u.n., samantha power, talked about peacekeeping missions around the globe and the united states role in supporting and reforming operation spirit she spoke at the american enterprise institute for just under an hour. >> good afternoon. i do apologize, but we have been running a little late. ambassador power has a legitimate excuse. she was in a cabinet meeting. i never had such a good excuse. we will use it and not abuse it today. i am the senior vice president for defense policy studies at aei. it is a pleasure to welcome ambassador power. i think this is your first time here, ambassador power. all the more welcome. today ambassador power will talk about peacekeeping, united nations peacekeeping, and ideas for peacekeeping. there are 120,000 men and women who are serving in u.n. peacekeeping roles around the world. increasingly, they are under threat from kidnapping and worse, and increasingly there is no peace to keep. the united states spends more than any other nation to support peacek

u.n. peacekeeping roles around the world. increasingly, they are under threat from kidnapping and worse, and increasingly there is no peace to keep. the united states spends more than any other nation to support peacekeeping operations idea united nations. and the american people ask are they getting value for their money. ambassador power will give a short talk and we will continue the conversation and open things up to the audience. let me welcome her to the podium. [applause] >> hello, everybody. i have come here today to talk about u.n. peacekeeping. there is a lot going on in the world right now. elie wiesel shared with me the following thought -- the winds of madness are blowing, and that is how it feels. the urgent, critical issues on our plate should not divert us from an important fact, which is that the united states has a vital interest and a critical role to play in strengthening peacekeeping to meet demands that peacekeepers are currently struggling to meet around the world. i

u.n. peacekeeping roles around the world. increasingly, they are under threat from kidnapping and worse, and increasingly there is no peace to keep. the united states spends more than any other nation to support peacekeeping operations idea united nations. and the american people ask are they getting value for their money. ambassador power will give a short talk and the new continuation of conversation and open things up to the audience. let me welcome her to the podium. [applause] >> hello, everybody. i have come here today to talk about u.n. peacekeeping. there is a lot going on in the world right now. elie wiesel shared with me the following thought -- the winds of madness are blowing, and that is how it feels great the urgent, critical issues on our plate should not diver us from an important fact, which is that the united states has a vital interest and a critical role to play in strengthening peacekeeping to meet demands that peacekeepers are currently struggling to meet around the w

u.n. spoke about the u.s. role in peacekeeping missions around the globe in remarks at the american enterprise institute. brief introduction, she spoke and took questions for almost an hour. >> good afternoon. i do apologize, but we have been running a little late. ambassador power has a legitimate excuse. she was in a cabinet meeting. i never had such a good excuse. we will use it and not abuse it today. i am the senior vice president for defense policy studies at aei. it is a pleasure to welcome ambassador power. i think this is your first time here, ambassador power. all the more welcome. today ambassador power will talk about peacekeeping, united nations peacekeeping, and ideas for peacekeeping. there are 120,000 men and women who are serving in u.n. peacekeeping roles around the world. increasingly, they are under threat from kidnapping and worse, and increasingly there is no peace to keep. the united states spends more than any other nation to support peacekeeping operations idea uni

u.n. samantha the you an power. it sounds like she may be running a few minutes to hide. we are expecting her remarks at 1:00. they now may be 1:05. the associated press reporting on the surreal dream -- on the supreme court that they will be careenging that health law. a federal appeals court upheld irs regulations that allowed health insurance tax credits under the affordable care act. opponents argued most of those subsidies are illegal. this will be the second case on the health overhaul at the supreme court. heart of theld the law and a 5-4 decision in 2012. again the supreme court agreed to hear a new challenge to the health care law. again, waiting here at the american enterprise institute hear from u.s. ambassador to the u.n. samantha power. c-span is waiting for remarks to begin by u.s. ambassador to the u.n. samantha power. she will he talking about peacekeeping missions. the ambassador is running late. while we wait, we will take a look at the state of the democratic party after

the u.n. report adds two branches of ansar al-sharia in libya to its sanctions list, both groups took part in the terrorist assault that killed four americans including ambassador chris stevens. the only suspect in u.s. custody is being tried in a d.c. federal court. the fbi documents say that he was the leader of ansar al-sharia in benghazi, a group now identified by the u.n. as al-qaeda. yet the administration has consistently downplayed any al-qaeda involvement. >> there's no indication at this point that core al-qaeda was involved or planned these attacks, and these are not official affiliates of al-qaeda. >> reporter: meanwhile, leading republican senator lindsey graham says it's time to expand the house select committee investigation. >> what i would suggest to senator mcconnell is to call up speaker boehner and say, listen, we want to be part of this and have the senate in a bipartisan fashion have a select committee, dod, intelligence, you know, armed services, intel, foreign relations

