global public health threats require a global response. and international institution play a key role in galvanizing collective action. i see that everyday at the united nations and in my engagements with stakeholders across the multilateral system, including through the one health -- which brings together the w.h.o., the human environmental program, the world organization for animal health, and the food and agricultural organization. and it's great to have so many leaders from across our multilateral system participating in this program today, including dr. tedros. as we discussed the importance of partnerships and health equity, the effects of climate change on public health, and other critical topics. my hope is that we use today as a jumping off point, that we turn these conversations into concrete actions. because unfortunately it's not a matter of if, it's not a matter of if we face another health public crisis, it's a matter of when. i will leave you with one final thought and something i always try to remind myself when i'm frustra

talking tough on global trade. world trade organization holds its major gathering but will it deliver the progress that makes millions of people better off? the talks are said to cover food, fishing and online selling, so can anything of substance actually be agreed upon in an increasingly divided world? we should be very careful because if this continues, it could do real damage to the world economy. i'm going to be discussing all of this with these two, there they are. the european commissioner for trade, who tells me that after russia's war in ukraine, trade rules have an even important role to play in making sure we all have enough food to eat. and the woman you just heard from, who is bringing 164 countries together. yeah, the big boss of the wto, the world trade organization, tells me that despite huge uncertainty casting a shadow over the global economy, she is still hopeful of improving the lives of millions. wherever you'rejoining me from around the world, once again a big hello and a warm welcome to the s

global growth came in at 3.1%, exceeding expectations.lation has fallen and is expected to continue to fall this year in about 80% of economies. going forward, we remain cognizant of the risks facing the global outlook and continue to carefully monitor the economic challenges in certain countries. but the global economy remains resilient. the strength of the u.s. economy has been a key driver of this positive economic performance. the biden administration's policies starting with the american rescue plan and continuing with historic investment in infrastructure, clean energy and manufacturing have led to strong u.s. g.d.p. growth. inflation has come down significantly from its peak. the u.s. labor market is also historically strong. chinese labor force participation is above its pre-pandemic level and the unemployment rate is near historic lows. had the u.s. recession come in 2023 like many predicted global growth would have been thrown off track. while there are risks to our outlook, america's growth has consistently exceeded projections

global a.i.d.s. coordinator and senior bureau official for global health security and diplomacy for the department of state. he worked as the w.h.o. special envoy for africa during the covid-19 pandemic. and he is a surgeon, writer, and public health researcher, the current administrator of the u.s. agency for international development for global health, as well as board- certified, in general surgery. pursuant to the committee on oversight and accountability, real 9g, the witnesses will please stand and raise the right hands. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you god? thank you. let the record show that the witnesses all answered in the affirmative. this selective subcommittee certainly appreciates you all being here today. and i am sorry we had a delay in this meeting, but we are grateful you are here today, and look forward to your testimony. let me remind the witnesses, we have read your writt

the sianals economy but the global economy? tue: signals we economy but the global economy? the global economy? "tt2 signals we are hearing economy but the global economy? tt2 signals we are hearing are concerning, this is as much as i can say at this stage.— say at this stage. valdis dombrovskis, _ say at this stage. valdis dombrovskis, europeanj say at this stage. valdis _ dombrovskis, european commissioner to trade, a pleasure having you on the show. we will talk to you soon. that's the view from europe but what about the view from the world's biggest economy, the united states? in a statement, president biden's trade representative told us that for the wto to remain relevant and effective, it must now evolve into an institution that can better reflect the interests of working people and address today's emerging challenges. such as supply chain resilience, the climate crisis, nonmarket policies and practices and widening inequality. mc 13 is an important milestone for us to take stock of where we are and identify areas where further improvements are needed, but it is not

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now more optimistic for the global for global growth this year in, you know, just a few months ago was changed to healy a bit more optimistic. we have seen a lot of resilience across the board. and we've seen those in economies like us in china, but also in, in a number of large emerging market economies. and the reasons for this resilience um have to do with some of the consumer spending, but also government spending as well as on the supply side, we've been surprised by the better than expected labor force participation that we see. another way of putting it that maybe the scarring from the pandemic is being less than what we had previously anticipated, which is good news. and this is also why we're seeing these, the kind of different developments on inflation and growth. we have a upward revision for growth, but a downward revision for inflation when weeks fluids. um, excuse me, examples extreme cases stuff such as surgeon, tina. yeah, and indeed many central banks do appear to be a winning that we're on the inflation of war that began joining the pandemic and reach to speak many pl

