his the wildlife practiced policy manager for the world wide fund for nature and joins us from geneva thanks for being with us. first of all give us a sense of where things stand with respect to wildlife diversity how serious is the current decline. climate is really critical at this stage there's a multitude of factors that are playing there's climate change there's loss and degradation of habitat there's alien invasive species and then what's being talked about here in geneva the moment is over exploitation that's driven by international trade and demand in other countries they talk about international trade and demand the measures are being greeted agreed upon there in geneva to protect wildlife species from those threats and others how effective do you think these measures that are being agreed on engine even now will be. it really depends on the country and under species and you mentioned authors for instance in your report that the trade and offers is already illegal in the countries where the poaching and a capture is happening so if these countries want this decision in geneva

would dilute the power of the geneva agreement and he rejected any presence.february, president johnson and his cabinet and advisors met the government leaders of south vietnam to go over common purposes, echoing the spirit of the speech to propose a development program that would benefit all of southeast asia. mr. johnson urged economic and political terms beyond military aspects. he called for a battle against ,ocial injustice, ignorance against apathy and indifference and renewed efforts to build in the rural areas. as part of the most extensive tours of the pacific ever undertaken by any u.s. president, president johnson and chiefs of state met in october of 1966. the war in vietnam was the immediate issue that brought them together. the larger issue was the development of the pacific era, a declaration of principles expressing the hope to end the in and call for an effort man's ancient war against poverty and disease in asia. in taking another step toward peace, and reconciliation, the allied chiefs -- once peace was agreed upon. one week later, president

that is coming up in business, plus a 12 day meeting wrapped up in geneva aimed at tightening the protection of wildlife species. we ask how you go about enforcing that. ♪ ♪ anchor: welcome back. british foreign minister boris johnson is announcing he plans to shut down the british government in mid-october with a view of stopping opponents from derailing brexit plans. days, but angry reaction from across the political spectrum. the former u.k. finance minister, phillip hammond, said the move amounted to constitutional outrage, and called it profoundly undemocratic. the leader of the liberal opposition party says the prime minister is embarking on what she calls a dangerous horse of action and called the move "an cowardice." the pound sterling fell even lower than the day before, indicating investors are alarmed at the prospect of a no deal brexit in two months and three days from now. let's cross to our reporter in london. for does this mean parliament? what is boris johnson doing here? reporter: it is actually to suspend parliament. what forrest griffin is doing is he is actively limiting

would dilute the power of the geneva and theyement, rejected any presence because of china.hawaii in february, president johnson and his cabinet and top advisors met the government leaders of south vietnam to go over common purposes, echoing the spirit of his johns hopkins speech in which he had proposed a development program that would $1 billion benefit all of southeast asia. mr. johnson urged a view of the situation in economic and political terms beyond its immediate military aspects. he called for a battle against injustice, ignorance, against apathy and indifference in the countryside and renewed , efforts to build democracy in the rural areas. ♪ as part of the most extensive tour of east asia and the pacific ever undertaken by any u.s. president in office president johnson and chiefs of , state met in october of 1966. the war in vietnam was the immediate issue that brought them together. but the larger issue was the development of the pacific era, ahead of this -- out of this conference came a historic declaration of principles expressing the hope of the pacific peopl

north vietnam moved supplies toward the south down the ho chi minh trail, violating the geneva accordo which they were signatories. they violated ocean neutrality despite numerous protests. in all they moved 23,000 tons of arms and ammunition through laos. ♪ narrator: in new jersey in june 1967, president johnson and the soviet premier met for informal talks. mr. johnson urged the russian leader to use his influence to get north vietnam to deescalate. while there are differences between us, he declared we have common, a for peace in the nuclear age. the vietn] narrator: cong increased their nighttime attacks, aided by north vietnamese soldiers inside south vietnam. their success in guerrilla welfare, kidnapping people from the countryside led them to , daring confrontations with the allied forces defending south vietnam. in january 1968, they launched a major offensive at the time of the tet holiday. savage battles raged. the communist leadership caused heavy destruction and loss of life. they failed to win a military victory or to make the south enemies give up their struggle. the vi

