trying to network with them with breaking news, this allen live on out into national. that's all. yes. and lou gotch, republics, as well as ukraine's how to so an apology, regions analogy that'll be holding referendums on joining russia in just the next few days. from the very beginning of the special military operation, we just say that the people at the respective territory should decide that fight rushes talked about it. so he left off comment on those plans for referendums to be held that saying that people can choose their own destiny from the program that you

keeps burning through the equivalent of $15000000.00 loaves of bread each and every day to fuel its vehicles. the little remains in force allowing food crops to be used as bio fuel despite the ongoing gluten global food crisis. ah, well that's great to have you with us for today's program. it's been a really busy tuesday so far with proposed referendums in east ukraine. also the, the un general assembly meeting in new york where it's now just after 11 am all sorts of world leaders saying that part of the un podium recovering as much as we can today. here we're not see international that we do continue without breaking news coverage. for you here on the program and that is both are don yeske and luke on square publics as well as 2 regions in ukraine have announced they will be holding referendums on whether to become a part of russia of voting of the 2 don't bass republics on the home phone and separate orgy regions will be held september 23rd to the 27th. and here at our t,

we spoke with the head of the separate orgy region. who said the authorities will do everything to ensure safety for those who want to express they will. oh, really? yes, he's rewarded. literally a years, roxanne looked up a sheet. i'm sure that i see the nations will on drive around separation region and the vast majority of residents cult hold a referendum as soon as possible as they want to join russia. we don't want to be some grace and we don't want to become ukraine again. we want to become a part of russia, as we historically always have been. it was decided to hold a referendum in such a way as to avoid a mass gathering of people. that's why the referendum process will last several days. everyone will have the opportunity to devote if necessary. we can collect votes from citizens at home. this is necessary so that zelinski lead saboteurs won't be able to fire on and shed the blood of citizens who just want to express that will to be part of the russian unity. everything possible will be done to ensure security. now at over now to our senior correspondent morales gasdio with

the latest from hudson. well anyway, you look at it, this is going to be a momentous week in history. certainly it will be studied in years and decades perhaps to come. but yes, indeed, 3 regents holding referendums on joining russia and 23rd by the 27th of september. presumably over the course of several days to avoid massive cues or a rush because in, in all of these regions, ukrainian shelling is ceaseless these endless. and it is blind yesterday alone, 13 people killed in a single attack at the market. so presumably, authorities are taking the security situation very seriously, but they must also take other factors into consideration. why this, this rush, there's a lot that will have to be done aside from the referendum itself. the laws of

russia, of logan's vignettes, can have shauna a very, very different economic loss. a very, very different that all of that is going to be, i still have to be mesh together for it to, to work. but she will be these republics. they choose to join russia. we will accept russian federal law with that entails and there is little doubt that these republics will vote to join russia than he is and luggage after 8 years of civil war and shelling and was peace efforts, which we either denied by you craig, amidst agreements they've had enough, they want finally to be accepted as russian citizens rather than 2nd grade citizens with, with russian passports but left to their own devices. many of them, she, this is the only solution to a peaceful, prosperous future for them here and here, san region, those that have left the province, the city, or ukraine's

a territory is held by the key of regime. they will be unable to vote in these referenda, but as i say there is, there is a lot riding on this and much will change. there is very little doubt about that. the authorities in russia, we've heard already the, the speaker of the parliament, the duma say that if they choose to join brush of the state duma, the russian parliament, lower house of parliament will support them will vote to, to allow them to join russia. we've heard the lead of the communist party in russia also say that this is something he has at work to achieve for years. all the public officials also expressing support for the gods that he had to have san jose joining the russian federation, zappa, georgia, but also stage the referendum and these exact dates from the 23rd to the 27th of september. meanwhile,

the residents of the embattled regions seemed to be positive about the upcoming referendum. we spoke to some of them and the majority seems to be willing to vote in favor of joining russia. syrian looms fabulous. the referendum is good. it can bring us stability, safety in a bright future for our children. or my dad boss has to become a part of russia again, not so. it can't be a part of ukraine anymore. there's no way back, wasn't within his meeting. i hope there will be peace again. that's what we fat for love you had, and i was your part of that will ruin you can use that. we should have done it long before and i'm in favor of joining russia. i'm not sure whether it will change anything though, but we'll see what the rogers i talk to for about. so get over off emphasized of moscow has long been saying it's up to the people of those root regions to choose their own pox with so much from the very beginning of the special military operation. and in general, in the parry preceding it, we were saying that the people of the respective territory should decide their fate

