nations was founded we joined the united nations most people forget that only in the 1970s. we joined nato only in the mid 1950 s. and for my own country the idea that we became part of the west has been a very principle the very fundamental idea of our own postwar existence when i was investor in washington i said ok surely you know i am i'm happy and confident because as the ambassador of my country i can now say that we're actually today on the right side of history not on the wrong that is why this. this this this breaking apart of the west this loss of control by the west of global affairs is of particularly. negative impact for for germany we are losing. a lot more than established powers like france and britain and the united states we my generation used to believe that the center of the universe that's the white house and capitol hill looking at the world from germany and that is now you know there is now a large question mark that's where we are at the moment danny you spoke a lot about this we've had a lot of conversations how culpable our previous administrations

the united states or as the former you american ambassador to the united nations is nikki haley said we will be taking names so you cannot cross the united needs you know united states you cannot open our plan at best you have to remain silent but even that is not too good we are back to the logic that you are with us or you are against us and hence you can't even get a united nations resolution that simply says we need to respect international law ok martin bashar out life as a nun then thank you. time for the headlines here. on al-jazeera palestine's president says firmly rejected donald trump's proposed plan for the region speaking at the u.n. security council mahmoud abbas trumped plan won't bring peace or stability to the region and he appealed to israel not to give up on finding lasting peace. i've come before you today to say that peace between israelis and palestinians is still possible it is achievable i've come to you to build an international partnership to achieve a just comprehensive and lasting peace and we are still committed to this peace as a strategic choice. but in

the united nations and russia rather than the americans being the sole mediator ok stephanie decker there live for us and west jerusalem thank you. let's take a course a look at what donald trump is actually proposing in this controversial middle east plan it calls for 2 states israel and palestine trump says that gaza and the west bank will be connected by bridges and tunnels the u.s. president has declared an undivided jerusalem will be the capital of israel but the palestinian capital will be in parts of eastern jerusalem where the plan calls for a 4 year freeze on building news israeli settlements that the u.s. will recognize existing settlements as israeli territory trump also says palestinian territory will be doubled although scotsmen alice is on this now from our one profession he's al-jazeera is senior political analyst and he joins us live from london marwan we're hearing there from the 2 sides trade in speeches if you like at the united nations the palestinians were reeling off the list of countries that have denounced the strong proposal palestinians were also calling for a re

nations representation in libya he also asked the african union to join efforts with the united nations in terms of peacekeeping in terms of combating terrorism. voting is finished for a regional election in the indian state of delhi the elections been seen as a test for the national governments after weeks of often violent protests against the new citizenship some of the largest process where in new delhi where elizabeth purana reports. determines to have this same millions in india's capital region headed to polling stations after a bit before campaigning. from the very old to 1st time voters they told al-jazeera what matters to them i think we need to shift. from. from. talking about an. issue. to be prime minister that in the modi and has bought at the party of b j p have campaigned to end weeks of widespread protests against the citizenship including in the shooting bog neighborhood to be j.p. politicians were banned from campaigning after comparing protesters to rapists and murderers saying the demonstrators were determined to make india a muslim country. another politician said p

of the united nations. this war in syria which has been going on the past nine years, all the rules of war have been broken. chemical weapons have been used more than 200 times. the population has been under siege. hospitals and medical centres have been targeted, more than 580 hospitals were bombed according to physicians for human rights. more than 910 doctors and nurses were killed. populations, civilians, children are being killed. more than 28,000 children have been killed in syria in the last... in the last few days, we've had stories from a child of four—months—old he was frozen to death. and also another story of an 18—month—old girl who had frozen to death and the international community is not paying attention. we can make a difference in the lives of the 3 million people who are trapped in idlib who don't have any other place to go. turkey has sealed the border because they have 4 million syrian refugees and these people, this 3 million people, half of them have been displaced. in the las

