pimm: attacks on united nations peacekeeping troops in somalia. michael chertoff: that's true.istorically we have seen terrorists attack igo's or -- ngo's or charitable organizations because they view them as potentially winning allegiance of the local populace and what the terrorists want to do is have the monopoly of power in the areas they control. they will use force to intimidate. they want to have the ability to control and reward those who are part of their group. betty: michael, before we go, what should be happening now knowing that within the last 24 hours, really, we have seen attacks in four different countries. what needs to be happening among the intelligence organizations and all those countries and in the u.s. and in europe? michael chertoff: the intelligence agencies need to make sure they are sharing in real-time current information about people who are potential threats out there. the word is going to go out, and it has gone out here in the u.s. to people, whether it is hotel owners or other infrastructure or other public facilities, they need to raise securi

. >> the united nations peacekeeping forces often have too few resources to make a difference. that is the conclusion of a panel which was asked to review the effectiveness of u.n. peacekeeping missions. it says that too much bureaucracy and lack of leadership. finding released today after a separate report accused u.n. peace keepers of routinely carrying out sexual abuse and exploitation. well chairman of the independent panel which released the latest report on tuesday. he told us sexual violence by peace keepers would not be tolerated. >> immunity under international law, the convention that regulates the immuneity is applicable only as the functions of the individual. sexual violence, sexual exploitation it has no immunity whatsoever. so if a particular u.n. staff somewhere in the world is involved in sexual violence, and there is credible evidence to that effect, the authorities of that country have the right to immediately initiate legal domestic process against an individual regardless of his status in the mission. so he has no immunity to protect him if he's involved in

. >> now the united nations peacekeeping forces take too long to deploy. that is the conclusion of the panel which was asked to look at the effectiveness of peacekeeping missions. there is are chronic problems such as too much bureaucracy and lack of leadership. >> chairman of that independent panel, which relieves the report on peacekeeping. he joins us live from new york. thank you for being with us on the program. were you shocked with what you found when you undertook the whole wholesale review of the united nations? >> it was a humbling feeling that the secretary general entrusted me and my colleagues to review one of the most important feelers of the whole system, and in peace and security to reveal the special legal operations. and how to make them more effective, how to have a system and not a security council to deliver troops with enabling capacity, the way they're airborne capabilities, and also clear mandates. what we stated also in our report is that every mission has to have a political strategy. there has to be politics and command. you cann

. >>> a new report says many united nations peacekeepers are abusing the people they are supposed to protect. a decade after an attempt to address the problem, a draft report find a third of abuse cases involve children. james bays reports. >> reporter: in haiti, where the u.n. had a peacekeeping mission for over a decade, the report found u.n. soldiers had what it called transactional sex with 200 women. money and gifts baby care its, medicine clothing and electrical goods were handed over by the soldiers. for decades there has been exploitation, it's clear it's going on. a victim of a rape in haiti told al jazeera she reported the attack to the u.n. but didn't hear more. >> children used to stand around the camp waiting on the soldiers to give bread and cookies, i today there to. one pulled me over when i got there, he pulled me inside the barbed wire, covered my mouth and raped me. >> kofi annum in 2003 laid out a policy of zero tolerance. it's not working. they are angry with one part of the report: >> it makes one sad to think the united nations which is supposed to be the gold

we appreciate it. >>> the united nations is investigating sexual abuse and exploitation by u.n. piece keepers. there is some evidence that u.n. peacekeepers regularly paid for sex with cash and other goods. james has more from the united nations. >> in haiti where the u.n. had a peacekeeper mission for over a decade, they found u.n. soldiers have what it calls transactional sex with more than 200 women. money and gifts including baby care items, medicine clothing and electrical goods will handed over by the soldiers. for decades there have been allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation by u.n. peacekeepers. it's clear it's still going on. one victim of a rape in haiti ten years ago told al jazeera she reported the attack to the u.n., but she never heard anything more. >> translator: children used to stand around the camp waiting on the soldiers to give them bread and cookies. so i stood there, too. one of them called me over. i thought he was going to give me something to eat. when i got there, he pulled me said in the barbed wire covered my mouth and raped me. >> reporter: back in 2003 former secretary-general kofi annan laid out a po