the u.n. support when it comes to territorial disputes. the philippines is claiming a portion of that area as its own. in conflict with china and vietnam, which is claiming part of that sea, and malaysia. the philippines took the case to the u.n., and the international tribunal. china not wanting to participate, saying it was an unnecessary move. now with a call by the u.s. leader for all nations to sit down and find a way to cooperate. the philippines says it's a positive development. in no way does it impact the call. all in all everyone is saying that they are looking for a way to move forward and stablilize the country so that economic development can be more improved as it comes into 2 mt 15, a time that as yep is looking to stand -- asean is looking to stand together >>> president mahmoud abbas accused hamas of trying to sab tim efforts for university, and blamed the group for a series of bombings. during a speech marking the 10th anniversary of the death of yasser arafat. he signed a un

if the u.n. really wanted to do mething about the problem of isis, what they would have to do is drop the charade that's being played with turkey nearly all of the oil that had been going out -- and, by the way, the dollar value of the oil has dropped considerably not just because we are dropping bombs on mobile oil refineries but because the price of oil has dropped. >> gone down. >> all over the world. so their revenues have dropped. cutting oil revenues isn't the solution for isis. if you want to stop the small arms, and the jihadis from going in. you have got to deal with the elephant in the room. and that's turkey what he has been saying. i'm not sure they are listening to him. he even though the muslim brotherhood was elected therefore we can't mess with him. this administration needs to know that irdis the reason isis exists today. he did not see enough happening against shiite being established across from the mediterranean to the persian gulf. >> maybe i'm wrong, look back at george bush

officials from the u.n. and organization of security and cooperation in europe, which has a monitoring mission in ukraine, warned that a ceasefire in september was close to breaking down. in the chamber, where issues of international peace and security was to be resolved, there was a war of words between russia's representatives and counterparts from ukraine and the u.s. >> the root of the problem is the same, russia's flagrant violation of ukraine's sovereignty and integrity. time and again russia made commitments and failed to live up to them and offered explanations to this council that it nose are untrue. >> translation: we are hearing broad declarations from n.a.t.o. regarding the sending of convoys and russian fighters from russia. it does not actually reflect the situation on the ground. these are empty statements, and the usual propaganda falsifications. >> reporter: there's no prospects and russia shows it will use a veto where necessary. vladimir putin is likely to come under pressure pressure in a

the u.n. hopes that by stopping conflicts in certain areas it will deliver much needed aid supplies by those trapped by the fighting. it is another attempt to reduce the fighting in syria, and it is what people want. a civil society activist from homs who has mediated local cease fires in the past. >> this is the only thing that works. this is the only thing that gives hope to the people. 30,000 civilians are back after the deal. they're having much better life now than they had when there were idps. nothing else in gee me have a, london, new york, has delivered difference on the ground. >> reporter: she has been proposing a bottom-up approach for some time now. >> but facilitating this, and accepting money to peace keeps keepser, if they're not properly monitored, they often fail. >> that's why the people have asked her to personally intervene in mediation efforts to bring peace to their district. shdistrict. this is the only area controlled in homs. the neighborhood has been under siege for

the u.n. security council held its 26th emergency session on ukraine again without taking any action. nato says columns of russian tanks and soldiers have rolled across the border in recorrect days, james bays reports from the u.n. in new york. >> reporter: the situation in eastern ukraine is getting closer and closer to open warfare. nato says pictures like this show russia is to blame. tanks and military hardware crossing the border. along with russian bad troops. >> we have seen the same thing that osce is reporting. we have seen columns of russian equipment, primarily russian tanks, russian artillery, russian air defense systems, and russian combat troops entering in to ukraine. we do not have a good picture at this time of how many. we agree that there are multiple columns that we have seen. >> reporter: the u.n. security council was called in emergency session, officials from the u.n. and the organization of security and cooperation in europe which has a monitoring mission in eastern ukr

the u.n. security council playing a role or taking action. a million maybe more people are expecting to take part here around the brandenburg gate. the berlin wall runs in front of it, dividing a city, country, a continent and the world in a superpower stand off. the world didn't come down because of decisions at the top. because of tens of thousands of east germans taking to the streets. this former dissident was one of them, and he overseas the files by the police. the fall of the wall has a message to the world. >> what can you learn. i would say that resistance is worth it. speaking truth to power is worth it, and democracy is not a construct. it's something that needs to be worked on every day, something that young people should be reminded of. >> a 15km line of lights follows the path of the wall and the death strip where soldiers shot to kill. the climax comes as they are released into the sky of the new capital of a unified germany. >> still to come - why some syrian refugees are exclu

