the u.n. secretary general that he is in favor of a humanitarian ceasefire. the u.n. envoy to yemen is still in sanaa trying to convince both sides to pause fight to go allow delivery of aid. the u.n. says more than 21 million yemeni people need help. >>> an estimated 100,000 people remain internally displaced in gaza i'm year on from the 50-day war with israel. more than 2,000 palestinians were killed during seven weeks of israeli bombard think. more than 10,000 were wounded the u.n. says 75% of the victims were civilians. among israelis, 66 soldiers and five civilians died. the u.n. says 89,000 gaza homes were damaged and it will cost up to $6 billion in to rebuild over the next 20 years. >>> well, despite the huge loss of life and property the israeli government is ahead think the war was justified. paul brennan reports now from jerusalem. >> reporter: the war which lasted for 50 days in the summer of lat last year was costly both this terms of human life and economic impact. more than 70 i

>>> a u.n. brokered truce comes in to effect in yemen while people wait for much-needed surprise. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to al jazerra live from our head quarters in doha, i am elizabeth. also ahead. the greek parliament revises an exhibit planned ahead of a crucial eurozone meet on the ground a new bailout. plus. >> reporter: i am reporting from near srebrenica where the genocide 20 years ago continues to cause division and pain. >>> and rebuilding after ebola. the international community pledges billions of dollars to help the countries hardest hit by the outbreak. ♪ ♪ >>> we'll begin in yemen where a u.n.-backed ceasefire comes in to effect. but there are reports of saudi airstrikes in sanaa and taiz. the strikes came after reports of ground fighting the week-long ceasefire has let vital surprise get in. we have more. >> reporter: for thousands of people wounded in yemen medicines are running out. places like aden, sanaa, at that. iaz and others have been cut off for weeks. aid agencies warn

the u.n. special envoy. >> reporter: the u.n. special envoy presenting his latest plan for syria. in the past they have tried international conferences and face to face peace talks. after four and a half years of bloodshed now a much more modest proposal setting up a series of working groups. >> even with the deeply and deepening traj,ening tragedy to get no stone unturned. attuned to the serious discussions which are taking place and we are hearing them around the region and elsewhere which may require perhaps more time. >> reporter: he was referring to a number of important developments that the u.n. believes could be positive. in essence, this is a holding plan, until they see how things play out. the u.n. knows that president assad's forces are losing ground on the battlefield and perhaps in a matter of months his government will be prepared to make more concessions. they also know that the recent policy shift by turkey which is now prepared to carry out air strikes to stop i.s.i.l. could

. >>> the u.n. security council has endorsed the iran nuclear program. >> is he a war hero because he was captured? i like people who were not captured. >> donald trump stands by his message that mccain was no hero. now the senator is sending a message to trump. >> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm randall pinkston. for the first time in five decades the cuban flag is flying over that country's embassy in washington, d.c. the embassy reopened just a few hours ago as did the embassy in washington, d.c. the embassy in havana did not as much fanfare as there was in washington. no ceremony, no flag raising that's because many cubans are unsure how restoring relations will effect them. >> cubans are excited about normalization. with that announcement by president obama and raul castro back in december of last year with their intentions to normalize relations people saying there was a sense of exhilaration in havana and people had tears streaming down their faces. six months on there

deep divisions within the u.n. security council over what happened at srebrenica. 1995 killing of thousands of muslims an act of genocide, was rejected by russia. >> the draft submitted by united kingdom turned out to be uninstructional and politically motivated. it created distortions the blame was placed on one people, you single out one responsible party for a war crime it's not legitimate and can turn out to be more division within the bosnian society. >> it is this draft that will cause division. >> 20 years ago samantha power was in serbia working as a journalist. >> why would russia vote to deny recognition of the srebrenica genocide? today's vote mattered. it mattered hugely to the families of the victims of the srebrenica genocide. russia's veto is heartbreaking for those families. and it is a further stain on this council's record. >> bosnian seshes killed more certains killed more than 8,000 men and boys. the international criminal tribunal and the international court of justice both determined the mass

u.n.-brokers humanitarian trust is set to come into effect in yemen in the next few hours. the pause is meant for humanitarian supplies to reach civilians. the u.n. estimates at least $21 million need assistance. >> reporter: some aid has trickled in. these trucks will provide desperately needed assistance to hundreds of families forced to leave their homes. and it means that there is hope more aid will reach their areas. most of the road access is under the control of houthi fighters. >> humanitarian agencies and their partners aim to reach people in need and if they have the adequate access aid agencies plan to stockpile supplies throughout yemen, including supplies for nutritional assistance for acutely malnourished children emergency shelters, water, sanitation, and medical supplies, which could benefit over $2.3 million people and food for 1.2 million people for one month. >> reporter: it took the u.n. envoy much convincing. and statements from both the houthi leadership, and yemen's

