we want to point viewers to situation happening in the darfur region and el fasher.e. tell us about what is happening in el fasher. us about what is happening in el fasher-_ el fasher. over the last few da s el fasher. over the last few days things _ el fasher. over the last few days things have _ el fasher. over the last few| days things have intensified. this fight for el fasher, the only capital city in the darfur region that is not in the hands of the paramilitary rapid support forces but they had been trying for months to wrestle control of the city from the sudanese army and its allies. what we're from residents there is the continuous shelling and explosions as the rsf try to capture the city and the sudanese air force respond, they say they are hitting rsf targets but for the population there, it's getting more and more desperate and just this week we have had the medical charity doctors without borders warning that in one of the camps near el fasher where there has already been a famine declared, they are running thousands of children will die from malnutrit

once a militia armed by the country's former dictator fight rebels in darfur and responsible for massof civilians there, the rsf was absorbed into the army in 2013. bashir used them to crackdown on protests in 2019. after he fell from power, his other elite army units were disbanded, making the rsf all-powerful. the leader united with the army chief in 2021 to seize power from the people in a military coup. when the war erupted between them last year, the rsf quickly seized major territory like the capital, khartoum, and much of darfur. this year, having rallied the troops, the army has managed to seize some of the territory back, and the army is now reportedly buying fresh weapons from iran and russia, but it is a long, hard fight. much of it street to street urban warfare in densely packed residential areas. the impact is devastating. over 11 million people have been displaced from their homes and over 150,000 killed. we met several child soldiers kidnapped from their families to serve the militia when it swept through khartoum. milal is just 15. we are protecting his identity for f

in the world -- i shouldn't say that, there are countries where genocide is being committed like darfur and sudan, but it's the only -- the one of the only countries in the world awash in guns the way it is. i now yield four minutes to the gentleman from new york, mr. torres, the co-sponsor of this bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york, mr. torres, is recognized. mr. torres: thank you, ranking member. mr. speaker, i'm proud to partner with my colleague, the gentleman from new york, representative lawler, on a matter of urgent importance to our nation. the united states is entering an age of ever-escalating political violence. as evidenced by the violent assaults on the united states capitol on january 6, and as he wassed by not one but two attempted assassinations of a former president. on july 13, the difference between an attempted assassination and a completed assassination was not the skill of the secret service, it was luck. if the gunman had been slightly more precise in his shooting or if the former president had moved ever so slightly to his right, the forme

once a militia armed by the country's former dictator, omar al bashir, to fight rebels in darfur, andesponsible for mass slaughter of civilians there, the rsf was absorbed into the army in 2013. they fought here and abroad, building up strength and experience. bashir used them to crack down on popular protests in 2019; after he fell from power, his other elite army units were disbanded, making the rsf all-powerful. in 2021, rsf leader mohamad hamdan dagalo united with army chief abdel fattah burhan to take power in a military coup. when war erupted between them last year, the rsf quickly seized major territory like the capital, khartoum, and much of darfur. this year, having rallied the troops the army has managed to , seize some of that territory back and is now purportedly buying weapons from iran and russia. but it's a long, hard, fight, -- but it's a long, hard fight, much of it street to street urban warfare in densely packed residential areas. the impact on civilians is devastating. up to a 150,000 people have already been killed, and over 11 million displaced from their homes.

its staff were among those killed the un security council has extended an arms embargo on sudan's darfurg between the sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary rapid support forces. some of brazil's biggest cities have been struggling with poor air quality, caused by smoke from some of the worst forest fires in the country's history and a severe drought. in s o paulo, residents have been told to stay indoors and avoid strenuous exercise. more than a thousand brazilian cities have been affected by fires. the head of mexico s supreme court has expressed pessimism about the country's future, after congress approved a bill under which alljudges will be elected by popular vote. justice norma pi a said the new rules would undermine the autonomy ofjudges. pope francis is currently in singapore on the final leg of an ambitious i2—dayjourney across south—east asia and oceania. the pontiff's itinerary includes celebrating mass — and a speech to the country's political authorities — where he is expected to focus on inter—faith dialogue and reinforcing the catholic church's presence in the region —

the un security council has extended an arms embargo on sudan's darfur region for another year.rces. pope francis is currently in singapore on the final leg of an ambitious 12—dayjourney across south east asia and oceania. the pontiff's itinerary includes celebrating mass, and a speech to the country's political authorities, where he is expected to focus on inter—faith dialogue and reinforcing the catholic church's presence in the region, as well as highlighting issues such as wealth inequality and climate change. steve lai has been taking a look a the preparations for the papal visit. a perhaps smaller but no less enthusiastic welcome for pope francis, as he arrived at singapore's vip terminal. these were the lucky few, chosen to be part of the welcoming party. now, this venue is typically used for mega sporting events, or for concerts for international superstars. but for this occasion, it's going to be turned into an arena, where the pope can celebrate mass with over 50,000 attendees. as you can see, the stage is currently being set up. we've had choirs practising, we've had

