sixty nine million people were forcibly displaced last year fleeing war violence and persecution u.n.h.c.r. will be here to give us the details also coming out shame of returning home empty handed that's what some migrants experience when they're turned away from europe and face a future with no prospects back in the land of their birth. and of the world cup england tried to avoid the curse of the favorites in the group stage of the dance tunisia it was anything but a walk in the park superstar harry kane did all he could but it wasn't enough to have analysis from moscow. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us in many places around the world the strains caused by a record number of people on the move are causing massive problems in different ways that dominates our program today we begin with a new report by the un refugee agency that says war and conflict have led to the biggest increase in refugees and displaced people since it started monitoring the situation in one thousand nine hundred fifty one its report says that since two thousand and sixteen the number of refugees has in

of those come from just five countries syria afghanistan south sudan somalia and me and now the u.n.h.c.r. says resolving any one of those reasonable conflicts would have a major impact on the global refugee crisis. the u.n. . spokesman in geneva is as. i spoke to a little earlier. charlie yaxley speaks for the u.n. h.c.r. and joins us from geneva in switzerland to welcome to t.w. so you have produced this report you've given the world the figures what do you want to happen now. well this is a dire milestone that we've reached for the just for the fifth year in a row and you've wrecked chord has been. the highest number of people displaced in any time since world war two and behind these figures we have to remember individual men women and children who through no fault of their own have been forced to leave everything they know behind last year people were forced to flee their homes a ray of. every two seconds that's quick waits to around forty four thousand four hundred people per day and the vast majority of those more than eighty five percent of being hosted in developing countries so

on the renewal of residency permits for staff of the un refugee agency this after it accused the u.n.h.c.r. of intimidating syrian refugees to discourage them from returning home turkey has the highest number of syrian refugees three point five million according to u.n. a.c.r. figures but it's a large country with almost eighty million people jordan's government estimates that it's home to one point three million syrians about fourteen percent of the population which has contributed to the country's current economic crisis but it's lebanon that has the highest proportion of refugees in the world more than one point five million people according to the government that's a quarter of the country's population they know how their reports from beirut on what's occurring. seven years in exile in lebanon mahmoud i use is now getting ready to go back home he's from the syrian town of mara in the khaled region can't go back because he's not considered a security risk by the syrian government it's a decision not every refugee can make note of it and we are fed up and have been humiliated the united

is much more than that the ministry has now decided to suspend residency application submitted by u.n.h.c.r. for its staff in lebanon the foreign minister is acting in a caretaker capacity but it does belong to the ruling alliance so his decisions could be a sign of future state policy. some officials are using the refugee political capital they play on fears about the impact of the prolonged presence of refugees in the country those officials belong to the pro syrian government camp they want refugee returns to be coordinated with the authorities in damascus as a first step toward restoring relations with the assad government. refugees are caught in the middle and what could become a contentious political issue large scale returns gives legitimacy to the syrian government which wants the international community to provide badly needed funds for reconstruction the u.n. insists it does not encourage or discourage returns but it is not organizing them while discussions with damascus continue on safeguards that still need to be put in place senator. bayh boot. the austrian government is shutti

internationally just parts thank you very much dominic bush from the u.n.h.c.r. here in germany thank you. well a high level arrest in the car industry here in germany that some people are not surprised monica well terry at least he is the first top executive in the industry to be arrested for his involvement in the diesel affair out d.c. over. was arrested on monday as part of an investigation into emissions test cheating supervisory board appointed out the sales director. as new interim boss the c.e.o. maintained he knew nothing about the diesel scandal at a shareholders meeting last month everything happened very quickly after that prosecutors searched his home last week then monday's arrest something that there have been hints that the defendant could try to influence evidence for example the evidence of other defendants or witnesses. is accused of knowing about the emissions cheating in europe when the scandal broke in the u.s. but unlike in america he did not order a halt to production thousands of audi's with software issues have since made it onto the roa

refugee agency staff is accused the u.n.h.c.r. of spreading fear among syrian refugees about returning home as in a harder reports. seven years in exile in lebanon mahmoud i use is now getting ready to go back home from the syrian town of moto in the khaled region can't go back because he's not considered a security risk by the syrian government it's of the solution not every refugee can make you know we are fed up and have been humiliated the united nations told us that there are no guarantees when we get back home but we want to go back. that advice has caused tension between the un's 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. it's not deterring returns. are you know has expressed many times that it just takes a government of lebanon's decision that local integration is not an opti

