and were there no u.n. records of this meeting? >> so there were u.n. records of the meeting but there weren't u.n. records of tobias telling his folks to sit down. so that was the piece where i had to go on the hunt. the repercussions it's hard to describe. it's like -- so when i'm in the state department papers because i asked that same question and the -- what you saw in the state department was almost this relief that, as i say, getting somebody else to shoot your shot, that the state department -- there was such unease about south africa unease about south africa and the policy of apartheid that to have one of their delegates who is not an official member of the state department because part of what the state department did was it had high profile people on its official delegation as a way to continue to build the kind of public support for u.s. foreign policy. so, having somebody like channing tobias actually do and say what many members of the state department wanted to do and say. so, i looked at that meeting where they are just like, yeah. the

the u.n. security council. the first came from russia and the second from the gulf cooperation council, what is being proposed by jordan is mainly based on the gcc draft resolution. prominently involved in the military fight lead by saudi arabia and the bombing that has been taking place in yemen in the last couple of weeks. the resolution condemns the houthis. it says they must stop all violence and relinquish all of the territory they have taken including the capitol sana'a. there are sanctions and an arms embargo. the former president under u.n. sanctions. they will now have an rmarms embargo on them. and they are adding two more people to that list of people to be sanctioned. the leaders of the houthis, and the former president's son an important figure as an ambassador to the uae at one point. the security council will be meeting in the next few minutes. the diplomats are gathering in the security council chamber, and the key thing to watch here is what russia will do. russia has certainl

. ♪ the u.n. security council discusses the syrian refugee crisis but neighboring countries say they are simply too stressed to help and a dozen people under arrest in italy for a planned attack on the vatican. ♪ look at high school students fall through a stage as it collapses on tape. ♪ good afternoon and welcome to al jazeera america i'm morgan live in new york city the humanitarian crisis in syria is mounding the word from u.n. asking for the help in the growing crisis and leaders from the world were at the u.n. just moments ago and syria neighbors need more aid for housing, protection and a lot of services to the more than 4 million people who fled syria over the past four years and we go to james live at the u.n. with us and james good afternoon to you and we know this meeting comes on the heels of a new report on syria but what else do we really know at this point? >> how bad the situation is getting because these reports come out every single month and every single month the figures of

the u.n. lowers angers those,. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> welcome, headquarters also ahead, the u.n. sus spends the senior aide workers. and, accuses peacekeepers of child abuse. >>> arrests in new york city, when people are rallying solidarity over the death after blackman, while in police custody. >>> and 4 years since the end of the vietnam war. >>> ♪ ♪ ♪ the u.n. have launched, an ap peel to help people affected by the earthquake, maybe 5-and-a-half,000 people are dead and many people have said they haven't received any food or supplies, and, they are frustrated by the lack of of emergency relief getting through and, they are forced to camp outdoors and they have no homes left. >>> dramatically footage has emerged showing the moment it struck and a man and narrowly avoided being hit and security cameras, from katmandu, and clears rescues crowd around to help the man but alive. >>> well even credible stories survive are in nepal. >>> and now a report. >>> the pain in his eyes, the lies and h

were there no u.n. records of this meeting? professor anderson: there were u.n. records of the meeting, but no records of the chairman telling folks to sit down. that was the peas were i had to go on the hunt. the repercussions? it's hard to describe. it's like -- when i'm in the state department i asked the same question. what you saw in the state department was almost this relief that, as i say, getting someone else to shoot your shot at the state department there was such an ease about south africa and the policy of apartheid that to have one of their delegates who is not an official member of the state department and foreign policy bureaucracy -- because part of what the state department did was they had this high profile people on its official delegation as a way to continue to build the kind of public support for u.s. foreign-policy. so, having someone like tobias actually do and say what many members in the state department wanted to do and say? i look at that meeting where they are just like -- yes, the british are ticked. yes. and there were not repercus

shoulder for action if these troops were not acting under a u.n. command? >> the u.n. doesn't have jurisdiction over troops who contributed even if they are peacekeeping troops, but the u.n. has a moral authority and an obligation first and foremost for the victims of these horrible abuses just to interview them and to compile the documentation about the detailed sexual abuse both of the six children who were interviewed directly by people from the commission for human rights and uncief and then the accounts that they gave up their friends and others -- other children they knew who some hart been subject today the same abuse. in some cases regular abuse. this was a constant ongoing thing. there is absolutely no question that there is a moral ethical and legal obligation to the united nations and its agencies to move in immediately and make sure first and foremost that the abuse stops and that the victims are treated. >> it's interesting you said there regular abuse give us an idea from talking with your sources, we talking about a few isolated cases in which a few numb

