landfill harmonic eyewitness documentary on mount using. the un warns of disaster as almost a quarter of a 1000000 syrians escaped intense fighting in the last rebel held problems. hello again i'm here today and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. and carry on with their protests even though the president signs off on one of their demands for a vote on a new constitution. more pressure on me on the un general assembly passes a resolution condemning atrocities against the reading.

and demanding answers families grieve for those killed in india during demonstrations against a controversial citizenship. call the united nations is warning of devastating consequences for civilians in syria's last rebel controlled province nearly 250000 people mostly women and children have fled the area after 2 weeks of heavy bombardment by russian and syrian government forces reports. tents go up in the syrian town of dunn are now a temporary harmful families with nowhere else to go if they fled martel newmont in the south of provence as syrian government forces advance many leaving most of their belongings behind. if not we fled from the bombardment and came here it's

a small camp that doesn't really fit a lot of people and the people just keep coming the situation is not that. since the start of december nearly 250000 people have been displaced from the last rebel held area of syria most women and children many have fled by road for others fuel shortages have stopped them from getting a why some are trying to seek shelter in turkey but they're not being allowed to cross the border and this comes on top of the displacement figures that we had from the end of april to the end of august where more than 400000 people have been displaced so what we have is a displacement crisis on top of another displacement crisis. president bashar al assad has vowed to recapture rebel held areas. shelling in airstrikes backed by

russia have intensified forcing aid agencies to suspend operations in the area unless the fighting ends there are fears that the supply of humanitarian aid will stop as soon as next month in my mind it's neither the russians nor the turks that are the key to the solution the key to the solution is the international community getting involved in this and putting pressure both on the syrian regime in russia and turkey for a resolution that doesn't cause massive human loss of life or a humanitarian catastrophe. but it would be a lot more. violence goes against an organist ceasefire deal and international calls for deescalation but the syrian government says recapturing the province is just a matter of time because the gauge al jazeera. well many of those displaced families are trying to seek shelter and taki but they're not being allowed to cross the

border monitor reports from the care most of those people. fled their homes heading to cities such as cuban the couplet all of the province others have gone to government. programs but the laws the majority of them i'm from the areas where the syrian forces have been. most of their hogs. and the strategic city that sits on the m 5 which assad's forces are really keen to take from the rebels they have most of them come to the turkish border and. voted as a motor allowing any of the syrian refugees to hold all the on the comps are also fool so they are mostly in the open something make shift comes you know

depending on charities giving them warm food but they do not have the tissue or water or any other amenities where they have set up but come now libyan government forces a wall if i have to as fighters have carried out an air strike as an oil refinery compound and somewhere that's near the border it's the 4th attack on that area and just 24 hours that he has national oil company says no one was killed that libyans have come out and large numbers in zawiya against have to and his forces his anger after 2 people were killed in as strikes there that struck a busy shopping center during rush hour 2 planes also has a pharmacy and residential neighborhoods our correspondent know what happened why it is in tripoli he says the airstrikes could be in response to the turkish president's announcement these planning to send troops to help the tripoli based government. this collation of the airstrikes by half to the fighter jets recently

has been targeting civilian areas residential areas killing innocent civilians including women and children this could be read in terms of the actions of have to camp anger. action to the news about the turkish government planning to send troops to live to libya upon official request from the government of national called which is direct ignited by the united nations recently have to his forces have targeted by air strikes. an area near the oil refinery of zawiya city about 40 kilometers to the west from tripoli is until you have to and it has in its cost to be the pilot that was detained or was captured by the pro-government forces 3 months ago while he was targeting their locations in. so after those forces are accused of

committing war crimes by the government ministry of defense which is that that have to. start acting civilian areas could mount to work crimes chile's president has signed a decree for a referendum on a new constitution and one of the main demands of protesters who've been demonstrating against the government for months but people took to the streets again on friday in the capital santee other police tried to break up crowds with tear gas and water cannon the referendum will take place in april next year the current constitution dates back to 900 under the dictatorship of general augusto pinochet. lament that will happen once again with a pencil and paper we citizens and be able to express our opinion and they find the paf so country will take all bars found a speck is the founder and editor in chief of china today he says president pinera as a legacy will be decided by the way he deals with the fallout of these protests

