the u.n. committee on the elimination of discrimination against women released a report on monday about the issue. it says the court's ruling still doesn't change the fact that the article puts restrictions only on women. the report also takes issue with a provision requiring married couples to use the same surname. japan's supreme court found the article constitutional last year. but the u.n. report says that in practice, it compels women to take their husbands' names. it said the provision should be changed. >>> the committee also made some suggestions to japan on a deal it reached with south korea on the wartime issue of those referred to as comfort women. it says japan needs to fully consider the victims' views when it implements the accord. >> we have taken note of the agreement and we found that the issues concerning comfort women from the point of view of victim-oriented approach has not been fully taken into account. >> last month a japanese official discussed the agreement at the comm

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

now, the u.n. commission on the limits of the continental shelf has recommended that argentina's territory in the south atlantic should be expanded by 35%. the decision would put argentina's maritime claim well over the falklands. one is aries -- they apply to the recommendation. >> having obtained about 1.7 million square kilometers worth of territory implies the possibility of exploitation of the area and maritime subsoil. and as such, we have wealth we do not even know about yet. reporter: that is the crux of the matter. companies drilling outside of the falklands have come up with encouraging results. one well deliver oil. one of the explanation firms thinks that the falklands is a city 90 billion barrel basin. this is an important element of the islands'economy. they could use it to pay down debt. the british government has dismissed argentina's claims and speculation. the u.n. recommend nation is not binding. -- recommendation is not binding. those on the island want to remain british. susan:

staff from the u.n. refugee agency have been guiding people to the camps which have become known as hot spots. not any more. >> under the new provisions these so-called hot spots have now become detention facilities, so accordingly and in line of u.n.h.c.r.'s policy on opposing mandatory detention, we have suspended some of our activities at all the closed centers on the island. >> reporter: the u.n.h.c.r. says the deal between the e.u. and turkey, which is meant to stop the flow of are refugees through europe, is being prematurely implemented and without proper safeguards. under the plan new rivals are meant to be able to apply for asylum, but it means people are confined to the camps until their claims are assessed. people people are being held here against their will on several group islands. no longer will it transport people to those camps. >> u.n.h.c.r. has a mandate to protect refugees. it doesn't have a mandate to detain them. it's not going to be involved in processing and facilitating mass depo

. ♪ >>> the u.n. human rights chief has described the conflict in south sudan as one of the most horrendous human rights situation in the world. a damming report describes children and the disabled being burned alive. charles stratford has more. >> reporter: the suffering of people in the world's newest country defies belief. the report put together by the u.n. human right's office goes into details of atrosties committed in south sudan. it says both sides are responsibility, but government forces were most to blame last year. tween april and september the u.n. recorded more than 1,300 reports 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 has 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 report s

a u.n. report about the civil war in south sudan, contains allegations of children being burned alive, and soldiers raping women and girls as a form of payment. the report found that a majority of crimes are being committed by groups that support the government. charles stratford reports. >> reporter: the suffering defies belief. the report put together, goes into details 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.n. reported more than 1,300 reports of rape in just one of south sudan's states. the oil-rich unity state. credible sources indicate that government forces are being allowed to rape women as a type of payment. one woman said she has been stripped naked, raped by five solders in front of her children on the roadside, and then raped by more men in the bushes only to return and find her children missing. the government has denied the a

the e u.n. calls on the woworl's richest nanations to step up to the plate and except their share ofof the 5 million syrian refugs forced out of their country by the war. and the biggest political party in brazil walks out of the president's ruling coalition. that will make it tougher for the president to survive mounting pressure to impeach her. also coming up, the end of an era and thousands of jobs at risk in the u.k. as a steel giant starts wrapping up its operations there. we will look at what's left for the industry during our business update. and sleeping with sharks for real -- the holiday that offers you a chance to go underwater sleeping at the aquarium. first our top story live from paris -- the french president, francois hollande says he is dropping plans to change the french constitution. the most controversial among those measures would have stripped convicted terrorists of their french nationality. the plans were put in motion after the terror attacks in paris last november that l

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. 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

