kofi annan was sworn in as the head of the united nations in december 1996. the first black african to become un secretary—general and the first to be appointed from within the organisation. during his two terms in office, he used his position as one of the world's top diplomats to try to mediate in many different international crises. for him, the focus was always on the issues. leadership is not about the individual. when you have macho leaders, who believe they have to shine and it all has to be about them, forgetting that what is interest, what is required, is the welfare of society and the people they serve. within five years of taking office, he'd been awarded the nobel peace prize for revitalising the un and for putting an emphasis on human rights. in a statement this morning, his family paid tribute to him, saying that... after ten years as secretary—general, mr annan had no thoughts of stepping out of the limelight, instead taking on other global roles, including becoming un and arab league special envoy to syria, trying to end the civil war ther

i would particularly like to find the family of the united nations notably the char. the resident coordinator. office of the special envoy for all of the support that they provided during our mission in yemen and. respecting the independence and impartiality neutrality of our minds i should also like to express my sincere gratitude. to the victims and the witnesses who shared their experience with us we're also grateful for the assistance provided by the government of yemen and non governmental organizations the group of experts. undertook over fourteen missions to sun. and who. where we met. civilian authorities military authorities and geos and humanitarian workers. we visited. places where incidents occurred and places of detention and we question the victims and witnesses. furthermore we had we had the information received received during the missions and the personnel of the secretariat of the group of experts also conducted interviews that distance in order to gather and assess documentary proof photographs and videos the group of experts also requested. and ass

the former united nations chief and nobel peace prize laureate kofi annan has dined anon was the first black african to take up the role of the world com diplomat serving two terms from one thousand nine hundred seven to two thousand and six when leaders served as the u.n. special envoy for syria leading efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict and on diet after a short illness at the age of eighty. we're joined now on the line by correspondent isaac allegedly who's an actor the capital of gonna which is the country where kofi annan was born so i think thanks for joining us to tell us how are people in ghana reacting to the news of his death well it has been all saddam a minute before i really shocked by the news because there was a lot going artfully in public about the thickness of a misstep could be on and so when a new growth so many people were surprised by the way also frightened by the news that. is said president has already declared one wave of mourning monday obviously on monday go in black. mark does show some respect to mr fox and i know what you have done for ga

united nations in two thousand and one. indian prime minister narendra modi has surveyed what's been described as some of the worst flooding in a century of the southern state of carola thousands of stranded people are waiting to be rescued as heavy rain continues to batter the region. well saying in south asia imran khan has been officially sworn in as prime minister of pakistan a day after being formally approved by the national assembly his three kids are party while the most seats in last month's elections to solve a binge of it looks back at iran khan's journey from cricketer to the new leader of pakistan. after a twenty two year struggle in manhunts taken pakistan's top job the charismatic cricket captain who got home the world cup is now the prime minister for years his vision has been to build what he calls a new pakistan. the state has become one viable no you can only get out of this by a complete u. turn and what we call a new box them you know we want but what they were is go back to the vision of the founding f

the united nations is calling for a prompt and independent investigation into an attack in yemen in which a police twenty nine children were killed the airstrike by the saudi led military alliance hit a school bus apparently taken pupils to summer camp a saudi spokesman says it was part of legitimate military action in its battle against who see rebels in yemen but the attackers come in for strong international criticism. this is yemen doctors desperately fighting for the lives of children the school bus hit by an aerial strike. eyewitnesses say that they were on their way to a school summer camp. where. the devastation of the blasts showing just how powerful the strike was awful a lot about what's the stroke the attack happened in the middle of the market and was aimed at the bus full of children. and our shops were open and people were going about their daily lives on many of those who died were just local kids and shop owners. who's responsible the saudi arabian led coalition the coalition has been fighting hooty rebels on behalf of the yemeni government since two thousand and fifteen