a one sided he can right now be to president and under his presidency a new constitution will be written i mean it's a chance for him to write history but on the other side i mean there's a lot of blood on his hands for everything that happened during the protests at the end is responsible for the atrocities committed by the army by the police so in some form he is responsible and the coming months or the months until the referendum and everything that happens off the death will be very key for his presidency will he be the president of the human rights violations or will you be to president of the new future in. the un general assembly has condemned human rights abuses against muslims and other minorities in manama 134 member states voted in favor of the resolution calling on mammals government to end hatred and violence against minorities we have also faces a case at the international court of justice for genocide of the ring thousands of

people were killed and nearly a 1000000 people fled into neighboring bangladesh after a crackdown in rakhine states well earlier i spoke to benjamin so wacky he's a southeast asia analyst and he says this u.n. resolution is too late and lacks the legal weight to trigger a international action. you haven't 9 non-binding non legally binding general assembly resolution 2 years late that simply expresses condemnation for something that's now 2 years in the past and urges the myanmar government to take actions that it has repeatedly indicated that it is unwilling to take so no it's very difficult to see how this resolution could be of any concrete benefit to either the . refugees who fled into bangladesh or for the some 400000 or so estimated ranges who remain in myanmar and remain at risk of further genocidal attacks the sad part about him is that the u.n. general assembly the same body that issued the resolution recently passed the responsibility to protect unanimously in 2005 which makes abundantly clear that

when a country is either unable or unwilling to protect its people from genocide crimes against humanity and other great international crimes that it is the collective responsibility of the international community of member states to take appropriate action to ensure that these crimes are not committed again and yet issuing a resolution 2 years after the fact does not constitute the kind of action that the general assembly should be taking the resolution should be stating that if genocidal attacks continue that you know rational community is prepared to take military forceful military action to stop and punish the genocide in the end but unfortunately the the resolution didn't say that and sadly few member states of the u.n. are willing to take that action. sudan's transitional government has unveiled its 1st budget and to revive its economy after months of political turmoil as includes plans to gradually remove fuel subsidies by next year salaries of employees working

in state owned companies will be doubled to keep pace with rising inflation which has now reached 58 percent the new civilian government is trying to launch a series of reforms after former president omar al bashir was ousted in april from khartoum had a morgan explains why some of the decisions could prove controversial recently appointed council of ministers revealed the new government's 1st budget and that is for the year 2020 which had passed late on friday now according to the government there will be free education in public schools as well as free health care and public hospitals and there will be an increase in the pace of civil workers as well as cash transfers to those of low income but where the main focus of the government's budget for the year 2020 comes is on the fuel subsidies the government says that there will be gradual lifting of fuel subsidies according to the former government which was deposed in april following an uprising that was triggered by the economy last december the government pays up to 90 percent of the fuel costs

which cost the government more than $50000000.00 per week and the minister of finance never pressed statement where he revealed some details of the 2020 budget said the change will be gradual so that people on the street get used to it. but a moment in which we have put down this budget with a responsible programme that looks into subsidies that allows us to make achievements without letting those achievements go in vain through inflation we recognise the importance of having the fuel subsidies lifted gradually and not immediately. now despite attempts by the government to assure the public there are concerns that the lifting of fuel subsidies will not go down well previous attempts by the previous government in 201-220-1320 extension 16 all led to anti-government protests and the 1st rejection to this budget came from the forces of freedom and change coalition that is the coalition that has been leading antigovernment protests since december last year which led to the ousting of former president

ahmed bashir and his government in april the coalition says that the budget doesn't look into the suffering of the sudanese people which led them to take to the streets demanding a better life to begin with the country's already facing an inflation of more than 60 percent and more than half of the country's 41000000 population live below the poverty line so there are concerns that the lifting of fuel subsidies will raise prices of commodities in the market despite an increase in the pace of civil workers and increased as well as an increase in the minimum wages but the government says that it needs to make those are short term reforms to try to improve the economy in the long run. well still ahead on al-jazeera a show of dismay iraq's highest cheerleader gives politicians the silent treatment amid a major political stalemate. and we'll tell you why next month's presidential election in taiwan could prove decisive for the island's future.