ordered a freeze on the renewal of residency permits for un refugee agency staff it's accuse the u.n.h.c.r. of spreading fear among syrian refugees about returning home turkey has the highest number of syrian refugees three and a half million according to un hates the author years but it's a large country with almost eighteen million people jordan's government estimates that it's home to one point three million syrians about forty percent of the population which is contributed to its economic crisis but lebanon has the highest proportion of refugees in the world more than one of the half million people according to the government as a quarter of liberals population they were called to reports now from beirut on the strain that that is creating. seven years in exile in lebanon mahmud are you she is now getting ready to go back home he's from the syrian town of mar in the color region. can't go back because he's not considered a security risk by the syrian government it's a decision not every refugee can make. of it and we are fed up and have been humiliated the united nations told us that t

today when you have asked the interview you have had your case referred to us by the u.n.h.c.r. you guys are going to be going to regina in sisc actual. route just a good question regina is the capital of the provinces the scotch one which is located in the middle of canada. beautiful stars when you arrive it will be spring time so you'll see flowers and animals good. start for me you can see for miles will be able to receive treatment for your eye. i notice that you have difficulty in the bright light will definitely be able to see a doctor in canada. everyone has access to a physician. saucer so. it was i will last eleven on. the last time we travelled we were escaping the bombs in syria. but. after all they cared about was my high school certificate it was my only chance to get to university where you could deal with the rest of it. it was hard not to think about our lives back in syria in these last moments. as you look. at the career and the regular at the get them of their. mind if that mine are. i miss the simple things most in the house that my father built. you to have

in the european lead to some in brussels where it is a question of political will charlie yaxley u.n.h.c.r. spokesman in geneva switzerland thank you so much for joining us on our program today. now to some other stories making headlines around the world chinese president xi jinping has called on the u.s. and north korea to implement measures agreed at last week's summit between kim jong un and president donald trump she's made the comments after meetings with the north korean leader in beijing china is north korea's most important ally. indonesian authorities say at least one hundred twenty eight people are missing after a ferry capsized and sank off the island of sumatra one person has been confirmed dead about twenty people have been rescued from the water the wooden boat went down on lake toba a popular tourist destination. and french far right leader marine le pen has suffered a legal setback and a new court has upheld a ruling that she must return three hundred thousand euros to the european parliament she incorrectly gave the money to political aides while a member of parliament a p

about this because u.n.h.c.r. and i am have been talking to the council about this what i'm worried about is that talking about disembarkation centers they're making a very big. at the moment and deliberately vague but let's hear what they really mean to demean disembarkation centers involved in africa. you know libya where i was recently albania they've all said no to these kinds of centers no this is a long march potentially towards offshoring as you heard from. our other guest and we've seen that in australia and the e.u. by the way would not survive this kind of opprobrium the idea of diminishing human rights in this way i mean i was in libya recently and we could send set up disembarkation centers in libya really the government there what is left of the government there is already said no so you know the policies we do need dublin you know all the various files that we've worked really hard the parliament to work through with the council need to be implemented but if we chase the far right. as is happening at

about this because u.n.h.c.r. and i am have been talking to the council about this what i'm worried about is the talking about disembarkation centers they're making it very vague. at the moment and deliberately vague but let's hear what they really mean to demean disembarkation sensors involved in africa. you know libya where i was recently albania they've all said no to these kinds of centers no this is a long march potentially towards offshoring as you heard from. our other guest and we've seen that in australia and the e.u. by the way would not survive this kind of opprobrium the idea of diminishing human rights in this way i mean i was in libya recently and we could send set up disembarkation centers in libya really the government there what is left of the government there is already said no so you know the policies we do need dublin you know all the various files that we've worked really hard in the parliament to work through with the council need to be implemented but if we chase the far right. as is happeni

sixty nine million people were forcibly displaced last year playing war violence and persecution u.n.h.c.r will be here to give us the details also coming up the shame of going home that's what some migrants experience when they're turned away from europe to face a future with no prospects back in the land of their birth. and in the world cup england.

