cases and follow up with the appropriate authorities. in march, u.s./u.n. brought the issue of sexual abuse, as you know, to the security council with resolution 2272. another significant step forward for accountability. the resolution endorses the secretary-general's decision to repatriate peacekeeping units that have demonstrated a pattern of abuse which is a clear indication of insufficient command and control. and the secretary-general is empowered to repatriate all the troops from a mission, from a particular troop or police contributing country if it is has not taken the appropriate steps to investigate allegation against its personnel or has not held them accountable. our goal is to see resolution 2272 implemented fully as a means of powerful prevention by ending once and for all the culture of impunity that has persisted for too long. the other part of the this strategy is to increase the overall supply of peacekeepers such that when military units or contingents are repatriated, there are others that are well trained and vetted, able to deploy quickly and take their pl

upcoming negotiation. .. that are negotiated between the true-putting country and the u.n.. what i can tell you center is that this is not a problem at its core of lack of words on paper. this is a problem of political will. and it is a problem that has persisted for too long, where words on paper have been ignored. words on paper have been disregarded. so even within the existing mous the tccs have not abided by that and now we will not tolerate that going forward. which underscores the point i want to make. as long as troops many in an army using sexual violence as tool of war, employed as peace keeper. accountability for legal enforcement of the law in country they're in or anything else. there is nothing to thwart or hold them back. if all of sudden send because initiative the united states take and peace loving companies take, holding people accountable, people start serving punishment and time for violence and rape against women the word gets out really fast.. the governments are great, u.n. is best at making agreements on paper but not best making those words live in life.f my point,

overseas with the u.n. and our partner countries. to rid us of the scourge of sexual exploitation and abuse. thank you for your time. i stand by for your questions. senator corker: we thank you all for the testimony. look, my guess is that you all are as upset as we are. you work in an organization, that whether it is at state, certainly at the u.n. making something happen. it is almost impossible. and my sense is that you do welcome a hearing like this to highlight the problems that exist. my understanding is that the level of violence, sexual abuse, the kinds of things are happening to vulnerable people that we are supposed to be protecting, is actually much higher than reported. because the very people out there "protecting" populations are also protecting in many cases the human rights workers who may be reporting this. would that assumption, ambassador coleman, be appropriate that reporting levels are far lower than they otherwise would be? people out in the field, these peacekeeping folks are there to protect them, too. and there are concerns about the in the field, making repor

worth natural disaster in two centuries. millions of haitians looked to the u.n. for help, and the help did come. but the u.n. effort may have made some things worse. u.n. soldiers have been dogged by allegations of sexual exploitations of poor haitian women and children. david ariosto has this report. >> in the rural places far outside of the capital, they earn just $68 a month, barely scraping by with odd jobs. it was under those circumstances that this woman met an u.n. soldier based at a base outside of the city. >> at just 17 years old, she became pregnant. the father, she says, was that u.n. soldier. but she said that the soldier left haiti soon after her pregnancy and went home to his home country of uruguay. four years later she's raising her son on her own and has petitioned the u.n. for help. when the father gone and she's armed only with a birth certificate her options are limited. >> so the father is not listed on this birth certificate for her four-year-old son. that's one of the big problems in trying to prove to get child support. she went down to the u.n. to get dna test

could current u.s. representatives to former u.n. a diplomat turned whistleblower testified on capitol hill this week on allegations that u.n. --cekeeping horses sexually forces sexually abused civilians around the world. -- senator bober asking what is wrong with the secretary-general of the u.n. this is two hours and 20 minutes. sen. corker: the committee will come to order. i want to thank both of the panels for being here, and for your service. we, as a courtesy, and i guess as protocol, the way these hearings go is that we have the government witnesses typically first. and then, we have other outside witnesses second. today, not to show any disrespect in any way to those panelists who are going first, i wish the second panel going first. so that you can hear the testimony, especially because of its -- because of its nature. my staff generally prepares comments for me to make on the front end and i generally, with a couple of alterations, stick to them. today, i want to be very brief and just say that, look, we understand the importance of the u.n.'s peacekeeping missions. we thank

u.n. special envoy to syria just announced new talks to end the conflict have been pushed back by two days to next wednesday. >>> in the north of the aleppo countryside, rebel fighters have taken over a town. they launched an offensive against isil fighters there. it's an important stronghold for the armed group. >>> meanwhile, syrian state tv is reporting that islamic state of iraq and the levant have abducted as many as 300 people near the syrian capital of damascus. those kidnapped were cement workers and contractors from the cement company. they say it's unclear exactly what happened, but several of those who were taken have now been released. >> there were complicately reports with the factory workers and cement workers, and state television saying isil kidnapped roughly 300 workers. sources on the ground have told al jazeera that the number was far less and one of the armed rebel groups, one of the armed opposition groups fighting the regime as well as fighting isil managed to secure the release of most of them. they say isil initially killed or beheaded ten of those that they t

