u.n. staff has also been accused and for the first time the the u.n. is listing the nationalities of the accused. osama ben javid has the story. >> a new u.n. report says the number of allegations of sexual exploitation. increase in the number of new allegation is signifyin signifye needs to be done. the report further names all 21 countries whose nationals are allegedly involved in sexual abuse. the united nations has been criticized for not doing enough prompting the secretary-general to speak out against is issue last year. >> i believe the disturbing number of allegation we have seen in many countries but particularly in the central african republic, particularly when the u.n. peace keepers were deployed and since, enough is enough. >> it was in 2014 that allegations of wrongdoing in the central african republic first came to light, when french troops were first accused of sexual misconduct. the report is made up of 10,000 personnel from 45 countries and the u.n. says it takes time to investigate such allegations. but sexual abuse by u.n. personnel

the u.n. hcr wants to set up, a plan for registering and resettling each agency. the u.n. wants 10% of syria' sys refugees to be resettleout of europe. >>> alexis tsipras wants frontex to be established into a full blown coast guard. the camp has been expand he as new arrivals cause more crowding. growing number are turning ogangs in athens who are selling fake eu passports, in hope that the possession of one will hem them avoid the long dangerous journey to western be europe. >> victoria square. athens. for some, these "desperate journeys: a global crisis" people are a business opportunity. the cafes around the square are teeming with human smugglers. they are middlemen and negotiators. >> you can really see after five minutes i'm sure about these, somebody said, if you want, go to any country, i can help you. and i'm sure this is illegal. >> with the northern border effectively closed for most of the refugees, they say they have only two options, either pay smugglers or get stuck in grease. this is disaster time for criminal gangs. as long as war guarantees a steady supp

. >> the u.n. has launched a global campaign. u.n. women launch episode that campaign which is called on 2020. this represents women's empowerment and women's rights agenda because, as you said, if we wait and continue at the same snail's pace it will take another century. we cannot wait another century t it is about par ultimately, it is about equality, it is about ending violence again women and all forms of discrimination within a generation. so that's the pledge we have sought from the world, from heads of state, and we have commitments from 90 heads of state on that, and we have sought from companies corporations, because they occupy a huge economic and social space >>> let me interrupt you there. we know that there are more than 90 members of the u.n. what is it that would prevent people not signing on? >> last year was one of the historic years of commitment where all heads of state and government signed on to what is called 2030 agenda for sustainable development and within that they have prioritised gender equality, a goal of

u.n. security council resolutions says have consistently been flouted by parties to the conflict and their international backers, including permanent members of the u.n. sc have actively added fuel to the fire. the report highlights how russia's air campaign since september last year has damaged civilian infrastructure while reportedly causing thousands of civilian casualties. bombing by the u.s.-led coalition is similarly noted to have caused deaths and damage to civilian areas and the international powers are accused of supplying weapons to opposing forces on the ground. the report notes that a partial cessation of hostilities has resulted in fewer civilian casualties and greater humanitarian access to besieged areas. however, all parties including governments that sit on the u.n. security council bear direct responsibility for the war in syria. jonah hull >>> u.s. presidential hopeful donald trump was forced to call off his rally in chicago on friday night. it came after clashes. one pe

the u.n.'s decision to name and shame those countries whose troops are implicated in abuse is one step, certainly it will embarrass those countries and create some pressure for accountability, i think more concretely there needs to be improved vetting so troops that are implicated in these abuses in their own country should not be sent on u.n. peace keeping missions and the structure needs to be reformed so the report's recommendation of prosecuting troops in the countries which the crimes are committed i think is worthy of serious consideration. >>> iran accused gulf countries of risk lebanon stability by designating hezbollah a terrorist organization and the group itself described the decision as reckless and hostile and we have more. >> reporter: gulf cooperation counsel former designation of hezbollah as a terrorist organization is significant, many say it will have a wide ranging impact across the region. >> this is actually a big deal because saudi arabia is putting some order within the

the u.n. have always made it clear that there should be no preconditions for it is these talks. the u.n. special envoy, staffan de mistura, in an interview for the talk to al jazeera program, says that he hopes to get to the substantive issues on day one. >> in concrete we can say that when we started talks in earnest, nerpdz, the substantive talks on the 14th, we will have some preparatory meetings. at least tell everyone this is happening. therefore, one is notnough and we need to push further, and secondly, we can concentrate on the real agenda. what is it? the political process. what is that? well, it is a new governance that is very carefully chosen word in vienna to include something completely different in terms of what we're having at the moment. second, a new constitution not the old approach and, three, new elections. u.n. reviewing sprvpgs. >> reporter: the stage is set for an important day on monday. the first day of this round of talks and they're going to discuss the crunch issue