heard recently that allegations are those abusing african peacekeepers what does it do for the reputation and effectiveness of the united nations. >> what i should say is that peacekeepers are not under the u.n. umbrella they are peacekeepers but are not part of peacekeeping mission. that doesn't change anything it's hugely harmful to the reputation of international peacekeeping and the united nations, and it's time something was done about this. one of the steps that needs to be considered is stopping the immunity from prosecution. better investigation, this leaked report indicates that sometimes these investigations take a year and very few come to tuition. very little hep from the viping tips and accountability. this is what needs to be tightened up. i, myself, vetted some of this in congo, and i remember stories of chin exchanging threats for peanut butter. they are desperate for food and assistance. the u.n. needs to get better at it at putting it, tackling it and making sure it's held to act. and don't get this immunity. a lot of people are calling for changes. >> thank you for joining us. thank you. >>> you're with the a

pimm: attacks on the united nations peacekeeping troops in somalia? right,: well, that is too, and another thing we've seen is that historically, orrorist attack ngo's charitable organizations because they view these as potentially winning the allegiance of the local populace, and what the terrorists want to do is have an monopoly of power in the areas they control. they want to use force to intimidate and then to the extent that they are going to be benefits given out, they want to have the ability to control the benefits and rewards those who are part of their group. betty: michael come before we go, what should be happening right now, knowing that in the last 24 hours, really, we have seen these attacks in four different countries? what needs to be happening among intelligence agencies in all of those countries and here in the u.s. as well and in europe? michael: i think the intelligence agencies need to make sure they are sharing real-time current information about people who are potential threats out there. the word is going to have to go out and

missed it, a new report is set to be released this month alleging sexual exploitation by united nations peacekeepers is significantly underreported. by the u.n. office of oversight services, some of those peacekeepers traded money for sex and other goods with more than 225 women in haiti. >>> lawyers for a man held at guantanamo bay for more than a decade say they want a hearing to review his detention. the aclu says the man has been held there without charges since 2002. he attracted attention with the publication of guantanamo diary, a memoir of his experiences in custody. >>> a new study is sounding the alarm about female veteran suicides. it fines fee appeal veterans are six times as likely to kill themselves than other women and female vets between 1 and 29 years of age are nearly 12 times more likely. army reservist genevieve clark put her darkest thoughts on paper then changed her mind. >> i had finally understood how stops the negative thoughts in my head. >> she's now on a mission to help other vets who are also battling the demons of war. >>> some widely used heartburn meds could actually

united nation's poor track record of protecting rohingyas. muslim girls can think they are finding safe haven, but end up being trafficked, being sexually exploited and being led into a lifetime of misery. united nations peacekeeping, by the way, despite many short comings has managed to protect innocent civilians and minorities in recent years the missions in the democratic republic of congo and mali and south sudan have saved lives. the committee wants to continue working with the ambassador to see that these missions are appropriately supported and we hope that something can be done for the rohingya people, and that's easier if failing missions some decades old are closed and the horrendous sexual abuses are tackled head-on. u.n. reform shouldn't be limited to peacekeeping. this summer when the u.n. scale of assessments is reviewed i trust the u.s. delegation will be working to spread the burden and give major donors greater say in management decisions. ambassador power, you will be wrestling with many critical issues in the coming months. to say you have a difficult and even hostile environment at the u.n. is an understatement, but you do not appear to be one to shy away from the challenge. i look forward to c

the united nations peacekeepers in the central african republic have been accused of sexually abusingtreet children in the capital bangui. u.n. spokesperson stephane dujarric said the allegations are under investigation. >> medical care and assistance is now been provided to the alleged victims. if the allegations are substantiated, this would constitute a grave violation of u.s. principles and the code of conduct for the u.n. peacekeepers. the member states would be requested to take swift and appropriate punitive action. amy: the latest revelations come after an internal u.n. report surfaced in april detailing the alleged sexual abuse of children by french and african troops in the central african republic. the report was marked -- was leaked to french prosecutors by a u.n. whistleblower who was suspended, making him the only person so far to be punished over the sexual abuse allegations. the obama administration is poised to change its policy on private ransoms for hostages . while the u.s. will continue its policy of refusing to pay ransoms to groups like the self-proclaimed islam

