james: well u.n. agencies do feed, house and educate the exploding number of displaced persons, as you've heard, their funding is falling far short of demand. [music] james: now to the central african republic, a nation consumed by violence, hatred and instability. in this largely forgotten crisis, restoring peace seems an almost impossible task but that's what u.n. peace keepers are striving to do. here's our story. [gunshots] james: since the end of 2012, the central african republic, a small and very poor landlocked country of 4.5 million, has been convulsed by civil war and sectarian violence. a struggle over political power, land and resources now sees mainly christian militia groups known as anti balaka, pitted against a mostly muslim militia known as ex-seleka. the government has very limited influence beyond the capital, effectively much of the country has been divided up into lawless fiefdoms controlled by local militias with criminality driving much of the violence rather than religion. for

it's named after the previous u.n. secretary general, who is himself a ghanaian. >> a refugee camp somewhere in africa guarded by u.n. peacekeepers is under attack. the soldiers successfully drive the attackers away. fortunately, this time the incident is just an exercise. this is actually an army training camp in ghana. major edem akagbor is a veteran of many u.n. missions. he now trains ghanaian soldiers to be deployed as peacekeepers. >> the first peacekeepers were sent from ghana in the 1960's by our first president. since then, the passion to keep the peace in other countries has become ghanain. we are so much interested in going out there to help others to also enjoy the peace we are enjoying back in ghana. >> before a mission, the soldiers undergo weeks of training at the bundasi camp, which is situated near the capital, accra. these troops are preparing for a mission in south sudan. ghana deploys more soldiers to u.n. peacekeeping missions than almost any other african country. the country is proud to be a majo

the u.n. peacekeeping force there are held under hostage by two gunmen. that is unverified reports from the afp. france is now saying they have several employees at the hotel. they are monitoring the situation. chinese also have nationals there. this is a national hotel, caters to international travelers and business people traveling through mali. it is a high value target for terrorists. we believe this is a terror attack and they set up a perimeter in both french and u.n. and local forces on the scene. >> david, let's talk about the relationship with mali and france. france and its terror attacks has been the story, center stage, for the past week. we are not saying if these are connected in any way, but france heavily involved in the former colony in a fight against radicalization. >> reporter: that's right. france has been heavily involved for many years and in fact got involved years ago in a direct military intervention saving the then government from an invasion of rebels and islamic fu

because leon is taking this job with the u.n. ae and the apparent conflict, it throws in the question the entire political process at this very critical juncture. there's also questions on how the u.n. is going to respond to this. he has not spoken directly on this. his spokesperson did at the daily briefing today. we asked him about it and it pretty much says there are clear ethics rule that he expects all of his special envoys to follow when they're looking for outside employment, but beyond that he said there's probably not going to be any major investigation by the u.n. into this. he was brushing it off a little bit and saying that they think he has done a very good job getting the process in libya this far along >>> thanks very much. live for us at the united nations. you're watching al jazeera. still to come rome tries 46 plea toyingss and gangsters of rigging lucrative contracts for years. a prized video book helping are gen teen's - argentina's deaf children learn books. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> welcome back. you'r

>> they take care of the hotel but there is sometime in military from u.n. and u.n. from the army to support them for security and we don't know exactly why this operation happened. >> thank you very much indeed for that and is a freelance journalist who is outside the hotel radisson and he has been telling us that u.n. forces in molian troops are on the scene with an attack at the hotel radisson blue with a number of hostages inside and don't know how many and we will speak to a journalist and president of the african information club and joins us on the phone from paris, he knows mali well and i don't know how well you are able to follow what has been going on in mali but tell us about this hotel and who might be carrying out this attack? >> it's very difficult to look and the fact is mali is now i mean two or three and they try to maintain them and effecting them in the northern part of mali but we can guess it's coming from they are not a part of mali already. >> and looking at attacks which happened in the past lois attacks in august and march and rocket attack