however seen some very lively weather across the eastern side of the mediterranean a recently the shower was the longest balls for the wintry weather gradually ease the strong winds to place the fading away but you see a fair amount of cloud just around the levant through syria lebanon jordan all the way down into northern parts of israel asked to continue making its way a little bit east with that as we go on through saturday the shells still rolling in here 16 celsius the top temperature in beirut so you come across iraq as long as you drive want to see showers up towards the finals of the country iran generate drive to drive over towards afghanistan and pakistan and some of the pictures as we go on through sunday i'm hopeful by sunday. jordan lebanon israel still a few wintry showers just spinning their way out of the course of disturbed weather

to into parts of the arabian peninsula chiefly into the south of the region southern areas of amman down towards salada could see some lively showers some longer spells of brightness some of that wet weather just sneaking its way across towards the horn of africa here in doha but it's also pleasant sunshine temperatures touching $25.00 degrees celsius pleasant sunshine so it's a good part of south africa but want to showers around the eastern side of the region and also for much of my speak. the weather sponsored by countdown anywhere. from 2 to al-jazeera we were told to get to the uk ministry of all the ration has this been addressed by took a listen what is the proposal of spain for a couple on you know we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on the ground to 0.

well you. know it's a little late. how can i missed us here today and to remind of our top stories this hour the united nations is warning of devastating consequences for civilians in syria's it's a province nearly 250000 people have fled the area after 2 weeks of heavy bombardment by russian and syrian government forces. chile's president sebastian pinera has signed off on holding a referendum on a new constitution and april next year there's been weeks of protests against the government and the vote was one of the main demands of demonstrators. the un

general assembly has strongly condemned human rights abuses against rohingya muslims and other minorities in the at mach 134 member states voted in favor of 9 against the resolution. a u.s. civilian contractor has been killed in an attack on an iraqi military base several rockets were fired into the base near kirkuk which houses both iraqi and u.s. military u.s. officials say said this past nell were also injured while staying in iraq where they have been anti-government protests since october calling for political reform grand ayatollah ali al sistani the country's highest shia religious leader has been critical of politicians the not heeding the protestors demands but this week he declared he'll no longer get involved in politics some reports from not jeff and shia stronghold in southern iraq. as iraq slips deeper into political crisis the one man iraq has looked to for guidance is silent grand ayatollah ali al

sistani is friday sermon the liver through his representative usually includes comments on political matters closely watched in streets and halls of government alike this week the cleric an announced he'd no longer speak on political issues and he passed a cryptic message to iraq's politicians explaining why. if you read history you'll find that the problem is not with the people who have wisdom and intellect but with those who don't listen to those who have wisdom and intellect. clerics close to stanley say his silence is a show of dismay that iraq's politicians are not heeding his advice to start his reclusion comes at a critical time on thursday president barham saleh said he would rather resign than appoint the nominee for prime minister danny seen as representing the status quo. what is the point of talking on political issues we are repeating the same points

over and over again if they want to get advice they'll find in previous speeches. it's not the 1st time sistan has done this he stopped making political speeches temporarily in 201320162 put pressure on political leaders and. when he pointed response and rapid progress towards early elections. when he finds little response he resumed giving political price. to stun he may have also grown tired of his words being used to meet political ends to fossil political forces does take the steps houstonian interpret them according to their interest. not just has seen some of the worst violence since demonstrations began here 2 protesters have set up camp in the central square determined to stay until their demands are met they feel encouraged by cystitis support but unless there is a complete overhaul of the political system they doubt that early elections

a priority for sistan e will bring meaningful change. the choice is made by the politicians we want prime minister and a president to be elected by the people grand ayatollah ali al assad is listed and boersma seen as necessary for the nomination of a new prime minister and his the social to no longer comment on political developments is regarded as pressuring political parties to choose someone protesters can separate to silence also creates a leadership vacuum that some. here could worsen the crisis from one of 14 al-jazeera. now protests as i've gathered along the gaza israel border fence for the final time this year demonstrations have wound down and recent months as egypt cats on the united nations try to broker a ceasefire agreement between hamas and israel organizers have said they don't intend to hold another protest until march last a judah is a spokesman for the great march of autonomy isn't and he says regardless of where

