antonio guterres says the expansion of the black sea initiative was crucial to ease the global food crisis. nicolas sarkozy sentenced to three years, two of which are suspended. he will serve his time free but with an electronic device strapped to his ankle. a new low point for the former french president who lost an appeal. abuse of the lgbtq community is on the increase here in france. there's been a rise of 28% in cases. basically, a report of an incident every two days, but some say the real figures are far higher. this is "live from paris." thank you very much for being with us. a two-month extension has been agreed. ukrainian grain exports have been granted safe passage over the black sea. russia relented this wednesday. antonio guterres noted that the pact allowed the world food program vessel with 30,000 tons of wheat to head to sudan where conflict exploding into intense urban warfare has exacerbated issues. >> confirmation by the russian federation to continue its dissipation in the black sea initiative for another 60 days. representatives of russia to kyiv and the united nations

antonio guterres, who was in nairobi, said cooperation is entirely dependent on the security situationide sudan, and called on the generals to stop fighting immediately. a third of the six million people in sudan rely on humanitarian assistance. around 100,000 people have already fled across the border with little food and water available. previous cease-fire agreements between the army and the paramilitary have ranged from 24 to 72 hos, but none of them fully observed. a british citizen we have had on the program before -- this is video he filmed. it's from the zagreb. >> may 3, khartoum, a central part of khartoum. people are fighting in front of the presidential palace in central khartoum. so yeah, that is all of the action. chriian: tarek also sent us this video which is not his, from today's battle in khartoum. it shows men from the rs f, some of them shouting "god is great." there wertwo bodies in this video which we are not going to show you. it would seem to demonstrate some close quarters fighting right in the heart of the capil. what chance of a cease-fire and more eight gett

antonio guterres made the announcement after a two day meeting of more than 20 nations in qatar.cult leader accused of urging his followers to starve themselves to death was in court. he and eight co-accused face charges including murder, terrorism, and kidnapping. police have exhumed 109 bodies so far but the estimate hundreds more are still missing. reporter: the mood is somber in court. but not for everyone. even a man accused of mass murder. the so proclaimed pastor and his coaccused face several charges including terrorism related offenses. >> their investigations do not just center on the murder charges that we pointed out to this court earlier on. we are looking at charges under the crime and money laundering. we are looking at very complex investigations. reporter: the case has been transferred to the heart court -- high court in mombasa, where terrorism related cases can be tried. mckenzie is accused of urging his followers to starve themselves to death so that they can go to heaven. police have found the remains of more than 100 people, including children, on his land.

well, the un secretary—general antonio guterres was referring to the fact that this is a situation thatust two days earlier where 130 people were killed in similar scenarios caused by floods which caused mudslides in neighbouring villages. seeing the magnitude of disaster in eastern congo has prompted the un to raise issue on the fact that this is a region that is bearing the effects of climate change even though it really contributes very little to it. and there have been reports of people having to dig through the mud to find relatives. how much help is there available for people who are struggling with the aftermath of these floods? the president has called for humanitarian assistance. the authorities are currently strained because this is a region that is already dealing with the humanitarian crisis. it is an area that has been dealing with conflict for a while now and humanitarian authorities are strained at the moment. the president has reached out and called for humanitarian assistance. we have read reports of authorities sending relief to some of the affected villages. food, med

antonio guterres said that everyone should use their capacity to exert pressure in order to stop this terrible and unjustifiable war. he said that the expansion of a country like sudan that has suffered and in economic conditions and they are not real human beings, they cannot cope the power should come between two people. the un secretary general has warned that if the conflict is not stopped, more people will not be lost, and this conflict may turn into a full-scale war that will affect the entire region in the coming years, and also calls for establishing the lasting ceasefire of the political dialogue and the transition to a civilian government in the sudanese army and the rapid response forces in the province have so far left 550 behind the children and 1926 injured. killed and injured four others the search is on to find the perpetrators of the shooting and the residents of the area are advised to take shelter because the suspect is still an unarmed and dangerous fugitive . the investigating police suspect that dreyer onaro forged the corona vaccine card during his presidency be