more on the u.n. security council's meeting on burundi. >> reporter: united nations in after african union officials warn that burundi could be on the verge of descending into full-scale violence. some language have described recommend necessary interest of the gen side of some 20 years ago. violence in the capital has been continuing on an almost daily basis after arms were to be given or amid threaten language the high commissioner for human rights warned that burundi could be at a very dangerous tipping point. >> recent inflammatory remarks by members of the government have suggested that this crisis, which has involved targeting people for the perceived political affiliations could increasingly take on an ethnic dimension. the president of the senate recently ordered local authorities to identify "elements which are not in order", and to report them to the police for them to be dealt with. he also called on the police to get ready to finish the work. >> reporter: u.n. secretary just announced his

the u.n. warns 5,000 refugees will try to cross from turkey to greece every day over the winter. >>> the battle for syria's highways. the government takes control of a strategic road in aleppo, but loses a key supply line in hama. >>> and the disappearing coastline of louisiana, hit by rising sea levels and environmental destruction. ♪ >>> hello, egypt's president abdel fatah al-sisi says he is ready to work with what he described as all of our friends after the russian plane crash. hundreds of people have been protesting nearby at president sisi's human rights record. cameron says it is more likely than not that a bomb was the cause of the sinai crash. he says britain is working with egypt to restore flights as soon as poeszable. >> my role is to act in the right way to keep british citizens safe and secure and i act on the basis of intelligence that i receive, and the basis of advice that i get. of course i cannot be sure, my experts cannot be sure that it was a terrorist bomb that brought

u.n. peace keepers, with was part of the effort to get people out of this situation. it happened in probably one of the secure parts of bamako, which hasn't seen an incident like this before. and it comes out of the hills leading to paris, leading many to be concerned that there could be some kind of link, but nothing verified about who these people are, and what they want. there are claims surfacing of a link of some kind to some of the extremist groups like al-qaeda and isil. here is a short report. >> reporter: these are pictures from inside the radisson blu hotel in bamako, where forces have been able to rescue several hostages. hours earlier several gunmen stormed the luxury hotel, keeping at least 170 guests and staff captive. >> translator: this morning at 7:00 am the radisson hotel was attacked. according to the information we have, there were two or three armed men who were able to walk into the hotel. we activated our crisis cell, including heads of military and officials from fo

the u.n. envoy to libya defends his change of jobs. critics say it derails the peace process. >>> the battle for syria's highways. the government takes control in aleppo but loses a key supply line in hamas. >>> the japanese chapel of love made it to the final of this year's world architectural festival. >>> the latest in sport coming up for you during the malaysian grandz pre, the same thing happened to rossi's motogp title hopes. details are coming up. >>> egypt's president sisi says he's ready to work with all our friends to ensure the safety of foreign tourists after the sinai plane crash. he's been meeting prime minister cameron in london and hundreds are protesting his human rights record. cameron says it's more likely than not a bomb was the cause of the sinai crash. flights on the uk will resume on friday. >> reporter: finally laid to rest, her 6-year-old school canteen worker, devoted mother and grandmother and the first of the 224 victims to be buried. as investigators in the sinai i

she also said that the u.n. needs to do a lot more to fight terrorism because there is over the last several years a pipeline has flourished of terrorism activities and financing. this is the woman that was in charge of our diplomacy. if she thought the u.n. was failing, what did she do for four years? she should have proposed a u.n. resolution and passed it. >> rick makes a very good point. hillary clinton could be seen as the architect of president obama's foreign policy. how is it working out because a lot of people are pointing at his foreign policy as one of the worst parts of his presidency and potentially his legacy. >> so first of all, i don't think that rick made any good points. i will disagree. number one, let's remember what we came into. we came into a situation

and in coordination with our talks today, u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon has ordered the u.n. to accelerate planning for supporting the implementation of that cease-fire and the group agreed that the u.n. should lead the effort in consultation with interested parties in order to determine its requirements and its modalities. we also pledged to take all possible measures to ensure that all parties including those currently supported by nations represented here in vienna that they will all firmly adhere to the cease-fire. in other words, each country that supports or has influence with or supplies anybody in the field will become an enforcer of a cease-fire. we also agreed to press the parties to immediately end the use of indiscriminate weapons. let me be clear. the cease-fire, as i said a moment ago, does not apply either to daish or to nusra or to subsequently some group that in the days ahead may be determined by the support group as qualifying as a terrorist organization. so that's where we're at. and i want to thank all of my colleagues. >> so that's the news from the secr

