of the united nations, mr. ban ki-moon, will soon arrive here at an evacuation center in fukushima city and deliver theessage of the solidarity from the international community. he also stressed that the united nations will take steps to enhance the safety of nuclear plants. but ban expressed skepticism about prime minister naoto kan's proposal to reduce the nation's dependence on nuclear energy. >> the government should determine that nuclear energy is stl regarded as one of the viable options for energy sources particularly in fighting against the climate change and also providing universal access to many poor people. >> reporter: later in the day, ban met kan in tokyo to ask him to participate in an international conference on nuclear energy in new york next month. nhk world, fukushima. >>> an nhk poll shows the approval rate for the cabinet of prime minister naoto kan has risen to 18%. the figure is up two percentage points from the previous months when the rate marked a low since the party took place. the

i think it is very important your role in the united nations. you have a united nations mission in that region to provide protection to the people. i think that is a a very important role. whether the united nations can provide protection in that area will be seen. not only protection but it is critical have to -- how to help the people. we should not expect the sudan government to offer protection to the people of nuba mountain. we look to indigenous organizations that can assist nuba mountain. as an organization trying for peace and development, i think we believe we can offer a lot in terms of helping the people and making the aid affected using the guide -- indigenous organizations. i would like to echo our appreciation with what the bishops said about the role of the ngo's. one program that is too focused the attention. it provided information that we are very proud of. it is not only about the government. it is about the people. they can do a lot of the focus is on sudan. i want to conclude with what i believe we end kush can do also in th

nations or more than that with today or the palestinian authority has as the united nations security council for an emergency meeting to take measures to restrain the israeli behavior and israel must stop these aggressions that could leave. televisions and then we will have an endless cycle of violence the walls must pressure israel to stop that fact visually against civilians and put a strain is there and if israel does not i think the world has to also establish to punish them and then israel abides by international law and international humanitarian law and by the truce that was on the ground before these attacks started but again it's hamas that announced that it's pulling out of the ceasefire which may mean they are prepared for full scale military action don't you think they should be more restraint ahead of the upcoming move to ask for recognition of the palestinian state i'm sorry to say that good question sounds imbalance because if one side says they are going to defend themselves because they are being attacked i think the approach here should be that both sides should not

>> the united nations is a travesty. [applause] any organization that creates and human rights council and books as members of it -- puts cuba andrs of eit libya -- [applause] [laughter] that is where the united nations is. i agree that the united nations is regularly working against the interests of the united states. u.s. foreign policy should be guided by one simple question. what is in the national security interest of the united states of america? [applause] i will tell you on the united nations, that fight is just the tip of the iceberg. one of the leading opponents of the state of texas was the dean of yale law school, a man named harold, who twice filed briefs against the state of texas arguing that the u.s. supreme court should be totally subservient to the world court and the united nations. harald is now the chief legal adviser at the u.s. department of state under barack obama. the most radical academic in the country for giving up our sovereignty is the no. 1 lawyer at the u.s. state department. this is goin

the humanitarian mission of the united nations is going to syria on saturday. and you will see with your own eyes that they will fulfill their mission and get back with a report. >> ambassador, i appreciate your time. and i do appreciate you coming on. it's a difficult thing and i appreciate you talking with us. >> thank you. >> thank you, sir. >>> it's worth repeating any claim that outsiders cannot understand what's happening inside syria would be a lot more credible if the syrian government actually gave outside, independent reporters and observers permission to see for themselves unand accompanied by government agents who steer them away from people they want to talk to. arwa damon manage add brief look inside syria mostly from damascus. she joins us from beirut, lebanon tonight. we're joined by a syrian human rights activist, her husband was taken off the streets, held for months, only just recently released. she's continued to speak out bravely for months now. rezan, when you hear syria's ambassador to the u.n. deny the bloodshed, deny the killings, say i

there is a treaty where we could lose to the united nations. that is one of the things i will make sure i stay on top of. this child rights faint that they are trying to put -- the thing that they're trying to push through the united nations. we have to make sure we maintain our sovereignty, securing our borders. because we have a huge problem. >> there is a question about cfl bulbs the light bulbs that people use have become a big issue. is that something you're interested in doing? >> we could not even repeal that in congress. the government is telling you what kind of light bulb you can have in your home. we cannot even repeal that mercury light ball, which if you break it in your house you now have hazardous-waste in your home. we will keep trying to fight for the light bulb. >> how closely the need to work with the united nations? >> i see the united nations as a failed organization right now. [applause] i do not want to see american soldiers having to wear that light blue beret. there is a different in the standards and style of leadershi

