our chief partner is unhcr. we're the largest funder of unhcr. the international committee of the red cross. iom, the international organization of migration. unra, the palestinian refugee organization. and we work with many other organizations and also with ngos. about 9% of our funding goes through ngos. but we're not just about money. money counts and money is important, but we work with our diplomatic colleagues of which i am one, to get our message out around the world to improve humanitarian care. so we work with our allies and we do have allies supporting our efforts. there are people behind me, standing next to me in this fight to echo the european humanitarian organization that is part of the european union. the large european countries such as germany, uk i believe is second largest contributor in the world, canada, australia play large roles. we would like to see that expand to other countries such as china. the gulf states have made steps forward in the recent years. we'd like to see them do more. but we use our diplomacy not just to

our chief partner is unhcr. we are largest funder of unhcr, international committee for red cross, iom and we work with many other organizations and also with ngos, about 9% of funding goes through ngos. we are not just about money. money counts and money is important but we work with our diplomatic colleagues of which i am one to get our message out around the world to improve humanitarian care. so we work with our allies and we do have allies supporting our efforts. there are people behind me, standing next to me in this fight to echo the european humanitarian organization that is part of the european union. the large european countries such as germany, uk i believe is second largest contributor in the world, canada, australia play large roles. we would like to see that expand to other countries such as china. the gulf states have made steps forward. we would like to see them do more. but we use our diplomacy not just to look for more money but to push for goals and policy changes that will help refugees aroun

inhas held key positions unhcr headquarters. he was the head of the resettlement of this, so he understands how resettlement works, in particular with , largen to the u.s. resettlement country. before coming to washington, was the head of the human resource division in unhcr, a job that very few want to take. simonnly but not least, this is the bureau that really oversees all the refugee programs. the u.s. is the largest funder and has been so for the past 30 years of refugee programs. it is the department that is extremely mobile, extremely active. the had representatives in the field corporate well with ngos and with the u.n.. when i was in the u.n., they were close partners. simon has a masters of science in national security affairs. he has a very long career in the state department. he was the director of ngo affairs. before that, deputy chief of admissions at the u.s. embassy in honduras. he has held various positions in brasilia. a large diplomatic experience. i am thrilled -- >> [inaudible] hererilled to have you all on

our chief partner is unhcr.we are the largest funder of the international committee of the red cross. iom, international migration, the palestinian refugee organization. we work with many other organizations and also with ngos about 9% of our funding goes through ngos. we are not just about money. money counts and money is important, but we work with our diplomatic colleagues of which i am one to get our message out around the world to improve humanitarian care. so we work with our allies and we do have allies supporting our efforts. there are people behind me, standing next to me in this fight to the european humanitarian organization is part of the european union. the large countries such as germany. u.k. is the second-largest contributor in the world. canada, australia play large roles. would like to see that expand to other countries such as china. the gulf states have made steps forward and would like to see them do more. but we use our diplomas and not just to look for more money, but also to push for goal

theyare notbeing assisted by unhcr and its partners. we only assist the most, most vulnerable people. so, most of the urban refugees work, take care of themselves, and are not dependent on the--on any aid. [indistinct chatter] child: mom! man: mom! child: mommy! man: nobody respects us a refugee guy. if you go to town, you are afraid of the police. even the people, they look at you differently. it feels terrible. we are just human beings--like you guys. hmm? we deser the lifyou liv, not less than that the way at peopltreat us being fferent-hey saw us ke we d't--wdon't belong to this world. but god created us--what do we do? i wish people treated us like a human being-- respect us as a human being, live as a human being. that's what i wish. this is our kitchen. come on in. this is our bedroom. this is where i sleep. come on in. this is our sitting room. this is a refugee house. this is where a refugee lives. [indistinct chatter] farhan: i will show you some papers that prove that something terrible happened to my wife, which i don't want

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our chief partner is unhcr premier the largest funder of unhcr, the international committee of the red cross, the international organization of migration, the palestinian refugee organization. we work with many other organizations and also with ngos -- about 9% of our funding goes through ngos. we are not just about money. money counts, money is important, but we work with our diplomatic colleagues, of which to get our message around the world to improve humanitarian care, so we work with our allies and we do have allies supporting our efforts -- there are people behind me and standing next to me in this europeanhoing the humanitarian organization which is part of the european union union, the large european countries such as germany, u.k., canada, australia -- but we would like to see that expand to other countries such as china. the gulf states have made some steps forward and we would like to see them do more. we use our diplomacy not just a look for money but to push for goals and policy changes that will help refugees around the world and we do that in such ways, simple ways as pu