general assembly, the u.n. security council, all of -- how toadopted better protect them is a really good step in the right direction to show that the u.n. system is really putting this high on the agenda. post-9/11, this is becoming a problem across the world as governments try to two address security concerns and civil rights. ming: i think the reporter makes a very good point on this issue. everyone has the right to privacy and free from surveillance overreach. that is something most of us can agree on. and the big challenge that you had pointed question.ery poignant this international data end impunity for crimes against journalists, it is this awareness among all people from the member states, from u.n. agencies, from the civil society, from academia, and of course the media practitioners themselves, that lives are very important. and no matter where we disagree on the issues, our baseline and things that we can all agree on is that one should not be killed for expressing freedom of expression, especially

and in coordination with our talks today, u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon has ordered the u.n. to accelerate planning for supporting the implementation of that cease-fire and the group agreed that the u.n. should lead the effort in consultation with interested parties in order to determine its requirements and its modalities. we also pledged to take all possible measures to ensure that all parties including those currently supported by nations represented here in vienna that they will all firmly adhere to the cease-fire. in other words, each country that supports or has influence with or supplies anybody in the field will become an enforcer of a cease-fire. we also agreed to press the parties to immediately end the use of indiscriminate weapons. let me be clear. the cease-fire, as i said a moment ago, does not apply either to daish or to nusra or to subsequently some group that in the days ahead may be determined by the support group as qualifying as a terrorist organization. so that's where we're at. and i want to thank all of my colleagues. >> so that's the news from the secr

the 50 u.n. staffers are not staying in the hotel, but rather security forces that we have mobilized responding to help the malian security forces rescue the clients of the hotel. with respect to what you have just mentioned, of course, they can not confirm or deny it frankly, because i have not heard about it. >> mr. mongi hamdi thank you for taking part of the interview, and helping us in this difficult time. we appreciate your insight. i want to go to terror analyst paul cruickshank in paris, and i know that you have been working the source, paul. there are those who have come forward claiming responsibility for this, and what are you hear heari hearing? >> that is right, ableyings, a claim of responsibility on a jihadi response portal coming from the al qaeda-aligned group in the region, and the u.s. government analysts are look into the claims at the moment, b but the the claim is that in was the responsibility of al qaeda in the islamic maghreb. and this is from a algerian who was responsib

if you hold a u.n.-led diplomatic process, you have to decide on who will representatives the prosecution. that will be difficult. another point of contention is who is trd a terrorist -- considered a terrorist in syria. a lot of bargaining has to be done. clearly, there's a momentum. >> right, meanwhile on the ground we have breaking of the siege at the kweires airbase, surrounded by rebel fighters and i.s.i.l. for two years. what is the significance of that? >> well, undoubtedly it's a significant breakthrough of great value, the facility in northern syria gives the syrian government and allies a launching pad, a forward operating base, giving it a stronger position to launch offensives in and around aleppo. we know that the syrian government wants to recapture areas in this province, undoubtedly a significant gain. days of fighting, advancing forces breaking the siege. this is a war with many front lines. they may have won a battle. on other fronts the government is not making advances on the ground.

yes, the u.n. is concerned. the president of the neighbouring country is concerned, saying in this - if this escalated, may take an ethnic dimension, something needs to be done to nip it in the bud. really the situation is under control. everyone is exaggerating. all it's trying to do is what any other government would do, trying to get rid of illegal weapons, stem the rebellion, there's no need for troops in the country to be deployed in the country. it's not just the u.n. talking about deploying troops. the au is saying that it will put stand by force on standby in case things escalate. the government is saying everything is under control >>> catherine wambua-soi on the streets of burundi's capital. appreciate that. thank you, indeed >>> more to come here on al jazeera, including a different class of south korean schools offering an alternative in a country famous for hive-pressure large. and how a small country could save the bee population. >>> welcome back, the top stories - european leaders created a fund