united nations says all sides fighting in yemen they have. war crimes investigators describes a morality airstrikes as the single most deadly element of the conflict but they also point to rampant sexual violence recruitment of child soldiers and attacks by who three rebels alan fischer reports from neighboring chad beauty none have clean hands a un panel three experts investigating and a damning conclusion individuals in the government of yemen and the coalition including saudi arabia and the united arab emirates may have conducted attacks in violation of the principles of distinction proportionality and all precautions which may amount to walk crimes. the un top human rights body commission the investigation into the ongoing fighting in yemen of war that has lasted almost four years the panel of experts made fourteen fact finding missions spoke to victims and eyewitnesses and express concern about the targeting of civilians the use of child soldiers and the use of sexual abuse as a weapon which was described as horrendous. conscripting or e

now the former united nations chief and nobel peace laureate kofi anon has died and nona was the first black african to be the world's top diplomat he served two terms from nine hundred ninety seven to two thousand and six anon died after a short illness at the age of eighty. kofi annan for almost ten years the face of the un for many of he still is he managed to be more than just the u.n. secretary general he was a moral authority he was driven by one conviction that he kept for it to rating we have an obligation under international humanitarian law and now on moral values to help kofi annan was born in ghana in one thousand nine hundred thirty eight his parents were well off he could study economics in the u.s. as well as switzerland the young soccer fan was only twenty four when his career began at the united nations. he started with the world health organization in geneva and soon became head of u.n. missions in war zones. when he moved to the top post at the un it was meant as an interim solution taking over from the controversial previous secretary-general boutros boutros ghali d

i'm on an island thank you for joining us now the former united nations chief and nobel peace prize laureate kofi annan has died as the courting to his foundation and on was the first black african to take up the role both the world's top diplomat serving two terms from lunch ninety seven to two thousand and six and major serves as the u.n. special envoy for syria meeting efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict after a short illness at the age of eighty. i'm joined now in studio by a correspondent. now where as we heard kofi annan has died and it's quite shocking after a short illness at the age of eighty. he served as two terms as the un's top diplomat what's likely to be his legacy i think his legacy will be one off and untiring committed peace negotiator and the best to do to peace and reconciliation and for i mean a multitude of issues he addressed like global poverty he addressed a constantly fought against that at this time. and of course the signing of the millennium goals which was of particular interest and importance for african countries and then i think foremost i mea

also on the program with over two million venezuelans on the move the unit united nations says south america's migration crisis is starting to resemble what's happening in europe in fact in twenty fifteen dublin news has been following one family's fate is it journeys across borders. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring a good to have you with us the head of the catholic church pope francis has arrived in dublin for the first papal trip to ireland in almost forty years he's visiting a country that was once staunchly catholic but has since undergone huge social reforms this visit comes as the church faces renewed pressure to tackle sex abuse within its ranks damning new revelations have raised serious doubts over the leadership of media carville's and bishops who mock used of protecting predatory priests but francis has been telling our state reception at dublin castle that he shares the shame and pain of the church's failure to tackle abuse. joining us now from dublin mark vincent healy who was himself abused by catholic priests and now advocates for abuse survivors mark m

nations called it a textbook example of ethnic cleansing. russian opposition leader alexei in a volley has been arrested outside his home in moscow and of all nato has been jailed several times for organizing anti kremlin protests was barred from running in russia's presidential election earlier this year the reason for his detention today is unclear. all rights in sports news now in germany is bundesliga is up and running again kicking off last night with the reigning champions byron munich facing another top team often high the bavarians are gunning for their seventh title in a row and were keen to start their campaign with a good result as for hoffenheim they finished third last season qualifying for the champions league so the scene was set for a tight contest. about to exit the tunnel two of the bundesliga is hot shot coaches on the left and his first league game with bae in munich and yulia not goes man of hoffenheim. it was just men who drew first blood termites miller heading in the open air in the twenty third minute the brochure ki

the united nations says it is doing its best to enroll the highest number of syrian refugee children as possible but it hasn't been easy the lebanese government for example is under a lot of strain its resources its infrastructure has been strained as a result of the influx of over a million syrian refugees into the country but three hundred thousand children do attend classes over three hundred fifty lebanese public schools operate double shifts shifts in the afternoon to accommodate these children but of course there aren't enough spaces to accommodate the remaining three hundred thousand syrian children of school age and it's not just that syrian refugee families have little choice but to send their children to work to be able to provide for the family so there's also a question of child labor they cannot afford to send their children to school and instead their children work and there's also the issue of transportation many parents here will tell you that we can't afford to pay for transportation to send our children to school even if there are places in school so a very very dir

