ambassador to you to the united nations as well as your case x. prime minister david cameron believe that u.n. peacekeeping mission want to help solve the conflict but actually will just freeze it. and if you look at for instance northern cyprus it's recognized only by turkey it has been existing for half a century like that do you think the same thing can happen to ukraine. there's always a risk of that there are a few missions that have been. deployed for years without solution you mentioned cyprus one could mention western sahara i think that is something to be to be avoided but i prefer. a cold conflict than a hot war and so i think for the people in ukraine who are suffering from the conflict having a deescalation of violence would be a net benefit i think at the moment there are deep divisions in europe in the understanding of what european security should be and so i think the fundamental resolution of the conflict is probably in the immediate future very hard to to achieve but in the meantime making a difference in the lives of the poor pe

ambassador to you to the united nations as well as your case x. prime minister david cameron believe that u.n. peacekeeping mission want to help solve the conflict but actually will just freeze it. and if you look at for instance northern cyprus it's recognized only by turkey it has been existing for half a century like that do you think the same thing could happen to you craned. there's always a risk of that there are a few missions that have been. deployed for years without solution you mentioned cyprus one could mention western sahara i think that is something to be to be avoided but i prefer. a cold conflict than a hot war and so i think for the people in ukraine who are suffering from the conflict having a deescalation of violence would be a net benefit i think at the moment there are deep divisions in europe in the understanding of what european security should be and so i think the fundamental resolution of the conflict is probably in the immediate future very hard to. to achieve but in the meantime making a difference in the lives of the p

ambassador to you to the united nations as well as your case x. prime minister david cameron believe that u.n. peacekeeping mission want to help solve the conflict but actually will just freeze it. and if you look at for instance northern cyprus it's recognize only by turkey it has been existing for half a century like that do you think the same thing could happen to you crane. there's always a risk of that there are a few missions that have been. deployed for years without solution you mentioned cyprus one could mention western sahara i think that is something to be to be avoided but i prefer. a cold conflict than a hot war and so i think for the people in ukraine who are suffering from the conflict having a deescalation of violence would be a net benefit i think at the moment there are deep divisions in europe in the understanding of what european security should be and so i think the fundamental resolution of the conflict is probably in the immediate future very hard to to achieve but in the meantime making a difference in the lives of the poor

and others are not members of the united nations i think here the question is whether the united nations will hold accountable its members that are accused of being child killers and just had a quick question before i move on to something else from one of our viewers on facebook now that has just said why is saudi still on the human rights commission i mean that's not something you or i could directly but it is interesting that it is still there. well you know it's a very funny thinks is just was founded ten years ago you have to be part of a grouping of educated offical group inc to be voted in and in asia of course saudi arabia bought itself the seat at the united nations in order to be unseated you need two thirds of the e.u. and general assembly to be unseated the only country that was unseated before it was like a duff gadhafi regime over libya i think it's probably going to be very hard to get two thirds of the u.n. general assembly to unseat saudi arabia especially if it continues to buy its way through various countries in asia and africa. stay with me want to get your views on a

ambassador to to the united nations as well as u.k.'s ex prime minister david cameron believe that u.n. peacekeeping mission want to help solve the conflict but actually will just freeze it. and if you look at for instance northern cyprus it's recognized only by turkey it has been existing for half a century like that do you think the same thing could happen to new craned. there's always a risk of that there are a few missions that have been. deployed for years without solution you mentioned cyprus one could mention western sahara i think that is something to be to be avoided but i prefer. a cold conflict than a hot war and so i think for the people in ukraine who are suffering from the conflict having a deescalation of violence would be a net benefit i think at the moment there are deep divisions in europe in the understanding of what european security should be and so i think the fundamental resolution of the conflict is probably in the immediate future very hard to to achieve but in the meantime making a difference in the lives of th

and in need of shelter and lifesaving humanitarian and the united nations refugee agency says on average between sixty and one hundred people crossing into zambia each day sixty percent of the new arrivals are children the most recent arrivals day and communal structures until more resources are available on average for families in this one area. a day one in the morning and one in the evening the men picked up by what the women do the cooking aid workers say there are more than three thousand registered refugees in this transit center and more are still coming. at the end of the day another bus arrives from the border with sixteen families people hope some of their friends neighbors and relatives are inside. it would mean there are life and i would have to be safe in zambia and unfortunately. his wife isn't on the bus either but he hopes he's still trying to get to zambia she managed to reach tens of ghana the united nations is warning if the security situation in neighboring gets worse the humanitarian needs on both sides of the border will become more dire. al-jazeera challenging zamb

