with learning like global ideas, we will show you how climate change and environmental conservation is taking shape around the world and how we can all make a difference. knowledge grows through sharing, download it now for the, for the the, this is the w news. these are top stories. organizers of the european football championships have refused in application by the munich city council to have the stadium they are eliminated in rainbow colors for germany's game against hungry. sports governing body said no because of what it called the quote political context . the gesture was meant to protest the new hungarian law widely regarded as discriminatory against l. g. b t. people. the united nations

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readers, announced that he is gay and historic 1st and a strong statement connecting inclusivity with american football. compare that to europe, ian football and the euro. 2020 tournament. germany take on hungary tomorrow in munich, but the stadium will not be lit up in rainbow colors in support of l. g. b t writes in hungary, the message from you, wafer politics have no place on the pitch. and for football fans against discrimination. tonight we ask, is there place for them on the pitch? i'm bred golf and berlin. this is the day the me a quick moment to say that i'm gay, i'm pretty private person. so i hope you guys know that i'm really not doing this for attention. i do not think that you have presented itself as cosmo polish in

modern and tolerant with this decision. i just think that representation and visibility are so important. i'm not alone and even the play is a great ability to write textual self determination is shooting out. you'd be guaranteed everywhere in new york, and also coming up here in germany, more than half the population has received at least one cobit 19 vaccine shot. there is overwhelming evidence that the vaccine is safe for pregnant women, and yet in germany still no official recommendation. we can see that pregnant women don't experience more side effects and the unborn children don't have a higher rate than without the vaccination. but we can also see that pregnant women with co 1920 times more likely to die from it. but to our viewers on p b. s in the united states into all of you around the world. welcome. we begin the

day with sexual identity discrimination and how the to collide in sports on monday history was made in u. s. football. with his smartphone in hand. 28 year old carl massive a defensive lineman with the las vegas raiders told the world that he is gay. he is the 1st active player in the national football leagues, 101 year history to take that step of today. and if the commissioner roger good old tweeted the n f l family is proud of carl for sharing this truth representation matters. we share his hope that sunday soon statements like his will no longer be newsworthy as we march toward full equality for the l. g. b. t q plus community. and the reaction by the head of american football stands in sharp contrast to what is happening in european football. there will be no rainbow colored lines eliminating unix allianz arena tomorrow night during the euro. 2020 match between

germany and hungary. on tuesday, european football is governing body you way for rejected the request. citing you wafers policy of not allowing politics on the pitch. now the stadium has been lit up once before to show support for the l g. b t community. so why not a 2nd time? we have more now with this report. pictures of the leon serena from january, decked out in rainbow colors in memory of the gay men and women killed in the holocaust. this week unix mayor wrote a letter to you way for asking to use the same color scheme as a statement against toma phobia and transfer via when hungry come to play germany. hungary official response was dismissive for the bell. i think sporting events with politics is a bad idea if you look at her history shows that and the germans should know all about it. it was going on would on the medication or shut up and kick. not

any more times have changed from the days when footballers were to be seen but not heard. more and more players are using their platform to speak up about causes they believe in like germany's lay on correct sca it's been i bought for the other boned for me so i'm just glad to see it. i'm happy anytime an example is set, it's a great sign that they're creating awareness of diverse ideas of make some of that . but the sports governing body in europe. you wafer said it was declining the request because it would be a political message to protest a new hungarian law. that rights groups have described as anti l g b t discrimination. instead, you way for suggested alternative dates for the rainbow colors in the later rounds of the tournament. when hungary last place in their group are unlikely to be playing where you wavers decision to reject the rainbow from the stadium in munich