. and all the current situation confirms is that they indeed want to be masters of their fight without there are potentially some pretty serious implications here. are we heard from political analyst, alexander poppet? she believes that if indeed the republics were to join russia and moscow were concerned, consider a tax on them as a tax on its own sovereign territory. well, it's quite a big deal, i think. cuz the primary reason is the following. is that, you know, both, both republics have had enough of there's really in the being constantly show by ukrainian artillery. and i think also russia said enough of it because obviously, you know, you know, the western world doesn't care about that. in fact, it encourages ukraine to do that. and the only way to really protect those people is to incorporate them in russia into russia. and of course, that also fries russia and ones that becomes part of russia's territory. you

competed as russian territory, and any attack on both the little dunston done yet, good public is going to be treated as an effect on russia. and i think the whole world knows what that means. so in fact, i think this is going to contribute to law, let's say, to a clarification of the, of the situation in ukraine. i think i really, personally, i'm glad for the population of both republics. so i could have your company today as the regional african director of the humanitarian aid organization concerns world wide is demanding the international community steps in to tackle the famine that's being brought around right now by that of the droughts being seen across many fundamental regions. the waiting game must stop. now we are scaling up our response, but we need the resources to help all those effected equally. if we are to contain

the situation or the i, well, the hunger crisis is in the spotlight. the un general assembly as well. it's what the secretary general has drawn, the world's attention to the well, the problem of a fertilizer supply saying these products should not and should never be sanctioned . now, my surgeon for the rest, the global fertilizer market crunch, vizier, the world as enough foods. the problem is distribution, but if the fertilizer market is not stabilized next year, the problem might be food supply itself. it is essential to continue removing all remaining obstacles to the export of profit fertilizers and that ingredients including ammonia. these products are not subject to sanctions. a number of states also wrote life to the international community, pleading for their help in a while. that of dealing with a worldwide hunger situation to ortiz fear,

l. isabel gave me details a bit earlier right here in the studio. there is an open letter that seats to address this question of literally life and death. and this letter has been signed by were 230 organizations and 75 countries. and this claims that one person dies every 4 seconds of, of hunger. and of course, this is a morally unconscious level thing to not address. so let's take a look. 50000000 people and now just one step away from starvation. over $345000000.00, more bowing under the crushing weight of hunger, struggling to feed their families and at risk of death. the international community and national governments are fighting to meet their duty. and if prioritized, political and economic interests over the well being of the world's most vulnerable children and families and communities and a world of plenty, leaving people to staff as a policy choice, we call on you as world leaders to take urgent action to stem this crisis and prevent future ones. so those are strong numbers and strong words,

considering the numbers have increased so much since 2019. and what we're seeing to is that this letter draws attention as to how politicians have been ignoring the poorest countries to for the wealthier countries. we've seen the media and the attention be of course in ukraine these last few months and of course the most affected people in the world are suffering because of that. now, one country in particular i want to point out is somalia. somalia is a country that is facing $250.00 people at risk of death directly just a few days ago that you and revealed that the somalian humanitarian response plan is only 60 by percent funded. which means that, that we need to really get on this. and now the question is, what, what other country, what are other countries going to do about this over to yemen is a big deal to. but some people call yemen that the biggest manmade catastrophe in the history of mankind. when you talk about global responses, we've heard about cargo ships being sent to, well, the supposed to go to the poor countries on that big. they kind of end up going to

