seas but so far no independent inspectors have been allowed to visit the facilities the united nations refugee agency is demanding urgent access to see if the island is safe for habitation. a 2nd look now it's on the other stories making headlines around the world to rachel rains have killed at least 2 people and flooded nearly $3000.00 homes in indonesia's northern sumatra province local authorities say several people are still missing the areas tower and water supplies have been cut off after floodwaters reached as high as 5 meters. in peru at least one person has been killed during protests by farm workers demanding better wages and working conditions protesters blocked highways and clashed with police attempting to disperse them agricultural workers have been on strike since monday protests have spread northwards to regions known for growing grapes tangerines and. new video has been released showing the collapse of the observatory on the island of puerto rico one of the world's largest radio telescope suspension cables snapped on december 1st before engineers could conduct a controlled demolition

united nations refugee agency is calling for urgent funding to address what it calls a full-scale humanitariancy. it says it needs $156 million to assist tens of thousands of people. at least 52,000 people have fled into neighboring sudan. an estimated 96,000 were already there before the conflict. >> many refugees remain in overcrowded conditions without proper facilities and there continues to be a shortage of medicine and supplies. we have seen a huge demand;ñaig [mikael colville-andersen] i first came to bangkok in the early 1990's as an impressionable young backpacker. the city fulfilled absolutely every expectation i had about a noisy, crazy, non-stop asian city should be like. absolutely every urban challenge faced by cities around the world is amplified here in bangkok. this country is run by a military dictatorship who's also trying to influence urban development and urban planning. there are very few examples from history where that story has a happy ending. this series is about finding the life-sized pockets of goodness in cities around the world. there's still a refreshing insane

the united nations refugee agency is demanding urgent access to see if the island is safe for habitation. let's take a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world . at least 14 people have been killed in a bus crash in the brazilian state of mean i.q. rise more than 2 dozen others were injured the bus was traveling east of the state state capital of belo horizonte when it fell more than 15 meters from a highway overpass. firefighters in california say they've made some progress battling a blaze in orange county but high winds and low humidity hampering the efforts the bonder fire as it's been named as forced about 25000 people to leave their homes since it broke out on wednesday night. torrential rains have killed at least 2 people and flooded nearly 3000 homes in indonesia's northern sumatra province local authorities say several people are still missing power and water supplies have been cut off after floodwaters reach as high as 5 meters. on life is anything but normal for the estimated 45000 refugees who fled the ongoing fighting in ethiopia is to

the united nations refugee agency is demanding urgent access to see if the island is safer hedged a -- safe for habitation. phil: lawmakers in the u.s. congress are prepared to block president trump's orders to withdraw troops from germany. the pentagon announced in july that it would withdraw one third of the 36,000 troops based here, but the final version of the annual defense bill going through congress, which still needs to be voted on, supports the continuing presence of u.s. forces in germany. it also requires a full impact assessment before troops are withdrawn. a cdu member of the german parliament's foreign relations committee, we asked for his message to u.s. lawmakers as congress appears to review this bill. >> we are very happy to listen to this new arrangement from the hill and our messages the american soldiers and families are very welcome in germany and we need them for our mutual security. it is a question of transatlantic trust and a question of transatlantic burden sharing. my plea to our american colleagues is please, demand also from germany more engagement in the

seas but so far no independent inspectors have been allowed to visit the facilities the united nations refugee agency is demanding urgent access to see if the island is safe for habitation. let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world at this hour drenching rains have killed at least 2 people in flooded nearly 3000 homes in indonesia's northern sumatra province local authorities say several people are still missing the area's power and water supplies have been cut off after floodwaters reached as high as 5 meters. in peru at least one person has been killed during protests by farm workers demanding better wages and working conditions protesters blocked highways in class with police are attempting to disperse them agricultural workers have been on strike since monday protests have spread northwards to regions known for growing grapes tangerines and blueberries. new video has been released showing the collapse of the observatory on the island of puerto rico one of the world's largest radio telescopes suspension cable snapped on december 1st before engineers could con

