but this has been the standard operating procedure of the unhcr. it has been an anti-semitic, anti-israel, pro-terror group of far too long. there must be some member nation on that body that would've had the moral outrage that we in congress feel and that they would have voted against such a resolution. alas, the united states was the lone voice of reason. the only nation willing to say that we do not support this, that this is completely insane. where were our european allies? those european countries that always tell us how much more enlightened they are than us. deafening silence are they couldn't even stand by the courage of their convictions and vote either for or against the measure. know, they all abstained from voting, perhaps thinking they took the moral high ground. but theirs is the worst crime of all. their refusal to stand up for what's right. so here we are again, another unhcr one-sided inquiry that will do nothing but embolden hamas because hamas sees this and it thinks the world supports what it is doing. i commend the u.s. repres

. >> hosseini is a good will ambassador to unhcr, the un refugee agency and established a foundation to provide aid to the people of afghanistan. >> this year in particular, every year but this year in particular is a very good time for people around the world to take a step back, to think about the millions of people whose lives have been disrupted through no fault of their own. >> hosseini's debut novel was a phenomenon. it spent 100 weeks on the "new york times" best selling novel. >> your third novel is coming out in paperback as we speak, favorite? >> your last book is always your favorite. it feels to me the -- in some ways, the most personal of my three novels. it feels to me in some ways the most ambitious of the three and maybe the most accomplished. >> why? >> i felt this is a novel that challenged me the most to write. it was more complex than the other three to write, just the structure of it, the multiple narratives, the diversity of character and setting. the subtlety of the themes ? >> the voices, there was not a clear good guy, a clear bad guy. it separated in an am b

as unhcr, as the u.n.ee agency it's our job to work with governments from around the world to identify and protect those who are fleeing for their lives and their freedoms. the situation of central american children fleeing north, fleeing south, fleeing their countries of origin is a very critical one to under astand an respond to and provide protection in. many of these children we've interviewed them, many of these children are fleeing violence, are fleeing all the circumstances that your program has highlighted so far. some of them are not. and what is really critical and the message here for the united states, for other countries in the region, is to give each child a chance to tell her story. to be heard by an official. to have that official listen to and understand why she left her home and to make a determination on whether or not she needs international protection as a refugee. some of these children will. some of these children will not. >> that's a concern, obviously. that's the concern right the

the unhcr is building a new one. it is home for 5,000 families, most of them are from mosul and the surrounding areas. there are a mixture, they are complaining of the conditions, it's tense, hot. they have a few hours a day. you imagine the conditions. they do get some aid from the various u.n. agencies, and basically the camp was set up with the help between the government and the u.n. hcr, but the conditions are tough. >>> omar, thank you for that update. >>> three al jazeera journalists have spent 212 days in an egyptian prison, last month mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste were given seven year sentences. baher mohamed was given seven years, but received a further three years because he had a spent bullet in his possession, which he picked up at a protest. al jazeera demands that its journalists be freed. >> mexico city is one of the largest. it's one of the most polluted. its high altitude contributes to poor air quality. 20 million citizens are growing grass on the rooftops to try to breathe easier. >> repor

we are looking at borrowing from the unhcr. so we are getting there. today is going to be very difficult. tomorrow will be difficult. the food that we need to distribute is an area we can't access we are working with the israeli authorities to get access. it will be a long day. >> and your final answer on your assessment that the war is having on civilians. >> it's primarily on the civilians. those that have been displaced, moving in fear. it will have a huge long-term psychological effect. if you are a 6-year-old child, this is your third war. we have to find a way to get past all of this. >> gaza understand heavy bombardment this sunday. more than 40 people were killed in overnight shelling and the death toll is continuing to rise. we'll have a short break and be back with the latest in a few minutes. stay with us on al jazeera. >> start with one issue education... gun control... the gap between rich and poor... job creation... climate change... tax po

we are looking at airlifting from dubai, borrowing from the unhcr from their syrian stockpil stockpileswr getting there. today and tomorrow will be active. >>> we have seen people fleeing, bodies littering the streets. no break in the shelling. people who have been fleeing - where are they going? well, thi have not many options. the border is closed. they are not free to go. they are moving inland. what happened before is people moved in with families, with the u.n. schools. there's a lawn behind the hospital. people are sitting there. there was 50,000 that fled yesterday, what they saw was the bodder areas were between shed. many did not want to leave, an area along the border. people don't want to go anywhere, it's their home, they have kids. how do they take care of them. the intense operation has achieved that objective from the israelis. people are telling us there's hardly anyone left. people are still coming this. as i said earlier, there was a fear. once it lifts, once more people can go in there to see what happened, many more bodies will be brought out. >> the death toll stand

have run out of the mattress, hygiene kits, we are looking at airlifting from dubai, boring from the unhcr from the syria response stocks in jordan. we are getting there. today is going to be difficult. tomorrow is going to be difficult. the food that we need to distribute is an area we can't access. we are working with the israeli authorities to get access to the warehouses. it will be a long day. >> can i get your answer on your assessment that the impact the war is having on the civilians. not only those that have been killed and wounded but those displaced, those that have been moving in fear, it's going to have a huge long-term psychological effect. if you are a 6-year-old child in gaza, it's the sixth war. we have to find a way to get passed all of this. >> thank you, thank you so much for joining us on al jazeera, a huge challenge to deal with the influx of thousands of people that are coming into gaza city looking for shelter because that operation on the border has been relentless. we can hear artillery fire from the tanks. they seem to move closer to where they are, and the hospi

