assisting unicef in their efforts to address these challenge tthss? >> we look at the issue of the high rate of violence against women and the high rate of death. what we tried to do with other groups is to look at how we kca address the needs of the communities to ensure not only security sector reforms but to look at how we can bring strength to the communities to protect themselves against the violence. >> i want to turn to my colleague who can turn to the details on the program. >> thank you. >> in terms of the sexual and gender based violence, we work on three levels. one is so that survivors have access to care and treatment. the second is we have 5,000 local service providers that we want to expand the number of providers that provide services to children. and in terms of unicef, we have worked with them in yeern ceast congo on protection. about 1,000 children have gone through all three and we support and fund unicef and they use those services to deal with community. the issues of women and children we deal with in terms of reb reconciliation

assisting unicef in their efforts to address these challenge tthss? >> we look at the issue of the high rate of violence against women and the high rate of death. what we tried to do with other groups is to look at how we kca address the needs of the communities to ensure not only security sector reforms but to look at how we can bring strength to the communities to protect themselves against the violence. >> i want to turn to my colleague who can turn to the details on the program. >> thank you. >> in terms of the sexual and gender based violence, we work on three levels. one is so that survivors have access to care and treatment. the second is we have 5,000 local service providers that we want to expand the number of providers that provide services to children. and in terms of unicef, we have worked with them in yeern ceast congo on protection. about 1,000 children have gone through all three and we support and fund unicef and they use those services to deal with community. the issues of women and children we deal with in terms of reb reconciliation

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a video on youtube shows a young boys acting out a suicide pact and has been condemned by unicef and children's charities and pakistan. where the video came from is unclear, but it seems to be filmed in the border areas of pakistan and afghanistan. orla guerin has this report. >> of young boy said his goodbyes. his little playmates are waiting in line. it is a chilling re-enactment of farewell videos made by adults suicide bombers. to the tune of a favorite song, he set off on his mission. he approaches his target. lifts his shirt to show his explosives. and then -- it was just stand tossed in the air, but the children play dead to show the bomber was successful. all this was carefully staged. we not know by whom. it is disturbing feeling, and it is attracting plenty of attention on the internet. >> they do not know what they are doing. >> children's rights activists worry about the impact on the other youngsters. he says this child's play has a serious purpose. >> this message is quite clear. they are making them and other children, other people should conceive them as a hero and do

he worked with unicef on global use and poverty issues. chiquis barron was born in mexico and immigrated to arizona at the age of 5. a graduate of the you of a she has worked in behavioral and mental research since 1998. her novel focuses on the unique geographical political and cultural dynamics of growing up in the crux of two influential countries. her blonde stands at the top of the top 113 latino blood. now we will hear from governor castro. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. i am honored to be here this morning. i am lucky to make it. i live in arizona. 75 yards from the mexican border. i was afraid they might turn me upside down asking me for papers, whether i was an american or not. i say that because i am concerned that we are in turmoil at this moment. let me give you this story. i had a harsh farm in tucson and one day my wife began complaining of the picket fences were dirty. i want you to paint it. that was in tucson at that time. here comes my boots and straw hat, my bucket of paint to paned the fence. within 20 minutes b

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he worked with unicef on global use and poverty issues. chiquis barron was born in mexico and immigrated to arizona at the age of 5. a graduate of the you of a she has worked in behavioral and mental research since 1998. her novel focuses on the unique geographical political and cultural dynamics of growing up in the crux of two influential countries. her blonde stands at the top of the top 113 latino blood. now we will hear from governor castro. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. i am honored to be here this morning. i am lucky to make it. i live in arizona. 75 yards from the mexican border. i was afraid they might turn me upside down asking me for papers, whether i was an american or not. i say that because i am concerned that we are in turmoil at this moment. let me give you this story. i had a harsh farm in tucson and one day my wife began complaining of the picket fences were dirty. i want you to paint it. that was in tucson at that time. here comes my boots and straw hat, my bucket of paint to paned the fence. within 20 minutes b

quake victims, the team is donating five dollars for each remaining tickets sold to the game for unicef, they have the same for tonight's game. no word on how much they raised. fans also helped out by donating items in the collection bins inside oracle arena. >>> and local hire law in effect. starting today 20% of the jobs are county construction projects, at least $400,000 must go to san francisco residents, that increases to 50% in the next several years. the city hopes the law will put the laborers back to work. >> that is the only problem i have as far as getting jobs in san francisco, is facing the crews coming from outside the city. >> one spokesperson says it will harm bay area workers who don't live in san francisco. he sponsored a bill to exempt projects using state funds from san francisco's local hire law. >>> and in sacramento, democratic leaders frustrated with the republicans over the budget situation. brown spokesperson said that g.o.p. members is given him a list of 53 demands that they want in exchange for votes on the budget. the governor is said to be thinking about i