that's built in how does that get compounded when you come from the global? so yeah, now it's pretty well understood that a systems are only as good as a data on which they're trained. yeah, right. back to data. and in the 1000 countries like india, more than half the population is still not on line. right? so these people are digital uncounted in some sense, but the systems us to impacting them. so the chances of bias or exclusion of very, very high at the same time i, systems or machine learning is a state of school technology. it reproduces the future based on the past, right. and what that means is that even the data that does exist already reflects historical patterns of injustice of discrimination against women. again, certain religions against people of 2nd costs, etc. so the systems we reproduce that and it was in trench it because it invisible lives, is that decision making as was right? so one of the solutions through this. so the way that we talk about the solution is that we need to be with more inclusive systems. what's the incentive though, for

something a key role in maintaining global credit. yeah, if we look at the overall growth figure, not the revisions, but the growth, a bulk of that is really driven by, by countries in, in asia. it's india and even china. although the growth rates, they are not as what they used to be in past years, but still very, very robust growth. and as you mentioned, indonesia, philippines and so on. this is a very dynamic part of the world and the underlying trends growth rate. they're just significantly higher than they are in advance to find them use, but also another emerging market street region. okay, well, let's now look even lied to the picture and talk by the end of the global economy. and all of which of course is contribution to buy these things we've already been talking about with this. just give us a quick snapshots of the state of the world economy a by the i m. s. reckoning global economic growth is expected to be 3 point one percent this year, which is slightly up on the most previous forecast. i did. 2025 is projected to be 3.2

my name is chung, i'm from china for most part of the global self education. that is a privilege that a lot of people don't have. so as john, these and people who study a, how can we educate them about a i something that impact them the most. so i think that's a really, really important question. i think if you look, if i look around and globally, and i see where the biggest moans of change have come from, it has come from the bottom up swear of people coming together and pushing back against bower. and that can only happen if people actually understand what the technology is, understand with the implications of the technology i am thinking about civic education is really important. i think we need to do it in schools. i think the media has a huge role to play in it and even the media fuels. the hype on a i fuels is kind of utopian versus dystopian narrative, and doesn't help us get any grounded understanding of what's happening. i think the research community has a huge role to play and actually building the evidence that we need to show what is actually happ

and i think that in the global south, i mean many pods. there is this narrative that we need to catch up, right, like in the global south is narrative that we missed the boat on previous industrial revolutions. and we've gone missed the boat on this one. and so, rather than trying to rain in the technology rather than trying to regulate the technology we want to emulate big tech. yeah, if you want to create domestic champions and that does nothing to address the homes in terms of oversight in terms of accountability for it. so i think competition policies key, but i think previously policy producing legislation is also okay. fantastic. um we go to the questions to your questions. wow. hands up right away. we like you guys. my name is chung, i'm from china for most part of the global self education. that is a privilege that a lot of people don't have. so as john lease and people who study a, how can we educate them about a i something that impact them the most. so i think that's a really, really important question. i think if you look, if i

the bulk of facebook's users in the global south. right, but a tiny fraction of facebook's budget is actually spend on content moderation in those countries. so there's a complete disregard for what the impacts of these technologies might be in those areas. so it's the combination of all these factors that i think mix the use of a i, in the global south, particularly worrying and risky. you know, there's so much to pick from what you said in the west, in the global north. if you are a woman, if you're black, brown, l, g, b, p 2 plus, you're further marginalized when you walk into the social media platforms, right? that's built in how does that get compounded when you come from the global? so yeah, now it's pretty well understood that a systems are only as good as a data on which they're trained. yeah, right. back to data. and in the middle of a 1000 countries like india, more than half the population is still not on line. right? so these people are digital uncounted in some sense, but the systems us to impacting them. so the chances

the group will account for 40% of global gdp within four years. that's according to the head of the new development bank. all right, well have. wait and see, maybe it'll happen before that uh now uh something that the uk has been um kind of uh uh grappling with and it has happened now and that's a recession is for certain, it has slipped into a recession, the economy registered two consecutive quarters of contraction for the whole of 2023, uh the economy increased by only 0.1% with high inflation, the single biggest barrier to growth, and our final look is at the us debt, we have covered this so often, but when it hits a record, it's quite staggering, it's topped $54 trillion dollars, the aging of the population in the us and the growth in federal healthcare costs kind of go together, don't they, per beneficiary has in increased mandatory spending, those were the topics we picked for our interview section, any ideas that you have from wherever you are, with economic flavor, do send them to us, contact information is coming up. a damming report ind

