south sudan's rebel leader riek macha has been sworn in as vice president to end more than two yearsnflict. he is returned to the capital of juba to take a post in the unity government led by president salva kiir. 2 million people are left homeless in the conflict in south sudan, which became independent in 2011. for the first time ever, the sales of iphones have declined. that was one of the headlines results that fell below wall street targets. we now crossed to the bbc technology reporter in san francisco. how bad is this? >> it is almost as bad as the storm that i am in in san francisco. it is very bad here, the results. we heard from the first time that iphone has declined 16% year on year. the ipad was down by 19% compared to this time last year. 12%.ac is down by that adds up to a very bad year for apple. the revenues have on down. in china, they have major growth potential. seeing a drop there will worry investors. what it means is that for the first time in 13 years, apple has not grown and one quarter to the next. reinvent have to itself and come out with new products if th

begging in the streets doing whatever they can to get enough money to buy food as the civil war in south sudan that missed out on school is doing what it can to survive. anna sent this report from the south sue an capital. >> reporter: he gets by washing cars, his life wasn't always like this, he went to school and his mother provided for him and his siblings, last month she walked out and chris is now the breadwinner. >> i feel like i have no option but to work. even if i decide i don't want to work nobody will be able to support us, that's why i work in the future i hope to be able to get an education because if i don't, i will be illiterate and that won't work. people have to be educated. but if i stop working and i go to school my brothers will suffer and i will suffer as well. even if i come from school there will be no food for me to eat. >> reporter: chris doesn't know why his mother left, but he suspects that she couldn't cope anymore. the rising price of basic goods has left many families unable to named seven. even those that were relatively well off. parents sometimes have no choice

the latest report says half of south sudan's population need humanitarian aid since the conflict began in december 2013. in sudan violence and displacement continue to affect life in the dar 4 region. the demographics of the area have shifted and as our correspondent reports, so too have people's concepts of home. >> reporter: this lady says her days inside this camp are linked only by the misery. the safety surrounding her and her children has made this a home she never wants to leave. >> translation: where i came from, i was being threatened and i was scared. i don't want to go back. i want to stay here. >> reporter: others tormented of the homes they were forced to flee >> translation: i feel very sad. i can't sleep at night thinking about what we lost. >> reporter: they were among the first wave of those displaced in 2004. fighting when they were tired of government leaders neglecting the region. almost 12 years later their desire to return is pulling them to their long abandoned farm like a magnet. >> translation: it will be very bad if i don't get the chance to go back to my gran

recently opened this center that it uses for storing aid destined for yemen, somalia, ethiopia, and south sudan volume of about 3.4 million tons per year, and about 15% of that tonnage has gone through djibouti in 2015. >> reporter: it also offers some of the most prime military real estate in the world to counter piracy and show regional stability. this is the home to the largest foreign military base. 4,000 u.s. troops live onsight. france has the second largest military prosense, with about 1,100 troops. here french troops make landing here. >> djibouti has no resources, no oil, no minerals, nothing. except sea port and services. so this presence i think has been a lot of good for the economy. >> reporter: this tiny country could soon be the only place where the navies of two great military and economic rivals, the u.s. and china, move alongside each other. >>> frustration is mounting in nigeria as a petrol shortage in this the oil-rich country drags on. rezing dents in the bigger cities have resorted to sleeping in their cars. some say they have lost their jobs because they had to queue for

south sudan's rebel leader has been sworn in as the country's vice president after his long-awaited returno the capital. his return is a crucial part of the peace deal brokered last year. he will now form part of a new unity government under the president. his former rival in a two-year civil war. >> a landmark arrival. after repeated delays, he flew into the airport where he was greeted by officials and diplomats. women released white doves marking a moment of hope for the world's newest country which has been blighted with civil war since 2013. but he is a war -- he is aware he has a tough job ahead of them. -- of him. >> some are happy to be here, he will be part of a new unity government proposing a peace deal last year. working under his rival in the conflict, seen here in his trademark black hats. but despite this crucial step forward in the peace process, experts say huge efforts are still needed. >> without a significant political leverage generated by concerted efforts, they will not succeed. >> in the run-up to his arrival, disagreements over security and logistics caused tension

the region is home to thousands of refugees who have fled the ongoing conflict in south sudan. officials say the armed men also abducted 39 children. security forces have killed at least 60 of the attackers. and today is tax day, the day americans must file their personal tax returns. the national war tax resistance coordinating committee is organizing a number of protests today across the country. according to the war resisters league 44% of all federal tax , income goes to fund current and past military operations. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we're on the road in our 100 city tour, headed to salt lake city tonight and then on to colorado. the right now in washington, more than 900 people have been arrested over the past week on capitol hill in a series of unprecedented protests against the influence of big money and corporate lobbying in politics. more civil disobedience is scheduled for today. the arrests began last monday during an event organized as part of a wave of actions dubbe