the united nations formally ends its troubled peacekeeping mission in haiti. the united nations i know report on children and conflict has strongly criticized both sides in the war in yemen it's. saudi arabia and its allies on the list of countries that kill and maim children in conflicts at the same time the united nations' annual report admits the coalition has taken action to improve child protection well jazeera has seen the report which isn't yet public but has been presented to the security council a short time ago it blames the saudi led coalition for killing six hundred eighty three children it says the coalition was behind thirty eight verified attacks on schools and hospitals last year the un also says the rebels supported by iran yemeni government forces and al qaida have all been responsible for killing children in the conflict the report also names afghanistan syria south sudan the democratic republic of congo and other countries where violations against children continue mike hanna has more from the united nations. well that list of countries who

the united nations' annual report on children in conflict strongly criticized both sides in the war in yemen places saudi arabia and its allies on the list of countries that kill and maim children in conflicts at the same time though the un's annual report admits the coalition has taken action to improve child protection mike hanna has more from the un the report focuses on children in conflict across the globe in countries ranging from afghanistan to colombia to syria mali myanmar and all the list itself showing how widespread the problem is of children caught up in all recruited to action. there were three thousand five hundred twelve child casualties in afghanistan alone the highest recorded in one country and in yemen a total of one thousand three hundred and forty child casualties were recorded of which the report says the saudi led military coalition was responsible for six hundred eighty three in addition the coalition is held accountable for the destruction of a large number of schools and hospitals. the saudi led coalition was originally named in the two thousand and thirteen

that united nations. would have. back in the middle east and with a second fragile truce in place bernadotte began a new round of negotiations. but securing that peace seemed impossible. like an shandor escheat and that but often he didn't have anything definite convinced either the arabs or the israelis that he had read authority or power so there was a lot of resistance from both sides to his proposal for their give up about. in mid august and exhausted bernadotte flew to sweden. he was to chair the international red cross conference. and it was a chance to see his family. he took me out for a whole day we went to museum or winters or football and things like that and i remember afterwards to having my father for myself a whole day was a day and a fantastic thing to happen. once. before returning to the middle east he arranged to meet estelle in paris three weeks later. for her birthday. it was a meeting he would never make. during the first two weeks of september one thousand nine hundred forty eight bernadotte sp

the fate of palestine now lay with the united nations. only really in november one thousand nine hundred forty seven the un general assembly adopted resolution one eight one recommending that palestine be partitioned into separate arab and jewish states. the orders of the united nations the season to recommend partition brings while devolution among the jewish community there to roosevelt mentality. this was the first ever international recognition of the long hoped for jewish state. but the extremists saw no cause for celebration. they thought that the jews had the absolute right to the whole of palestine. and that the borders of the jewish state shouldn't be defined by any foreign bodies like the united nations so they wanted greater israel as it existed in biblical times. in april one thousand nine hundred forty eight going to forces began a military operation to take control of arab areas assigned to the jewish state under the partition plan. extremist militias joined the effort but soon they had overstepped the mark. left that is the

the united nations annual report on children and conflict strongly criticized both sides in the war in yemen it places saudi arabia and its allies on the list of countries that kill and maim children in conflicts at the same time the report admits the coalition has taken action to improve child protection mike hanna has more from the u.s. the report focuses on children in conflict across the globe in countries ranging from afghanistan to colombia to syria mali myanmar and all the list itself showing how widespread the problem is of children caught up in all recruited to action. there were three thousand five hundred twelve child casualties in afghanistan alone the highest recorded in one country and in yemen a total of one thousand three hundred and forty child casualties were recorded of which the report says the saudi led military coalition was responsible for six hundred and eighty three in addition the coalition is held accountable for the destruction of a large number of schools and hospitals. the saudi led coalition was originally named in the two thousand and thirteen blacklist

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in his state of the union speech a cord for more united nation but spanish authorities tried to stop the referendum by detaining officials suspending catalonian police and replacing them with central police forces blocking the internet do you support these measures by the spanish government. that's a crucial situation or a very critical situation to have. if you look at the rule of law i do understand that if the set up is not being built up brightly for a for a no it couldn't be done and therefore you could also not accept the result whatever is coming up if anyone so do you support what the spanish authorities are doing yes and no yes today is a very political statement yes and no but listen it's a very interesting on so let me rule it out so god is the priority the player or team or no well you can act and you have to confront this situation by the rule of law or but putting people in prison are putting them into custody is a situation i'm very critical of because that doesn't help. the situation on the ground if there is anything happening as a result of a referendum and you do n

