antonio guterres said failure to do so would be ‘suicidal‘.s including the maldives has warned they face extinction if there isn't immediate action to reduce emissions and limit the rise in global temperatures. our science editor, david shukman reports. almost a decade ago an extraordinary publicity stunt, the government of the maldives in diving gear, highlighting the danger of the level of the sea rising. the man who chaired this underwater meeting is here now. governments are not listening. institutions are not listening. no—one seems to be listening to what the science is saying. what does that mean for your country? we will disappear. negotiators here in poland are frantically trying to head off the worst effects of global warming. the progress of the talks is incredibly slow. a few governments are dragging theirfeet. this is the heart of the process and we have been allowed in for a couple of minutes. what's striking is the sheer scale of the event with nearly 200 governments represented here. they've all brought their own agendas so get

well, the sg, secretary general, is evidently not a woman, antonio guterres, former portuguese primese you as his deputy. do you think in this case actually your gender helped, and the fact also you're from the global south was a bonus? i think it helped because first and foremost, we were looking at a vision that he has for implementing the sustainable development agenda, for really looking to find a way to prevent the crises and to sustain peace. i think that he probably thought the profile of a woman, and one that's in development, would do that. there was a bit of positive discrimination, let's say... absolutely. but he did it left to right, he did it with his chef de cabinet and me. there were three of us and some people refer to us as the holy trinity but he was there, and either side of him is a woman, and i think that's an amazing signal to the rest of the system and to the world. that's not to say that you weren't eminently qualified for this position, because you were instrumental in getting the sustainable development goals, the sdgs in place, the world's poverty eradicati

secretary general antonio guterres issues a dire warning that nations must act

is run it's good to have you back on the show we know that united nations secretary general antonio guterres he's announced a cease fire and has been agreed to for the port city of had data how surprised are you at what appears to be sudden progress after four years of war were very relieved that the fire has been agreed by pretty to the conflict after six months of nearly daily bombardment the data has been done that had been brought to. the fire changes all of that the two hundred thousand people who are still in the city no longer have to wake up every morning and fear for their vote here from fighting in shall we didn't hear strike and the fact that who dated the main port for the hungary route for humanitarian assistance in point the country now that they know that it's that here that mean that the student can reach the people who need it the most this is critical to fighting that. and i'd like you to take a moment and listen to martin griffiths the u.n. special envoy for you have it into what he had to say early. in the design of the withdrawal first of all from the ports three ports v

secretary general antonio guterres issues a dire warning that nations must act now to save humanity from devastating climate change as ththe united states and the world's other biggest polluters obstruct u.n. climate talks in katowice, poland. how will an action on global warming devastate developing nations? the most affected, but the least to cause the crisis. we will speak with meena raman and then look at the massive rolele the fossil fuel industry has played in year's climate talks. >> i have many things to tell shell. i don't think i can tell them all in one day. after stop -- they have to clean up their mess. amy: we'll speak with nigerian environmental activist nnimmo bassey. -free costa ri? their an is toecome the first cotry to b fossil i the world. >>early 100% oour elecicity com from rewable sources. amy: a that anmore, cong up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from katowice, poland. president trump's personal attorney michael cohen has been sentenced to three years in prison for tax evasion, bank frau

antonio guterres warned that time is running out and it would be suicil, as he put it, to stop the bestto stop runaway, change. death runaway climate change. a judge -- to stop runaway climate change. a judge has sentenced donald trump's former lawyer to three years in jail. michael cohen pleaded guilty to campaign finance chargesn august. those were for hush money payments to women who claim affairs with theredent, which he denies the he also said he lied about a proposed trump tower project in russia. nick bryant has more. d to: michael cohen u rrast that he was donald trumps people, but he aed at this courthouse -- donald trump's itbull, but he arrived at this cou his teeth into the president. he del addres one that immediately entered the history books of the trump era. at times of fighting back tears, michael cohen said he had been in a state of mental and personal incarceration since working for donald trump. he said the president was right becausehim week -- weak he covered up what he called the dirty deeds out of a sense of blind loyay. he said there was little to admire about d

