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home anytime to the concert integral is now expanding to include other regions of the united nations. refugee agency says that is causing concern about a potential new refugee and flux. we've had about 200 from july that have arrived. we find this to be quite high because from january to june, the numbers have actually been quite low. in some months we've actually had 0 arrivals. we. we continue to advocate with the government for us to, to get the authorization together with the commission for refugees to be able to relocate them to designated camps within just twice as he knows the situation in the camp is not ideal, but at least it's safe. he says he now hopes to find a way to bring his family across the border until the conflict ends and become all returned home. he will morgan august, 0 day it casela. israel's new prime minister natalie bennett, says his bala and his financial back as iran will pay a price if rocket fall continues. he says he also hold the lebanese government responsible after flareup of violence along the border with lebanon. last week. israel carried out his fast air rates on

the conflict integral is now expanding to include other regions of the united nations. refugee agency says that is causing concern about a potential new refugee and flux for him that we've had about 200 from july that help, right. we find this to be quite high because from january to june, the numbers have actually been quite low. in some months we've actually had 0 arrivals. we. we continue to advocate with the government for us to, to get the authorization together with the commission for refugees to be able to relocate them to designated camps within just twice as he knows the situation in the camp is not ideal, but at least it's safe. he says he now hopes to find a way to bring his family across the border until the conflict ends and become all returned home. he will morgan august 0, hum day it. hello. so then as recalled at some bastard, a tooth yoke here, after they refuse cartoons, offer to mediate in the ongoing conflict into gray. they see here is under regional and international pressure. it's when the fighting in its northern region relations between either sab uncalled tom

registered abroad un refugee agency believes half a 1000000 people might flee afghanistan in the coming months. joining us now, like skype is matthew salt marsh, from the united nations refugee agency, the u. n. h the r. and obviously there's been a great deal of focus on cobble apples in the harrowing scenes of people trying to escape. but the situation appears to be just as bad, if not, was at the border with pakistan. what information do you have about this was as you noted in your introduction there the borders both to iran and tech install, which is the one you mentioning has been closed, but for regular flows of trade or people with documentation. and there have been people costing both ways across the border. we have noted that there has been an increase in people moving towards the borders with pakistan, chairman and to come. but we don't have a lot of further information in terms of the states that those people, we do have staff on the borders. and obviously we have a significant presence in pakistan. so if people do come across the borders where of course, ready to do everything we can to support going on of all authorities in pakistan saying about how they

the conflict integral is now expanding to include other regions of the united nations. refugee agency says that is causing concern about a potential new refugee and flux. we've had about 200 from july that have arrived. we find this to be quite high because from january to june, the numbers have actually been quite low. in some months we've actually had 0 arrivals. we. we continue to advocate with the government for us to, to get the authorization together with the commission for refugees to be able to relocate them to designated camp within that's why says he knows the situation in the camp is not ideal, but at least it's safe. he says he now hopes to find a way to bring his family across the border until the conflict ends and become all returned home. he bill morgan, august 0. hum day it was hello. thousands of pro government supporters in ethiopia have gathered in the capital at a suburb a to denounce the rebels and to cry. they rally didn't mescal, square and purchase what they see is foreign interference. in a few years, affairs government is coming, a strong international critic

the conflict integral is now expanding to include other regions of the united nations. refugee agency says that is causing concern about a potential new refugee and flux. we've had about 200 from july, that's how we find it to be quite high because from january to june, the numbers have actually been quite low. in some months we've actually had 0 arrivals. we. we continue to advocate with the government for us to, to get the authorization together with the commission for refugees to be able to relocate them to designated camps within just why says he knows the situation in the camp is not ideal, but at least it's safe. he says he now hopes to find a way to bring his family across the border until the conflict ends and become all returned home. he will morgan august 0, hum day it. hello. but 10000 migrants are stuck on the border between columbia and panama. many said they are running out of money fast because of transport delays. here is terrible, spend the day with a small group that's trying to make their way to the border crossing. we're here in columbia with thousands of migrant f