david shukman, bbc news, in geneva.nings from the united nations have any effect on what people put in their baskets? our correspondent sima kotecha has spent the day with one family, finding out whether it's making them rethink. so we buy our fruit from an organic fruit company, which delivers every week. we go and collect our vegetables from the farm. if we can eat a plant—based diet... helen's been a vegetarian for most of her life. for herfamily, fighting climate change is a daily priority. we drive a few miles to get our vegetables — or cycle even — rather than eating food that's come from china or america. so all the carbon in the travelling is much less. and i also think it's important to build localfood production. is this something that people should really be worrying about? because there are people out there who genuinely believe that there are more important things in the world than climate change. i can't think of anything more important. we are talking about, in the near future, potentially not being able

with the airport coming meetings in geneva. taking this opportunity to express which i have done the meetings. commitment to the territorial integrity of syria we've discussed. the fact that the constitutional committee has reached the closing stages of its work. the 2 countries. are aware of each other's defense and security sensitivity sensitivities and god willing in the next stages we will continue to cooperate. our purpose is to stop the blood being shed and. for our neighbor syria to reach a peaceful environment which they long for. this is not. only important for the friends of countries but it is important for the region also of course but my friend put in during 121 meeting we talked about syria kashmir matters. latest developments in middle east. topics that we discussed together. and. we confirmed to each other that efforts play. an important role for the peace in the region and by sharing these. completed. agenda for today thank you. once again. so let's just say knew was going. to get it and. develop. was putting a

this is the on lake geneva knows how to throw a party this is the biggest wine festival in switzerland all the more special because it doesn't happen very often. that. the opening parade is led by the 100 swiss the guardsman who originally protected the french king they celebrates the local wine growers in this spectacular fashion just once every 20 to 25 years fits in for the festival takes place the only one is a generation a rule laid out by the if a fraternity wine grows it's a celebration of the wine we crown the best. wine grower geelong put the highs here for the 2nd time is daughter for the 1st time to get to the last time was in 1999 and i took a part of my own now i'm happy to have my daughter with me it's a major event in switzerland and as a wine grower it makes me very proud. of the older generation hardy's with the best of them. both that food we talk about the last festival for a decade and then we talk about the next one for another decade this is a very emotional experience. the fact a venial hall in the canteen avoid a trip to visitors from around the world along with

now, we came back from geneva. i mepntioned one thing on vice president mondale, his speech was absolutely brilliant. it was so accepted by the delegates. but he left out one little thing, he came and said it is a test of civilization. after the delegates left and a few weeks later the night closed in. and you know, that struck people. they started who wants to match what we did. came out of there with 260,000 resettlement platces for next year, with 290 new million dollars. doesn't sound like much, back in those days, that was a lot of money. we all came back to washington. my job was to start carrying it out. we have 168,000. i called the team in that did resettlement, i was just horror stricken. we did not have the competence to do this. the few people i had working on resettlement were in geneva. i said what if something happens in new jersey, whose going to review it. i moved it back, i called all of the ngos in the united states to a meeting in cool font, west virginia. we spent three difficult days there. fi

the people i had working on settlement were all in geneva. i said what if something happens in new jersey who is going to review it. i called all in the united states. we spent 3 difficulties there. the first day was venom had to be released. but for the next 2 1/2 days we set down and figured out what the responsibility was and we carved it out. before we set the legal vehicle was without a contract it was a cooperative agreement. we used that procedure and some of you working may remember the cooperative agreement it is still here under its term. we settled over 3 1/2 million. i also, from the geneva conference created a english as a second language program. the country director from thailand, we sat down and carved it out. it ended up being the world's largest english-language and we did a lot of other improvements. i had the privilege. i was asked to stay on. george schultz came in and he asked me to be the permanent director. they nominated me to be a u.s. candidate to go to geneva and be the director general and i spent 10 wonderful yea

and due to the environment reporter jennifer collins is in geneva for us hi jan so the conference there ends today what has been achieved for wildlife protection in general well there's really been a big big trend towards more protectionism so restricting trade banning trade in some cases we have animals that have been added to the list like sharks authors which we just heard and of course the big question has been ivory trade on elephant protection and that's revealed a really big big split in the continent of africa on how elephants should be conserved and some of the southern african states have been talking about pulling out and all this kind of. but of course that will be very difficult for them to do because they trade so many animals inside and so they could just leave because of elephants because it is kind of the only game in town but yes conservationists in general are very happy here because they feel that trade is a driver of a calm good driver of a species extinction and they feel that more protection restricting trade is often the way to go jennifer with that kind of divis