forces as the u.n. peace keeper mission there are around the how elbow hotel and surrounded the hotel and some of them have tried to go in the hotel to diffuse the situation and free hostages. earlier there were reports and i'm not sure if you mentioned this already that some had managed to escape and staff from turkish airlines managed to escape and at least three members of staff and still trying to verify if that is accurate and not sure if you said this actual will but some who were able to recite versus from the quran were freed and we understand that three people have been killed, earlier this morning i was reporting it was two and not clear if the government decided to take another life of course it's an ongoing and unfolding and fast moving situation, very difficult to know what is going on inside the hotel, various people have been speaking about what is going on, various diplomatic missions in bamako have put out warnings on social media to citizens to stay away from the radisson blu hotel and

the u.n. security council and agree to a resolution that the settlements are illegal. what a peace deal would look like, but the majority don't think the president would take the step. they are not ruling it out. they haven't said that the white house will veto anything. suddenly a hint, but with the words trying to send a message that they are moving the relationship past the iran nuclear agreement. >> thank you very much, indeed >>> jordan's king abdullah the second visited some victims of an attack at a u.s.-funded training facility in ayman. five people, 2 u.s. citizens, were killed after a jordanian officer opened fire on the trainers at the center. the attacker was shot and killed by troops. the u.s. promised to vet the incident -- investigate the incident. rosalind jordan joins us from washington. tell us more about what happened in this incident and the reaction there has been to it? >> the investigation is getting under way, but the death toll is up to six people, two jordanians, a so

he says that the u.n. is happy that the u.n. recognises the need for a dialogue between the different political parties, whether in the country or outside the country. if you remember, the regional talk had been initiated by the east africa community, just before the presidential election. in those talks, the president of uganda came here and launched the talks. then the elections happened and we haven't seen any forward movement in those talks. the minister is saying there needs to be a national dialogues. talks need to be jump started to pacify this country and unite people. he says he is happy that the u.n. recognises that. he says that he is happy also with the tone of the draft of this resolution in terms of sanctions. original proposals by france talked about targeted sanctions, but in this resolution that was passed, they talk about unsatisfied measures. so the minister told me that really targeted areas is not a solution. what the government is doing is trying to deal with a rebellion ion trying to get the country safe >

ambassador to the u.n. who is currently the president of the security council this month. he said that the council is prepared to meet on this, but they need to have a request from a member state, and so far they've had not had that. we did ask the russian ambassadors who is going into a meeting if russia planned to ask the security council for a meeting. he simply said we're not quite sure yet. beyond that, also on tuesday, turkey september this letter to the security council president as well as ban ki-moon, and outlines what turkey said are the facts of the sways as they see it with the downing of the russian plane. they said some of this we already know, but it's important to repeat again what russia or i'm sorry, what turkey i is telling the u.n.

in coordination with our talk today, u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon has ordered the u.n. to accelerate planning for supporting the implementation of that cease-fire, and the group agreed that the u.n. should lead the effort in consultation with interested parties in order to determine its requirements and modalities. we also pledged to take all possible measures to ensure that all parties, including those currently supported by nations represented here in vienna, that they will all firmly adhere to the cease-fire. in other words, each country that supports or has influence with or supplies, anybody in the field will become an enforcer of the cease-fire. we also agreed to press the parties to immediately end the use of indiscriminate weapons. let me be clear. the cease-fire as i said a moment ago, does not apply either to daesh or nusra or to subsequently some group that in the days ahead may be determined by the support group as qualifying as a terrorist organization. so that's where we're at. and i want to thank all of my colleagues who participated in our deliberation t

the u.n. is happy that the u.n. recognises a need for a dialogue between the different political parties, whether in the country or outside the country. the minister of foreign affairs saying that there needs to be a national dialogues, talks needs to be jump-started so as to pacify this country and unite the people. he says he is happy that the u.n. recognises that. he says that he is happy with the draft of this resolution in times of sanctions. the original proposals by france talked about targeted sanctions, but in this resolution that was passed, they talk about unspecified measures. so the minister told me that really targeted sanctions is not a solution. what the government is doing is trying to deal with the rebellion. it is trying to get the country off illegal weapons and trying to keep the country safe >>> anti-austerity rallies in greece have turned violent after police fired tear gas at protestors. more than 20,000 people grouped to show their anger at cuts of benefits and pingss. there was a strike tha