at the end of the group of seven meeting in japan, antonio guterres acknowledged that the african continent and small countries are not getting their right in the financial field. it is time to reform the international monetary fund and the security council and review the distribution of financial resources . the secretary general of the united nations requested which international finance unable to respond to the cold daily needs of the development banks, that the emerging economies should help china. at the end of the group of seven summit in hiroshima, japan, kurdi soznak described china as the biggest challenge of the present era and accused china of more authoritarian behavior inside china and said that the house is outside the territory . if necessary, we will stand by the screen and continue to send the air defense system of tanks and long-range missiles . he also said that his country will start training ukrainian pilots from the beginning of the summer. the conflict between the protesters and the police turned into an audience the demonstration was held in the city of hiroshima, wh

secretary general said that it is important to prevent a war between rival generals in sudan, if antonio guterres fails. he warned that the system of the parties may turn into a full-scale war that will affect the entire region for years. in the clashes between the sudanese army and the rapid reaction forces in sudan, 550 people have been killed and 4,900 people have been injured since the last two weeks. the english guardian reported that the protesters who britain closes roads, railways, airports, jails for 12 months public order and disorder law, which critics have described as an anti-demonstration law, is being passed as opposition to charles' coronation rises, the world islamic awakening forum said in a statement condemning the zionist crimes in the martyrdom of sheikh zaid, emphasized that every drop of blood shed by the palestinians is a sign of big changes and will definitely shorten the life of the criminal zionist regime and accelerate the collapse of its relations. the killing of palestinians to divert public opinion from the tense and critical situation of this regime will backfire,

antonio guterres also emphasized the need to support iran for accepting afghan immigrants. the un secretary general said about the situation in afghanistan . all parties have a consensus opinion on the creation of an inclusive government in afghanistan and the fight against terrorism. in this conversation, iran was welcomed as an important country in the khan region. the state of diplomatic relations between saudi arabia and iran. he expressed hope that the war and siege of yemen will end as soon as possible for the meeting of the foreign ministers in the region. the foreign minister of our country also pointed to the international summit on fighting dust, which is scheduled to be held in iran in late summer with the cooperation of the united nations. the fight against dust requires the cooperation of all countries in the international arena . 27 countries of the world presented their books and cultural products in the tehran international book fair. or books about the islamic revolution and revolutionary figures and martyrs were allocated by mrs. his legal studies, belongi

secretary-general antÓnio guterres demanding the removal of sultan ahmed al jaber, the head of the abuhabi national oil company, as president of the upcoming u.n. climate summit cop28. the lawmakers, which include senators ed markey and bernie sanders, say in the letter -- "since at least the 1960's, the fossil fuel industry has known about the dangers of climate change posed by its products and, rather than supporting a transition to a clean energy future, has instead chosen to promote climate denial and spend millions of dollars to spread disinformation." meanwhile, climate activists are ramping up acts of civil disobedience and direct action to draw attention to the hastening crisis. in britain, the group fossil free london disrupted shell's annual shareholder meeting tuesday, storming the stage and triggering chaotic scenes as protesters confronted investors of the oil giant. >> congratulate yourselves for record-breaking floods, droughts, and heat waves. welcome to shell where you are complicit in the destruction of people's homes, livelihoods, and lives. welcome to hell! but i, l

antonio guterres also emphasized the need to support iran. he emphasized the reason for accepting afghan immigrants and told the entire united nations about the situation in afghanistan that all parties have a consensus on the creation of an inclusive government in afghanistan and the fight against terrorism . ghir abdallahian also welcomed the un secretary general's proposal to hold a regional foreign ministers' meeting and expressed hope that the war and blockade of yemen will end as soon as possible. the summer should be held in iran with the cooperation of the united nations. he reminded that the fight against dust requires the cooperation of all countries in the international arena. the spokesman of the tehran book fair announced the sale of 281 billion tomans worth of books at the end of last night , and mr. ramezani said that the sales amount was 185 billion tomans . tomans in the private sector with 96 billion tomans in the virtual part of the exhibition, the spokesperson of the tehran book fair and also said that about eight hundred