israel's prime minister is often next year's elections keep up their demands we are looking at it with the clinton you know is going to still going to be. out of the political scene it's not our problem our the problem that we have all right we need to bring all the attention of the all over the world that the scene of suffering hardships toppling been suffering leading a miserable life because of the oppression and because of that division as well so that means that now we could say that all the thought since all the palestinian groups all the civil communities all united together under one table and the all agree that the right of return is what a great issue and now we believe that continue we continue with the of this peace for. what so called peace for there with a. lot of it is going to be part of our continue with the on both of our life as well we need to manage through the attention of all. muslims communities

that the palestinian are still up to 70 years of. build out of from their country origin and country are still survive others still fight are still believe that they have a right to the. well in india there have been protests outside the state's building of the protests in new delhi over allegations of police brutality 18 people have been killed there during 2 weeks of demonstrations against a controversial new citizenship law elizabeth brown and spoke to the families of some of the victims. a mother overcome with grief and her family in mourning as neighbors come to zahra hussein's home to pay their condolences. he says his 20 year old man was shot dead by police following friday prayers last week. when he was coming back from the police started beating people everyone. had

a high fever the police caught him and shot. his son was studying to join india's civil service. he is one of 18 indians killed in the state of altered. in 2 weeks of protests against the new citizenship law which critics say discriminates against muslims but our police commanders and maintain officers acted in self-defense and to prevent communal violence or it can be as out a mob there came a point where there was fear of clashes between here to the center muslims on levy nor how we have to stop that from happening if we had not been there then things would have deterred you had it. but those who are too afraid to speak out say police attacked people in their own homes. as it is that muhammad's larger than tells us police broke into the heart of his brother who's paralyzed and beat the

entire family with battens. the police barged in they broke the door and dragged him out of the house they beat him up now he's detained the police have detained around 6000 people in a position connection with the citizenship protests they've only charged $1000.00 of them. the people. inside. the police because of police atrocities. just. sending messages of reassurance to distressed people but rights groups say they're too late. members of a fact finding team who travel to say the police are carrying out a reign of terror on muslim communities. people are staying up all night in the muslim communities in order to try and guard because this leads to every fight of

a police raid. that those. activists point out that while protests against the citizenship you'll have happened nationwide that was protesters have been killed only in states such as. governed by the. police or detaining any protesters who come to power here in the capital new delhi to stop people from speaking out against police action in the golden state and civil rights groups are demanding the immediate release of what they call the innocent protesters arrested by police and they want supreme court judge just to see an investigation into allegations of police brutality a little bit more on an al-jazeera. now tensions between china and taiwan have further deterioration this year and could worsen and 2020 the results of taiwan's presidential election in january may determine whether it continues to resist pressure from beijing to unify with the mainland or whether it's. katrina who has

this report from beijing. taiwan born carefully picks his battles ph d. student by day martial arts instructor by night the 36 year old cherishes taiwan's democracy but won't say no to opportunities in mainland china where he's lived for 4 years. economically and in all other ways i think the mainland and taiwan we only become closer the question is form. that question will be answered when taiwanese voters go to the polls on general 11th independence when is running for reelection and expected to win another term for the democratic progressive party or d p p one main competition beijing friendly kuomintang candidate you who was leading opinion polls until protests in hong kong reignited fears over main influence and the one country 2 systems policy taiwan was always the big prize and

it was look how are we going to deal with. a new your going to want to come back to the fold i think about pieces the communist party says reunification is inevitable achieved peacefully or otherwise. we do not propose to reduce the use of force reserve to use all necessary measures. president xi jinping recently unveiled one of those measures china's 1st locally built aircraft carrier the 2nd in its fleet beijing has continued to ramp up its military presence in the south china sea and is closing in on taipei's dwindling diplomatic allies she didn't ping has fashioned himself as a great leader of china and how such is determined to leave behind a great legacy analysts say securing china's role as a leader in the asia pacific and bringing taiwan firmly back under control essential to that legacy and