josh rushing throwing around for me ok and you're in the stream today as the united nations sound the alarm for civilians in syria is the world in different to. join the conversation tweet us your thoughts at a.j. streamer we have a comment and our live youtube chat and you too can be in the story of. the united nations warns that the world is facing the worst humanitarian catastrophe of the 21st century as the forces of syrian president bashar al assad close in on the last opposition stronghold and the that announcement by the un comes as opposition forces backed by the turkish military regained the key town of soraya on thursday as hashem reports it's the 1st significant reversal for the syrian army. and this is job it on the streets. for the rebel commander if this is just the beginning of a long bush to recapture lost territory after this rocket is back on that old control we have managed to evict syrian army russian i am pro-government militias from so i want to reassure our people that we will liberate all the cities of syria and if you did that the thought. was for the rebels t

nations united security council excuse me as well as the united states and the u.k. this was a meeting that is still going on we are actually right now hearing from the syrian ambassador to the security council or the united nations i should say this meeting clearly indicates the urgency that the united nations is taking this we've heard twice today from secretary general on to new guzzi it is what once a couple hours ago when he spoke to journalists where his message was clear he said that in the 9 year conflict that they have vents the killing of the killings of the more than 30 turkish troops was one of the most. severe incidents in the last 9 years of this conflict and as the secretary general cold on and for an immediate cease fire then we just heard him speak a few minutes ago briefly at the security council meeting as well where he reiterated the same thing there we heard from also from the u.s. ambassador kelly craft where she said the u.s. stands firmly behind turkey and turkey is right to respond as it deems necessary and just a couple minutes ago heard fro

nations into action you will lose the international credibility of the united nations itself and it's a question of diplomatic and never to bring in not a chinese or russian vote against it so you need to convince them and you need to offer them something that's a question of negotiation and we should do this we should try to achieve a secure and safe haven either north syria or in western part of iraq to have a safe haven for refugees and the united nations control comp combined with with other partners because the turks and the russians just completely bypass you and they they did it on their own white way that they do that because the european union was not able to act there was no willingness and therefore we need these german proposals because it was germany which for example european action in the straits of hormuz some some others are a little bit more about your partnership some you mention the united nations the european union i want to talk about nato. germany made the following commitment and 2014 nato leaders they all very committed to increasing defense spending and spend

united nations says nearly $300.00 civilians have been killed in northwest syria since the beginning of the year as the government tries to capture the last rebel stronghold. of the. united nations says schools hospitals and camps for the internally displaced have all been hit it says the russian backed government offensive is cruel beyond belief and it's called for the immediate creation of humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to escape. the sheer quantity of attacks on these hospitals medical facilities schools. would suggest they can't all be accidental. and at a minimum even if they were accidental it shows a lack of proportionality necessity precaution and so on. all of which can contribute to something being attributed there's a war crime it's cruel beyond belief that civilians mostly women and children living under scraps of plastic sheeting in freezing conditions are being bombed. reporting now on the plight of those displaced by these attacks he is on that turkish syrian border. but is one of hundreds of thousands of internally displaced syrians she fled her village of

nations as the united states under donald trump is proving to be only a country interested in its own domestic policies yes israel is bidding. on the united states but again coming from south africa we also know how are parted so that if you go also hit all its boots on the united states any is there and at the in. ultimately it failed because we do live in the multipolar world with other countries and with other people i want to make a fire that is was also no same because of this publication of the list it's going to suspend ties with the un human rights office in practice and of. the world. well israel is never been a member of the un human rights council israel has never participated in any of the united nations human rights councils that work or to choose is always it's always bando it's always disallowed its members from the united nation to israel to conduct impartial investigations and so israel is acting more behaving as if it's as if it's doing something as if it's taking a major step in some ways the only thing that it is doing is contributing towards its own isolation by e