the issue. they heard from a former u.n. diplomat turned whistleblower and officials from the state department. this is two hours and 20 minutes. sen. corker: the committee will come to order. i want to thank both of the panels for being here, and for your service. we, as a courtesy, and i guess as protocol, the way these hearings go is that we have the government witnesses typically first. and then, we have other outside witnesses second. today, not to show any disrespect in any way to those panelists who are going first, i wish the second panel going first. so that you can hear the testimony, especially because of its -- because of its nature. my staff generally prepares comments for me to make on the front and i generally, with a couple of alterations, stick to them. today, i want to be very brief and just say that, look, we understand the importance of the u.n.'s peacekeeping missions. we thank you for being here to tell us a little bit about some of the progress being made. but i think all of us understand the terrible, horrible things that peacekeepers are doing to the people

, hearing on pending sexual abuse by human peacekeepers. -- u.n. peacekeepers. live senate coverage at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >> republican presidential candidate donald trump, center ted cruz and governor john kasich speak at a new york gop fund-raising dinner this evening. live coverage at 7:45 p.m. eastern here on c-span2. ♪ mada madame secretary, we proy give 72 of our delicate of votes to the next president of the united states. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> a senate panel was critical of united nations secretary-general for failing to stop sexual abuse by u.n. peacekeepers. we will hear from the u.n. and state department officials at the senate foreign affairs >> t commihearing. >> the committee will come to order. i want to thank both of ourhank bo panels for being here and for your service.s as we as a courtesy and a guess as protocol the way these hearings go is we haveri a governmentsses witness is typically first and then we have other outside setnesses second.y way to tho today not to show any disrespecg in any way to those panelists who are going first, the second -- i wish

peacekeeping. -- you in peacekeeping. last week, i went to the u.n. headquarters to meet with the undersecretary general for peacekeeping operations. i was struck by the challenges , by thecekeepers face number of countries where we have peacekeepers deployed, and by the possibilities of peacekeeping in terms of protecting fragile countries from falling into being failed states. i have supported peacekeeping efforts in terms of appropriations support and they viewed as a positive way to build peace. acrossegations made dozens of different missions for decades are simply shocking and unacceptable. it is the u.s. that is footing most of the bill for the peacekeepers who are committing these atrocities against men, women, and children. if the people who we are funding and supporting to the peacekeepers cannot be trusted our support for peacekeeping is at risk of doing more harm than good. listen to act, not just to bring an end to sexual exploitation. simply providing peacekeepers and police does not fulfill a member state's obligation. it is the responsibility of member states to ov

>> >>> the u.n. calls for safeguards for refugees before they are sent back to turkey from greece, as conditions in makeshift camps deteriorate >>> hello. i'm nick clark live in doha. also ahead - an israeli military report releases a soldiers accused of killing a palestinian, to a military camp >>> myanmar's parliament hopes to give aung san suy kyi a more powerful role in running the country. >>> and construction employees detained after an overpass collapses killing at least 24 people in india. >> the plight of refugees fleeing conflict appears to be getting worse, the u.n. is calling for safeguards to be put in place before refugees come to turkey. it follows a warning of deteriorating conditions in makeshift camps in greece. the u.n. high commissioner is urging sport to boost greece's conditions. zeina khodr has more. >> the u.n. expressing concern about the e.u. turkey deal, three days before it is to be implemented. hundreds of migrants and refugees that anded on the shores since -- that landed on the shores since 24th march. the u.n. is concerned about conditions inside th

>>> hello, welcome to the al jazeera news hour from doha. the u.n. expresses concern about the welfare of refugees being sent back from greece to turkey. >>> myanmar's parliament votes to give the prime minister more power unrunning the country. >>> a collapse kills 24 people in india. >>> the world championship u.s. women's football team demands the same pain at their male counterparts. >>> the plight of refugees fleeing conflict appears to be getting worse. the u.n. is calling for safeguards to be put in place before refugees return to turkey under a deal between ankara and the european union following a warning of deteriorating conditions in makeshift refugee camps in greece. amnesty international is accusing turkey of forcibly returning syrian refugees back to the war-torn country. the rights group said turkish authorities have been illegally expelling 100 syrians daily since early this year. we'll speak to amnesty in a moment but first sedona hodor joins us from the greece-macedonia border. a lot of concern about how this process is going so unfold. >> this isn't the first