the u.n. secretary general leads a new effort to end africa's longest running territorial dispute. as borders close, refugees remain stranded in greece and smugglers cash in. we have an al jazeera exclusive. it's also one of the biggest rivalries in football. but we tell you why the clash between tottenham and arsenal carries more weight than usual >>> it has been a week since a partial ceasefire began in syria and since then there have been several violations with each side blaming the other. the u.n. says the truce has been a success allowing humanitarian aid to be delivered. our correspondent reports from the tur kish-syrian border >> reporter: a-- turkish-syrian border. >> reporter: a moment of peace. life seems normal in this marketplace in the city of aleppo in northern syria >> translation: people are out and buying, even bargaining about the price. before the truce they didn't. they used to be scared >> reporter: no-one is under any illusion. temporary pause in fighting could be easily

it is the first time that u.n. sanctions have been enforced. so for there has been no response from pyongyang as yet. al jazeera's harry fawcett is following events. >> reporter: nothing controversial found on board this ship in terms of its cargo when it arrived in the philippines. it was carrying oil palm kernls from indonesia. investigators have found safety breaches in terms of fire safety equipment, electrical equipment and for that reason they decided not to allow it to leave port. now it has been impounded and the 21 north korean crew members who were cooperative in this process are now being deported back to their home country. it is a very tough response by the philippines to what seems like a relatively minor infraction by the operators of this ship. it registered in sierra leone, it is owned by a company in hong kong, but it is operated by ocean maritime management. that's a north korean entity headquartered in pyongyang. it operates some 31 ships which are now very much under scrutiny as a result of these most recent sanctions being

u.n. security council including the u.s. and russia of making the crisis in syria worse. good evening, i'm antonio mora, we begin with break news tonight out of chicago where a donald trump rally was cancelled due security concerns and violence broke out. anti-trump protesters made their way into university of illinois chicago pavilion while large demonstrations took place outside the arena. many students were there, in a university that is the most racially and ethnically diverse in the country. andy rosegen, are have things called down now? >> reporter: calm now antonio but what a night this has been. a stunning development, the crowd filing in here about 5:00 local time. it's an arena that holds about 9,000 people. but you couldn't tell the opponents of donald trump were certified the arena. a number of people were getting kicked out, we have seen this at other trump rallies but even before the rally started, police rounding them up and kicking them out. but just before donald trump was

u.n. reports a sharp rise in allegations of sexual abuse in ten different countries. foreign ministers from france, germany and the uk meet in paris to describe the partial ceasefire in syria and tens of thousands of refugees remain stranded at the greece, macedonia border as restrictions continue. >> what is the big d. >> don't worry about it little marco. >> reporter: the latest t.v. debate turns nasty as they throw a bar arch over tax. >>> barcelona break another record and 35 matches unbeaten and messi and friends as they break the spanish record set by bitter rivals in madrid. ♪ the u.n. has reported a sharp rise in allegations of sex abuse against its staff, a new report cataloged 99 accusations of abuse. u.n. missions in central african republican and democratic republic of congo and ivory coast animally counted for a majority of the claims and we report. >> reporter: u.n. peace keepers were supposed to come to the rescue in central african republic and instead accused of sexual e

it is something that is laid down in the u.n. security council resolution was passed in december, but it seems that if he is really planning, as he says, to start with the main issues when the talks start on monday, then it's going to mean that the crunch issue is going to be dealt with. so i think monday is going to be a very important day. staffan de mistura planning to see both sides separately on monday, planning to brief the press on monday and at the moment in the dire restill supposed to be briefing the u.n. security council on the progress of this process. a very important day for syria >>> thank you for that clarity. in effect, what we're saying now is the opposition has a window of 24 hours to get off a plane in geneva and start talking to someone. they don't have to have face-to-face talks, but they have to be engaged in some form of dialogue. will you do that? >> the opposition has done that twice before, and they are going to do that also on monday >>> you really will, you will get off the plane and you will talk to

the u.n.'s human rights chief has described the conflict in south sudan as one of the most horrendous human rights situations in the world, a damning u.n. reports describes children and disabled burned alive and not being paid. >> reporter: the suffering in the world's newest country defies belief, a report put together by the u.n. human rights office goes into details of atrocities in south sudan since conflict began in december of 2013 and says both sides are responsible but government forces were most to blame last year. between april and september the u.n. recorded more than 1,300 ports of rape in just one of south sudan's states. the oil rich unity state. the report says credible sources indicate that government forces are being allowed to rape women as a type of payment. one woman told the u.n. team she had been stripped naked, raped by five soldiers in front of her children on the roadside then raped again by more men in the bushes only to return and find her children missing. the repor