the u.n., samantha power talks about her 2016 budget and addressing global threat. then budget committee readers talk about the republican budget just before they began the negotiations with the house. after that, the senate remembers the victims of 2013's boston marathon bombing and then the senate foreign relations committee passes legislation to provide oversight on the iran nuclear deal. >> samantha power testifying on the budget last for the united nations and international organizations, she's also question by members of the house appropriations subcommittee on the iran nuclear deal from capitol hill, this is one hour and 45 minutes. [inaudible] [inaudible] and with each passing day we are learning about the promoters of the deal [inaudible] and i hope that we can address this today [inaudible] >> to join international bodies over the last. the steps that the international criminal court have included for the palestinians in jeopardy and also very can learn about recent statements from a

a u.n. inquiry found israel killed 44 palestinians at u.n. schools. they were used as shelters during the gaza war last year and found that three empty u.n. schools were used by palestinian armed groups to store weapons. >> to yemen where saudi-led airtrips against houthi targets. an armed blockade slowing fuel and food. fighting between rebels continues to intensify. particularly in the southern city. it near the yemeni capital, air strikes targetting houthi fighters south of sanaa. there's no reports of immediately casualties. the envoy to yemen say the facilities facilities... a targeted arms embargo could inadvertently restrict commercial goods and humanitarian substance >>> al jazeera's staff mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr are back in an egyptian court on trial a second time tore allegedly harming national security and aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. we have the latest on the retrial. >> there's the frustration of enduring a second trial that many called baseless. then there has been delays and witnesses failing to show up. >> how ca

in 2013 a tripartite agreement between kenya somalia and u.n. hcr, tensions over dadab in the past kenyan forces have been taking military action for several years and kenya has previouslying alleged that the champ has been a hideout for al shabaab. al shabaab have killed over 400 people in kenya in the past two years. the tipping point was the killing by somali gunmen of 158 kenyan students in garrissa. a game changer like 9/11 changed u.s. foreign policy. kenya's government has issued the eviction notice, giving u.n. only 90 days. if the deadline isn't met its soldiers will move in and start dismantling it. >> mohammad adow has the further report. >> locating the refugees itself into somalia if the u.n. fails. kenyan leaders both at the national level and here in the northeastern region which has been facing the brunt of the insecurity that is currently going on in kenya. and the deputy president himself coming out and saying the must be moved and if they are not going to be moved kenya will do it itself. offer to al jazeera saying it will be

if the u.n. execute council is ready for a resolution they must stop this brutal aggression against us. >> mohammed vall is on the border with yemen. what more do you know about what we have heard in the last few minutes that the saudi defensing ministry says three soldiers have been killed by houthi shelling on their posts in the city of najran inside saudi arabia? >> yeah. what we know is that the military spokesman has been talking about clashes near the border not far from the city of najran. now we have this update talking about the death or the killing of three saudi border guards this cogfirms that the houthis have been able to come close to the board erb, close enough to be able to shoot at the border guards. we know the purpose or one of the major objectives of the saudi-led airstrikes is not only to bring about change in yemen and defense but, as they say, to make sure the conflict in yemen doesn't spill over inside of saudi arabia. now, we see the killing of these saudz e border guards

and the u.n. in particular if we are to reform, let's say peace keeping, and deal with sexual assault by peace keepers or deal with peace keepers who duck and cover instead of protecting civilians. we have to make investments now that may not even see their full return, you know until two or three years hence. i think there is a certain continuity, again, in the commitment that americans have you know, to defending israel's legitimacy and security within the u.n. i think we have something resembling a bipartisan coalition that recognized we're in a stronger position when we've paid our dues and when we're leading from a position of strength. and so, that's something the obama administration's been able to working very closely with this committee has been able to ensure. and there's such a great commitment on the part of the american people including constituents off in places you wouldn't always expect to atrocity prevention, to trying to counter monstrous entities like boko haram. things happen f

u.n. facilities during last year's assault on gaza. plus. no backing down in ba burundi supporters of the president stand up against protesters. ♪ >>> it's now more than 72 hours since nepal has hit by a powerful earthquake. that's a crucial time period for rescuers to reach those trapped under the rubble. it's a very crucial time for find people still alive. menmany of those in need of help are finding time is running out. andrew simmonds reports. >> reporter: they are fighting over sheets of plastic. anything is resembling shelter is in short supply. at the present time report available and the crowds are homeless or refuse to go return to their houses for fear of another earthquake. this is where many of them have come from. from street to street it's the same. homes destroyed. the army is trying to save lives. but their success rate has diminishs. their efforts now are mo directed at recovery bodies. this officer is frustrated that he hasn't got specialized search equipment. >> trans

engagement at the u.n.. the u.n. is instrumental in advancing our national security interests around the world and confronting terrorism infectious disease extreme poverty, and environment are -- environmental degradation. u.s. peace keeping helps address ravished, war-torn parts of the world trained team maintain peace. organizations like unicef, you in with -- you in women, helper reduce poverty, protect children, remote women's political and economic empowerment, and improve standards for millions. while the benefits are not always obvious, the u.n. delivers real results for every dollar we contribute. the united states cannot be the world's policeman. as i said before, no one nation can or should address today's global challenges alone. that is why we must continue to work together with the world community using every tool at our disposal. unilateral action should be the last option, not the first. those who view the u.n. negatively, or advocate for reducing resources undermine the u.n.'s effectiveness and limit

