kath turner has more from the u.n. headquarters in new york. >> a rare sight inside the united nations security council chamber, support for a draft resolution of getting humanitarian aid inside sir yax. >> the draft resolution received 15 votes in favour, adopted unanimousry. >> the u.n. general showed a hint of frustration. >> this resolution should not have been necessary. humanitarian assistance is not something to be negotiated. ifs something to be allowed by vurt u of international law. >> there were divisions between russia and others. they were unhappy with the threat of u.n. sanctions against anyone obstructing the delivery of aid. that paragraph was taken out of the time resolution. >> the russian federation supported the draft resolution since when agreeing on the document many russian considerations were borne in mind. the document took op a balanced nature. >> the resolution demands cross-border access to syria, lifting of procedures and an end to attacks. the decision how and when will the aid be delivere

france is sending another 400 troops, raising the deployment to 2,000, as kath turner reports, it could be months before soldiers arrive. >> african peacekeepers were worried vehicles would come under attack in an area where there has been renewed fighting. they refused to take a risk, turning back thousands of muslims desperate to escape across the border. >> we are going home to chad. if piece is restarted, we can come back. >> there has not been sustained peace for months. sectarian violence erupted when the muslim rebels seized power last year. looting, murder and rape followed. christian militias retaliated. >> for years the central africans got along fine. they came to liberators. it was them who became dangerous and killed the people. that sparked the revolt. >> fear of persecution has been compounded by the discovery of 13 bodies in a mass grave, founded in a camp occupied by rebel soldiers. france is stepping up the country's military commitment. president holland announced it would take 400 troops, taking the numbers to 2,000. >> the generations are being ripped apart. communi

as part of the "head and hurt" series kath turner visited a hospital in porto prince. >> outside the mental health hospital they wait and watch. it can take hours to see a doctor or nurse, and the line gets longer. another man is brought in. his hands and legs bound together, restrained in back of a vehicle. he's ignored for minutes until someone notices he's thirsty. >> this is one of two psychiatric centres in hasty with a combined capacity of over 300. >> translation: we are overwhelmed. there are not enough doctors for the patients. 23 have a practice. that leaves seven psychiatrists for 10 million people. >> the doctor let us film him on daily rounds to the hospital. inside are dozens of people in varying degrees of mental stress. locked up behind bars with few facilities. the common problems are delusional, schizophrenia, agitation, drug-related mental illnesses. >> dr gerard says almost all are related. most will be untreated. >> i'm worried and concerned because people come from help. sometimes we can't provide that. >> the earthquake displaced around 1.5 million hatians. it'

kath turner reports. >> record low temperatures, rare snow storms and ice hitting the states in the u.s. widespread flooding and torrential rain in the u.k. - in parts of the northern hemisphere, the winter has a lot to answer for. it's mampger and longer than normal. the jet stream is a river of air. the jet stream creates the air. in recent years it's ball weaker and strayed off course. >> because of the arctic warming we see the waves are getting bigger. we know when they get larger, they travel from west to east more slowly. because they are probably for the weather that we experience, it means that it is lasting longer. it seems that you are stuck in one weather pattern. the north-east corner has been battered by the snow tomorrows. scientists started analysing the data. severe weather is behind the topic, causing problems for stock, water use. experts warn we should expect extreme weather. >> we don't expect the arctic to cool off soon. the globe and arctic is warming. we are putting these fossil fuel greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. >> climate change is a controversial subje

kath turner has the details. >> record low temperatures, snow tomorrows and ice hitting the u.s.idespread flooding in the uk. dozens of cold-related deaths. in parts of the northern hemisphere the winter has a lot to answer for. it's been harsher and longer than normal. temperatures in the arctic is to blame. the jet stream is a river of air circulating the globe creating the weather. the difference between the temperature, the faster it moves. in recent years it's weaker and strayed off course. >> because of the rapid arctic warming, we are seeing the waves getting bigger. they travel from west to east more slowy. because they are responsible for the weather, the experience is lasting longer so it seems that you are stuck in a weather pattern for longer than they used to be. >> the north-east corner of the u.s. has been bat ared by 14 snow storms. technically there's another month of winter left. scientists started to analysis the data and are using it to predict weather patterns. >> weather goes beyond the safe topic. it can cause problems for livestock, suppliers and shelter.

as kath turner reports from new york, it could be months before more troops arrive. >> the convoy heading out of bangui came to a halt. african peacekeepers were worried the procession of vehicles would come under attack. they refused to take the risk. >> translation: we are going to go home to chad. if peace is restarted. we can come back. >> there hasn't been sustained peace for months. sectarian violence erupted when the muslim rebels seized power. looting, murder and rape followed after. for years the central africans held power. they became dangerous and killed the people. that is what sparked the revolt. >> the persecution has been compounded by the discovery of at least 13 bodies in a mass grave, at a military camp in bangui, occupied by rebel soldiers. human rights groups warned of genocide. france is beefing up its troops. the total number of french soldiers will hit 2,000. >> the very fabric of society over generations is being ripped apart. communities with no history of violent conflict are on a course that if left unchecked, could lead to decades of debilitating conflict. >>

we can get more from kath turner who is at the u.n. in new york. what are the resolution points?> reporter: the resolution is very clear in what it wants. it wants international cross border access for those convoys, for the human march takenaire aid. it's calling for an end of the bombardment and shelling on towns as well. previously what it doesn't include that was in previous texas was u.n. sanctions of anyone getting in the way obstructing the delivery of aid. russia didn't like that, and that has been taken out. instead ban ki-moon secretary general of the united nations say they report every 30 days and they have intentions to take further measures if this resolution is not implemented on the ground in syria. >> the fact that it was passed unanimously, what does it say about the concerns regarding the humanitarian situation in syria? >> reporter: we've seen three resolutions in the past vetoed by russia and china. today was the day that there was a diplomatic break through at least we're seeing right now as i'm speaking to you the u.s. ambassador for china, who has also vet

. >> kath turner has more from the u.n. >> a rare sight inside the united nations security council chamber. support for a draft resolution on getting humanitarian aid inside syria. the draft resolution has been adopted unanimously. >> the un secretary-general was there, showing a hint of frustration. this resolution should not have been necessary. humanitarian assistance is not something to be negotiated. it is something to be allowed by virtue of international law. >> for weeks there were deep divisions. moscow claimed one side accusations against the syrian regime without najing the role of provision forces. >> that paragraph was taken out of the final resolution. >> the russian federation supported the draft resolution sips, when agreeing upon the document were borne in mind. as a result the document took on a balance the nature. >> the lifting of sieges and the end to shelling attacks. the question for the syrian government, how and when will the aid be delivered. as hard as it was to achieve the resolution. it was the easy part. the hard and desperately necessary part is implementatio