i expect we will hear from united nations official steering this morning. the news has only broken in the last few minutes that the secretary general of the united nations, during a period which included the run—up to the iraq invasion by the us—led coalition, has died, aged 80. mr annan suggested that the iraq invasion had been a legal under international law, a position that has always been disputed by the british government. kofi annan was a former head of un peacekeeping operations, a role which brought to public prominence although it provoked criticism that he had perhaps not done enough to deal with problems including the abuse of people buy some peacekeepers who were accused of sexual indiscretions while they were on peacekeeping duties. he always maintained that he had investigated allegations of that kind, although accepting that there were failings by the united nations organisation over the years. there was also controversy over the years. there was also c0 ntrove i’sy over over the years. there was also controversy over the oil for food p

nations member states, sent forces to the aid of the republic of korea under the united nations flag and the forces of multiple countries who serve here today in the republic of korea, thank you all for your participation. ladies and gentlemen, at a time like this, in such a solemn observance, the time for words should be short and the time for solemn observation of military tradition to honor fallen comrades must be the primary focus of our attention. with that in mind it was appropriate today to recognize what it is we are doing. encouraged by recent cooperation with north korea on this humanitarian effort that enabled the transfer of 55 sets of remains on 27 july last friday, as the successors of united nations command in the republic of korea and beneficiaries of the noble sacrifices of those, who a short while longer will remain nameless yet in our presence. our final salute to them, to lay a wreath in the names of our countries who fart side-by-side and who died side-by-side and to be reminded once again of our solemn obligation to bring every one of them, the missing, the pris

he was secretary general of the united nations for ten yea rs general of the united nations for ten years until the end of december 2000 six. mr ant and dc was the first sub—saharan 2000 six. mr ant and dc was the first sub—sa ha ran africa 2000 six. mr ant and dc was the first sub—saharan africa and to hold the position. he later served as un special envoy for syria, leading u nsuccessful efforts special envoy for syria, leading unsuccessful efforts to find a solution to the civil war. mr annan was awarded the nobel peace prize jointly with united nations in 2001 for helping revitalise the organisation. kofi annan‘s family announced his death in a joint statement is set with the kofi annan foundation just before 11 o'clock today. it said: it is with immense sadness that the annan family and the kofi annan foundation announce that kofi annan, former secretary general of the united nations and nobel peace laureate, passed away peacefully on saturday 18th august after a short illness. wherever there was suffering or need, he reached out and touched many people with his deep compassi

is pushing the other member state of the united nations security council to violate united nations security council resolution to stop business with iraq. therefore, the u.s. also should say, should tell its own people, international community is really the united states of america responsible for implementation of united nations security council resolution or blocking of implementation of united nations secured council resolutions? amy: ambassador seyed hossein you teach at princeton university, what do you think is the greatest misconception americans have about iran? u.s., they'vee had no relations for many years. therefore, it is normal, it is natural that there are many misunderstandings, miscalculations, it misperceptions on the mac inside and even on the iranian side, to be fair. iranians also really cannot understand exactly what is going on in the u.s. more, the realities of iranian domestic situation, political situation is not known to americans. unfortunately, president trump administration has relied on enemies of iran like terrorist froms getting their agenda these terrorist g

came in after the united nations just made the united states france and canada and the western powers out through or we bush regime change in two thousand and four the democratically elected president of haiti which i used to represent so we're talking about the you win and the charitable workers who come in to cover that this is an occupation because if it was acknowledged openly that this is a humanitarian front to occupation then the public of these various nations would oppose it but if you say haiti needs charity and look at these haitians and all their problems and you say these things all the time this is what they say about haiti we are the poor some trial where his guys am out i don't understand it's not like they're there by force right someone certainly inviting them why can't you just be like we don't need you by what is a problem. as i said the un came in in two thousand and four after the united nations has made the united states france and canada in their deep state cia agents helped take down the democratically elected president what we have in haiti right now is an oc

