witness. assigned. on al-jazeera. a diverse range of stories from across the globe from the perspective of a network's journalists on al-jazeera. the. the w.h.o. welcomes the scrutiny over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic amidst threats that the u.s. will pull its funding permanently. hello i'm barbara starr you're watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up a surge in fighting in libya the u.n. warns foreign intervention has pushed the conflict to a turning point accused of involvement in the murder of his former wife the

suitor's prime minister resigns after months of speculation and left high and dry by the corona virus pandemic the filipino maritime workers who are now face down outsource and future. for joining us there will be an independent inquiry into the international response of the corona virus outbreak the investigation will include an examination of the world health organizations role the $194.00 w.h.o. member states unanimously passed the european union resolution that would allow for what they called a comprehensive evaluation of the global reaction w.h.o. director general dr ted. welcome to the resolution are only. debited job remains fully committed to trying to spot and see accountability and

continues improvement we want accountability. anyone. while the resolution follows a sharp criticism of the w.h.o. by u.s. president donald trump he says missteps by the organization came at an extreme cost basically they have to clean up their act they have to do a better job they have to be much more fair to other countries including the united states so we're not going to be involved with them to separate way across the right to permanently stop funding to the w.h.o. is facing a growing backlash russia's deputy foreign minister is quoted as saying they're against breaking the organization for another members political preferences meanwhile china has accused the u.s. of attempting to avoid responsibility for its own outbreak claiming trumps remarks were meant to criticize china's response efforts well our white house correspondent

kimberly halkett joins us live for more on this kimberly president from greeley is adamant that the w.h.o. has to pay in one way or another for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. now there's no question about it and he reiterated as much today this is a us president we say this repeatedly but he's running for re-election it's important to note that he's looking for somebody to blame for the obliterated economy in the united states and so the argument has been the the world health organization the united states being its largest contributor to its budget the united states feels that the american taxpayer was not adequately warned and now is paying the price financially now there is of course been enormous criticism of donald trump's own pandemic response but the u.s. president is standard playbook pivot to scapegoating essentially now the world health organization but this is something that donald trump has been doing since

the beginning of his presidency something he even campaigned on and that is his kind of america 1st platform we saw this with china in his trade war with china escalating tariffs even calculating that this would hurt american farmers in the short term in order to achieve the structural change so that's what we're seeing right now in fact a statement from the u.s. mission to the united nations earlier today saying that they support this resolution this review in fact the united states says it wants to better understand the virus and the timeline and the united states president saying that if as a result of this review they find that there were indeed some errors on the part of warning the united states then the united states could permanently withdraw funding that decision that could be made within 30 days and there was they could have reaction to that by other states russia china for example what about reaction within the united states though what are the democrats have to say. yeah one of the top democrats on capitol hill

a top senator chuck schumer is gravely concerned of the blowback of not participating or collaborating when it perhaps is needed most in terms of sharing information that could lead to a vaccine for example he in fact says that the rebuke of the world health organization other bodies leave the us empty handed if another country develops a vaccine 1st so in other words he's criticizing the suspension of funding he's criticizing president trump's lashing out a chinese official saying this could hamper a collateral effort to find a vaccine in other words he is worried about the unintended consequences still the u.s. president pressing forward we're going to watch carefully he is in the midst of preparing to hold a cabinet meeting where he could speak again to reporters watch carefully to see what more he might have to say we will indeed kimberly how it would delay his from the white house thank you.

and it's going to libya now where the u.n. recognize government says it has killed 5 of the suffice soldiers loyal to the warlord honey for huffed are the government is also seized the towns of t.g. and by that a south of the air base which was itself captured on monday in comes as the u.n. marked a shift in tone towards have tar that directly criticizing the renegade commander our diplomatic editor james bays reports stuff from the united nations. in recent weeks the un's acting special representative stephanie williams gave this bleak assessment of the situation in libya to security council ambassadors i believe we have reached another turn in the conflict conflict. from what we're witnessing in terms of the massive influx of weaponry the crittenden's and mercenaries to the 2 sides the only conclusion that we can draw is that this war will intensify and broaden him deep devastating consequences for the libyan

people as the foreign intervention increases the libyans themselves are getting lost in the mess their voices crowded out we must not let live vs let a went she said it was civilians paying the price 58 killed and $190.00 injured since the 1st of april an 89 percent rise in civilian casualties compared with the 1st 3 months of the year she said the vast majority were the result of attacks by general half his forces she said it was regrettable that at the end of april the general had rejected the international peace plan and claimed he alone had a mandate to rule the country libya's ambassador who's loyal to the government of national accord was scathing about half duff and one of his main international backers the united arab emirates we wish to inform you in

