u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon laid out the aim of the process. >> a transitional government body with the full objective powers formed by mutual consent, including over the military forces, security and intelligence services. >> getting there will be hard. chairing the opening session was a challenge for ban ki-moon. the syrian foreign minister's speech overran and the u.n. secretary general tried to stop him. >> mr deputy prime minister, i'm sorry to - can you just - i have spoken for 20 minutes. >> you live in new york, i live in syria. i have the right to give the syrian version. here in this forum. >> in his speech walid al-muallem added new complications to the process, saying this talks go to a second stage, it should be held on syrian soil. any deal down in switzerland should be sent to a referendum in syria, a country where no vote is free or fair for more than four decades. >> no one, mr kerry, in the world has the right to give legitimacy or withdraw legitimacy from a presid

the u.n. compound. this must be addressed. and as the crisis begins to unfold, we propose the security council should unanimously adopted resolution doubling theirs. and in turn we are actively encouraging member states to provide additional units to the u.n. mission, including through the transfer from other missions in the region. as my colleague will discuss, we have committed an additional $50 million in humanitarian assistance. the president's special envoy to sudan and south sudan could not be here today to testify because he is in ethiopia and he has been in the region since december 22 and he has been working around-the-clock and he has met repeatedly with these officials that he has had the first official visit and you sat down with religious leaders and those to help find a solution. this is an all-out effort on our part and given our special history we are working closely with neighbors through the east africa intergovernmental authority on development spearhead these efforts. a spe

the u.n. says 2013 was the deadliest year in iraq since 2008. almost 8,000 people were killed last year. >> there is now hope a u.s. soldier who disappeared from a base in afghanistan in 2009 is still alive. army sergeant bo bergdahl is the only u.s. prisoner of war. the u.s. military says it has proof of life video shot by its captors. u.s. officials believe bo bergdahl is held in pakistan by a network with links to the taliban. the pentagon said in a statement: >> reacting to the video the bergdahl family said: >> a massive scandal is upfolding that involves air force personnel in charge of the country's nuclear arsenal. 34 air force officers are facing accusations ranging from drug use to cheating on important exams. there are - there are supposed to be safeguards to the u.s. missile defense program. >> they are at the heart of american strategy, intercontinental missiles armed with nuclear weapons. the civilian head of the air force revealed that 34 officers are under investigations for dr

the u.n. on the children's rights. the catholic church has been slammed over allegations of child sex abuse by priests and an inadequate response from church officials. protest over high-cost redevelopment plans for city in northern spain spread to madrid. oulsons in the street call it a waste of money for the cash- strapped country that it can afford. -- thousands in the street call it a waste of money for the cash-strapped country that it can't afford. coming up this hour, but he waved its the australian open hard with some players and spectators passing out from the heat. steamy details coming up in sports. and then on hand to give us the details of his recent coverage of the ongoing conflict in central african republic. story in the hague for war the trial is on for four members of hezbollah accused of assassinating former lebanese minister. his death nine years ago sent shockwaves throughout the region. he was killed in a massive car bombing, which many of his supporters blamed on the syr

some say a full-fledge of u.n. peacekeeping sources are necessary. >> they fall short of what is needed underground which is a u.n. peacekeeping force. they are better equipped. >> the security council has been weighing the option of a u.n. peace-keeping force. the afghan union insists it can get the job done. the french insist they can get more hep. no action is expected until march. >> nicaragua's president ortagao be re-elected indefinitely now that presidential terms have been removed. critics see the approval of the term limits bill as a way to stay in tower. ortaga has been president for seven years and is widely expected to seek another term. >> leaders from across latin america and the caribbean are meeting in the cuban capital. they are part of the group known as salek. g adam raney is in havana. >> at the end of the first day of official meetings it's clear that this organization is gaining some sort of momentum and seeming to be a respectable challenge to the organization, an organization that for decade

the u.n. compounds. this must be addressed. we propose the security council unanimously adopted a resolution . in turn, we are actively encouraging member states to provide police units, including transfers from the region. as my colleague will discuss, we $50 million in humanitarian assistance. the president's special envoy to sudan and south sudan, who could not be here today to testify because he is in ethiopia. the ambassador has been in the region since december 22. he has been working around the clock. he has met repeatedly with officials. he has had lengthy discussions. he has secured the first official visit with political detainees and sat down with religious leaders to help find a solution. this is an all-out effort on our speciald given our history with south sudan we are working with neighbors through organization for development. a special summit was held 12 days after the conflict again. the ethiopian minister and kenyan general are the negotiating who are leading this effort. ar

