two leaders signed a peace deal in 2015, but it collapsed nine months ago when fighting resumed in juba. machar fled and is now living in exile in south africa. when president kiir's government troops reached yei, janoub thought his family would be spared. like most of his tribe, they had remained neutral. but to his horror, janoub saw government troops set fire to his home. >> reporter: janoub says seven members of his family and several neighbors died in the fire, and then the soldiers went after him. >> reporter: janoub managed to escape with the help of friends. for three weeks, they walked through the wilderness until they reached this camp. and the people who killed your family, were they soldiers? >> reporter: they were wearing uniforms? >> reporter: why would they do that? >> reporter: most of the government soldiers are dinka, which has fueled perceptions of ethnic cleansing. >> reporter: when i caught up with a spokesman for the government troops, known as the sudan people's liberation army, or s.p.l.a., he denied that abuses are happening in a systematic way. >> reporter: des

the situation in juba has stabilize but clashes continue in northeastern and southern regions. the united nations says over 1.5 million people have fled south sudan in the past three years. it also says roughly 5 million people or nearly half the country's population face food shortages. >>> unicef has revealed a grim trend in its annual report on syria. it says children there suffered the most war-related casualties since the agency started keeping records. the u.n. children's agency says at least 652 were killed in 2016. it says the if igis up by 20% from the previous year. the report says more than 255 children lost their lives while at or near school. the number of children recruited to fight doubled over the previous year. the report says some of the 850 were used as executioners, suicide bombers or prison guards. unicef spokesperson hold nhk the actual number of child casualties is higher as the latest report is only based on verified information. unicef is calling for an immediate political solution. >>> toshiba corporation is >>> police in northern haiti are hunting for

debora patta has the story of three boys living in a refugee camp in juba.y thought their mother was dead but we followed along as the red cross flew them 300 miles for a tearful reunion. >> reporter: the mother of these three young boys was atent tending a wedding miles away when the country was plunged into civil war a neighbor was looking after the children in the capital of juba where they were forced to see the violence. in the three years since rich, matt, and goy last saw their mother they have grown a lot taller. today they prepare to leave the place they've called home since the civil war began. when the fighting broke out, the boys sought protection at this u.n. camp. up north their mother also fled the violence, crossing the border into ethiopia. the boys had no idea if their mother was even alive, until now. they've been living on the kindness of their elderly neighbor. it won't be easy for naye panyang to say good-bye. "i love them as if they were my own," she told us. in the long months when they yearned for their mother, soccer kept them going

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in the capital, juba. >> reporter: 11-year-old james abel is so malnourished he walks like an old man. his thin legs look as if they will break every time he takes a step. "my parents are dead" is the only thing he said when he arrived at the all sabbah children's hospital three weeks ago. head nurse betty achang told us abel is severely traumatized after watching his parents being shot in front of him. he barely eats the food he so desperately needs. >> he cries and he says he wants the mother and the father. >> reporter: abel is just one more victim of south sudan's three-year civil war, and now there is a new weapon -- starvation. one million children are in desperate need of food, but the fierce fighting means aid workers cannot reach the areas that need it most. there are critical food shortages now throughout the country. >> i just feel pain. what can we do? a school-age child is supposed to be in school! a school-age child is not supposed to be dying just like that. >> reporter: today, six-month-old monica was admitted. she weighs less than nine pounds, and when her stick-like

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in july of last year, major armed clashes broke out in the capital city of juba near the japanese base. and in october, media requested the government release daily rolls from that period. around that time, lawmakers discussed assigning the sdf new duties in the country. regulations stated peace keepers were only permitted to operate in non-combat areas. the government said combat was not taking place, but the review of the report says fighting had broken out and they had indicate an increasing sense of crisis. the documents contradict government statements about the situation on the ground in the war-torn country. japan's opposition is demanding the defense minister step down over the controversy. >> translator: defense ministry inada has been telling lies and covering things up in the diet the last few months. she really has to take responsibility. >> reporter: the defense minister has refused to step down and said she has ordered an investigation. >> translator: i have ordered the ground self-defense force to cooperate fully with the investigation. i will ask the inspectors to deliv

debora patta, crks news, juba, south sudan. >> quijano: today, the u.n.reported that six aid workers were killed this weekend in an ambush near south sudan's capital. they have not been identified. we'll be right back. >> quijano: the newly restored shrine surrounding what is believed to be the tomb of jesus was unveiled last week in jerusalem. centuries of candle smoke and visiting pilgrims had left the shrine discolored and almost black. the restoration took months of delicate work. here again is jonathan vigliotti. >> a pinhole of light illuminates the newly restored shrine -- protecting what christians believe to be the entrance to the cave where jesus was buried. the refurbished holy site was reopened to the public this morning, just in time for easter, in a small ceremony attended by religious leaders. the ornate building, called the edicule, sits in the center of the church of the holy sepulchre, one of the world's oldest churches located in jerusalem's old city. millions of pilgrims visit the site each year, and all that foot traffic along with ti

