here you have the u.n. moving in to national sovereignty to in fact investigate the internal policies of the nation, saying that these internal policies are affecting international peace. that is landmark. it comes from the work of black liberals working with other organizations. how do we understand this incredible moment in time in the scholarship? and we begin to understand -- radical contemporaries like w.e.b. dubois, who had been kicked out of the naacp and 1948 complaint bitterly that the naacp was useless in the fight to free africa from colonialism. because he said the association was able to a set up -- a bougeois setup that was afraid to do anything. a congressman tried to sign a petition charging the u.s. against, but was blocked by the naacp. fumed that the americans who interceded in order that the reverend michael scott might speak were also the ones who refused to intercede when the petition dealing with genocide in the united states was submitted. similarly, historians decades later, tell us

the u.n. says it needs another $3 billion to help the people of syria but it makes claims that the u.n. hasn't done its job. >> isil accepts a pledge of allegiance from boko haram in nigeria. >> the car crash outside the white house signals more trouble for the u.s. secret service. >> the iraqi government is now confident that victory in tikrit is just days away. the iraqi army, backed by shia militia and sunni tribesman have been advancing on several fronts. government troops recaptured western neighborhoods. the fighting against isil is focused on the presidential palace complex and pockets of the city center. we have a report. >> pounding enemy target on the outskirts of tikrit on the fourth day of a huge offensive 3,000 iraqi soldiers and police have been attacking positions held by isil as they try to reach the city center. their backed by 20,000 militiamen known os the popular mobilization forces and sunni tribesman. they've reportedly been slowed down by snipers, suicide bombers and boo

ambassador to the u.n. at the time passionately objected -- [applause] when he passionately objected to the resolution, he told the general assembly, the abomination of anti-semitism has been given the appearance of international sanction. what we have here is a lie. it was precisely because of this lie and the fact that the general assembly does not act fairly toward israel, that we worked over the last year to convene the first ever meeting on anti-semitism in the very same un's general assembly that gave us zionism as racism. moynihan would not have believed the scene when many countries and people of all faiths took the podium not only to attack anti-semitism, but also to commit their countries to take concrete steps to stop its alarming rise. going forward, all countries now need to be held to those pledges. [applause] let me give you a sampling of what we have done across the u.n. system to defend israel's right to be treated like any other nation. we opposed everyone of them. [applause] [no audio] wh

now, the u.n. will try to see if it can find a solution before things did the ear ate into a full-blown war in yemen. natasha gname, al jazeera. >> houthi leader has viewed to pursue isil fighters who claimed responsibility for the sanaa suicide attacks. he said yemen was dessending into libya-style strife and he mobilized forces against isil and al-qaeda. >> they have crossed the red lines, violated everything everyone has targeted. these groups feel no shame killing children or editorial, even killing people in hospitals and mosques. this level of crime aims at hugh milating the great many people into surrender. >> that's something we will not allow the u.n. execute crisis has obtained a draft statement expected to be discussed that says the young execute counsel con tan demz the recently deadly houthi attack. it adds they are undermining the political transition in yemen and threatening securitity and sovereignty and den ounces the withdrawal from government offices especially in sanaa. more fro

the u.n.-brokered talks. >> will we see a positive position by the u.n.? the u.n. security council? some specific parties and groups? why is there a negative stance when it comes to pocketed revolutions. >> reporter: the houthies have launched military exercises near the border of saudi arabia and on thursday they agree heed to expand the sea port. developments like these. president hadi is trying to create a power base from aden. many of the parliament is being held by the houthis, and the u.n. is call forgive their release. >> we're asking for them to play a positive role. but there are ministers under house arrest. second, by safeguarding the human rights of the yemeni. >> reporter: as more meetings on the country's future continue both inside and outside of the country, thousands of yemenis took to the streets demanding restoration of democracy. al jazeera. >> sri lanka's president said that ale set up a domestic inquiry into war crimes during the country's civil war. the u.n. investigator

the u.n. envoy trying to get rival sides to agree to an ideal. foreign aid is life and death and now it's hard earn ever to get supplies into war higher torn syria. >>> and we enter the dark world of the late designer alexander in the region original way i felt and the way i felt people were talking to people are nervous something like that could happen again? we have also seen individuals who have tried to infuse violence in movements to degree rail their focus. anything could happen throughout the year from august until now. there are moments in a sense, concern for my safety individuals but we believe that our fight here is just and that even in the risk of violence or our own personal harm we believe we are standing on righteousness and it's worth any harm or danger that may come to us fighting this fight. >> the last 24 hours, we have seen the resignation of the police chief the city manager step down two police officers have stepped down. what more do you want to see moving forward? >> r

