Youre watching the news hour live from the headquarters in doha im dead in obligates are coming up in the next sixty minutes palestinians demonstrate against u. S. President Donald Trumps stated intention to move the American Embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem the Un Security Council all parties in yemens war to work towards a durable cease fire. In the latest of our series on Nuclear Power as the military rivalry between india and pakistan is in the spotlight and the International Olympic committee announces restrictions for russian athletes and the upcoming winter games. Hello the us president appears to be forging ahead with his plan to recognize jerusalem as israels capital the spite global condemnation off that mood. Of donald trump has called the leaders of palestine israel jordan egypt and saudi arabia to inform them of his intention to shift the u. S. Embassy in israel to jerusalem from tel aviv the palestinian president says it will have dangerous consequences while the saudi kings warning it will inflame the feelings of muslims donald trump is expected to announce his decision as early as wednesday. The president i would say is pretty solid in his thinking at this point. While israel claims all of jerusalem jerusalem as its United Capital while palestinians want is to reduce them to be the capital of their future independent states and no country currently has its embassy in jerusalem and the International Community including the u. S. Doesnt officially recognize israels jurisdiction over ownership of the city. And if. This is going. To this is again. The. Maybe it will be the end of the Peace Process. From. Shihab rattansi has more from washington d. C. We have very little formal information about the upcoming declaration both the state Department Spokesperson and the white house spokesperson repeated that line we had little earlier actually played that though the white house spokesperson saying im not going to get ahead of the president s president s speech and thats what both they said at the state and the white house and they continue to say right now but i did lead to another question that was asked both state and White House Well we do know the president has spoken to several World Leaders has any world leader except for the israelis given any support for this proposed declaration on wednesday. The state Department Spokesperson said there had been a Frank Exchange of ideas with some of the leaders the president trumpet spoken to the white house spokesperson said. Hes only spoken to five leaders thats hardly the world so you cant make any conclusions about International Opinion on this decision but what we do know as far as the white house is concerned this is a Campaign Promise and weve had so much background briefing which has gone to the New York Times and elsewhere that voices within the state department have counseled against this we have now already got the travel warnings that have been issued by embassies around the world not least in around the occupied territories americans shouldnt go into the occupied territories but also embassies around the world about the possibility of some sort of backlash clearly seasoned middle eastern experts in washington say oh well this is a terrible red line it shows that the u. S. Is not an honest peace broker i mean arguably you could say well maybe this is refreshing although state when was when was the last time the u. S. Was a and honest peace broker so maybe its refreshing the allness but it certainly has shaken up that status quo in washington that well the u. S. Is the honest broker and we shouldnt be doing this sort of thing but again the administration this is the most interesting of arguments ive heard from the administration but this is really good for the Peace Process because it takes away this thorny issue every six months the reason why the u. S. Certifies this every six months is now in one thousand nine hundred five congress. Act which said the embassy would be moved to jerusalem but every six months away but was allowed to not to prevent that from happening so the tribal ministration or some people say well look this takes away the store nation we can get on with the Peace Process but over the weekend this is my last point we did hear that the parameters of a peace deal being worked out by jared cushion of the middle east envoy and the saudis the saudis is not to give the palestinians any of jerusalem in a final peace deal so this does seem to chime with that well as youve been hearing there has been strong condemnation and concern from leaders around the world about the intended move here are some of the reactions could. Mr trump jerusalem is a red line for muslims. We will follow the struggle to the very last moments with determination and we could even go right up to cutting our diplomatic relations with israel. A way must be found through negotiations to resolve the status of jerusalem as the future capital of the states so that the aspiration of this can be fulfilled. For. The council of ministers rejects this step and expresses its utmost concern regarding this step as well as the moving of the American Embassy to jerusalem the Iraqi Government warns of the consequences of this decision on the stability of the area and the world ignoring the rights of palestinians and the arab and muslim world and other religions. Keep hidden boys are just indications that the United States in the coming days with recognized it is today with this capital by the be without consulting with you dont know what folly think consequences to step would have a position of the shooter means unchanged the solution a discipline problem can only be found out of negotiations between the two parties. So thats just some of the International Reaction lets bring in Louis Fishman hes an assistant professor of history at Brooklyn CollegeCity University of new york and that is in fact where he is joining us from thanks for speaking to us on aljazeera so its been the policy for twenty years to move the u. S. Embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem to implement that policy is that about to change. It actually looks like it is that and if it