where is the united nations? >> the camp turned into an urban battleground when fighters belonging to the islamic state of iraq and the levant entered yarmouk a few weeks ago. most of them have withdrawn after fierce fighting with other rebel groups. despite this, the syrian army hasn't stopped its military operation. the united nations is worried about the safety of the civilians inside. the secretary general in a statement issued by his spokesperson said that thousands of civilians in the camp are besieged by terrorists and armed groups on the inside and the government forces on the outside. he called on the syrian government to immediately end any military operation that could endanger the lives of civilians and urged all parties to stop the violence so as to grant secure and sustained humanitarian access to civilians inside the camp. the people have relied on handouts over the past years to survive. many have died from malnutrition. since the fighting, the united nations say the situation and hardship have wo

the united nations has passed a nonbinding resolution aimed at curbing the cultural mrundering of iraqe resolution adopted unanimously by the 193-nation general assembly. it applies only to iraq not to syria, where isil controls the ancient city of palmyra. isil posted video showing the destruction of iraqi sites, incl the ancient assyrian city of nimruses when in reality we have not seen that at all. anchor: an amazing figure despite cutter's promises. nepaly migrants have died one every two days in 2014 in cutter. dave: that blood is on sepp blatter's hands as well. he said this will go on in 2022 over his dead body in his own words. even though it's over 125 degrees in the summer in qatar. even though they'll have the world cup in 2022 in the fall which will cut into, if not completely reorganize the european soccer leagues which are the world's most popular and i think that's why 2022 if blatter is reelect and did if we have a situation where he's not imprisoned where we could be looking at the crack-up of fifa in the years to come because the splits are profound and the splits are

>> the united nations by general assemblyman dated such crisis.'ll work with all of our member states to get the aid in to the people. that is now absolutely number one priority. the infrastructure has and all of the vital services that people need, they're in a state of collapse. the icrc has been describing the situation as catastrophic. i think that is about the best word to describe the plight of the yemeni right now. >> at the same time his military commanders are ignoring calls from the united nations to allow the aid to get in and to repair runways, to repair the sanaa airport and allow the planes to land. >> that's what we at the united nations are calling for a cease-fire. an end to the hostilities to put the conflict back into a political process. the people paying the price here are the innocent civilians of yemen. and absolutely. we need respect for the vital infrastructure. we need the airports to be open. we need the ports to be open. yemen is 90% dependent for imports for food and fuel. this has been interrupted by the last weeks of

and all the dialogues which has been sponsored by the united nations. also decided to organise and which contains yemeni at a big scale and to participate without key rules attached. this will aim for the interests. and allow me to conclude my work and i'd like to thank you for the support of the earthquakes. the resolution in finding a peaceful solution to the yemeni situation and the creation of it with living in peace with all its neighbours in the region i hope and wish the success to you. the sponsor of the riyadh conference would - a word by the president of yemen, abd-rabbu mansour hadi. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translation: the united nations, and the league arabs and ismail ould cheikh ahmed, the united nations representative representative and members of the gulf states. i'd like to welcome you very much, very well in this day, in this opening this today, this exceptional and important conference which is taking place and all the defines and the difficulties difficulties, and the militias, houthi militias the stocks that took place on

the kingdom of saudi arabia ordered the contribution of $274 million to the united nations for emergencyief efforts in yemen. this is above and beyond the assistance that we are deploying to yemen every day, as well as the assistance that we will be providing to yemen going forward. it is our hope and desire that the houthis will come to their senses and realize that the interests of yemen and the yemeni people are -- should be the top priority for everyone and i want to make sure that i make clear that the ceasefire will -- will end should the houthis or their allies not live up to the agreement contained in this issue. the -- this is i believe, a chance for the houthis to show that they care about their people and that they care about the yemeni people. and we hope they take up this offer for the good of yemen and the people of -- yemen. so john thank you once again for hosting this meeting. it is always a pleasure to be with you, and exchange ideas, and i think we did this today in a very positive spirit. we thank you for this. >> well thank you very much. it was indeed constructive a

