now i spoke to alan boswell the south sudan on this from the international crisis group i began by asking him exactly how the governments and u.n. agencies are helping people attend to homes and villages well you know the government in south sudan has never had much capacity to really help it so the sims and of course since the war started it's been really decimated the truth is there's hardly any services that exist outside either of these you want to sustain i.d.p. camps and a few towns so they've been they've been trying to convince some displaced people to return but it's been really challenging because people both aren't sure if they'll have any services when they return but they're also quite afraid of their safety exactly you mentioned that really what about you not want to return due to security concerns yeah i'd say most south sudanese remain in that camp but you have many hundreds of thousands who are still protected from un you know by un peacekeepers within their own country and then you have millions who are outside the country as well and thus far although there's a new peac

end of the war we have alan king in with us he's the senior analyst on sri lanka for the international crisis group and he joins us from london thank you very much for being with us as we saw in our report of the search for the missing continues in the north in the in the east of the country the o m p of the commission says they are looking into this but why has so little progress been made on this question. well actually you know has a long history of disappearances question all the way back to the 1980 s. so and it's not just in the north in the east where people were disappeared people from all communities including in the south and singular majority areas also were just appeared in the 10s of thousands so strunk has been struggling to deal with this issue for whatever that is 40 years. i think you know part of the problem is that we are almost certain that the vast majority of people disappeared were taken were abducted and. probably almost certainly killed by the military and police so it's the you know the government to really look into this and really find the truth has to be willing to impl

as is the rector of the around project of the international crisis group he says europe will not have much influence mediating between washington and tehran look the problem is that the europeans have very little leverage because they have proven that the their economies are so intertwined with the u.s. financial system that they basically don't have much economic sovereignty and as such they can't really deliver much and they cannot make incentive side they run eons to be able to expect the iranians to reciprocate by taking constructive measures of their own and also with the us the only thing that the us wants from the european is to side with it in its campaign of maximum pressure against iran so i think the europeans are between a rock in our place there it seems that there's very little that they can do to constrain both sides well the u.s. government has confirmed that 4 commercial cargo ships have been subject to acts of sabotage it didn't describe the nature of the attack which happened in the air for a port off the m.e. rotty coast at the port is $140.00 kilometers south of t

from the rebels heiko women is the project director if it rocks syria and lebanon with the international crisis group he says turkey fia's a major refugee crisis if the situation gets anyone else. we've seen some of the really radical factions and he led to actually launching missiles at russian air bases mainly him so it's coming from both sides it's. quite difficult to tell if this is sort of a self ignited escalation or if there's a larger plan behind that from either side any major offensive on egypt would cause a huge refugee crisis for duty in particular and that's why the turks have made very clear to russia that they don't want that to happen and any circumstances and there have been been some progress in terms of having patrols or coordinated patrols along the ceasefire line to it is a russian controlled but it's not enough it's clearly not enough progress i mean these missiles that have been shot recently showing now that that show it needs to provocations do happen and then the civilians of course bear the brunt of it north korea has fired what's being described as several identified short

and turkey a hike of women is the project director for iraq syria and lebanon with the international crisis group he says turkey fears a major refugee crisis if the situation gets worse. we've seen some of the really radical factions in the lead actually launching missiles at russian airbase in mame so it's coming from both sides it's. quite difficult to tell if this is sort of a self ignited escalation or if there's a larger plan behind. any major offensive i would look at what caused the. refugee crisis fortunately in particular and that's why the turks have made it very clear to russia they don't want that to happen in any circumstances and they have been in some progress in terms of having she had patrols or work coordinated patrols along the seas by allying turkish and russian controls but it's not enough it's clearly not enough progress i mean these missiles that have been shot recently showing now that that show it needs to provocations do happen and then the civilians of course bear the brunt of it for turkish soldiers have been killed during fighting in syria and iraq one of the soldiers

russia and turkey a hike of women is the project director for iraq syria lebanon with the international crisis group he says turkey has a major refugee crisis if the situation gets worse. we've seen some of the really radical factions in the lead actually launching missiles at russian air base and maim him so it's coming from both sides it's. quite difficult to tell if this is sort of a self ignited escalation or if there's a larger plan behind that any major offensive on egypt would cause a huge refugee crisis for turkey in particular and that's why the turks have made it very clear to russia that it don't want that to happen in the any circumstances and they have been has been some progress in terms of having shared patrols or a coordinated patrols along the cease fire line to a bigger russian controlled but it's not enough it's clearly not enough progress i mean these missiles that have been shot recently showing now that that show it mutual provocations do happen and then the civilians of course bear the brunt of it . right time for a short break here al-jazeera when we come back. why some south

