>> saudi arabia and the coalition they are welcoming the united nations and are part of this and work on the approval and with the international community. there is no doubt that saudi arabia would work with the united nation, work would with the amnesty to define approve the houthis are the people responsible for killing those innocence people, it's not saudi arabia and the coalition party. and this is one like saudi arabia and the coalition party by the amnesty. >> indonesia found the black box and recovered all bodies of the plane that crashed on sunday. it was carrying 54 people including five crew when it went down ten minutes before landing in the remote settlement and bodies are found to be transported by helicopter because of the remoteness of the site and bad weather hampered recovery efforts as well. the first solar powered airport has been launched in southern ionia and as we report it produces so much electricity it is even feeding the national grid. >> reporter: the airport is known for its temple architecture and the fourth largest port in terms of international traffic.

you've been there. >> a peace keeping mission united nations forces, french, african and u.n. peace keepers, and also u.n. blue helmets, and i think that the responsibility of member states to ensure that their troops receive adequate training is very important, and it must happen. and in the context of the central african be republic, these incidences must be thoroughly investigated and there must be accountability to see if they're true. >> ban ki-moon has reported some sort of person to look at these allegations, and is this the next move in your opinion. >> yes, this is an important move by the secretary general. and it is pirs and foremost a wrapid situation where we're dealing with the fallout from the allegations of these crimes have been committed. and that's important to determine whether or not they have been committed. and this review will be important for the united nations in the central african republic, but more importantly, the u.n. needs to stop the exploitation by its peace keepers and staff. >> thank you for joining us and sharing your point of view. thank y

the united nations security council has unanimously supported it. arms control and proliferation experts support it. 100 ambassadors who have served in democratic and republican presidents support it. >> obama has been described as a bit squishy at the moment. >> yes. we've seen the president repeatedly basically call out israel. so we're seeing an open fight between the u.s. president, the leader of a foreign country, for support of his own country. he went on to say that he knows benjamin netanyahu disagrees with this deal but i believe he's wrong so they're very openly fighting in front of congress basically through the american people. he took a lot of different angles to encourage them to do that. first he said that it could lead to war. he said talk about what that would mean for the troops. he compared those opposed to this deal just like the people who supported the run up to the iraq war which is hugely unpopular in the united states. he warns it could have economic consequences for the u.s. then he says it could also cost the u.s. credibil

united nations is trying to get libya's rival factions to form a unity government. iran's foreign minister has met syria's president bashar al-assad in damascus. the visit comes as rebel fighters shelled neighborhoods in the center of the city. at least five people were killed. government forces also targeted rebel-held suburbs on the outskirts of the city. at least 40 people are reported to have been killed there. earlier i spoke to zana hoda in beirut, and i asked her what the trip is all about? >> reporter: well, really, iran is on a diplomatic offensive. it has a plan. that's what they say. they have a plan to resolve the syrian crisis. like you mentioned he was in beirut. he held meetings here, and now he's holding talks with the syrian president in damascus. when he was in beirut, he reiterated another call. he has been calling for dialogue, saying that iran is extending its hand to gulf arab countries in order for them to engage in dialogue, in order for them to -- to, you know, mend their differences. this is his message in beirut. but, really, there's a few

gabriel elizondo, al jazerra, at the united nations. >> a few more details about this deal. it creates a new power sharing arrangement with rebel leader returning to government as a new vice president and makes a way for rebel fighters to be rei want great ed in to the army think oath side sign up to a ceasefire to take effect in 72 hours and eventual it's creation i've demilitarized zone in juba. and the signatories take responsibilities for the war. apologizing unconditionally for the 10s of thousands killed. now, two workers from the humanitarian group doctors without borders have been killed no separate attacks on villages in south sudan. they were killed in the unity state but officials from the group say they have just learned of violence, exact circumstances are still being investigationed. >>> syria's president says he's confident that russia will continue to support his government. bashar al-assad made the comment during an interview with lebanese television. >> translator: throughout its history the united states is known for playing games. selling off allies, aban

united nations. this was unleashed or unlocked by the iran nuclear agreement which mass let iran reenter regional diplomacy in a way it could not be done before, since the u.s. and others refused to do anything about it but now that's changed. >> top syrian official to oman, why would oman play a role at this point and what's the history of this type of deal making or negotiating? >> the sultan of oman has historical had a semi-indiana foreign policy among the six countries that make up the gulf cooperation council, very heavily dominated by saudi arabia. the country that let the americans and iranians start their secret meetings of now two and a half, three years ago, which allowed the negotiations to take place which succeeded recently. so the omanis have's insisted to try to use diplomas to resolve serious disputes rather than war in yemen now. for the foreign minister to go to oman at this time clearly is a signal that there is seriously diplomacy at least being discussed. whether or not they can