nations security council commitment. she denied the possibility of deploying ground troops adding that in the post-gadhafi period nato will be in a supporting role and will have no troops on the ground. >>> libya's opposition forces have asked the united nations chief to provide assistance for the creation of a new country after the fall of the gadhafi administration. a u.n. spokesperson said mustafa abdel jalil, the leader of the national council, made the request to ban ki-moon during a telephone conversation on tuesday. the u.n. chief stressed the importance of libya's national unity after the collapse of the gadhafi government. the spokesperson announced the u.n. secretary-general will host an emergency international meeting in new york on friday to discuss the libyan situation. now there was quite a big move in the markets overnight. ai uchida joins us with the latest in business news. >> indeed. very good morning to you. u.s. shares surged over 300 points in new york overnight on investor expectations that the fed

saddam hussein had refused to reveal as front was obliged to under chapter seven of the united nations resolution whether or not he had got rid of holds the nuclear chemical and. biological weapons that he knew he had previously bought from he refused to do. even as late as every hans blix was saying we do not know whether he still has these he listed a whole load of v.x. nerve gas mustard gas a different agents chemical agents so we didn't know and he. willing to allow. other countries to come to interview the scientists to see the order trails to know whether he got rid of them or not in that situation it would have been ludicrous to have had a million strong army but was on the doorstep of iraq simply go away when the resolution fourteen forty one had given given him a final opportunity to comply with its obligations but how the world beyond that point would have happened if he would have simply rebuilt those programs with impunity knowing that he was absolutely untouchable and the world would not do anything against him we would have then been precipitated into a far more major con

the humanitarian mission of the united nations is going to syria on saturday. and you will see with your own eyes that they will fulfill their mission and get back with a report. >> ambassador, i appreciate your time. and i do appreciate you coming on. it's a difficult thing and i appreciate you talking with us. >> thank you. >> thank you, sir. >>> it's worth repeating any claim that outsiders cannot understand what's happening inside syria would be a lot more credible if the syrian government actually gave outside, independent reporters and observers permission to see for themselves unaccompanied by government agents who steer them away from people they want to talk to. arwa damon manage add brief look inside syria mostly from damascus. she joins us from beirut, lebanon tonight. we're joined by a syrian human rights activist, her husband was taken off the streets, held for months, only just recently released. she's continued to speak out bravely for months now. rezan, when you hear syria's ambassador to the u.n. deny the bloodshed, deny the killings, say it's

nations or more than that we will be there the palestinian authority has as the united nations security council emergency meeting to take a major to restrain the israeli behavior and israel must not be the garage and that's good leave it's literally asians and then we will have an endless cycle of violence the world must pressure israel to stop that are actually against civilians and through history and if israel does not stop i think the world has to also established acts of punishment then israel abide by international law and international humanitarian law and by the truce that was on the ground that started but again it is time now that announced that it's pulling out of the cease fire which may mean they are prepared for a full scale military action because you think they should be more restraint ahead of the upcoming move to ask for recognition of the palestinian state i'm sorry to say that the question sounds in balance because if one side is the they are going to defend themselves because they are being attacked i think the approach here should be that both sides should not go t

of the united nations, mr. ban ki-moon, will soon arrive here at an evacuation center in fukushima city and deliver the message of the solidarity from the international community. he also stressed that the united nations will take steps to enhance the safety of nuclear plants. but ban expressed skepticism about prime minister naoto kan's proposal to reduce the nation's dependence on nuclear energy. >> the government should determine that nuclear energy is still regarded as one of the viable options for energy sources particularly in fighting against the climate change and also providing universal access to many poor people. >> reporter: later in the day, ban met kan in tokyo to ask him to participate in an international conference on nuclear energy in new york next month. nhk world, fukushima. >>> an nhk poll shows the approval rate for the cabinet of prime minister naoto kan has risen to 18%. the figure is up two percentage points from the previous months when the rate marked a low since the party took place.

of the united nations, mr. ban ki-moon, will soon arrive here at an evacuation center in fukushima city and deliver the message of the solidarity from the international community. he also stressed that the united nations will take steps to enhance the safety of nuclear plants. but ban expressed skepticism about prime minister naoto kan's proposal to reduce the nation's dependence on nuclear energy. >> the government should determine that nuclear energy is still regarded as one of the viable options for energy sources particularly in fighting against the climate change and also providing universal access to many poor people. >> reporter: later in the day, ban met kan in tokyo to ask him to participate in an international conference on nuclear energy in new york next month. nhk world, fukushima. >>> an nhk poll shows the approval rate for the cabinet of prime minister naoto kan has risen to 18%. the figure is up two percentage points from the previous months when the rate marked a low since the party took place.