to the concert integral is now expanding to include other regions of if you appeal the united nations refugee agency says that is causing concern about a potential new refugee and flux for honda. we've had about 200 from july that have arrived. we find this to be quite high because from january to june, the numbers have actually been quite low. in some months we've actually had 0 arrivals. we. we continue to advocate with the government for us to, to get the authorization together with the commission for refugees to be able to relocate them to designated camps within that's why says he knows the situation in the camp is not ideal, but at least it's safe. he says he now hopes to find a way to bring his family across the border until the conflict ends and become all returned home. he will morgan august 0 hum day it's still to come here on al jazeera wildfires continue to tear through parts of greece in the middle of the worst heat wave. and more than 30 years, one of the most unusual olympic games in history comes to ah hello, here's the situation. weatherwise across the middle east. we are tapping in

the united nations refugee agency says that is causing concern about a potential new refugee and flux for hum dad. we've had about 200 from july that have arrived. we find this to be quite high because from january to june, the numbers have actually been quite low. in some months we've actually had 0 arrivals. we. we continue to advocate with the government for us to to get the authorization together with the commission for refugees to be able to relocate them to designated camps within good aerospace. that's why says he knows the situation in the camp is not ideal, but at least it's safe. he says he now hopes to find a way to bring his family across the border until the conflict ends and become all returned home. he will morgan august 0. hum day it me thereon has reported a highest number of corona about his death in one day since the pandemic began 542 people. iran like other countries as grappling with a fast spreading infection rate, driven by the more contagious delta variance, the government has imposed more restrictions in response doctors in the us say the delta variance is sp

the concert integral is now expanding to include other regions of the united nations. refugee agency says that is causing concern about a potential new refugee and flux for him that we've had about 200 from july that have arrived. we find it to be quite high because from january to june, the numbers have actually been quite low. in some months we've actually had 0 arrivals. we. we continue to advocate with the government for us to, to get the authorization together with the commission for refugees to be able to relocate them to designated camp within that's why says he knows the situation in the camp is not ideal, but at least it's safe. he says he now hopes to find a way to bring his family across the border until the conflict ends and become all returned home. he will morgan august 0, hum day it. hello. let's talk to jonas horner. he's deputy director for the horn of africa, of the international crisis group. he joins us from new york, jonas wanna week to week, month to month. the refugee crisis in this region gets worse. not better. why is that? summary? sudan in particular, is ver

numbers of syrian refugees, about 4 million, and 117,000 afghan refugees, according to the united nations refugee agencyare already identified, recognised as refugees, and 20% of these are waiting still for their asylum claims to be processed. that was a journalist in greece. the british government has rejected a call to issue 10,000 temporary visas to eu workers to tackle an estimated shortage of 75,000 lorry drivers. logistics uk — the trade body which represents freight businesses — says many restaurants and supermarkets are facing serious supply problems. but ministers say employers should invest in the domestic workforce — by offering higher wages — rather than rely on foreign labour. we are going to catch up with all the sport now from the bbc sport centre. hello, holly. hello, holly. good afternoon. liverpool welcomed back fans to anfield by making it two wins from two in the premier league. they beat burnley 2—0 — diogojota opening the scoring with this clinical finish in the first half. sadio mane doubled their lead with a superb strike, to continue liverpool's perfect start to the season and e

home anytime to the conflict integral is now expanding to include other regions of the united nations. refugee agency says that is causing concern about a potential new refugee and flux for hum that we've had about 200 from july that have arrived. we find it to be quite high because from january to june, the numbers have actually been quite low. in some months we've actually had 0 arrivals. we, we continue to advocate with the government for us to, to get the authorization together with the commission for refugees to be able to relocate them to designated camp within this. why says he knows, the situation in the camp is not ideal, but at least it's safe. he says he now hopes to find a way to bring his family across the border until the conflict ends and become all returned home. he morgan august 0. hum day it, hello. one of the nigerian school girls kidnapped by an armed group 7 years ago has not been reunited with her family roof glove. pogo was among more than 200 students, abducted by booker her rom from a school in the northeast. and ton of tobac in 2014. she was released last week. over the year

numbers of syrian refugees, about 4 million, and 117,000 afghan refugees, according to the united nations refugee agency and asylum minister, has 40,000 afghan refugees, half of which are already identified, recognised as refugees, and 20% of these are waiting still for their asylum claims to be processed. it has been said that it is impossible to evacuate all allied afghans by august 31. this is in the context that nato has also said that we will need to, we will need an extension of that august 31 deadline. well, let's get more on this from washington. a couple of things here but one of the main point is obviously that pentagon press briefing took place today, off the back of that reported chaos at kabul. g the back of that reported chaos at kabul �* w w the back of that reported chaos at kabul. �* ., ., , ., , kabul. a lot of the questions were about this warning _ kabul. a lot of the questions were about this warning not _ kabul. a lot of the questions were about this warning not come - kabul. a lot of the questions were about this warning not come to i kabul. a lot of the questions were | about thi

