germany pardon -- party. it concerns the alleged use of foreign donations to pay for internet campaigning. a party reportedly received large sums from switzerland and belgium, which would breach germany's strict party spending laws. in yemen, fighting has again flared between houthi rebels and the saudi-led coalition despite calls for a truce. earlier the two sides had signaled a willingness to halt military orations re than four yearsf confli. members of the u.n. security council have been presented with a draft resolution aimed at bringing about an immediate cease-fire. if adopted, it wouldet a two-week deadline for both sides to remove all barriers to humanitarian aid. more the half of yemen's population is on the brink of starvation. joining us now is lise grande, the u.n. humanitarian coordinator in yemen, and is talking to us from the jordanian capital. welcome to the program. i would like to begin by asking you, because saudi arabia and the united arab emirates now say they will jointly contribute $500 million to a new aid program for yemen. can the u.n. ensure that this money will actually reach the people in need? lise: we are grateful that they announced they will be contributing an additional $500 million to help secure food for millions of yemenis. this contribution comes at exactly the right time. every single day the united nations is feeding more than 8 million yemenis. we estimate that because the country is on the brink of famine, that we need to reach an additional four million. that is 12 million people that we will be feeding. this contribution will make this possible. sarah: on the ground, we have heard reports there are not enough facilities to cope with malnourished children. what is the u.n. able to do there at the moment? lise: seven million yemenis right now are malnourished. that includes nearly two million children who are either moderately acutely malnourished or severely acutely malnourished. we are providing support to all of these children through specialized centers. we are reaching hundreds of thousands of children. the contributions that we are receiving from donors will help us to reach even more. we are very worried that unless if we are able to collectively roll back the famine, that we could see hundreds of thousands more children in exactly the same situation. it is heartbreaking to see these children and we want to avoid this at all costs. sarah: i would like to talk a little bit more about that warning, about a looming famine. if there is no break in the fighting, is this inevitable? what does this picture look like? lise: i think that is right. i think if we do not see an end to this tragic war, that the sad fact will be that lirally half the population of yemen will be on the brink of starvation. it is a completely unacceptable situation. and this is why humanitarians everywhere are saying enough is enough, this war has to stop. we have to help the people of yemen stand back on their feet we have to prevent this famine. sarah: lise grande, u.n. humanitarian coordinator in yemen. thank you so much for joining us to share your insight. the home rental company airbnb has decided to remove its listings for israeli settlements in the west bank. the u.s. platform says that it made the decision because the settlements are at the core of the israeli-palestinian dispute. the move is due to come into effect in the coming days. palestinian authorities and some human rights groups have welcomed the move, but israel has called it, quote, shameful, and is threatening legal action. reporter: airbnb had long been under pressure from various groups to stop offering homes in the israeli-occupied west bank. after announcing they would do so, the response from israel came thick and fast. the country's tourism minister slammed the move as discriminatory. >> this decision is something completely unacceptable. this is a pure discrimination. something that is taken only against the jews living here. this is actually a racist decision. reporter: but airbnb says the decision was not taken lightly. in a statement on its website, the company said its team wrestled with the decision, but it concluded it would remove listings in israeli settlements in the west bank that are at the core of the dispute between israelis and the palestinians. israel captured the west bank in a 1967 war. most world powers say their settlements there are illegal. palestinian authorities are behind the move. >> i think this is a very important decision, because all settlements are considered illegal by international laws. reporter: the israeli government believes the move may violate u.s. legislation and says it will be contacting washington. sarah: you're watching "dw news." still to come on the program, she has escaped the terror of the so-called islamic state, and now eight-year-old soumaya is forced to work to feed her family, a fate shared by thousands of syrian refugee children in lebanon. first, we are heading over to javier arguedas and talking about renault made calls to replace its ceo after a massive scandal. javier: exactly. we're seeing the reactions coming from different stakeholders. in this case it is the french government. france is urging renault yo lret carlos ghosn go. there are fears his arrest could damage the carmaker and derail its alliance with nissan. ghosn is accused of financial misconduct and underreporting $34 million of his income over several years. reporter: at first glance it is just a normal day as the employees from nissan head into work. but in reality it is the day after their boss, carlos ghosn, was arrested. >> ghosn's arrest is regrettable, as he is the one who helped nissan turn around its business. i hope management can work hard to regain the public's trust. reporter: trust that carlos ghosn is accused of abusing. the superstar auto manager is said to have underreported his income for several years and to have misused company money. from asia to europe, the news has had a ripple effect. ghosn's alliance is a major force on the global automotive market. >> i understand that nissan's chairman, carlos ghosn, was arrested. it is extremely regrettable that we are seeing a development like this. i decline to comment on details of the case, as prosecutor's investigations are underway. regarding its impact on the economy, the japanese government will closely watch this development. reporter: beyond any potential economic consequences, many japanese say they have experienced a sense of betrayal after the revelations. >> actually, we also have a nissan car, so i do feel deceived because essentially he was being dishonest. >> when i hear nissan, i think of a company japan is proud of. my family drives a nissan. but as the head of a company, you should not do something so irresponsible. and as a japanese person, i thought it was embarrassing. reporter: now a decision needs to be made about ghosn's future. on thursday, nissan's board will determine its course of action. javier: tech stocks are heavily losing market value on the trading floor. some compare it to a bubble. others say it is nothing to worry about. the developments originated of course in the u.s., where the big names are under pressure. but repercussions are global. reporter: as stock markets slide, driven by some of the biggest names in tech. take apple. at the beginning of this month it was worth over $1 trillion. now it has dropped to $880 billion. one reason for the decline, weaker than expected demand for the latest iphone models. bad not just for apple, but for the entire benchmark s&p index. here is why. >> well, when a company represents