does its a its a reckless decision thats not well thought out you know this is not good for u. S. Policy in the region this is not good i would even argue for israel and its certainly terrible for the palestinians so on all levels this is a bad decision and its only catering to a really small group in the United States evangelicals i might add that the majority of American Jews are against this move at this time and the majority of like the world they want to wait till final status of jerusalem is discussed between palestinians and israel because any recognition of you know any moving the embassy to jerusalem lets be clear here recognizes israel sovereignty over the east part also which was an expired israel unilaterally in one nine hundred eighty so this is a big move and it is a its a dangerous move that could cause mass unrest but in the anger that he is going to i mean do that he wants if u. S. Policy on jerusalem just to cater to that base of his the evangelical christians i mean how likely is it that they actually abandon him if he doesnt make this declaration. Well lets say this was a Campaign Promise and we know that that trump himself is not the status quo republican president i mean numerous president s have promised to move the embassy to jerusalem if he does move in to address them well he will be you know he will break with the status quo in the Republican Party let me say its not even evangelical christians its other you know far right groups in the United States but its its really out of you know its it is breaking the status quo of both republicans and democrats in the United States so yeah i would i would once again say its a reckless decision and you know it might serve israel in the short term israel not and you know will get you know some kind of sense of support from the United States before the Peace Process this is just terrible now that even if theres not mass unrest among you know a lot of people are saying you know tomorrow theres a day of rage declared by and by by the palestinian factions you know even if that does not happen there which is a good scenario and i think that everything that i can say is afraid or are being declared by palestinian factions in the occupied west bank but let me put something to you that you have said you said that moving the embassy to jerusalem will cause yet another blow to israel American Jewish relations how so. Yes of course because you know the American Jews i mean recently were saying that not on you know less and less care as well what they think now and remember theyve been major supporters for israel for years so such a move is a slap in their face also the far majority of jews want to wait for a final status you know lets lets lets lets also be clear here once again and say that no one no one is denying that i mean of the American Jews that drew sloan is the capital of israel but they do believe that in that in the finals to final status that is true for them might be or very i mean would be is true so theyre holding back on it everyone knows that the capital of israel today is in jerusalem thats where the knesset is thats where the laws are made ok but International Recognition of this is breaking with a long status quo and that definitely will be a major blow to the palestinians i argue also to people that are really looking forward to some kind of Peace Process and in israel also i mean this is this is just more you know causing more and more tension and unfortunately for the israeli left which almost doesnt exist today i might add or and this is also a major blow lou is first when we thank you for speaking to us from new york. Now the Un Security Council has appealed to all sides in yemen to recommit to a un led political process its warning the country faces a catastrophic catastrophic famine and close to a million cases of cholera the Security Council is also calling for unhindered humanitarian access in particular parties to immediately provide safe rapid anie hindered and sustained commercial and humanitarian access to the populations of all affected governorates. Through all of yemens fultz and airports most importantly who data and airport the member of the Security Council. To uphold their obligations under International Humanitarian law while the exiled son of yemens ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh says he will launch a campaign against with the movement that killed his father and has more. The killing of. Has plunged yemen into even more uncertainty the ousted president dominant Political Force for over three decades was killed in an attack led by who the fighters on monday had been in an alliance with the iranian backed rebels for more than two years and his death sparked intense fighting on the streets of the capital sanaa. The clashes were ongoing the entire night until the morning if someone stepped out into the street or fled they would have a bullet hit them in the head chest or body. On tuesday thousands of supporters filled the streets of sanaa celebrating what they called the end of the crisis but yemens challenges are far from over the Saudi Led Coalition which supports the internationally recognized government led by a man who are hardy has said it will still strike rebel targets and how to use urging yemenis to rise against the who plays. And i call upon all of you with an open heart and a strong will to turn the new page and to get rid of such a nightmare lets put our hands together to end the control of these criminal gangs and to build a new united yemen. So then the who pushed out how these government in january two thousand and fifteen and set up their own administration prompting the saudi led campaign against them since then the country has been split between the who the rebels in the north adis administration in the south and forces loyal to saleh. His death could mark a turning point and the conflict getting worse a conflict which has already killed nearly ten thousand people push yemen to the brink of mass starvation and triggered what the United Nations has called the worlds worst humanitarian crisis we are mired all parties to the conflict that deliberate attacks against civilians and against civilian