the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has told an international climate summit that the world is way off—course in its plan to prevent catastrophic climate change. he warned heads of state and government at the un climate conference in poland that they were still not doing enough or moving fast enough. president trump and first lady melania have paid their respects at the rotunda of the us capitol, where the body of former president george hw bush is lying in state. mr bush, the 41st president, died on friday aged 94. he will be buried on thursday. mexico's new president, andres manuel lopez obrador, has signed a decree creating a truth commission to investigate the kidnapping and killing of 43 student—teachers four years ago. it sparked weeks of protests, and prosecutors have accused the security forces of involvement. the number of working people living in relative poverty is the highest in 20 years. that's according to a new report by thejoseph rowntree foundation. relative poverty‘s defined as an income less than 60% of the average of people living in similar circumstances. f

is gone it's good to have you back on the show we know that united nations secretary general antonio guterres he's announced the cease fire and has been agreed to for the port city of had data how surprised are you at what appears to be sudden progress after four years of war we're very relieved that the fire has been agreed by that pretty to the conflict after you think months of nearly daily bombardment the day it was been done that he'd been brought to the belief that the fire changes all of that the two hundred thousand people who are still in the city no longer have to worry because they've been mourning and fear for their fear from the fighting and surely the airstrikes and the fact that who dated the naming port didn't find mary brown for humanitarian aid that can really improve the country now that they know that it's here it means that the student can reach the people who need it the most this is critical from fighting that. and i'd like for you to take a moment and listen to martin griffiths the u.n. special envoy for you have at it what he had to say early. on the design of the wit

the government delegation, the head of the houthi delegation, with the un secretary general antonio guterresof hope. before i came into the bbc tonight, i got a message from a yemeni activist, saying, "did you see that message of hope, that handshake?" the yemen foreign minister joked on social media, "the un secretary general said he had to bring us together, but you don't, we are brothers." the reality is there is so little hope, on the battlefield, now there are other yemeni groups who are benefiting not from peace but from war. they do not want that war to end. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: this might look like china, but it's new york. the city turns on its first festival of chinese lanterns. after eight months on the run, saddam hussein has been tracked down and captured by american forces. saddam hussein is finished, because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes, but they brought a formal end to three and a half years of conflict, conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presi

and you and secretary general antonio guterres has described as a truly historic agreement. what makes it so important? what makes it so important is that for the first time everyone agreed back in two thousand sixteen thirty what's the topic that needed to be this cost right of course because of recent into a situation is happening with the so called crisis in? two thousand fifteen that he the euro. so so we have to look at historical because of that and also because back then so it's been eighteen months that the lead a state so all the members the one hundred ninety three countries they had the opportunity to have opening where the discussions with the civil society. okay those are the stories those the country's behind this plea to bit. as the real question is i mean you come intoto contact with migrants on on on a daily basis effectively what how will this affect our lives. but that doesn't affect their last first of all they don't know about this because at the end of the day when you need when you read on and through that that twenty three points of the global compact

the headlines: the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has told an international climate summit thatstrophic climate change. he warned heads of state and government at the un climate conference in poland that they were still not doing enough or moving fast enough. president trump and first lady melania have paid their respects at the rotunda of the us capitol, where the body of former president george hw bush is lying in state. mr bush, the 41st president, died on friday aged 94. he will be buried on thursday. mexico's new president, andres manuel lopez obrador, has signed a decree creating a truth commission to investigate the kidnapping and killing of 43 student—teachers four years ago. it sparked weeks of protests, and prosecutors have accused the security forces of involvement. the number of working people living in relative poverty is the highest

the un secretary general, antonio guterres, is due to attend peace talks scheduled to close in swedenment and houthi rebels. the two sides are reported to be near to securing a number of agreements on reopening sanaa airport in the houthi—held capital. stay with us on the briefing. so much more still to come: 0ur colleagues from the sports centre will have an update on the big european football fixtures and all the other major events. john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building, in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil, and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion. she pleaded not gui