that united national security council and the all the member states this should would all pressure on both parties to this song yes rights and sailings and civilians most people take that under international human to not they have to respect that he mentioned and we want an immediate cease fire. why are and then go back to the peace talk that is not how basically outlined by the un special envoy to yemen in a statement the sodium but i'd say that's. what aimed at missile launches used to talk on industrial cities. on wednesday the statement for the accuse the filthy fighters of using children as human shields so did everyone its allies up to fighting in yemen for more than three years against the filthiest who are aligned with iran to hold this control on him and including the couple's son four years ago . government into. these latest up talks whole cultural ties to the list of files and so few people have been including these from the u.n. calls it the last two months crisis so that was mohammad filing that report for us from djibouti he's covered the war in yemen extensively and he

well and some other news former united nations chief as nobel peace laureate kofi annan has died anon was the first black african to be the world's top diplomat he served two terms from one nine hundred ninety seven to two thousand and six and on died after a short illness at the age of eighty. kofi annan for almost ten years the face of the un for many of he still is he managed to be more than just the u.n. secretary general he was a moral authority he was driven by one conviction that he kept for it to rating we have an obligation under international humanitarian law and now on moral values to help kofi annan was born in ghana in one thousand nine hundred thirty eight his parents were well off he could study economics in the u.s. as well as switzerland the young soccer fan was only twenty four when his career began at the united nations. he started with the world health organization in geneva and soon became head of u.n. missions in war zones. when he moved to the top post at the un it was meant as an interim solution taking over from the controversial previous secretary-general bou

the united nations reiterating its longstanding position that refugee returns are still premature to organize large scale returns because the situation in syria is still not safe these returns cannot be in the words of the head of the u.n. h.c.r. sustainable he said philip ground a that they have been talking to refugees and we have been talking to refugees and refugees are concerned for a number of reasons even though the fighting has died down what are they going to return to many of the towns and villages have been destroyed their homes have been destroyed there is a lack of services lack of infrastructure no schools and no hospitals in some areas and they're also concerned about the not finding a job or being forced to join the army if the male the men in the family are forced to join the army who is going to work to feed the children but more importantly a lot of them are afraid of retribution they feel that there are no safety guarantees in place to make sure that the syrian government does not take any measures against them simply for leaving or accuse them of supporting and s

united nations a nobel peace prize for their work for a better organized a more peaceful world beginning his career in public service he joined the united nations as administrator at the world health organization at the age of twenty four and over the next thirty years he developed a plan for reform within the united nations and while he may not have been able to achieve all of his goals he did bring respect and purpose back to the u.n. the first u.n. secretary general from sub-saharan africa anon was not free from criticism but he most often was the vocal one about criticizing himself in those situations and he never stopped trying to make up for those mistakes having served the public right up until his death kofi anon made a point and his farewell address to speak truth to the concept of supremacy and ended he revealed the core problem the world today our inability to give up on the idea that one nation or one organization should rule us all. no one me should. make it secure. but i see can supremacy over all this. we all share responsibility for each other security. and only by way ca

a united nations agreement. who don't know what that says. as much as they are a group too and it's only the us that can be made to pray to other members it's not just the you member states it's other nations to come in and through your french and british fisheries officials are urging calm and have agreed to talks to try to defuse the tension but this was just the end of one battle not the end of the war old brennan al-jazeera. aide workers in libya say thousands of migrants have been abandoned in government run detention centers after guards fled fighting in the capital tripoli and migrants are mostly sub-saharan africans and include women and children have been left without food and water and fighting as escalated in tripoli's since the weekend as rival militias clash over territory and resources in the city we can now get more on this from use of sharif was an analyst based in tunis good to have you speak with us firstly can you just tell us what you know of the situation of those migrants in the detention center. this edition of the maga