representatives from 180 nations are meeting in geneva to agree on protections for vulnerable species like elephants the trade in ivory has been banned worldwide for years but some african countries say that ban is unnecessary they want restrictions on elephant and ivory exports to be loosened elephant tracks go straight across daniel jeremiah's field the small farmer lives in cousin a on the edge of tobie national park the packet derms often enter his farm and eat or trample his crops you know i live in the come every day and you can see. when. there's. anything. there. botswana is home to africa's largest elephant population with around 150000 the number is growing in some areas there have been deadly encounters between humans and elephants in may but it's want to lifted a 5 year hunting ban now the country's going a step further by pushing for limited ivory trade at the world wildlife conference in geneva scientists fear that could also lead to more illegal trade in ivory we know that within africa we really struggle to control trade of products like wildlife and we struggle to sor

representatives from 180 nations are meeting in geneva to agree on protections for vulnerable species and the timing is critical it comes just months after a u.n. report warned that as many as 1000000 plants and animals are at risk of extinction one of the few success stories has to be the elephant a long time ban on the ivory trade has helped spark a population boom and while many african countries support the ivory bed nations like botswana are arguing this success means the restrictions should be loosened. elephant tracks go straight across daniel jeremiah's field the small farmer lives in cousin a on the edge of tobie national park the packet derms often enter his farm and eat or trample his crops you know live in the come every day can see. everything. there. botswana is home to africa's largest elephant population with around 150000 the number is growing in some areas there have been deadly encounters between humans and elephants in may but want to lifted a 5 year hunting ban now the country's going a step further by pushing for limited ivory trade at the world wildlife conferen

david shukman, bbc news, in geneva.plenty more information on that story including analysis on our website. just go to bbc. com/ news. there are some links further down explaining the link between our diet and the climate and things that we can do individually to try and make a difference, which collectively will add up. bbc .com/ news. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the russian government says two specialists have been killed and six other people injured in an explosion at a naval testing facility. officials said the blast happened during testing in the arkhangelsk region. our moscow correspondent, sarah rainsford, has more details. there was an explosion we know during testing of a missile engine in the north—west of russia on a facility that we know is used for tests of all sort of missiles for russell's navy, particularly the northern fleet which is close by with its atomic submarines. this accident happened — there were two people killed, six people were injured. now following that explosion, we

good evening from geneva this is a core question. at the i.p.c.c. and this report has been prepared by more than 100 expert scientists from 52 countries is said i should also emphasize that the report is assessed 7000 publications from the scientific literature and this kid is brought to the table here is the assessment of the scientific knowledge in those publications to us to validate the level of confidence with which we can make these statements and and also to identify the open questions and. research that should be done to fill those gaps so we clearly identify those statements that we can make with high confidence and many of those and most of those make it into the summary for policymakers which has been published today so it's all of the fine yes if i could if i could interrupt there i want to just ask you about what the report calls for in terms of our diet is that the world may be should eat less meat but we know that particularly in china in brazil with those countries becoming wealthier people are eating more meat so is it reasonable fo

to view environment reporter jennifer collins for us in geneva thank you jenny. since the turn of the century the number of people over the age of 100 has risen markedly the un counts more than half a 1000000 of president but how do you get old and stay young berliner berliner leopold could folic is $102.00 and still giving swimming lessons. violet maybe they've also told the same teacher at the grand old age of 100 into his still given classes every week at the school in burnie. thanks swimming in his spanish. was ok to me doing sports is one of the biggest joys in life. was going to. thank you for keeping fit has certainly helped to keep leo young. the full metal worker who wanted to stay active when you talk 14 years ago. he qualified as a swimming instructor and has been teaching children ever since thank you. i just love being with the kids i do it all for free if not. more than a 1000 children have taken to the water to meet. kids h. doesn't bother to think of how old is leona. and how you didn't choose. but he's really helpful and very patient. if you beli