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unicef coordinates effective programs for women and girls that release infant, child, maternal mortality rates an improve access to clean water an sanitation and krin increased py school enrollment for girls who are often denied equal access. in the face of grave atrocities in the drc, we must ensure ongoing investment in the prom grass. i look forward to hearing the testimony of the witnesses today to learn more about how we can best support the congolese people in addressing the hardships an ultimately transform their potential into prosperity. thank you very mucht. >> anybody else on the subcommittee who would like to be heard? mr. mcdermott is with us and i know it is a breech ach of the rules, but i would yield to him. >> thank you, mr. chairman. in 1987/'88, i lived in cko conchassa and i saw the beginning of the aids epidemic as well as the conflict that ultimately led to the leader leaving and followed by all that has followed. i have many friends out there, and the lucys are people i have known and a friend of mine from los angeles that i went to college with has been one of the

agencies, unicef for instance. iran as a part of the 36-member governing board that oversees unicef. the u.n. environment program in vero beach -- in nairobi. also, significantly, the flagship program which is at the u.n. development program. undp and libya, remember, had recruited gaddafi's daughter is a goodwill ambassador. they unloaded her after this began in february. iran is a part of the board of the undp. they serve in a lot of capacities including, and this is one of the biggest lobbying coalitions which has 37 countries including vienna. host: if libya did not have oil, with the u.n. response be different? is oil a factor? guest: it is hard to say if the u.s. response would be different. -- if the u.n. response would be different. what finally made something happen here at the u.n. was clearly the u.s. realize that there was going to be an incredible massacre that it would be a bad idea to go down in history as someone who waited for the long arm of justice to bend when the libyans were slaughtered wholes

hay que estar preparados para plillo >> ademÁs de su labor local es embajador de la unicef desde el aÑoopo, los niÑos sjuegan un papel esencial. >> pueden aprender mucho, son el futuro, son inocentes. y pueden cambiar mucho aquÍ en los prÓximos aÑos. >> quiere estar seguro que los niÑos estÁn preparados en caso de una emergencia. >> lo que ha sufrido en japÓn recientemente tambiÉn lo que se puede hacer en cuanto a terremotos, protegerse cuando suceda algo que puede pasar en cualquier casa y en cualquier momento. para que se salven las vidas al final. >> liderarÁn un proyecto de ayuda para las vÍctimas afectadas en japÓn. mientras tanto, este fue su mensaje. >> es importante valorar todo en la vida, el dÍa a dÍa. un saludo muy grande a todos los amigos de despierta amÉrica. >> un hombre con un corazÓn gigante. >> yo le voy al miami hit. ese es el Único problema. [risas] >> quÉ importante que figuras de su talla dediquen tiempo precisamente para ayudar a estas causas. >> hay muchas celebridades que son bendecidas por la profesiÓn que tieneno. y dejan una huella en el mundo entero. quÉ tal

and president clinton, the state department, two members of congress national intelligence council, unicef human rights watch, the international crisis group and the u.s. institute of peace. he's authored or co-authored 10 books and has appeared on numerous tv programs and as i said, has been here frequently before this subcommittee. and i also would like to -- she would like to come to the witness table, sidney mccain, who, as i said earlier, has been a leader on issues dealing with health care for africa, including the volume tear, american volume tear medical team, leading several medical missions. she's the wife of the distinguished senator from arizona, john mccain, but she's also worked with care operation smile and the land removal group, the halo trust. mr. affleck, if you'll proceed. >> thank you very much. i'm very excited about this, and it's a great honor.

fund for unicef. fans are also able to help out by donating items at collection bins inside oracle arena. >>> this morning someone is holding on to a lottery ticket worth a measly $312 million. there was only one ticket that had all the winning numbers in last night's mega-millions drawing and those numbers are -- but the winning ticket wasn't sold in california. it comes from albany, new york. but don't throw away your tickets yet. five california tickets had all the numbers except the mega, and those are worth more than $2 every,000. >>> >>> right now tourists and residents all converge on bridgeway and some say all that traffic makes it difficult for people to feel safe. so now the city is proposed a $30 million plan to widen bridgeway. it would start by widening the seaside walkway on princess street. >>> runners and joggers will lace up their running shoes tomorrow morning and as expected to tie up traffic around the city. if you're driving in the area, you can expect to see a lot of detours sinc

and at the new city of joy, funded by the movement and unicef, she has found her voice. and she is telling her story. and in doing so, she is turning her pain to power. i know her story now, and i care. deeply. for her and for all the other women whose stories like this, need to be told about the story -- so the world will know and care. care about the realization of their rights to reach their full potential, their rights as individuals to live with safety and security, their rights to bring positive change to their communities, their countries, to the world. we know women fully empowered can do that. study after study has confirmed this. analysis and research from government do oral bank, they you income and other organizations confirms this over and over again, fully educated girls and empowered women change the societies and communities in which they live and work. they are without question our greatest hope for the solution to the world's crises and the greatest potential for this world to reach a more sustainable, more prosperous people. i believe that. yet, today