united nations poor track record in protecting these people. young muslim girls can fake that they are finding safe haven but end up being trafficked. being sexually exploited. being led into a lifetime of misery. united nations peacekeepingeither way, despite many shortcomings, has managed to protect innocent civilians and minorities in recent years. the mission in the democratic republic of congo, and itself the sudan have saved lives. the committee wants to continue working with the ambassador to see that these missions are appropriately supported and we hope that something can be done for the people. that is easier if failing missions some decades-old, are closed and the her and a are tackled head-on. you and reform should not be limited to peacekeeping. this summer, when the un's scale of assessments is reviewed, i trust the u.s. delegation will be working to spread the burden and give major donors traders say in management decisions. ambassador power you will be wrestling with many critical issues in the coming months. to say you have a difficult and even hostile environment at the u.n. is an understatement. you do not appear to be one to shy away from a challenge. i look forward to continuing to work with you on th

party still want to form a coalition >>> a united nations report says peacekeepers regularly exchange goods for sex in countries where soldiers are posed to be helping. it's found hundreds have been selling sex for hunger. missions in conga, liberia, haiti and south sudan account for the largest number of accusations. >> the speaker of iraq's parliament says the u.s. decision to send extra troops is part of a plan to boost fighters against i.s.i.l. at least 450 u.s. military trainers will be deployed to iraq. and they'll set up a fifth base. the iraqi army suffered setbacks in the fight against i.s.i.l. >>> zeina khodr went to meet sunni tribes and found men that didn't want to be left out of the fight against i.s.i.l. >>> these men held the iraqi government and u.s. troops to help al qaeda. the fighters are part of the awakening council. last year when the islamic state of iraq and levant arrived in their city they didn't have the arms to fight back. they were forced to leave, and are now displaced and jobless. they blame the government for not formally integrating them into the forc

control of a large area of syrian territory along the border with turkey >>> the united nations says its own peacekeepers have been sexually exploiting the people they were sent to protect. according to a report about a third of the abuse involves minors under the age of 18. a diplomatic editor james bays has more >>> in haiti, where the misty upham had a -- u.n. had a peacekeeping mission for over a decade. the report found u.s. soldiers had transactional sex for 200 women. money, electrical its and goods were handed over. there'd been allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation. it's clear it's going on. a victim told al jazeera, she reported the attack to the u.n., but never heard anything more. >> children used to stand around the camp waiting on the shoulders. i stood there two. one called me over. i thought he was going to give me something to eat. when i got there, he pulled me inside the barbed wire covered my house and raped me . >> kofi annum in 2003 laid out a policy of zero tolerance. it's not working. they are angry with one part of the report: >> it makes one sad to think the united nation

. >> the united nations released a report into its peacekeeping operations which says the organization faces chronic challenges across the globe. james bays has been examining the report in detail and joins us live from the united nations in new york city. well more u.n. reports expected today when it comes to peace keeping and security. tell us what's expected. >> well, this is an important report that's now been delivered to ban ki-moon because it is the first review of the u.n. piece keeping for 15 years the first u.n. piece keeping mission was 1948, now there's 125,000 peacekeepers in missions around the world. it's clear that the system is creaking, in the words of the report, there are chronic challenges. it says the u.n.'s bureaucratic systems configured for a headquarters environment limitless speed mobility and agility of the response. one of the problems they face is when they set up a new peacekeeping mission to deal with a disaster around the world with a security problem around the world, for example central african republic last year, it takes six months to set up. the sy

the united nations banned transactional sex among peacekeepers in 2003. officials said it undermined missions. u.n. spokesperson stefan dujjariy says he hopes violators will be punished. >> any allegations of sexual violence, sexual abuse by peacekeepers is to be condemned and is not to be tolerated and we would hope that anyone who is involved in this type of activity be fully prosecuted and investigated by the countries that have the authority over them. >> dujarric says exchanging food, money, or any other item for sex goes against all u.n. rules. >>> nhk has obtained a report by the international atomic energy agency on the nuclear accident on fukushima daiichi. three of the plant's six reactors melted down following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. the report says japanese officials didn't do enough to prevent the disaster. the summary report was prepared by 180 scientists from more than 40 countries. the iaea board examined it this week before a final version is issued in september. the report says there were projections that a magnitude 8.3 quake w

