>> united nations security council calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in gaza as embattled people celebrate the end of ramadan. welcome to the news center in doha. the other top stories. too dangerous to go in - dutch investigators postpone their visit to the site of the a downed malaysian airliner in eastern ukraine torn apart from violence - on the road to lasting peace.

and nigeria's muss limbs mark the -- muslims mark the end of ramadan with prayers for peace in troubled times. hello the u.n. security council called for an accuracy fire in the grip after 21 days of an israeli offensive leaving more than 1,000 palestinian dead. 33 israeli have been killed. the ceasefire call was announced by the president of the security council. >> the security council calls for full respect of international humanitarian law, including the application much civilian -- application -- protection of civilian population, and taking steps to ensure the safety and well being of civilians and their

application. the security council expresses strong for for the call for an immediate and unconditional humanitarian ceasefire, allowing for delivering of urgently needed assistance. and urged all parties to accept and implement with a ceasefire into the eid period. >> the palestinian ambassador to the united nations said the security council should have adopted a resolution. >> what we have seen after 20 days from the security council is the presidential statement that is not a resolution, which the business of the security council is

maintaining international peace and security. and they should have adopted a resolution long time ago to condemn the aggression and call for this aggression to be stopped immediately, to provide the palestinian people with protection and to lift the siege against our people. >> the statement should mention israel's right to defend itself. from the security council that miraculously managed not to mention hamas, rockets or israel's rights to defend its citizens. tonight i will not dress heads of state. i want to speak as a voice of region to the citizens of the ordinarily who need to hear the unvarnished truth. we are tired of the demonification of only democracy in the middle east. with did everything we do to

avoid the conflict. hamas refused to stop the attacks. israel agreed to five ceasefire proposals. hamas rejected or broke all of the. even the ones they -- all of them. each the ones they called for themselves. we ceased and hamas fired. christen saloomey is live at the hours in new york. we heard the reactions of the palestinian and israeli ambassadors, both criticising the statement in many ways. i suppose it's a testament to how far apart they are on this. >> absolutely. neither party is hope with the statement put forward by the security council. the security council called for a humanitarian ceasefire immediate and urgent. and i think, really, focussed on the humanitarian aspects of this

crisis, focussing on backing the efforts of the secretary-general, ban ki-moon. the efforts of secretary of state john kerry, and egypt, the initiative put forward by egypt to bring about a permanent ceasefire. the efforts have gone nowhere, the fighting continued. with that as a backdrop, the meeting was called in the early morning hours, late night sunday into early morning sunday here in new york, to try to put pressure on israel, and hamas to bring about a ceasefire and it avoided the statement that was made by the security council actually avoided the tricky language and issues that are really at the bottom of the inability to get a ceasefire. it did not address the bok aid of gaza, something that the

palestinians say must we lived to achieve a caes foyer. it didn't distress israel's right to defend itself, which israel things is crucial. it didn't reflect the tunnels dealt under gaza, and in which they say they have to invade gaza to dismantle. what you have is a shine much frustration of the international community, the notwithstanding civilian toll that the conflict is inflighting on gaza, but not presenting a way forward politically for the two sides to come toot. that is left for them to figure out. thank you for that. christen saloomey reporting from unheadquarters in new york. >> the embattled people of gaza have been praying after the end of ramadan and the start of the

eid festival. israel and hamas have to the gone able to agree on the terms of a ceasefire. nicole, the start of eid celebrations there for palestinians. but for many of them, little to celebrate these days. >> exactly. there isn't anything to celebrate. more than 1,000 palestinians have been killed in gaza more than 6,000 injured. at a time of year when people would be going around visiting their family, many will stay at home spending it with immediate family. there'll be a lot of people visiting to pay their condolences to families that lost people over the last two weeks of fighting. it's a sober, sombre time inside gaza. as you said, we are at a united nations school. many of the people who live -

who are staying here at the moment fled after their homes were attacked in the shajaiya neighbourhood. as you can see, the place is packed. our cameraman is zooming around to some of the classrooms where people are living. there's more than 3,000 people staying in the school at the moment. >> we heard from the diplomats at the u.n., which is thousands of miles away from gaza, and i say that both literally and figuratively because this means in the present at least very little for palestinians in gaza right now, and the struggles that they are dealing with. >> that's right. at the same time people are talking about the ceasefire here. chatting to some of the mothers, they are desperate for an