a fantasy council that we have damning evidence of direct illegal transfer of these specific weapons to libya by the united arab emirates in support of the war criminal and is malicious. which these evidence we are sharing with the panel of experts in previous security council meetings over the years the united nations has been reluctant to criticize one side or the other simply saying that both will show restraint but the tone has now changed the criticism of general haftar was direct and much stronger amid reports that even some of his backers believe the impetuous commander has overplayed his hand james by al-jazeera at the united nations at least 120 people have been killed in what authorities are calling cattle raids in south sudan since friday more than 100 people were also injured to during the attacks which took place in order in jungle

a state 2 staff members from doctors without borders were also killed in or county over the weekend forcing the organization to suspend the medical care in the region . lesotho's prime minister has resigned after months of pressure over allegations that he was involved in the murder of his former wife thomas the band his coalition fell apart in parliament last monday and he was asked to step down by the end of this week to make way for a new government the bunny is suspected of conspiring to murder his ex-wife his current wife has been formally charged with murder they both deny any involvement in her death look unto me and we remain here for you to do it one knows that the way that you signed me may not yet be over but the time to to have them degrades here talk of actually take leave from public live in all of these has finally arrived. how do with us says more now on what thomas lubanga said and what

will happen next. we know that thomas to buy me a formally handed in his resignation to king lately the 3rd the king could ask him to stay on as a kid take a prime minister until a new prime minister has been sworn in that person will likely be finance minister my daughter he's 58 years old he used to work for the eye and made anything to have support from people who like to buy any when it comes to the army political and the they that they will likely remain neutral they haven't really had to deal with him but it's affected or expected that they will try and support him so by and he has been resisting going for a while and he say this is not a resignation he's simply retiring because he's too old but people in the city know that he's been under a lot of pressure to resign because of his alleged involvement in the murder of his former wife he had approached the constitutional court earlier saying that his argument was that a sitting prime minister cannot be charged with anything now that of course will change once

a new prime minister has been sworn in some political and the sitting thing of the results of i have told with along with because he is trying to organize some kind of good exit package for him when he leaves maybe try to take the people around him and also try and get immunity from prosecution but all this will become clear to the new prime minister has been sworn in that could be late on tuesday or possibly even wednesday still to come on al-jazeera airing listed from the coronavirus cases rise among people as fear grows longer as and the miners exploit the crisis and australia's farmers their biggest customer after the government's call for an independent inquiry into the origin of the.

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welcome back here's a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera the 194 member states of the world health organization have voted unanimously to hold an independent inquiry into the international response to the corona virus outbreak it will include an examination of the w h o's world the united nations has directly criticize the warlord tally for half the battle over the violence in libya the country's un recognized government is continuing its offensive against forces after seizing a major air base. prime minister has resigned after months of pressure over allegations that he was involved in the murder of his former wife by his coalition fell apart in parliament last monday. down by the end of this week.

syria's warring parties have agreed to reconvene in geneva to negotiate the constitution once the coronavirus pandemic eases united nations special envoy gary peterson the said the relative calm in the last rebel held enclave of a blip provided an opportunity for building confidence the war in syria has been raging for more than 9 years with pederson urging the u.s. and russia to start talks he's called on all parties to work towards a un facilitated peace process which includes un supervised elections. united states and russia a 6 year old to play in. corp when it comes to syria for. there are

many older extras. if you are to be able to find. all the syrian government has ordered the seizure of assets belonging to president bashar al assad's cousin who is accused of racking up millions and that a rift in al assad's family was revealed earlier this month when rami makhlouf released a video pleading with his cousin to prevent of the collapse of his business syria tell is the largest mobile mobile operator in the country and the government says it owes around $77000000.00 but clue 4 was one of syria's richest men rejects the claims his wife sent children's assets are also to be seized hundreds of civilians have disappeared to during yemen's 5 year war many are said to have been taken in for questioning by the saudi u.a.e. coalition their families are desperate for answers but their about their relatives whereabouts stephanie decker now reports it's the not knowing which is the hardest

part it's been 5 years since these children lost to their father since his wife lost you for certain that he was alive and they're only live human you more with of my i haven't heard about my husband since he was abducted not even a call or news i haven't heard his voice since then i don't know anything i searched and looked everywhere i made reports to the police and the security directorate i even went to the ministry of the interior. according to his wife adel her dad was a bus driver in yemen southern port city of aden she says he was taken for questioning by groups backed by saudi arabia and the u.a.e. in november of 2016. he isn't the only one to disappear the 5 year war has left many families with the same pain and uncertainty these mother hold weekly protest they want answers. by saying we appeal for the release of our children we've been looking for them for 4 years and we haven't found them if there is