. contradict some of its very own recent messaging. here's one you have a statement that isn't aging particularly well, a treatment ahead of the tournament. proud that you are a 2020 will be a tournament for everyone with the hash tag equal game. and here's your wife is campaign called outraged, which ran last year. now it's all to call out and highlights the problem of discrimination in football, including instances of racism, sexism and homophobia, my girlfriend and i also, i mean if you're not the difference, they struggle much more now we want to bring in d. w. sports journalist felix tom. suit in cologne, who closely follows german football and from london, i'm joined by sports writer, john holmes, who founded the networking group and consultancy, sports media, l g b t plus to both of you gentlemen, it's good to have you with us, john. let me start with you and with us football, the announcement by carl nasa of the las vegas rate is that he is gay. i mean,

we cannot emphasize too much just how huge this announcement is for the n f l can we thanks harvey. me. yeah, it's been absolutely colossal announcement, the impact that it had gone all around the world and it's such a powerful message that calls been able to share. there's lots of different elements to it, but i think what was really important was the charity donation that he announced of his public coming out and to give 100000 dollars to people in l g t q charity in the u. s. just sends a really important message and it puts it out in context. you know, that charity of course, is to prevent l g b g youths from committing suicide. we know that the numbers are very high. john, this response by the nfl commissioner that we saw roger. good al, i mean it was 100 percent support. if the message was clear, u. s. football is

a sport where everyone is welcome. is he mixing politics in sports with this support? oh, absolutely, no. i mean, i think you could, so because he echoed the words of call not saved himself. he said representation masses. and you know, it's not political to be l g b q. i mean, it's part of the diversity that we see around us in every day. in every city across the world, of course in places where l g b 2 writes are not as good as they are in germany here in the u. k. and in the u. s . so i think what it really recognized the fact that yes, of course, there are game plays in the nfl or bisexual fires as well or the number because of the various reasons that culture and traditions of men are men's teams will pick up . it's very difficult to share that true call to come forward and say yes, this is who i am and i'm to do it in such a considered way. i think that was really important. and felix, the,

the nfl of the us is not attempting here to be politically neutral when it comes to include city and the l. g. b t. community. but you wafer says it is explained to our viewers. why that is, why us and to says that it supports the community. however, i'm like, the difference is that way i have to work with it 5055 member of the asian and they are 55 government. all those governments are often of different political affiliations. this clash result in a situation where you, where you is dependent on the government, mostly the field of infrastructure which result in situation and tuition that we see now is that you way for the value are being confronted by go with government. and it's more time both why the more we feed those conflicts taking place in the

future. i believe you're talking about governments. you're talking about the hi, gary and government in the, in this case with, with the game in munich, aren't you? absolutely. gary and government have been in the news here in europe in more than one instance when it comes to laws, which many experts, many experts have labeled r i n g b or discriminatory towards the community. when you compare that with the way the community has been making progress here in germany and other countries as well, it's been very strong, contrast contrast. and i think the issue here in germany has become a lot more mainstream in recent year, which is partly the reason why the outrage here in germany so strong you there is outreach here. do you think that this decision by you wafer, could it blow up in its face? me could it become a p r disaster? already a few years after i would argue just a few days ago you

a by itself said if you want one sanction the german f a for he kept in mind when noise wearing a rainbow flag arm band as it can be. and i would promote cause today 3 days later and the situation couldn't be more different to you in football term in ology and both. are you a fall and i think you a fight tough understanding by now by the intensity of the reaction. i'm pretty sure about that, john, and see me as both of you. american football is embracing. it's openly gay player, but i mean we, we don't want to kid ourselves. there is a reason why only one player has come out in more than a century. it believes existence and european football is embracing itself and its business ties. but the fans in the publics demands for inclusivity, they will not go away. so i mean, where are the sports headed, john?

let me start with you. what do you think? well, i think this book had its rules. that price is actually visibility, and that's what i'm calling to say, because i wanted to book the science already before he came out. we've seen a seismic shift in the nfl that used to was this aspect of equality, this aspect of inclusion. you need to look at significant moments that happen, such as the nfl taking part in the new york pride parade. lots of activation online during the pandemic. but of course, people couldn't meet in person, but to hold those kind of discussion panels surprised to mark these occasions in the calendar. and i think here and in europe, we're seeing much greater awareness around the importance of how to embrace l g b t g. people, of course you've got so much disability in the women's game alloy for a particular happening harder as one of the boxes is on the equal gain campaign. so was really adding to it and driving this event now is players themselves stepping