reaffirming the resolve of the united nations to cooperate fully after the war, roosevelt, churchill, and stalin reached an agreement on the foundations of european peace. germany shall be disarmed. german militarism and nazism will be destroyed. germany shall be occupied in zones, with france a major participant. an organization for world security will be permanently established. the three leaders reaffirmed their faith in the principles of the atlantic charter. ♪ narrator: moving outside, sarah oliver, catherine harriman, daughter of the american ambassador, and mrs. potter, watch as the leaders interrupt the conference for history making pictures. says a special communique signed by all three, our meeting in the crimea has reaffirmed our determination to maintain and strengthen in the peace to come, that unity of purpose and the action that has made victory possible and certain for the united nations in this war. we believe that this is a sacred obligation which our government owed to our peoples and to all peoples across the world. ♪ narrator: winston churchill. franklin roose

have the members of the united nations security council given up trying to enforce the maintenance of peace and security according to the charter i hope not. but the track record is not very encouraging. all of us should actively contribute to reestablishing and strengthening the earth already in credibility of the united nations and of course of the security council in particular. it is the only organ which has the authority to adopt binding decisions a glimmer of hope was created earlier this week. when the security council adopted the religion of libya let's pray that everybody will respect these decisions now. in order to help create a little bit of additional momentum we will of ward this year's eve out from kleist award to the united nations tomorrow evening in the presence of all the senior representatives of the un system that are present here today and tomorrow. laudatory remarks will be offered by was of the underline the president in the new president of the commission of the european union this is what we hope to be able to contribute as a small tribute on the occasion of

the united nations conference in california, to which the president. field, the president is welcomed by high-ranking officers and diplomats. secretaries of foreign affairs, the governor of california, the united states senators. diplomatic greetings were followed by meeting the military. the president inspects the guard of honor, his first formal inspection of the military unit. when he came across the bandleader, truman thanked him for the music. his greetings and it official inspection of the guard he leads a cavalcade of 100 cars which moved on its way. from thedelegates united nations have been gathered for the purposes of drafting historic world charter. urged delegates to ratify the charter. that had already been agreed to. his first words to the audience were, oh what a great day in history. in referring to the conference and world charter, the president ,aid the world must now use it if we speak to selfishly, the advantage of any nation or small group of nations. this charter is only the beginning. the fact that there is such a charter is ampl

nations security council where sanctions will be re-imposed under the age of the united nations iran will withdraw from the n.p.t. and if that happens all bets are off there is a great power. indeed a probability that the united states sure full that iran's withdrawal is a precursor to possible acquisition of a nuclear weapons capability that the united states would use military action this is a very dangerous situation and it's one that the entire world needs to be focused on to prevent it because no matter where you stand on whether or not the iranian regime is good bad indifferent war between the united states and iran benefits no one and hazards the entire global economy do you think that the u.s. maximum pressure tactic repeated sanction turning the screws is working because you know suddenly it seems to be isolating the the radian people however you say the government may be unpopular. it's not doing any favors in times of p.r. image for the united states it's bringing the region closer to conflict do you think this is something that is having the desired effect. i think it's h

expect the united nations and particularly the special envoy to spend 0 effort to in order to restore calm we call for a cessation of hostilities throughout the country in accordance with resolution $2254.00 of this council and we call for a negotiated solution in order to. address the complex challenges in a sustainable way in the north west as well as those throughout syria the only path towards stability is a credible political solution that is inclusive and facilitated by the united nations in accordance with resolution 2254 thirdly. over and above the devastating impact on civilians. bombardments in urban areas destroy housing schools hospitals electricity networks water distribution networks how can the syrian or thora tis bomb these infrastructure this infrastructure in urban areas and at the same time expect the international community to pay for reconstruction. i reaffirm that belgium in line with our european partners will not participate in the reconstruction process without there being a political solution of me in place. i now resume my functions as president of the counc