it started during an altercation between residents of the camp locals who live nearby united nations refugee agency says several tents have been destroyed the camp is home to about 75 families overall about 1500000 syrians live in lebanon most of them refugees. gov more than a 1000 refugees and migrants are stranded in the burnt out camp in freezing weather a fire this week destroyed much of a leap at camp near the town of b. hatch on the creation border the camp was meant to be a temporary shelter for the summer and was supposed to be closed on wednesday but bosnian politicians couldn't agree on an alternative site at least 10000 people from asia the middle east and north africa trying to cross into croatia hoping to reach western europe. and he will lose like. us so please. us. all and us to help us because if they cannot help us. so please help us now despite appeals from leaders for a pause during the pandemic the united states has continued to deport central americans back to their home countries they include more than 20000 guatemalans just this year alone they found conditions there even wor

joining us now matthew salt in london he's a spokesman for the united nations refugee agency good to have you with us matthew this report makes for depressing reading to say the least what's your take on it. well it's become something of a carousel of mystery as you mentioned the number of forcibly displaced people has risen again to 18000000 people that's more or less doubled in a decade and the numbers of refugees have risen and the numbers internally displaced are also up and what we've really seen this year is that coded 19 has layered an emergency on top of an emergency for refugees and for displaced people because they are 85 percent of them are in developing countries low income countries and they are very reliant in many in many cases on informal work and of course the economy has been greatly affected by cope it so there are huge socio economic implications from out of it but also we're seeing rises in gender based violence we're seeing children left out of school so not only is there the health crisis but there's also an exacerbation of other issues that displaced people ar

seas but so far no independent inspectors have been allowed to visit the facilities the united nations refugee agency is demanding urgent access to see if the island is safe for habitation. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world at this hour drenching rains have killed at least 2 people in flooded nearly 3000 homes in indonesia's northern sumatra province local authorities say several people are still missing the areas power and water supplies have been cut off after floodwaters reached as high as 5 meters. in peru at least one person has been killed during protests by farm workers demanding better wages and working conditions protesters blocked highways and clashed with police attempting to disperse them agricultural workers have been on strike since monday protests have spread northwards to regions known for growing grapes tangerines and blueberries. new video has been released showing the collapse of our received observatory on the island of puerto rico one of the world's largest radio telescopes a receive a suspension cable snapped on december 1st bef

the united nations refugee agency is demanding urgent access to see if the island is safe for habitation. here's a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world and these 14 people have been killed in a bus crash in the brazilian state of get ice more than 2 dozen others were injured the bus was traveling east of the state capital of belo horizonte when it fell more than 15 meters from a highway overpass. firefighters in california say they've made progress battling a blaze in orange county but high winds and low humidity all have bring their efforts the bond fire as it's been named has forced about 25000 people to leave their homes since it broke on a wednesday night. torrential rains have killed at least 2 people and flooded nearly 3000 homes in indonesia's northern sumatra province local authorities say several people are still missing power and water supplies have been cut off after floodwaters reached as high as 5 meters. lawmakers in the u.s. congress are preparing to block president trump's order to withdraw u.s. troops from germany in july the p

the united nations refugee agency is demanding urgent access to see if the island is safe for habitation. known a rare moment of bipartisanship lawmakers in the u.s. congress are preparing to block president trump's order to withdraw u.s. troops from germany the pentagon announced in july that it would withdraw about a 3rd of the 6000 u.s. troops based here but the final version of the annual defense bill going through congress and which still needs to be voted on support c. continuing presence of u.s. forces in germany it also requires a full impact assessment before troops are withdrawn. or rather if keys vetter c.d.u. member of the german parliament foreign relations committee we asked for his message to u.s. lawmakers as congress prepares to review this bill. we are very happy now to listen to this new arrangement from the hill and our message is the american soldiers and the families of very well come in germany and we need them for our mutual security it's a question of transatlantic trust and it's also a question of transatlantic burden sharing and my cleat to our american colleag