person -- by u.n. personnel in the field. 99 cases were investigated last year, 69 of them police or soldiers. citizens from 21 countries, were accused of sexual offenses in 10 u.n. missions, most in africa. no criminal cross prosecutions took place but some of their pay docked or were suspended and sent home. many cases are pending. senior officials admit that trust in peacekeeping is badly damaged by evening a single case of abuse. let alone the dozens reported here. >> i am a peacekeeper of more than 20 years duration, i strongly believe, as does the secretary general, the deputy secretary general and, indeed everybody else, that anyone serving under the u.n. flag should prey on the vulnerable is truly an abomination. >> reporter: last august, second general ban ki-moon talk the unprecedented step of firing the head of the peacekeeping mission in the central african republic. following new allegations against u.n. soldiers there. later an independent panel found the u.n. guilty of gross institutiona

the u.n. is also reviewing enhanced preparedness measures and contingency planning. and at 3:00 pm the security council is scheduled to consider a draft resolution concerning sexual exploitation abuse. and today the heads of the u.n. humanitarian agencies issued a statement saying after five years of a brutal and senseless conflict, more than a quarter million of syrians have been killed, and over happen of the population have been forced from their homes out of fear and want. some 4.6 million are existing without aid or food. in the past few weeks, the humanitarian chiefs add we are seeing signs of momentum, fewer bombs are falling, humanitarian access has opened up in some places, negotiators are preparing to come together and talk -- >> a general summation there for events happening at the united states in new york and also geneva during the course of the next few hours, that spokesman for the u.n. body there, referencing the war atrocities that are said to have been committed in south suda

but the u.n. is under pressure to keep closer track of many things, including how countries respond if their nationals are involved in allegations like this. in fact the u.s. is expected to propose a security council resolution that says troops will be repatriated if they don't cooperate or if there is coverup of abuse. but the resolution might be the first step in that fight. >> daniel lak from the united nations, thank you. >>> there is more to come for you on al jazeera. the zimbabwe president says he is taking over all of the diamond mining processes. >>> and we'll look at conflicting theories surrounding what happened. ♪ v >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >>> welcome back. let's remind you of our top stories. form early brazilian president da silva is adamant he is nothing to fear, despite being detained for three hours over a multi-billion dol

u.n. with u.n. supervision. >> reporter: staffan de mistura speaking to me there in an interview with the talk to al jazeera program, an extensive interview setting out his position and how he is going to conduct these talks which are due to start on monday. you can see that talk to al jazeera program at these times in the coming hours >>> when it comes to the impact of the diplomacy, this time yesterday we were talking to one of the two groups that put together the report saying that there wasn't enough diplomatic pressure. listening to how optimistic he is being today in that interview with you, difficult to imagine whether they can acquire-- where this can acquire more pressure from unless the russians change their stance every so slightlily. >> reporter: absolutely. one of the key differences to this time that they're trying to get a piece in syria and it's still a long way off and it will be very difficult discussions is the fact that he made it clear in our interview that they believe they hav

u.n. reports a sharp rise in allegations of sex abuse by its staff in 10 different countries. >> i'm rob mcbride in the philippines on the trail of a dying language that is only a fee speakers away from dying out altogether. >>> police in brazil raided the home of the former president desilva as part of a corruption inquiry into pet pro brass. investigators questioned him but he denies wrongdoing. dozens of exception and politicians in brazil have been implicated in this long running inquiry claiming fraud took place at pet pro brass. >>> it's being called the most politically explosive development in the corruption investigation to do with a state-run and owned oil company. hundreds of armed police raided different locations across three different states in brazil, including rio and sao paulo and one of the homes raided is that belonging to the former president desilva. he was brought in for questioning. he is not being arrested, police clarify, but has been brought in for questions. he i

and the u.n. said 21 million people, that's 82% of the population needs some kind of humanitarian aid. well, the u.s. coordinator said that an effective peace process is desperately needed in the country. >> in the area around taiz city, and 600,000 displaced people already in a population of 4 million who are very desperate needing humanitarian assistance. the situation aggravates the situation for the u.n. to deliver aid to these areas. people struggle on a daily life. and the war has brought an increase in all those vulnerabilities and increase in all the poverty, and the uncertainty that they have for the people. if you bring about peace process, you bring an end to the war, and you bring back an normal way of life again. >> joining us live from doha is a specialist in the conflict in yemen as well as a political analyst. thanks for joining us. as we heard in the report there, the fight for taiz is certainly not over yet, but would this represent a major break through for saudi-backed forces p