. >>> the u.n. enjoy to libya says the situation is deteriorating rapidly as two rival governments prepare for another round of talks. ♪ >>> we'll have the latest from u.n. headquarters in just a minute. >>> ukraine east prime minister accusing pro-russian separatists of holding up rescue efforts following a deadly mine explosion. >>> security forces in mexico capture another leader of a violent drug cartel. >>> and we look at a rare collection of artwork from north korea. ♪ >>> the u.n. envoy to libya says the situation on the ground is quickly deteriorating. he has addressed the u.n. security council via a video link from libya. representatives from the court appointed government in tripoli have reportedly left for morocco where they will hold talks with the tobruk-based government. there has been tit-for-tat violence on both sides. isil affiliated groups have clashed with government forces at a oil field. and jets from the tra brook-based government have targeted forces also in sirte. james t

ambassador to the u.n. at the time, passionately objected to the resolution -- [applause] when he passionately objected to the resolution he told the general assembly, the abomination of anti-semitism has been given the appearance of international sanction. what we have here is a lie. and it was precisely because of this lie and the fact that the general assembly does not act fairly towards israel that we worked over the last year with israel, the european union canada, and other nations to convened the first ever meeting on anti-semitism in the very same u.n. general assembly that gave us a zionism is racism. the late great moynihan would not have believed the scene in the general assembly hall on january 22, this year, when more than 50 countries, including a good number that i voted for the 1975 resolution, and people of all states took the podium not only to denounce anti-semitism and attacks like the barbers killings in paris that had occurred on january 9, but also to commit their countries to take co

u.n. says yemen is on the verge of a civil war as houthis take over the city. france looks to the right with conservatives and the national front coming first and second in local elections. picture post card maybe but environmental and pollution could ruin one of the philippines tourism hot spots. ♪ singapore people are in mourning for their country's founding father of mooe mooe died at age 91 and credited with transforming the island into a global financial center and criticized for being undemocratic and authoritarian as nicole johnston reports. >> reporter: without lee kuan yew it may not be what it existed and he was a chinese singapore saw his home land occupied first by the british then japanese and after training as a lawyer in britain he was prime minister in 1959 a post he would hold for 39 years and with a ruthless style of politics singapore was independent against its will kicked out of malaysia in 1965 against a back drop of racial tension and a fearful lee kuan yew contemp

u.n. and its implementing partners might get diverted to isil or other terrorist groups or the assad regime by force or through bribes in to certain areas. while i understand there are food program, and they're tagged with the islamic state symbol. so there are some very real and pressing problems that need to be corrected. congress and the administration, we have a responsibility to the american public to be good stewards of their tax dollars. so it is imperative that we find the right balance of efficiency and transparency. our comprehensive strategy toward syria must take into effect the humanitarian crisis that we are confronting today. that's why it's so important, it's imperative that we hold these hearings, not only to hear from the vital work that we are doing, and the lives that we are saving, but also conduct our proper oversight role. it is also why i was joined this week by ranking member deutch mr. desantis and mr. connally in sending a request to the government accountability

army and the u.n. report coming out talking about human rights abuses say points the figure of blame more on the side of the rebels than it does on any pro-government forces. so very, very different interpretation but if you are looking for a glimmer of hope he does say, sergei fedorov says in his opinion the minsk accords are working and having quote tangible results and heavy weapons being withdrawn and we would imagine that was a substance of his conversation with john kerry which took place here in geneva earlier this morning. it's clear that the two men have an enormous amount of distrust and suspicion between them but i think both sides, well certainly the russian side and the european negotiators have stated a lot of credibility on the minsk accord it's the only plan in town to stop a disaster situation in town from getting worse. >> difficult in ukraine with polarized view points and thanks for that and let's get the weather and talk about flooding in the north of india. >> yes, we started this

but the u.n. can't afford to continue housing these families. >> translator: we were shocked after we heard that the u.n. will turn us out of the center which will be a big problem for us. most familiar -- families don't have houses. we're looking for a solution. >> reporter: the u.n. says the solution is cheaper housing, but it admits sheltering millions of people is not going to be easy. when the numbers of syrian refugees were much less collective shelters were one way we were able to respond to an immediate shelter need. right now less than 2% of the refugee population are living in shelters. >> reporter: there is anger and a deep sense of disappointment. that the world isn't doing more to stop the fighting destroying their country. >> translator: we appeal to the free world, and the arab world to return us to our country, which is the best solution for a us. we cannot standing more of this. we are losing hope. we want to return home because the most important solution for us is better than fo