ever since i took over as secretary general has been to make the united nations more useful for his tireless work as a peace negotiator and ambassador for human rights and none was honored with the nobel peace prize in two thousand and one leaves a wife and three children. i'm joined now in the studio by our correspondent doc margaret erika as she's been heat up as africa correspondent for many years and dagmar i understand that you actually met kofi anon on several occasion but what was he like. i mean every time when he entered a room it was really a feeling of this is the u.n. entering the room the space he had an aura he had a presence a real prisons and yet this big men the top. diplomat from the u.n. he was really short and he was humble. sometimes he was a bit of a technocrat when when i asked him something we'd get really difficult about answering it so no straightforward answers but i suppose that comes with the job a bit when you're together lots of signatures to be able to do something at all but he was warm and he was mothers. are well he served two terms as the un's top diplomat

yemen's hooty rebels have backed the united nations call for an independent investigation into saudi attack on a bus full of school children on thursday other who they say at least fifty people were killed in the attack inside our province and over seventy wounded a saudi led coalition insists it was striking at legitimate targets moment ago has the latest from japan. it's hard to imagine a mold this tabi on sickening image of the futility over war in the. at the scene of one strike by the sodium without equally should put it parts us through. a manhole cell phone video but. what is guilt what is his crime he wonders why target these students this is the walk of the american soda coalition strike school children why we will seek revenge no matter what he says. these children were in a minibus full of students heading from a school some a company in yemen. but does their boss drove through a busy market in. the probe is he was targeted by the strike they do what they can here at the hospital which is under resourced an overall well. and what effect will it top on these young minds doz

and north korea say hello in singapore, but overshadowing their home greetings, a united nations' report on north korea's ongoing nuclear and missile program. it seems they're not giving it up. >>> a manhattan mad dam. robert mueller looks closer to her ties with advisers, roger stone. >>> out of control wildfires and rising temperatures. we'll talk to an expert about climate change. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. we are glad you are with us. i'm natalie allen live in atlanta and cnn "newsroom" starts right now. we begin with disturbing information coming from a confidential new united states' report. it says north korea has not stopped its nuclear and missile programs. the report also says pyongyang has been trying to sell weapons to a syrian arms trafficker, yemen houthi rebels, libya and sudan. this is an embarrassing blow for president trump and those in his administration who were optimistic north korean leader kim jong-un would follow through on his pledge to de-nuclearize, our paula hancocks is live in seoul for us. >> reporter: a confid

you very much for now at the united nations roslyn jordan well scott paul is the humanitarian policy to the charity oxfam america he joins us from washington thank you very much for taking the time to speak to us important to point out the there have been violations of an international humanitarian law by all the parties in the war in yemen but we had today an attack in the northern province of saddam the red cross saying that the bodies of twenty nine children all under the age of fifteen were brought in can i start by getting your thoughts on this attack. of course marian thanks for having me on all of us who work in yemen with yemeni communities and people we see in the faces of the children who died today our children our brothers our sisters our nieces and nephews and of course we're heartbroken but we're also outraged and we're outraged because we see this kind of carnage on a daily basis like you said from all sides and it's not just attacks on civilians it's also attacks on the businesses and farms and factories and roads and bridges and hospitals and schools that keep civili

are in the united nations as a country is to. venezuela a deepening economic crisis it's concerned about new border entry controls in ecuador and. now the united nations is warning of a third wave of the cholera epidemic. is already the largest on record and the numbers could rise two thousand three hundred deaths and more than one point one million suspected cases have been recorded since april last year humanitarian partners are responding to avoid large scale resurgence this month or partners of vaccinated more than three hundred eighty five thousand people against cholera in the high risk districts of data in it where humanitarian colleagues are also disturbed by damage to health and water sanitation hygiene infrastructure due to the conflict access to the services is crucial to prevent another color epidemic all parties to the conflict must meet their obligations under international humanitarian law to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure correspondent allan fisher is joining us for more he's live in neighboring dji

the softly spoken lifelong diplomat from ghana was sworn in to lead the united nations back in 1996. he was already a hugely respected figure, but this was an age of relative innocence — 9/11 was still five years away, the iraq war seven years in the future. congratulations, sir. kofi annan tried to prevent this — the invasion and toppling of saddam hussein by george bush and tony blair without the support of the un security council. kofi annan later called it illegal. i think, as secretary—general, i did everything i could, conscious of what the results would be, you know, and being powerless to stop it.