we went to one of the largest displacement camps in darfur were a famine has been confirmed.. the numbers are completely horrendous and quite simply they are difficult to assess because as you rightly mentioned, as humanitarians we are not accessing most of the country. most likely people are dying in the dark.— country. most likely people are dying in the dark. what are you able to do _ dying in the dark. what are you able to do and _ dying in the dark. what are you able to do and how _ dying in the dark. what are you able to do and how many - dying in the dark. what are you | able to do and how many people has your agency been able to reach? ., ., ., ' . reach? no matter how difficult it is and no _ reach? no matter how difficult it is and no matter _ reach? no matter how difficult it is and no matter the - reach? no matter how difficult it is and no matter the level. it is and no matter the level of obstruction, there are humanitarian organisations all across sudan doing their utmost to save lives. there are also local volunteers, normal citizens who decided one day that t

crisis in sudan due to the conflict between the sudanese armed forces and rapid support forces in darfurcouple of days, but it has been a very wet september across the southern half of the uk. in fact, some spots towards the south of england have seen three or four times the average september rainfall. and it's notjust been the wettest september on record for some places, it's also been the wettest month on record. there's been more flooding in didcot in oxfordshire here on monday, more flood warnings in force as we head through the rest of the night, mostly for central and north—western areas of england, where we're seeing the heaviest of the downpours. but that low has now pulled out into the north sea. still strong, gusty winds for these north sea—facing coasts, some more rain gradually sinking further southwards and eastwards across central—southern england. but some clear skies out towards the north and the west, so, here, a locally chilly start to the day on tuesday. now, on tuesday, that low is still bringing some more cloud and some rainjust swirling around it. some of that rain

his second pulitzer came in 2006 for his comments on genocide in darfur. in total, he has been a pulitzer finalist seven times his new york times columns serve as a platform for his thoughtful and provoking work, which is heavily and reported, and its commentary on not only domestic but also international from human rights, genocide to the economic not only here in the united, but across the globe. his writing style has been lauded for its empathy and making complex issues understandable and relatable to the average audience. he has received countless awards, but too many to mention. but i will mention one, and that is emmy award. he received 2021 as part of the york times opinion series for a video that he reported on during the covid 19 pandemic, during which he visited two new york city hospitals and witnessed the heavy toll that the pandemic was taking on medical as they were fighting to keep americans alive. after decades of reporting nick announced in october of 2021 that he was leaving the times because he was preparing run for office seeking the de

familiar minute has taken hold in the darfur region. >> access has been blocked by some of the militiaore can they do? they're providing record levels of age. should we be all of the above. it is really important to say that question not humane aid our way out of the kind of w widespread famine. u.s.a. is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in commodities, but many of those trucks were sitting in those check points. >> that's a matter of political will. it's a matter do these self interested generals who clearly care more about themselves and their country, are they willing to let trucks come through who could avert famine. >> there are plenty of companies who are providing weapons who could be exercising their leverage. >> we heard the president call for people to stop that supply. is the u.s. doing enough in your opinion to leverage those relationships to stop that flow of weapons in? >> well, every channel that we have to those major players in this conflict, we are -- we are using incl including this week n very high level engagements including something i've had myself. the

>> we are pushing hard to extend the arms embargo to all of darfur.xtended and see greater enforcement. the united states continues to raise the cost to individuals committing atrocities on both sides. we are trying to build more partners coming in that can be part of doing that. reporter: you have any leverage at all over external actors, many of whom are u.s. partners when many of those capitals are hedging two months before the election? >> we have been very clear that we call on the external actors to stop fueling the war and to be supporters to the peace efforts. we will continue to lean on those efforts. reporter: you have described a lot of the actions that the u.s. has taken but have you threatened sanctions on the individual leaders? >> we have continued to increase the sanctions on both leaders. we have made those explicitly related issues, for example atrocity prevention and we will continue to have that be a central part of the strategy as we look to raise the cost of those imposing the suffering on the sudanese people. reporter: you menti

