the united nations can be a blessing and a curse. but for haiti the western hemisphere's poorest country it's been both. six years ago haiti was devastated by a massive earthquake. its worst natural disaster in more than two centuries. millions of haitians looked to the u.n. for help because the u.n. already had a large presence in haiti and the help did come. governments and private donors pledged more than $13 billion to the relief effort. the u.n. set up temporary housing for thousands of residents. it built schools, hospitals and sanitation systems and the u.n. currently maintains a 380 million dollar annual budget to pay for its peace keeping force in haiti. that pays for the more than 6,000 u.n. soldiers tasked with upholding public security. but the u.n. effort may also have made some things worse. many blame u.n. peace keepers for a cholera epidemic that has left thousands dead. at the same time, u.n. soldiers have been dogged with allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation of poor haitian women and children. flit we hold t

this is the same position when we argue about red china coming in the united nations.he charlotter very clearly says no aggressor shall belong to the united nations, we already have russia and to me it's an academic argument. we say they can't come in, so if we say that, red china can't be admitted, you and i know the chances are pretty good for their being admitted. this is one of the reasons i have repeatedly suggested that the united nations meet for a charter revision. >> and now the people of new hampshire speak out for barry goldwater. >> well, i just had to tell you i'm shaking hands with the next president. i like his plan and i like his way of speaking. and i think he's going to keep his promises, his campaign promises. i know one thing, he won't be a yes man. >> i don't think of him so much really as a politician, but just as a man. i'm very impressed with him. >> i'm extremely proud we have an american with guts enough to put america back where it belongs. >> i'm opposed to foreign aid, economic aid, i've never voted for it since i've been in the senate. and

the united nations military support for the ypg is deeply problematic, therefore.ut a former leader, says the kurdish loyalty to the west is consistent. >> they are for years fighting not just against isis, but also against al-nusra, because they besieged kobani, they besieged [ inaudible ] and many other kurdish places. rrm one analysts says cooperation between assads forces and the ypg occurs only where both sides happen to be fighting their common enemy, which is isil. though the relationship emphasizes the complex proxy war being fought in syria. >> you have multiple external actors trying to coordinate with partners on the ground who can act as effective proxy forces, but it always underlines the fact you have multiple external actors who have very different objectives of what they are trying to achieve in syria. >> reporter: the cessation of hostilities expected this week, could scarily be more fragile. >> for more on this, let's speak to our correspondent close to the syrian border. how significant of presence are the ypg in northern syria? >> reporter: laur

we seek a multi lateral level at the united nation security council. chairman corker, you are right. china is as much of a threat as any other county. china could make a huge difference in isolating north korea and changing their behavior to denuclearize the peninsula. they should not be blocking the u.n. security council action. they should not only be supporting about thought using their influence over north korea to bring about a change as it relates to the proliferation of weapons. it is on china. the united states will do what it must do to safeguard our interest and that of our allies and that we will do. but we hope china, that claims to share the same goals of denuclearization of the peninsu peninsula, will agree on the same steps necessary to achieve that goal. our alliance remains as firm and resilience as ever and stand ready to support the north korean people. the alliance made a decision to begin formal consultations regarding the bad missile system. i support this decision as it sends the right signal to u.s. resolve to protect our allies

we also heard earlier on from the russian representative in the united nations. he said that talk of the sufferings of the civilian population in syria is often used as a trump card in the political gain, but he did assure the watchers and the media that russia is constantly as he put it in dialogue with the syrian authorities trying to maintain, trying to ensure the safety of civilians in syria. >>> the greek coast card rescued more large groups of syrian refugees trying to across the aegean sea from turkey. more than 300 people traveling in rubber dingy's were towed ashore. >>> nine people confirmed dead after two passenger trains collided head on in southern germ near. the trains were packed with morning commuters. investigators are trying to determine why they were traveling on the same track. emma hayward reports. >> firefighters used heavy lifting equipment to gain access to part of one of the trains to try to free any passengers still trapped inside and carefully remove the bodies of some of those killed in this crash. a full scale emergency response is un