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international support to meet the security needs of more than 5 million afghan refugees in iran demanded antonio guterres also spoke about the need to support iran for accepting afghan kurdish immigrants, the secretary general of the united nations said about the situation in afghanistan that all parties have a consensus on the creation of a comprehensive government in afghanistan and the fight against terrorism , calling the dialogue iran an important country in the region and the restoration of diplomatic relations between saudi arabia and iran welcomed mr. abdulahi, who also welcomed the un secretary general's proposal to hold a meeting of foreign ministers in the region and expressed his hope that the war and siege in yemen will end as soon as possible. it is supposed to be held in iran in late summer with the cooperation of the united nations. he reminded that the fight against dust requires the cooperation of all countries in the international arena. according to the statistics of the ports and maritime organization of the country, more than 90% of iran's exports and imports are carried out by sea

the secretary general, antonio guterres, said press freedom was the foundation of democracy and the lifebloodaid sixty—seven media workers were killed last year. late night talk shows in the us have been forced off air and replaced by re—runs, on day one of the first hollywood writers�* strike in fifteen years. picket lines formed outside major studios across los angeles and in new york. the industrial action was sparked by disagreements over pay and the use of artificial intelligence. the us surgeon general has declared loneliness an �*epidemic�*. dr vivek murthy is the first surgeon general to issue an advisory on it. in a report released on tuesday, he compared the health risks of social isolation to smoking a dozen cigarettes a day. dr moorthy�*s office is proposing a national framework, to in his words "rebuild social connection and community in america". and here's why. at any moment, about one in two americans is experiencing measurable levels of loneliness. in a recent study, americans spentjust 20 minutes a day with friends. that's down from 60 minutes nearly two decades ago. less ti

sidelines of the summit and a number of important statements, for example, secretary general antonio guterresroposed to reform the un security council and improve the world security and financial system that developed after the second world war. let us remind you that the security council is not capable of making decisions about countering russian aggression because russia, a member of the security council, imposes a veto on them, that is, in the meantime, ukraine becomes the mutual understanding with most countries of the world is stronger after each of the negotiations with the leaders of other states, in particular with regard to the peace formula, the president of ukraine , volodymyr zelenskyi, said about this, he applauds our position protection, security guarantees, the return of all our territories, all our people, justice, the implementation of our peace formula in every point that is important for ukraine, we have the understanding of the majority of the world and together we will increase the ukrainian potential , diplomat ruslan osypenko visited us in the studio today, congratulati

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un secretary general antonio guterres proposed reforming the un security council and improving the existinglobal security and financial system after the second world war, let me remind you that the radbez is not capable of making decisions about countering russian aggression because russia, as a member of the radbez, imposes a veto on them. anopchenko and they will sum up p dmytro congratulations, i congratulate you, colleagues , i am glad to join you. well, you see, the world leaders have gone their separate ways. i am joining from the hotel. japan and the press will leave, they are very tired because they were very tense and there was a huge time difference of 6 hours between you and me . it is morning japanese time . i was surprised at the results of these days. recall all the decisions that were made, what can be considered the most important in your opinion, look at the political decisions, the military decisions, the decisions that will really affect and should affect the course of the war, everyone hopes that this is really a decision that has matured for a very long time and about w

un antonio guterres, other leaders held bilateral negotiations.hottest news of the summit, which was discussed here all the previous day , has nothing to do with this intrigue with the arrival of the president of ukraine in hiroshima , it was resolved by the beginning of the second day of the summit, he was brought to hiroshima airport on a french plane from saudi arabia here at zelensky are planned. including bilateral meetings, his sudden arrival. in japan, coincided with biden's actually announced consent to qualitatively expand the provision of military assistance to ukraine, the arrival itself did not do without elements of the show, until the lone figure of zelensky in his unchanged brown-green garb appeared on the gangway, japanese tv channels assured that this zelensky had arrived for sure or no, it's not possible to tuple. ports along the way were filmed from helicopters and broadcast live did not receive such attention. even the president of the united states is biden here. as for new military supplies to ukraine, we are talking primaril

the un secretary—general antonio guterres said the floods were another illustration of accelerating climate �*heart aches�* over the suffering of koreans during japan�*s colonial rule. mr fumio kishida is the first japanese leader to visit south korea in twelve years. during the official visit mr kishida visited a cemetery where koreans who fought against japanese control are buried. he also held talks with south korean president president yoon suk yeo, with both countries looking to improve ties. naoko aoki is an associate political scientist at the rand corporation — a think tank and research institute based in the us— and spoke to me earlier from washington. i think the thing about this was — i think the thing about this was prime minister michael when trying _ was prime minister michael when trying to— was prime minister michael when trying to build in on the momentum on the trajectory that these _ momentum on the trajectory that these two — momentum on the trajectory that these two countries run and improving relations in common in particular very much a focus because — in particular v

