u.n. refugee agency and the lebanese foreign ministry which says the u.n. h.c.r. is discouraging refugee returns a claim the u.n. denies it says it is carrying out its global mandate which is to provide support to refugees and help them establish their lives in line with international standards. is not deterring returns. are you know has expressed many times that it just backs the government of lebanon's decision that integration is not an option lebanese authorities say a few thousand refugees displaced by the seven year long war have already signed up for what they called voluntary returns and that thousands of others are willing to go home lebanon which is hosting more than one million syrian refugees has long complained of the burden it carries official say it cost the country about eight billion dollars a year many refugees now have economical and not political or security reasons for staying foreign ministry officials say much of syria is now safe. specifically. which is not the mandate the mandate or at least what they say is a. but what what is actually hap

u.n. refugee agency in rome carlotta i thank you for taking the time as you just mentioned over six hundredmigrants are stranded on the it various what are their chances of being allowed into italy this. is i mean it. says it's really you money tyrion. dramatic situation that calls for you money tyrion in ferrety these people needs to be. to as soon as follows as possible because they need to be. as toys to be there they suffered every kind of abuse and torture and torture in while being in the that's why we are calling the european governments. the government of eataly and mild to allow these invocation to allow this invocation as soon as possible and to give the possibility to these individuals to as for international protection if it's needed or so it's very or a sense that they're you money tyrant principle of rescue at sea is not to doubt at this stage. now italy is signed up to the refugee convention in one nine hundred fifty one can you tell us a little bit about the legality of this entire situation that they've rejected this migrant ship. this situation from the legal point of view

u.n. refugee agency and the lebanese foreign ministry which says the u.n. h.c.r. is discouraging refugee returns a claim the u.n. denies it says it is carrying out its global mandate which is to provide support to refugees and help them we establish their lives in line with international standards. is not deterring returns. are you know has expressed many times that it just lacks a government of lebanon that integration is not an option lebanese authorities say a few thousand refugees displaced by the seven year long war have already signed up for what they call voluntary returns and that thousands of others are willing to go home lebanon which is hosting more than one million syrian refugees has long complained of the burden it carries official say it cost the country about eight billion dollars a year many refugees now have economical and not political or security reasons for staying foreign ministry officials say much of syria is now safe. specifically. which is not there when they get the mandate of the u.n. at least what they say is that. people. but what what

u.n. refugee agency, u.n.h.c.r., is appealing for internional financial sistance. newshour weekend special correspondent malcolm brabant has more fronorthwestern bosnia, near the croatian border. >> reporter: in a wood just outside the town of bihac stands a derelicrmt student ory. the building may have power and running water, but it's still an overcrowd slum. in short order, it's become a potent symbol of the three-year migrant crisis dividing the european union. for the 500 or so inhabitants, it's a way station on their dream-laden march towards sanctuary or grter prosperity. for opponents of immigration, it's a snapshot of a surge heading their way. for volunteers of the bosnian red cross, this is simply a place of humanity. >> it's very, very hard when you see all those children that are right now suffering.ey on't have a decent childhood. >> reporter: spokesman amir draganivic. >> we are trying to do our best to find them, let's say, to make them like thearat their homes. >> reporter: proximity to the long, porous border with croatia is the reheasonre here. i

u.n. refugee agency says war and conflict have led to the largest increase in refugees and displaced people since it started monitoring the situation in one thousand nine hundred fifty one the u.n. report says that since two thousand and sixteen the number of refugees has increased by three million to a total of sixty eight point five million people roughly two thirds of them are from these five countries syria afghanistan south sudan myanmar and somalia and the agency says that resolving just one of these regional conflicts would have a major impact on the global refugee crisis well let's get more on that latest report from the u.n. high commissioner for refugees with us here in the studio today is dominic bosh he's the u.n.h.c.r. representative for germany thanks for being with us this morning first of all let's talk about the numbers there the numbers have jumped significantly tell us what's behind those numbers that's correct we haven't increased by another three million we've now reached sixty eight point five million that comprises refugees into the new displays than those asylum seek