which continued through the geneva meeting. but what i wanted to mention is two things quickly and then i'll stop. this is of significant importance and one was 1972. liz was the youngest female member of congress at this time, and so we had the longest running member of the house of representatives and so liz came in and joined the subcommittee, and we spent quite a few years on the subcommittee, and as she said over here from 1979 to 1981, and that is when all of this took place. liz came in and we were off to do the refugee act. she needed a systemic and orderly system for handling the bifurcated refugee problem. before that, it wias ad hoc, an sometimes the response to an emergency crisis. she recognized the definition was not the same as the u.n. definition, and she wanted to make sure that the ideology, geography, and none of those things came into play, and that it was a fair and humane process to eliminate the idea that you had to be from a communist-dominated country to quali qualify. and so created the office of refug

we want to make these important steps before the meeting in geneva particularly on the euphrates river. area. once again we. reaffirmed our commitment to preserving the territorial integrity of syria we will stand together with russia iran and the un. song to make sure that the constitutional committee is set up as soon as possible. we can safely say that we are in the final stretch. freudian in. another important issue is that we. pay attention to. insensitive areas. and the interests of our countries we need to implement all these actions into practice. our neighbor says. syria has been waiting for a. peace for 8 years now. paramount importance to turkey to. we have. this. in mind in our meeting. we also talked about libya. kashmir and other developments in the middle east. but again in. touched upon all these. issues as. we mentioned what needs to be done to ensure peace and stability in the region. on month will do so. and. we will finalize this visit with this press conference. and now a question from the turkish journalist. i'm from a t.v. company. once again. thank you so close

this page on collider in geneva switzerland they have this huge accelerators so they basically put protons inside crush them together so now i can play it over the scale of. the alchemy project was commissioned by a popular science face equally they contacted me like hey we want you to make a sound song out of all of these really cool sounds that were collected by these researchers. i was. forced to. see the. music and the brain. it seems we may soon see many new technological devices that can enhance the quality of our lives through sound perception and that this could benefit not only individuals but also societies. the future of hearing is still on britain. but we are ready for it thanks to our ability and propensity for sound and music. still in the very beginning to understand what softness i think we have no idea still yes what you can do the song. becoming a little bit more self-aware about us as a musical species has got to be opposed to fit in how we're trying to shape our own individual lives.

for no other reason than that i was for a united election as stipulated in the geneva agreements. as aly i was thrown out corpse in a field. before i went to prison, i wait 256 pounds. when i was thrown out, my weight was only 122 pounds. it is seven years since then. inside and outside of my body, i'm covered with injuries. in prison, there were 240 people, 14 of whom have survived. america has bombed dams, dikes, channels and other irrigation facilities. they are trying to destroy the people by floods and trying to destroy agriculture. they're doing saturation bombing of dikes and irrigation facilities in the delta zones, where there is dense population and good crops. even small canals used for irrigation have been attacked with rockets. there are no military facilities in the neighborhood of dikes so destroyed. -- the factt search that such raids are carried out during the rainy season confirms the real intention of the american imperialists. farmhouses have not been excluded from bombing attacks. house, a family of parents and a child were killed instantly while setting a tab

of the copresidents of the intergovernmental panel on climate change, valerie, joins me now from genevahello, thank you ray much indeed for your time. what would you say the main message of this report is, that we must use land more effectively? valerie: -- claire: i am told you might not have heard the question. i am asking -- what is the main message of your report? is it that we must use land more effectively? yes, the report shows clearly that to date, our land-use is unsustainable, and the way we use land is part of the problem but also part of the solution, and we shall take action so that we reduce pressure on land, we adapt to a changing climate, we reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we for the the protection sector but also that it exists, it it shows that while land is part of the solution, we must not do it all -- we c cannot dot all. future,nt a sustainable we must reduce in other sectors, for example, fossil fuels. foode: do you think the industry, farmers, cattle owners, are going to take notice of this report? valeririe: in the past weeks, i had several meetings with farmer