help the nsa spy on the united nations. we will get the latest. into chelsea manning. a disciplinary board will decide whether manning should be sent to solitary confinement for prohibited property in herself, including a copy of "vanity fair" with caitlyn jenner on the cover. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the obama administration has granted royal dutch shell final approval to resume julie for oil guess since 2012, despite widespread protests from environmental groups. shell first obtained drilling permits in the arctic during the george w. bush of administration , but drilling stopped in 2012 after a series of mishaps. the permit was issued monday 's icebreaking ship arrived at the drill site carrying a required piece of equipment known as a capping stack. the quitman arrived on the same protesterseace temporarily blocked from oregon, byortland, hanging suspended from the st. than 40idge for more hours. shell now says it majorly its first well as early as the summer. the interior

but united nations really cannot do more than issue statements of condemnation. we have to remember, the organization has long been divided over syria. the syrian government has the help of russia so the u.n. apart from issuing words of condemnation has been able to do nothing. duma is a rebel stronghold and for the government it is important that the rebels are not able to advance because they are just a few kilometers from the government seat of power. and this stronghold, we do know that the government over the past few days really have been -- has been concentrating its aerial campaign on these areas in the damascus strong country side, the government fired mortars into the city center of dmask cause casualties. for the government it is important that the rebels are puch back but on sun the opposition really is calling what happened a massacre. >> almost a quarter of a million killed. at least 70,000 civilians. another 30,000 are missing, estimated to be locked up in prison. and 7500 people are displaced within syria's borders. and fled to other countries, mo

backs out of the peace deal the united nations says it will act and do so quickly. that was the message from the u.n. security council. >> they pressed their. [ inaudible ] to act immediately if the president doesn't not sign the agreement tomorrow as he had undertaken 67 the u.s. has draft aid u.n. security council resolution calling for targeted sanks and an arms embargo if he does not sign the peace deal. but there could be disagreements within the council over the proposed u.s. initiative and diplomats say any action on the resolution would require further negotiations which could take days. the u.n.'s top official for humanitarian affairs told council members on tuesday, that the situation on the ground is grave and getting worse. get giving horrific examples of crimes against innocent civilian. >> i am very concerned about the atrocities that continues to be reported the scope and level of cruelty characterizationed against a villans suggests a deep depth antipathy allegations including rampant killing, rate, ab instruction, looting, arson, forced displace thi

. >> the united nations calls on europe to come together in the face of a refugee crisis. >> the red cross indefinitely suspends operations in the yemeni city of aden after its office is attacked. >> i have sport, including indy car driver justin wilson dice of a head injury, following a racing crash. >> eight police officers have been found guilty which the murder of a taxi driver in africa in 2013. the 27-year-old was videoed struggling with police who tied him to the back of a van, then dragged him behind it. he was accused of parking illegally. tanya page is outside the high court. what did the judges say while delivering this verdict? >> he said there were two crucial pieces of evidence. the mobile phone footage that shows that the police officers were there, identified them, showed that some of them took hard in handcuffing him to the back of the police van. he said in doing so as it drove off dragging him, they must have known that he might have been caused serious injury, perhaps death. the judge was damning in the verdict. i've been to a lot of course cases and never heard a

than the united nations itself. and many of the personnel, actually, are carried over into the united nations. i mean, i suppose the key difference with the united nations is that the security council has five members with permanent members with vetoes, and that was to reassure the great powers that their interests would always be listened to. but the problem is now they reflect the wrong people. buff i think that was one of the key differences. what happened with the league is that there would be, i think, what, four permanent members? five permanent members and four elected, but they'd all have equal votes. and then of course when the united states didn't join, you had only, you had fewer permanent members. and there was always the danger of deadlock. and i think roosevelt was very concerned that this, that the powers should be reassured that their voice would be heard in the united nations. which is why the security council still has so much power. i would say that's the key difference with the league. i think, a

