in launched the hopper ish as an individual's p $5000.00 to name an elephant. the aim this year is to raise $1000000.00, much of it for conservation initiatives. ah, 16 you and staff are detained in ethiopia. capital. the government is accused them of participation in terror. ah, lauren taylor, this is al jazeera live from london, also coming up, hundreds of migrants and refugees are left freezing at the poland. valerie border, where the ear says the better russian president has neared them with gangster star tactics, warnings. they're still a mountain to climb at cop $26.00. as i say, current sledges would still see the world heading for 2.4 degree temperature rise.

and code words are converted in several indian states with a major spike in dingey cases. ah, i know these european governments says it's detained. 16 un staff under the country's new state of emergency because of their quote, participation in terror, or humanitarian workers told the associated press that all those detained artic ryan. the u. n. is calling for their immediate release. as far as i know, no explanation given to us who by why these are the staff members are, are detained a fee, there are 16 remaining in detention and 6 have been released so that,

that's the, the break up. they come from various un agencies, they're all national staff. it is imperative that they, that they be released, milan to permit efforts to stop p c of his concrete, escalating into full blown civil war, a gathering pace, the african union envoy under sagan, over sandra, has travelled to the am horror and afar regions. the rebels from t cry and the countries north have advanced closer towards the countries capital. i mean, seen in the town of kimmy say about 300 kilometers from out is have a african union, is also mediating between the government and rebel forces to withdraw troops and gets humanitarian access entities. right. where there's a crippling shortage of food and fuel. the u. n says many 400000 people, living in famine like conditions. the federal government is accused of blocking age . my cana has more from the united nations. the secretary general spokesman has spoken to security personnel on the ground. he confirms the fact that initially

some 22 people were arrested. all our national employees of the united nations. subsequently 6 were released, but along with those detained are an undisclosed number of dependence. so the exact number who've been arrested is not very clear. now the 16 who've been arrested, some says the un have already been visited in prison. representations are being made to the ethiopian government, how to gain the release of those being held, and also to find out why they were imprisoned in the 1st place. now this is a question that the un cannot explain at the stage i, there was some speculation in media reports that the 22 were arrested as part of a wider government clamped on on members of the ethnic a t grey group. however, this cannot be confirmed, we put the question directly to the un, they cannot confirm that that is the case. so at the moment, this still remain more questions and on service. only certainty is that some 16 un

personnel remain in detention in ethiopia, mom and that her as more from that is, have about, on diplomatic efforts to calm the tensions and get fight laid to the thing. or i region all these piece efforts, the 1st priority they want to achieve is to get aid to those who need it most more than 400000 people in the to guy region who are living in famine like situations according to the you and no aid has entered the ticket average and says mid last month, and many people are trying very much to get this aide as quickly as possible. oh, so gonna boss on july the african unions m boy to the horn of africa said that he will have a plan by the end of the week for negotiations. and the 1st thing he wants to see is a humanitarian corridor opened towards

a to grey. and also for armed millis. she is under defense forces that can as far away as possible from the main roads leading to, to gray. so it is still a walk in progress. ah, the temperature sitting on freezing at the border of poland and batteries, and it's expected to drop well below 0 of a night. hundreds, possibly thousands of people from the middle east. afghanistan and africa occur a stock that huddled around campfires that migration west across europe, blocked by poland. extra polish troops have been deployed to to the area after migrants tried to cut through the razor wire fence on monday. the border guard says more than 300 attempts to cross the border, have been made. poland says the migrate saw under the control of ben, a russian armed units. it is the military could provoke a violent incident. a claim,

the parish defense ministry has dismissed as an unfounded accusation. the european union says banderas is president alexander lucas shanker. is uring people through false promises of easy entry to europe as part of an inhuman gangster style approach, or challenge reports. well, that is going in the middle of every humanitarian crisis. there are always human faces. and these are the children, women and men stuck in a deadly stand off on the poland. better roost border thousands and now in makeshift camps along the razor. wire humanitarian group say they're lacking food and medicine. social media footage from recent days shows several 100 refugees and migrants, escorted by masked bella russian security. heading towards poland. the large numbers of escalated a crisis that's been boiling for many weeks. this family says it's kurdish, the grandmother isn't well, they're lucky enough to have found their way into poland after 2 weeks in the