u.n. refugee agency sivays 220 l have been lost in shipwrecks in recent days. the charities claim that's proof of italy's tough stance against migrants is w costing lives. >> sreenivasan: finally, what happens when a icon of youth and counter-culture turns 50? he keeps skating. jown us tomoow for a vis with skateboarding legend tony hawk as he helps bring the sport he made famous to the olympics in 2020. thf's all for this edition "pbs newshour weekend." i'm hari sreenivasan. thanks for watching. have a good night. captioning sponsored by wnet captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> pbs newshour weekend is made enossible by: bernard and schwartz. the cheryl and philip milstein family.an the suedgar wachenheim foundation. dr. p. roy vagelos and d ivagelos. the j.p.b. foundation. the anderson family fund. rosalind p. walter. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement produs. that's why we're your retirement company.up additionalrt has been provided by: d by

u.n. refugee agency report says as of last year more than sixty eight and a half million people were displacedorldwide program day is the high commissioner for refugees at the u.n. he's currently in tripoli and says the findings show the need to be international unity on the crisis there is a urgency about the response has continued to be too fragmented and too isolated this is a global phenomenon that requires international solidarity and cooperation on a global scale and this is what this razy rising figures of the world's response to these political positions are now. right refugees are fleeing violence war persecution we have an obligation to help them and they're not even effective you can see easily you just reported on it if you close avenues on one side they open on another we need to look at the root causes we need to address the reasons why these people leave violence or we need to help the countries where they are in majority let's not forget that the sixty eight million refugees and displaced eighty five percent are not the rich countries that are in poor middle income developing c

u.n. refugee agency report finds that more than sixty eight and a half million people are displaced worldwides of last year is marion hunt with a closer look at the numbers. every two seconds a person is forced from their home over a day that's forty four and a half thousand people over a year more than sixty million this is the un figure for newly displaced people in two thousand and seventeen the un's refugee agency says it's part of a worrying upward trend a number that's risen every year for the last five years and is fueled by war violence and persecution crises like those in the democratic republic of congo war in south sudan the hundreds of thousands of muslim or hinge are flooding into bangladesh from neighboring me and mom most of them children fifty three percent of the world's displaced and often unaccompanied or separated from their families one in every one hundred ten people is a refugee internally displaced or seeking asylum that adds up to more than sixty eight and a half million people to put that in perspective if the world's refugees were single nation that roughly equal th

u.n. refugee agency says at least two hundred twenty migrants have drowned off the coast of libya in the past few days they're trying to cross the mediterranean to reach europe the u.s. says five migrants from a boat carrying one hundred people survived after it capsized on tuesday on the same day seventy migrants drowned off a rubber boat carrying one hundred thirty of them sank the migrants who were rescued on wednesday say fifty people traveling with them died during the journey it's not clear whether their boat also capsized. and the number of north african migrants entering europe through spain is up three fold this year and this month spain has seen almost twice as many arrivals as italy many believe it may be a shifting trend to the western mediterranean migration route call panel reports from the port city of marea in southeastern spain. down the gangplank first cautious steps into europe. and the warm blankets their eyes soak in first impressions of the land they hope will bring a better life. help for some to hobble to a waiting ambulance. that young man is blind. tonight rescuers s

u.n. refugee agency says the number of displaced people there has tripled to one hundred sixty thousand in the past five days that follows intense fighting. also a cease fire deal to end south sudan's for a half year civil war has come into force presence of a care and rebel leader right michel signed the agreement on wednesday it calls for the forming of a transitional government within four months. now uganda has begun shutting down hundreds of all finishes that don't meet legal standards the government suspects that some are being used for profit they believe that others are helping to traffic children out of the country paul chatterjee and reports on a home in the northern city of cooley that's trying to help the children nine year old appeals parents died from aids four years ago her grandmother took care of her until she passed away the little girl who has hiv was living at a now shuttered orphanage in the northern ugandan city of gulu r.p.o. is now cared for by her legal guardian jeffrey who has four kids of his own a lot of pressure i'm trying. to make sure my family and child i th