u.n. is warning 8 million people have been affected by that earthquake in nepal and for those still trapped under the rubble time is running out, the government says more than 4300 bodies have been recovered but that number could easily double and smoke from funeral funeral parlors are hanging heavy over kathmandu and aid is beginning to trickle in and the u.n. pledging $15 million from its emergency response fund to help victims and nepal prime minister says they are still short of tents and medicine as well as food shelter and water, of course. short supplies continuing aftershocks and mean crowds of people trying to leave nepal just about any way they can. and let's go straight to our correspondent jamal in the square in kathmandu and tell us a little bit about the situation, how it's developing there. we can see a lot of people behind you. are they starting to get some of the aid trickle in to them? >> reporter: it system co is coming in as a trickle and taking on search and rescue on

u.n. inquiry find israel killed at least 44 palestinians at u.n. facilities at last year's assault on gaza. plus. >> reporter: i am nick clark reporting from the busiest port in scandinavia where they are countdown on a mission. >>> the u.n. is warning 8 million people have been affected by the earthquake in nepal. and for those still trapped under the rubble, time is running out. it's now more than 72 hours since the quake hit. that's a crucial period. the government says more than 4,300 bodies have been recovered so far. the death toll they say could more than double. let's cross over to faiz jamil in the historic square in central kathmandu, as i mentioned there the window must be closing on finding any survivors. bring us up to speed with the search through that rubble. >> reporter: well, that's right sammy. the window is closing. there was a search and rescue team from the netherlands here late last night. i spoke to them and they said they didn't believe anyone here was left alive. t

i don't have a lot of confidence that the u.n. is going to be an effective partner with us in the event that the errors of violation and the russians seem to be aligned with the enemy and other issues of power in the world, including the middle east. >> thank you for being here with us and for the work you do in our country. i'm sorry that my colleague from florida i wanted to make a statement before answered the question. in negotiating with cuba, it is going to have to be a game of give-and-take. rep. serrano: yes, we have claims on the cuban government. we have americans who feel that they have property and that is a question that has to be settled. there are american corporations that lost property in cuba rightfully, not rightfully, but they did actually lose property and that has to be settled. but i always bring up something that people sitting in your chair scratch that had, because in all honesty most people have not thought about it. that is that one of the most popular types of music in this country is salsa music. anyo

hello, the u.n. children's agency unicef is warning the war in yemen is driving an already impoverished country into humanitarian disaster putting millions in disaster. it is been days since the saudi arabia air strikes. dozens have been killed in clashes in aden. for several days the southern port city of aden has seen street fighting. food and water and in short supply there. of course it may now have landed in sanaa and human rights groups say the houthis have attacked and detained at least 400 politicians activists and journalists across the country in the past 48 hours. omar saleh reports. >> the humanitarian situation is in yemen is only worsening by the day. people are panicking and preparing for the worst. this cue queue is for a sack of wheat. >> the sack of wheat is almost $40 so the poor people can't afford to eat anymore. >> translator: some people come and buy 20 sacks whereas many others want to get one sack. i've been trying to buy one for the last two days. >> reporter: the fighting a

the u.n. says the plight of yemen's people is getting worse and it's envoy is quitting. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, welcome to al jazerra, world news i am martin dennis, also to come on the program. grief and anger as south korea marks a year since the sinking of the ferry. co local boa's government says air strikes against farc rebels are back on after soldier were killed in an ambush. >>> we hear from migrant workers who say they are under attack in south africa. ♪ ♪ >>> but first the u.n. says the conflict in yemen has dramatically worsened the plight of its people. a spokesman for the secretary general is the fighting is only add to this urgent humanitarian need in a country that was already one of the poorest in the region. the u.n. says nearly 10.6 million yemenis and are now facing a food shortage. of those 4.8 million are living in emergency conditions. more than 730 people have been killed in the saudi-led bombing campaign against houthi rebels. and nearly 2,760 have been injured. well as

the u.n. facilitated political process. since the initial advances by the houthis, the situation has greatly escalated through the arab coalition military operation lead by the kingdom of saudi arabia at the request of president hadi. the coalition air raids and the continuing attempts by the houthis and their allied armed groups to expand their power have turned an internal political crisis into a violent conflict that risks deep and long-lasting regional repercussions. the last thing the region and our world need is more of the chaos and crimes we have seen in libya and syria. the u.n. negotiates endorsed by the security council remain the best chance to help get the transition back on track and preserve the country's unity, and territorial integrity. for over two months my special envoy has facilitated all inclusive negotiations. all disagreements remain on some critical issues many others had been resolved. there needs to be a return to political negotiations. all parties to those negotiat