if colonel ryan doesn't believe the united nations perhaps he believes the u.s. his own ally here's what general sami cough one of the jordan border guard forces had to say we. know that some people or isis people wind up inside the camp. they. have been for them. to control and to create some sort of sims inside the can. still maintains that the presence of islam mixtape fighters inside rookie camp is a russian conspiracy theory promoted by the united nations and jordan perhaps n.b.c.'s reporting might convince them otherwise to say so or at least it's meant to be but the jordanian military pilots who took us in wouldn't fly over it and the ice is showing jurors these people fled from our inside it's reporting in washington dan cohen our t.v. . over and over i've seen this happen since i've been here at r.t. and it's one thing i just there is so much talk right now about reporters being you know that the journalists are the enemy of the people and there's so much of that going on and causing such division and here is someone literally going out there and saying

united nations in two thousand and one stephan juric is the spokes person for the united nations secretary general and he worked with kofi annan in the past he says although none opposed the two thousand and three invasion of iraq he also made sure that the iraqi people could count on the u.n. after that with the wall with them and he did. very. well the moment the way to heal. or get worked so hard for it are like you can work your heart to avoid war but i think what needs to be remembered is one. great one the war. made sure that the united nations out of the people of iraq. the state funeral is taking place for victims of the bridge that collapsed in genoa italy it brings the number of dead to more than forty with hundreds more injured the remains of a family a husband wife and their nine year old daughter have also been recovered from the rubble of that bridge that collapsed in italy on cheese day present surge worse among those attending it presided over by the archbishop of genoa but some families blame the government for the disaster and they boycotted the ceremony. now thousands of

have a seat at the table whether it's with the united nations or whether it's with the government a bundle of dash negotiating about possible repatriation of ringette with the government of me and more now you much remember that this is already one of the most marginalized one of the most persecuted minorities in the world so with that in mind this only makes them feel more marginalized in july it was announced that there was a memorandum of understanding that had been signed between the united nations and the government of myanmar this was a first step to try to create a mechanism by which the safe return of ro him to me and more could could happen but you know at the end of the day for him joe were not consulted and even though that you win said this was just the first step in the right direction for him just said look this just goes to show that we are not being included on things that we should be included on i spoke to one female activists the other day who said to us look international bodies monitors investigators have been coming here to this camp for a year now and we are not seei

the united nations is accusing all sides involved in the war in yemen of committing possible war crimes a report by un rights experts says the yemeni government forces there saudi led backers and rebel who the fighters have done little to minimize civilian casualties the warring parties are also accused of recruiting children forced disappearances and arbitrary detentions alan fischer has more from neighboring djibouti none of clean. a u.n. panel three experts investigating and a damning conclusion individuals in the government of yemen and the coalition including saudi arabia and the united arab emirates may have conducted attacks in violation of the principles of distinction proportionality and all precautions which may amount to walk crimes. the u.n. top human rights body commission the investigation into the ongoing fighting in yemen of war that has lasted almost four years the panel of experts meet fourteen fact finding missions spoke to victims and eyewitnesses and express concern about the targeting of civilians the use of child soldiers and the use of sexual abuse as a weapon wh

the main body of the united nations general assembly is to the seventy third session we'll bring you all the updates september on al-jazeera. full of struggles. police look at it if it came over they said that i am full of pleasure. out of the goodness of the wrong person but the but i mean right now what is an intimate look at life in cuba today is working mom there will be like i say a cable but that the government that little years ago my cuba on al-jazeera. largest catholic country is witnessing a dramatic rise in teenage pregnancy. when used investigates why so many filipino children are having babies. on al-jazeera. the dam is breached in myanmar flooding villages and forcing thousands of people to flee. i don't welcome to al-jazeera life my headquarters in doha with me elizabeth toronto also ahead the education crisis for refugee school children a new study says many and aren't going to school. the call for accountability over the real crisis a report alleging genocide in myanmar goes before the u.n. security council plus. i'm florence state malaysia where the demand for land

