. >> reporter: she works at the unicef regional office. together with local government, she has spent years working to improve the quality of education in west and central africa. she says the ebola outbreak is major threat to shoociety as a whole. >> in three countries it's prefound. it's not only epidemic but whole education system, whole health system and education system affected. because of the state of emergencies in liberia and sierra leone, all the schools are closed at moment. >> reporter: to help children catch up with classes they've missed since outbreak, governments have started to give lessons over the radio. unicef and government organizations are working to improve the content of this radio programming in an attempt to motivate the children to keep on studying. >> they've started for program in primary school. another for ebola messages and life skills the to fight against ebola. this is really an interesting initiative because radio can reach the children, all the children, even children who are not in school. >> reporter:

. >> reporter: she works at the unic unicef regional office in senegal. together with local governments, she has spent years working to improve the quality of education in rest and the central africa. she described the out break as a major blow to society as a hole. >> ebola's influence of society in these three countries are profound. it's not only that an epidemic b u also, the whole education system, health system and edge system affected because of the state of emergency in liberia and syria leone, all the schools are closed at the moment. >> the helpless children since outbreak, governments have started -- over the radio. >> between 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., will be listening to mathematics. >> unicef and government organizations are working to improve the content of this radio programming in an attempt to motivate children to keep on studying. >> t for primary school and one program in junior secondary school and another for ebola messages and life skills forever to fight against ebola. this is really an interesting initiative because radio can reach

unicef is mounting a response.e are involved together with the european union in getting school books and other supplies to about a million children. we already supplied 600,000 of those. more is coming. we're grateful to donors. a lot more needs to be done for education in this country. >> we see neighboring states have impact on them. in lebanon, there's more syrian school children than lebanese. there's not enough spaces for them. >> that's very true. >> you know, you see the staggering fact of this crisis on children a million ways. they're not only pays with their lives but many interruptions in what would be a normal childhood. >> thank you very much for joining us here in damascus. no lost generation. this is a war in which so much has been lost. many syrians say it's not just syria's war anymore. neighboring countries have been drawn in not just the refugee crisis but supporting competing sides in this car. in all after peels for peace, for this war to end, it still falls on deaf ears. no one knows how to b

to spy on their teachers and i remember i spoke to one schoolteacher that said she handed out the unicef collection boxes to students for halloween it was a huge source of controversy because the birch society was against the united nations and their motto was in reference to the united nations. so charles koch the second of the brothers returns home to join in the of birch society as influential member. but he seems to take to it he finds the society down the store where he carries us section of an austrian economics. to give you an idea how die-hard they were about communism. installation of to the of palm in the '60s and he knocks on the door and his eyes flicker over the cover of the book and there's something wrong. finally he asks what is said? did he respond politely hemingway was the confidence. so he has to leave this copy on the stoop because that is how serious they were about communism at that point. at this time taros and a number of other society members become interested in the anti-government activists. who created a libertarian retreat in the foothills of the mountain ra

right now unicef is looking at providing over 500 tents in order to provide educational opportunities 57-60,000 children. >> right. now, jeffrey talk to us about the tools of education, how difficult is it to attain the schools and talking about educators and school books. >> well, we are talking about the entire system and structure so we have existing schools, ones that are occupied and need to be evacuated and reif esh -- refurbished so people who come here don't speak kurdish so we want to make sure it's arab and following iraq but arabic language and face teachers who are able to teach in the curriculum and we have classroom learning materials to provide those not just in the form of school books but chalkboards and recreational activities so it's massive challenge and one that needs to be met quickly and it was supposed to start 22nd of october and some places it has been able to start and some places postponed until december but many places it won't be able to start on that date and if children cannot go to school and not able to participate in their testing then this is going

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unicef are here to deliver aid packages to a new phenomenon, the ebola orphans. it breaks your heart, but the brothers have made signs to help us identify them. mohammad how old are you? >> 15. >> reporter: all right. >> right size or not, it is, well, a start. but the boys are plainly stunned by losing mom and dad. suddenly terribly from nowhere just two months ago. >> dad got ill and mom cared for him for a while until he died. after that they quarantined our house but after a week mom died, too. i'll tell you, these are really hard times for us right now. how does 3-year-old comprehend that his mom will never hold him again? a short walk away and another four brothers without a mom, without a dad, living with foster parents. >> good morning. how are you? unicef some unpacking for them, too. this boy is 8, mohammad 4 and the other 3. they cannot begin to find the words for what happenedre happe exist. >> you misyour mama, daddy, your sister. miss brother. >> reporter: he says they shunned us and wouldn't let us buy anything from anybody. they all said we had eb