the u.n. has launched a 415 million appeal for aid saying those in rule areas are especially in need of help. andrew simmons has this update from the village of sindu. >> reporter: the mountain roads of sindu would normally take you to one of the most scenic places on earth, now the journey shows you misery despair. and for some of those who survived this is what remains of their lives. this small village has one home left standing and people are in a state, no one is here to help them. officials say around 1600 people have died in this region. unofficial estimates put the figure at beyond 5,000. two more deaths are recorded here after a search that has lasted three days. the bodies of a woman and her baby lying together are recovered. deeper into the region the needs get even greater, some aid is getting through but it's a drip feed, aid workers arriving here say the region has been neglected. >> the need is quite huge. initially there was a lack of proper communication in the sense if you se

they're not part of the u.n. force in in the central african republic but the u.n. started the investigation and it's one member of that office who has now been suspended. the u.n. said that he did not follow proper procedures. he shared an early version of his report with the french military but he didn't remove the names of the victims from that copy of the report. >> there is a requirement to react information that could potentially place victims witnesses and investigators at risk. and what the office of the high commissioner for human rights is going to be investigating is how this information was handled by their side, just so that their own system of these protections which is are also very important issues are respected. >> the french military say investigation is underway to try and find the soldiers who are responsible for carrying out the abuse. but this whole incident is potentially embarrassing for the united nations because until now the only person who has been punished for anything is that u.n. human rights official who raced the alarm. >> we will lo

with me live from the u.n. in new york is the doctor the president of the syrian american medical society, thanks for being with us on the program. and i'll start by asking you what you know about these latest alleged chemical weapons attack which are said to have happened in idlib last month? >> yes actually the video that was shown was from this year from a few weeks ago and i just came from back from the city of the saturday and visited the field hospital that treated the patients and spoke with physicians and nurses that treated 120 patients who flooded the hospital within a couple of hours the night of march 16th it was very traumatic incident and doctors and nurses were struggling to deal with the overwhelmingly number of patients who showed symptoms with exposure to toxic gas, all patients had respiratory symptoms and cough and wheezing and some had fluid in their lungs. this unfortunate family of the name of the family that started, they had three children one years old and two years old and three years

the second u.n.-backed government is based in tobruk and headed by this prime minister. the u.n. envoy to the country say the solution is difficult, but not impossible. >> we have made important progress in the last days. i think parties are now getting closer to an agreement. of course the remaining part is going to be difficult, but not impossible. >> reporter: it's not just isil that threaten libya, on the coast migrants pay thousands of dollars for a seat in a rickety boat to cross to europe. with multiple issues to confront stability is a priority for the country. >>> nigeria's army says it has killed an important commander of boko haram. it describes him as being a notorious terrorist leader. this comes as ground forces have joined an offense if against the rebel's last-known strong hold in the northeast state of born know. the force launched an offense if in february and has recaptured much of the territory it controlled. on march 27th the army announced the capture of the headquarters of boko haram. more than a week later, on april 7th, nigerian forces overran all camps i

the u.n. in africa and the middle east. he's he is expected essex expected to seed the man who quid on monday. >>> the yemeni ambassador to the u.n. thought of jamal's efforts. >> we think that he did a lot of positive things in the past. i mean, his participation in the formation of all the implementation to making a gcc initiative and after that the follow-up election process in yemen in 2012. then the follow-up of the national dialogue in 2015. we think that in the beginning he was doing a great job. but the problem started when he thought he might promote the presence of the houthis as a militia group with using their force as the powerful element in the political spectrum. that nobody was accepting. and from that point we started to have a lot of disagreements with jamil. he started deciding without consulting with the president of the republic and we started to have serious problems. we welcome mr. . [ inaudible ] as the new adviser to the general and we will work very well with him. and

the u.n. headquarters in new york. >> reporter: it was the part of israel's war on gaza last summer. un schools supposed to be emergency shelters attacked. in total, 44 killed, 277 injured. the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon launched the board of inquiry. 8 months on, it's work has been completed. the u.n. released a summary. the full report is qustiality. there's a letter from ban ki-moon that finds israel responsible for all seven attacks. the letter refers to the discovery of hamas weapons on u.s. premises. at a u.n. briefing i sought clarity aon this . is it true that the seven cschools hit with the loss of 44 lives, that were hit by israel, is it true that places where weapons were found were separate schools that were vacant and not designated as emergency shelters? >> i just refer you to the language of the report, the summary of the report which states the details, and you see the facts. you are right, there's a difference between the schools where weapons were found, and the seven