with the united nations. i wanted to go back over some of the points we talked about earlier today. senator cardin, my colleague from maryland, mentioned the fact that the united nations has very similar -- pro-united states very similar approaches to our sanctions that were brought around to the table in the first place, the negotiation table. the sanctions that we levied against iran brought them to the negotiating table, and the fact that the united states has levied almost eight times more sanctions against iran than we have a regime that does possess a nuclear weapon. i think we have more work to do in the united states. this bill is a great step, but also the united nations and your expression of disappointment with the united nations i think is well stated. mr. corker: i think it's good that you bring up the fact that when we began putting these sanctions in place, there was a lot of pushback because in essence for these things to work properly or have the biggest -- make the biggest difference in outc

>> in 2013, the united nations released a groundbreaking report on human rights abuses in north korea, concluding their abuses - including forced labor, deliberate starvation, torture, and the complete denial of the right to freedom of thought quote "have no parallel in the contemporary world" when he was only 9 years old, kang chol kwan said he was imprisoned at the yoduk political prison camp with his family. when he was released 10 years later, he escaped to the south >> so there are entire families kept in these places? >> 80 to 120,000 people are reported to be held in these camps on life sentences. the north korean government denies that political prisons exist. >> we wanted to raise the issue of human rights while on our visit to north korea >> you're all welcome to korea, to see the reality of korea. which will be different for you from what you've heard. by the way, have you found people that have horns, and red face? >> (laughs) no, we haven't. we were given one chance to sit down and ask questions with party members. our guides insisted it wasn't an interview, just a conver

>> the united nations sets a new sedate for talks on syria as a conditional cessation of hostilities comes into effect. hello this is al jazeera, live from doha. i'm adrian finighan. killed in the somali capital of mgdz. mogadishu. donald trump receives his strongest endorsement yet plus, the new man heading fifa, gianni infantino. >> a is hiation of hostilities in syria has come into effect. the united nations security council voted unanimously to back it and most of the warring sides have agreed to lay down arms or the two weeks. now the u.n. envoy on syria says that if the deal holds, talks to end the war will resume on march 7th. the main syrian opposition says that almost 100 rebel factions have agreed to respect the suspension of hogs tilts but that doesn't include one of the most powerful groups in the country, the al qaeda linked el nusra front or i.s.i.l. calling to intensify attacks on government forces. hours before the deal came into force the fighting hadn't stopped. the syrian observatory for human rights says at least 40 were killed in air viek strikes in te damascus t

this is the same position when they argue about china coming into the united nations.he charter clearly says no aggressor nation shall belong. andlready have russia that's an academic argument. we say they cannot come in so if we say that, red china cannot be admitted. reasons thatf the i have repeatedly suggested that the united nations at least have a charter revision. >> now the people of new hampshire speak out for barry goldwater. you,just had to tell shaking hands with the next president. way of speaking. i think he is going to keep his promises. thing, -- i don't think of him as a politician but as a man. i am very impressed with him. i am extremely proud we have an american who is that's enough to put america back where it belongs. >> i am opposed to foreign and economic aid. i never voted for it since i've been in the senate. i would not, even if they divided into the three components that foreign aid is made up of as we mention it. we have military assistance which i think is necessary for can years to come and i vote for this. we have technical assistance ju

all united nations member states have been informed. mechanism will operate for an initial six outs of djibouti, and move to yemen or sana'a when allowed. so mr. president, in two day's time the 2016 yemen humanitarian response plan will be launched in geneva. this plan asks for $1.8 billion to address the most critical and prioritized needs across all governates in the country, including food assistance for nearly 9 million people, water and sanitation support for 7.4 million people, urgent health support for 10.6 million people, and emergency interventions to mitigate growing malnutrition rates. i cannot understate the importance of donor support. nearly one year into the conflict, it is now more important than ever, that with address the human catastrophe unfolding in yemen. i again, underscore the urgent need for this council and the international community more broadly to impress on the obligations to facilitate unconditional and sustained access to all parts of yemen. i also reiterate the urgent request that this council press the