the u.n. designated safe haven in july 1995. thereafter bosnian serb president were indicted for crimes twens humanity. >> i was a 25-year-old reporter in bonlz bosnia i admit that i did not expect bosnian serb forces to set out to exterminate all the bosnian men and boys that they held in custody. and i was not alone in underestimating the events unfolding. >> on july 11th, 1995, mlad mladic's forces separated the women and children and murdered thousands of men and boys. a few days later serbian television broadcast footage with ominous footage. also shown muslim prisoners calling out to others to surrender. the massacre of over 8,000 muslim men and boys, the worst episode of mass murder in europe since world war ii, helped to galvanize the conscience of the global community. >> translator: there were those people who did not find their loved ones, it's hardest for them, at least for mine, my grandmother and others will have their graves with plaques. i know they existed. >> accord in 1995 b

the u.n. envoy sees it is as a breakthrough towards a binding deal. >> i want to emphasise and enhance this message - the door is open for those that are not present. they have played a critical role in the text. as i have said many times, there's no text that is entirely satisfactory to all parties, and that responds to all the demands. i'm confident in the weeks ahead a clear decision will be made, and will address all sides and issues. representatives of municipal's council were there. a member calls it a one-sided agreement. aimed at pressuring them to drop their demands. we will name lay in a dialogue, we tried our best to compromise. the other party decided they had not tried to meet us halfway. it has insisted on these points because it has support from the international community. this is why. the u.n. envoy and others try to drag us into an agreement. there's disagreement between rival governments. on the graham work deal calling for a national unity government in tripoli, and also re

the u.n. sanctions that initially brought iran to the table can and will snap right back into place. we have a specific provision in this agreement called snap back for the return of those sanctions in the event of non-compliance. now, there will be some who will assert that we could have done more or that if we just continue to ratchet up the pressure, iran will ever eventually raised a white flag and abandoned its nuclear program altogether, but the fact is, the international community tried that approach. that was the policy of the united states and others during the years 2000 and before. in the meantime, guess what happened? the iranian program went from 164 century finals to thousands. the iranian program grew, despite the fact that the international community said no enrichment at all none. the program grew to the point where iran accumulated enough material for about 12, 10 to 12 nuclear bombs. i will tell you sanctions iran until it capitulates makes for a talking point and pretty goo

the u.n. announcing a ceasefire through the end of ramadan. the pause will allow humanitarian aid to be delivered to the country. >> 85% are in need of aid. more than 3,000 have been killed since fighting intensified. half have been civilians. >> president obama is extending his condolences to saudi arabia over the death of long-time foreign minister. at every turn prince faisal advanced the cause of peace. he died two months after leaving a post he hold for 40 years. >> reporter: he was the longest serving foreign minister. his career spanning almost 40 years. and he has seen the world change global leaders come and go, including his own, serving under four saudi kings, advancing the foreign policy, especially after the attacks. 9/11. he was part of saudi arabia's effort to lessen iran's effort in the region, including the continuing conflict in syria, where saudi arabia is supporting the rebel groups. iran has been backing the government of bashar al-assad, as a foreign minister of an import

charter and was also sanctioned through or u.n. resolutions and this issue was also converted to iran phobia saying that iran is at the stage of developing mass destruction weapons from the other side from the developing. it was important for our country for the research and development and while this issue was considered as a dignity for our nation and from an economic point of view is that that those sanctioned our country had developed critical situation and difficult situation as mentioned earlier sanctions are never successful however they had implications on the lives of ordinary people. i'm glad that today with 23 months negotiations of the islamic republic of iran with p 5 plus 1 we are able to arrive at a new point. >> we are going to listen to john kerry with credit of president obama leading the negotiations that resulted in the nuclear agreement with iran announced today that iran will not be able to get its hands on nuclear weapons, secretary kerry. >> good afternoon, everybody. i want to begin by thanking you as other

officials are being questioned by a u.n. committee investigating suspected human rights abuses in its jails. let's go live to our correspondent in the iraqi capital of baghdad. it's only a withering critique of the judicial system. but they are concentrating on what they say is regular routine torture in its jails. >> that's absolutely right. this u.n. tribunal is putting tough questions to the delegation. they are denied the allegations. they issued a statement saying we don't believe this u.n. tribunal has the right facts. also doesn't have the right facts, we do not torture people. we have a strong judicial system in place and every prisoner is given due process. they are denying this. there are a number of allegations of torture that haven't just surfaced now but surfacing for the last five or six years. >> also, quite striking from what the u.n. is saying is nothing has changed since the prime minister took over. that pressage, a period of great hope for iraq, that it would overcome some of its difficulties. not from th