in news from yemen, the united nations has condemned the u.s.-backed saudi-led airstrikes on the port city of hodeida. u.n. aid chief stephen o'brien called the strikes an -- a violation of international law and warned they would worsen the humanitarian crisis. the port city has been a key area in the delivery of humanitarian aid, although the saudi-led blockade has slowed the delivery of food and medical supplies. o'brien spoke wednesday. >> i was shocked by what i saw. the civilian population is bearing the brunt of the conflict. a shocking four out of five yemenis require human a turn assistance and italy one point finally people are internally displaced. more than 1000 children have been killed or injured in the number of young people recruited or used as fighters is increasing. amy: the german parliament has voted to approve a $95 billion bailout package for greece. the agreement has already been approved by the greek parliament , although, nearly one third of lawmakers from the left-leaning syriza party v a a aoted againse bill. the bill t

gets no funding from the united nations. it raises its budget entirely from donations by governments, companies, and individuals. but in syria, the need is so great, the money is falling short. we got a sense of the scale of that need by flying over the latest u.n. refugee camp with the jordanian police and the u.n.'s andrew harper. >> harper: we're looking at probably one of the world's largest refugee camps. >> pelley: the refugee families we saw earlier at the border were headed here. you have built this for 130,000 refugees. do you think you're going to have that many? >> harper: well, if you look at this, there's about 6.5 million people displaced in syria. i think we may even need to build more than this. >> pelley: when the u.n. camps opened, the world food programme served three meals a day. but it soon discovered that these families hungered for more than just a meal. >> cousin: what they're receiving is not food. but they're actually receiving a voucher which will give them the ability to decide what food their fam

but the united nations cannot do more than issue statements of condemnation. we have to remember the organization has long been divided over syria. russia holds veto power in the council. so duma is a rebel stronghold and for the government it is important that the rebels are not able to advance because they are just a few kilometers from the government seat of power. and this stronghold, we do know that the government over the past few days really have been -- has been concentrating its aerial campaign on these areas in the damascus country side because the rebels have been able to threaten the capital. just a few days ago they fired mortars into the city of damascus causing casualties. so for the government it is important that the rebels are pushed back but undoubtedly on sunday the opposition really is calling what happened a massacre. >> egypt has opened its border with the gaza strip for the first time, in two months. the rafa border crossing opened allowing people to travel. 20,000 have applied to exit. rafa is the only border crossing that's not contro

states of america and the united nations. and to this is president obama's idea of a diplomatic triumph. wow. it is a deal unwise and extreme with a regime that is untrustworthy in the extreme. it should be rejected by the congress of the united states of america. >> [applause] mr. bush: if the congress does not reject this deal, then the damage must be undone by the next president and it will be my intention to begin that process immediately. >> [applause] mr. bush: knowing what has gone wrong, however, is not the same as knowing how to set it right. the threat of global jihad and of the islamic state in particular requires all the strength, unity, and competence that only american leadership can provide. radical islam is a threat we are entirely capable of overcoming and i will be unyielding in that cause should i be elected president of the united states of america. >> [applause] mr. bush: we should pursue the clear and unequivocal objective of throwing back the librarians of isis and helping the millions in the region who

the united nations, before they released the report gave it to all parties of the conflict. the afghan security force, the international security forces and the taliban. they have been calling on them all robustly says the special representative today. rob uptly to put into place measures to mitigate strategies. they talk about it publicly. it's the indiscriminate use of weapons and suicide bombings causing the numbers to be high remaining high. 1% last year but record numbers, 5,000 in the first six months. they are calling on all the parties not only to say they want civilian casualties, but to do something about it. >> thank you. jennifer glasse reporting from kabul >>> more than 1,000 gathered at the u.n. relief and works headquarters in jordan protesting against the closure of schools for palestinian refugees. workers and refugees came from across the country. they were saying they ran out of funds and might have to cancel classes in the middle east. close to half a million should be affected. many of those are in gaza. the u.n. has 2,000 schools with 25,000 students. i

nations for information for any kind of request or making of the united nations. i would remind you that we have been very clear that we do not anticipate even the success implementation of this nuclear concern is is not going to change the behavior. >> if this is true this person was in the forefront of the accusation of the deal that actually he is being given more money and we will have more opportunity to the middle east. >> when the people who are making the argument are wrong, the sanctions against mr. sue lonnie through the united nations will remain in place and will be a minute for ten years. the president has been clear that the united states sanctions against mr. sue will nami are affected by the deal because of his support for terrorism will keep the sanctions in place and were certainly mindful of his activity, and our level of concern about them has not changed. i will tell tell you our level of concern about his activity would be greater if he had access to a nuclear weapon. that's why were working so hard to prevent iran from obtaining one. [inaudi