the humanitarian mission of the united nations is going to syria on saturday. and you will see with your own eyes that they will fulfill their mission and get back with a report. >> ambassador, i appreciate your time. i do appreciate you coming on. it's a difficult thing, and i appreciate you talking to me. >> thank you. >> thank you, sir. >>> well, it's worth repeating, any claim that outsiders cannot understand what's happening inside syria would be a lot more credible if the syrian government gave outside independent reporters and observers permission to see for themselves unaccompanied by government agents who steer them away from people they want to talk to. arwa damon joins us from beirut, lebanon, tonight, and we're also joined by razan zaitoni. her husband was taken off the street streets, held for months. razon, when you hear syria's ambassador to the u.n. deny the killings, say it's, in fact, government security forces being killed by armed gangs and that they're not targeting children at all, what do you think? >> i can't believe that these people wi

saddam hussein had refused to reveal as some was obliged to under chapter seven of the united nations resolution whether or not the radical riddle of clear chemical. biological weapons that we knew we had previously embarked upon he refused to do and even as late as every hans blix was saying we do not know whether he still has these he listed a whole load of v.x. nerve gas mustard gas different agents chemical agents so we didn't know the and he was. willing to allow. other countries to come to interview the scientists to see the trails to know whether he got rid of them or not in that situation it would have been ludicrous to have had a million strong army that was on the doorstep of iraq simply go away when the resolution four hundred forty one had given iraq given him a final opportunity to comply with its obligations how the world done it and what would have happened if he would have simply rebuilt those programs with impunity knowing that he was absolutely untouchable and the world would not do anything against him we would have then been precipitated into a far more major confl

the united nations has declared famine in five areas in somalia. millions are struggling in parts of ethiopia, kenya, uganda. our reporter was in a miniature city were thousands of people have come in their struggle to stay alive. >> she is cooking corn meal for her children. it is practice time at this refugee camp on the somalia- ethiopia border. there is an official milk distribution center. but she prefers to do our own cooking she bought the cornmeal from money earned collecting firewood. she says her children do not like the rise in the camps. many others agree. half the children here are undernourished even though there is food available. to get here, they walked for a week for the desert. they are lucky. they all survived the journey. >> we started out with donkeys. but we could not feed them. we did not have enough food for the children. >> after a two-week wait for accommodations, they received a tent from you when the refugee agencies, which they shared with another family. >> many of the refugees are from our clan. they can sleep year,

like the united nations it's the members that do. the government so you don't blame it on the institution and its members it has been recognized for a long long time that developing countries are emerging markets do not have adequate weight at the i.m.f. and the world bank and there's been a lot of words and communiques and rhetoric paid to that there have been a few steps in the right direction one is a creation of the g twenty the governance is moving in the right direction the shares of the emerging markets are larger than they were before we still have anomalies like you said but the progress is in the right direction the important point let's keep our eye on the ball rather than talking a lot about a lot of principles for the very first time the merging market countries do have shot at managing director of the i.m.f. and they won't get it if they don't unify behind a single candidate it's going to be european and it's going to be christine legarde who's perfectly respectable but. if they don't unify behind a single candidate and

nations or more than that we saw there the palestinian authority has as the united nations security council for an emergency meeting to take measures to restrain the israeli behavior. russian delegation has arrived in syria to assess the situation on the ground with reports of twenty new doubts during the latest spate of anti-government protests that's despite president answers claims that the army operations against civilians have ended the international pressure on the syrian leader is mounting despite moscow's refusal to court the u.s. initiative demanding that our side steps down and us has imposed process anomic sanctions with the e.u. preparing more penalties targeting the country's oil sector analyst james rhodes says such measures could prove decisive. americans have been very clear they know their influence and ability to change their behavior is limited they've always said that have to reach out to countries who are closer to syria and russia is one such country and a very important country at that so i think the americans will now and the european specially really have to

nations or more than that we do there the palestinian authority has asked the united nations security council for an emergency meeting to take measures to restrain the israeli behavior. a russian delegation has arrived in syria to assess the situation on the ground with reports of twenty new deaths during the latest spate of anti-government protests that's despite president answers claims that the army operations against civilians have ended the international pressure on the syrian leader is mounting despite moscow's refusal to court the u.s. initiative demanding that our side steps down and us process anomic sanctions with the e.u. preparing more penalties targeting the country's oil sector analyst james denselow says such measures could prove decisive. americans have been very clear they know their influence and ability to change their behavior is limited they've always said that have to reach out to countries that are closer to syria and russia is one such country and a very important country at that so i think the americans are now in the european specially really have to work har

