haiti and left behind a disaster." he was the first to report the u.n. cholera story. kim, let me start with you. you just came back from haiti. what is the situation on the ground with regards to the cholera? >> i think people are identifying the u.n. very much with cholera. you often see that in the demonstrations. there was a giant one with probably over 10,000 people on september 30th that i was in, and they had many signs saying the u.n. equals cholera. so the anger is very palpable, and i think the welcome for the lawsuit is great. >> jonathan, help us understand exactly how we know now that the u.n. is responsible for this outbreak. you did a lot of original reporting on this. >> there was a lot of circumstantial evidence in the beginning. i went up to the base on octob october 27, 2010. >> that's the u.n. base. >> yes, the u.n. base in a town built right next to a river. a contingent of the pepalese soldiers you had just rolled in, and they said the source could not be true because the sanitation of the base wa

the likely source of the disease in haiti. but the one thing that hasn't happened is that the un hasn't accepted any kind of liability for bringing the epidemic to this country. in fact, at this point, they still won't even talk about it. it's been more than two years since cholera appeared in haiti and we're driving into one of the most isolated areas of the country. communities up here in the mountains surrounding artibonite river are almost completely cut off from basic services. clinics, running water, even roads here are almost non-existent. up here, catching any kind of disease is a serious matter, one that kills as quickly as cholera can be a death sentence. >> it is impossible, really, to imagine how somebody could get along paths like this to medical facilities within a few hours to save lives from cholera. this is the kind of scenario here, and the reality is that many of them don't - and we're on our way now to a funeral at the very top of this mountain for a man who didn't make it. when he died from cholera, farius

not in the current haiti we have. because if the family, the birth parents bring their kids here it is because they cannot take care of them. >> reporter: we asked someone to john us here who knows the problem only too well. craig juntehan. retired at 40, high tech millionaire. he and his wife kathy adopted three kids from haiti eight years ago. >> this is the universal language of an orphan. pick me up. hold me. just for a minute. make me feel like i matter. make me feel like i'm special. >> reporter: he was lucky. his kids adoptions went smoothly. and ever since, craig has been on a mission to make it easier for everyone else. he has even made a film about the tens of thousand of kids stuck in the system all over the world. so people believe the process is slow because it is careful? >> i don't think safe guard and tra transparency and efficiency are mutually exclusive. in many cases these dossiers sit on people any desks because they want to make their jobs seem important. >> reporter: craig's wife runs an orphanag

it is now endemic in haiti. haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere. it didn't have cholera three years ago. now it's endemic. >> all right. mark doyle, thanks very much. >> thank you. >> let me give you a roundup of other news stories -- in egypt, it's been announced the trial of the deposed president will begin on the fourth of november. mohammed morsi will be tried for incitement and murder, along with 14 other members of the muslim brotherhood. the charges were related to the protesters during demonstrations last year. the italian prime minister says there will be a state funeral for the victims of the tragedy near the island of lampedusa. over 270 african migrants died off the coast of the island when their boats sank last week. the europian commission president is currently visiting the island to show solidarity with the victims. at least seven people have been killed in a fire at a garment factory in bangladesh. 50 people were reportedly injured when the flames engulfed the warehouse near the capital. it's the latest disaster for bangladesh's $2

. >> the next steps in haiti's recover vi. report by soledad o'brien on healing hands helping the nation to find its way. >> good evening and thank you for being with us, i'm joie chen. the story is disturb ipingly familiar. high school athletes, alcohol, the sexual assault of teen girls and outcry spreading through social media the case involves two teenagers in a missouri farming community who say they were doubly victimised as they and their families were ostracised and run out of town because they sought justice. >> one of the girls was spoken to and this is how this case from heartland america became a national incident. >> maryvale missouri is under the microscope because of a rape case dating back two years, and is only now get gs national attention. >> i felt like i need the the story to come out and i needed to voice my opinion and my mother. it's just - we didn't have this kind of support when everything happened. now that we do have a lot of support and people are listening, it's a miracle. it feels good that finall

