they are a people who live in namibia and botswana, in southern africa.ve in a semi-arid or desert region. it's a very tough environment in which to survive. and they are hunter-gatherers. they are people who live off the land. people survive really on the margins in that environment. it's very easy to go across the line and to get into real trouble through sickness. so the alleviation of sickness and suffering is a regular need that has to be addressed. the healing ceremonies that the kung perform are one way of addressing those needs of restoring balance and harmony and health. the sound of the music itself is a healing sound. the music comes to people on a subconscious level. it gets right to the core. and it has a way of transforming you. one of the most interesting things about the healing ceremonies of the kung is that there aren't any words. there's no text at all. yet that music is very powerful, very moving, very, very emotional music. and how does that work? you know, you hear people singing, and they're yodeling. you hear this wonderful melody,

well, there has been precious litt water in southern and eastern africa where el nino is scorching the earth. the u.n. says as many as a million children are at risk of starvation. many are in the tiny nation of lesotho, and we sent debora patta there. >> reporter: dawn breaks over ha khabele. villagers hope for rain, but it day. 70-year-old malepota makara wakes her five grandchildren, most of them orphaned by aids. it doesn't take long to get the three eldest ready for school. that's because there is nothing to eat. like everyone else in the village, makara's crops have failed. it is painful, says nine-year-old to go to school without food. "this drought," his grandmother explains "is more severe than i have ever seen." makara knows instinctively what experts have confirmed-- this is the strongest el nino on record in southern africa, delaying the rains and putting 14 million people at risk of starvation. a pitiful burst of rain in recent days has coaxed out some greenery. it's a cruel illusion, as it's this should be lo's rainy season. normally i wouldn't be able to stand here becau

ben, thank you. >>> well there has been precious little water in southern and eastern africa where el nino is scorching the earth. million children are at risk of starvation. many are in the tiny nation of lesotho. we sent deborah patta there. >> reporter: dawn breaks. villagers hope for rain but it promises to be another scorching day. 70-year-old, malepota makara wakes her five grandchildren. most of them orphaned by aids. it doesn't take long to get the three eldest ready for school, that's because there is nothing to eat. like everyone else in the village. malepota makara's crops have failed. it is painful, says 9-year-old, to go to school without food. this drought his grandmother explains is more severe than i have ever seen. makara knows instinctively what experts have confirmed. this is the strongest el nino on record in southern africa delaying the rains and putting starvation. a pitiful burst of rain in recent days coaxed out some greenery. it is a cruel illusion as it has come too late. this should be lesotho's rainy season. normally i wouldn't be able to stand here, becaus

it's part of a severe drought in much of southern africa. 26% of zimbabwe's population needs food aid the president has declared the drought a disaster, officials are appealing for help. >> the first plan is to address food i am pourtation, food distribution, water supply, micro nutrient for the under five kids. irrigation and development school feeding live stock and wildlife support all requiring a total of $1.5 billion. >> declaring the state of disaster could allow international donors to raise money quickly. >> we expect rains to fall around october to december. but that has not happened. what it means is that very few people managed to grow crops and because of that we also see a situation where there is no food that we normally expect people to have. >> the state needs to import 700,000 tons of maize this year. they hope that international donors and the government find money and the food needed to avoid a potential disaster. al jazeera. >> well, the zimbabwean government has been heavily criticized for the handling of the crisis. one of the critics an opposition member of parl

[man singing in native language] narrator: like all countries in southern africa, mozambique suffers from hiv-aids. every year, millions of dollars are spent on prevention campaigns, including promoting condoms. but the battle is far from won, and one person thinks she knows why. [indistinct chatter] sheila: i don't know how many students there are. maybe 8,000. to pick up condoms, i have the records here. maybe a hundred per month. narrator: at the northeast secondary school in the capital maputo, 22 year old sheila is a trained sexual health counselor. [indistinct chatter] in her office, young people come to her with their intimate problems. man: i am having a problem with my girlfriend. sheila: and you did not use a condom? man: often we don't use it. sheila: because you trusted her? man: i risked it because i trusted her, but i mis-trusted heat the same time. narrator: the message is clear--selling condoms as barriers against hiv can suggest couples don't trust each other. so sheila is convinced it's easier to sell condoms as contraceptives. today in her office, she's tearing dow

his people and these problems are not unique to zimbabwe, drought is not unique to the world of southern africa. it is drought as we speak. they are not celebrating the lives of their hero. >> since she only lives a few minutes from where the celebrations are taking place she says she is not attending. she has more immediate concerns like making sure the children have something to eat. haru mutasa, al jazeera, zimbabwe. >> a group of harvard educated chileans is proposing a influence way of using plant based foods. their able is make meat a thing of the past. lucia newman reports on what some say could be the food of the future. >> some say we are what we eat but what if what we eat changed radically. using state-of-the-art technology a chilean food startup is replicating foods that are copying the taste and texture. >> what is this made out of? >> not milk. you are going to see chia, linseed. >> carinne pichada, a harvard educated computer scientist is responsible for a computer named giuseppe, that reconstructs the molecular component of food. >> trained to learn patterns happening in the mol