the security council has been meeting, we heard from the libyan envoy to the u.n. but also the u.n. representative for libya. >> reporter: yes, the secretary general special representative has been speaking to the security council with regard to libia. he is trying to facilitate these talks. talks that are supposed to take place in the next 24 hours in morocco. he told the security council what is at stake. >> the overall situation on the ground is deteriorating rapidly, and libya can no longer afford to allow the political crisis and armed conflict that has gripped the country for much of the past year cannot to fester longer. >> james meanwhile we heard from the libyan representative to the u.n., who had some very harsh words for the security council and the international community. >> reporter: yes, and i think this is going to disturb the ambassadors at the security council, because they heard the plan coming from bern deano leon to get both sides together. and then moments later the libyan ambassador stood up and basically dismissed the whole plan and said that the national dia

if the u.n. did something that provocative lift the sanctions before we ever got a chance to look at it in congress, if they go to the u.n. security council and the u.s. security council lifts all sanctions before we ever get a chance to look at this deal, absolutely i would suspend funding the united nations because i don't think your money should go to an organization that irresponsible. >> do you have the authority, like, do you have the authority to do this yourself? >> no, i will have to get my colleagues to agree with me. i would introduce -- but i'm in charge of the count. >> that's what i mean you are in charge of the count. >> we write the checks. what i would do in that event is try to write into the bill that i'm in charge of suspension of aid to the -- funding to the united nations if they do something that provocative. >> any doubt in your mind that you would do everything you could to cut off funding to the u.n. if the president did that? >> there is brother doubt in mind because wh

the u.n. brings libya's rival governments together in morocco for another round of talks but the fighting on the ground continues. >>> at least 17 miners are dead in ukraine after an underground explosion. more unaccounted for. >>> security forces in mexico capture another leader of a violent criminal drug cartel. and unveiling hidden treasures we look at a rare collection of artwork from north korea. now the u.n. envoy to libya say the situation on the ground is quickly deteriorating. they have addressed the u.n. security council video i can't via a video link to libya. they would hold talks with the rival tibruk-based government.

the words of u.n.'s special envoy as he reports to the u.n. security council. the u.n. calling for an immediate cease-fire. they've called for the arms embargo to be lifted, and they say they were tarted by airstrikes by forces holy to their rival in tibruk. >> right now we're in the airport. as we head to the international meetings we were attacked, and these are plumes of smoke from the airstrikes. this is an effort to sabotage the libyan government. i stress we're still going and we'll represent the government that will unite libya. >> meanwhile fighters affiliated with isil have attacked an oil field destroying all equipment at the site located in sirte. they launched a counterattack. there were no casualties as the oil field was set alight. we go to james bays from u.n. heat quarters in new york. it seems to be unraveling rather fast. >> if does. and i think they saw how difficult it's going to be to bring peace to libya after four years of turmoil. you have heard about the recent airstrikes. that was condemned by the u.n. as sun as unacceptable, reckless and uncal

the u.n. special envoy to to -- syria has suggested that his plan to help aleppo is faltering. now on the ground in aleppo syrian government planes reportedly dropped a barrel bomb killing at least 20 people. activists say the bombing hit a district in the east of the city. control of aleppo is split between rebel groups and proassad forces who fought for control of syria's second city for more than two years now. >>> in iraq government forces have retaken villages on the out skirts of tikrit but have yet to launch an assault on isil fighters inside the city. the aim is to drive isil out of tikrit and the surrounding province. jane arraf reports. >> reporter: this is near the base of operations for iraq's shia ma i will shas on the eastern front of the battle for tikrit. the key players are iranian backed hezbollah. at a command center nearby interior minister a leader of the core militia confers with the man given control of the hezbollah brigades. they have combined with iraqi federal police

u.n. brings libya's rival governments together in morocco for another round of talks but the fighting on the ground continues. >>> at least 17 miners are dead in ukraine after an underground explosion. more unaccounted for. >>> security forces in mexico capture another leader of a violent criminal drug cartel. and unveiling hidden treasures we look at a rare collection of artwork from north korea. now the u.n. envoy to libya say the situation on the ground is quickly deteriorating. they have addressed the u.n. security council video i can't via a video link to libya. they would hold talks with the rival tibruk-based government. now they say that there have been further airstrikes of tripoli's airport. >> right now we're here at the airport for meetings. as you can see hyped me, there's are blum of the smoke of the airstrikes. this is yet another attempt to prevent us from going to the meetings and sabotage the effort of the libyan government. i stress that we're still going and we'll repre