into the allegations come and what the u.s. is doing about the issue. they heard from a former u.n. diplomat turned whistleblower and officials from the state department. this is two hours and 20 minutes. >> the committee will come to order. i want to thank both of the panels for being here, and for your service. we as a courtesy, and i guess as protocol, the way these hearings go is that we have the government witnesses typically first. then we have other outside witnesses second. today, not to show any disrespect in any way to those panelists who are going first, we have a second panel going first. so that you can hear the testimony, especially because of its -- because of its nature. my staff generally prepares comments for me to make on the front and, and i generally, with a couple of alterations, stick to them. today, i want to be very brief and just say that look, we understand the importance of the un's peacekeeping missions. we thank you for being here to tell us a little bit about some of the progress being made. all of usk i understand the terrible, horrible things that p

the joint resolution its government co-sponsored with us at the u.n. human rights council. in china, given all of the hardships that people working for better governance there now face, we think it is especially important to stand by the lawyers being imprisoned for doing their jobs. but the religious minorities persecuted for their faith and activists and journalists being abducted in some cases from other countries for speaking out. we mobilized the first joint statement on china's human rights record in over a decade and we'll continue to forge a common front with our friends and allies on these issues. there are a lot of other efforts that i could mention. i assume you may ask me about some of them. before i finish, i would like to raise one final issue, that is central to everything we're trying to do to advance human rights around the world and that is the fight against corruption. secretary kerry has said that there's nothing more demoralizing and disempowering to any citizen of any nation than the belief that the system is rigged against them and that people in positions of

town on the border. >>> could the world's most powerful diplomatic body be run by a woman? the u.n. is about to decide. >>> a attack in the vicinity of two palestinian refugee camps in southern lebanon has killed a fatah member. it's believe an explosive device was placed on his car. he was in charge of security at the camp. two others with him were injured. the head of the islamic force which is the biggest palestinian refugee camp in lebanon joins us now here on the news hour on the line. how would you describe the security situation for us in this particular camp? i think we've lost the line there. we will try to go back to it if we can. we move on. the syrian government is preparing to launch an operation to retake aleppo. charles stratford is on the turkey-syria border, so rewarding aleppo, they seem to be exactly on schedule. this is the time table they were talking about towards the end of the laugh year. >> that's right. it's difficult to say exactly what's happening on the ground with any real verification, but certainly the people that we are talking to, activists and members

to the court -- that is how the u.n. disrupts testimony from more than 100 girls and women in the central african republic who say they were abused by international peacekeepers. tom: good evening. a global security summit got underway in washington take. more than 50 world leaders are gathering there, the last such a summit of the obama presidency. last month's deadly attacks in brussels have field concerns about nuclear material falling into the hands of terrorist organizations. despite those threats, president obama says some progress has been made in the field of nuclear security. here is what he said. 102 nationsama: have ratified the treaty, the convention on the cisco production of nuclear material. as a result, we expect that the treaty will enter into force in the coming weeks, giving us more tools that we need to work together in the event of theft of nuclear material or an attack on a nuclear facility. in short, everybody has been participating, and by working together, our nations have made it harder for terrorists together hands on nuclear material. cap -- to get thei

city of tobruk. >> reporter: the u.n. special envoy to libya is all smiles. that's because he has managed to reach the capital of trip leap to meet part of the unity government he helped form. he knows further progress won't be easy or quick. >> tripoli must become an international city where they reopen their embassies. it will take some time. we all have to push together. >> reporter: he was greeted with the news that the political group will step aside. that government is isn't the only challenger. another has refused the deal to the libyan supreme court. the one based in to bruk has-- tobruk has refused it. politician has been tasked to head the g nchl a and the task to unite the fractured libya. he has been mostly confined to a naval base. this is the first time libyans have reasons to be optimistic after months of fighting that has reduced many cities to rubble and caused a power vacuum that is being exploited including groups by i.s.i.l. >> >> translation: we want to have a government, security and an army. we don't want militias. >> translation: we want a government of uni

come out in force to show their support for the new unity government. they're calling on the u.n.-backed government of national accord to help end years of political turmoil. members of the new government have begun holding meetings in the heavily guarded naval base. they arrived in the capital on wednesday in spite of the policy till figures there > >>> protesters are in force in support of dilma rousseff. our correspondent reports from the capital. >> reporter: they will not let their president go down without a fight. tens of thousands of her supporters took to the streets all over the country to try and embolden a president fighting for political survival and trying to stave off impeachment. >> translation: there is something to justify her impeachment. >> reporter: necessity see the -- they see the impeechlt as a coup. >> translation: i'm here to assay that it is a coup if it happens. it is absurd that she would be removed like this. >> reporter: many of these people are poor or working class. the ones that have benefited the most from the generous social and economic polici

