i'm ross mihara in tokyo. you for watching and have a good day. y >> today on global 3000 we head to chile to check out affordable living options for people on low incomes. in rwanda, environmentalists are trying to prevent a wetland from drying up. but first we go to afghanistan, where there is still a complete lack of security. what does this mean for its people? should they leave or should they stay at co -- stay? the number of civilian casualities in afghanistan has reached a record-high. 5,166 people were killed or injured in the first six months of this year alone. almost a third of them children - victims of almost constant suicide attacks, bombs and

i'm ross mihara in tokyo.ou for watching and have a good day. ó >> in honor of global children's day, global 3000 is visiting children around the globe. we go to the indonesian island of sumba, where kids take to the saddle for traditional horse races. in berlin, we accompany children who go back to nature every day to their forest preschool. but first, we go to syria. in war-torn aleppo, there are fewer and fewer kindergartens and schools. and the only place where life is relatively safe is underground. ideally, all kids should have as carefree a childhood as possible. but in reality, one in every nine children is raised in a conflict zone or warzone.

i'm ross mihara in tokyo. >>> the european union is set to ratify the paris agreement on global warming as early as next week. that would pave the way for the accord to enter into force in november. environment ministers of the member states unanimously agreed that the eu will ratify the pact without waiting for all members to do so. they plan to submit the instrument of ratification to the united nations once they get approval from the european parliament, which meets on tuesday. the paris agreement will take effect 30 days after it's ratified by at least 55 signatories. at the same time, the sum of greenhouse gas emissions of those countries needs to exceed 55% of total global emissions. india's government said on sunday it will ratify the agreement next week, together with eu ratification, the 55% mark will be reached, and the agreement is set to meet the criteria for taking effect in early november. >>> u.s. authorities are still trying to figure out what caused a train to crash into a station in new jersey. the thursday morning rush hour accident killed one commuter and injured ove