representatives from the international atomic energy agency from the united nations security council can see that iran is not interested in creating nuclear weapons it only wants to have an existing peaceful nuclear energy program but it will not tolerate any further sanctions against it will see those sanctions as basically an infringement on its right to peaceful nuclear energy and this is exactly where russia step by step plan comes in and seemingly of course satisfies both sides we'll of course have to wait to see how that plan is implemented and whether it is as effective in reality as it has been so far in words. to put it lightly as some members of the international community suspect the wrong of developing nuclear weapons what what's their wrong doing to try and disprove those claims which of course for years it's been saying are not true. well to iran maintains its position that it is not attempting to create nuclear weapons it simply wants to have peaceful nuclear energy for the country and of course skeptics specifically in the united nations security council have frequent

and secondly the whole role of the united nations, now we have united nations peacekeeping forces on the ground and we should discuss the role of the united nations in protection, because although they are there to protect the citizens, we know what happened in congo. you may be giving a good mandate but it's not well-defined. let's engage with the united nations what does it mean because you might have heard even these forces now in owe buyy, some got killed and were not given a chance to medical attention by the sudan armed forces in abyei. the united nations' role protection and kush could help in returning these people. and there is an element we are seeing as an opportunity, having an organization on the ground because sometimes these international organizations cannot deliver. it is critical and whether we can look for a partner that will have the knowledge and to assist. this is the one thing we are discussing. the final one is building the peace at the grassroots level and because the tension was created the n.c.p. dragging them in against their will. what kush is saying, whe

saddam hussein had refused to reveal as he was obliged to under chapter seven of the united nations resolution whether or not he had got rid of all the clear chemical. biological weapons that he knew he had previously and. he refused to do that even as late as february hans blix was saying we do not know whether he still has these he listed a whole load of v.x. nerve gas mustard gas different agents chemical agents so we didn't know and he was not willing to allow. other countries to come to interview the scientists to see or details to know whether he got rid of them or not in that situation it would have been ludicrous to have had a million strong army that was on the doorstep of iraq simply go away when the resolution fourteen forty one had given iran given him a final opportunity to comply with his obligations had the world done that then what would have happened is he would have simply rebuilt those programs with impunity knowing that he was absolutely untouchable and the world would not do anything against him we would have then been precipitated into a far more major conflict into the i

united nations estimates 12 million people are at risk from starvation in the worst drought to hit the region in decades. believe it or not, there are questions about whether or not germany wants to save the euro. >> believe it or not. summer may be coming to an end, but things are just fighting to keep up in the eu parliament. a high-powered trio of policymakers is verging eurozone member nations to implement decisions made at an emergency summit in july as soon as possible to enable greece to receive additional financial support. ecb president trichet, the commissioner for monetary and policy affairs, and the chair of meetings of eurozone finance ministers all appeared before ministers of the european parliament monday in emergency debate to press for swift implementation of the summit agreement, but they face their fair share of criticism. >> the president of the euro group had been called in to answer some tough questions at an emergency hearing of the european parliament. parliamentarians criticized the handling of the ongoing crisis with france and germany singled out in particul

tonight, the united nations says 3.7 million people face starvation and the u.s. government estimates that 29,000 children under the age of five have died in the last 90 days. this is a camp in kenya where 400,000 somalis are here and 1,500 more throw themselves on the mercy of the camp everyday. these are the new arrivals. you know them by the faces dusted with the desert and by the eyes that have seen too much. medina ali was one of those waiting to be admitted to the camp. she sat with the quiet resignation of a woman who had fought to save her children in an unforgiving land. how long were you walking? >> 17 days. >> reporter: and how many children do you have with you? >> four children. >> reporter: did all of your children survive the journey? >> one boy died on the way. >> reporter: the somalis are farmers and ranchers who tried to hang on after one year without rain, then two and three. now land is pale and livestock have fallen. there's no help at home. somalia hasn't had a stable government in decades and much of it is run by a brutal militia called al-s

the united nations imposed economic sanctions. in 2003, libya accepted responsible for the lockerbie bombing and said it would abandon its plan to develop weapon of mass destruction. libya's relations with the west improved in later years thanks to its oil and gas reserves. gadhafi made his first speech at the u.n. in 2009 but he was still defiant. he criticized the u.n. and threw the charter to the floor. several days after the fall of egyptian president hosni mubarak in february, there were antigovernment demonstrations in libya for the first time since gadhafi took power. the protest gained momentum from senior military officers who had defected from the government. the government deployed foreign mercenaries to crack down on protesters. >> reporter: in march, the u.n. security council approved a military intervention. multinational forces led by nato launched air raids against libya forces. meanwhile, antigovernment protesters gained new momentum helped by economic sanctions on libya they drove gadhafi into a corner. >> we ask