in 2009, eight years into the war in afghanistan, the united nations started trying to systematically document civilian casualties. 2014 marked the deadliest year on record. i was back in afghanistan to piece together what i could about the fifteen civilians who were killed on august 3rd 2014. i'd been given photographs of some of the people who died. one of those is farid mohammad, a driver with four children. his mother had been with him on the morning of the operation. it was still too dangerous for me to go to charkh, so she came to meet me on the outskirts of kabul. it is extremely rare for a rural pashtun woman to meet with a man she's not related to. she told me that on the morning of august 3rd, she and her son were driving to visit her sister in a village in charkh district for the eid holiday. she saw some soldiers on the roads, but says it was peaceful out. >> amana spent a month in hospital recovering from the loss of her finger and wounds to her abdomen. her son farid mohammad died leaving behind his widow and four children. >> i learned from the un that of the fifteen ci

twice i stood up before the supreme court and argued number one that the world court and the united nationss no jurisdiction over the u.s. justice system. [cheers and applause] >> and number two, that no president of the united states republican or democrat has the constitutional authority to give away u.s. sovereignty. [cheers and applause] >> and we won 6-3. [cheers and applause] >> and in the final of that case it too dropped to 5-4, so we are now one justice away from the supreme court giving away sovereignty to the world court to the united nations to international law taking away sovereignty from we the people, the american people. this election is not just one branch of government, it's two. and i believe that justice scalia's passing focused the minds on the people of south carolina and this country on what those stakes are, because we know if we elect hillary clinton or bernie sanders or some other socialist, we will see the supreme court lost for a generation. but i will tell you the unfortunate reality, if we elect the wrong republican will always see the supreme court loss for a

melinda taylor discussed the significance of the ruling. >> finally, we have the verdict of the united nationsking group on arbitrary detention. and issued a very detailed opinion, which considers all arguments from sweden and the united kingdom. in this decision dispels the myth that mr. assange is either a fugitive from justice or he could just walk out of the embassy. it is a damming indictment of the matter in which this case has been handled. it further says mr. assange is a victim of a miscarriage of justice attributable to the action and inaction of both sweden and the united kingdom. julian'sr emphasizes willingness to cooperate with the investigations in this case at all stages of the procedure. today i'm going to first address why we brought a complaint before the united nations working group and secondly, what are the findings of this working group. in terms of why we brought the complaint, there are two main reasons. he has been detained now for five years, one month, and 29 days. and to put it bluntly, that is a to detainlong time someone, someone who is never been questioned by t

with that determination is certainly from the united nations. and those are unique to the senate legislation and. in regarding cybersecurity it is also a unique feature. with those cyberviolators something we could take as a model to perpetrate cyberattacks with the income to build the weapons program in the views its own people. in the largest trading partner that united states will use every economic to lead its disposal and finally to'' the editorial board with a strategic patients it is mostly consisted of ignoring north korea to pressure the regime. both china and north korea must pay the price with the steps to the nuclear arsenal. it is no longer a viable option. >> this begins that process that we need to stop the forgotten. we can make a difference with south korea and japan to lift the threat of a nuclear korea. i yield the floor. >> mr. president i know we have the number of speakers actually most all the time to speak to that to fill in gaps to meet the senator stakes for their efforts as a very meaningful piece of legislation and if