the u.n. special envoy to yemen georgia malben omar has announced u.n.-directtalks in doha. the fighter jet directed by the libyan dawn has been shot down. not clear who or what brought the aircraft down. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has backtracked over comments he made in the lead up to the election. he had warned that arab citizens were voting in droves and said a right wing government was in danger. >>> now the greek prime minister alexis tsipras has met with the german chancellor angela merkel. for more talks on a greek bailout extension. tsipras warned that greece will not be able to meet its interim debt payments without help. merkel has indicated she wants the greek economy to grow. john siropolous has the story. >> a potential showdown in the chancellor's office. but alexis tsipras was met with the usual pomp and circumstance. the need to reach an agreement on a european level however there was a strong message for his own people. >> the differences between our two countries bring shadows over us. the greek and injury man people who spilled a lot of blo

u.n. special envoy to libya said there could being ament between governments in days and could form a unity government despite fighting in tripoli and peace talks almost collapsed when u.n. said tibruk killed a senior rival commander and fighting in misrata and they were talking about gaddafi forces and are trying to survive again and people say they are pushing back an i.s.i.l. onslaught. >> reporter: it was the second bombing in a week and in both incidents security buildings were targeted. early on sunday a car bomb went off outside headquarters but no one injured and they have been spared violence in many areas in the vast country over resent months and why the explosions are seen as attempt to destabilize misrata. misrata is involved in a multi front war. for months they have been battling forces allied to the general and tibruk along front lines in libya and as of late groups associated with islamic state of iraq and levante declared war on this city. this is the eastern gate of misr

what do you think of this u.n. statement? >> let's summarize, yemen is in chaos, that's where aqap is. we have a civil war between saudi arabia and iran and we have a bunch of diplomats on the upper east side of new york who had an emergencies meeting together and they issued a piece of paper, they said this is bad, it's like throwing up their hands and saying what do we do? there are no solutions in this. you are right about the online version of this it would have been better if they all started tweeting to be honest nobody has seen it for a while. it's really just a press statement. it's atrocious. >> who listens to the u.n.? and i don't say that lightly. are the rebels really listening to the united nations? >> there are some people that listen to the u.n. here is the fact, i think it's worse to gather a whole bunch of people together and then pretend like you're doing. >> oh boy. >> you haven't done anything. it's actually worse because you give people a false sense of hope. >> okay let's unpack this a little bit more. b

the u.n. has not done its job and also this hour i.s.i.l. accepts pledge of allegiance from boko haram in nigeria and a car crash outside of the white house means more trouble for the u.s. secret service. >>> your spot including formula one is back just like 2014 it was hamilton and rosburg and the grand prix and action from practice coming up. ♪ we begin this news hour in iraq where the government is confident that victory in tikrit is now just days away. the iraqi army backed by shia malitia and sunni tribesmen have been advancing on several fronts and on wednesday they recapture some western neighborhoods and fighting focuses on the presidential complex and city center and we report. >> reporter: pounding enemy targets on the outskirts of tikrit on the huge offensive and 3,000 soldiers and police have been attacking positions held by i.s.i.l. as they try to reach the city center. they are backed by 20,000 malitiamen known as the popular mobilization forces and a vast smaller number of sun

the u.n. >> a russian shopping center where he could by fire. many are trapped under the rubble. >> four years of killing, four years of destruction and four years of civil war in syria the united nations has failed to act, failed to protect civilians from the consequences are war say 21 leading aid agencies. >> while the international community looks on, barrel bombs are still falling on communities like this one in aleppo. crude weapons branded illegal by the u.n. that kill indiscriminately. a u.n. backed report said the war has cost syria $200 billion and plunged most of its people into poverty. the u.n. estimates more than 220,000 people have been killed so far. 7.5 million are displaced inside syria and 4.5 million are said to be trapped in besieged or hard to reach areas. almost 4 million people are registered as refugees. the battle for aleppo has split the city into government and rebel controlled areas, as part of our special coverage to mark the conflict entering its fifth area, zein

the u.n. special envoy says peace talks between the two governments will continue despite recent fighting near tripoli. there could be an agreement on a unity government within days. negotiations collapsed after the u.n. recognised tab ruck government. killing a senior rival commander. the libyan city resisted muammar gaddafi's force, but finds itself battling for survival again. zeina khodr is in the city where people say they are pushing back on i.s.i.l. onslaught. it was a second bombing of a week. in both incidents security was targeted. early on sunday a car bomb went off in misrata. no one was injured. libya's central city has been spared the violence over recent months. that is why the recent explosions are seen as an attempt to destabilize misrata. misrata is involved in a multifront war. it has been allied to general khalifa haftar. as of late groups associated the is islamic state of iraq and levant declared war on the city. >> this is the eastern gate. security is tight. 250km from