the u.n. security council takes action against yemen's houthi rebels limiting the flow of arms. >>> and it has been one year since boko haram kidnapped more than 200 nigerian girls. and the president elect says he may not be able to get them back. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city i'm stephanie sy. iraq's prime minister is making the case for a stronger u.s. presence in the fight against isil. he is expected to ask for more u.s.-help fighting isil. still that may not be the only threat against his government. a pair of car bombs went off this morning in baghdad killing at least 11 people. >> reporter: we expect the iraqi prime minister will be here in just a matter of moments, and we're not going to know much about the meeting, because they are not having a press conference, but the media will be allowed in briefly to hear some statements. the prime minister is coming to president barack obama with a long list. he needs money. he is going to ask for humanitarian assist

the u.n. security council discusses a syrian refugee crisis and neighboring countries say they are stretched too thin to help. meanwhile more than a dozen people are under arrest in italy for planned attacks on the vatican. and comcast drops a multi million dollar bid to buy fellow cable giant time warner. ♪ look at this plus high school go flying as a stage collapses. ♪ welcome to al jazeera america, i'm tony and humanitarian crisis in syria is mounding is the word from the u.n. as it asks for help with the growing refugee crisis there leaders from across the world meeting at the u.n. syria's neighbors say they need more aid to provide housing protection and other services to the more than 4 million people who fled syria in the past four years and james has the latest. >>> every month the u.n. security council gets a report on the humanitarian situation in syria, every single month that report shows the situation is getting worse, it's now believed 220,000 people have been killed in the c

the u.n. doing about it? >> the head of the u.n. body that deals with palestinian refugees provide the u.n. security council yesterday on that monday, saying exactly what you said, that it was a more desperate situation than ever, calling on the international community to put political pressure on the ground to try and solve this to open a humanitarian corridor for these civilians to get out. around 2,000 have managed to get out, but there are still 16,000 caught in this camp. there's also negotiations going on on the ground, a member of the p.l.o., the body that deals with the represention of palestinians is talk to the u.n. and government to solve this. when you're dealing with isil, any form of negotiation is very difficult. >> the camp once housed 170,000 refugees and only 10% remain. fewer than 20,000. give us a better idea of what life is like for the people that remain. >> that's right. we're hearing about this camp now, but it has been under siege for over two years. when you talk abou

also ahead the u.n. suspends a senior aid worker for leaking a report that accuses french peace keepers of child abuse in the central africa republic. >>> arrests in new york city why rallies in solidarity protesting the death of a black man in baltimore while in police custody. and shinzo abe expresses deep repentance over japan's role in world war ii that stops short of an apology. >> the united nations has launched a $450 million appeal to help people affected by nepal nepal's earthquake. over 5,000 people have been confirmed dead. aid has reached many areas but many people say they have not received any food or supplies. people fought with police in kathmandu frustrated by the lack of emergency relief getting through. >>> well thousands of people have been forced to camp outdoors. they either have no homes left or too scared of the aftershocks to sleep inside. dramatic footage has emerged showing the quake that struck nepal. the security cameras are from katmandu's district. once the dust clears resc

in the previous five u.n. council resolutions there was agreement between the permanent five members. now russia is taking a stance which a similar to the stance in syria. speaking of humanitarian aspect of the issue while there are continuing to actually fly in for the purpose of evacuating beam and the same time it is handling reppons. the four flights arriving. they killing ammunition. >> why shouldn't the russians get involved. everyone else is. >> if the russians want to get involved, it should at least stick to that. there's a humanitarian aspect. particularly where i come from. civilians have been using civilians as human shields. 200 plus that have been killed is because the houthis didn't want to comply with you, and resolutions which russia was part of it. if the houthis stick to what the security council asked them to do and the russian as i believe asked these people to do we won't have the sufferings. unfortunately even their proposal. the draft of it is similar to the other draft proposed by the

the u.n. as the security council imposes an arms embargo on rebel leaders. >>> hello. i'm martine dennis with the world news from al jazeera. also to come - cuba's government has prays for the u.s. as president obama aims to take cuba off the black list >>> hundreds of migrants feared drowned. 6,000 rescued in the past week alone. and chinese economy stutters to its lowest growth rate since the crisis six years ago. >>> but first to yemen where the houthi rebels condemned a decision by the u.n. security council. it's imposing an arms embargo on several houthi leaders and some of the people accused of backing them. now, the resolution calls for the houthis to stop fighting and withdraw from territory they have taken. saudi arabia and egypt say they have discussed holding a major military exercise which could involve other gulf states. so far the military campaign has been based on air strikes but a ground invasion has been discussed. people have continued to flee. refugees have been arriving in

the u.n.'s refugees agency says 1,600 yemenis trying to escape the fighting at home have arrived in gentleman beauty and somalia. sailed across the gulf of aden in crowded boats and ships. they expect 100,000 more refugees to arrive in somalia and up to 30,000 more to arrive in djibouti over the coming months the u.n. says 600 people have so far been killed in the conflict. >>> the hugh humanitarian situation is getting worse the world food program is saying it will need to distribute food for over 100,000 displaced people in the city aden over the next few days. before the fighting began in yemen, the w.f.p. estimated that over 10 million people were already short of food. but it now says that the escalating violence has left more than 12 million yemenis in need of assistance, and we are just getting news of a new fund that has been launched by the united nations, an appeal for $273.7 million to help the people of yemen. so a new fund has now been launched by the united nations for yemen. >>>

