the, the, this is the w news lies from the lin, iran releases, prisoners and exchange for billions of dollars. 5 in jewel, us arranging and citizens have been afraid of the use of detention on convictions of spine. iran agreed to swap them, access to frozen funds. also coming up on the program, a warning the world is off the track from missing it's development goals. the un says countries all failing to meet target to end poverty and hunger will lead to meet this week in new york to review lagging program some,

a cooling per rest coupon. and ukraine, close back territory from russia, claiming control of the village on the front line keeps forces, hope it will help them. and so it's called russian troops in the strategic city of the americans mckinnon. a very warm welcome to the program and we stopped with breaking news. a long awaited prison. the swap between iran and the united states is reported late now happening news agency reports say 5 dual us rainy and citizens have left her on airport on a guitar, a plane being exchanged for 5 and radians held in the us. now it's around agreed to release the prisoners, including c. i'm not in the mazda and then a rainy, an american business man sentenced to prison for s, the knowledge which is

a charge his family rejects. iran is guessing access to $6000000000.00, an oil revenue that was frozen by south korea. iran store and ministry has confirmed the money will be transferred to a bank account and cuts off with the agreement allows it to be used for monetary and purposes. okay, we can get more from dw special correspondent to abraham, who is in washington d. c. so i have this, what purportedly now on the way, can you tell us more? and we know that this agreement that this uh swap uh is a result of an agreement that was reached last month. and now after some very tense hours this morning, we now have reports that the 5 iranian americans have boarded the flight from a to ron on route to contort. there also accompanied by 2 a running americans who were not in prison, but i had

a had been prevented from leaving the iran. we know that in exchange for getting these iranian americans, the us has agreed to release 5 iranians who have been in us custody for non violent crimes, mostly related to violating sanctions, a regulations. and there will be the $6000000000.00 of the funds iranian funds. we should emphasize a root that will be made available to, to iran. the us, us officials have been cleared that these funds are to be used to purchase food medicine and agricultural products. and that if they have any sign that you know they're being used to purchase weapons or anything else, they will work with the guitars to make sure that that money stops being released

and cut that has really played. it seems a very strategic role in this agreement. that's not only the mediator, but the money which has been released from up in a south korean account, went to switzerland and is now in the target central bank, where, where it will be dispensed to come out to pardon to iran. so it seems that they have also played a huge role along with the swiss in securing this prisoner exchange a. this deal has been quite heavily criticized in the us, hasn't it? can you explain why, as well republicans have criticized this deal? seeing that it's a sign of weakness that you know, with uh, with exchanging prisoners and they're releasing of funds. the us administration and the bite and administration specifically has compromised too much with iran. but it should be noted that a prisoner exchanges of this kind or not, you know,

these are not unique to the biden administration. the obama administration has engaged in similar agreements. and the trump administration also agreed to release a, you know, engaged with the iranian regime to, to secure the release or exchange of prisoners or the so that, but the deal is also being criticized by iranian americans. i spend the weekend at the gina, ma mazda, i mean e march is here in dc where there is a huge, a iranian american community. and they said, this deal puts them in jeopardy. you're on, does not recognize dual citizens citizenship. and they fear that this will continue to be used by the iranian regime, if some of them have to visit iran for, for it to, to visit at, to see family or do business that they will be. some of them said, you know, they will be held hostage and that in the future, this makes the world a more, a less safe place for americans. because it's also assigned for other dictators

that if you want something out of the united states or you have to do is uh, you know, a hold a few americans and detain them. w special correspondent, abraham reporting from washington dc. thank you so much. i are now well as neat as a gathering in new york for sustainable as the employment talks on the sidelines of this week's un general assembly countries all being to salvage the promises to help the world forest ahead of the me. things, climate activists rallied in new york and around the world demanding more action to whole global warming. climate change is on the agenda of the u. n. as well as the sustainable development goals that progress towards improving the environment. i'm health off track and in some cases indicates is all going backwards. the un says the goals themselves need rescuing review, found that only 15 percent of the targets are likely to be mess on time. i. the

leaders gathering in new york city this week had been told to come with urgent and concrete solutions to rescue the planet and its people. if current trends persist, the u. n. warrens that by the year 203575 1000000 people still be living in poverty . more than 600000000 people go hungry every day. $84000000.00 children are projected to be out of school. 606000000 people who lack access to electricity. the 2030 agenda is made up of 17 targets, known as the sustainable development goals or esg. it is so decided which were adopted by all member states in 2015 and ambitious blueprint or to do list which includes fighting climate change. protecting our ocean's combat in disease,