is pulling out of the united nations cultural body unesco claiming bias against israel which is following it out the door plus. who some easy gets for some talk to . a mother's relief as her son and his family are freed in pakistan kidnapped for five years by a group linked to afghanistan's taliban. over one hundred police officers are fired after the killing of farm workers in colombia where the drug trade still prevents peace. a convoy of turkish troops has entered northern syria and a new military operation turkey had announced it was planning to send in troops to enforce a deescalation zone it's part of an agreement between turkey which backs rebel forces and iran and russia which supports the syrian government turkish media is reporting the armored vehicles carrying troops crossed into syria is it led province late on thursday. has more from and hockey along turkey's border with syria. this is what we know so far dozens of calls have crossed into syria we know from different sources that the turkish military i was stationed in an area called all of the western outskirts of the provin

ambassador to the united nations has been evacuated from the u.n. can. the displaced people in south sudan security gone guards fired tear gas at protesters demonstrating against president salva care nikki haley is calling for greater international efforts to support a resolution to the nearly four year conflict that's displaced millions of people. now an elaborate five day funeral has begun and bangkok for thailand's late king doing a day a funeral ceremony was held at the grand palace where the king rama the ten lighting candles in front of his father's coffin and more than one hundred monks chanting prayers the much loved to tie king died just over a year ago after reigning for seven decades well let's get more on this now with thirty people.

i'm daniel why i am very important where with the real draw of the united nations stabilisation force patients are asking what next. they are not a nation's annual report on children and conflict strongly criticized both sides in the war in yemen it accuses the saudi led coalition and who the rebels of killing and maiming children in the conflict at the same time the report admits the coalition has taken action to improve child protection mike hanna has more from the u.n. . the report focuses on children in conflict across the globe in countries ranging from afghanistan to colombia to syria mali myanmar and more the list itself showing how widespread the problem is of children caught up in or recruited to armed action there were three thousand five hundred twelve child casualties in afghanistan alone the highest recorded in one country and in yemen a total of one thousand three hundred and forty child casualties were recorded of which the report says the saudi led military coalition was responsible for six hundred and eighty three in addition the coalition is held accountable for the

the united nations is concerned the growing violence in the democratic republic of congo is worsening the region's refugee crisis and outbreak of violence in the southeast has driven more than three thousand people over the border into zambia in the last month. a transit center. in northern zambia. doesn't know if his wife is dead or alive they were separated when they village was attacked in the democratic republic of congo the security forces were fighting against militia groups in the area in the chaos he grabbed his children and ran it took them weeks to walk to the zambian border agent he says traumatized his children. people are dying their hands in his with machetes pregnant women had the unborn babies cause. they burnt our homes they burnt our crops i said if we stay you know we will die. other refugees also say they were forced to flee ethnic clashes aid workers of course this the largest influx of congolese refugees into zambia in the past five years. say. displaced more than one so you can have been refugees and so on there before and had referred to in the whole that you w

use united nations agencies to push their own agendas. israel and the united states have been impeding their work as you know just as that impede the work of other u.n. agency which they see soleus vehicles to push israel's of the u.s. agenda so it is of course symbolic. of israel's desire to push its agenda colored by sation an occupation but i think a lot of people in the world will say good riddance to the united states and good riddance to israel and would like to see israel withdraw from more u.n. agencies rather than using them as vehicles to try to push its illegal gender its occupation of colonization of palestinian land so i sigh well israel's announcement that it will pull out and encourage israel to go further and pull out of the united nations altogether on friday u.s. president donald trump's expected to finally announce whether he will uphold the iran nuclear deal under the landmark agreement sanctions against iran will ease next change for the islamic republic curbing its nuclear program michaela reports from the united nat

that united nations. and. back in the middle east and with a second fragile truce in place bernadotte began a new round of negotiations. but securing that peace seemed impossible. like an shandor and that but often he didn't have anything definite convinced either the arabs or the israelis that he had read authority or power so there was a lot of resistance from both sides to his proposal for their give up about. in mid august and exhausted bernadotte flew to sweden. he was to chair the international red cross conference. and it was a chance to see his family. he took me out for a whole day we went to see a movie enters or football and things like that and i remember afterwards to having my father for myself a whole day was a headache and a fantastic thing to happen. once. before returning to the middle east he arranged to meet estelle in paris three weeks later. for her birthday. it was a meeting he would never make. during the first two weeks of september one thousand nine hundred forty eight bernadotte spen