we also heard from the japanese ambassador to the united nations.et's listen to a little bit more of what he had to say as well. >> using the technology is a clear violation of the u.n. security council. it came after four weeks, after the nuclear missile. today, we hope today at the council, we will make ourselves very clear that we cannot condone the acts of the violation of the security council resolutions by dprk. it went over japan, landed near the philippines, and this is a clear threat to the lives of many people. >> dave, i guess the thing is at the u.n., things do tend to happen pretty slowly. i believe they are still debating what to do after the last missile strike. what options does the u.n. have? you are right. that's really the key here is china in many ways. as you mentioned a, it was just last month that north korea did a nuclear test and the security council, while condemning that, has not agreed on a resolution based on that nuclear test from a month ago. china and the u.s. would have still been negotiating that. progress has been

that's why the palestinian authority aims at timing with the united nations on the illegal israeli group. i agree with what mr lavrov said on the importance of helping fences among the conflicting palestinian factions as mentioned by him and this must realise fully and successfully. with respect to the russian crisis. that the international community has come to a halt and efforts have been frozen following the final geneva communique on 30 june 2012 where both mr lavrov and i were part. another attempt was made during the 2014 yet it was unsuccessful. in light of the fact that the syrian crisis is spilling over and having domino effects on other geneva meetings were convened. it ended with the resolution 2254 being handed down by the u.n. security council, and on 911th-- 911 of-- the 11th of this month, the agreement was reached that we all welcome as the deal reached between the united states and russia where the hostilities will cease tomorrow midnight and we hope it will be observed and honored and will be realistic on the ground under the supervision of the united nations. with resp

anchor: boutros boutros-ghali, former head of the united nations, has died today at 93.he security council held a minute's silence to honor the ed thean diplomat who head body until 1996. boutros-ghali died in hospice in his hometown. can climate change these spotted from space? that is what european scientists are hoping as they launch a new satellite into orbit. , it is the sentinel 3a one of a dozen satellites that are supposed to make up the most sophisticated observation system. two are already orbiting the earth. the head of the program says the satellite will spot upcoming dr oughts and people gathering across the mediterranean towards europe. if yousic to your ears are a fan of classics or musical mysteries. a previously unknown piece by mozart has been played publicly for the first time in several decades or possibly ever. our correspondent tells us how the work was lost and found. ♪ fourter: it is just minutes long and has not seen the light of day in two centuries. a joint composition by none other than wolfgang amadeus i and a thirdlmier unknown composer. dis

daniel lack is at the united nations for us. no, sir surprisingly this draft resolution is facing stiff opposition. >> oh, absolutely. we've heard from the american ambassador samantha power who called it a distraction. the british ambassador who said that this resolution is going nowhere, and the french ambassador who said it was not going any with a either. interestingly before the meeting began he stopped and spoke to journalists and expressed a great deal of concern about the situation along the border between syria and turkey. let's hear what he had to say. >> this military escalation that's might second point is a direct result of the brutal offensive in the north of syria led by the syrian regime and here russia must understand that it's unconditional support is a dead-end, and a dead-end that could be extremely dangerous. >> so that said the french ambassador. the meet something over. the fate of the resolution not particularly clear but not really good with permanent members saying they don't really like it. their deput

at the united nations. our questioning begins right now. captioning provided by caption associates, llc www.captionassociates.com >> announcer: now from kwwl, this is the steele report. >> ron: welcome this week's edition of the steele report, our post caucus wrap-up with dr. chris larimer, our political analyst from the university of northern iowa, an associate professor at political science at uni and this has been an exciting week and historic week again with a surprising outcome to a lot of people of the iowa caucuses, just overall, with cruz winning as desigh civil as he did, what's head for him and also donald trump and marco rubio that you believe is really on the move? >> dr. larimer: for ted cruz, the challenge is still there. he was going -- this is a state where he had to do well, given the evangelical vote in iowa, the social conservative vote, and that was up over previous years, so that in part explains why he did well with exit polls identifying 63, of caucus goers that's not the case in new hampshire, but more the case in so