will the international monetary fund shows that a doubling of global shipping costs can raise global inflation by 0.7% over the next 12 months with the effect building gradually. the products that are impacted by this varies just like it did during the coronavirus pandemic, in terms of goods most at risk from asia to europe, consumer products, apparel, furniture and households. appliances could experience the greatest disruptions. the additional cost by higher shipping costs lead importers to raise their prices and in turn pass these higher prices into domestic consumers. one of the goals of the yemani army was to exert this pain on the israeli regime, but this is being undermined by the very countries that are supposed to, well, as it should be, stand up for their fellow palestinian brothers. turns out that many arab-speaking countries that have actually increased their exports of the israeli regime, have back. palestinians in this regard, why? because this is happening as israel is committing war crimes in the gaza strip and have launched daily assaults on the occupied west bank. a

it is a global challenge. so probably we should ask oecd to work on a common framework for a global carbon market as they did successfully on the global minimum taxation. if i'm allowed to i would like to add a second remark. to finance all our needs from transition fighting poverty and to prepare for the aging societies. i think there is one solution, given the demographics, given the investment needs. i i think we have to foster our productivity, and this is why i'm advocating for structural reforms in the labor markets, in technology, cutting red tape, being more competitive when it comes to corporate taxation. well, obviously i'm talking about the reform agenda of the germany, but i think others have to face similar challenges. we in germany we have to do our homework and probably we are part of a model because others have similar challenges. we had to solve our debt and deficit issues, which has made me becoming the loneliest minister in cabinet, but we succeeded to solve our debt issues and now we have t

talking about the global picture. you know, i'm single brother moment 70 percent of the global trades is in, in that asia trade. so it's not passing. in other words, through sort of that i'd say by, of course the other 50 percent has been affected because don't forget because at bonham i cannot was praising the same problem. so i looked at the kind of go that was as going for these because of the united states and his boss, a mentor buster there and see. and i was pushing to the cape of good call. so the thought is causing another additional, i mean, back to the us as well, and kind of the but to we know that there, with these are involved in negotiations with saudi arabia to formerly in the war in yemen. i'm from your perspective to the who with these believe that these attacks are going to give them more leverage at the negotiating table with saudi arabia. thank you. how much for bringing this up? so this is the 90 problem now in the regional politics because we know how these are climbing. i mean they, they, they w

this program. the warning by the imf and the world bank, of course uh, in terms of the impact on the global economy, this really gaza onslot is at the core of it, the red sea militarization obviously is another concern in terms of the impact that's going to have on the world economy, how much of one is what we're going to be looking at, also uh the assessment by the world bank in terms of uh crises, ukraine is one of them, the gaza onslot another was happening at the red sea also, it's the lowest world. economic growth in the last 55 years and the common factor in all of this, the united states. also, the spillover is a big concern, you have crisis like the exchanges between hisb and the israeli regime, and also when you take a look at how syria, iran and yemen are involved in that, where syria is bombed by israel and you're having tensions ratching it up by israel and the us against iran, and of course how yemen is being targeted, resistance groups targeting us interests. another factor. israel's genocidal war on the palestinian people in gaza has cost the lives of countless of civilians.

it would undermine global stability and undermine global prosperity. president biden and i reject that view. and please do understand, our approach is not based on the virtues of charity. we pursue our approach because it is in our strategic interest. i strongly believe america's role of global leadership is to the direct benefit of the american people. our leadership keeps our homeland safe, supports american jobs, secures supply chains and opens new markets for american goods. and i firmly believe our commitment to build and sustain the alliances have helped america become the most powerful and prosperous country in the world. alliances that have prevented wars, defended freedom and maintain stability from europe to the in pacific. to put all of that at risk would be foolish. president biden and i have demonstrated there is a smarter way. when it comes to america's national security, our approach starts with our historic direct investment in the working people of america. in investment which has helped build a resilient and innovative economy. we are