next an international conference was held in geneva because the u.s. agreed to accept a large number of refugees and set an example, set an example other countries followed suit. almost all the refugees were resettled in one of the most successful efforts of its kind in history. maybe the most successful and deserves huge credit for that. all of us can be proud of our country's role. the boat people crisis also prompted the passage of the refugee act of 1980. the act, as you have heard, created a permanent framework for the refugees into the u.s. including a mechanism for annual admission. before that admission was largely on an ad hoc basis. as a nation, we were now fully committed and committed in law to accepting refugees. the act also broadened the definition of refugees so anyone fleeing persecution on account of race, religion, national origin or political opinion could qualify in the past it was limited to people fleeing communist countries or the middle east. importantly, the act provided funds and offices to administer them to make resettlemen

the obvious one is geneva which is not an the obvious one is geneva which is notan eu the obvious onet is not all bleak, there are prospects. of the things will be able to participate in whether we are in the eu or not, but it is staying in the framework programmes, even there, even outside of the eu, we could buy our way back in. you could associate as they say, but our big worry is that the conditions will not be right. it is important to the scientific community that we do stay a part of those programmes but we do need our government to come up very clearly and say that is the goal and boris johnson, as new prime minister, we need the conditions to be rights of the eu can say, yes, under the conditions that we can let you back in. if they are not, he's going to be that hard hat. —— need that hard hat. let's look at the weather. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. if you have any travel plans of the next few days or you are off to any outdoor events, with staying in touch with the weather forecast, because the weather looks quite turbulent. strong winds which coul

met and picked up hams dorf at the geneva airport storm arrived later that evening the men started drinking wine. merchants who reportedly had drank whiskey beforehand was quoted as saying that they were going to have a real party. at one point he was also reported to appraised of hitler. maton said that he was negotiating with iran to allow surplus born to spare aircraft to land there for leadership went to pakistan. he also admitted that he was working with the cia. but then the alcohol got to him. the v.n.d. people experienced met in erratic behavior the next day he brought out a secret report from the egyptian military and documents from the coal company he said that the b.m.d. could make copies there is no record of how the 2 guests responded to all this. the other what was merton's relationship with the b.n. deal like. shit that's difficult. in the beginning i think the b. and d. had a lot of respect for him. and he was a self-made man who set up an international corporation in just a few years. and then it's not about years or. rights but it became clear early on that merton's was un

a charity in geneva redistributes waste food. stale bread and turning it into new cookies. this avoids having to produce fresh flower to produce the cookies. here is a positive sign. word or in the north of england where previously drained so animals could graze. when pete is exposed to the air it gives off greenhouse gases so now they‘re soaking up the channels. one of the easier options in what for scientists has become an increasingly desperate attempt to stop planet overheating. roger harrabin, bbc news. get in touch with us on your views on that and your diet et cetera. and you can find plenty more climate change coverage on our website as scientists and government officials meet in geneva. one study looks at the link between rising global temperatures and increasing food security issues. just head to bbc.com/news or download the bbc news app. we president trump has visited two cities in the us, dayton and el paso, where mass shootings took place last weekend. more than 30 people died in the separate attacks. on both visits,

better representatives from more than 180 countries have been meeting in geneva to discuss how best to protect endangered species they've been working to drop rules on limiting the trade of animals and plants that are risk of extinction. you're watching the news from berlin lot of things will be here in just a moment with all the latest business news i mean all of us this thanks for watching. absolutely. rajai and in brazil a spectacular event i think a special break from maximum aggression. the ride is a tale to as heroes risk their lives every child. but stars of this tradition is now being a business and a matter of life and it was obliged to leave. earth. home to millions of species a home worth saving. here's what those are big changes and most start with small steps global ideas tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world like to use the term climate to green energy solutions and reforestation . they create interactive content teaching the next generation about environmental protection and more determined to build something here for the next generatio

foreign ministers in abu dhabi in march as well as more recently at the un human rights council in geneva in june is not only. you know silence you know on the part of the organization of islamic cooperation and its members but in fact you've seen countries go out of their way to applaud china's treatment of its weekers they did this in a resolution council foreign ministers meeting in abu dhabi they said they praise china's treatment of its muslim minority and they called for greater cooperation between the oh i see and china and then most recently in june at the human rights council in geneva they again applauded china's treatment and said that its actions and shin jang were leading to a greater sense of happiness fulfillment and security for the people of that region and i want to share what that looked like that you mentioned there that letter this from kevin painter who says on twitter here's the letter supporting china's policies in sending highlights me appreciate china's commitment to openness and transparency since approximately when the camps began people instancing enjoy a stro