i'm joined now by the u.n. humanitarian coordinator for yemen, jamie mccoldrick joining me on skype. good to have you here. this partial lifting of fighting in taiz, how is it impacting those on the ground? what's the situation there? >> since january we've been working very closely to bring material into the taiz area, both inside the enclave and elsewhere. we've been successful to do that. the chance to bring in more material, we delivered trauma kits and oxygen bottles. this is an opportunity to address the situation inside, at the same time very conscious of the crisis and the population is moving because of the intensity of the fighting >>> i'm hearing that so many people are displaced and we're expecting those numbers to grow. what are we looking at some in >> in the area itself, the taiz city, about 600 displaced people already in a population of 400 million. it aggravates a bad situation already >>> the security situation now, in a place like taipz? how much will you be allowed to do, do you think, and

u.n. report describes children burned alive and soldiers allowed to rape in south sudan. ♪ >>> hello once again from me, david foster, you are watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up in this program, a powerful shiite cleric and his followers keep up the pressure on iraq's prime minister to tackle corruption. >>> and aid agencies accuse international powers of adding fuel to the fire in syria, by supporting rival sides. >>> and in japan they mark the moment five years ago when an earthquake and tsunami killed 18,000 people. ♪ >>> the united nations human rights chief has described the conflict in south sudan as, in his words one of the most horrendous human rights situations in the world. this damming report from the u.n. describes children and disabled people being burned alive, and fighters being allowed to rape women instead of getting paid. daniel lak joins me now from the united nations. we new it was a terrible situation with no end in sight in south sudan. i don't t

. ♪ a new u.n. report has cataloged what it describes as a multitude of horrendous violation in 2013 and targeting civilians for killing, rape and pilaging and fighters bore the greatest responsibility for crimes last year and report quotes credible sources and say groups on the government side are allowed to rape women in lieu of wages and opposition fighters and criminal gangs have targeted women and girls. there is evidence that children have born the brunt of violent and maimed and recruited for fighting and killed. a unity government promised under a peace accord signed last year is yet to be established and warring factions led on one side by the president and on the other by his rival the former vice president. here is charles stratford. >> reporter: the suffering of people in the world's newest country defies belief and the report put together by the u.n. human rights office goes into details of atrocities committed in south sudan since the conflict began in december 2013. it says both sides

the eu and the u.n. both welcome the move. the u.n. is attempting to bring together the two rival administrations into one government. >> translator: at this historic moment we thowns to our people the starannounce toour pa new era, communication with the sons of our people, regardless of their political attitudes this would be based on the libyan preliminary agreement and the guarantees it includes to all fathers and to achieve the goals of the -- all parties and achieve the goals of the february revolution. >> the heads issued a warning to the government of national accord after its arrival in the capital. >> translator: the government of national salvation calls on those illegitimate infiltrators to either hand over themselves and be in safe hands or to go back to where they came from. the salvation government is working with judicial and legislative entities, all state institutions and ngos as well as community liters to take the necessary steps to save the country from the threat of chaos and foreign intervention. >> joining us li

the u.n. peacekeepers for their safety, a country like haiti, reports of sexual abusers there, mali, congo, ivory coast and car where we have 22 reported sexual abuse cases in the democratic republic of congo. there are 16 cases that have been reported. it is a very serious report, very embarrassing to the u.n. and i have been speaking to a human rights campaigner who has been following these incidents and he said that he accused the u.n. of what he termed gross institutional failure. so the u.n. is under a lot of pressure to act decisively on some of these cases >>> a lot of people, of course the first question that will spring to mind is why are we seeing this again. not only are we seeing it again but we're seeing the numbers rides. >> reporter: absolutely. -- rise. >> reporter: absolutely. you hear the civilians complaining about the missions that are there saying it's not just a case of human rights abusers, but also the lethargy. the u.n. mission in the congo have been accused of slow ac

u.n. backed unity government has entered the city defying threats of violence. it was formed after talks late last year when the u.n. attempted to bring together the country's two rival administrations into one government. some members of both sides disputed the deal. we have the latest from tripoli. >> it's come, it's really quiet here, although during the last couple of days, we heard shooting. it was like showing of muscles with the brigade supporting the government, others opposing the government. the news is all over the country that the presidential council of the national of the government of national court have finally reached the capital tripoli and now in their headquarter. you can see behind me, the maritime base, this is their new headquarter. until this moment, it is quiet. it has not gone violent so far, but again, there is a lot of challenges facing this government, especially in the capital tripoli, two major opponents in this city that members of the general national congr