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

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. refugee agency pulls its staff from camps in agreeing saying they have turned into detention centers. big wins for clinton and trump in arizona in the latest u.s. election primary. bernie sanders is celebrating too >>> belgium police have launched a series of raids and a massive manhunt to catch a suspecteded i.s.i.l. bomber on cctv at brussels airport. this is the scene in the belgium capital this morning where 34 people were killed that coordinated attacks. three days of national mourning have begun after what the belgium prime minister described as a day of tragedy. over to dominic kane. we've been seeing a certain amount of activity going thorough. what's happening? >> reporter: the sound connection is poor. i think you were asking about the situation here today. clearly as you say the first of three days of national mourning have now begun. belgium is asking themselves how such a thing could happen in their country. people of brussels are asking how such a thing could happen in t

s european headquarters briefing the u.n. security council by video link from new york telling him the progress on his talks. what is not clear is what will happen in between those two events. will he see both of the sides today, remember these are proximity talks, they don't come into the same room. he sees one side and then the other side. he has seen both sides in the hotel, what he described as courtesy calls to them. i'm being told by one opposition source that is not confirmed by the u.n. that, perhaps, the full talks with each of the two sides will take place on tuesday rather than today, monday. that is not clear at this stage. i think we're going to get more information on that from the special envoy, staffan de mistura, when he speaks to the press in an hour's time >>> even before this now round of talks begin in geneva, we heard the two sides, the opposition delegation and the government delegation. talk us through the potential issues and pit falls in geneva this time around. >> reporter: you heard a moment ago fr

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

the u.n.. these are mostly iraqi and syrian christians in jordan and the u.n. has large camps, probably the second largest city of jordan is probably a refugee camp and there is not a single christian there. it's very dangerous for them. they are dependent on private aid and church eight and the u.s. government must ensure these genocide victims are not short changed. finally, reconstruction aid -- i say finally because that's my list of five but there are more things that can be done. if and when they do return to their homes after the defeat of isis, these genocide victims will need help reconstructing their homes and towns and churches. america's reconstruction aid to iraq after the military surge was largely diverted away from the christian areas by national and local government. the u.s. government must recognize the specific challenges facing these minorities and provide greater, more direct, more transparent and more oversight on their behalf. secretary kerry said what dash wants to a r

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.'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. 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. 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. 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

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

this hour, a u.n. report accuses both sides in south sudan's civil war of deliberately targeting civilians for killing rape, and pillage. but it says government supporters were responsible for most of the a -- atrocities. >>> an iraq cleric has called on the prime minister to address corruption. >>> and syria's opposition agrees to go to peace talks in geneva on monday. aid groups have accused members of the u.n. security council of making things worse by backing rival sides. >>> it is five years now since an earthquake and tsunami killed more than 18,000 people in japan. a minute of silence was held on friday at the precise time that the quake hit. from one of the worst-hit areas, harry fawcett reports. >> reporter: this is the closest thing to high ground here, a mound built 96 years ago so that residents could look out to sea. five years on from the tsunami, it has become a place of remember answer. it was the -- aerial footage that first showed the scale of the damage. all that is left are these fe

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

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 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

. >>> tightening the grip, members of the u.n. security council are set to adopt a resolution with new sanction on north korea. >>> ruling reversed. japan's supreme court the family of a man with dementia sahould not be held accountable for the accident he caused. >>> and hands-free. a japanese company begins testing for a driverless taxi. >>> members of the u.n. security council are voting on whether to impose tough new sanctions on the north korea. after pyongyang's newest test and rocket launch. u.s. delegates spent more than a month and half negotiating with china, north korea's closest ally, they came up with some unprecedented measures. resolution would make it more difficult to trade in natural resources and require inspections of all cargo ships belonging to the country. it will be the fifth resolution calling for sanctions on north korea. pyongyang said it's a representation of hostile policy and a grave challenge to the challenge. south kr the south korean president said she'll do this based on the security of her countr

♪ u.n. brokered talks aimed at ending the syrian conflict due to get underway in geneva. ♪ hello there and welcome to al jazeera,s i'm laura kyle in doha, also ahead [sirens] a powerful car bomb in the turkish capitol ankara injuries and kills. it carried out attack on a beach resort in the ivory coast, 16 people there are dead and thousands of coal minors defy authorities in china to take part in rare protests. ♪ a new round of talks to try and end the syrian conflict are due to get underway shortly in geneva, diplomates are hoping to build on a fragile truce which reduced the level of violence in syria since it came into effect at the end of february but not all sides have been invited to the talks and the syrian government agreed to attend but foreign minister says it will not discuss the presidency and main opposition representative will there be but only will accept a govern body within six months and the high negotiation community represents the coalition and the free syrian army.