this office book and left one diplomat from ghana was sworn in lead the united nations back in 1996. already hugely respected figure but this was an age of relative innocence. 9/11 was still five years away and the iraq war was seven five years away and the iraq war was seve n years five years away and the iraq war was seven years in the future. of saddam hussein by george bush and tony blair without the support of the un security council. kofi annan later called it illegal. i think, as secretary—general, i did everything i could, conscious of what the results would be, you know, and being powerless to stop it. i mean, i did work with quite a lot of heads of states in their capitals, on the phone and elsewhere, working with the inspectors, but the die was cast, and nothing could stop it. kofi annan had much greater success in his home continent, africa, building global consensus behind the un millennium development goals, a huge initiative to reduce poverty and disease and increase education and opportunity. that and kofi annan‘s work on aids was rewarded with the nobel peace pri

yemen's hit the rebels have joined the united nations and calling for an independent probe into a saudi attack on a bus full of school children on thursday of the un is holding a special session on those strikes which killed fifty and would seventy others inside a province a saudi that coalition insists it struck at legitimate targets while i'm at audio has the latest from djibouti. it's hard to imagine a more disturbing and sickening image of the futility over war in the media. at the scene of one strike by the sodium without equally should put it parts us through. a manhole cell phone video but. what is guilt what is his crime he wonders why target these students this is the walk of the american soda coalition and strike schoolchildren why we will seek revenge no matter what he says. these children were in a minibus full of students heading back from a school some a company in yemen. but as their boss drove through a busy market in. the probe his it was targeted by the strike they do what they can here at the hospital which is under resourced and overall well. what effect will it have

nations the united kingdom is the panel that with regard to yemen which which technically means that is responsible for putting these motions forward that we've seen that in spite of widespread acknowledgement that yemen is facing all kinds of humanitarian crises with over twenty two million people in need of humanitarian assistance the u.k. and u.s. have been somewhat reticent of actually doing anything on the world stage so i think they're complicit in a range of different ways. and what would be does ways for you does briefly show what we see obviously the sale of weapons to saudi arabia we know that the u.k. officials have been sitting in on the on some of the missions that that saudi planes have launched of a weapon or a yemen in terms of sky reports and i.t.v. reports in the u.k. we know that they're allegations that the u.k. is complicit in terms of weapons that have been sold as well as the political economic logistical and military support that is given to saudi arabia but also there's the moral and. the ethical dimensions of not doing what that should what they should suppo

that a quick check now some other stories that have been making news around the world the united nations human rights council says that all sides in the yemen conflict may have committed war crimes a report by three experts say that children have been the most vulnerable people in the conflict saudi arabia is supporting the yemeni governor. against rebels who are backed by iran. washington says that the international court of justice has no authority to force the u.s. to lift its sanctions against iran iranian lawmakers have demanded the u.n. court lift economic sanctions re-imposed by washington over its nuclear program the u.s. state department says the u.s. has a right to protect its national security. and thousands of fans are expected to line up in detroit over the next two days to pay their last respects to the soul legend a wreath of franklin the singer's body is lying in state head of a private funeral on friday the seventy six year old died earlier this month from can create a cancer. now in death u.s. senator john mccain has united democrats and republicans who have been eulogi

