we are here at the united nations general assembly. what do you think is the single most important action the u.n. can take to solve the crisis in the occupied territories between the palestinians and the israelis? >> well, we have to bear in mind what all of you know, in the real world, the united nations can act in so far as the great powers permitted to act. and in this case, that means i merrily the united states and its close ally britain, france, those are the main actors, and they said -- set pretty strict limits. it within those limits, there are things the united nations could do. recognizing the state of palestine is a step forward come already, over 130 members of the united nations have taken that step individually. just recently, there was the first break, sweden announcing that would take that step. just a couple of days ago, the british parliament voted to recognize palestine will stop bear in mind, that was the governing touring party, basically boycotted the election . it is not a policy change, but significant symboli

. >>> the united nations committee tells the u.s. to investigate police brutality. ♪ ♪ >>> an egyptian court is due to deliver its verdict in the retrial of former president hospital knew mubarak, this is the scene right now outside the police court in cairo where a few people have gathered i5000 police have been deployed as part of a massive security operation. mubarak is accused of conspiring to kill protesters during the 2011 revolution. let's reminds ourselves of the events leading up to this trial. on january 25th 2011. hounds of thousands of egyptians took to the streets of major cities calling for mubarak to step down. 18 days later he quit but by then more than 800 people are died in fighting wit fighting wy forces. he was wheeled in to the courtroom cage on a hospital bed to face trial on corruption and his role in killing protesters. he was convicted and sentence today life in prison. but six months later the court through out the conviction on technical ground, a retile was ordered. it began in may 2013 and a verdict i

the african union and the united nations have announced concern. elections should occur within 90 days. >> if it lasts too long, it could be, indeed, a real danger. >> reporter: a danger to democracy in burkina faso >>> the united nations expert panel on climate science says it has conclusive evidence humans are altering earth's science. it is a compilation of three documents, touted as a comprehensive assessment of climate change. >> greenhouse gas and other pollutants have been the main cause. it is the key to limiting the risks. the impact of climate change is felt on all continents. the least expected are vulnerable. >> if we act now, immediately and decisively, we have the means to be better and sustainable. many fools and sustainable. many fools and technologies are already available. the renewable energy sources, increasingly, economically, competitive. efficiency has approach of value. action on climate change can contribute to economic prosperity. better health. while reducing the lift of environmental degradation. climate change will make

what do you think about the united states comparing to the united nations in the international peace and security. thank you. >> good question again. all of us would love to have the united nations and that could work effectively to deal with the crisis in the world and i think that was designed of franklin roosevelt and harry truman in establishing the united nations that this would be the primary vehicle to leave you with the crisis and deal with the challenges in the world. unfortunately, the united nations has fought down particularly in the security council and its ability to respond to the crisis. and so, almost anytime a crisis breaks out you would like the un to respond and that is probably the best way to try to get the countries together to do it, then immediately it hits the wall in the security council and nothing else happens. so ultimately it continues to fall back on the shoulders of the united states to respond in as the president himself said when people get in trouble they don't call russia and china they call the united states and as we have seen of the united stat

has asked the united nations to consider sanctions against him and two houthi rebel leaders. >> reporter: the u.s. and u.n. officials accused the former president of helping the houthis take over the capitol sana'a last month and at least seven other provinces in yemen. and accuse him of hindering the political initiative. the party that is the general people's progress rejected the warning made by the u.s. ambassador, and described it as a blatant interference in yemen's internal affairs. they also called on supporters as well as allies of the former president to be vigilant and be steady for any possibility. so this is an indication that things could spire out of control. he is the former president, however, he remains the most powerful figure in yemen with influence over the military and government. >>> lebanon's parliament has voted to extend its term. the parliamentary pole was due to take place this month. dozens of politicians boycotted the vote. >>> egypt's human rights record is being reviewed by the united nations. it will examine the way they treat human rights workers, women,

a war of words at the united nations, russia denies accusations it's it's moving its military any to ukraine. barack obama prepares to meet myanmars leader just hours after accuseinginaccusing the host con stalling on democratic reform. and a source close to fifa tells al jazerra qatar will avoid punishment over its 2 22 world p bit. >>> iraq's mime minister has sacked dozens every top military commanders many are accused of corruption and failing to support the army. this is his boldest move yet since taking office in september. it comes as the government tries to drive fighters from the islamic state of iraq and the levant out of the country. the government has been investigating military failings that allowed isil fighter to seize a large area of iraq's territory. many soldiers abandoned their positions and weapons when isil stormed the country in june. imran kahn has more from the iraqi capital baghdad. >> reporter: what a very source inside the minister of defense told us who was very close to the negotiations is that prime minute officer al-abadi wanted to sends a message to th

