republic of congo. oh. well demonstrations in the capital kinshasa have been calling on president joseph computer to step down they're angry over his refusal to leave when his term ended a year ago he then promised elections by the end of this year but they're being delayed until next december. time we've never had peace in this country nothing works we don't eat well president kabila is still young and he can leave his place to someone else and come back later if he wants he's worked out already it's enough we don't want him he should go dressed. the president the boots would it take so you could much peacefully today we just don't understand anymore really tired of could be there still ahead on the news our sleeping rough in france our president pledged to end homelessness by year end has failed. a prank call gone wrong us police arrest. one person found a shootout that killed an innocent man and sported the second comment forty eight a constant footballer tends to be trained. how we got some basicall

says that security forces in the democratic republic of congo have shot dead at least seven people at protests and can demonstrators are demanding that president joseph kabila step down after his mandate expired a year ago he promised to hold elections by the end of this year but they've now been delayed until next that the seven. israel's governing likud party has approved a draft resolution urging the party's leaders to establish israeli sovereignty and formally annex parts of the occupied west bank the vote isn't binding on cabinet ministers but carries political force inside the party. seventeen people have been killed in a bomb blast that a funeral in eastern afghanistan it happened in the city of jalalabad as people gathered to pay their respects to a former district governor there's been no claim of responsibility and gunmen have stormed an army training camp in indian administered kashmir killing at least four soldiers at least two attackers are also reported to have been killed those are the headlines stay with us witness is next have a great new year two thousand and eightee

says security forces have killed seven protesters in the democratic republic of congo and from dubai to hong kong two thousand and eighteen is welcomed with spectacular fireworks displays and the. iranian president hassan rouhani has spoken for the first time since widespread protests began in the islamic republic while supporting people's general right to demonstrate he warned violence would not be tolerated as the public shouldn't quote feel concerned about their lives and security this comes as the government has temporarily blocked social media including the messaging app telegram to stop details. spread about upcoming protests for three days now there have been rallies across the country against the clerical elite who they blame for economic hardship and alleged corruption the government is warning of a crackdown if the protests continue on saturday night two people were killed in the city of the ruled out though there is confusion over who was responsible for the bets peter sharp reports. of the four days of anti-government demonstrations it's the president's first public react

rights group says police in democratic republic of congo have shot dead two protesters in the capital city of can just up this after security forces interrupted a catholic mass and arrested altar boys who are protesting against the country's president elections to replace them have been delayed and are due next year. at least seventeen people have been killed and more than a dozen others wounded after a bomb attack in eastern afghanistan no group has claimed responsibility for the attack which caps a deadly year for civilians in the country a bloody end to a gruesome year in afghanistan. charred remains are all that's left of this rickshaw it was packed with explosives and detonated during a funeral where people had gathered to mourn a former provincial governor. one the most all of those in the first two rows of the funeral were killed some of them lost body poles one of those with the blast. the wounded were rushed to hospital this attack caps one of the deadliest years for civilians in afghanistan since the us invasion in two thousand and one un data shows more than eight thousand

security forces in the democratic republic of congo have killed at least eight people during protests calling for the president to stand down. and how a prank call known as "swatting" led to a police shooting with terrible consequences. hello and welcome to world news today. police in the iranian capital, tehran, have used water cannon against protesters during a fourth day of anti—government demonstrations across the country. the authorities say they arrested about 200 people during clashes in tehran on saturday. they've restricted access to the popular social media messaging app telegram, which officials say has been used to foment violence. in his first comments on the unrest, president hassan rouhani said iranians have the right to protest and criticise the government, but their actions shouldn't lead to violence or damage public property. alan johnston has more. on the protests go. water cannon, deployed in the heart of tehran late on this fourth day of unrest in the streets. as they marched down one of the capital's avenues, they made their feelings known. "death to the dictat

