the u.n.'s children's agency says the country is one of the most terrifying place in this world to be a child. a fifth of the population is severely food insecure and will need urgent help to survive. >> reporter: once their playground these streets are now a battle ground. for the children of yemen, war means being forced to grow up quickly. >> translator: my sisters and i get so frightened when we hear the bullets. we're afraid that we'll die. >> translator: i'm frightened when i hear war planes. i can't sleep. >> reporter: the grim statistics support their fears. on average three children are killed in the fighting every day, five more are wounded, many maimed for life. >> these deaths are unnecessary, and the vast majority of the people in yemen have nothing do with this. they want to go about, they want to live their lives. they want to educate their children and see their children grow up. and they don't want this. and -- and they are suffering unnecessarily. >> reporter: it's not just ab

then the u.n. secretary general has to go around the world asking countries to contribute their troops to the mission. theoretically these troops operate under the u.n. flag and under a single force commander, but legally and statutorily, they are criminally liable only in their own country. a pakistani peace keeper accused of rape in haiti is prosecuted by pakistani authorities not the u.n. authorities. and the reason for this is member states don't want to put their own troops under a foreign criminal authority. like the united states would never contemplate the idea of an american soldier being tried by some u.n. panel, so the compromise they came up with, is that these countries have to pros -- prosecute these soldiers themselves. and not all countries are willing, able, or competent enough to prosecute these acts. >> what good does it do for the people of the central african republic to remove the head, what difference is that going to make? >> well, i think it sends a strong signal across the

when u.n. troops get deployed, it's often the first the world learns of something locals already know -- that politics has failed and security on the ground is no longer a given. globally some 100,000 military observers, soldiers, and police are currently deployed by the united nations, most from developing countries. the re-emerging conflict in south sudan has fast become one of its largest missions. it took just over two years after south sudan was founded for old ethnic conflicts to resurface in 2013. now some 2 million people are internally displaced and children are forced to fight. the u.n. camp in bentiu is the last hope for many civilians. but even here, there is no escape from the conflict. >> weapons designed to bring peace. u.n. soldiers from nepal patrol the perimeter of a refugee camp in south sudan. the country is in the grip of war -- a brutal war that has reopened old wounds and a deep ethnic divide. >> the people here are under threat from other ethnic groups outside the camp,

. >>> the head of the u.n.'s mission in the central african republic is fired after his troops are accused of rape and murder >>> two huge blasts have rocked one of the world's busiest ports in the chinese city. 44 were killed. hundreds were injured, and 36 firemen are reported missing. the blast so powerful it registered on earthquake scale, sending shock waves throughout the city. adrian brown has more from the site. >> reporter: the heart of one of china's important economic hubs, torn apart by multiple blasts. fires burnt throughout the night. there were further explosions first afternoon. as a pool of toxic smoke billowed across the city. with local people concerned, not for the first time, about the air that they are now breathing. >> translation: we are very worried, we worried about what chemical is in the air, worried that it may be toxic, harmful in the future. >> close to the epicentre, the scale is difficult for the survivors to comprehend what happened and why. >> i thought it was a gas explosion. m

the u.n. humanitarian chief calls for more protection for civilians after one of the worst attacks on the war in syria. >>> attacking foreigners for threatening a centuries old tradition. >>> hello there, warm welcome to the program. at least 19 people have been killed in a bomb attack in the thai capital bangkok. the explosion happened near a hindu shrine in the heart of the city and in an area popular for foreign tourists. al jazeera's veronica pedrosa reports from the scene. >> reporter: with the fire from the explosion still burning there was a desperate race to reach survivors. as the emergency services moved police tried to secure the area. a bomb had exploded minutes before. and closed circuit television shows the moment fear struck in the heart of bangkok, with people running for their lives. the bomb went off close to the arowan hindu shrine. twisted metal and debris was scattered across the street in a place popular for worshipers and tourists. several foreigners are among those who

the u.n.'s world food program estimates one in every five yemenis are severely food insecure. >> between the lack of available food, the lack of access by humanitarians to the vulnerable populations. the lack of access by those who can't buy food. the lack of fuel to help people move around the country to get to mill grains when it comes in, and the lack of clean water, a perfect storm that is brewing inside yemen right now. >> every facet of life in yemen has been disrupted. markets with limited food. hospitals strained to the limit. schools unable to stay open. the concern is that children will continue to bear the brunt of this war along after the fighting is over. gerald tan, al jazeera. >> well, earlier the humanitarian chief briefed the council of yemen. gabriel elizondo joins me now. it was a moving testimony given by stephen o'brien describing the scale in yemen in terms of meeting people's need and gaining access to the country. >> that's right. it was a very gloomy picture that stephe

