this is deja vu news live from berlin and today is international women's day but many women are taking stock of losses rather than games that's because of the coronavirus pandemic women have stepped up as the main caregivers in the fight against covert 19 often at a high cost to themselves also coming up prince harry and his wife meg and explained their break with the british royal family and a tell all interview that levels accusations of racism and cruel indifference. just hours from now the trial for the white officer charged in george floyd's death gets

underway the world is watching how the u.s. city of minneapolis will deal with a racially charged case. and hospitals call for help to treat hundreds injured by deadly explosions in equitorial guinea the blasts flattened a military camp and nearby neighborhoods in the country's largest city. on the thank you for joining us today countries around the world are marking international women's day the past year has been a particularly difficult one for women who face extra burdens because of the corona virus in the philippines women raise concerns over heightened inequality as a consequence of the pandemic this year covert 19 as negatively impacted women's health and employment according to a un commission lockdowns have also. led to

a global spike in domestic violence which mainly affects women. well today a t w we are taking the opportunity to look at the ways the pandemic is negatively impacting the lives and economic status of women around the world and is undermining women's equality itself let's start by listening. for member. much of what. i think.

is a difficult. quote oh no. it cannot lead by woman. and. well women provide the bulk of workers caregivers looking after the young the old and the sick in germany most nurses are women and they often earn significantly less than their male colleagues did have you spent time with some nurses to learn

more about their experiences during the pandemic. here in the hospital there's a strict protocol when it comes to putting on your protective clothing but for cuts been backa it has become a routine she is one of the many female nurses who have been pushing the limits day and night for you know taking care of corona virus patients. as you think of a little bit of the physical strain is an enormous working in this kind of gear is exhausting but the psychological component plays a big role too we always have to take care of critically ill patients that's part of our job but now we have seriously ill patients can also endanger us that history in a stressful ever was. stressful is also how to have and would describe her last year she it works as a nurse in an old people's home and person in

a pandemic made her job even harder and again the burden of carrying for society's elderly was mainly on women. luckily men i increasingly interested in being and my husband does also but otherwise it's mainly women probably because of the pay if it were a male domain then women would also a very different set of aries on guns and ask for. more than 90 percent of the people fighting the daily battles on the nursing front are women and they are up to 10 percent less than their male counterparts according to the german federation of trade unions the chances of promotion a slim and they often white nights hammon says she appreciated the gesture when people around germany stood at their windows at the beginning of the pandemic and applaud at the nation's nasa's and carers but it was no more than a gesture now she says women also need to play a role in changing how society treats them it would mean for the for. my wish for

women in this profession is that they stop putting themselves down and that people are aware of their contribution people need to understand that we are not just nasa's cleaners or kitchen wife it's that the world only goes around when we all work together as a team and for that one of us can't get by without the other doesn't i now for one and another mish. the time bagenal is about to after work she likes to go for a walk in the woods to switch off to it is important to support people who work and care for and i would. come on and on top. maybe here to stay and we need to develop strategies we need enough staff enough equipment and whatever else it takes to help us do our jobs. for all of us here as i told. both nurses i agreed these improvements have to come and they have to come soon.

well many women have also been at the forefront of scientific research that is critical in the fight against covert 19 we're joined now by professor marilyn i don't she's the medical director for infectious diseases at the university clinic in humber dr otto it's good to have you with us on d w you research infectious diseases and you also lead efforts to develop vaccines including we should say a covert 1000 vaccine can you tell us what the past year has been like for you well it's been a whirlwind year like not only for me but for everybody involved in the commission in your in your piece here and also we have made accomplishments and shot signs it is in there has never been seen before and so it's been like an exhausting year but it's also there's also been an exciting year say for me my team what we learned from the pandemic how is it highlighted the need for example for more diversity in gender equality as well in science and medicine. just