the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, has called for sunday's presidential election in the democraticnce so voters can peacefully cast their ballots. on friday, protesters blocked roads in a number of eastern cities as unrest continued over the postponement of the election in three areas. the government in kinshasa had blamed the postponement on an ebola outbreak and violence, but its motives have been questioned by the opposition. earlier the bbc‘s saleem kikeke — who is in the country's capital kinshasa — told us how congolese people are reacting to the latest developments. the postponement of three regions in the drc came as a surprise. one political opposition presidential candidate described it as a joke. so you can see the scepticism within the congolese people that, will it actually happen? it was delayed in 2016 and then last week it was moved for another week. the three regions really came as a surprise. people are very frustrated in those three regions. they will not be voting with the rest of the country and they will have to wait until march, 2019. sounds easy but it's ver

the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, has called for sunday's presidential election in the democraticongo to be free of violence so voters can peacefully cast their ballots. on friday, protesters blocked roads in a number of eastern cities as unrest continued over the postponement of the election in three areas. the us environmental protection agency has said it will look at relaxing the limits on dangerous emissions from coal and oil—burning power plants, saying the costs to the industry are too high. environmentalists fear looser rules will favour the coal industry at the expense of public health. the italian government is expected to call a confidence vote later, in a bid to approve its controversial 2019 budget. the document, which had to be changed in accordance to the european bloc‘s fiscal rules, needs to be approved by the end of the year to take effect on january the 1st. the acclaimed israeli author, amos oz, has died at the age of 79. his daughter confirmed his death on twitter, saying he had cancer and suffered a rapid decline. over a 50—year career, amos 0z chronicled his

yemeni government delegation, the head of the houthi delegation, with the un secretary general antonio guterrese. just before i came into the bbc tonight, i got a message from a yemeni woman activist, saying, "did you see that message of hope, did you see that handshake?" even the yemeni foreign minister joked on social media, "the un secretary general said he had to bring us together, i told him you don't, we are brothers." but the reality is there is so little trust, on the battlefield, and now there are other yemeni groups who are benefiting not from peace but from war. and they do not want that war to end. english premier league football club chelsea have condemned fans who were heard singing anti—semitic songs during their europa league match against the hungarian side on thursday night — saying they have "shamed the club". it comes just days after four fans were suspended for the alleged racial abuse of the manchester city and england player raheem sterling in chelsea's previous match. 0ur sports correspondent joe wilson reports. at their home ground, chelsea present a global welcome. but

the government delegation, the head of the houthi delegation, with the un secretary general antonio guterresust before i came into the bbc tonight, i got a message from a yemeni activist, saying, "did you see that message of hope, did you see that handshake?" the yemen foreign minister joked on social media, "the un secretary general said he had to bring us together, but you don't, we are brothers." but the reality is there is so little hope, on the battlefield, and now there are other yemeni groups who are benefiting not from peace but from war. and they do not want that war to end. this is bbc news. the headlines: the british prime minister has insisted that it's still possible to get her brexit deal through parliament, despite the eu ruling out any re—negotiation. donald trump's former lawyer has said the president knew it was wrong to order payments in 2016 to keep two women silent about their alleged affairs with him. let's stay with that story. i asked our north america correspondent, david willis, if the latest claims by mr trump's personal lawyer will make any difference. not yet, bu

the latest headlines for you from bbc news: the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has told an internationals plan to prevent catastrophic climate change. he warned heads of state and government at the un climate conference in poland that they were still not doing enough or moving fast enough. president trump has paid his respects at the us capitol rotunda where the body of former president george hw bush is lying in state. mr bush, who served as the 41st us president between 1989 and 1993, died on friday at the age of 94. he will be buried on thursday. mexico's new president, andres manuel lopez obrador, has signed a decree creating a truth commission to investigate the kidnapping and killing of 43 students four years ago. the incident sparked weeks of protests against the impunity of people in power in mexico, where prosecutors accused the security forces of involvement. it's just gone 2:30am in the morning. it's time now for monday in parliament.