with the united nations he then went on as you heard to play in there the united nations figures were incorrect saying that the brunt of the responsibility for the violence in yemen must rest in the hands of the hooty opposition but he made very clear that the saudi coalition in words at least is committed to improving the safety of children now earlier in her report virginia. the represent the u.n. representative who drafted this annual report acknowledge that there had been engaged meant to the saudi led coalition that there had been movement in terms of adding extra protections but she also said that the coalition must still be held accountable it still has charges to answer this is precisely what she said these initiatives are steps in the right direction nevertheless i urge the coalition to improve its approach since despite these measures grave violations against children continued at an acceptable the high levels in two thousand and sixteen here the report making very clear that more movement has to be created by the alliance in terms of creating greater protection for children

the general sellly of the united nations. christopher smith of new jersey to be representative of the united states of america to the 72nd session of the general assembly of the united nations. african development bank, j. steven dowd of florida to be united states director. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that the senate vote on the nominations en bloc with no intervening action or debate, that if confirmed the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table en bloc, the president be immediately notified of the senate's action, that no further motions be in order, and that any statements relating to the nominations be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. further debate on the nominations en bloc? if not all in favor say aye. all opposed no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the nominations are confirmed en bloc. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following nominations, executive calendar 365, 366, 367. the presidi

mike hanna al-jazeera united nation lots more still to come here not as air including thousands remain homeless in southern mexico last month's earthquake. one hundred sixty art galleries all under one roof we showcase the best of a lot more in tennis. by the springtime flower of a mountain lake. to the first snowfall on a winter's day. hello dramatic skies have been over northern iran the caspian sea coast over the last week or so have disappeared the white cloud is what represents and that's going through turkmenistan that's where the showers are like to be for the next couple of days leaving behind sunny skies slightly cooler weather arguably to around twenty three sunny degrees baghdad still at thirty six mind you the same is kuwait city and this is sunny skies but if you go back to the coast that's running coast in particular temperatures are the big thing here but the onshore breeze increasing cloud and light into showers is a change has been happening for more few weeks i would say but as i say the wind direction the temperatures slow to change running down through iraq into the

in coming hours mike hanna al-jazeera united nations. now to springs biggest political crisis in decades the top court has suspended a session of the regional parliament in catalonia local leaders were planning to declare secession joining monday sitting the speaker of catalonia as parliament says the central government in madrid has put freedom of expression in danger. this is an act of extreme seriousness because it cut tails the freedom of expression of members of catalonia parliament this shows the total incapacity of the spanish government to result political problems in a political way we repeat what we've always said that we will not allow the parliament to be censored. spain's largest banks appeared to be preparing to move their headquarters out of catalonia bunco subbuteo has already decided to move its legal base to allah county in the country's southeast on the reports the board of question of bank is also considering relocation because of the political uncertainty call pan hall is in barcelona. only. i know make impact. thank

i am frustrated -- burma is a sovereign nation as the united states is a sovereign nation. somebody needs to take action. i don't think anybody here is discussing or implying that we should go invade burma. i don't think anybody's implying that and i'm certainly not implying that. when we talk about sanctions and we talk about foreign assistance, these things take a long time. we've got 30 days or less. to my question to you, first of all, mr. murphy, ambassador -- i'm sorry, i'm not even going to attempt it. what can be done -- can sanctions and foreign assistance have an effect right now? what can have an effect right now. people are dying today as we sit here. >> congressman, i think we share your frustration and can turn. i will restate that we are fully seized but taking all measures to end human suffering now. we are working with the united nations come the u.n. security council, u.n. human rights council, with asean, stakeholders and burma. i traveled there two weeks ago. our ambassador and his team are relentlessly pursuing all out for. we have achieved some results

both sides in the war in yemen are strongly criticized in the latest united nations angle report on children and conflict the saudi arabia led coalition and to see rebels are jointly accused of killing and maiming yemeni children let's take it live now to our u.n. correspondent mike hanna mike a far reaching report covering the philippines congo bits of africa but specifically in yemen it's not a picture of some progress it's a picture of a worsening situation indeed yes it does as well mention though that there was an ebb and flow to this ongoing conflict throughout the reporting period that with the cease fire signed at one stage in the year following months there was a definite to say sion in the hostilities and a drop in the amount of damage done to schools to hospitals and of course injury to children but made very clear that this is an ongoing situation but the important point is that there are signs of progress says the secretary general's representative particularly with regard to talks with the coalition led by saudi arabia but the whole essence of what has happened here in this rep

killing and injuring children in the war in yemen the united nations criticizes both the saudi let's listen and rebel. know this is al jazeera live from doha i'm fully back to also coming out the fallout from catalonia secession referendum the head of the regional police appears before a judge in madrid on charges of sedition. a funeral is about to begin of iraq's former president talabani a champion of the kurdish independence struggle and with only hours to go before this year's nobel peace prize is announced we look at a past noriega who now stands accused of being involved in ethnic cleansing. both sides in the war in yemen have been strongly criticizing the united nations on your report on children and conflicts the saudi arabia led coalition and who the rebels are jointly accused of killing and maiming many children but the u.n. also says coalition forces have taken action to improve child protection mike hanna has more from un headquarters in new york. the report focuses on children in conflict across the globe in countries ranging from afghanistan to colombia to syria mali my