to turkey. we have this update on the greece-macedonia border. >> reporter: the u.n. yet again expressing concern about the e.u. turkey deal just three days before this was to be implemented. hundreds of migrants and refugee who is landed on greece's shores since the 20th of march are now being held in detention facilities. the u.n. is concerned about the conditions inside those detention facilities, which are basically prisons. the u.n. said that they're overcrowded, lack of sanitation but it's not just that. the world organization is worried that these people, their asylum requests are not being processed because of lack of time. and they're also concern thad international law could be violated. >> today we're urging the parties to the recent e.u. and turkey agreement on refugees and migrants to insure that all safeguards are in place before any returns begin. this is in light of this continued serious gaps in both countries. >> the u.n. is also concerned about the 50,000 migrants and refugees who are now stranded in greece. these people are not part of the e.u.-turkey deal.

hundred new allegations of sexual abuse by u.n. peacekeepers have come to light in the car. the majority of the victims are minors and the accusations date from 2013 to as recently as three days ago. james bays has more. >> reporter: visiting the victims, the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. samantha power was in the car for the inauguration for the country's new president. the u.n. says it is now interviewing 108 potential victims, civilians abused by knows who were supposed to-- those who were supposed to protect them >> we talked to the families about what had happened to their daughters who in many cases were raped by soldiers or who had relationships with soldiers when they were very, very young and who are now left carrying terrible stigmas as the soldiers have gone back to their countries with no accountability, the victims are left here, ostracized in their community and devastated by the experience >> reporter: at u.n. headquarters in new york, this was the reaction from the world organization's leadership >> the secretary general is shocked to the core at the latest allegat

from al jazeera's headquarters in doha. the u.n. says more than a thousand iraqis have been killed in the month of march alone as i.s.i.l. steps up attacks on civilians. heavy fighting has broken out between forces. honoring will the victims of a campus massacre, the university in kenya marks a somber anniversary. plus. >> reporter: i'm in cambodia where the united nations says thousands of children in orphanages are not, in fact, orphans >>> the u.n. has' r released figures showing a sharp rise in the number of iraqis violently killed in march. it says more than 1100 died. that's almost double the previous month's figure. half of those killed were civilian. this coincides with the number of i.s.i.l. attacks. that doesn't include those who died after exposure, to the elements or lack of food, water and health care. crossing over to our krapt who is joining us from baghdad to tell us why the numbers are so high in march - correspondent. >> reporter: >> reporter: there are many reasons behind the increase in the death toll that was mentioned by the united nations. first of all, the clas

. myanmar's prlt to give aung san suu kyi the president boss. the u.n. refugee agency says the risk of panic and injury is real. construction company officials detained in india after a flyover collapseed and killed 24 people. north korea fires a missile just hours after obama and president xi jinping call on pyongyang to give up nuclear weapons. >> reporter: i have all the sport, including the united states female footballers step up their fight for equal pay lodging a federal complaint. details later in the program. a new government post for aung san suu kyi. one ruling party legislator says it will make her, in effect, the president's boss. officially her title will be state councillor after her own party drafted a bill creating that post for her. the lower house is expected to vote on the bill on tuesday. she is barred by the constitution from becoming president because her children hold foreign passports. our correspondent sent this update. >> reporter: a large majority here in the upper house have accepted a very crucial bill which will give extended powers to aung san suu kyi. s

border. >> reporter: the u.n. is again expressing concern about the eu-turkey deal, just three days before it's to be implemented. hundreds of migrant refugees who landed on the shores from the 20th of march are now being held in detention facilities. the u.n. is concerned about the conditions inside of those detention facilities, which are basically prisons. they are overcrowded, lack of sanitation, but it's not just that. the world organization is worried that these people, their asylum requests, are not being properly processed because of the lack of time. and there are also concerns that international law could be violated. >> today we're urging the parties to the recent eu and turkey agreement on refugees and migrants to ensure that all safeguards are in place before any returns begin. this is in light of continued serious gaps in both countries. >> reporter: the u.n. is also concerned about the 50,000 migrants and refugees who are now stranded in greece. these people are not part of the eu/turkey deal. they have been trapped since they closed the borders, and the frustration i