the united nations secretary general, antonio guterres, has made a dramatic appeal to delegates from fight global warming and its impact. he said failure to do so would be ‘suicidal‘. the un meeting in poland is coming to a close after two weeks of discussions. one group of nations including the maldives has warned they face extinction without immediate action to reduce emissions and limit the rise in global temperatures. our science editor, david shukman, is at the conference. almost a decade ago an extraordinary publicity stunt, the government of the maldives in diving gear, highlighting the danger of the level of the sea rising. the man who chaired this underwater meeting is here now. governments are not listening. institutions are not listening. no one seems to be listening to what the science is saying. what does that mean for your country? we will disappear. negotiators here in poland are frantically trying to head off the worst effects of global warming. the progress of the talks is incredibly slow. a few governments are dragging theirfeet. this is the heart of the process and

antonio guterres said that 80% of the migrants living in the world have done so in a safe and orderlyay. >> we cannot forget the tragedies that we witness every day in the deserts, the sea, everywhere people trying to have inetter life for themselves smugglers that harm their life. 60,000 migrants have perished on the way since the beginning of the century. anchor: president of the saysnational red cross they have a right to set migration policies or should not increase suffering. signed aco's governor deal today to overhaul the u.s. territories tax law. it is an attempt to attract health investment and workers and some business owners in the midst of a 12 year recession. the island is still struggling to recover after hurricane maria . oficials say nearly 80% those in puerto rico will benefit from the measures. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. leadership,r his canopy growth became the first publicly traded cannabis -- -- publicpany cannabis company. he wants to become google of

the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has told an international summit in poland that the world is still not doing enough, fast enough, to prevent catastrophic climate change. earlier the naturalist sir david attenborough warned heads of state and government that the collapse of our civilisation, and much of the natural world, is now on the horizon. president trump and first lady melania have paid their respects at the rotunda of the us capitol, where the body of former president george hw bush is lying in state. mr bush, the 41st president, died on friday aged 94. he will be buried on thursday. mexico's new president, andres manuel lopez obrador, has signed a decree creating a truth commission to investigate the kidnapping and killing of 43 student—teachers four years ago. it sparked weeks of protests, and prosecutors have accused the security forces of involvement. it is about 4:30 a.m.. you're up—to—date on the headlines. ty now for hardtalk. —— time now for. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. written‘s prime minister, theresa may, is facing a new dini inside rang conse

antonio guterres issued an appeal to world leaders to take the threat of global warming seriously and to act boldly to avert a catastrophic rise in temperatures before the end of the year. who spoken holland, said court -- who spoke in spoke in poland, said climate change is the most important issue we face. >> we need to reverse this trend and it is essential for this reversal to take place. ackbarir david admiral -- thedavid edinboro extension of much of the national world is under threat. if no action is taken against global warming. global news, 24 hours a day, on-air, online at tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. it's 6:00 p.m. in london at 2:00 a.m. in hong kong, i'm vonnie quinn. welcome to "bloomberg markets." ♪ vonnie: from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, here are the top stories. qualcomm ruling out any chance of her return to the amended bid for nxp after china appeared to reopen the doors. ofthe new politics cross-border dealmaking. dimon, the jpmorgan ceo is down

antonio guterres issued an appeal today to make the threat of -- to take the threat of global warmingusly and to act boldly deliver a catastrophic rise in temperatures before the end of the century. he spoke at the opening of the u.n. climate conference in poland and called climate change the most important issue we face. >> climate change is moving faster than what we are and we need to reverse of these trends and this is a platform for this reversal to take place. famed naturalist sir attenborough echo the warnings, saying "the collapse of our civilization and extinction of the natural world is on the horizon naturalist sir attenborough echo the if no urgs taken against global warming." global news 24 hours a day, online and at tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. from the classroom to the web, the online education company master classes offered his first economics class and they have enlisted our guest, who is teaching economic foundations and applying them the current sociopolitical issue