the u.n. headquarters in geneva. and that is where - it will be a smaller gathering, the two sides around the table. the syrian opposition and government. that's where they get to all the big questions. the idea of the u.n. and the arab league comes up with the end of this, with the government made up of part of the opposition and part of the regime. that will be difficult because the opposition will not have assad or anyone close to him. the government says, "no, we have to have president assad as the head of state. they'll start with the easier stuff. it's difficult, trying to get local ceasefires, prisoner exchanges, confidence-building measures. they'll start at that level and come up with a bigger solution, coming up with a transitional government. that is the aim of all this. a new government for syria. a transitional body. >> thank you very much for that. >> that's james bays live in montro. let's go to our correspondent in lebanon's becker valley. >> while the diplomatic talks with som

what does the u.n.'s high commissioner for refugees make of national commitments. >> i think its important to recognize that this pledging conference is a starting point. and if we take into account all of the money, and later came and supported us the refugee program of the last year we had pledges in the conference of $1 billion, and in the end we were able to receive and spend about $2 billion: so i'm very importanted by this starting point. $2.4 billion means we can initiate programs, and we can deliver to the people in need, both inside syria and in the countries around. we can support also the government of those countries. and i'm absolutely sure that the momentum created by this conference more than $1 billion last year was pledged in this conference, the momentum will lead to many who were not pledging to do so. and many who pledged smaller amounts to multiply what they pledged in this conference by two, bu by three, by four. >> the egyptians have on the second da day of going to the polls. this

the u.n. compounds. this must be addressed. as the crisis began to unfold, we proposed and security council unanimously adopted a resolution nearly doubling the size of the contingent. in turn we're now actively encouraging member states to provide additional troops and police units to the u.n. mission including through the transfer of contingents from other missions in the region. as my colleague assistant administrator lindbergh will discuss, we have committed an additional $50 million in emergency humanitarian assistance. the president's special envoy to sudan and south sudan, ambassador don booth who as i noted could not be here today to testify because he is in ethiopia, he's been in the region since december 22nd. he has been working around the clock. he has med repeatedly with president kiir and other officials. he's had lengthy discussions with rhee ak machar and he's sat down with local religious leaders and civil society members to help find a solution. this is an all-out effort on o

earlier this morning, i talked to former u.n. ambassador, kurt voleker. >> i think what we're seeing here is a poorly prepared process to begin with. we have a preponderance of force on one side, that's assad. that is radicalized an opposition which indeed is conducting, which is influenced by sunni extremists, that means, you have a process where the results are most negative liblgible. you're never going to get so a proper solution. the first step if there should be one is an immediate cease fire respected by the government and the opposition. it is disproportionate capacity of force on the ground and no cease fire on in place, the idea there's going to be political settlement is not in the cards. >> meanwhile marking day 1 of that historic program with iran over its nuclear program, halted some yeurm enrichment work. the united states and its partners will follow through on their commitments. iran wants modest are sanctions relief. >>> police say six parked cars and two improadvised explosive devices are exploded in the capita

the u.n. undersecretary general for peacekeeping operations mr at the state you very much for your time but you are the fourth frenchman in a row to hold this position i wonder what is it about the french diplomats that gets them selected so often for this role i don't think it is. a problem i mean just the secretary general's. a suitable person for that job but you know it's more about doing the job done that is what it's about so you don't think that the french diplomats bring anything special to the table in this regard i think maybe experience because. professional diplomacy is an asset and that sort of job i would say well speaking about experience and professional diplomacy you're worth for your friends diplomatic service for a number of years before joining the united nations and forgive me for saying but some people would find the french and gauge went into world affairs not always conducive to peace and what i mean here is in a french role in the suez crisis in the a wand and genocide

and the u.n. has now developed something called rights forward, where they are actually going to look at this issue of how do you prevent atrocities come and hopefully get serious about it in terms of staffing, resources. >> just quickly, i agree with david. there is i think an institutional deficit in key areas on really important issues, and i agree with mark, is also a capacity deficit in many areas, the resources of the u.n. are limited to deal with many of these conflicts. i think if there's some positive news in 2013, is that it's shown the value of the ad hoc coalition willing to actually resolve some crises. we saw that with iran, the p5+1 grouping, in at least getting this interim deal. we saw this over some extent the chemical weapons issue in syria. .. parrot the gap between what we need to get effective multilateral cooperation and what we are doing to get effective multilateral cooperation, ineffective is an inappropriate adjective. do you have a question? >> very short. >> thank you