u.n. refugee agency says 69 million people who have fled war, violence and persecution, are classified as forcibly displaced. turkey is the country with the most refugees. the leaders of germany and france meeting to coordinate their positions on the future of the european union. the meeting comes ahead of next week's summit. angela merkel facing seeking at with other european leaders. in latin, a moment of silence to remember a father of six who died one year ago today when a man drove his van into a crowd during ramadan. a dozen people were hurt. prosecutors say the driver was motivated by hatred of muslims. just some of the other stories beyond our borders tonight. on capitol hill, we are watching the cameras outside the immigration meeting, still ongoing between house republicans and president trump. when it breaks, will bring it to you here. ♪ this is a story about mail and packages. and it's also a story about people. people who rely on us every day to deliver their dreams they're handing us more than mail they're handing us their business and while we make more e-commerce deliverie

u.n. refugee agency report finds more than sixty eight and a half million people are displaced worldwide asf last year is marion haunt with a closer look at the numbers. every two seconds a person is forced from their home over a day that's forty four and a half thousand people over a year more than sixty million this is the un figure for newly displaced people in two thousand and seventeen the un's refugee agency says it's part of a worrying upward trend a number that's risen every year for the last five years and is fueled by war violence and persecution crises like those in the democratic republic of congo war in south sudan the hundreds of thousands of muslim or hinge are flooding into bangladesh from neighboring me and mom most of them children fifty three percent of the world's displaced and often unaccompanied or separated from their families one in every one hundred ten people is a refugee internally displaced or seeking asylum that adds up to more than sixty eight and a half million people to put that in perspective of the world's refugees for a single nation that roughly equal the

u.n. refugee agency since 2001. >>> they're united by tragedy and their unyielding drive to end it. chicago today joined by young survivors of gun violence there and they're kicking off the national bus tour. this month, they will be zigzagging across the midwest visiting cities like house speaker paul ryan's hometown in janesville, wisconsin, and the standing rock reservation in second degree s south dakota. the campaign kicked off at the national rally for peace. dianne gallagher has more from chicago. >> how y'all doing, chicago? >> reporter: britheir brand of activism and all the crowds and cameras that >> everyone from parkland is so grateful to be here with you today. we're so grateful to fight biggest you, stand with you, rally with you. >> reporter: announced earlier this month back in florida, the students from parkland officially kicked off their new movement, a 75 stop cross-country political action summer tour and voter registration drive. >> we're calling this the road to change. what pce better to bring change to than chicago. >> reporter: linking up with young chicago

u.n. refugee agency reported the fioday in geneva. it said more than 16 million of the refugees were newly displaced last year-- especially in congo, south sudan and myanmar. >> this is because of protraed conflicts, lack of solutions for those conflicts that continue, continuous pressure on civilians in countries of confli that pushed them to leave their homes. >> woodruff: syrians make up the largest displaced group, with some 12.6 million. in indonesia, rescuers spent the day searching for at least 128 people missing after a ferry sank last night. the vessel capsized in rough water on lake toba, on the island of sumatra. the lake is 1,500 feet deep. his morning, authorities found only 18 survivors, who reunited with loved ones. the transport ministry says the ferry was badly overloaded. back in this country: joe hagin is stepping down as white houseo deputy chistaff for operations. hagin led planning for president trump's summit with north korea's kim jong un in singapore. he says he plans to leave next month to work in the private