the head of the un, antonio guterres, is meeting international envoys to explore ways to engage withl, doha, will focus on issues such as the rights of afghan women and girls. the taliban have not been invited to the meeting. ahead of the talks, a small group of women staged a protest in kabul on saturday opposing any international recognition of the taliban—run administration. i spoke to the former head of afghanistan's independent human rights commission and she told me what she hopes will come out of this meeting. the meeting does not include any afghan women and what we want to see coming out of the meeting is further international cohesion on how to move forward with the taliban. and hopefully further pressure on the taliban especially for the restrictions they have imposed on women. they recently decided to ban women from working with the un and restrict access to humanitarian aid for millions of people, so the hope is that in this gathering of a couple of days where we have representatives of many countries, that they will come up with clarity and cohesion on how to move forwa

of the summit, a number of important statements were made, for example, un secretary general antonio guterresposed reforming the un security council and improving global security and the financial system that developed after the second world war. imposes a veto on them about this not only we talk with our next guest ihor chalenko head of the center of analysis and strategy contact us welcome mr. ihor congratulations share your impressions of the results of the group of seven summit and in general how do you assess how the agreements within the framework of this summit can affect the course of the war in ukraine, well, first of all , much more than i expected, much more productive and more positive actually for ukraine, of course i i think that the personal presence of president zelenskyi, who was still able to attend the summit of the leaders of the jaysovan countries, played a role in this, and what struck me really struck me was the crazy unity and the crazy support of ukraine and if earlier for example, to mention the same france after visiting china , well, i had the impression that maybe

antonio guterres said that everyone should use their capacity to exert pressure in order to stop this terrible and unjustifiable war, said the report of a country like sudan. which has suffered and is in dire economic and human conditions, cannot be a part of the power struggle between two people. he warned the secretary general of the united nations that if the conflicts do not stop, there will not be room for more people and the system may turn into a full-scale war that the whole affect the region in the coming years and also called for the establishment of a permanent ceasefire, political dialogue and transition to a civilian government in sudan. the clashes between the sudanese army and the rapid reaction forces in sudan have so far left 550 dead and 4926 wounded . america bill for the court for the first the republicans and democrats agree on it. the bill for the protection of children and teenagers in social networks in the united states will be legalized based on the ban on the use of cyberspace by children and teenagers. iran has gathered the common goal of these people under

organization now, but also presided over it in april this year, on the eve of the un secretary general antonio guterres said that it is time for this body to update the psychological assistance to military personnel directly on the front lines provided by military psychologists who often face psychological fatigue but there are also serious cases related to, in particular , the consequences of a concussion kateryna kuchmarova will continue oleksandr was a military paramedic, but at the beginning of a full invasion, he lost his arm while performing a combat mission, came under mortar fire , and even last year in the kharkiv region and shrapnel left his leg from a bicycle, despite being wounded, the man decided to return to the front line, but already in his new status there was a position available, i was offered as i should he works in the hottest district of bakhmut, the road is difficult and dangerous, and oleksandr drives the car skillfully, even with one hand. here we turn onto the road that goes to bakhmut. the artillery is under fire, so we will fly quickly here with us alexander brought medicine

this terrible launch, a failed launch, and in the united nations itself , secretary general antonio guterreslso called it a violation of all security council resolutions are used in ballistic missiles, mr. un secretary general also called on the north korean leadership to stop provocations and finally start cooperating with international organizations for full and of controlled denuclearization, that is, getting rid of nuclear weapons on the korean peninsula, well, again, they listened and i don't know what they did, they didn't do anything , so i'm just curious that i'm sorry, but how did they present this news in the news of their north koreans, maybe they are guys in general, by the way today, one of the few times, they admitted that the launch was so unsuccessful, uh , you usually know that, aunty, today, no , today they just showed uh, a photo from the website, i don’t know, probably their agency north korea's telegraph agency and it was written that a north korean missile had failed, they just didn't have, hmm, in this case, the ability to hide it all , because immediately after that ,