has a new target the united nations lives they're making against the u.n. interest in the. internet only military mechanisms if you don't work to bring justice or accountability. i have every right to know what my government should do if you want to know why i pay taxes. i would characterize obama as a charismatic version of american exceptionalism. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so silly you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear see some other part of it and realize that everything is ok if you don't. chart the big picture. let's not forget that we have an apartheid regime right now. i think. even one well. we never government says they're going to keep him safe get ready because of the freedom. five. feet. well this past year we've watched the civil unrest has spread from the middle east to the western world not only the rights of london grabbed everyone's attention but here in the u.s. we've seen flash mobs form in philadelphia protests in san francisco against the bart police there's also something that's tied all of these

for more now on this latest warning, we're speaking now to the united nations food organization. what has prompted them to issue this bird flu warning now? >> our point here is that because we found the new virus in several countries, and there is the evidence that this can spread to other countries as well in the region. and it's not necessarily that this will be more virulent than the other one than before. the significance that we would like to point out is that the vaccine that is available so far may not give the full protection to this new strain that we found. and one of the reasons that we put this press release to the public is that -- >> your organization has basically urged for surveillance and preparation. what do you think the government should undertake at this point to be able to inform their people about precautionary measures to protect themselves from this new bird flu strain? >> our point is that because of the characteristic of the virus , and it's evolving. it's changing. and there are several strains of the virus, so the good civilians and good military of t

representatives from the international atomic energy agency from the united nations security council can see that iran is not interested in creating nuclear weapons it only wants to have an existing peaceful nuclear energy program but it will not tolerate any further sanctions against it will see those sanctions . has basically an infringement on its right to peaceful nuclear energy and this is exactly where russia's step by step plan comes in and seemingly of course satisfies both sides will of course have to wait to see how that plan is implemented and whether it is as effective in reality as it has been so far in words. now to put it lightly some members of the international community suspect iran of developing nuclear weapons what's what's tehran doing to try and disprove those claims which of course for years it's been saying are not true. well to iran maintains its position that it is not attempting to create nuclear weapons it's simply wants to have peaceful nuclear energy for the country and of course skeptics specifically in the united nations security council have frequentl

-- united nations war crimes tribunal. hodges was arrested in july after seven years on the run. the last remaining fugitives face war crimes and crimes against humanity. that includes the murder of civilians in the balkans conflict of the 1990's. north korea has said they're ready to impose a temporary freeze on the nuclear weapons program if international -- if international negotiations resume. kim jong-il made the offer at a meeting with president medvedev in siberia. president medvedev like support for a russian pipeline to supply south korea via the north. authorities have arrested a retired police officer on suspicion of organizing the murder of the anti kremlin journalists, anna politkovskaya , in 2006. rs suspected of being paid to form a group to carry out the murder. >> he was a senior police investigator. he was a key witness. today, upload is believe that he arranged a killing. -- police believe that he arranged the killing. >> i believe that he organized terror in exchange for a reward. this included the thre

the reports from the united nations. >> the report appears to be an internal planning document that could form the basis for a new u.n. mandate. so, for example, on the security side, it recommends the possible deployment of 200 unarmed military observers. they would monitor a cease-fire. the documents suggest that what could they could be used to do is monitor the process of dealing with the troops that fought for the gaddafi government, what to do with them, how to treat them. it calls for the deployment of up to 190 u.n. police officers to help establish law and order in the country. on the political side, it talks about the transition to democracy, how the u.n. can help to support the establishment of an interim government that would be inclusive, legitimate. how we can help organize elections for a provisional body that could draw up a constitution. the u.n. has a lot of experience in this. this is a planning document. all of these things will only be implemented if requested by the libyan transitional authorities. >> there are still some problems being caused by irene. >> severe flo

with maria the notion in libya now if everyone tries to with just what is next united nations reportedly have already drafted a plan it would lead to my next guest in our city press you broke the story now the report for it are proposing two hundred military observers for libya to get a ball by national force one hundred ninety u.n. police it outlines a plan for elections within the next nine months and an interim government before that earlier i spoke with journalist matthew lee and to start up i asked him just under what mandy the u.n. is operating with this proposal for libya now here's what he said. right now they really don't have a mandate that's what was so surprising when i was able to get this document i mean when when the resolution one thousand nine hundred three was passed which authorized no fly zone and protection of civilians in libya the u.n. was assigned a role to somehow coordinate or at least receive notification of that they really abdicated that role basically nato you know did what it wanted the french drop in weapons into the mountains and then sort of i guess to s