announcer: "pianists for peace," performing for the united nations 70th anniversary. anislav: any conflict, any war means that there is some problem in the society. and i think that art, and especiay music,ures souls, cures the society. so playing this music and sharing this music with people is to, through that, make peace. alexander: music is one of the ve few this in th world which doesn't have language. totally understandable for every nation, for every age. it is really the language of art going directly from one heart to the other. my name is alexander ghindin. i'm a pianist, the honorary artist of russia. stanislav: in my personal opnion, anconflict any w means tt there some problem in the society. and i think that art, and especially music, cures souls, cures the society. my name is stanislav khristneko, and i'm originally from ukraine. i was born in ukraine. in my opinion, one of the reasons that many countries have problems these days is that they don't get enough events that have art, and that people can really get positive emotions, get really great feelin

on foreign policy, social security, communism, foreign aid, the united nations, cuba.ver he went, he faced the same issues, and he hazard in the same way. he told the people he supported social security. but he was concerned that inflation would devalue their social security dollar. he told people only a strong america can assure peace. he called for personal responsibility in government, at the local level, because barry goldwater was to give the government back to the people. he called for a re-examination of the u.n. charter. listen now, as he speaks out on the u.n. goldwater: you have a charter by which you are going to live in an organization, particularly an organization like the united nations, devoted to peace. and you violate, what i believe two of the important covenants, you will not engage in aggression nor interfere in the internal workings of a country. then, you have become a dishonest -- and we would not have been doing this have we not been imposed by the other nations who see no wrong in violating the charter. this is the same position when we argue a

what was it like tok at the united nations general assembly in new york city? >> sruthi: definitely an empowering experience, something i'll take with me forever. i know i have the capability to make a difference when i speak passionatelily about issues that impact people my age. it's a great opportunity for me people that -- my voice for other people that may not be able to do that. >> ron: sruthi palaniappan, senior at linn-mar high school, i know they don't just let anybody out there, so i know you're toog a great job. i really appreciate you staying the time for coming to be a part of this week's program, the steele report. >> sruthi: thank you for having me. >> ron: that's our program this week. thanks for watching. we're also online on kwwl.com we'll see you next week. >> announcer: this program is a paid presentation for omega xl

ambassador to the united nations said the relations were good enough and had this stinging review. >> this is a distraction from the core fact which is that 224 needs to be implemented. we have a resolution on the books, it is the right resolution, we have commitourselves to it and we need russia to do the same. >> it is too early to say international diplomacy has failed. but getting the talks restarted in geneva will ease the tension is but pushing a political situation further away than it's been for some time daniel lak, al jazeera, united nations. >> turkey is blaming russia for stalled talks and accused russia with ethnic cleansing in syria. >> they want to is do an ethnic cleansing. kurds and arabs not important for them and all those who are against the regime so in fact, based on humanitarian grounds we are receiving the refugees. >> director for the center of strategic studies in washington, d.c. he believes the syrian government is benefiting from tense relations between the u.s. and turkey. >> the u.s. is involved, with the ypg, and it does not accept the turkish dissentio

the united nations can be a blessing and a curse. but for haiti

we were given rare access to the united nations blue helmet parole police. this unit came under attack last friday when al-qaeda exploded a car bomb outside one of the spaces. the u.n. police provided support to its local counterparts. >> when the residents want suspicious behavior, strange things happen and they call us to verify what is going months. >> city is in permanent lockdown. no vehicles are allowed in or out after 6:30 in the evening. and there are constant power outages. >> we can't see anything because there are no lights. but they're still patrolling for a short block. there is no electricity. >> the mission has around 10,000 soldiers after the fight for independence in the north. the mission is one of the most dangerous in the world. 60 of its soldiers have been killed since the creation i in 2013. we are fully equipped the swedish contingent has replaced some of the operations with drones. the golden days of caravans and merchant markets are gone. hotels are empty, and police say a third of the population is armed. these men return to the cit

today a united nations panel recommended julian assange be allowed to leave the embassy where he has been living for years... without getting arrested. how the british government is responding to the praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. a practical and successful legislator, bernie sanders passed more roll-call amendments in a republican congress than any other member, primary care access for millions of americans, protected social security, cracked the gridlock with john mccain bernie sanders -- a consistent, principled, and effective leader. building a future to believe in. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. looking around the world... a united nations panel is siding with wiki leaks founder julian assange, saying he is being illegally detained in london. but as john potter shows us, the british government says the finding doesn't change anything. nats: applause julian assange spoke from the balcony of ecuador's embassy in london where he has been holed up for more three years to avoid being arrested. assange: "this is a victory that ca