forest. but what's next for them isn't clear. according to the repartee charity watching them be escorted away by bodyguards. we can never be certain what happens to the people that b a that we offer help in the for us because the polish authorities are breaking the law and a convention they offend, sent them back to believe even though they apply for international protection here for months thousands of feet entering the e. u vibe salaries at 1st through lithuania and latvia. now may me 3 poland. the e. u accuses bell russian leader alexander luther shanker. of orchestrating ways of migrants and refugees in retaliation of the sanctions imposed on his government for violent crackdowns on the opposition to what he accuses. poland of military intimidation brought the subordinate pro to grant the earlier part of them from

noon. so, fighting migrants with tanks a day, well excuse me, why we both have the military background. we understand that being in a war with these poor people on the polish bella, russian border and moving in tank columns. it's obvious that he does some sort of drill a hole, intimidation africa, course we say sit without anxiety, we're kind of still sparkling. that little product was for you. on monday, poland said it had withstood attempts by migrants to force their way across the border. prime minister mateusz more of etzky, has been visiting troops, shows versions of them. summations of amazon, who would think to 3 months ago that we will be dealing with actions that are characterized by the use of human shields. lucas shanker regime uses civilians as weapons in a hybrid war. what we can see today, our new methods, and you are a pass you against the nova model that germany is urging e u. member states to do more so far, there's been little coordinated action from you, though that might be change

a president called on member states to approve extended sanctions against the bela russian authorities. and she also announced the exploration of measures against 3rd country airlines that are active in human trafficking. several people along the border have already died from exposure. there could be many more to come, rory, talents out as era. analysts say the pledge is countries of made at cop $26.00 to tackle climate change this decade would still lead to $2.00 degrees celsius temperature. rise this century as far more than a one and a half degree limit. they've committed to some $140.00 countries covering 90 percent of global emissions have announced targets to cut emissions. but the climate action tracker groups, as many of the pledges lack practical detail and short term plans. and the summit president says there's still a lot more to be done. we are making progress at cop $26.00,

but we still have a mountain to climb over the next few days. and what has been collectively committed to go some way, but certainly not all the way to keeping 1.5 within reach. the gap in ambition has narrowed. mal, the world needs confidence that we will shift immediately into implementation. that the pledge is made here will be delivered, and that the policies and investment will swiftly follow. the european union has pledged a $115000000.00 to un fanfare developing nations most affected by climate change. artist there is andrew simmons is in glasgow as is update on the talks. you mentioned in your introduction, the a $150000000.00 from the european union. that is aimed at really as a poor countries that have really been hit hard by a climate change. it is, it would seem at 1st sight generous, but as a colossal,

a mouth needed for these countries. and they are bringing a lot of anger to the whole process in a position where you have to see at the end of the week, a consensus decision amongst the maybe 200 parties involved in, in cop. they will have to come up with what is known as, as a, as a, as like a, a cover document which is effectively a communicate. but it's key that they can get there without any further fighting. and the pressure is on as of this moment, chase president has been impeached the claims that he favored the sale of a family property while in office and sebastian pinero, on our face, a senate trial ever whether he should be removed or to impeach, received the minimums $78.00 votes needed in the chamber of deputies, aftermath and 20 hour session is unlikely to be asked by the senate, where the opposition has only $24.00 of the 29 votes needed to remove the president

. accusation stems from publication of the so called pandora papers, which reveal the offshore financial dealings of permanent figures around the world . another 6 former associates of former years president donald trump have in order to appear before the congressional committee investigating january's storming of the capital building. senior advisers, steven miller and former press secretary kelly mccann. any. are the latest to be subpoenaed? 6 other trump associates were subpoenaed on monday. including national security advisor, michael flynn, former senior advisor, jason miller, and attorney john eastman. more than $670.00 people have been charged for taking part in the right at the capital building on january the 6. still to come this half hour, dangerous smoke and toxic foam lucian and waste create environmental hazards across india. and author corona virus enforced interval. liquor license again on to ha phone festival.