saddam hussein had refused to reveal as he was obliged to under chapter seven of the united nations resolution whether or not he had got rid of the. chemical. or biological weapons that we knew he had previously about he refused to do. even this latest february hans blix was saying we do not know whether he still has these he listed a whole load of v.x. nerve gas mustard gas the different agents chemical agents so we didn't know and he was not willing to allow. other countries to come to interview the scientists to see the audit trails to know whether he got rid of them or not in that situation it would have been ludicrous to have had a million strong army that was on the doorstep of iraq simply go away when the resolution fourteen forty one had given iran given him a final opportunity to comply with its obligations how the world bound it then what would have happened if he would have simply rebuilt those programs with impunity knowing that he was absolutely untouchable and the world would not do anything against it we would have then been precipitated for far more major conflict and for them

as a prelude to tomorrow's session at the united nations security council. on to iran where they say they are willing to take a step towards the international community tehran announced it could be ready to restart talks on its nuclear program this is after the country's foreign minister visited moscow he confirmed that iran sees russia's revival efforts as key to restarting negotiations. has more on the story. well russia of course has always been against this tough approach to the iranian nuclear eyed gend saying that the only way out is a diplomatic one and that in forcing further sanctions on iran would only worsen the situation and its proposal is a step by step plan which has been deemed acceptable by the iranian side and also cautiously welcomed by the united nations security council and that plan proposes a greater openness in the return all the reigning officials to the negotiation table in return for a gradual removal of a un imposed sanctions against iran of the iranian side is said to be very satisfied with the russians proposal of the step by st

the decision of the united nations is a relevant and perhaps even damaging by the way this is also the point of view of some. countries like iran and syria so it is possible to. have a an operation that these intended to sabotage exactly the palestinian authority is an invention to raise the question of the united nations and also perhaps. the peace process between israel and the peace agreement between israel and egypt we just of the fall of the. is a very sensitive these relations. thirty years of. it is not clear told the new egyptian government we've already. called agreement and to go do your. normal relations with israel. if we're going to bring in other issues that are sabotaging the peace process like egypt let's talk about settlements it's seen that israel is sabotaging the peace process by expanding on on settlements. i promise they want. a look the issue of settlements is not going to break a long time issue but if you look to the last year for instance the police still totally decided not to continue the negotiations with the government and they are not supporting the rebel

back in cooperation with the united nations security council and it seems that russia has managed to achieve that there step by step program is getting everybody back to the table and of course iran said that it is prepared to let more international inspectors in to open its nuclear program to further inspection has said also. that it will not tolerate any more pressure on his program so sanctions any further sanctions will not be tolerated by the iranian side the russian foreign minister has said that this is a very good staff be a step by step plan proposed by russia should lead to the satisfaction of both sides to the iranians having their peaceful nuclear energy program and get to the security council giving the ability to see that there is nothing to fear but of course. there are still some doubts and it will be until that the plan is fully implemented that we can actually see how effective it is we also know that the share energy station the first iranian nuclear power plant will also be operational very soon we know that it's already working but it's not yet producing that nuc

saddam hussein had refused to reveal as he was obliged to under chapter seven of the united nations resolution whether or not he had got rid of the. chemical. biological weapons that we knew he had previously embarked upon he refused to. even as late as february hans blix was saying we do not know whether he still has these he listed a whole load of v.x. nerve gas mustard gas different agents chemical agents so we didn't know and he was not willing to allow. other countries to come to interview the scientists to see the audit trails to know whether he got rid of them or not in that situation it would have been ludicrous to have had a million strong army that was on the doorstep of iraq simply go away when the resolution fourteen forty one had given given him a final opportunity to comply with his obligations how the world done that and what would have happened if he would have simply rebuilt those programs with impunity knowing that he was absolutely untouchable and the world would not do anything against him we would have then been precipitated into a far more major conflict into the middle e

as a prelude to a lower session of the united nations security council. to iran says it's ready to resume international negotiations on those disputed nuclear program he's on exact sees russia's efforts as key to restart in the talks south according to the iranian foreign minister who's on i visit to moscow to round currently under four sets of u.n. sanctions happening as out of it reports. oh russia of course has always been against this approach to the iranian nuclear eyed gend saying that the only way out is a diplomatic one and that in forcing further sanctions on iran will only worsen the situation and its proposal is a step by step plan which has been deemed acceptable by the iranian side and also cautiously welcomed by the united nations security council and that plan proposes a greater openness in the return all of the reigning officials to the negotiation table in return for a gradual removal of all of the un imposed sanctions against iran though the iranian side is said to be very satisfied with the russians proposal of the step by step program