a day earlier, u.n. brokered peace talks resumed between warring factions in geneva. >> communities in the occupied west bank stepped up night patrols after the killing of a palestinian baby and his father in an arson attack blamed on israeli settlers. we went on patrol with volunteers. >> as darkness fell, they gathered on the edge of town. these with the palestinian residents in the occupied west bank. armed with flashlights and walking sticks, they patrol. one of 200 volunteers tell me the area has been targeted by settler attacks more than 60 times over the past five years. >> once the settlers set our mosque on fire and we realized no one would protect our village. we formed these patrols ourselves to make sure our children sleep safely. >> towns and villages are extremely vulnerable to settler attacks. this year alone, there have been over 126 recorded incidents of settler related violence, including a recent fire bomb attack that killed an 18-month-old palestinian toddler and his father. >> the po

the u.n. froze the assets of both saleh and the houthis, essentially threw them in to the same camp. >> let me ask you this, with everything that's going on at the moment, we have seen a couple of aid flights going in. >> yes. >> how much difference has it made? >> aid is being used for political end. because you have aid getting flown in by the saudis and also by iran. >> and up up they put a flight in the other day. >> exactly. >> bringing in medicines and food as much needed. >> it's not enough. you have 20 million people needing eight. that's 8% of the population. that's a huge number. >> the hard work is yet to do. >> yes. >> thank you very much for coming. >>> good to have you with us on the news hour, we have this still to come. >> reporter: i am nicole johnston, coming up we'll be report on the ground pakistan's child sex abuse scandal. and asking whether the police and the courts are failing to protect children. >>> united nations says it is dismayed bay murder and rape claims against

u.n. peacekeeping operations started three years after the u.n. was founded in 1945. to date there have been 63 missions around the goal. peacekeeping missions won the nobel peace prize in 1998. there's been notable failures? in the democratic republic of congo in 2004, there are allegations of sexual exploitation and rape. in the 1990s, there was reports of u.n. peacekeepers in bosnia and kosovo participation in alleged trafficking and prostitution. the peacekeeping problems have gone beyond sexual transgressions. nepalese troops were accused of causing cholera, killing 7,000, infecting over a million. ban ki-moon was sorry they could not stop the genocide when 800,000 were killed. in srebrenica, dutch peacekeepers forced muslim families out of the compound, they were rounded up by the serbs and massacred in what international courts described as a genocide. with the latest scandal. top diplomats stepping in to show accountability and change . >> the president of guinea basal dismissed the government, making an announcement in an address. there have been months of in

>>> u.n. peace keeping chief in central african republic is forced to quit after troops are accused of rape and murder. ♪ >>> hello, i'm lauren taylor this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up, this important city has been held by houthi rebels for months, now rival pro-government fighters are closing in. >>> an important friend visits syria's president in damascus, and rebel jets pound neighborhoods. >>> plus -- ♪ >> why this band will soon become the first western rock group to perform in north korea. ♪ >>> hello, united nations secretary general ban ki-moon has forced his special representative in the central african republic to resign following allegations that u.n. peace keepers have committed rape and murder in the country. amnesty international says troops have been linked to the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl, and the killing of a 16-year-old boy and his father early this week. ban ki-moon has this to say a short time ago. >> enough is enough. today i have accepted

the u.n.'s world food program estimates one in every five yemenis is severely food insecure. >> between the lack of availability of food, the lack of access by humanitarians to the vulnerable population, the lack of access by those who can't buy food. the lack of food availablility, and the lack of clean water, a perfect storm. that is brewing inside yemen right now. >> every life in yemen has been disrupted. markets are limited food. hospitals drained to the limit. schools unable to stay open. the concern is that children will continue to bear the brunt of this war long after the fighting is over. gerald tan, al jazeera. >> well, not so long ago yemen was considered a safe haven for people fleeing conflict in other countries. 230,000 somali regions are registered with the u.n. in yemen. having escaped one war, they find themselves stuck in another. >> a somali refugee in yemen. she's staying in this school in the district of the southern port city of aden along with many others displaced by th