he was sworn in as head of the united nations in december 19 96. the first black african to become un secretary general and the first to be appointed from within the organisation. during his two terms in office, he used his position as one of the world's top diplomats to try to mediate in many different international crises. for him, the focus was always on the issues. leadership is not about the individual. when you have macho leaders who believe they have to shine, and it all has to be about them, forgetting what is required is a welfare of society and the people they serve. within five years of taking office, he'd been awarded the nobel peace prize for revitalising the un and for putting an emphasis on human rights. in a statement this morning, his family paid tribute to him, saying that wherever there had been suffering or in need, he'd reached out and touched many people with his deep compassion and empathy. he had selflessly placed others first, radiating a genuine kindness, warmth and brilliance in all he did. after ten years as secretary ge

welcome to the news grid the death of the man described as the very embodiment of the united nations the former u.n. chief and nobel peace prize laureate has passed away in switzerland leaving behind a mixed legacy our diplomatic editor james bays looks back at life and we'll get the latest reaction from the u.n. in new york also on the grid india deploys thousands more soldiers to rescue people marooned by the worst floods in a century in the southern state of tara love those trapped without food or water fear of being left without help as their phone batteries run low will live to the flood zone look at how some people are posting how to survive videos online plus what the asian games begin with the opening ceremony has just finished in jakarta for an event involving four thousand athletes including the rival korea's. the rise of what's called the red tide in the u.s. states in florida brings in states of emergency and beaches full of dead fish. how people are taking matters into their own hands demanding environmental action. led air. here with the news good we're live on air we'r

the former united nations chief and nobel peace prize laureate kofi annan has died and then was the first black african to be the world's top diplomat he served two terms from one nine hundred ninety seven to two thousand and six there in new york the united nations lowered its flags at half staff at its world headquarters and and died off a short illness at the age of eighty. kofi annan for almost ten years the face of the un for many years he still is he managed to be more than just a u.n. secretary general he was a moral authority he was driven by one conviction that he kept for it to rating we have an obligation under international humanitarian law and our own moral values to help kofi annan was born in ghana in one thousand nine hundred thirty eight his parents were well off he could study economics in the u.s. as well as switzerland the young soccer fan was only twenty four when his career began at the united nations. he started with the world health organization in geneva and soon became head of u.n. missions in war zones. when he moved to the top post at the u.n. it was meant as a

i was a great admirer of his achievements at the united nations. in particular, the resolution on responsibility to protect and his contribution to development of the african countries. i remember him for all that and also his service to my own country nigeria.” for all that and also his service to my own country nigeria. i know that you are at his first wedding, he was at your atf. what other moments you will remember most with him? —— 80th. we remember the incident at his wedding in 1965 when there was i little issue with the cake that needed a proper knife for cutting it and we laughed over it and kofi was and we laughed over it and kofi was a great quiet diplomat. a first—class a great quiet diplomat. a fi rst—class world a great quiet diplomat. a first—class world ‘s diplomat. the former secretary—general of the commonwealth, chief emeka anyaoku. 0ne country where kofi annan had a particular impact was kenya — many credit him with bringing an end to the violence which erupted there after the election in 2007. the bbc‘s merc

government of the on terribly well with the united nations the united nations panel has been so strong in language here as well but there are those who will hope that this will to pressure on both sides ahead of u.n. sponsored peace talks remember they're due to get underway on september the sixth. alan fischer thank you. so sudan's foreign minister says rebel leader reac my char has refused to sign the final peace deal with the government it was hoped that years of conflict would end after a breakthrough was reached with president salva kiir both sides had agreed on a power sharing deal and an end to fighting in the sudanese capital hard to him last month joining me now is our correspondents have a morgue and she's reported extensively from sudan and we know why record store has refused to sign this deal while one of the main points of arguments are differences between my charice party and the president's party the government the government side is that back then in december twenty fifth the government has changed a number of states in south sudan from ten states to fifty two states m