lifted the county. and the barrier deeply divided the brazilian people. >> in other world news, a u.n. brokered ceasefire. hours after it came into effect sporadic clashes broke out. it happened in an area, violations reported in tiaz earlier. the houthi rebels promised to maintain the troops. yemen has been at war for the last year and a half, and civilians have been bearing the brunt of it. >> a rare quite in the capital. for marathon a year it became the target of saudi-led air strikes. a break in the fighting allowed some to operate for good. i wished for calm and order. the people are paying the price. >> the truce is holding across much, but not all of yemen, there were reports of shelling in the sworn city of tiaz, where the rebels laid siege for about a year. >> we will not negotiate with killers, what truce are they talking about, a few hours after the truce. the sporadic fighting has not stopped the sides honouring a ceasefire. many say that that in itself is significantly. the houthi rebels hold eight of yemen's 22 provinces and spread out to the edge of tiaz in the south,

in greece, as the u.n. agrees to send migrants to turkey. >> bridge disaster. six construction officials under arrest in connection with the deadly collapse of an overpass in india, and hope of finding more survivors is failing >>> presidential apology. >> the matter has caused a lot of frustration and confusion. for which i apologise on my behalf and on behalf of government >>> south africa's president says he is sorry for using public money for improvements at his private home, but insists he did not act dishonestly >>> good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america's international newshour. tonight we begin in washington where the 22-day nuclear summit wrapped up a few hours ago. president barack obama spoke to the media and said the summit made progress on the main goal of keeping nuclear weapons out of hands of terrorist. but says more needs to be done. the 55 nations at the meetinga agreed. while the summit was under way north korea vowed to continue to build its nuclear arsenal. the u.n. ambassador said the weapons only purpose was to deter the u.s. and south

government. they're calling on the u.n. backed government to help end years of political turmoil. members of the government travelled to tripoli from tunis on wednesday defying threats of violence. they have begun meetings there. thousands of protesters in brazil have rallied to show their support for dilma rousseff. they believe impeachment procedures against her unjust and amount to a coup. >> reporter: they will not let their president go down without a fight. tens of thousands of her most artent supporters took to the streets all over the country to try to embolden the president fighting for political survival and trying to stave off impeachment. >> translation: it is a very delicate situation, but there's nothing against the president to justify her impeachment. >> reporter: they see the impeachment as a coup orchestrated by the opposition to regain power without elections. >> translation: i'm here against the possible coup which will happen in this country if the president is impeached. it is absurd that a democratically elected president by the majority would be removed by this. >> re

that has not only paralysed this country, but deeply divide the brazilian people >>> the u.n. brokered ceasefire in yemen has entered a second day, but hours after it came into effect, sporadic clashes broke out in the east of the capital. it happened in the mared area. the coalition has supporting government troops and houthi rebels have promised to maintain the truce. yemen has been at war since march last year and the civilians have been bearing the brunt of it >> reporter: a rare quite in yemen's capital. for more than a year bombs have fallen here. houthi rebels control the city. a break in the fighting is allowing some here to hope the bombs will stop for good. >> translation: i hope all sides will observe the ceasefire. i wish for calm and order to be restored without any violations from either side. it is the people who are paying the price for this war. >> reporter: the truce is holding across much, but not all of yemen. this is the province east. there were reports of shelling in the south-western city of taiz where houthi rebels have laid siege for about a year. >> translati

not enough to avoid a run off >>> our top story. u.n. envoy staffan de mistura to yemen has welcomed a tentative ceasefire that came into effect on monday. a truce that has been promised to be honoured. the shots are from around the province east of the capital. there were patches of fighting just before the ceasefire was supposed to start. the terms of the truce include inhindered access for relief aid where hundreds of thousands of people face malnutrition and lack of drinking water. >> reporter: it is one of the oldest cities in the world. it has been in houthi rebel hands for more than a year and a half. people here and right across yemen have borne the brunt of the civil war. while they may have different allegiances many are united in their desire for peace. >> translation: we support a ceasefire resolution in every way. a ceasefire is what we want but we need commitments that everybody abides by >> translation: we want a ceasefire that will last forever, not just a few days >> reporter: the uprising by the movement started in the north and has been going on for years, but this l