the u.n. demands access to a region of syria. >>> plus seeking new friends, why the greek prime minister is traveling to moscow. ♪ ♪ the top stories on alyaz, the international committee of the red cross has been able to land a plane in sana'a. but another plane carrying medical supplies are still being held back. fighting continues across the country. >>> in kenya, students are holding a protest in the capitol of nairobi, calling for better security in universities in the wake of the attack last week where 148 people were killed. >>> turkish president is in iran for high-level meetings. officials from both sides have signed eight agreements and a memorandum of understanding in various areas, including economic and cultural areas. >>> the u.n. security council has called for humanitarian access to the palestinian refugee camp in syria. the camp has been mostly overrun by isil. it has been home to about 18,000 mostly palestinian refugees in the recent past. on monday a u.n. official describ

he has been with the u.n. in various positions and before he was in yemen he was a political prisoner in his home country of morocco. ben omar's resignation was on the cards yemen officials were unhappy with his handling of the conference. >> national dialogue conference the u.n. was supposed to support everything that is happening in that dialogue. he was supposed to be the main mediator with yemen's political allies all on the ground. but what he did instead he is chap roand a process that was chaperoned a process that was all, a bureaucratic exercise of good governance with nothing being implemented on the ground. analysts and others like myself, have said, the salaries went to all 565 members. they all met with each other since march 2013 and ended in january of 2014. the houthi rebels had representatives in that and part of that national dialogue conference and they seemed to agree on everything but the minute the dialogue concluded nothing was being implemented on the ground which angers the militia push

and you worked in the u.n. for many years under different administrations and i would like to ask you about that. we need to be very clear about the inspectors have they ever had comb plete access in iran to inspect what is happening in the country? >> no they have tried and we had disputes and the u.n. asked them to go after special sites and investigate. what has happen the iranians say no. and this is intrusive thaw say. and the dispute goes back to the committee and then throws their hands up and say we can't get in. the iranians are not letting us. and what did president obama do? >> he under cut the u.n. by taking it outside of the u.n. and allowing iran enrich some uranium. president obama said we should live with iran that has nuclear abilities but trust them not to it put it together. >> why should we not trust them? >> they have been caught lying. and they know they are lying and what we have a president has a brand new deal and come up with a procurement committee. it is not new. it is called oil for

i do think regarding the united nations that the u.n. do you think certainly if u.n. peacekeeping operations, it would certainly have an effect on countries participating in that. but if you look around the world most of those are pretty thin as it is. it seems like demand for helmets rices tahrir. i don't see companies taking over the mission but augmenting one is an enterpriser trade i don't think it would necessarily be a bad idea for the right regulatory framework was set up. >> i do worry about the first panoma that you described. the budgetary pressures will cause us to make some short-term decisions which could be harmful in the long term. so i'd do worry about a decision that says we are not going to invest in security assistance. we just can't afford that right now and typically what happens is a crisis develops and then we do intervene at much greater cost over the long term. so i do worry about the near-term negative budgetary pressures on this effort created created. >> let's open it up. please wait for microphone to come to you. bing harlan will be dessa

u.n. condemnation of israel attacks that killed 44 palestinians in gaza last year. >> targeting houthi fighters in one of yemen's largest cities. and u.s. mourners gather at the funeral of freddie gray, who died from injuries sustained while in police custody. >> nepal's earthquake-ravaged capital is running short of supplies. 4,000 are known to have died, and hotels are struggling to keep up with the survivors. and many who have nowhere else to go will seek shelter from hospitals. with many roads blocked vital supplies can take some time to reach those who need them most. andrew simmons begins our coverage in the outskirts of kathmandu. >> this was a family home. but like so many others it is a place of loss. there were a number of family members rescued from this location. many hours ago. and they said that there was still relatives beneath the rubble. now at this time there was an officer earlier on shouting hello and banging bricks with his bear fists but sadly there have been no sound

