, for many across africa, this is a key moment. part of the long, trouble process of decolonisation. earlier we spoke to the prime minister of mauritius, pravind jugnauth. the prime minister, what is the significance of today's ruling for mauritius. mar, the international court ofjustice is a principal judicial organ of the united nations. it truly is an authoritative statement of the law, and the advisory opinion should mark the final point of the long—standing struggle for the completion of the decolonisation of mauritius, and represent a crucial milestone in the elimination of all remnants of colonisation in africa. it also constitutes a signific