you have done a very, very spectacular job at the united nations. i can to you, speaking for the united states, we appreciate it. i know you are working with our ambassador. nikki is a very unique -- is in a very unique class. we want to thank you for the job you're doing. it is an honor to have you. thank you very much for being here. a lot to discuss. mr. guterres: thank you very much mr. president. i'm extremely grateful, first of all, for the support you have given us inroads into our reform process and the general assembly. i am a true believer that we live in a messy world, but we need strong reform, a modernized u.n. we need a strong united states engagement based on its traditional values of freedom, democracy, human rights, and we need very strong cooperation between the u.s. and the u.s. -- the u.s. in the human -- and the u.n. pres. trump: i have to say, the united nations has tremendous potential. it has not been used over the be, years as it should but the united nations, more of anything i could think of -- and i will tell you i happen

is pulling out of the united nations cultural body unesco claiming bias against israel which is following get out the door. celebrations on the street palestinian political rivals hamas and the reconciliation deal after a decade of disagreement. and canada's leader mates as mexican counterpart with an uncertain future for their free trade agreement with the u.s. . a convoy of turkish troops has entered northern syria and a new military operation it's after turkey said it was sending in troops to enforce a deescalation zone as part of an agreement between turkey which backs rebel forces and iran and russia which support the government turkish media is reporting the armored vehicles carrying troops crossed into serious in live province late on thursday. has more from a talkie along turkey's border with syria. this is what we know so far dozens of military vehicles have crossed into syria we know from different sources that the turkish military tao is stationed in an area called and all of the western outskirts of the province of idlib or however we know that their final destination is going

the united nations has labeled it ethnic cleansing. let's bring in journalist poppy macpherson she joins us from yang in. hi poppy myanmar claims it has ceased military operations in rakhine state yet running the refugees are continuing to fully what is going on in rakhine state. typical question to answer because obviously we're still not allowed to free access rakhine state journalists aid agencies not allowed to go and see what's going on but what we do know from the refugees who are coming across the border arriving many many thousands are arriving especially in the last couple of days there's been an enormous increase in the number coming they are saying that there's not enough food shortages there's a huge shortage of food in the villages and. that they can't they're not being allowed to go to the markets they're not getting aid deliveries which they were relying on and so that kind of thing pushed out by the threat of starvation sounds like a real humanitarian crisis now there in rakhine state the u.n. has myanmar's de facto lea

mike hanna sera united nations and other world news the u.s. president is again accusing iran of not living up to the spirit of the twenty fifty nuclear deal and is expected to refuse to endorse it next week donald trump had this to say on iran when he met military leaders at the white house we must not allow iran to attain to obtain nuclear weapons the iranian regime supports terrorism and exports violence bloodshed and chaos across the middle east that is why we must put an end to iran's continued aggression and nuclear ambitions they have not lived up to the spirit of their agreement. his al-jazeera statical he now with more from washington. just saw twenty four hours ago secretary of defense jim mattis tell the u.s. congress that he thinks that it's in the u.s. national security interest to stay in the iran deal and at the time that many people thought he was speaking to an audience of one president donald trump but if you really look back in now with this reporting that president may have found what he sees as a loophole where he can decer

towards child casualties and it's more in the united nations says hundreds of children being killed or injured and attacks on schools and hospitals by both coalition and with the rebels. the spanish government has apologized for the violent response by police during the session referendum in catalonia on sunday police officials from the region have appeared in court in madrid being investigated for sedition. the geneva based weapons organization i can has been awarded this year's nobel peace prize and u.n. secretary general welcomed the unexpected decision tweeting that more than ever we need a world without nuclear weapons a funeral with full military honors has been held in northern iraq for the veteran kurdish leader. the former iraqi president died on tuesday at the age of eighty three. reports. after the body of. it was an iraqi aircraft that carried iraq's first post saddam hussein president but it was the could his body was wrapped in a message clearly saying. it was iraq's current president fled massoud and childhood friend who. followed by kurdish president. at times his polit