up, being active allies and being vocal in their support. so l g, b, t, key people. and we've seen that wave panilla sharing on social media. we've seen the spelling of the last 24 hours and even tonight i'm trying to reach me in the front international share picture on social media of the munich stadium lit up in rainbow colors. you know, that's very good point. felix. where do you see things going from here? i see this situation only because i see such topics becoming more and more a recurring theme. i think the conflict between some governments in europe ship to shifting towards the conservative right. and the fact that fan activity within the european football becoming more and more, i think we remember what happened recently with a soberly plant after the mind, the change and this, the month for change will also affect europe. be in football own perception of itself when it comes to issues around the quality around the community,

around issues or sexism and racism. i would suspect it would be the last time we're going to be going to be discussing the issues. and it will be interesting to see where the rainbow colors are. tomorrow night, this time you w sports journalist, felix thompson, in cologne and london, sports writer, john holmes, to both of you gentlemen. thank you. good to have you on the show tonight. i cation, we match the the world health organization has warned that the global vaccine distribution program to help poor countries is failing. only 80000000 doses have been delivered through the co vax program. and the timing could not be worse, as infections in africa are rising by 20 percent per week. south african president, obama foes, a is calling on wealthy nations to end their vaccine hoarding. the w's, adrian crease, reports. the methods shouldn't be new to

anyone, one into half years into adobe pandemic wash, your hands maintain social distance where mosque. but the disaster management officers in cape town have observed that more and more people and not sticking to the rule, i pleaded him. he's really to consider the loved ones, even though they may be resistant to, to comply with people. but they must think of the family members and they want to know because how they feel like getting divided or the day. but if people don't, and potentially losing a loved one, not wearing math in public as a criminal offense in south africa, yet many people don't. but mostly this mosque and everything is for each people, you know what i mean, because they have so a lot of money, they don't want to die, bullet is eating, this is tiring. it is, especially for those who goes to school like kids. now there must go 2 days a week,

like it's all, it's frustrating man, it's frustrating for a lot of people close to me died because i've already done this 2nd way. so i'm, what are you doing this way so far? the province of how ting around south africa, economic have you had this book has been hit particularly hard making up for more than 60 percent. but you infection scientists expect strict lockdown rule soon, but will the 3rd way for the entire country, harder than the 2nd? no, we don't expect to in the, the areas at listing the cost of provinces of south africa will be worse than the 2nd wave. why that is because the 2nd wave was very severe in the cost or at regions of south africa. and we also know from the science that we have done that people that got infected with the parents had released a very high level antibodies. so we expect to see

a kind of population immunity around the course of the data management team, encouraging the elderly to sign up for what we call germany currently has no official recommendation to vaccinate pregnant women against cobra 19. but one state in the country is not waiting any longer for guidance soon to be mothers who are unwilling to wait for a nationwide recommendation or travelling there to get backs and aided and demand is quickly out basing supply. so you hung up the info mit earth. i don't think it's. evelyn kern is one of the exceptions, and not the norm among pregnant women in germany. she's about to be vaccinated against coven. 19 i heard

that it's now possible for pregnant women to be vaccinated. and i want to have as much protection as possible so that i don't catch the virus after roll and then put myself or my child in danger. michigan seattle. germany has yet to issue a nationwide recommendation on inoculating pregnant women. but last month's the vaccination commission and the eastern stay of sex and he did with emma renee vaccine such as madonna and biotech, pfizer from the 20th week of pregnancy. in this we can see that pregnant women don't experience more side effects and the among children don't have a higher race, them without the vaccination. but we can also see that pregnant women with cove at 1920 times more likely to die from it. the commission use data from israel, the u. k. and the us for decision gynecologist, cornelia herman has been inundated with requests in from principal principal, were doing the vaccinations in our free time. we just can't manage it during our

consultation hours. and patients are coming not only from like going around saxony, but from other states to like today, for example, from north rhyme was failure on many people are no longer prepared to wait for a recommendation from japanese. national vaccine commission nadine gazer has travelled from saxon these neighboring state of total india. and for me, it's just very important that i protect myself as much as possible. and for me, that some vaccination, some doctors in saxony holding off on vaccinating pregnant women until the recommendation is approved nationwide. but the only thing hindering gynecologist cornelia hasn't been at the moment, is this location arrival of doses you and so i did. the committee has made a controversial recommendation. it says the great barrier reef australia is east coast should now be placed on a list of endangered world heritage sites. and that has angered the australian