condemning as they put the finger on on the wounds and society are like us bases shown as breaking points where there is inequality lake's though there has there's been at a big media attention on our why do we have so few female experts in front of the cameras and the top shelves that you know really only reflect the reality we can want us all if you know who is invited to these kind of expert rounds it's usually often oftentimes an professed us and so one question the religion unit in my university also in medicine there are only 20 percent or less that's all between $20.30 so it's you know it shows what eventually blocks a light and many many various areas and you learn some of them in your pieces already what a where we stand so that there is a lack of diversity on many levels and joining in society what are the underlying

reasons for that dr other well what are the barriers that women face when they want to pursue pursue a career in science or medicine. well we have just in it that we have there have been many many accomplishments made over time so we have more women and one programs i don't know when they enjoy a mentor a lot of union scientists and i think that the critical most critical time is a time like child rearing where you're small children and the systems in place and also the pressures this is where oftentimes people drop off and and don't continue the careers like in the medicines for instance we have more women who start studies and when it comes to kind of leadership positions it's less than 30 percent so somewhere along the way either the pressures of the structures are not good enough to keep people engaged and also i think we don't have enough role models so i think the more or less we have and the more people. show it can be done and the more

success that will see there and we have also in science successes to be cherished and conservative last year we had 2 female and noble laureates and so it you know we have made progress but it's not enough so what do you think needs to be done specifically to address some of those pressures and structures that you mentioned there and also to create better role models. well you know really i think having mentoring programs and who really have a building that works for women is only one big piece that could be can contribute but then also now it institutions so it's starts with the language. of of gendering or. we have meetings at times that i'm not confusing the 2 you know like male or female pianos so i think we have probably need and them speaking about my area but you know more flexibility in your work hours or to support but it's also not only the external. factors we also have to empower

young women to actually also to dare to speak up to find a passion to pursue i oftentimes also hear that it's in some other people's heads that they don't leech more of what is there so i think there's several points where we can improve upon an important message for there from dr maryland medical director for infectious diseases at hamburg university thanks again so much for joining us on t w it's been my pleasure. now for a look at some other stories from around the world hong kong's leader carrie lam says the city's government to fully welcomes proposed changes to its electoral system that move will increase beijing's control over hong kong politics and exclude china critics hong kong house in recent months crackdown on dissent and most opposition figures are in jail or in exile. in thailand 3 protest

leaders have been denied bail and transferred to prison it comes after they were charged with insulting the country's powerful monarchy during anti-government protests last year this latest protest movement in thailand has campaigned for reforms to the monarchy and for changes to the constitution. pope francis has concluded his historic trip to iraq and returning to the vatican today the pope brought a message of peace and forgiveness urging iraq's dwindling christian community to stay in the country and help rebuild after hears of war and persecution britain's prince harry and his wife meghan have spoken on t.v. about their exit from royal life in an explosive interview with oprah winfrey meghan who has a white father and a black mother were feel that while she was pregnant one member of the royal family had voiced concerns over their son's skin color she said intense pressure caused her to have suicidal thoughts prince harry said the couple had been cut off financially from the royal family and that he felt let down by his father prince

truck. let's begin i have to do to be a correspondent standing by for us in london as we said this is an explosive interview how's it going down there in britain. so me it's definitely what people are talking about it's dominating the headlines it's really the story this morning it's i think for many people rare insight that they not normally get into life in the palace and within the royal institution and people are of course you know taking sides a lot of people are taking sides in this team magen versus team wins. definitely something that's very divisive i think mostly it's about these allegations of racism that's something that that cuts very very deeply here in the u.k. for example one of the ministers of the u.k. government had to oz had to answer

a question on the on the british television this morning about these allegations of racism and she said that they have no place in british society so definitely something that causes causes concern for people yet another allegation that was made in this interview is one that still in with mental health and magen said that she had suicidal thoughts right now there's no contact between prince charles and a son harry and what does that say right now about the atmosphere in the powerless . it paints a picture of the palace as a white a lonely pace possibly a cold place that's what comes across from what harry and meghan have been saying about this and of course it brings back memories of princess diana of harry's mom who of course was life ended in tragedy and she had also previously spoken about