s history, the last five years have seen important milestones here at the united nations. jessica stern, the head of the lgbt organization that briefed is a member of -- is a leader of the organization that for a very long time couldn't even get accredited to the united nations. and we and a number of other countries fought for that accreditati accreditation, had that accreditation not been achieved she wouldn't have been allowed into the meeting. now she's sharing systematic data and analysis of this phenomenon and this problem all around the world. we had never before five years ago had a resolution that even acknowledged lgbt rights a as human rights. that was passed in 2011. there's been a second resolution. now a report just issued in june of this year documenting the fate of lgbt persons around the world, again, we're getting this issue into the dna of the united nations, but until today the security council had never broached this topic so also represents a small but historic step. with that, i'll open it up for questions. >> how are they going to address this issue

peace deal, the united nations says it will act and do so quickly. that was a message from the u.n. security council. >> they have to act immediately. if president salva kiir does not sign the agreement tomorrow. as he had undertaken. >> the u.s. drafted a u.n. security council resolution calling for targeted sanctions and an arms embargo. salva kiir has not signed the peace deal. there could be disagreements with the council, and diplomats say action on the resolution would require further negotiations which could take days. >> the u.n.'s top official for humanitarian affairs told members on tuesday that the situation on the ground is grave, and getting worse. giving horrific examples of crimes against incident civilians. >> i'm very concerned about the atrocities that are reported. the scope and level of scrulty that characterised the attack suggests a deep depth of antipathy going beyond political differences. allegations include rampant killing, rape, abduction, looting, arson and forced displacement. and acts such as burning of people inside the

laura: the united nations is appealing for aid to help deal with the ongoing crisis in yemen. 2,000 people have been killed and 100,000 displaced by fighting between pro-government forces backed by saudi arabia and iranian backed rebels. the rebels have suffered two major defeats. first, they lost a port and now they lost control of the biggest military base. peace talks between the two sides collapsed in geneva in june. earlier, i spoke to an expert from the foreign relations and asked him if it's a matter of time before the rebels were defeated. >> i think the hueties gain took control of areas where -- it was almost impossible it would hold onto. so now we're seeing finally sort of government forces backed by local militias and backed by -- backed by the military aids. this is where they're unpopular. they're from northern yemen. they do have more of a support base there. decent e seeing now a degree of pushback. at some point even as the momentum is against the huthies now, i think at some point in the battle it will get far more difficult. laura: iran denies it but it seems like tehra

>> we are talk to the united nations these are secret talks but we know from our source that his they are trying to revive those talks at that falter ed in geneva where they pull out from sanaa, happene hadi comes back n and then moves to sanaa for the national unity government. as i said for the time being hadi is in a new position, his forces now are moving towards the capital is tha sanaa and hew more attract today the idea of deciding the war with his own fighters closing in to sanaa instead of going to political settlement. >> thank you very much for that update. >>> libya's prime minister says he's stepping down. the leader the country's internationally recognized government in tobruk made that shaka announcement in a television interview but within minutes his spokesman was saying it was a mistake. rob matheson with the details. >> reporter: this is the moment he says he will resign. during an interview with a private libyan tv station, he is asked what he would do if people from all over the country come out to demand his resignation. he replies people don't need to protest be

the united nations high commission on refugees has called for europe to come together to solve the refugee crisis. she said that up to 3,000 refugees are expected each day alone in macedonia, and the influx of people will continue for months. andrew simmons have the latest from serbia now. >> reporter: this is described as a one-stop center, the entrance into serbia for these people. more than 10,000 passing through here in less than five days. they are intent on getting to hungary, an e.u.-member state that has registered 100,000 people so far this year. that's more than double the entire amount for 2014. the crisis is getting deeper all the time. this is the biggest refugee crisis since the second world war. germany is really concerned about the situation, predicting 800,000 asylum applications will be made in one year alone. the politicians are trying to reach some sort of coordinated approach, but they have failed so far, there's no doubt about that. the next step in the diplomatic wrinkle will be the west bakken summit where they will try to get an agreement. hungary wants more money

julian is the yemen representative for the united nations children's fund and earlier i asked how the deafs are happening. >> children are killed in air strikes, on street corners, and fighting across the country, and in some ways it's getting worse. yesterday 60 education staff were killed and injured in an area they were working. what were these people trying to do? they were trying to get children into exams, children that hadn't been able to complete their school year. they were trying to get half a million children back into school for the exams. education staff were working on that, 20 killed, 40 injured. these are the challenges that people who are trying to help children, are facing every day in yemen. >> how better to go about protecting them, if possible? >> well, all parties to the conflict have to respect civilian life. the massacring of people through air strikes, or killing of civilians in shootings, in paris or aden or other parts of the country, it's against international humanitarian law. the parties to the conflict have to pay attention to the issues and to respect h

