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platforms. and we're all in distributing together. and we'll make it through. you say you haven't gone stacey. stacey, stay safe, the freeze in specifics or the political not easy access to water. and the situation is especially dire in this the held region of africa. now, a u.s. led obama is hoping to change that one 5th turn of the tide. it's a vote that could transform the definition of corporate responsibility, switzerland as you decide whether big business should be held liable for a few cents convention up brought on 2020, has dealt

a devastating blow to the global travel industry. will feature jamaica's tour of the mini about how his country house fares. this is the end of the business. i think ferguson, thanks for joining me. more than a 1000000000 people in the world live in areas where access to water is severely constrained. that's the finding of the report conducted by the united nations food and agriculture association. one of the worst affected areas is the sahara sun, the arid region, extending from senegal to now the bishop un. that program is hoping to offer a solution to the military's into the have already received their new water gathering and storage system. it's a sister in that catches rain and it's already changed daily life in this small senegal village, knocked them out of my little. we were thirsty all the time. we didn't even think about washing ourselves or doing wandering even to feed ourselves. there was not

enough to cook. soon after lunch, you would go again to fetch water with the carts when they were on. but what about now? water is easily within reach and not just drinking water, but also water for gardening that allows women to grow more vegetables for their families. and they can sell any extra produce at the market. previously, there wasn't time for that in the car to go and do more than 10 kilometers to find work and then just to come back home. and when they do so, you can imagine that the 2 granddaughters go to school because they have to hate those 1000000 cisterns for the hell is the name of the program launched by the un

student agricultural organization. and the next 3 years 10000 women should have access to clean water partner. n.g.o.s have been training people on site. they learned a lot of things. how to build a cistern, lay the foundation, cut the wood for the construction. they taught us everything young. these villagers can't stop climate change that they can learn how to better cope with the consequences. in india, thousands of farmers are protesting against agricultural reforms. the new laws which prime minister narendra modi calls a watershed moment and allow farmers to sell their products used to corporate buyers, as well as the usual government regulation markets. but many farmers, farmers organizations fear the government will eventually withdraw price support for weeks and rice, leaving them in a weaker position than before. in switzerland,

voters are going to the polls on sunday to decide whether a business should be held responsible for human rights under fire, mental abuses that happen abroad, including those committed by their suppliers. the outcome of the referendum could have far reaching consequences for multinationals like nestlé and glencore. this poster shows a girl, a to peruvian mine, owned by switzerland's glencore, which is accused of poisoning the local community with lead and heavy metals. this is how the swiss popular initiative on responsible business hopes to draw attention to environmental degradation and human suffering. it says is caused by swiss companies or subcontractors overseas. so far these companies have not been held to account n.g.o.s, trade unions and church groups demand change. and our aim with this initiative is very simple. we want big swiss companies to respect human rights. we are 130 non-governmental organizations that have launched this initiative for

a single reason. because we have observed serious human rights violations by companies like glencore, such as forced evictions of peasants water polluted with lead, and arsenic, and child labor, nuclear swiss steel, entrepreneur dietrich pestalozzi supports the initiative. all companies and their suppliers should have to comply with standards abroad. goalscorer holding to the gulf. there is clearly a need for action, while many companies take their responsibilities overseas seriously. there are also a few who do not care about human rights or the environment, nor are they prepared to change their behavior voluntarily. what's needed then is binding regulation. the swiss government however rejects the idea of regulation for them. the initiative goes too far and industry lobby groups say it could jeopardize this company's business overseas. more than tarnishing our company's reputation,

even though we agree that swiss companies on the whole are exemplary. so we wouldn't want to introduce legislation that would cause problems for a major part of the economy. just because there are a few black sheep. and even then we would have to examine the cases very closely. because if the initiative wins in sunday's referendum, what is illegal in switzerland would no longer be allowed even at a subsidiary in the congo? now to some of the other business stories making news, astra zeneca is planning an additional global trial of its code which 19 vaccine. after scientists raise doubts about initial results showing the shot to be 90 percent effective in a test. our participants mistakenly received a hot stove, followed by a full one expert said, problems with the 1st trial could slow down. the u.s. and e.u. regulatory approval figure of p.,