sudanese are facing a humanitarian catastrophe" — those are the words of the un secretary general — antonio guterresdnesday. he called on the warring sides to stop fighting immediately before the conflict �*explodes�* and turns into �*an all—out war�*. since fighting broke out three weeks ago, hundreds of people have been killed and thousands displaced. while the warring sides now say they�*ve agreed to a new seven—day truce, there is no gurantee they�*ll last — previous ceasefires have been repeatedly violated. here is mr guterres speaking a little earlier. the fighting needs to stop. and to stop now. before more people die, and this conflict explodes into an all—out war that could affect the region for years to come. all parties must put the interest of the sudanese people first, with peace, allowing for the development of the country. i spoke to our correspondent andew harding, who has been monitoring events for us from jeddah in saudi arabia. the situation inside sudan, particularly in khartoum is that fighting has intensified particularly around the presidential palace in the centre of town and

the head of the un, antonio guterres, is meeting international envoys to explore ways to engage withl, doha, will focus on issues such as the rights of afghan women and girls. the taliban have not been invited to the meeting, which is being held at a secret location. ahead of the talks, a small group of women staged a protest in kabul on saturday opposing any international recognition of the taliban—run administration. for more we can speak to the former head of afghanistan's independent human rights commission and itjoins me now from oxford. thanks for joining us. what do you want to see happening in this un meeting which does not include any taliban and also it does not include any afghan women? ., , ., . women? the meeting does not include an aft han women? the meeting does not include any afghan women _ women? the meeting does not include any afghan women and _ women? the meeting does not include any afghan women and what _ women? the meeting does not include any afghan women and what we - women? the meeting does not include any afghan women and what we want l women? the meeting

"good news for the world" — that is how un secretary—general antonio guterres has described an agreemente black sea for another two months. the existing deal was arranged lastjuly to tackle a global food crisis caused by russia's invasion of ukraine — one of the world's top grain exporters. it was due to expire today, thursday. here's what the un chief had to say about its importance to world food supplies. these agreements matter for global food security. ukrainian and russian products feed the world. and in the black sea initiative, more than ten million tonnes of food have been exported. vital food supplies are reaching some of the world's most vulnerable people and places — including 30,000 tonnes of wheat that just left ukraine aboard a wfp—chartered ship to feed hungry people in sudan. they matter, because we are still in the throes of a record—breaking cost—of—living crisis. let's speak to pauljoules, commodity analyst at rabobank here in london. listening to the chief of the un underlines how critical it was that this deal was extended. ~ , ,., , , extended. absolutely. it is . r

channel of the united nations secretary-general called for an end to the violence in sudan , antonio guterres said that everyone should use their capacity to use pressure to stop this terrible and unjustifiable war and said that the expansion of a country in sudan that has suffered and is not in dire economic and human conditions cannot come from a power struggle between two people, the un secretary general warned in the event of a conflict do not stop more people they want bagh and the conflict may turn into a full-scale war that will affect the entire region in the coming years. he also called for a lasting ceasefire, political dialogue and a transition to a civilian government in sudan. it left 550 dead and 4926 injured, but tehran and damascus signed a long-term comprehensive strategic cooperation program . this program was signed along with five cooperation documents in fourteen economic and commercial sectors during the visit of the president of our country to damascus. yesan, the islamic republic of iran and syria after the meeting bilateral memorandum of understanding they signed a co

antonio guterres, the un secretary—general. let's speak to a commodity analyst.o from russia. talk to me about the significance of this dealfinally been talk to me about the significance of this deal finally been done. yes. this deal finally been done. yes, it's ureat this deal finally been done. yes, it's great that — this deal finally been done. yes, it's great that it's _ this deal finally been done. yes, it's great that it's been - this deal finally been done. t9: it's great that it's been renewed first and foremost. it is a great that we've avoided the worst case scenario of a nonrenewal. most importantly what it means is that many food insecure country will be provided with some vital food and agricultural commodities going forward. in terms of the issues with the actual aspects of the deal, the number one is it is only for two months so it only guarantees these food products will be headed for these countries for the next two months. in terms of issues that may present going forward, firstly, ukraine typically would begin exporting in august and this deal

un head antonio guterres has been meetig with international envoys to discuss ways to engage with thech as the rights of afghan women and girls. the taliban have not been invited to the meeting, and earlier warned that any conference without their representatives would be unproductive. presidentjoe biden has met with president of the philippines at the white house. mr biden stated his commitment to the philippines�*s security and said that the two nations have maintained a deep friendship over the years. just before that meeting, ferdinand marcosjunior said he agreed to talks with china about fishing rights in the south china sea. the filipino goverment has been locked in a bitter dispute over territory with beijing. that's it. thank you for watching. hello. bank holiday monday did not feel the same everywhere. in wales, it was the warmest day of the year so far, 19.7 celsius in cardiff, very close to 20 celsius. compare that with just 6 celsius across many parts of shetland, some cold arctic air digging its way down from the north. behind this strip of cloud here, a very weak weather