you have had a very busy retirement since you left the united nations. do you think that the world is a more troubled place today than it was when you left the un? first of all, i have discovered that retirement is hard work. laughter but you need to keep at it. i think that i went through difficult moments at the un. you referred to some on them, including the iraq war. but the world is particularly messy today. when we look at what is happening in the middle east, what is happening in some parts of africa, some parts of asia and, also, the fact that i do not see strong leaders around who could cope with this. so you don't think there are strong leaders in the world today? we have donald trump in the white house... laughter ..and he is making very strong and robust statements about syria now, for instance, saying that the suspected chemical attack in douma that we have seen recently that killed dozens of people including children, needs a robust response. different people have different definitions of leadership. laughter and applause i believe that lea

a fan was only twenty four when his career began at the united nations. he started with the world health organization in geneva and soon became head of u.n. missions in war zones. when he moved to the top post at the un it was meant as an interim solution taking over from the controversial previous secretary-general boutros boutros ghali despite his diplomatic skills he felt his biggest defeat was over the two thousand and three iraq war but his belief in the un's goals and importance never ceased i think most of you know that one of my chief aims ever since i took over as secretary general has being to make the united nations more useful for his tireless work as a peace negotiator and ambassador for human rights and then was honored with the nobel peace prize in two thousand and one leaves the wife and three children. the head of the italian company responsible for the motorway bridge which collapsed in genoa this week as promised to put a new structure in place within eight months the chairman of out a thought it was a promise tens of millions of euros

if we now draw in at least a grand who is the united nations humanitarian coordinator for yemen and we saw very distressing pictures from this attack yesterday the u.n. is calling for an independent and prompt investigation into this asteroid but will there be actually any consequences. what happened just today in northern yemen was a tragedy scores of innocent children were killed and tens more were injured this is why the united nations is calling for an independent prompt and transparent investigation so that we can establish the facts clearly of what happened yesterday and then appropriate actions can be taken. not these even before the fighting broke out in two thousand and fifteen gehman was already on the poorest countries in the arab a people especially children have been suffering intensely tell us something about the situation that now. twenty two million people innocent civilians require some form of humanitarian assistance or protection in order to survive that's recorder's of the entire population there is no other country in the world for three quarters of everyone who li

i would particularly like to find the family of the united nations notably the char. the resident coordinator. office of the special envoy for all of the support that they provided during our mission in yemen and. respecting the independence and impartiality neutrality of our minds i should also like to express my sincere gratitude. to the victims and the witnesses who shared their experience with us we're also grateful for the assistance provided by the government of yemen and non governmental organizations the group of experts. undertook over fourteen missions to sun. and who. where we met. civilian authorities military authorities and geos and humanitarian workers. we visited. places where incidents occurred and places of detention and we question the victims and witnesses. furthermore we had we had the information received received during the missions and the personnel of the secretariat of the group of experts also conducted interviews that distance in order to gather and assess documentary proof photographs and videos the group of experts also requested. and ass

you have had a very busy retirement since you left the united nations. do you think that the world is a more troubled place today than it was when you left the un? first of all, i have discovered that retirement is hard work. laughter but you need to keep at it. i think that i went through difficult moments at the un. you referred to some of them, including the iraq war. but the world is particularly messy today. when we look at what is happening in the middle east, what is happening in some parts of africa, some parts of asia and, also, the fact that i do not see strong leaders around who could cope with this. so you don't think there are strong leaders in the world today? we have donald trump in the white house... laughter ..and he is making very strong and robust statements about syria now, for instance, saying that the suspected chemical attack in douma that we have seen recently that killed dozens of people including children, needs a robust response. different people have different definitions of leadership. laughter and applause i believe that lea

united nations in two thousand and one. indian prime minister narendra modi has surveyed what's been described as some of the worst flooding in a century of the southern state of carola thousands of stranded people are waiting to be rescued as heavy rain continues to batter the region. well saying in south asia imran khan has been officially sworn in as prime minister of pakistan a day after being formally approved by the national assembly his three kids are party while the most seats in last month's elections to solve a binge of it looks back at iran khan's journey from cricketer to the new leader of pakistan. after a twenty two year struggle in manhunts taken pakistan's top job the charismatic cricket captain who got home the world cup is now the prime minister for years his vision has been to build what he calls a new pakistan. the state has become one viable no you can only get out of this by a complete u. turn and what we call a new box them you know we want but what they were is go back to the vision of the founding f

