>> what is my crime to be forced out of my country. why am i a refugee? syrians speak out against the war ruining their country, demanding peace for 2016 hello there. live from doha ahead. syria is announcing fleeing war missiles. security fears on new year's eve. so-called terror threats prompt evacuations and cancellations

across europe. plus a place full of history. the united nations says it is at risk after losing it all. with the dawn of a new year, we begin in syria where many hope 2016 will bring an end to the war that has killed a quarter of a million people and sent millions more abroad. russian fighter jets are being blamed for an attack on a shelter in aleppo. many have been killed and injured including children. despite four years of war, many syrians are still holding out hope for peace. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: the play performed in one of the most dangerous places on earth. the syrian city of aleppo is divided, battered by air strikes, shelling and fighting.

despite the intense campaign by russian fighter jets nearby, actors invited people to this secret underground hiding place to put on their latest work, a play about the dreams of a nation hoping for a better life and freedom. dreams that were shattered by violence and uncertainty. >> translation: the play tries to unmask the other side of our personality. it provokes us into acknowledging our sins and mistakes so we can have a golden life. the stage is the best way to tell our story and awaken the world's conscience. >> reporter: the portray is showing a group of syrians left at home facing death. this young woman said she want episode to be a doctor but a

dream she had to relinquish when her family fled to turkey. she has chosen a new career. she now wants to become a politician back home. >> translation: i keep asking myself what was my crime to be forced out of my country? why am i a refugee. i speak on behalf of the four million syrian refugees now scattered-- refugees now scattered all over the world. i have a shelter and go to university but many don't have shelter or anything to eat. why do we have to pay the price? >> reporter: a sentiment echoed by those still in syria and those who risk their lives to go abroad. they all feel portrayed by the world our correspondent in turkey. betrayed by the world. what a devastating feeling to have. is it a common one that you're finding there?

>> reporter: absolutely. everyone you talk to say that they have been betrayed and abandoned by the international community, even international standards. you're talking about more than seven million syrians - four million syrians forced out of their country, more than 7 million displaced. people who had hoped just a few years ago to start a fresh life. those dreams were highjacked by the law in the country. joining me is one of those syrians who was forced out of their country. thank you very much indeed for joining us. this is a new day, a new year, 2016. could you give us a sense how do you feel as a syrian about tomorrow? >> i'm hopeless. i feel hopeless. i can't see no future for syria, not even for 10 years.

>> reporter: most of your friends here risked their lives and went to europe. >> yes. >> reporter: you chose to stay here. why? >> it's a personal decision because i didn't like to be a refugee there, so i prefer to stay here in turkey and work. i didn't want to go there and fight for asylum and to live on the government money there. i just wanted to stay here. >> reporter: the international community is pushing for a political settlement of the crisis in syria. are you hoping that we might see a happy ending to the war? >> just this year, unfortunately not, no. even, like, even in 10 years, i'm sorry, but this is all i can see. >> reporter: this debate about whether bashar al-assad stays for two years, six months. how do you see it as a syrian? >> actually not even a day.

mostly now, today, before tomorrow, is what i think. if you want to stop this war, he must leave. then we talk about other things. >> reporter: i still remember when i was here four years ago and there was this whole sentiment about the international community is going to be with us, they will provide us with weapons. we will continue with fight and bashar al-assad will be pushed out of power and we will be able to go back home. you feel you have been betrayed by the international community? >> of course not. unfortunately, they have helped us out. it is not ethical, actually. it is, like, at the beginning of the revolution thing, and they're, like, they're not doing what they said at the beginning. >> reporter: what kind of message would you like to send to the international community and to the powerful countries? >> think of us. think of your people. i mean, they're like your people. that's it.

>> reporter: thank you very much indeed. the same sentiment echoed in the southern parts of turkey where you have a concentration of thousands and thousands of syrian refugees who are living in camps on the border with syria, but it is the same statement that you hear again and again everywhere. for now four years they've been waiting for a chance to reunite with their loved ones. that didn't happen. just today as we speak, there is heavy fighting which is flairing up, a battle to claim. at the same time there has been russian air strikes in aleppo. i've been talking to politicians, ordinary refugees. they all say that they don't think that in 2016 they will be able to go back home thank you for that. of course, it's not just in

syria. in iraq conflict also forcing people to leave their homes across the country. whether it's the fight against i.s.i.l. in anbar or violent attacks in baghdad. many places in iraq are simply no longer safe. the u.n. says 7500 civilians were killed in 2015. nearly a thousand iraqis were killed last month alone. our correspondent at the bakara camp for internally displaced people in irbill in northern iraq. it's looking pretty bleak there. tell us what the camp is like. >> reporter: absolutely. it just gives you a feel of what life is like at this camp. the windows and doors behind mean are shut in these small caravans that people live their lives in. it was raining up until about half an hour ago. now there's very, very strong winds. it's very chilly conditions that these people have to face every