eradicating poverty and ensuring quality education and gender quality. this year marks the halfway point for achieving the 2030 deadline. and according to the latest progress report, the world is in trouble. only some 15 percent of targets are on track to be reached by 2030, close to half or moderately, or severely off track. and some 37 percent have either seen no movement or regression below the 2015 baseline. exacerbating crises such as the war in ukraine, the lingering drag of the cupboard 19 pandemic, and multiple climate related disasters. have hanford progress on achieving the 2030 rescue plan by the u. n. chief insist there's still time to change course with strengthened political will. my appeal to of leaders will be clear. this is not the

time for busting. our positions. these lots of time for indifference or indecision . visa the time to come together for real practical solutions. it's time for compromise for about the tomato. gutierrez says that means integrating the cds into national policies, budgets, and long term development planning. leaders will also be asked to adopt a new political declaration, reaffirming their commitment to the 2030 agenda that includes a stimulus of at least $500000000000.00 per year in affordable, long term financing for developing countries to help them invest in the global goals. and break the cycle of debt and they don't use chase political. edison mcculloch's us med joins us now from new york mikaela, the u. n. sustainable development goals, also for the agenda today. but as, as we just had a very, this will progress has been made in reaching them hasn't. this

is absolutely and the united nations general assembly, which really gets on the way tomorrow, is expected to be pretty much dominated by the debate over ukraine. for them is a lensky is expected to be here. and there's a huge concern that he may be sealing the limelight from those bread and also the tree can so. so the united nation is wanting that unless there is a real excel erase in and actually pledging funds towards meeting those targets. which until you gutierrez, has described as a way to fix historical rooms at the top, and then upwards of 500000000 people in 2030 could be going hungry and around about the same number. also living in dia policy. so this is the very basic and there's a concern here that there won't be enough pledges particular with that document, we've been able to peek into that at already seeing it as a targets to re commit to these very old targets which was thrown of course,

to be fed also by the pandemic, of course, on the ukraine, who so there's a real pressure. but is that the momentum that doesn't really seem to be the case? quite yes. right. and i mean, what's realistic during one week of me things, i mean, is there any hope of making any real headway in this time? well, um, individual countries have made some 1st, such as germany, for instance, i've travels here with the german tons, the assessing an additional $300000000.00 towards the world bank bank. so it can give out loans to those cash strapped, developing countries sticky when it comes to investing into green us c o. 2 neutral food. so because that's where the author will be aim patricky over to nations that something that germany is days is policy time. and time again that yes, it's time for the so called global sell at 44 people to set the wealth that the

rich, the nations have enjoyed for very long time. but the aim is c o 2 neutrality. so fresh money is being pledged, but it doesn't look like it will be enough to really give this a push. it will have to leave it love it. thanks so much. that's the don't use cheese political editor. make sure you like us now reporting from new york. so let's take a look now some of the other stories making news around the world and the chechen lita rums and cordero has appeared in a new video on social media and mit speculation that he was in a critical condition in hospital. it's not certain when the video was filmed, ukrainian intelligence had reported that he was in a coma due to a serious illness. cordero is one of russia's staunchest supporters of its rule in ukraine. the ukraine plans to suit european union neighbors, poland hungry, and slovakia. over that decision to ban ukrainian grain in ports, ukraine has been unable to use its favorite routes via the block se,

since the russian invasion and is dependent on exposing it's april agricultural product through these neighboring countries. and ukraine says that it has recaptured a key village nearby newton, the east of the country from russian forces by itself, the months of slicing, the village called cliff jessica is south of boston boot which has been occupied by russia since may off to one of the was the longest and costly as baffles. a spokesman for ukrainian troop says that they heard the controller for village will help them and circle back moved. the village is one of 2 taken by ukraine in recent days, during which keeps forces have clued back several square kilometers of land. i asked sublease pushy who is a security analyst on the seo at russ most in global. whether the month long baffled around best mood make strategic sense, the ukraine, as i would want to,

to lift the ukrainians to make that car. clearly, they have chosen the 1st back me. what's going to be a point with p down some of the russian forces. and so going to, i think, a post rechecking of back fluids in the coming days, a weeks when you have a huge sacrilege. you've got a fix on russian full season, any from on russian leadership see then subs have made back move almost the mother of the mattress. so, so in that sense, this, the money venue should not be on the status as to the tactical strategic budget. i think that would be a for the dates at the end of that. busy when we see more clearly what has moved any further in terms of strategy because of this for the ukrainians that will separate the pleasure of speaking to us earlier. you are watching dw news and coming up next in the w news, asia. jen jenkins. alternate reality. how this display of culture and china is west

and region tides sinister church there. and she found that she is up next with news asia reporting on have china or is encouraging tourism in the very same region where it's accused of persecuting members of the weekend. my nursing i many kids mckinnon. thanks so much for the offline rivers created it by a most of full spring force of how's it goes into the b trees.