says security forces in the democratic republic of congo have killed at least seven people at protests in kinshasa. demonstrators are demanding that president joseph kabila step down and hold new elections they're angry at his refusal to leave when his term ended a year ago he then promised elections by the end of this year and they've now been delayed until next that the center. always to do to solve this mystery how coming in shooting going to school i mean it's not that you simply difficult we are coming we have come here in order and we need to pray for all we mission we are free basically these people to plead for. the status symbol rights chartering time get the chance to earn money first two thousand pretty significant new york democratic primaries as the president of the world would never forgive a beautiful experience or telling everybody there are going to suffer could be arsed to do whatever great going to be scary i was looking to be cool and started to write out that amount in the u.s. has been arrested after a deadly end the two a prank telephone call the suspect made a f

security forces in the democratic republic of congo have killed at least eight people during protests calling for the president to stand down. and how a prank call known as "swatting" led to a police shooting with terrible consequences. hello and welcome to world news today.

a rights group says police and democratic republic of congo have shot dead two protesters in the capital city of can shop this after security forces into wrapped in a catholic mass and arrested altar boys who are protesting against the country's president elections to replace them have been delayed and are due next year. at least thirty six people have been killed in a bus crash in central kenya police say a bus and a truck collided on a dangerous stretch of highway close to no kourou town more than one hundred people have died on the route just this month alone. to sports now where round two of the tour to ski one of the most prestigious cross-country skiing events in the world took place on sunday in lends a high to switzerland in the women's ten kilometer classic norwegian. posted the best time beating out her compatriot and saviors cent of the united states meanwhile in the men's fifteen k. classic colonia set the fastest time ahead of alexei pole to run in of kazakhstan and the region martin. tennis fans know that the new year brings the first major tournament of the season the aust

says the security forces in the democratic republic of congo have shot dead at least seven people at protests in kinshasa demonstrators are demanding that president joseph kabila step down and that he hold new elections after his mandate expired a year ago he promised to hold elections by the end of this year but they've now been delayed until next the seventh well those are the top stories i'm going to have more news for you in half an hour stay with al-jazeera coming up next it's sports doping the endless chase thanks for watching. there are. never in sport has cheating been so prevalent at the highest level never has the pharmacological range of performance enhancing drugs been so great something new and this is. cycling football power sports injury and sports technical schools doping is only present no discipline escapes unscathed but where do these products come from how does this underground activity work where studying instigation of bad things parts could i touch no i have no comment. about that. you know yes the part of russia's eight hundred metres champion in two thousand

says the security forces in the democratic republic of congo have shot dead at least seven people at protests in kinshasa demonstrators are demanding that president joseph kabila step down after his mandate expired a year ago he promised to hold elections by the end of this year but they've now been delayed until next december those were the headlines are going to have more news for you in half an hour stay with us coming up next it's talk to al-jazeera thanks for watching. michael good lou. good to see you. say two thousand and seventeen has been an important year for news and world events would be a huge understatement it's been a year filled with consequential stories that have changed and shaped the political landscape around the world from indigenous rights in the amazon to the session battle in spain's catalonia region kenya is not one but two controversial presidential elections and then there's the crisis that hit the gulf region with a blockade of cats off the growing refugee crisis stretching from iraq libya to europe and beyond el jazeera has been there covering it all ove

says the security forces in the democratic republic of congo have shot dead at least seven people at protests in kinshasa demonstrators are demanding that president joseph kabila step down after his mandate expired a year ago he promised to hold elections by the end of this year but they've now been delayed until next december those are the headlines i'm going to have more news for you in half an hour stay with us coming up next it's talk to al-jazeera thanks for watching. michael. you can. see. to say two thousand and seventeen has been an important year for news and world events would be a huge understatement it's been a year filled with consequential stories that have changed and shaped the political landscape around the world from indigenous rights in the amazon to the succession battle in.

