children are facing starvation in the democratic republic of congo that's according to the united nations children's fund unicef says swift action is needed to provide food water and medical supplies to more than seven hundred fifty thousand children in the province recent fighting there between rebel forces and government troops has caused a complete breakdown of essential services. the violence has subsided and the displaced are beginning to return home but the recent civil conflict in province has forced hundreds of thousands to the brink of starvation aid workers are fighting an uphill battle to treat malnourished children and prevent the spread of cholera and measles to hospitals that survive the conflict are overwhelmed. by what i saw and what i heard. children were treated for. these children were struggling to survive and they came back to the same tree days later. we didn't treat days. that she. had died and. the right. that we reached. the fighting made food scarce in some areas farmers have not been able to plant crops for three seasons the conflict also stopped the flow of basic supplies

it's german chancellor angela merkel now the united nations children's fund is warning that hundreds of thousands of children in the democratic republic of congo at risk of death from starvation unicef says fast action is needed to provide four hundred thousand children in the province with food clean water and medical supplies because of the shortages recent fighting between rebel forces and government troops. the violence has subsided and the displaced are beginning to return home but the recent civil conflict in province has forced hundreds of thousands to the brink of starvation aid workers are fighting an uphill battle to treat malnourished children and prevent the spread of cholera and measles to hospitals that survive the conflict are overwhelmed. i'm actually very shocked by it by what i saw and what i heard. peter's children were treated for complication of see these children were struggling to survive and they came back to the same as peter's tree days later. we didn't treat days. some children had died and i knew more that had the right children that good condition at leas

well let's cross now to phrenic you joining us from damascus he is the representative of the united nations children front unicef thank you so much for joining us this evening and we just like to begin by asking you what sort of conditions do you see children coping with in syria. thank you for having me well children city are coping we finished kind of chinese are going to maine i mean we have a number of schools destroyed a number of medical facilities destroyed example of the. we have just seen. he said children being in europe by mines will be explosives. more than two point six million kids that are going to splay since you know. similar point of you know their refusal to take choice very challenging the degree of being a child in syria and he still in many places the bombs keep falling everything and regarding that family that we saw in our report that very clearly had these. well absolutely children out and we got children remain also if feel they have been lost to the people in the green if i don't wear that i mean. on top of that we have orders to keep those kids that have been literally un

turkey well we can cross now to john schneider he's the director of the german chapter of the united nations children's fund unicef and he joins us from cologne mr not a you've seen the situation in syria firsthand what sort of conditions our children coping with their own good morning thanks very much what we just heard from your reporter enthroned in turkey because so much what i heard from so many children inside syria when we visit a mosque. and the dignity the old city you know of one level couple of weeks ago up to seven years of war of the impact of this war on children is just massive and really devastating i think it's fair to say but also awful seven years there is no single child inside syria that will live to escape the effects and the consequences of that or when i think back to my visiting in i know two things come to my mind immediately one is the impression every child of all of their younger than seventy years has gone through a child of quare every single child has witnessed nothing of violence constant. fear and displacement and the second impression of course very strongly is once y

causing tension social unrest with post with the local communities here and the united nations saying that half a million children have been born in exile during the past seven years of conflict and also the united nations really a message to europe telling them look it is much easier to feed a syrian in syria it costs fifty cents a day if this syria needs to be fed in europe it will cost fifty euros a day so using really that card telling the west really that if you do not help us to improve the lives of syrians that we're going to see them try to make their way . to other countries so the united nations saying it cannot continue with a lot of its projects it cannot help all the people in need because it lacks the money to do so. hamas is present kuwait for blocking a u.n. security council draw statement on attacks in gaza the u.s. proposed a draft saying the palestinian leadership needs to be held accountable for attacks against israel hamas says the trumpet ministration try to use the resolution to mark the crimes of the israeli occupation as dozens of targets in gaza on tuesday after palestinian factions laun