. >> sreenivasan: in ethiopia,ni government troops are hunting gunmen from south sudan who killed morehan 200 civilians in a raid on friday. they also abducted more than 100 children.ct it happened in an eastern region, close to the country's border with south sudan. the ethiopians have now crossed that border, in pursuit. >> woodruff: a bomb set fire to a bus in jerusalem. no doubt it was a terror attack, police say. two people were seriously wounded and the rest of the victims were in another bus and camp. such attacks have been rare. in recent years. >> sreenivasan: the >> sreenivasan: the syrian peace talks hit a new snag today, when the opposition suspended itsp formal participation. only three delegates from that side attended a meeting with a u.n. envoy in geneva. a senior negotiator pointed to new attacks by government forces inside syria. >> ( translated ): the humanitarian conditions and regime attacks and violations of the cease-fire, negatively affect the political process. we need clear and concise answers, and we need an agendada reflecting real political transition in sy

conflicts from south sudan to syria to afghanistan have sent millions fleeing, seeking the relative safety of europe's shores. but that puts new strains on countries and local communities. and threatens to distort our politics. russian aggression has flagrantly violated the sovereignty and territory of an independent european nation, ukraine. and that unnerves our allies in eastern europe. threatening our vision of a europe that is whole, free and at peace. and it seems to threaten the progress that's been made since the end of the cold war. slow economic growth in europe, especially in the south, has left millions unemployed including a generation of young people without jobs and who may look to the future with diminishing hopes. and all these persistent challenges have led some to question whether european integration can long endure. whether you might be better off separating off, redrawing some of the barriers and the walls between nations that existed in the 20th century. across our countries, including the united states, a lot of workers and families are still struggling to recover f

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. >> between south sudan, djibouti and mom babasa, there are no otr sea ports.ing advantage to build, to invest, invested closely to $14 billion u.s. >> reporter: djibouti provides a important port for land locked countries. foreign militaries smugglers and anyone and everyone concerned with the movement and control of goods. and that is only the beginning. djibouti's presence has played it a significant hub. the united nations world food program recently opened this center that it uses for storing aid destined for yemen, somalia, ethiopia and south sudan. >> has a volume of more than 3.5 million tons a year band 15% of that tonnage has gone through djibouti in 2015 for all the different operations in the region. >> reporter: djibouti also offers some of the most prime military property in the world. the shore up regional stability. this is home to the largest foreign military component in djibouti, 4,000 u.s. troops live onsite. djibouti's former colonial power has the second largest military presence with about 4900 troops. here, as part of joint military exer

united nations opened this center that it use to store aid for yemen, somalia, ethiopia and south sudan. >> a volume of 3.5 million tons a year and about 15% of that tonnage has gone through djibouti in 2015 for all the different operations in the region. >> reporter: djibouti also offers some of the most prime military real estate in the world, featuring the key maritime strait and also to show stability. this is home to the largest foreign ministry in djibouti and only permanent american base in africa. 4,000 u.s. troops live on site. djibouti's former colonial power front has presses with about 1900 u.s. troops. here u.s. and french troops make an unscheduled landing, as part of joint military ploossments. >> djibouti has nplacement of. >> djibouti has no resources other than a port. >> this tiny country could soon be the only place where the navies two great military and economic rivals, the u.s. and china, are ploored alongside each other. mohammad adow, al jazeera, djibouti. >>> for our in context segment, christopher rivas, from the rand corporation.christopher, djibouti last hos

conflicts from south sudan to syria to afghanistan have sent millions fleeing, seeking the relative safety of europe's shores, but that puts new strains on countries and local communities, and threatens to distort our politics. russian aggression has flagrantly violated the sovereignty and territory of an independent european nation, ukraine, and that unnerves our allies in eastern europe, threatening our vision of a europe that is whole, free and at peace. and it seems to threaten the progress that's been made since the end of the cold war. slow economic growth in europe, especially in the south, has left millions unemployed, including a generation of young people without jobs and who may look to the future with diminishing hopes. and all these persistent challenges have led some to question whether european integration can long endure; whether you might be better off separating off, redrawing some of the barriers and the laws between nations that existed in the 20th century. across our countries, including in the united states, a lot of workers and families are still struggling to recove