this and how difficult it was to reach out to people so that's another issue that dead lot of people are taking seriously the allegations of magen that she's suffered mental health problems and that there was no one to turn to. racism and. the mental health issues those are i think the 2 biggest bombshells really you can say in this interview how is buckingham palace likely to react to this. very unlikely to react immediately with the statement it's been reported that the queen might not actually even watch the interview but why i think what we can expect is people briefing friends and sources and like i said i think people are going to take sides and this debate is going to go on for for quite a while here in the u.k. it is quite a controversy what is the impact on the monarchy. we

have seen the people who are against. one of the biggest and the one that create groups republic they have tweeted that it shows that the monarchy is bad for britain so i think what initially would have been the hope for the palace that when meghan entered the royal family that she can reach out to new audiences that she brings a fresh wind and that she can reach people that maybe the palace would have found difficult to reach and get behind the moment he said this actually is now turning to the contrary and that the debate is about the palace and what's you know things that are potentially wrong with it so so definitely it's not a good thing for the monarchy having said that while the queen is the monarch she's immensely popular. there's not going to be a serious debate about any abolition of demonic kishi she remains very popular but of course its long term future that might be discussed. reporting from london thank

you. now just a few hours from now the trial against the police officer accused of killing george floyd will open in the u.s. city of minneapolis thousands of people rallied on the city streets sunday chanting no justice no peace floyd a black man died in may last year after a white police officer derrick child and knelt on his neck the city is bracing ahead of a much anticipated trial that could spark more civil unrest and division in the u.s. . downtown minneapolis has the flair of a ghost town these days city hall and other municipal county and state government buildings have been fortified the city spent several months planning and preparing for what is likely to be the highest profile trial in the history of minnesota razor wire brand new fencing and concrete barriers this is how many apple is try to secure the hennepin county government center this is where the derrick shelvin

trial will start in just a few hours there will be national guard troops here police will be out in force here to secure the proceedings inside all around town there's a noticeable strain in the air because of the trial. there's a lot of tension especially this defense is going up it just seems like escalation almost like they're already coming for the worst if it doesn't say peaceful it doesn't but it just doesn't is not served i don't think it will and it shouldn't no remote areas with. police policies but they're not going to change or the trial will begin with a potentially lengthy process of jerusalem action the court has allocated up to 3 weeks for that. ex minneapolis police officer derek shelvin faces charges of 2nd degree murder and 2nd degree manslaughter for the death of george floyd the 46 year old black man had been detained by shelvin at this street corner 10 months ago on

may 25th last year many say what has since become george floyd square is foremost a symbol for the pain and grief this community is still experiencing emotions are running high firmly rooted in deep mistrust for the police and the u.s. justice system as the floyd leads a local neighborhood organization called the adopt a movement it aims at improving relations between the community and law enforcement he is concerned the trial will reopen wounds. you get more closer we get through the trial the more intense and more emotional gets the more triggers reappear you know it becomes more it brought from your consciousness that what happened what we went through the last 10 months. minneapolis still shows plenty of scars from the angry protests the rioting and the violence that followed the death of george floyd burned out and completely destroyed buildings piles of rubble serve as a reminder of what potentially can flare up and happen again here the worst

scenario the big protests get aggressive from the beginning that's the worst. in anticipation of reigniting social unrest during the trial which is expected to go on for months minneapolis has spent millions on beefing up security half a $1000000.00 alone on barricading the city's police precinct however as the world is watching what happens next many here say that they will be a much higher price to pay if justice is not served for the killing of george lloyd . more protesters have been reported killed in myanmar 2 men died at a demonstration in the northern state of catchin after security forces fired live ammunition into the crowd across the country tens of thousands of people have returned to the streets to protest against a military coup the u.n. says more than 50 protesters have been killed in myanmar since the coup began last month. and earlier we spoke with journalist ayman time in yangon and we asked her

how the military is justifying its violent crackdown on protesters. so the military has really had a 2 pronged approach to how they've been explaining the violence that people are seeing on the street one is simply denial they have denied that people who have died in police custody have died from the injuries sustained under police care as well as examining bodies of the dead and saying that the bullets found in their head for example are not from military or police weapon and are in fact gunshots from other perhaps instigators in the crowd and then they have also said so they said that police have been responding with the law and with the sort of reasonable measure to violence from protesters and have accused protesters of things like having bombs and such to justify the fact that. now the search is on for survivors after