and medical infrastructure or clear violations of International Humanitarian law and may constitute war crimes. A former military officer became president of north yemen in one thousand nine hundred Seventy Eight after a coup and in one nine hundred ninety when the north and south reunited he was elected as the first president of the newly unified country he was ousted in two thousand and twelve during the arab spring uprising that managed to stay in the country and wielded considerable power behind the scenes saleh once like in his involvement in yemeni politics is dancing on the head of snakes and while its not yet clear who will succeed him or what his death will mean for the fighting on the ground or the future of yemen one thing appears certain is nearly three year war is unlikely to come to an end anytime soon indias time. Well the uns humanitarian coordinator for yemen Jamie Mcgoldrick told us aid groups hope violence doesnt resume in the capital so they can continue their work on the ground. At the moment rick ross and others are trying to address the second the wounded inside the hospitals over four hundred people have been wounded or injured during this last five days and over two hundred thirty People Killed at this point so its a big task on not who got a massive famine to do with a cholera outbreak and a blockade which is still ongoing as well and its a very fragile situation and thats what we need both commercial and humanitarian assistance through the were delighted to look at assistance to the book of the population in the northern part of the country that could be a return to violence quite quickly in the capital we hope and we hope that well be able to get back to duty to know what to deliver assistance which is much needed in this country with seven Million People facing starvation and you know i know is that people didnt some sort of assistance which we cant do as you might use but the commercial market so the poor the blockade has to be lifted because heres whats coming up on the aljazeera news hour only two leaders make it to the Gulf Cooperation Council summit as a stalemate continues over the blockade of qatar. Im joined now at the port of the trough in greece where theyre searching for and finding young refugees stowed away of all these trucks trying to board the ferry bound for if you like. Coming up and support you know russia at the twenty eight teen Winter Olympics but the door is open for individual athletes to compete as neutrals peter has more on that story a little later. First the lebanese Prime Minister assad heavy the has withdrawn his resignation after talks with opposition leaders had it is shocking announcement while visiting riyadh last month had raised fears a regional powers were once again he was in lebanon as a proxy battleground as in a hundred has more from beirut. Saddo how did he cause the political crisis early in november when he suddenly resigned while in the Saudi Arabian capital riyadh he has now decided to stay on as Prime Minister he made the announcement after rival politicians renewed their commitment to lebanons policy of staying out of regional conflicts the agreement was reaffirmed by cabinet after it met for the First Time Since the crisis. All groups in the lebanese government are committed to disassociate themselves from regional conflicts or wars or any of the internal affairs of trees so that we preserve our economic and political relations with arab countries. How did he did say the main reason for his resignation was hezbollahs meddling in arab affairs he later said he would consider withdrawing his resignation if the iranian allied group stopped intervening in conflicts beyond lebanons borders. Hezbollah has recently made changes and its political stance has starting what has been lost secretary general. Who for the first time hinted has been was real to withdrawal from syria and this means that they will stick to that. He also noted that hezbollah denied being involved in the. Hezbollah has sent thousands of fighters to neighboring syria to support the government there it has also sent commanders and advisers to iraq but it denies militarily backing the hutu rebels and yemeni. Resignation was seen as a saudi move against irans ally in Lebanon Hezbollah wanted to undermine iranian influence here topple a government that considered too close to iran and prevent hezbollah from taking part in the government none of that happened. Hezbollah still part of the government and its political opponents including heidi have agreed not to discuss the divisive issue of the groups huge arsenal how did his relationship with hezbollah has largely determined lebanese politics their relationship now is one of cooperation returning to a power sharing agreement that was briefly disrupted during how to attempt to resign said a. Beirut. Kuwaits foreign minister has told the leader is that the bloc remains crystal to regional stability cats who are on kuwait or the only gulf nations would sent heads of state to the summit in kuwait city others were represented by ministers or deputy Prime Ministers this is a for a summit after saudi arabia bahrain and the u. A. E. Imposed a blockade on qatar in june june reports. While the announcement that this years Gulf Cooperation Council summit would go ahead as planned in kuwait came as a surprise to many it also brought renewed hope for a diplomatic breakthrough that might in the gulf crisis upon his arrival in kuwait on tuesday but that is a mere shift i mean been hammered acehnese issued a statement expressing sincere gratitude toward kuwaits emir. And his wishes for the success of the current summit stressing that the Current Situation in the region required the Councils Members to band together against all odds and challenges but even before the summit officially kicked off the divisions were very much on display. First the United Arab Emirates announced it had formed a new economic and military partnership with saudi arabia that would be separate from the g. C. C. Then saudi arabia the u. A. E. And decided not to send their respective leaders to kuwait it could be that it is embarrassing for some of the leadership of the country is the