the u.n. has been bidding for a post. until the end of the holy month in ramadan. the u.n. asked for a ceasefire, to allow delivery of humanitarian aid. >> i have been pushing hard to find a solution to the crisis. today i came to find a quick solution for the sake of the yemeni people we are looking for a peaceful solution. the u.n. labled the war in yemen a level three crisis. the situation means children have been missing out on activities, they've been out of schools, and many have been killed or injured. nonetheless they keep smiling, hoping for a future without war. >> the u.s.-led coalition said it hit i.s.i.l. strong holds in syria and what has been described as a large deliberate engagement. this i.s.i.l. video is set to sow the casualties caused by the attacks, targetting rafah. 15 i.s.i.l. fighters and six civilians were reportedly killed. a coalition spokes naun said the strikes blocked i.s.i.l. supply routes. syrian commrs asks and their lebanese ally hezbollah say they stormed the city taking control of the west of the city. the government has been dropping ba

we have other u.n. resolutions that prohibit arms sales by iran to organizations like hezbollah. we have other u.n. resolutions and multi lateral agreements that give us authority to interdict arms shipments from iran and throughout the region. so we've had belts and suspenders buttons, a whole bunch of different legal authorities, these legal authorities under the nuclear program may lapse under five or eight years, but we'll still be in possession of other legal authorities that allow us to interdict those arms. and truthfully these prohibitions are not self-enforcing. it's not like the u.n. has the capacity to police what iran is doing. what it does is give us authority under international law to prevent arms shipments from happening in concert with our allies and our partners. when you look at how hezbollah got a lot of missiles that are a grave threat to israel and many of our friends in the region. it's not because they were legal. it's not because some how that was authorized under international

they are the u.n. agency that deals with nuclear matters, and would have to police deals, controversial aspects, but where they'd be able to go would they go to military sites, and the questions that i.a.e.a. is asking about the past nuclear programme, some here say if iran can't come clean about the past how can we trust them with the deals in the future >>> the syrian observatory for human rights says more than 5,000 people have been killed in syria in the last month alone, the second highest monthly toll since the war began, according to the activist group. hundreds of civilians have been killed one in three by air strikes. dozens have been killed in residential areas. conflict in syria is pushing more children to the workforce, where they face exploitation and abuse. a report by u.n.i.c.e.f. and save the children show kids are contributing to family income in more than three-quarters of households. children as young as kids are working in lebanon, in jordan half of all syrian refugee children are t

he launched a hunger strike lasting 55 days. >> the u.n. says some of libya's warring factions agreed for the framework on a peace deal. one of libya's rival governments has rejected the deal. >> in a much anticipated agreement, ation meeting over a fourth draft. it is seen as a breakthrough towards a binding deal. >> i want to emphasize this message, the door is open for those who are not present. they have always played a critical role in this text. there is no text entirely satisfactory to all parties and that responds to all the demands. in the weeks ahead a clear decision will be made addressing all sides and issues. >> representatives of municipal councils and the tobruk based government were there. one member calls it a one sided agreement aimed at pressuring them to drop their demands. >> we tried our best and agreed to compromise on many issues. however, the other party decided to stick to conditions and not tried to meet us halfway. it insisted on those points because it has agreement from the international community. >> there's i

defense secretary ash carter is in baghdad >>> the u.n. envoy to syria is in damascus for talks with the government. he has met the syrian deputy foreign minister. on wednesday he expressed concern over government barrel bombs dropped over the lebanese border. pro-government forces in yemen pushed houthi fighters out of their last remaining strongholds in aiden. fighters loyal to president in exile abd-rabbu mansour hadi recaptured the presidential palace. >> now burundi's opposition called on the president to hold talks to form a possible unity government following the controversial election. the polls criticized inside and outside the country. opponents accuse pierre nkurunziza of violating the constitution by seeking a third term in office which he is widely expected to win. the spokesman said the president could not oppose a power-sharing deal. preliminarikm suggest voter turn out was 74%, despite the u.n. vague 160,000 left the country for neighbouring countries to escape the violence. the u.s. e.u. and the u.n. all said that they won

the u.n. says some of libya's warring factions agreed on a draft peace deal but the legally installed government was absent. thailand deports more than 100 uyghur muslims saying the group were on their way to fight against syria and iraq >>> well a planned meeting of all e.u. leaders on greece have been cancelled, and the eurozone finance minister are meeting a discuss the latest greek bailout proposals. athens has less than 24 hours to convince creditors that it can be trusted to enact forms. a package of reforms and austerity measures were put forth in a last ditch to stay in the eurozone. athens asked for $50 billion goouros. goouros. -- yourios. -- euros. finance minister are meeting. the new loan would be in addition to 240 billion euroses that greece received from their creditors. we are crossing from john psaropoulos from athens. it's been difficult for greece and its creditors to find common ground. do we expect that to happen today? >> the difficulty has been underlined by the cancell

people certainly have their opinions about the u.n. brokered truce expected to begin at midnight friday and last one week. the end of islam's holy month of ramadan. >> we don't need the truce. it means we are just going to start a new war. but we want to end this war with the two sides. >> i don't like this kind of truce because we have been under the congregation of the saudi coalition. >> according to the u.n. 21 million yemsist are yemenis are in need of humanitarian aid. this one week of calm will pave osafer path to those who are in need, just as the past one did. >> transportation will be a little bit better from before, we will be able to deliver the aid to some cities that have be serious conflicts. >> reporter: but one week won't be enough time to begin tackling this humanitarian crisis. that's why many are hoping this truce becomes permanent. natasha guinane, al jazeera. >>> and the saudi air strikes have been carried out over the yemeni capital sanaa. saudi coalition has been striking since march. >> first of all, before the