u.n. refugee agency reported found more than sixty eight and a half million people are displaced worldwidehit is million homes with a closer look at the numbers every two seconds a person is forced from their home over a day that's forty four and a half thousand people over a year more than sixty million this is the u.n. figure for newly displaced people in two thousand and seventeen the un's refugee agency says it's part of a worrying upward trend a number that's risen every year for the last five years and is fueled by war violence and persecution crises like those in the democratic republic of congo war in south sudan the hundreds of thousands of muslim or head injury flooding into bangladesh from neighboring me and most of them a children fifty three percent of the world's displaced and often unaccompanied or separated from their families one in every one hundred ten people is a refugee internally displaced or seeking asylum that adds up to more than sixty eight and a half million people to put that in perspective of the world's refugees for a single nation that roughly equal the popul

u.n. agency for palestinian refugees is warning it's facing an unprecedented funding gap and is weeks away from cutting emergency assistance unroll is asking for more than two hundred fifty million dollars at a donor's conference in new york saying its struggle since the u.s. cut contributions earlier this year the top administration slashed funding by more than half in january over political differences with the palestinian leadership more than five million refugees in the middle east rely on the agency for education food and health services. as those crucial resources could be cut as soon as august our diplomatic editor james bays has more from the united nations. the u.n. has been trying for months to fill the massive shortfall after the u.s. pulled out most of its funding from the u.n. secretary general of the start of this plan. conference appealed to nations to come up with more funding and the head of honor of the commissioner general credible it said time was running out our current shortfall remains now in excess of two hundred fifty million us dollars and we still have a very big

u.n. agency for palestinian refugees is warning it's facing an unprecedented funding gap and it's weeks away from cutting emergency assistance the agencies known as it's asking for more than two hundred fifty million dollars at a donor's conference in new york saying it's struggled since the u.s. cut contributions this year but tempered ministration slashed funding by more than half in january over political differences with palestinian leaderships more than five million refugees in the middle east rely on the agency for education food and health services the agency says those crucial resources could be cut as soon as august diplomatic editor james bays has more from the united nations. the un has been trying for months to fill the massive shortfall after the u.s. pulled out most of its funding from honor of the u.n. secretary general of the start of this pledging conference appealed to nations to come up with more funding ahead of armor commissioner general of all he said time was running out our current shortfall remains now in excess of two hundred fifty million us dollars and we still ha

u.n. agency for palestinian refugees is warning its weeks away from cutting emergency assistance because of critically low funding agency says it struggled since the u.s. cut contributions alyea this year more than five million refugees in the middle east rely on the agency for education food and health services. our current shortfall remains now in excess of two hundred fifty million us dollars and we still have a very big task ahead at this point we do not i repeat we do not have the income to ensure that the schools will open on time in august and in the absence of significant new funding we will have to begin taking very difficult measures in july impacting the level of services as well as our staff with the rebels in yemen said the saudi amorality coalition has carried out five airstrikes near the strategic data port the coalition launched an offensive to retake the city from the whole things almost two weeks ago the un has urged all warring parties to work with the international community on a peace plan. i general strike has paralyzed argentina with the unions blocking road rail an a

u.n. agency for palestinian refugees is warning its rico weeks away from causing emergency assistance because of critically low funding the agency says it struggled since the u.s. cut contributions and here this year. that every mass burials in central nigeria for nearly one hundred people killed in violence between farmers and semi nomadic herders president mohammed a baha'i has warned against reprisal attacks and deployed extra forces to the area to contain the violence. and general strike is paralyzed argentino one of the unions blocking roads rail and air transport workers are protesting that the government's latest deal with the international monetary fund they say i.m.f. astonishing measures unfairly target the poor. navy divers have reentered a flooded cave in northern thailand to search for twelve boys and their football coach they were trapped after a heavy rainstorm blocked the only way out of the cave on saturday afternoon officials say they're confident the boys are still alive as the cave extends several kilometers in the could have sought refuge in one of the chambers locals who

