special envoy to syria said it will send out invitations to talks in january. on friday the united nations security council unanimously returned back for talks between the syrian government and opposition with a cease-fire due in january. but questions remain over who will take part of those talks for the millions of syrian displaced by the war, there is hope that they can finally return home. bernard smith has been talking with refugees living on the turkish side of the board to see what they think about the piece plan. >> more than 40,000 syrians live around marden. just across the boar border in turkey. >> syrians are one people. there are no problems between us. we lived together for hundreds of year when the revolution came everyone joined it. the reason people rose up was the assad family. >> if a price for peace is letting bashar al-assad stay in power for now, then so about it. let the him stay. let us live in peace. we've had enough. >> if assad is allowed to stay in the country, what will be left? every family in syria has been split up because of him, and now we're expected to l

a united nations special envoy to certain syria says he will send out invitassess to talks in januaryer al backed peace plan for the country. >> now, in the coming hours, democratic presidential hopefuls will come together in the u.s. state of new hampshire for a third debate. many voters will be looking at what distinguishes them on issues like security and religion, particularly after the recent controversial comments from dodged trump about banning all muslims from entering the u.s. kimberly halkett reports. >> we send in food that gets made into food baskets and d distributed. >> for three years, nadia has made it her mission to support victims of conflict in syria collecting tons of donated clothe eg and medical supplies from this warehouse until it is time to ship. >> we are got to let hateful rhetoric be our mantra. we want to make a difference. we have se we have seen a spike. >> she is talking about comments from donald trump, the republican presidential candidate who has suggested banning muslims from the united states is necessary for its security. >> total and complete shu

the united nations special envoy gave his reaction just after the signing. [ applause ] >> today is antoric day for libya. five months ago on 11th of july, 2015, the initialling of the libyan political agreement showed a brood consensus on the framework forrening months of destructive violence and political divisions. today by signing the complete political agreement, you are completing this process. you are turning a page in the history of libya. from today, the agreement puts in place a single set of legitimate institutions. essential building blocks towards a peaceful, secure, and prosperous libya. >> joining us now is our senior political analyst. we have been discussing this deal and all of the other deals or negotiations leading up to it, sort of explaining how on the ground there is this deal in place, but there are still tensions. have we reached a time where the different armed factions realize it is time to come to an agreement. >> you would hope so. some of the factions have reached conviction that civil war in libya can only destroy the country and cost libyans a lot in ter

the united nations special envoy gave his reaction. >> today is an historic day for libya, five monthsgo, the initialling of the libyan political agreement, showed a brood consensus on the framework for ending months of destructive violence and political divisions. today, by signing the completed political agreement, you are completing this process. you are turning a page in the history of libya. from today, the agreement puts in place the single set of legitimate institutions, the potential building blocks towards a peaceful, secure, and prosperous libya. >> joining us in the studio is our senior political analyst. here is the question, how likely is it a that this is going to work? >> well, it doesn't seem like everybody is happy about it. notably the leaders of the two parliaments are not in agreement. in fact there is a bit of absurdity to the whole thing that the who heads of parliament met in malta a few days ago, and agreed not to agree to whatever these delegates have agreed to in morocco. so this is a step forward in a conflict that has been going on for 40 years. people are t

. >>> and the united nations special envoy to syria say they will send out invitations for talks after it backed a peace plan for the country. firefighters are battling numerous bush fires. temperatures crept above 40 degrees celsius and strong winds made it difficult for firefighters to tackle more than 300 blazes. the main road between melbourne and city has been closed. authorities warn that the situation continues to be dangerous. >>> beijing declared it's second red alert. in a city of 23 million people, many cars have been forced off the roads and factory reductio production has been restricted. national herald was once controlled by the gandys. corruption is one of the big issues in the minds of vote necessary spain. the election is likely to bring to end the traditional two party system. the socialists alternated power since 1982. opinion polls now suggest that they stand at 27% respectively then there is a newcomer, close ally of greece ruling the party whic 70%. >> the force they think is with them. the latest recruit for the anti-austerity party is smashing all records at th

the united nations special envoy to syria says he will send out invitations to talk in january. it's part of the effort to move towards a political transition and an end to the civil war. on friday the security council backed a plan outlining a peace process for syria. the u.n. representative of the national coalition of syrian revolution in opposition forces and says they will back anything that will stop the blood shed >> to us, anything that is ending the killing today, we will support it. that is the utmost priority for us in the riyadh meeting, but you cannot have a ceasefire without a political process. people have sacrificed a loss in order to make this transition. i think we have the framework and we have the support of the international community now as embodied in this resolution. i think what is important to us is that bashar al-assad has no role in the transitional period and in the future. we are flexible about the negotiating period, which is going to take some time t that is our position and the position of others >>> our correspondent spoke to syrians in turkey a

i united nations special envoy to syria says i will send out invitations for talks in january after thety council backed the peace talks. >>> coming together in h*pl for a third debate. many voters will be looking at what distinguishes them on the issues of security and religions especially after the controversial comments from donald trump about banning all muslims from entering the u.s., kimberly halkett reports. >> the food gets made and distributed to internally displaced people. >> reporter: for three years she has made it her mission to support victims of conflict in syria, collecting tons of donated clothing and medical surprise in this warehouse until it is time to ship. >> we are not going to hateful rhetoric be our mantra. we want to make difference. we have seen a spike in people wanting to connect with us. >> reporter: she's talking about the comments from donald trump who has suggested banning muslims from the united states as necessary for its security. >> a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states until our country's representatives can figure out