their project is financed by the united nations. they have another 120 performances scheduled before the end of the year. >> as long as we do not try to impose an opinion, people stay open-minded and talk more easily about these subjects. no one has a patented recipe, including us. some audience members support circumcision, and then we say we want to hear all opinions. in the end, they have to decide. we'll be gone soon. >> the strategy seems to be working among some women, particularly the younger ones, and they are in a position to change things. >> we are also come size here, but now the problems that cutting involves are clearer to me. i'm not going to cut my daughters so they won't have to suffer like i do. >> in egypt, it's a woman's decision whether her daughter should be circumcised. that's why this theater is important. if women change their views, they might spare their daughters a try that has become tradition. >> to business news, yahoo! is hoping to make a dent in google's internet search dominance in the united states

the african union and united nations voiced opposition. power should be transferred to the people and elections held within 90 days. >> the way this which everything will be set up to organise election will beive. if it lasts too long, it can be a real danger. a danger to democracy in burkina faso >>> there has been protests against the government in the eastern democratic republic of congo. people are angry about a machete attack blamed on the rebel group adf. the government said it defeated the group. 95 civilians had been killed in the past month. >> reporter: there's anger in the east of the democratic republic of congo. these are the flags of president joseph kabila's ruling party. crowds gathered after an overnight machete attack in beni. civilians and police are among the dead. the government has failed to stop the violence in this region. security vorss fired -- forces fired shots to disperse the crowd. people blame the uganda-linked rebels, edf, for the attackment the group that has been around since the 1990s, include d.r.c. diss

ambassador to the united nations. the other big fight on everybody's fear graphics on the 24-hour networks is with i.s.i.s., who we have made into an x-men-like organization of superpowers that the u.s. must stand up to as an existential threat. is that the general consensus over at the united nations? what's the sense there and what are the countries there doing about it? >> therefore overwhelming support for this effort for a couple of reasons. one, i.s.i.s. is terrifying. they're executing people -- >> jon: but they don't even have an air force. >> correct, which is helpful. (laughter) but they have heavy weaponry of a kind we haven't seen a terrorist organization control before. >> jon: right, ours. right. and they control territory and if you're in their path, it's terrible, as you can imagine. so americans will find themselves in the path and will, as in the case of our two journalists, and they will be clear they will keep on their march if not stopped and it takes u.s. leadership to amass a coalition to stop i

john. >> what is the united nations role in all this? president obama actually brought up ferguson while speaking in front of the united nations general assembly in new york. >> reporter: that's a good question. especially when you consider the grand jury is still considering whether or not to indict the police officer as well as other department of justice investigations currently ongoing. this is part of a much broader review into u.s. compliance into the u.n. convention against torture. it is one of three human right treaties that the united states ratified out of ten. this is a broader review looking at a range of issues expected to take place over the course of three days and a panel of eight experts asking a series of questions potentially about ferguson. united states allegations will have an opportunity to respond and on november 28th, we're expecting a report for the u.n. outlining a series of recommendations and according to the convention, the fact the united states has ratified it, the u.s. is legally obliged to follow-up on

in terms of what's happening today at the united nations the u.s. delegation is giving a statement to the u.n. committee against torture. this is part of an ongoing review looking at the united compliance with that one of three human rights treaties that the u.s. has actually ratified. we do expect a press conference later today. >> erin mclaughlin in geneva. thank you, erin. the story that has resonated from the streets all the way to geneva. >>> snow blanketing some areas. marquette, michigan, being blanketed with 2 feet of snow. >> they're digging out in wisconsin where there's snow just about everywhere. look at this. the weather an inconvenience for many but people staffing the ski resorts, they couldn't be happier. >> naturale snow is absolutely fantastic, and we love it and we'll take it anytime we can get it. >> in nebraska, roads in omaha in sheets of ice. look at that. be careful out there, folks. it made it difficult for cars difficult to travel even the shortest of distances. >> how long will all of this icy weather last. let's get an ea