the u.n. has acknowledged the importance of companies and implementing really any sort of deal that is done, and they have set a list of commitments the companies can sign up to, in the hope that they will be able to help reduce greenhouse gas omissions. the idea behind all of these conditions -- behind all of these emissions is that they will keep them under the level to keep the temperature rise below 2 degrees. molly: excellent, steven pare it we are going to take a moment to cut back into the speeches where we have the chinese president making his address. let's listen in. decisio n zinping: we can pursue a better future. let me take this opportunity to express my sincere sympathy to the french people, and my gratitude to president hollande and the french government for their meticulous preparation for this conference. this paris conference is convened to strengthen implementation of the u.n. framework convention on climate change and bring about a balanced,ive, ambitious, and binding agre

u.n. says a record number of people arrived in europe and october. more than the whole of last year, mohammed jamjoom reports from lesbos, which has become a gateway for thousands. >> >> reporter: with all the tragedy they have seen, the aid workers keep looking. on les works the sea may be calmer, but nerves are on edge. when the refugees make it ashore, the sense of relief is equipped by the growing outrage. >> i cannot imagine. i feel ashamed that i'm a european, i'm from holland. i people a big shame from this european union. union. it's not the union. for me it's not the union at all. >> this is one of many here committed to helping. >> i saw babies dying, elderly people dying. i cannot imagine that you can live with yourself, when this is your responsibility. >> reporter: the refugees, while grateful for the happy know life will not get easier any time soon. for many, choosing to stay in their homeland may have been a riskier option. >> if the choice is between dieing in the sea or i

and u.n. and hashem ahelbarra explains the day's developments. >> russian fighter jet on fire and crashing. president vladimir putin says it was downed by an air-to-air missile fired by an turkish f-16. turkish government leaders say that the pilot ignored ten warnings they were violating turkish air space. russia says that aircraft was in syrian air space. the two pilots ejected and crushed in an area in latakia under rebel control. the deputy commander of the turkman we grade said that the pilots parachuted to the ground. >> after the russian plane dropped its bomb it turned around from the turkish side and it was hit by turkish apri airplane. after it violated turkish air space it was shot down. our comrades shot them in the air, and they were dead when they both hit the ground. they all died in the air. >> video posted by an armed group claims to show the body of one of the pilots. the radar map published by the army is said to show the movement of the aircraft as it enters the turkish air

. >>> now, the u.n.'s chief negotiator in libya is about to step down and is taking a job with a gulf country which supports one of libya's rival government. the u.n. security council is holding a briefen on libya with the envoy speaking. let's go lye to gabriel elizondo who is at the u.n. headquarters for us. gabe, what more do we know about the u.n. envoy leaving his post and why? >> reporter: well, he was planning to leave his post. he has been on that job for a little over a year now. he is giving a briefing in the next few minutes to the u.n. security council. it was a planned briefing kind of wrapping up his tenure, but it has been overshadowed by controversy, that he was allegedly negotiating a job at a think tank while he was wrapping up his tenure in libya as well. this is important because leon was the key figure trying to bring both sides together to bring together a unity government in a u.n.-backed plan in libya, between the general national congress and the house of representatives. this is

u.n. special envoy visited damascus following the talking about in vienna, where world powers and regional rivals discussed syria. they called for a nationwide truce and the renewal of peace talks. at the same time, there are efforts by some members of the u.n. security council to enforce a resolution to stop bombs by syrian government forces. britain's ambassador to the u.n. said it is important for what he called to the in discriminate body to stop, because it kills and terrorizes. it's also one of the causes for the flood of refugees from syria. russia has made clear it will oppose any resolution, because it believes it will jeopardize diplomatic efforts that have so far failed to end the war. >> iraq's parliament voted to block prime minister abadis government from passing key reforms without approval. he pushed reforms popular with voters. politicianles accuse abadi of violating the constitution by sacking ministers and cutting salaries of government employees without consultations. a