a series of powerful explosions in equitorial guinea at least 20 people were killed hundreds more have been injured the blasts tore apart a military base in the country's most populous city residential areas near the base were also obliterated to trapping people under rubble the country's foreign minister has called for international assistance. panic confusion and flight and the city of the largest getting residents are in shock over the disaster that struck in their midst c. we don't know don't know what caused this. we don't know what happened really no there was a fire. according to the government dynamite exploded in the city's military barracks setting off a series of blasts that left few buildings and bata undamaged. from

. the situation in the city of bata is that there were a couple of blasts during this afternoon. and they have cost the loss of several human lives. as well as substantial material damage. and flattened neighborhoods survivors are pulled from the rubble. they're brought to hospitals suddenly overwhelmed with people injured by the multiple explosions. over half of equitorial guinea's 1400000 inhabitants live in bhatta the powerful blast have shaken not just the city but the entire country. switching gears to sports now in the bundesliga on sunday un us hector scored a late equaliser as cologne picked up a valuable point at home to bremen american forward josh sargent gave graeme in the

lead in the 66th minute with his 2nd goal in as many games but cologne hit back 7 minutes from the end substitute hector took advantage of a mistake by the visiting goalkeeper to draw leaves cologne 3 points above the relegation zone. and let's take a look at how the weekend's results affected the standings now biren are 2 points clear of life 6 at the top of the table despite slipping up well spoken frankfurt remain in the top 4 at the bottom shocker now 11 points adrift of safety after her to berlin one but it is still very close for her to and several others in the relegation fight now japan is not known for having progressive views of gender roles but in recent weeks a change at the top of the much discussed tokyo olympics organizing committee has a country taking a hard look at itself after an 83 year old former prime minister was removed for making sexist comments a 7 time time olympian took the reins her name is cycle hashimoto and her story

might just have a profound impact the impact on women's rights in japan. a woman being appointed to lead tokyo 2020 since an important signal with regard to gender equality in japan at tokyo didn't. mind a nice seiko has she motives and i have been chosen as the new tokyo 2020 old and i think commit a president i am taking on a big responsibility to be the new president and to committee i'm ferry motivated both at the start of this year she was one of 2 cabinet ministers helping to run this country of 126000000 people 65000000 of them women. hashimoto's a natural choice who checks all of the boxes she's an experienced leader a 4 time winner a libyan and a 3 time summer games competitor. from the standpoint of being

a sports person myself my mission is to realize that tournaments where safety is the highest priority phobos participants and of people to change the atmosphere of society so that athletes can stand under strain stage without hesitation. her predecessor former prime minister yoshiro mori caused a firestorm when he said women talk too much in board meetings the 83 year old ballot to widespread pressure and eventually resigned there's already been some positive change since hashimoto's taken over tokyo 2020 appointed 12 new women members to its board bringing the female representation to over 40 percent just down very few women the top positions in japan so i hope that this could change the mindset of business women and men. will pick up for. the female lead tokyo 2020 is sick to start on july 23rd.

coming up next our show eco india looks at the women who harvest medicinal herbs for a living and the threat that climate change is posing to their livelihoods statements .

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. international women's day. we're making women visible only around the world their voices protest especially now because the sentiment is exacerbating inequality muso teasing women who are fighting for themselves determine life in demanding change. africa will develop when a girl you've given the rights and chances like the boys. women who fights. not just on international women. are indeed o.b.o. . the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. has the rate of infection been developing. what measures are being taken.

what does the latest research say. information and context. the coronavirus of data the code of special monday to friday on w. this woman is helping her but you've lost medicinal plants and knowledge this woman is empowering indigenous women in mumbai is adi forest and this woman is working to really speak what to switch to alternatives of plastic we've met these side with movers to tell you about their inspiring stories hello welcome to core india.