career in public service he joined the united nations as administrator at the world health organization at the age of twenty four and over the next thirty years he developed a plan for reform within the united nations and while he may not have been able to achieve all of his goals he did bring respect and purpose back to the u.n. the first u.n. secretary general from sub-saharan africa anon was not free from criticism but he most often was the vocal one about criticizing himself in those situations and he never stopped trying to make up for those mistakes having served the public right up until his death kofi anon made a point and his farewell address to speak truth to the concept of supremacy and then it he revealed the core problem the world today our inability to give up on the idea that one nation or one organization should rule us all. no one nation can make itself secure. by seeking supremacy over all this. we all share responsibility for each other's security. and only by way can to make each other secure can we hope to achieve lasting security. who. kofi you know look people lov

came in after the united nations just made the united states france and canada and the western powers out through or we bush regime change in two thousand and four the democratically elected president of haiti which i used to represent so we're talking about the you win and the charitable workers who come in. to cover that this is an occupation because if it was acknowledged openly that this is a humanitarian front to occupation then the public of these various nations would oppose it but if you say haiti needs charity and look at these haitians and all their problems and you say these things all the time and this is what they say about haiti we are the poorest on trial where his cries am out i don't understand it's not like they're there by force right someone is certainly inviting them why can't you just be like we don't need you by what is a problem as i said the u.n. came in in two thousand and four after the united nations shows me the united states france and canada in their deep state cia agents helped take down the democratically elected president what we have in haiti right n

i'm on an island thank you for joining us now the former united nations chief and nobel peace prize laureate kofi annan has died as the courting to his foundation and on was the first black african to take up the role both the world's top diplomat serving two terms from lunch ninety seven to two thousand and six and major serves as the u.n. special envoy for syria meeting efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict after a short illness at the age of eighty. i'm joined now in studio by a correspondent. now where as we heard kofi annan has died and it's quite shocking after a short illness at the age of eighty. he served as two terms as the un's top diplomat what's likely to be his legacy i think his legacy will be one off and untiring committed peace negotiator and the best to do to peace and reconciliation and for i mean a multitude of issues he addressed like global poverty he addressed a constantly fought against that at this time. and of course the signing of the millennium goals which was of particular interest and importance for african countries and then i think foremost i mea

a towering figure on the global stage bringing the peace bell of the united nations a man who did so much in the cause of global peace. u.n. secretary general for ten years a nobel peace laureate. kofi annan was born in ghana joining the un in one thousand nine hundred sixty two rising through the ranks to be the organizations head of peacekeeping at the time of genocide in rwanda eight hundred thousand people were killed he later said it was one of his greatest regrets that he was not able to do more to halt the bloodshed i am happy on and i will be and. when he became the first u.n. staffer to take over the top job he prepared the u.n. for a new millennium. his tenure coincided with the arrival of a new president in the white house is. after nine eleven the u.s. invaded afghanistan. and then dividing the u.n. security council. iraq he had tried to avoid war with tireless diplomacy and by keeping a team of weapons inspectors in the country until the last moment later the un went back into baghdad after the invasion but its compound was then bombed with twenty two staff killed iraq w

the former united nations chief and nobel peace prize laureate kofi annan has dined anon was the first black african to take up the role of the world com diplomat serving two terms from one thousand nine hundred seven to two thousand and six when leaders served as the u.n. special envoy for syria leading efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict and on diet after a short illness at the age of eighty. we're joined now on the line by correspondent isaac allegedly who's an actor the capital of gonna which is the country where kofi annan was born so i think thanks for joining us to tell us how are people in ghana reacting to the news of his death well it has been all saddam a minute before i really shocked by the news because there was a lot going artfully in public about the thickness of a misstep could be on and so when a new growth so many people were surprised by the way also frightened by the news that. is said president has already declared one wave of mourning monday obviously on monday go in black. mark does show some respect to mr fox and i know what you have done for ga