the u.n. will meet later on friday to consider imposing sanctions because of the continuing unrest. >> reporter: this is the biggest show of support for ali abdullah saleh since the uprising forced him to leave office almost three years ago. these people came here to protest against u.s. proposed sanctions against their deposed president. if the sanctions come into effect saleh won't be able to travel abroad, and his assets will be frozen. >> translator: the u.s. sanctions are baseless. doesn'tn't the ambassador know that saleh is backed by millions of people? >> reporter: the cleric who lead the prayer said the u.s. is aligning with a sunni group tody destroy the country. >> translator: i am here to sew sal darety with our leader. and denounce western intervention. we made it clear we are opposed to the sanctions. >> reporter: these loyalists will wearing heading bands that say we are ready to die for saleh. these tribesmen are chanting that saleh must be reinstated , and that the current pre

now the u.n. with its local partners is attempting this success across from lines to help syrians of all sides of a conflict where no side is ready to compromise. the task has long been called mission impossible. four years into this crisis, some are considering a new idea but only if it doesn't worsen their current position. consolidatent must and not weaken its grip on power. >> we spoke a short time ago to a senior fellow at the washington institute for middle east policy. proposalk the freeze that has been about the last few weeks is a good first step in terms of aleppo. the problem that the freeze itself is based on the cease-fire proposals -- >> which haven't broken in the past. we will have to see how this freeze is really any different. >> they were making it a point of calling it a freeze and not a cease-fire because he thought it could read -- lead to an actual de-escalation. >> is not clear how this is any different. areas, there is a siege. what they're going to do and what they are pr

. >>> the u.n. envoy for, syria likely to meet assad on the final day of the trim and going to homs and they held talk with the foreign minister on sunday which they said were constructive and wants to have freeze zones to stop fighting in areas and it's the third time he visited syria since replacing bahani in july. activists in syria reporting that five nuclear engineers have been killed in an attack. anti-government fighters ambushed in the northern suburb of the capitol and one was an iranian national. bombs struck three cities killing at least ten people and taliban says they are behind at least one attack where a suicide bomber blew himself up and seven police were killed and another one in an rickshaw was killed and explosion at the university wounding three people and it's unclear who is behind that blast. chinese president ping and japanese prime minister have held talks for the first time since they both took office two years ago and met on the sidelines of the asia pacificorp summit in be

the u.n. envoy says a local truce is the way to go. activists are doubtful. also ahead an exclusive report from the front line as iraqi troops try to break the siege of the country's biggest oil refinery. also israeli troops shoot dead a palestinian man. >>> i'm robin adams with the sport and the african cup of nations is dominating headlines, morocco punished for refusing to continent's biggest football tournament. and we're still not sure where the event will be held. the full story coming up in about 45-minute's time. ♪ >>> we begin this news hour in syria and iraq on a day that the u.n. has announced that the two conflicts have now displaced 13.6 million people. the u.n. refugee agency says the world is becoming numb to the problem. it says it needs more money and that more countries need to open their borders. take a look at this photo of the refugee camp in jordan. back in 2012 you can hardly see the tents. fast forward to today, and the camp is now huge. you can see it here in white.

. >>> the u.n. security council is calling for a thorough investigation into allegations of hundreds of women and girls have been raped by soldiers in darfur. they're accused of attacking women in two separate occasions in the past three weeks. the sudanese army denies the claims. >> reporter: to get to tabot is difficult. sometimes the only safe way in is with armed assistance. they escorted the media in to cover a scandal that says 200 women and girls have been subjected to massive rape, violated by sudanese soldiers. allegations that they deny. some women on the streets say nothing happened. >> we've heard about women young and old being raped in the villages. we heard that they were only willing to spread rumors and give a bad reputation. >> these claims of mass rapes are big lies. those soldiers have married our girls, not raped them. >> but we have this report. >> the soldier beat up my husband badly in front of our three girls. they dragged him out of the house bleeding. four others came in a

a u.n. committee votes to hold north korea accountable for unspeakable atrocities. we'll bring a live report in moments. >>> plus, a record-breaking snowstorm kills four people and strands schools and motorists in freezing temperature in upstate new york. >>> and brace yourselves, people. experts say we, soon run out of chocolate. we'll bring you the unsavory details. >>> first, we want to begin this hour with mourning and rising anger in israel. some 24 hours after a brutal you attack inside a sin going. now there's mourning for a fifth life lost in tuesday's terror attack in jerusalem. anger from the israeli prime minister who accuses the palestinian authority of inciting this violence. ben wedeman was live with us on the scene some 24 hours ago after the incident. he filed this report from jerusalem. >> reporter: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu condemning the dead he terror attack inside a jerusalem synagogue. >> translator: today in the middle of morning prayers while covered i