final push but the deal has been held up by the failure to agree on fishing rights the united nations refugee agency is calling for urgent funding to address what it calls a full scale humanitarian emergency in ethiopia's northern to grow the region it says it needs $156000000.00 so it can keep providing aid to the 10s of thousands left displaced since last month's military operation 52000 people have fled into neighboring sudan in the past 6 weeks those are the headlines more news in half an hour do stay with us. in 2017 a book was published called the great leveller it's written by walter scheidel an austrian historian who provides a detailed analysis of the forces in history that of proof powerful enough to transform society and reduce inequalities he writes for different kinds of violent ruptures have flattened inequality mass mobilization warfare. transformative revolution. state failure. and lethal pandemics. shuttles thesis is that shock of bents highlight inequalities injustices and absurdities bringing them into public consciousness in ways that can force processes of change where clearly n

seas but so far no independent inspectors have been allowed to visit the facilities the united nations refugee agency is demanding urgent access to see if the island is safe for habitation. developments in the global coronavirus pandemic joe biden says he'll ask americans to wear masks for $100.00 days once he becomes u.s. presidents the south korean capital seoul is imposing a 9 pm curfew on most establishment after the city reported nearly 300 new cases of the virus in one day and germany has reported more than 23000 new infections that's one of the largest daily increases in europe just after russia and italy germany's health minister is calling for tighter measures in areas with the highest spots. and that surely would put a damper on an already muted holiday season here in germany a new poll shows the public's view on government of government restrictions for christmas new year's day you hit the streets of berlin for a follow up from city dwellers facing a long gray winter. germany is a month into a partial lockdown that hasn't managed to significantly reduce kovi 19 infections and was a record

the united nations refugee agency is calling for urgent funding to address what it calls a full scale humanitarian emergency in ethiopia's northern to grey region it says it needs 156000000 dollars so it can keep providing aid to the 10s of thousands left displaced since last month's military operation 52000 people have fled into neighboring sudan in the past 6 weeks and an estimated 96000 every train refugees are already in de grey before the conflict. currently many refugees remain in overcrowded conditions without facilities and there continues to be a shortage of medicine and other supplies we have seen a huge demand for family tracing and unification education and for child friendly spaces and nutrition programs the president of central african republic has criticized those behind an escalation of violence ahead of next week's election tension has been rising in the run up to the december 27th vote rwanda has sent additional troops to the country to help deal with the fighting the government has accused rebels backed by the former president francois busies a of attempting a coup

the united nations refugee agency is calling for urgent funding to address what it calls a full scalehumanitarian emergency in ethiopia is not integration it says it needs 156000000 dollars to assist tens of thousands of people forced to leave their homes since last month's military operation at least 52000 people have fled into neighboring sudan in the past 6 weeks and the estimated 96000 eritrea refugees who are already integrate before the conflict currently many refugees remain in overcrowded conditions without proper facilities and there continues to be a shortage of medicine and other supplies we have seen a huge demand for family tracing and unification education and for child friendly spaces and nutritional programs. china's leaders say the country has eradicated extreme poverty over the past 5 years the communist party has been billions of dollars and dispatched thousands of officials to help rural households but critics question the sustainability of the program so that millions of people or risk of falling into hardship. reports. county. county in china south is known for i

united nations refugee agency is calling for urgent funding to address what it calls a full scale humanitarian emergency in ethiopia's northern to grow a region it says it needs 156000000 dollars so it can keep providing aid to the 10s of thousands of the left displaced since last month's military operation 52000 people have fled into neighboring sudan in the past 6 weeks those were the headlines and back to the al-jazeera news are in 30 minutes next it's inside story . fighting for survival farmers in northern nigeria risked their lives to secure produce but a surge in attacks on them is threatening the nation's food reserves and putting millions of people at risk of starvation so how can farm workers and crops be protected this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm. attacked by armed bandits and being kidnapped or forced to pay levies before they can reach their farmlands farmers in northern nigeria are caught between protecting their lives and their livelihoods deteriorating security in the north west is reducing food reserves and adding to the nation's food crisis its estim

now the united nations refugee agency is calling for urgent funding to address what it calls a full scale humanitarian emergency in ethiopia's northern to grow region it says it needs 156000000 dollars so it can keep providing aid to the 10s of thousands left displaced since last month's military operation 52000 people have fled into neighboring sudan in the past 6 weeks and an estimated 96000 eritrean refugees are already into gray or worse before the conflict currently many refugees remain in overcrowded conditions without proper facilities and there continues to be a shortage of medicine and other supplies we have seen a huge demand for family tracing and unification education and for child friendly spaces and nutritional programs talks have begun in sudan as the country tries to settle a border dispute with neighboring ethiopia it comes after weeks of fighting between the 2 sides over farmland which is claimed by both sides sudan says it's referring to the colonial border as proof that they owed the territory ethiopia describes the attacks as raids and says they put past border deals