. >>> the u.n. security council is getting a briefing from its humanitarian chief on the situation in syria. it's happening right now in new york. let's listen in for a few moments. >> -- for myself. i left the country deeply saddened and outraged. the -- needless and immense suffering of the syrians. i am angry, because we as a international community are not aloud and are not able to do more to protect syrians who more than ever need our unfaltering support. madam president, i come away determined not to give up, not to be exasperated by the relentless repetitiveness of the need that we face, and explore every avenue to do everything possible to provide protection to the people in need. i urge the council members to do everything in their power to thinged crisis. humanitarian action cannot be a substitute for political action. the council must exert leadership to push for a political solution. thank you. >> i thank mr. [ inaudible ] for his briefing, and i now give the floor to the representative

the u.n. goes 5,000 afghan civilians have been killed in conflict this year alone. ♪ ♪ >>> are watching al jazerra live from our head quarters in doha. also coming up. close to half a million palestinians could be out of school if the u.n. doesn't get the funds. >>> two passenger trains derail in central india, killing at least 27 people. we will be live from new delhi with the very latest. >> reporter: as japan from pairs to mark 70 years since the hiroshima bomb being. we are in a tough legal battle to be recognized as victims of the world's first mike nuclear attack. >>> the united nations is saying in afghanistan nearly 5,000 civilians have been killed or injured so far this year. in its new report the u.n. says a growing number of women and children are among the victims. u.n. says a thousand 592 civilians were killed between january and june, that's a 1% increase on the same period last year. another 3,300 afghan civilians were wounded. that's already surpassing last year's casualty

. >>> the u.n. secretary general has forced to resign. we report from the u.n. headquarters in new york. >> anguished, ashamed, anger. united nations secretary general ban ki-moon's response after allegations u.n. peace keepers raped a 12-year-old girl and were behind killings in the central african republic. >> the disturbing number of allegations we have seen in many countries, but particularly in the central africa republic in the period before u.n. peace keepers were deployed and since speaks for the need to take action now. enough is enough. >> allegations of wrongdoing in the central african republic started last year when french troops were accused of sexual misconduct before the peacekeeping operation began and still prompted ban ki-moon to create a panel to look into t it's been in operation for a year and a half. it's made up of more than 10,000 troops and police from more than 45 countries. the spokesperson for ban ki-moon announced wednesday there have been 57 allegations of misconduct by u.n. peacekeeping troops in the central african republic, incl

judge the u.n. security council wants to find out who's behind chemical attacks in syria's war. >> hello i'm in doha with the world news from al al jazeera. also ahead over 40 people are killed in a wave of bombings in kabul. >>> typhoon soudelor makes landfall in taiwan. >>> haitians plan to vote in long delayed elections. >> hello the u.n. security council has voted unanimously to set up an investigation into who was responsible for chemical weapons attacks in syria. the west has repeatedly drained the atrocities on president bashar al-assad's government. and the inquiry could pave the way to sanctions against those responsible. gabriel elizondo has the report. >> there's an agreement of the what now the u.n. security council wants to know whom. >> please raise your hands. >> a panel of experts known as the significant step the first time blame could be assigned to the perpetrators. >> this sends a clear and powerful message to all those involved in chemical weapon attacks in syria. the joint vest

so far the u.n. hasn't been able to help negotiate a ceasefire in the war which has already claimed hundreds of lives and put millions more at risk because of lack of basic supplies. and peace will remain illusive, and pro-government fighters see themselves in a position to defeat them. >>> the security analyst at the royal united services, he said as pro-government forces make gains, and houthi forces retreat, a new phase of the conflict is about to begin. >> of course as the conflict moves further north, it makes the fight that much harder for the so-called loyalist forces. because the terrain is very difficult for the armored vehicles and so on. so we see a hardening of fighting. and of course the houthis will fight harder as they retreat to their homeland. >> and also let's not forget these forces loyal to president hadi are made up of all sorts of different factions, will that loyalty remain? >> that's an interesting question, because amongst them are islamists which aren't quite as extreme as a

the u.n.'s mission are fired after troops are accused of rape and murder. >> i'm in argentina. thousands have been forced out of their homes by the flooding. >>> 36 firemen are still missing after two explosions. the blast was so big it registered on earthquake scales. so far at least 17 people are confirmed dead and hundreds of injured. >> reporter: even china is unused to scenes like this. sudden and deadly explosions jolting one of the world's busiest ports. some people say it felt like an earthquake. >> i was sitting after watching a film and had my window open, i heard a rush of air followed by a second much larger rush of air that sounded like a shock wave. i looked outside and saw the smoke. >> reporter: officials say the multiple detonations were caused by explosives store in a warehouse close to a residential area. others describe hazardous materials commaterials combusti. local hospitals dealt with a tide of injured. people who can get out are leaving. what worries the authority that

jordan the u.n. runs 172 schools teaching 115,000 refugees there. >>> in yellen pro-government forces seem to be making gains anti-houthi fighters say they have taken control of two provinces. this comes a day after they recaptured the country's largest air base. this could being mar mark a sigt turning point in the 4-month long war meaning pro hadi forces could push to the third large he have city of tice that has been under houthi controls since march. the houthi forces remain in the cacontrol of the capital sanaa. ' at this houthi forces have made gains they have bigger fights ahead. >> what we have seen happen over the last few days, is that the anti-houthi fighters have been pushing up from the south from aden, which they took several weeks ago and have gradually been consolidating control over would now appear to be control of air base, the largest military installation in yemen. it appears to be a houthi retreat in the face of the onslaught and in the face of the arrival of large amounts of mi