the united nations is warning that 400,000 children in de region of thcratic republic of congo are starving and facing death, and that in the heah is provided. children acutely malnourished is double that, 800 thousand, according to unicef officials. the iaea says the chief inspector for the chief nuclear watchdog has resigned. no reason was given for the sudden departure, which comes days after president trump took the u.s. out of the iran nuclear deal. under the deal, aee conducts inspections in iraq to verify compliance. brazil has the dubious distinction of bei one of the ,orld most unequal countries and nowhere is this more evident than in the nation's largest city, sao paulo. with a population of nearly 20 million people, it is estimatedy ne million are without homes. women are particularly vulnerable to this outing ortage, -- housing shortage, y t one squatter area on the outskirts of the cs tried to address that by creating a feminist community. katy watson now reports. e katy: there is nothing lee candy floss to concentrate the mind, especially if you are three or four. these kids

the united nations is warning that 400,000 children in the kasai region in the democratic republic ofm dying. unicef officials say double that number are acutely malnourished. an attack on a mosque in south africa has killed a local imam and seriously injured two other people. three men wielding knives attacked them after midday prayers. police say the motive is not yet clear. at least 47 people have been killed in north—west kenya, where heavy rains burst a dam. authorities say that number could rise. they estimate at least 2,000 people have been left homeless. the us treasury department has imposed sanctions on six people it's linking to iran's revolutionary guards. also, three other iranian organisations. it's alleged they're all part of a large—scale currency exchange network. there is concern internationally at the growing confrontation between iran and israel. iranian forces in syria fired rockets at israeli positions on the occupied golan heights. israel responded with airstrikes on iranian targets in syria. iran's president, talking to the german chancellor, has insisted tehra

the united nations is warning that 400,000 children in the kasai region of the democratic republic ofdiate help to prevent them dying. unicef officials say double that number are acutely malnourished. australian police have begun an investigation after seven people were found dead in a house in the south western town of 0smington. four of the dead were children, all had gunshot wounds. two firearms were discovered at the scene. the police commissioner described it as a "horrific tragedy." he said police were not looking for a suspect. the iranian president hassan rouhani has told the german chancellor, angela merkel, that tehran does not want new tensions in the middle east. though. he was speakingheuiit the european broadcasting union is terminating its contract with china's second biggest broadcaster, mango tv. the ebu says mango tv‘s censorship of the irish contest entry, which depicts a gay relationship, is not in line with its values. the irish singer, ryan 0'shaughnessy, has welcomed the decision. let's turn to our top business story — the world's biggest music streaming service

united nations administration. crucially. berber place for children in stubble you have kids children singing about killing people. and. committing suicide for. for your homeland. i don't see the point i understood i want to live for my home to build the not to die for it's a long process it doesn't change does not happen to me. you don't have to ask anyone here about the usa most palestinians have lost faith in america as a mediator in the middle east conflict especially in the wake of trumps decision. but mama grabby assertion of one thing he is sick and tired of all the violence too much for him and in ten days. three kids from the refugio got killed by the soldiers and there. i had a very very strong depression. mohammed also feels responsible for the death of one of his funds who went out to demonstrate after listening to his angry songs and was killed in a clash with israeli border guards since then the rapper has adopted a more conciliatory tone. this large. and their plight. and peace love and refugees is the title of one of its music videos.

national center of unitization and respiratory diseases in atlanta and her job is to oversee the prevention of diseases and by control of respiratory diseases. also she is responsible for the vaccine for children program which is a national program that facsimiles half of the children in the united states each year. from measles two months to polio and whooping cough pandemic flu nancy has provided terrific leadership for global health and surveillance and that initiative and as a champion for prevention and control with our country and all around the world and we are delighted to have you be 17. >> good morning everybody. i had the opportunity to talk and it focuses on the public health threat of the day that the public is worried about now but i do think it is important to remember 100 years ago these diseases which were common with hundred years ago but are not now. that is because of immunization really a public health accessory of our century but the morbidity and mortality even those that we have less than perfect control like pertussis moms and measles we are still preventing more cases than one century ago which is an incredible achievement. another way to look at it, 1964 able to vacc