and finally, christian element, given that the united nations refugee agency, the says, had said today friday that most afghans on able to leave that homeland. and that those who may be in danger have no clear way out given what's your finding? this is latest intelligence that's very worrying. it is indeed we're seeing that the taliban are letting through the western individuals with western passports, but not the africans. and the fact that they invest in issued the embassy own serve to illustrate that they want these people to stay in their homes so that eventually they can find them. a local christian nellum and appreciate your time. that christian element, the executive director of the norwegian center for global analysis, who compiled compiled that report, that intelligence report for the you know, facebook, twitter, and linked in have tightened security cross their platforms to protect users in afghanistan, facebook has added a tool allowing them to lock down their profiles with a single click of people who aren't friends, but be able to see that timelines or photos and twitter s

the united nations refugee agency estimates that 400,000 afghans have been forced to flee their homesy warn that this is only the beginning of a much bigger humanitarian crisis, with devastating consequences. courtney bembridge, bbc news. the us special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction has released its report examining the past two decades of america's reconstruction effort in afghanistan. the report concludes that if ' the goal was to rebuild and leave behind a country that can sustain itself and pose little threat to us national security interests, the overall picture in afghanistan is bleak.�* well for more on this let's speak now to adam wine styne from the quincy institute think tank. he has led a coalition of veterans and political advocates pushing for american withdrawal from afghanistan. he also served as a marine in afghanistan. in warm welcome to the programme. you have read this report. interesting timing it should come out today, but give us your report on what it says? thanks for having me anything the key word in this report is sustainable or not sustain

the united nations refugee agency has urged the international community not to ignore the plight of millionsafghans, while focusing solely on the few that can be evacuated. the uk's ministerfor the armed forces, james heappey, says the situation outside the airport was stabilising. he said the taliban appeared to be organising people into separate queues for the us and uk evacuations. today the marshalling that the taliban are doing is making a big difference and so if people have had the instruction from the ministry of defence or the foreign office to come forward and to get on a flight, we encourage them to do so because we are getting people through now at a good rate. already this morning, 731 people have been successfully admitted and processed through the handling centre and are now ready to fly. so it is... for all that we have seen on the news over the last few days and they have been the most awful images, the reality is things are flowing now quite well and we need people who are being told to come forward, to have the confidence to do so. ramiz alakbarov is deputy special represe

numbers of syrian refugees, about 4 million, and 117,000 afghan refugees, according to the united nations refugee agency and asylum minister, has 40,000 afghan refugees, half of which are already identified, recognised as refugees, and 20% of these are waiting still for their asylum claims to be processed. the british government has rejected a call to issue 10,000 temporary visas to eu workers — to tackle an estimated shortage of 75,000 lorry drivers. logistics uk — the trade body which represents freight businesses — says many restaurants and supermarkets are facing serious supply problems. but ministers say employers should invest in the domestic workforce — by offering higher wages — rather than rely on foreign labour. earlier, i spoke to alex veitch from logistics uk — i asked him how serious the situation is. it's serious and it's getting worse. we are making this call for 10,000 temporary visas for qualified, safe, eu nationals to come back to the uk and tide us over for the peak christmas period, the build—up to which starts now, to give us time to catch up from the missed driving tests and to re

he's also a good will ambassador for the united nations refugee agency. us. you spent your early childhood in kabul. what has it been like to watch the taliban take over the country again today? >> very hard to describe how devastating it is. absolutely nauseated. i woke up this morning. looked at my phone and saw that kabul had been taken over. haven't lived there in a long time, but will always have a deep connection with kabul. the events of the last few days have been absolutely heartbreaking for myself, my family and every afghan i've spoken to in in community. >> what are you hearing firsthand from family and friends still in afghanistan right now? >> i spoke to a cousin of mine in western afghanistan and she told me that she heard gunfire and the sound of fighting for days. and then eventually, it ended after just a few days and that's when she knew that the taliban had in effect taken the city and when she went out the next day, she saw the taliban flag flying, she knew that the city had fallen and now she lives in a state of anxiety. she has a da

