steven thank you very much for filling us in there that was journalist stephen bergen in barcelona 3 . now to the coveted 19 pandemic trying to vaccinate people against that disease has as quickly as possible it's turned into an undignified scramble for vaccines in syria every country in the world should have access to safe cheap vaccinations through an organization called kovacs which is backed by the world health organization although distribution to poor countries started this month the plan is not on target. as it's built some on the big idea back speller is founded on the principle of equitable access this means any country or guard lists of their ability to pay has the same access to vaccines but in reality the big idea is struggling as countries race and at times fight to get that populations vaccinated fast. the head of the world health organization which can lead to the kind of facts program put it bluntly. box of nationalism might set short term political goals. but it's ultimately short sighted and self-defeating we will not the pandemic anywhere until. every were. part of

for more on this we're joined by stephen bergen in barcelona stephen we're seeing the disturbances spreading across spain how serious is this outbreak of violence. well it is it is certainly spread much further than yesterday when i was mostly confined to other parts of catalonia. as it was quite big disturbances in the dreaded also granada our country all of the country. i think we might be seeing something slightly different here in there where used to saying this is services here in particular. but the whole basically relates to the question of cattle and independence and this is this is got nothing to do with this this is to do with free speech this is a do it particularly i think young people feeling that they're not represented. and that there's an underlying. mount of hypocrisy when madhur might say about who is allowed to say walk so that you know this rapper. problem himself is you know being sent to sent to prison while other people who say very incendiary things only happen in the last week or and with some very smart ring people and they you know they appear to have impunity and

all right here we go again more on this story i'm joined now by journalist stephen bergen in barcelona good evening to you stephen so what brings young people back to the streets again tonight. well i suppose it's just a continuum review. of what we've seen before. and partly because the police to. change. that sort of less everything and. try to stop it. from a rather late in the day. on this. i think that. since we talked about this just with. his. own thing it was only sentence months. in spain it's a 1st offense and the kids to aspire to here you go actually you know. it's. sunday exemption it consists. of it's prayers let me ask you the meanest in december to take that. sentence to a for that. or not to do with free speech. because he actually read the witness the. you know so we've got this information coming to the streets and. setting to the arcades. you know the situation situation is now coming because one of the sort of oddities of the situation is that. there's a curfew we've had a curfew since december at 10 o'clock so the rising ends at 10 o'clock and everyone behaves you

for more on this we're joined by stephen bergen in barcelona stephen we're seeing the disturbances spreading across spine how serious is this outbreak of violence. well it is it is certainly spread much further than yesterday when i was mostly confined to other parts of catalonia. as it was quite big disturbances in the dreaded also in grenada our country or all of the country. i think we might be seeing something slightly different here in there we're used to saying this is services here in ca to libya particularly. but the whole basically relates to the question of counsel and independence and this is this is going nothing to do with this this is to do with free speech is a do particularly i think young people feeling that they're not represented. and that there's an underlying. my amount of hypocrisy when madhur might say about who is allowed to say was so the you know this rapper. problem himself is you know being sent to sent to prison while other people who say very incendiary things only happen in the last week or and with some very smart ring people and you know they appear to have i

right stephen bergen joining us tonight from barcelona with the latest on the situation there stephen thank you. nato defense ministers have begun a 2 day virtual summit to consider the alliance's future in afghanistan this is the 1st such gathering since the us presidential election meaning the may deadline for troop withdrawal set by the trump white house that deadline is now in doubt the ministers will discuss whether to continue the fight against the taliban or to withdraw their troops even as the taliban increases its attacks against afghan police and civilians after the 1st day of meetings nato secretary general you. laid out the alliances plans for their mission in afghanistan. we will only leave and the time is right and the focus now is how can we support the peace efforts the peace talks and the re and the joyous. relaunch of a new strength and new momentum in the peace talks because that's the only paul for peace. as you know we went into afghanistan together. nato allies partners on united states often on 11 we have made this issue as on the just you know press this togeth