something they should put them on trial at least they should let us talk to them see them what they're doing is forbidden 2 of my sons were forcibly taken every mother and wife here has been in such pain for 4 years the risk of covert 19 has added to their worries the relatives tell our. yemen's health care system is barely functioning of 3 years of war the official number of current infections here is relatively low but aid agencies fear the numbers are far higher the world health organization has warned that a large outbreak of the virus here could be disastrous there is a severe lack of equipment especially when it comes to ventilators there is no capacity to cope and as the rest of the world focuses on battles to contain the coronavirus it seems to be the only subject that makes news headlines these days but it hasn't stopped the conflict here and it's only added to the worries of those desperate for answers stephanie decker al-jazeera rights activists in argentina

have urged the government to help a slum in the capital which has been hit by an outbreak of the coronavirus there are there are more than 1000 confirmed cases in the neighborhood 31 slums and one as iris with $45000.00 residents the slum is overcrowded and lacks basic necessities including running water 1st of all was of all the demonstrations in. we're here in the center of one of scientists were a group of people have gathered to protest against the city of one aside is saying that it's not taking care of the poorest people that are living in some of the slums in morningside as they have come here saying that they do not have hygiene products they do not have food among other things one of the reasons why they have come here today is because one of their community leader in the slum 31 in one a side is pasta way

a few days ago because of cold feet 19 she has been denouncing the slums and what a sight is to not have any type of water in order for them to remember selves among other things argentina was one of the 1st countries in the region to impose a complete long time and it has succeeded in preventing the spread of disease nationwide but there's been a surge of cases in the slums of one of scientists in this past few days what we're seeing here is that this is not just happening in argentina but a similar situation is happening elsewhere in countries like brazil to rule and others. the u.n. has warned the coronavirus is having a devastating impact on indigenous people around the world in brazil doctors say the number of critically ill patients being airlifted out of the amazon rain forest has increased by 60 percent since the pandemic began the tornado to be reports. inside this plane there's a critically ill cope with 19 patients nobody. and it's no longer he's

a member over the indigenous tribes who live in brazil's amazon rain forest he's been airlifted to the now one of the few cities in i was in a state with intensive care beds. every day 2 planes are going out one is from normal patients and the other is to cover the patients sometimes you don't have a normal patient but we have a patient with code that lives for covert patients have gone up a lot it's gone up 60 percent full removals. latest figures show there are more than 500 confirmed cases of the 19 among 40 tribes many indigenous people have gone into voluntary isolation barricading roads to protect their villages from the pandemic but the disease is spreading quickly. we have an underdeveloped in syria 4 or 5 cities have intensive care units and many of them are not operate tional those in the rest of the interior those in underdeveloped areas are trying to get to my mouse and we could see

a new wave of crowded hospitals fights for vacancies and intense situation even before the coronavirus crisis brazil's indigenous people say they were in a struggle for survival they say president jaya both scenario has stripped them of their rights and dismantled environmental protections opening the amazons mineral riches for more commercial exploitation. 19 is an additional threat a time of heightened tension the tribes say they don't have the resources needed to fight the disease if the question of indigenous people is getting or is worth anything especially in this pandemic crisis because. the mark in the recession the indigenous people how being so for suffer historically it's because also the lack of. human rights groups warn that illegal miners and logos in the amazon rain forest are exploiting the pandemic and that the government is ignoring or even encouraging illegal land seizures at

a time when indigenous people almost fun ripple victoria gate in the al-jazeera pakistan has launched a program to get emergency funds to people who've lost their jobs because of the pandemic it's specifically aimed at people who rely on the dole wage but critics say it's too late for many reports. defeated an unprecedented crises and it had hit pakistan ready hard also it should be remembered by get on board already on an i.m.f. bailout but with the cold 19 friend demick that situation and now become worse. is the impact of this classic so. i guess. this is one famous instance of thank you. for the 75. year porto this is really

a great initiative of iran khan's government and at least we got some money when we needed it the most we've been jobless for the last few weeks and we've had no earnings but there are many others who are sitting on the outer margins of society or people who are illiterate they do not have any formal document to prove that they are working for organizations it is those people who are more while not everybody and the government of course will have to cater today needed read in their daily we get in much anything without it sadly i'm on a daily wage but haven't received a single penny from the government they're only favoring workers from. needy people it's just a few days to aden we can't even afford to go back home 12 villages and all go the critics will say that their government didn't bring. their government also had their own issues their challenges and of course the global war targets than had been hit hard because of its economic war. the courage of our spend their making