the united nations secretary general says creating a safe and stable afghanistan will make it possible for millions of refugees to return home and trying to get tara says economic prosperity can be achieved through greater cooperation between afghanistan pakistan and the international community the terrace is attending a conference in islamabad recognizing 40 years of afghans living as refugees or than 2000000 of them live in pakistan and hyder is at a refugee camp near the city of a shower he joins us live so. small there this huge event happening. at us completely separate location from where the people are that are most affected is the really a connection between the 2 the people at this camp feel like that this conference matters. to give you an idea in the last 3 days where visit their own refugee camps. on the outskirts were there did we have drugs are there people extensively they have seen even end up far. from the international community there really be headed. there and however there are a lot of people who are skeptical. because of the condition that they're living in and be

as more from the united nations. the situation in italy abused deteriorating by the hour and the humanitarian crisis is now more urgent than ever that was the message delivered by top united nations officials here to the security council or soon will move her the assistant secretary general of humanitarian affairs told the council members she has been speaking with aid workers in the country and with contacts inside libya who have given her heartbreaking examples of what people especially children are facing what is happening in north of us. is beyond imagination it is not human to be tolerable. we don't know if children so traumatized they no longer speak. as humanitarian needs increase there are also growing calls for u.n. secretary general antonio gutierrez to do more to help end the fighting something i put to his spokesman yesterday 9 members of the security council met with the secretary general and part of their message apparently was urging the secretary general to do all he can to get an immediate cease fire

with united nations and that have been receiving the support and the approval of the united nations i would just like to echo also our obviously close relationship our cooperation with all of the regional organizations including of course the african union the secretary general attended the $33.00 ordinary session of the african union an artist recently and libya was was definitely on the menu and we are working closely with the african union on the reconciliation meeting that will take place in artists as well as other you know initiatives we are joined at the hip and we are equally very grateful for the offer of the league of arab states to host of the senior officials meeting in april. thank you very much we've been fortunate to run out of time thank you very much for the interest. that was stephanie williams the deputy u.n. special envoy to libya there speaking along with germany's foreign minister. after the meeting of 12. foreign ministers on the sidelines of the munich security summit in munich today about the situation in libya let's get some analysis from 0 as behold up the

were also mentioned in the list however the united nations list does not state that these companies are practicing any illegal activity over that they are only being listed because they are operating within the israeli settlements it's important to note that it is not some claim apply. clist nor does it qualify any company's activities as illegal that would be separate and highly complicated terminations the palestinians welcomed the the united nations list that arrived from the human rights council calling it a welcome diplomatic victory and a sign of the palestinians diplomatic efforts in the international community to confront israel's publishing this list of companies and entities operating in the settlements is a victory for international law and diplomatic efforts the american administration and out of the deal of the century palestinians call this deal or this peace offering a pro israel agreement that gave nothing to the palestinians and gave everything towards the israelis this has actually created more tensions between the palestinian authority and the israeli government with

josh rushing we're going to prepare me ok in your stream today the united nations is calling for their start of the war perseverence in syria as we ask is the world and different to them during the conversation twitter is your thoughts at a.j. stream or leave a comment on our live you tube chat with you too can be of this true. the united nations warns that the world is facing the worst humanitarian catastrophe of the 21st century as the forces of syrian president bashar al assad close in on the last opposition stronghold in the that announcement by the un comes as opposition forces backed by the turkish military regained the key town of surat on thursday as al-jazeera is hasham. reports it's the 1st and difficult reverse for the syrian army. and this is job that i leave on the streets of. for the rebel command this is just the beginning of a long bush to recapture lost territory. to the rocket is back on that old control we have managed to evict syrian army russian all i am pro-government militias from so i want to assure our people that we will liberate all the cities of syria and if

saudi arabia is facing more criticism of its human rights record from the united nations the u.n. human rights commissioner has demanded more transparency around legal proceedings specifically related to the murder of the journalist. james phases in geneva. this is the high level session of the human rights council and michelle by chalet the commissioner for human rights was laying out what she saw as the problems around the world she had very pointed comments about saudi arabia remember saudi arabia is the only arab member of the g 20 and it's been chosen to host this year's g. 20 summit but she said with regard to human rights there were obligations that have to i encourage religious at the frameworks to abhorrent freedom of expression peaceful assembly and association for all and reviews of the jets rights of those who have been convicted for expressing their opinions including human read the fenders religious leaders and journalist i call for the release of several women who have legitimately and peacefully demand the reforms of this community policies in the country i also ca