secretary-general antonio guterres said it is suicidal if they do. >> i just come from a conversation with the secretary-general. the secretary-general has assured as them a small island nations, that we will do whatever he can to see that the ipcc report, the scientific report, will be incorporated into the final outcome of this conference. so again, i have a little bit of that the secretary-general will be able to do that. he will be in conversation with the president of the united states and other countries who are not agreeing to include the scientific findings of the u.n. amy: in october 2009, maldives president mohamed nasheed held a cabinet meeting underwater in an attempt to bring attention to the dire consequences of climate change. nasheed and 11 of his government ministers wore scuba gear and plunged nearly 20 feet into the indian ocean. >> we are trying to send a message, let the world know what is happening and what will ifpen to the maldives climate change is not checked. this is a challenging situation. we want to see that everyone else is also occupied as much as we ar

secretary general antonio guterres called today a breakthrough. >> this a critical element for the future political settlent to end the conflict. >> schifrin: it's been more than four years since the two sides started fighting: shia houthi rebels, backed by iran, who seized the capital. and the internationally recognized sunni goverent backed by a saudi-led coalition and the u.s. after one week of talks, the two sides agreed to reduce the fighting in taiz. armed houthis will withdraw from the ports of salif, and the ras isa oil terminal. and most importantly, a fire in hodiedah, the epicenter of the most intense fighting, so the port that accepts the vast majority of goods and humanitarian aid. hammed abdul-salam led the houthi delegation. >> ( translated ): we have made very large concessions and these concessions we made are for our yemeni people. because hodeida is the only remaining corridor to rescue yemen from starvation, famine and the catastrophic events in the event of continued military actions. >> schifrin: buthose military actions continue, and yemen is already starving. the u

secretary general antonio guterres put it this way, "we are in deep trouble. overstate the urgency of ourjoituation." i'ed now by david victor, a professor of international rmlations at u.c.-san diego, and author of "global g gridlock," about why we've failed taddress this issue thus far. david victor, thank you very much for being on the "newshour". we have seen from 2014 to, i believe, 2016 that global emissions flattened out. so this rise came as something of a surprise. can you help us understand a bit what is driving this >> welthe main driver is economic growth. countries are beginning to put together systems that will help control emissions, that's what e paris agreement vowed talk about in poland this week and next, but that took a long time to come into being. t meanwhile economic growth and technology we're using for nkergy systems continued forward, so i theople reacted to a couple of years of flat emissions and surpris when the processes continue as we've seen in the most recent reports. >> no leader wants to say i want tout a stop on economic grow

secretary-general antonio guterres said climate change is a matter of life and death for many nations and that the worst polluters are not doing enough to meet the goals of the 2015 paris climate agreement. this came just one day after president trump stood as the sole leader at the g20 summit who did not sign on to a -- is pulling out of the climate accord. while world leaders converge in poland, the indigenous-led fight against destructive oil pipelines continues across north america. in louisiana, activists suffered a blow thursday when a judge ruled that the company building the 163-mile bayou bridge pipeline had the right to seize private land for construction under eminent domain, despite the fact the judge ruled that pipeline owner energy transfer partners had trespassed on during construction and order the company to pay three land owners $150 each. the bayou bridge pipeline will carry nearly a half-million barrels of oil per day across louisiana's wetlands. meanwhile, incoming commerce member alexander cortez and others are calling for green new deal to revolutionize for clim

the un secretary—general antonio guterres says "we need a complete transformation of our global energye head of a company that tracks coal development. translation: new investment in coal power are huge problem every new coal power plant is another obstacle between us and the fulfillment of the paris climate goals. translation: it's shocking that three years after the paris climate agreement, we must recognise that the global fleet of the coal power stations is still increasing. and of course all this comes as leaders and scientists are in poland to figure out a set of rules for countries to meet the targets agreed in paris. the bbc environment correspondent matt mcgrath is there. this question of transport is becoming interesting, people use more oil to power cars and trucks and planes. it's difficult even a country like the uk which has lowered omissions in the last five yea rs except lowered omissions in the last five years except for transport, they continue to go up. how does i relate to what is happening here at the climate talk? people here will be disappointed to see the emissi