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fails the real alternative to good globalization is world war. those nations that violate this principle will be regarded as hostile regimes. states like these and their terrorist allies constitute axis of evil arming to threaten the peace of the world. these are barbaric people, servants of evil, the cult of evil a monumental struggle of good versus evil, but good will prevail. when mexico sends its people. they're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists, and some, assume are good people. all countries respect the power of the united states and they respect, how dominant we are in this region, and we get better and better and better. we don't really give a damn what anybody thinks, we rub everyone's face in it, we're americans and you're not, and we're really, we're talking the roman empire here, i mean, we're we, we will do anything we want to do, anywhere we want to do it uh... "and you're either with us or against us, and that's that i'm calling unipolarity, that was global imposition of the liberal western capitalist system,

today russia and the countries of the global south already represent the planetary, new global majority new global majority. determine through integration blocks, determine through significant and globally significant programs on a regional scale, how the world will develop in twenty first centuries, therefore the balance of russia and the countries of the global south... unity, and the fact that russia plays a key role here, is truly the most important factor for the future world order on the planet of the 21st century. thank you, leonid eduardovich, evgeniy yurievich, please, your 4 minutes. thank you, well, since we really have a debate, then i thank you, dear leonid eduardovich. you say that you have now seen the light, but the fact is that the communists have never gone blind, we have seen the light. yes, you said, we don’t need it to see clearly "the healthy part of the cpsu, and then the communist party of the russian federation, even during the years of gorbachev's perestroika, and then during the years of yeltsin's hard times, all subsequent decades, said that a criminal foreig

china says the us is too dominant in global trade.ing earlier today, dr ngozi okonjo—iweala cautioned over being too optimism on the outlook for global trade. it would be dangerously naive to take trade�*s continued resilience for granted. the global economic slowdown and wider uncertainty are already having an impact. global merchandise trade volume growth in 2023 appears to have fallen short of the 0.8% we were projecting in october. given all the downside risks, we may likely undershoot the 3.3% merchandise growth rate ijust referred to for this year. let's go live to our middle east business correspondent sameer hashmi. interesting that that note of caution from the head of the wto. coming amid a really difficult backdrop, not least via tensions around the world. that backdrop, not least via tensions around the world.— around the world. that is right. this meeting — around the world. that is right. this meeting comes _ around the world. that is right. this meeting comes at - around the world. that is right. this meeting comes at a

my colleagues at the center for global develop it, their conclusion is that global gateway was a repackagingmmitments. even though there is an opportunity for a new actor to emerge, there doesn't seem to be a new actor. >> wawa, staying with the international organizations, when he touched on this, the bretton woods institutions, often their conditionality relates to governance, transparency and related issues. do you think that given the nature of the debt crisis right now, that there is a need for them to reengage, or engage with a higher profile in addressing these issues? many of which you suggest have worsened under the chinese. >> that's an excellent question. i don't know that i can answer in entirety, but i will give it a try. first, i would like to take a step back and refocus on governance, and how china has reshaped that. the world bank, which is a u.s.-founded bank, was attempting to integrate human rights, due diligence and a number of other important governance aspects into safeguards. china knows this will interfere with internal affairs. in the end, china won. according to my

there are things that... require us to make this would they do have the global economy, global markets hostage, good for them, if you want to stop the hoothies doing what they're doing then call believe that the hoothies would would stop doing what they're doing, they have literally said that that's why they're doing what they're doing, they have not previously blocked those roots for any other reason except this one, so yes i do, and i also think the west needs to start to understand that you cannot just go around playing cowboys. in the world, there are consequences to your actions. you cannot just go around bombing people's countries, ignoring international law, and expect no repercussions, for every cause there is a consequence. this maritime warfare marked new chapter in the regional conflict with far-reaching implications. but why did ansarullah target israel in that particular area? ships from israel's two primary ports, hyfer and ashnod, located in the western israeli occupied territories reach east asia by navigating through the mediterranean sea, the suas canal, and the red s

domain, we target expanding the capacity for producing radio pharmaceuticals in order to become a global player and a consistent innovator at the forefront. we aim to benefit from the nuclear industry in producing radio isotopes, radio pharmaceuticals, especially novel radio isotopes and and radio pharmaceuticals, and this too is focal point of the industry. the fourth focus is the development of irradiation applications and protection against contamination. in a real sense, two extensive steps are dedicated to ensuring food security and community health. we utilize irradiation to sterilize agricultural products. in our country, which annually produces around 130 million tons of agricultural goods. process helps eliminate toxins and pests and extends their shelf life. this in turn, contributes to national economic prosperity, supports businesses in this domain and boosts household economies. additionally, protection against radiation contamination is crucial. accordingly, the safety protection center is slated evolve into a more efficient state institution, capable of appropriately fulfi