a voice and allow refugees to be the speakers for a change joining the conversation announces iraq. you're watching al-jazeera a reminder of our top stories this hour the u.n. agency for palestinian refugees is warning it's weeks away from cutting emergency assistance because of critically low funding agency says it struggled since the u.s. cut contributions earlier this year. the rebels in yemen say the saudi amorality coalition has carried out five air strikes near the strategic hard data port the coalition launched an offensive to retake the city almost two weeks ago the u.n. has urged all warring parties to work with the international community on a peace plan. a general strike is paralyzed argentino with unions blocking the road rail and air transport workers are protesting that the government's latest deal with the international monetary fund they say i.m.f. astaire of the measures unfairly target the poor. world leaders are congratulating turkish president about a one for his sweeping victory in sunday's elections i do ones described it as a win for democracy but turkish society remains divided over his new executive powers as president international monito

u.n. agency for palestinian refugees is warning it's weeks away from cutting emergency assistance because of critically low funding agency says it's struggled since the u.s. cut contributions earlier this year. both the rebels and yemen say the saudi and iraqi coalition has carried out five air strikes near the strategic heart dado force the coalition launched an offensive to retake the city almost two weeks ago and un surged all warring parties to work with the international community on a peace plan. a general strike has paralyzed the argentine over the unions blocking road rail and air transport workers are protesting at the government's latest deal with the international monetary fund they say i.m.f. asteras the measures unfairly target the poor. when leaders are congratulating turkish president's vision for his sweeping victory in sunday's elections the u.s. says it respects the decision made by voters and joined the e.u. and encouraging turkey to strengthen its democracy that's after international monitors set out of one's ruling ak party had unfair advantages during the campaign jam

u.n. agency for palestinian refugees is warning it's weeks away from cutting emergency assistance because of critically low funding agency says it struggled since the u.s. cut contributions earlier this year more than five million refugees rely on the agency for education food and health services. our current shortfall remains now in excess of two hundred fifty million us dollars and we still have a very big task ahead at this point we do not i repeat we do not have the income to ensure that the schools will open on time in august and in the absence of significant new funding we will have to begin taking very difficult measures in july impacting the level of services as well as our staff. who the rebels in yemen say the saudi m a rotty coalition has carried out five airstrikes near the strategic data port the coalition launched an offensive to retake the city from goofy's almost two weeks ago the un has urged all warring parties to work with the international community on a peace plan. that have been mass burials in central nigeria for about one hundred people killed in recent days the dea

u.n. agency for palestinian refugees is warning it's facing an unprecedented funding gap and is weeks away from cutting emergency assistance more than five million refugees in the middle east rely on the agency for education food and health services but loaf. ending means those crucial resources could be cut as soon as august unroll is asking for more than two hundred fifty million dollars at a donor's conference in new york saying it's struggled since the u.s. cut contributions earlier this year the trumpet ministration slashed funding by more than half in january over political differences with the palestinian leadership our diplomatic editor james bays has more from the u.n. the u.n. has been trying for months to fill the massive shortfall after the u.s. pulled out most of its funding from the u.n. secretary general of the start of this pledging conference appealed to nations to come up with more funding and the head of the commission of general credible said time was running out our current shortfall remains now in excess of two hundred fifty million us dollars and we still have a very

u.n. refugee agency. that's our brand. really dealing with the refugees and forced displacement categories that happen. but we do this in partnership with the international organization for migration which handlings the other parts of the migration. we do this together throughout the world. my colleague from the u.n. development program. as the humanitarian crisis turns into more of a development crisis, you have to do that long-term planning. this is a partnership that happens. i think for us our number one priority and maybe for the u.n. at large but also for u.n. hcr is the way to fix and help address this is to actually find the political solutions. these are all fixable problems. in the past we've done it. the cambodia refugee crisis, the balkans. today we have more and more protracted and reigniting refugee crises around the world. we're there on the front lines. i think that makes a huge difference. people question sometimes what the u.n. does and why we're there. we're there on the front lines, 80% of staff is on th