u.n. says the warring parties will hold talks in qatar. ♪ ♪ >>> hello and welcome to al jazerra, live from dough there are, i am martin dennis. also coming up in the next 30 minutes. meeting libya dawn. one of the powerful militias accused of tearing the country apart. >>> head to head, but did they see eye to eye? greasegreece and german leaders give few clues as to how they will prevent athens from going bust. >>> get out move facebook. india strikes down a law allowing police to arrest people for comments online. ♪ ♪ >>> the u.n. special envoy to yemen says talks aimed at resolving the crisis there will be held here in qatar. houthi fighters are now in generally's third largest city. jamal has warned that the escalating violence is pushing the country towards civil war. charlie has more. >> reporter: this is a country on the brink of civil war. but the residents are not going quietly. thousands protest against the advance of shia houthi fighters in return, they are fired on and

when the u.n. human rights council held a session last july to inquire about human rights violations in the palestinian territories, we cast the soul no vote -- the sole no vote on a resolution that did not mention hamas even wants -- mention hamas even once. [applause] and this is after hamas had fired proximally 4000 rockets on israel last year. in 2009, more than half of the resolutions adopted on the human rights council focused on israel. today, we have lowered that proportion to a third. but still, the human rights council has adopted more resolutions criticizing israel than it has for north korea, where children are forced to witness the execution of their parents. at the security council, we have also guarded vigilantly against any resolution that goes against israel's authority or undermines peace. in december, we successfully rallied other countries to go against the resolution on palestinian statehood. i recognized at the time that a two state system is vital and we [applause] as i told

the u.n. security council has tried but mostly failed to agree on a way to end the conflict. four years ago no one could have imagined the scale of this tragedy. the figures are staggering. there's been no actual body count, but it is estimated as many as 300,000 syrians are dead. many have fled, 3.8 million are refugeed. that figure the main contributor to the fact there are now more displaced people in the word, than at any time since the second world war. that's when the u.n. was created almost 70 years ago. there's been no peace because there's been little unity on the global stage. there have been rare moments on the security council of chemical weapons and the growing threat from isil but nothing on a political solution to the dismay of the humanitarian agencies one of those agencies the world food program is led by earth room cousin. security council, and lark of the security council. >> i get frustrated not only when i look at and security council, when i go into syria. you can see tha

the u.n. will try to see if it can find a solution before things deteriorate into a full-blown war in yemen. natasha gname, al jazeera. >> in a life televised appealed the leader vowed to pursue those behind the mosque attacks f houthi says he mobilized fighters against isil which claimed the attacks and al-qaeda accusing them of being part of an umbrella of tierrney trying to gain control of yemen. >> they have crossed all of the red lines. they have violated everything. everyone is targeted. these groups feel know shame killing children or the elderly, even killing people in hospitals and mosques. this level of crime aims to hugh mil wait people into sur rend. >>. an urgent meeting on the crisis in the next hour. al jazeera has obtained a draft statement expected to be discussed. it says the counsel condemns the recent deadly houthi attacks. it adds they are undermining the position in yemen and threatening the security stability and sovereignty and den ounces the houthis refusal refusal to

the u.n. will now try to see if it can find a solution before things deteriorate into a full-blown war in yemen >>> well houthi leader has vowed to pursue i.s.i.l. fighters, saying yemen was descending into libya style strip and is mobilizing forces against i.s.i.l. and al qaeda. >> they crossed the red lines, violating everything everyone is targeted. the groups feel no same where the elderly, hospitals, mosques - the aim of crime humiliating people into surrender. that is something we will not allow >>> meanwhile, the u.n. security council is holding a meeting on the crisis now. al jazeera has obtained a draft statement expected to be discussed. it says: it denounces the houthi's refusal to withdraw from government offices, specially in the capital sanaa >>> earlier the u.n. special envoy to libya was speaking about how talks were progressing. >> for the moment - and i hope in this will be the case throughout the week - the parties are staying. some of them are now in consultation - the case

u.n. has urged the couple to relax in arms embargo. from the u.n. our diplomatic editor james bays reports. >> reporter: they saw for itself how difficult it will be to bring peace to libya. they first heard from the u.n. special representative planning fresh talks in morocco on thursday. they said that everyone needed to be aware of what was at stake. >> the over all situation on the ground is deteriorating rapidly. libya can no longer afford the armed conflict that has gripped the country for much of the past year cannot fester longer. >> moments later an explosive speech that threatens to undermine those talks libya's ambassador that represents one of two rifle governments declared the other side based in the capitol of tripoli were in his words militia and terrorists. >> the resolution of these strategies cannot be tied to the dialogue that remains to this day hostage to the will and maliciousness based on crime. libya has been in turmoil for more than four years. >> life is difficult.