a u.n. committee has taken the first step to holding north korea accountable for alleged crimes against humanity. >> it voted overwhelmingly in favor of a draft resolution referring the regime to the international criminal court. the vote is nothing more than a recommendation. >> that's right. only the u.n. security council has the authority to refer north korea or its leader, kim jong-un, to the icc. the country has repeatedly denied any human rights abuses. >>> cnn's david mckenzie joins us live from beijing with the latest. david, how likely is it that this will ever get as far as the international criminal court given north korea's ally, china, will likely use its veto power in the u.n. security council to prevent it from being hauled before the icc? >> reporter: well, it's a very good point, i'd say the odd at this point are still a long shot that those pushing this, and there are several countries backing this resolution, that they'll actually make it to the security council with the p

while a u.n. panel tasked with investigating torture said it respects the grand jury decision, there was still plenty of finger-wagging at america. 111 days since michael brown's death made ferguson infamous around the globe, now the united nations is raising its voice as well. >> we have certain concerns about whether punishment of law enforcement -- when they have crossed the line -- >> reporter: tensions between u.s. law enforcement and minority groups made their way from the st. louis suburbs all the way to geneva today where the u.n.'s committee on torture made its own concerns clear. >> deep concern at the frequent police shootings of unarmed black individuals. >> reporter: earlier this month, michael brown's family had addressed the committee, urging it not to dismiss what they were seeing. >> we need justice, we need answers and we need action and we have to bring it to the union so that they can expose it to the rest of the world what's going on in small town ferguson. >> leave the area,

. >>> the u.n. human rights committee has adopted a regional medical center lugs denouncing human rights violations. four officials have responded by threatening more nuclear tests. they issued a statement thursday and condemning japan and european union for submitting the resolution that zpriebs human rights violations in the nation as crimes against humanity. it calls for hit to be referred to international criminal court so those responsible can be brought to justice. they say this is causing them to no longer refrain from conducting the nuclear tests. north korea has conducted three nuclear tests in the past. analysts say calls to the leader jong-un would be voiced in the international community. >>> government officials in washington are condemning the threat. >> it would be unfortunate to threaten with that kind of activity in response to the legitimate focus on north korea's human rights situation by the international community. >> key says north korea officials must take steps toward nuclear

why the u.n. envoy's plans for truce in aleppo may come too late for the embattled syrian city. >>> outrage in india after botched sterilizations killed 10 women at a government-run health camp. >>> and 215 arrested in poland after clashing between police and far right rioters on independence day. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, nigeria's president goodluck jonathan has confirmed he will seek another ter term in office when lexes are held in february. he announced it one day after 47 people were killed nay suicide bombing at a school. as he nears the end of his first term, the president faces mounting criticism. this includes his failure tackle the boko haram armed group which is responsible for thousands of deaths, mainly in nigeria's northeast. its violent campaign has led to medicals being declared in three states, fighters have taken over towns and villages and there are reports of the army fleeing rather than fighting back. boko haram has also abducted hundreds of people, including more than 200 school gi

a top court said it will dissolve the u.n. backed particlement with two rival administrations. >> also coming up, three israel soldiers were deliberately run over in the west bank as tension spills from the contentious religious site. >> holding billions of dollars meant for break away regions in the east. >> inside the ivory trade, the chinese gangs accused of an international smuggling racket with the help of park rangers from tanzania. >> libya, the supreme court announced it will dissolve the u.n. backed elected parliament, ruling the vote in june was unconstitutional. it is one of two rival administrations that have been vying for legitimacy and power in recent months. a different unelected government controls tripoli and has the backing of a powerful militia group. we have more. >> libya has been under the control of two rival governments, each supported by armed groups engaged in daily fighting. now the supreme court ruled how to move forward, declaring the u.n. backed parliament elected in june is unconstitutional and

won't say u.n. staff are involved. >> if allegations come up that have some credible basis to it they're investigated and proper action is taken. so i'm not going to confirm or deny. >> on the streets we learn malaysian authorities have also heard of the scam and are increasingly distrustful of u.n. i.d.s. it's meant more refugees face arrest and harassment. making life miserable for those who have already suffered a miserable existence back home. >> full investigation is called malaysia unwanted, will be seen on 101 east, and airs a little bit later on thursday at 2230 gmt. 2230 gmt. police in thailand have detained three students in the opening of the latest film in the hunger games saga. gesture is borrowed from the movie symbolizing rebellion against a totalitarian government. antigovernment protesters in thailand have adopted the gesture which is now banned. >>> the u.s. state of new york is bracing for another snow storm. the last one killed almost seven people, a meter of snow fell in the cit