. >> the next steps in haiti's recover vi. report by soledad o'brien on healing hands helping the nation to find its way. >> good evening and thank you for being with us, i'm joie chen. the story is disturb ipingly familiar. high school athletes, alcohol, the sexual assault of teen girls and outcry spreading through social media the case involves two teenagers in a missouri farming community who say they were doubly victimised as they and their families were ostracised and run out of town because they sought justice. >> one of the girls was spoken to and this is how this case from heartland america became a national incident. >> maryvale missouri is under the microscope because of a rape case dating back two years, and attention. >> i felt like i need the the story to come out and i needed to voice my opinion and my mother. it's just - we didn't have this kind of support when everything happened. now that we do have a lot of support and people are listening, it's a miracle. it feels good that finally it is getting spoken about

one hope is that healing hands for haiti is receive sufficient. setting them up with funding for five years. mostly from the u.s. and canada. >> at the same time we started a training program to ensure that at some point there would be a transfer so haitians would be capable of providing the work themselves. >> this is the workshop where the prosthetics are made, each one by scratch. next door, technicians sew the velcro straps that hold the prosthetic to the patient. there are ten technicians that make about 30 prosthetics every month. the facility also hosts the training center. >> we have time to go to school. and. >> so it's a good gig, good job? >> yes. >> few places in port-o-prince are accessible for the handicapped. the tragic earthquake could have a silver lining. >> a lot of people in the beginning before the earthquake they used to reject people with handicap. and after the earthquake i don't know why it open up their eyes and they are starting to see them in another way and to accept them. >> this is moise's new reality. every few mont

. >> and the next steps in haiti's recovery. soledad o'brien on the healing hands that are helping haitians find their way. ♪ >>> good evening, and thanks for being with us. i'm joie chen. the story is a disturbingly familiar one now, high school athletes, alcohol, the sexual assault of teen girls and outcry spreading through social media. this case involves who betweeners who say they were doubly victimized because they soht justice. lori jane explains. >> reporter: maryville, missouri may be a small town, but right now it's under a huge microscope because of a rape case that dates back nearly two years and it is just now getting national attention. >> i felt like i needed this story to come out for me also, and i needed to be able to voice my opinion along with my mother, and it's just -- we didn't have this kind of support when everything happened, but now that we do have a lot of support and people listening, it's like a miracle. it feels really good that it's finally getting spoken about. we have waited for this day for a

. >> travel to haiti. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: you guys support any charities down there. >> we do a lot with partners in health. paul farmer has been working there for 30 years and they're incredible organization. real heroes of ours. (applause) >> stephen: actually, you and paul have a physical resemblancement you guys could be reflektors of each other. he kind of looks like you a little bit, just physically. >> stephen: wow. >> yeah. >> stephen: wow. >> he's a way better person but you guys-- . >> stephen: really? you don't know me. (applause) >> you're so much taller than jon stewart. >> stephen: i am, i am. yes, i am, thank you for noticing. (laughter) >> stephen: stick around. win and will, we'll be right back with a performance by the reflektors. (cheers and applause) 1u#??l?l wwww >> stephen: here with a song off their all buck reflector, the reflectors. ♪ ♪ a little hot, dow mind ♪ sorry about that. sorriee this is our first time play on tv. ♪ anyone as cool as a normal person

. >> travel to haiti. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: you guys support any charities down there. >> we do a lot with partners in health. paul farmer has been working there for 30 years and they're incredible organization. real heroes of ours. (applause) >> stephen: actually, you and paul have a physical resemblancement you guys could be reflektors of each other. he kind of looks like you a little bit, just physically. >> stephen: wow. >> yeah. >> stephen: wow. >> he's a way better person but you guys-- . >> stephen: really? you don't know me. (applause) >> you're so much taller than jon stewart. >> stephen: i am, i am. yes, i am, thank you for noticing. (laughter) >> stephen: stick around. win and will, we'll be right back with a performance by the reflektors. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: here with a song off their all buck reflector, the reflectors. ♪ ♪ a little hot, dow mind ♪ sorry about that. sorriee this is our first time play on tv. ♪ anyone as cool as a normal person ♪ ♪ waiting a

boarded a plane for haiti. according to a scientific panel convened to study the outbreak, one of the peace keepers was likely carrying cholera. this is the site where they dumped cholera laden water for the supply for all of haiti. introducing cholera to a country that hasn't seen it for hundreds of years. but the u.n. has refused to respond to allegations it is responsible for the epidemic citing diplomatic immunity. there has been no apology. american and haitian lawyers will file a class auction lawsuit in u.s. court tomorrow. >> the u.n. is there to fight disease and poverty, but it's a major contributor to disease and poverty in haiti. and refusing to take responsibility for it. >> reporter: that's the stance on the u.n. taking responsibility for that? >> i can't answer that question. >> reporter: she is one of the top officials in haiti. when there is blame to be made, isn't it important for them to accept that blame and in the case of the u.n. to say yes, it was us? >> well, unfortunately, i can't answe