a rights group says police and democratic republic of congo have shot dead two protesters in the capital city. this after security forces interrupted a catholic mass and arrested altar boys who were protesting against the country's president elections to replace them have been delayed and are due next year. at least thirty six people have been killed in a bus crash in central kenya police say a bus enter truck collided on a dangerous stretch of highway close to nothing. more than one hundred people have died on the route just this month alone. to iran now where president hassan rouhani says people are free to protest and criticize his government the comment came in his first statement since anti-government protests began spreading across the country authorities have restricted access to social media apps blamed in part for fanning turnout and two protesters have been killed in the western city of the rude this as tens of thousands of iranians protested for a third consecutive day on saturday what started initially as an outcry against economic hardship quickly turned into a regime demons

a rights group says police in democratic republic of congo have shot dead two protesters in the capital city. this after security forces interrupted a catholic mass and arrested altar boys who had protested against the country's president elections to replace him have been delayed there due next year. at least thirty six people have been killed in a bus crash in central kenya police say a bus and a truck collided on a dangerous stretch of highway close to town. more than one hundred people have died on that route just this month alone. footage has emerged from a hostage standoff at a post office in eastern ukraine that ended peacefully. the man seen here had claimed to have firearms and explosives but he's arrested him and all nine hostages were released unharmed authorities say the suspect had a history of drug related offenses. well iran's president hassan rouhani says people are free to protest and to criticize his government he was making his first statement since anti-government protests spread across the country in recent days authorities have restricted access to social media app

republic of the congo. oh please saying three people died in the capital kinshasa and rights groups say another was killed in the city of and then go demonstrators have been demanding that president joseph kabila step down there and great his refusal to leave when he's term ended a year ago he then promised elections by the end of this year they've now been delayed until next december. always sort you shall be dismissed coming in shooting when you get one if you just simply before we are coming we have come here in order . to pray for all we mission we have three basic i'm going to play for. you status is for us starting. first germany first two thousand pretty unexpected new york democratic primaries as president of the us it will be difficult for the jurors are telling everybody what everybody will suffer for yesterday but there are a great candidate this very honest looking to the. starboard side of the. seventeen people have been killed in an attack at a funeral in the eastern afghan city of jalalabad i

republic of congo. israel's governing likud party is preparing to vote on a draft resolution urging the policies leaders to establish israeli sovereignty formally an expanse of the occupied west bank the vote would not be bubbling doing that carries political force inside the policy. joins us now on this from west jerusalem so there i am believe they're about to start meeting has the meeting begone. yes so i can finally report that this meeting which has been delayed now by a couple of hours has finally started it seems as the opening remarks are going on right now it's unclear yet when the voting will commence it's also unclear yet if the prime minister benjamin netanyahu is attending or is planning to attend at some point because what we do know is that at some point after the vote in the next few hours it's been reported here that the prime minister will issue a statement in response to this vote now as we've been talking the past few hours a lot more questions today than answers when it comes to thi

rights groups in the democratic republic of congo says police have shot dead two protesters in the capital city can this after security forces interrupted a catholic mass and arrested altar boys who had been protesting against the country's president elections to replace him have been delayed they are due next year. at least thirty six people have been killed in a bus crash in central kenya police say a bus truck collided on a dangerous stretch of highway close to town with one hundred people have died on the route just this month alone. liberian president elect george has promised to tackle corruption in the country in his first speech since winning the election he also declared liberia was open for investment. is victory marks the first democratic transfer of power in the country in over seven. footage has emerged from a hostage standoff in a post office in eastern ukraine that ended peacefully on saturday the man seen here had claimed to have had firearms as well as explosives elise have arrested the man all nine hostages were released unharmed authorities say the suspect had a history

dead at least two people at protests in the democratic republic of congo demonstrators in the capital kinshasa have been demanding that president joseph kabila step down and hold new elections after his mandate expired a year ago the government shut down the internet and s.m.s. services to try to stop the protests going ahead comes some officials in south korea have seized a panama flagged vessel suspected of transferring oil to north korea it's a second ship held for allegedly violating international factions on friday south korea said it had impounded a hong kong flying to vessel in november australia has welcomed the new year with a spectacular fireworks display in sydney harbor about one point six million people crowded around the harbor to watch two hours earlier thousands of cheering revelers celebrated the new year in new zealand. stay with us on algis there are be back in about twenty five minutes one on one east is next. in india falling in love with the wrong person can be deadly. young people who follow their heart and reject their parents' choice of partners may be beaten