secretary-general antonio guterres said it would save lives. >> ukrainian and russian products feed the world. the black sea initiative, more than 10 million tons of food have been exported. amy: the pentagon said thursday an accounting error led it to overestimate the value of arms shipments sent to ukraine by the biden administration as part of a $44 billion military aid package approved by congress last year. the pentagon said by correcting the error, it could send another $3 billion worth of weapons to ukraine. the u.s. military has dropped its claim a man killed by u.s. drone strike in northwest syria may 3 was a senior al qaeda leader stop interviews, family members denied the 56-year-old had any ties to al qaeda and said was a former bricklayer and father of 10 who was attending a sheep when u.s. missile killed him. so far u.s. central command has refused to say who its target was. meanwhile, syrian president bashar al-assad is in saudi arabia to attend his first arab league summit since syria was suspended from the group 12 years ago as the country descended into a devastating c

united nations said that the world failed to prevent a war between the rival generals in sudan, antonio guterresned. the parties may quarrel into a full-scale war become that will affect the entire region for years. the leader of the democratic majority in the us senate warned against china's overtaking of the us and said that time will not be in our favor and that china is trying to outdo the us every day. considered it the most important issue related to the national security of the united states and called for the unity of both the democratic and republican parties on it . turkey accused the united states of attempting a coup in this country. which was launched in 2016, the minister of interior of turkey said in 1960 and 1971, the united states tried to carry out a coup d'état. the russian ministry of foreign affairs requested the protection of its diplomatic facilities in finland. this russian request came after the attack on the country's consulate in one of the regions of finland. the russian embassy in helsinki sent a message to the ministry of foreign affairs of finland. he demanded the

secretary-general antonio guterres appealed to wealthy nations to step up, saying "people in the horn of africa are paying an unconscionable price for a climate crisis they did nothing to cause." he spoke ahead of the u.n.'s pledging event wednesday. >> the longest route on records, mass displacements after years of conflict and insecurity, skyrocketing food prices, and now fighting has engulfed sudan, radiating instability across the entire region. nermeen: typhoon mawar is headed toward the philippines and taiwan after lashing the island of guam. the powerful storm, which has been upgraded to a super typhoon, downed trees, tore roofs off of houses, and knocked out power across much of the u.s. territory wednesday but no fatalities have been reported. some areas received up to two feet of rain. a meteorologist in guam said of the post-typhoon scene "what used to be a jungle looks like toothpicks." in germany, police have raided the operations of direct action climate group last generation, targeting seven locations across the country. police also froze the group's accounts and shut d

secretary general antonio guterres is warning afghanistan continues to face the largest humanitariansis in the world today. he made the comment earlier this week during a two-day u.n. summit on afghanistan that was held in doha. >> it is difficult to overestimate the gravity of the situation in afghanistan. it is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world today. the current ban is unacceptable and puts lives in jeopardy. amy: the meeting in doha ended without any formal recognition of the taliban, which was ruled afghanistan since august, 2021. u.n. officials have repeatedly criticized the taliban's intensifying crackdown on afghan women and girls. a recent report by the u.n. special rapporteur on afghanistan warns the taliban has normalized systemic violence and human rights abuses against women and girls and says it may amount to gender persecution, a crime against humanity. this is u.n. special rapporteur richard bennett. >> the taliban's intentional and calculate a policy is to repudiate the human rights of women and girls and to erase them from public life. it may amount to th

secretary-general antonio guterres offered his condolences and said, "this is yet another illustrationlerating climate change and its disastrous impact on countries that have done nothing to contribute to global warming." during his talk in burundi, guterres also called for a halt to violence in the drc. >> i renew my call for de-escalation, appeasement, and restraint of armed groups, whether local or foreign, they must lay down their arms in the drc. amy: in the northeastern indian state of manipur, at least 30 people were killed and hundreds more injured since fighting broke out between two ethnic groups last wednesday. the clashes were triggered by a dispute over the state's largest ethnic group, which is seeking a special tribal designation that would grant members certain benefits including access to colleges, government jobs, and elected positions. members of the arab league moved to readmit syria after 12 years of suspension during a meeting in cairo sunday. it's the latest push to re-establish ties between arab nations and damascus, after syria's arab league membership was revo