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of the fact that around twelve ministries the armed forces and the united nations are involved there are still hundreds and hundreds of families that are currently living on the street and are in desperate need that. telling us and of these also has generated lots of tension among the population let's not forget that brought out the state that this that is located is that one of the poorest in brazil with unemployment a lot of poverty so this has generated tension and that's what. government is trying to relocate those what coming here to other cities around the country so that they can move on with their lives find work among other things we also know that the fate of a lot i might have been asking repeatedly to the supreme court and to the federal government to allow them to shut down this border at least temporarily but the government has said that that he got it and that venezuelan will be allowed to continue to come in to brazil but let's see what the future wait and it's like for my colleague might in a context of the peru ecuador border. that is that you know there's a lot of

states but to buy silence at the united nations. that is facing a backlash of a coma don't twitter sarah jones accused of posting racist messages to both sovaldi is moshe's deleted some of them critics have even accused the newspaper of double standards over employment. oh man it is kind of sick how much joy i get out of being cruel to old white men. you must be so boring to be white council white people. democrats have redefined racism precisely so people like sarah jong can say racist things and still get jobs at the new york times would the new york times be so forgiving if white was replaced with black new york times i am an older white guy and you find it ok with sarah jong inflammatory racist comments to be just fine shame on your double standards. sorry on the stand that this type of rhetoric is not acceptable of the times and we are confident that she will be an important force for the editorial board moving forward. its rector of the blockbuster guardians of the galaxy movies james dunn was just fired after offensive tweets

the united nations says it is doing its best to enroll the highest number of syrian refugee children as possible but it hasn't been easy the lebanese government for example is under a lot of strain its resources its infrastructure has been strained as a result of the influx of over a million syrian refugees into the country but three hundred thousand children do attend classes over three hundred fifty lebanese public schools operate double shifts shifts in the afternoon to accommodate these children but of course there aren't enough spaces to accommodate the remaining three hundred thousand syrian children of school age and it's not just that syrian refugee families have little choice but to send their children to work to be able to provide for the family so there's also a question of child labor they cannot afford to send their children to school and instead their children work and there's also the issue of transportation many parents here will tell you that we can't afford to pay for transportation to send our children to school even if there are places in school so a very very dir

he spent his career with the united nations, and was awared a nobel peace prize for his humanitarian work. in his home country, ghana, president nana akufo—addo said flags would fly at half—mast for a week in mourning, to honour one of our greatest compatriots. james robbins looks back at his life. a warning that there are flashing images in his report. i, kofi annan. .. the softly spoken lifelong diplomat from ghana was sworn in to lead the united nations back in 1996. he was already a hugely respected figure, but this was an age of relative innocence. 9/11 was still five years away, the iraq war seven years in the future. congratulations, sir. applause. kofi annan tried to prevent this — the invasion and toppling of saddam hussein by george bush and tony blair, without the support of the un security council. kofi annan later called it illegal. i think as secretary general i did everything i could, conscious of what the results would be and, you know, and being powerless to stop it. i mean, i did work with quite a lot of heads of states in their capitals, on the phone and else

the international day of the victims of enforced disappearances is commemorated by the united nations on thursday to remember the tens of thousands of people maybe hundreds of thousands of doctors by police or government agents in various countries around the world today's inside stories focusing on china and the western region of ching chong wei united nations here why it's experts say more than a million ethnic we're the being held in what resembles a massive internment camp shrouded in secrecy a sort of no right on china denies such camps exist but says criminals involved in minor offenses are sent to what it calls vocational education and employment training centers to help with their reintegration into society most were good as practice islam and speak a turkish language that's completely different from mandarin chinese ten million of them live mostly in the ching jungle region of western china ethnic tensions have risen over the years since nine hundred forty nine after the communist government encouraged the mass migration of han chinese workers share ethnic and cultural simila

the headlines at 11 — the first black united nations secretary general, kofi annan, dies at the age of 80. parts of kerala in southern india are cut off as monsoon floods kill more than 300 people. italy mourns it's dead at a state funeral after the motorway bridge collapse in genoa. 29—year—old salih kharter is charged with attempted murder after driving a van into westminster on tuesday. also coming up this hour — ministers plan a new tax on disposable plastics, including takeaway boxes and coffee cups hms queen elizabeth has set sail from portsmouth to the us where fighterjets will from portsmouth to the us where fighter jets will land on from portsmouth to the us where fighterjets will land on its decks for the first time. and at 11:30, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers — playwright and writer for the new european, bonnie greer, and rachel cunliffe, who's the comment and features editor for cityam. stay with us for that. good evening. tributes from around the world have been paid to the former secretary—general of the united nations, kofi