at the u.n. battle lines are drawn too, but special envoys says this time the talks could be different. >> my message was one word. momentum. the momentum in vienna needs to not be missed. think a few months ago where we were. we didn't ever dream to have russia and federation in the american sitting and heading the same table, and one side have volkswagen saudi arabia and the other one iran plus all the other countries. >> reporter: opposition forces in city of latakia are backed by the united states and saudi arabia. they say bashar al-assad must go for a political solution to be achieved. with the syrian military claiming advances on the battle field, its russian and iranian allies say the focus should be on defeating i.s.i.l. >> translation: the national syrian army in many locations has inflicted major losses on the terrorist groups and sponsors. the protectors at the airport, counter-attacks for more than three and a half years. the supply roots have been surrounded. controlling the airport

the u.n.'s human rights chief is warning that violence in burundi can escalate into an ethnic conflict. he is calling on the international community to take immediate action toa void that, but the foreign minister has down played the situation saying that the country was calm. he cautioned against imposing sanctions. a third term was won and warned the opponents to are disarm or face tough police action. a day after that deadline passed, nine people were shot dead by unknown gunmen in a bar. the u.n. security council has been discussing the arrest. >> reporter: united nations and african officials say burundi could be descending into full-scale violence and language that somehow described as reminiscent of the rwandan violence in the capital has been continuing on an almost daily basis after the president of the country set a deadline for people to give up their illegal arms or be treated as enemys of the state. a mid that threatening language, the high commissioner for human rights warned that

the u.n. warns 5,000 refugees will try to cross from turkey to greece every day over the winter. >>> and the disappearing coastline of louisiana, hit by rising sea levels and environmental destruction. ♪ >>> hello. egypt's president says he is ready to work with what he described as all of our frebs to ensure the safety of foreign tourists after the sinai plane crash. he has been meeting with the british prime minister in london. hundreds of people have been protesting nearby at president sisi's human rights record. cameron says britain is working with egypt to restore normal flights to sharm el sheikh as soon as possible. >> but role is to keep british citizens safe and secure and put their safety first. and i act on the basis of intelligence that i receive, and advise that i get. of course i cannot be sure, my experts cannot be sure it was a terrorist bomb that brought down that russian plane, but if the intelligence and judgment is that that is a more likely than not outcome, then i think

>> i heard of u.n. involvement. i heard of not just u.n. involvement, but other european countries. and even though there is this involvement. there's a short supply of weapons, the personnel careers and bomb disposal quit. >> what about the kurdish fighters, what is their moral like, it's been a long battle to say the least? >> it's a high moral, they've been waiting for the offensive for a long time. they are well prepared. i spoke to the bon disposal unit, which is in charge of the houses freed near the mosul dam, and they were ready to do the same job in sinjar. the troops are there, they are doing a great job. what they are waiting for is let's say more weapons, and also a continued air strikes. >> for the yazidi taking part. the battle is very much been retribution. >> absolutely. and that can be a problem as well. there has been - yazidi retributions against the arab population, around the zouma area, this has been encouraged by the p.k.k. which times gets in the way of the peshmerga, of the kurdistan regional government. this is being extra stress on peshmerga forces on the

it would support the u.n.'s mediation efforts in the area and also threatened sanctions, but would eknow from speaking to the russian delegation that the russians are not yet on board with sanctions. so negotiations will continue >>> hundreds of sudanese troops have arrived in yemen. they are part of a sue deled troop. coalition strikes and fighting continue in the province. at least 17 fighters and four civilians were killed on monday while they say they've killed 15 pro-government forces. the prime minister of somalia says ending the war in yemen is crucial from supporting shad from i.s.i.l. he has been supporting the council. somalia needs support to fight terrorism. >> translation: >> it's not that we take it lightly. all this came against this position. we cannot afford to have i.s.i.s. i.s.i.l. has sackry fizzd. that's why we need support of the council more than ever about before. to deny ability to regroup or force renew in the area >>> plenty more still to come here on al jazeera, including we travel t