>> we are pushing hard to extend the arms of burger for all of -- the arm embargo for all of darfur.inues to raise the cost on those individuals committing atrocities on both sides, as well as some of the businesses that are aiding and abetting in that business. we will try to build more partners coming in that can be part of doing that. nick: do you have any leverage at all over external actors, who i mentioned before, many of whom are u.s. partners, when many of those capitals are hedging two months before the election? >> we have been very clear that we call on all the external actors to stop fueling this work, stop sending in more arms, start to be partners in the humanitarian relief, the civilian protection and peace efforts. we will continue to lean on those efforts. nick: you have described actions the u.s. has taken, but have you threatened sanctions on the leadership? as many experts have asked you to do? >> we continued to increase the sanctions on both leaders. we have made those explicitly related to issues, for example, atrocity prevention will continue to be a central p

i've been to darfur there three years after the real journalists were there covering the intense story, but still i needed to get there and no idea, what i was doing or how to operate in a place like that. and within a day or two of getting there, i'm sitting in a holding cell with afghan security with the sudanese security forces, with kalashnikov pointed at me. why i took a picture near not of near the u.s. embassy in khartoum walking around the streets. i take a picture suddenly hear commotion. i turn around. guys with guns are running at me. i'm thinking, oh, they must be going past me for something. and that's when they stop pointing their guns at me. i'm like, i was so unprepared for that moment and so clueless. i wasn't as afraid as i should have been. i was just thinking like, okay, this is some little confusion will clear up. and they said, no, no, you took a picture of the embassy and i said, no, i didn't i took a picture near the embassy. my back was to it like, now come with us, dragged me off, held me for 45 minutes or so in, interrogated me, eventually my sudanese transla

atro atrocities in darfur and elsewhere. united states has led aid to sudan and with our partners led diplomatic talks to try to silence the guns and avert a wider famine. the world needs to stop arming the generals, who speak with one voice and tell them stop tearing your country part, stop blocking aid to the sudanese people, end this war now. [ applause ] people need more than the absence of war. they need a chance, a chance to live in dignity. they need to be protected from the ravages of climate change, hunger and disease. our administration has invested over $150 billion to make progress and our sustainable goals. it includes $20 billion for food security, over $50 billion for global health. we mobilized billions more in private sector investment and taken the most ambitious climate action in history. we've moved to rejoin the paris agreement on day one, and today, my country is finally on track to cut emissions in half by 2030. on track to honor my pledge to qua dropble climate financing to developing nation, $11 bill

his second pulitzer came in 2006 for his comments on genocide in darfur. in total, he has been a pulitzer finalist seven times his new york times columns serve as a platform for his thoughtful and provoking work, which is heavily and reported, and its commentary on not only domestic but also international from human rights, genocide to the economic not only here in the united, but across the globe. his writing style has been lauded for its empathy and making complex issues understandable and relatable to the average audience. he has received countless awards, but too many to mention. but i will mention one, and that is emmy award. he received 2021 as part of the york times opinion series for a video that he reported on during the covid 19 pandemic, during which he visited two new york city hospitals and witnessed the heavy toll that the pandemic was taking on medical as they were fighting to keep americans alive. after decades of reporting nick announced in october of 2021 that he was leaving the times because he was preparing run for office seeking the de

what about the war in darfur? there's a lot of flags that could be from it.soldiers? why aren't we not supporting them? what about the sex grooming gangs that are having the country? if you pick one group, you eliminate many others. and that's what they should be aware of. >> we can't even call it illegal immigration. now, really, it's irregular immigration, which i did raise this issue with james cleverly. >> i did an interview with him yesterday and he basically said the government was talking nonsense. it's trying to fool . nonsense. it's trying to fool. well, he said it's taking the pubuc well, he said it's taking the public for fools. you're rebranding something. you're trying to. it's not a new name. >> irregular migration is the term that's used internationally. i mean, i think that, you know, it's not labour trying to spin it. it's what the un people use. >> we can't go on about how he was the prosecutor. he wanted to make himself out like a kind of you know, goodwill, darth vader. i was the prosecutor. i was prosecutor, his dad was a toolmaker. his d

in the world -- i shouldn't say that, there are countries where genocide is being committed like darfur and sudan, but it's the only -- the one of the only countries in the world awash in guns the way it is. i now yield four minutes to the gentleman from new york, mr. torres, the co-sponsor of this bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york, mr. torres, is recognized. mr. torres: thank you, ranking member. mr. speaker, i'm proud to partner with my colleague, the gentleman from new york, representative lawler, on a matter of urgent importance to our nation. the united states is entering an age of ever-escalating political violence. as evidenced by the violent assaults on the united states capitol on january 6, and as he wassed by not one but two attempted assassinations of a former president. on july 13, the difference between an attempted assassination and a completed assassination was not the skill of the secret service, it was luck. if the gunman had been slightly more precise in his shooting or if the former president had moved ever so slightly to his right, the forme