the united nations committee against torture tells the u.s. to investigate police brutality >>> also we'll tell you why residents in the kenyan border town of mann dara are living in fear. ahead in sports... >> we share in the deep pain that you are feeling. >> australia cricket captain michael clarke pays tribute to philip hughes who died on thursday, as the first test match against india is postponed. >>> pope francis is in istanbul on the second leg of a 3-day visit to turkey. the pontiff was welcomed by bartholomew the 1st. tell us more about what is on the agenda, bernard smith, in istanbul. for the pope. >> the pope left in the last 5-10 minutes. it is open to tourists that have been waiting, to come and see the sites. hugely important for christianity, and a symbolic visit. this was the most important church. in the capital of the bisignificant tine empire. it was a church until otto mans took over. and at the founding of a modern turkish empire, it was converted. the pope spent half an hour to tur. before that he went to a mask, an app

the battle against isil featuring in the united nations. we have live pictures from the security council. there we go. they are meeting right now an our diplomatic editor is there. what's going on? >> the man you can see is the u.n. special representative for iraq. the way the security council works, they debate either iraq or syria when it comes to isil or counter terrorism. they never actually discuss the subject of isil itself, but he's been strong in his comments so far in this meeting, saying isil were trying to insert itself in the ethnic and religious fault lines of iraq. he said isil was trying to build a state of terror built on war crimes. we're going to hear from the humanitarian chief of the united nations. there are 1.9 million people displaced in iraq by the arrival of isis, a humanitarian situation that is very severe. we're going to hear the first briefing to the security council on iraq to the prince, the new how many rights chief of the united nations taking over. he wants to appeal to the arab street, i'm being told by of

james bays, al jazerra, at the united nations. >>> in egypt, a police officer was killed and another injured when unidentified attackers opened fire in the northern city on thursday. that's according to state media which said the gunmen fled on a motor bike. another four police officers were injured after an explosion at a checkpoint on the outskirts of cairo. in the capital itself a sound bomb went off at a major railway station. >>> now, to libya where there are fears of a humanitarian disaster in benghazi as fighting continues for control of this secretary biggest city. forces loyal to the renegade general are combating rule militias for control of key districts. don anything kane reports. >> reporter: this is the fight for again gas i. the libya group attacks a base near the international airport. the base is being controlled by force loyal to the general since late october. so its value is clear. >> translator: we are in total control of as of february 17th h brigade base and the prust. wood willing we'll have major prizes for them. we'll defeat the tyrant and his cronies. >> re

nations and their motto was in reference to the united nations. so charles koch the second of the brothers returns home to join in the of birch society as influential member. but he seems to take to it he finds the society down the store where he carries us section of an austrian economics. to give you an idea how die-hard they were about communism. installation of to the of palm in the '60s and he knocks on the door and his eyes flicker over the cover of the book and there's something wrong. finally he asks what is said? did he respond politely hemingway was the confidence. so he has to leave this copy on the stoop because that is how serious they were about communism at that point. at this time taros and a number of other society members become interested in the anti-government activists. who created a libertarian retreat in the foothills of the mountain range of colorado. include a built-in friedman. and was a form of slavery. and from the citizens the right set doriden strip to would not go to legitimize the concept of government. and then bec

and its allies going alone without the united nations? >> well, again i might think of that framework a little bit differently. the eunlt united nations chartes about the development of international peace and security. it's founded on the core values of democracy, human rights, rule of law, security, respect for sovereignty. so those are the things that the united nations was created to uphold. unfortunately we have on the security council permanent member russia that is not interested in those values and that is at odds with others on the security council like the u.s., the u.k. and san francisco that would seek to uphold those things. so the security council itself is kind of broken and not going to live up to those functions. there are however other parts of the u.n. that are extremely valuable. particularly the specialized organizations like the world health organization, international labor organization, international organization for migration and many, many others. so the u.n. system is tremendously valuable. we wouldn't want to l

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here in the united nations today, the u.s. delegation is delivering its statements to the u.n. committee against torture. the parents of michael brown plans to be here throughout this process. explained to me how they feel this is incredibly important. and they hope to really take the tragic death of their son and turn it into meaningful change for the united states, john. >> erin mclaughlin with this that has gone from the united states to all the way to europe as well. >>> cheers of applause, the last ebola patient, dr. craig spencer as he left a new york city hospital. spencer was diagnosed after returning from new guinea. he spent 19 days in a hospital isolation unit. speaking publicly, spencer said the focus must be on the west african nations where ebola has killed thousands. >> i cried as i hugged children who were not strong enough to survive the virus.