government of the reasons a major tourist attraction in australia wants to keep it off of the endanger list. scientists say the decline in coral is due to climate change. the u. n. is urging australia to do more to protect the reef and to speed up what is already plant. well, this brings us to a growing movement to put acts of environmental destruction on par with more crimes in genocide and increasing number of activists lawyers and politicians want ecos side to be punishable by the international criminal court. they say making this a crime would deter companies and governments from harming the environment instead of paying fines and compensation perpetrators would face arrest prosecution and imprison. where today, a group of top international lawyers publish the world's 1st legal definition of ego side. here's

a member of that panel reading out that definition. eco's side means unlawful or wanton acts committed with knowledge. there is a substantial likelihood of severe and either widespread or long term damage to the environment in caused by those acts. well, we are joined now by one of the leaders of the campaign to make ecos side and international crime. jo, jo, native, she is co founder and executive director of stuff. eco side international judge. oh, it's good to have you on the program. i mean, this is, this is a big day for you. you've finally, you've got the legal definition. it's written out. it's been codified. tell me, what are the 1st concrete examples of eco side that you would like to see prosecuted? that's the question. everybody asks us and i suppose because the crime is not yet in place. current situations of each side would not be caught by the cry because it

doesn't act retrospectively. but the kind of examples that we would indicate might be, for example, the situation in the niger delta with pollution from oil drilling serious deforestation of the amazon and, and oil spills, for example, deep water horizon. serious industrial accidents that result from, you know, protocols of safety not being followed those kinds of things. and why was it so important to come up with a legal definition of ego side? i mean, what does it mean for your campaign? it's hugely important. it's a really historic moment, i think acre site is generally understood by the public to mean mass damage and destruction of ecosystems. but without a clear and credible legal definition, it's been difficult to kind of move this forward at the diplomatic level. because

the 1st thing governments want to know is will, how are you defining it? so having this panel of talk international experts working for 6 months on creating this concise and powerful definition is a really key milestone. i want to ask you, you're familiar with the diesel gate scandal here in germany. volkswagen. of course the lied about its emissions levels. if that were to happen in the future. another car maker, for example, would, would that constitute an active ico side? it could certainly be examined in that context. the important thing is that the criminal law aspect means that it's gay if get to individuals. so for something to qualifies each side, it must be traceable to the act or the failure to act of an individual person. and actually in a context like diesel gate that could indeed potentially be possible in future. it

certainly means that key decision makers in corporations will be thinking very carefully about the decisions they make in order to stay on the right side of this law. not least because their public image and reputation and hence that business success will depend on it. i know that you've got the backing up some very prominent and powerful names. i understand the pope has endorsed this, the french president mac ron regretted tune bag, the, the activists. i mean, how much political support do you have to tonight? would you say it's growing very fast? there are already 8 member states of the international criminal court, which have in one way or another, expressed publicly, an interest in this discussion. and, you know, behind closed doors. i mean, we're not at liberty to discuss a diplomatic conversations until the states themselves are ready to do so. but

suffice it to say that there are a large number of states are becoming interested in this. and indeed, at the parliamentary level, the interest is or is global. the inter parliamentary union, which involves it comprises delegations from a $179.00 parliaments around the world, voted recently with almost complete unanimity to support this in principle. to do, i've got about half a minute left. i had to ask you, you know, people are going to be wondering this the united states in china, the world's biggest polluters. where did they stand when it comes to ecosign? they are not members of the international criminal court, which means that applying it to them in their own jurisdictions will be difficult. but on the other hand, they can't get in the way of it moving forward because they don't have a vote. and of course, because any ratifying nation who takes this crime, arm can apply it in their own jurisdiction. they can also apply it to american

nationals, if they set foot on the soil of a ratifying nation. ok, joe made a co founder and executive director of stop eco's side international. joe. it's a pleasure talking with you. please come back and talk with us as your organization makes progress. thank you. thank you. while the day's almost done, the conversation continues online. you'll find us on twitter either a d w news. you can follow be a brent golf tv and remember whatever happens between now and then, tomorrow is another day we'll see you then everybody. the news the

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