. >>> the u.n. security council has unanimously voted to set up a panel to investigate chemical weapons attacks in syria. in a rare display of unity, russia endorsed the move as did the rest of the 15 member council. the west has repeatedly blamed gas attacks ton government of president bashar al-assad. team of experts passed with identifying who is responsible and paves the way for possible sanctions. >> translator: syria has upheld its commitment in adherence to the chemical weapons convention as well as under resolution 2118 of 2014. syria fre very start and up to today -- from the very start and up to today has flexibly dealt with the issue, all of this, in face of the extremely challenging situation, even a provocative one. this is the position of enemies of certain rooj enemy parties. >> let's cross to gabriel elizondo. good to see you gabriel. the u.n. has confirmed that chemical weapons attacks did indeed take place in syria. how significant is it that they want to assign the blame to who is

the u.n.'s world food program estimates one in every five yemenis is severely food insecure. >> between the lack of availability of food, the lack of access by humanitarians to the vulnerable populations, the lack of access by those who can't buy food. the lack of fuel to allow people to move around countries to mill grain when it comes in, and the lack of clean water, a perfect storm that is brewing inside yemen right now. >> every facet of life in yemen has been disrupted. markets with limited food, hospitals, strained to the limit. schools unable to stay open. the concern is that children will continue to bear the brunt of this war long after the fighting is over. gerald tan, al jazeera. >> now, turkey's president obama said that the country is moving swiftly towards early elections. prime minister and his party has failed to form a working government after losing a parliamentary majority in june elections. president erdogan could give the mandate to form a new government to another party, b

list, people from the u.n. list where the sanctions were -- al qaeda and affiliated instruction tuesdainstruction tr people on this list were handed over in exchange for the american who were handed over to country one of the countries of the region as kind of an exchange against this american who was said but this figures on the sanctions list of the u.n. were sent to the country which decided to accept them. now, did u.n. or committee responsible to observe these sanctions were not even informed about it. it was announced very loudly according to our estimate all these four people on the list which handed over to four states of the region now probably they have gone to afghanistan to continues doing what they were doing before the americans seized them, captured them. it's concerning the issue you of rumors and facts. but in a wider sphere question the obligation to satisfy the u.n. resolution not to lift concerns of the american party but concern -- there are different concerned the americans have americans

the head of the u.n.'s mission in the central african republic is fired after his troops are accused of rape and murder. >>> we begin with breaking news out of iraq this morning. 55 people have been killed in a bombing at a vegetable market in taking bad. police and medical workers say a suicide bomber detonated explosives in the southern city district. mohamed will tell us about this attack and has there been a claim of responsibility. >> reporter: no claim of responsibility yet. but already the death toll has gone up. we have heard in the last few moments from police sources that the death toll stands at 55. they are worried that it will go higher. there are 200 people injured in what is called a devastating attack. suicide truck bomber drove into a popular vegetable market in the very densely populated area in eastern baghdad. this is a terrifying attack according to the witnesses that we have spoken to. while there has been no claim of responsibility, two days ago there was a similar attack, actually t

the u.n. secretary-general has fired the head of the central african republic, following the accusation that peacekeepers raped a 12-year-old girl and killed two civilians >>> anguished, ashamed, anger. the united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon's response after allegations u.n. peacekeepers raped a 12-year-old girl and were behind the killings of civilians in the central african republic. >> i believe that disturbing number of allegations we have seen before u.n. peacekeepers were deployed, speaks of the need to take action now. enough is enough. >> allegations of wrongdoing started last year when french troops were accused of sexual misconduct before the peacekeeping occupation began, and still prompted ban ki-moon to cree sit a panel. there's now more than 10,000 troops and police from 25 countries. the spokesperson announced there has been 57 allegations of misconduct by u.n. peacekeeping troops in the central african republic, including 11 cases of sexual abuse. a far higher number

the u.n.'s top official for humanitarian affairs told council members on tuesday that the situation on the ground is grave and getting worse, giving horrific examples of crimes against innocent civilians. >> i'm very concerned about the atrocities which continue to be reported. the scope and level of cruelty which characterize the attacks against civilians describe a deep depth of antipathy that goes beyond differences. rampant killing, rape, abduction, looting, arson, and forced displacement, and even such horrific acts such as burning of people inside their own homes. >> thousands have been killed since december 2013 when fighting began. there are 2.2 million internally displaced people in the country with 200,000 living in u.n. safety shelters for civilians, and 616,000 refugees in neighboring countries. and 4.6 million people were 38% of the population of the entire country don't have enough to eat. there is hope by all sides that a peace deal could be the first step to stop the violence an