the u.n. says some of libya's warring faxes have agreed a framework peace deal after months of talks in morocco. the regional leaders backed the agreement brokered by the envoy leon. the alternative leadership in tripoli refused to take part and is under pressure to build a unity government to end a year of unrest. osama benjimad reports. >> in a much anticipated ceremony a draft agreement. a 6th meeting over a fourth draft in the moroccan city. the u.n. envoy sees it as a break through toward a binding deal. >> i want to emphasize and enhance this message. the door is open for those who are not present. they have also played a critical role in this text. as i have said many times, there is no text that is entirely sat factual to all of the demands. i am confident it can be made and will address all sides and issues. >> reporter: representatives of municipal coun sizzle were there but the general national con congress and the militia were not there. one member calls it a one-sided agreement ai

the u.n. brokered truce was supposed to come into effect on friday. jamal el shael reports. >> reporter: there is no ceasefire in yemen after the u.n. announcement of a humanitarian pause in fighting there have been two straight days of air strikes and gun battles. houthi troops and rebels loyal to the former president ali abdullah saleh popular resistance forces fighting often behalf of abd rabbu mansour hadi have not laid down their weapons either. the saudi led coalition which has been bombing yemen for more than two months now said it didn't receive any request from yemen's legitimate government to halt its air strikes. coalition air strikes bombs part of sanaa. many are questions on what grounds did the u.n. authorize ceasefire? but the need for a ceasefire is more apparent now than ever. the humanitarian situation in yemen is disastrous. more than 20 million yemenis are in need of aid.the most basic things such as water are becoming hard to find. each yemeni it seems is fighting their ow

but what you did by going to the u.n. security council and by laying this out in the way you are, basically even though we put mandates in place that brought them to the table, you're trying to paint this picture that takes that choice away from us. i find that to be incredibly unfair. >> mr. chairman, i can just say to you, the choice would have been the same whether or not the security council voted. it's the exact same choice. the great distinction here is that when i was ready to walk away, everybody else would have come with me because they understood the walk away was the intrans intransgence of iran. the problem is now, they won't understand why. and we won't walk away with anyone. >> i don't want to put too much emphasis on the u.n. security council, but i'll go back to the other and say, again the way you present the options you've but congress in the place of being pariah taking that away from iran being it. and i think the way you frame it, put congress in a very unfair light. >> thank you, chairman. i'll go on

what the final wording of that u.n. security council resolution may look like how the anxiousessanctions relief which is so key here for iran. talking about snap back on sanctions if iran doesn't meet the commitments that it appears to be making that from iran's position they thought the united states was never going to let them out from under sanctions and they wanted to get those clear and start again and certainly that would be important for domestic consumption in iran to show hardliners that negotiators here had got what they were asking for. so this has been one of the big issues. how precisely that's been tackled we may learn in the next few hours rosemary. >> and this final meet willing take place in an hour from now and of course this press conference and perhaps and hopefully we will hear them say that a deal is done and we'll hear the details. but we hear you with your caution. let's wait until we hear it has happened. nic robertson, many thanks to you. >>> for more insight on the iranian nuclear talks i want

and u.n. remove some of these from their lists, these bad actors and iran generally will find business stymied will they correct their own behavior in the eyes of the united states. this is both due to the direct risk of u.s. sanctions and the improvement in international banking practices since 9/11. a bipartisan effort begun under george bush and juan and continued under barack obama. the united states will also etain its facility to impose sanctions on those trading with iran in conventional arms as well as ballistic missiles even after u.n. restrictions lapse. the united states can also trigger snapback fecksisting sanctions, even just one jcpoa participant can trigger a review and a vote on a resolution to continue with relief. the u.s. veto power in the u.n. security council gives us the ultimate free hand to reimpose these sanctions. snapback can be less draconian to deal with. as secretary lew testified. this could come with political costs. many skeptics point to these costs as likely

and u.n. the wall street reported on the sanctions that are to be lifted and the instews and illegal nuclear program. this doesn't begin on the sanctions against the leaders, the very same people who are responsible for carrying out and planning iran's most deadly attack. the very same individuals who have american service members' bloods on their hands. the administration and the p-5 plus one have agreed to remove these individuals and these entities from the u.n. and european sanctions list. how the administration can begin to justify removing these people from these sanctions list and these designations is beyond come preng. it is a direct afront. and the administration needs to explain and would like to look at this poster, how the gentleman here in the middle head of iran's revolutionary guard, not only gets rid of these sanctions will get a boon to his covers against the u.s. look at this. we are not done yet. how about the general. this fine germ here who has been wanted by interpol sin