the united nations human rights office believe that journalism has immense power.is the element that circulates fresh ideas and healthy questions. it insists on a safe space for institutions bringing public confidence. every state in the world needs independent journalist to challenge it. as our secretary-general ban ki-moon together with the u.n. high commissioner and the director-general said quality journalism enables citizens to make informed decisions and works to expose justice, corruption and the abuse of power. for this it must be allowed to thrive in a neighbouring environment. and they can work and in conditions of safety. >> journalism is powerful yet fragile. in too marp parts of the world journalists are silenced gaoled or killed for doing their jobs much in some states government officials and security forces harass threaten or mistreat journalists or lock them up on trumped up charges. in others they are assaulted by actors, such as terrorist groups criminal gangs or angry mobs. women journalists have been the target of general violence and threats s

the united nations said the root causes were poverty and government mismanagement. in in a religion was a convenient excuse used by some sides in the fighting. seleka rebels installed a muslim president aren't all muslim. anti-balanceanti-balaka rebels are not all christian. they are noriega to encourage muslim and christians though interact peacefully again. community leaders are organizing interfaith prayers, football matches and other events. yesterday, animosity remains rife sporadic killings and arriveiowa price apprisal attacks are continuing. it's a tall order for a country barely holding itself together. >> okay, we're going to take you to something that is happening right now. this is the e.u. foreign affairs chief speaking at the foreign security council talking about migrants and approveing action against smugglers. >> our settlement efforts and announce legal opportunities to reach europe. as was said in the european parliaments a few days ago. if we close the doors people will come through the windows. they have urged all member states and defuse smuggl

i'm jane dutton, coming up in the next 16 minutes - the united nations calls for peace talks in yemen as a 5-day ceasefire comes in effect >>> more than 40 are killed by gunmen in a bus attack in the pakistani city of karachi >>> north korea's defence minister is executed for showing disrespect to leader kim jong un. >>> we ask what the collapse of one of antarctica's largest ice shelves will mean for global sea levels. >>> a 5-day truce in yemen seems to be hold are for now, despite reports of houthi shellings in some areas. the ceasefire was proposed by saudi arabia to allow in humanitarian aid. it begin a day after air strikes and very welling by the houthis. in the southern city of tiaz 10 were killed in houthi attacks. in iran they said they will not allow saudi arabia forces to expect a cargo ship bound for yemen. warships are escorting the vessel. the u.n. special envoy in yemen has arrived. he says the only way to end the war is through political dialogue. >> translation: we have two main points we would like to address with regard to the humanitarian crisis. first, the ceasef

the united nations says they are making strong gains.anted us access to a top-secret facility. >> reporter: in a secret facility in kabul, four men accused of smuggling millions of heroin are about to answer to justice. afghanistan's special drug court is run as a clandestine separation to prevent judges and prosecutors from being targeted or brought off. space of growing criticism, it's not doing enough against drugs. they have allowed "101 east" in. this is a posterior here. >> we are never take bribes. we know afghanistan is under threat from drugs. >> officials argue the court is convincing many to give up. last year they ar vested a record 224 of openian poppy. it year looks like a bumper harvest. this is the only photo of the king pin, sentenced to 20 years in gaol. he managed to escape. people working for the king pin campaigned to the justice system to the sun of 14-16 million. money secured is released. and to this day, he's nowhere to be found. we talk about clean judges and courts. what happened there? >> all those involved in

iran has accepted the impartial parties, the united nations under the supervision of the united nations to search the ship the cargo ship and in addition there are seven american and european activists to my information onboard the ship, so that's a legal issue a country that is involved in a war cannot search the humanitarian aid offer to the country that has been -- the war has been waged on. >> do you appreciate, though, the concern that exists that it may not just be humanitarian aid, that there may be military aid for the houthis in yemen. >> like i said, iran has accepted an international impartial international search of the cargo ship that it is sending, it doesn't consist on any, you know, it doesn't have anything with regard to the military, the accusation that has been made on iran. it's actually a humanitarian aid and that's why iran has stressed its acceptance of any international, impartial international search of the ship. >> so then do you -- is it your belief that then iran is not a major player in the yemen battle? this is the way people view it, the houthis are allied