the united nations in two thousand and one for their work towards a more peaceful world. well the current u.n. secretary general until you get terrorists has voiced his sorrow at the news that his predecessor passed away and in a statement good terrorist said you know that was a guiding force for good it was with profound sadness that i learned of his passing in many ways kofi annan was the united nations rather than jordan joins us now from the u.n. headquarters in new york and one assumes that the tributes have been pouring in roles. the tributes have been pouring in of course you noted the statement of the current secretary general antonio good tanishq we've also heard from the outgoing high commissioner for human rights prince zaid hussein who considered mr on a mentor and someone who kept his spirits up while he was serving as the high commissioner for human rights. leaders such as theresa may the british prime minister just sent and the new zealand prime minister the former british prime minister tony blair notably at this hour we have not heard from the u.s. presid

states and united kingdom without the support of united nations. he was very clear. he said, i think i was an illegal war. and we see today, former prime minister tony blair, who he clashed with on this, now we re who he clashed with on this, now were dreading the iraq war but really paying tribute to kofi annan and to this figure of this humanity the world has lost today. imogen, thank you very much. imogen foulkes live for us in switzerland. a huge rescue and relief operation is being mounted in the southern indian state of kerala, where unusually heavy monsoon rains have caused what officials are describing as the worst flooding in a century. more than 320 people have died in kerala since the rainy season began in june. more than 300,000 have been made homeless. yogita limaye is in kerala. she sent this report. there are over a0 rivers in kerala and every one of them has breached their banks. when there's no way out, people are being rescued by helicopter. the state has been hit with over a third more rainfall than usual and the effects have bee

well and some other news former united nations chief as nobel peace laureate kofi annan has died anon was the first black african to be the world's top diplomat he served two terms from one nine hundred ninety seven to two thousand and six and on died after a short illness at the age of eighty. kofi annan for almost ten years the face of the un for many of he still is he managed to be more than just the u.n. secretary general he was a moral authority he was driven by one conviction that he kept for it to rating we have an obligation under international humanitarian law and now on moral values to help kofi annan was born in ghana in one thousand nine hundred thirty eight his parents were well off he could study economics in the u.s. as well as switzerland the young soccer fan was only twenty four when his career began at the united nations. he started with the world health organization in geneva and soon became head of u.n. missions in war zones. when he moved to the top post at the un it was meant as an interim solution taking over from the controversial previous secretary-general bou

the united nations reiterating its longstanding position that refugee returns are still premature to organize large scale returns because the situation in syria is still not safe these returns cannot be in the words of the head of the u.n. h.c.r. sustainable he said philip ground a that they have been talking to refugees and we have been talking to refugees and refugees are concerned for a number of reasons even though the fighting has died down what are they going to return to many of the towns and villages have been destroyed their homes have been destroyed there is a lack of services lack of infrastructure no schools and no hospitals in some areas and they're also concerned about the not finding a job or being forced to join the army if the male the men in the family are forced to join the army who is going to work to feed the children but more importantly a lot of them are afraid of retribution they feel that there are no safety guarantees in place to make sure that the syrian government does not take any measures against them simply for leaving or accuse them of supporting and s

the church united nations in the new century. the united states you point. you can bet. you with american educated until the very end you know the moment passed away to yield for the next day should bear in war and the stefan of coal he said on multiple occasions that during all of his years at the u.n. not as a sect in general it must be said that his greatest regret perhaps was nine hundred ninety four and rwanda. yes i think. very personally i think that. is a very much and it's what. i think the. there is how would. the council allow the rwanda. the great. war which a lot of lessons were learned and i think it was an act. or secretary general. stefan i'm going to pass today but the line is very bad indeed can i just try you with one more question and that is about the two thousand and three u.s. and u.k. invasion of iraq that was a moment when i can recall kofi annan showing visible anger yes he had done worked so hard to avoid conflict you worked hard to avoid that war but i think what needs to be remembered is that once the patient won the war have you made sure th