ah hello there. it's been a very wet start the week for much of a stray leah and that wet weather is set to continue. we're going to see the rain pick up across central and eastern areas, but it has been very wet in the west path recorded it's wet as november day on record. on tuesday in to wednesday, we had more than 14 millimeters of rainfall. but that rain has cleared, the cloud remains, but there will be some sunshine breaking through. that's not the case. the central and southern areas, you can see that rain intensifying here. it's wet for darwin on wednesday, but by the time we get to thursday, those thunderstorms have rolled further east. they're going to pick up a cross queensland and new south wales. it's going to stay unsettled in this corner of australia for much of the weekend into the weekend. it was

a hope across the tasman. see, it's not dryer in the north. it's settled as well for the south and shy was pulling into the very south. but the temperature fits at 23 degrees in christ church. so lots of fine in dry weather. it is going to get wet and windier. however, as we head towards the weekend and this area of low pressure pulls across the tasman, see now was moved to southeast asia. it's looking a lot dryer across much of indo china, but the rains pick up across the malay peninsula. ah. oh, the land of the free americans never been a real democracy. the black people with no richard new episode of democracy may be excludes divisions and struggles in america electoral system. a fight foreign against equal representation. and the democratic process is the country that is

learning how to be a democracy, but it's not there. one person, one vote on al jazeera lou. ah, one of the top stories you'll know 0. if you can, government says it's detained. 16 un staff under the countries you state of emergency because of that, quote, participation and tara, as the year long escalates to grind, vices advancing towards the capital. ethnic to grounds are facing a new wave of arrests. thousands of migrants so stuck on the vendor res border amid plunging temperatures, dropped by polish troops from entering the you 100 and says people are being

ushered over the border by fender russian armed units. and i'm, let's say the pledges countries have made it called 26 to tackle climate change this decade was still lead to a 2.4 degrees celsius temperature rise. this century has far more than the 1.5 degree limit they aimed for india's taj mahal has been shrouded in smoke with air pollution hitting dangerous levels across new delhi and other parts of the north. a severe deterioration in air quality is being blamed on the farm as violating a ban on crops, double burning in agricultural states. people are also ignored of ban on fireworks . to celebrate devali, one survey found 80 percent of families in the region of reported ailments like headaches, breathing problems, and runny noses. use the air pollution. toxic foam is covered parts of the yamuna river flowing through the indian capital, new delhi, neglect of a saint, was caused by the illegal dumping of industrial waste and untreated sewage. water.

it comes as hindu devote is bathed to mark the chaff, roger, and religious festival, to thank the sun god, india will supply board claims, industrial waste and untreated pollutants from neighboring states. the rivers worsening pollution. finally, they are bored. gun by the water is extremely dirty, but we don't have many options and it is a ritual to take a bath in a body of water. so we have to come. i hope the government pays attention to the cleaning of yamuna. india, seeing a massive spike in danger cases, most of these are coming from 8 states. hospitals are being asked to redirect, coven, 19 beds, to take in patience with the mosquito borne disease. pardon me, tell reports from new delhi. this was supposed to be a festive time for the cautious family. they're sending out invitations for their oldest son's wedding next month. but the sudden passing of his aunt combination davy days after she contracted dingey means celebrations will be muted. to legal cherokee daniel, good. after she went on the ventilator,

the doctor warned us that putting your patients, laker, there was only a 5 percent away when, even after the fee was up, say to you bill the desk of organ peter. her treatment took a financial tool on our family. india has reported more than $120000.00 cases of danger this year. while pen jobs case load has reached an all time high. several other states have reported more cases over the last few weeks compared to the same time last year. in new delhi hospitals like this one are converting other wards to cope with the influx of patients. the city recorded 1100 cases last week at par with the total case count in october. at least 10 people have died there. dang jak . of the current situation of dang, he is very bad in delhi. we are getting many cases of favor, almost 250 to 300 cases of fever. and out of that to 70, to 80 percent. and angie cases, exports blame the extended monsoon this year. and improve testing for the recent