the u.n.'s human rights chief denounces the plan to repel refugees. ♪ >>> hello. the u.n.'s special envoy to syria has told al jazeera he is more hopeful than he has ever been that peace can be achieved in the war-torn country. ahead of the meeting, he has been speaking to our diplomatic editor, james bayes. >> reporter: this is a crucial moment for syria. it is almost five years since the start of the war. we're almost at two weeks since the start of that cessation of hostilities. it is holding. there have been violations, but also a significant reduction in the violence, and of course, talks between the two main sides are supposed to be taking police here in geneva, so far neither side has turned up for those talks. despite that, the u.n. special envoy is upbeat. he once described getting peace in syria as almost mission impossible. what does he think the chances are now? >> higher. certainly higher than ever before. for three reasons. the first one we do have a momentum, and we can see it in the syrian people are detecting it themselves. you can ask them and they will te

. >>> the u.n. reports a sharp rise in allegations of sexual abuse by its peace keepers in ten different countries >> facebook agrees to pay millions more in tax in the u.k. >>> i'm in the philippines on the trail of a dying language that is only a few speakers away from dying out all together. ♪ >>> hello, thank you for joining us. the multi-billion dollars corruption scandal involving brazil's state-owned oil company has now spread to the former president. he was questioned by police for three hours before being released. hundreds of supporters clashed with police both at the airport where the questioning took place, and outside of his apartment. police say there is evidence that lula was one of the main beneficiaries of the petrobras scandal. >> translator: today we are looking at evidence that the former president and his family obtained advantages to [ inaudible ] actions within the government. that is still a hypothesis in our investigation. there is evidence of payment, but there isn't a pl

adrian brown >>> the u.n. is setting up a commission to investigate human rights conditions in south sudan. thousands of people have died in a civil war that began in 2013. more than two million people have been displaced. many of those forced out have fled to neighboring countries. sudan has taken the biggest share. our correspondent reports from white nile state. >> reporter: the south sudanese voted to split from sudan in 2011 hoping to end generations of conflict and persecution. a few years later thousands have returned to sudan desperate to escape the violence in their young country. >> translation: we voted for independence to end the oppression, but we came here to sudan to get safety. here we are not a refugee. we become citizens of sudan. >> reporter: the government policy is to treat south sudanese as citizens with the same rights as sudanese. the war was ignited over a rift between the president and his former vice president. both sides have been accused of massacring and displacing people along tr

i strongly believe as did the u.n. secretary-general and did anybody else that anyone serving under the u.n. flag should prey on the vulnerable is truly an abomination. >> reporter: last august secretary-general ban ki-moon took the unprecedented step of firing the head of the peace keeping force in africa. called for more transparency and accountability. activists say the latest report say the u.n. hasn't taken those recommendation is seriously and are calling on u.n. member states to take on investigations. >> the member states i think need to be reminded, they're in charge. peace keeping is their collective will. it's being undermined, its reputation is being destroyed. it's not being carried out effectively because of what the secretary-general himself has called a cancer on the system. >> reporter: among proposals, courts martials. the u.s.s. drafting a security council resolution calling for repatriation of troops where there's a pattern of abuse or evidence of noncooperation with investigations. this is an issue

. >>> the u.n. does say that some progress is being made. >> in the first three months of last year, zero trucks reached any of the besieged areas in syria. in the last three weeks, 236 trucks have served 115,000 people, many of these have -- have received several convoys. >>> turkish police have released the names of two women killed in an armed standoff with police, and confirmed that they are members of a far left organization. the women seen here on security camera footage. they fired shots and threw a hand grenade at a police truck. the group is vial lently opposing what it sees as the westernization of turkey. >>> north korea have accused of firing six short-ranged projectiles into the seas, just hours after tough new sanctions were ordered against it. south korea's defense ministry says the projectiles were launched towards the east sea, also known as the sea of japan. the undersecurity council was unanimous in its decision to impose new sanctions on north korea. >>> the european union says i