mediated by the special envoy of the second general of the united nations, our friend mr. stefan.ll seek to establish a transitional authority and facilitate a ceasefire. our security council today adopts the first results of this process. allowing me to emphasize quickly a few points. my first, the matter of the opposition. we have heard some ask what opposition? several meetings in various formats have been held on this topic, but allow me to under score that the recent conference convened by saudi arabia in riyadh upon request of the vienna group say success which should be stressed, because the syrian opposition has provided a response by coming together. all of the various branches of the political and armed opposition came towing and expressed their commitment to a political solution, a free, secular and democratic syria. one which has faced for all of the components of syrian society. here we have an interlock ter one which is guided by the geneva communique. the special envoy of the united nations, with the high negotiation committee which is the speak her of the oppositio

the special envoy, the united nations with the high negotiation committee, which is the result of --hich is the speaker of the opposition is holding talks. at stage we know that the syrian regime has not yet demonstrated any desire to enter any serious negotiations on the basis of the terms established. now secondly, the political transition. there are plans for syrian talks, but without our support and guarantee it had been difficult to define a political framework which is guided by the geneva communique. this framework should be underpinned by many principles. first, an effective transition. one which which means the handover to the transition authority of full executive power. in particular, control over the military and security apparatus as planned for by the geneva communique. this is a step which should be taken quickly. secondly, there's a need for institutional reform in particular in the area of security. this will allow or provide syria with a framework which respects the diversity of the syrian people. finally, there must be safeguards regarding the exit of mr. bashar al

delegation from the regime and a delegation for the opposition mediated by the special envoy of the secretary general of the united nations they will seek to establish a transition authority and facilitate a cease-fire. our security council today adopts the first results of this process. allow me to emphasize quickly a few points. my first, the matter of the opposition. we've heard some ask what opposition. several meetings in various formats very held on this topic. let me underscore the recent conference upon request of the vienna group is a success, which should be stressed because the syrian opposition has provided a response by coming together. all of the various branchs of the political and armed opposition came together and expressed their commitment to a solution, a free, secular, and democratic syria. here we have an interlockter. at this stage, we know that the syrian regime has not yet demonstrated any desire to enter into serious negotiations on the terms of established. secondly, the political transition. there are plans for inter-syrian talks. without our support and guarantee, it will be difficult to define

. >> sreenivasan: united nations- brokered talks, in switzerland, for a ceasefire in yemen have concluded without resolution. but the u.n. special envoy said there had been progress on a framework for a future agreement to end the conflict and release prisoners on both sides. fighting between yemen's internationally recognized government and rebels has gone on for nine months and caused almost 6,000 deaths, according to the u.n. the warring parties agreed to meet again in mid-january. chinese rescue crews are searching for nearly 60 people missing after a landslide in an industrial park. more than 30 buildings in the southern china city of shenzhen were buried today when a pile of soil and debris from years of construction projects gave way. hundreds of rescuers, some with sniffer dogs, combed the site, where the soil was as deep as 60 feet at least seven people were rescued from the rubble. in india, the youngest of six pe in 2012 was released fromng ison. the attack of a 23-year-old woman happened on a bus and the victim later died. protesters of his release, led by the victim's parents, marched in india's capital of delhi today. th

to convene a meeting with special envoys from the united nations, african union, the united states, european union and belgium as well as representatives from the east african community to discuss coordination between the united nations, the e.u. on the security council's recommendations and identify ways that the international actors can support the increased number of human rights monitors and military observers authorized by the a.u. in october. third, it is imperative that we help put in place mechanisms for accountability for those who have engaged in extra judicial killings during this period of time. those who have committed these atrocities must be held accountable. the international community must be firm about this. we cannot allow those who perpetrate these crimes to go unpunished. the united states has made promise to actively prevent the commission of mass atrocities. as the unrest continues, people are suffering in refugee camps or living in fear of their homes, afraid to go out at night. violence is on the rise. the the economy is in a downward spiral. every day the probabilit

, the united nations to ensure that the next round is more successful and that perhaps a ceasefire does take effect? >> i think it's going to be very hard with the ceasefire. the u.n. special envoy was making that point that he's asked both sides now to try and extend the ceasefire that never really existed in the first place. i think that's going to be a real challenge and maybe, you know, that will be an indication of how much further forward they can go again in january, if they planning to form any ceasefire that actually takes effect on the ground between now and the middle of january. i expect to see those talks. possibly postponed to later in the month or perhaps february, these talks here have been repeatedly delayed and delayed. i think we shouldn't be holding our breath for the 14th of january, either. >> thank you very much. >> let's move to syria now where more than 40 have been killed in airstrikes thought to be killed by russian planes in the northwest. buildings were hit in residential area of idlib. the russian airstrikes began in september in support of the syrian president bashar al assad. >>> the armed wing of the lebanese shia organization hezbollah said one

special envoy mar martin kobler. even kobler said, the way forward can't be easy. >> that's what governments are there for, that's why the implementation phase will start with many open problems and united nations is always ready to support the new government of national accord. >> reporter: libya has been at war since the overthrow of moammar gadhafi, it is not clear if all of them are backing the u.n. deal or whether the members of the two arrival parliaments wilrival parliamentswill lend t. the west is growing increasingly concerned about the glowing strength of i.s.i.l. some officials say libya is becoming what they're describing as a fall back position for the armed group since it's been, use libya as a transit point to reach europe, but eump is only a few kilometers away. >>> international community hasn't ruled out the option of concerted military action. for now there is an agreement. the days ahead, however, will give an indication on whether the u.n. last the quorum to form what can be called a national unity government. could be a recipe for even more violence. zeina khodr, al jazeera, rome. >> former british prime minister tony blair assisted that he did not try to save the late dic