the u.n. >>>? >>. >>> two americans are shot dead at a training camp in jordan. >> we begin with the election in myanmar. european observers say on the whole, the vote counting has been transparent. their main concerns are the low number of muslim candidates and the low participation candidates of women. members of myanmar's ruling party have been conceding defeat. it's predicted to ends up winning about 70% of the votes. florence looie reports from langon. right. we will come back to that story a little bit later but the russian sports minister rejected allegations of running a states-sponsored doping program. there have been calls for russia to be banned from next year's olympics after a damming report detailing accusations of drug cheating. a report from geneva. >> reporter: in the swiss sunshine, a dark day for the sport of athletics, an independent commission set up by the world anti-doping agency, wada, to investigate claims of systemic doping in russia returned its verdict? >> our recommenda

the u.n. general assembly's disarmament committee adopted the draft on monday, with 156 countries voting in support. japan has submitted similar measures for 22 straight years. it stresses the immoral nature of nuclear weapons and urges nuclear powers to be more transparent in their disarment efforts. it also urges world leaders to visit hiroshima and nagasaki, the two cities targeted by atomic bombings during world war ii. the united states, britain, and france abstained from voting, despite having supported the resolution in past years. observers say nuclear powers apparently grew cautious about the japan proposed resolution amid deepening divisions between nuclear and non-nuclear nations. the chinese ambassador referred to japan's stance on world war ii to explain his country's decision to oppose the resolution. >> japan certainly asks the international community to keep in mind the history of hiroshima and nagasaki. on the other hand, japan has repeatedly refused to admit its horrendous wa

the u.n. but the children risk becoming stateless if the parents don't register them with the lebanese government, and for some that is a difficult process. some don't have marriage certificates or any identification because they entered lebanon illegally. others are too poor to pay for the paperwork, and many are scared to go to the syrian embassy, because they are wanted or live in opposition-controlled areas. >> we know that 60 to 70% of parents who have had babies born in lebanon have not completed the three necessary steps in order to ensure the rights of their child. >> reporter: there are more than a million syrian refugees in lebanon. the u.n. says no other country has taken in as many refugees in relation to their size. >> translator: their father is too scared to move around because of the check points. my daughter just gave birth to another child. >> reporter: her grandson is among the tens of thousands of syrian refugees born in lebanon. at the age of one, abdul like many others ha

>>> u.n. says more refugees crossed the sea last month in the hope. volunteers set up to save peoplpeople >>> hello there. this al jazeera live from london. turkey's president urges the world to accept the a.k. party's election victory. the russian airline whose plain crashed in egypt >>> the u.n. says more than 218,000 asylum seekers arrived by sea last month. that's more than the total number of people for the whole of last year. despite colder weather and rougher waters, the massive influx of people continues. the e.u. response is falling far short of what's needed. on the island of lesbos we have this report on the volunteers stepping up to help. >> reporter: with all the tragedy they've seen, still the aid workers keep looking. the sea may be calmer, but nerves are on edge. when the refugees make it ashore, the p sense of relief is-- sense of relief is eau clapsd only by outraged. >> i am not major. i feel a bit shame that i'm a citizen zen from european union. for me it is not a union at all. >> reporter: this is one of many here committed to he

the u.n. planning for winter months in. >> we are desperately, trying to respond to this situation. we need to provide close to the refugee school are arriving as we heard, increasingly in numbers into greece. we need to's late how great and improved the buildings that are being used now, we immediate to provide heated pens and other emergency shelter. and we need to provide transport for those that are not able to walk, and let's not forget that temperatures in northern greece and in the balkins can fall below freezing in the winter. winter can be very harsh in this part of the world. >> what is the situation with regards to funding. your appealing for more money, has it not been coming through? >> we have made an initial fund and so far we have received only 23% of that money. that money is need to respond to this situation, to provide blankets with clothes hot meets transport, is there any way to say that's how it out to be done. >> yes we think a lot can be done, and this situation is crit