before the united states joined united nations. any such things. so america's economic story is a very different story from that of empire. and this is where we all get stuck. we say yes, but the united states is the primary garuarant of world security. why do we get involved in all of these other countries. now, by the way, the jap on ease call , japanese call it the doctrine which translates into let america do it. now, why is that? this came out of world war ii. in fact one of the interesting parts of this story is that there wasn't one country other than the united states that was willing to sign a peace treaty with japan at the end of the world war ii because of its behavior in that war. you think nazi germany was bad, but because of japanese empiriali empirialism, nobody was willing to sign a peace treaty. it wasn't until 1951 that there was a second peace treaty. what happened is in the very same week that the peace treaty was signed with multiple countries with japan. that was at the end of the week. at the beginning of the week, the united

nations is saying - the united nations is saying that intense fighting among rival armed groups and parts of libya forced more than 100,000 to flee their homes. the u.n. refugee agency said insecurity, western, eastern, humanitarian operations. fighting has been fierce in benghazi >>> in the u.s. state of missouri, newly released surveillance video shows police officers that shot michael brown before that shooting. the shooting of michael brown sh an unarmed black teenager brought a wave of violent protests. we have more. >> reporter: for the first time we get a look at officer darren wilson, shortly after he killed 18-year-old michael brown. this police officer surveillance video obtained by the st louis post dispatch shows darren wilson seen wearing a white tort, as he leaves for the hospital. the ferguson police chief says wills son was in a fight for his life when he shot and killed brown. the officer is seen, returning to the hospital. wilson alleges that brown charged him and tried to grab his gun, leaving his face severely bruised and his orbital eye socket damaged. the video

the competition is a you neat opportunity to unite a nation divided. hashem ahelbarra has more. >> reporter: this is the coach of one of yemen's most rest eemous under 16 unable -- prestigious under 16 football teams. he earns less than $200 a month, and the players have to buy their own kit. he is proud of yemen's national team. everyone is talking about their performance of the gulf cup football tournament. 13-year-old boy is a rising star. his dream goes beyond representing yemen international competitions. >> translation: my dream is to be a professional player. i want to play for the national team and with barcelona. >> reporter: here in the old part of the capital sanaa, yemenis are proud of their team, saying it's the best in generations. after worrying about months of political and sectarian conflict, they are pinning hope on a victory against saudi arabia that can bring the nation together. >> sport and like politics, if they are defeated the whole in addition will be defeated. if yemen wins we'll be more united. this man works for a tv channe

modi agreed, he and abe promised to work together to try to reform the united nations security council next year and push ahead with talks with a deal for nuclear power technology. doctors who save lives ebola patients in the united states are sharing the lessons they learned. they say keeping infected people hydrated with a drip can improve chances of survival. the doctors work at institutes including emory university hospital and reported their findings in the new england journal of medicine. two patients had been flown back in august from liberia. the doctors say they found both people had a shortage of water, poe tas yum and calcium in the blood. they gave them each five liters of fluids every day and saw them start to recover in two weeks. the doctors say their experience is limited. they say the techniques they used won't necessarily work with all ebola patients. still they suggest aggressive hydration using a drip can help some survive. >>> people across the united states have been spending more at retailers. they bought more goods online last month and spent more on automobiles

of the americas held at united nations headquarters in geneva. we are so thrilled to have her here tonight. please join us in welcoming, roxanne dunbar-ortiz. [applause] >> thank you to all of you for coming out with this beautiful fall weather you are having. a little warm. [laughter] first, i want to acknowledge that we are standing on the traditional unseeded lands of the comanche and the apache peoples and its unseeded land in the translation of that is stolen. this book, i want to really think book people. it's such a pleasure to be here. i have never been inside. i have only seen it on c-span because they have recorded several times here before i think. it's a wonderful place, great audiences asking intelligent questions, so it is very nice to be here. this book, "an indigenous peoples' history of the united states," is part of the beacon press revision in american history series. inspired by the late howard said in his classic book, a people's history, the united states, which was originally published by beacon press. the people said my ti