a disastrous outcome according to the united states washington has agreed to see. taiwan fighter jets tanks and weapons infuriating the communist party but china is not taking any action just now do you want to provoke the us to get involved such else you want to take what wait wait wait a few years. when you or your military is going to be stronger vis a vis the us which is likely to be weaker too will be watching taiwan's election from beijing waiting to see whether the island moves closer to the mainland all further away. beijing and in the next part of our series looking into the big stories of 2020 we explore how the protests that have spread across iraq since october will shape politics they're going for now china has successfully launched one of the world's most powerful rockets saying it's a big step in its ambitions for the moon and mars the long march 5 rocket is

carrying a communications satellite and it launched without a hitch unlike 2 years ago when an engine problem derailed the mission well elizabeth pearson is an astrophysicist and a journalist who specializes in space and she says china must begin collaborating if it's to achieve its ambitious plans. in the last couple of decades china has come in leaps and bounds so they've been very much concentrating on their human space flight they are trying to build a space station a permanent space station to rival the international space station within the next decade or so and they've also sent multiple very successful missions to the moon and that's a trend that they can plan on continuing so they definitely come a long way one of the things that people really learn from the apollo era and the space race in the 1960 s. is that if you try and compete directly both sides lose out so it's all about working together or at the very least doing collaborative complementary missions so

rather than stepping on each other's toes pretty much everybody realizes that if they want to go to mars with a big mission specifically a human mission then you really need to work with other nations obviously going to mars any kind of space mission is very expensive you're talking billions of dollars to the big missions so that is again another reason why international collaboration is so important because rather than becoming one nation trying to put $10000000000.00 it's 10 missions trying to find a $1000000000.00 which is a lot more manageable. well again this is al jazeera and these are the headlines the un is warning of devastating consequences for civilians in syria as if their province nearly 250000 people have fled the area after 2 weeks of heavy bombardment by russian and syrian government forces it is home to 3000000 syrians many of whom are internally

displaced others there is a lead in all use of his name. and says surrounding areas they are pretty much abandoned the study out of the you can see civilians fleeing displacement from august phenomenon continues seamless rocket city both are now empty of presidents in all the surrounding villages what's noteworthy is that the airstrikes have stopped in the last 2 days because of the bad weather there may have been subsidiaries drones flying over the area but there hasn't been any shelling still the civilians are fleeing in mosul because of the fear of defensive civilians not even birds. libyan government forces say walled khalifa haftar as feiss have carried out an air strike as a rule an oil refinery compound in zawiya near the border and the 4th attack on that area in just 24 hours libya's national oil company says no one was killed chile's president has signed a law for a referendum on a new constitution it's one of the main demands of protesters who've been

demonstrating against the government for months but people took to the streets again on friday in the capital santiago police tried to break up crowds with tear gas and water cannon the referendum will take place in april next year. the un general assembly has strongly condemned human rights abuses against wrangham muslims and other minorities in manama 174 member states voted in favor and 9 against the resolution and 21 man was government to take action to combat hatred and violence against its minorities general assembly resolutions are not legally binding thousands of people were killed and nearly a 1000000 people fled across the border into neighboring bangladesh. military crackdown and rakhine state. well those are the headlines the news continues off to talk to al-jazeera stay with us. the draws to a close really can head to major stories of 2028 from around the world.

through a series of intense special reports. join us as we assess the global impact of what is to come next. week will be the beginning of the. china china china china trying to china china they want to make a deal question is do i want to make a deal we've heard u.s. president donald trump talk about china many times. in fact it was he who started the so-called trade war with china you know the 2018 with tariffs piling up on both countries imports but isn't a real war and how much of it is impacting china's massive economy and it's 1400000000 people by income all santa maria here in the library of the national museum of qatar will be a straight war between the world's 2 biggest economies have repercussions far

beyond their own shores we're seeking answers today as the president and founder of the center for china and globalization dr where young wang.