refugee agency staff it's accuse the u.n.h.c.r. of spreading fear amongst syrian refugees about returning home turkey has the highest number of syrian refugees three and a half million according to un h.c.l. figures but it's a large country with always eighty million people jordan's government estimates it has so it is home to a point three million syrians about fourteen percent of the population which is contributed to its economic crisis but lebanon has. the highest proportion of refugees in the world more than one and a half million people according to the government that's a quarter of lebanon's population the reports from beirut on the strain that that is creating. seven years in exile in lebanon is now getting ready to go back home he's from the syrian town of morrow in the region. can't go back because he's not considered a security risk by the syrian government it's a decision not every refugee can make. fed up and have been humiliated the united nations told us that there are no guarantees when we get back home but we want

week in the european leaders summit in brussels right a question of political will charlie yaxley u.n.h.c.r. spokesman in geneva switzerland thank you so much for joining us on our program today. migration policy is also dividing the us president donald trump came to power promising action against illegal immigrants now he is defending his administration's border protection policy in the face of rising outrage over the for separation by korean children from their parents he has called for tough action against illegal immigration and declared that the u.s. would not be a migrant camp the number of migrant children being separated from their parents has risen sharply since early may placing many children in sealed camps with little or no contact with their families. they are images which has shocked the world children detained in cages separated from their parents this is the trumpet ministry sions zero tolerance policy in action opponents have likened the practice to torture the american academy of pediatrics has warned of quote irreparable harm one critic says the policy has been poorly pla

almost sixty nine million people were forcibly displaced last year flame war violence and persecution u.n.h.c.r. will be here to give us the details also coming up the shame of returning home empty handed that's what some migrants sixth.

u.n.h.c.r. myanmar government and u.n. d.p. agree man there is a set is. there is no transparency on that agreement we as a rohingya as a big team says a refugee is they did not consult with any representative of this community this is very very disturbing and i do not think this is totally you know. it is totally not. it's really not i don't see this is this would walk because you know rohingya they want to be consulted with the u.n. a c.r. sale and from want. anything they need to see mr template what about you. running. through. greece seriously. and mr smith. i agree with mr temple i agree with mr tin can in addition to that i would just add that it's absolutely essential that the secretary general send a very clear message to perpetrators and me and more that this type of behavior is completely unacceptable in the perpetrators will be held accountable this message of accountability is absolutely essential but beyond that there needs to be action and so we would also like to see the secretary general apply pressure to the u.n. security council to refer

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

today when you have passed the interview you have had your case referred to us by the u.n.h.c.r. you guys are going to be going to regina in cisco. route just a good question regina is the capital of the province of saskatchewan which is located in the middle of canada. beautiful stars when you arrive it will be spring time so you'll see flowers and animals good. for starters i mean you can see for miles you'll be able to receive treatment for your eye i noticed that you had difficulty in the bright light will definitely be able to see a doctor in canada. everyone has access to a physician. sauce so. if you're like. me and. it was i will last eleven on. the last time we traveled we were escaping the bombs in syria. but. after all they cared about was my high school certificate it was my only chance to get to university where you could deal with the effects of it. it was hard not to think about our lives back in syria in these last moments. as you look. at the career and the regular at the get at them of. my life that mine are. i miss the simple things most in the house that my fa

is facing particular criticism for separating children from parents as they are detained actress u.n.h.c.r. special envoy angelina jolie has visited the iraqi city of mosul to meet families left destitute after the defeat of eisel the armed group was pushed out almost a year ago it occupied mosul for three years turning it into a stronghold of the so-called caliphate. let's just take you straight to. the three ships the aquarius boarded docks we are waiting for the migrants to all board that ship to disembark apparently board all the most vulnerable children the injured and pregnant women we of course will be bringing you more story in our next news bulletin on the other side of the break until then you're watching al-jazeera do stay with us. when i was a kid. if you want. to play we. made the difference. thank you for full. on al-jazeera world. a new series of rewind i can bring your people back to life i'm sorry and brand new updates on the best of al-jazeera documentaries the struggle continues from by the till now for use distance rewind continues with australia's lost generation ever

nine million people were forcibly displaced last year playing more violence and persecution the u.n.h.c.r. will be here to give us the details this is also coming up chancellor merkel's race against time she meets the italian prime minister in.

about this because u.n.h.c.r. and i am have been talking to the council about this what i'm worried about is the talking about disembarkation centers they're making it very vague. at the moment and there's a little bit leave a but let's hear what they really mean to demean disembarkation censors involved in africa. you know libya where i was recently albania they've all said no to these kinds of centers no this is a long march potentially towards off shoring as you heard from. our other guest and we've seen that in australia and the e.u. by the way would not survive this kind of opprobrium the idea of diminishing human rights in this way i mean i was in libya recently and we could send set up disembarkation centers in libya really the government there what is left of the government there is already said no so you know the policies we do need dublin you know all the various files that we've worked really hard in the parliament to work through with the council need to be implemented but if we chase the far right. as

