>> the world health organization is given the go ahead to deliver desperately needed surprise to thousands strapped by fighting in syria. ♪ ♪ hello and welcome to al jazerra live from doha. i am elizabeth. also ahead. lots of pro sad owe but little fund an exclusive report on the police recruits it's hoped will bolster the fight against isil in iraq. two bomb attacks killed dozens of people in northern nigeria. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. slams north korea's human rights

record describing life there as a living nightmare. ♪ ♪ we begin in syria where thousands of people trapped by fighting could soon be getting much-needed aid. the world health organization says it's been given approval to deliver tons of medical surprise to parts of aleppo and damascus. infectious diseases are on the rise in those besieged areas as zeina reports, and a warning you ma i find some pictures in her report disturbing. >> reporter: hygiene-related diseases are on the rise in syria. this girl was diagnosed with a parasitic infection that is spread by flies. according to doctors, cases like these show how the crumbling and worsening living conditions in rebel-held areas affecting people. >> translator: we have no pesticides here because there

are many flies, also homes are not sterilized. there is no hygiene. >> reporter: one of the reasons is the lack of clean water in mean places, under a government imposed siege. the problem of contaminated water is not confined rural damascus. across sear the world health organization reported mine 6500 cases are typhoid this year. help tight sit a problem. >> we have serious problems with access to clear without never areas such as a hleb owe and also in the rural damascus area lately. the damage to the sewer system and often this is followed by diseases. and we have seen infectious diseases in the suburbs of damascus. >> reporter: the w.h.o. has been able to deliver three times more medical surprise in 2014 than it did last year. and some of the deliveries were

to hard to reach areas. but health workers wants the syrian government to grant it more access to opposition territories. >> some of these areas there is a security problem, it can be hard to access. we have had some of the conroys a approved but not on a regular basis because of security issues. >> reporter: it's vital supplies don't reach those in need. more than half of the hospitals are out of service. syria's healthcare system has been severely damaged by the war and many syrians have died from treatable illnesses simply because of the lack of medicine. >> zeina is now join from us beirut. the approval has been given, but what needs to happen for the aid to actually get to these areas? some of which have seen no deliveries in years i believe.

>> reporter: well, yes, now it's a question of logistics. according to the world health organization the syrian government has given them approval to reach opposition-held areas in the northern city of aleppo, as well as in the suburbs of damascus, as well as others. accord to this organization it will take a week before they reach aleppo and a few reach before they reach the country sides. this is a lengthy process. we have to understand there is fighting on on the ground and and thrauls a siege there is al, government-imposed siege surrounding the capital. people need the surprise. millions of people rely on hand out to his survive and that's according to the united nations. and as you saw in that report. diseases are spreading. so there is an urgency, but there is also difficulties on the ground, really the delivery of surprise to rebel-held areas as well as to hard to reach areas has been a problem over the years. >> and what about the freeze in fighting, the u.n. envoy to

syria has been proposal earlier in aleppo. has there been any progress on that at all? is that likely to happen? >> reporter: no progress and no deal so far. last october the u.n. special envoy actually presented his initiative and since then, he, along with listen voirs, the hin meet to go try to iron out an agreement. we understand from opposition force that his they are skeptical. they want guarantees. they believe that the government will use a lull in the fighting in aleppo to, you know, to step up military operations in other front across the country. we also understand from government sources that what they are worried about is that this freeze in fighting going to be monitored and it's going to be backed by u.n. security council resolution, which means that they are going to deploy u.n. peacekeepers and this is something the government won't accept. and what the government also has been saying is that rebel-held

areas in aleppo, they will be allowed to impose their own rule. and so the government won't accept ideal where they can't restore their own sovereignty. at the end of the day they are also worried that this deal could involve areas reaching up to the turkish border which, in effect say no-fly zone. it's more, according to the government this, deal is not just a question of stopping fighting and allowing aid to get in, there are other issues involved and the government is not ready to accept them. >> sync, a thank yo >> zeina thank you for that. she was joining us from beirut. to other news now, where kurdish forces known as peshmerga have bring the siege in sinjar, entered neighborhoods on the outskirts lifting the blockade for thousands of trapped yazidis. isil has controlled the town for months. in the next few weeks jordan will begin to train iraqi army troops. the iraqi defense minister made