i spoke to the u.n. representatives earlier on and they say they now have got 80% of the money that was pledged last year. they're obviously knocking on doors and chasing up the outstanding funds because the thing is it's all very well pledging the money, but the u.n. needs that cash in hand now. it needs that cash to buy emergency relief supplies, to buy food, aid, to give to the syrians. but one of the other major challenges that the u.n. faces, and it was touched on by u.s. secretary of state john kerry and by ban ki-moon, it is very difficult to get aid in when the syrian regime is not allowing the aid to get in. there are a lot of besieged towns and cities that are preventing aid from getting through. again, john kerry accused the regime of using civilians as pawns in this civil conflict, and he's appealing to the syrian regime to allowed aid to get through. >> earlier we spoke to john mccain about the humanitarian aid. >> there are now 130,000 people who have been slaughtered, millions have been di

the u.n. forces. many of us have been to darfur and seeing the mandate the u.n. had there and been frustrated in the past by that. does this have a right to mandate on the ground in south sudan right now? >> we think they do? but we have looked at the mandate. and given the current situation on the ground, we need to beef up their mandate, particularly on the peace keeping side. they are there as a protection force. and certainly in terms of their numbers and capacity, they're not a place to handle the current situation. and it's our hope to fill that up rather quickly. >> mr. chairman, first, thanks for conducting this hearing. what you do to promote u.s. interest under extremely challenging circumstances. so i thank you very much. and strongly support the frame work that you have laid out. this needs to be critically evaluated to make sure there is adequate resources to implement, we hope, some form of cessation of violence. the humanitarian issues are incredibly difficult, the ngo community

in syria and often staying in the same hotel as the u.n. personnel some of the previous missions and what struck me really was how. a perhaps if they are about their own security and what i mean by that is that sometimes they would spend days and in a luxurious hotel in the gym by the pool without living the promises of that hotel and when they did go out there their security would be indeed very tight there it would involve what our kids and i think. in some way would significantly limit their exposure to both sides of the conflict and obviously none of us has a death wish but as a journalist at least i can tell you that you know if you want to accomplish anything if you want to bring the story you have to take calculated risks and my question to you is whether you think. that your department may need to adopt its policies on security and its approach to the efficiency of your operations if you indeed want to have a lasting impact well three comments first of people are not deployed for the sake of being killed they are defending peace the

now that burma is opening up, the u.n. along with several ngo's are trying to help the "sons of the lake" as they are called. the intha are learning ways to make life on the lake more sustainable -- and the development experts that have come learn that the inle is more than just another ecosystem in need of saving. >> fishermen on myanmar's inle lake performing their amazing balancing act. to free their hands for the net, they paddle with one leg, leaving the other planted on the narrow boat. the technique is seen nowhere else in the world, nor is their unique method of fishing. both have been passed down through the ages, but in recent years there has been one dramatic change -- fewer fish. u thun win says water pollution in the lake is to blame, as is the growing number of fishermen. an entire way of life for people around the lake is under threat. but for a long time, no one took any action. until now. u thet win htun and his colleagues are part of a united nations' initiative. they're coordinating a program to save the

is the u.n. able to get in and out and bring additional supplies or is - or is the fighting precluding that? >> the fighting has been precluding that. i know they are trying. it's been almost impossible. i just don't know how they're going solve that part of it. they need to get food in there, and to get food for 30,000 people, is far different to getting food for 6,000 people. >> what are brad and kim telling you about the security situation. >> they have said the security has been pretty good, and it's quite a comfort to them. in spite of the fact that there's fighting all around them and the town of malakol is in terrible condition from the shelling and everything, there are u.n. soldiers patrolling inside and outside. i mean, there are - as i said there are about 6,000 inside the gates of the u.n. camp, but there are another 20 or 25,000 camped outside the base, taking whatever shelter they can, trying to stay out of the hot sun, trying to find food. it's heartbreaking. but there are soldiers

former u.n. al-qaeda team chief about the growing violence in that country. >> a major scandal has rocked the air force. hundreds of crew members including 190 officers are expected to retake proficiency exams thursday. they're facing accusations ranging from drug use to cheating on tests. that some of the officers have been taken off the job and security clearance suspended. >> they are at the heart of america's strategy of dietarians, international continental ballistic missiles armed with weapons. the service chief of staff revealed that 34 air force officers at the air force base in montana are now under investigation for drug use and cheating on proficiency exams. they are the officers in charge of the land based nuclear icbm's. >> this is absolutely unacceptable behavior and it is completely contrary to our core values in the air force. the number one core value for us is integrity. >> 16 officers shared the answers to a monthly test by texting them to each other and another 18 knew but fai