. >>> the u.n. security council considers a call for a pause in air strikes in yemen. ♪ ♪ >>> you are watching the world news from al jazerra. i am rob matheson. also ahead survivors of the kenya university attack are reunited with their families. as the president promises to promise al-shabab. >>> isil takes control of more territory in syria's capital damascus. and. >> reporter: i am faiz janel in mumbai where supporters say a new statewide ban onslaughterring bulls is protecting the animals. coming up we'll speak to others who say the ban is killing their livelihood. ♪ ♪ >>> thanks for being with us, there is a report from yemen more civilians have been killed in air strikes by the saudi-will he coalition. they are considering a russia proposal to allow a pause to allow in humanitarian aid. more than 500 people have been killed since the bombing campaign began. >> reporter: explosions lit the sky of sanaa. of the saudi-led co since strikes resumed on saturday night. the targets included a

the u.n. by this resignation is going to, you know finish it's effort in yemen or it doesn't also mean that the u.n. has given up on yemen. there is a lot of efforts going on, and the understanding is that a replacement will take place any time soon. this is happening as the two sides are accusing each other of being the aggressor. >> as you just said the hadi government has now left yemen, so who is actually running the country? >> reporter: yeah the country now is run by two governments so to speak in between quotes. one is a de facto government the government of the rebels in sana'a. they have established what they call a supreme revolutionary commission there in sana'a acting as a government there. but in fact the legitimate government is now in riyadh as the elected president fled to saudi arabia. he appointed a vice president to prevent any constitutional problem. so yemen now is between these two poles, actually and each one of them is trying to convert the other to stop the war fairs,

the u.n. is warning of a catastrophe if fighting doesn't stop. >> kenyan air force launched airstrikes on two towns in somalia. the two are believed to be the basis for al shabab operations, those strikes coming days after the armed group struck in garissa at a school, killing 148 people. the cabinet secretary said he supports the deployment of the kenyan defense forces along the somali-kenyan border. >> we are support the deployment and their presence until they achieve the desired goal and objectives but we further recommend that the kenya government engages international community in the amazon in deploying k.d.f. in all the sectors along the kenya-somalia border. >> what more do we know about these airstrikes? >> i've just spoken to the kenya defense forces military spokesman, the colonel who confirmed that these airstrikes did indeed happen in southern somalia at around 2:30g.m.t. he said that they were targets these two al shabab samples in this region, camps al shabab fighters were usin

instead there will be humanitarian pauses organized by the u.n. through president hadi. >> the houthis working in close coordination have intensified their military campaign, bombed aden and extended their offensive to yemen. these actions have caused widespread violence and instability that threaten the security and welfare of the yemeni people as well as the region's security. >> the council decided to extend sanctions and arms embargo. they'll now cover the three most important houthi leaders as well as former president ali abdullah saleh and his son abdullah. what if the houthis don't comply? could that lead to a ground operation. >> if they're not complying they'll continue to face more of the same. >> the resolutions says that humanitarian forces should be organized by the u.n. secretary general in conjunction with the government of president hadi. but ban ki-moon said that he wants immediate face-to-face talks. he said ultimately there is no military solution to the crisis in yemen. james bays, al jazeera, of the united nations. >> staying

u.n. is warning 8 million people have been affected by the earthquake in nepal and for those still trapped under the rubble time is running out, the government says more than 4300 bodies have been recovered and that number could easily double and smoke from funeral is hanging heavy over the capitol kathmandu and so many victims they had to cremate bodies before being identified and aid is trickling in and $15 million from emergency response fund to help victims and nepal prime minister said they are short of tents and medicine as well as food water and shelter. and short supplies and continuing aftershocks mean crowds of people are trying to leave nepal just about any way that can. and let's go to our correspondence who is in the historic duba square in kathmandu and the window closing and take us through the search for survivors in the rubble we can see behind you. >> reporter: well it's a search going on but as you mentioned 72 hour window has now closed and locals here are not giving up

the u.n. says the yarmouk refugees camp is beyond inhuman as the clashes continue. >>> we bring you the trauma of parents in kenya whose children have joined al-shabab ranks. plus in sigh ty land something people are doing whatever it takes to stop human trafficking. ♪ ♪ >>> food clean water medicines, everything is in short supply in yemen. people are desperate for aid as human train year groups and russia call for a pause in fighting. for 12 days a saudi-led coalition has been hitting houthi targets all along the country. head i fighting on the ground is blocking effort to help. omar saleh reports. >> reporter: two weeks of air strikes and the humanitarian situation in yemen is only worsening by the day. in the capital sanaa there is a rush to buy food and people are panicking and preparing for the worst this. long queue is for a sack of being wheat. the price has almost doubled since the war started. >> translator: the sack of wheat is almost $40 so the poor people can't afford too eat