day. the united nations says more than 8.2 million people in iraq need urgent humanitarian assistance. it says that nearly 3.1 million of them are internally displaced people and they're facing a myriad of problems. if you can see around me, this is the kind of conditions that they live in. these are small huts and this is one of the most organized camps that we have come to and you can see that people around us are doing whatever they can to try and live their lives. >> translation: allah. (speaking in foreign language) >> reporter: so this is a ten-year-old. he was telling us that he misses his mum, his family, his house, his friends and that is the story that when you go around in

this camp it is echoed everywhere. people are living under really tough conditions and despite all the violence, they just long to go back home what sort of assistance are these people getting? >> reporter: we spoke to the kurdish regional government in northern iraq which says that it is doing all that it can. there are international agencies that are trying to help. there's the food program that gave 32 million dollars just in june to help people in need, and the regional governments are struggling because of the number of factors, including low oil prices and the share that this government in northern iraq, the kurdish regional government, they haven't been getting their fair share. finances are tight. they're trying to help these refugees and internally displaced people as best as they can, but it is clearly not enough. people here say that they don't have schools, education or health care.

they can't even go to a doctor. so they say that there is more that needs to be done. the world needs to remember them, not forget them in their time of need thank you for that from northern iraq. in yemen dozens of people have been killed in the central city of thies. houthi rebels have been fighting pro-government forces in the area for months. it is on the road to the rebel held capital. talks between the two sides in geneva last month failed to reach an agreement. both sides will meet again in two weeks time. iran's president is ordering the defense ministry to expand its ballistic missile program. the u.s. is considering more sanctions. iran is being test firing missiles. they say any new measure will put the agreement signed in july at risk.

>> i think the belief in tehran is that what the americans are trying to do is that after the agreement between iran and the pk51, they are looking for new ways to impose the sanctions regime so that they could compensate for any concessions that have been given to iran. we see a pattern. the americans have been confiscating iranian assets. the iranians consider that to be theft. they have been restricting visa applications for iranians who have dual nationality, as well as for anyone who has travelled to iran over the past five years. so the people believe that the americans are not being sincere. the u.s. says one thing but does something else. iranian defense capabilities are a direct result of consistent

u.s. threat against iran, which is itself against international law and is itself a terrorist act in the eyes of the people still to come here on al jazeera, we're in burundi on a peace march with the president, but the threat of civil war is never far away. a new set of u.n. global goals comes into effect on 1 january. world health is one of them. e of them.

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syrians are hoping 2016 will bring aborigine end to the war that-- an end to the war. russian fighters jets have been blamed for an attack in the aleppo countryside. the united nations estimate more than 7500 civilians were killed in iraq in 2015. years following u.s. invasions made worse by the rise of i.s.i.l. many fled their home fuel the refugee crisis. iran is expanding its missile capabilities in response to reports of more u.s. sanctions. tehran is warning that any new measures by the u.s. could jeopardize the nuclear deal signed in august. security forces have been on high alert in several major cities during new year's eve celebrations. no credible threats emerged.

in germany two police stations were shut down. an hour before midnight. a tip off from a foreign intelligence service said i.s.i.l. was planning an that tack in the city. also on alert in the belgium capital where fireworks were cancelled over security concerns. police are questioning three people in connection with an alleged plot to carry out an attack there. the annual fireworks display was also cancelled in paris. francois hollande personally inspected some of the 11,000 police and military personnel deployed across the city. france remains on its highest terror alert after the attacks in november. those security concerns are reaching as far as russia. for the first time, moscow's red square was closed over new year's as peter sharp reports. >> reporter: moscow always puts on a glitzy show for the new year. it is its biggest holiday that sees millions on the move.

there is a hard edge to the celebrations in the capital this year. security here is unprecedented. many people here say they are fearful that they face a violent backlash because of the russia's participation in the war in syria. the bombing has been going on since september. more than 5,000 sorties have been flown. in moscow the security forces are in lock down. at railway stations full luggage screening has been brought in with 15,000 additional police and troops deployed. a degree of anger and frustration at the end of a very difficult year. >> translation: the year was complicated convenient for us. i lost my job but i'm really glad because now i work for myself. what shall i expect from next year? maybe our government will get smarter and will start barking at everyone internationally. >> reporter: this is a former

kgb officers, now an opposition leader. he predicts protests will grow. >> translation: i think putin's ratings will fall, but only a war can prevent that. what war? will it be a war in syria, a ground operation, an explanation of the ukrainian conflict conflict or on our borders. we can't say. but any war consolidates people around their leader. >> reporter: president putin's popularity jumped after the wars in ukraine and syria, but they haven't produced the results he was looking for. >> translation: today i would particularly like to congratulate those service men who are fighting international terrorism, making a stand for russia's national interests far away and showing their strong will and decisiveness. the whole country's success depends on the effective work and achievements of all of us. we're united by the same goals.

