the at. this is big news coming to you live from berlin and pressure for peace in libya one leaders of major summits here in berlin say they'll uphold an arms embargo to the country is that enough to achieve a lasting cease fire on the ground also on the program china reports new coronavirus cases the outbreak comes just as millions of chinese hit the road for

lunar new year what are the risks of that spreading further. and violent protests shock beirut it's a vast under arrest in the lebanese capital since anti-government protests began there 3 months ago. class during the walk without the reward a new study says really in what billions of dollars each for free views in india for a look at what stops them in day from getting jobs. and and welcome good to have you with us i'm on the. bush to root for ceasefire in libya one leaders gathered in berlin over the weekend for a peace conference they agreed to stop interfering in libya and respect to u.n. weapons in boggled but after 9 years of war the leaders of the main driver factions

on the ground in libya are still refusing to meet face to face. the mighty gathered in berlin on a sunday afternoon world powers united in a mission of hope german chancellor angela merkel invited representatives of more than 10 countries to press for a solution to the long running conflict in libya and it was only a few hours before the breakthrough no more arms shipments to the war torn country . we can confirm that we have all agreed to respect the arms embargo and will also money toit more closely enough in the stark a continued sense in the forgotten that if by this. however they haven't yet spelled out consequences for breaking the embargo. instead the conference pledged

not to offer military support to the warring parties. russia and turkey in particular have long involved themselves in libya's civil war. the rival leaders themselves refused to sit down at the bargaining table libyan premier. met with his ally turkish president wretch of type. while warlord khalifa haftar join talks with france as a manual among others much as its stake for the international players here libya has oil and gas and is a key transit point for refugees the conference insisted that a new political process is necessary to address the country's crisis. and today in but leading member states along with regional and international denies ations if sent a strong signal that we are fully committed to supporting the peaceful resolution of the libyan crisis. the real marker of the conference is success or failure won't

come until it's clear if the promises made here are being kept and that could take several weeks. joining me now for some analysis. from the european council on foreign relations welcome a lot of open questions what your view was the biggest achievement of the conference on libya where you are right there are a lot of open question still but i think the difference 2 conferences that we've seen in the past is that we have some substance. we really have the parties that can took part in this conference commit to cease fire to an arms embargo which isn't place effectively since 2011 but they have also talking about concrete measures to control this embargo this is not a one day conference this was a process that was organized by the germans in september and i think we have substance now and definition of a new political process but we also have

a lot of open questions ok so let's start and flesh out some of the issues that you've talked about and the 2 main drivers for that general a kind of a half that is about as prime minister. but they did not meet face to face what will it take for them to commit to a cease fire because the talk right now is of a truth but not for a cease fire i think it's important to remember that this is a burden process that started in september and the idea of this process was not to bring together necessarily the libyan partners this is for the future this is for the political process it's the toughest task of the u.n. in this case the idea was to bring together the external actors because they say they are the ones that sent the mercenaries to send the weapons to general have there on the one side to set out on the other side you have a number of external actors here and this is where the german government was worried said the idea is to dry out the support and then create the conditions on the ground that will improve the situation so one of the key elements is that ork

external actors as you call them have promised to uphold the embargo how optimistic are you about that this is russia and to kill pretty deeply involved that yes i would be relatively positive when it comes to russia and turkey because they came to the berlin conference the president took part we've seen other high ranking delegates from from key states involved in libya taking part so i think the commitment is serious but you mentioned the parties on the ground and this is. the big question mark they were not ready to meet as i said it was not the idea of this conference but they are the germans invited set out and half that to berlin they were not ready to meet we saw a couple of accuse ations and we also see violations against the cease fire the day before the conference and on the day of the conference itself so this is the base big question mark how will that figure out on the ground with one positive outcome that representatives of these 2 major drivers will be meeting next week yes we have

now a process that is defined we have the military side that will meet and talk about the secure security sector we need to mobilise the demobilisation of the militias we need to stop of this military conflict and also there's a political dialogue forum where both parties agreed under the hostess of the un to meet and to discuss the key point which we alternate with him italy will need to come to a unity government and a new political process because a ceasefire in embargo is not enough and finally is any end to this conference has germany and europe given itself more heavily leverage in dealing with the conflict in libya well i think it's a key point that germany and europe took on this important mission and in the past we have seen a negative role of the u. we know that france and italy for example on different sides they were involved in this conflict so now the e.u. actually says we want to open a new chapter this is important for us for our security for u.p.i.