republic of congo. gunmen have stormed an army training camp in mystic kashmir killing at least four soldiers a ministry spokesman says they armed men threw grenades and fired automatic rifles at the camp and vomit district victoria gate and reports. a wreath laying ceremony the soldiers killed during a rebel siege is an army training camp in indian administered kashmir the attack took place and we were all fully alert and it was because of overlooked is that we were able to find them. the building the operation started and the evacuation was done and you've already to this. earlier on sunday soldiers try to flush out the rebels extra police were sent to seal off the camp while the sea jump folded. the sound of grenades and automatic gunfire an indication that the rebels had no intention of surrendering rebel stormed the camp on saturday night the local police chief says he was already aware an attack was imminent. they were driving. through. these villages who live near the camp shout pro-rebel slogans

republic of congo have shot dead two protesters in the capital city kinshasa this after security forces interrupted a catholic mass for the rest of altar boys who had been protesting against the country's president elections to replace him have been delayed they are due next year at least thirty six people have been killed in a bus crash in central kenya police say a bus that a truck collided on a dangerous stretch of highway close to know who town more than one hundred people have died on that route just this month alone. at least twelve people have been killed and fourteen wounded in a bomb attack on a funeral in eastern afghanistan there has not been a claim of responsibility yet but both the taliban and militants from the so-called islamic state have stepped up assaults in the region in recent months. and for indian soldiers and three suspected militants have been killed in an attack on a paramilitary camp in disputed kashmir. officials say gunmen stormed the camp near a southern border village no group has claimed responsibility for that attack. but it has emerged from a hostage st

republic of congo demonstrators in the capital kinshasa have been demanding that president joseph kabila step down and hold new elections after his mandate expired a year ago he promised to hold elections by the end of this year but they have now been delayed until next december the government shut down the internet and s.m.s. services to try to stop the protests going ahead back in july french president emanuel macro said he didn't want any more refugees sleeping rough by the end of the year that hasn't happened in the capital alone there's estimated to be thirty thousand homeless people both refugees and locals and according to charities the problems getting worse nadine barber reports. he's been homeless for five years and he's still only twenty three tony doesn't want to show his face but he's happy to explain why despite the dangers he generally spends his days begging and his nights sleeping on the streets and not in a state funded emergency shelter. recently someone stole my tent then when i was sleeping on a mattress someone kicked me in the head so they could grab the bag my hea

the allegations security forces in the democratic republic of congo have shot at people trying anti-government demonstrations catholic activists in kinshasa call for protests after sunday mass against president joseph kabila he's accused of seeking to change the constitution to stand for a third term orders have been given to cut internet and phone messaging links. the greek government is trying to overturn a quarter session to grant asylum to a turkish soldier who fled last year's failed coup in turkey is one of eight soldiers who flew to greece in a military helicopter the others had their applications for asylum rejected but have lodged appeals he has repeatedly called for the soldier's extradition. challenge the security analysts and economists for our military he says if the soldiers get extradited to turkey they will get a fair trial this issue has become has turned into a sort of big deep crisis between turkey and greece at the moment we are talking about experience you know. and they are claiming that in their. request they are claiming that they did not take part in our q party in jul

republic of congo says police have shot dead two protesters in the capital city can. after security forces interrupted a catholic mass and arrested altar boys who were protesting against the country's president elections to replace him have been delayed they are set for next year. at least thirty six people have been killed in a bus crash in central kenya police say a bus and a truck collided on a dangerous stretch of highway close to town more than one hundred people have died on the route just this month alone. at least twelve people have been killed and fourteen wounded after a bomb attack on a funeral in eastern afghanistan there is not yet been a claim of responsibility but both the taliban and militants from the so-called islamic state have stepped up assaults in the region in recent months. well iran has restricted access to the popular social media apps telegram and instagram this comes after three days of protests have spread across the country in the western city of doe dude two people have been killed in clashes state officials have denied security forces w