. >> russia has used its veto power in the u.n. to label the massacre killings in bosnian as genocide. russia used its veto as one of the five permanent members. the vote comes just ahead of the 20th anniversary of the killings. well this was the scene in bosnia. many marched in memory of those killed in 1995. they're part of a three-day peace march. >> well, a vote was delayed by a day as the u.k. and u.s. tried to lobby russia for support without success. >> the draft submitted by the united kingdom turned out not to be con trucktive confrontational and politically motivateed. the approach according to which you single out one responsible party for war crime is not legitimate and can result in greater division in the bosnian society. >> speaking with al jazeera a short time ago bosnia's ambassador spoke about her deep disappointment in the outcome of the vote. >> i thought that the security council failed. i'm deeply disappointed with the outcome of today's meeting. and that security council again is not united. because a year ag

the u.n. skoourntsell endorsed the iranian nuclear deal. counsel along with germany have agreed to lift economic sanctions against tehran. tehran vowed to curb the nuclear program. our diplomatic editor james bays has more. >> this is the moment the vote will make it binding international law. it stops the clock on the program for the implementation of the deal known as the joint comprehensive plan of action. sanctions imposed in six previous u.n. resolutions will be lifted once the nuclear agency the iaea confirms that iran has scaled back its nuclear program. >> ninety days from today, when our respective capitals and legislate temperatures have had a chance to review the deals' provisions, the commitments in the j. c.oa should take effect. sanctions leave will begin only when iran verifybly completes the initial steps necessary to bring its nuclear program in line with the deal. >> iran's ambassador to the u.n. made it clear the deal could have positive repercussions way beyond his country'

the u.n. says the break through deal is reached between rival factions in libya but without the tripoli based government. hello i'm darren jordan live from doha. also on the program ending a 55 day hunger strike. a prom nend palestinian is released fromprominent palestinian isreleased from a israeli jail. and donald trump gets coverage becoming s trying to become president of the united states. >>> peace talks in morocco. establishment of the democratic state. osama ben javid reports. >> rival factions signed an agreement. >> i want to emphasize and enhance this message the door is open for those who are not present. they have also played a critical role in this text as i have said many times, there is no text that is entirely satisfactory to all parties. and the response to all the demands. i'm confident that in the weeks ahead a clear decision will be made and will address all sides and issues. >> representative of local councils and tobruk government was there. one sided agreement aimed at

>>> the u.n. announces a >>> the u.n. announces a week-long humanitarian ceasefire in yemen to help the delivery of vital aid. >>> welcome to al jazeera, live from doha. i'm elizabeth puranam. also ahead - greece submits a new debt restructuring plan to lenders as demonstrators take to the streets. >> former saudi foreign minister saud al-faisal who held the post for 40 years has died. >>> and in china, concerns for food safety are getting people involved in a rather productive hobby. >>> the united nations has brokered a week-long humanitarian truce in yemen. houthi rebels and the government in exile agreed to a ceasefire. until the end of the muslim holy month of ramadan. it allows aid agencies to deliver humanitarian assistance to 21 million in desperate need. we have this report. >> reporter: some humanitarian aid trickled in to yemen's capital, sanaa. it provides assistance to families forced to fully their -- flee their homes. in contested parts most the access is from the fighters. . >> during the humanitarian paus

get started at xfinity.com/myaccount ♪ the top stories on al jazeera, the u.n. has brokered a week long ceasefire in yemen aimed to allowing aid agencies to deliver desperately needed supplies to more than 21 million yemen people. scuffles have broken out for cash outside of banks in greece. but there is cautious optimism that greece creditors may expect a plan to stop the financial collapse. the president of guinea liberia and sierra leone are seeking more than $3 billion in ebola recovery funds from the u.n. more than 11,000 people died in west africa, new cases have been diagnosed in liberia. now one of president obama's top aids has spoken of the heart break and horror unfolding in south sudan. the world's youngest nation marked four years of independence on thursday and national security advisor susan rice says that massive and widespread violence has returned and human rights abuses are now rampant. and ms. rice says president and former deputy are both to blame for the cycle of violence and she issued a warning saying the u.s. and international community

the u.n. has been trying to bring the two governments together to agree to a power-sharing deal. >> the saudi-led coalition launched air strikes on the emyeny capital hours after the u.s. called for a humanitarian pause. a jet pounded sanaa in the early hours of friday morning, and the u.n. says 21 million people are in need of aid as a result of the conflict. >> in syria, an alliance of rebel groups is reported to have started an assault in aleppo. they fired hundreds of rockets and missiles into many areas. a statement by the rebel group says the goal was to liberate the city to ensure it's ruled by sharia principles. i.s.i.l. destroyed the famous statue of the lion of alat outside the city of palmyra. the u.n. cultural agency u.n.e.s.c.o. says i.s.i.l. is looting ancient sights on an industrial scale, selling the treasures to middlemen to raise cash. >> children caught up in syria's war are being sexually abused. 271 documented cases of children recruited as soldiers have been identified. t