u.n. agency for palestinian refugees is warning it's just weeks away from cutting emergency assistance because of critically low funding unroll says it struggled since the u.s. cut contributions earlier this year more than five million refugees in the middle east rely on the agency for education food and health services our current shortfall remains now in excess of two hundred fifty million us dollars and we still have a very big task ahead at this point we do not i repeat we do not have the income to ensure that the schools will open on time in august and in the absence of significant new funding we will have to begin taking very difficult measures in july impacting the level of services as well as our staff. if the rebels in yemen say the sanity and morality coalition has carried out five strikes near the strategic who data port the coalition launched an offensive to retake the city from that he's almost two weeks ago the un has urged all warring parties to work with the international community on a peace plan. now mass burials have begun in central they geria for about one hundred people k

u.n. agency for palestinian refugees is warning it's facing an unprecedented funding gap and is just weeks away from cutting emergency assistance the agency is asking for more than two hundred fifty million dollars a tonne as conference in new york we count on you the member states of the united nations to make up the difference at the general assembly the international community made a collective commitment to provide assistance to palestine refugees i know too well the pressure you face when the men's are great and the resources are scarce but we cannot afford to alone was vital efforts to fold. failure to provide this with needed resources comes with a price you're up to date with all of our top stories i'll have more news for you in about half an ounce time see then. on the sixth of october nine hundred seventy three the tenth day of ramadan the muslim holy month and young kapoor the holiest of holy days in the jewish calendar egypt and syria launched an all out war against israel. this first liberation of land occupied by israel in the one nine hundred sixty seven six day war provoked

u.n. agency for palestinian refugees is warning it's facing an unprecedented funding gap and is weeks away from cutting emergency assistance and nor is asking for more than two hundred fifty million dollars the donor conference in new york saying it struggled since the u.s. cut contributions earlier this year the trump administration slashed funding by more than half in january over political differences with the palestinian leadership more than five million refugees in the middle east rely on the agency for education food and health services says those crucial resources could be cut as soon as all cost are diplomatic editor james bays has more from the un the un has been trying for months to fill the massive shortfall after the u.s. pulled out most of its funding from the u.n. secretary general of the start of this pledging conference appealed to nations to come up with more funding and the head of armor commissioner general credible said time was running out our current shortfall remains now in excess of two hundred fifty million us dollars and we still have a very big task ahead at this

u.n. agency for palestinian refugees is warning it's facing an unprecedented funding gap and is weeks away from cutting emergency assistance the agency is also going for more than two hundred fifty million dollars at the donor's conference in new york saying it struggled since the u.s. caught contributions earlier this year. in syria government helicopters have dropped barrel bombs on the city of daraa the air raids are part of the government's assault on syria's southwestern region which is one of two major areas still held by rebels thirty people have been killed since last tuesday. those are the latest top stories more news coming out from doha in about often asked time and that is difficult to say whether someone voting for someone is very rich it doesn't matter when you need three things it's how you approach an individual and enough that it is a certain way of doing it. in egypt a story and die out. it's . him. and that's me yeah i was his and. there. was the hate and this is money now that they are. not with them says the cmon on how that would you. tell if snare how that turns them

u.n. says the group. included pregnant women and children. the u.n. agency for palestinian refugees is warning it's facing an unprecedented funding gap and is weeks away from cutting emergency assistance the agency is asking for more than two hundred fifty million dollars at a donor's conference in new york it says its struggle since the u.s. cut contributions earlier this year are a force that has more from the refugee camp in the occupied west bank. over the course of sixty nine years the united nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees has become an essential part of life for millions of people palestinians who fled or were forced from their homes in historic palestine and their descendants this year services such as emergency food provision and education have come under intense pressure after the united states delivered only sixty million of its pledged three hundred sixty five million dollars in funding about half the agency's budget protesters were on the streets of gaza on monday to condemn the recent budget cuts before donors make their latest pledges at the un