. >>> a u.n. committee has taken the first step to holding north korea accountable for crime against humanity. >> only the u.n. security council has the authority to refer north korea or inleader kim jong un to the icc. they have repeatedly denied any human rights abuses. >> we have more on this. david, wh enthis all gets to the u.n. security council, it's not just there that chinese are protecting the north korean, it's also when it comes to refugees who try to flee the hel hole. >> that's right, china doesn't even consider north koreans who defect from the country passing through china as refugees. they call them economic migrants. and that says, the u.n. refugee agency, is absolutely wrong. that china has obligations under international law. so in that u.n. report that you describe, it doesn't only slam north korea and the oppressive regime, it says that china is complicit in possible crimes against humanity. in a roe mote border region of northeast china, we've set up a clandestine meeting wit

the u.n. representatives, any kind of other statement is related to them. it's not an easy thing in yemen. but with the support of the yemeni people, the support of our brothers, with the support of the arab nations, our friends, from all over the world, i think we tried to take on all those challenges. >> the whole point of the problem was to stablilize yemen. are the houthis going to pull out of sanaa? >> it doesn't seem to be the case given the position given by the houthis. they rejected the government, and therefore they understand that the fighters are present. in fact. while i was driving back from the presidential palace to the office, there was checkpoints manned by houthi fighters. and would you look at yemen. the significant gains made by houthis, they control sanaa, amaran, the power base in sadr, and are expanding in sunni areas in the south. it's hard to imagine the houthis going back to square one, and surroundering disarming and pulling out from the capital. i have been hearing

domestic issues are none of the u.n.'s business. leave us alone. >> i think the sanctions are counterproductive. they side with the houthies. shia houthi rebels still control the capitol of sanaa. they initially said they would pull out if an inclusive government is formed. but now there is a government it is not clear if the political tension will get better. dozens of female activists took to the streets of sanaa, denouncing the presence of militias. >> i hope that this new government will pave the way for the institutions to resume activities and the challenges we face. >> the houthi have made huge military gains over the last few months, and very few here believe the shia fighters will bargain for territory they control. the mouths have repeatedly dismissed accusations that they're dismissing power. but sanaa and the expansion in the south raise many questions about their motives and political agenda. >> two americans held by nort north korea have been released. kenneth bae and matthew miller are on their way home. miller was ch

>> the report from the u.n. panel - it says it has specific and serious concerns about racial profiling, police brutality and police using excessive force, questioning whether the u.s. is addressing the issue by investigating and punishing officers who may be involved. here is more from the report. >> as reports of widespread abuse of force by the police, and this gives rise to concern, of course, and this gives some vulnerable group, including ethnic groups, blacks, have been particularly targeted by this force. >> and this report cites specific incidents in which the panel felt police brutality was an issue. they are addressing the issues. obviously with michael brown's parents festifying and with everything going wrong it underscores the need for systematic changes in the u.s. >> let's talk about the latest from governor jay nixon, announcing a special session with the assembly. what can we expect coming out of that? >> well, the governor wants to meet with lawmakers and the issue is to address funding. the n

u.n. committee against torture will begin a review in the united states in geneva. extraordinary renditions among other controversial practices. coming up on al jazeera america. another day of violence as israeli shoot an arab-israeli man. a syrian refugee gets word she's no longer eligible for aid. >> it's the second day of violent protests in israel after the shooting of an arab israeli mafn in the northern part of the country. the man reportedly threatened police with a knife before he was killed. police say they are investigating the shooting to see whether proper protocol was followed. >>> hundreds of thousands of syrian refugees have been forced to flee to jordan. according to law they cannot work there. >> barely been able to make ends meet for the last two years. now she says they've been hungry for almost a month. a few weeks ago, she got this text message informing her that her family was no longer eligible for food assistance from the u.n.'s world food program. the reason, they

the u.n. acknowledges there has been fraud, but won't say if any u.n. staff are involved. >> if allegations come up that have some credible basis to it, they are investigated and proper action is taken. so it's not appropriate. i. >> reporter: are you confirming it? >> i a think not confirming or denying it. >> reporter: they are increasingly distrustful of u.n. ideas. it's meant that more refugees face arrest and harassment making life miserable for those that have already fled a missable existence back home. >>> and you can see steve's full investigation called malaysia's unwanted on you "101 east" it airs right here on thursday later at 2230 gmc. >>> in syria government jets have launched two air strikes on the isil controlled city of rack a. this video is said to show the aftermath of the strikes. it's believed tell killed a number of people and injured others, but the exact number of casualties isn't known. meanwhile kurdish forces in iraq are advance on his two north eastern towns held by fighters from the it lamb i can state of iraq and the levan