we were a u.n. safe area - a u.n. safe area. that was supposed to mean something. it amenities nothing to the attackers, the person strait yorks and -- perpetrators and those that promised it was a u.n. safe area >>> to mark the anniversary al jazeera launched an amazing website, including drone footage of the srebrenica memorial. there are picture galleries, maps videos and short stories on one interactive platform. the address is srebrenica360.pom. -- srebrenica360.cox. >> the dominican republic is accused of dumping people like dogs on the border, by haiti's government. this is after a deadline pass said for hundreds of thousands to register. a ruling removed citizenship from people with hatian parents. this affects everyone born after 1929. that's a quarter of a million people. there's a plan to legalize that document. as 300,000 applied. the dominican republican said thousands left since the deadline passed and denies deporting anyone. let's get more from adam raney, from a village near the border of the dominican republic. adam, tell us where you are and what

the u.n. says some of libya's warring factions agreed on a framework for the deal. a report from a rival government is that they have rejected the deal. >> in a ceremony rival factions signed an agreement. a sixth meeting. the u.n. envoy sees it has a breakthrough. i want to emphasise and enhance this message, the door is open for those not present. they played a critical role in the text. as i said many times, there's no move that is safe for all parties i'm confident a decision will be made to address all sides and issues. >> representatives of the council were there, representatives of the militia were not there. >> we are the main play in a dialogue, we tried our best. the other parties tried halfway. it has each community - that is why we don't agree. the u.n. envoy drags it in to the least of our demands. >> there's disagreement in the rifleal government. a unity government in tripoli. they want a body to serve as the highest body. implementation of a ceasefire in the drafting of constit

the u.n. secretary-general has been calling the situation a relative humidity catastrophe. >>> warring factions in libya agreeing to a ceasefire there. after a week of negotiations in morocco. after the militia backed government in tripoli refused to attend the talks. >> i want to emphasize and enhance this message. the door is open for those who are not present. they have also played a critical role in this text. as i have said many times there is no text that is intiecial satisfactory toentirelyresponsive to all parties. a key decision will be made and address all sides and issues. >> libya has been torn apart by war the last year, it is hoped the talks will lead to a unity government. >>> international backlash appears to halt the expelling ever haitian immigrants. >> we're in haiti most were living on the other side until recent working raising families. many feel they're in a foreign land one they know little about where life is hard. for two months this has been home for juanis bonis and

we have other u.n. resolutions that prohibit arms sales by iran to organizations like hezbollah. we have other u.n. resolutions and multi-lateral agreements that give us authority to interdict arms shipments from iran throughout the region. and so we've had belts and suspenders and buttons, a whole bunch of different legal authorities, these legal authorities, under the nuclear program, may lapse after five or eight years, but we'll still be in possession of other legal authorities that allow us to interdict those arms. and truthfully, these prohibitions are not self-enforcing. it's not like the u.n. has the capacity to police what iran is doing. what it does is it gives us authority under international law to prevent arms shipments from happening. in concert with our allies and our partners. and the real problem, if you look at how, for example, hezbollah got a lot of missiles that are a grave threat to israel and many of our friends in the region it's not because they were legal. it's not because some

. >> we do not back the idea of the creation of a tribunal under chapter 7 of the u.n. there are no grounds for this. mindful the fact that the security council and resolution 2166 did not classify the boeing tragedy as a threat to international peace and security. it's difficult to explain how the events that took place a year ago were not deemed to be a threat to peace and security and now all of a sudden have become just that. >> we have more now from the ukrainian foreign minister, who joins us on the line from new york. ambassador. welcome to the program. your reaction to russia's veto? >> of course, it is a very sad day for everyone. but especially for relatives and loved ones and of of those who perished in this tragedy. the whole sequence of articlement fully twisted. everything that is done is about a threat of national security. it's about bringing about this truth. and those who brought this tragedy to justice. for that we need international try bunnal fully accountable to the international security council, effective reliable, and unbiased and fully transpar

the leader cast out on the u.n. brokered ceasefire before it began. >> we don't have much hope for the truce to succeed. we experienced a previous truce. we don't think it will hold. because its success is conditional on the regime and their mercenaries. >> the saudi arabia coalition says it has little reason to hold fire. first of all, before the coalition agrees to any terms of the humanitarian truce, we asked u.n. to ensure that houthis agree to the truce and stick to it and what mebbing ynisms will be -- mechanisms will be in place. the truce cannot last, and i cannot be one in the first place. >> in the hours leading up to the truce both sides exprast an equal lack of trust. it happened before. many expected it ceasefire to take place. >> no one expects the ceasefire to be complete. yemen is a lawless country. >> reporter: on the streets of yemen some showed cautious optimism and a dire for peace. we asked the international community for the truce to last longer. >> all yemenis are afraid the truce would not be