and voices of dissent at the u.n. plan. >> it becameit first came in as aleppo, then just the city, and now just the project. we reject it. >> students inn marseille that there is stifling academic freedom. >> it started as one country's fight against niger. they'll join the offensive. chad and niger's campaign includes attacks on both the ground and the air. it's niger's first major push into nigerian territory. we have more from abuja. >> reporter: fighters are on the way. the objective is to push the fighters into the corner against the expected final onslaught this month. more than 30 towns and villages have been liberated by the fighters since troops from chad and niger have joined the group. >> reporter: there is a fear that the group if left uncheck will expand its area of control and become a bigger threat throughout the region. >> they were unable to crush boko haram in the last five years now say that they're in position to do so. >> we are now equipped. we've taken liberty of the game changers and we've tak

the u.n. tried to save the initiative by suggesting a trial cease-fire in one of the about the-ground districts. city. but the people a accuse the u.n. of craving in on the demands of the government. they want a settlement that would allow the government from stepping down and a cease-fire that would be a force across the area. >> it was first across the province, then it was just the city and now just the district. we reject the leader and we reject the initiative. >> in the absence of a meaningful political process the u.n. was hoping that the initiative could be the start of up. but the u.n. can only do so much without the blacking of regional, international and fighters. >> they try to retake the northern town of tikrit. it is crucial in iraqi forces in their advance towards mosul. it is on the road to baghdad. the army backed by shia militias are based southeast of the city. they've retaken the village of bou-ajeel and alalam. if they take at this crete they'll push it further north to mo

the u.n. plan. >> first they wanted to freeze the fighting in aleppo province, then it became just the city and now it's just the district. we reject them as a leader and the initiative. >> plus cracking down on tax dodgers, greece gets tough on the demands of the the under the demands of international creditors. >> reports of covering up lance armstrong drug tests. >> soldiers from niger and chad have joined the fight against boko haram. they've held to recapture the town of damasak. niger and chad's military vehicles into burn know state on saturday. this is the latest offensive by neighboring countries inside nigeria. on saturday the african union agreed to a force of 8,000 troops with contingents from cameroon and benin. >> for nigeria's neighbors the fight against boko haram has taken a new urgency operation from chad and niger in the group is underway. the objective is to push the fighters into a corner against the expected final onslaught. so far more than 30 towns and villages have bee

the u.n. then tried to save the initiative by suggesting a trial ceasefire in one of the battleground districts in the city. >> the people of the district accused of u.n. of caving in to the demands of the government. they want a comprehensive settlement that would golf the government stepping down and the ceasefire that would be enforced across sir. >> they wanted to freeze the fighting in aleppo province, then just the city and now limited to the district. we reject the initiative. >> syria's war is entering is fifth year and in the absence of a meaningful political pros, the u.n. hold the initiative could be the start of one but the u.n. can only do so much. without the backing of the many regional and international players which support the warring sides. al jazeera beirut. >> u.s. led kurdish airstrikes in syria have hit an isil controlled oil refinery near the turkish border. thirty people are reported to have been killed in the strike, including refinery workers and isil fighters. >> go

the u.n. of failing to protect civilians. ♪ >>> i'm lauren taylor this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up two u.s. police officers are shot as racial tensions explode again in ferguson. >>> the race to find people trapped beneath the rubble of a russian shopping center that collapsed in flames. >>> i'm catherine soi in juba and i'll tell you how south sudan's crisis and a fall in global oil prices is affecting the economy here. ♪ >>> hello. the world is failing syria. that's the damming assessment by a coalition of aid organizations as the conflict enters its fifth year. they say the undersecurity council has proven its of being incapable of ending a crisis. at least 76,000 people were killed in 2013. over 230,000 have died since the conflict began in 2011. the number of children in need of raid those to 8.6 million. 7.6 million are displaced in syria, and almost 4 million more have fled the country. zana hoda reports on aleppo a city that has been torn part. ♪ >> reporter: i

