>> in the midst of a global pandememic donald trump threate to cut off funding to the world health organization in 30 days. this after accusing the u.n. body of being a puppet of china. famine in india a as the cououn extends its lockdown u until at least the end of may. the natation's agricultural secr being the hardest hit by the pandemic. watching from afar, much of the world brought to its kneeses by the coronavirus, african countries are preparing for the worst case scenario. will its young population work

in africa can's favor? hello, i'm annette.. welcome baback t the france 24 newsroom. we begin in washington, d.c. whwhere u.s. president donald trtrump is threatening to end american funding to the world health works over itits handlin of the covid-19 outbreak. this after accusing the u.n. body of being a puppet of china. trump saying g he willl permaney end all funding if the w.h.o. does not commit to substantive improvements within the next 30 days. shirley reports. shirley: the world health organization is funded by countries, institutions, and private donors. roughly 20% of its budget comes from flexible funds, which include contributions from member states. roughly 80% of the organizationon's budget comes fm voluntary contributions from either countries or private investors. the u.s. is the top donor in

both sources. it pays 22% of assessed contributions. in comparison, france pays less than 5%. according to estimates, the u.s. has paid over the past decade $3.5 billion u.s. dollars to the u.n. body. the world health organizationon has used the money to expand health services across the world. often regions that lack health professionals. the organization sends out experts to evaluate risks and publishes guidelines to deal with various epidemics and health issues. critics have said it may not be entirely independent, with powerful member states trying to influence its actions. some saying china, others the u.s. as president donald trump vows to suspepend u.s. fundnding of organization, some say this threatens initiatives and could hahamper efforts to slow down pandemics. the u.s. says it will keep

investing in health, including in the search of of a coronavivirus vaccine. annette: in the wake of the threat the e.u. has backed the w.w.h.o. and mull lateral effor to fight the pandemic. telling reporters this is the time for solidarity not the time for finger pointing or undermining global cooperation. watching from afar, as much of the world has been brought to its knees by the coronavirus, african countries are preparing for the worst case scenario. joining me now is rich who is in charge of developing vaccines in africa for the world health organization. thank you for your time. first of all, at this point are we still expecting a vaccine to take a year to 18 months to be developed? rich: . good afternoon, advantage thank you for having us on your show.

it's very difficult to predict when a vaccine may be available . r the covid-19 thisis is something is a little bit -- we have seen a global concerted efforts to attract some of these steps. wewe all think that we could tentialllly havave a v vaccine march. >> when you say it's going to hopefully happen within a much reduced time, then you have the logistics of rolling it out. annette: keep in mind it took nearly more than half a century to eradicate smallpox across the globe. how quickly can one ramp up production in order to ensure that billions of people across the world have access to that vaccine? rich: that is indeed the

question. it's one thing to discover and thenen to find a particular vaccine. another thing to ramp up the production. because once the v vaccine is discovered it would be needed across the globe. so that would definitely be a huge difficult challenge not only to produce the vaccine but available to ramp it up and reach all the remote place. knows are criritical challenges lying aheffffed us. but i think we can all come challenges intry to this difficult s suation. annette: with pandemic it does appear africa so far has seemed to escape the same fate as various s european countries an the u.s., why is that so? because of the younger population and warmer weather?

we need to remember that africa was hit by the pandemic the in the last continent compared to others. which give countries enough time to prepare themselves.s. since the first case was reported in late february, ming gink of mararch, most of the countries took rigorous measure. lockdown or instituted many countries where only -- and i think all of that contributed to reducing the transmission. it's true that the population in the region is different from the global perspective. we have a much younger population. we are seeing that the cases that are being in the region the majority are within the group of

30 to 50 years old. our group isis diffeferent what have seen in other parts of the world. --it there explain the have been a lot of discussion around the pandemic. we have seen country on the same , asia, as africa aa where the climate is humid and similar, that have seen a lot of cases. we cannot explain everything by the climate. annette: i want to ask you because we have been talking in this bulletin ababout those tensioions between washingtoton beijing. how much of an impacting the work of the w.h.o. as it deals with this pandemic? rich: well, for the moment our

primary focuss is really to try stop the pandemic. this hasas been our daily progrs for the moment. working with countriri. makingng sure that o our countr are taking the right decision in terms of containment. it's true that thiss attention has been impacting our work, but our focus is remaining to work with countries and make sure that they are tataking the righ decision with regard to containment of the virus in their own communities. annette: thank you so much for your time. in another news, several countries in the europeanan uni have lifted lockdown measures in recent days. however, many are dried divided abouout the safest way to go abt ending the restrictions, especially when it comes to tourism.