>>> the united nations calls for peace talks in yemen as a 5-day ceasefire comes in effect. you're watching al jazeera, also coming up on the programme. >>> more than 40 are killed by gunmen in a bus attack in the pakistani city of karachi >>> north korea's defence minister is executed apparently for showing disrespect to leader kim jong un. plus... >> i'm on the navaho nation in arizona, where obesity and diabetes is rampant and the governor things a new tax on junk food may be the solution. >>> a 5-day truce in yemen seems to be holding for now, despite reports of houthi shellings in some areas. the ceasefire was proposed by saudi arabia to allow in humanitarian aid. it begin a day after air strikes and shelling by the houthis. in the southern city of tiaz 10 were killed in houthi attacks. in iran, they said they will not allow saudi arabia forces to inspect a cargo ship bound for yemen. iranian warships are escorting the vessel packed with aid workers and journalists. the u.n. special envoy in yemen has arrived. he says the only way to end the war is through political dia

since march the united nations believes that 300,000 people have been forced out of their homes.and food, the latest figure show that as many as 12 million yemenis do not have enough to eat. and the u.n. says it needs $273 million in emergency funds that saudi arabia said it will provide. i spoke with john king, director of operations at the united nations' office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs known as ocha, his agency has repeated calls for suspension of airstrikes particularly those targeting sanaa airport. >> that's precisely what we're calling for, which is a cease-fire an end to the hostilities to put the conflict back into political process. because the people who are paying the price here are the innocent civilians of yemen. and absolutely we need respect for the vital infrastructure. we need the airports to be open. we need the ports to be open. yemen is 90% tent for its food and fuel. this is massive is logistical operation on a daily basis. that's why the situation is so urgent. that's why the united nations is calling it the highest level for an end to t

. >>> united nations has condemned the attack on a mosque in saudi arabia. in the eastern town of kartif. three hour gun battle between mexican police and suspected gang members have left over 30 dead. john holman has more from mexico city. >> reporter: that sound is gun fire. and these people were killed in what authorities say was a shootout between police and suspected gang members in michoacan state southwest mexico. by the time the police arrived about 40 people were dead. it's unsure exactly what happened but federal police say people were attacked by gunmen. >> translator: the shootout was prolonged for approximately three hours in about three different parts of the property. >> reporter: this area was controlled by the powerful new generation cartel. the government sent in a he 10,000 strong force to try and take back control. state authorities say those killed in the shootout could be from the cartel. as the authorities moved into the new generation cartel's territory. incidents like this will take place. but they try to switch the country's image a

the united nations is doing its best, but with the influx of refugees are continuing. unless the international community acts fast. things could get worse. >> an international donors conference is expected to take place. the camp supervisor tells me it can't come fast enough. >> we call for neighbouring countries to open the door and hope that the international community will move forward in providing support. all the refugees tell us how they were terrified by the shelling, and my the houthis and forces loyal to former president salali abdullah saleh. finding a safe place for the children is all they can think about. the children are safe they are by no means out of harm's way. diseases could spread and many have fallen sick. many hope that the world will hear their calls for help. >> as you heard, it is a dire situation. the authorities expect more refugees to come here to djibouti. as we mentioned the united nations is hoping to hold a donor's conference in the coming weeks, and hope the international community will move as swift as it can to bring together a milita

one, the united states has the ability to stop the import of these items, and the united nations passed resolution unanimously asking each country to close their market is something the united dates should move ambitiously to impose, but the other thing is to raise awareness for people, that they understand when they are buying something on the region, they must be very careful about the providence so they are not helping to fund these causes. laura: you were meeting with distributors of antiquities in the middle east who must be so concerned about the islamic state. what are they saying should be done? deborah: there's a definite sense of crisis about the linkages between antiquities looting, and the terrorist financing, and at the end of this conference, they agreed to come together as a region to do several things -- one, create the political will to start to address these issues. it's about military and foreign-policy issues, not truly about archaeology. but also to work with the countries to raise awareness and have those markets for fundraising to actually be shut down. laura: bri

