Accusations of islamic indoctrination. World powers at the u. N. Have agreed on a road map for peace in syria. The Security Council unanimously backed a plan for talks between the Syrian Governments and the opposition along with a ceasefire. The question remains over just who will be taking part in those talks as well as the future of syr syrias president Bashar Alassad. Reporter a unanimous vote by the u. N. Secure council endorsing a clear and ambitious time line for political transition in syria with facetoface talks and possibly a ceasefire in just a matter of weeks. This resolution was the result of very last minute negotiations. Its a demonstration of the difficulty of the task ahead that as ministers were arriving in new york, talks with still underway. Diplomats reporting to the Russian Foreign minister were fighting with their counterparts over many of the words and details of resolution. When it was finally passed, it was praised by the current president of the Security Counc
Im where the beetles live oon a new Global Climate deal is getting closer. The final text expected to be released within hours. Its already missed at least one deadline, but the French Foreign minister has said he is hopeful for an agreement. This comes after years of tough negotiations. Nations first agreed to cut Greenhouse Gas emissions in 1997. Thats when the kyoto protocol was signed in japan. The u. S. Didnt support it and developing nations were exempt. They claimed they didnt contribute to global warming. By 2009 many thought a new agreement was needed. There was a vague pledge to limit global warming. Then in 2011 there was progress when nations were to signed a treaty within four years one that included developing nations. In lima, last year leaders agreed on a plan to reduce emissions. Crossing over to our environment editor nick clerk who is following developments in paris. What are we expecting from this final Draft Agreement . Reporter i should say the french president ho
First time. Plus. It is not the 1960s, but we are where th in liverpool where the beatles liven. The climate accord has been outlined. Delegates from 195 countries are now signing what is hoped to be the final version. The document calls Climate Change an irreversible threat to human society. They have urged countries to seize the momentum and sign the deal. U. N. Chief ban kimoon has urged the world as well to agree on the deal. I look forward to joining you later today to celebrate an agreement in hope for safety, prosperity, and sign the details. They said that it would be legally binding and it would limit warming to well below 2 dress celsius and mobilized 1 billion a year from 2020 to help. History in the making. It was a dry disagreement, and were close but not still there yet. This is the agreement that theyre talking about. They were going to go with the document. Theyre coming forward making statements, but the view is there probably wont be any objections. Weve heard a lot o
To the streets of seou lfshgs for arent government protests. Raising the alarm the u. N. Says half of the population of yemen is one step away from familiar in famine. First, we begin with breaking news coming to us out of lebanon. At least people have been killed. This is happening near tripoli. An army raid on the home of a suspected led to this. The suspect blew himself up, not only killing himself but killing his mother and another female relative as well. A number of Security Forces were also injured during the incident. More from the director of the Islam Institute for Public Policy at the American University of beirut. He joins us via skype. What more can you tell us about these raids, who was targeted and a little bit of perspective here. This is the latest incident in a longrunning conflict that has been going on for some years, actually. There have been pockets of these hardline sunni groups across north and northern eastern lebanon. A decade they were out in the mountain and
Assignment. World powers at the u. N. Have agreed on a road map for peace in syria. The Security Council unanimously backed a call for talks between the Syrian Government and the opposition along with a ceasefire. The questions remain over who will be taking part in those talks as well as the future of syrias president. Diplomatic editor james may explains. Reporter a unanimous vote by the u. N. Security council endorsing a clear and ambitious time line for political transition in syria with facetoface talks and possibly a ceasefire in just a matter of weeks. This resolution was the result of very lastminute negotiations. Its a demonstration of the difficulty of the task ahead that his ministers were arriving in new york talks with still underway. Diplomats ultimately reporting to the Russian Foreign minister were fighting with their counterparts over many of the worlds and details of the resolution. When it was finally passed, it was praised by the current president of the Security Co