beirut the united nations says an afghan military raid targeting a religious ceremony last month killed at least thirty six people including children in the beginning of april villagers in current use claim dozens of people died in a government air attack prompting the un to launch an investigation more than seventy others were also wounded after the government's use rockets and heavy machine gunfire. fighters loyal to libya's renegade general twenty five have to have been killed near the eastern city of derna this comes as hostile launches a military campaign to take over that all which had been under siege for more than two years why do you find no no if you have a one as i announced that the victory hour for liberation has been reached and that your forces are not targeting the hideouts of their terrorists and during or this is after we gave instructions to avoid civilian casualties and to protect civilians while securing their safety and respecting the rules of engagement and international humanitarian law still ahead on al jazeera more on the war in yemen as the saudi led coalition airstrikes kill at least six people and we ex

the former a p c w boss is on the record for saying the present national security advisor the united states john bolton threatened his children and said we know where your sons live when when boustani i'm not sure when you were whether you were working there the time refuse to or kowtow to george w. bush and and tony blair the fact of you are you go back to long way it was not. about. time mr bizarrely was the director general of the organization you had already left when i got there. in two thousand and two. but i think you must have known why i left for the and on and yes of course of course i know i and you know i. haven't but how is it well for our audience how did he leave how did he leave john bolton got rid of him. no of that's your interpretation i'm not a historian i'm not ready to comment on that. i know that in the eyes of not just united states but quite a number of states parties of the e.u. most of the study was not the ideal leader of the organization and now whether that should have or should not have led to the consequence that the less is another person. because of course the relevance of as you call it hist

pelley: imagine a catastrophe that leaves 2.5 million homeless children, and at least 100,000 orphans. it's happening in what the united nations calls one of the most dangerous places on earth for children. young syrians, many alone, now scavenge the destitute remains of a seven-year civil war. thousands of others have escaped over borders, only to find new dangers. major aid organizations are helping the children of syria, but we found ordinary people-- a t.v. reporter, a businessman from texas-- who have left their homes and careers, to rescue the orphans of war. aleppo. the name of syria's largest city is synonymous with suffering. this was the capital of the rebellion against the dictatorship of bashar al-assad. ( gunfire ) and over seven years, he shelled and starved aleppo to oblivion. in late winter, 2016, children in an aleppo orphanage were forced by bombs to live for five months underground. they begged for help in a smuggled video. ten-year-old yasmeen qanouz spoke for the children. "this might be the last time you see and hear me," she said. "i have been living in an orphanage the past two years. there are 47 child

people with serious mental illnesses of any urban area in the united states, three times the national average. 197,000 adults and 55,000 children who live in my community, live and suffer with serious mental illnesses every day, when your from the great state of florida -- duh -- we're 51st per capita in mental health funding, jails become the mental health facilities and at the time we had 12 people with serious mental ill yeses do is at the andses of police. we're spending $150 million a year to warehouse people in conditions you wouldn't let your dog in, and people with mental illnesses my jail or your jails are staying four to eight times longer than someone without a mental illness for the exact same charge. the second lesson i learned this is not just a local problem but state and national one as well. former surgeon general called mental illness the silent epidemic of our times but if you work in the criminal justice system there's nothing silent about this epidemic. we hear their screams and cries every single day. the third lesson and more difficult lesson is our community mental health systems in the country are fragm

know six hundred thousand kids not attending schools according to the united nations more than half a million children have been born in exile in the past seven years since this conflict began half a million children never never saw their homes so yes it is the future the next generation what is going to happen to them you just go to any informal camp in lebanon because there are no official camps here the lebanese government doesn't want to encourage them to stay all you see are children running around playing all day long they don't go to school and some of them are given the opportunity to attend lebanese school but it's just not there aren't enough places so yes the situation is dire the fighting mayhaps this sided but there is no political solution to this crisis and the humanitarian crisis continues to rise thank you for that the host of them live in beirut. now it is currently the muslim holy month of ramadan that's a time for contemplation for celebration and for charity the families in yemen are struggling simply to survive after three years of war and those in ties in particular they face a