system of , ish unhcr is just one part to wish for peace. that has to happen. all that we do in cooperation in cooperation with ngos, and there are hundreds of them, big and small, national, syrian, international, american, european -- all that we do is somehow try to relieve the pain but the solution is peace. and 48 hours is simply not enough. against the background of to actuallyilure come to some resolution to the ir and it is a megawatt -- mean, it is not just in syria, it is in iraq and there are risks of the spillover beyond -- or until such time as the war does come to an end, our mantra as the refugee agency is of course that the international find ways for refugees and asylum-seekers to have access to territory, to be able to be able u-boat to makee their claim, to hear their story so they are not subject to forcible return and they are able, during the time that they are forced to be in exile, to have as normal a life as possible. michelle was tucked about 2013 as a watermark. is true that over the last couple of years in the investment,ustained our

she is holding a major fund-raising event for unhcr. i'm also now in touch with international of education, iie. they are also very interested to have a fund-raiser program. and i feel this is the least thing i can do to be able to show my gratefulness to all these people who have supported me enormously to be here with you today. today i considered myself as not just a legal illegitimate syrian citizen but also a woman. all that we need and all that we dream of is a peaceful life and the hope for a better tomorrow. american culture has impacted me in so many ways, and they made me more believe in our humanity. i feel powerless to change the current tragedy ongoing in syria. but i would love to be a peace ambassador to my country and deliver a beautiful message through every performance i do. i feel that music has the power to unite us. i can prove this when i perform jewish music, and i'm christian myself, and i perform for muslim community. i hope music will one day help healing the pain our world has felt. lastly, i want to make a st

border protection measures. >> reporter: it's important to note, rosemary, that in addition to the unhcrhest court in papua new guinea has also ruled that in offshore detention center on that island is considered unconstitutional and is calling for its closure as well. rosemary. >> ivan watson, many thanks. >>> well, a brussels court is expected to deliver a verdict tuesday on a group of terror suspects. 31 belgian nationals allegedly left brussels to join terror groups in syria between 2012 and 2014. among them, najim no, sir ra which. he is believed to be one of the suicide bombers who struck the brussels airport in march. prosecutors may ask that his case be transferred to the ongoing investigation into those attacks. our erin mclaughlin is live in brussels. she joins us now with more on that. so how is this likely to play out? what verdict is expected here? >> reporter: well, we are expecting verdict and sentencing shortly here, rosemary. but it's worth pointing out that belgium has more foreign fighters per capita than any other country in europe, and many say that is due in large p

his career with unhcr has spanned more than 25 years including international service in africa, asia. latin america and the specific. as i mentioned hess trained as a medical doctor in addition to holding a masters degree in tropical public health. michelle spent the weekend by working in guyana, london and yemen before georging unhcr as a field officer in 1978. his career took him to cameroon and pakistan as well as several years at the agency's headquarters in geneva where he served as the first public health advisor to the organization. due to the time constraints i'm not going to go through the awards that he's received but suffice it to say that he is a very outstanding individual. michelle? >> good evening, everyone and congratulations to the organizers. the turn out is quite impressive. think the fact that we have syrians on the panel certainly explains some of that success. so there are today 60 million people displaced by conflict and persecution and war in the world. 20% of these are syrians. this is just to put the syrian crisis about the size it has and it has tremendous c

we're also hearing from the unhcr that around 3,700 civilians have been managed to leave the city.owever, also according to the u.n., 500 men and boys above the age of 12 have been separated from those families among those who are fleeing fallujah for what's called security screening by iraqi intelligence which is clearly very worried about the possibility that isis is infiltrated among those fleeing the city. now, the situation in fallujah itself dire, very little in the way of food, water, medicine. in fact, the u.n. is worried because of the lack of clean drinking water. there now could be a cholera outbreak in the city. >> ben wedeman reporting live for us this morning. thank you. >>> russia denying claims it led multiple air strikes on the city in syria. t strikes destroying a hospital. this is new video we just got in of the aftermath. it's unclear how many people were injured. here's an image of one survivor. a little boy who is seen crying as he was carried away from the scene. air strikes in syria have escalated in an attempt to push outer reporter groups there. fred pleit

we know from the unhcr that around 800 people have been able to flee the edges of the city. but inside the situation is extremely difficult, and we're hearing reports, for instance, that isis has executed young men and others who have refused to fight. and you have to realize that we're at that sort of critical turning point. it's clear that the iraqi army is going to proceed with this offensive. they've mustered so many men and material for this fight that in a sense, the days of isis in fallujah are numbered. so there may have been people who are wavering in the past who might have supported isis in the past. but they see now that the tide is turning. they don't want to fight and die for isis. so many people are just staying as low as possible, hiding in their homes. but, of course, in their homes, first of all, it's very dangerous because the city is under a round-the-clock artillery bombardment and also air strikes as well. and of course we know that there's been a six-month siege on fallujah. and so food, water, medicine are all in short supply. so the situation is extr