. >> the united nations says aid trucks have reached several besieged towns in syria.s part of an agreement with the syrian government to allow aid into areas where people are trapped. >> reporter: a ray of hope in the midst of war, over 100 trucks carrying humanitarian aid spreading out towards some of syria's besieged towns. in madaya, they are bringing medical supplies and food. aid workers say at least 40 people have died of malnutrition in the town since october. >> we will have people who are able to bring the medical support kits and make assessments for people in need who have often been in extreme nutritional and food shortage. >> reporter: this convoy is heading for towns in the north. around 20,000 people here have been cut off by armed rebel groups. heavy gunfires rattles close to damascus. rebels guard the entrance to the city where trucks line up, carrying supplies for at least 30,000 people trapped here. more aid is expected to arrive in the east, parts of which are held by isil. the convoys are part of an agreement reached last week in munich by over a

that is why the focus of the kind of aid that the united nations is trying to raise has changed somewhat, not just daing with the immediate emergency, but looking ahead, planning in the long term. essentially, the message of the organizers from this conference that the syrians who fled in their millions to turkey, lebanon and jordan in particular are going to need assistance for many years to come. . so they need to go to school. you can't just go to school for one year, you need to go to school for an education. that is a commitment that needs to go ahead for 7-8 years in the future. they need employment if they are to have some semblance of a life in the region, of course, this has been extremely problematic in countries like lebanon and jordan, feeling a political strain by the presence of many refugees, there's a kid pro quo on the table, particularly from the wealthier countries in europe and the united states, and the gulf countries, and they are saying will open up our markets to goods like countries, like jordan and lebanon, we'll invest more, our companies will put more money in

the united nations is urge haiti to form a new government after the president stepped down on sunday. parliament now has to choose an interim president to lead the country only the run off election can be held. this sparked off months of unrest. >> reporter: haitians were supposed to be celebrating carnival. and hand over to a new president on sunday. instead, protesters filled the streets near the presidential palace and carnival festivities were can sealed due to fears of violence. once again they have no president. the first battle was the president step down. enthusiasm say their next fight is to ensure a delayed presidential election is free of corruption. >> we will still protest if the new government is not what we ask for. >> reporter: it took the deal between martelly and the government to dampen down violence. parliament will now elect an interim president. the hope is elections will take place in april and a new president will be sworn into office in mid may. >> it is important to ensure continued stability. >> reporter: protesters question the timeframe. the last transitio

yesterday the united nations security council condemned the launch and met to discuss possible sanctions against the country. "we'll be looking to all council members to unite around a swift and aggressive response to the dprk's repeated violations that constitute this very direct threat to global peace and security " the new sanctions could come as early as this week. the missile was launched from western north korea on it passed over japan and landed near the philippines.

because the united nations classes i.s.i.l. and el nusra front as terrorist, a political way to end what has been a five-year very, very bloody civil war. diplomatic editor james bays is at the united nations, james you were one of the first to get wind of this. the devil's in the detail. what do we need to see in place before this can happen? >> reporter: well, we need all of the sides apartly from the two groups you mentioned, i.s.i.l. and jabbat 'em nusra to agree to this. hostilities that are going to stop 12 hours later as we hit saturday morning damascus time. we have been reporting on this as you say david for several hoirs. this is the formal statement issued by the russians and the u.s., who are the co-chairs of the task force that was set up to put the cessation in place. when you read this statement it tells you that they have delineated they say where those two groups, el nusra and i.s.i.l. are, one of the problems is going to be with the position of el new nusra. unlike i.s.i.l. holdings clear territory, el nusra i