quartet work i think anthony has. To turn up. And therefore they sent a lower level but it could be that theyre really just wanted to have this. Just to show that theyre actually still exist and the summit is going to take place but nothing else is going to have been which is a really disappointing in that case. In the end a summit that is usually slated for two days ended after only a few hours kuwaits emir said his country will continue mediating in the dispute for just so were going to crucially. Recent months of saying a lot of trouble but the wisdom of my brothers of the leaders of the gulf countries managed to calm things down and now meeting today will lead us to continue playing the role that will live up to the aspirations of our people in order to have certain mechanisms to sort out disputes with guarantees that will allow everyone to abide by these rules talk. Added that the gulf has faced painful and negative development over the past six months due to the rift it six months to the day since the beginning of the blockade against qatar some here in kuwait say the fact that representatives of all member countries actually showed up means that this summit should ultimately be considered a success others however say that todays developments call into question the g. C. C. And institution which at its core is meant to highlight regional unity will be able to survive much longer. Wait. Demanding the release of its journalist in the move has seen whos been in an egyptian prison for more than eleven months has seen as accuse the broadcasting false news to spread chaos which he and al jazeera strongly deny saying has repeatedly complained of mistreatment in jail he was arrested on december the twentieth while visiting family. On sunday the serious Nobel Peace Prize will be handed to the International Campaign to abolish Nuclear Weapons or i can in the days leading up to the ceremony and all slow were looking at the Nuclear Status off a number of countries so pakistan and india have been bitter rivals since the split that created two separate nations in one nine hundred forty seven and the conflicts went no clearer in the one nine hundred seventy s. When both countries tested atomic bombs theyve been developing new military technology to gain a strategic advantage in the region ever since is a mess ravi reports from islamabad. The might of pakistans military on display the kind of hardware any potential aggressor would have to face including short range Tactical Nuclear missiles for use in battlefield situations more likely to be used in a simmering in conflict than traditional Nuclear Weapons observers worry they mean pakistan as part of its defensive strategy may someday strike first and as India Pakistan and neighboring china rush to modernize their Nuclear Arsenals this is the kind of celebration of the tools of war that could be the beginning of a Second Nuclear arms race this one in asia. For just paul is an expert on Pakistans Nuclear program he says smaller countries have learned their Nuclear Lessons from bigger ones i mean americans are not going to use the Nuclear Weapons against north korea because the Nuclear Nuclear weapon is the tension of preventing the nuclear blackmail up event of a Nuclear Strike edition to it if the state is using the force multiplier be to gap between the india and pakistan in a conventional us you know definitely nuclear the better useful. Pakistan began developing its Nuclear Program largely because it did not enjoy the promise of support from countries that already had Nuclear Arsenals for the next generation its as important today as it was in one nine hundred seventy one when the Program Began it is very critical for pakistans security and we cannot deny the five adopted how we are present in the whole that is how we are important for the grant that is why the country was. Strategically important and secondly our new. Unfortunate. Security is for foremost concerns of course. Because if we are secure. Life then then we have to think about other things. We cannot think about other things for pakistans future leaders the Nuclear Weapons program may be a deterrent against the existential threat that is posed by india but for pakistans future followers regular working men and women their biggest concern is not india its feeding their families. This human rights campaigner and father of five says the prevailing fear of india is exaggerated and tensions will never come to nuclear blows you know youre probably going to. This is drama this is propaganda whenever politicians come to power they create drama to get money out of their countries there is nothing indian people live in peshawar or you should look in india at how many pakistanis live in india what i wish for is an International Committee to be formed to address this issue and put an end to all this drama. His wife is an educator and says continuously committing resources to weapons of war makes it nearly impossible to create the space needed for dialogue. Guns and these weapons are not the solution for the country all for progress what we should do is give more attention to education and whatever funds are going towards terrorism and bombs we should put these towards education everyone we spoke to said south asia without the need for Nuclear Deterrence is a good idea but no one thought they would see it in their lifetimes and while having Nuclear Weapons and using them are two Different Things some worry so many in one place would lead to Nuclear Bombs being used as more than just political tools. Zero islam about well you can watch an exclusive interview with the syrias Nobel Peace Prize laureate beatrice fen from i can right here on aljazeera on sunday the tenth of december that will happen at sixteen g. M. T. So hodes on the news hour for the first time the European Union releases a blacklist of International Tax havens unexpectedly heavy monsoon rains displaced thousands in Southern Thailand in sport englands cricketers trace an unlikely victory in the second ashes test against australia peter well tell you more about that in sport. Hello there weve got some very cold weather thats spreading its way across parts of north america