the announcement on monday and says it's part of the international effort to fight isil. the army became fractured after many troops left their post as isil swept through vast parts of the country. lingering distrust of the shia-led government in iraq is affecting efforts to turn former police in to a local force. it's hoped the force will be able to bolsterers to retake mosul from isil fighters. the government in baghdad isn't true free throws describing financial support for the program. mohamed adow has this exclusive report from mosul. >> reporter: preparing for battle. these men are the heart of the effort to revive mosul's police force, they are made up of former police officers and new volunteers. they have been gathered at this camp away from mosul by provincial leaders determined to retake the city from isil. only a handful of rifles is all they have got. but what they lack in fire power

they make up from for bravado. >> translator: we are ready. we are just waiting for the orders to move on mosul. we are ready for the fighting. we want to free our town from these people. >> reporter: more than 4,000 men have been trained in this camp. these men are a key part of the plan to retake iraq's second biggest city from isil. they know it won't be easy to take me suggest and would require street to street fighting. and so at this cam they acquire the necessary skills. those with experience in front line fighting have been formed in to a swat team. but there are problems. shortly after isil seized mosul in june, the iraqi government cut off the officers' salaries. baghdad is not supportive of the efforts to recons toot the force. >> translator: they have not been paid for several months. most of the their families have been displaced. [ inaudible ] increased their

morale. >> reporter: police indicating the revival of the force is the political conflict between provincial officials and baghd baghdad. the governor of mosul says baghdad plans to use shia militias in the battle for mosul and that would backfire. >> i need the weapons first, the training, and the financing these fighters. and also i need the air force support when we enter mosul. especially to cut the supply off isis from outside the city. >> reporter: for now, the men train on. their plight is just one example of how rebuilding iraq may rest less in the air power and bombing runs of the united states and its allies than in bridging the differences between the central government and local

leaders. mohamed adow al jazerra, outside mosul iraq. security officials say five bombs have exploded in the capital sanaa killing one and wounded many others, witnesses say one of the bombs exploded after a houthi rebel tried to dismantle it. pakistan's prime minister wants to fast track death row executions, 55 inmates now face the death penalty within the next six weeks, six men have been hanged since friday after the country lifted its freeze on capital punishment from what it calls terror-related cases. the decision follows a taliban attack on a school that killed 148 people. most of them children. two bombings in northern nigeria have killed 27 people and wounded many more. a market in the city was hid by one explosion while a car bomb was detonated at a bus station. dominick kane reports.

>> reporter: this is the aftermath of the explosion. it happened at a busy market and came without warning. killing or wounded dozens of people. around 150-kilometer as way, another device was detonated. this time at a bus station. at the time, the place was packed with travelers. the authorities say that many of those who died were burned beyond recognition. dozens of people were seriously wounded. >> various degrees of injuries. in fact, one is in theater now. has a penetrating abdominal injury. there are some others that may also be going to theater. >> reporter: this is the second such attack in the last two months. although no group has claimed it carried out either bolling. local officials say they are similar to other attacks carried out by the radical armed group boko haram.

>> boko haram has grown stronger in the last one year, it's got more fighters. it has adopted new tactics. it has been able to hold onto territory and for all of these reasons the situation is getting certainly worse than it was a year ago. >> reporter: some estimates suggest more than 10,000 people have been killed by acts like this in nigeria. so far this year. a wave of vie license for the government appears to be struggling to stop. dominick kane, al jazerra. we have much more to come on al jazerra. vote counting starts in kashmir as a record number of people turn out for the elections. and doing the dirty work. we meet the vellummers in bangladesh left to clean up an oil spill.

good to have you with us, i am elizabeth in doha. these are the top stories on al jazerra. thousands of syrians trapped by fighting between rebels and government sources could seen being got getting much of needed aid. the world health organization says it has been given approval to deliver medical surprise to parts of aleppo and damascus. in iraq, peshmerga have broken the siege in sin area and entered neighborhoods on the outskirts of town lifting the blockade for thousands of trapped yazidis. and two bomb go ahead in northern nigeria have killed 27 people and injured more than was in a bourque and one in the a

bus indications. results are expected soon in elections in indian-administer kashmir. no party is poise today get a majority in the disputed region which is routinely hit by violence and separatist boycotts. >> reporter: they came out in droves. defying calls for a boycott bicep tests. and despite recent flood waters, voting in indian-administered kashmir came to have their voices heard. many were angered by the election so soon after the flooding, a large number of people still ended up voting. she is a candidate for the hindu national assists b.j. p. a party hopeful the of its chances in the muslim majority area. people in the state have had enough and want politicians to do more. >> translator: the changes for the development, we could not see any developments since decades, we have the same roads, we have sim hospitals with.