angÉlique kidjo, unicef goodwill ambassador and the offer of -- the author up, "spirit rising: my lifesic." her new piece is called, "don't let ebola dehumanize africa." she is also cofounder of the batonga foundation for girls education. her latest album is dedicated to the women of africa. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we turn to jim crow. that's right. "jim crow returns" that's the headline of a new report by investigative journalist greg palast on how new voter id laws risk disenfranchising millions, especially black, hispanic and asian-american voters. 27 states are now participating in the interstate voter registration crosscheck program. backers of the program say it is needed to prevent voter fraud by highlighting the names of voters who may have voted in two or more states in the same election, but critics say it is being used to stop democratic-leaning voters from going to the polls. tens of thousands of names have already been removed, and millions more are threatened. greg palast produced this piece for al jazeera ameri

it all started during her time at unicef when she worked on the education problems of street children. >> i saw an immense disparity in society. lots of corruption. why we -- this age people unless we educate the leaders or change makers at the same time, we cannot you know, solve the root cause. >> she says leaders need to identify issues and solve them through cooperation. she believes it's a skill that can be taught using real life problems. doing life for example can be a bridging ground for discontent. especially in the kitchen. students may clash over cleaning and garbage rules and the roster. the home economics teacher used their complaints at a learning opportunity. the class compiled a list of all the b problems. >> bigger fridge is lack of space. >> the problems that i saw was stealing food. >> then the kids worked together on ways to reduce the friction. >> like when we talk with each other, each person gives an idea and from that idea, we can build and like kind of merge those ideas to create something better. >> only two months since the opening of the school, it's ideolo

the idea arose when she was working with unicef on the educational problems of street children in asia>> i saw an immense disparity in society and i saw lots of corruption and that's the time i said educating the poor is critically important, but does that really solve the root cause? while we educate, you know, the disadvantaged people, unless we educate the leaders or change makers at the same time, we cannot, you know, solve the root cause. >> she believes another aspect of producing leader is cultivating the ability to identify issues and resolve them through cooperation. students showed their prowess in their skills in addressing a practical problem. eating lunch with the same people all the time. they put through a proposal for allocating the seats through a daily lottery. dorm life can be a breeding ground for discontent. what one person sees as clean, another may see as obsessive. the home economic teacher used their complaints as a learning opportunity. compiling a list of all the problems. >> the bigger fridge, lack of space. >> the problem that i saw was like stealing food.

unicef. he said that children who do not attend school may never get their education back on track. >> we have existing schools that that are occupied need to be evacuated and refurbished. then we need curriculum in arabic language. then you face the challenge of teachers who are able to teach within that curriculum. we have classroom learning materials, school books, desks, chalk boards and activities. it is a massive challenge, and one that needs to be met quickly. it was supposed to start, and in many places it has been postponed until december. but in many places they will not be able to start on that date. children who are not able to go to school, participate in their testing, this is time that can could be lost and potentially never regained. >> a conservative party in bangladesh is calling for a strike on wednesday a day earlier than originally planned. the assistant secretary general of the islamic political party. he was sentenced for genocide during the independence war of 1971. >>

officials at unicef are celebrating the anniversary of a landmark treaty protecting the world's childrene convention on the rights of the child was signed 25 years ago. the organization invited performers from around the world to an event at u.n. headquarters in new york. artist yoko ono and actor hugh jackman was among the participants, as well as children from different countries. >> you are among the children of the human race, that are wise, intelligent and powerful. we'll go into a beautiful future together. >> officials say the well being of the children has improved in the last quarter century but they say the poorest youth are twice as likely to die before their fifth birthday. in developing countries, children from poor countries are less likely to go to school and more likely to be forced to work. ♪ imagine all the people >> the purpose of the event was to call attention to protect the rights of children living in such conditions. and that's all for now on this edition of "newsline." i'm raja pradhan in tokyo. from all of us at nhk world, thanks for watching and have a good day

so in 2013 former deputy executive director of unicef was quoted in the new york times article as saying to a great extent it was because of the receptivity created by results that the us funding for child survival increased so dramatically, and that led many other countries to come on board. so what does it take to empower citizens like this? i will go over a a little more deeply little later, but one of the pieces of the structure of support is an organizing strategy that most advocacy efforts either don't understand or don't have the discipline to follow. most ngo advocacy efforts failed to provide a single legislative focus, i don't mean a single mouse click focus, but a deeper engagement focus. developing a legislative agenda that is inspiring and focused, keep staff and volunteers from sliding to issue to issue and allow them to drill down deep on one issue and develop deep relationships with members of congress and the media. but let's take a look at how this has been used more recently. in 2,007 results volunteer marshall saunders decided to address an issue involving climate cha