s, u.n. agencies with full access to aden but also to sanna and other areas in yemen which i have been able to see over the last davis. it's been absolutely clear to me whether talk to jamel, a 6-year-old who happens to be blind standing in line with his mother waiting for food, they've been doing that from 6:00 a.m. every day for the last six weeks waiting for food. these are real human stories and all of us have a joint reason to be concerned about the humanitarian effects of conflicts. 80% of the yemeni people taken across the country, now is the time to scale up and now is the time for me, now that i've seen it for myself to really ramp up the interest at the security council in new york, and where donors give, we need more i'm afraid to meet these escalating and extremely emergency needs in yemen. >> police in bahrain arrested five in connection with a bomb talk in july that killed two policeman. the interior ministry accuse them of being linked to iran's revolutionary guard. it place in

u.n. refugees agency. >>> china's rate cut fails to restore confidence a midst another volatile day on asian stock markets a south african judge slams eight policemen as liars and murderers. ♪ ♪ >>> south sudan's president is expected to sign a peace deal ending a two-year civil war. thousands have been killed and over 2 million people forced to leave their homes in fear of their lives. south sudan's president is under heavy international pressure to sign the deal, the u.n. security council is threatening immediate sanctions if he doesn't put pen to paper. gabriel elizondo reports from the united nations. >> reporter: it's south sudan's president -- if he backs out of the peace deal the united nations says it will act and do so quickly. that was the message from the u.n. security council. >> they pressed their. [ inaudible ] to act immediately if the president doesn't not sign the agreement tomorrow as he had undertaken 67 the u.s. has draft aid u.n. security council resolution calling

u.n.'s children's agency as one of the most terrifying places to be a child. unicef children are dying every day. those who survive live in constant fear of being killed. since the war escalated in march, 398 children have died and 605 have been injured. children also being forced to fight in this war with unicef confirming that 377 have been recruited as child soldiers. and children are going hungry. with 1.8 million expected to suffer malnutrition. the world food program said that a fifth of yemen's population is severely food insecure, and depending on urgent help to survive. >> these streets are now a battleground. for the children of yemen, war means being forced to grow up quickly. >> my sisters and i get so frightened when we hear the bullets. we're afraid we'll die. >> when i hear warplanes i can't sleep. i'm afraid the war will expand and i'll lose friends to this war. >> the grim statistics support their fears. on average three children are killed in fighting every day. five more

. >> the u.n.'s peace-keeping chief in the african republic, calling an end to rape and murder. >> held by yemen's houthi rebels for months. and the starlight express. when stargazers can expect an action -packed night ahead. >> the pressure is on in the nfl scandal, better known as deflate gate. one of the game's biggest stars headed to court, looking to clear his name. >> hello there. welcome to the news hour. at least seven people have been killed after a huge explosion in the chinese port, hundreds of people have been injured. the chinese state broadcaster is reporting an explosion just before midnight. posted on line, a series of major explosions. it was followed soon after by a shock wave that rippled through the city. hours earlier, an american was missing inty an gin. >> i was listening. >> i heard it and looked outside. these are development hours, mostly factories and banks, pretty close together. and so the area where the factory, to my knowledge, it's near a bunch of malls, and concentra

the u.n. described the migrant crisis in greece, as total chaos, thousands continue to arrive on the island. >> in norway reopened for years after a gunman killed 69 young people there. the u.n. security council unanimously vote today set off panel to investigate chemical weapons attacks in syria. two west has repeatedly blames the attacked on the government of president bashar al asaad, now a team will identify responsibility paving the way for possible sanctions. gabriel has more now from the united nations in new york. >> there's agreement on the what, now the u.n. security council wants to know the who. >> will those please raise their hands. >> a unanimous vote to set up a panel of experts known as a joint investigative mechanism to finally point the finger of blame for the kem can call weapon withs and chlorine attacks in syria. it is a significant can step, the first time blame can be assigned to the perpetrators. >> this sen as clear and powerful message, to all those involves in weapo