and union will drop its 8 percent tariff on u.s., lobsters a for the next 5 years. and possibly even for good, the business was worth $111000000.00 a year before slumping by hot as a result of u.s. e.u. trade tensions in return. the u.s. is slashing tariffs on $160000000.00 worth of you and put it. colleen authorities are planning covert attested flights with alitalia on delta airlines from 3 u.s. airports to eliminate the required 14 day quarantine for passengers arriving in the similar corridors are also expected to be approved for flights between rome, airports on the german cities of munich, and frankfurters. the number of people taking foreign trips has declined by hundreds of millions this year compared to last travel restrictions and fear of infection have left many people hesitant to make plans to go abroad for tourism

reliant economies. it's been a devastating blow. ski resorts in particular are operating at a fraction of their capacity. swiss ski resorts are normally thronged with visitors at this time of year. right now things are pretty low key. the pandemic has kept foreign tourists away. so switzerland is promoting skiing for domestic visitors as long as they observe social distancing. both dimmable could do more with that, as long as everyone respects mask wearing respects the rules that are in place. it seems to work pretty well the way it is now. so i hope it stays that way of the world wide. the pandemic is how to disastrous impact on the tourism industry. the sector could see income fall by $1.00 trillion dollars less this year. according to the world tourism organization. on less things turn around,, the decline in tourism could knock 2.8 percent off global g.d.p., one $120000000.00 jobs would be in jeopardy. it's clearly in every country's

interests to have holiday makers come back. soon. tourists have been coming back to cuba since november for 6 months. cuba kept its borders closed, it is since reopened to tourism, as there are only a few cases of covert, 19 and visitors can expect empty beaches. i think it's because they don't have so much that jamaica is also keen to lure the tourists back. 9 percent of its economy is dependent on tourism. it has introduced strict protocols and innovative resilient corridor a system allowing visitors access to 80 percent of jamaica's tourism attractions. and we can talk an attitude to make as tourism minister edmund bartlett. mr. bartlett, welcome to the program. tourism is a hugely important industry in your country. how badly have people's livelihoods been affected by the pandemic? by the, by then, it has literally devastated over tourism armies have more than 65

percent for the year. so far. the economy said has shrunk between 11 purposes and the jobs of also been reduced from 170000 down to or level 59000. so it has been a tremendous impact on her part of me. and it has brought much of the economic activity in jamaica. and so many people of life affected there that we had honor, of course, by the so-called, resilient card or us. what are they exactly, and how do they work? where there isn't part, or is a geographical area between the established there isn't said as of jamaica. and the good news is that oil is said as are on the coastline in the north side of the country. and it's both it by us in the highway. so all the areas from the ports and told you that have some of it in the 85 percent of all the gold

and other touristic assets are within that car. and we've enabled compliance level that is at the highest. and that is where the money surveillance deal, which goes through every agency in the air to ensure that every single one of us fully compliant meaning all the socialist i'm seeing and properly labeled. there are those in and all the technical areas that are required to make sure that the facilities are clean, safe, and secure, are replaced the incidences of any kind of infection in the area has been sealed and the work has fully traded. i've not had any incidence of infection a reassuring message has been fact the tourism minister of jamaica. thank you very much. and finally,

in 2020, even sometimes having to shield from the coronavirus. and that means going to shuttle, instead of staring flying sleighs this year, sometimes in england, are having to learn how to log on. most britons will face a more or less locked down christmas. so the ministry of fun entertainments agency is offering the cyber grotto as an alternative to physical santos grotto visits to the ministry of fun. normally provide santos to stores and shopping centers. bus expects bookings to be 85 percent this year. we all have to adopt that told me thanks so much for watching.

i'm not laughing at the germans because sometimes i am, but mostly i'm nothing with the german things deep into german culture. you would think those, grandma, there you go. it's all about who, you know, i'm right. so join me to meet the germans on the coast of the coronavirus river insurrection.

what measures are being taken? what does the latest research say? information and context? the coronavirus of data, the code that seems special monday to friday. this is the dam. good news asia coming up today. antigovernment protests rallies by the opposition of the bonding, the removal of prime minister in the government. we asked why and what chance they have more success plus indonesia's coronavirus baby boom. after months of covert destructions, authorities are expecting nearly half a 1000000 more babies born this year than last year. it's forced the government to actively promote family planning measures.