the united nations refugee agency says more than a quarter-million afghans are now internally displacedy afghanistan could see a record number of civilian casualties, if borders aren't open. all right. that wraps this hour of "cnn newsroom." i'm kim brunhuber, and i will be back, in just a moment, with more news. please, do stay with us. >>> hello, welcome to all of you watching us here in the united sta states, canada and all around the world, i am kim brunhuber. i want to get into breaking news. the goal is to get them out by tuesday or if no

this story is entering a new chapter there is a developing humanitarian crisis with the united nations refugee agencythat half a million afghan people will. to flee on foot in the coming weeks. david beasley the executive director of the un's world food programme told fox news this week that the taliban is so far being cooperative in letting his organization fulfill their humanitarian duties when we're not there many of these countries the extremist groups terrorist groups come in and exploit they use food as a weapon of recruitment and a weapon of war we use food as a weapon of peace. a weapon of hope, a taliban official tonight says the group is waiting on a signal from the united states to ultimately take over kabul's airport adding it's something that could be done this weekend in doha qatar tree angst, fox news. an east bay man who was evacuated from afghanistan just one week ago has learned that a relative died in the kabul attack gave his amberleigh joins us now live tonight from san leandro after talking with that man and amber, sadly to other relatives were also hurt in the bombing that's ri

caroline van bur is with the united nations refugee agency in afghanistan. she warned the situation is especially dire now that tens of thousands of afghan people have been displaced. >> 80% of those forced to flee within the country are women and children. they need shelter, healthcare, sanitation and other core relief items. most of all they need safety and stability. >> reporter: at the same time, afghanistan faces a potential currency collapse. the head of the afghan central bank warned its supply of u.s. dollars close to zero. the international monetary fund has also blocked the country from getting loans. >> woodruff: and jane joins again tonight, live from kabul. sojane, it was only, what, just a few days ago that the taliban was trying to say to the world, we're going to respect human rights, but now we see they are violently reacting to these protests. it didn't last long, did it? >> reporter: the reality, judy, of implementing any concept of human rights amongst your rank-and-file in the streets is clearly becoming difficult for the taliban. those

and as people scramble to leave the country, the united nations refugee agency says the number of peopleisplaced within afghanistan threatens to become a humanitarian crisis. from kabul our correspondent secunder kermani. this is crowd control, taliban style. 0utside this is crowd control, taliban style. outside the airport, thousands of people desperate to leave. this is the road anyone being evacuated has to travel along. the taliban repeatedly stopped us filming. they don't like the images of so many afghans are fleeing their rule. they have denied claims they are at times preventing some afghans with valid documents from entering the airport. but many of those here don't have a visa. they are hoping somehow to leave. i want to go anywhere else other than here, says this man. but the embassies and offices are closed. what can i do? then taliban fighters bring the interview to an end. the taliban are everywhere you go in kabul. they are heavily armed. but for the most part, in the city, they are friendly. today so more protests expressing defiance to their rule, rallying around the afg

that lots of people have already crossed the afghan border and we would be looking to the united nations refugee agencyt to establish a process for ensuring that people can come to this country. hater a process for ensuring that people can come to this country. how have ou can come to this country. how have you arrived — can come to this country. how have you arrived at _ can come to this country. how have you arrived at that _ can come to this country. how have you arrived at that figure _ can come to this country. how have you arrived at that figure of - you arrived at that figure of 10,000? you are not obviouslyjust talking about afghan refugees but when we look at the situation currently in afghanistan and the number of people fleeing their homes, obviously, the numbers are enormous. i think we have got a technical glitch and the line is freezing... can you still hear me? yeah, absolutely, well, over the last... can you still hear me? it is not great. — last... can you still hear me? it is not great. i'm _ last... can you still hear me? it is not great, i'm afraid, _ last... can you still hear me?

athlete is now inside this airport hotel, resting, and talking to japanese officials and the united nations refugee agencyis now a question of which of those countries comes forward at which when she is willing to go to, and then she will be put on a plane and then she will be put on a plane and taken out ofjapan. meanwhile, let's turn our attention to the sports action. let's speak to jane dougall who's in the bbc sports centre. good to see you. let's start with action in the stadium. it good to see you. let's start with action in the stadium.— good to see you. let's start with action in the stadium. it has been re action in the stadium. it has been pretty busy _ action in the stadium. it has been pretty busy already. _ action in the stadium. it has been pretty busy already. jasmine i action in the stadium. it has been i pretty busy already. jasmine camacho quinn nestling the second ever puerto ricans to win a gold—medal after she took victory in the women's100 metre hurdles, not a massive surprise, she said —— set an olympic record in the semifinals, and the us's kendra harrison took silver, you see the