his the iran project director with the international crisis group al it's not unusual for a u.s. carrier group to be deployed to the gulf and we've seen this before but what do you think makes this deployment so significant and what's different this time around. you're absolutely right it's not unusual for u.s. carriers to pass through the persian gulf and to rotate what is unusual is the statement that came out of the white house by john bolton basically using this as a threat credible threat of use of military force in order to deter iran and if you look at the context in which this is happening just two weeks ago the u.s. designated iran's revolutionary guards as a foreign terrorist organization and just last week it decided to basically bring iran's oil exports to zero in this context this much better cost city i think is quite dangerous and the risks of a military confrontation between iran and the u.s. and their respective allies in the region are higher than ever to stay with john bolton for a while because he says that the u.s. is acting in response to a number of troublin

sabotage still more about all of this without levi zs the rector of the iran project that the international crisis group and he joins us via skype from washington d.c. thank you for joining us here on al-jazeera perhaps quite a bit of a confusing picture that is emerging what do you make of it. look it's too soon to judge whether iranians had any involvement with the accidents and the u.a.e. and the gulf but the reality is that if you look at the context washington has significantly escalated tensions in a region that was already experiencing an enormous amount of turmoil and so it's not unusual for this to come out to surface in other places and this could very well be the beginning of an escalator it's very spiral given the amount of friction between iran and the u.s. and their respective allies in the region and the number of non-state actors who might take this isn't zone of their own not necessarily in coordination with their sponsors is so i guess saying how easy will easily asked a confusing picture can they think that the threat of escalation is raised because it could happen on purpose but also

a hike of women in beirut he's the project director for iraq syria and lebanon with the international crisis group. at the assad regime backed by russia is clearly escalating its military operations across northwest syria in places like it was the reason why we're seeing these increased strikes by the russians well i mean this has been going on for a couple of days now an escalation probably has started way back. we've seen that from both sides we've seen some of the media radical factions and. actually launching missiles at russian air bases mainly him so it's coming from both sides it's. quite difficult to tell if this is sort of a self ignite escalation or if there's a larger plan behind my this out this is the latest violation of an eight month old truce brokered by russia and turkey that's supposed to protect residents of the deescalation zone so where do we stand with that deal. so basically we still stand where that deal happened for them most of that deal that was concluded in september in sochi have not changed and attack any and any major offensive on egypt would cause the. refugee crisi

turkey where high government is the project director for iraq syria and lebanon with the international crisis group he says turkey fears a major refugee crisis if the situation gets worse. you see in some of the really radical factions and he. actually launching missiles at russian air bases mainly him so it's coming from both sides it's. quite difficult to tell if this is sort of a self ignited escalation or if there's a larger plan behind it from either side any major offensive would cause it we were . really crisis fortunately in particular and that's why the turks have made it very clear to russia that they don't want that to happen in any circumstances and they have been in some progress in terms of having she had the troops all right according to the patrols along the seas.

hike of the men in beirut he's the project director for iraq syria and lebanon but the international crisis group. the assad regime backed by russia is clearly escalating its military operations across northwest syria in places like it was the reason why we're seeing these increased strikes by the russians was i mean this has been going on for a couple of days now an. obvious way back. we've seen that from both sides we've seen some of the media radical factions. actually launching missiles at bases maybe so it's coming from.

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case that drew international condemnation they were sentenced to seven years in prison over their investigation into me and in the crisis. a ceasefire to end the fighting between armed groups in gaza and the israeli military appears to be holding but israel is warning the campaign isn't over yet twenty five palestinians and four israelis were killed in cross border attacks since saturday turkey's electoral board is ordering a rerun of the stumbles may all election. day ones party now only last fall the main opposition is branded a decision plain dictatorship. libya's un backed government is directly accusing the u.s. of directly supporting war time for hafter and his offensive to take the capsule it's the first time it's named the united arab emirates as a backer of have start world health organization says more than four hundred people have been killed and thousands injured in the month long campaign to take tripoli the fighting has continued during ramadan despite the u.n. calls for a cease fire. unfortunately the truce has so far not been observed and fighting continues on the outskirts of tripoli the un mission renews it's call to all parties to abide by the truce and

case that drew international condemnation and sentenced to seven years in prison over the first a geisha than two million dollars for when the crisis. to end the fighting between armed groups in gaza and the israeli military appears to be holding the warnings from israel's prime minister the campaign is over twenty five palestinians and four israelis were killed in cross border attacks since saturday. he's electoral board is ordering a rerun of the stumbles my all action president the rise of type of the once party now only last poll the main opposition has branded the decision plane big pay to ship. syrian activists say at least ten civilians have been killed in airstrikes on the provinces of it live in the last a week ago the said government and its russian allies began a new campaign against. the campaign targeted neighboring hama province that's killed dozens of civilians and forced thousands of people to flee towards the turkish border so to hold the reports from beirut. it's been a week since the military escalation began russian air power is supporting pro syrian government troops in what has been a relentless campaign hundreds of air and artillery strikes are targe