according to the u.n., the sudan ease says many of arrived. the u.s. is accepting 10,000. sudan has problems, tribal fighting continues, but it's still better than their own country. >> translation: they give you the picture of sudan as a backward difficult place. when we arrived at the airport we saw that it is a civilised place. it has universities and education. good communications, more. there's a beautiful civilization >> reporter: the u.n. says it has registered around 14000 syrians as refugees in sudan since the start of 2014, but as the violence intense phis, the numbers will rise and that could put a strain on the welcome >>> still to come more on the climate talks in paris. we're in manilla, one of the worlds most vulnerable cities, plus al jazeera given rare access to png where a judge will decide if a detention center for refugees trying to get to australia are legal. >>> the tops stories. 147 world leaders are gathering in paris for the climate conference. it is the start of two weeks of inten

in homs, the u.n. delivered aid for the first time in six months to the opposition's last stronghold in the city. the district is home to tens of thousands under siege. the u.n. is facing a more difficult task. special envoy has been asked by the key players in the syria conflict to restart a diplomatic process and work on a nationwide ceasefire. >> world and regional powers who met last month agreed on a u.n. led diplomat process. the players have first to agree on a list of government members and opposition representatives who will be allowed to take part in talks. >> the end to the war cannot come fast enough for those affected, but the bargaining may take a while. the warring sides don't recognize each other and there is no agreement on the fate of bashar al assad. there is the fear of more fighting as each side tries to gain the upper hand on the ground to be able to make gains at the negotiating table. al jazeera, beirut. >>> nigeria's president is expected to swear in his cabinet on wednesday fi

u.n. says almost 1.3 million children are malnumber issues. more than half of them facing severe malnutrition. 21 million, which is more than 80% of the population need immediate help. a spokeswoman for the international committee of red cross in sanaa. she told me what preparations they have been able to make ahead of the storm. >> we have stocked our warehouses with tents, with food, with drinkable water. we are ready to respond should the cyclone kit hard. it did sweep over the island yesterday but the damages were not as big as initially foreseen. so we are bracing for a low-impact. now, also, for the rest of the country. >> when the cyclone hits, is it rainfall that's most worrying given that the wind tends to dissipate when it comes ashore? is that what's really concerning for people? >> it's heavy rains. it's gushing winds strong storms, high waves as well in the coastal areas. there are a lot of people who are living on the coastal line and the government is concerned. these have h

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he spent two years as a u.n. investigator in eastern congo. >> rather than have guys with guns at the mine site, you have the guys with guns sitting in the trading town, taxing the trade or otherwise deriving money from the exploitation and, and the smuggling of minerals. or directly engaging in the smuggling by using government army trucks to drive minerals to the border which are smuggled across the border. so you have an adaptation that's taken place that dodd-frank has not addressed. >> do you think an approach like this would ever work in terms of coming up with a solution to the conflict in the congo? >> i think it's possible to have some type of system, but it needs to be designed in cooperation with local actors, with national actors, not engineered from outside, like dodd-frank has been. it was some activists in washington dc who had a very simplistic understanding of conflict and they presented that as anywhere there were minerals, there's conflict. therefore if we address the minerals issue, it will en

the u.n. looks at boosting its forces in burundi, concerns are growing that the violence there could spiral out of control, plus. >> i'm harry faucet from south korea's first ever chop stick festival designed to prevent links in east asia and providing more than a hint of competition. ♪ we begin this news hour in iraq where kurdish forces say they are in full control of the northern town of sinja and they have been backed by a u.s. led air campaign, it's a symbolic victory for the kurds and the u.s. and sinja was captured by i.s.i.l. last year where the group killed and enslaved thousands of minority yazitis and the town sits across highway 47 which links two of i.s.i.l.'s strongholds and a major supply route from mosul and i.s.i.l.'s self declared raqqa and we are in northern iraq along one of the supplies for the sinja and clearly this is a pretty significant move here emran. >> that is absolutely right, the kurdish peshmerga forces seemingly walked in without facing much resistance at all