seas but so far no independent inspectors have been allowed to visit the facilities the united nations refugee agency is demanding urgent access to see if the island is safe for habitation. let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world at this hour in peru at least one person has been killed during protests by farm workers demanding better wages and working conditions protestors blocked highways in clash with police attempting to disperse them agricultural workers have been on strike since monday protests have spread northwards to regions known for growing grapes tangerines and this. new video has been released showing the collapse of the. observatory on the island of puerto rico one of the world's largest radio telescopes suspension cables snapped on december 1st before engineers could conduct a controlled demolition you may recognize that structure from the 1905 james bond film goldeneye. trench rains have killed at least 2 people and flooded nearly $3000.00 homes in indonesia's northern sumatra province local authorities say several people are still missing the a

the united nations refugee agency is demanding urgent access to see if the island is safe for habitation. which is return to the story in venezuela we're covering. latin america correspondent you're running or is joins us from bogota good to see you is there any marriage in one claim that the election will be rigged. this look we had just 2 to see the. beloved mother of being the date of this election and he chose the electoral authorities he chose the candidates because the opposition didn't want to participate in this election and then nicolas maduro dismissed the leaders of the opposition parties and then his new leaders close to each of these more they decided to go to this election and they are forcing even people to vote we heard this week where you know the 2nd man in. regina he was saying that people who want to vote want to eat they are going to have to give food to people who want to vote he even said that those who want vote are going into a hunger quarantine so it shows how they are using food to put pressure on the population so in short maduro chose the electoral authoritie

the united nations refugee agency is demanding urgent access to see if the island is safe for habitation. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world at least 14 people have been killed in a bus crash in the brazilian state of get ice more than 2 dozen others were injured the bus was traveling east of the state capital of belo horizonte when it fell more than 15 meters from a highway overpass. heroes congress has repealed a funding law that triggered days of roadblocks and other protests by striking workers demonstrators welcomed the vote and began lifting blockades that have disrupted traffic on the pan-american highway some 2000 trucks and buses were affected. by u.s. federal judge has fully restored and obama era immigration program known as dhaka the program provides work permits to some young undocumented immigrants and shools them from deportation president trump had long sought to council the scheme. life is anything but normal for the estimated 45000 refugees who fled the ongoing fighting in ethiopia is a region many of them crossed the bo

seas but so far no independent inspectors have been allowed to visit the facilities the united nations refugee agency is demanding urgent access to see if the island is safe for habitation. as the holiday season approaches many countries are weighing l. best to allow for festivities without spreading the virus we asked some of our correspondents around the world what's happening where they are. cape town is a popular christmas destinations for travelers running away from the cold in their home countries normally it is very difficult to find a hotel during this time of the year but this year things are going to be different although south africa opened its borders for international tourists with the negative comments test results only if you are coming in to be very different. if you're going in was going to be that christmas would be the same most people do. their job cover 19 has affected my mental health not so usually when i go home for christmas and be cheery and i'm the probably one but now. you know i'm taking a cloud of sadness home that is not necessarily the monkey people getting together .

the united nations refugee agency school spokesman, he joins us now from geneva, gets our viewers on the news hour with talk about the situation in ethiopia, and t. gray claims and counterclaims, the t.p.o. life, and from the ethiopian military. but caught in the middle of this, of course are over the refugees who are trapped there. can you give us an indication of what the situation is like at the camps that the u.n. administers integrate? because al-jazeera has still not been able to access that area. india, thank you very much. they're quite worried about the safety and security of civilians in the tick lady and in general, but also the region which hosts thousands of egyptian refugees. topia has been a generous host for a, for many refugee populations, including those refugees from it. it we, as human italians have lost access and contact with the refugees since the last one month that this fighting has been ongoing. and now there are worrying reports of attacks of abductions and also off recruitment in and around these refugee camps, where these refugees have been. soviet unity