for israel's withdrawal from sinai sinai was also taken by the israelis in '56, the united nations put in a un peacekeepingforce into sinai. the united nations emergency force, unef. c-span: how many men? >> guest: at that time about 15,000 and nasser when he begins to send forces into sinai informs unef that they're going to have to leave. c-span: how can he do that? >> guest: because egypt's rights, vis-À-vis unef, were very ambiguous. dag hammarskjÖld who was really the architect of unef in 1957, early 1957, described the arrangement as the good faith agreement, that is essentially the unef was situated on sovereign egyptian territory it was there at the discretion of egypt. once egypt decided to oust unef, it certainly had a sovereign right to do that, but before it did that, it was understood that egypt would first inform the general assembly that there would be a general assembly discussion about whether unef had fulfilled its historic mission. now nasser ignored that part of the good faith agreement and simply informed the unef that they had to leave. now the secretary general of the un was u thant

the united nations says its own peacekeepers commonly pay for sex with the very organization they'reto help. that comes from an internal report from a u.n. watchdog group. >> investigators talked to hundreds of women in haiti and liberia who said they had transactional sex with peacekeepers because they needed basic necessities, we're talking food, shelter or medicine. they have talked to troops, civilians deployed throughout the world. >>> "jurassic world" has taken a bite out of the box office. the details of how they smashed international opening weekend records. that's still to come. meet the world's newest energy superpower. surprised? in fact, america is now the world's number one natural gas producer... and we could soon become number one in oil. because hydraulic fracturing technology is safely recovering lots more oil and natural gas. supporting millions of new jobs. billions in tax revenue... and a new century of american energy security. the new energy superpower? it's red, white and blue. log on to learn more. and sleep deprived. bring us your aching... bring us those who

a draft united nations report has found u.n. peacekeepers routinely trade goods for sex with women in countries like haiti and liberia who are desperate for food and medication. the report details nearly 500 claims of sexual exploitation and abuse over several years, a third of them involving children. a federal employees union says hackers obtained personnel files including social security numbers for every current and , former federal employee. the obama administration has acknowledged records of 4 million people were stolen, but the american federation of government employees said the breach was larger than officials have publicly admitted. officials have said it originated in china. landmark rules to uphold a free and open internet go into effect today. the rules issued by the federal communications commission prevent corporate internet service providers like comcast from blocking access to websites or providing paid fast lanes for internet service. the companies had asked a court to block the rules while they appeal, but the court denie

a half a million who have fled to neighboring countries and over 120,000 sheltering in united nations peacekeeping bases across the country. a nationwide famine was averted in 2014, thanks largely to the assistance from the international community. but the world food program recently warned that 4.6 million people, nearly half the population will need food aid by the end of this month. conditions in the country of sudan are hardly better for those affected by the continuing conflict in darfur, a tax on u.n. peacekeepers are on the rise in darfur. military offenses by the khartoum have caused well over 50,000 people to flee their homes this year. khartoum has also expelled international nongovernmental agency n.g.o. and is trying to drive out the peacekeeping mission in darfur. this does not include the hundreds of thousands of people who have fled the violence in the blue nile states but there has been little information about conditions in government-held areas in both states as sudan has not allowed human rights investigators access. in northeastern nigeria 1.5 million people fleld their homes d

. >>> a united nations panel is recommending a swing overhaul of u.n. peacekeeping missions.el was conducting the first major review of peacekeeping operations in over a decades. it says peacekeeping forces face chronic challenges, a lack of leadership, taking too long to deploy and not enough resources were all cited as problems. it also calls on the u.n. to address sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers. here is our diplomatic editor james bays with more. >> reporter: no one can doubt that the system of u.n. peacekeeping is creaking. a record number of 125,000 peacekeepers and the panel concludes that there are chronic challenges. it says one of those is getting the peacekeepers deployed fast enough. currently it takes between six and nine months after the u.n. security council authorizes a mission before they are up and running. the panel says it wants to see that time reduced to between eight and 12 weeks. the high-level pam which has been chaired by the former president of east identity more has also addressed recent allegations of sexual abuse by u.n. peacekeeper