in this country but all around the world now earlier i spoke with melissa fleming she's the chief u.n.h.c.r. spokesperson also one of the co-hosts of this event and i asked her how an event like this was going to help try to reshape the narrative around refugees and how refugees are perceived around the world most europeans or americans are astray and think that all the refugees are coming their way frankly most of them are in countries like kenya eighty five percent and yet they're invisible and we were hoping with this event today can't we could really illuminate the camp but not only that the extraordinary refugees and the talents and the ideas they have by putting them on as powerful a stage as the ted stage many of the speakers here today are refugees among them actors singers musicians poets it was one young woman in particular a twenty two year old refugee from south sudan her name is mary mark here and she spoke with me and told me that she came back to this camp after she had left so that she could teach children here and why that was so important to her. i look at the population i

homes most remain inside the country but hundreds of thousands have fled overseas according to the u.n.h.c.r. fifty one thousand have gone to neighboring amman another forty thousand are in somalia which already has one point five million internally displaced people is followed by saudi arabia which is leading the coalition war effort in yemen and djibouti a much smaller number have traveled to asian countries like malaysia where they can say visa free for three months yemenis trying to get to europe go via libya making them vulnerable to mistreatment and drowning one of the asylum seekers adnan alba katie says he had few options but to go to jail and. g.-u. island was the only country you have a level for us to go to without a visa and claim asylum because we can go into a few countries in the world with us of these but they don't accept refugees or they didn't sign the. united nations convention they cream and want to accept refugees and stuff so. it's of south korea but it's i mean we can't go to south korea we can go to. and it's dalai country now while we can go to. claim asylum because

and headaches to highlight the kind of impact refugees are making it will u.n.h.c.r. wants to see the traditional kind of refugee camps as relics of history we want to move away from this sequestering of refugees in remote places and camps and into what we see here also in the callow bay settlement which is an integrated settlement integrated with the host population with development actors coming in agricultural projects. an amazing economic zone shared services both kids integrated into the same school self reliance of refugees so you have the old and the new and it's multicultural you have one nine hundred eighty s. here and you have a very progressed. government the governor here is not only welcoming of refugees he sees them as an economic opportunity i mean this is a fascinating first step in trying to make this kind of change but at a time when so many refugee stories and crises are so under covered around the world what comes next exactly because well you know i think one by one what's really important is to tell individual human stories of refugees because th

relocation of refugees a centralized quota system and the council of europe and the un's refugee body u.n.h.c.r. have warned that this legislation risks inciting xenophobia and also widespread mistrust of civil society and n.g.o.s many thanks indeed al-jazeera is joel there reporting live from budapest. it's a least new government is presenting its plans to parliament where it will face a vote of confidence on whether it can take power prime minister conti is addressing both the upper and lower chambers of the senate and room he's expected to call for a two tiered tax rate basic income for poor italians and for pension reform sounds as you go is in rome she joins us now live so what are we expecting to happen today . currently the prime minister. professor is addressing the upper house the senate giving an outline of what his government for those is to stop this coalition of. opposites teams as he's already mentioned to the members there of the senate that what you want to see is a universal. income for poor italians but among the proposals as well for speed. rules will certainly. post changes

those a growing rift between the un's refugee agency u.n.h.c.r. and the lebanese government over syrian refugees in the latest development lebanon has frozen residency applications for u.n. and c.l. staff the lebanese foreign minister get on bassil is accusing the agency of spreading fear among refugees to discourage them from returning home lebanon is home to more than one and a half million syrians who fled the war that's about a quarter of lebanon's entire population. well. i announced today that i intend to take the first action by the foreign ministry against the un refugee agency which boasts about returning forty million refugees back to their homes it therefore has a responsibility to return one point five million syrian refugees back to syria the actions taken sapporo will be a warning and will show how far lebanon can go in the face of an organization that is working against the policy of lebanon and its interests. many syrian refugees refugees in lebanon live in desperate conditions more than half of them are in extreme poverty making t

u.n.h.c.r. myanmar government and u.n. d.p. agreement there is that is. there is no transparency on that agreement we asked the rohingya as the big teams has a refugee is they did not consult with any representative of this community this is very very disturbing and i do not think this is totally you know. it is totally not. it's really not i don't see this is this would walk because you know rohingya they want to be consulted with the u.n. a c.r. sale and for want. they need to see mr template what about you. seriously. and mr smith. i agree with mr temple i agree with mr tin can in addition to that i would just add that it's absolutely essential that the secretary general send a very clear message to perpetrators and me and more that this type of behavior is completely unacceptable in the perpetrators will be held accountable this message of accountability is absolutely essential but beyond that there needs to be action and so we would also like to see the secretary general apply pressure to the u.n. security council to refer the situation to the crimin