unicef coordinates program for women and girls and reduces mortality rates and improves access to clean water and sanitation and increases primary school enrollment particularly for girls who are often denied equal access. in the face of grave atrocities in the drc, we have to ensure ongoing investment in these programs. i look forward to hearing the testimony of our witnesses today to learn more about how we can best support the congo people in addressing these hardships and ultimately transform their potential into prosperity. thank you very much. >> anybody else on the subcommittee that would like to be heard? mr. mcdermott is with us, and i know it's a breach of rules, but i'd like to yield to him. >> thank you, mr. chairman. in 1987-88, i lived in -- i was a state political officer at the state department and saw the beginning of the aide epidemic as well as the conflict that led to him leaving and followed by all what has followed. there's many friends out there, people i've known, a friend of mine from los angeles that i went to college with was a big supporter of that organizati

we will continue working with women in development, unicef will work with women and girls, and of course women and women's health. w.h.o. will continue working on health, and women and girls living with hiv/aids, and so on. we will be where we are most needed and where we will really make a difference. but in the coming months, i will prioritize the building up of our fear level engagement that most require our support, including those countries affected by conflict. in some places, women's association have been severity damaged. in others they have lost basic function of capacity with a corresponding revolution of women's voices. the primary purpose of u.n. women's field presence in this setting will be to support their effort to build the political voice and the capacity of women's organization. second, a complete action that u.n. women will support to ensure womens enhance engagement in crisis and conflict situation is establishment of an expert capacity to support women's institutional participation. in response to the security council request, the u.n. is already developing a rapidl

we will continue working with women in development, unicef will work with women and girls, and of course women and women's health. w.h.o. will continue working on health, and women and girls living with hiv/aids, and so on. we will be where we are most needed and where we will really make a difference. but in the coming months, i will prioritize the building up of our fear level engagement that most require our support, including those countries affected by conflict. in some places, women's association have been severity damaged. in others they have lost basic function of capacity with a corresponding revolution of women's voices. the primary purpose of u.n. women's field presence in this setting will be to support their effort to build the political voice and the capacity of women's organization. second, a complete action that u.n. women will support to ensure womens enhance engagement in crisis and conflict situation is establishment of an expert capacity to support women's institutional participation. in response to the security council request, the u.n. is already developing a rapidl

we will continue working with women in development, unicef will work with women and girls, and of course women and women's health. w.h.o. will continue working on health, and women and girls living with hiv/aids, and so on. we will be where we are most needed and where we will really make aifference. but in the coming months i will prioritize the building p of our fear level engagement that most require our support including those countries affected by conflic in some places women's sociation have been severity damaged. in others they have lost basic function of capacity with a corresponding revolution of women's voices. the primary purpose of u.n. women's field presence in this setting will be to support their effort to build the political voice and the capacity of women's organization. second a complete action that u.n. women will support to ensure womens enhance engagement in crisis and conflict situation is establishment of an expert capacity to support women's institutional participation. in response to the security council request, the u.n. is already developing a rapidly deployabl

organizations like islamic relief and other un organizations are operating in the border areas, including unicef and others. they have been extremely active on the tunisian border. we need to understand more about what is happening in country, and this is one of the things we are trying to resolve also. >> we are running out of time. could you both please ask your questions and then at ms. amash can answer. >> it sounds like you are saying by a land. france is going to fly in a to the airport. is that possible at this point? what do you think about the no- fly zone, whether it would be helpful to get it to ensure that aid can come in and to protect the people that are fleeing? >> you are talking about european nations keeping their borders open. do you have read on how many people are trying to make the crossing now? figures in have relation to people who are fleeing into europe. the sense that we have is that there is a mix of people, some of whom are economic migrants who are trying to reach the countries as a result of the ongoing volatility in the region as a whole, and libya is now added on

because she had just come home from a flight all night long from ethiopia where she was working with unicefheir success was in life, their celebrity, to make a world a better place. those are my two favorites in all these years of interviews. how about you? >> mine was lil john yesterday. he was the best. >> next up we have glenda from california. she has a question about nbc. >> hoda, i was wondering how long you've been with nbc? >> i've been with nbc, i think, 12 years. >> you don't remember? >> i don't. i think it was 12 years. i was working at ""dateline"" most of the time. we just finished three years. >> april 7th it will be three. >> for "dateline" for most of my career and kathie lee for the last few. >> thank you for your questions. >> those were hardly difficult at all. >> i knocked the hard ones out. these girls need a break. >> all right. thanks. >>> still to come, we have hot deals for spring break getways. >> we get ready for the other seasonal event, spring cleaning. >> we're cooking with curtis after this. yikes, this color just sucks the life out of me. i was just gonna sa

unicef will continue working with girls.ther organization will continue working on sexual rights and women's health. others will work with women and girls living with hiv/aids, and so on. we will not be everywhere, but we will be where we are most needed and can really make a difference. in the coming months, we will be in the countries and regions that most require our support, including those afflicted by conflict. in some cases, women's rights have been severely damaged. in others, they have lost basic functional capacity. a primary purpose of the women's field presence will be to support the effort to create a political voice and institutional capacity of women's organizations. we will work to enhance women's engagement in crisis and conflict situation. in response to a council request, the u.n. is already developing a rapid deployment team to strengthen systems and to combat conflict-related sexual violence. we need to improve capacity to address women's protection. we focus on supporting women's engagement in the publi