journalists who were killed in a couple and several children killed in khandahar the media watchdog reporters without borders has appealed to the united nations to create a special envoy to protect journalists. a judge in australia has ordered the country's highest ranking catholic cardinal george pell to stand trial on multiple charges of sexual abuse tell of the most senior member of the catholic church to be tried on such charges a details about the allegations have not yet been made public but police say they are historical sexual assault offenses dating back decades alice pleaded not guilty a date for the trial is yet to be set. let's bring it to the views dieter hermann in sydney for more on the story hi peter what can you tell us about the allegations against cardinal pell and the charges that he faces well it dates back to until the mid seventy's of the last century that means about fifty years ago and. at that time george pell was a priest in the community of ballarat that's about one hundred twenty kilometers west of melbourne at that time he allegedly sexually abused a couple of boys close to the public swimming pool and twenty yea

include nine journalists killed in kabul and several children who died in kandahar media watchdog reporters without borders has appealed to the united nations to appoint a special envoy to protect lives. a u.n. delegation has arrived in myanmar's rakhine state to investigate the crisis there some seven hundred thousand muslim hinges fled the country for neighboring bangladesh following a military crackdown last fall there's the u.n. has described that action as a textbook example of ethnic cleansing. north and south korea have begun taking down loudspeakers on their border that have played propaganda for decades the move fulfilled a promise made after historic summit between the two countries' leaders last week south korea has also asked the u.n. to verify north korea's planned shutdown of a nuclear test site. and yan coom the founder of instant messenger john what's happens less. his job at parent company facebook whatsapp was acquired by facebook four years ago and both small and one billion users worldwide but coom has had high profile disagreements over user privacy issues. now a judge in australia has ordered the country's highest rank

also she is responsible for implementing the vaccine for children program, a national program that vaccinates about half of the children in the united states each year. from measles top -- measles to mumps, polio, whooping cough, legionnaires disease, seasonal flu, pandemic flu -- think she is busy? nancy has provided terrific leadership at cdc crosscutting lab for global health and surveillance initiative. nancy is a champion for prevention and control in our country and all around the world. it is a pleasure to have you. thank you. [applause] >> good morning, everybody. this morning i had the opportunity to tour the exhibit at the smithsonian. it focuses on the public health threats of today. i do think it is important to remember what the public was worried about 100 years ago. this slide illustrates the diseases which were common 100 years ago and are not now. that is because of the success of immunization. it is really one of the public health success stories of our century. this just shows some of those diseases and the morbidity and mortality before vaccinations and after vaccinations. even for diseases for which we have perh

children, in the line of fire. they blame israel, and then they complain to the united nations. it is the deadly game that palestinians plight -- play, and they play it at the expense of innocent children. once again, the palestinian leadership is using every ounce of energy to attack us and attempt to destroy us. one of the players of this game is right across the room, the palestinian representative. and his friend are guilty of placing young palestinian children in harm's way. they are killing their own people. they are guilty of exploiting them for a public relations game. we predicted the situation many months ago. always employed the same strategy of manipulation. every time the palestinians have an opportunity to change the course of history, to partner with us on the path of peace, they always choose violence. they never fail to miss a golden opportunity to build a better future for their children and for ours. leaders are not the only participants in this scheme. some in the international community are playing into their hands. palestiniansng the the attention they seek.