i think here in haiti, what is more important is to deal with the situation that we're in. improving the health system in the water and sanitation, we're also improving other elements. >> reporter: little reassurance for dieumene, who says her family has received no help from the u.n. >> immunity can't mean impunity, and the victims are entitled to their day in national court if the u.n. won't give them justice within their country. >> reporter: dieumene and the other plaintiffs are counting on the lawsuit, hoping the u.s. courts will finally bring justice to their families and force the united nations to be accountable. the lawsuit also accuses the united nations of a cover-up, saying it purposely covered up the investigation and obscured the outbreak source. the u.n. says it does not discuss publicly the allegations. >> dr. nancy snyderman, just back from haiti, thank you for your reporting. >>> and when we come back, the iron woman of her time is back in the water tonight and will be for a long time to come. and had them show us.e a r we learned a lot of us have known so

>> haiti is like my heart. you know what i mean? for me to renew has to go back to haiti. you have to move ahead in life. i have to do that journey. by doing so, it makes me a better person and appreciate my and my parents's life a lot more. it's not easy. >> obviously last year haiti was struck by natural disaster. there was a huge rebuilding effort. you have been at the center of trying to help haiti become strong again. >> well, it's like i said. i can't be on the sideline and watch things go down and not do anything. at the end of the day it's like one of us, we are all hurt. >> to me it's about education. we educate one, we help raise a village. >> that's right. >> that's what i'm all about. >> mark is always in tune. it doesn't matter if you fast forward. we always come back to haiti. >> this movement going on, i see the movement and the people at the center of their life, like everybody else. so they lend a hand to other brothers and sisters who can't afford to do for themselves. >> who were the biggest influences in terms of photography? >> there was a lot. from bl

prime minister in haiti. and that leadership, with the people, with their incredible unity of spirit, i don't mean that it doesn't have incredible problems also. it is now becoming kind of a model in my head when i look at our country. >> right. >> and i guess that is the cycle of things. you will find among the weakest the strongest, and among the strongest, the weakest. >> did you -- you just made me think of something. another guy who was polarizing, deliberately so and spoke his mind, was lou reed. did you ever meet him? >> i met him on several occasions. i didn't know him well. i drank and we talked about martial arts. he was very into martial arts most of his life, i think. you know, i don't know that the loss of somebody has -- the artists, the musicians, the actors i know, i probably have gotten more messages of people really being impacted by his loss. he was a very big inspiration to i guess, everybody. >> what i loved about him was on twitter and social media, this huge outpouring of tributes. all

base on the banks of the river, as the source of haiti's cholera epidemic. strain of the disease came from nepal, as did the u.n. peacekeepers whom al jazerra found moving the base's leaky latrines in the weeks after the out break. the u.n.'s own reports found that the base had failed to properly dispose of its sewage which scientists believe is the source of the cholera bacteria now found in haiti's water supply. lawyers are filing a class action lawsuit on behalf of the haiti's cholera victims in a new york federal court but they face one monumental obstacle. the treaty that established the u.n. grants its sweeping immunity being are a treaty that has been signed by all member states including haiti. for two years, haitians sought justice through the u.n. les's internal leg system they denied their claims and continues to deny responsibilities. >> peacekeepers operate under a veil of immunity and in this cholera case i think it's challenging that on the civil side if one wants to sustain the criminally community, it's best to clean up messes and this one i

nancy snyderman recently traveled to haiti to report on the epidemic. >> reporter: this is 5-year-old christina. a cholera victim who remembers her manners, christina is one of the lucky ones, she is going to make it. but others have not been so fortunate. she lost her family members to cholera. >> i am sad, i'm really sad. >> reporter: the fever is gone, the cholera epidemic has compounded the suffering i witnessed after the devastating earthquake in 2010, since then, it has become one of the world's worst health crisis, sickening many, killing others, a batallion of troops went to haiti. one of the peacekeeper was most likely carrying cholera, this is the site where the cholera-laden water was introduced to the country that has not seen it for years. but the u.n. has refused to respond to allegations that it is responsible for the epidemic, citing diplomatic immunity. there has been no compensation, no apology. the american and haitian lawyers will file the class action lawsuit in court tomorrow. >> the u.n. is there to fight disease and poverty, but it is a major contributor to dis