so i've decided that we can end a chapter of the sdf's engineering activities in juba. >> abe also said he will keep some officers at the headquarters of the u.n. mission in the country. and japan will continue to offer assistance. it started sending the sdf members in 2012 to help restore the newly established nation which has grappled with violence. the scope of the mission did not include combat or other security enforcement work. that's because of strict limitations in japan's war renouncing constitution. but the abe administration has given the current unit an expanded role. allowing it to come to the defense of u.n. staff in the event they come under attack. the deployment has been heavily debated in the diet. japan's self-imposed criteria limit the sdf to areas where ceasefires are in place. opposition law makers grilled the government on the security situation in south sudan. a u.n. adviser warned of the conflict between the government and rebels risks escalating into genocide. hundreds have been killed. more than a million have fled the country and there are severe food shortag

including the construction of main roads from capital juba to other locations in the country. as south sudan's nation-building enters a new phase, we have made judgment that the sdf has achieved a certain level of success in the construction of infrastructure. over the past five years, the sdf has accumulated great achievements. this policy of japanese government was already conveyed in advance to south sudan and the u.n. and the country's president responded with his praise, saying that he highly appreciates the duties of the sdf so far. in future, japan will continue sending the sdf members to the pko headquarters in south sudan, and enforce our humanitarian assistance. under the cause of proactive contribution to peace, our nation will join hands with the international community and contribute to south sudan's peace and development to the best of our ability. counting from the first and to the 11th units, the sdf dispatched in total 3,854 troops for road construction and infrastructure works. as the commander-in-chief, i would like to state my heartfelt gratitude to each an

in july of last year, major armed clashes broke out in the capital city of juba nearr the japanese base, and in october media requested the government release daily activity logs from that period. around that time, lawmakers were discussing the situation in south sudan as they deliberated a bill to task the sdf with new duties in the country. the opposition grilled the government about whether combat was taking place near japanese personnel. regulations stated peacekeepers were only permitted to operate in noncombat areas. the government said combat was not taking place. but a review of the reports show fighting had broken out, and the reports indicate an increasing sense of crisis. the head of the gsgf says he took officials at their word when he said they couldn't find the reports. japan'n's defense minister says there will be a thorough investstigation into the matter. >>>> translator: i have ordered the ministry's inspector general's office of legal compliance to conduct a special inspection to ensure the probe's independence. i want the inspection results as soon as possible. >> in

the defense ministry plans to send additional personnel and transport aircraft to the capital juba to assist with the withdrawal. about 350 personnel will head home in stages starting with those who completed road paving and other duties. the situation in the capital is relatively calm but could once again become unstable. >>> the controversial relocation of the world famous japanese wholesale market could be decided by economics. nhk has learned that calculations by the tokyo metropolitan government show that keeping open the tsukiji market will exceed the amount for operating the market in a new location. officials estimate that keeping the tsukiji open will cost more than $75 million a year. they say the amount could rise to $90 million. this includes renovation and maintenance work as well as compensation for the delay in relocating. the tokyo government is already paying $45,000 a day to manage the unused toyosu market. it estimates the annual costs be nearly $70 million if the decision is made to move to toyuso. the market was scheduled to move last year but tokyo governor koike

debora patta visited a hospital in the capital, juba. >> reporter: 11-year-old james abel is so malnourished he walks like an old man. his thin legs look as if they will break every time he takes a step. "my parents are dead" is the only thing he said when he arrived at the children's hospital three weeks ago. head nurse, betty achang, toad us abel is severely trawmidized after watching his parents shot in front of him. he barely eats the food he so desperately needs. >> he cries and he says he wants the mother and the father. >> reporter: abel is just one more victim of south sudan's three-year civil war, and now there is a new weapon-- starvation. one million children are in desperate need of food, but the fierce fighting means aid workers cannot reach the areas that need it most. there are critical food shortages now throughout the country. >> i just feel pain. what can we do? a child is supposed to be in school, and they are not supposed to be dying just like that. >> reporter: today, six-month-old moncastro admitted. she weighs less than nine pounds, and when her stick-like arms are mea

he is currently visiting the south sudanese capital, juba.e we have potentially been faced with this issue and it is timely now to reach —— meet these needs. i have spent the day injuba and i could see thousands of people who had to wade through marshes. i met with a grandmother who was nursing a grandchild, who was severely malnourished. its parent had gone missing after an attack. it was so emaciated. i've had discussions already today with the prime minister, and ifaid already today with the prime minister, and if aid worker —— workers have died in south sudan, they need to get through to deliver and need the protection of civilians. the ancient syrian city of palmyra appears to have escaped its second occupation by so—called islamic state, with less damage than first feared. recent drone imagery released by the russian defence ministry last month seemed to show further destruction to the ruins. it has now become clear that the ancient ruins have survived expert's worst fears. it was built as a temple generating mesopotamian gods and survi

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un's under—secretary—general and emergency relief coordinator — he's in the south sudanese capital, jubaapital having beenin so far? we're in the capital having been in the northern states. there are thousands of people who have had to wade through marshes upto hip height including a grandmother with her grandchild, extremely malnourished, who have reached camps run by ngos which help prevent cholera and other things which killed a very small children. this child was abandoned when his father went missing after an attack on his village. there are mothers who have been raped, and there is very severe hunger. there is a lot of work going on to relieve it. there was severe famine in yemen, all the way to somalia, all of this is exacerbated by man—made crises when you get these very sere severe shocks that make people even less resilient because they need to attend to the terrible violence and security. and so the big thing for us, as an international committee, we need to try to avoid it being the famine taking place, we want to try to avert these famines by acting early enough, that means