united nations says all sides fighting in yemen they have. war crimes investigators describes a morality airstrikes as the single most deadly element of the conflict but they also point to rampant sexual violence recruitment of child soldiers and attacks by who three rebels alan fischer reports from neighboring chad beauty none have clean hands a un panel three experts investigating and a damning conclusion individuals in the government of yemen and the coalition including saudi arabia and the united arab emirates may have conducted attacks in violation of the principles of distinction proportionality and all precautions which may amount to walk crimes. the un top human rights body commission the investigation into the ongoing fighting in yemen of war that has lasted almost four years the panel of experts made fourteen fact finding missions spoke to victims and eyewitnesses and express concern about the targeting of civilians the use of child soldiers and the use of sexual abuse as a weapon which was described as horrendous. conscripting or e

more than one hundred thirty people died the united nations has criticized the coalition air campaign for bombing indiscriminately and urging them to do more to prevent civilian deaths our correspondent mohammed has been covering the yemen conflict for us he joins us live from neighboring djibouti so mohammed we've had a saudi response now it says it was targeting legitimate targets that this was an area that the who sees launched rockets from what do we know about this particular part of saddam province. well or saw the province has borne the brunt or most ovals else. to call lucian have been using to tug its positions south a stronghold for the side for the fighters but this particular area where these koppen today was a busy market in the town of the young and that is where. now the coalition of course is saying that it was where. the ballistic missiles targeted the industrial city and was fired from but this is something being. claimed to be to be truly tribal leaders as well as who threw fighters who say this was a deliberate a top civilian targets u.n. organizations have been cr

the school year starts in the next few days but according to the united nations up to three hundred thousand syrian children of school age will not be attending classes that has been the number of syrian refugee children who haven't been given an education among them these children they live in this camp in the big car valley many of them are born in lebanon all they know is a life in exile the life of a refugee the united nations says it is doing its best to enroll the highest number of syrian refugee children as possible but it hasn't been easy the lebanese government for example is under a lot of strain its resources its infrastructure has been strained as a result of the influx of over a million syrian refugees into the country but three hundred thousand children do attend classes over three hundred fifty lebanese public schools operate double shifts shifts in the afternoon to accommodate these children but of course there aren't enough spaces to accommodate the remaining three hundred thousand syrian children of school age and it's not just that syrian refugee families have little choic

if 2001, he was awarded the nobel peace prize along with the entire united nations. it was for their work for a better org united and more peaceful world. the united nations migration agency tweeted a life well lived, a life worth celebrating. >> cnn's richard roth has a look back at the life of the u.n.'s 7th secretary general. >> i, kofi annan. -- >> reporter: kofi annan was the seventh secretary general in the united states history. >> this is my first day. it's like the first day in school. >> annan received quite an education serving ten years at the helm of the united nations. there were personal highs and lows. from winning the nobel peace prize to failing his fight to stop the u.s. invasion in iraq. born in ghana and university schooling included the big chill of minnesota at mcallister college. kofi annan spent most of his adult life at the u.n.. the man called coffee rose to the top over half a century, staffers recall his ability to lead and inspire. anone did manage to avoid career ending moments serving in the department of peace keeping n. 1994 the u.n.

these drawn there from the united nations humanitarian coordination for yemen thank you very much for talking to. a ship with eighty seven refugees on board has docked in spain after being turned away. a spanish aid group picked up the migrants off the coast of libya for those on board the most has the spot of the journey is over but as our correspondent norman strega reports from the town of refugees life in spain is often precarious nothing is left of up to sip it is hot it caught fire during the night. live in this. in twenty fourteen sipek came to spain from ivory coast to find work he ended up in this slum near the town of libya on the loose along with up to one thousand dollars as far as occur frequently due to the flammable building materials gas canisters and forty degree celsius heat. you know. many if you will for this long or been looking for a. dream of a better life in europe has become a nightmare he has no residence permit and now he has no home. he can only work illegally on one of the many fruit and vegetable plantations. you know you don't have no money to see that h

have a seat at the table whether it's with the united nations or whether it's with the government a bundle of dash negotiating about possible repatriation of ringette with the government of me and more now you much remember that this is already one of the most marginalized one of the most persecuted minorities in the world so with that in mind this only makes them feel more marginalized in july it was announced that there was a memorandum of understanding that had been signed between the united nations and the government of myanmar this was a first step to try to create a mechanism by which the safe return of ro him to me and more could could happen but you know at the end of the day for him joe were not consulted and even though that you win said this was just the first step in the right direction for him just said look this just goes to show that we are not being included on things that we should be included on i spoke to one female activists the other day who said to us look international bodies monitors investigators have been coming here to this camp for a year now and we are not seei