[laughter] >> i'm doing it for haiti. i'm doing it for a good cause. >> ellen: you're doing it for a good cause, you're doing it for haiti and that's a good thing but honestly, you're not going to make it. you can walk. >> i'm doing it for charity. i'm not going to finish top 10, i'm doing it for haiti, i can walk, i can run, i can jump on someone's back, my brother is going to run with me and he talks a lot so i'll be running away from him. >> ellen: has he trained also? >> he's run his whole life. >> ellen: he's probably going to not be with you. >> now, he's not going to leave me, he promised me he's not going to leave me. >> ellen: anyway i saw also, we don't have it here but brazilian "vogue" and something is missing there. [laughter] >> ellen: you didn't -- is that as long as it goes? or did you not pull it down? is that what that shirt looks like? >> yeah. on most people. >> ellen: you look beautiful, though. look at that. that's great. >> thank you. >> ellen: beautiful. mario sestino? >> it was close to my house o

base on the banks of the river as the source of haiti's cholera epidemic. it came from nepal, as did the u.n. peacekeepers who they found moving the la teens in the weeks after the outbreak. they found that the base had failed to properly dispose of sewage, which scientists believe is the source of the cholera bacteria now found in haiti's water supply. lawyers are filing a class action lawsuit on behalf of haiti's cholera victims in a new york federal court, but they may a monumental obstacle. the treaty that established the u.n. grants it sweeping immunity, a treaty signed by all member states including haiti. for two years haitians sought justice through the u.n.'s internal legal system. the u. denied their claims and continues to deny responsibility. >> peacekeepers operate under a veil of immunity. this cholera case, i think, is challenging that on the civil side. if one wants to sustain the criminal immunity, it's best to clean up messes and this one's a mess. >> reporter: lawyers for the cholera victims says the u.n. has a moral as well as a legal re

they're seeking combinatio helpe effected in haiti. ththe cholera epidemic has killd 800 people since 2010. we have fault lines sebastian walker. "fault lines," anyone who has had an opportunity to see this program, knows it's a terrific program. tell us what happened. >> this dates back to the early weeks of 2010 when the disease broke out in october. i was a correspondent based in haiti so we were reporting on the scene. and in the weeks that followed we tracked the rumors that peace keepers were responsible for bringing cola to the community. we followed them around and we filmed scenes of u.n. napelese peace keepers burying sewage that leaked down to the river. >> you captured the video. you took the stories, the images to the u.n. what happened next? >> reporter: when we asked u.n. officials what their response was, and there was denial that u.n. peace keepers could have anything to do with it. we went back to the fault lines a.m. and look at the impact its still having in haiti, and it was also to try to get u.n. officials to exp

their minimum wage in haiti is between $.60 and $.90 an hour. more than three quarters of workers interviewed said they could not afford three meals a day. a boat carrying 50 people believed to be migrants from haiti and jamaica capsize off the shore of miami wednesday, killing four and -- killing four of the six women on board. the surviving 11 people have been detained by immigration authorities. a missouri prosecutor who drop charges in the marysville rate days that has ignited national outrage says he will ask a special precutor to re-examine the case. the victim, daisy coleman, said she was given alcohol and raped during a gathering of high school athletes last year while another team filmed the incident. the 14-year-old was then dumped on her porch in below freezing temperatures, barely conscious. her 13-year-old friend also says she was actually assaulted the same night. despite reported evidence and interviews supporting the case, prosecutors dropped charges against daisies accused rapist, matthew barnett, a well- connected football play

in joe lanceburg, and 7:00 in the morning in haiti. we're bringing you a somewhat different edition of "g.m.t." today. regular viewers will know that this week we launched our 100 women season. today we've got a guest editor for part of our program. she's one of the world's most influential women, the human rights lawyer, who set up an international foundation to back women trying to set up and grow their businesses. she's the first of our guest editors on "bbc world news" during october. and we'll have a chat with mrs. blair later in the program. now to our top story. three years ago, haiti was rocked by a devastating earthquake. if that was not bad enough, the survivors were soon battling the spread of cholera. now families of those who died from the disease -- and there were about 8,000 of them -- they're suing the u.n. for compensation. their lawyers say cholera was accidentally brought to haiti by u.n. peacekeepers from nepal, where the disease is apparently endemic. our correspondent, mark doyle, was in haiti at the time, and he'