the u.n. distribution south sudan as one of the worst human rights situations. hello. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. coming up, tens of thousands of iraqis demonstrate for a cabinet shake up to tackle corruption and deteriorating security. >>> five years on, a moment of silence to remember the japanese earthquake and tsunami that killed over 18,000 people. >>> breaking the cycle of drug abuse, u.s. lawmakers come together to tackle a growing trend. >>> the united nations called the civil war in south sudan one of the most horrendous human rights situations in the world, describing children being burned alive and raping women at payment. we have more. >> the suffering of people in the world's newest country defies belief. the report put together bit u.n. human rights office goes into detail of atrocities committed in south sudan since the conflict began in 2013. it says both sides are responsible, but government forces were most to blame last year. between april and september, the u

the u.n. warns this could be a final chance to end the conflict. >> reporter: i'm in northern kenya refugee camp. these refugees are going back home. i will be talking to them about their fears and hopes as they start a new journey to rebuild their lives in somalia >>> some residents in brussels say they feel scared and angry after tuesday's bomb attacks which killed 31 people and injured up to 300 others. there are unusual scenes on the streets of the belgium capital. people are being frisked before entering the metro stations. >> i'm sad now. there is a lot of anger here for such barbaran attacks. we cannot understand why they did this. everybody really feels anger and some people want revenge, which ask not so good feeling >>> meanwhile, the hunt is on to find one of the suspected i.s.i.l. bombers seen on a security camera at brussels airport. this is the man who is the focus of the manhunt. his identity unknown. it is believed he had explosives, but they failed to detonate properly. there

the u.n. for a meeting with special envoy, staffan de mistura. she made it clear she had met both sides in geneva and there was no change to e.u. policy. >> reporter: why did you decide to choose this moment to reward the bashar al-assad regime with such a high-profile meeting? >> our support to the opposition has not only been in place for the last five years, but it is going to be there also for the future and this is something we discussed. as i said, what i have done told is consistent, fully consistent, with what we decided today as the european union, to actively support the work of the united nation and, in particular, of staffan de mistura in bringing the negotiations forward. >> reporter: despite high representative's firm position that this is not a change in the e.u. policy, i can tell you i've spoken to diplomats from a number of different countries who say they are surprised that she held this meeting. one added there is only supposed to be one mediator in this process. earlier am

. >>> the u.n. reports a sharp rise in sexual abuse allegations by its peace keepers in ten different countries. >>> american's join cuba's famous cigar festival for the first time. >>> i'll talk about a report ruling out vote rigging surrounding the 2016 fifa world cup. ♪ >>> the multi-billion dollars corruption scandal in brazil surrounding the state-owned oil company petrobras has now drown in the former president. police have raided his home, and lula was questioned by police along with his of his sons. the former president who ran brazil from 2003 to 2011 was released after three hours. speaking after his release, lula said he had, quote, nothing to fear. hundreds of supporters clashed with police after he was taken away. police say there was evidence that lula was one of the main beneficiaries of the petrobras scandal. >> translator: today we are looking at evidence that the former president and his family obtain obtained -- advantages. there is evidence of payments, but there isn't a plausi

the u.n. security council voting to impose the toughest sanctions yet on north korea. >> reporter: it is so decided. almost two months after north korea carried out its latest nuclear test, the u.n. security council finally gave its response. >> please raise their hands. >> reporter: a unanimous vote in favor of the toughest sanctions resolution yet. >> as the resolution as we have adopted today underscores, virtually all of the dprk's resources are channelled into its reckless and relentless pursuit of weapons of mass destruction. the north korean government would rather grow its nuclear weapons program than grow its own children. >> reporter: the fact north korea defied the international community with the launch of a satellite during the negotiations over its resolution may have helped persuade the chinese to agree to these new extensive measures. the text of the resolution which is almost 20 pages long was discussed in various meetings between the u.s. and china, some parts directed at the

u.n. with u.n. supervision. >> in that interview he also makes it clear to me that there is no plan b. he said these talks really are the only way to resolve things if they walk away from these talks then the only other option is more conflict. you can see all of that interview which he lays out how he plans to conduct these talks starting on monday. in talking with al jazeera that program being shown on al jazeera at these times. >> a little earlier throughout the past couple of hours, james, we've been talking with members of the opposition out of cairo. these seem slightly more optimistic about the idea of what happens to bashar al-assad. the crucially leading the riyadh grouping, what is their line in the sign when it comes to bashar al-assad and his future in the job as president, and what happens to that before or after any potential elections? >> well, they've always had the same opposition, they see no role for assad or around assad or his associates, saying that they have blood on their han