. >> translation: we hope the united nations will participate effectively with what the center will docluding coordinating humanitarian and relief works with the yemeni people of the countries poring the initiative. >> reporter: the french president is the first leader to attend the summit, here to assure golf leaders that they are a threat. you have taken courageous matters. you were act develop the idea of a coalition of arab forces. france supports your operation, it's the question of ensure the stability of yemen, and you can count on france. >> reporter: apart from yemen the g.c.c. leaders discussed syria, iraq and palestine of importance is the iran nuclear programme and tehran's perceived interference in the arab region. >> leaders stressed the importance of reaching a final agreement guaranteeing the peacefulness of the iranian programme, and ensuring that the countries have the right to use peaceful nuclear energy. >> reporter: all these issues will be on the table when gcc leaders get president obama in washington next week, to convey a united stance. the leaders will persuad

urging the united nations to take the council and legal park states and gulf corporation council foroint arab force to provide security to the key cities and exit points of yemen, to ensure the withdrawal of the submersive malitia from all the cities. six, participating members endorse that the government should start towards providing compensation to the relatives of the victims and pave the way for the return of the displaced. and emphasize the necessity to swiftly put into action a humanitarian program that will accommodate and meet all the humanitarian necessities and needs of the yemeni people who are realing under the barbarian, ferocious attacks and those loyal to president saleh and the government should continue to work towards following up with these declaration of riyadh and start functioning within the homeland. the parties to the conference reiterate that the stance taken by the arab staltstes namely saudi arabia came to put an end to the submersive houthi malitia and the ousted president and this stands as a living proof that the arab leaders are adamant to maintaining

the united nations, the international organization for migration and others, released a joint statement. they asked neighboring countries, including indonesia, malaysia, and thailand to allow the migrants to land to save their lives, protect their rights and respect their human dignity. >> indonesia and malaysia agreed to continue to provide humanitarian assistance to those 7,000 migrants still at sea. we also agree to offer them temporary shelter, provided that the settlement and repat ration process will be done in one year by the international community. >> reporter: beginning may 10th, more than 2,000 migrants landed in indonesia and malaysia. prompting the two countries to refuse to accept anymore. the myanmar government does not accord citizenship to the row hin ga people. u.s. officials say since a clash with buddhists three years ago that resulted in many deaths more than 80,000 rohingya people have left myanmar in migrant smuggle boats and by many other means. many of the migrants are victims of human trafficking. and thailand is a main staging point in this illegal business. m

which has destroyed freedom in tibet, which has attacked india and has been condemned by the united nations for aggression in korea. it is a nation which is helping the forces of violence in almost every continent. the contest in vietnam is part of a wider pattern of aggressive purposes. why are these realities our concern? why are we in south vietnam? we are there because we have a promise to keep. since 1954 every american president has offered support to the people of south vietnam. we have helped to build and we have helped to defend. thus over many years we have made a national pledge to help south vietnam defend its independence. and i intend to keep that promise. to dishonor that pledge, to abandon this small and brave nation to its enemies and to the terror that must follow, would be an unforgivable wrong. we are also there to strengthen world order. around the globe from berlin to thailand are people whose well-being rests, in part, on the belief that they can count on us if they are attacked. to leave vietnam to its fate would shake the confidence of all these people in the value