the united nations refugee agency is demanding urgent access to see if the island is safe for habitation. here's a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world china has released images of its national flag being unfurled on the moon just before its manned unmanned spacecraft lifted off carrying the samples of lunar rocks to study back on the mission is the latest in a series of increasingly ambitious space missions as beijing seeks to catch up with the u.s. and russia. firefighters in california say they've made some progress in battling the blaze in orange county but high winds and low humidity are hampering the efforts the bond fire as it's been the engines forced about 25000 people out of their homes since it broke out on wednesday night. new video has been released to show the collapse of a a c. ber out a cboe observe a trail not a depressive rico one of the world's largest radio telescopes out of seabirds suspension cable snapped on the 1st of december before engineers could conduct a controlled demolition may recognize it from the 9095 james bond film cult a

december fast approaching all rights as a big thank you for reporting from london now the united nations refugee agency is calling for urgent funding to address what it calls a full scale humanitarian emergency in ethiopia is northern tigre a region it says it needs $156000000.00 so it can keep providing aid to the 10s of thousands left displaced since last month's military operation $52000.00 people have fled into neighboring sudan in the posix weeks and an estimated 100-6000 eritrean refugees were already integrated before the conflict. currently many refugees remain in overcrowded conditions without societies and there continues to be a shortage of money soon and now the supply we have seen a huge demand for family tracing and unification education and for child friendly spaces and nutrition programs the u.n. says it's pushed back armed rebels in the central african republic who are looking to march on the capital ahead of sunday's election the president has criticized the violence in the run up to the vote the government has accused the rebels backed by the former president. of attempting a coup. h

on the list out of at least 30 killed this year 21 were killed for doing their job the united nations refugee agency is calling for urgent funding to address what it calls a full scale humanitarian emergency in ethiopia's north and to grow the region it says it needs 156000000 dollars so it can keep providing aid to the 10s of thousands left displaced since last month's military operation 52000 people have fled into neighboring sudan in the past 6 weeks and an estimated 96000 eritrean refugees are already into grey before the conflict currently many refugees remain in overcrowded conditions without proper facilities and there continues to be a shortage of medicine and other supplies we have seen a huge demand for family tracing and unification education and for child friendly spaces and nutritional programs. the president of the central african republic has criticized those behind an escalation of violence ahead of next week's election tension has been rising of the run up to the december 27th vote rwanda has sent additional troops to the country to help deal with the find to government times accuse

ethiopia describes the attacks as raids and says they put past border deals at risk the united nations refugee agency is calling for urgent funding to address what it calls a full scale humanitarian emergency in ethiopia's northern to grow region it says it needs 156000000 dollars so it can help provide aid to tens of thousands who've been left displaced since last month's military operation 52000 people have fled into neighboring sudan in the past 6 weeks and an estimated 96000 eritrean refugees are already in the gray before the conflict. currently many refugees remain in overcrowded conditions without proper facilities and there continues to be a shortage of medicine and other supplies we have seen a huge demand for family tracing and unification education and for child friendly spaces and nutritional programs several doctors working to contain the current virus in afghanistan have been killed in a car bomb they were heading to the country's largest prison which houses hundreds of taliban inmates 2 women doctors were among the dead investigators say a bank netting bomb was attached to the car no o

is director of operations at the united nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees he says that overcrowded camps make it difficult for people to follow coronavirus measures like in other parts of the world it's difficult to contact the virus because it requires at hearings to public health measures such as physical distancing and mask wearing and in the context of gaza some of this is difficult to implement in the 8 refugee camps where women are works there is huge overcrowding and it's just simply a challenge for people to keep the necessary distance and many people are too poor to afford personal protective equipment including mosques so that's one set of problem i think a 2nd set or european country is the difficult balance to strike between the economy and public health so half the population is the and on daily income and of course the old forties are reluctant to shop things down because they would have a devastating and quick economic impact. almost half of singapore's migrant workers have been infected with covert 19 over the past 9 months most lived in shared room