expended ceasefire and they reached the point where they want a ceasefire at any cost. some palestinians demand a lifting of the siege. others want n a ceasefire and an end to the fighting. to update people, it's been quiet in gaza over the last 10 hours. the last time we had tank shelling was 10 hours ago. and the last reports of rockets fired from gaza were from a small palestinian group tore faction, and that was 10 hours ago. for the people inside gaza, for the first time they may have had a more peaceful sleep, if you could put it that way. we haven't had the sound of air strikes or shelling from the east and western sides of gaza. >> nicole johnton, live for us there in gaza. >> now, across the occupied west bank, the palestinian authoritiy

is being criticised for not doing more to support the people of gaza, nine palestinians have been killed protesting. we have this report that support for hamas is growing. >> reporter: when this man arrived at hospital doctors didn't think he would survive. he was sht in the heart during a demonstration at a checkpoint in a protest against gaza. he said he would do it again. >> if we don't go, who will. >> this man is recovering in the same ward. he was shot in the lung by israeli troops, after being hit with a tear gas cannes tear by palestinian authority forces. he things pa shouldn't defend the settlements. >> translation: i look at the pa security force, i see anger, we are like each other.

how are we different. both believe the protest at cal andia marks the beginning of the end of the occupation. without a push from the palestinian authority, few agree that the current demonstrations will turn into a popular uprising. >> the pa, which is the governing body and the biggest employer in the west bank is coming under criticism. some believe it should do more to present a unit front with hamas and mobilize people to protest. >> this is a former pa minister. he thinks pa troops are part of the reason why the authority is losing support. >> security forces need to refrain from stopping people from protesting, which is what they've been doing. >> the pa is doing everything it gan of. >> it's a united front with all sectors of the palestinian people. the pa is not in the business of showing or trying to prove to anyone what it's doing for the sake of its people.

>> on the streets of ramallah, where life for the most part continues as normal, support for hamas is growing. it won elections in 2006 before the violent divide seeing control taken of gaza. the pa so far failed to achieve as they watched the conflict. security concerns prompted international investigators to abandon plans to visit the crash site of the downeded malaysia airlines jet. pro-russian rebels are in control, and ukranian troops are battling to push them out. nisreen el-shamayleh is near the crash site? a. unguided rockets hit the town. grabs are not ouriously inaccurate. they shouldn't be used in

unpopulated areas. this is why these people were running from the fighting. medical workers say it's too dangerous to get to the dead and injured. ukrainians and the separatists deny any responsibility. there is fear in villages and towns across this region. people here gathered to find out how close the fighting is. >> translation: we don't know what is going to happen to us. i'm an 80-year-old grandmother. i'm scared for my family. ukranian forces are determined to retake the region and are advancing in big numbers, an aim it to cut off supply roots from russia. >> the ukranian convoy is trying to take control of the cash strike area. it's been under the territory of the pro-russian separatists in the past few months, and the separatists are accused of bringing down the malaysian

airliner mm-hmm 17. investigators can't confirm this. australia and dutch police are in the country. they can't reach the site because of the fighting. separatists have retreated, the pro-russian checkpoint is empty. they control much of the border with russia and key cities in the region. this is a still wore splitting families, dividing a nation and claiming many innocent lives. when we come ban on al jazeera, nigeria is on alert after the first case of the ebola virus and the children left ganned in the thai country side after their parents head to the city to try to find work.

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council is calling for an immediate and unconditional humanitarian ceasefire in gaza, the call coming after an emergency meeting of the council in new york, a 3-weeks - 3 weeks after the israeli assault began. the people of gaza have been praying after the end of ramadan and the start of the muslim eid festival. muslim and hamas have not been able to agree on the terms of a ceasefire. fighting in eastern ukraine forced investigators to abandon plans to visit the crash site of the downed malaysia airlines jet. the dutch prime minister says it's too dangerous. >> eid preparations in gaza have been subdued. there's little joy for palestinians there. >> reporter: the resilience of the people of gaza is astounding. after a month of fasting,

foregoing food and water while israel's bomb controls their lives, they buy what they can afford. eid is a time for children. there's little to celebrate. this woman is shopping for her 7-year-old son. >> translation: we can't celebrate eid under these traditions. the children want toys. they don't understand the bombs and attacks. >> a walk through the words is a shocking reminder of the brutality of this war. this girl cannot move because she has shrapnel lodged in her spine and neck. the air strike killed her mother and two sisters, and destroyed their home. >> translation: the situation is terrible. how can we celebrate eed. we want her -- eed. we want her transferred to a hospital, but how.