reportedly, that would mean backing a u.n. proposal to create a palestinian state based on borders established in 1949. it would mean israel would have to give up territory captured in 1967 war. a position that netanyahu has long proposed. each side blaming the other for failing to come to a consensus. >> that international legitimacy is fulfilled. >> they hope to put pressure on israel by going directly to the u.n. to make its request for state hood. >> it's incumbent on the new israeli government -- active engagement of the international community that will realize the creation of an available state. >> we don't support any specific party but lexes are not politics. the government needs to be judged by deeds. >> stop right there. a government should not be judged by its words? >> i want to tell you something, i'm getting to a point, i'll tell you why, one week before the campaign israeli media published a government that was supposedly of a back door discussion between israel and palestine for which netanyahu was heavy criti

the u.n. has been calling for a freeze in aleppo. when special envoys address the security council two weeks ago he said he had an agreement to stop the i don't recall bombardment. he gave the security council a time line he said violence is increasing. >> you're right, we have seen it around aleppo and hinted that aleppo maybe was not rite. >> aleppo was not rite but there is a push in a tern direction, and making it right. if the plan is failing, what else is in. in a country like al jazeera, where they are discussing it with u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon. >> if it is failing, what is plan b. >> the international system didn't impletment plan a until now. forget plan b. we didn't have a clear strategy recording the syrian crisis. the regime used chemical weapons against student. there's concerns about the prospects for the plan. the president of the security council is skeptical about the chances of success. there's talk about a top-down rather than a bottom-uch approach. one official s

hans von sponeck, former u.n. assistant secretary general and u.n. humanitarian coordinator for iraq, who in resigned his 2000, post in protest of the u.s.-led sanctions regime. he is the author of, "a different kind of war: the un sanctions regime in iraq." von sponeck is currently teaching at the university of marburg in germany. he joins us by democracy now! video stream. and dr. robert gould is with us from san francisco, he's the president of the san francisco bay area chapter of physicians for social responsibility. he wrote the foreword for the new international edition of the report, "body count: casualty figures after 10 years of the war on terror'." dr. robert gould, the figures laid out in this report say 1.3 million people have died in iraq, afghanistan, and in yemen. and it says that this could possibly be not in over estimate, it says it is the minimum numbers. igo possibly be as high as -- it could possibly be as high as 2 million. you do talk about the significance of what these figures mean? >> as you relate, these are incredible fig

a u.n. report showed an estimated 210,000 killed. 48,000 wounded. 12 million lost their jobs and 80% of the population lives in poverty. >> half the children no longer go to school. many warn the crisis is getting worse. the united nations security council failed to deliver promised aid. as james bays tells us critics blame the u.n. and other world powers for not doing enough to stop the fighting. >> four years ago no one could have imagined the scale of the tragedy. the figures are staggering. there has been no body count. it's statement as many as 300,000 syrians are dead. many have fled. 3.8 billion are refugees. that figure the main contributor to the fact that there are more displaced people in the world than at any time since the second world war, when the u.n. was created years ago. >> there's no peace in part. there has been little unity on the global stage. there have been rare moments of agreement in the u.n. security council on chemical weapons, and the growing threat from i.s.i.l

kristen saloomey has more from the u.n. headquarters. >> the security council resolution doesn't go as far as libyans hoped, but works in the words of the u.k. ambassador a sign of support for libya's fight against terrorism. specifically against i.s.i.l. and affiliated groups. sharia and individual groups associated with al qaeda. now, the libyans hoped for a lifting of the arms embargo on their country, and the ability for u.n. member states to search ships for contraband entering the country. they didn't get that. what they did get was a statement they would consider exemptions to the embargo to fight the groups and they'd be handled expeditiously. the libyans, at the end of the meeting expressed gratitude and said they thought it would give hope to the libyan people for a show of support for the government, which has been so embattled fighting armed groups for legitimacy. >> the u.s. state in indiana is dealing with h.i.v. epidemic. the government declared a public health emergency. n john hendren went to scott county w

the u.n. security council has supported it. the way to address any concerns the houthis may have is through that u.n.-lead process and it is that which they have spurned, and they brought continued military action which brought us to this point. >> reporter: coming back to the question on the u.s. and the saudis saudis don't want this to be an open-ended conflict. is the u.s.'s view that the situation needs to be stabilized before the political process can kick in? i mean how do you bring the houthis to the negotiating table? >> well, again, there is the -- gcc's initiative and the u.n.-lead process, which i think we need to return to. at this point it's difficult to outline precisely when -- when that will happen, but that is our goal -- >> do you have any further readout on the discussion between the saudi ambassador and the [ inaudible ] today? >> no the focus was on our views on yemen, but i don't have more specifics from the meeting. >> reporter: you are talking about a gcc initiative and this is military intervention is e