at the moment already were seeing a lot of snow in north dakota this is what it looks like there at the moment and that wintery scene is now spreading its way southwards you can see the satellite picture is taking out this area of cloud very very clearly and thats whats bringing in cold air behind that the winds are rushing down from canada and it is turning a lot colder so chicago where we were eighteen degrees on monday two degrees will be our maximum on wednesday and by thursday minus two is our maximum so a real change for many of us here there is that system still with us as we head through thursday bringing in that cold air dropping to seven degrees as the high it will still be maad force in miami getting to around twenty eight degrees out for the central americas things here actually fairly quiet at the moment theres not a great deal of cloud showing up on our satellite picture we do have this area though here thats giving us a few outbreaks of rain and i think this is where were going to see some of the most active weather as we head through the next few days so again through panama but this times for change the way of further towards the north just into the southern parts of mexico will see a fair few showers here more of them too as we head through thursday and force in south america most of the rain its from paraguay northwards. Eagle hunters still roll mongolias rugged mountains but how long can their culture survive the modern world want to any smiths those determined to save their ancient connection to the magnificent golden eagle at this time when al jazeera. Our jazeera. Yeah knew where every. The head of the september twenty Fourth NationalElection Survey showed a satisfied with the state of their economy this is easily a slow news biggest tech Success Story the company was bought by microsoft in two thousand and eleven we bring you the stories the economic world we live in counting the cost at this time on zero zero. Hello again the top stories on aljazeera the u. S. President donald trump appears to be forging ahead with his plan to shift the u. S. Embassy in israel to jerusalem from tel aviv and thats despite warnings from members of his own administration and several arab leaders the palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas says the move will have dangerous consequences the Un Security Council has appealed to all sides in yemen to recommit to a u. N. Led political process its warning the country faces a catastrophic famine and close to a million cases of cholera the Security Council is also calling for unhindered humanitarian access to the Gulf Cooperation Council summit that was supposed to last two days has ended after only one its the first time members got together since saudi arabia bahrain and the u. A. E. Imposed a blockade on cats are in june while kuwaits foreign minister says the bloc remains crucial to regional stability only kuwait and qatar said heads of state to attend the meeting. Now European Union finance ministers have revealed a blacklist of International Tax havens many of the countries named are small caribbean and Pacific Islands but behind to the United Arab Emirates also made the list but says seventeen jurisdictions in all are not cooperating on tax matters block list of countries may no longer be used by institutions for financial operations. Well its for Member States to comment on this list but as i was the exact list of seventy years of actions which are now deemed to not do it is the actions but it is a list of more forty years of the actions which felt taken a number of commitments which they need to comply. Order. To ensure that. Eventually not port angeles stuff not corporate that that should have actions. Speak to alex carbon who is the chief executive of International TaxJustice Network is joining us via london and youre frustrated you say by the lack of effective accent taken by the e. U. Following the publication of that blacklist why is that the European Union had a great opportunity here they had published criteria which were more or less transparent objective will be verifiable which could have been applied in a way to every jurisdiction around the world including to e. U. Member states themselves and and instead at the last moment theyve kind of collapsed back into the old way of doing missed a really a politically negotiated settlement that inevitably ends up with smaller and weaker states on that list and takes on the big stage so why is there now and there are no e. U. Member states on that list. Well so that was a decision made at the outset and that you know the e. U. In the same way that the e. C. The operate is much better at looking at nonmembers than looking at itself but even with that constraint it couldve played a level Playing Field to everyone else and instead what its done really is picked on the smaller weaker states you know its isolated countries like now maybe mongolia which you know may have a bit of work to do in terms of the tax transparency and regulations but the idea that there are a threat to the text revenues of the European Union is ridiculous but it has not has not been the right direction at all in your opinion in cracking down on on tax havens it could have been a step in the right direction if theyd been seen to do something that could be built on then i think that having a sense that any sanctions that they mounted. Would be legitimate at it stands i think its clear that they havent treated individual countries for early in the side of the European Union and as such it wouldnt be legitimate to impose sanctions at this time thats why what were calling for is an International Convention in which countries at different income levels come together and agree what the appropriate minimum standards would be and then youd have a basis for basis to apply sanctions to the noncorporate cooperative states that are really causing problems for everyone else all right alex cobb and we thank you very much for joining us on aljazeera or if it is in greece risking their lives to enter other parts of europe say theyre determined to keep trying to make their dangerous journey author already say about a thousand a day try to stow