we had a wonderful american who was deployed to south sudan as part of the peacekeeping mission. and the military showed up at the gates, they demanded that he turn over all of the young men in the camp and he absolutely refused. he stood at the gates and he said, you may not come in. and as a result, the people that day were saved. of course, he from my perspective is a hero. i was in south sudan, there are 200,000 people today living in these camps that largely over we their lives to the fact that we have peacekeepers guarding these camps, trying to do their best to protect the people inside, who would otherwise be killed by other elements in the country. it is very complex. i do not think that there is a culture where they do not want to protect the people that they are supposed to protect. i think that this is a case of individual soldiers doing wrong and they need to be punished for it. mr. corker: let me ask you this, based on what you just said. are we, do you think at this hearing, getting an unbalanced view of this issue? mr. yeo: no, i do not think so at all. i think wh

and, of course, you know, he from my perspective is a hero for saving the.people i was in south sudan. there are 200,000 people today living in these camps that largely of their lives to the fact that we have peacekeepers from around the world guarding these camps trying to do their best to protect the people inside who would otherwise be killed by other elements within the country. so it's a very complex but i don't think there's a culture where they don't want to protect the people they're supposed to protect. i think this is a case of individual soldiers doing wrong, and they need to be punished. >> at me ask you based on what you just said. are we do you think today in this hearing getting an unbalanced view of this issue speak what no, i don't think so at all. what has happened in c.a.r., in trenton engines of sex our exportation abuse in these other countries is absolutely horrific and it gives the entire concept of peacekeeping advancing. this hearing is well time.tly it it needed to occur and most important in needs to occur a y year from now and two years from now. this is no

. >>> south sudan's opposition leader says he will turn to the capitol. in 2015 when fighting broke out. both sides agreed in january to share positions in a transitional government with kia reappointing him as vice president. >>> belgian police have released new security footage of the suspect wanted in connection with the events at the airport, the bombing on march 22nd. he was originally seen with two of the suicide bombers at the airport before the explosion. police have issued a new appeal for information to track him down. 32 people were killed in the isil-claimed attacks on the airport and a city metro station. >>> one of libya's rival administrationings appears to have reversed a decision to step down. the u-turn was announced hours after the initial statement. so who is in charge today? here is gerald tan. >> reporter: since the fall of gadhafi in libya, various leaders have tried to take control. a coalition is headed by this man and includes powerful militias. he threatened to prosecute any of his ministers who support the new u.n.-backed unity

conflicts from south sudan do syria to afghanistan have sent millions fleeing seeking the relative safetyf your shores. that puts new strains on countries and local communities and threatens to destroy our politics. russian aggression has harmed the european nation ukraine. that unnerves our allies in eastern europe. it seems to threaten the progress that's been made since the end of the cold war. slow economic growth in europe, especially in the south, has left millions unemployed, including a generation of young people without jobs and who may look to the future with diminishing hopes. all of these challenges have led question of european integration can long endure. whether you may be better off separating off, redrawing some of the barriers and walls between nations that existed in the 20th century. across our countries, including the united states, families are struggling to recover from the worst economic crisis in generations. that trauma of those who lost jobs and savings is still felt. and meanwhile, profound trends underway that have been going for decades. globalization, automa

security council decided to extend sapses on south sudan for seven weeks. they will remain in effect until june 1. the latest report released by the u.n. said half of sudan's population needs humanitarian aid since the conflict began in december of 2013. >>> 13 north korean workers defected to south carolina. it is the biggest number since the leader kim jong-un took power five years ago. people working in north korea restaurants overseas have defected before but this is the first time multiple workers have escaped from the same location. >> our government respected their wishes and decided to accept them on humanitarian grounds. these workers said they found out the truth about south korea and how unrealistic north korea propaganda is through watching dramas and movies and using the internet while living abroad and they recently decided to escape in a group. >> pope francis published new died lines on family values, saying the catholic church should show for standing on everyday modern life. it lists the views on contraception and the raising of children.