as a prelude to tomorrow's session of the united nations security council. around says it's ready to resume international negotiations all eyes disputed nuclear program he's on extended sees russia's efforts as key to restarting the talks south according to the iranian foreign minister he's all my visit to moscow two ounce currently under four sets of u.n. sanctions cutting that is out of a report. well washer of course has always been against this tough approach to the iranian nuclear gend saying that the only way out is a diplomatic one and that in forcing further sanctions on iran would only worsen the situation and its proposal is a step by step plan which has been deemed acceptable by the iranian side and also cautiously welcomed by the united nations security council and that plan proposes a greater openness of the return all the reigning officials to the negotiation table in return for a gradual removal of the un imposed sanctions against iran of the iranian side is said to be very satisfied with the russians proposal of the step by step program and s

i found myself at a kitchen table sitting down with the deputy head of the united nations and number two of the british and embassy and they were saying we will deploy a troops in to the helmand province of southern afghanistan and i was horrified. i said why would you do that? with 300 special forces sitting not doing a great deal. and they went to send 3,000 soldiers down and they said the reason why is we will bring economic development and security to have an impact on the people. i said i can assure you, you will not be able to do any of those things. this is not because i am a psychic. i failed to predict mubarak would fall quickly. i get things wrong but not because i know an enormous amount but i had been in iraq -- iraq and had seen the tendency over the last two years. i said what will happen you will not achieve any of those things. then you will say, the problem is we don't have enough troops, helicopters, then you will want more and more and start the insurgency. and they said they would write down on a piece of paper, saying they would achieve the objectives of than six

human rights watch says somali supporters such as the united nations, the african union and the united states, should reconsider their assistance unless the transitional government changes how it operates. >>> in the wake of criticism of japan's nuclear watchdog, the international atomic energy agency will seek regular checkups of nuclear regulators in member nations. the agency publicized the plan on monday. the iaea met in vienna in june following the fukushima daiichi accident. members agreed to improve the response to nuclear crises and ensure the safety of nuclear power. the iaea worked out the new plan as part of such efforts and presented it to member countries. the plan outlines a series of measures in ten areas. these include assessments of safety measures taken by nuclear regulators every ten years and, if necessary, additional checkups in three years. the draft also proposes the iaea organize an independent group of experts to regularly assess nuclear reactor designs and measures to cope with critical accidents. the draft will be submitted to the iaea general assembly in sep

saddam hussein had refused to reveal as he was obliged to under chapter seven of the united nations resolution whether or not he had got rid of all of the nuclear chemical. biological weapons that we knew he had previously about he refused to do that even as late as february hans blix was saying we do not know whether he still has these he listed a whole load of v.x. nerve gas mustard gas different agents chemical agents so we didn't know and he was not willing to allow. other countries to come to interview the scientists to see the audit trails to know whether he got rid of them or not in that situation it would have been ludicrous to have had a million strong army that was on the doorstep of iraq simply go away when the resolution fourteen forty one had given iran given him a final opportunity to comply with his obligations how the world done that then what would've happened is he would have simply rebuilt those programs with impunity knowing that he was absolutely untouchable and the world would not do anything against him we would have then been precipitated into a far more major conflict

. >>> a huge explosion rocked a united nations building on friday in the nigerian capital of abuja. there are a huge number of casualties but an official number of dead hasn't been released. the blast killed several people. nigerian security authorities told reuters a car rammed into the building and exploded. nigerian authorities are saying the attack is mostly the work of an islamist extremely group. the office of the u.n. development program is inside. several embassy including the american embassy are located in the area. more than 2 million people live in abuja. in june islamic extremists targeted the capital's police headquarters in a suicide bombing. >>> the situation in the libyan capital tripoli remains tense even though opposition forces have transferred their base into the city. groups loyal to libyan leader moammar al gadhafi continue to carry out attacks against the national transitional council forces on friday. this comes despite an early announcement by the council that it had moved its headquarters from the northeastern city of benghazi. pro-gadhafi forces have depl

. >> the united nations has given written permission to release over $1.5 billion of libyan money for humanitarian aid. the notes, which were frozen under u.n. sanctions, will be delivered to be the be in central bank as quickly as possible. the money is desperately needed in the country running short of food and water. jeremy reports on the challenge of getting the the attack on its feet. >> suspicion and insecurity are never far away in tripoli. it is remarkable how, the city see this now. this is a suburb of opposition to the old regime. mop head, say the children, using ended may and inspired by colonel gaddafi's hair that might have put their parents in jail two weeks ago. it's >but not everyone is happy. this woman wants her salary. there is $2 million in there, she says. we need a good system, we are tired. everyone else queuing at the bank, all state employees, want to get paid, but there inpatients anchors the men. shut up, he says, do not talk like that. we will get everything in the end. "i will not shut up. i'm hungry. i want my money." she retreated to an alleyway. it has