so i think the united nations chief top envoy will have this problem, convince the different factions in yemen that he's willing to achieve what has eluded his predecessor jamal ben omar. >> we'll leave it there, hashem ahelbarra, hashem, thank you. we're moving on to other news. u.s. special forces say they've killed an i.s.i.l. commander in a raid inside syria. abu saef was targeted in syria it will kimberly halkett has more from washington. >> the white house is telling al jazeera that it was president obama who ordered this attack in the effort to capture and ultimately kill saef. we understand there was some ground or hand to hand combat that took place that resulted in the death of anu saef but the capture a young yazidi girl has been rescued and sent to her family. the united states pouring over reams of data, computers seized as well as hard drives, hard disks, they are being analyzed in terms of trying to understand who anu saef was he was in charge of oil and gas revenues. a very major source of revenue for i.s.i.l. pointing out that it did not consult syrian authorities say

the united nations says 850,000 afghans are displaced because of war.bout two weeks ago, this woman, her four daughters and two sons fled fighting with only what they were wearing. she said the fighting made it too dangerous to stay. at about the same time in northern afghanistan, hundreds of taliban fighters launched an offensive. they are fighting thousands of afghan soldiers and police. the civilians are caught in the middle. >> translator: our entire village is falling into the hands of the taliban. our houses have been burned and destroyed. >> reporter: 10,500 families have left their homes in the area in a matter of weeks. there are no displaced camps in the city so some have moved in with family and friends. no aid has arrived yet. the united nations anticipated as many as 150,000 more afghans will be displaced this year. where there is conflict one official said there is displacement. >>> the official death toll from lath week's devastating earthquake in nepal is rising. at least 7500 people have been killed. the once bustling mountainsidevillag

secret meeting but we know some of the ideas that are going into it as we join gabriel outside the united nations for us, and the idea of the united states is to do what here yeah, this is a clear door security council meeting as you said, but the -- this is a regular meeting by the security council talking about chemical weapons in syria. what is different this time, is they are going to be discussing a draft resolution that's being put on the table, primarily by the united states, that would set up a mechanism that would assign blame to who is responsibility for these chemical attacks particularly the chlorine bomb attacks now the united states britain, france, as well as international ngos they point to the fact that these were dropped from the helicopters now, the asaad government denies that they have any responsibility for these chlorine bomb attacks however back here at the u. in the u.s. is pushing this right now behind clears doors trying to set up a mechanism to where the u.n. security council would pin the blame on this squarely on the shoulders of asaad and his government. that is whe

. >>> the head of the united nations cultural agency is sounding the alarm about isil fighters gettingto the ancient city of palmyra in syria. >> our position is clear that heritage sites should not be used for military purposes but of course the news are alarming. i appealed yesterday to all parties concerned to protect palmyra and leave it outside of their military activity. >> it's famous for its 2,000 year old ruins. local activists say syrian par planes were attacking isil positions on the edge of palmyra. syria has called on the international community to protect the ruins. >>> a humanitarian situation in many rebel-controlled areas in syria appear to be worsening. government air strikes killed at least 39 civilians on thursday. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: for many syrian children this is the only way to find something to eat. some parents help them rummage through the garbage not far from 2k078 mass cuss. this woman says she struggles every day to feed her children. >> translator: what can we do? we don't have fuel neither electricity, even food. we don't have it. >>

the united nations say iraqi forces are preventing many people from reaching safety.orrespondent has more. >> reporter: for ramadi the scene was frighteningly reminiscent, the black flagged raised by isil last week an eerie echo of the one raised by insurgents a decade ago. >> ramadi is significant because it feeds into this notion that isis is on the march. it's a sunni majority city in a sunni majority province. it's significant because it's one step closer to baghdad. >> reporter: for the capitol of anbar province this type of threat is nothing new. between 2003 and 2007 the city is said to have become a base for foreign fighters who wanted to exploit sunny muslim anger towards the shia-lead government. until sunny tribes supported by the u.s. turned their weapons on insurgents and largely drove them out. this year however, it was largely iraqi security forces being driven out. and now isil has a supply route that goes to within 130 kilometers from baghdad. analysts say it's no surprise iraqi army soldiers were ill equipped to fight and point to the policy of [ ina