away on board ships bound for italy john howard has this exclusive report from the port of patter us in greece on the dangerous reality of human smuggling. The sea crossing from greece to italy can take days and this is no way to do it hidden in airless Cargo Containers or clinging to wheel arches just inches from certain death all those people who are trying to. Hide under attack or inside the cargo its very very dangerous for the lights and for them its better for life for them. To get up for all the hundreds perhaps thousands of times that men like these try to stop these trucks the success rate is infinitely small for all the effort for all the risk involved it is a largely due time act. Like i was on the carpark oh you got three guys out theres another driver inform me that they were immigrants around saw what youd already found your truck in a socalled underneath and found three guys. In the past year after the borders of europe were closed to refugees the greek port Authorities Say theyve seen a four fold increase in the numbers perhaps a thousand a day trying to stow away aboard ships bound for italy. Most are discovered with a simple search. Those better hidden detective using x. Ray. But most of them myself. The few lucky enough to actually board a vessel will face similar searches by the italian authorities at the other end. But theres no deterring them in most cases theyll be released to return and try again. From the shower has made dozens of attempts. More than once a day. Part of his companion describes being beaten by the police. Why you are coming here. Big problem here. He fights me and sticks he kicked you and he beat you with a stick yeah stick. Pretty. He shows us a bruised and swollen ankle. In just a few hours weve watched more men than we can count in this mad dash to freedom and what they imagine is a better life somewhere else. But nothing prepares us for what happens next his face close to the tarmac its alie the man we met earlier from our. I was a doctor here. You were yeah yeah yeah i was a doctor a doctor who says his life was threatened by the taliban whose journey by air to iran road to turkey and by foot to greece has brought him here he really has no choice but to try again jonah Hill Al Jazeera at the port of the truss greece. Georgias former president has been freed from a police van in kiev by his supporters such as philly was detained after being dragged from his home by Ukrainian Security his supporters went on to fight with police the ex georgian leader has been based in ukraine for the past three years he was briefly a provincial governor only to fall out with the ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko since then sacked his family has been stripped of his ukrainian citizenship and his home country georgia has requested his extradition on criminal charges which really says are politically motivated. And accused me of having connections with people in russia and the whole of the. Big enemy of. Command to you know me. Independent. Ukraine against russia how could they think of accusing me of. A wildfire in the u. S. State of california has forced tens of thousands of people to leave their homes the blaze northwest of los angeles has burned more than eighteen thousand hectares more than one hundred fifty structures have been destroyed with many more at risk this is the worst year on record for wildfires in california at least fifteen people have died and then a million others affected by flooding in Southern Thailand eight provinces have been inundated by monsoon rains that started late last month wayne hay reports from Southern Thailand. In Southern Thailand entire communities are partially submerged by floodwater in recent weeks heavier than usual monsoon rain swept across this narrow stretch of land separating the gulf of thailand from the andaman sea some people have left for Evacuation Centers but most prefer to stay and cope as best they can with the difficult conditions there im so unhappy about the situation im very stressed the water is high and im afraid that if theres another storm my house will collapse people come together on the nearest dry land to receive aid handed out by the government or local groups but they say they need more. If not this year is worse than last year and its very difficult we need assistance from the government because our livestock is stranded and needs food and the whole village is under water in the province of song all sixteen districts have been declared disaster zones to a large extent the people of Southern Thailand have become accustomed to flooding because it happens so often the last time this area was under water was in january but theres also a sense of frustration that governments in thailand come and go with little or no focus on Long Term Solutions because of thailands volatile political scene governments change regularly politicians are rarely around long enough to work on sustainable projects that may help those who live in flood prone areas like proper drainage and Water Management theyre going to need it and governments only think about short Term Solutions because they only stay for two to four years so they only think about projects that can be completed within that timeframe. In the meantime its mainly Rural Communities that suffer year after year the people say they have lived here for generations and moving isnt an option so they stay and put up with a watery existence which is becoming increasingly common when hey aljazeera songkhla thailand. Parents in the philippines are waiting for more information about a dengue fever vaccine at the center of a health scare the government suspended an Immunization Program after discovering the drug could in some cases make the disease worse but hundreds of thousands of children have already been treated and dogon has more it was a mass vaccination project implemented during the time of former president. A multimillion dollar deal which is seen more than seven hundred thousand filipino children vaccinated now more than a years since its implementation clinical look at these children maybe even more tourists individuals who have not been. There is an increased risk. But dominant