group of central americans many of whom are women and whom are women and children are a threat to the national security the united states and must be stopped he says they will not be allowed to enter the united states but on the other side of the border manuel apollo reports now from tijuana. it's been two days of confusion and exotic for a group of over one hundred fifty central american migrants who were denied entry into the u.s. inspection facility at the u.s. border crossing here in c. one mexican officials had asked many of these individuals to leave yesterday after they were denied entry but a group of fifty stayed overnight braving the cold braving the elements saying that they will do anything to to have that opportunity to plead their asylum cases to u.s. border officials you can see that there is quite a few children behind me today happened to be children's day in mexico so we saw plenty of activists and charity volunteers handing out clothes handing out blankets and toys as a distraction from the confusion a distraction from the stress for many of these kids we have to remember that these folks have

the seats in parliament of the united nations says an afghan military raid targeting a religious ceremony last month killed at least thirty six people including children in the beginning if a pro villagers and couldn't claim dozens of people died in the government's air attack prompting the un to launch an investigation more than seventy others were also wounded after the government's used rockets and heavy machine gun fire. the head of the southern revolutionary movement in yemen says u.a.e. military troops on the island of sokoto is a flagrant aggression the comments from hassan by human come on increased saudi arabian and iraqi military presence in the area protests began when iraqi troops forced yemenis to leave so culture on thursday the island has an air and sea port with easy access to the horn of africa yemen's prime minister describes the u.a.e. as troop deployment as an assault on solvency. the national rifle association in the u.s. has named its new president all over north a conservative commentator best known for his central role in the one nine hundred eighty s. iran contra scandal is the new chief north already serves on the n.r.a. is a

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include nine journalists killed in combat and several children who died in kandahar media watchdog reporters without borders has appealed to the united nations to appoint a special envoy to protect journalists. a u.n. delegation has arrived in myanmar as rakhine state to investigate the neighborhood crisis there some seven hundred thousand muslim hinges fled the country for neighboring bangladesh following a military crackdown last august un has described that action as a textbook example of ethnic cleansing. north and south korea have begun taking down loudspeakers on the border that have plagued propaganda for decades the move fulfills a promise made at a historic summit between the two countries' leaders last week south korea has also asked the un to verify north korea's planned shutdown of a nuclear test site thing. now a judge in australia has ordered the country's highest ranking catholic cardinal george pell found trial on multiple charges of sexual abuse pelle is the most senior member of the catholic church should be tried on such charges details about the allegations haven't yet been made public but police say they are historical s

journalists who were killed in kabul and several children killed and come to harm media watchdog reporters without borders has appealed to the united nations to create a special envoy to protect journalists. a u.n. delegation has arrived in in mars' rakhine state to investigate the rohingya crisis an estimated seven hundred thousand rohingya muslims fled the country to neighboring battle days following a military crackdown last august the un called the action a textbook example of ethnic cleansing. north and south korea have begun taking down loudspeakers on their borders that are played propaganda for decades the move fulfills a promise made at in the stork summit between the two countries' leaders last week south korea has also asked the united nations to verify north korea's planned shutdown of a nuclear test site and young koum the founder of the instant messaging giant whatsapp has left his job at parent company facebook whatsapp was acquired by facebook four years ago and boasts more than one billion users worldwide but also had high profile disagreements over user privacy issues. israel says it has new proof of a secret iranian nucl

half the seats in parliament the united nations says an afghan military raid targeting a religious ceremony last month killed at least thirty six people many of them children villagers and claimed dozens of people died in a government air attack prompting the un to launch that investigation the national rifle association in the u.s. has named its new president oliver north a conservative commentator best known for his central role in the one nine hundred eighty s. iran contra scandal is the new chief of the n.r.a. those are the headlines counting the cost is coming up next on al-jazeera stay with us. here is a very important source of information for many people around the world. have gone i'm still here go into areas that nobody else is going to talk to people that nobody else is talking to and bringing that story to the forefront. oh i'm adrian for the good and this is counting the cost on al-jazeera a weekly look at the world of business and economics this week why saudi arabia needs foreign cash to forge a post oil economy. also this week the first post briggs it budget a cup of coffee a day is all it cost to citizens according to the commission but ne