and russia and the u.n. in removing the chemical weapons on this and now with south sudan and others. and we are still seeing some of that. .. parrot the gap between what we need to get effective multilateral cooperation and what we are doing to get effective multilateral cooperation, ineffective is an inappropriate adjective. do you have a question? >> very short. >> thank you very much, jim shearer, many thanks for the mapping of the terrain for our panel. david, a quick follow-up, on the theme of diverging economies are concrete cases to involvement in emerging economies and the global value chain as a mitigating factor overall? i ask the question because the economist, this picks up on the theme of the anniversaries, 100 years from the anniversary of the first world war and the economist published a piece saying we ought to be a little more angst written about legacy conflict. john mccain -- and there was too much emphasis on economic independence but there is the global value change. are there specific

the u.n. undersecretary general for peacekeeping operations mr let's sustain you very much for your time when you are the fourth frenchman in a row to hold this position i wonder what is it about the french diplomats that gets them selected so often for this role i don't think it is. a problem i mean just the secretary general sort probably that was a suitable person for the job but you know it's all about doing the job done that is what it's about so you don't think that the french diplomats bring anything special to the table in this regard i think maybe experience because well professional diplomacy. and that sort of job i would say well speaking about experience and professional diplomacy you're worth for your friends diplomatic service for a number of years before joining the united nations and forgive me for saying but some people would find the french and gauge went into world affairs not always conducive to peace and what i mean here is in a french role in the suez crisis is. in the a

the u.n. chief saying, not so fast, rescind it. >> the u.s. actually really leaned on him over this. it was a terrible, stupid idea he put forward to invite iran. iran eagerly accepted and this was wrong. it would legitimatized iran and they have been a major cause of the trouble. it's good he reversed it. but it was terrible he invited iran in the first place, neil. >> he said the timing in the first place had to do with iran agreeing to sort of police itself on its open nuclear operations. this is day one of that. they've got the first access to $4 billion of cash to go on a shopping supreme aodd, the timing, what do you make of it? >> i make that the u.n. loves iran. iran is -- sits on a whole slew of u.n. agency executive boards, it is chairing the second largest voting bloc in the general asemi, it's all othe miss at the u.n. and as the u.s. makes any move towards offering legitimacy to iran, the u.n. jumps on it. ban can i mon was off and running, and kofi an nap visited iran. he was the

with food running low, the u.n. decided to take a risk. an aid mission into town to fetch food supplies from the u.n. warehouse, as civilians continue to flee. in the a u.n. compound center. they came here to pick up food before the fighting started. area, more to this than 1000 people came into this compound to try to get shelter from the fighting. now they have become the priority. the u.n. is trying to get them out. with gunfire already heard nearby, they have to move fast. time butnever enough an opportunity like this comes along. they took who they could and would return for the rest. they reached the camp safely but a mission for food brought only more people. the rift between tribes has been reopened by this crisis. all talks about peace go nowhere, the fear is more fighting will come. echoing those fears, the top u.s. diplomat for africa warns lawmakers the risk of an all-out civil war is growing with each additional day of violence in south sudan. among the witnesses providing testimony was the cofounder of the enough project and

the u.n. compounds. this must be addressed. as the crisis began to unfold, we proposed and security council unanimously adopted a resolution nearly doubling the size of the contingent. in turn we're now actively encouraging member states to provide additional troops and police units to the u.n. mission including through the transfer of contingents from other missions in the region. as my colleague assistant administrator lindbergh will discuss, we have committed an additional $50 million in emergency humanitarian assistance. the president's special envoy to sudan and south sudan, ambassador don booth who as i noted could not be here today to testify because he is in ethiopia, he's been in the region since december 22nd. he has been working around the clock. he has med repeatedly with president kiir and other officials. he's had lengthy discussions with rhee ak machar and he's sat down with local religious leaders and civil society members to help find a solution. this is an all-out effort on o

u.n. support. adf originally came from neighboring ugandaaaa and began 1995 on the border in the mountains. they fought the uganda army and were defeated, since 2004 they have been based in eastern congo and it's lawless and they thrived and their territory includes lucrative gold and mines and thick rain forest. even walking through it is difficult. this thick cover is what makes it easy for the rebels to hide and attack government forces when they come in but not the only benefit of being in the forest and trees like this one can be worth hundreds or even thousands of dollars in timber but it's only possible for the adf to prosper with business people and some government officials both here in congo and across the border new grand da and if they have cash coming in to buy supplies and ammunitions it's going to be very difficult for the government to defeat them. in the nearby town of benny they said the mayor worked with them before and we asked him repeatedly but he said he didn't under