conflicts from south sudan to syria to afghanistan have sent millions fleeing seeking the relative safetyf europe shores. but that puts new strains on countries and local communities. and threatens to distort our politics. russian aggression as flagrantly violated the territory of the independent european nation, ukraine, and that unnerves our allies in eastern europe. threatening our vision of a europe that is whole, free and at peace. and it seems to threaten the progress that's been made since the end of the cold war. slow economic growth in europe, especially in the south, has left millions unemployed, including a generation of young people without jobs. and who may look to the future with diminishing hopes. and all these per sis tint challenges have led some to question whether european integration can long endure, whether you might be better off separating off, re-drawing some of the barriers that exist in the 20th century. across our countries, including the united states, a lot of workers and families are still struggling to recover from the worst economic crisis in generations. a

we had a wonderful american who was deployed to south sudan as part of the peacekeeping mission. and the military showed up at the gates, they demanded that he turn over all of the young men in the camp and he absolutely refused. he stood at the gates and he said, you may not come in. and as a result, the people that day were saved. of course, he from my perspective is a hero. i was in south sudan, there are 200,000 people today living in these camps that largely over we their lives to the fact that we have peacekeepers guarding these camps, trying to do their best to protect the people inside, who would otherwise be killed by other elements in the country. it is very complex. i do not think that there is a culture where they do not want to protect the people that they are supposed to protect. i think that this is a case of individual soldiers doing wrong and they need to be punished for it. mr. corker: let me ask you this, based on what you just said. are we, do you think at this hearing, getting an unbalanced view of this issue? mr. yeo: no, i do not think so at all. i think wh

i was relieved and south sudan. ththere are 200,000 people today living in these camps that largely of their lives to the fact that we peacekeepers from around the world guarding these camps trying to do the best to protect the people inside who would otherwise be killed by other elements within the country. so it's very complex. i don't think there's a culture with a don't want to protect the people they're supposed to protect. i think this is a case of individual soldiers doing wrong and they need to be punished. >> let me ask you this based on what you just said. are reducing today in this hearing getting an unbalanced view of this issue? >> no, i don't think so at all. what happened in c.a.r. to what happened in mali and what happened in terms of sexual exportation and abuse in these other countries is absolutely horrific. because the entire concept of u.n. peacekeeping a bad thing. they need to occur and most important and needs to occur a year from occur a year for two years ago. this will not be fixed overnig

he said things about he appreciated, you know, clintons response to things happening in the south sudanagain it is his right. melissa: yeah, i'm not saying that. >> to contribute to a system you don't necessarily believe. melissa: i'm trying to piece apart what he said. people say he is hypocrite and this doesn't make any sense. i'm trying to figure out. christie makes a great point. he is trying to help down ballot democrats. does that mean people on the left don't think bernie sanders can win? they may like him and fit more with george clooney's politics and they don't support him? >> i think message is being sent when you see that kind of giving. people can give to pacs, super-pacs. all kinds of way to give money. melissa: hate to cut you off. we have to go. thank you very much. we'll be right back. >> thank you. my school reunion's coming fast. could be bad. could be a blast. can't find a single thing to wear. will they be looking at my hair? won't be the same without you bro. ♪ when it's go, the new choice privileges gets you there faster. and now, stay two times and you can earn a

>> well, i worked with secretary clinton as a secretary particularly when -- when sudan and south sudanere looking to vote for their own independence. it was an incredibly dangerous time for that country and there were -- you know, hundreds of thousands of people of lives at risk. between the secretary and the security council and some of the people on the ground, kofi annan, jimmy carter, thousands of people on the ground, we worked very hard to make sure that didn't happen. she understood it, she understood the issues even though we don't have much reason to pay attention to the sudan. we don't trade with them or get money from them. we found her to be knowledgeable and to care about the issues and we have worked together since then and i have been a very big fan of hers. but i want to say this. i really like bernie. i think his -- what he's saying in this election is very important if you're a democrat again to have these conversations. i hope he stays in for the entire election. and if he were to win the nomination, i will do whatever i can including if asked a fund-raiser like this