of corruption crimes before and during the revolution ironically the united nations mission in libya knows that transitional justice should be served first. six years since the death of moammar gadhafi libya remains diverse teated the diplomatic struggle to restore political order has a stalled and the old guard is just waiting for an opportunity to return. tripoli . you're watching out there and much want to bring you on this news now. i'm not angry with my mother and she did what she could my dad beats her she was young when she married. a child cry story of what forced her to run away from. patients not passport to say new health care rules unfairly target migrants. tycho the land the hard way we should never celebrate. welcome back as we look at the weather across the levant and western parts of asia see the close moving through the black sea giving some showers and certainly across more western parts of turkey we're going to see some rain developing of the next twenty four hours otherwise the winds are still come out from the south so temperatures still looking pretty respectabl

the united nations secretary general received. there were high hopes placed on this visit especially for the many here wanted to see an end to the fighting between muslim and christian armed groups. the un peacekeepers are so slow to react when asked what are you doing to help children going hungry asks another can you not desire these gangs that have taken our country hostage. in the central african republic there are many demands placed on the twelve thousand u.n. peacekeepers. the un's mandate is to protect the civilian population but scores have been killed a peace deal signed in june has failed armed groups control large parts of the country as the violence escalates. this illusion to this conflict is groups to disarm and for us as a nation to reconcile. the newspaper headlines are critical of the u.n. some especially in the christian community accusing un peacekeepers from muslim nations from not doing enough to protect christians from muslim armed groups. i felt good terrorists would be more firm towards certain peacekeepin

burma is a sovereign nation like the united states is a sovereign nation. somebody needs to do something. i don't think anybody is thinking we have to invade burma. but while we talk about sanctions and talk about foreign assistance, these things take a long time. we have 30 days or less. so my question to you -- first of all, mr. murphy, ambassador -- i'm sorry, i'm not going to even attempt it. what a can be -- can sanctions have an attempt right now? can foreign assistance have an effect right now? what can have an effect right now? right now? people are dying as we sit here. congressman, i think we share share your frustration and concern. and i will restate anything that we are fully seized to end human suffering now. mr. murphy: we are working with the united nationses, human rights counsel and all of the our ambassador and his team are pursuing all efforts. we have achieved some results. there is humanitarian assistance, but it is insufficient. seek alldening it to people in need. and including vigilante action undertaken by local civilians, there ar

in coming hours mike hanna al-jazeera united nations. joining us here on the news hakim smadi he's the editor of the yemen post he joins us from the capital sana'a hakeem must madi what effect what impact of the un efforts had on the ground very little as of now over the last forty eight hours seventeen civilians have been killed among them children it will mean so very little effect apologise for that we've lost that skype line to sun i will try and go back to if we can before the end of this program tell you what i think we've got back to guess there let's give it one more go hakeem must marry a speech it'll be here in the studio in doha just go with us bear with us here we're having some problems with the skype line to you but we'll carry on our conversation you were explaining to us what impact if any these u.n. moves have had on the ground. as of an hour at least seventeen civilians have been killed among them actually. over the last forty eight hours very little effect. has took place because of this you have no stats yes saudis bl

united nations says it is a textbook example of ethnic cleansing hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslims facing persecution and violence in may and more and fleeing to neighboring bangladesh every day more and more of them stream across the border of bangladesh says it needs urgent help to cope about six hundred thousand range of arrived in the country from me a moderately in state since august bringing the total number to just owned a million more than half of those children i had agencies as a donor conference in geneva looking for more than four hundred and thirty million dollars a few hours ago their announced that they had raised just over three quarters of that you'll hear from the head of one of those relief agencies working in bangladesh in just a moment first here's more on their head the revenge is dire plight. thousands of people still flee leon maher every day six hundred thousand rwanda have left for bangladesh in recent weeks almost all of them have experienced great suffering. not big wanders through the refugee camp and cox's bazaar clearly traumatized the eleven year old

big personalities, the united nations, members of the united nations, members of the united nations, european leaders, there are many personalities in europe who wa nt many personalities in europe who want this dialogue. all these voices need to be listened to. and all of them have asked us to allow a bit of time in order to favour dialogue. so this is what doing. and i'm finishing now. iwant this is what doing. and i'm finishing now. i want to ask citizens of catalonia that carry on demonstrating and expressing themselves in the way they have done peacefully. economically i want to ask the companies that carry on growing and do not fall into threats. and i would ask everyone to contribute to the de—escalated of the tension, to the spanish government i would ask them to listen but may not listen to us that they don't want to, but listen to people who are asking for mediation. also people in spain, within spain, who are asking them to listen. today we are making a gesture for responsibility. in favour of dialogue. i'm convinced that if eve ryo ne dialogue. i'm convinced that if ever