they are between the united states and native nations. and the treaties and this exhibit reflect that reality about the trees. -- the treaties. land. the nations had any land with them when they came across the atlantic ocean. no one brought any european land. land.was no american there was only native land. and that land belonged to the native nations and to the people's who were the citizens of the native nations. the european nations entered nativeeaties with the nations, who had been making treaties amongst each other for millennia. this was a continuation of that for the native peoples and it was a continuation of treaties that the europeans have, although in europe, mostly the treaties meant an end to the war. here, even though there were wars,t instances, no it meant peace and friendship that you would be allies. you would have this friendship as a continuum. and the treaties really well percent -- really represent that relationship. in time.a marker but the relationship and the treaties still exist today as legally enforceable and

before the united states joined united nations. any such thing. so america's economic story is a very different story from that of empire. and yet -- this is where we all get stuck. we say, yes, but the u.s. is the primary guarantor of world security. why do we get involved? why are we involved in all these other countries? by the way, the japanese call this more or less the yoshida doctrine. which trans lates more or less into let america do it. why is that? this came out of world war ii. and in fact, one of the interesting parts of this story is that there wasn't one country, other than the united states, that was willing to sign a peace treaty with japan at the end of world war ii because of its behavior in that war. you think nazi germany was bad and it was horrific. nobody is willing to sign a peace treaty. it wasn't until 1951 that australia became the second country after the u.s. to sign a peace treaty. why? because this all took place in the same week and a foggy week in san francisco. this is where the novelist comes out. i don't know if

the african union and united nations have also voiced opposition to the military's takeover. calls are growing for the interim leader to transfer power to the people and to hold elections within 90 days. >> the rapidity of the transition, the way in which everything will be set up in order to make possible to organize election will be extremely difficult because if it lasts too long, it could be, indeed, a real danger. >> reporter: a danger to democracy. gerald tan, al jazeera. there have been protests against the government in eastern democratic republic of congo. people are angry about a machete attack thought to have been carried out by the rebel group ads. the government says its dpeeftd the group but civilians have been killed in the last month. >> in kenya's president who has ordered a northern tribe to turn in those responsible for the killing of 22 mreringz. they were ambushed by local tribesmen in terkana county during a security operation on friday. the local leaders say the att k attackers mistook them for an invading tribe. they asked for two weeks to hands over t

we have decided to go to the united nations security council this month. if that resolution does not pass, we will find all the international organizations and conventions to the international criminal court. we will join all of them and fight to protect our people. funeral of the latest israeli to die, a 25-year-old woman from the jewish settlement . the government now under intense pressure to stop the violence. government will have to andect israelis [indiscernible] >> israel is sending reinforcements to the west bank for what it calls new security assessments. the government has been meeting to discuss the situation. and wondering if the area is teetering on the edge of widespread violence. >> today, armistice day to honor the victims of war and those who fought in battle. in the united states, veterans day included the vice president laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. returnquite common to from active service and run for political office but that practice may be returning. >> once upon a time, the majority of congress was made up of m

we will continue to cooperate with the united nations. again, we need this collection and maximum participation. we will continue with partial monitoring an independent objective reporting. they ask all concerned to urgently commit to full implementation of the minsk documents designed to bring peace and stability to the ukraine. thank you, mr. president for your attention. >> i think the ambassador for his briefing. i never give the floor to ambassador tagliabini. >> thank you, mr. chairman and distinguished delegates and ladies and gentlemen, at this moment, [indiscernible] there are two documents that were declined by the group and representatives [indiscernible] there continues to be fighting of some strategic locations. this fighting is severe with heavy weaponry. it is costing the lives of servicemen and civilians together with many persons who are injured. not to mention [indiscernible] .nfrastructure, facilities signsare as yet no [indiscernible] there are many that fear the present situation and are receiving reports about contin

>>> and the changing face of the united nations. we meet the female ambassadors making their mark in what's been traditionally a male-dominated club. >>> also in the program, aaron is here and a landmark trade deal between australia and china. >> karin, this is where many aussies would say it is a whopper. a first for these two countries. a free trade deal that will benefit many of australia's famous exports and a deal that will give china greater access to that aussie economy. so stay tuned, we're going to break it down and find out what all of this means for that chinese-australian relationship. >>> hello. midday here in london. 2:00 p.m. here in eastern ukraine. 2:00 p.m. in syria, where the murder of hostages by islamic state militants goes on. a video that emerged over the weekend showed the beheading of american aid worker abdul-rahman kassig, along with 18 syrian airmen. president obama described his murder as an act of pure evil. we'll be talking to a close friend of mr. kassig in a moment. but first, this report from david