>>> the u.n. says more than a thousa thousand. you're watching al jazeera live from our headquarters with the other top stories. heavy fighting has broken out between forces in the region. honoring the victims of the campus massacre. a farmer's protest over drought heats up. heats up. >>> u.n. has released figures showing a sharp rise in the number of iraqis killed in violence in march. more than 1500 died. that's almost double the figure for february. half of them were civilians. that figure doesn't take into account deaths linked to the secondary effect of violence, such as people who fled their homes and died to exposure to elements or lack of food and health care. the u.n. blame i.s.i.l. for increasing attacks on civilians and the armed group loses ground on the battle field. the iraqi army is massing around mosul and has taken a number of areas around the city. in anbar province it is preparing to take the small town of heet. there is also heavy fighting around ram adi itself and fallujah. last year i.s.i.l. was said to have lost territory in iraq. our correspondent

the two rival governments in libya is stepping aside. it's a step forward for the u.n. brokered national unity government to take over in tripoli. there's still resistance from the tobruk administration. the case against kenya's deputy president has been dismissed. the allegations against him remitted to post election violence in 2008. it saw over 1000 people killed. >> reporter: he was charged with crimes against humanity, about but now his trial is to a close. it is a good day for him. and for his supporters too. judges at the international criminal court alleged a mistrial alleging political infer ferns and witness tampering. some people celebrated in the streets >> they went for the wrong people. we can now see justice has been done. although the victims are crying foul, the icc did not do good investigations. >> reporter: eight years ago more than a thousand people were killed in violence following a disputed election. more than half a million were displaced. the international criminal court prosecutors says politicians and their accomplices recordingd the violence. he alon

bipartisan measure authored by myself and mr. engel helped the administration get a sweeping u.n. security council sanctions resolution through. so, the administration has the tools it needs to tackle the north korean threat and keep americans safe, but will it use them? in it recent u.n. report found several countries still pushing cash to kim jong-un's regime through prohibited arms deals. they must be pressed to stop -- forced to stop. and frankly, through this legislation, we can force them. and the administration must designate more companies and more banks and more individuals. north korea is a human rights house of horrors. so how is it that not one north korea official has been sanctioned specifically for human rights abuses. looking south. the beijing government continues its aggressive push into the south china sea with land reclamation and militarization of contested islands. our allies are increasingly alarmed. and while all of these disputes must be resolved peacefully, that is best done with a policy of strength, resolve, and clarity. rejecting beijing's apparent moves toward

commitment that they made are now being enforced. >> well, the u.n.'s refugee agency the unhcr said that e.u. member states need to share the burden to end the refugee crisis. >> there needs to be more of a collective approach. we're seeing in greece that it's just been overwhelmed by this flood of people. and the mechanisms are not in place to deal with this. and people are coming through from turkey to greece and heading up into europe with the borders closed suddenly greece finds itself having to deal with something that they've never expected would be there. this is what we have to respond to. >> uefa's legal chief in 2006 when a champions league television rights deal were signed. the search was related to that contract, which was also shined by two businessmen who have since been accused by the fbi of bribery. infantino, who is now the head of fifa, has denied any wrongdoing. >>> u.s. drugs giant pfizer has scrapped a $160 billion merger with the irish company after measures failed to stop tax avoidance. the u.s. is cracking down on companies who move assets offshore to reduce tax bill

access for relief aid to all of yemen where the u.n. says hundreds of thousands of children face malnutrition and millions lack health care or clean drinking water. our correspondent has more. >> reporter: this is one of the oldest cities in the world and it has been in houthi rebel hands for more than a year and a half. people mere and right across yemen have borne the brunt of the civil war. while they may have different allegiances, many in yemen are united in their desire for peace. >> translation: with the peace, we support a ceasefire resolution in every day. a ceasefire is what the yemeni people want. we need commitments from everybody. >> translation: we want a ceasefire that will last forever, not just a few days. >> reporter: the uprising by the houthi movement started in the north and has been going on for years, but this latest conflict began in september 2014 when houthi rebels swept into the capital. they forced out yemen's internationally recognised government led by the president and had been fighting to expand their territory ever since. u.n. sponsored talks to e

removes his prime minister weeks before u.n.-backed talks. plus, celebrations as the west indies beat england to be the only team to win the world twenty20 title twice >>> it is being called the wikileaks of the mega rich. an investigation into the hidden wealth of some world leaders and celebritiess. they're a leak from the fourth largest law firm. more from our correspondent. >> reporter: panama city has been a booming financial hub. it has a representation for money laundering for the world's rich. there has been release of documents from this company. hundreds of journalists from more than 70 countries have analyseds files from database. it shows links to 143 politicians. among the leaders named are the president of argentina, iceland's counsellor and this one. an than unprecedented leak of documents shows how voot vladimir putin inner circle became very wealthy. his best friend is at the center of a scheme in which money from russia state banks is hidden offshore. other relatives and associates of those implicated in the leaks include the son of malaysia's prime minister >> it ra