the total u.n. estimates are 250,000 have been killed since the start of the war but stopped counting back in 2014. the war has forced 7.6 million people from their homes, 4.6 million have left syria and are now refugees. >> means close to half of the entire syrian population are either displaced or have left syria all together. meanwhile, businesses in southern turkey are reporting a boom in trade with syria. hundreds of companies have sprung up to ship food and other essentials across the border. lawrence lee reports now from g gazian tip. >> the lines of trucks tell their story. almost all carrying food, and they have come from all over turkey. major are these are from the mediterranean coast. there were so many they had to close the border post for a time to process those already through. >> i am carrying chick peas. other times it's flour or baby napkins. mostly food items. we make no profit. just the cost of the truck. >> 50 kilometers up the road, this is one of four huge industrial jones ins

the u.n. warned the humanitarian situation could get worse. nearly 2,800 civilians have been killed in the conflict, and more than 5,300 people injured. 2.4million people have been displaced by the war. an the u.n. said 21 million people, that's 82% of the population, need some kind of humanitarian aid. the u.n. coordinator for yemen said an effective peace process is needed in the country. >> 600,000 citizen placed people already in a population of 4 million who are desperate for humanitarian aid. they promised to deliver assistance into those areas. the yemens are a difficult country to work in, to live in, and people struggle for daily life. the war has brought an breeze in all of those vulnerabilities and poverty. the uncertainty that they have, the peace is important. if you bring about peace process that will bring an end to the war and people came back to a normal way of life again. >> republican presidential hopeful donald trump insists a rally in cincinnati, ohio, will take place on s

the u.n. refugee agency has pulled staff from camps on lesbos and other greek islands, and other international organizations have followed suit saying they won't be complicit to violence of refugees. >> for refugees arriving in greece, the united nations have been a welcome sight, whether they meet the boats or people traveling on foot, staff from the u.n.'s refugee agency have been guiding people to the camps, which have become known as hot spots. not any more. >> under the new provision these so-called hot spots have now become detention facilities, so accordingly, and in line with uncr policy on opposing mandatory detention, we have suspended some of our activities of all these closed centers on the island. >> they say that the deal between the e.u. and turkey, which is meant to stop the flow of refugees through europe, has been prematurely implemented and without proper safeguards. under the plan new arrivals are meant to be able to apply for asylum, but it also means that people are confi

the u.n. approved it's toughest sanctions against north korea in two decades over recent nuclear tests. >> instead of building walls, we're going to break down barriers. >> i'm going to go after one person, that's hillary clinton. >> donald trump and hillary clinton turn their fire on each other as they pull ahead in the race for the white house. >> felicity barr live in washington, d.c. with special coverage and analysis of those super tuesday results. we'll explain what they mean in this extraordinary presidential campaign. >> a russian cosmonaut and nasa astronaut return to earth after almost a year on the international space station. >> and i'm farah with all the day's sport. we'll get you the latest from the english premier league title race as tottenham and arsenal try to make ground. >> hello, united nations voted to impose the toughest sanctions on north korea in two decades after it's latest nuclear tests. negotiated by the united states and pyongyang's traditional ally china, they in

as to all states and u.n. bodies to ensure that these investigations are carried out thoroughly, promptly and impartially >>> lots more ahead, including we take a look at how europe's refugee crisis is giving germany's far right an upper hand ahead of elections. a hike in power tariffs in nigeria despite power cuts. ower cuts. >>> welcome back. the top stories. the saudi- led coalition is bombing remaining houthi positions in eastern taiz. the air strikes follow a significant government advance in western and southern areas of the city. it ends a ten-month siege which has caused a humanitarian crisis. the arab league has declared hezbollah a terror group over its backing of syria's government of the war. lebanon and iraq rejected the decision while algeria expressed reservation. donald trump has been forced to cancel his campaign rally in chicago after fights broke out between supporters and demonstrators. trump called off the event citing security concerns. he has cancelled a rally on sunday. 250 company marc

u.n. security council have been accused of making the crisis in syria worse. aid groups say countries, including the u.s. and russia, are unioned mining their positions by supporting opposite sides in the war. >> reporter: it is a grim milestone. almost five years since the start of syria's civil war and a new report by aid agencies, including oxfam, action aid, save the children and several syrian charities says the past year has been the worst yet. the report titled "fuelling the fire", notes that some 50,000 people have lost their lives in the past 12 months, with almost a million civilians forced to flee their homes. 200,000 of those homes were partly or completely destroyed in 2015. a million and a half people are need of humanitarian aid with an additional 400,000 children no longer in school because of the violence. the report notes failures by the international commune, both through inadequate diplomatic pressure and direct military involvement in support of their allies. u.n. secu