that is exactly what, what unhcr's mandate is to do is to make sure that that happens. the united states has traditionally been and for decades has been a leader in this. and it is a core principle of international human rights and refugee law and the u.s., we are confident that the u.s. will continue to respect that and really meaningfully respect that and promote that in the region. >> thank you for joining us, stay there, we have a lot more when we come back. including the reaction from a border state senator whose no stranger to the difficult issue. yes, john mccain's solution is next. and she gave me advice. she said, "dad, go pro with crest pro-health." [ male announcer ] 4 out of 5 dentists confirmed these pro-health products helped maintain a professional clean. crest pro-health really brought my mouth to the next level. [ male announcer ] go pro with crest pro-health. crest pro-health really brought my mouth to the next level. that it's given me time toabout reflect on some of life'seen biggest questions. like, if you could save hundreds on car insurance by mak

the united nations has done an analysis of this, and the unhcr, and said 58% of the children in the study they have done have colourful claims to refugee application or other forms of relief. it's no question we have to spend money to do this. if we are spending the money to spay for the prosecutors, can we afford to represent the children or are we going to deport them, in many cases to death and sprags from their families. what do you think about the justice department's plans to expedite court proceedings for unaccompanied families. because of the surge they say they are planning to expand legal assistance for those facing deportation, what impact proposals? >> we have concerns that divvying things up means cutting corners. we'll have to watch the situation, we are concerned about it. that being said, there's no problem with running deportation cases at a faster rate if they are conduct in a fair way. if the government ensures legal representation, studies find providing council speeds up cases because lawyers don't need as much time - for thing, the judges give children extra time and

a senior application officer with you and unhcr. good to see you. thank you. >> before we wrap up.et's take a look at other event. >> on monday, the united nations group on sustainable development goals begins its 13th success yop. >> tuesday an anniversary of twitter being released to the public. >>> and an annual event in las vegas. >> when we come back, help for alzhiemer's patients. >> it slows it down. we'll explain the breakthrough. >>> it's been two years since the worst drought. while the situation eased in some places, the state of california is suffering severe drought. diane friend inspects the wheat field on the farm passed down to her by her father. the worst drought in her memory has her worried. it grabs you from down deep, and you are making me cry. would you see the soil, and you such it, and you know that it may not be here for the next generation of family. that is big. she said she hoped to plant pistachio trees, but without water she will postpone those plans. friend is a director of the county farm bureau and spent many afternoons assessing the memory of the d

willing to send children many of whom are ref goes and the united nations has done an analysis in the unhcr and said 58% of these children in the study they had done had claims to refugee protection or other forms of relief. yes, it's no question that we have to spend money to do this. if we spend the money to pay for the prosecutors, can we spend the money to represent the children can we support them to persecution or death, separate them from families without giving them a fair day in court. >> what do you think about perhaps to expedite court proceedings for unaccompanied children and families. they say they are planning and expanding local assistance. what impact do you think your lawsuit would have on the proposals? >> well we have concerns that oftentimes speeding up means cutting cornerings. it doesn't have to mean that but we are going to watch the situation. there's no problem running deportation cases at a faster rate if they are conducted in a fair way. studies have found that providing coup speeds up -- council speeds up cases. judges gi children ca time to find lawyers, and ev

assad has banned the unhcr having anything to do with opposition areas.he best work is done by syrian groups that are risking their lives with no protection. the other group helping out is the turkish government and also the governments of saudi arabia and qatar. very troublingly. i say this is troubling because these governments are funding fundamentalist fighters and yet also making very, very visible shows of aid. >> the syrians that you talk to who are not fighting isis is there an awareness of isis and who they are? generally among folks in the camp there? >> absolutely. many of these people fled from isis areas and isis is viewed with complete hatred. this is an organization that during the world cup which i assure was a very popular event, in syria, isis went into cafes, stole the tvs and said islam forbid watching the world cup and then tweeted pictures of themselves watching it. >> and then tweeted it. that was a microcosm of the hypocrisy. thanks for that great reporting. >> thank you. >>> a day after president obama announced he is taking execu

have on what's driving the kids to flee their own countries and leave their own families is from the unhcr they interviewed more than 400 kids, u.n. international agency. they spent a few hours with the kids and only a small handful mentioned immigration status in the country. they all talked about the violence they were fleeing. i'm sure there are misperceptions that are being put out by smuggling operations and we are cracking down on those operations, but the real reason people are leaving the countries is because of the violence and the conditions they're experiencing in their home country. >> woodruff: jessica vaughn, you were saying many is coming from areas where the violence is not an issue. is that what i understood you to say? >> that's according to information that was released by the border patrol, and also the border patrol interviews all of these migrants at the time that they surrender to the border patrol, and what they're telling the border patrol, 95% of them have said that they're coming because they heard that they would be allowed to stay. in fact, that's not a false r

speaker, to enter into the record today's "the washington post" article on unhcr's assessment of the humanitarian crisis in iraq. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. r. mcgovern: mr. speaker, my colleagues, mr. jones, and ms. lee, and i have come to this floor because we are worried. and we are worried because we have lived through the last many years of war. and we have seen how things have gotten out of control. i remember when the war in iraq began, then vice president cheney was on all the news shows saying it would be over in a few weeks or a few months. no big deal. don't worry. that was in addition to being told that saddam hussein had weapons of mass destruction, which we all now know was a lie. but the fact of the matter is, all those rosie predictions did not come true. we were involved in iraq for many, many years and there was a high cost in terms of blood and treasure. afghanistan. we were told that it would not be an endless conflict. and here we are today, still involved in afghanistan, the longest war in american history. i hope that history doesn't repeat its