optic in cases change in rainfall pattern. coupled with rapid openings ation could increase dang his season in india and make it more deadly. and other issue is that the o system god will use the student systems and all the him, you know, system is getting a stronger in terms of testing. while some civic bodies have carried out fogging and fumigation to arrest the spread of dingey. the central government has dispatched public health experts to several states to improve testing and manage response. the local re, 19 caseload in the country has made it easier for the underfunded health care system to address the dingey outbreak even as the normal state of order for this is c, a sergeant cases of the vehicle virus excellency. cases of both diseases, wilson declining in a couple of weeks as temperatures continue to do ahead of winter park in the middle al jazeera, who deli afghanistan,

has launched his 1st polio vaccination campaign. since the taliban came to power. the aim is to immunize millions of children against the crippling disease. and as marin vall reports the campaign signals, a change in policy towards vaccines, from the country's new leaders. medical volunteers in the afghan capital cobbled going from door to door to deliver anti polio vaccine. the color that you wanted to come point during this campaign around $1300000.00 children will be vaccinated to go. we have 7130 volunteers carrying out the program in there. the ultimate aim, though is to reach all eligible children below 5 years old. a total of $10000000.00, including about $4000000.00 at remote, or previously inaccessible areas. benefiting vaccines in afghanistan hasn't always been an easy process. well, i think, i mean, better than lake as the challenge is massive when traveling between provinces one

and there isn't much transportation that's not easy for the teams to go to the rural areas, to vaccinate the kids. while cynically of a sudden we had to wait until afternoon because the regional counselor wasn't allowing us to start vaccinating. we got harassed on the road because we are women working on this program valenzuela. before coming to paula, the taliban reported that he prevented the delivery of vaccines in some of the areas under their control. the allegedly used to warn villagers against the vaccines as a western plot to steady lies muslim children. that styles seems to have changed. on the coach in the now with the grace of allah, all we look after all the $34.00 provinces and $400.00 districts. there is no conflict. now there is peace and coordination under the taliban. and we are on coordination with all ministries, media groups, international health organizations, and donors. aversion to vaccines, however, still lingers among residents in the far flung regions. campaigners are trying to

both gain access to and spread the wellness in those areas. vaccines are coupled with an extra dose of vitamin a to help strengthen the children's immune system, the you and is planning more vaccination campaigns in both afghanistan and pakistan . only 2 countries where polio is still endemic. how much fun dizzier increasing the tenants. political deadlock in bosnia herzegovina is, is raising concerns the country could return to war. it's been nearly 3 decades since the 3 main ethnic groups in the former yugoslav republic signed a u. s. back piece. do. now demands from the sub community in bows near a threatening to unravel it all to alicia out reports from, sorry, ever. it's been a gloomy a few weeks in bosnia herzegovina, with dark clouds filling both the sky and the country's political horizon. after almost 3 decades of peace, the prospect of war is being discussed by many people. the reason statements and

apparent attempts by leading politicians here in bosnia syrup and cleave of republic. a serv scott threatening to withdraw from state institutions including the national army paving the way for cessation. after the un stop official one, the country could break apart. the united states sent its envoy to the region meeting, buzz me as 3 member presidential council, as well as other sort of leaders. the message from each of them was there would be no war. but divisions in the country are clear to see and republic. a. serv, scott, it's a struggle to find the bosnian national flag raised anywhere, not even on government buildings in fed, a variation of serbia, property, flag adopted by strips. scott is widely flown. i don't have any feelings to dislike of of my state. i'm respecting it, believe me. but i cannot have feelings because my people didn't

didn't be a part of the real part to, to create flick lubishefski trust which belongs to bosnian serb presidents. miller dot x party and is the mayor of a town in republic, a service. scott that borders, sorry, a vote. he claims that attempts to form a militia or as you cause, it's an army, would not contravene the countries constitution. there is no position of, of army have to go within that constitution. so if you're talking about the coming beck some, some jurisdiction or from state level on entity level, then you must said that all this your decisions present yours ation of both a has to go no state level. it is not written that seemingly contradictory stones is what's causing concern for many borne after the war journalists law. john tom. each tells me young people have no appetite for armed conflict. the problem he sees