welcome back in part one we heard the united nations allegations of u.k. complicity in the persecution of julian a somber of wiki leaks whose trial begins today in london while wiki leaks told us of u.s. military assassinations of journalists torture in guantanamo multinationals endangering health in the developing world and the d.n.c. as war on us democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders is also exposed corruption destroyed illusions about nato nations self-proclaimed war on drugs joining me now is acclaimed author and journalist country lowenstein whose new book is called pills powder and smoke inside the bloody war on drugs the well while the drug deaths are at record levels here in the u.k. your book kicks off with one door of a switch thanks to the songes wiki leaks explains how the so-called war on drugs is actually sort of nothing to live in. imperialism like the united free food company where honduras for a book on drugs that is into the middle i think a lot of people when i think of the drug war don't think of honduras in effect i should b

to the united nations saying that it was time for change because it hadn't worked in the past and that this is something that they need to at least start to negotiate on he did draw on history as well let's take a quick listen to some of what he had to say. if president abbas was serious about the garage asians he wouldn't be here today would be julia limb or in washington fitting down with negotiating power to know what burden the boss is not serious about negotiations or about peace so basically the other thing that he did on said was that only one president mahmoud abbas steps down can the israelis and the palestinians move forward to peace i think at this point in time we need to look at the practicalities of this plan and that is something that's been touted a lot here by benjamin netanyahu of course we are in the final weeks of heading towards israel's 3rd election any or whether this annexation promise potential is going to be executed in whatever form whoever wins these elections after march because this is something that the palace scene is that a saying this is not a plan of

the united nations estimates that more than $700000.00 people from it to profit fled their homes many are heading towards turkey but they're not being allowed in the refugee camps are overcrowded it's freezing and there's a lack of drinking water and food there is no going back for them because most of their towns and cities are being bombed out and they are facing in their humanitarian situation this is why an immediate cease fire. is the only solution going forward. but there's no sign of that and the fighting continues to come would do anything he could to rescue his children from danger but he can't all he can do is follow events from berlin. nobody notices people see me and think i'm doing fine but inside i die a 1000 deaths every day and my heart goes out to my children and to all the other children. already we have 1000000 the number of people displaced this particular wave of displacement is without doubt the largest individual displaced that we've had. since the very beginning of this crisis which is almost 9 years old so really really saddened by the international in action

the united nations estimates that more than $700000.00 people from into profits have fled their homes many are heading towards turkey but they're not being allowed in the refugee camps overcrowded it's freezing and there's a lack of drinking water and food there is no boy for them because most of their towns and cities are being bombed out and they are facing a syrian situation this is why an immediate cease fire that is the only solution going forward. but there's no sign of that and the fighting continuous. come would do anything he could to rescue his children from danger but he can't all he can do is follow events from berlin. nobody notices people see me and think i'm doing fine but inside i die a 1000 deaths every day and my heart goes out to my children and to all the other children. for the sport now in european football's governing body your wife has banned the english manchester city from champions league competition for the next 2 seasons in a statement released on friday wafer says it's because of serious financial fair play bridge citizens are the running premier league c

well he's going by the middle of this month to the united nations to address the. security general in. the united nations we know that there will be a veto by the americans but let it be because that will be the 1st step and after that we could address the general assembly in the united nations to have a decision and also we can go to step 3 to unite for peace decision by the general assembly and in this case. will be as strong as the security in the united nations so we are taking your role. taking so many steps on the ground in the diplomacy in this regard and it is going also to the african summit as well as to the islamic summit in the next few days all these we are trying to gather as much as we could of the international community and islamic community arab community around the palestinian to protect the palestinians from the implementation of this road map the cutting of time. by the palestinian authority how do you expect israel in washington to react you think they were expecting this. well they are expecting a little better soon are going to do something