grade one or. Hemorrhagic fever so i know my beef. So how are we supposed to feed us parents of course were anxious do you worry about how it will affect our children our grandchildren who are vaccinated the only assurance that the Pharmaceutical Company can get for now is that there is still no record it beats out of this vaccine it does little for parents. Public back to me means an important prevention this is the crunch thousands of children die without ever seeing an. Environmental leader green policymakers are in the kenyan capital nairobi for a three day United Nations summit delegates are calling for tougher action against plastic litter kenya recently imposed the Worlds Toughest ban on plastic bags producing selling your even using plastic bags now risks a prison sentence of up to four years or a maximum fine of forty thousand dollars catherine sori has the latest from the talks. The liberations about this resolution on pollution and Plastic Waste pollution are over and ministers were involved in the process are more or less in agreement with this resolution i did speak to a member of the no wage and delegation no we fronted this resolution and she said they had to be very careful with the form that it too had to be very careful with the wording as well so you know going to see any treaties or protocols in it instead its broadly proposes for the establishment of a committee of experts drawn from different Member States to basically look into gaps in Waste Management to look into regulations as well theres also another proposal to have sort of a monitoring mechanism to monitor whats out there whats being dumped as well the end game is to have a policy on a zero tolerance to plastics and eventually perhaps even banning plastics from the stores there is no timeline for that but there is broadly a sense of realisation that this is a very very serious issue that needs to be addressed urgently i did speak to the United Nations executive United NationsEnvironment Program exactly director who called this plastic crisis an armageddon where u. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum has two missions to teach people about the nuts and campaign to wipe out jews during World War Two and to warn them of modern term ethnic cleansing while its latest exhibit tells of the atrocities being committed inside syria roslyn jordan reports. If life is revealed in details these scraps of cloth lists those of eighty two men who were held in a secret military prison in syria five years ago they are now on display at the u. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in washington. Over the loudspeakers a man reads the names of the prisoners the men he had suffered alongside for the better part of a year its the least the human rights activist monsour omari says he could do i am us a little money i come from. Syria. Story you will see inside is the story that was Hidden Underground in damascus. Omari says the military tortured him and other men for opposing president Bashar Al Assad and they knew their families had no idea what had happened to them so the plan write their names using a mixture of blood and rust on pieces of a shirt and tried to get them to the all side world when the military released omar he did just that and then he called the families of the other prisoners they didnt know any news about their sons on it was the first time they knew anything mothers cry it was also very hard work for me contacting mothers to begin with their sons Museum Officials learned of omars actions thanks to filmmaker sora who had made a film about syrias disappears what really struck us about months or story was. How courageous the plan was to actually document these names in detention museums typically catalogue what happened in the past long ago but this new exhibition focuses on people who may still be alive as we speak people being detained arbitrarily by the assad regime record one of the curators says the exhibit is a call to action its all the more important for an institution like ours in a capital Like Washington d. C. To speak up and say these crimes are happening and really to shine a light on on both on the victims but also on ourselves the name of the exhibition please dont forget us both and to the whole cost museums mission and a call to visitors to remember the people of syria as monsoreau mari has done. For most of my promise to my colleagues. I have to tell your story that the world should know what about your story. Roslyn jordan aljazeera washington. Still ahead on the aljazeera news hour the International Olympic committee decides on russia and puts us a pace on the twenty eight eighteen Winter Olympics details coming up in just a moment. Hello again time for the sports news here is puter. Thank you very much the International Olympic committee have announced that russian athletes will be permitted to compete at februarys a winter Olympic Games in pyongyang but only under a neutral flag the russian Olympic Committee has been suspended the decision was made at a meeting of the i. O. C. Executive board in lower than where a russian delegation and argued the case in twenty fifteen the World Antidoping Agency first accused russia of a state sponsored doping program particularly at the twenty fourteen Winter Olympics in sochi the i. O. C. Zone commission has already disqualified the results of twenty five russian athletes from those games the report clearly lays out an unprecedented attack on the integrity of the Olympic Games and sport. The report includes in particular the mali pull asian of the entered open laboratory of the olympic winter games in sochi two thousand and fourteen. Zero zero is the executive board after following process has issued a proportional sanctions for these systemic money pull asian while protecting clean athletes. Due process to which every individual and every organisation is entitled to. Which was not available to the i. O. C. Prior to the Olympic Games rio two thousand and sixteen. As and has laid myself. Im a feeling very sorry for all the clean athletes from all in overseas who are suffering from this money polish. We have agreed with the i. O. C. Years leitz commission that