so far the united nations has not been able to help negotiate a cease-fire in the war which has already claimed hundreds of lives. these efforts because of the huge differences between yemen's warring factions. in the meantime, fighting continues raising fears of more casualties and more suffering and shortages for millions of yemenis. al jazeera. >> a phil mickelson has avoided giving exact details on what was discussed that described the change of views despite the diplomatic push there has been no let up in the fighting itself. >> it's been another bloody day in syria. the rebel stronghold was targeted by government airstrikes. many people were killed and injured. the military regularly attacks these regions, but the latest was in retaliation for an assault on the government seat of power. casualties were caused by the falling rockets and mortars. this barrage was intense and lasted two hours. some say this is against the arrival of the leader of iran, who was to arrive hours later. there would be talks with arab gulf leaders who are worried about iran's growing leadership in the reg

but i imagine there are rooms full of lawyers in sudan, united states an the united nations who are going over those quis. >> what is the case against omar al bashir, what does all this say about the limitations of the international criminal court? >> i think it does say something about the limitations. the chief prosecutor of the court has said she is suspending her investigation of darfur because the u.n. security council and member states have not done enough to help arrest bashir and bring him to justice. on the other hand, the world gets smaller and smaller to him. he thought he could go to south africa and go to the african union conference and everything would be fine. there are a small number of countries he can visit, he has made visits to some countries but we should be clear, this is not just a man who has been indicted for past crimes in darfur, but the government he heads continues to admit atrocities, in sudan and also in darfur and needs to be held accountable in terms of international justice. >> symon adams from the global center for responsibility to protect. good to get

. >> the united nations sanctions on conventional and ballistic missiles remain in place. and those are the ones that carry weight. the u.n. sanctions are symbolic. if anybody thinks this is working, then why have we seen the activity that iran has been engaged in. >> does it ultimately come down to trust and schumer says this in his statement. that at the end of the day a lot of americans don't believe that iran will behave in accordance with this deal, that they won't secretly try to enrich you yan um. >> right, and i agree that that trust is not there. that's why you need a deal like this. the problem with schumer's logic is he assumes if we rejected this deal, we could continue down the path that we're on. because iran elected a president who wanted to negotiate, who was more moderate, these sanctions are not going to be there forever. the international community wants to hold iran accountable. if people like schumer want to go down that route, they have to recognize, we have to accept this deal, and if iran violates the deal, and does behave in an untrustworthy manner

one thing i will say about the united nations. everybody wants a seat at the table but sometimes people do not want the responsibilities of having a seat at the table. that is happening even now. one thing i have learned both in my personal and political lives is that if you want more authority, you also have to be more responsible. you cannot wear the crown if you cannot bear the cross. often times, in the united nations, which i am very committed to, and the agency there do a lot of really critical and important work but when it comes to, who will actually step up and contribute to peacekeeping? who will actually write a check when it comes to making sure we are dealing with the ebola crisis? who is going to show leadership in tackling climate change? are you willing to speak out on issues, even when it contradicts your own interests? or when it is politically hard? or when it is uncomfortable? if you are not willing to do those things, you know, this is not just something where ok, i have got a membership key to the club and no

the united nations announces an investigation into chemical weapons attacks in syria. sanctions could follow if bashar al-assad'basharbasharal-assad'bd responsible. >>> a summer camp in norway reopens four years after a gunman killed 69 young people there. hello there thank you for joining us. serious questions hang over the security questions in afghanistan's capital kabul after a series of bomb blasts, 48 people have been killed in the space of just 24 hours. the latest explosion hit north of kabul airport, an area close to afghanistan buildings and coalition bases. the attacker detonated his explosive vests among a group of recruits stationed outside. 20 were killed and 27 injured. hours later a powerful truck bomb injured more than wo 40 near a government complex and a military base in a residential area. afghanistan.'s president ashraf ghani has called the truck bombing one of the worst attacks in the country. jennifer glasse is live for us in kabul. first of all, jennifer, give us an update. the one near airport, what do we know? >> reporter: barbara we believe i

nations remembrance day, 57 killed in 2014 and 37 so far this year. jennifer glasse reports. how despite the dangers many workers continue their jobs. >> this is one of the most dangerous jobs of the world, look for mines and other exploifs deviceexplosive devicen afghanistan. there are plenty of hidden dangers. >> we were working on a hillside and the taliban came from the other side, surrounded the whole team and captured us and beat us and said bad words. then they cocked their weapons and threatened to kill us. >> reporter: that time they were released but 12 colleagues in southern helman province weren't that lucky, they were shot dead last september. these men are some of the most targeted aid workers in the country operating in difficult places. there are thousands of old battlefields like this all over afghanistan yet another danger that humanitarian workers face here. the head of the mine coordination unit says there are so many different groups fighting, it's hard to find out which is the most reliable. and the government isn't much help. >>