last month, united nations security council ambassadors were shown this video. doctors trying to revive three child victims of an apparent chlorine gas attack. it was too late. rebels say chemical attacks have increased in northern syria increased by the opposition in idlib province. this is a military parade ton outskirts of damascus, only weeks after capturing the city of idlib. the army of islam is tasked once the regime of bashar al-assad is toppled. >> translator: tonight we stand united against the syrians, they want to establish a regime here, i can assure you we will defeat them. >> army of conquestions to capture idlib. now their uses are set on attack here. the u.s. has in the past refrained from arming syrian opposition fighters. it was concerned about weapons landing in the hands of groups like the el nusra front. but nusra is now joining moderate groups in their fight to repel i.s.i.l. from syria. saudi arabia, qatar and turkey provide significant assistance for syria's rebels. i.s.i.l. still holds ground in major cities. more rebel groups are now c

alike. >> united nations middle east peace envoy, thank you for your time. >> still ahead the challenges facing nepal in distributing aid to the remote earthquake-hit region. >> in sport rory mcelroy proving a match for anyone. we'll have that later. t later. >> the sawed labor led coalition is considering suspending airstrikes in yemen to allow humanitarian aid in. on sunday, the saudi coalition spokesman denied it was using cluster bombs in yemen. others say there is evidence of its us. the saudis denied sending ground troops in into the battlefield in yemen. we have more. >> sources in aden say these men are not what they appear to be, although their clothing is similar to the attire worn in this area. they are said to be arab coalition troops in aden to help pro government forces in the fighting against houthi militia. analysts say local fighters don't usually have access to the kind of weapons seen in this exclusive video. >> amountty tank weapon as used by light infantry troops, a typical weapon used by special operation forces. at the end of the day you have to define your objecti

the united nations is complaining about the shortage of funds. this is the second wave of displaced people in april, when government forces were engaged in fierce fighting. more than 100,000 fled. so a dire humanitarian crisis thousands on the run, and the military battle in anbar has not begun. zeina khodr, thank you so much >>> now, hezbollah's leader is warning that continued fighting in syria could lead hezbollah to mobilize resources, and went on to say if hezbollah had not been involved in the conflict. they'd we fighting a war in lebanon, instead. there are reports that dozens of soldiers have been killed in the northern city. activists say rebels attacked the soldiers as they were withdrawing, and rebels have taken control of the area >>> there are reports barrel bombs have been dropped in parts of the syria city. at least 14 people have been killed,ate of them children. barrel bombs are made with oil bombs, packed with shrapnel and explosives. >>> to ireland, where the referendum to approve same-sex marriage has been hailed as a social r

the united nations is worried about the safety of the civilians inside. the the secretary-general in a statement issued by a spokesperson said that thousands of civilians in the camp are besieged by terrorists and armed troops on the inside and government forces on the outside. he called on the government to end an operation that could danger the lives of civilians, and urged parties to stop the violence so as to grant sustained access to civilians inside the camp. the people of yarmouk had to rely on handouts. many died from malnutrition. since the flare up in fighting the situation and hardship have worsened. the united nations security council demanded all parties allow humanitarian aid to reach without obstruction, and a delegation is being sent to damascus. the organization wants to find alternatives to a military solution to relieve the suffering of syria's palestinians. the damascus group wanted armed groups to conduct operations with its forces. the p.l.o. doesn't want to be drawn in the conflict. regardless of its stance, the government is unlike

the united nations saying in the last 48 hours, 25,000 people in ramadi have fled. most of them are not able to knee flee. is that right? >> reporter: it has been cut off to the east from baghdad is actually some of the civilians had to take the circuitous route in the west and the way out is over a bridge across a small river. they cannot just let everybody flood across. they have to search for weapons. i was reporting on ramadi and the local government there warning that it could fall a month ago in april. sounding the alarm. saying we desperately need help and reinforcements. iraqi government was able to hold on since then but some of the civilians fleeing had to take that same route over the bridge to get out. united nations telling us there are thousands of civilians sleep in the open since the exodus began. >> think about the people on the ground going through this absolute terror and tragedy. ivan thanks. i appreciate the reporting. >>> president obama ordering the federal government to stop distributing military equipment to police departments. the armored v