the u.n. humanitarian chief is horrified by attacks on civilians in syria. residents in the chinese city demand compensation and answers after a blast killed at least 114 people. we report on illegal tin mines where minors towel in mud and sand for the precious metals that make your smartphone. >>> i have the sport including it's an emotional day for one australian golfer and the financifinal majors in the pga with a record-breaking score. ♪ the death toll from a syrian government strike on a marketplace in duma northeast of damascus has risen to more than 100, the worst single incidents of the war and humanitarian chief on a three-day visit to syria says he is horrified and the war has raged more than four years, almost a quarter of a million people have been killed including at last 70,000 civilians and another 30,000 people are missing, many of them are thought to be inside syrian jails. the u.n. says more than 12 million people in syria need some sort of humanitarian assistance including

the u.n.'s world food program estimates one in five yemenis is severely food insecure. >> between the lack of availability of food, the lack of access by humanitarians to the vulnerable population, lack of access by those that can't buy food, the lack of fuel available for people to move around countries, for us to milk it when it comes in, and lack of clean water. a perfect storm. that is brewing inside yemen now. >> every facet of life in yemen has been disrupted. markets with limited food. hospitals trained to the limit. schools enable it it stay open. the concern is that children will bear the brunt of the war, long after the fighting is over >>> of suicide bomb has killed two kurdish fighters in syria. armed groups say it carried out the attack on u.n. headquarters near the border with turkey. these pictures reveal the extent of the damage. the town is controlled by kurdish force and the syrian government >>> a tunisian policeman has been shot dead at the police resort of suez. the same ar

it was just last week the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon fired the head of his mission the central african public after allegations came to light that u.n. peace keepers allegedly raped a 12-year-old girl and killed two unarmed civilians and this week more allegations of three young women allegedly also raped by u.n. peace keepers as well. so this is all coming at a time here as there is increased scrutiny on the peace keeping missions in the central african republic but as ms. corner stated in her remarks to journalists a few minutes ago she said the u.n. is viewing this as a systemic wide problem and goes beyond the peace keeping mission in the central african republic and could go to other peace keeping missions as well and i'll just wrap up by saying that the justice minister in the democratic republic of congo confirmed that it was peace keepers from his country that are being accused of one of these at least one of these rapes and the democratic republic of congo says they will investigate. it's important

the u.n. peacekeeping chief in central africa is forced to quit after troops are accused of rape and murder. >>> hundreds of people reported injured by a massive explosion in china. the city held by houthi rebels for months. >>> and deplate gate. the disputes over under inflated footballs goes to court. >>> secretary o general ban ki-moon speak today. the u.n. peace keeper forced to signs after allegations of rape. this is very strong language, isn't it. >> it growing scandal really has caught the attention of the u.n.'s top diplomat. he used the words angered iowa shamed when reacting to the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in central african republ republic, the killing of an elderly man and his teenage son. this scandal has caught the attention of ban ki-moon. it caused the firing of the head of the u.n. peacekeeping mission there, and he spoke of a meeting to be held tomorrow or thursday, and ban ki-moon will be holding a video conference call with all force commanders in peacekeeping mi

the u.n. security council is expected in a short while from now to adopt a draft resolution as i say within the next couple of minutes, possibly as you can see the council members are assembling there. this is a resolution which will help identify people or parties who used chlorine gas attacks in syria. there is the american ambassador samantha power talking with colleagues. now all of the 15 members, obviously have to take up their positions in this chamber before proceedings can begin, but it's widely expected that this resolution is going to pass unanimously, largely because we have been assured of that by john kerry and sergei lavrov who met earlier this week in malaysia on the sidelines of the that meeting. let's listen to nigeria now, current president of the security council. >> the 7,501st meeting of this council is called to order. the agenda for this meeting is the situation in the middle east. the agenda is adopted. in accordance with rule 37 of the council's rules of procedure, i

the u.n. tribed the migrant crisis in frees as total chaos. and a summer camp reopens four years after a funman killed 59 people there. >> on the've of the new season preticketing the closest ever title race. >> hello and thank you for joining us. the u.n. security council has unanimously voted to set up a panel to investigate chemical weapons attacks in syria. the wrest has repeatedly blamed the attacks on the government and now a team will identify responsibility paying the way for possible sanctions. gabriel has more now from the united nations in new york. >> there's an treatment on the what, now the u.n. security council wants to know the who. >> will those in favor please raise their hands? >> a unanimous vote to set up a panel of experts where there's a joint mechanism to point the finger of blame. it is a significant step. >> this send as clear and powerful message to all those involved in chemical weapons attacks in syria. the joint invest baytive mechanism will identify you if you ga

the u.n. says it is dismayed about these allegations, what is it going to do about it. >> these allegations have rocked the u.n. headquarters here in new york. ban ki-moon, the secretary general, is here, and we are told that he might address this himself at some point today, if that happens we will certainly bring you what he has to say about it. there is a history of this and it dates back to last year, it started with french troops that were working in the central african republic. never the less they were accused of similar acts of sexual misconduct in central african republic. ban ki-moon himself opened up an investigation. since then u.n. peace keepers have been accused in at least a couple different instances also sexual misconduct in each case, the u.n. says they will be investigating it, but in each case so far the results of that investigation have not been made public. so this latest allegation of rape of this young girl, certainly comes at a very difficult time in the central afric