refugees are living in lebanon. according to the united nations and works agency, more than 470,000 are "registered," while fewer than 200,0 reside there; and 45% of those live in the country's refugee camps, not "most," as was reported in the segment. that's all for this edition of pbs newshour weekend. for the latest news updates, visit www.pbs.org/newshour. i'm michael hill. thanks for watching. stay healthy, and have a good night. captioning sponsored by wnet captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: sue and edgar wachenheim iii. the anderson famy fund. bernard and denise schwartz. e eryl and philip milstein family. barbara hope zuckerberg. the leonard and norma klorfine ti foun. charles rosenblum. . rosalind p. walter we try to live in the moment, to not miss what's right in front of us. at mutual of america, we beliwe taking care of torro can help you make the most of today. mutual of america financial group, retirement services and vestments. additional support has been prided by: consumer cellular. and by: and by the corporation for public broadcastin

infection could soon become uncontrollable mathias director operations at the united nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees he says overcrowded camps make it difficult for people to follow coronavirus measures. like in other parts of the world it's difficult to contain the virus because it requires appearance to public health measures such as signal distancing and mask wearing out the context of gaza some of this is difficult to implement in the 8 to refugee camps where all road works there is huge overcrowding and it's just simply a challenge for people to keep the necessary distance and many people are too poor to afford personal protective equipment including mosques so that's one set of problem i think a 2nd set is or european clubs is the difficult balance to strike between the economy and public health so half the population is the and but on daily income and of course the old forties are reluctant to shop things down because that would have a devastating and quick economic impact india is likely to have to spend up to $1800000000.00 on the 1st phase of code 900 that seems that's according to the glo

well the united nations says it's increasingly alarmed about the plight of eritrean civilians caught up in a conflict in ethiopia the un refugee agency says it has received the stedding reports of displaced people being killed or kidnapped and forcibly returned to retreat which borders if you know because war torn region and international i'd convoy has now arrived in tikrit. 7 large trucks gente full with medical and relief supplies destined for the city of mccain a n.t. cry red cross workers in the ethiopian capital address up above a hugely relieved that they can finally send aid almost 6 weeks after the chaos broke out in the region. the worst for medical personnel for the whole stuff hospitals and primary health care centers this is to be unable to help is to be unable to provide support due to lack of material due to lack of assistance and a lack of stocks and that's what we're trying. to achieve by bringing much needed assistance into the region that's a full load down since weeks now the 1st supplies are allowed in but still no international observers or news crews can entity cry many of the thousands of people who fled the r

the united nations says it's increasingly alarmed about the plight of eritrean civilians caught up in the conflict in the ethiopian the u.n. refugee agency says it's received disturbing reports of displaced people being killed or kidnapped and forcibly returned to eritrea which borders ethiopia's war torn region and international aid convoy has now arrived in tikrit. 7 large trucks jammed full with medical and relief supplies destined for the city of mccain the n.t. growing. red cross workers in the ethiopian capital address up above a hugely relieved that they can finally send aid almost 6 weeks after chaos broke out in the region. the worst for medical personnel for the whole stuff the hospitals and primary health care centers this is to be unable to help is to be unable to provide support due to lack of due to lack of assistance and for lack of stocks and that's what we're trying. to achieve by bringing much needed assistance into the region that's all full lockdown since weeks now the 1st supplies are allowed in but still no international observers or news crews can entity cry many of the thousands of people who fled the region descr

while the united nations says it's increasingly alarmed about the plight of our eritrean civilians caught up in the conflict in ethiopia the un refugee agency says it's received disturbing reports of displaced people being killed or kidnapped and forcibly returned to eritrea which borders ethiopia's battle scarred region the 1st international aid convoy has arrived in t. crisis fighting broke out there more than a month ago. well let's go to the ethiopian capital addis ababa to journalist sami will get you high samuel now and aid convoy has arrived but getting information from t. gras is proving difficult what we know about the current situation there. we know for a fog that the areas that can be accessible to the u.n. and its partners are only areas controlled by the federal government the cuban government's so much of. north accessible to the u.n. there are more many many thousands of people including in a tree $150.00 s. that are in desperate need according to the united nations also last night they run out of all kinds of things including basic food so you can only imagine the kind of you might there and disaster that's going on in the