aspiration to be useful to the mother land and our responsibility for its designee. >> reporter: if president true believed that he would be disappointed. there has been no concession in northern sanctions against russia. the price of oil and the value of the ruble continue their spectacular fall. the people of russia may find themselves accompanying the president on a very rocky road over the next 12 months. fireworks will welcome in the new year. the century's old tradition of seeing it in old red square has been scrapped. so many people gathered in one place was seen as an unacceptable risk north korea's leader says he is ready for war if provoked,

but his annual new year's speech stayed away from past threats and any mention of nuclear weapons. burundi's president says he will fight any african union peacekeepers sent to his company. people were hoping peace could be there after nine months of unrest. >> reporter: deep in the countryside and under heavy security, burundi's president takes part in a peace march. this is the final lap of a peace run organised by young men concerned that their country is on the brink of civil war. >> translation: god will grant us peace in the new year. >> reporter: peace has been elusive in burundi since the president decided to run for a

controversial third term in office. the political tension that followed led to street protests. hundreds of people have been killed. the capital bujumbura has become the main theatre of conflict. entire neighborhoods have been deserted as thousands try to escape the violence. this is once a bustling district, now almost empty. it is from here that this man fled with his family. >> translation: i don't see peace returning to bujumbura as long as the president remains in power. police come every night arresting people and most of the people they take away end up dead. the youth have been forced to take up arms and defend themselves. >> reporter: burundians have been flocking to church. top on the list of their prayers is for calm to return to their country.

>> translation: every burundian has a responsibility to search for peace and fight for human rights and democracy in our party. we beg for them to do that this year. >> reporter: their only hope that the talks that started this week in uganda will diffuse the crisis and find a way out. the president is to step down or change his government people hope the suburb of cape town has been placed on the monuments fund watch list. the site is a major cultural importance and is also at risk of being lost to development. our correspondent takes a look. >> reporter: this is a suburb that became known as the m elay quarter when freed slaves moved in. it is now famous for its architect technical tour and--

cobbled streets. this woman shows us family photos from the 1900s explaining that it is up to her generation to keep the area's history in tact. the area's character is linked to its islamic heritage. >> it is so close to their hearts, it's close to their soul. it has been ex-employed employed-- exploited for commercial reasons. it has been protected in many other ways. >> reporter: the suburb is home to the oldest mosque in the city. once democracy was realized and the group areas act abolished, no longer preserving the area for residents, houses and central location began attracting outsiders. tour guide works in this house both in 1763. it is on now a museum. >> this is what it is.

they always have to share their life and houses. they have to share the culture and daily things. people come in and take photographs. they don't have the privacy. >> reporter: she says this has contributed to the younger generation selling their homes and moving out. homes here are now fetching high prices with rates rising 400% in the past decade. >> i think anybody who owns a heritage house will be frees traited that they have to-- frustrated that they have to bear the cost of the house. there is no fending which is-- funding which is available for the upkeep of these houses. >> reporter: this is in a heritage zone to protect houses. the world monday ewe hunts have declared one of the world's most significant cultural heritage sites at risk of being lost. in spite of the high profile and

the protection being offered, many here still worry they won't be able to fight increasing movement a new set of u.n. global goals comes into effect on 1 january. leaders from around 20 on 0 nations met in new york in last september to tackle poverty and other issues. goals replace previous goals which expired in 2015. governments will use the objectives to frame their agendas and policies over the next 15 years. global health is one of the biggest challenges for the u.n. >> reporter: it is the start of a new chapter in fighting one of the world's most fatal disease says, ebola-- diseases, ebola. at least 11,000 people died in the most recent outbreak mainly

in west africa. >> we have to be clear that although today is an important milestone, it is only a milestone. it is not the end of the ebola response in west africa because what we've learned is while we've stopped the original trains of transmission, we're also seeing small flares, one to three cases occurring. >> reporter: there's no cure for ebola, but two vaccines look promising. they could be ready for clinical use soon. there are new vaccines such as dengue fever kills more than 20,000 people every year. a vaccine that prevent all of the dangerous forms is now available in the philippines, brazil and mexico. >> translation: the relevance this vaccine could have in terms of prevention could have great benefits, not only in mexico, which was the first country to

approve the vacuum ian, but also diabetes-- vaccine. >> reporter: malaria kills a lot of people every year. some forms. virus are resistant to drugs, so a new vaccine that is on trial could soon save many lives. the world melodists organization says the number of cancer cases is likely to rise by 70% in the next 20 years. more than a third of cancer deaths can be prevented. guidelines were produced. the goal to improve global health, there are people in certain parts of the world who are generally healthier than others. doctors from the university of athens studied residents where many people lived to be over 90. they discovered their long life was because of a simple lifestyle with moderate lifestyle and eating local fresh

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