the school year starts in the next few days but according to the united nations up to three hundred thousand syrian children of school age will not be attending classes that has been the number of syrian refugee children who haven't been given an education among them these children they live in this camp in the big car valley many of them are born in lebanon all they know is a life in exile the life of a refugee the united nations says it is doing its best to enroll the highest number of syrian refugee children as possible but it hasn't been easy the lebanese government for example is under a lot of strain its resources its infrastructure has been strained as a result of the influx of over a million syrian refugees into the country but three hundred thousand children do attend classes over three hundred fifty lebanese public schools operate double shifts shifts in the afternoon to accommodate these children but of course there aren't enough spaces to accommodate the remaining three hundred thousand syrian children of school age and it's not just that syrian refugee families have little choic

there have been tributes from around the world for the former secretary—general of the united nations, kofi annan, for ten years, and won the nobel peace prize in 2001. the current secretary general described him today as a "guiding force for good". james robbins looks back at his life, and there are flashing images in his report. i, kofi annan. .. the softly spoken lifelong diplomat from ghana was sworn in to lead the united nations back in 1996. he was already a hugely respected figure, but this was an age of relative innocence — 9/11 was still five years away, the iraq war seven years in the future. congratulations, sir. kofi annan tried to prevent this — the invasion and toppling of saddam hussein by george bush and tony blair without the support of the un security council. kofi annan later called it illegal. i think, as secretary—general, i did everything i could, conscious of what the results would be, you know, and being powerless to stop it. i mean, i did work with quite a lot of heads of states in their capitals, on the phone and elsewhere, working with the inspectors,

discord at the united nations agency for palestinian refugees it's having to drastically cut cost after president trump slashed america's aid for palestinians. and heroes to some criminals to others pussy riot talked exclusively to you about the recent world cup protests and their latest into jail. i'm brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show japan is in the grip of a heat wave that has set new temperature records greece recently experienced devastating wildfires that killed dozens of people now these events have left many asking what's causing this extreme hot weather in a moment i'll talk to a climatologist first we have this report on the high temperatures that some experts fear could make parts of the earth uninhabitable. central europe from space too hot and too dry this is commander of the international space station alexander guest just had a chance to take my first photos of dried out central europe in germany since a few weeks and was shocked or should have been green is now all brown never seen it like this before. farmers across the continent are worried about crops the f

nations the united nation has a policy against having sex with your beneficiaries so does oxfam and so we're talking about a situation where you're asking me. who is it you know is the victim and we talk about under-age soaks here this man that we're talking about roland has a history of having sex in place is paid by donation dollars as an ox you know he started out in liberia and he was dismissed for having sex with local people including under-age children and you know as a lawyer as a human rights lawyer i'm actually concerned sex with underage children is pedophilia it's a crime we're not talking about. anything else. yes there is prostitution but as you know whenever a military comes into a space the level of sexual abuse and prostitution goes up at least fifteen percent is that really what the u.n. and the ngos are supposed to be doing in haiti aren't they supposed to be fiduciaries that are given this position as philanthropists and human human new man a tarion to choose not to bring up the level of prostitutions in haiti but to to to to help haiti developed to provide help

the united nations is calling latin american countries to ease entry for thousands of people fleeing venezuela's deepening economic and political crisis the call came after neighboring ecuador and predator announced tighter entry requirements for venezuelans they now need to have valid passports previously id's were enough for venezuelans according to the united nations more than one point six million people fled venezuela since twenty fifteen now latin america has really seen newman has more now from caracas. this is santa on phyllis's last day at her home in her working class neighborhood she sold everything possible and packed the rest she enters sister her two daughters and their four small children prepare to abandon israel so. i have to get my daughter out of here before it's too late. friend jelly's three year old can't speak since she had a stroke provoked she says by the lack of medicine to treat her repeated convulsions half of them will go to peru the rest to chile to join husbands and sons but sandra is angry enough. we want to remain here and my beloved venezuela the bes