the united nations says it's increasingly alarmed about the plight of eritrean civilians caught up in the conflict in ethiopia the un refugee agency says it's received disturbing reports of displaced people being killed or kidnapped and then forcibly returned to eritrea which borders ethiopia has worn torn region and international i'd convoy has now arrived in tikrit. 7 large trucks jammed full with medical and relief supplies destined for the city of mccain the n.t. cry. red cross workers in the ethiopian capital address up above a hugely relieved that they can finally send aid almost 6 weeks after chaos broke out in the region. the worst for medical personnel for the whole staff hospitals and primary health care centers this is to be unable to help is to be unable to provide support due to lack of materials due to lack of assistance and a lack of stocks and that's what we're trying. to achieve by bringing much needed assistance into the region that's all full lockdown since weeks now the 1st supplies are allowed in but still no international observers or news crews can entity cry many of the thousands of people who fled the regi

region but the conflicts not over united nations appealed to ethiopian authorities for access to the thousands of eritrean refugees in the region. is the un refugee agency global spokesman says the month of all conflict has only worsen the situation for refugees in. they are quite worried about the safety and security of civilians in the to greedy and in general but also the region which hosts thousands of into tree and refugees topia has been a generous host for for many refugee populations including those refugees from italy are we as human italians have lost access and contact with the refugees since the last one month that this fighting has been ongoing and now there are worrying reports of attacks. of actions and also off recruitment. in and around these refugee camps where these refugees have been soviet unity are are asking for urgent access to these refugee camps to go and help those desperate refugees which according to worrying read reports have been affected far further more by this ongoing conflict. us president elect joe biden has urged congress to pass a coronavirus package that's been stalled for months he spoke while unveiling his econom

agency. the united nations wants urgent access to ethiopia's more than 2 great regions where it says food supplies for nearly 100000 refugees has run out. fighting between ethiopia's army had to brand forces has forced thousands from the homes in recent weeks. and the title to contested us states, wisconsin and arizona, have certified their election results in favor of joe biden. the process took on an added significance as president trump continues his baseless claims of electoral force. president trump's coronavirus advisor scott hapless, has resigned after just 4 months in the post repeatedly downplayed the importance of mosques and described lockdown as an epic failure. he was criticized by infectious diseases expert and cheap, who accused of giving the president, misleading, or false information on the pandemic. u.s. drug make a fire as a but it's german part by an attack of asked european regulators for conditional approval of their covert 19 vaccine. little fuel hopes that there may be 2 approved vaccines in europe and the u.s. by the end of the year. the e.u. is already considering a 2nd vaccine from mcdonough. brit

united nations high commissioner for refugees she says the u.n. is hearing unverified reports of serious human rights violations in. my colleagues from the u.n.h.c.r. the u.n. refugee agency in ethiopia stand at the ready we are waiting to go in and we're ready to restore all of our humanitarian activities inside the tea great region now that's for you know as you say 100000 eritrean refugees who have been living for some 2 decades and for refugee camps in the region and for another 100000 forcibly displaced ethiopians but you know as of right now we still do not have the secure access we're ready to go in but we you know as the days and hours pass we become increasingly increasingly worried for the safety and security of all but especially those eritrean refugees we continue to hear you know gruesome reports so we're ready to go and we just need to secure access since the onset of this conflict you know some of that's been going on for about a month and you know there has been a sensually a complete communications blackout in the region we've had no telephone no internet connection. any ability to reach so the reports that we're hearing are unverified but they are alarmi

now the united nations says it's increasingly alarmed about the plight of eritrean civilians caught up in the conflict in ethiopia the un refugee agency says it's received disturbing reports of displaced people being killed or kidnapped and forcibly returned to eritrea which borders ethiopia spot and start region the 1st international aid convoy has arrived in tikrit since fighting broke out there more than a month ago. well let's go to the ethiopian capital addis ababa to journalist sami will get you high samuel now and aid convoy has arrived but getting information from t. gras is proving difficult to what we know about the current situation there. we know for a fog. areas that can be accessible to the un and its partners are only areas controlled by the federal government the european governments so much of the air is still not accessible to the un there are many many thousands of people including into $350.00 s. that are in desperate need according to the united nations are so last night they run out of all kinds of things including basic food so you can only imagine the kind of humanitarian disaster that's going on in the region