my mom just got back from haiti. we go back a lot. definitely good thing to see when you go to haiti. >> do they have satellite dishes? >> they do watch sunday night football. >> so this is big? >> this is big. >> high rating in haiti tonight. >> of course. of course. they were telling me they're ready. >> garcon's relatives figure to hear his name called often tonight. he has 29 resengceptions alread. washington and dallas tonight on sunday night football. >> this is our house and it's our division. >> last year the redskins resurged with turbo charge with an rg-3 upgrade. an an exhilaration to the head of the class was complete. now the cowboys to jump on the closest competition. but despite eye catching performances, are they built to last? >> intercepted. >> the race for the nfc east is on sunday night football. [ beep ] ♪ ♪ ♪ it's go time. ♪ [ van damme ] it's go time. godaddy. [ male announcer ] maybe you've already heard what they're saying about the nissan altima. ♪ and we have to admit, that it's all true. but don't

. >>> blamed for a deadly outbreak of cholera in haiti. lawyers file a lawsuit against the united nations. [ technical difficulties ] >>> and getting out of their cars and on to their bicycles. ♪ >>> hello, we begin this news hour with the latest developments from syria, and the program to destroy its stockpile of chemical weapons. there has been a rare briefing by the director general of the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons at the hague. the opcw is in charge of dismantling the stockpile. let's first take a look at some of the highlights of the briefing. cur recollectly there are 19 weapons inspectors working in damascus and its suburbs. another 12 will be deployed. since beginning their work on sunday the experts have visited one site already and have 20 more to inspect. they have about nine months to carry the work out. and that's not going to be an easy task but one that can certainly be achieved. >> the corporation has been quite constructive, and i will say that the syrian authorities have been cooperative. [ in

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. -- haiti. think it is?u >> we know them more than we know people in our own lives. are privileged to go deep in the soul. you cannot walk away and say i don't know you. it's another in-depth way of looking at individuality, which is so often denied. think literature, art, music, and all these can reach people more deeply in a profound way. tavis: there is death and destruction. not you whether or about haydeerative can change, will change. if so, how does that happen? >> it has to change. more voices. it needs more voices from within. it needs all these stereotypical views overturned, and how do you ?verturn them to raise voices from the haitian but also therience narrative itself, the way people are living, these have to change, because often our stories are written -- they are decided i the outside, -- by the outside, so because he be -- haiti has this history of great i thinkies in the past, we are always looking to that next step. half the population of haydee is under 25. is under 25. there will be a change of course. tavis: let me move from fiction to nonficti

it's grown on guys i remind this is breaking the sat remember member that i traveled to haiti last year to cover the cholera outbreak that killed eight thousand patients and made sixty and six hundred fifty thousand people very sick now all the evidence has shown that the outbreak was clearly introduced to country by u.n. troops from the pulp and naturally victims of this deadly disease are demanding compensation from the u.n. today an advocacy group filed a lawsuit against international body and are seeking billions of dollars in damages for the country but the u.n. has maintained that it is too big to sue and it was cholera ridden haitians nothing look right now it costs the u.n. a half a billion dollars to maintain its troops in the country every year this to give you a little bit perspective it's projected that it would only cost two point two billion dollars to completely eliminate cholera and restore proper sanitation throughout haiti so far only one u.n. official is spoken out about the spectacle refusal to own up to this enormous human health disaster the navy kelly high commiss

it's grown on guys i mean martin's this is breaking the sat remember member that i traveled to haiti last year to cover the cholera outbreak that killed eight thousand patients and made sixty six hundred fifty thousand people very sick now all the evidence has shown that the outbreak was clearly introduced in country by you when you troops from the paul and naturally victims of this deadly disease are demanding compensation from the u.n. today an advocacy group filed a lawsuit against international body and are seeking billions of dollars in damages for the country but the u.n. has maintained that it is too big to sue and as cholera ridden haitians nothing book right now it costs the u.n. a half a billion dollars to maintain its troops in the country every year this to give you a little bit perspective it's projected that it would only cost two point two billion dollars to completely eliminate cholera and restore proper sanitation throughout haiti so far only one u.n. official is spoken out about the spectacle refusal to own up to this enormous human health disaster navy kelly high c