close to 5% of the s&p 500 itself, then, yeah, you do have companies that are behemoths that can move the market much more so than any company that is ranked 250 or below. reporter: but shares of other tech titans like facebook, amazon, netflix, and alphabet are also down, suggesting there may be more to the slump than simple iphone fatigue. topping the list of concern among global investors, the unpredictable consequences of the ongoing trade battle between the united states and china. javier: staying in the tech sector, internet giant google is reportedly working on a submarine cable to improve internet access in cuba. online connectivity remains an issue on the caribbean island. mobile 3g service, for example, which is already outdated in many industrialized nations, has not even been launched in cuba yet. as the country is allowing for more private enterprise, connectivity has become a headache for entrepreneurs and even a topic in the fashion world. reporter: welcome to the prehistoric era. this is idania del rio's take on the unreliable internet service in cuba. when she is not making posters, the artist designs shirts and accessories for her fashion line, clandestina. her latest show was a success thanks to the internet. clandestina teamed up with google to livestream the event. the online giant was happy to be part of the action. >> clandestina represents what has always been possible. they are at the forefront of what is possible in cuba. they are icons, they are pioneers of moving forward. they are at the front of a social movement. and for us, it was a natural involvement. they have these things of connectivity. reporter: which brings us back to the internet. service in cuba leaves much to be desired, although the government has opened hotspots where cubans can surf the web for $2 an hour. for fashion designer idania del rio, the livestream was about more than advertising her brand. >> all we want is internet and the world is doing a big effort to bring this to cuba. i think internet is really important for every cuban entrepreneur. him that's what we are. reporter: clandestina's first steps in online marketing had been a success, with more on the horizon. javier: on the last corporate note, german industrial giant siemens has been awarded a 1.5 billion euro contract to build trains for london's underground rail network. the company will produce a total of 94 trains for the piccadilly line, which carries some 700,000 passengers a day. besides offering more comfort, the new carriages will also feature a larger capacity to cater for london's rising population. the city is expected to have 10 million residents by 2030, 1.5 million more than today. that's all for business. it's back to sarah now, because it is a very special day. sarah: yeah, a very important topic now because today is universal children's day, a date established by the united nations aimed at highlighting the needs of children around the globe. refugee children are among the worst off in the world. in lebanon, some 180,000 refugee children are forced to work long hours for little pay, just to put food on the table for their families. no place has a higher concentration of syrian refugees than lebanon's bekaa valley. dw's aya ibrahim traveled to a camp there and is looking at one family's plight that is similar to many others. aya: the morning in lebanon's bakaa valley. eight-year-old soumaya just woke up. a splash of cold water in the face and she is ready for work. her family fled syria to escape i.s. terror. now they are in lebanon, where they cannot always afford breakfast. soumaya shares this tiny makeshift bed with three of her six siblings. >> she does not go to school. there are no schools in the camp. where would she go to school? aya: soumaya's mother is sick and cannot work. her older siblings also work, but soumaya still needs to pitch in to help the family make ends meet. so instead of getting on a school bus, soumaya gets on this truck every morning, where she is the only child among many adults. for $2 a day, soumaya collects whatever crop is ready for harvest in the bakaa valley. today it is onions. and her hands are too little for the gloves the adults around her wear. >> i came here from home to dig and collect the onions, but i would rather have toys to play with. aya: three quarters of syrian refugees in lebanon live under the poverty line. according to unicef, an estimated 180,000 syrian refugee children like soumaya have been forced into child labor in the country. >> when she goes to work and i stay at home, of course i am not happy with that. she is just a small child and has to carry so much weight, it could break her back. it is hard for her. she should be at least 13 or 14 to do work like that. aya: many refugee families in lebanon rely on their children to pay the bills. and the resources of aid agencies are overstretched. it is unkely that soumaya will be able to stop working anytime soon. sarah: and soumaya's case is sadly not unique. around half of refugees worldwide are children, and many have little or no access to education. that is according to unesco's global education monitoring report. it says that around four million refugees between the ages of five and 17 did not attend school at all last year. in some countries like lebanon or ghana, only around half of refugees of school age attended primary school. the figure is much worse for secondary education, with only 11% in that age group enrolled in classes. this is significantly less than the worldwide average. the report also revealing that the hire someone's level of education, the greater the desire to flee their homeland. people with a primary education are twice as likely to leave than those without. those with an intermediate level of education are three times more likely, while university graduates are four times more likely to try and leave. dw spoke with manos antoninis, the director of that unesco education report. she asked him about the main findings. reporter: refugees do not have the same educational chances as other children. what are the main barriers? >> refugee children come from some of the poorest countries in the world. they had to survive conflict and sometimes natural disasters. when they come from a war zone and they seek refuge in another country and have left their home behind, it also carries traumas and difficulties of that transition. and it is very important for the education that receives them to provide them with the kind of support that they need to really be able to start feeling like they belong in their new society. reporter: how is the situation in germany>> germany is one of the leading countries in the world that has included refugees in education system not only in terms of basic education, but also giving them opportunities to recognize the skills in the prior learning they have had in order to integrate into the labor market to find employment because that is really key to their long-term integration. reporter: what is the special situation children face in refugee camps concerning their education? >> refugee camps by themselves are a form of exclusion. in fact, we see there is a tendency for refugee populations to be moved out of camps because that will precisely be one of the key factors to facilitate thr inclusn. so, the international community has been particularly strongly supporting this tendency to move the long-term development inclusion of refugees in societies. reporter: thank you very much. sarah: a volcano in guatemala has begun erupting violently, sending out dangerous flows of lava and ash, and putting thousands of li