. >> u.n. peacekeeping chief is forced to quit after his troops are accused of rape and murder. >>> government forces enter the city of ibb after being held for months. >>> after this band will become the first to perform in north korea. hello there, welcome to the program. we start with breaking news out of china. there's been a huge explosion in the northern port city. hundreds of people have been injured. the chinese state webcast say it occurred in an shipment of explosives. showing a serious of major explosions that was soon followed after a shockwave that rippled throughout the city. we spoke to an american living in tianjin. >> i had my window open, and i heard a rush of air followed by a much larger rush of air that felt like a some wave. i looked outside and saw the smoke. this is a development area. mostly factories and banks that are packed pretty close together. so the area where the factsry is near a bunch of malls and a very large concentration of apartment towers. because in that

the u.n. takes a step closer to finding out. ♪ >>> i'm lauren taylor this is al jazeera live from london. isil fighters accused of kidnapping more than 250 civilians in syria, including women and children. >>> questions over security in afghanistan as massive car bomb kills 14 and leaves hundreds injured. >>> and a summer camp in norway reopens four years after a gunman killed 69 young people there. ♪ >>> hello, the u.n. security council has unanimously voted to set up a panel to investigate chemical weapon attacks in syria. the west has repeatedly blamed gas attacks on the government. friday's resolution establishes a team of experts tasked with identifying who is responsible and paves the way for possible sanctions. >> translator: syria has upheld its commitments and adherence to the chemical weapons convention as well as resolution 2118 of 2013. [ inaudible ] cooperated in all ways and dealt with this issue. all of this in spite of the terrible challenges of an treejsly challenging and

the u.n.'s top official for humanitarian affairs told council members on tuesday, that the situation on the ground is grave, and getting worse. getting horrific examples of crimes begins innocent civilians. >> i am very concernedded about the a porosities which continue to be reported the scope and level of security that characterized the attack against sicilians suggest a deep depth of an at the .3 that goes belong polight at givens, allegations am rants killing, rate, abduction, looting, arsen and forced displace think. evening such horrific act as burning of people inside their own homes. >> reporter: thousands have been killed since december 2013 when fighting began, there are 2.2 million internally displaced people in the country, with 200,000 now living in u.n. safety shelters for civilians. and there are 616,000 refugees in neighboring countries. and 4.6 million people or 38% of the population of the he wants tire country don't have enough to eat. there is hope by all sides that a peace

the u.n.'s humanitarian affairs chief visited a cam top displaced people near the capital sanaa. >> the best solution for the country of yemen, for the people of yemen, for the future of yemen, is for all of the parties to realize that there is no military solution, there has to be a political dialogue in order to resolve the differences and to maintain a durable peace. >> reporter: but any peace seems far off. these pro-government forces are celebrating gains made in taiz, the country's third largest city remains a crucial battle ground. if the houthis lose here, it seems they will have no option but to abandon the south and dig in to their traditional strong holds in the north. joanna blundell, al jazerra. >>> in syria, 48 hour ceasefire began at sick a.m. local time in a town close to the lebanon border. the ceasefire also applies to two villages in idlib province. earlier at least 15 people were killed in syrian-government air strikes in the northern city of idlib. the attacks appear to hav

the u.n. misdescribes the migrant crisis in greece as total chaos. thousands continue to arrive on the islands. >>> yeses over security in the afghan capitol as two suicide bombs hit kabul in as many days. >>> and a summer camp in norway reopening four years after a gunman killed 69 people there. ♪ >>> hello, the u.n. security council has voted unanimously to set up a panel to investigate chemical weapons attacks in syria. russia endorsed the move as did the rest of the 15-member council. the west has -- repeatedly blamed the gas attacks on the government. >> translator: syria has upheld its commitment in adherence to the chemical weapons convince as well as the resolution in 2012 '13. syria from the very start has cooperated in all ways and positively, transparently, and flexibly dealt with this issue, all of this in the challenge of the extremely complex security situation. this is the result of the positions of enemies of certain regional and international parties. >> so gabriel how signi