you very much for now at the united nations roslyn jordan well scott paul is the humanitarian policy to the charity oxfam america he joins us from washington thank you very much for taking the time to speak to us important to point out the there have been violations of an international humanitarian law by all the parties in the war in yemen but we had today an attack in the northern province of saddam the red cross saying that the bodies of twenty nine children all under the age of fifteen were brought in can i start by getting your thoughts on this attack. of course marian thanks for having me on all of us who work in yemen with yemeni communities and people we see in the faces of the children who died today our children our brothers our sisters our nieces and nephews and of course we're heartbroken but we're also outraged and we're outraged because we see this kind of carnage on a daily basis like you said from all sides and it's not just attacks on civilians it's also attacks on the businesses and farms and factories and roads and bridges and hospitals and schools that keep civili

are in the united nations as a country is to. venezuela a deepening economic crisis it's concerned about new border entry controls in ecuador and. now the united nations is warning of a third wave of the cholera epidemic. is already the largest on record and the numbers could rise two thousand three hundred deaths and more than one point one million suspected cases have been recorded since april last year humanitarian partners are responding to avoid large scale resurgence this month or partners of vaccinated more than three hundred eighty five thousand people against cholera in the high risk districts of data in it where humanitarian colleagues are also disturbed by damage to health and water sanitation hygiene infrastructure due to the conflict access to the services is crucial to prevent another color epidemic all parties to the conflict must meet their obligations under international humanitarian law to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure correspondent allan fisher is joining us for more he's live in neighboring dji

the main body of the united nations general assembly is to the seventy third session we'll bring you all the updates september on al-jazeera. full of struggles. police look at it if it came over they said that i am full of pleasure. out of the goodness of the wrong person but the but i mean right now what is an intimate look at life in cuba today is working mom there will be like i say a cable but that the government that little years ago my cuba on al-jazeera. largest catholic country is witnessing a dramatic rise in teenage pregnancy. when used investigates why so many filipino children are having babies. on al-jazeera. the dam is breached in myanmar flooding villages and forcing thousands of people to flee. i don't welcome to al-jazeera life my headquarters in doha with me elizabeth toronto also ahead the education crisis for refugee school children a new study says many and aren't going to school. the call for accountability over the real crisis a report alleging genocide in myanmar goes before the u.n. security council plus. i'm florence state malaysia where the demand for land

this office book and left one diplomat from ghana was sworn in lead the united nations back in 1996. already hugely respected figure but this was an age of relative innocence. 9/11 was still five years away and the iraq war was seven five years away and the iraq war was seve n years five years away and the iraq war was seven years in the future. of saddam hussein by george bush and tony blair without the support of the un security council. kofi annan later called it illegal. i think, as secretary—general, i did everything i could, conscious of what the results would be, you know, and being powerless to stop it. i mean, i did work with quite a lot of heads of states in their capitals, on the phone and elsewhere, working with the inspectors, but the die was cast, and nothing could stop it. kofi annan had much greater success in his home continent, africa, building global consensus behind the un millennium development goals, a huge initiative to reduce poverty and disease and increase education and opportunity. that and kofi annan‘s work on aids was rewarded with the nobel peace pri

he devoted four decades of his life to the united nations and was hailed as a diplomatic rock star former u.n. secretary general and nobel peace laureate kofi annan dies at the age of eighty. l.o.l. come on devika palin this is are just there live from london also coming up. a state funeral is held for some of the victims of tuesday's bridge collapse in genoa but some families or the event. and entire states and flood alerts in their deploys thousands of soldiers to carola devastated by the worst floods in a century. and one of the world's biggest sporting events is officially underway where in jakarta for the asian games. former united nations secretary-general kofi annan has died at the age of eighty born in ghana on a rose through the ranks of the organization to service leader for two terms and during that time he championed efforts to end conflicts across africa asia and the middle east and even earned the nobel peace prize along with the u.n. in two thousand and one but he was criticized for failing to stop the rwandan genocide and later for a corruption scandal involving his son ou