backed by powerful militias and the other in the part city of tobruk. >> reporter: the u.n. special envoy to libya is all files balls he has managed to reap the capital of tripoli to meet the government he helped form. he knows further progress won't be easy or quick. >> tripoli must become an international city where embassy reopen their embassieembassies. >> reporter: he was greeted with the news that a tripoli based political group would step aside. that isn't the only challenger. another has refused the u.n. brokered deal to the court. >> reporter: veteran politician has been tasked to head the gna for the challenge to reunite a fractured libya. he arrived in tripoli by sea last week because he was prevented by arriving by air. this is the first time lib i can't answer have reasons to be-- libyans have to be optimistic. >> translation: our main demand is forced to be like other countries, to have government, security and army. we don't want militias. >> translation: we want a government of unity, we want army, police, salaries and disability. we want a state that can protect its

held in detention facilities. the u.n. is concerned about the conditions inside those detention facilities, which are basically prisons. the u.n. said that they're overcrowded, lack of sanitation, but it's not just that. the world organization is worried that these people, their asylum are requests are not being properly processed because of the lack of time, and they're also concerned that international law could be violated. >> today we're urging the parties to the recent e.u. and turkey agreement on refugees an migrants to insure that all safeguards are in place before any returns begin. this is in light of continued serious gaps in both countries. >> the u.n. is also concerned about the 50,000 migrants and refugee who is are now stranded in greece. these people are not part of the e.u.-turkey deal. they've been trapped since europe closes borders. the u.n. saying anxiety and frustration is growing and tensions have been on the rise. yet in fact, we have heard of fights between the different communities on the ground. >> and many of those stranded in greece say they have not

numbers we have seen on the streets. thanks, mark. the world's largest international organization, the u.n., is trying to put a stop to seven decades of secrecy over its top jobs. for the first time, the united nations is allowing candidates for secretary-general to make campaign style pages. memory -- many members say they are lobbying for other changes, too, for the first female head of the u.n. race is underway for the position of the world's most prominent diplomat. next u.n.t for the -- changeseneral could be a foot for the u.n.'s 70-year history. a contenders will be taking turns to lay out positions for the top job, more than 50 countries are lobbying the body to elect a woman for the first time. among them, the former prime minister of new zealand. >> i am seeking a position because i think i am the best person for the job. obviously, i am a woman. i would obviously not expect to get the job because i am a woman. i think women have the capacity to be on equal terms with men for these positions. pitted against unesco,etary-general of and the bug arian commissioner, as well as a hand

live from our headquarters in doha. in the next 60 minutes, the u.n. says more than a thousand iraqis will be killed in march, alone, as isil sets up attacks on civilians. >> the university in kenya sets up. farmers in the philippines call on the government to help them. japan's oldest tech firm gets a foreign owner for the first time. the multi-billion drawer takeover of sharpe. ♪ >>> we begin in iraq where the u.n. says there has been a defendant sharp rise in the number of iraqis killed in march. new figures show more than 1,100 died, almost double the figure of february. half of them were civilians and that figure does not take into account deaths linked to secondary effects of violence. people who fled their homes and died to expose you're from the elements and lack of food and healthcare. the u.n. blames isil for increasing attacks on civilians. the armed group loses on the battlefield. they have taken a number of areas around the city. anbar is preparing to retake a small town on the northwest of ramadi. there is heavy fighting around ramadi and newer fallujah. last ye

levels of violence in syria. u.n. sponsored talks to try to end the war are set to resume monday in geneva. >> the battlefield is syria is a crowded one, further complicated because of fract odd opposition groups and foreign intervention. despite a partial ceasefire, there is violence on the ground. government forces and allies are attacking rebel groups in aleppo. the biggest damascus led assault since a ceasefire came into effect in late february. they threaten a take the important area of palmyra in the province of homs from isil. isil still maintains control of large parts of the province where hundreds of civilians are held hostage. it is mostly rebels, including al-nusra and other more moderate groups in charge of idlib province. the halt in fighting allowed some people to come out on the streets again and in some cases protest against the more extreme groups such as nusra. the government retains control of the capital, damascus and most of president bashar al assad's home region, the army and opposition will be looking at their own interest at the forthcoming talks in geneva.