it's brought on guys i mean martin's this is breaking the sat remember member that i traveled to haiti last year to cover the cholera outbreak that killed eight thousand patients and made sixty six hundred fifty thousand people very sick now all the evidence has shown that the outbreak was clearly introduced to the country by u.n. troops from the home and naturally victims of this deadly disease are demanding compensation from the u.n. today an advocacy group filed a lawsuit against international body and are seeking billions of dollars in damages for the country but the u.n. has maintained that it is too big to sue and as cholera ridden haitians nothing book right now it cost the u.n. a half a billion dollars to maintain its troops in the country every year just to give you a little bit perspective it's projected that it would only cost two point two billion dollars to completely eliminate cholera and restore proper sanitation throughout haiti so far only one u.n. official is spoken out about the spectacle refusal to own up to this enormous human health disaster navy kelly high commis

a treaty that has been signed by all member states including haiti. for two years haitians sought justice through the u.n.'s internal legal system. the u.n. denied their claims and continues to deny responsibili responsibility. >> peace keepers operate under a veil of immunity. this cholera is challenging that on the civil side. if one wants to sustain the criminal immunity, it's best to clean up messes, and this is a mess. >> reporter: lawyers for the cholera victims say the u.n. hazard a moral as well as legal responsibility. >> the u.n. is one of the world's leaders in promoting human rights in the rule of law. the way it has been responding to this case has been hypocritical. there has been no follow through in the principles that the u.n. preaches with regards to the victims of cholera. >> reporter: legal questions for the courts. for the survivors it's a simple matter of right and wrong. al jazeera, united nations. >> venezuela's president has asked congress for special powers to' allow him to rule by decree. he said he needs the extra measures

it's grown on guys i mean martin this is breaking the set remember member that i traveled to haiti last year to cover the cholera outbreak that killed eight thousand patients and made sixty and six hundred fifty thousand people very sick now all the evidence has shown that the outbreak was clearly introduced to the country by u.n. troops from the pulp and naturally victims of this deadly disease are demanding compensation from the u.n. today an advocacy group filed a lawsuit against international body and are seeking billions of dollars in damages for the country but the u.n. has maintained that it is too big to sue and it was cholera ridden haitians nothing look right now it costs the u.n. a half a billion dollars to maintain its troops in the country every year this to give you a little bit perspective it's projected that it would only cost two point two billion dollars to completely eliminate cholera and restore proper sanitation throughout haiti so far only one u.n. official is spoken out about the spectacle refusal to own up to this enormous human health disaster navy kelly high co

they just waste money. >> a magnitude 7 earthquake struck haiti three years ago. more than 200,000 people were killed. about 280,000 people still live in tents and makeshift shelters. >>> delegates at the united nations general assembly have chosen five countries as non-permanent members of the u.n. security council. the new members are nigeria, chad, lithuania and the council includes ten non-permanent members. the council also includes five permanent members. it will be the first time saudi arabia, chad and lithuania will be represented on the council. >>> people in beijing have remembered a late political leader. it would have been his 94th birthday. he once held the top job in the communist party. family members and former aides held a quiet ceremony at his home in the chinese capital. he spent 15 years under house arrest there until he died in 2005. the people who worked with him praised his ideals. >> translator: he strenuously pushed reform and an open door policy. he always worked for the general public. his downfall is a great loss to the nation. >> he wa

the island of hispaniola is divided into deeply poor haiti and the up-and-coming dominican republic, a popular tourist destination. you can even see this division line from space. while haiti has lost much of its landscape to deforestation, the trees that do remain mostly belong to the dominican republic. and increasingly there is an awareness that keeping tourism green is important to keep this industry sustainable. here the islanders are putting some new ideas into practice. >> visitors to the beaches of punta cana are treated to a caribbean island paradise. here the developing country of the dominican republic presents its prettiest face to the world. more than three million tourists from around the globe flock here every year. most stay at all-inclusive resorts, which consume vast amounts of energy. they also release more than 800,000 tons of co2 into the atmosphere each year -- as much as is generated during a thousand flights from germany to punta cana. for years, the grupo puntacana has been trying to combat this kind of environmentally- damaging, mass tourism. founded in 1969