. >>> a united nations panel is recommending a swing overall of u.n. peacekeepingsions the panel was conducting the first major review of peacekeeping operations in over a decade. it says peacekeeping forces face chronic challenges, a lack of leadership. taking too long to deploy and not enough resources were all cited as problems, it also calls on the u.n. to address sexual exploitation and abuse by the peacepeace keepers. >>> nato has condemned russia. vladimir putin said new ballistic missiles will be put in to service this year, following reports that the u.s. is planning to bulk up its military deployment in eastern europe. >> translator: our nuclear forces will be supplied with more than 40 new intercontinental ballistic rockets that will be able to overcome defense systems even the most technically advanced ones. >>> the greek frame minister alexis tsipras has accused creditors of trying to humiliate his government in return the president of the european commission says the greek government is mit leading voters shares on the greek market fell for the third

learned that that too will raise the issue you of sexual abuse by peacekeepers and urge more accountability. james bays, at the unite nationse of the largest rebel groups in the philippines is starting the first phase of a decommissioning process part i've peace deal signed with the government last year. the liberation front will hand over weapons and fighters. but just who are the m.i.l.s. the group's 11,000 members have been fighting the philippine government for four decades. it's fighting for autonomy in the muslim south of the country. the philippine is his predominantly cath let the president sign aid peace deal with the rebels in march of 2014 followed by intense negotiations negotiations. the rebellion is said to be responsible for 150,000 deaths in the fill fines steve rood is the representative for the asia foundation, he says the peace deal is significant even if the number of weapons being handed over seems low. >> sometimes they refer to it as the symbolic decommissioning. the first time they are doing it. the plans are for over the next several months to start doing thousands of such fighters as the independen

will create a difficulty for the relations between the united nations and the government which already were not good. the u.n. has 14,000 peacekeepers in south sudan. it has many people actually living in the u.n.'s own camps, because they are fearful of violence for 17 months and you have 130,000 living in the camps, and a situation that the u.n. fears in humanitarian terms will be worse. 2.1 million people have been forced to three from their homes in total. and it's predicted that by the end of july there'll be 4.6 million people in south sudan who are severely food insecure. so a difficult humanitarian situation, and now the government of south sudan have expelled the u.n. official in charge of dealing with the humanitarian crisis. >> more coming up on al jazeera. we report from burundi, where some opposition leaders have gone into hiding >>> high flyers are gambling on a new casino in the philippines paying off. for many it's out of reach. for more, stay with us. >> what was is like to do selma? >> selma was a blessing? >> acclaimed actor wendell pierce talks big screen politics and taking a stand >> do you think it cost you th

the united nations says takes on both it's peace keepers and civilians in darfur are increasing. if is described as most dysfunctional peacekeepingsion. we have reports from the u.n. >> the situation is deteriorating. these are people who have been forced to flee their homes. the size of the current peacekeeping force in place since 2008 has already been reduced just 15,000 troops and police to parole the kerr tore the size of france. on the security council one diplomat told me that unimed, a joint mission between the u.n. and african union was the most dysfunctional peacekeeping mission in the world. this are some calling for an exit strategy. others are focusing on a different approach doing things better. >> instead we need to reconfigure its mandates so we focus more of its efforts on the core role, which is protecting vulnerable civilians. we see a role in mediating a conflict but any other task we want to reduce so we can focus more effectively. >> they have said in the past that they want unimdi out of his country. >> we can leave daughter darfur in a year. the conditions have to do with security the protection and the se

. >>> the united nations chief is launching an independent inquiry into how the organization handled allegations of child sexual abuse. french peacekeepers in the central african republic are accused of sexually assaulting local children. the u.n. has been criticized for its slow response. in a statement secretary again ban ki-moonmoon -- again general ban ki-moon said he's deeply disturbed by the allegations. the soldiers were stationed in the country to protect citizens amid sectarian violence. moon says he wants to ensure the u.n. doesn't neglect the victims especially when the abuse is committed by those who are meant to protect them. french authorities have already launched an investigation. >>> more than 20 people have been killed in eastern ukraine in fighting thagt threatens a four-month-old cease-fire. civilians are among the dead. a battle erupted wednesday between ukrainian government forces and pro russian separatists in the town of marinka. the ukrainian government says two soldiers were killed and 30 injured. it blames separatists for starting the battle with nearly 1,000 fighters advancing to take marinka with tanks. a sep