the united nations just one of the you know the work of the united nations and i think it is a helper now which isn't really the polish on the ballot it's branches of all the people of government in general and majority of employees because the government the budget but we are seeing protests calling for and dependent and bizarre from some people and there are those who say that would never have got this far as their grievances are the being marginalized of being disadvantaged for speaking english were addressed right now we're seeing the killing of protesters in the shutting down of internet services why is the government responded this way to these grievances. of course. there's another one in the hundreds in that room and that is you know in every one or another measure the riches that it covers the last two dependents this early group of government. we've. been here speaking all french speaking all whatever they cannot claim another independence day that will be termed amounted to a rebellion against the republic and against established laws but as far as the. as far as the grieva

the united nations just one of the you know the work of the united nations and i think it is a helper now which isn't really the politics and the politics of all the people of iran in general and majority of illegals because government in particular but we are seeing protests calling for and dependent and bizarre from some people and there are those who say they would never have got this far as their grievances are being marginalized or that being disadvantaged for speaking english would address right now we're seeing the killing of protesters in the shutting down of internet services why is the government responded this way to these grievances. of course. there's only one independent in that room and that is you know on every one or another measure the reviews that it covers the last two independents this group are coming. then you're speaking all french speaking all whatever they cannot pretty clear another eternal state that will be termed amount to a rebellion against the republic and against the established laws but as far as the . as far as the grievances that of the rich by som

united nations for example the head of the united nations at the time in afghanistan through the present of the seclusion all coyote who was under immense pressure but his truth up to him and he took. very much under the circumstances the middle ground was you know here he is he's retired or he took a middle ground which meant he sided with us. with would rightness righteousness i believe that's. probably because i'll just stop you there for a quick break more from the former president of afghanistan and bought two of going underground. the people of catalonia went to the polls seeking independence the spanish state reacted with force against peaceful voters still again the question arises what is speakeasy use commitment to democracy and who is allowed to terminate. economic development is all about numbers really pleased to report this quarter we are one hundred six point. but what do we know about the other figures. when i think that there are c.e.o. mike do. over twenty million dollars last year more than one thousand times the average walmart is says. with all due respect i have to

burma is a sovereign nation like the united states is a sovereign nation. somebody needs to do something. i don't think anybody is thinking we have to invade burma. but while we talk about sanctions and talk about foreign assistance, these things take a long time. we have 30 days or less. so my question to you -- first of all, mr. murphy, ambassador -- i'm sorry, i'm not going to even attempt it. what a can be -- can sanctions have an attempt right now? can foreign assistance have an effect right now? what can have an effect right now? right now? people are dying as we sit here. congressman, i think we share share your frustration and concern. and i will restate anything that we are fully seized to end human suffering now. mr. murphy: we are working with the united nationses, human rights counsel and all of the our ambassador and his team are pursuing all efforts. we have achieved some results. there is humanitarian assistance, but it is insufficient. we are widening it to seek all people in need. including vigilante action undertaken by local civilians, th

nations to get the african union to get toe countries in africa support france, to get the united nations to send millions of dollars in the so-called fight. the challenge for us in the peace and justice movement is to oppose the united states and france in the so-called war on terror. with the people in africa need is money for reconstruction, health, housing, employment, and changing the natural environment so that the millions of use can get jobs. it makes no sense for the united states of america to be spending $100 million to build a base in niger when france already has a military base and france is using the united nations in the so-called multidimensional peacekeeping force in this so-called war on terror. what we need is for a massive campaign to get the truth about why these people are in niger, mali, and chad. because there is no war on terror going on when they finance the so-called war on terror to overthrow the government of libya. juan: professor, you have talked about france and the united states. most americans were not aware that there were this many troops, american tro

now after thirteen years the united nations mission is pulling out of haiti the peacekeepers have been credited with bringing some stability to the caribbean island nation but their legacy also includes disease violence and sexual exploitation so let's now speak to daniel is in the capital port au prince what's happening there now. well mary i'm i'm at the former brazilian base camp on the outskirts of port to brands where the next half an hour or so there's going to be a closing ceremony to mark the end of the u.n. stabilization missions fourteen years in haiti those troops behind me getting ready for many countries all around latin america also bangladesh india nepal and many others is going to be a fairly low key low profile sort of event very few haitians here i think because the vast majority of haitians are kind of glad to be seeing the the u.n. mission going with a little trepidation what the future might hold but for a force leaving leaving today the military believing today the mandate ends on the fifteenth of october where the fourteen fourteen year mission will come to an en