. >>> getting into the united nations is about to become tougher for some people. homeland security announced tighter security measures for visitors from 38 countries who it's citizens do not need visas to enter the states. it requires the use of pass ports that continue chips and bioinformation. officials say the new measures are in response to growing threats from fighters who have gone to syria and iraq to join isil and other groups. >>> the white house says it expects russia is behind a cyber attack. military officials say the sophistication of the attack suggests a government sponsor, and that it fits the pattern of past russian hacks. >>> new numbers this morning for the u.s. economy show that it's holding steady. unemployment still hanging at 5.3%. after employers added 215,000 jobs in july. now the biggest bump was in manufacturing, which saw 15,000 new jobs last month. that was enough to counter major job cuts in the mining sector energy firms shed 4,000 jobs thanks to sinking oil prices. >>> the governor of new york is bringing in the centers for disease

and so the united nations says this world heritage site is in danger. rare ant lops, elephants, lions, primates - none are spared. rangers say poachers kill indiscriminately, even using automatic machines. >> it's disgusting and we feel responsible. we are supposed to protect sites. >> an estimated $19 billion, the global trade in wild animals is booming. despite local efforts like this, it continues to grow >>> now, hopes are fading that somali will hold full elections next year because of continuing violence. the government insists some voting process will still be held. there's no voter registration system, so they have to rely on traditional ways of choosing their leaders. >> reporter: it's election time in somali's state. in the port city, members are voting for a regional president. the public has no role to play in this process, so the four candidates make policy speeches and ask for votes. >> one man, one votes needs security, legislation, and full voter information awareness. i think all the infrastructure pieces have to be built up. we are wil

the united nations verified 377 children were recruited. they report from the united nations. the u.n. envoy getting help into yemen is becoming difficult. >> steven o'brien back from yemen, where he visited several cities to get a better sense on the ground, how bad the humanitarian situation is. for the council, he briefed them, getting a dark picture of a deteriorating situation. he gave examples, saying he visited a hospital. lights were flickering because there's not enough fuel. people had to sleep on the floors of hospital. using cardboard as mattresses, and several have shortages of critical supplies. getting aid into the country is difficult. >> he point to air strikes at the port, as an example of the problems, and hurdles that the u.n. is overcoming, getting aid into the country, there's shortages of everything now in yemen, and the innocent civilians are suffering the most. >> on the return from yemen, where the scale of human suffering is incomprehensible. i was shocked by what i saw. the civilian are bearing the brunt of the conflict. they need 1.5 million intern

so the united states is supportive in concept of modifications to the structure of the united nations security council. i will be honest with you -- how that happens, and how you balance all the equities is complicated. as a matter of principle, i would think that there should at least be one representative from the african continent on the security council, along with representatives from the other regions of the world and some of the other powers that have emerged. i will tell you that -- because, for example, latin america does not have a country that's represented -- it does get complicated, because you have to figure out how -- let me put it this way. everybody probably thinks they should be on it. and so even in africa, if you started saying, okay, let's say we should have an african -- is it south africa? is it nigeria? is it -- see? uganda? see? suddenly everybody was thinking, well, why not me? the same is true in -- japan considers itself, as one of the largest economies in the world, suitable. brazil thinks it should be on. india, the world's largest democracy. so we're goi

. >> hello, the united nations high commissioner for refugees is calling on europe to unit if it's to succeed in tackling the refugee crisis. the u.n. said europe can accommodate them if they are fairly distributed. thousands of refugees are taking shelter in serbia, andrew simmons sent this report from the town. >> by the day, the numbers are harder to digest. here in what's called the one stop center, an entrance to serbia from macedonia, more than 10,000 people have passed through in less than five days. further up the line at serbia's border with hungry, an e.u. member state, more than 2,000 a day are arriving. the number registered in hungary so far this year has passed 100,000 compared with 43,000 in the whole of last year. the numbers are staggering, and so, too, is the inability of the european union to come up with a coherent strategy in sharing responsibility of helping reef gees. >> it's chaotic registration centers such as this one that are really worrying european union leaders. very few in the way of security checks, only 72 hour visas being issued and look at the number