is in the political system set up by the dayton peace agreement with them. the 3 pallets in the country withdrew. presidents is absolutely dysfunctional. most young people in all want to leave boston years to lorina. they feel their youth in me raised his years other than views like these have angered sla jan's parents whom as a result he hasn't seen for almost a year. now. ethnically, a syrup he sees his family don't share his views on a unified pluralistic state. beatrice at the wasn't have, i will remain here and fight for a society where everyone is equal regardless of the name or ethnicity. so it seems that for now, bosnian politicians and international diplomats have agreed at least verbally to prevent any further escalation. but the reality is bosnia, herzegovina is far from united and whilst the country's current constitution helped to bring about an end to the last war, the fear among some is that unless it is amended, it could one day possibly be the reason for the start of another jamal and shall al

jazeera sarajevo. the french president is officially finalized an agreement to return $26.00 african artifacts to benign manual mccormick, winnings president at west tunnel in paris. on tuesday. the pieces are some of africa, most significant artworks that were looted by colonial trips in the 19th century and taken to europe. and we shipped back to been in at the end of the month just to dual g. it a possibility. his gesture means that the youth in name of africa will be able to say again, the words of his history and heritage to be able to admire them at home. i wish for this movement to carry on, and that what is universally accessible in berlin as much as in france. and we will continue this work together with the cinema was one of the industries worst hit by the pandemic. and the return of film festivals is seen as a key element of its recovery over the next 5 days, the audio festival in catalyst capital. doha is highlighting the best movie talent

from the middle east and further afield. dosage. barry went down the red carpet to take a look back all 31 feature films and 54 shorts. that is the line up for this years. as ye all film festival. the organizers are hoping this year's events will be a fresh start. since the pandemic force most events to be held remotely last year, yet that the law nozzle on as yet film festival returns with this years the press play out is to move forward out of pause mode and rekindle people's passion for play, exploration and discovery through shared cultural experiences each other. can you go with on this film festival highlights talent in the middle east and now includes more countries. the program has 85 films from 44 nations, nearly a 3rd of them made by women filmmakers. i'll mention one vendor. this is the

trailer for the latest film from to time academy award winning. a radian director asked pharaoh di the movie. a hero is a compelling slice of life story that won the grand prix at cannes film festival earlier this year. dorothy iranian actor, amir daddy, d plays the lead character, a man who is down on his luck on the surface. but as the twist of fate unfold, a rich tapestry of human behavior and deep philosophical quandaries are revealed, humana and jedi was as that's exactly why the film has global appeal bonanza, mom, bahati, 2. this forms about humanity and human relations. and sometimes you have a film that's about to specific society which differs in each country because of cultural differences. but once you have a story by people in the relationships, then it doesn't matter where the story is told, it's universal. and that's why a global audience can relate to this phone. hero is opening the as yell fell festival this year, and its aaron's official submission for next year's academy awards. director,

asshole these work is being screened alongside other award winning films from lebanon, turkey, and germany. all of which highlight the broad reach and impact of this event in the world of cinema. international films are just one part of agile. the made in cars are section, plays an important role in expanding the countries cultural footprint to an international audience. one such filmmaker is katara matched alloy me, he his short film, and then they burned the c as one to international wards. the film is about his mother's gradual and terminal memory loss. over the course of many years. a lot of work will makers need to be represented to within the places that they're in. um and i think it because it a just a sort of a platform that celebrates all kinds of backgrounds. people that come from old places, but that called but go home. i think that really isn't important blocker,

as yell means generations in arabic, a fitting name for a festival with the goal of supporting emerging talents and influential artists for many years to come door. so jabari, al jazeera, doha, under, you can catch up any time on our website address that is out there, dot com, and that's updated to throughout the day. now da, 0 dot com. ah, there are one of the top stories on al jazeera. these european government says it's detained 16, you and staff under the countries, new state of emergency, because of their quote participation in terror. a humanitarian workers told the associated press that all those detained are to grad, the u. n. is calling for their immediate release. as far as i know, no explanation given to us by why these are the staff members are or d.