. >>> well a u.n.-backed report says the war has cost syria $200 billion and has plunged most of its people in poverty. more than 220,000 people have been killed so far. 7.5 people have been displaced inside syria. and 4.6 million are said to be trapped in hard to reach areas. nearly 4 million people are registered as refugees in neighboring countries. at least 12 million people in syria are in desperate need of help >>> the battle for aleppo began one year after the up rising started in syria and since then syria's second city has been divided into government and rebel controlled zones. here's a report on how the fighting has devastated syria's former commercial capital. >>reporter: it is one of the oldest cities in the world. its historic center is now in ruins. aleppo has been an urban battle ground since the summer of 2012. syria's largest city has been divided by many front lines and on many of them sheets and drapes are used as cover from snipers. the government controls territory in the west and

. >> reporter: this despite washington signing a u.n. security council statement on sunday calling on member states to refrain from taking any actions that might undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of yemen. in addition the saudi action occurred just as u.s. secretary the state john kerry was getting ready for the latest rounds of talks with his counter parts in switzerland. talks presented as going well. the iranians support the houthis who are being bombed by the saudis. the administration's lengths on how the strategy is working is upbeat, particularly on yemen. >> i have explained that it's a success and it has been a success for many years because of our effort to his push back and counter al qaeda in yemen that's something that we have didn't doing for sometime now. >> reporter: it help he help help lead. >> the one thao*epbg the u.n. can do is stop dealing with yemen as. and only look at a model title al qaeda. >> reporter: it's fair the administration spokes people will need to be asking searching questions on thu

also coming up the u.n.'s libya envoy insists piece talks will continue despite fierce fighting in and around tripoli. nigeria's presidential election debate goes ahead without the main opposition contender. why a may in peru wants to paint over every mural in lima's historic center. with start in yemen where houthi forces have seized control room of the airport of the third largest city, taiz. the shia group is in charge of a large swath. taiz is a key targwhere president hadi has taken refuge. at his request, the u.n. security councile sub sill is due too meet in an hour.

the u.n. security council approves a resolution condemning chlorine attacks. >>> top brazilian politicians to face the heat. the supreme court there approves an investigation on their alleged role in a massive scam. >>> schools in sierra leone to reopen. parents are worried after new ebola cases are reported in recent weeks. ♪ >>> hello. the coalition forces in iraq have driven out isil. the town under isil control. the u.s. military say the forces carried out 26 air strikes in the operation. jane araft joins us on the phone with more on this. jane how significant is this gain then by iraqi forces in the overall battle against isil? >> reporter: it's significant, but the fact is that the iraqi military along with these u.s. air strikes actually broke the siege of baghdad a couple of weeks ago. so what the americans are announcing appears to be even morris -- more isil fighters out. it's significant this town, particularly because the troops are in the air base which is not far from there and

the u.n. special envoy to syria failed to get all sides to stop fighting in a hleb owe as our diplomatic editor james bays reports. >> reporter: for months, the u.n. has been calling for a freeze in aleppo. but it's clear the opposite has been happening. when special envoy stefan addressed the security council two weeks ago he said he had an agreement from president assad to stop aerial bombardment in the city for six weeks so there could be a trial ceasefire in one neighborhood. he gave the security council a clear time line but now at a think tank in london with his plans stalled he says violence has been increasing. >> that is the tragic, the collateral effect of. [ inaudible ]. so i think afraid. you are right. we have seen intensification around aleppo, for instance. >> reporter: he even seemed to hint that his choice of aleppo for the freeze may have been wrong. >> aleppo perhaps was not right. but for the reasons i said there is a moment when you have to also stimulate and push in a cer

one very senior u.n. official told me this time it needs to be different, though, all regional players, including iran, need to be invited to the table. james bays, al jazerra, at the united nations. >>> fighters from the islamic state of iraq and the levant have started destroying one of eye ram's most important archeological sites. the ancient severe a city lies on the tigris river and dates back more than 3,000 years the government says bulldozers were used during the assault. this latest destruction of the heritage follows a release of an isil video smashing a museum. >>> libya's u.n. recognized parliament in tobruk says air strikes will end for three days in an attempt to promote peace talks. representatives from libya's rival governments are meeting in morocco to end the political crisis as powerful ma litschs fight for control of lib a yaps oil field, now here is more. >> reporter: they are walking to the meeting hall. but libya's feuding factions are not yet ready to sit together to talk about a w