with commitment and honor, protecting the vulnerable citizens from the south sudan to the golan heightssions around the world, four continents. the ambassador pointed out that the u.s. not only has a direct security entrance in the peacekeeping missions, and we contribute as the chairman pointed out to these missions at a greater percentage than any other country the world, but the value is for the u.s. i think ambassador power pointed out 8-1 savings to u.s. taxpayers to be able to use the international united nations peacekeepers rather than the united states having to fulfill that function. so there is certainly a very important benefit to the peacekeeping missions. and the overwhelming majority of those who are in there doing the work are doing it properly. but the sexual abuse by u.n. peacekeepers must end. must end. those who are perpetrators need to be held accountable. there can be no exception to this. zero tolerance. and i must tell you, mr. chairman, you are right to be outraged. because we are talking about young children, who are very vulnerable, who are poor, who have been

responsibilities in the appropriate way, with commitment and honor, protecting vulnerable citizens from the south sudane golan heights, 16 missions around the world, four continents. ambassador power pointed out that the united states not only has the correct security interest in u.n. peacekeeping missions, and we contribute as the chairman pointed out to these measures that are represented in any other country in the world, but it's value to the united states. i think ambassador power pointed out is like an eight to one savings deal is taxpayers to use the international united nations peacekeepers rather than the united states having to fill that function. so there certainly is a very important benefit to join peacekeeping missions, and the overwhelming majority of those who are doing the work are doing it properly. what the sexual abuse by u.n. peacekeepers must end. must end. those poor perpetrators need to be held accountable. there can be no exception to that. zero-tolerance. and i must tell you, thank you, you are right to be outraged because we are talking about young children who are very vulne

program uses this center for storing aid destine today generally, so knowledge yeah, ethiopia and south sa sudane of 3.5 million tons a year, about [ inaudible ] has gone through djibouti in 2016 for all the different operations in the region. >> reporter: djibouti also offers some of the most prime military real estate in the world to counter piracy, threatening the key maritime straight. also to show operational stability. this is home to the largest foreign ministry in djibouti and the only permanent american base in africa. 4,000 u.s. troops live o on on site. the second largest military presence with about 1,900 troops. here u.s. and trench french troops make a lands on the ground the coast. as part of joint military operations they engage in. >> gentleman butte hey is no resources no oil no, minerals, no nothing, just seaports. this military presence i think has done a lot of good for the economy. >> reporter: signing a deal to establish militaries in djibouti this tiny country could soon be the only plays where the navies of two great military and commission rivals the u.s. and china are

> well, i've worked with secretary clinton as a secretary particularly in -- when the sudan and south sudan were looking to vote for their own independence. and it was an incredibly dangerous time for that country. and there were, you know, hundreds of thousands of people's lives at risk. and between the secretary and the security council and some of the people on the ground and kofi annan and jimmy carter and people like that, on the ground, we made sure she understood the issues even though we don't have much great reason to pay attention to sudan even though we don't trade from them, we don't get money from them. i found her to be knowledgeable and to care about the issues. and we've worked together since then. and i've been a very big fan of hers. but i want to say this, i really like bernie. i think what he's saying in this election is important if you're a democrat. again, to have these conversations. i hope he stays in for the entire election. and if he were to win the nomination, i will do whatever i can including if asked a fundraiser like this again to try to keep bringing -- to t

> well, i've worked with secretary clinton as a secretary particularly in -- when the sudan and south sudan were looking to vote for their own independence. and it was an incredibly dangerous time for that country. and there were, you know, hundreds of thousands of people's lives at risk. and between the secretary and the security council and some of the people on the ground and kofi annan and jimmy carter and people like that, thousands of people on the ground, we worked very hard to make sure that didn't happen. she understood the issues, even though we don't have any great reason to pay attention to sudan, we don't trade with them, we don't get money from them. i found her to be knowledgeable and to care about the issues. and we've worked together since then. and i've been a very big fan of hers. but i want to say this. i really like bernie. i think what he's saying in this election is important if you're a democrat. again, to have these conversations. i hope he stays in for the entire election. and if he were to win the nomination, i will do whatever i can including if asked a fundraise

refugeethe current crisis in europe and stop passing blind eye to equally pressing crises elsewhere, in south sudanor instance. this is part of the never again that the world screamed loud and clear after the holocaust, and betrayed on so many occasions since then. today cannot be one of those. to look at this from a canadian and international perspective. the international framework is very clear. virtually all the countries that are concerned with the current flow of refugees fleeing war-torn countries of syria, iraq, afghanistan, somalia, libya, are part of the convention, and they are obligated to grant asylum to those fleeing political and other forms of persecution. the protection framework set in place by the convention provides that refugees should not be penalized for the illegal entry or stay in the country. the reverse would obviously be a way to completely immaculate the right of asylum. -- emasculate the right of asylum. and returning them to countries where they are at risk. this obviously put a disproportionate demand on countries that are more easily reachable than others, such as,