security from migration and we want a better future for libya and the high representative joe said orde has promised that the u.s. is going to play a bigger role potentially even with observing forces on the ground so they took up a big commitment gentiva down the from the european council on foreign relations a pleasure to have you with us thank you. new infections of a new girl now virus in china risen concerns of a wider outbreak local health officials say a 3rd person has died and have confirmed nearly 140 new infections in the city of on new cases of also being detected beyond china's borders transit points in the region are now on alert for sick passengers in the midst of a holiday travel rush every year around this time hundreds of millions in china will move around cities ahead of the lunar new year heavily packed these chinese rule workers are ready to return home the current outbreak of the mysterious virus

isn't stopping them. i haven't seen my son for so long let's stop thinking about the virus and see the infection is said to be a new type of corona virus which causes respiratory symptoms this fish market in a city of new han might be its origin nearly $200.00 cases have so far been confirmed in the city alone after cases were also confirmed in thailand japan and south korea authorities around the globe have stepped up screening of travelers from han. chinese health officials say the virus is not very contagious but have not ruled out limited human to human transmission. of one of the clinical symptoms of the patients. with the effective measures put in place we can prevent and control the disease from spreading. despite the time to come people's

nerves some of the beijing might be downplaying the epidemic the virus similar to sauce which killed hundreds in 20022003. and with a lot still unknown about the new virus the new us rush is putting many on high alert. they saw straight go to and to beijing and to find been a question for have been and there is a fear there could be a rapid spread of the virus by travis ahead of this weekend's new not merely a celebrations just how much travel a will there be and on china in the coming days. yes i would call the. maybe the biggest challenge worldwide in china it's expected that more than $400000000.00 people will be on the move mostly via train but also airplane bus costs and so on and for many for example migrant workers in beijing and cities like shanghai the lunar new year season will be the only chance to reunite with the

families but of course the buy risk put spread rapidly at the city of hahn we had a virus outbreak originated and it's one of the transports hops a connecting the cities in the uk at the east coast with who every s. requests and why did he put it in beijing and beyond being address from this virus and just today authorities confront the 1st case of the corona virus here in beijing but as you can see i mean daily life goes on people are not in a panic but what i can see if i talk to people on the street but also a scan social media post the deep against the government people are really pouring i've a form accurately do authorities downplay the city in this of the virus because many people are actually reminded of the time in 20022003 when there was the star a pandemic going on and just the 350 people alone in mainland china but dying of that virus and s.

300 more in hong kong and at that time people believed that the true government was transparent and didn't properly deal with the virus and famine so what measures are here authorities in china taking to contain the spread of this virus. what we've seen is that at major airports so-called body temperature scan us where you can avoid passengers to check their health status and we know from use agency reports it's here in cities like beijing and shanghai at the hospital staff not get come up with any specific call to measurements but we've seen some negative accomplishments to this a lot of censoring but also a social media post by the government it's quite sensitive to spread and use about the virus and also we know that patients are relatives of the patients and protected by the virus they spent much not to talk to the media and also not to spread unused but the virus online and i think that enhanced this terror noyo or

skepticism and in transparency to see that the people i'm not informed at through to keep you from being pressure in beijing thank you very much. let me now bring you back to some other stories making news around the world protesters have returned to the streets of the iraqi capital baghdad as anti-government demonstrators ison speak up for nude steam dozens of room did a wounded in clashes with security forces over the weekend protesters are demanding sweeping political reforms and to corruption. bolivia's former leader it will not alice has announced his leftist parties candidate for president he said his former economy minister louise are safe well drawn in elections on may the thud morales resigned last election fraud allegations and is living in exile in argentina. lebanon's president is meeting top security officials after a reconned of violent protests in the capital beirut largely peaceful