the richer countries, what, what is the global response? right, right. so like i said, we're seeing billions and billions go to aiden ukraine. right. and we're seeing that the priorities go specifically to ukraine. so just yesterday, a ukrainian deputy minister of a gary and i'm policy and food pretty much boasted about the help that ukraine was actually offering. what's hobble of attention is being drawn 1st and foremost to how many ships go to africa. because there are many devastating reports of famine coming from there as millions of people are suffering. as of today, throughout the period of the grand initiative, 23 vessels carrying 640000 tons of food have been sent. there. sounds like a lot, but when you actually put it into context, it's not. so that's about 13 percent, 2003 out of $169.00 vessels and numbers actually say that this is actually much lower than that. and of course, the green is mostly going to richer countries. these are criticisms at both president air to one of turkey and president bottom,

you're putting have pointed out numerous times that why is the brain only going to european countries? right? and one important thing i want to point out, rory is that earlier this week, the european union failed to prioritize food security over fuel supplies. because as we know, sanctions have affected europe in the, in terms of the gas, an energy crisis. and so the block decided to keep burning through $10000.00 tons of wheat per day, converting it to ethanol in order to power their cars. now, this is something that wouldn't need to be done if there weren't sanctions on russia. so i have to point that out in this statistic, say this is like removing 15000000 loaves of bread and thousands of tons of sunflower every single day to fuel cars and trucks. so this is of course, a huge issue. and again, this wouldn't happen if there weren't sanctions on russia, which is affecting this whole situation. let's recall that president putin made attempts to yes, grade to the developing nations that are in need and it is of course being blots.

we did get you new agenda with sanctions are being folks that when the pressure is being exerted on all of x rays and unfortunately completely innocent countries also suffer from such policy. first of all, the most vulnerable and the poorest. they were primarily affected by western restrictions on the supply of fresh energy with food and fertilizers to world market. and in this context, the height of senate says, is that even our offer to transfer 300000 tons of russian fertilizers, blocked in european ports. you do sanctions to countries in need for free. i want to emphasize this remains an answer done. so it is against this background that the letter has been written right. and we have seen, of course, a powerful call for people to address this to put politics aside and avert this catastrophe. now it seems like politics. it's still playing a big role in allowing this brain to get to where it needs to be, which is really sad because this issue needs to be addressed because millions of

people are on the verge of starvation. meantime, the president of the rwandan political party for democracy in liberty says that europe so approach towards the hunger crisis is actually costing a bit of a dog shadow on the western quote, champion of human rights position. now we have the day for the crisis. there was and many times people to bury the program and there were between noon, russia, and crimes. but if you see that the 2 countries of the, to you of the for the to produce before or after the time there is, if for the prize is the wrong, or if it's a shop you on your money, right? but how big chunk a new money, right? if you use the food and you know that there are other countries that they need for a, do you the code for the to produce your board or rich?

uganda is cooling on the e. u to allow it to freely undertake its own gas sector projects. off the union avow to stop new pipeline construction of the country are referring to well, environmental and human rights abuses of the ugandan parliament, deputy speaker brandon. such a resolution quote, economic races. the resolution is based on misinformation and represents the highest level on neo colonialism and imperialism against the sovereignty of uganda and tanzania. it also seeks to deny ugandans and east africans the benefits and opportunities from the oil and gas sector. this represents the highest form of economic racism against developing countries who has the right to explore and developed from their own natural resources and under what conditions. that's the knob of the fight between uganda, tanzania, and the e mail. on friday, the e u. parliament issued a statement saying they advise all companies, the stakeholders linked to the east african crude oil pipeline project,

to abandon all activities and to seize any production. now, the worries for the u parliament, as cited in the petition, ah, environmental, and linked to human rights abuses, they say detract us of the project. have been arbitrarily jailed, and that an oil spill, or a league from this underground project could infest among the many rivers connected to the great lakes region. and could be a detriment to millions of people who live in that area. hits little from the you. the european parliament calls for the you and the international community to exert maximum pressure on ugandan intensity and authorities, as well as the project promoters and stakeholders to protect the environment. and to put an end to the extractive activities in protected and sensitive ecosystems, including the shores of lake albert and commit to using the best available means to preserve the culture, health and future of the communities affected. what the petition will not tell you