coming to you from mumbai. for centuries women have been the keep us of traditional knowledge often down to them from their mothers and grandmothers to be a lot of it has been lost. in the by the movements led by women can be seen in so many parts of the world we met one such woman. whose sustainably age of bybee lost need to cuts and in the process enabling the local community to be self-reliant. it is a quite more it could be a small village in the southern indian estate of bombing. and a little shop bought of athena garage is suggesting some home remedies to a young mother she has been quietly leading a grassroots movement for the last 20 years conserving the biodiversity of the region through

a devival of traditional and medicinal plants. almost $65.00 plus nothing has population depends upon traditional medicines for health care provided health organization estimates however the climate change and over harvesting as lead to a massive destruction of these blogs about $300.00 species in india are currently under threat of extinction. the kuwaiti bio region that part of the valves is said to the still be home to over $800.00 indigenous the species of plums. for what the land about native as a child also growing up to be the 1st woman to graduate and how they. went about the leveling up but i'm not about a 1000000 of one to get a good on the bottom you belong to a family of traditional her between yours and everyone in my real issues to come to my house for medication at this juncture i was diagnosed with a skin disease when i was medically 3 days old and. what are my family struggled

hard to find a cure and to the succeeded when i was 7. even at that age i learned to discern which was used for a lot of the b.s. sort of a good idea now more than to give the planet up by me on the part of the mighty. she did her masters in human rights records and called to a project by the end mon mental picture on the could i'm forest organization based in tamil nadu as a herbal health worker. she formed self-help groups that would encourage them and to set up gardens souls and produce close to 40 herbal remedies cosmetics and organic foods helping these verman on a living man for the 1st time at. all for it sustainably from nearby forest and kitchen gardens dried and hen processed and sold at lonmin in the course starting at 42 p. to nearby villages and organic and submissions so

a lot of that and i in the local and they have an idea if you see in our village for instance the most common problems are in back pain and knee pads for that are used locally sourced herbs to make an order that eases the pain we have paved the way for the natives to use it easy man and wait along that i'm audie at the end of which across. the remote village of not to cooper is one of the most disadvantaged regions in the district. near the very end well as cheap labor is for this and franchised house. to the some type group they have gained a certain degree of independence. my family didn't let me study i got mattered as soon as i completed my 12th standard in school after i beat on one i attended meetings of a self-help group calling anybody interested in working with. at 1st i was skeptical about how i would work with a young kid and by that i could work with others in the team and one at. the neighboring and niners here. a grown for other. self-help groups as well as for

home gardeners across the state. had the most sustainability is one of our most important principles. people the home of the land then i know who said it i mean i wanna know if i need 500 plants i take only 500 seeds the rest will fall down and will become forest again only if the op root plants will it impact the foreigners that card area that in the view of it is them to become forest again there is normal risk of destruction here or that one of them might have been in the garden of one of them and i have the run out is on sale. sustainability is the key driver that ran through all the self-help groups set up by poverty she tells us how they have come to create a system that guarantees it. a lot of us also have their the love in there is

a local resource and it's in abundance you plan on how we can create value added products from it in case there is a shortage of any plant we decide on how one can replant a gated community a lot of them of it and again it was a little. thanks to part with the in our garage inspiring work have found their way back to our kitchens and hundreds of women have become pregnant for their families. women stand of the frontline of climate change you may have heard this or seen this on the news but what does this mean exactly and why are women facing higher risks by the impact of climate change let's take an in-depth look. all around the world women are leading movements that call for governments to take action against climate change in a crisis that's manmade and they are taking the biggest toll on women women are

among the groups most impacted by climate change but why or. other timely sustaining the latest document its members challenge for its going to challenge for women in many developing countries men leave rural areas migrating to the city to find work women are left to take care of their families and their farms relying on the natural resources most impacted by climate change to live. prevailing inequalities across society caught them at higher risk. let's take the example of women farmers worldwide women make up at least 43 percent of the agricultural workforce and yet less than 15 percent of all landowners are women. that means their land tenure. security is nonexistent in many cases this is seaman khayyam

a policy adviser on sustainable development and acting chief for economic empowerment at the un women they don't have the same access as men to agricultural inputs by that we mean seeds and fertilizer and equipment and knowledge and technology so when there is a climate change impact whether it's. extreme weather events or prolonged periods of heat or cold women have fewer economic resources to be able to withstand those shocks. those are just some of the direct impact climate related disasters can also lead to further hardship and increased poverty in some cases parents are unable to feed their children and take desperate measures. in the 1516 years.