unicef and local shops set up the eight meter high structure in a shopping mall in kiss numa in northeastern japan. it is made from a pole and ropes that suspend a variety of ornaments. about 350 children made the decorations including ones that look like houses and christmas stockings. one of the children says his wish is to move out of temporary housing as soon as possible. the tree will be lit up until late next month. >>> and that's "newsline" for this hour. i'm gene otani in tokyo. ññ x -- collect for 12 years, there has been a standoff between the west and iran over its nuclear program, a standoff that was meant to be settled by a deadline tonight. biggestooking like the chance in years to resolve this crisis, but reports coming out throughout the day seem to say it is another extension and not a deal that would come out of the talks. to get a little bit

delivered is growth and that is very particular to investment and that's why the discussion on the unicefn is so important. >> what is your main concern facing europe? >> my main concern would be that we cannot collectively design and implement reforms that will support productivity and europe. likingroductivity is while -- is lagging, while in -- u.s. it drives a wedge it is a threat for future well-being of european people. we need a strong push to see productivity in europe through the reforms. >> francene joins us now and she brought us that exclusive conversation, confusing comments coming from the ecb on one level because he is talking about not making hasty decisions and last week we heard from mario draghi talking about moving as fast as possible. you wonder if there on different speeds. it's interesting when you speak to the executive board member he is trying to justify what mario draghi is saying that there is nothing new but he was just explaining the policy that he set out and he did not say that markets got ahead of themselves but he seems to understand there is consensus bu

unicef tells us 300,000 children have not been vaccinated since then. thousands and thousands of children still in need of that pole owe vaccination. as you see from today's story, the actual campaigns face great dangers. >> it's a terrible disease. thanks very much. >>> two student leaders have been arrested in hong kong. they are among 140 arrested in scuffles when authorities tried to dismantle their protest camps. the court gave permission for barricades to be removed. protestors have camped at site two months demanding a free choice of leader in 2017. martin from the chinese service is in hong kong. >> some expect this is somehow marking the end. what we saw was maybe unexpected the for people. resurgence of protestors after the first round of police moving in especially after deployment of tear gas and pepper spray. this morning, police have come from all road blocks including those new areally issued by protestors that have been cleared. the next question would be, what to to do next for protestors? we've heard from the student leaders that they'

. >> the unicef representative lie wier yeah, thank you for your time. now the indian doctor arrested of botch sterilization and the deaths of 13 women said he didn't do inning wrong. nearly 90 procedures were performed in six hours at a government health camp. 60 of the patients are still fighting for their lives. gnarly all of these women have been sterilized. and get them to sign on. before they used to come to her to register for sterilization, but not any more. >> the women say they don't want to go to the government camps. even if they have four children instead of 2. i have registered four women from m children, one of them has died and three are in hospital. they are being referred from one hospital to the next who will trust me now? >> some that were registered are now having second thoughts. i sufficient we complications in both of my pregnancies so i decided to have the operation, but this has scared me so much that i don't thinkly get it done the condition of those submitted to hospital ranges from mile to critical. government records show th

people ♪ live life in peace ♪ you ♪ you may say i'm a dream i'm not the only one ♪ >>> katy perry unicef and share it with the hashtag "imagine," and can be part of final track debut january 1 with the details on abc7news.com. >> now the forecast. >>> i have a big game forecast and we will see increasing sun and temperatures in low-to-mid 60's at cal memorial stadium tomorrow. and low-to-mid 60's at levi stadium and sunshine and around the state we have snow in the mountains around los angeles and to the east of bakersfield it will be windy in lake tahoe with the rain around chico in the afternoon. the seven-day forecast is no accumulation in lake tahoe but nearly 65 next week at lake tahoe. >>> clouds, fog through san rafael and tail lights show a white that will be thick in the southbound direction and at the golden gate bridge it looks to be clear interest san francisco. there is a fog advisory over the am pass so be came. a little bit of traffic willing and not too bad, just a little pocket, at 38 american at vasco and it clears up into >> and we have unusual vacation pictures a gard