we look at the different strategies being employed by various e.u. nations. >> the first luff stands tansa flight from germany in two months touches down in athens of the for some adventure stops here for now. arriving passengers must be tested for coronavirus at the airport, and wait for the results in a designated hotel. >> i was quarantine. yes. maybe i have to wait now several hours until another result. then i want to travel as fast as i can. >> while those who test positive must quarantine in a hotel for two weeks, those who test negagative must still self-isole at their declared place of residents. for greek officials it's the only way to both bring back much needed tourism and prevent a second wave of coronavirus infections. last w week, spain also imposed two week quarantitine on all overseas travelers. by contrast, italy will aslow lao visitors into the country

without an isolation requirement june 3. and while france and portugal have not yet made a decisionon quarantines for foreign visitors, germany has called on member june 3. states to harmonr post lockdown policy. speaking a foreign language] >> last week the european commission published a list of guidelines for safely reopening the tourism and transport sectors. though it recommended maintaining nonessential travel etrickses until june 15. annette: local food banks have really been so busy. the president of the french food banks federation says t there h been a 20% rise in demand for

their official. the closure of school cafeterias, particularly vulnerable suasions such as single mothers, isolated children, anand impoverished families have onee less free mel to rely on. >> when freddie obtained this job last fall, he thought heed help lift his familily out of poverty for good. but that was before the coronavirus pandemic. [speaking a foreign language] >> his income has dropped $18 hundred to 1300 euros per month to feed a six person family. peaking a foreign language] >> it's a solution the family finally turned to last week. with three young children and one teenager, it was the only

way to ensure they'd have a bit of meat and fresh vegetables on the table. in normandy, lines in front of the market have never been so long. the widespread confinement measures and ensuing job loss -- changed the faces >> peakaking a foreign language] >> that was the case for this mother who recently turned to a food bank for the first time. peaking a foreign language] >> before she alternated between restauaurant and festival jobs, but those industries have come o a screeching halt.

this is just the beginning of the crisis. the organization is worried about its stock running low should the current pattern continue, theheir supply will d up by the month of july. annette: european countries which are skeptical about a frananco-german proposal for 50 billion eurorecovery fund. telling french television, if they don't they risk making it harder for the e.u. to get out of this crisis. famine in india, the country extends its lockdown until at least the end of may. it's the third extension amid figures showing infections have passed 100,000 with deaths reach more than 3,000. the e lockdown i plunging maman low-incocome families s into economic despair with agriricultural workers being hi

particularly hard. >>n n many indndian farms, crop have ripened. staples such as wheat and many fruits and vegetables are reaea fo harvestst. but india's's coronavirusus locn has disrupted agricultural production. many farmers, including this one, are now facing bankruptcy. on his land a few hours from the capital, quarantine has exkt aed -- has exacted a a severe tolll peaking a foreign language] this >> from grapes, to milk farmers across india are destroying their own products. india's lockdown imposed in

march has upended the agricultural supply chain. travel restrictions have made it difficult to transport goods. markets have reduced hours, and capacity. and demand has fallen. many low-income and migrant workers in india's megacities have lost their jobs and can no longer afford to buy food. peaking a foreign language] >> on top of the coronavirus pandemic, experts warn that india mayay potentially facac another public healthth crisis, stemming from under or malnutrition if agricultural supply chains aren't restored. annette: staying in the region, mfls people have been moved to safety as one of the fiercesest cycloness s headingg towards eastern india and bangladesh. forecasters say winds gusting up to 185 kilometers and hour are expected.

when the cyclone makes landfall on wednesday. a storm surge of several m mete is also being predicted. that's it for this edition, do stay with us here on france 24. >> good morning, welcome to interview on francee 2 24. in france the lockdown ended on the 11th may which is an option for many businesses to reopen. for hotels and restaurants will have to wait. they'll have to wait until when? we don't know. beginning of june? end of june? our restaurants are ready to welcome their customers. what conditions? will it be too late. we'll talk about it with your guest philippe. good morning. thank you for being

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