[ inaudible ] facilities silts, nothing in education going to -- you know, standard has not changed. we have same things what was there since 60 years. >> reporter: many here agree, it's time for that to change. most political parties here hope people's need for change will translate in to votes for them. a lag in development in higher unthink moment are main issues that voters want addressed. not everyone here feels that voting will make any difference in their lives. in this village of 500 people only a handful came out to vote. most say they have no faith in the government. >> translator: i didn't vote because the amir here has not havvisited us in four years, evn when there was floodingest nowhere. >> reporter: back in the capital. she also didn't cast a ballot. she's been protesting every month for more than 20 years after the disappearance of her

son who she says was detained by security forces. she says successive state governments have promise today help her but none have. >> translator: they listen with one ear, but it goes out from the other. today it doesn't matter who comes to power, they won't do anything. >> reporter: but those who came out to vote hope that is not the case. and that their large turn out will translate in to better governance. al jazerra, indian-administered kashmir. promised to be a president for all tunisians. the 88-year-old won the second round of the presidential run-off elections with just over 55% of the vote. the poll caps off what is expected to be tunisia's final step towards democracy. but his win sparked angry protests where his rival has widespread support. one of hong kong's richest men has been sentence today five

years in jail for bankruptcy. billionaire property development thomas was found guilty of bribing one of the top officials. the politician received more than a million dollars in kickbacks. the corruption scandal has shocked hong kong's financial center and galvanized anger against the city's elite. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. has described life in north korea as a living nightmare. the u.n. security council has discussed the country's human rights record for the first time, pyongyang says the criticism is based on lies from the u.n. in new york kristen slewp i reports. >> reporter: north korea decided not to show up. but that didn't stop the u.n. security council. it rarely discusses the human rights record of countries not in the midst of violent conflict. but a u.n. commission of inquiry found that the abuses in north korea are unprecedented and may amount to crimes against humanity. >> victims of persecution of political, religious, racial,

and gender ground. people who have been forcefully transferred. whose loved ones have been abducted or disappeared without trace. people who have been deliberately starved for long periods. >> reporter: and the criticism is directed at the top levels of government. which the u.n. has criticized for funding the world's forth largest military even as it's a own people were starving. one of north korea's few allies, china, objected to the meeting say the politicization of human rights would be counter productive. >> translator: the security council should work more to facilitate dialogue and east tension and refrain from doing anything that might cause the escalation of tension. >> reporter: the unprecedented meeting comes soon after north korea threaten today attack the united states for accusing pyongyang of hacking in to sony pictures entertainment, an ann accusation it denies, as a

result of the hack and threats of violence, sony canceled the release of the film "the interview" a satire showing the assassination of north korea's leader kim i don' jong un. >> the attackers also threatened sony's employees actors in the film, movie theaters and even people who dared to go to the theater showing the movie, warning them to, quote, 11 the 11th of september, end quote. not content with denying freedom of expression to its own people, the north korean regime now seems intent on suppressing the exercise of this fundamental freedom in our nation. >> reporter: north korea's human rights record has now been exposed to the world by the united nations. the general assembly recommended referring pyongyang to the international criminal court. but with a threat of a chinese veto the security council is taking no further action for now. kristen slewp i, a is looms al .

north korea's website is back on. the up. the white is declined say if the u.s. government involved. ' app adjunct professor of foreign study in seoul. says while the move by the u.n. security council is unprecedented it's you unlikely to change much. >> we understand that the two countries, china and russia oppose to move to submit this topic as a discussion topic at the security council. so, you know, considering china and russia being the two members of the key five, permanent five members of the security council, there is little expectation here that actually the security council itself will produce any real action that could impact north korea as a result of their discussion. while we are take this is all over development as something very important. but at the same time, the general expectation here is that

we are not expecting real substantial move that would be made in the form of any kind of sanction, additional sanctions on north korea. to china now where the government has launched an investigation in to former president's top ate. stayed media says he is facing disciplinary violations he fell out of favor two years ago after the alleged cover up of his son's death in a car crash. he is one of several high-profile political figures being investigated by the president. al jazerra continues to demands the release of our three journalist who his has been in prison for 369 days. they were jailed on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions, peter and mohamed were each sentenced to seven years in prison bahar given an additional three years for having a spent bullet in his possession which he had picked up at a protest.