difficulty for the relations between the united nations and the government of south sudan which already were not good. remember, the u.n. has 14,000 peacekeeperssouth sudan. it has many people living in the u.n.'s own camps because they are fear. violence that's been going on now for 17 months of you have 130,000 people living in those camps. you have a situation that the u.n. fears in humanitarian terms is going to get much work. 2.1 million beam have been forced to flee from their homes in total. it's predicted by the end of july 4.6 million people in south sudan who are severely food insecure. so a very difficult situation and now the government of south sudan have expelled the u.n. official in charge of dealing with the humanitarian crisis. >>> al jazerra has found evidence of a russian troop buildup and military maneuvers near the eastern ukrainian border. moscow continues to deny it's helping separatist fighters in eastern ukraine charles stratford reports. >> reporter: russian military equipment on a train close to the ukrainian border. al jazerra has no way of verifying where these vehicles are being moved to or from. equipment include

difficulty for the relations between the united nations and the government of south sudan which already were not good. remember, the u.n. has 14,000 peacekeepersdan. it has many people living in the actual u.n. camps because they are fearful of the violence going on now for 17 months, you have 130,000 people living in those camps. you have a situation that the u.n. fears in humanitarian terms is going to get much worse. 2.1 million people have been forced to flee from their homes in total. and it's predicted that by the end of july, there will be 4.6 million people in south sudan who are severely foot insecure. so a very difficult humanitarian situation and now the government of south sudan have expelled the u.n. official in charge of dealing with the humanitarian crisis. >>> you are with al jazerra. and still ahead find out why china is conducting live drills along its border with myanmar. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> held going, you are watching al jazerra here are the headlines. a cruise ship with 458 people aboard has capsized in southern china. at least five people are confirmed dead but rescuers have heard people crying for help from inside the ship. most

united nations panel is calling on the u.n. to address sexual exploitation and abuse by its peacekeepers. investigators revealed peacekeepers in haiti traded sex for supplies. some victims were underage girls. >> michelle obama is promoting her youth educational move. it follows a visit to london and tea with prince harry. >> >> on the cult irbeat this morning, a prefather's day twist to last night's nba championship. ed golden state warriors beat king james and the cleveland cavaliers. it is the warriors first championship in four decades. john henry smith is here with a look at two of the biggest stars and more importantly maybe the men who were behind the success of these stars. good morning. >> absolutely. good morning stephanie. before they were nba champions seth curry and klay thompson were known as the splash brothers, a nickname they earned for becoming what their coach called the best shooting back court in the enabling. before they were the splash brothers, they were the sons of two men who know a thing or two about the game of basketball. >> how did splash brothers become two

. >>> the united nations security council is discussing the worsening situation in the darfur region in western sudan. it's a crucial meeting over the most dysfunctional peacekeeping mission. we have reports now from the u.n. >> the situation in darfur is certainly deteriorating. these are among 150,000 people forced to flee their homes since the beginning of this year. the size of the current peacekeeping force in place since 2008 has already been reduced just 15,000 troops and police to control the territory the size of france. on the security council one diplomat told me that a joint mission by the u.n. and african union was the most dysfunctional peacekeeping mission in the world. but there are disagreements on how to change things. some are calling for exit strategy. others want a more focused approach in doing fewer things better. >> now is not the time to withdraw. instead we need to reconfigure it's mandate so we focus even more effort on its core role, which is protecting vulnerable civilians. we also see a role for it in mediating a conflict but any other task we want to reduce so that it can focus more effectively on that core role. >> the government of

united nations say attacks on its peace keepers in darfur are increasing. the announcement game as the security council discussed what has been described as the world's most disfunctional peacekeepingsion. james bays reports from the u.n. >> the situation in darfur is certainly deteriorating. these are among the 150,000 people forced to flee their homes since the beginning of this year. the size of the current peacekeeping force in place since 2008 has already been reduced just 15,000 troops and police to patrol the territory the size ever france. on the security council one diplomat told me unamed, a joint mission by the u.n. and africa union, was the most dysfunctional peacekeeping mission in the world. but there are disagreements of how to change things. some are calling for an exit strategy. >> now is not the time for unamid to withdraw. we need to reconfigure its mandates and focus on its core role, which is protecting civilians. any other task we want to focus on the core role. the acts head of the mission was pretty clear when i asked him about the problems she faces. >> these conditions have to do with the security, the protection of civilians, the ability to go back home w