. >> they were trying to show that this of almost a united nation of jihadies. the jihadis were carrying out beheadings from different places around the world. >> reporter: in the portion of the video depicting peter kassig's death, another point of difference. unlike in previous videos, they don't seem to be trying to hide where they are. they depict specific buildings, roads, and fields. they label the place dabiq, a place in syria where the jot moon territory opened to regional conquests. >>> many more of the world's biggest stories still to come on cnn. police carry off protesters' barricades with the help of some of the demonstrators. only in hong kong. we'll take you there live after the break. >>> and 30 years later, a new band-aid effort for a new cause. a look behind the scenes next. >>> welcome back. more on our breaking news this hour. jerusalem is on high alert after a deadly attack inside a sin going. police say four israelis are dead, six wounded after two men attacked with knives and axes. here's some of the latest footage, i believe. this is a li

now in terms of what's happening here at the united nations today, the u.s. delegation is delivering their statement to the u.n. committee against torture. part of a regular review process into the united states compliance with that treaty. miken brown's parents saying they plan to be here throughout the entire process. they're going to be giving a press conference later today and really emphasizing to me the fact that they really hope they're able to take this tragedy and turn it into a springboard for change across the united states, christine. >> certainly a story resonating on the streets of ferguson and all across the united states. >>> 45 minutes past the hour. 2 feet of snow slamming into eight midwestern plains states in the first storm of the season. hello, winter. temperatures in some areas plunged 50 degrees. actually, i grew up in iowa. i can imagine it's horrible in places like marquette, michigan, it was hit with 22 inches of snow on the ground. we're stuff in the midwest, right? >> in nebraska, snow, sleet and bitterly cold temperatures turned

. >> right now, by an estimate from the united nations office of drugs and crime more than 90% of the entire world's supply of opium comes from poppies grown in afghanistan. why have the allies been so unsuccessful in irradicating the crop in that country? >> that's an excellent country. in 2008 when i was in vienna i was representing the government, and i went to a lot of policies that they they had. most of the policies were convoluted and did not correspond with the character of afghanistan, but there had been policies in washington that the government of afghanistan did not agree, like the aerial spray that would bring back the memories of the soviets ' occupation, soviet armies would come and yellow gas a village. president karzai was reluctant in accepting tha accepting that. there have been other policies useful or optimal. i remember i was reading this report that they have built a lot of prisons. they were prisons in provinces without a rule of law or having a judicial process for people who are i in the narcotic business. >> we'll be back with more inside story in just a mom

it's larger than about 25 states that have membership in the united nations. and several native land bases are. following, this is the other aspect of this book i will just touch on as a major theme. the following world war ii, the united states was at war with much of the world just as it was at war with indigenous people of north america in the 19th century. this was total war demanded the enemy surrender unconditionally or face annihilation. it was called regeneration through violence, the force that repeat themselves. in the 20th century after the end of warring against the indians, that the overlap because the u.s. moved into the philippines, into the caribbeans with wars of occupation and annexation after the massacre at wounded knee in 1890. so according to the origins, it is more of a rebellion against oppression. that narrative flows from a policy. the broadening and deepening of democracy, the civil war and the ensuing second revolution of the emancipation ending slavery. the 20th century mission to save europe from itself, and the ultimate triumph a

and officials at the united nations are working to tackle the growing problem. >> reporter: the united nations high commission for refugees reports that more than 51 million people have been forced to flee their countries, become internally displaced, or are seeking asylum. the u.n. also says more than 100 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. the highest number in the nearly 70-year history of the organization. fis nine some none has been mainly driven by the conflicts in syria and iraq but waves of displacements are also occurring in many african nations, including the central african republic, south sudan, mali and the democratic republic of the congo. unhcr officials warn that displaced people will face even tougher conditions as winter approaches. >> earlier nhk world's miki yamamoto spoke with the u.n. high commissioner for refugees antonio gutierrez on the current refugee crisis. >> first of all, the number we just heard, more than 50 million people forced to abandon their homes. this is a very, very shocking number. why is this happening? >> i think the main re