. >> the united nations is urging haiti to quickly form a new government after the president stepped down. parliament must choose a caretaker president until a long delayed runoff election can be held. we have this report from port-au-prince. >>> haitians were supposed to celebrate carnival and the handover to a newly elected president on sunday. instead, protestors filled streets near the presidential palace and carnival festivities canceled due to fears of violence. yet again, haitians do not have a president. protestors say they won their first battle. president marteli stepped down after his term came to an end. they'd accused him of coneyism. they say their next tight is to ensure a delayed presidential election is free of corruption. >>> violence left one soldier dead. the party will elect an interim president. the hope is elections will take place in april and a new president scorn into office in mid may. >> it is very important to ensure safety in the country and this is a major step. >> one thing is certain, haiti's next president will face a population struggling with a lac

♪ >>> the united nations syria envoy is in damascus, pushing to get humanitarian aid delivered to besiegedf the war-torn country. and u.n. sources indicate that the government has actually agreed. he said the government has an obligation to allow the u.n. to deliver aid to all syrians, and it will be tested on wednesday. from the turkish border with syria, zana hoda reports. >> reporter: the battle for aleppo enters its third week. there is no sign that a u.s. russia deal to pause the fighting will happen, but there is a sign of hope for the hundreds of thousands of syrians living in besieged areas across the country. >> i just had a meeting with the minister, we are being particularly talking about the issue about humanitarian unhindered access to all besieged areas. not only by the government, but also by the opposition and by isil. and we will have another full-out meeting today at 4:00 in order to address this urgent issue, which is as you know, related to the well-being of all syrian people and is connected to the very clear discussions and conclusions of the munich conference. >> rep

now, the problem is like you say, without having somebody on the ground in terms of the united nationspeace keepers, other kinds of independence or internationally recognized, right now you have conflicts of both sides violated. it is important to note that most of the video and images that have emerged inside syria go to show destruction caused primarily by the syrian air force that is the air force belonging to bashar al-assad, or the russians, and there have been a couple of instances where the syrian regime has accused rebels of violating the peace--the truce or the cessation of hostilities. the opposition just issued a statement saying that the death toll over the last 4 hours was 26 killed by syrian regime and the russian air force. so although that number is significantly less than what we've been seeing here. for example, the 24 hours of this deal coming into affect, it goes up to 150 people killed. that is significant, but it just shows you what a bloody war this is when people are saying that only 26 people have been killed, that is seen as an achievement. >> what about aid,

less than an hour ago the united nations security council voted unanimously about the cease-fire. the deal was struck in munich, but throughout the day there has been more fighting and reports of more civilian casualties. diplomatic editor james bays joins us live now. james, as you're hearing from the representatives of the different members of the council, i suppose two things really came out. one was how much of this depends on the actions of armed groups, fighting on the ground in syria, and of course the second part is the backers regionally and internationally, and how they influence those parties. >> yes, you can have a cessation of hostilities on paper. you can have, as you now do in the last hour an u.n. security council backing it, but right now this is the crucial moment in terms of actions rather than words. is there going to be a lull in the violence that cessation of hostilities cechcally has come into force just moments ago as it's past now in saturday in syria. when he addressed the u.n. security council the u.n. special envoy described this moment. >> saturday wil