u.n. peacekeeping operations started three years after the u.n. was founded in 1945. to date there have beeb 63 missions around the goal. peacekeeping missions won the nobel peace prize in 1998. there's been notable failures? in the democratic republic of congo in 2004. there are allegations of sexual exploitation and rape. in the 1990s, there was reports of u.n. peacekeepers in bosnia and kosovo participation in trafficking and prostitution. the peacekeeping problems have gone beyond sexual transgressions. there was accusations of nepalese causing cholera, killing 7,000, infecting over a million. ban ki-moon was sorry they could not stop the genocide when 800,000 were killed. in srebrenica, dutch peacekeepers forced muslim families out of the compound, they were rounded up by the serbs and massacred in what international courts described as a genocide. with the latest scandal. top diplomats stepping in to show accountability and change >>> still to come - how hillary clinton's handling of sensitive emails could hurt her chances to the race for the white house. >> i'm

the u.n.'s high commissioner from refugees is calling for a unified strategy to deal with the massive influx of refugees, the united nations says the number of refugees crossing into macedonia is about 3,000 a day. they blame the surge of people on war and instability in the middle east. >> it's vital that the people are treated humanely, and that essential assistance is provided by responding to their basic needs and orp respecting their dignity, human rights as asylum seekers. >> jonah hull is in athens with thousands of syrian refugees arriving. >> of the many stages in there were long journey before and still to come, this 12 hour ferry crossing has perhaps been the most comfortable and stur. they have paid $50 euros each to the ferry operator and a people smuggler, and they arrived safely on dry land. >> we escape from our country. >> reporter: are you happy to be here, do you feel relieved to be here? >> yes, we are so happy here. >> we are 10, 10 in won family. >> turkey, greece, and no

the spokesman for the u.n. secretary general says he is aware of the report reports ant that misconduct will be tolerated. durango this confusion and chaos, one cameroonian peace keeper was killed several others injured. and it was during these confusing hours of that early morning day, that this alleged rape of this young girl apparently happened they were going door to door searching hopes and that's where at least one with peace keeper pulled out this one young girl and raped her. more than a dozen eyewitness withs and people that say they were there at the time, and also a doctor as well who said that the injuries the young girl suffered were with consistent with someone who is a victim of a sexual assault, and then it was the next day, the following day, when this alleged shooting took place, when peace keepers went with back to the community, and were according to eyewitnesses firing indiscriminantly, and kill add 61-year-old man, and his son that who were apparently unarmed. very serious allegations let'

the u.n. says 5,000 afghan civilians have have been killed or injured in conflict this year alone. ♪ >>> hello, i'm martine dennis in doha with the world news from al jazeera. a protest in ammon against the possible closure of schools that could affect about half a million palestinian refugee children. >>> flash goods and land slides kill 69 people in myanmar. >>> and an abuse of power, outraging guatemala, after a video showing the military beating up two teenagers goes viral. ♪ >>> let's start with some news just coming in from the mediterranean, news of a rescue that is ongoing to try to save migrants from a boat that has capsized. now the irish navy is saying that it spotted a vessel off of the coast of libya, and it is thought that there could be 600 people on board. let's get the latest now. talk to journalist who joins us on the line from the mortese capitol. >> we can confirm that the irish vessel has arrived on-site and is assisting in the rescue together with the [ inaudible ] ve

the u.n. security council is threatening sanctions if salva kiir doesn't sign the deal. gabriel elizonda reports from the united nations. >> reporter: if south sudan's president kiir backs out of the peace deal the united nations says it will acts, and do so quickly. that's a message from the u.n. security council. >> they need to act immediately if president salva kiir does not sign the agreement some. tomorrow as they have undertaken. >> reporter: the u.s. drafted a u.n. security council resolution calls for targeted sanctions and an arms embargo if salva kiir does not sign the deal. there could be disagreements in the council over the initiative, and diplomats say action on the resolution would require further negotiations which could take days. >> the u.n.'s top official for humanitarian affairs told council members on tuesday that the situation on the ground is grave, and getting worse. giving horrific examples of crimes against innocent civilians. >> i'm very concerned about the atrociti

the u.n. is investigating the case. >>> we have more from the united nations. >> reporter: three new allegations of wrongdoing for a peacekeeping mission that has been plagued by accusations of misconduct. the latest involve three young women, one of them a minor, who say they were raped in the town 350 kilometers outside of the capital. we have very few details about their situation, but we know it was reported to the mission on the very same day that secretary general announced he was firing the head of the peacekeeping mission because there had been so many problems and reports of misconduct. they cited an incident of a 12-year-old being raped as well as two civilian whose had been shot by peacekeepers, and that after months of accumulating complaints against peacekeepers in the central african republic. we don't have a lot of details, but here is what the spokesperson had to say. >> these new allegations concern a report that three young females were raped by members of a military continge