the u.n. human rights chief has described the conflict in south sudan as one of the most horrendous human rights situations in the world. a damning report describes children and disabled being born alive and fighters being allowed to rape women instead of being paid. >> reporter: rebel and government forces are responsible, but government fighters are more to blame. the report says that armed group have targeted women, children, the disabled, rape and abuse of the helpless have become webs of war. sexual violence was routine and gave one particularly gruesome example. >> a young man came and talked with the guy who was beating her. stop beating this old lady. gets go and rape some young on ones. >> in 2011 the president accused his vice president of plotting a coup and sacked him. muchar is now leader of the rebel forces and many of the atrocities took place in his home region. >> war crimes were alleged by the u.n. in 2014 and the au. we say that there is sufficient evidence to say that in th

the u.n. security council resolution that set out this process that had to happen before the talks took place and nothing has happened and, again, i think the pressure is on the government. that's with regard to detainees, particularly women and children being held by the government in their cells. we understand in staffan de mistura, the mediator, he is adding that task, a third way that the government is coming under pressure >>> thank you for that update. the kurdistan freedom falcons or t a.k. have claimed responsibility for a car bombing in the turkish capital on sunday. that explosion at a busy transport hub killed 37 people. the p a.k. made the announcement on their website saying their attack was in retaliation to a security crackdown by the kurdish government in kurdish areas. a splinter group of the kurdistan workers party also in turkey, bee understand the consulate in istanbul has been closed over security concerns. in south africa opposition party is calling for a judicial inquiry

the u.n. peace talks in geneva, talk turned to the number of detainees held in syria. the u.s. special envoy says both sides in the war are holding detainees, but the numbers are way higher on the government side. syrian activists say tens of thousands are held in government jails. our diplomatic editor james bay sends us this report from geneva. >> reporter: near the top of the agenda, the release of dean detainees. they detail the conditions. her brother was jailed and then executed. >> they put him in prison for two years and two months and killed him there. >> reporter: when you listen to the whole story, you realize the appalling brutality and suffering involved. her brother was a military judge who was arrested after he came to visit her in jail. a peaceful activist, she was imprisoned and tortured in 2012. she told me things were so bad she began to envy fellow prisoners who had lost their minds. >> i saw a lot of men get crazy. they don't know what's going on. i saw men die, and they j

international police and u.n. staff have also been accused. the u.n. said most of the alleged abusers come from countries in europe and africa. >> those new allegations come as the u.n. is working to try to bring awareness to abuses for women and girls worldwide. as many as 2.5 million people are trafficked into prostitution or forced labor. there are millions of girls living as slavesar victims of human trafficking. one in five women under the age of 18 reports being sexually abused. i spoke to the chair of the u.n. women for peace. she said the abuse of women worldwide continues to be rampant. >> women are the first to be affected whenever it's in countries in conflict. for example now, women, isis are selling girls and women for less than $25. believe it or not, it's even less than a pair of shoes. it's getting bigger and bigger and even not united states where we think there is no abuse about the girls and they are powerful country and women have the right, every nine seconds, believe it or not, there is a girl who has been beaten or assaulted, eve

u.n. reports a sharp rise in allegations of sexual abuse by itself peace keepers in this ten different countries. >>> and americans join cuba's famous cigar festival for the first time. ♪ >>> the multi-billion dollars corruption scandal in many brazil surrounding the state-owned oil company pret row brass has now sucked in the former president. police have raided his home, and he was questioned by police for three hours before being released. supporters of the former president, who ran brazil from 2003 to 2011 clashed with police outside of his house after he was taken away. brazilian media say a former senator turned whistleblower has implicated the former president and the current president who has consently denied allegations of involvement. prosecutors allege he received kickbacks from a scheme which involved bribes paid by businessmen in order to get contracts with petrobras. >> translator: today we are looking at evidence that the former president and his family obtained advantages

and whether the expulsion violates the u.n. refugee. >> it happens both sides, from the left and the right. the u.n. saying it's a violation. given the they are under effect. whether it's sheng gen or other areas, they appear to be under attack. turkey is bearing the brunt. they need to come together. they are working together. is it the best deal. probably not. >> there's concern that if people grant get to europe through turkey. they may make dangerous voyages. how about this initial payment to turkey from the e.u., some are arguing that that is paying blackmail to turkey, is that a fair criticism. >> this is leverage, turkey has been hosting a large number of refugees. they've been doing that on their own. they've not been taking aid. is it leverage or blackmail. they neil that this is something they have been earning and working towards. that they should be part of this. the larger point is what is the community going to do to stop the flow. the oi are agrees to reopen negotiations to allow turkey to be a member of the euro