i'll say it in arabic, yes. >> translator: we met the special envoy of the united nations, demistura, to discuss what we came here to discuss. which is the subject of the u.n. resolution 2254. and the lifting of the siege on the towns in the bombardment of the civilians and release of prisoners and in order his response was very positive and we would like to see the limitation of this, and i believe there will be discussion with the regime delegate. and we will see. >> we heard that syrian regime decide to allow humanitarian aid into some besieged town, and can you comment on that and the first outcome of syrian talks to be successful, thank you. >> see, implementing is important to us and this is the responsibility of the security council, the members, 15 members of the security council who signed this. we are here to see these are implemented because it's important to us, to see the suffer of our people you know, ends here. >> manuel. >> translator: the source please, name of the source. what happened here from what you have been talking about, it was under the threat of arms. what

davutoglu says: "..it's our right to expect from the united nations, our european friends and our ally the united states of america to stand clearly against this inhumane slaughtering." pentagon press secretary peter take military action against the on isis. cook says: "..they have also said their fight is with isil. we'd like to see them change course, change direction, and refocus their efforts. right now they continue to prop up the assad regime. meantime, moscow is denying involvement in the deadly bombing of a syrian hospital monday, calling it another example of unfounded accusations. russian and u-s officials blaming each other for attacks on syrian medical facilities, last week. the u-s and russia agreed to a temporary cessation of fighting in the syrian civil war, but, syrian president bashar al-assad said no cease-fire can be reached with quote "terrorists." in jerusalem, john huddy, fox news. the world is in mourning following the passing of former united nations secretary-general boutros boutros-ghali. he passed away earlier today at he was 93 years old. boutros-ghali serve

>>> united nations sets a new date for talks on syria as the conditional ceasefire comes into effect. i'm jane dutton live from al jazeera headquarters in doha. also ahead tens of millions of votes have been counted following elections in iran. a birthday during one of the country's worst ever droughts, we will be live in zimbabwe. >> reporter: i'm in l.a. home to a film industry where women are still routinely paid less than their male counterparts, but how does that reflect life as a whole in the u.s.? >>> activists in syria are reporting that a conditional ceasefire is being honoured. there has been some artille rr y and guns fire, but nothing fire. almost 100 rebel factions agreed to respect the truce, but it doesn't include one of the most powerful armed groups in the country, al-nusra front and i.s.i.l. al-nusra is calling on rebels to ignore the truce. the damascus suburb is excluded from the truce. the syrian government says it will continue to bomb the area. the u.n. secure council voted unanimously to back the truce. the talks will resume on march 7. james bays has more. >>

the united nations condemned the move and is considering additional sanctions. the united states says it's ready to bolster its defenses in the region. jaiment has thjamie mcintire ha. >> the u.s. is making some prudent military moves, to counter the growing threat that north korea will soon be able to threaten its enemies by nuclear tipped missiles. >>> work earth observation satellite in orbit, pentagon said the satellite dubbed lodestar, says it's tumbling out of control, but the rocket launch was a clear success. the second time since 2012, pyongyang has demonstrated a missile that could reach the united states. additional missile defenses for south korea as soon as details can be worked out with seoul, a move president obama has approved. >> what we are doing is consulting with the south koreans about more missile capabilities to prevent any possibility that north korea could reach u.s. facilities or u.s. populations. >> the system is called thad, mobile interceptor missiles designed to shoot down media intermediate missiles. >> we think adding thad would im

we were given access to the united nations blue helmet patrol police. this group came under attack when al-qaeda exploded a car bomb outside a base. the u.n. provided support. to their counterparts. >> translation: when the residents report suspicious behaviour they call us to verify what is going on. >> reporter: the city is in permanent lockdown. no vehicles allowed in or out after 6:30 in the evening. there are constant power outages, normally this is a mosque, we can't see anything. there are no lights. they are still patrolling for a short block. they are scared to do this when there's no electricity >>> the u.n.'s mission in maui has around 10,000 soldiers and is helping to stablilize the country after a fight for independence in the north. the mission is one of the most dangerous in the world. 60 of its soldiers have been killed since the creation in 2013. >> it's a dangerous zone to operate. we are fully equipped, we have good equipment. good training and so on. >> reporter: the swedish contingent in charge of intelligence replaced some of the r