Now on bbc news, Stephen Sackur speaks to the former un envoy for syria Staffan De Mistura on hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im Stephen Sackur. At the end of the second decade of the 21st century, does anybody still believe in the ability of the so called International Community to stop wars, disarm dictators and protect civilians . Look at the scale of suffering in syria, the renewed unrest across the middle east, the imminent american withdrawal from afghanistan. My my guest acro one has been a us envoy in all of those places over the past decade was up is it about time to acknowledge the irrelevance of the International Peacemakers . Staffa n d e of the International Peacemakers . Staffan de mistura, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. It is pretty much a year since you left your post as the un envoy in assyria. You have had a time for reflection. Syria. On reflection, do you think that mission was doomed from the moment you took it . I have been thinking exactly about that. When i was
Alone or in trade of this is news hour live from london coming up. Threats of new sanctions after north korea test fired a missile it says can reach the u. S. Mainland. Egyptian politician ahmed shafik tells on jazeera the u. A. E. Blocked him from leaving hours after he said he would run the egyptian presidency. A former Bosnian Croat general dies after drinking poison in court as judges confirmed his twenty year jail sentence. Present drunken denver retreating three anti Muslim Videos posted by a british far right leader. Im joined again doha with fourteen pleading. White. Tiger woods says hes pain free and ready to resume his golf career ill tell you what we can expect from the fourteen time major champions return. In the next hour the u. N. Security council is due to begin an emergency session to discuss north koreas latest missile test us President Donald Trump has threatened to impose major new sanctions on pyongyang which says its missiles can now reach the u. S. Mainland a new
Why im citizen this is the news hour live from london coming up in the next sixty minutes clamping down on the slave trade year a pan African Leaders meeting in abidjan promised to evacuate hundreds of migrants stuck in camps in libya. Donald trump was wrong to retreat videos from a british hate group and stopped short of withdrawing his invitation to the u. K. Tough talk out of the u. N. On north korea but the Security Council remains divided on just how to respond to pyongyangs latest missile tests. Russia gets ready to start its role as next years world cup host the games gathering in moscow at a Fridays Group stage group. Leaders in libya have agreed to the emergency evacuation of refugees and migrants facing abuse in detention camps the plan has been drawn up as a joint e. U. African union summit in ivory coast its not clear how the deal will be enforced but migrants are expected to be sent back mainly to their home countries the touch about to report from abidjan. Well the theme
Hello im Adrian Finnegan this is that he is live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes and agreements to cut the flow of migrants from africa to europe but questions remain about how it will be enforced. In geneva the u. N. Tries yet again to end syrias civil war. Donald trump lashes out at his political enemies but also criticizes the leader of americas closest ally. And Argentinas Navy says that it will continue to search for a missing submarine but the rescue efforts and. Libya has agreed to the emergency evacuation of refugees and migrants facing abuse in detention camps the plans been drawn up at a joint e. U. African union summit in ivory coast its not clear how the deal will be enforced but migrants are expected to be sent back to their home countries Natasha Butler reports from abidjan. Well the frame of this summit was huge but there is no doubt the from the outset it was dominated by the issue of the refugee slave trade in libya and by migration we heard from the host
Adrian for again this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up in geneva the u. N. Tries yet again to end syrias civil war. Zimbabwes new president announces his team picking loyalists who help to end Robert Mugabes long reign. At Argentinas Navy says that it will continue searching for a missing submarine but the rescue efforts have come to an end. Libya has agreed to the emergency evacuation of refugees and migrants facing abuse in its detention camps the plans been drawn up at a joint e. U. African union summit in ivory coast its not clear yet how the deal will be enforced but migrants are expected to be sent back to their home countries the reports from. The theme of this summit was huge but there is no doubt the from the outset it was dominated by the issue of the refugee slave trade in libya and by migration we heard from the host of the summit the president of the ivory coast in the beginning who said that everyone had a collective responsibility to do something well at the e