girls are trafficked this is a marriage of chatter g a community worker at the south asian forum for environment more safe based in calcutta sometimes. out of sheer poverty. and it can do or say that and getting her mad it a guy who are maybe unknown some are maybe are in a among the relatedness and most cases you find those marriages end up in human trafficking but women are not just impacted by climate change being on the front lines puts them in a unique position to find ways of adapting by creating climate resilient food systems working to preserve food and forming co-operatives because they don't let to do all the work that allows communities to so i mean with or non-work culturally women have the expertise that's vandana shiva a prominent indian environmental activist who's been working in the field for more

than 40 years seeds of compassion and there are presumed women through the culture . that they won't come into the marginalization it's not only on the ground that women can have an impact currently women make up around a quarter of all national parliamentarians but there's evidence to suggest that if there were more it could bring change. there are studies that have shown that if you have women in parliaments. those countries are have a greater likelihood of interacting and enforcing legislation that addresses climate change. activists say there needs to be representation at all levels only then can progress be made in the fight against climate change.

the knowledge and skills of women are priceless here in the crowded city of mumbai deep in the arctic forest a lot of this knowledge and traditions are still very lively but the exchange. is rare for a local social entrepreneur wanted to make the secrets of our indigenous women. our a forest is full of ancient trees and wild animals. 2000 acres of stunning nature in the midst of mumbai india's 2nd most populous city. cassandra nazareth is a businesswoman and activist from the mega city in 2020 she took part in a protest against plans to clear part of the forest to make room for a trolley station the protest succeeded because sandra is still drawn to the woods . you i'm walking in trying to see about forest and i will be discovered

a community which probably needs more saving than the forest. around 7000 indigenous people live in are a forest. you get little tiny if you look again you think you've actually got the i'm never going to be all over again many poor baby people will there's a limit but they haven't you know like any board at all but if you could. women like to make a book could you cook steamed rice wheat a traditional dish of the wily tribe. because sandra nazareth helps the women of our a forest find customers in mumbai this helps them earn money and increases their self-confidence . you madam did. before madam nazareth came here we were too shy to talk but then she looked people in the face and told them

to speak up even now she encourages us to talk openly and courageously with the authorities. here in this well was clogged but now water flows once again i don't know from mumbai recently paid 275000 rupees or 3000 euros to build a new well. women now have more time and independence to do other activities rather than fetching water. they don't have the luxury of getting water with the. you don't they have to sort of for the what. the village waited. before there were no toilets here. they were made available to be no drinking water facility but they gave us drilled wells and flour mills before that happened we had to go a long way for water but now it's available near our homes. now the art of the

people also covers these bags cassandra nazareth sells them online and the proceeds go to the armory women. loudly bringing this to our late tribal art is well known in the world and i'm happy i know how to do it madame nazareth gave me painting supplies and pays me for it. women here have also learned other ways to create an income for themselves. they sell other plants from the forest. a little over certain stomach elements and this flower is for heart problems the medicine is made from these. although the wali are in contact with the modern world they still try to honor their tradition as with this wedding. the bride wears a stunning traditional dress. the groom makes offerings to the day it they believe live in trees. a bundle of

sacred twigs symbolizes the forest as a witness to the marriage. i learnt a lot in the play interaction with these women they've pushed me in ways if i'm pushing them to me but i'll be able to push them to be better as cassandra nazareth his name is too far into the wiley. the spark was kindled by both sides now they work together to protect. and the survival of the indigenous people of our a forest. indeed when women from being invisible visible the whole society benefits let's go meet a young champion of it. from russia is yet another example of how women can shape the world for the better she's devised a variety of ways to encourage people to plant trees to be issued.