. however, in the energy poverty of the east african region as a whole, and then many of the east african countries can not afford to go green. it is estimated that 66 percent of ugandans, a multi dimensionally energy pool, and the 33 percent of them have always suffered from like, shoot energy poverty. uganda is one of the countries that could greatly benefit from this pipeline. it's estimated that uganda has some 1400000000 barrels of oil and is ground. and that the 1400 kilometer pipeline plan between it and tanzania could lift millions out of poverty. and according to the president of uganda, he had a warning on twitter for total energy, which is one of the companies linked to the pipeline project. he says that should they follow in the footsteps of the wanting from the parliament, uganda antennas, ania stand ready to take their fate into their own hands and taught

a course for their own destiny. and that if taught towel pulls out, they will be ready to find another partner. got abolish, had for oddity africa in john is back shifting out to a bit of a religious rights controversy where india's supreme court is presiding over an appeal by a large group of muslim students. offered school girls were banned from classes for wearing a head job back in february. the indian advocacy groups denounced the lower court decision as a one of quote, robbing women of an education, a correspondent, roger and sharma, except the story. in the south and in state of karnataka. in february this, your muslim students wearing a jobs were stopped from entering their college. the students argued against that decision calling it a why lesion of their fundamental rights. but the states high court upheld the ban on muslim women wearing a jobs in educational institutes. the court said,

the prescription of a school uniform is a reasonable restriction and that students can not object to wit. it's already been a challenge to send girls to school in the muslim community in india, wearing a her job with me to allow them to do so. now the gotten in the out for thing, young muslim girls to make a terrible choice between education and what they see as their feet. now, the keys has reached in del supreme court and it's decision which is expected in the coming days. would have a big impact if that could not, that, that government section is approved, that you can a band, the he job in educational institutions. then i do suspect that many other states might move in a similar fashion. religious leaders believe that the he job control was the, has been fueled by the hindu nationalist. government in india does rob muslims, of the religious and cultural space. it's actually

a nor issue which has been blown out of proportion and made into a big issue the order that many guys have already dropped. note in canada that does are coming that door. many goes a stop going to school, a number of muslim girls, including the petitioners see that wearing a job is a fundamental right and an essential practice and that it should be left to individuals. i don't think 8 o'clock in the court judges her him to man decides what muslim women should wear. that's not fair. any penalty the logic behind the sedan, it's completely flawed. i don't think it makes sense. you have started with the binding his abilene a, was that these and schools and then it's, it's going to come to what places and then maybe public places. what do you want from us with the little hope that the supreme court will see the matter differently was lim, girls fear the clock may be set backwards. region sharma, r t, you delhi. now a 10 year old girl has been

a well reportedly shot on the head during demonstrations in iran. that story still to come here. one or 2 international also available for you at archie dot com. but for now though, with a general debate of the 70, it's happened 7th session of the un general assembly underway. the talkers president out of the one is now at the podium. well, hum his excellency russia type and one president of the republic of turkey. and to invite him to address the assembly saying much gun. yeah, only there, let me commit by sudden, just think receptive states and government distinguished secondary general diligence, distinguished delegates. i would like to wholeheartedly. so virtual on behalf of myself and on behalf of my nation. and i'm new, i hope, and pray that the 77th, the general assembly of the united nations. it will yield the most

a suspicious results for us to look for our countries and for the entire human race . i also would like to congratulate mr. saba, for russia, for having assumed the chairmanship of the general assembly and the theme of the general assembly in which as turning point for transformative solutions to inter white intertwined challenges appears to be very accurate. g dot, hold on to missouri. this is the time when we are holding this meeting and all that at the exact time when we're trying to sort out major challenges on a global scale. one of these fall renew them just in a done. one of the biggest lessons we have learned out of the pandemic was to establish international solidarity in the resolution of global threats as turkey during the pandemic. without any discrimination we have managed to provide monetary made to more than a $161.00 countries,