peacekeepers around the world. many missions with the united nations and many taxing and challenging questions. she stated about her present job, it is everything between the bombing of sonata on one hand and 10 minutes later a fire in the grudge of the united nations. hopefully, today there are no fires in the u.n. garage that are being untended by your presence here. prior to her work at the undersecretary general for field support, she had also a distinguished career in the world food program which undertakes the burden of providing to those needy all around the world. the donated and surplus foods that can be made available and provided to many thousands of recipients. she was the chief operating officer and the deputy director general of that organization. she brings as well to us today a distinguished background in the private sector. a very interesting one. she worked for ibm in the early stages of her career in argentina. and then left that job, that set of jobs, and went to work for the major telecommunications of her country, where she rose to very important and responsible positions

there are investments good for us and the united nations helps us make them but also force multiplier. it is still 72% on peacekeeping provided by others. our regular budget is 78% by others. >> thank you chairman worries and thank you ambassador power for your service of the leading applicant on rates. i will turn my questioning to internal politics in the u.n. and served throughout its history. but they look at the makeup of the u.n. security council it does seem like it is time to revamp the membership of the u.n. security council certainly to the g4 companies. and yet brazil, japan and germany. if we take india specifically soon to be the most populous nation on the planet, one of the fastest growing economies certainly a critical ally of the united states in my understanding is president obama has publicly stated he would be supportive of including india as a permanent member of the u.n. security council. can you get a sense of how this hottie working with the administration might be able to work within the structure of the united nations to move forward including more nations as permanent members and recognize

an extremely challenging job dealing with between 80 and 120,000 peacekeepers around the world, many missions of the united nations and many taxing and challenging questions. she said of her present job to me just a moment ago, it's everything between the bombing of sana'a on one hand and ten minutes later a fire in the u.n. garage, and i can imagine it is. hopefully there are none today no fires in the u.n. garage that are being left unattended by your presence here. prior to her work is the undersecretary-general for field support and she had also a distinguished career in the world food program, which as you know undertakes the burden of providing to those needy all around the world. the donated and surplus foods that can become made available and provided to many many thousands of recipients. she was the chief operating officer and the deputy director general of that organization. she brings, as well to us today a distinguished background in the private sector and a very interesting one. she worked for ibm in the early stages of her career in argentina, and then left that job, that set of job and went into tel

peacekeepers around the world. many missions of the united nations and many taxing and challenging questions. she said of her present job a moment ago it is everything between the bombing of sun on one hand and 10 minutes later a fire in the u.n. garage. i can imagine it is. hopefully there are no buyers in the u.n. garage behemoth intended by your presence here. prior to her work as the undersecretary general field support. she is also a distinguished career in the world program as he now undertakes the urging of providing to those needy all around the world. the donated in surplus pools that can be made available and provided to many thousands of recipients. the deputy chair of the organization. she brings a wealth to us today a distinguished background in the private sector. and a very interesting one. in the early stages of career in argentina unless the job and went into the major telecommunications company of her country where she rose to very important and responsible positions in direct in the work of that particular organization. so she comes to output the experience that is fast bot

peacekeepers who too often stand down or standby when civilians they are responsible for protecting come under attack. thus leaving populations vulnerable and sometimes open to radicalization. representing our nation before the united nations i have to confront these and other shortcomings every day. yet though i am clear-eyed about the u.n.'s vulnerabilities, the central point i want to make to this committee is that america needs the united nations to address today's global challenges. the united states has the most powerful set of tools in history to advance its interests. and we will always lead on the world stage. but we are more effective when we ensure that others shoulder their fair share and when we marshal multilateral support to meet our objectives. let me quickly outline five ways we are doing that at the u.n. first, we are rallying multilateral coalitions to address transnational threats. consider iran. in addition to working with congress to put in place unprecedented u.s. sanctions on the iranian government in 2010 the obama administration galvanized the u.n. security council to authorize one of the toughest multilateral sanctions regimes in history. the combination of unilateral and multilateral pre

. >>> a united nations draft report says its peacekeepers regularly exchange goods for sex in countries where its soldiers are supposed to help. hundreds of women in haiti and liberia have been selling sex because of hunger. the u.n. placed a ban on paying for goods with sex where peacekeepers are deployed because it undermines its abilities. over a third of those involved were children. the largest accusations came from missions in democratic republic of congo, liberia, haiti and south sudan. at the moment the u.n. has 125,000 peacekeepers deployed around the world. >> annika is the africa duty director at human rights watch, and says it's hugely damaging for the u.n. . this is something we have seen in many parts of the world where the u.n. has been operating.