republic of congo have shot dead two protesters in the capital city kinshasa this after security forces interrupted a catholic mass and arrested altar boys who were protesting against the country's president elections to replace him have been delayed they are set for next year. at least twelve people have been killed and fourteen wounded in a bomb attack on a funeral in eastern afghanistan there has not yet been a claim of responsibility but both the taliban and militants from the so-called islamic state have stepped up assaults in that region in recent months. well two people have been killed in the western iranian city of daughter as protests fanned out across the country state officials have denied security forces were responsible they blame foreign agents but unconfirmed social media reports say that the police shot the protesters state officials have warned that those stoking disorder will quote pay the price. protests against unemployment inflation other corruption went into the third day in several cities across iran the capital tehran saw burning bins on a burning building. of t

denies the allegations security forces in the democratic republic of congo have shot dead two people during anti-government demonstrations catholic activists in kinshasa called for protests after sunday mass president joseph kabila is accused of seeking to change the constitution to stand for term orders have been given to cut internet and phone messaging links. in kenya a head on crash between a bus and the truck has killed at least thirty people the passengers who were trapped in the wreckage are critically injured in hospital a government spokesman in the rest valley region says the bus was on the wrong side of the roads that sped downhill and then investigators are at the scene of the incident. life is tough for many living on the edge of the sahara desert in asia and it's not getting any better despite the signing of a peace agreement almost ten years ago. people have suffered and then drought a lack of education is a major obstacle to building a new life reports. it's a harsh winter. and for many twenty here the stink of cold weather is compounded by poverty. after years of dro

that sort of a solution a democratic republic of congo police and soldiers have fired tear gas at protesters against the president and orders have been given to cut internet and phone messaging links catholic activists in kinshasa called for protests after sunday mass against president joseph kabila is accused of seeking to change the constitution to stand for a third grader was allowed to stay in power until now after an agreement with the opposition but the election commission later said election would only be possible at the end of twenty eight. at least fifteen people have been killed in a blast in the afghan city of jalalabad a spokesman for the provincial governor says people had gathered to mourn a former district chief explosives raid and a motorcycle destinated funeral. the greek government is trying to overturn a court decision to grant asylum to a turkish soldier who fled there during last year's failed coup in turkey is one of eight soldiers who flew to greece in a military helicopter the others have their applications for asylum rejected but have lodged appeals he has repeatedly

now in the democratic republic of congo police and soldiers have fired tear gas at protesters against the president now the orders have been given to cut internet and phone messaging links catholic activists and kinshasa call for protests after sunday mass against president dresses he's accused of seeking to change the constitution to stand for a third term and i could be there was allowed to stay in power until now after agreement with the opposition but the election commission later said an election would only be possible at the end of twenty eight teams at least fifteen people have been killed in a suicide attack at a funeral in the afghan city of jalalabad a spokesman for the provincial governor says people had gathered to mourn a former district chief as the world prepares to welcome in the new year the un secretary general antonio terrorists has called for unity saying he believes peace can be achieved nationalism and to know for we are on the rise and as we begin to thousand and eighteen a call for unity i do really believe we can make our old more safe and secure we can settle

republic of congo police and soldiers have fired tear gas at anti-government demonstrators who gathered outside churches in kinshasa protesters accuse president joseph kabila of seeking to change the constitution to stand for a third. the opposition struck a deal last year allowing him to stay in power till the end of twenty seventeen but the election commission later said elections would be possible only at the end of next year catholic activists called for the protests after sunday mass of already have ordered into that and s.m.s. services to be cut as the wall prepares to welcome in the new year the u.n. secretary antonio terrace has called for unity saying he truly believes peace can be achieved. nationalism and to know for we are on the rise and as we begin to thousand and eighteen i call for unity i throughly believe we can make our old more safe and secure we can settle conflicts overcome etudes and defend shared values but we can only do that together i urge leaders everywhere to make these new year's resolution never again bridge the divides rebuild trust by bringing people tog