and this week, she's speaking at the united nations, for the unicef convention on the rights of children. joining me is her majesty, queen sylvia of sweden and thank you for being here. >> thank you very much. i'm happy to be here to celebrate the 25th year of the convention on rights of the child. >> and you'r you speak six languages, you must feel at home in the united nations. >> that was por portuguese. and you founded the world child organization 15 years ago, and what inspired you to go down this path for abused children? >> when sweden had the first world congress on sexual exploited taking of children, and so i asked myself, what can i personally do to help? drawing attention to these very difficult issues, which at that time were quite taboo. and that's why i tried to draw the attention. it's not the easiest, but as a mother and a queen to talk about these issues, but if we don't, who is doing it? and who is going to help the children? you have to talk about it. and that's why i'm so happy that for 25 years, it's really on the issue. we saw all of the members here now in the u.n

the money goes to doctors without borders and unicef. the best way, kris, to find the google donation page, honestly, is simply google it. >> yeah, came up in my search earlier today. >>> speaking of ebola, the u.s. is now ebola-free. the last remaining ebola patient to be treated in this country, a doctor himself, was released from a new york hospital this morning. erika edwards has the latest. >> reporter: dr. craig spencer was released from bellevue hospital in new york city this morning. >> today i am healthy and no longer infectious. >> reporter: the physician has been treating ebola patients in guinea when he somehow became infected. he was feeling fine when he landed in the u.s. october 17th. for the next six days, he lived his life, traveling around new york city, going bowling, riding the subway. during that time, he was actively monitoring himself for any signs of ebola, including checking his temperature twice a day. wasn't until october 23rd he developed a fever and was diagnosed with the virus. while in the hospital, doctors

the land cruisers were purchased with funds from unicef.is one of the hardest-hit countries from the ebola outbreak. >>> an agreement has been reached over burkina faso's new government. but there's no word on who will be the new leader. har'em has more are from the capitol. >> reporter: the agreement is significant. it means the lieutenant colonel has agreed to step down and hand over power to saiflian. but there's no time frame yet. a committee is going to be set up and that committee will choose the person who will lead this country. until that happens it scenes sitta is still the man in charge. it may not be easy to pick the name of the man who leads this country. the activists are saying now politicians are in these meetings, they all have different agendas and interests. people are waiting for the announcement. they have been told it could be as early as monday or later than that. people want a name announced soon, and hopefully they can start preparing the interim government and move forward towards election in november next year. >>

children fund or unicef and 84 are on the way bringing it to 150 cars used by health workers in the countryis one of the hardest hit countries from the ebola outbreak. agreement has been reached over faso's interim government but there is no word on who will lead the country. the army and lieutenant colonel seeda took over after the other resigned last month and we have more. >> reporter: the agreement is significant, it means a lieutenant colonel agreed to step down and hand over power to civilian but there is no timeframe yet and committee will be set up and that committee will choose the person who will lead the country and that could take a week, a month or later than that. until that happens i mean he is still the man in charge and may not be easy to pick a name of ta candidate to lead the country and talking to people who led the revolution and now politicians in meetings and negotiatings and trying to haggle for positions and different interests and agendas and could be a long while before a name is decided and people are awaiting for the announcement and told as early as monday and

west africa to receive contributions that will go to organizations like dr.s without borders and unicef of this country and city. if you want to contribute to the effort, the mayor's fund is there to receive your contributions and get them to the incredible organizations that are doing this work. before i let you hear from some the other poem around me, let me say something in spanish. [ speaking in spanish ] [ applause ] [ speaking in spanish ] in any language, it's the same truth. thank god this is a very difficult disease to contract. now i want 0 you to hear from the extraordinary people who supported dr. spencer. you don't to have to wait for the end for the main event. he's not going anywhere. until the press conference is over then you're free. but the folks here at hhc did an amazing job. bellevue hospital, the flagship, a hospital that served in the toughest times and making all new yorkers proud and the president of hhc has lead wonderfully throughout this challenge. it's my honor to present dr. ron. [ applause ] >>> that's new york mayor speaking about the recovery from dr. c

million immediately to groups like doctors without borders, partners in health, save the children, and unicefat is increasingly a big push for ebola follows what mark zuckerberg has given privately and john and paul allen an others too. >> to help the situation on the ground with technology. moving on the white house, of course, making a big announcement regarding the internet this morning. president obama calling on the fcc to set the strongest possible rules to protect net neutrality when it comes to new internet traffic regulations. hear with some reaction is mitchell baker chair of the mozilla foundation. happy birthday first of all, mitchell, to firefox which has been around for ten years. that's where i want to start off. so mozilla has been an advocate of free and open internet for quite a while now. started firefox to compete with internet explorer. what's your position on net neutrality and do you think it will have the same effect? will it help competition? >> two things. it is our anniversary and yes, you described our goals for the mozilla project and firefox as well. bringing ope