. >> happening today, victims of a cholera epidemic in haiti are suing the united nation for covering up the worst outbreak in modern history. they invoked a sweeping immunity that sweeps back to the founding. >> the un is there to fight disease and poverty, but is a major contributor to poverty and disease in haiti and refuses to take responsibility. >> un officials said they could not comment on the lawsuit. more than 650,000 haitians contracted cholera since the epidemic began. 8500 people have died. several studies have linked the outbreak to un peace keepers from nepal who came to haiti after the devastating earthquake in 2010. this week is mental illness awareness week. two recent events. the navy yard shooting and last week's car chase that ended in a shooting and the shooting death of miriam carey. they highlight the determinings of serious mental illness. more on the health that is available and hospitalization is one of the things that make people wonder why weren't these people hospitalized for their problems? >> this is really a problem with the whole mental health system.

base on the river as the source of haiti's cholera epidemic. the strain of the disease came from nepal, as did the u.n. peacekeepers who al jazeera found moving the base's leaky latrines in the weeks after the outbreak. the u.n.'s own report found they failed to properly sgoez of the sewage, which scientists believe is the source of the bacteria in haiti's water supply. lawyers are filing a class action lawsuit on behalf of haiti's cholera victims a new york federal court. they face one monumental obstacle. the treaty that established the u.n. grants is sweeping immunity, a treaty signed by all member states including haiti. for two years haitians sought justice through the u.n.'s internal legal system. the u.n. denied their claims and continues to deny their responsibility. >> peacekeepers operate under a veil of immunity. this cholera case is challenging that on a civil side. if one wants to sustain the community, it's best to clean up messes and it's a mess. >> reporter: lawyers say the u.n. has a moral as well as a legal responsibility. >>

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the al jazeera program fault lines has been reporting on the epidemic in haiti. sebastian walker went to the u.n. and the secretary general moon looking for earcheses. zblfnltd one explanation is there is no compensation being paid to the family of the victims. >> i have made it clear the reason why this case is not. >> was it your decision ultimately? whose decision was it in the end. >> yes it was my decision. and based on careful consideration. >> do you think it's the right decision? >> in i think so. >> for the family of the victims. why don't you talk to my legal council. counsel. he ihe issebastian walker is hek about that legal battle and the ongoing epidemic. sebastian let's go back. how did the cholera get there tn the first place? >> i was the correspondent based in haiti when the cholera broke out. >> it was not seen there before. >> there was no recorded cases of the disease being there at all. >> then the u.n. came in. at first the cholera was a huge crisis is tha that we saw peoplg in a space of a few hours. nobody knew what the illness was. it was

it's grown on guys i mean martin this is breaking the set remember that i traveled to haiti last year to cover the cholera outbreak that killed eight thousand patients and made sixty six hundred fifty thousand people very sick now all the evidence has shown that the outbreak was clearly introduced to country by you when you troops from the hall and naturally victims of this deadly disease are demanding compensation from the u.n. today an advocacy group filed a lawsuit against international body and are seeking billions of dollars in damages for the country but the u.n. has maintained that it is too big to sue and as cholera ridden haitians nothing book right now it costs the u.n. a half a billion dollars to maintain its troops in the country every year this to give you a little bit perspective it's projected that it would only cost two point two billion dollars to completely eliminate cholera and restore proper sanitation throughout haiti so far only one u.n. official is spoken out about the spectacle refusal to own up to this enormous human health disaster navy kelly high commissione

to haiti you had been after the devastating earthquake . compare what you saw there with what you saw here. >> obviously, the destructions are completely different scale, but at the same time, in the first days after the storm, there was a similar level of the feeling of abandonment in the rockaways was profound. you have a lot of civil servants, firemen, police officers. they did not see anyone from the government or the red cross or fema for five or six days. we were really the first people for the first two weeks that many people saw. se were wearing safety vest and had clipboards and we were the most official looking people on the ground. it is easy tohat compare the level of destruction from sandy to haiti, but i think you see a lot of the same inefficiencies in disaster response and the same kind of patterns. >> where are those communities today? this is a year later. >> well, you are some happy stories and people are doing better and have rebuilt and there is also a lot of people who are still displaced. wereink about 70,000 homes se