in this country but all around the world now earlier i spoke with melissa fleming she's the chief u.n.h.c.r. spokesperson also one of the co-hosts of this event and i asked her how an event like this was going to help try to reshape the narrative around refugees and how refugees are perceived around the world most europeans or americans are astray and think that all the refugees are coming their way frankly most of them are in countries like kenya eighty five percent and yet they're invisible and we were hoping with this event today can't we could really illuminate the camp but not only that the extraordinary refugees and the talents and the ideas they have by putting them on as powerful a stage as the ted stage many of the speakers here today are refugees among them actors singers musicians poets there was one young woman in particular the twenty two year old refugee from south sudan her name is mary marquis here she spoke with me and told me that she came back to this camp after she had left over so that she could teach children here and why that was so important to her. i look at the pop

much more than that the ministry has now decided to suspend residency applications submitted by u.n.h.c.r. for its staff in the foreign minister is acting in a caretaker capacity but it does belong to the ruling alliance so his decisions could be a sign of future state policy. some officials are using the refugee political capital they play on fears about the impact of the prolonged presence of refugees in the country those officials belong to the pro syrian government camp they want refugee returns to be coordinated with the authorities in damascus as a first step toward restoring relations with the government. refugees are caught in the middle and what could become a contentious political issue large scale returns gives legitimacy to the syrian government which wants the international community to provide badly needed funds for reconstruction the u.n. insists it does not encourage or discourage returns but it is not organizing them while discussions with damascus continue on safeguards that still need to be put in place. the united nations has warned of massive civilian casualties in ye

in this country but all around the world now earlier i spoke with melissa fleming she's the chief u.n.h.c.r. spokesperson also one of the co-hosts of this event and i asked her how an event like this was going to help try to reshape the narrative around refugees and how refugees are perceived around the world most europeans or americans are astray and think that all the refugees are coming their way frankly most of them are in countries like kenya eighty five percent and yet they're invisible and we were hoping with this event today i can't we could really illuminate the camp but not only that the extraordinary refugees and the talents and the ideas they have by putting them on as powerful a stage as the ted stage many of the speakers here today are refugees among them actors singers musicians poets there was one young woman in particular the twenty two year old refugee from south sudan her name is mary mark here she spoke with me and told me that she came back to this camp after she had left so that she could teach children here and why that was so important to her. i look at the populatio

bias against israel and called it a hypocritical and self-serving organization the us joined the u.n.h.c.r. in two thousand and nine under the obama administration the united states is officially withdrawing from the un human rights council. in doing so i want to make it crystal clear that this step is not a retreat from human rights commitments on the contrary we take this step because our commitment does not allow us to remain a part of a hypocritical and self-serving organization that makes a mockery of human rights we did not make this decision lightly the human rights council is a poor defender of human rights. worse than that the human rights council has become an exercise in shameless hypocrisy with many of the world's worst human rights abuses going ignored and some of the world's most serious offenders sitting on the council itself. the only thing worse than a council that does almost nothing to protect human rights is a council that covers for human rights abuses abuses and is therefore an obstacle to progress and an impediment to change roslyn jordan reports now from washington.

lebanon has frozen residency applications for u.n.h.c.r. staff in a growing rift over the syrian refugees the foreign minister sian is accusing the un refugee agency of spreading fear and discouraging syrians from going home now the red cross has pulled out more than seventy of its staff out of yemen because of security concerns it's called on warring parties to guarantee its workers safety medical and food assistance programs can continue an employee was shot dead in april. well mary claire forgot levy is the spokeswoman for the i.c.r.c. and she says it was a difficult decision but its workers must be protected so in the past two weeks the i.c.r.c. the international media the red cross across yemen has received threats that come with an overall deterioration of the security let's not forget that less than two months ago the i.c.r.c. also lost a staff member that was brutally killed in ties the security concern has come from the fact that we feel that we have lost the security guarantees that are the response ability of all the parties to t

in this country but all around the world now earlier i spoke with melissa fleming she's the chief u.n.h.c.r. spokesperson also one of the co-hosts of this event and i asked her how an event like this was going to help try to reshape the narrative around refugees and how refugees are perceived around the world most europeans or americans are astray and think that all the refugees are coming their way frankly most of them are in countries like kenya eighty five percent and yet they're invisible and we were hoping with this event today i can't we could really illuminate the camp but not only that the extraordinary refugees and the talents and the ideas they have by putting them on as powerful a stage as the ted stage many of the speakers here today are refugees among them actors singers musicians poets there was one young woman in particular a twenty two year old refugee from south sudan her name is mary mark here she spoke with me and told me that she came back to this camp after she had left so that she could teach children here and why that was so important to her. i look at the population