police and soldiers of the democratic republic of congo have fired tear gas at anti-government demonstrators they gathered outside a church in the capital kinshasa demanding president joseph kabila promise not to stand for a third term there could be as ruling coalition struck a deal last december allowing him to stay in power beyond his mandate you can follow those stories on our web site at al-jazeera dot com we're back with more news the news hour it half an hour do stay with us here on our sister. witness documentaries that open your eyes at this time on al-jazeera. this is the u.s. mexican border a harsh landscape that's become the focus a bitter debate between the two countries. yes. ok well bill the long but always get paid to. acknowledge the right got it right for. the film we're about to show you the first ad in two thousand and seven it questions a policy that's become even more contentious today. in. the sonoran desert in the south of the united states a harsh hot and unforgiving landscape straddling the border with mexico a natural barrier not so much a protective wall but a reg

police and soldiers of the democratic republic of congo have fired tear gas at anti-government demonstrators they gathered outside a church in the capital kinshasa demanding president joseph kabila promise not to stand for a third term now could be as ruling coalition struck a deal last december allowing him to stay in power beyond his mandate you can follow those stories on our web site at al-jazeera dot com we're back with more news the news hour it half an hour do stay with us here on our sister. witnessed documentaries that open your eyes at this time on al-jazeera. this is the u.s. mexican border a harsh landscape that's become the focus a bitter debate between the two countries. yeah some play ok we'll build the wall but always get up tight all. afternoon deliberate and i got it right for. the film we're about to show you the first ad in two thousand and seven it questions a policy that's become even more contentious today.

the democratic republic of congo. there, in the east of the country, two million miners extract the precious metals by hand. 30% of them are children under the age of 14. it's estimated that the democratic republic of congo is sitting on an incredible $24 trillion u.s. worth of metals. yet, the average salary there is just $250 per year. the country might be commodity-rich, but its people are desperately poor. reporter: swiss theater director milo rau was here in eastern democratic republic of congo researching a project three years ago, when a massacre took place in a village. 36 people were killed. the youngest victim was a two-month-old baby. >> i've lost my children. reporter: the country has long been mired in violence. the civil war, which ended in 2003, claimed six million lives. one in three women here have been raped. the country has endured horror upon horror, all because of its vast natural wealth. tin, coltan, copper -- without these natural resources, there would be no computers, mobile phones, and electr

republic of congo hundreds of children have been injured and had to flee their homes as a result of violent clashes between the army and militia groups in syria children are trapped in the ruins of rebel held east which government forces are still trying to recapture and in yemen more than a million children are at risk of disease and starvation during ongoing saudi coalition bombing raids. him and he's one of the most places to be as china right now because he's the. number of children minorities two million in the number of two that don't have access to one that is enormous and the same with access. and that is what we need in that he said almost twenty seven million and seventy percent of them are leaving the forward and seven million of the yemenis the don't have support in another ten million are food secure i don't think any worse where it appeared at the international community to confront the first to drop the can be to those part these that order to find that negotiate the. solution to this conflict that this going on for for so long and of course the us for additional reso

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republic of congo hundreds of children have been injured and had to flee their homes as a result of clashes between the army and militia groups and of course in syria children are trapped in the ruins of rebel held east ghouta which government forces are still trying to recapture but also in more than a million children are at risk of disease and starvation amid the continued. pains . even he's one of the most police is. right now because he's the. number of children minorities two million and the number of two that and don't have access to one nor the same with access to health and we needed that he said almost twenty seven million and seventy percent of them are leaving the. seven million the yemenis don't have support in another ten million national security i don't think i've seen these anywhere where no pilate the international media the. first to drive to compete with those parties that order to find the negotiate the. solution to this conflict that is going on for for so long and second of course the requests for additional resources. to try to help this is a humanitarian cri