secretary general antonio guterres referred to with the taliban is doing as gender-based apartheid.are that characterization and in your conversations with taliban leadership, do you have any sense it will modify those positions idle? -- those positions at all? >> i agree. colette apartheid, call it a green just systematic gender discrimination. when i talked to my female colleagues, they say they took away cultural activities for us. they took away education for our daughters and they took our work. the hopelessness is heartbreaking. at the same time, it is possible for us little by little to operate. when i met with the female staff today, a majority of them have been involved in some kind of work we have exemptions for education, health work. we have activities in some provinces. some can work from home and go to the field but not to the office etc. but they also told me however was they are very disappointed with the western donors who gave phenomenal promises and where are they now they ask. we see donors funding dwindling and that is why we, nrc, have had to lay off male and f

secretary general, antonio guterres, referred to what the taliban is doing there as as gender-based apartheidterization? and in your conversations with taliban leadership, do you have any sense that they're that they will modify those positions at all? >> i a.call it apartheid, call u know, egregious, systematic gender discrimination. when i talk to my female colleagues here, basically they say they took away cultural activities for us, they took away the education for our daughters, and now they took away our work. the hopelessness is heartbreaking. but at the same time, it's possible for us little by little to operate, so when i met with thoday, a majority of them have been involved now in some kind offf s work. we have exemptions for education, we have for health work, we have for some activities in some provinces. some can work from home and go to t fields, but not to the office, etc. what they also told me, however, was that they're very disappointed with the western donors who gave all of these phenomenal promises, and where are they now, they ask. we see donors funding dwindling and th

the un secretary—general antonio guterres said the floods were another illustration of accelerating climateall in liverpool. this is loreen, from sweden arriving to the red carpet — which is actually turquoise for sponsorship reasons. loreen won in 2012 and she's back in the competition as one of the favourites with her song �*tattoo'. but, of course, anything can happen and according to the bookies, other acts like france, spain or finland are also tipped to do well. this is the finnish singer kariija. a very charismatic performer. his song �*cha cha cha' has been going down a storm with live audiences. our eurovision reporter daniel rosney has been following eurovision's opening ceremony from liverpool. this is the official opening ceremony of this your�*s eurovision song contest. all 37 acts from the 37 countries that are participating have now arrived in liverpool. they are walking this red carpet which is actually turquoise for sponsorship reasons. it is only one of a number of events that are happening this evening. there will be a concert happening in front of the iconic st. george's

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antonio guterres saying the g7 is essential to climate action.ged to scale up and enhanced support to strengthen the resilience of climate vulnerable groups through enhancing climate change adaption and climate disaster risk reduction. yvonne: they also put up rules to put up on hundred billion dollars towards mitigation actions. let's get more with abrdn's chief sustainability officer, amanda young. any key takeaways for you from the g7? amanda: one of the key things is that we at the g7 remain committed to combating climate change. but the action we are taking is probably too slow to stop us from getting to capping omissions at 1.5 degrees. we have some big challenges we are facing as a globe. the russian crisis and the reliance on russian energy, obviously that is a positive for renewables because countries need to become energy independent and investing in renewables is one way to do that. that obviously helps climate change. the challenge is, is it fast enough? the answer is probably no, we are still reliant on natural gas to keep the lights

the un secretary general, antonio guterres, who was in nairobi, said the aid operation is entirely dependenthe 46 million people in sudan already rely on humanitarian assistance. and mr gutteres warns that a broader disaster could be in the making for sudan's impoverished neighbours. around 100,000 people have already fled across the borders, with little food or water available. the previous ceasefire agreements between the army and the paramilitary rsf have ranged from 2a to 72 hours, but none of them have been fully observed. this was video sent to us today by tarig babikeer, a british citizen who we have had on the programme before. this is video he filmed from his balcony. may 3rd, khartoum, - the central part of khartoum. apparently people fighting over the presidential- palace and central, sort of, khartoum market. l so, yeah, that's where all the action is today. - tarig has also sent us this video, not his, but it is from today's battle in khartoum. it shows men from the rsf militia, some of them chanting "allah akhbar," god is great, after ambushing a military police checkpoint. the