john siropolous, al jazeera, athens. >> the world bank and the imf, announce a new plan to raise money for them, and for the european nations who are is hosting hundreds of thousands of refugees. >> the scale of the crisis has now become global with migrants advancing into oourm an europe d beyond. social crises which are unprecedented. international community must urgently address these crises. >> presidential elections are being conducted in brus. belaru. the president has been in power for 21 years. the belarusian author,. >> what's important is who counts the votes. i think that's the case here. i don't think we can expect any changes. everyone thinks what's happening in russia and belarus will continue for a very long time. >> the decline in small farms in the philippines is increasing the concern that the country will soon be unable to meet its food demands. the exodus of young farmers has become a dying breed. >> working his land for over 50 years. now at 67 years old, he doubts he can retire any time soon. >> translator: it's a difficult job. it is hard, backbreaking work. chil

john siropolous reports. >> they barely made it. this pleasure boat was lucky to reach the island of lesbos. many of those on board swam the few meters to the rocky shore. but out in the aegean people are dying every day. search has overwhelmed authorities on land and sea. on lesbos alone they have averaged 7 to 8,000 a day. authorities say it is partly due to pressure fro from turkish smugglers to maximize the number for the year. >> for smugglers this is all of this like dealing with cargo shipment probably. >> the surge means more loss of life at sea but also pressure on camps and people await registration. afghan faisal paid the price by being hunted down by the resurgent taliban. >> they shoot bullets in front of my home and they put a letter on my door. when my dad got the letter, my dad told me, i told you don't work with these guys. cause my family life with unrest. take that money and get out of afghanistan go wherever you want to go. don't come back to my home. >> he can wait no more and is asking for protection in europe.

john siropolous reports from the island of lesbos. >> they barely made it, this pleasure boat was lucky to reach the island of lesbos. many of those on board swam the final few meters to the rocky shore but out in the aegean people are dying every day. a surge in arrivals over the last few days have overwhelmed those on land and sea. on lesbos alone they have averaged 7 to 8,000 per day. it is partially from turkish smugglers to maximize the return before winter. >> there is no respect for human lives and i think for smugglers all of this is like dealing with cargo shipment probably. >> reporter: the surge means more life at sea but also pressure on camps as people await registration. still waiting for his travel documents is afghan faisal. he paid by being hunted down by the resurgent tabl. taliban. >> they shoot bullets in front of my home. they put a letter on my dad's door. when my dad got the letter he said i told you not owork with these guys. my family life is at risk. take the money, get out of afghanistan, go wherever you want to go, don't wait in my home. >> faisal has waited

john siropolous has the tire. >> tickets to the acropolis in athens are set to rise.oming into effect across greece next year. some visitors dismissed the rise saying it's negligible, once they spend a lot to get here. >> i won't see this again in my lifetime so it's worth it. >> others won't pay. >> you want to have tourists to see it? you keep it affordable. >> the coliseum in rome costs $14, the eiffel tower is $20, the u.k. museum is $38. last year, 58 million visitors generated $62 million for the state. with these new ticket prices the government hopes to bring revenue closer to the $100 million in 2016. but what about the greeks, minimum wage is $665 a month. many could end up priced out of their own heritage. the culture minister says he's thought of that. >> in the winter months prices will be cut by half so greeks will have the opportunity to visit. museums are free on the first sunday of every month. prices are subsidized for those below the poverty line. >> he says he wants to market greece more effectively. tickets aren't the only thing going up. greece h

john siropolous reports. >> this pleasure boat was lucky to reach the island of lesbos. many of those on board swam the final few meters to the rocky shore but out in the eag yean , it's partly because of turkish smugglers. try to increase before the weather worsens. >> this is dealing like a cargo ship really. >> pressure on camps as people await registrations. still waiting for his travel documents is afghanistan faisil. he paid for his interpretation services by being hunded down by thhunted down bythe taliban. >> when my dad got the letter, i told you don't work with these guys, you have worked with these guys reply family life is on risk. take money and get out of average, go wherever you want to go, don't come back in my home. >> faisil has waited for an american vee is is visa and cao more. this camp is over twice as large, there is no running water nothing to eat and nowhere to sit down. only children manage to escape briefly from these daily realities. this is greece's first eu hot spot where new arrivals are screened. there is room for about 10,000 people in ca

john siropolous reports. >> making the front page 25 centuries later is the cost of dealing with it. ticket prices are supposed to rise. coming into effect across greece next year. some visitors dismiss the ride. wunts you get here. once you get here. >> i won't have another chance,. >> you wand me a reason to stay here, you can't get me that way. >> eiffel tower in pairs is $21. generating $62 ill mil or the those e-the state, with more than 10% this year pap near the $100 million mark in 2016. many people could end up priced out of their own heritage. the culture minister says he's thought of that. >> in the winter months prices will be cut bring half so greeks will have the opportunity to vicinity. prices are subsidized for those who are blow the market line. >> he want to culture grease more carefully so greece has 23% on eating out and transport, the grease has little choing. it is already taxing companies and individuals hets heavily. the splendor of the rebuilt parthenon could now become a symbol of greek indebtedness. john von lust pj al jazeera. >> foiling a corruption scarn

john siropolous reports from athens. >> when the parthenon was built, 25 centuries later is the cost of visiting it. the cost of tickets to see it is going to rise from just under $14 to just under $23. some dismiss the rise saying it's negligible. >> it's history, you'll never see this again, i won't have a chance to see this in my lifetime, i'll pay. >> if you want tourists to come you keep its football, you won't make it that way. >> the coliseum in rome cost $14, and the eiffel tower in paris cost $20.figures set to rise by more than 10% and the government hopes to bring revenue close to the $100 million mark in 2016. many people could end up priced out of their own heritage. the culture minister has made a jurvetion. >> prices are subsidized for those below the poverty line, and prices remain free for several groups including schoolchildren and pensioners. >> to see that culture plays its role, greece now has 23% consumer tax on eating out and transport. there is a danger of the entire cost of coming here would deter tourists. but greece has little choice. it is already taxing c

john siropolous. al jazeera, greece. >> demanding to be released, tristan atone has more. >> i can't take this punishment anymore. i am dying of desperation from this injustice. >> from honduras and one of 17 women who wrote to the immigration advocacy group grass roots leadership to say they were on a hunger strike. in all they say 30 women detained at the residential center in taylor, texas have joined in. >> the women are really, really clear in their letters, although there are a lot of things wrong with detention, they are in complaints they are striking for one thing and that's to be released. >> about 500 women are held here caught after crossing the u.s. mexico border illegally many in search of asylum. we spoke on the phone to the daughter of a woman who has been detained for seven months. she asked thought to be identified. >> she said that it's so tense they could feed them rotten milk, they are not criminals, they can be released, all we're asking is for her to be here. >> this center used