this is live from berlin at the united nations palestinians deliver angry rejection of donald trump's middle east peace plan listing them president mahmoud abbas tells the un the proposals would be a gift to israel the palestinians he says all being offered a fragmented swiss cheese of a state also coming up. democratic presidential hopefuls in the united states face their next test in the new hampshire primary conformal may have people to keep up the momentum after a surprise victory in iowa. and possibly on the way to face charges of genocide and crimes against humanity sudan's transitional government agrees to handover former president omar al bashir to the international criminal court. i'm told me a lot well welcome to the program. palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas has reaffirmed his rejection of the peace plan offered by the u.s. saying it would not be accepted by the palestinian people speaking at the u.n. security council president abbas said the deal would strengthen what he calls israel's apartheid regime and reward israeli occupation rather than holding it accoun

united states nato representative claims that every nation has been targeted by the russia or china in cyberspace warning that the world must strengthen its fire walls against moscow and beijing that said a report revealed to the cia and its german counterpart rig swiss made encrypted machines back in the 1970 s. alone to spy on embassies and government institutions in a 120 countries and double quarter reports. the washington post is calling it the intelligence coup of the century the cia working with west german secret services pulling the strings of a swiss and christian company and stealing government secrets from over 120 countries foreign governments were paying good money to the us and was germany for the privilege of having their most secret communications read by at least 2 foreign countries it was a foolproof operation 1st called thesaurus and later renamed rubicon for over half a century the company crypto agee was a captain of the world's encryption industry based in neutral switzerland most governments were quick to believe their secrets were in safe hands little did they

palestinian leader mahmoud abbas spoke before the 15 member body that leans the united nations and made his case about why palestine is rejecting the proposal put forward by the white house and israel take a listen. i have come to you to cool for a just peace on behalf of the palestinians i have come to you today to reaffirm the palestinian position which rejects the israeli american proposal this is supported by the results of meetings of the arab league the organization of islamic cooperation and the african union they who concluded that this plan must be completely rejected that's in addition to statements by the e.u. russia china japan and others. now abbas did mention he was open to negotiations with israel as long as the negotiations were sponsored by what is referred to as the international quartet the united states the un russia and the european union now the israeli representative got up and spoke and indicated that israel feels that in the past negotiations with palestinians have been unsuccessful here's what we heard from the israeli representative president abbas few the to

the united nations is working towards a ceasefire in libya the u.n. secretary general antonio protests made the announcement at a summit of african union the doesn't ethiopia as mohamed vaal reports from the capital addis ababa fighting in libya is affecting other countries in the region. libya is in a high strategic location it boasts the largest oil reserves in africa it commands desert and suits which african migrants use in their tens of thousands each year to reach western europe and since war broke out there several years ago armed groups have taken hold some of whom are linked directly or indirectly to al-qaeda isom all ingredients that make it a challenging issue to discuss when african union leaders meet in the ethiopian capital addis ababa libya is an african country but the war that's been ripping it apart for years is nigh the entire libyan you know african factions such as the self declared libyan national army that by the world are coming to have talks and other groups and go support from foreign countries. have to with the help of the u

official delegates to the fifth united nations had been gathered in san francisco for the purpose of drafting and signing the historic world charter. president truman did not visit the conference to urge its delegates to ratify and sign the charter, for that had already been agreed upon. he came, however, to close the conference with a fervent belief plea that the charter should be translated into long-lasting and inviolate deeds. his first words to his audience were, "oh, what a great day this can be in history." his words were spoken with homespun directness and the sincerity of a prayer. in referring to the charter, the president said with equal depth of feeling, "the world must now use it. if we fail to use it, we will betray those who have died to ensure that we may meet here in freedom and safety to create it. if we seek to use it selfishly for the advantage of any nation, we shall be equally guilty of that betrayal. this charter is only the beginning. that it must be made to live, and the fact that there is such a charter, is ample cause for universal and profound thanksgiving