charges are vigorously denied are broken.atic a cease-fire continued at the united nations. u.s. ambassador arthur goldberg issues a peace plan. an immediate debate is started in the security council representing 15 nations. while the united states and russia disagree on the wording of her troupe of her true patrol, israel's foreign ua ourr charges president plotted the murder of a state. the vote is finally taken, and the resolution adopted unanimously. word continues to come from the battles on, telling of sweeping israeli victories. next day, egypt accepts the cease-fire, joining jordan, leaving syria facing israeli forces alone. the united nations arena remains in the world spotlight because of the many questions raised by the short but decisive middle east war. with israel now controlling the sinai peninsula, all approaches to the suez canal, old jerusalem, bethlehem, a diplomatic struggle now begins. >> you are watching american history tv, 48 hours of programming on a american history every weekend on c-span3 . follow us on twitter for information on our schedules, upcomin

the united nations can do. she also photographed thing that she was a little angry about, and that was from when the u.s. government tried to imprison all the japanese-americans during the war. 120,000 people and somewhere between two thirds and two fifths were u.s. citizens and they were rounded up and they had never been accused of conviction or accused of disloyalty. so she photographed thaas the wd having her first health problems it would ultimately kill her. one that people today don't know about so much anymore because locally pouliot has been wiped out or you but there's a phenomenon called post polio syndrome. and apparently it remains in a more quiet way inside the body and can be reactivated and she went through that and she began to develop ulcers. she died of cancer because there were no treatments. >> host: was she political? >> in a certain way. she never belonged to any political organizations. she had a more spiritual feeling. but she adored franklin roosevelt because she not only felt this but

now let's get the latest from james bays at the united nations in new york. this emergency meeting is due to start in just under a half hour. what are we expecting to come out of it? >> well, this is a meeting that they've been talking about for about a week or so here at the security council, and they're contemplating whether to have a meeting because they've been breezingly concerned about troop movements near the ukrainian border. it seems that the troop movements over the ukrainian border. it is the u.s. who has finally called this meeting. i think you're going to hear very intrenched volitions repeated. you heard the russian position. you heard nato's allegations. i'm sure you'll hear similar things from the russian deputy ambassador. the ambassador is away today. and from western ambassadors. in many ways i think you're going to hear from others is going to be the most interesting thing. those others are the u.n. they're representative from the department of political affairs, and national organization that has monitors in the eastern ukraine. there i t

as we noted in our last segment, even the united nations is now responding. while a u.n. panel tasked with investigating torture said it respects the grand jury decision, there was still plenty of finger-wagging at america. 111 days since michael brown's death made ferguson infamous around the globe, now the united nations is raising its voice as well. >> we have certain concerns about whether punishment of law enforcement -- when they have crossed the line -- >> reporter: tensions between u.s. law enforcement and minority groups made their way from the st. louis suburbs all the way to geneva today where the u.n.'s committee on torture made its own concerns clear. >> deep concern at the frequent police shootings of unarmed black individuals. >> reporter: earlier this month, michael brown's family had addressed the committee, urging it not to dismiss what they were seeing. >> we need justice, we need answers and we need action and we have to bring it to the union so that they can expose it to the rest of the world what's going on in small town ferguson. >> leave the area,

ambassador to the united nations. he went to north korea just last year to try to get kenneth bae released. five years ago, considered a potential envoy for the release of two americans. that role ultimately went to former president bill clinton. governor richardson joins me on the phone. thank you so much for being here, sir. and i want you to first please, if you could, take us into the mind of negotiators since you worked with north korean negotiators why do you think they decided to release these two americans right now? >> i believe there was two reasons. one, they were catching the north koreans a lot of heat at the united nations on human rights violations. they were going to be taken to the international criminal court. secondly, i believe they want to start a dialogue with the united states. the fact that there are very few conditions they have asked for with the release of kenneth bae and this other young man, mr. miller, basically asking for a presidential envoy. and releasing them without any apparent cond

>> i >> since the words targeted by the united nations sanctions, they are orchestrating, and using the power of his own political party to send a message to the international community that in is a man that still calls the final shots in yemen one way or another. and it's in the interest to do business with him because the results of that could be further inshipped to austria ability that could spread across the region. >> thank you. two u.s. citizens jailed in north korea have been released following the negotiations of the director of the national intelligence. kenneth bae and matthew miller are now on their way home. miller was serving a six-year term on charges of espionage. and bae 15 years for religious activity. >> north koreans decided now was the time to release kenneth bae and matthew miller the two men had been in the country one for prosyletizing: and they had almost no possibility. the big question now is not only why did north korea decide to release the two men now, but how it was that the director of nashville against james clapper, was the u.s. official who was able to