we will have to see what happens in court today >>> one u.n. official in the run up to the events today using the phrase i see, an apparent executi execution. some very strong language circulating around this as well. >> reporter: absolutely. that's the head of the special coordinator for the middle east police process. he tweeted that on the day very, very soon after the event. it is shocking video. from the international community there is condemnation and from the left wing israeli society. but you have to represent what the army here. the majority of israeli's very much supportive of the army. their children, 18 year olds, go to the army. parents would have served in the army. it is an untouchable thing to criticise the army here in israel also because of the contest of the occupation. they see the army as their protectors, et cetera. it's very complicated. a lot of the debate and we will have to see how it is playing out. courts starts around four hours from now >>> the hague war crimes tribunal is delivering a verdict in one of its longes

the u.n. says not enough aid is getting through. several towns and villages are in effect cut off and besieged. >> reporter: the town here, it is one of the most devastated areas. it is 250,000 have mostly moved away. just days before the truce started last month, people who stayed behind have lived under this. and this. leaving behind the town in ruins and largely destroyed >> translation: civilians took a break. the regime used everything on us. barrels, rocket, everything >> reporter: nothing is spared. many mosques were hit or damaged. at this catholic church there is no easter mass this year. the worshippers have gone. there are 8500 remaining here. they have been stuck here since 2012. now they are hungry and desperate. the world food program says people were forced to eat grass, families endured days without a meal. this man is taking care his plants. he may be forced to eat them. >> translation: the bleeding has stopped. we didn't get any aid. each minute passes, we lose time in the be

>>> a damning u.n. report listing multitude of horrendous human rights violations in the conflict in sudan >>> welcome. i'm peter dobbie. you're watching al jazeera live. also ahead on this program, five years on, a moment of silence to remember the japanese earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 18,000 people. a fall from grace. brazilian prosecutors call for the arrest of the former president after he is charged with money laundering. plus. >> reporter: i'm in afghanistan. we will tell you why this man making the city's most famous blue glass is thrilled sanctions on iran have been lifted >>> a new u.n. report is cataloguing what it describes as a "multitude of horrendous human rights violation", in south sudan in 2013. it targets both sides for killing raping and pillaging. women were allowed to rape women in lieu the wages. a unit government peace accord is yet to be established. this report hardly pulling any pumpinges. what's your reading of it? >> reporter:-- punches >> reporter: it is a sh

coming up in the next half hour, the u.n. refugee agency pulls its staff from lesbos and other greek islands in protest against the detention of refugees. u.s. president obama completes his three-day historic visit to cuba on an optimistic note > >>> belgium's prime minister has called for calm in his country over what he calls is a black day. i.s.i.l. has claimed responsibility for the explosions in brussels that killed 34 people and injured dozens of others. police are looking for this particular man seen pushing a trolley through the crowds. the two other men in this security camera photo are believed to have been the suicide bombers who detonated their devices inside the airport. meanwhile vigils are being held in cities around the world in solidarity with belgium. the eiffel tower, as you can see, lit up with the colors of the belgium flag. while in brussels crowds have gathered across the city to mourn the victims. the bombers targeted the airport and a metro station in back-to-back bombings. the attacks were timed to t

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

. >>> 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

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

ut u.n. special envoy says he is hopeful the discussions will be productive as a fragile ceasefire continues to largely hold. >> reporter: u.n. envoy staffan de mistura says talks have restarted. the only people he has been meeting are diplomats and his colleagues. he is hopeful the syrian government and the main opposition block block will be back in geneva soon >> the focus will be on new governance, constitution an elections. the future elections in 18 months time, both presidential and parliamentarian >> reporter: that was clearly aimed at the opposition's high goernting committee. it's spokesman told me he was encouraged by that focus. he said the eventual outcome had to be the formation of a new government without bashar al-assad. the opposition still have concerns, though. the cessation of hostilities has been that place for nearly two weeks, but they say violations by the government like this attack are continuing. they also want detainees particularly women an children released, 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