demonstrations group out there 3 months ago with people demanding an overhaul of the political system and a solution to the country's economic crisis but in recent days the unrest has intensified. it's being called the most violent weekend since love announced mass protests began in october the demonstrators threw stones and projectiles at police officers fired water cannon rubber bullets and tear gas in response. sunday's clashes brought the total of protesters injured to some $500.00 this weekend. filing only breeds violence at the end of the day after all these months the protesters just want to prove they exist i don't blame them not to there's a horse race right one of. our most important demands are independence of the tradition an independent government of competent people accountability early

elections and returning looted money to. look at the. anger at corruption and economic. mismanagement have long fueled the protests on sunday demonstrators smashed windows at shops linked to a minister within the outgoing government. the protest movement helped topple the government in late october and efforts to forge a new one are still stalling. protesters say they fear their key demands are being ignored as top officials try to reach agreement on a new capital. and you study by the end oxfam says the ones billionaires have more wealth than the poorest 4600000000 people combined and it says women are the ones well most disadvantage oxfam's inequality report claims 22 of the world's richest men have more money in assets than all the women in

africa each day women and girls across the was put in by $12.00 and a half 1000000000 of unpaid care work that's cooking cleaning and looking after the children and the elderly from that unpaid work is worth almost 11 trillion dollars a year to the global economy we go now to india and look at how some women are trying to break barriers and getting paid to walk. it doesn't pay much but this is how it helps to support her full siblings and to mother. like many 21 year olds she has bigger plans. or has already finished a course in sewing technology and she's been attending training sessions with this youth and employability service to help her get a better paid job. was that i am determined to work i've had

a very difficult life i've had problems with my family and other problems too but i've never accepted defeat i want to help my siblings build their careers if i get a good job my mother doesn't need to work as a maid and other people's homes anymore i know i will succeed. many more women across india are pursuing further education but less than a quarter of those eligible to work have jobs or are even seeking employment concerns about safety and transport are some of the reasons why families as well as employers don't want women working men is ease here for one thing bosses don't have to worry about them getting home before it's dark that's been a problem pinky kemarre has faced she travels nearly 2 hours from her village just to get to work and sometimes she has to leave early in order to get home while it's

still light but she's already broken a to brew by becoming the 1st woman in her family to have an office job even if she had to fight to get it so i've struggled a lot i wasn't allowed to work i had problems with the family but i feel very good about my 1st job i'm learning a lot i'm enjoying it. many women like pinky also struggle to work. or she's got them from wonder woman tries to work the family stops or they don't let her progress they think she'll go out she could do anything don't let her out she'll dishonor us they don't trust her. worry about their safety when they go places will be returned safely will someone harass them on the way will they be in danger we have to worry about all these things. so many barriers for women including ekta but still they persevere.

the soaring inequality is also in focus at this week at the world economic forum in davos didn't because one of those long spoke with bihar he's the c.e.o. of oxfam india she spoke to him about changes businesses and governments can make right now. mr the heart of your report highlights global inequality and the results are shocking especially when it comes to the amount of unpaid work done by women how can the situation really change. i think it's fairly clear that the billionaire boom needs to and this is an economic system which is built on the exploitation of women and girls and also of the poor this system makes the rich people more richer and the poor continue to live in in poverty so this has to change dramatically and to do that i think the 1st ask is from the billionaires and the super rich they should not do any harm they should stop the big rigging the system in their own feet and i think it's very critical that governments start acting and the 1st one

is comments must ensure everybody pays a fair tax just imagine isn't it it's ironic that at this moment you see that corporations and billionaires pay lower taxes than ordinary people so taxes and taxes and more taxes 2nd the governments need to invest heavily in public services public services like child care. care of the elderly of the sick this is what is going to help the particularly the carrie kahn to me and the 3rd is to ensure that everyone gets a living wage. but there it is it really fair to blame the world's richest for these problems after all we know the situation is very complex. just look at the bloomberg data which says last year. drop dropped $500000000000.00 as i did one trillion dollars to breath and let me give you another data since the global meltdown in 2008 you have seen the bilin