the truce had been brokered by the u.n. in mash of this year a saudi-led coalition launched airstrikes against the mouthys. with civilian casualties mounting the u.s. u.n. has warned that yemen is on the verge of collapse. an earlier cease-fire in may was repeatedly broken. but both sides have given commitments for this truce. >> with the clock ticking for humanitarian truce to begin the shooting continues. the injured saw treatment and the smoke filled the skies above many cities in yemen. in taiz. pro government fighters say that he push back against the rebel houthies. sources say 15 soldiers on both sides and one civilian was killed. in sanaa the streets may have been quiet but people had their opinions about the u.n.-brokered truce, expecting it to begin at midnight friday and last one week. the end of islam's holy month of ramadan. >> we don't need this truce. it means that we're going to stop a new war but we want to end this war with the two sides. >> i adopted like this kind of truce because we're under the aggress

he said between what is happening between the u.n. security couple, it's a very bad day for foreign policy. he is of cuban-american extraction. he's running for the u.s. republican presidential nomination. really there is that hope that the embargo will be lifted. there are many business who is want to do business with cuba, especially with the oil coming online in cuba soon. they have pay handsomely to have a say on capitol hill and also, there are democrats who against this. >> thanks for that. in washington, d.c. outside of the cuban embassy. let's get more on that explosion in southern turkey. let's speak to the deputy editor of the turkish newspaper and website. he joins us live from istanbul. good to have you with us. this is thought to be an isil-linked attack targeting youth workers who have come to help the. syrian town of kobane. what do you make of that? this time terror really hit home. the interestingly this took place just ten kilometers from kobane from the syrian border. these youngster socialist youth as they call the

the u.n. says free and fair elections in burundi are not possible amid a backdrop of continuing political violence. >>> and we report on the young victims of china's mass migration from the countryside to the city. ♪ ♪ >>> the i.m.f. has issued a strong message to european leaders in brussels that says any new bailout must agree to large scale debt relieve and relief. in athens they used pepper spray to disburse thousands of people. thousands of people have taken parts in rallies on both sides of the referendum. the greek prime minister alexis sip respite is optimistic that he will get a new deal from brussels. >> if the yes vote wins the banks will open with a deal which will not be viable. but if that is the decision of the greek people either from fear or pressure or choice, we will respect it. if the no vote wins and the no is stronger, i assure you the very next day i will be in buts examples a deal will be signed. >> the i.m.f.'s call for extra money to be found for greece comes afte

and u.n. sanctions. and since preventing the u.n. snapback provides a affirmative vote from the u.n. security council we can enforce the reimposition of those sanctions. even as we face the sanctions relief we will maintain significant sanctions outside of the scope of the deal including the primary u.s. trade embargo and other measures. with very little exception iran will continue to be denied access to the world's largest market and we will target the support for terrorist groups such as hezbollah, yemen, the backing of the assad regime and the missile program and the human rights abuses at home. just this week several hezbollah leaders building on designated last month targeting the front companies and fasity taters and we will not relieve sanctions on the revolutionary guard corp or the kurds force or the subsidiaries or officials. some believe this is premature until iran ceases these activities and funds could be used for malign purposes and i understand that concern. but the ties to the terrorist groups are exactly why we mus

we saw the u.n. act before congress has delved in, but certainly the longer this goes the more trouble it is for proponents of the deal. >> wondered about john kerries remarks -- man i took them out of context and if so shame on me. i think what i read into that, when the united nations security council voted unanimously for this deal, that kind of superseded congress, that congress can go through the motions and argue all it wants but even if it were rejected in congress -- and i guess by extension was able to override a presidential veto, too little too late. u.n. passed on it, said it's okay. they global bit body assumes preference over our national body. is that right? >> i think there's some p.r. game here, neil, where you have john kerry saying, this deal is now official. so it doesn't matter what congress does, how you vote. i think that's at the directly aimed at dem cretes who are on the fence on how they're going to vote. i think it's a p.r. element of this -- >> to what end though? to what

also the u.n. special envoy is in the capitol sanaa trying to broker a ceasefire and discuss the worsening humanitarian situation and more from abdul. >> reporter: in the three-month air campaign this is a daily scene here and hit the palace and central security building where houthi fighters and people loyal to saleh are stationed and air strikes were in the capitol sanaa south of yemen within houthi fighters were injured and killed by local resistance forces who are fighting in support of a south yemen president abd rabbuh mansur hadi. they say the launched attacks on several houthi positions in the city and managed to control an air base there, one saudi soldier was killed when the base was attacks with artillery on borders and opposed in fighting until the holy month of ramadan and came to ask for a ceasefire and delivery of humanitarian aid. >> translator: i've been pushing hard to find a solution to the crisis and i have come to find a quick solution for the yemen people and looking for a pea