united nations is appealing to ethiopian authorities for access to thousands of eritrean refugees who are in that region tens of thousands of people of course fled the camps in neighboring sudan and while aid agencies say there is enough food to go around many refugees say they nutritional needs aren't being met the support from home involved. different by hunger refugees queue for lunch at the camp the food is prepared and served by relief groups with the help of refugees but the choices are limited. looking at this these people have been living on lentil soup with a portion of sorghum pards for 20 days this type of food doesn't necessarily suit everyone and i thought they had it why didn't you know who lives there and you know we have only this type of food that you see here i had it for 14 days now people are throwing it away they don't want it anymore. the world food program is the main provider of aid relief in the camps it says every registered refugee gets enough to eat this is the main food store of the w.s.p. program inside the camp play say what is available here is enough to feed $8000.00 people for an entire month and more is coming soon so according to them there was no shortage of foo

agency to its nuclear sites. the proposed changes could allow iran to resume uranium enrichment at levels of 20 percent. the united nations has appealed see ethiopian authorities for access to thousands of eritrean refugees to grow a region. prime minister claimed victory over the people's liberation front on saturday. but that sepia left leader is warning that the conflicts between his forces and the national army is not over. a whistleblower in china has leaked documents which show health officials misled the public for months of a high series. the coronavirus was recordings of all seen by c.n.n. and verified by 6 experts that reported number of cases was lower than what was contained in those leaked documents. and cuba is pushing ahead with a range of monetary reforms as its economy suffers from a combination of u.s. sanctions and the coronavirus pandemic. the cuban peso will be devalued for the 1st time in more than 60 years. the country is used to versions of the peso since 1904 authorities say the 2. will know the marriage. well, that's up to date, stay with us on out is iraq all hell? the locked in is up. next. afghanistan is on the cusp of a new chapter in its history. after the us on the telepho

been a concern of the united nations the humanitarian agencies and the rights organizations this is something that's crucial to deter mine how safe the island is for the refugees and the people who would be living there and without which it's not clear we don't have the scientific data that could essentially explain the conditions of the island right the other concern that we have here is that the island is still off limits to everyone including human rights groups and journalists without prior permission which poses a grave concern for independent human rights monitoring we don't know what the conditions are on the island right now. we know from alec there was a record accounts amnesty international has heard accounts of. what should i say the dissatisfaction that refugees have those who are already on the island been there since may when when they were taken to that island where about 300 futures were already there and an adult that will receive from their families in parts is bizarre and from some of them who are already on the island as well it goes to show that they want to return to the families and community in the mainland parts of bizarre and certainl

political refugee an animator, paul feelings first job upon arriving in the united states was to create a u.s. agency film about the american flag. up next on real america from the national archives. fresh colors. using his own narration and archival footage, the filmmaker laments the soviet question of a 1968 student uprising in his home country. he went on to received many awards including academy and people. abby and has created animation for several pbs programs including sesame street. i was trained as a artist. after completing my schooling, i worked for several years as a artist and animator for czechoslovakia films. and then the russians invaded my country. now i'm a political refugee in the united states. my first job in this country was as a animator.

united nations rehabilitation administrationand he gets the nations of the world including the soviet union to join . the understanding is that it will be an agency that repatriate's that, takes care of the immediate needs of refugees and then provides passage home to them. so that doesn't happen and although the soviets demand that they be sent home or made to survive on their own in germany, the americans and british continue to support these people in camps. for a year, yearand a half until it becomes clear that they're not going home . the americans and the british spearhead the establishment of a new organization. on new organization without the soviets. the soviets won't join in and its task is not to repatriate but to resettle the last million.and beginning in late 1946, 1947 there is this extraordinary, bizarre meat market set up in as one of the unroofed employees calls it. a meat market set up in the displaced persons camps. and all the members of the international refugee organization, the aro , dozens of latin american nations, canada, australia, south africa, they send delegations. recruiters into the camps to find workers to take jobs that they can't find anybody else to take. it begins with the briti