largest refugee camp chalmette bellus al jazeera very pleased to have caroline gluck joining us now via skype from cox's bazaar in bangladesh is a spokeswoman with the u.n. h.c.r. the un's refugee agency hi caroline thank you for your time you know what struck me as we watched some of those pictures from cox's bazaar is how well the scale of it the sheer number of people and how quickly that number of people grew as people went across the border from me in ma how do you as an agency deal with that with that scaled. but the challenges are enormous not only be at the numbers huge but the areas in which they living really highly congested too many people living in very small air freight is not only that but the land itself this form of forest land is very heavy so it's really challenging families a bill that shelters wherever they can find base and that includes on the slopes of more than forty five degrees or very low lying areas which at the moment is exposing them and making them at high risk of landslides or also floods in the monsoon rains that have occurred here we've already had at one hundred black sites people have had lucky splay escapes one woman i met had been buried from her

u.n. agency for palestinian refugees is warning it's facing an unprecedented funding gap and it's weeks away from cutting emergency assistance agencies known as it's asking for more than two hundred fifty million dollars at a donor's conference in new york saying it's struggled since the u.s. cut contributions and here this year the jump administration slashed funding by more than half in january over political differences with the palestinian leadership more than five million refugees in the middle east rely on the agency for education food and health services says those crucial resources could be caught as soon as oldest diplomatic editor james bays has more from the united nations. the un has been trying for months to fill the massive shortfall after the u.s. pulled out most of its funding from the u.n. secretary general of the start of this pledging conference appealed to nations to come up with more funding and the head of the commissioner general pierre credit all said time was running out our current shortfall remains now in excess of two hundred fifty million us dollars and we still

u.n. agency for palestinian refugees is warning it's facing an unprecedented funding gap and is weeks away from cutting emergency assistance the agency when asked for more than two hundred fifty million dollars of the donor's conference on monday it says it struggled since the u.s. cut contributions earlier this year the head of the agency says there's a desperate need for assistance in gaza. i was really deeply marked by my last visit to the gaza strip because i went to the hospitals i went to our health care centers and i saw the number of young people injured through the use of live ammunition. many of the injuries very severe to the lower limbs ankles knees and others you know really shattered with real risks for many many young people to live with lifelong disabilities amputations and others the fact that there were more injured in gaza following a few days of demonstrations and throughout the entire two thousand and fourteen war is a message the world should wake up to environmental organizations are upping the pressure on the u.n. to investigate what they describe as australia's fai

u.n. agency for palestinian refugees is warning it's facing an unprecedented funding gap and these weeks away from cutting emergency assistance the agency would ask for more than two hundred fifty million dollars at a donor conference on monday it says it's struggled since the u.s. kept contributions earlier this year the head of the agency says there's a desperate need for assistance in gaza. argentinian labor unions are leading a national strike against the government of your must create group about his economic policies which would cause the local currency to drop in value and inflation to hit thirty five percent as more from one of cyrus. when a friend is completely paralyzed there's no buses subways trains or lights the city is completely empty as the largest labor confident ration in the country has called for a national strike early on monday morning left wing groups were blocking the major entrances towards the capitol to prevent people from coming into the capitol and the reason why the thrive was called by labor unions is mostly because they're claiming that people cannot make ends

u.n. agency for palestinian refugees is warning it's facing an unprecedented funding gap and is weeks away from cutting emergency assistance the agency is asking for more than two hundred fifty million dollars at a donor's conference in new york saying it's a struggle since the u.s. cut contributions earlier this year diplomatic editor james frey's joins us live now from the united nations in new york what's likely to happen at this meeting. well the meeting is now underway in one of the main chambers here at the united nations short time ago we heard from the president of the un general assembly and from the u.n. secretary general antonio good terrorists i think that shows you the seriousness with which the u.n. is taking this issue we are now hearing from the commissioner general of honor of the head of this agency that is a lifeline for many palestinians it helps five point four million palestinians with health services with education services and mr crandall who is just speaking a moment ago was making it quite clear how bad the situation is of the don't get that money he said we have