. ♪ >> the u.n. chief as condemned israel's actions during the gaza war after an inquiry which found that seven u.n. schools were fired on and they describe 44 palestinians who died as deplorable. hamas was hiding weapons in three separate schools which were empty and not used as she she shelters at the time. james beatty joins us live. where does this report go from here? >> reporter: well, the report is complete at the board of inquiry and that really is it. it was a report commissioned by ban kim moon. all that's been released is a summary. we are told that the actual full report, because many of the people spoke to the u.n. in confidence is not going to be made public. i think there could be important repercussions from this report because it's very clear when you get into the detail of it, that the seven schools that were targeted were all hit by israel. it confirms that these deaths that took place the 44 deaths of civilians were all a result of israeli action. yes, there were three instances o

the u.n. is launching appeal for 275 million dollars to meet humanitarian needs in yemen, and u.n. says 150,000 people displaced since the fighting started. on thursday the new vice president kuled to end of offensive on the port city aiden. >> reporter: this is the man likely to be yemen's next president, khaled bahah is currently vice president and prime minister. his task is to put together a nation on the brink of civil war. khaled bahah says he is willing to work with his houthi opponents and forces loyal to the former president ali abdullah saleh but only if they disarm. >> translator: we must give them a chance which will be like behind our project for the state and to achieve that malitias loyal to houthis and ali abdullah saleh should limit it on yemen and stop destroying the country. >> reporter: yemen's biggest challenge is deteriorating humanitarian situation. hundreds of yemen people have been killed since the start of the conflict three weeks ago. the city of aiden is bearing the

at the same time the u.n.'s own envoy to the buntry jamal benomar, has -- country, jamal benomar, has resigned. he'd been overseeing elements to reach a political deal but it fell apart when the houthis staged their take over. the number of dead and injured keeps rising. more than 730 people have been killed in the air attacks and street battles. nearly 2,700 people have been injured. >>> meanwhile the former president of yemen ali abdullah saleh, has been trying to make an exit of his own, asking for safe passage out of the country. forces loyal to ali abdullah saleh are accused of helping the houthi rebels. the spokesman told al jazeera ali abdullah saleh has no role in yemen's future. >> we are addressing now security situation for the yemeni's occupation. we are trying to bring those initiatives for yemen. ali abdullah saleh, and the militias they are... ..yemen. they are in the same boat. they should find the same end. no one finds ali abdullah saleh could be part of the future of yemen >>> saudi-led air s

u.n. calls for a ceasefire in yemen and launches appeal to help those suffering in the war plus. >> in the mediterranean and those in africa is in chaos and full of terrorists and europe cannot be safe. >> reporter: chaos in syria is leaving europe vulnerable to attack, a warning from president assad and memorial service for the victims of the german wings plane crash in the alps. ♪ first to south africa where street bats have been fought through the night as anti-immigrant violence spreads to downtown johanesburg. police have fired rubber coated steel bullets to disburse a group of migrants who armed themselves with machetes that was a series of break-ins on foreign-owned shops, 12 people arrested overnight. [gunfire] south africa hit by a wave of attacks against foreigners over the past two weeks, at least six people were killed in the eastern city of durban and hundreds forced out of their homes and sheltering in camps and police stations. and south africa is a country of more than 50

the u.n. security council will be holding for a russian- russian-proposed fighting and pakistan will be waiting for decisions after the debate. >>> reports say forces loyal to president abd rabbuh mansur hadi have recaptured territory from the houthi rebels. government forces are said to have captured the air base, which is north of the port city of aden. but loyalists have been cornered in the district of aden, which is home to the presidential palace in government offices. >> the saudi-led coalition wraps up airstrikes in aden. warplanes strike bridges of the main roads that lady to the sea port city. the aim according to saudi-army officers is to prevent houthi fighters from sending reinforcement. radar systems command centers and checkpoint have also been hit. >> the houthies talked of buildings and people. they managed to move to certain areas to take cover from the airstrikes. while working in coordination with the tribesmen and popular committees. >> but violence in aden showed no signs

our cronn joins us in jizan, let's tart with the u.n. resolution targetting houthi leaders, what has been the reaction to that. >> yes, as mentioned in your intro, they have condemned the resolution by the united nations security council, describing it as a statement of support for aggression and called on mass protests to be organised on thursday and this is something they do on every occasion to show they have millions of yemenis on their side. the houthis describe their move and coup and are taking up territory as a popular revolution. houthis, they are a religious sect and many sources suggest they are supported by iran idea logically and militarily. they are seen by the sunni majority in the couple states as people who are here to serve the iranian agenda in yemen, and not support the yemeni nation. this is a strongest u.n. resolution to slam the houthis. the previous ones were mild. and the houthis fill cornered not only militarily but diplomatically. >> iran proposed a ceasefire and peace talks that haven't gone done well. is ther

the u.n. also launched an inquiry into this. but they decided that one of the officials who was involved in the early stages of this i should now be suspend: now what they're saying is that what this official did was to give the report to the french. there seems to be no problem in that but they have procedures for this, they say and they say that the names of the victims of the children were in this report and their policy is that whenever the u.n. hands over one of these internal reports to another body in this case the french then the names should be redacted from the report. that's why they say that this official has been suspended on full pay for now. but i'm sure there will be many who are going to be asking questions about this very serious incident, and the fact that the only person who seems to suffer in this very serious incident is the man who appears to be the whistle plower. >> the u.n. had much to say on the subject yet? >> well, we were rather hoping that we might hear from the u.n. secretary general himself becau