i do not believe that we should be in the united nations. [applause] we have been careless with that for a long time, ever since world war ii. this libya is an affront to our dignity. we went to war there with the president flaunting and saying, i do not need to talk to you. not even a token resolution. the congress has not stood up to the president. the president goes to war and says, no big deal. i get my orders from nato. if we knew and understand -- understood what national sovereignty meant, we would not succumb to this. we would not allow this to happen. we would act within the confines of the constitution. i blame the lack of respect for the constitution on almost everything. getting back to a dignified economy and common-sense, while we just obey the constitution once again? that would solve some of our problems. -- that would solve so many of our problems. the things that we are not allowed to do is express -- and they are expressed in the ninth and 10th amendments. those powers and rights of a given to the government, if they are n

secretary of state hillary clinton calling on the united nations to take action against syrian president assad saying he has lost his legitimacy to rule. >>> a major concession from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu that could lead to statehood for palestinians. netanyahu announcing israel is now willing to negotiate with palestinians based on borders that existed in 1967. in exchange, the palestinians would have to drop efforts to get the u.n. to recognize them as a state and it would have to publicly recognize israel as a state. leaders on both sides are indicating that they are willing to accept those conditions. >>> back here at home, the extreme heat just won't let up in the midwest and dallas today will mark the 32nd straight day of triple-digit temperatures. excessive heat advisories from texas to parts of kansas and right now 12% of the country experiencing extreme drought conditions. rob marciano is in the extreme weather center in atlanta. so, any end in sight? >> well, what we need is a tropical system to come onshore. that's what we were begging for last week in don,

saddam hussein had refused to reveal as some was obliged to under chapter seven of the united nations resolution whether or not he had got rid of the clear chemical. biological weapons that he had and we knew he had previously about he refused and even as late as every hans blix was saying we do not know whether he still has these he listed a whole load of v.x. nerve gas mustard gas different agents chemical agents so we didn't know and he was not willing to allow. other countries to come to interview the scientists to see or to trail's to know whether he got rid of them or not in that situation it would have been ludicrous to have had a million strong army that was on the doorstep of iraq simply go away when the resolution fourteen forty one had given iran given him a final opportunity to comply with his obligations how the world done that and what would have happened if he would have simply rebuilt those programs with impunity knowing that he was absolutely untouchable and the world would not do anything against him we would have then been precipitated to a far more major conflict i

we need to maintain pressure on syria, the united nations human rights council. we should also continue to pursue a resolution at the u.n. security council condemning the syrian government's. on monday of this week germany called for the security council meeting on syria, which i hope will result in a strong resolution. but some security council members remain resistant. especially in the wake of recent violence, it is unacceptable for the united nations to continue ignoring the courage of the syrian people and the carnage that it brought about by the syrian regime. we must also continue to pursue efforts to the ability of this regime to conduct business abroad. i welcome the new european union's sanctions on syria this year which impose asset freezes and travel bans on five more military and government officials. with us also be willing to examine expanded sanctions on the banking and energy sectors. i also want to applaud the courageous work on by our diplomats in damascus led by robert ford, who is with us today. ambassador ford's recent trip was a testament t

saddam hussein had refused to reveal as from was obliged to under the chapter seven of the united nations resolution whether or not he had got rid of all through the nuclear chemical. biological weapons that he knew he had previously thought he refused to do. even as late as every hans blix was saying we do not know whether he still has these he listed a whole load of v.x. nerve gas mustard gas the different agents chemical agents so we didn't know and he was. willing to allow. other countries to come to interview the scientists to see the order trails to know whether he got rid of them or not in that situation it would have been ludicrous to have had a million strong army that was on the doorstep of iraq simply go away when the resolution fourteen forty one had given iraq given a final opportunity to comply with its obligations how the world done that then what would've happened is he would have simply rebuilt those programs with impunity knowing that he was absolutely untouchable and the world would not do anything against him we would have then been precipitated into a far more major c

this is likely to be led by the united nations. >> the chairman of t foreign retions committee. we began by asking him what role he expected germany to play in a post-gaddafi libya. >> from the european union side, we will be helpful in reconstruction or constructing a civil society in libya after gaddafi's fall. this may mean that germany could be helpful with the political foundations to help new parties to get new structures and new programs. as they did with latin america in the 1970's and 1980's. >> could they be called on when the fighting is over? >> i do not see that there is a role for nato in this regard. it is the united nations that should provide additional security, international transitory council and not provide it. here, in regional neighboring countries and the african union arden mainly the countries that should be contributors of troops, not nato. >> what will happen to bring this conflict to a good conclusion? >> it is very difficult to predict. the war is not over yet. after gaddafi's paul, it is crucial that the transitory council is able to organize a pea