very good to have you with us chip. >> thanks for having me. >> the united nations peace keepers and police forces in haiti have been slashed from 13 thousand to about 5,000. can haiti's police take care of security for these elections? >> well, in the past these peace keeping teams worked closely together by rank. and they've prevented all the kind of violence that cancelled elections in 1987. so they're probably not going to be major outbreaks. although the presence of armed gangs, militia and former military representing different political interests and economic goals are still out there. 1% of our urban slum could be associated with a gang that could explode and stop an entire election. >> there's always concern in haiti about fraud. >> of course. some of the fraud is not necessarily political. it's i need to get some money for my kids and my friends and so would you please just give me a certain number of voting cards? this has been going on throughout the process it always does, the problem is haiti has had 12 or more provisional electoral councils. every time they clean house

the united nations children's fund has restored supplies to the city. they were cut off in july after al-qaeda's nusra front closed the city's main water station. unicef says around half a million people are still struggling to receive enough water to survive. >>> still to come, greece's parliament has pushed to approve its massive new bailout. ♪ >>> hello, again, a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. at least 55 people have been killed in a bombing in baghdad. it's the third attack by isil in as many days. >>> a military court in pakistan has sentenced seven people to death for their involvement in an attack on a school last december when 150 were killed. >>> and the death toll from huge explosions in china has risen to 50. >>> the army and its allies strengthen their grip ahead of general elections. >> reporter: limited access in and out of the headquarters of the ruling union solidarity and development party. it's been surrounded by security forces locking many mp's inside. for months there has been an internal power strug between the chairm

. >> these numbers monitored by the united nations overwhelm not only the greek authorities. they have cut through the shangen treaty which established border controls and they have forced germany to declare it will ignore a rule it will return asylum applicants and process applicants directly. >> 3,000 further has crossed, the numbers rise daily. officially they must remain here and apply from greece. in practice they are walking across internal european borders. the sheer size of the phenomenon has suspended the rules. >> greece's former migration minister says, the sooner europe realizes that events have overtaken the law the better. >> translator: practically speaking when thousands of refugees are on the move, you can't close your borders and pretend you have treaties and conventions that will enable you to staunch the flow. >> greece and italy who have received the greatest number of people, want european union to decide. >> the idea of to use humanitarian visas through which europe ensures three things. because it will know who comes onto european soil and deals with t

>>reporter: the united nations says civilian casualties are at a record high in the first six months of this year with a 26% rise in female casualties and 13% more children being hit. the report documents the devastating consequences of the conflict upon afghan men, women, and children. this destruction and damage to afghan life must be met by a new commitment by all parties to the conflict to protect civilians from harm. >>reporter: while antigovernment fighters including the taliban are responsible for 70% of all civilian casualties, the use of mortars and other indirect fire by progovernment forces meant they killed 60% more civilians last year. more than 5,000 civilians have been killed in the first half of this year. amid the continuing violence, the u.n. is calling for renewed commitment from all parties to protect civilians from harm. it's too late for this family trying to cope with the loss of a brother and son. >>> aid workers in myanmar are struggling to reach remote areas hit by floods. monsoon rains have caused flooding and landslides that have killed 29 people so far. >

from the united nations' high commission for refugees. appreciate your time. >> stock market worldwide have been tumbling as china's economy continues to slow down and it's made index, the shanghai has suffered a major overnight slump, 8.5%, the worst end of trading since 2007. and from june of 2014, that's just over a year ago. to this june, the hang shy composite was on the rise of 140%. since then it has gone down another 38%. now last week beijing tried to put this all right by lying an state owned pension fun to invest billions of dollars in stocks for the first time. it didn't work. china's economic slow down is contributing to the fall of of the price of commodities such as oil, copper, they don't need them any more. and they're the lowest level in seven years. two major mining firms say that they would axe 12,000 jobs. half of them in south africa. after china crash, other markets did something similar. the u.s. and dow jones dropping 2,000 points, and now gabriel elizondo from the new york stock exchange, bring us the latest on w