the u.n. says 10,000 troops are needed to store order to end the deadly chaos in the country. also coming up, french footballer is leaving newcastle united. all the details on the 24 million-euro deal coming up and sports. china takes over france is the home of the most red wine drinkers in the world. it is as much about the color as the taste. head to the united states, where president barack obama delivered his annual state of the union address. speaking tuesday in washington, he put congress on notice that he is willing to go it alone. the president has made no bones about his frustration with partisan gridlock on capitol hill. he says he will use executive orders to pass legislation that is blocked in congress. >> let's make this a year of action. barack obamadent signaled he is not giving up on advancing key programs like fighting income inequality and immigration reform. stymied the political gridlock the last 2 years, the president and congress on alert. not stand still and neither will

in october the u.n. security council passed a presidential statement that urges all parties of the conflict to facilitate immediate access. this statement lays down a very clear set of markers for the syrian regime regarding the world's expectations that it will provide the access that it's long denied and by taking these clear steps, the regime has the power to enable life-saving assistance to reach more than 200,000 people in need immediately. finally, resources remain a key constraint and as we head to kuwait next week for the donors conference, we're making a major push for all donors across the globe to step up to the plate, to help with this escalating burden. we have also within uaid, reoriented our development activities in the neighboring states. we are working with our development and humanitarian resources and with our partners to help create a comprehensive response for the neighbors states that are straining to accommodate the needs of their own people in addition to the millions of new refu

the u.n. and with our key allies, including those who have been long strong partners on south sudan. the u.a. the eu of canada. we are in almost daily contact in nairobi and through our headquarters conversations. the u.n. country team is leading the charge in terms of coordinating the overall assistance, and seeing when the opportunities arise to get aid into the compounds. the ngo community is very courageously still operating many of their programs. there are ngos doing protection patrols inside the compounds, for example. so there's active close coordination. as i said earlier, one of the bright spots in the middle of a lot of bad news is there's a history of the action in south sudan. born of necessity, but it gives us the capacity to respond. as one can in tough situations. >> obviously some of the stories that have come out have been in the atrocities this women and particular challenges facing women. women and children. can you talk about whether there are specific efforts around human

. >> the u.n. has repeatedly warned in central african republic, it is meeting now in new york to mandate further peace keeping troops. first the growing laws lawless. >> food from the unito the people of ban gee. they drove through a country of burned villages, deserted towns and ruthless militias. >> all the drivers were afraid, we left about 100 behind, because they refused to cross the border with their trucks. the drivers are mainly muslims and we have been warned that any muslim that took this rout would be killed. >> the trucks had an armed escort, rwanda peace keeper whose accompanied them for 550-kilometers. >> it's taken several days for the convoy to get here from the boarder. so, in this violent and law less country, bringing aid to hundreds of thousands of displaced people, is becoming increasingly expensive, and dangerous. >> watching the convoy, we find anti-fighters. wearing the magic charms which they say protect them. they tell me they have been chasing muslims away, but they are

many holed up in the u.n. compounds. the u.n. is involved in a diplomatic effort to save this shaky piece. these meetings are in ethiopia. the fighting killed and displaced many. the u.n. chief has been visiting the camps in the north. >> devastation in the town. the way that whole areas of the down have been burnt out. the market area completely destroyed. and then to visit the teaching hospital and see the thousands of people taking shelter there, and in unbelievably dire circumstances, and, of course, 26,000 people taking shelter in the base of the u.n. peace-keeping force in south sudan. people very fairful, not wanting to come out and saying to us that they want to be relocated to another country. there's a desperate need for reconciliation efforts, for people to be quarantined of their safety and security. there's a potential health hazard in these informal camps that have now sprung up. way too many people, not enough water, not enough food. >> still in africa the united nations security council has authorised the deployme

but over at the u.n. headquarters in port au prince there's a refusal to even discuss the issue. >> why didn't the united nations committee just admit it's responsible for the outbreak of cholera in haiti? >> well, unfortunately, i can't comment on that particular side of the issue. >> why not? >> because we're not supposed to be commenting on issues that are being considered by the legal office in our, in our headquarters. >> but it's not just a legal matter, there's a moral matter here as well. people are appalled by what's happening. they blame the u.n. >> as i said, i'm sorry but i can't comment on it. and i think what's more important is how to deal with it here and now. >> due process, the rule of law, the human right, they need to give hatian people a day in court. >> reporter: but as he seeks his day in court against the u.n., it seems he won't be getting much help from his own health ministry, which is clearly reluctant to take on the world body. >> ( translated ): we support the hatian people wh