well let's go straight to the united nations and speak with gabriel elizondo. what is the significance of this letter? >> well, this letter that we got our hands on has not been made public. however, we were able to get it from sources. it was sent from the yemeni ambassador to the u.n. to the lithuanian ambassador who is the head of the security council this month. it has called for ground troops to be sent into the country but also comes amid a time here that the united nations has a new envoy to yemen and he has been on its job for less than a week now. he's currently in paris where he was engaged in talks trying to kick start the political process again by all sides in yes memoryyemen. and he's expected to land in riyadh in the next several hours or so. taken together this is very significant. and the only other time that we've seen a letter from a yemeni official sent to the u.n. was on march 24th. that was the last time we had such a letter. that was from president hadi. in that letter of march, he was calling for intervention in his country to stop the h

. >>> yemen's ambassador to the united nations called for ground troops to be sent into the country, in a letter to the u.n. security council, he urged the international community to quickly intervene by sending land forces. especially aden and tiaz. he wants international human rights organizations so document barbaric violations by the houthi rebels against a defenseless population. some of the worst fighting in yemen has been in the southern port city of aden coming as human rights watch accuses houthi fighters of committing possible war crimes. two women were shot and killed and two aid workers were held. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in the saudi arabia capital to discuss the connight in yemen, he's meeting the yemeni president who fled to saudi arabia. kerry says he's deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation. kerry spoke during a visit to djibouti before he left for riyadh. >> the situation is getting more dire by the day. we are concern beside that. we urged all sides, anybody involved to comply with the humanitarian law, and to take every precaution to ke

hence we need to be given urgent humanitarian space for the united nations just to tackle life-saving urgent intervention and expand our coverage bring in food bring in fuel which is very short in supply and save life. it's a matter of days. >> moving to syria now where activists say opposition fighters including members of al-qaeda have stormed a complex where 250 government loyal remains loyalists have been trapped for the past two weeks. the syrian observatory for human rights says the fighters have captured the complex in the town of s remains jsir sh h remains remains shughurt gaining control of the area is seen as vital to secure supply lines for both the assad government and the opposition. a report now from the bu cuellar valley in lebanon. >> the suicide attack on this hospital was powerful. mrooumz of smoke covered town. t followed by heavy fighting asrenals remains rebels closed in. more than 200 syrian army soldiers are besieged. a coalition of rebels which includes al nusra front fighters overrun the town around two weeks ago. there remains the town is not far from aleppo

late on wednesday yemen's ambassador the the united nations asked the international community to bring. that was brought by rising which is still raging in the southern port of adan. and many residents are trapped. he is pleased that they are trying to make a peaceful solution, be few saudis say it will depend on the houthis. >> i also briefed him in the kingdom thoughts on a five day cease fire, in order to coordinate with international organizations to send assistance and aid to the yemen people. if the houthis submitted to not attacking any convoys during that time. question will determine the date together with all the detail as. >> sing solomon has announced a confront, which the prime minister referred to to which he is inviting all yemen parties. and we support that conference. everyone agreed that that conference can help lead into the subsequent talks under the u.n. office misses, and that all of this dialog is beneficial in an effort to try to find the political resolution to the crieses. we are pleased that saudi arabia has agreed to support the u.n., and efforts to find a p

she is the united states ambassador to the united nations. previously she served on the white house national security council. part of joining the government she taught human rights and u.s. foreign policy at harvard's kennedy school. in 2002, power won the pulitzer prize for her book, a problem from hell america and the age of genocide. this year, for the second time "time" magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the word. i'm pleased to have her back at this table. welcome. >> good to be here, charlie. >> rose: congratulations on one hundred. let me begin with national security. tell me how you see from where you sit, the threats to america. >> well, from where i sit, namely at the united nations, i see a lot of countries finally getting past some of the free riding that they're used to doing and being willing to step up in a coalition against isil because of the particular gravity and horror of this movement. so isil is certainly a movement along with al qaeda that we and most countries in the world are very focused on