thank you for speaking to us from the u.n. relief agency. >> young women and girls in parts of el salvador live in free because of criminal groups. many are being ordered to join gangs or risk being killed. we have this report. >> a yuck girl's prison, time behind bars and perhaps too a ref final in a country racked by gang violence. the girls we spoke to worked for the gangs collecting extortion money from shop keepers. some were afraid to speak to us, afraid they'd be killed when released. care lena has been here two years. she used to collect up to $1,000 a week for the 18th street gang. >> they split everything. they help each other out. they don't just think for themselves. >> she was born into a poor gang community. her brothers are gang members her boyfriend too until he was killed last year. many of these girls couldn't read or write before coming here so they're schooled in job training. sometimes they bring their beaks as they attended classes. four girls are raising their children here. school uniforms can't hide th

up next, u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon is joined by san francisco mayor edwin lee, california governor jerry brown and house minority leader nancy pelosi to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the united nations. hosted by the u.n. foundation and city of san francisco, this event is about 45 minutes. >>> ambassadors, consuls general, elected officials and distinguish guests and that includes everyone we welcome you to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the signing of the united nations charter here in wonderful san francisco. [ applause ] we thanking the pacific boys chorus for a wonderful start. [ applause ] and secretary general, we welcome, as i said him to california and i hope you remember when you were a teenager -- and that wasn't so long ago right -- that you were an exchange student and nearby novato. so you've learned a lot since then and now we're happy to have you back as the secretary general. [ applause ] we'd like to recognize the ambassadors that are here from around the world t

the u.n. accuses progroment groups of recruiting children and using them as human shields. ♪ >> reporter: isil is believed to have child soldiers some as young as eight years old. it's abducted or imprisoned nearly 50 and uses them as suicide bombers and informants. it has established three child training camps and hundreds of boys are indoctrinated. rights groups say it is in violation of international humanitarian law. syrian children have also been forcefully taken to neighboring countrying. many are calling for ur ur -- urgent steps to stop the action. >> if they grow up in this violence, the danger is this violence will spread out in many different contexts. if we don't act very quickly, those children cannot have a healthy life and they cannot become healthy adults both psychologically and physically. >> reporter: but there is nothing urgent about the syrian conflict, now in its fifth year where thousands of vulnerable children continue to bury their parents and lose their homes and sc

u.n. missile sanctions will stay in place for eight more years, tehran will also have the right to challenge a request to visit nuclear facilities. bans will be lifted on all fields including investment in oil, gas, and aviation. and will retine the right to enrich some uranium but not enough to make a nuclear weapon. >> reporter: an historic deal one that the key players say will limit the threat from a nuclear iran. >> today is an historic day. >> reporter: but it's an agreement that will further anger opponents who say it's a dangerous and historic mistake. it was iran's foreign minister, and the most senior e.u. foreign policy official that announced the deal. >> we are reaching anning a a -- agreement that is not perfect for everybody, but it is what we could accomplish. >> it is a decision that can open the way to a new chapter in international relations and show that diplomacy coordination cooperation, can overcome decades of tensions and confrontations. i think this is a sign of ho

u.n. human rights experts condemned the move. forced feeding is considered as medical torture and full of risks. >> israel is again continuing with crimes and aggression towards the palestinian prisoners under the giles of what it calls law. it's threatening the prisoners lives and this is against the ethics of the medical profession. the global union of doctors condemned this law and even the doctors' association in israel called on their doctors not to deal with it. >> we have more from west jerusalem. >> this hugely controversial bill is enough law. what it means is that security prisoners, these are prisoners israel convicted or suspects of what it calls terrorism related charges, also the bill allows for certain amount of force to be used by jay lowers if the prisoners refuse to be force-fed. it has to be said that most on hunger strike are in administrative detention. what does that mean? that means they are held without charge. it's renewable under a military court. most i have the cases we've seen of hunger strikes are th

there's one from the u.n.. i am never surprised when china takes the position away not going to get involved in the internal politics of the country even if the constitution of the country in question is being violated. i'm never surprised because of the standard position. we were able to move china as they said not to abandon that visible but to soften it. united states unlike i did states in the period since 2011 and the capstone of that was that -- and if you look at the statement that china made they were very uncomfortable with the vote. many people in the chinese establishment say government and i was out of the government at that time didn't know that china voted yes. they voted yes to send gadhafi to the icc. they voted yes. unanimously. they went through so they did not stop it in any way. so they said we must have abstain. he did not abstain. and they made a statement saying why they report in the statement was very short and it basically said because of special circumstances, that means they don't wa

and the u.n.-backed negotiations to find a solution to the conflict have so far failed and the five-day ceasefire in may was violated. well the u.n. say that both sides have now promised to respect this latest ceasefire. and we have the report. >> reporter: humanitarian aid trickled in the yemen capitol sanaa and will provide desperately needed assistance to hundreds of families forced to leave their homes, in a temporary ceasefire means that aid will reach other areas and most of the road access is under the control of houthi fighters. >> during the humanitarian pause humanitarian agencies and partners aim to reach people in need with essential medicine vaccination, food and water and if they have the advocate access aid agencies plan to stockpile supplies throughout yemen including supplies for acutely malnourished children and sanitation and medical supplies which could benefit 2.3 million people in food for 1.2 million people for one month. >> reporter: it took the u.n. envoy much convincing t