. >> the end of ramadan is a time when families come together, and there's a lot of focus on children. when you speak to the children and their families, you realise there's little to celebrate at the end of this rama tap. >> reporter: in another ward is this 3-year-old. his home was destroyed. he was injured when the israeli military targeted the school. >> translation: there'll be into eid this year because my house no longer exists. it was destroyed. we'll try to make a shelter nearby. how can we celebrate eid like this. . >> there is the sound of an incoming missile. there were two air strikes on buildings close by in the half hour we were in the hospital. >> a traditional ramadan lantern made of paper hangs in the department corridors, a reminder that this should be a time of

joy. before we left we met this 6-year-old. injured when her family's home was destroyed. and this 3-year-old. his mother says the home was flattened in an israeli air strike. "i want to stay in hospital and look after my baby", she tells me. "there'll be no eid for us this year." 50,000 troops are on patrol in nigeria at the start of the muslim festival of eid. security is tight after the latest bomb attack on a church service killed five in kahno on sunday. we have this report. >> reporter: in africa's largest muslim community they gathered in their thousands to mark eid. the holiday at the end of ramadan comes at a turbulent time here. violence blamed on the radical group boko haram left dozens dead in the past few days. it did not stop the faithful

from showing up. this man came with his six children and said it's more important now than ever. >> many people are in fear. insecurity. people are crying. they don't have money at hand. that's why we come. we pray for allah to bring changes. >> security was stepped up across the country. 50,000 troops, including counterterrorism units were deployed. >> in a message to the nation, goodluck jonathan urged naming earians to remain resolute -- nigerians to remain resolute. he assured nigeria of his government commitment to overcome security. it put a damper on what would have been lavish festivities

here. >> it's resolved that it should be low key, and not a large celebration. all this has to do with the security situation. >> the emir called off the festival. the traditional ruler led the prayers, and addressed the crowds instead of an annual gathering at his palace. the message of the emir - pray for peace and stability not just in nigeria, but the whole muslim natio nation. a ceasefire agreement between warring rebels and the central african republic brought a fragile peace to the capital bangui. more than a year of violence has forced thousands to flee their homes. bangui is a deeply divided city. >> reporter: people here are still angry, nervous, tense. the group is getting out of

bangui. a city where months of sectarian violence divided muslims and christians. the roads are not safe. african union troops are escorting the convoy. they leave behind an uneasy calm. the muslim seleka and balaka signed a ceasefire agreement. a traumatised population wants to give peace a chance. it seems to be getting back to normal. that's why others are not leaving. >> we need peace to start living again. violence and killing cannot continue. we are one people. the fighting left communities wary of each other. the muslims are too scared to leave bangui. some of those have been attacked and killed. across town 40,000 christians live in a camp next to the airport. for two best friends, they want

to change things. a weekly session is where people meet and try to find common ground. >> when i first started coming here people didn't like what i was doing. i feel safe with my friend who is a muslim. i go to his house and we talk about ways to bring back peace. >> guy is hoping to change attitudes. he's one of a few christians left in what is a muslim area. >> i know the community, they grew up in front of me. criminal elements infiltrated us. a fragile truce means the road ahead is uneasy. students who survived one of south korea's worst maritime disasters are giving testimony in court much many of the 300 who drowned in the ferry disaster were students' friends. 15 yew them bers were on trial.

the court heard how passengers were ordered to stay on board as the ferry capsized and sank. a child is dead after an explosion. it was detonated near an army base. two soldiers and five civilians were injured. in thailand the need to find work means parents head to the city leaving children in the countryside. we have this report on the strap that causes for many. >> reporter: this woman looked after her grandson since he was a baby. his parents moved away to look for work. she loves him. bringing up a young child is hard at her age. >> translation: i have a very difficult life. what can i do about it. his aunts and uncles give us money from time to time and they get money from the government. there are many expenses.

i try to make end meet each month. >> reporter: stories like hers are repeated throughout rural thailand. the younger generation leaves for brighter prospects in the city. many leave children behind, to be ramed by ageing -- raced by ageing -- raezed by ageing grandparents. 21% of thai children are affected, compared to 5% in lao or vit nam. many the elderly can't retire. more than a third of caregivers are at risk of mental health problems. the young are generations may be affected. the initial findings of an ongoing unstudy, looking at children below three years old suggests those left behind are more likely to lag

developmental developmentally, especially in language skills. >> the first 1,000 days, as we talk, from birth to age 3, is absolutely crucial in terms of a child's reaching her full participation. >> it's too early to tell if these children catch up with their peers. anyone potentially negative impact could affect many young children. already the older generation is showing the strap of being caregivers in their old age. stay with al jazeera, when we come back, rolling out the carpet of grass. why mexicans are turning their rooftops green.

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