here exactly can the united nations world food program is using biometric technology iris scans to provide age to the camps 75. 1000 syrian residence refugees can shop for their groceries with the blink of an eye no need for a bank card all the registration papers this is is quite aptly named ip when a shopper has their iris scanned the world food program system verifies the person's identity against a biometric database held by the u.n. high commission for refugees the u.n.h.c.r. then it checks the account that confirms the purchase and prints and i pay a receipt all of this happens in seconds and according to the world food program this not only makes transactions quicker but more secure here in jordan we use biometrics out indication for human reason 1. 100 percent accountability on the identity of the person that chasing and using the assistance that we provide and 2nd me to facilitate that employ process of the beneficiaries by not using the card by not using a pin in camps which is an environment where beneficially tend to go to the supermarket more people posting the money for then

with 800,000 people displaced since december combined with freezing conditions — the united nations says the offensive in idlib has created a major humanitarian crisis. and the world's richest man — amazon bossjeff bezos — says he's donating $10 billion to help fight climate change. documents seen by the bbc appear to provide some of the most detailed insights yet into how china has handled hundreds of thousands of muslims held in a network of internment camps. they include personal details of members of the uighur community, placed in detention for reasons such as wearing a veil, applying for a passport or accidentally clicking on foreign internet sites. researchers who've studied china's policies in the western region of xinjiang believe the documents are further evidence of an official campaign against the uighurs. the authorities have always denied any form of religious discrimination. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. for two years now, the bbc has reported on camps like these in western china where about a million uighurs and other muslim minorities have been

in the last four days alone, the united nations has estimated 40,000 people have been displaced. many of them are women and children. they hope to reach the border with turkey with a dream to enter europe, but first they must outrun the bombs and survive the bitter cold. translation: there are 140 families without shelter. there are no heaters, the conditions are difficult, the weather is harsh, especially at night. we have very young children who have suffered because they have become ill from the cold. aid agencies have warned their resources a re seriously overwhelmed. to add to their concerns, the syrian army is wiping out vital public resources like this hospital which has been forced to close. a ceasefire is desperately needed according to the united nations but it's a plea which has been repeatedly ignored, not only by the syrian army but by leaders around the world. let's get some of the day's other news. senior officials from the european union have told the boss of facebook he is not doing enough to regulate content on his platform. at a meeting in brussels, officials u

nations security council has urged the world to reject u.s. president donald trump's proposal our diplomatic editor james bays begins our coverage. this was the day the palestinians chose to fight back against the trump plan in the un security council president mahmoud abbas describing it as a way to completely destroy the idea of a palestinian state. not really natural this is the summary of the project that was presented to us this is the state that they will give us it's like a piece of swiss cheese really who among you would accept a similar state in similar conditions the palestinians had wanted to get the security council to vote on the trump plan isolating the united states but washington fought back in recent days to new series the current arab member of the security council in the chair for the meeting there deputy ambassador that's because their ambassador who'd been working on a draft resolution with the palestinians was fired last week on the u.s. pressure. after the security council meeting a bizarre media event president obama as

somalia and authorities in the united nations have called for urgent humanitarian assistance amid a food shortage that they say could threaten millions of people they say the situation could be exacerbated by swarms of locusts that have been damaging crops across east africa. malawi's president peter move there rica is set to appeal after the country's constitutional court an old his victory in last year's presidential election the court cited graver regularities in the may vote in its ruling on monday. this is news from berlin for more follow us on twitter at t w news or visit our website dot com. and coming up next made in germany find out how the country famed for its cars is saying goodbye to gas cars. there's all that more coming right up i'm sorry kelly in villain thanks so much for watching have a great day. it's only dying slowly dying the combustion engine. loyalists are progress from one of them. and this may. but michael follow. up question on somalia for the german auto industry. in germany. you. africa. and more is the way to save listen endangered species. and bills are thr