l 12th international organizations. and we have provided turco voc, which is our national and the local vaccine to the service of the entire human race. and last year we had ratified the paris agreement time in order to showcasing how the result we are to fight climate change. in the year 202053. we are in to become a 0 in nursing country. and we had held the 16th conference of parties in the stumble for the un convention for the protection of biodiversity. and we have shown how much we were willing to become pioneers in fighting against climate change. because of the problems created by the pandemic in the supply chain, the global economy was infected heavily. and with the addition of russian ukrainian era crisis, we are experiencing a new wave of shock. the prices for energy,

the food land around material is increasing, thus creating an enormous pressure inflation. and it is about having a significant ramification upon the global economies and social welfare. these developments have proven once again as to how important energy supply security is and as turkey ever since the beginning and i, we have been focusing on energy not as an issue of competition, but an area for cooperation. right next to why need. we have this revived many projects which would support resist security, not only in our region, but i'm also on a global scale. and the recent developments, our stance had been confirmed. the process that we are going through has also risked so to supply security. hello. this is a 20 wanted to the 21st century,

and we have reached the highest expense of financial and technological opportunities. however, in this day and age still, one 5th of the world is crippled in the hands of poverty and hunger. with the recent developments, the world was leading me to reach 0 poverty and hunger in the year 2023 as a part of the sessing with philip and goals. but it seems like we are getting away from our perspective, the chief mystery. this is the day in age where we need to shut the light on our path. and that can only be possible through international cooperation and solidarity and wind to assume a just and fair approach towards one another. and happening going against the challenges that identify our common fate. we need to move together as turkey. we are willing to showcase this will. as we have done during the pandemic and during

the crisis of climate change. also, we had proven our stance while we were fighting against the crisis created as a result of the russian cranium conflict. the ukrainian conflict is exceeding the 7th month threshold, dental hygiene, and we think that the war will never have a triumph and a fair and peace. your process will not have a loser. renee, this is important because we are always underlining the significance of diplomacy in the settlement of the dispute through dialogue once and for all. that's why we got together the parties in untimely diplomacy forum. and then in the stumble, to become facilitators in a reconciliation process. change as

a result of the heavy in he efforts that we had enlisted together with the janet the secretary general with managed to export ukrainian crane through the black sea . he saw land finding its way hotter than the rest of the global market. you know, like stumble convention that allows is exported not done is many, yes, to very much vital out and with the exports are gaining momentum as time goes by. this is a critical agreement that was not in undertaken by jointly with the united nations. and this was one of the greatest accomplishments of united nations and the recent med tech, a model id, i think. no one had a land value to national community revival its confidence in the united nations as a result of stumble, car that shouldn't. because the stumble convention proves once again,

that negotiations can yield results, especially in issues which are vital to all the parties involved and a similar approach and has been assumed by us when it comes to the zapora church, nuclear power plant. again, that is threatening the security of the entire globe that lives out there. many of the conflict is escalating and we are investing tremendous efforts in order to ensure that the war will be finalized by you protecting their territorial integrity and the sovereignty of ukraine once and for all. and we would like to lead launch and appeal to all the international organizations under countries of the world to support them. peaceful initiatives of turkey to settle the spirit once and for all we need a dignified way out of this crisis. and that can only be possible through a diplomatic solution which is rational, which is fair and which is applicable law. and on the other hand,

all these disasters affecting millions of people who have shown once again that the united nations will have to be much more influential. and that the united nation has a responsibility to invest more efforts in the solution of the problems on a global scale. the united nations will have to be much more inclusive and be capable of creating a certain solutions for a more fair world. and the united nations have to become an international organization where common will of the entire human race can lead. when you call gina foot forward, especially visit the council has to be more effective, more democratic, more transparent, and more accountable. it has to be more functional. and it is going to be for the entire human race in its search for peace, justice and welfare. this is going to be a turning point.