the united nations secretary-general backs the plan. he has called on the eu and commission president to set an example and not go after people smugglers with military force. >> i support this strengthening of the military capacity in searching and rescuing the people. our priority should be given to life-saving. >> but there will be strong opposition to the proposal, especially from france. the issue will top the agenda at next month's meeting of eu interior ministers in luxembourg. >> all right, in africa, ethiopia's ruling party appears to have one last weekend cost elections by a landslide. >> early returns give me -- the eprdf of 23 seats from the capital. the u.s. and eu say the elections were orderly but unfair. with a crackdown on dissent. it appears the opposition has not won a single seat so far. >> gerany's defense minister says india may be ready to buy euro fighter jets. >> the defense minister met with the indian prime minister to talk arms deals. it appears they have gotten some results. >> a show of harmony as the indian

nhk world reports. >> reporter: an international audience came together in the united nations to see graphic evidence of an atomic bomb attack. >> the characteristic mushroom cloud. >> reporter: masaaki tanabe produced this film. he was born and raised in a house next to the building now known as the atomic bomb dome. he lost his parents and brother to the attack when he was 7. tanabe was outside the city at the time. two days later, he went back. but things would never be the same. he tried to shut out the painful memories. when tanabe turned 60, he changed his mind. he felt a need to pass down to future generations what ground zero used to look like. tanabe used computer graphics to recreate the streets and houses before the explosion. his documentary films have been screened abroad. he realized that many people didn't know the consequences of the bombing. >> translator: in reality, a large number of civilians were sacrificed and subjected to suffering, but many people don't realize this. >> reporter: tanabe thought hard to make sure the facts were understood. he interviewed former

ambassador to the united nations. previously, she served on the u.n. security council. in 2002, she won the pulitzer prize for her book, "a problem from hell: america and the age of genocide"." time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. i am pleased to have her back. congratulations on the time 100. let me begin with national security. tell me how you see from where you sit the threats to america. samantha: from where i sit, the u.n., i see a lot of countries finally getting past some of the

last month united nations security council ambassadors were shown the video. doctors trying to revive three victims of an apparent chlorine gas attack. it was too late. >> rebels say chemical attacks increased in northern syria following gains by the opposition in idlib province. that is a military par i had on the outskirts of damascus. the biggest show of force by syrian rebels weeks after capturing the city of idlib. the army is tasked of securing the capital once it's toppled. >> translation: we stand united. they want to spread influence and have a persian state established. i assure you we'll fight and defeat them. across the country rebels are shifting tactics. in the north armed factions merged under the army of congrestes to capture idlib. now the eyes are set on latakia. >> the huss has in the past reframed from arming the fight pers. -- fighters. they were concerned about the weapons landing in the hands of an al qaeda affiliate. nusra is joining. saudi arabia qatar and turkey provide assistance for rebels. fighters hold ground in major cities. more

according to the united nations we have about 1600, a death toll of 1600 people at the moment which is considerable number. the last day alone 90 died. the humanitarian situation is disastrous but with all due respect the saudi motivation is not humanitarian alone to offer this cease-fire. i think that they have gotten themselves in a very difficult situation and they are trying to get out of this. i would like to remind you of the fact that a moroccan airplane that was part of this coalition was lost a couple of days ago over the red sea. even the saudi's with their supreme airpower have had some problems and the conflict is going to be politically more difficult to explain to the world. >> daniel, there are larger geopolitical conflicts at play here, tensions between saudi arabia and iran are very high. could we see a clash between these rivals? >> they both have a tendency towards brinkmanship at the moment, but they are not actually stupid. a full-fledged war between saudi arabia and iran is unlikely. we see saudi ships now present in the gulf of aden that are escorting believe to