here's antonio guterres again.many would consider the most difficult of the problems on the table, give us hope that this process will now be moving step—by—step and that we will be able to overcome all the obstacles that we face. knowing that only a political solution —— solution can solve the problem there is no military solution in yemen and i think all parties have understood that. more now on our breaking news this hour: french police have shot and killed the man suspected of carrying out the strasbourg christmas market attack on tuesday evneing. sherif chekatt is believed to have killed three people and wounded several others. a nationwide manhunt had been progressing for two days — but he was eventually found in strasbourg itself. here's the french interior minister christopher castaner giving the details just a short while ago. translation: at 9pm a special forces unit saw an man walking along the street. his appearance matched the description of the suspect from tuesday evening attack. they approached him,

the united nations secretary general, antonio guterres, has made a dramatic appeal to delegates fromglobal warming and its impact. he said failure to do so would be ‘suicidal‘. as the un meeting in poland comes to a close, one group of nations including the maldives has warned they face extinction without immediate action to reduce emissions and limit the rise in global temperatures. our science editor, david shukman reports. almost a decade ago, and extraordinary publicity stunt. the government of the maldives in diving gear, highlighting the danger of the level of sea rising. the man who chaired this underwater meeting is here now. the governments are not listening, institutions are not listening and no one seems to be listening to what science is saying. what does that mean for your country? we will disappear. negotiators here in poland are frantically trying to head off the worst effects of global warming, the progress in the talks is incredibly slow. a few governments are dragging theirfeet. this is the heart of the process and we have been allowed in for a couple of minutes and

the united nations secretary general, antonio guterres, has announced that the warring parties in yemene vital port of hodeidah. government troops and houthi rebel forces are to be withdrawn within days to allow for humanitarian aid deliveries. speaking at un—brokered peace talks in sweden, mr guterres said the ceasefire was crucial to getting aid to millions of people. the authorities in turkey say nine people have died and almost 50 are injured after a high—speed train crash in the capital, ankara. the train was on its way to konya in central turkey when it hit a locomotive that was carrying out routine track inspections. search and rescue efforts are continuing. protests have broken out in hungary after the country's parliament passed new labour laws, which have been labelled "slave labour" by opponents. new rules mean companies can demand up to 400 hours of overtime a year and delay payment for it for three years. police used tear gas against crowds on the steps of the parliament building last night, and opposition politicians tried to disrupt the votes inside the long—running copyr

the united nations secretary general, antonio guterres, has made a dramatic appeal to delegates fromlmost 200 countries to step up their efforts to fight global warming and its impact. he said failure to do so would be ‘suicidal‘. now it is time for hardtalk. welcome toa now it is time for hardtalk. welcome to a special addition of hardtalk from oslo. my guests have come to the norwegian capital to receive the nobel peace prize. they have been jointly awarded the prize efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict. nadia morad from iraq's yazidi community was kidnapped and raped by islamic state. doctor mccraigie is a gynaecologist who has treated hundreds of women in the democratic republic of congo. what can be done to stop the use of rape as a weapon of war. nadia morad, doctor denis macro dr mkwege, tell us how you learnt about winning the prize. i think you were in surgery, weren't you? and totally surprising? nadia murad, you have expressed mixed feelings on winning the prize because it changed your life so much. you spoke to us on hardtalk abo

and this video is trending on bbc.com: the united nations secretary general, antonio guterres, has made dramatic appeal to delegates from almost 200 countries to step up their efforts to fight global warming and its impact. he said failure to do so would be suicidal. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, in a special edition of hardtalk from oslo, sarah montague speaks to the winners of this year's nobel peace prize. welcome to a special edition of hardtalk from oslo, with me, sarah montague. my guests have come to the norwegian capital to receive the nobel peace prize. nadia murad and dr denis mukwege have been jointly awarded this year's prize for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict. nadia murad, from iraq's yazidi community, was kidnapped and repeatedly raped by so—called islamic state. she has highlighted the issue since her escape. dr mukwege is a gynaecologist who has treated thousands of women and children sexually abused in the conflict in the democratic republic of congo. what can be done to stop the use of rape