west africa to receive contributions that will go to organizations like doctors without borders and unicef protect everyone, including the people of this city and this country. so if you want to contribute to the effort, the mayor's sfund there to receive your contributions and get them to the incredible organizations that are going this work before i let you flare some of the other wonderful people around me, let me just say something in spanish. [ speaking spanish ] [ speaking spanish ] >> so in any language it's the same truth. thank god this is a very difficult disease to contract. now i want you to hear from the extraordinary people who supported dr. spencer. you'll have to wait to the end for the main event. [ laughter ] but i want you hear -- he's not going anywhere. until the press conference is over, then you're free. but the folks here at hac, the health and hospitals corporation did an amazing job, bellevue hospital, the flagship hospital that served in the toughest times. >> you've been listening to there to new york city mayor bill de blasio. certainly celebrating the release

. >> reporter: renowned children's rights organization unicef releasing it thursday as #imagine campaignit's also with the help of yoko ono. ♪ imagine there's no heaven but the really cool part? you can insert yourself into the app as well using the app touch cost. and this isn't the first high-tech music makeover. taylor swift's ground breaking video for "blank spaces" allows users to immerse themselves in the video on an app on their smartphone. and paul mccartney, now the first artist to be on a reality app by jaunt. it puts users right in the middle of his soldout concert. providie ining a 306-degree vie. it could be the future of music. and all of those takes are going into a music video played on new year's eve. you can become a rock star that will be seen by all of us. >> beautiful song. >> really cool. >> wonderful idea. >>> down south, thunderstorms coming? >> yes, started the week cool, below average. texas, thunderstorms along that. and freezing rain going into parts of northern and central illinois. that's today. but tomorrow, severe weather. heat it up and energize the atmos

. >> reporter: renowned children's rights organization unicef releasing the video thursday, as part of #imagine campaign. getting by with a little help of his famous friends, including a little help from len nonon's wi, yoko ono. ♪ imagine there's no heaven but the really cool part? you can insert yourself into the app as well using the app touch cost. ♪ imagine all the people and this isn't the first high-tech music makeover. taylor swift's ground-breaking video for "blank spaces" allows viewers to immerse themselves in a 3d version of the video, using an app on their smartphone. ♪ hey jude >> reporter: and john lennon's fellow beatle, john mccartney, now the first artist to be on a reality app by jaunt. launched thursday, the app puts userses right in the middle of his soldout concert. providing a 306-degree view. all of this part of a budding interactive trend that could be the future of music. and all of those takes are going into a music video played on new year's eve. so, you really can become a rock star that will be seen by all of us. for a great cause. >> beautiful song. >> re

unicef is trying to fill the void. >> if we want to stop the cycle of fear, it will happen here, making sure people trust. >> the doctor admitted that her own organization needs to be better, too. >> we look to you for further guidance and advice how we fast-track our w.h.o. reform to make it a relevant, credible and performing organization. >> there is reason to hope that an ebola vaccine is on the way. two weeks ago, the w. when o. said they hope to begin trials of vaccines as soon as december and know which ones are effective as early as next april. >> thank you. >> police are denying a report about that no fly zone over ferguson missouri this summer, the associated press claiming audio recording showing the move was to keep news helicopters away from demonstrations. we are following the story from chicago. what are the police saying about the report? >> st. louis county police chief john bell mar is insisting that that no fly zone was put in place for safety purposes. he claims that a police helicopter had been fired upon from the ground. he says comments that he had made to the f.a

there are over 1,000 charities that are participating including unicef, red cross.g partners that are driving their communities to donate. >> i'm curious what it's like when you go to the ceos and talk about crowd rise. are they quick to jump on board? >> you mentioned ice bucket. i think the idea of giving back with can be interesting, notable, and cool is catching on. i love the pet commercial. it's amazing but you can't watch it without crying. i think the world is turning a little bit and now it can be cool and fun to give back. people are going out with messages when i raise $1,000 for my cause i'm going to dye my hair blue. and the idea of making it interesting definitely works. >> yeah. well, it's been an interesting chat with you. i'm impressed. ceo of crowd rise. >>> i want to let you know as a reminder msnbc is a partner in giving tuesday. for more details you can go to givingtuesday.msnbc.com. >>> that's a wrap for me. betty picks up our next hour of coverage after the break. takyou haven't seen ep like... your bed in days. no, like you haven't seen a bed