devastating the global maritime industry more than 20000 filipinos who work on ships have been with patrick while thousands more remain stranded on board after losing their jobs. reports from one. given put at the will was a waiter and the entertainer for an international cruise ship for over 80 years he was earning more than enough to provide for his family in the mint in our region. but the coronavirus pandemic changed all that. he was repatriated and now under quarantine for over a month in manila with no clear idea as to what the future holds you feel stress you feel like you're going home but you cannot guess all those things have you experienced from this crisis it's really hard because you know you miss your family intensivist need to have this stand for them. more than 20000 filipinos who work on ships abroad have returned home since the coronavirus pandemic began many remain

stranded in hotels while others are held up on their cruise ships anchored off manila harbor. the philippine coast guard is testing thousands of them in manila those who test negative are given clearance and the systems to go back to their communities while those who test positive are turned over to health officials but thousands more filipinos are believed to have been stranded abroad at international ports where they were predicted from this embarking thorn here at the same time we are we are blessed and because we will work here we are earning money. but on the other part of us. we are. we are reaching that we are already whole and we are family we are waiting for the world to return but the normal the philippines provides a quarter of the workforce of the global maritime industry many working merchant

ships ferrying more than 90 percent of global supplies and in the philippines their contribution is invaluable filipino seafarers are the country is the most prized exports they send back at least $6000000000.00 of remittances every year that's about 10 percent of the country's gross domestic product but those who are returned home say they don't feel as if they are valued instead they have been discriminated against by the very communities they once called home this street in manila used to be full of aspiring workers looking for jobs and ships overseas now it's been reduced to this a place where their dreams for a better life are put to a halt at least for now dog and i'm just here in manila. australia and china are locked in a better trade that this field plunging the multi-billion dollar cattle industry

into disarray analysts say china is trying to punish australia for calling for an independent investigation into the origins of the coronavirus there is nicolas cage . the panix of return to green on this farm in regional new south wales where jeff henderson looks after 550 angus breeding cows recent rain brought. drought but the multi-billion dollar cattle industry is now in the middle of an escalating trade dispute between a strong leader and china putting thousands of jobs at risk the. things considerably plant crops up to the future. potential like this sort of put there by. china has suspended beef imports from 4 of the strategy is major rabbits was but it's being seen by some analysts as china using tried to punish a strong leader for pushing for

a global inquiry into the arjun's. droughts and floods far as what we need in. investment certainty and where there is uncertainty in markets like china that is not a good thing for farmers as well as disrupting the cattle industry china is also threatening to impose tariffs of up to 80 percent on a strategy in bali imports some farmers have stopped going to the. follow through with that threat on monday thank you. ali trade with china hundreds of millions of dollars from the industry china is no longer a rising power it's a reason power and what we know of superpowers is that they are their wealth to try and influence of the countries to do their bidding and i think we will see china doing more of that in the. relations between the 2 nations have been under strain

well before coded 9 tain overall a geisha chinese interference in australian politics but china is biggest trade partner the question is how to strike a balance between business and standing up to one of the world's biggest economies gauge al-jazeera in the town of crookwell. time now for a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera the $194.00 member states of the world health organization have voted unanimously to hold an independent inquiry into the international response to the corona virus outbreak described as a comprehensive evaluation it will include an examination of the role of the w.h.o. the organizations the rector of general welcomed the resolution. only use debit job remains fully covered need to do transparency accountability and going to

news improvement we want accountability. anyone the united nations as they rectally criticized warlords are over the violence in libya the u.n. special representative says the vast majority of civilian casualties was the result of a tux by half dollars forces libya's u.n. recognize government is continuing its offensive against his forces after seeing a major seizing a major air base syria's warring parties have agreed to reconvene in geneva to negotiate the constitution once the coronavirus pandemic eases the united nations a special envoy gary pedersen says the relative calm in the last rebel held in clave of provided an opportunity for building confidence he's called on all parties to work towards a un facilitated peace process mistletoes prime minister has resigned after months

of pressure over allegations that he was involved in the murder of his former wife tell us about his coalition fell apart in parliament last monday and he was asked to step down by the end of this week to make way for a new government. rights activists in argentina have urged the government to help a slum in the capital which has been hit by the outbreak of the coronavirus there are more than 1000 confirmed cases in the neighborhood 31 slum in one as itis with $45000.00 residents the slum is overcrowded and lacks basic necessities including running water many of the community are angry after one of its leaders was killed by the virus the top stories coming may it's the stream examining the situation faced by the winker minority in china with the coronavirus.

i'm femi oke a and you'll be watching this the heart rate issue and now one of the stories that continues to be underreported report from china is the situation of an ethnic turkey group in mostly north western parts of china now the reason we are doing this story is because one of africa's one of our own like unity suggested it is going to be the theme for all of these weeks or this week the stories that you hear the discussions that we have are actually suggested by you see this is full of end and he says and he tweets was means of we get detainees at these.