literally in southern africa, they call it umbuntu. i am because you are. today, it's about how do we builwalls whh are ve high. how do we screen refugees better? how do we sort of send them back to where they come from faster? and i don't think that's a solution. the solution is to really look at ways in which you make africa prospeus, because when that ppens, then it's going to create enough growth for those refugees not to go. when we talk about prosperity, it's not just wealth. i think it's wealth, it's happiness, it's heth care, it's security. it's like living a good life according to one's definition. when you start looking at it in a more comprehensive manner, it breaks the question. can you really make the case that the average european is happier than the average african? i don't know. >> guatemala, along with mexico and belize, is home to the biggest tropical rainforest north of the amazon. its history also makes this forest unique. more than 1000 years ago, more than 100,000 people are said to have lived in tikal, the ancient city of the maya. bu

are slowing the spread of the virus and failing crops and fees of the future and the drought in southern africat could leave millions struggling for food. >>> i'll have all your sport including a big day for europe's football clubs as the january window closes in a few hours and details on who is going and who is staying coming right up. ♪ the u.n. is continuing negotiations to get talks off the ground in geneva aimed at ending syria's war and delegates representing the main opposition are residence stating to be part of any negotiations with the government until demands are met including humanitarian deliveries to besieged towns and the u.n. high commissioner for human rights is warning that alleged war crimes including starvation cannot be part of amnesty talks. >> where allegations reach the threshold of war crimes or crimes against humanity that amnesty is not permissible and clearly when looking most recently at the forced starvation of the people of madaya but there are 15 other besieged towns and cities that this is not just a war crime but a crime against humanity if proven. >> reporter

. >>> the government in southern africa declared a national emergency to combat the crippling effects of drought. the el niÑo weather pattern is having a major impact on the smolt country. we report now from that district. >> she packs her empty corn bags. a continuing drought means her crops failed and she's run out of food. it is going to be very difficult to live in this situation, because i live on farming. i don't know what i'm going to feed my children. >> her village in the district release on the good it grows. despite months of no rain, her plant of maze hoping for a successful harvest is unlikely. these plants by now should have been five times their height. >> the world food program says the drought will hit 80% of the population the hardest. most people in these areas depend on sub 16ance farming. half of the population survives on a dollars a day. >> if we do not react now, we have people who have lost their assets, their cows, their sheep, they are selling whatever little assets they have. it means that they will fall into a deeper poverty. >> the w.f.p. says more than a

record in southern africa delaying the rains and putting 14 million people at risk of starvation. a pitiful burst of rain in recent days coaxed out some greenery. it is a cruel illusion as it has come too late. this should be lesotho's rainy season. normally i wouldn't be able to waist highen water. instead the riverbed is bone dry. u.n. humanitarian coordinator is worried at what is ahead? >> the rainfall has been delayed to an extent that people haven't been able to plant the crops that they need to survive. so, we are looking at people having not enough to eat, at least until, 2017. >> at school, makara's grandchildren get their one meal of the day. a bowl of watery pourage and corn. schools are worried they will have to stop feeding schemes. water is a concern. lesotho trucks walter to the villages. a nearby dam has two weeks sa ply left before it too runs dry. at home, makara manages to downfor unripened peaches for younger children. later when the brothers and first time. there is no supper once again. if i can just give them food and love, she sighs, then, they will be fine

it's part of a severe drought in much of southern africa.the government said 26% of zimbabwe's population needs food aid. the president has declared the drought as a disaster. officials are appealing for help. >> it will bring emergency programs to address food importation, food distribution, address the water supply, micro nutrient feeding for under five kids, irrigation and development. school feeding, livestock and wildlife support all requiring a total of $1.5 billion. >> we're expecting rains to fall october to december but that has not happened. what has happened very few people have managed to grow crops. because of that we also see a situation where there is actually no food, the amount we expect people to have harvested. >> the state needs to import 700,000 tons of maize this year. for poor farmers like this wom woman, she hopes that they'll find the money and food needed to avoid a potential disaster. >> at least 37,000 people have been displaced after almost a month of fighting in darfur. the sudanese army said it has now defeated

the world of southern africa, the drought, are they not celebrating the lives of their hero. >> reporteris woman lives not far from where the celebrations are taking place. she says she is not attending. she has more immediate concerns like making sure the children have something to eat. >> reporter: >>> memorial protests are planned on russian on the first anniversary of the assassination of the former deputy president. permission has been denied to protesters planning celebrations in other russian cities. the new president of f.i.f.a. is promising to restore trust in the world governing body of football. gianni infantino described his election as a new era. he fended off a the challenge for the top job to three other candidates. >> we will be applauded for what we do in naf in future. we have to proud and everyone has to be proud of f.i.f.a. and we will have to be proud of what we do together >>> to the fight for equality in the bright lights of hollywood. patricia arqette. her fight for equal pay and opportunities has been stepped up. >> reporter: the ons core goes to patricia arkette

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drought is not unique, to the world of southern africa. it is with others. are they not celebrating the lives of their heros. >> reporter: this woman lives a few kilometers away from where the celebrations are taking place. she says he is not attending. she has more immediate concerns like making sure the children have something to eat >>> our correspondent is in the city where celebrations are being held. let me ask you about the infighting that we're hearing about in the party. how serious is it? >> reporter: it is getting serious and here the people are trying to down play matters. they're ready to party. we've got the balloons behind me and the massive birthday cake for the president. a few years ago people wouldn't dare talk about the party, about a life after the president, but that has changed. we are not sure how many factions are here but we know the main one seems to be one led by one led by the younger, the one who oppose the struggle. there is also an element of [indistinct] we know that all these factions seem to agree on one thing. they say the