david shukman, bbc news, in geneva.ation officials say they have released roughly 300 people who were arrested during a massive raid in mississippi on wednesday. nearly 700 workers employed at food processing plants were arrested for not having the right documents to be in the us. but stories of children being separated from their parents have sparked outrage. chris buckler reports. in a series of targeted raids, immigration enforcement agents searched food processing factories looking for undocumented migrants. and, as they were led away into custody, some of their children were left behind. my dad didn't do nothing. he's not a criminal or something, that's what... immigrants — took him... oh, please, let him be. starts crying. most of the 680 workers arrested were hispanic, and many of their children returned home to find their parents weren't there. they're now being looked after by friends and relatives. he said that his mom was gone, that he's upset with trump. he's — hejust wants his mum back. and they're both cry

doctors with us in geneva switzerland 1st we appreciate your time tonight thank you and thank you very much. for the 1st time the chinese army has condemned the ongoing pro-democracy protests in hong kong and said that should not be tolerated now that comment has left many wondering whether beijing will intervene with force and was also seen as a warning the army released a proper video of an exercise in which armed troops quell demonstrations take a look. help us show of force by the chinese troops stationed in hong kong this video released by the people's liberation army is not just about regular military training. also show soldiers facing down demonstrators. the video will be seen by many as a thinly veiled threat of intervention by the chinese military in hong kong's internal affairs especially when a company by this. message from the commander of chinese forces in the territory major general chandelle shunk spoke of extremely violent incidents happening in hong kong and warned that these should not be tolerated. shunk was referring to the mass protests that have been taking place

david shukman, bbc news, in geneva. let's take a look at some of the day's other news.an government says two specialists have been killed and six other people injured in an explosion at a naval testing facility. officials said the blast happened during testing in the arkhangelsk region. our moscow correspondent, sarah rainsford, has more details. there was an explosion we know during testing of a missile engine in the north—west of russia on a facility we know is used to test all sort of missiles for russell's navy, particularly the northern fleet which is no close by does not close by with its atomic submarines. there we re by with its atomic submarines. there were deaths in six people were injured. following the explosion, we know the local administration recorded an increase in background radiation levels for about a0 minutes. they say the radiation level has now fallen and the defence ministry says there was no danger submissions from this exposure. also making news today: hong kong police have appealed for order on the eve of a three—day protest scheduled to begin

david shukman, bbc news, in geneva. let's get some of the day's other news.rights commissioner, michelle bachelet, has criticised the latest us sanctions against venezuela. she said they would intensify the suffering of millions of venezuelans. the british foreign secretary says the european union will bear responsibility for a no—deal brexit if it doesn't change its negotiating position. mr raab was speaking in mexico, where he signed agreements to increase cooperation. the italian government says it will ban large cruise ships from venice's historic centre. it comes after an accident injune in which a cruise ship hit a dock, injuring five people. but campaigners say it's not enough. they want the vessels to be banned from a larger area. shares in the taxi firm, uber, have fallen after the company posted a record quarterly loss of more than five billion dollars. the losses are more than five times as much as the same period last year. us immigration officials say they have released roughly 300 people who were arrested during a massive raid in mississippi on

an end to this outbreak thank you so much the trish newport there from doctors without borders in geneva switzerland. now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world today saudi arabia says it will allow women to obtain a passport and travel without approval from a male relative if attractive the reforms would erode the guardianship system which considers women as equal to children and gives men control over them there have been several recent high profile attempts by saudi women to escape their guardians all of them britons pro european liberal democrats of one of byelection claiming a seat in parliament from the governing conservative party it's a blow to prime minister boris johnson in his 1st electoral test since taking office the loss reduces johnson's working majority in parliament to just one head of an expected showdown with lawmakers over a possible no deal. and medics say at least 4 people have been killed by gunfire in the sudanese city as tens of thousands gathered to protest it's not yet clear who opened fire on monday a paramilitary group was accused of s