republic of congo hundreds of children have been injured and had to flee their homes as a result of violent clashes between the army and militia groups in syria children trapped in the ruins of rebel held east which government forces are still trying to recapture and most are syria but also in yemen more than a million children are at risk of disease and starvation amid the continued saudi bombing campaigns. even these one of the most police is. right now because season or discuss you don't have access to seven million anyway we're not appealing to international media. first to compete with those parties and order to find the name. lucian disconsolate that is going on for for so long and second of course the very quick is for additional resources. to try to help this is a humanitarian crisis of the war and at this point in time. three people have been injured after a bus drove into a stall. taking place close to a metro station during the morning rush hour this footage showing that the bus stop was a very large lead damaged in the crush of police are still at the scene a preliminary

a similar situation is unfolding in the democratic republic of congo where violence has driven hundreds of thousands of kids from their homes unicef is appealing to all parties involved in conflicts around the world to stand together and protect the rights of children. as there well hundreds of thousands of children are among the more than one million syrians have been shelled and lebanon after a long war and their country is in a hole the reports from the refugee camp in bekaa valley. tells her grandchild that they will return to syria one day but she doesn't know when that will happen four year old i was born in a refugee camp in lebanon the family is from the city of burka which was reduced to rubble in the war. we can't go back to syria our home has been destroyed our fields are littered with mines we want to return but how can we survive there. surviving in lebanon is not any easier the united nations says many refugees are more vulnerable than ever more are falling deeper into poverty many depend on aid to survive and most are in debt their numbers have not increased in years leba

a similar situation is unfolding in the democratic republic of congo with violence has driven hundreds of thousands of kids from their homes unicef is appealing to all parties involved in conflicts around the world to stand together and protect the rights of children. as there. they are supposed to care and why he and us as humanitarian spokesmen he described twenty seventeen as a whoring if the children in conflict zones in the congo in the castle region this was a rapid. escalation of violence earlier this year where we saw more than four hundred schools attacked we saw clinics attacked and overrun and people just simply had to run into the bush to avoid being killed we saw many deaths sexual violence and children and their families left without any food in the hands that terrible nutrition right and again what we've seen there is that those who take up the fighting are deliberately attacking children and families or just not caring and moving ahead with their military tactics whatever the cost to children so in the deep sea where as you say we don't hear about it very much people ar

a similar situation is unfolding in the democratic republic of congo where violence has driven hundreds of thousands of kids from their homes unicef is appealing to all parties involved in conflicts around the world to stand together and protect the rights of children. as there are. so discuss this further i'm joined by karen who is unicef humanitarian spokesman he joins us live from new york thank you very much for speaking to us now you report spans conflict zones all around well but one place we don't hear about often enough is the democratic republic of congo's we're hearing just at the end of that report that in the case i read you have some eight hundred fifty thousand children who've been driven from their homes i think three hundred fifty thousand have suffered from acute malnutrition these figures are staggering how has the situation becomes so if the children in this part of the day aussie. this first of all twenty seven has been a nightmare year for children in conflicts and as you or incredible reporting just just showed been in the d.r. congo in the castle region this was a

a similar situation is unfolding in the democratic republic of congo where violence has driven hundreds of thousands of kids from their homes unicef is appealing to all parties involved in conflicts around the world to stand together and protect the rights of children. as there. is yet that aid workers are evacuating critically ill patients from eastern europe besieged rebel held area near syria's capital damascus sixteen people have now left as part of a deal with the government under which the rebels are releasing a number of their prisoners at least eighteen people have died while waiting much more to come fighting pham aside how mexico is trying to tackle violence against women in one of the world's was dangerous places and why experts say artificial intelligence could lead to an almost perfect world or to the collapse of civilization. hello and welcome to the international weather forecast now to take a look at the weather across europe through friday we've got one weather front across eastern areas you know says southerly winds so temperatures on the rise for ukraine for instance