groups this is a symbolic struggle to take a strong stand against capitalism the proletariat today must be much more united at the international level what we're seeing now is that the ecological crisis and the massive social and ethical issues the world is facing today are bringing us to rethink our society as a whole. that's the genius of marx he understood that the contradictions within the system would become so extreme that we would eventually be forced to explore ways to overcome them todd. well. the french communist party was very strong after the second world war because it had played an important role in the fight against fascism in europe in the one nine hundred thirty s. . many important social and economic advances are communist in origin especially social security which was introduced by a communist minister in one thousand nine hundred five. i believe that euro communism was a key moment during the one nine hundred seventy s. euro communism came into being when the european communist parties understood that the soviet system was collapsing. euro communism in western europe emerged under the shadows of the cold war the new reborn socialist model was to cast off the shack

since the start of the syrian crisis, this group has remained steadfast to the protection of syrian refugees and internally displaced persons as well as to the countries hosting these refugees. we thank you for that leadership and support. as an american, i'm also proud that the united states continues to be unhcr's largest donor and that we remain a steadfast partner. over the years, the term refugee has unfortunately become politicized, despite the fact refugees are real people with real stories, stories that are the most traumatic i've heard, especially as a father. i often wonder how i would feel if i was caught in the middle of conflict and unable to protect my children. if my son was at risk of forced recruitment or my daughter at risk of unimaginable violence. honestly, for me it's not something i want to think about. if any of us were to take a moment to really consider this, we would have a tiny sense of what everyday life is like for millions of people around the world. getting a chance to meet some of these people and hear their stories firsthand has been a privilege. immediately it becomes clea

groups. the fourth is the maritime corps of nato's very high task force. this is all about fighting capabilities. we are engaged in three international crisis operations. nato activity at the jnc. the u.n. mission off of the coast of lebanon to prevent illegal arms into lebanon. as well as the counter piracy operation in africa. most of these, we have been contributed to for the last 12 years. the eu operations in the mediterranean has been recently suspended for political and legal reasons. we had permanent contributed to this mission and prepared to continue if and when required. whenever possible, we support made up's maritime operations in the mediterranean. together with the dutch navy, we have provided that with nato. finally, we will contribute to the new focused personnel on senior and flight level as we believe in the importance of the transgenic link -- transatlantic link. i wish i could give you a comprehensive, but brief review of the german navy with regard to give abilities and commitment. a prevailing debate about. even more important, we need to stand together because the strongest and most beneficial investment we could possibly make i

group posted to welcome stevens and commission members, dominguez urged the commission to address women's economic and social rights as a top priority during this moment of national and international crisisdominguez was dismayed to find that stevens did not keep these concerns in the conference over the next few days and that stevens ran the organization more unilaterally, more broadly. dominguez gained these insights from a friend clara gonzalez had come to the conference and from a chilean primary school teacher and feminist who are just, the chilean commissioner. in the business many, limited to the appointed commissioners, and up and at 'em gonzales and aida parada called attention to the fact that although two years had passed since the commission had been founded, , only 11 of the 1 commissioners have been named and the point at most of those 11 commission with the wives, other relatives of latin american statesman, and active feminists. lack of funding they pointed out made it virtually impossible for the feminist who had been appointed to spend any meaningful time in washington, d.c. headquarters. to enhance latin american women's involvement, gonzales and aida parada suggested a

attacking armed groups right now and hama what is your message you know to to the international community as the imagine terry and situation seems to be worsening. well basically that crisis continues and it continues in different forms yes it's in its. shelling form and it lives but there are millions of syrians inside the country who need help who need hope they need people to give them hope and to have them realize that they're not forgotten this hope can come through forms of livelihoods assistance ways to generate income i met one father who have returned has returned with his family to his home in one city and we met him while he was trying to rebuild his home and he told me look i can't afford to buy cement or steel because the prices are so high so we have to recognize that the crisis boils down to the to the humans and the people in the families who are trying to provide something and hope for themselves and we must help them thank you so much for speaking to us i hope they hear your message marwat is the communications director at the world food program in damascus thank you for your time and. still ahead on al-jazeera we'll look at how months of demonstrations

groups which form nato's force. the force is the maritime corps of nato's task force. this is all about real war fighting capabilities. in addition we're engaged in three international crisis management operation on an enduring basis. the nato activity in the aegean sea, we're off the coast of libya to prevent illegal arms to libya and operations in the horn of africa. we're contributing to for the last 12 years plus. the eu operations in the central mediterranean has been suspended for political and legal reasons, but we had permanently contributed to this mission and we're prepared to continue if and when required. whenever possible we also support maritime sea garden in the mediterranean. together with a dutch navy we provide nato's task until 2020 which will be certified this year and finally we'll contribute also to the jf krrcc norfolk. ladies and gentlemen i hope i can give you comprehensive but brief view on performance of the german navy with regards to commitments and capabilities. a view that might be brought by the prevailing debate about cash only. even more important, we need to stand together because the strongest and most beneficial investment we could poss