new york city mayor bill de blasio has asked protesters to stop rallying until after the funerals of two police officered that were shot and killed. rallies have been taking place overuse of force. de blasio has come under criticism for his handling of the protests. tom ackerman reports. >> reporter: at a makeshift sidewalk memorial. hundreds of people paid their respects to the two officers shot while sitting in their patrol car on saturday. the killer, a black gunman with a long criminal record who had posted social media threats to avenge the deaths of michael brown and eric garner. those two unarmed black men killed by police in missouri and new york this year, have become symbols of injustice for protesters across the u.s. but new york mayor bill de blasio's statement in support of the protests have arouse the the anger of his own police force. its members accuse him of endangering their safety by

stoking hostility against them. after visiting the families of the slain officers, de blasio said their grief should be the focus for everyone. >> how do we support them? that's what i would ask to any organizations that were planning events or gatherings that are about politics and protests, that could be for another day. >> reporter: the city's police commissioner said racial tensions have grown, spiked by the social media's attention to alleged police brutality. >> one of the things that is a concern at the moment is this issue is really starting to go down partisan lines, republican, democrat, this is something that should bring us altogether not taking us apart. >> reporter: the obama administration rejected accusations that its efforts to rein in police excesses had undercut their effectiveness. >> we need to make sure that we can have conversations about how policing can be done effectively, how we can have community policing going forward. but we also need to at the same time protect our law enforcement

personnel. >> reporter: but more protests were planned in milwaukee after prosecutors there decided not to seek charges against a policeman fired after shooting to death another young black man with a history of mental illness. meanwhile, other u.s. police departments have been put on heightened alert after receiving numerous violent threats. none of them so far seem to be credible. the latest tensions overshadowed the fact that the u.s. has seen a sharp decline in police fay tal at thises committed by criminals over the past decade. tom ackerman, a al jazerra wash. argentina's last military ruler has been sentenced to 16 more years in prison. in october the 86-year-old was jailed for 23 years for the kidnapping and torturing of dozens of factory workers during the country's so-called dirty war. the sentence has extended after new witness collaboration some 30,000 people disappeared or were killed under argentina's

military rule from 1976-1983. argentinian court has ruled that an arrange tan has some legal rights as humans. sandra was born in germany but has lived at the zoo in there no 20 years, her attorney claims she deserves to live in better condition. her cognitive abilities give her the same right to life humans have. she will be moved from the sue zoo to a sanctuary. public anger is growing against the bangladesh government over its handling of an oil spill that polluted the world's large esteban grove forest and authorities are accused of responding too slowly, it's the people who are paying the highest price. >> reporter: as soon as the spill happened, he was out on his boat scooping up the oil. the fisherman felt he needed to move fast. he knew that as the oil spread it would kill more marine life

in the area. severely damaging his livelihood. >> translator: i have been collecting foil about eight hours now, if we weren't collecting this. then there would be more dead fish, more dead crabs, how do i earn money? and now i can sale this oil so that's also good. >> reporter: eventually the government started to offer fishermen money for work that they were already doing clearing up the area. by the time the clean up effort was in full swing the oil had spread across thousands of square kilometers. these men are hired by the forest department to clean up debris that's been washing up on these shores but i can see that the oil has already covered up many of these man drove roots. these roots perform a crucial function when it comes to keeping together the land mass. and the long-term impact of this damage could be devastating to the rain forest. the government effort has been widely criticized. instead of using expert help and

modern cleaning techniques, many workers were seen simply covering up the oil with mud. images like these have left many people across the country furious about the lack of preparation. the government insists it's doing the best that it can in an emergency it has never had to face before. but oil tankers have been passing through the delicate ecosystem since 2004. and the protesters here say that should have been enough time for the government to come up with a disaster response plan. >> translator: as soon as the spill happened the government should have sat down with experts and come up with a response strategy. and then it should have acted straightaway instead of taking a is long as it did. >> reporter: the protesters are also angry at the government for hiring local people without providing them with any protective gear. he doesn't have the luxury of complaining. for people like him, who live and work here, it's either clean

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