the u.n. is threatening to impose sanctions as the army tightens its control of the land locked country. on sunday soldiers fired shots in to the air in the capital to disperse protesters demanding a return to civilian rule, dominick kane has the latest i'm crowd march on his state tv. they have come to hear an opposition member explain why she was be burkina faso's next leader. but she won't get inside the building. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: this gunfire is directed over the heads of the protesters. fired by a goop of soldiers. in the confusion, state tv is taken off air for several hours. the military action continues as armed jeeps patrol the streets. but burkina faso's new military leaders are at pains to insist their aims are peaceful and democratic. >> translator: we ask to be given some space to work towards put our country back on track in the interest all parties. power does not interest us. the transition body will be put there plays with all the components to be adopted by a broad co

as for the u.n. commission planning and hoping to come to israel to investigate the 2,000 deaths in the gaza conflict over the 50 days in summer, the israeli position on that, the foreign ministry here tells us they believe this commission is biassed and unprofessional. they believe it is unprofessi unprofessional because the commissioner appointed by the u.n. has a historical track record of making what they say are outrageous statements about the state of israel. they say it is biassed because of the terms of reference refer to the occupied territories, means gaza. they say that means they would not look for hamas missiles that were fired from gaza injuring palestinians. of course, there have been reports by human rights and amnesty international saying war crimes committed by israelis and hamas. the position there is they continue to have commissions of investigation. this important subject for them. all of this, tensions at the moment, as secretary kerry tends to diffuse. no attempt he will meet

today the u.n. responded with recommendations. >> we recommend that the incidents of police brutality and excessive use of force by law enforcement officers are investigated promptly, effectively and impartially. >> reporter: this is not the first time the committee has urged a democratic nation to review its police more carefully. in recent years the netherlands responded to u.n. concerns over police in aruba, setting up an internal investigation bureau there. other nations such as portugal and the chech republic amended their penal codes after u.n. scrutiny. here in the u.s. -- >> we welcome the sclut any of the world because what you see in america is a country that has steadily worked to address our problems, to make our union more perfect. >> reporter: president obama acknowledged international criticism when he addressed the u.n. in september. >> yes, we have our own racial and ethnic tensions. >> reporter: those racial tensions were underscored yet again when a missouri grand jury voted not t

here in u.n. headquarters there is deep concern not just about the medical emergency created by ebola, but also by the threat of a break down in security. >> the has any attitude of this horrible situation can at any time give rise to breakage in the law and order, and the stability of the country. as i said, the institutions are still not very strong, and trains are enormous. >> the u.n. security council and general assembly will both be meeting in the next few days to discuss the ongoing ebola crisis. james bays, al jazeera, of the united nations. >> a military operation in pakistan in the waziristan region, some say those displaced by the fighting has reached 1 million. >> this is another military operation going on in the area. hundreds of thousands of people likely to be affected by the renewed fighting when the military moves in to that area. but real emergency is the plight of the people who were given no warning and told to leave their homes. many are sitting out in the open. it is already

the u.n. suggest that the threat. and with all kinds of terrorist training we face an extended threat over time. >> the judge mukasy was here in the last segment and i asked him what we can do if we know there are american citizens that are coming back after fighting alongside isis. and i believe that the head of the fbi said we know who they are and if they are citizens when we come back, we'll track them. what do you think about that? >> there is no point in tracking them. >> they have committed treson. it is the only crime defined in the constitution and said consisted of taking up arms against the united states and giving aid and comfort to the enemy. and if we find out who they are and they are in the u.s., or in our grasp they should be arrested and incarcerated and indicted for treason. >> we hear they are from france, uk, and from russia, you know, northern ireland. and why would people from these countries hate the west so much that they would be willing to go to war in another part of the world because they

now the u.n. with its local partners is attempting this success across from lines to help syrians of all sides of a conflict where no side is ready to compromise. >> the task has long been called mission impossible. four years into this crisis, some are considering a new idea but only if it doesn't worsen their current position. the government must consolidate and not weaken its grip on power. >> we spoke a short time ago to a senior fellow at the washington institute for middle east policy. >> i think the freeze proposal that has been about the last few weeks is a good first step in terms of aleppo. the problem that the freeze itself is based on the cease-fire proposals -- >> which haven't broken in the past. >> and we will have to see how this freeze is really any different. >> they were making it a point of calling it a freeze and not a cease-fire because he thought it could read -- lead to an actual de-escalation. >> is not clear how this is any different. in several areas, there is a siege. w