conflicts from south sudan to syria to afghanistan have sent millions fleeing, seeking the relative safetyof europe's shores, but that puts new strains on countries and local communities, and threatens to distort our politics. russian aggression has flagrantly violated the sovereignty and territory of an independent european nation, ukraine, and that unnerves our allies in eastern europe, threatening our vision of a europe that is whole, free and at peace. and it seems to threaten the progress that's been made since the end of the cold war. slow economic growth in europe, especially in the south, has left millions unemployed, including a generation of young people without jobs and who may look to the future with diminishing hopes. and all these persistent challenges have led some to question whether european integration can long endure; whether you might be better off separating off, redrawing some of the barriers and the laws between nations that existed in the 20th century. across our countries, including in the united states, a lot of workers and families are still struggling to recover

people ask why goats in south sudan? do not eat those goats she goat can deliver two kids a year and that is enough to put the kids for school and deliver meals etc. and i've been part of this a long time. this is part of making america great again. because americans are different than everybody else in the world. so today this is what i'm going to do. for the first 50 people that buy a goat. that's about $60 to buy a goat, i'm going to buy you one of those necklaces. so for the first 50 i'm going buy necklaces and you will get one of those beautiful swarovski necklaces. and we also help here in the united states in terms of food n terms of nutrition. so sudan, america. a great partnership. >> what has this meant to you to be able to give back? >> well, you know, i get more than we give. and i think darren does too. it is because we see how people's faces light up. we see how families. we see the malnutrition go away. and we see our women who can support themselves now by making these beautiful -- >> can they sustain the

refugee crisis in europe and stop passing a blind eye to equally pressing crises elsewhere, in south sudannstance. this is part of the "never again" that the world screamed loud and clear after the holocaust and betrayed on so many occasions since then. today cannot be one of those. i want to look at this from a canadian and international perspective. the international framework is very clear. virtually all the countries that are concerned with the current flow of refugees fleeing war-torn countries of syria, iraq, afghanistan, somalia, libya, are part of the convention, and they are obligated to grant asylum to those fleeing political and other forms of persecution. the protection framework set in place by the convention provides that refugees should not be penalized for the illegal entry or stay in the country. the reverse would obviously be a way to completely emasculate the right of asylum. and returning them to countries where they are at risk. this obviously put a disproportionate demand on countries that are more easily reachable than others, such as, in the case of syria, neighbori

so today under the heavy cloud of atrocities occurring in syria, south sudan and elsewhere, i come to address this body again. i'm here today not to look backward about actions not taken. i am here today to stress that our job, our responsibility is to make sure the united states has the tools, diplomatic, political, economic and legal, to take effective action before atrocities occur. essential to this is authorizing the atrocities prevention board and ensuring that the united states government has structures in place and the mechanisms at hand to better prevent and respond to potential atrocities. president obama when he established the atrocities prevention board in 2012 said that preventing atrocity -- preventing genocide is an achievable goal but one that requires a degree of governmental organization that matches the kind of methodical organizations that accomplish mass killings. earlier this year i introduced the genocide and atrocities prevention act of 2016 to ensure that we do just that. i'm joined in this effort by senator tillis, murphy, menendez, shaheen, brown, gillibran

honor,mmitment and protecting the vulnerable citizens from the south sudan to the golan heights. the ambassador pointed out that the u.s. not only has a direct security entrance in the peacekeeping missions, and we contribute as the chairman pointed out to these missions at a greater percentage than any other country the world, but the value is for the u.s. taxpayerss to u.s. to be able to use the international united nations peacekeepers rather than the u.s. having to fulfill that function. they are certainly very important benefits to the peacekeeping missions. and the overwhelming majority of those who are in there doing the work are doing it properly. but the sexual abuse by u.n. peacekeepers must end. must end. those who are perpetrators need to be held accountable. there can be no exception to this. zero tolerance. and i must tell you, mr. chairman, you are right to be outraged. young children, who are very vulnerable, who are poor, subject to the most difficult lifestyles, being enticed by food or money to do horrible things, under the united nations. that cannot continue.