group of central americans many of whom are women and who whom are women and children are a threat to the national security the united states and must be stopped he says they will not be allowed to enter the united states when we cross the border to men will repel a hostile from the mexican city of tijuana. it's been two days of confusion and exotic for a group of over one hundred fifty central american migrants who were denied entry into the u.s. inspection facility at the u.s. border crossing here in c. one a mexican officials had asked many of these individuals to leave yesterday after they were denied entry but a group of fifty stayed overnight braving the cold braving the elements saying that they will do anything to to have that opportunity to plead their asylum cases to u.s. border officials you can see that there is quite a few children behind me today happened to be children's day in mexico so we saw plenty of activists and charity volunteers handing out clothes handing out blankets and toys as a distraction from the confusion a distraction from the stress for many of these kids we have to remember that thes

united nations security council will meet this morning about the violence along the border. >>> police say they rescued ten children from an abusive home in fairfield. investigators say they found the kids living in filth on field stone court in fairfield. kpix 5 jessica flores is live outside the family's home with the latest. jess can? >> i have to say, this is a nice neighborhood. from the outside, you can't tell anything was possibly going wrong inside the home. inside the home behind me, investigators say these children were tortured and living in squalor. now, the father, he's facing felony torture charges, and those kids are in cps custody a. strange twist, as a mother actually let us inside the home. our photographer saw unsafe conditions. investigators say ten children, between the ages of four months old and 11-career- old were living in there. the mother says one of the -- says her ten children slept in one room, and they used another bedroom as a play room. she claims police gathered the clothes, toys, and furniture around the house when they executeed the search warrant on friday. but we also saw what

are all part of something bigger, as children, as parents, as neighbors, as citizens of this nation, in the most divisive of times, that is something that can unitelove all of those speeches. all right, thanks so much for being with us today, the next hour of the newsroom starts right now. >>> you are in the cnn newsroom, i'm ana cabrera from new york. thank you for being with us on this mother's day. we begin with breaking news, on the island of hawaii, where big cracks have opened spewing lava into the air and increasing fears that an explosion could happen at any time. this is one of the newest fi fissures this morning, i want to give you a second to listen, because it is so

movie talks about how the national spelling bee competition came to be dominated by a tiny minority of the united states. 20% of all winners have been indian american children>> we wooirival the yankees, da cowboys, celtics and lakers. we're in that. >> i was interviewed for the film and gave some of my thoughts on this unexpected manifestation of the american dreams. the indians who do well in spelling bees in america are drawn from a very small group of indians who were very adventurous who decided to take advantage of the relaxation of american immigration rules in 1965. >> go to breakingthebee.com to find out where you can find the film and be sure to watch this year's spelling bee finals on may 31st. thank you for being a part of my show this week. i will see you next week. >>> hello, everyone. i'm fredricka whitfield. thank you so much for joining me this sunday. president trump making a strong demand on twitter just moments ago writing, i hereby demand and will do so officially tomorrow when the department of justice look into whether the fbi infiltrated or surveilled the trump campaign for political purposes, and if any such demands o requests w

united nations condemned israel's use of lethal force after the largest single day loss of life since two thousand and fourteen fifty five protesters were killed on monday according to gaza's health ministry eight of them were children and more than twenty seven hundred other people were injured donald trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as the israeli capital last december has caused months of unrest. water glorious day remember this morning. thanks this is history. the united states will always be a great friend of israel and a partner in the cause of freedom and peace. that diapers are still shooting tear gas canisters on the protesters at trying to disperse all these all these protesters in the e.u. can see that at the tear gaza fired is very concentrated we look and feel it from very very far away there are palestinian protesters that are injured and trapped inside where. the palestinian minister has been the ambulances can't reach them. how far. that was so what happened right now is we heard a huge explosion and. that they israeli air strikes were playing out fight as strikes of the on a place but a near to the protest either trying to escape the palestinian protesters did at them go blow. throughout the