u.n. security council is meeting to discuss how to stop the flow of foreign fighters. these are live pictures from new york. bringing the diplomatic editor james bays. what are the french saying about the two citizens in the video, and how does it relate to what is being discussed at the u.n. security council? >> the u.n. security council meeting starting now. julie bishop just introducing the meeting - australia the current president of the security council, trying to build on the security council meeting back in september, which was chaired by the u.s. president, president obama. as they meet the work goes on with the intelligence agencies and capital. they are talking here in the security council about foreign fighters. the intelligence agencies are trying to identify the foreign fighters, the french telling us that they know the identities of two of the people in the most recent video from i.s.i.l. these are very, very brutal videos, but i think it's worth remarking that they are actua

u.n. estimates 200,000 people have died there since 2011.ze a khodr h the story. >> the president bashar al-assad says hee he's ready to examine the plan. much needed aid supplies trapped by the fighting. it is yet another attempt to reduce the violence in syria. andrene turkmani says it could work. >> this is the only thing that give hope to t people. 30,000 civilians have been back after the deal. they're having much better life now than they had when they were idps, so nothing else from geneva, london and new york have delivered tangible results on the ground. >> rina turkmani has been suggesting a more open process before. >> in they are not properly monitored they often fail. >> that's why the people of waar, the only air in homs city controlled by the rebels. some 150,000 people live in this neighborhood which has been besieged by government forces for months. this initiative won't end the conflict but it could be the first step to ease the suffering, before a top level political dea

. >> reporter: and throughout his long trial in the hague, he has never accepted the u.n. court's authority. >> translator: this court isset up to be a tool of the security council to make and set peace. so we know there can be no justice here. it is a political instrument. >> reporter: but he has cancer and that has prompted the court to release him temporarily. it is alleged he committed atrocities in croatia. in the late 1990s, he became deputy prime minister of serbia he left office in 2000 and surrendered to the u.n. court three years later, but his political influence endured. in part that's because today's leaders of serbia were once close to him. here you can see him in 1995 during the war in bosnia in conversation with the current president of serbia, and prime minister. he is in a car that appears to be decorated with a skull in a u.n. peace keeper's helmet. so his return is awkward for serbian government that has its roots in nationalism, but which is also trying to build closer ties with the european union. >> translator: as head of the serbian government, i wi

the head of the u.n. mission fighting ebola tells the bbc it doesn't have the resources necessary to defeat the disease. he says more help is urgently needed. >>> wirelurker could be targeting users of errs of app products in china. >>> one of australia's best-known rock stars, the ac/dc drummer is charged with plotting to have two men killed. >>> and a miraculous rescue at sea for this fisherman. he survived for two days before being spotted. >>> a warm welcome to the program. the head of the u.n. mission nighting ebola in west africa has told the bbc he doesn't yet have the resources necessary to defeat the deadly disease. he says more help is urgently needed. he praised contributions from britain, which opened a new ebola center in sierra leone on wednesday. he also said that the united states, china, and cuba had all sent significant numbers of soldiers or medics, but he says it's still not enough. talking to our international development correspondent mark doyle, who's been giving me this update. >>

u.n.-backed government against al-shabab. the assault on the nairobi westgate shopping mall resulted in the death of 67 people. al-shabab has also said it carried out other attacks on kenya's coast earlier this year, and 90 people have died. harry smith, al jazeera. >> the u.s. vice president joe biden has been meeting with turkey's president on how to confront the islamic state in iraq and the levant. the u. is trying to get turkey to play a bigger role with the coalition in fighting the group. >> i was told of impressions of developments taking place in iraq. i had an opportunity to spend several hours yesterday a and again this morning with the prime minister who just returned from iraq, and we're on the same page. we have the same view. i told the president how impressed and pleased the new iraqi government was that the fact that he and his government reached out a hand to the iraqi people, the iraqi government, and they're working in close coordination. >> we would like to continue to

those others are the u.n. they're representative from the department of political affairs, and national organization that has monitors in the eastern ukraine. there i think we'll get a neutral opinion of what we believe is happening on the ground. that's the most important thing to look at. >> we'll touch base with you later on when we have heard from that emergency meeting of the security council. james bays at the u.n. thank you. >> there has been a further increase. palestinians security officials have accused israeli settlers of carrying out the arson attack which destroyed the first flew of the building. >> it serviced around a thousand families and now you can see that it's mostly just ash. let's take a look at what happened here in this mosque after what investigators are describing as an arson attack carried out by israeli settlers. you can see holy books have been burned. you can see windows blown out. it just under scores the tensions we've been seeing not only here in the occupied west bank buts wil