before we go, united nations is warning ofan before we go, united nations is warning of an increase in sexual violence against rohingya refugees fleeing a military crackdown in myanmar. doctors in bangladesh say many of the women and children who have crossed over the border from myanmar have been sexually assaulted and abused by soldiers. more than half a million refugees have now passed into bangladesh from myanmar. that is it from me and the team. you can get in touch with me on twitter. iam tom can get in touch with me on twitter. i am tom donkin. for now, thank you, and goodbye. hello again. it's typical autumn fare over the next few days. the start of a new month, wind, sunshine and rain. these weather systems tracking rain in from the atlantic, deepening low pressure strengthening winds as well. quite a contrast in temperatures. clear skies in scotland, not far from freezing this morning. much milder weather with rain and drizzle further south, low cloud as well. rain on the way for the great scottish run after a chilly start. temperatures lifting but winds picking up as well. h

there's a preliminary statement by the united nations. we'll be reacting to and examining actual appeals by different organizations to respond to them. i want to emphasize as my colleague from usaid mentioned, we're not the only ones and should not be the only ones to respond to this tragedy. she mentioned the united kingdom stepped forward. mr. castro: how much did they put up? mr. storell action $30 million? denmark contributed $3 million. canada, $.1 million, south korea $1.5 million. japan $4 million 68 saudi arabia $15 million. that's the beginning. e united nations coordinator announced yesterday there will be in all likelihood a pledging conference on act 23 and that may take place in geneva but we don't have full details on that. i don't know that we'd be ready to pledge additional assistance at that time but we will certainly be ready to work with other governments to ensure that others come forward to help carry this burden. >> if i could, representative castro, first, i want to thank you for your leadership we this asean confer

the united nations has expressed outrage at the plight of children of a siege region of syria it says if damascus is using starvation as a weapon against rebel held eastern how it could constitute a crime against humanity government forces have blocked eastern houten near the capital damascus for four years but new pictures from the area have shown the full impact for the first time we want to warn you that you might find the images in this report to starving. was already close to death when her parents brought it to the doctor her mother house no milk she has hardly any food herself so hot died the next day in eastern how she was only thirty four days old. dr house and how that works in eastern how-to via skype he tells us there are sixty thousand children under five years old there's no vaccine no drugs and hardly anything to eat. some people have had no outside help since last year. this footage is from syrian opposition activists it can't be verified but there's no doubt that eastern how to has been under syrian government siege for four years . there were more deaths on sunday. r

is pulling out of the united nations cultural body unesco citing bias against israel which is following act of the door. thank you for joining us a turkish military convoy has entered northern syria in a new military operation these are live pictures from the turkey's. syria border where more armored vehicles are waiting to cross turkey sending troops to syria is it live province to enforce the so-called deescalation zone there which a spot of an agreement between turkey iran and russia let's get the latest from al-jazeera. who is at the she goes to border crossing on the turkey syria border. this operation has been in preparation for some time now bring us up to speed with the latest how many turkish troops are actually cross the border and where they headed. following reports suggest that at least one hundred turkish soldiers are now in syria based in an area called. the western border of the province of dozens of the girl's. personnel carriers also crossed into the syrian territory now the the turkish military is going to be stationed there for some time before moving into the city o

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the bbc has lodged an urgent complaint at the united nations against iran over its treatment of bbc persian staff. one of my colleagues from bbc persian on set to give us their first hand account. and we'll look at how a small business in the us state of montana, secured a contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars, to rebuild puerto rico's power network. the kenyan election will go ahead. the kenyan election will go ahead. the polls open on thursday morning. the polls open on thursday morning. the supreme court was supposed to rule on a petition to support in the vote, but five out of the seven judges didn't show up for the hearing earlier which brought us to this point. that leads us the only judges present. that is the two of us. judges present. that is the two of us. and acts 1632 of the constitution, this matter cannot be held this morning. we were given a number of reasons for the no shows. one was ill, another unable to get a flight back in time — and two were just unable to come to court. only the deputy chief had a concrete reason — as her bodyguard ended up in hospital yes

hello i'm down jordan in doha with a quick reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera the united nations on your report on children in conflict a strongly criticized both sides in the war in yemen it accuses the saudi arabia led coalition and to the rebels of killing and maiming children in the conflict at the same time the report admits the coalition has taken action to improve child protection mike hanna has more from the u.s. . the report focuses on children in conflict across the globe in countries ranging from afghanistan to colombia to syria mali myanmar and war the list itself showing how widespread the problem is of children caught up in or recruited to armed action there were three thousand five hundred twelve child casualties in afghanistan alone the highest recorded in one country and in yemen a total of one thousand three hundred and forty child casualties were recorded of which the report says the saudi led military coalition was responsible for six hundred and eighty three in addition the coalition is held accountable for the destruction of a large number of schools and hos