the united nations refugee agency estimates that 400,000 afghans have been forced to flee their homesith devastating consequences. let's talk some more about the situation in afghanistan and the thoughts of people who fled the country. bahar is the founder of the bahar women's association in leeds here in the uk. i spoke to her about her own experience of leaving afghanistan as a child in the 90's. yes, many, many people left afghanistan because of the war. i left in 1996, �*97, it was the first year that the taliban got into kabul and i had to leave because my life was in danger. at that time, i was a young teenage girl and i lost my mother, my two brothers, my four cousins and also i lost my dad during the russian war, i never saw him. so it was very, very difficult situation, i couldn't go out of the house, schools were closed, nobody could go to work, no food, no money, nothing, it was a very difficult time for me and i had no one to even bury my own mother because my brothers were hiding from the taliban to another safer place and my mum died in my arms. it was very hard for me b

united nations. now the head of the u. n. refugee agency says the, as the evacuations from cobble come to an end to far larger crisis is looming for millions of afghans who stayed behind decades of conflict. the severe drought and the koran of ours and demick has already made life difficult. un describe the humanitarian situation there as catastrophic. it estimates at least a 3rd of afghans are facing hunger. up to half a 1000000 more afghan refugees are expected to see shelter elsewhere by the end of the year. a 1000 already pouring through the land borders into iran and pakistan somehow made it out of the country on evacuation flights. as we've been reporting, they're being taken in by more than a dozen countries, several of them in europe or will, i mean is a spokeswoman for middle east and north africa region for the united nations high commissioner for refugees. he joins us from a man, thanks for being with us. so talk to us a little bit more about the concerns that you and hcr has about the situation for afghans inside the country. on

done by the foreign president such as the restored aid to unwrap the palestinian refugee agency run by the united nations. he's attempting to try to reopen as constantly as restored funding to the palestinian authority. in general, i mean in the news has been hundreds killed or wounded in the shape your neighbourhood obviously directly in your remittance as these eviction processes going. i think the, their supreme court decision comes but can i just quickly go to gaza and ask you what you know of what is happening there, especially given israel has been area li bombarding it with weapons supplied to them and weapon birds from britain where i'm speaking to you for sure. the most recent statement was made by the united nations during a special meeting of the un security council devoted to the middle east. and the deputy un coordinator stated that there is attempts now to both to evaluate the amount of damage done to gather both with economy and to its infrastructure. it's probably somewhere in the area of, of a half of a half a $1000000000.00 of damage that was caused during the violence in may. there is

the united nations is estimating 500,000 afghans in the coming weeks could flee on foot. you have the u.n. refugee agency basically saying they're concerned about food and water for the afghan people as the focus will shift from the headlines and these people will still suffer under taliban rule. now, despite these challenges, the u.n. says they're committed to committing operations inside taliban controlled afghanistan. this comes as the world health organization says it delivered its first batch of medical supplies to the country since the taliban took over. international bodies will have to work with the taliban to facilitate the flow of aid. we have to look at external issues. the taliban claiming few independence in afghanistan. overnight, gun fire was head in the capitol as the group celebrated as what they're declaring victory. images from this morning show taliban fighters in the air field walking next to u.s. equipment. it's tough to tell foreign fighters from afghan forces on the ground in afghanistan. now you can see all of those weaponry, the uniforms, all of this left behind, equipment in th

. >>> so the united nations secretary general is calling on the taliban to stop their offensive in the interest of the afghan people. it comes as refugee agencies sound the alarm over this unfolding humanitarian crisis. hundreds of thousands of afghans have been forced to leave their homes because of a surge in violence, an overwhelming number are women and children. the u.n. says humanitarian needs are growing by the hour. >> even a country that has tragically known generations of conflict, afghanistan is in the throes of yet another chaotic and desperate chapter, an incredible tragedy for its long suffering people. afghanistan is spinning out of control. >> with the taliban pushing ahead, canada says it will help resettle 20,000 vulnerable afghans hoping to flee to other countries. >>> and just ahead here on cnn, the cdc authorizes vaccine booster shots for a small group of americans who get that extra dose. coming up. >>> plus children in the u.s. are going back to school in the middle of a surge of new coronavirus cases. we will talk about how the highly contagious delta variant is affecting kids. i've been telling everyone... the secret to