so the u.n. wishes that it is doing it now, but it has to continue to strengthen the capacity of these refugee organizations and with those who are not in the leadership decision. >> thank you so much for joining us on al jazeera. thank you. >> security forces in israel fired tear gas at protesters in east jerusalem. palestinian youth threw stones at trucks and cars waiting to cross a roadblock. tensions were high after it two people attacked a synagogue. imtiaz tyab joins us from our bureau in west jerusalem. tell us, first, about the latest from east jerusalem, and whether the clashes there are continuing. >> the situation across occupied east jurisdiction is extremely tense, it has been tense for some time now. we have hit something of a peak, particularly following the attack by two palestinian men in the west of the city leaving five taken. the israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu ordered a large security presence in the occupied east jerusalem, which is saying something, considering th

we'll tell you what else the u.n. had to say. >>> we're learning more about a gunman who opened fire at government buildings in downtown austin, texas. he fired more than 100 rounds at the mexican consulate, the federal courthouse, as well as the austin police headquarters before he was shot dead. our victor blackwell has been following this story. how did this whole thing unfold, victor? >> we just listened to some of the dispatch recordings, and we know that the first calls came in at about 2:22 local time. you have to consider this was a holiday. as the police chief described, there were crowds there because the bars had just closed at 2:00. what we know is that the people who called in said that it sounded like a machine gun or some semiautomatic weapon because there were so many shots, as you said, more than 100. they don't know the sequence in which they were shot yet, but as you said, the mexican consulate building, the new federal courthouse in downtown austin. also a branch of the bb&t bank were all damaged.

now, according to the deal and the u.n. top diplomat, yes after forming the technocrat government, the houthis should withdraw, and go back to sadr in the north. there are no indications that they will do so. there are reports from a number of sources within the political spectrum that the houthis plan otherwise, because we are hearing that they have installed a number of officials in security forces and other government institution, and they are the power on the ground. >> thank you omar. speaking to us from yemen's capital sanaa. >> kurdish forces begin a battle against the i.s.i.l. armed group in syria. they have fired rockets at targets in the northern border town of kobane. the armed group has been trying to capture the town for more than five weeks. around 150 iraqi kurdish soldiers known as peshawar crossed into syria from turkey. eight people have been killed in baghdad after a bomb attack targetting shia pilgrims. the explosion happened after pilgrims from leaving for kabula. 22 others were injured during the blast

the u.n. mission for over a decade. now because of the threat of ebola, they are pulling out. no other country is offering to take their place. liberia is the worst hit country. 6,500 cases of ebola, half the total of 1300 cases across the worst affected parts of west africa. for now, other countries with troops in liberia are staying put, but they are concerned. >> we have more than 500 troobs in liberia. we have a hospital here. so we ignore it. we are not alarmed or panicked. we have taken adequate measures to keep our troops. all the three countries most affected by ebola - places that were casing huge challenges. u.n. troops - still needed in liberia, a troubled country after a devastating conflict. the u.n. peacekeeping nation may have closed a year ago, but it's a nation suffering from the aftermath from its own civil war. and guinea is a poor country with coups and conflicts in its past. >> reporter: this is not just about the emergency created by ebola, but with about the threat of br

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historically speaking, the u.n. has been a male bastian. if you want to get a sense of how men have traditionally dominated the united nations, look at this hall of fame. it shows the people who served as secretary general, the u.n.'s top post. all eight of them have been men. of the five permanent members of the security council, remarkably only one, america, has appointed it e-mail representative. >> i have been requested by my government to report. >> jeane kirkpatrick was the first, and samantha power is the fourth woman to do the job. >> we want men and women alike to raise issues of sexual violence against women, or writing icing economies will only reach a fraction of their potential if women are not in power. we need to use our purchase as women -- the men on the council need to do the same in order to optimize the outcomes. nothing is going to be out -- optimized without women at the table. >> there are now 31 female ambassadors. that is a record number. but less than 20% of u.n. member states are represented by a woman. there may

the u.n. suggest that the threat. and with all kinds of terrorist training we face an extended threat over time. >> the judge mukasy was here in the last segment and i asked him what we can do if we know there are american citizens that are coming back after fighting alongside isis. and i believe that the head of the fbi said we know who they are and if they are citizens when we come back, we'll track them. what do you think about that? >> there is no point in tracking them. >> they have committed treson. it is the only crime defined in the constitution and said consisted of taking up arms against the united states and giving aid and comfort to the enemy. and if we find out who they are and they are in the u.s., or in our grasp they should be arrested and incarcerated and indicted for treason. >> we hear they are from france, uk, and from russia, you northern ireland. and why would people from these countries hate the west so much that they would be willing to go to war in another part of the world because they hate u