>> the u.n. says there has ban sharp rice in the number of people killed in violence in iraq in march. new figures show that more than 1,100 died almost the double the figure in february. and that does not lead to accounts of people who die from secondary violence of those who flee their homes and die from lack of exposure an. >> anbar province, they're prepare to go retake a mall town off the euphrates near ramadi. last year isil was estimated to have lost 14% of the territory it had control in the north including kirkuk. and it still has areas around that city. >> there are many reasons behind the increasing of the death toll that is brought by the united nations and iraq. the clashes and the fighting against isil is still going on. when iraqi forces announced that they're going to launch or they did launch more than operation and more than one area. nomany areas, vast areas in iraq are subjected to military operation between iraqi forces and isil as well. also, we have to take into consideration that the very bad circumstances that surround the area from all directions. siege

u.n.. >> was it worth the effort? >> it hasn't moved things forward at all. it is very disappointing. the drug enforcement that drew up the rules. >> you can get on top of the problem. and we will continue to have another 50 years of failed drug policy. >> the drug policy has been to experiment with new approaches. countries that have ignored the u.n. and have gotten on top of their drug problems. anybody in our country will not criminalize you. we will help you. and the prevalence of heroine has dropped by something like 90%. in america, you've got medical marijuana sentence cropping up and legalization in some states. in fact, quite the reverse. the sale of marijuana going into the underworld, the alcoholic centers. >> what can be done to find solutions if it is not the u.n.? >> we need governments to be brave and bold. she introduced needle exchange programs. where people could come and get their heroine fix with a clean needle so that they did not catch hiv or hepatitis c. it works. we just need other leaders to do the right thing. brent: how to deal with drugs remains a global p

jabade. >> the u.n. special envoy to libya is all smiles because he has managed to meet the capitol of tripoli. he knows further progress won't be easy. >> an international city where they re-opened their embassies. it will not be tomorrow but we all have to push together. >> greeted with the news that a tripoli-based political group will step aside. >> self-declared government isn't the only call enger. moving forward, tibrol uk has defeated the gna. veteran politician has been tasked to head the gna for the challenge to unite a fractured libya. he arrived in tripoli in sea last week because threats prevented him from arriving by air. since then, he has been mostly confined to a naval base. >> this is the first time libyans have reason to be optimistic after months of fighting has reduced mistaken cities to rubble. with groups linked to isil. >> our main goal to be like other country tries. we don't want malitias. we want a government of unity. we want an army, police, salaries and stability. we want a state that can protect its borders. >> reporter: >> these demands are a major ch

treaty that trump likes. he's called nato obsolete. here's trump on the geneva convention and the u.n.. >> geneva convention, we have all sorts of rules and regular layi regularlations, our soldiers are afraid fight. the united nations is not a friend of democracy, it's not a friend freedom, it's not a friend even to the united states of america, where, as you know, it has its home. >> for trump, even the most complicated foreign policy challenges can be solved through the art of the deal. even peace in the middle east. >> the hardest thing to do is that in terms of deal, if you're a deal person, right, the ultimate deal is that deal. israel, palestine, if you're going to make it, that probably is the hardest deal there is to make. >> well, it's not a real estate deal, is how rubio attacked trump on that one. but, folks, when you delve past some of the bluster, things do get complicated and confusing, in fact, the more trump talks about foreign policy, the more people are confused about what his foreign policy is. for example, look back at an interview i conducted with him last summer

>> hello and welcome to the news hour. nick clark here in doha. the u.n. said that. >> in the philippines two people are killed. >> so we begin in iraq where the u.n. said there has been a sharp rise in the number of iraqis killed in march. 1100 people died almost double the figure of february. half of them were civilians. it does not take into account the death linked to the secondary violence. the iraqi army is moving up to mosul and has managed to take over a number of areas not far from the city. in anbar province it is retaking areas along the euphrates river. by the end of last year isil was estimated to have lost almost a sixth of the territory it had control manically i mainly in the north. we have the latest from baghdad. >> there are many reasons behind the increasing death toll of those mentioned by the united nations mission in iraq. first of all because the clashes and the fighting in isis is still going on and recently it is increased highly when the iraqi forces announced that they launched in more than one area. many areas are subjected to military operation ma

activities. this is seen as a step towards political unity. other parties remain united over a u.n. brokered deal. >> reporter: the u.n. special envoy to libya is all smiles. that's because he managed to reach the capitol to meet part of the unity government he helped form. but he knows further progress won't be easy or quick. >> it must become again an international city where the embassy re-opened their embassies. this will take some time. it may not be tomorrow but we all have to push together. >> he was greeted with the news that a triply based political group would step aside. the government isn't the only challenger. another has refused the u.n. broker ed deal. repeatedly rejust a second the government of national accord also known as the gna. >> veteran politician has been tasked to head the gna with a challenge to unite libya. he arrived by sea because threats prevented him from arriving by air. since then, he has been mostly confined to a naval base. this is the first time libyans have reason to be optimistic after months of fighting has reduced many cities to rebel and ca