the u.n. security council plus germany will implement the agreement over the next six months. it took ten years of diplomacy to make the deal happen, but just six months and a new government to start what many see as iran's return from the cold. al jazeera, tehran. >> for more on those syrian peace talks that may or may not start we turn to james bays in geneva. >> reporter: it's taken nearly eight months to get the syrian opposition to agree to come to the talks which are due to talk here in switzerland from wednesday. they finally agreed at the weekend, but now this invitation to iran seems to have put that all in jeopardy. the syrian opposition now say that in a matter of hours if the u.n. has not rescinded its invitation to iran they will pull out of the process. they will not send a delegation to geneva. even if they were to sit around the table with the assad regime the prospects of getting a deal seem quite distant. that's because of key points, the key sticking point which is whether a

to tied u.n. committee grilled vatican officials over allegations they protected pedophile priests at the expense of victims they conceded the church needs to do more to deal with the scammeddal. but denied accusations i've cover up. >> it's not a poll to encourage cover ups, but this goes against the truth. >> al jazerra simon mcgregor-wood has more on today's hearing in geneva. >> reporter: for many that was a chance for the vatican to display different attitude and was a very public form. the session opened from a statement from the vatican tell greg. >> the the actions taken by local churches presents a frame bourque that when properly applied will help eliminate the occurrence of child sexual beus by clergy and other church personnel. >> reporter: an attempt to reassure. but didn't convince many. the question came thick and fast. >> whawhat are you doing with remarked to 39 of or convention which refers to reparations both psychological and financial to children who are have been victims of s

on monday the u.n. withdrew the invitation. after the announcement syria's main opposition coalition agreed to attend the courts which began on wednesday with a conference, before moving to geneva on friday. as the diplomatic intrigue unfolded, it was a day of violence in syria. 16 people were killed after two car bombs exploded on the border with turkey. as nick reports, it happened in an area held by fighters. >> just two days before a conference designed to start a peace process, syria's war is as vibrant as ever. monday's attack. more than a dozen killed. the bombs targeted vehicles going into syria, and destroyed nearby shops and killed customers. >> we are right on the syrian turkish border. it may look calm, but 15 minutes ago, a mile beyond the crossing there were two huge explosions, one of them a car bomb. i spoke to an eyewitness who saw dozens of bodies. most of the victims were women and children trying to flee the war and come to turkey. >> we were at the crossing and heard a huge explosion. five minutes later ano

with food running low, the u.n. decided to take a risk. an aid mission into town to fetch food supplies from the u.n. warehouse, as civilians continue to flee. in the a u.n. compound center. they came here to pick up food before the fighting started. area, more to this than 1000 people came into this compound to try to get shelter from the fighting. now they have become the priority. the u.n. is trying to get them out. with gunfire already heard nearby, they have to move fast. time butnever enough an opportunity like this comes along. they took who they could and would return for the rest. they reached the camp safely but a mission for food brought only more people. the rift between tribes has been reopened by this crisis. all talks about peace go nowhere, the fear is more fighting will come. echoing those fears, the top u.s. diplomat for africa warns lawmakers the risk of an all-out civil war is growing with each additional day of violence in south sudan. among the witnesses providing testimony was the cofounder of the enough project and

it took two attempts to get to the u.n. base. >> reporter: now that they've made it to the base, a heartbreaking dilemma. if they leave what happens to the orphans. american officials have told the came bells it's up to the u.n. who awards the evacuation flight. >> i think they're trying. they're all aware we're here. we were put on an evacuation list. so they're doing what they can do, and i understand they have procedures, but i would think in a time of war somebody could do something. if we're trying to protect children this isn't the place to do it. >> that was del walters reporting. the campbell family works with charlotte-based organization "keeping hope alive. with me is joan campbell, brad campbell's mother. joan, let's put it out there for everyone. you don't do a lot of television but you were gracious enough to talk to us. you're concerned about your son and everyone in this situation. i can't thank you enough for talking to us. if you would, i know that you've been speaking with your son brad as often as possibl