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

. >>> the u.n. is now weighing in on the fbi's demand that apple help crack an iphone used by one of the san bernardino shooters. the top human rights official says unlocking the phone could set a dangerous precedent. >> the fbi deserve's everyone's full support into the investigation in the san bernardino killings. but this case is not about a company and its supports seeking to protect criminals and terrorists. it is about a -- where a key red line necessary to safeguard all of us from criminals and repression should be set. >>> several other tech giants including google, facebook, and microsoft have all signed on to a joint legal brief backing apple. >>> the united nations is admitting a sharp rise in sexual abuse allegations by its staff. a new report says there were 99 alleged cases in 2015. that is up from 80 the year before. most allegations are against peace keepers. international police and u.n. staff have also been accused. daniel lak is at the u.n. with the details. >> reporter: what this

in other news, the u.n. refugee agency pulls its staff from greece saying that they've turned them into detention centers. the latest primary results >>> two brothers have been named by belgium tv as the suicide bombers who attacked brussels airport. police have launched a series of raids in a massive manhunt to catch a third man seen here on the right of those two brothers. this is the scene this morning in the belgium capital where 34 people were killed in coordinated attacks on tuesday. three days of national mourning have begun after what the belgium prime minister described as a day of tragedy. going to our correspondent dominic kane at the airport where two of those explosions went off. we've seen cctv of the bombers. what more do we know about them? >> reporter: we know that the brothers you referred to, the two who blew themselves up at the airport here yesterday and that they have criminal records. they were known to the authorities and had been for some time. the name of the third suspect, the pers

the u.n.'s most senior human rights official has accused europe of violating the most fundamental republicans of solidarity and resume rights in the race to repel refugees. plans to return them from the europe un to turkey may be illegal. james has more. >> reporter: this is a very strong rebuke to the european union coming from the u.n. high commissioner, the u.n.'s top human rights official, and his speech to the human rights council, his annual report on the state of hewn rights in the world, and the first thing he mentioned was the refugees in the eu. >> the eu's draft to turkey earlier this week raises various concerns. we do not yet have full details of this draft. and i plan to discuss my concerns during my visit to brussels earlier this week before the two day eu summit, which begins on the 17th of march. among my concerns is the potential for collective and arbitrary expulsions, which are illegal. border restrictions, which do not permit the termination of the circumstances of each ind

the u.n. children's fund sixth national deafness sector summit children are injured or killed in yemen every day. 934 children have died and more than 1360 have been wounded. there were 848 documented cases of child soldiers with children as young as ten forced to fight. nearly 10 million require humanitarian aid. the biggest problem is the sheer number of people who need help. >> the challenge is not delivering assistance. it is the amounts of people that need assistance are so big that it's just not possible for any humanitarian organization to cover that. the only way that we're going to be able to solve that is that there if there is an end to the conflict. children are suffering because they're being blown up, because they're being killed and injured in bombing. they're terrified as a result of the conflict. they're suffering because of the impact on the health system. we estimate 10,000 children would have died because of that >>> the u.n. refugee agency is calling on the international c

already the u.n. refugee agency, the unhcr has expressed concern and questioned its concern. >> it is not consistent with international law. >> even tougher. >> in the cold light of day it is fraught with problems. if the e.u.'s idea of taking part in the global responsibility, global sharing of refugees is to make the number of syrian refugees take in conditional on the number of syrians prepares to risk their lives in a boat, that's decision making from the heart of a moral abyss. >> people the picture of people being forcebly moved will be deeply controversial. james bays, al jazeera. >> the coast guard continues to pick up refugees from turkey. we have this report. >> men, women and children agreed to land on lesbos. rescued from at least four rubber dinghies. >> peace. all we want is a future for our children. >> by early afternoon more than 500 ranche 500 refugees across water, a dangerous trip. hundreds have lost their lives this year when the bodies capsized in the agean sea. >> this is a sign

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. says almost 6.5,000 people have been killed. around half of them civilians. at least 30 thourngs yemenis have been injured. 21.2 million people, around 82% of the population, need some kind of humanitarian aid or protection. more than 2.5 pillion people have been forced from their homes. a senior foreign policy fellow at the brookings institution says the ceasefire still presents many uncertainties. >> we're finally talking about a ceasefire on april 10. we don't know whether this is going to hold. the u.n. envoy staffan de mistura who announced this, he did not explain the lajic behind april 10-- logic behind april 10. if you are seriously interested in a ceasefire or truce, why don't you take one or two days to stop the war and begin the ceasefire, but nevertheless, a major change has happened over the past year, is that the campaign has been able to liberate the southern part of yemen, in particular, the aden area, but that's by itself has become a problem in two ways. one way is t

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