for the re a location of medals we will do our best to organize ceremonies for athletes during the olympic winter games two thousand and eighteen to try to dry to make up for the moments they have missed on the finish line or on the podium. So how did we get to this point well after russia only won three gold medals at the twenty ten Winter Olympics in vancouver it was decided they could not suffer similar embarrassment on home to in sochi and first a state sponsored doping program came into being russia won a record thirty three medals in searching twenty fourteen but the countrys anti doping Laboratory Director at the time rod chain cough has been the chief whistleblower he alleges the country ran a Systematic Program of doping way urine samples were switched to avoid detection the World Antidoping Agency or wada brought in canadian sports Lawyer Richard Mclaren to investigate them clare a report concluded one thousand russian athletes benefited from the system between twenty twelve and twenty fifteen before tuesday the i. O. C. Had already stripped eleven of the thirty three russian searching medalists of their prizes tuesdays action was based on the findings of an i. O. C. Commission formed in july twenty sixth scene and as a result they will be no team russia in pyongyang but they will be russian athletes competing under a neutral banner our Sports Correspondent leigh willing has more this was a nightmare scenario for the International Olympic committee and its president thomas barkeep called this overall an unprecedented attack on the taggerty of the Olympic Games but the question was what was he going to do about it when the report i backed before the report and he knew that russia would be done and he knew that such a the games that i go to russia in twenty four had been poisoned so that in between that proverbial rock and a hard place coming out with the olympic athlete from russia the our not an ideal solution and only one pays many people but i will feel its the best i can do that there wont be that washington like there wont be that russian anthem a humiliation for Russia Vladimir Putin thinks that this is a form of humiliation but actually there is something so perhaps the relationship. When the i. O. C. And russia that so precious to the i. O. C. Because its not been a total humiliation there will still be russians in pyongyang when they win the gold they will now arm them but we know that theyre washing but they will have to prove their claim before they get to south korea theyve been runners up in the Champions League in two of the last four seasons but id let it go madrid have been eliminated in the Seasons Group stage Diego Simeone you seem able to defeat chelsea at Stamford Bridge it didnt matter anyway because a roma beat a color bug and as a result the syriac Club Progress along with the english champions in other games blunders Legal Leaders by in munich and paris st germain were already through before by an b. P. s three three one barcelona have already booked this spot and they too know when eliminates sporting lisbon it also helped you venters to progress after the city our club it defeated olympiacos two nil majestie united sealed top spot in group a with a win over c. S. K. A moscow basel three. England are still in with a fighting chance in a second ashes test against australia in adelaide they both skate australia for just one hundred thirty eight in a second innings fast bowler James Anderson finding its rhythm at last with five wickets for forty three runs the home side still held and intimidating lead of three hundred fifty three but in glynn chipped away at that captain joe root is unbeaten on sixty seven with his team leading a further one hundred Seventy Eight runs with six wickets in hand for what seemed an unlikely victory at the start of the days play. The grueling marathon the sob has come to an end with emphatic victories for the mens and womens favorites this was the first time the marathon the. Being run in peru and stage six was the shortest of all the stages at just nineteen point six kilometers still that is not easy when youre running through the days it overall means leader Rashid Beattie of morocco went on to take a third consecutive victory in madison the sadlers win one county sahara triumphs as well on the womens side and Natalie Moore clare was a victorious you wouldnt usually associate the color bronze with you saying bolt but to mark the jamaicans retirement from sprinting he has been honored with a giant bronze statue in his countrys capital kingston but unlike so many of his race victories things didnt quite to plan at the unveiling the sheet covering the statue refused to come off at first but a little bit of help from the jamaican Prime Minister the eight foot sculpture of dancing his trademark pose was eventually revealed its one hundred and two hundred metre sprint and one of the spikes in august with eight olympic gold medals and eleven world titles and thats all the sport for me another update coming up again later thanks for watching the news hour on aljazeera on back in just a moment with much more of the days news at the top stories in twenty minutes. Because you know. The new era in television news. And those insights into toss to do things in secret that are on the list we had actual victims who had survived torture detention and saying this was the cause of my arrest if you could. Just stay but would you have stood by this conviction that everyone has a deep reservoir accountability if you give them the opportunity and wonderful thing stopped to look at the actual distance theres at least twenty thousand or hinder refugees who live here we badly need at these moments to the ship until president Hosni Mubarak has resides donald trump is going to be the next president retaliation will bang out a gun go back she finally canisters of gas i just want to believe it best to prevent the behavior getting anywhere and just give her a call that. By having me achieve something that never happened before. I really felt liberated as a journalist was doing that was getting to the truth as an eyewitness thats what his job. 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