a similar situation is unfolding in the democratic republic of congo where violence has driven hundreds of thousands of kids from their homes unicef is appealing to all parties involved in conflicts around the world to stand together and protect the rights of children. there as we just heard aid workers are evacuating critically ill patients from eastern guta of a siege to rebel held area in a syria's capital damascus sixteen people have now left as part of a deal with the government under which the rebels are releasing a number of their prisoners but at least one person is refusing fearing arrest by the assad government last month the u.n. called for five hundred people in need of urgent medical care to be allowed to leave but only twenty nine cases have been given approval at least eighteen people have died while waiting hundreds of thousands of children are among the more than one million syrians who've been sheltering in lebanon after escaping the long war in their country most syrians sheltering in lebanon are living in refugee camps they now hold a reports from one such camp in th

a similar situation is unfolding in the democratic republic of congo with violence has driven hundreds of thousands of kids from their homes unicef is appealing to all parties involved in conflicts around the world to stand together and protect the rights of children and of their well as we just heard aid workers are evacuating critically ill patients from eastern guta of a siege to rebel held areas near syria's capital damascus sixteen people have now left as part of a deal with the government under which the rebels are releasing a number of their prisoners but at least one person is refusing fearing arrest by the asad government last month the u.n. called for five hundred people in need of urgent medical care to be allowed to leave but only twenty nine cases have been given approval at least nine eighteen people have died while waiting hundreds of thousands of children are among the more than one million syrians who been sheltering in lebanon after escaping the long war in their country where syrians sheltering in lebanon are living in refugee camps they know how to report to one suc

this year unicef also singles out conflicts in the region of the democratic republic of congo which has driven an estimated eight hundred fifty thousand children from their homes as well as in northeastern nigeria and cameroon that's where one hundred thirty five children have been used as suicide bombers by the armed groups. while he's in iraq and syria children they're being used as human shields and they face constant violence and bombardments and unicef says the past a thousand days of fighting in yemen have left at least five thousand children dead or injured. has more. this school in mosul stands empty this street makes for dangerous playground as snipers threaten overhead this is what childhood looks like for these families over the course of this year children in conflict zones like here in iraq have been singled out and attacks unicef says those involved in conflict a blatantly disregarding international humanitarian law is designed to protect the most vulnerable children is normal now that you can target a hospital a group of doctors in syria told me recently when i was in

a similar situation is unfolding in the democratic republic of congo where violence has driven hundreds of thousands of kids from their homes unicef is appealing to all parties involved in conflicts around the world to stand together and protect the rights of children. as their. place where the report's findings can be seen and particularly dramatic for his lab an old which hosts about a million syrian refugees as a result of reports now from a refugee camp in the bekaa valley. tells her grandchild that they will return to syria one day but she doesn't know when that will happen four year old i was born in a refugee camp in lebanon the family is from the city of brick which was reduced to rubble in the war. and we can't go back to syria our home has been destroyed our fields are littered with mines we want to return but how can we survive there. surviving in lebanon is not any easier the united nations says many refugees are more vulnerable than ever more are falling deeper into poverty many depend on aid to survive and most are in debt their numbers have not increased in years lebanon

a similar situation is unfolding in the democratic republic of congo where violence has driven hundreds of thousands of kids from their homes unicef is appealing to all parties involved in conflicts around the world to stand together and protect the rights of children. as their place where the report's findings can be seen in particularly dramatic form which has about a million syrian refugees and as a result of father joins me now from a camp and lebanon's eastern back. to focus all the plight of the displaced syrians not just in lebanon but across the region and it doesn't really get any better does it. no it doesn't get any better we are in one of the many really informal settlements across the valley the east of lebanon syria is just a few kilometers from where we are but these people if i just get out of the way these children some of these children were actually born here some of them have never been to syria so people really have been here for years one of many tent cities and once it's winter life becomes even more difficult for these people according to a recent u.n. survey mor