syria and often staying in the same hotel as the u.n. personnel some of the previous missions and what struck me really was how. perhaps if they are about their own security and what i mean by that is that sometimes they would spend days and in a luxurious hotel in the gym by the pool without living the promises of that hotel and when they did go out there their security would be indeed very tight there it would involve what our kids and i think. in some way would significantly limit their exposure to both sides of the conflict and obviously none of us has a death wish but as a journalist at least i can tell you that you know if you want to accomplish anything if you want to bring the story you have to take calculated risks and my question to you is whether you think. that your department may need to adopt its policies on security and its approach to the efficiency of your operations if you indeed want to have a lasting impact well three comments first of people not deployed for the sake of being killed they are defending peace they do t

the u.n. secretary-general made this announce. >> pledged that iran would play a positive and constructive roll in montreul. therefore as convenor and host of the conference i have issued an invitation for iran to participate. >> no sooner than that statement was made than it was greeted from the syrian national, confirming the snc decision to withdraw from the conference unless iran's violation was resinted. in istanbul, would talk to representatives of the syrian government under u.n. auspices. >> an absolutely majority voted for going to the negotiating table. and of course we are all aware that the regime is trying to find loophole to try to get out of its commitment. >> reporter: in syria all the while the fighting goes around. this activist video was filmed in aleppo. using barrel bombs against civilians. the invitation to iran has raised serious doubts with use days to go about. fergus nickel, al jazeera. >> u.s. wants him to step down litle go to libby casey in washington. how worried

for two years haitians sought justice through the u.n.'s internal legal system. the u.n. denied their claims and continues to deny responsibili responsibility. >> peace keepers operate under immunity, and this cholera case is challenging that on the civil side. it's one loss on criminal immunity. it's best to clean up messes, and this one is a mess. >> reporter: lawyers for the cholera victims say that the u.n. has a moral as well as legal responsibility. >> the u.n. is one of the world's leaders in promoting human rights in the rule of law, and the way that it's been responding to this case has been very hypocritical. there has been no follow through in the principles of the u.n. with regards to the cholera. >> reporter: for the survivors it's a simple matter of right and wrong. al jazeera, united nations. >> and adam joins us now, president of global dirt, humanitarian disaster response organization, just came back from haiti in october, and he plans to travel back to haiti in the next couple of weeks. adam, welcome. >> thank you very much for having me. >> how far has

there's a potential in the u.n. and for others on the ground, that this could become a far bigger and larger scale massacre if there is, in fact, not serious international intervention. that that, if you like, is the moral argument that is weighing as e.u. officials discuss the size of the force, who will take part and the time scale - how quickly they can get the force on the ground. >> hopefully we can get it soon. we are looking at a live picture of william hague arriving and a lot of official cars in brussels. >> data from 150 million bank customers in europe has been leaked. a third of the population of 50 million could be affected, potentially all credit card holders in the country. >> there's no question that the credit card in south korea is king. it's the highest rate of transactions, it's the highest rate of card ownership at four per person. this leak, involving things like registration numbers, credit card numbers, phone numbers, marital status involves so many people, pretty much the working population

and u.n. officials and officials from the o pcw, the special agency based in the hague providing technical help for this process. until now they have been concerned but not wanted to blame the syrian side for stalling because they said to me, well, we know this is a very difficult operation and it would be difficult for any country to try and get chemical weapons from their storage bases to a port, the port of latakiar through a country that is effectively at war but the u.s. has now broken the silence and spoken out publically and condemned the syrian government, saying that they are stalling and it wants to see faster progress and it's worth seeing this in the bigger picture, in terms of the international community there are to ways that the u.s. and western countries are engaged on syria and one is chemical weapons that deal and the russians americans broke it on that and would like to see syria moving faster and the other is the process in geneva and it was broken by the russians and ameri

on sunday evening, after a round of last-minute telephone calls the u.n. secretary-general made this announcement. >> 40 ministers policemeninged that iran -- pledged that iran would play a positive and subcontractive role. therefore as convener and host of the conference, i decided to issue an invitation to iran to participate. >> no sooner had that statement been made, than it was greeted with this from the syrian national coalition - a sweet from spokesman louis confirming the s.n.c. decision to withdraw from the conference, unless iran's invitation was resigned. on saturday in istanbul, the same spokesman announced that the opposition would talk to representatives of the syrian government under u.n. auspices. >> a majority. for going to the negotiating table. and, of course, we are all aware that the regime is trying to find, you know, a loophole to try to get out of its commitment >> and in syria itself all the while, the killing on the ground goes on. the activist video was filmed in aleppo on saturday. it purports to show the aftermath of barrel bom