there have been tributes from around the world for the former secretary—general of the united nations, kofi annan, for ten years, and won the nobel peace prize in 2001. the current secretary general described him today as a "guiding force for good". james robbins looks back at his life, and there are flashing images in his report. i, kofi annan. .. the softly spoken lifelong diplomat from ghana was sworn in to lead the united nations back in 1996. he was already a hugely respected figure, but this was an age of relative innocence — 9/11 was still five years away, the iraq war seven years in the future. congratulations, sir. kofi annan tried to prevent this — the invasion and toppling of saddam hussein by george bush and tony blair without the support of the un security council. kofi annan later called it illegal. i think, as secretary—general, i did everything i could, conscious of what the results would be, you know, and being powerless to stop it. i mean, i did work with quite a lot of heads of states in their capitals, on the phone and elsewhere, working with the inspectors,

the united nations is calling for an independent investigation into an attack in yemen in which at least twenty nine children were killed the air strike by the saudi led military alliance hit a school bus as it drove through a market in the north a saudi spokesman said it responded to legitimate military action in this battle against the who. but there's been international criticism of the attack. this is yemen doctors desperately fighting for the lives of children the school bus hit by an aerial strike. why witnesses say that they were on their way to a school some account of. the devastation of the blasts showing just how powerful the strike was about that about what the attack happened in the middle of the market and was aimed at the bus full of children. and our shops were open and people were going about their daily lives put on money and those who died were just local kids and shop owners. who's responsible the saudi arabian led coalition the coalition has been fighting hooty rebels on behalf of the yemeni government since two thousand and fifteen in a deadly proxy war the rebels a

of the fact that around twelve ministries the armed forces and the united nations are involved there are still hundreds and hundreds of families that are currently living on the street and are in desperate need that. telling us and of these also has generated lots of tension among the population let's not forget that brought out the state that this that is located is that one of the poorest in brazil with unemployment a lot of poverty so this has generated tension and that's what. government is trying to relocate those what coming here to other cities around the country so that they can move on with their lives find work among other things we also know that the fate of a lot i might have been asking repeatedly to the supreme court and to the federal government to allow them to shut down this border at least temporarily but the government has said that that he got it and that venezuelan will be allowed to continue to come in to brazil but let's see what the future wait and it's like for my colleague might in a context of the peru ecuador border. that is that you know there's a lot of

the united nations says work crimes may have been committed by all sides involved in yemen's war. you're watching al-jazeera live from the headquarters and. also ahead canada faces the pressure as the u.s. and mexico reach a new trade deal that replaces nafta. to let you know all of us were women have been wondering how much time we will have to live inside of a. call for concrete action after a damning u.n. report indicts myanmar's military for genocide against the community plus the czech republic battles against the heat wave that's dried up one of its most important rivers and wiped out crops. hello united nations panel has blamed all sides involved in yemen's war for committing possible war crimes a report by the un experts say there is reason to believe that the government of yemen that saudi arabia and the u.a.e. are responsible for human rights violations it says the internationally recognized yemeni government and the saudi u.a.e. coalition may have conducted disproportionate attacks that could constitute war crimes the group also presented evidence that's cool with the o

the international day of the victims of enforced disappearances is commemorated by the united nations on thursday to remember the tens of thousands of people maybe hundreds of thousands of doctors by police or government agents in various countries around the world today's inside stories focusing on china and the western region of ching chong wei united nations here why it's experts say more than a million ethnic we're the being held in what resembles a massive internment camp shrouded in secrecy a sort of no right on china denies such camps exist but says criminals involved in minor offenses are sent to what it calls vocational education and employment training centers to help with their reintegration into society most were good as practice islam and speak a turkish language that's completely different from mandarin chinese ten million of them live mostly in the ching jungle region of western china ethnic tensions have risen over the years since nine hundred forty nine after the communist government encouraged the mass migration of han chinese workers share ethnic and cultural simila