. >>> still ahead, more allegations of rape and abuse by united nations peace keepers in the central african republic have emerged. also, journalists in mexico demand freedom of speech and security following the death of a colleague. >> the top stories on al jazeera. thailand called on interpol to help find the main suspect in the bangkok bombing who is believed to be a foreigner. that people died. israel supreme court suspended the detention order on a palestinian on a hunger strike. he hasn't eaten for 65 days and is now unconscious. his doctors say he suffered brain damage. egypt's interior ministry says a car bomb exploded outside cairo. witnesses say the explosion was so strong it shattered glass in several blocks in the neighborhood. >>> france and britain announced a plan to tackle the refugee crisis. british police will travel to the french port city. both countries are promising to share policing and intelligence gathering. in greece a ferry carrying thousands of refugees has arrived in the port near athens. it had been scheduled to sail to the northern port city. it was div

nations. 70 years into history the last five years has seen important milestones at the united nations. >> forces loyal to the saudi-led militia arrived. military enforcements are set to exist tribal dehli and applicants. tribal dehli told al jazeera the aim is to take sadr, the strong hold of the houthis. >>> 45 civilians have been killed by shelling in duma. the death toll is likely to rise. >> syria says it's targeted rebel groups and denies it's targetting residents >>> three people have been killed in southern lebanon, after clashes from rival groups in a palestinian refugee camps, dozens are fleeing the camp after violent clashes between the president and the shanked group. >> anti-government protesters in lebanon's capital beirut called off a large rally planned for monday. they've been assessing the damage after two nights of battles. we have this report. >>. >> on monday security forces put up a wall outside the prime minister's office in beirut. they want to protect the building after the night before. >> anti-government protests have taken place for weeks now, triggered by a

that's a desperate situation there for the united nations as well. the international community really needs to step up and not only talk about helping yemen, but also really give them money that is needed to make it happen. >> live for us. thank you very much. there is much more to come for you. the new rape allegations by peace keepers in central african republic. we'll bring you the latest on that story. also a palestinian hundreder striker ends its protest after israel suspends it's detention. and nfl brawlers will tell you what sparked this fight between two teams at a joint training camp. >> president erdogan could give the mandate to form a new government to another party, but he hinted that we won't do that. this comes during a time of increased violence in turkey. an explosion in one area. and two men arrested for an explosion. and then there was fighting between pkk and turkey security forces. >> the eight soldiers killed in southern turkey were in a vehicle that rolled over, drove over a roadside bomb that the security says that was detonat

the associated press reported the united nations will let iran use their own inspectors at the nuclear site. they've been known to use that location to devel-- senate majo leader called it naive and reckless. kevin mccarthy said learning about the details in the media was quote, absolutely unacceptable. national security council ned price said in price, quote, as the administration has said before, we are confident in the agency's technical plans for investigating the possible military dimensions of iran's former program. issues that in some cases date back more than a decade. when it comes to monitoring iran's behavior going forward, iaea has goed the most robust inspection scheme ever. the program remains peaceful. meanwhile joe donnelly and senator markey have come in support of the agreement. >>> a prominent archaeologist is remembered after he was beheaded by isis. he spent i decade studying ruins. the 82-year-old's body was suspended from a column in the main square of the city. he was interrogated for a month. he refused to reveal the town's treasures were located. >>> the man's

gabriel has more now from the united nations in new york. >> there's agreement on the what, now the u.n. security council wants to know the who. >> will those please raise their hands. >> a unanimous vote to set up a panel of experts known as a joint investigative mechanism to finally point the finger of blame for the kem can call weapon withs and chlorine attacks in syria. it is a significant can step, the first time blame can be assigned to the perpetrators. >> this sen as clear and powerful message, to all those involves in weapons attacks. the joint investigative mechanism will identify you, if you gas people. it bears repeating as well, that we need to bring the same unity that we have shown today to urgently find a political solution to the syrian crisis the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons known as opcw concluded that chlorine has systematically and repeatedly been used as a when, but they never had the mandate to assign blame. russia supporting the resolution was a rare sign of agreement with the u.s., but russia continues to view with skepticism the allies a

. >> let's go to gabriel at the united nations. there are some strong work work -- words there. >> reporter: absolutely but this was a unanimous vote by all 15 membersover the security council on the resolution. it is a significant resolution because it is going to be the first time that a u.n. body tries to pin blame on who was responsible for those chemical attacks. the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons has already determined that most likely chemical weapons were used in this syria. that's widely now believed. but the big question was that body was not tasked with a mandate to assign blame. and that has been one of the key points of contention over the last year or so and that's why this -- the u.s.-lead resolution was trying to push this forward to set up this body to point the finger of blame at who was responsible. russia has viewed with scepticism u.s. claims that bashar al-assad was responsible in some way, so now this will go to this investigative body set up by the u.n. to figure this out. a very very s