. >>> u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon says iran is no longer welcome at the table for peace talks on syria. >>> and budding entrepreneurs are breathing new life in to technologies japanese companies patented but never developed. japanese fighter pilots are taking to the skies more often to respond to chinese aircraft. every three months the defense ministry releases data showing how many times jets scrambled to meet possible intrusions by aircraft. the ministry says it scrambled jets against chinese aircraft 138 times in the three months between october and december. that compares to 91 times in the same period of 2012. the record high was 146 in the first three months of 2013. japan has been scrambling planes more often against chinese aircraft since the government nationalized the senkaku islands in the east china sea in september 2012. japan says the islands are an inherent part of its territory in terms of history and international law. but china, and taiwan, claim them. china declared an

the u.n.'s last minute decision to include iran almost derailed the pros. iran is now out and talks set to go on as planned tomorrow in geneva. we have the details. >> iran went back on its word. that's why the united nations says the country is no longer welcome at an international conference on syria. >> the secretary general is deeply disappointed by iranian public statements today that are not at all consistent with that stated commitment. he continues to urge iran to join the global consensus behind the geneva communique. >> just 24 hours earlier, session tear generathetech tear. acted surprised and insisted the invitation be withdrawn, while the syrian opposition threatened to boycott the talks. >> when it comes to iran, it must be clear to everybody that any participation in geneva two is conditional to the exquisite acceptance of the mandate laid down in the invitation letter to the conference from the united nation secretary general. >> if they are to attended, it is now vital that the

i want to play sount from the u.n. -- sound from the u.n. secretary-general. what he said is few hours ago. >> as i have said repeatedly, i believe strongly that iran needs to be a part of the solution to the syrian crisis. as convener and host of the commence, i have decided to ensure -- issue an invitation to iran to participate. >> with that invitation, good move. the united states said before iran can come, they need to be on the sidelines. now they are part of the games. >> yes, syria is a complicated complex conflict with a number of actors. whenever you start a process like that, a negotiated settlement hopefully that will be able to deliver something tangible to people, you need all the actors there. anyone who is not included in the process becomes a spoiler, a trouble maker. if they are outside the framework, they don't need to abide by any of the rules. >> if iran caomes, it has so muh influence, is this a game changer. >> if iran comes the talks been be effective >> because? >> because they have the influence, they are a big player because of suppo

after u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon invited iran to the geneva 2 peace talks, just a couple of hours ago, the u.n. withdrew that invite to iran. >> the secretary-general is deeply disappointed by iranian public statements today that are not at all consistent with that stated commitment. he continues to urge iran to join the global consensus, behind the geneva communique. given that it has chose be to remain outside of that basic understanding he has decided that the one-day montreux gathering will proceed without iran's participation. john terrett is at the u.n. why the about-face? >> it was a rather quick about face but not for the reasons you might believe. the syrian peace talks in geneva, the syrians are coming, he's very pleased. britney is unhappy, gulf states are unhappy because iran will not openly commit to the purpose of this talks, to get a provisional government minus bashar al-assad. not because the syrian opposition threatened to boycott the talks on wednesday, it looked like

i believe in peace. >> the u.n. withdrew its invitation. ban ki-moon's spokesman accused the iranians of acting in bad faith. likes the secretary-general is deeply disappointed by iranian public statements today. they are not at all consistent with the stated commitment. >> the u.s. and britain say iran has to declare support for a transfer of power in syria. we have no problem in principle of iran attending, it has to be the same basis as all of the rest of us, to implement -genev president assada i. >> made clear he won't step down. that is the opposition's main demand. extremist groups will fight on, no matter what happens here. the big international supporters include saudi arabia. is a western ally, but it gives money and guns to rebel groups that oppose democracy. iran -- it bankrolls the regime. an agreement without iran might be possible, but now they are not going to these talks. thething that is hoped achieve, access for aid. this is rare relief for damascus. thousands of people are on the brink of starvation. -- president assad h

an infernalal circle of violence, the u.n. called it, the roots of which need to be tackled by the iraqi authorities. what, in your opinion, is fuelling the sectarian tension in the country. >> well, actually, the 2013 was a deadly year, actually. it's about 8,000 killed, and 18,000 injured. most of them are civilians, and ending with what's happening in anbar, and the failure in the security situation and planning of the iraqi government. it is obvious that they don't have an actual security plan, that it can save innocent people, that can save civilians and separated from the terrorist people. what is happening in 2013 was so many lights, according to the government, so many lights on a political, on a security level, that until now we didn't get any success for these major issues. the most important thing that the iraqi government, until now, didn't manage to solve problem with the sunni provinces, the most problem is that it appeared to the iraqi government. until now the iraqi government didn't manage to end the contract