a wealth actually going up by 60 percent and from 2000 till now the bottom 50 percent of the global population continues to own just on one per cent so i think it's important to this obscene in the quality needs to end we need to end the boom and i think yes we need to call a spade a spade. so that was behind the c.e.o. of oxfam india talking to my colleague chanel dumont on in davos in other news china says it will introduce a ban on plastic bags in major cities and single use troy's in restaurants by the end of the year authorities are trying to control plastic pollution and aim to cut the amount of raised in landfills by 2025. britain's prince harry has expressed great sadness that he and his wife meghan will end their royalty u.t.s. it was harry's 1st public statement since buckingham palace announced the couple were no longer working royals the result of

a deal with the queen that allows them to pursue an independent life. canada is mobilizing parts of the armed forces to deal with a huge blizzard in the country's east storms dumped up to $76.00 centimeters of snow in newfoundland province the still trapped in their homes and one person was reported missing. today now to australia wherever forecasters warn that hot windy conditions could return later this week again compounding the country's bushfire emergency despite recent rain in some areas dozens of fires are still burning one of the fact is fuelling the intensity is a long running drought in much of australia besides the fires it's creating other has. they were hoping for rain but instead this huge dust storm blew into towns in central new south wales several hours inland from sydney it was

unusually large with winds gusting at over 100 kilometers per hour whipping the region's parched soil into huge clouds. another effect of 3 years of severe drought drying. that's now threatening one of the world's most distinct species. a mammal with a bill like a duck webbed feet and it lays eggs the platypus is native to eastern australia and the rivers where they spend most of their time swimming feeding and breeding drying out conservation groups say the species is near threatened and researches hope the grim sight of dead platypuses like these will prompt action this is one of the most important species in the world it's our colleagues it's an egg lying mammal and we cannot even think about leasing it conservation groups say they're receiving more calls about platypuses stranded in drawing rivers from anxious

residents with climate change amplifying extreme weather or not so already the world's driest continent conservation groups are determined to stop this unique species from dying out. pakistan's prime minister imran khan has still d.d. again you said military conflict between the us allies saudi arabia and iran would be disastrous for his country he said pakistan was working to prevent relations between the 2 countries from getting bus in exclusive interview we did the obvious editor in chief iran can explain what is country was doing to ease tensions in the region. in the wide ranging interview with d w editor in chief enos poll can spelled out his position on 2 places currently experiencing significant turmoil pakistan's neighbor iran is vying for influence in the gulf with saudi arabia tensions between the 2 have been simmering for years the

assassination of the top iranian commander cutscene so the money this month by the us brought the region to the brink of conflict conses pakistan would be caught between the $2.00 countries if iran and saudi arabia went to war. we live in a tough neighborhood we have issues balancing act because. we have for instance saudi arabia which is one of pakistan's greatest friends always been a friend in need for us then we have iran which is a neighbor and we have always had good relationship with iran so the conflict between saudi arabia and iran. is something which. which for for pakistan would be disastrous if it if it went into some sort of military conflict. khan also spoke about pakistan's relations with india which of worsened over the past year because of the himalayan region of kashmir kashmir is claimed by

both countries and has a muslim majority population both pakistan and india control large parts of the region islam about in delhi have gone to war of kashmir twice in the past last year india revoked the autonomous status of the part it controls it shut down communications ramped up security and imposed curfews critics say the goal was to suppress the area's separatist movement india said it was securing its territorial integrity. both parts of kashmir to hold a referendum on their future let them decide what they want to do. is all ready to give them the right of through a referendum or a plebiscite let them decide whether they want to remain with buggiest on whether they want to be independent we're all for it. and kashmir to potential flashpoints that looks set to overshadow pakistan and so their nation in the coming months.

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