tucked away in northern california, silicon valley stands as beacon of global innovation. home to technology giants like apple, google and meta, this region continues to push the boundaries of the high-tech industry. silicon valley's entrepreneurial spirit is palpable with a thriving ecosystem that fosters creativity, collaboration and risk taking. halfway across the world in west asia, a parallel narrative was being written: silicon wady, israel's answer to silicon valley was a mission to carve out its own tech industry. israel harnessed a highly skilled workforce and the regime poured resources to transform the arid negav desert into a global technology hub. but then, israel, celebrated for its dynamic startup ecosystem, was hit. by a grave security crisis. the call to arms for over 300,00 workers sred through the sector that contributed 18% to israel's gdp. businesses closed down, flights were grounded and once bustling tourism industry fell into a deep slumber. fundraising came to a stand still, employees were missing from their desks and uncertainty hung in the air. "

question that i want to address: firstly, in the field of radio isotopes, one rapidly expanding aspect globally is the nuclear measurement system, nuclear instrumentation used in advanced industries. the atomic energy organization of iran has introduced these systems and today we have complete mastery of advanced versions of these nuclear instrumentation systems and design. we produce and provide support for them for various industries in the country. this is one aspect. the second aspect regarding irradiation exposure involves our radiation generating systems. we have designed cyclotrons and gamma irradiation systems, both pool type and self-shielded types. we have incorporated these into our agenda to design these systems, procure the required irradiation sources and through study. conducted for the country's needs, implement these across all production centers, be it industrial or agricultural products, suitable for irradiation. over a three-year plan, godwilly, will establish these to enable products to undergo radiation exposure, creating high added value financially and economically. most

what is your logic in order to calculate the prices globally? look at the components that the farmer has. well, of course, there is an opinion , and we have seen the price of fertilizer in the last few years from the price of something close to 900 dollars per ton. today , it has reached below 300 dollars, about 300 dollars in the global price zone, the same wheat is used the price has decreased, then my opinion is that we cannot draw a border. let's say in our own country that we want to have a separate price. in my opinion , the support of the farmer should be formed, but not in the form of your final price. if the government comes to the understanding that the farmer should receive 17 thousand tomans for each kilogram of wheat, wheat, in my opinion, the price of wheat should be a reasonable global price, besides, i have just calculated and show that it is around 7,700 tomans, 7,700 tomans plus 1,000 tomans. why don't you sell your wheat at the border to the government? no, i will deliver it somewhere else my km is on the consumer's side, than

and that is exactly what has us on the brink of global conflict. exactly. it ends with the russian president, you know, he's often viewed or painted as this figure in the west. he wants to destroy the world. he was so full of anger in hayes, but in this interview, he said the wealth needs to be stable and sustainable. it needs to be united and worked together as a whole. but, you know, with the state of the world as it is, how we're listed is that what steps could countries actually take to make that reality? like i think, certainly realistic, you know, one of the things about kootenai, that's almost a disservice is this construction of him as an irrational actor. you know, we've seen this from people like, ok, magenta's odd. the leader in north korea comes on. we've seen this painting of the mess fanatical liter. um, in those instances it might be true. we're talking about less developed countries, but with russia, i'm a nation and it has is a voting member on the security council. if you look at russ as history, you know they're, they're certainly talk. i

she began by asking if it is a global problem. asking if it is a global problem-— asking if it is a globalal roblem. ., , problem. we have globally is an auuein problem. we have globally is an ageing population. _ problem. we have globally is an ageing population. the - problem. we have globally is an ageing population. the world i ageing population. the world economic forum recently produced some statistics that by 2050 the number of people aged over 60 globally will double and the number of people aged over 80 globally will triple by 2050. if you don't think about that from a pensions perspective, if you want to get the proportion of people that working age to the proportion of people retired the same, by 2050, globally, retirement age will need to increase by eight years. that puts a huge stress and pressure on the pension system. ultimately people need to save more and need to be prepared to work for longer.— work for longer. what can organisations _ work for longer. what can organisations like - work for longer. what can - organisations like government organisations like government or

measuring the global temperature? >> it's the national oceanic and atmospheribac administration . >> know what? and where are they putting thermometers? we found out. no. is putting the thermometerut ths in the cities. where in the cities? on concrete and asphalt. nd >> never been to the city in the summer. you ever walk around in your bare feet on a city sidewalkgust in august? >> it's hot. >> that's where we're puttingng the thermometers to measur thee the world's temperature on little heat. islands, concrete and asphalt to attract and retain heatry si. a lot more than the countryside. >> it ca n be ten degrees hotterin in the city than in the country. >> on the same day we found out the government's been placing thermometers to measure globalng warming on airport runways. >> yea oh. >> others were found in parking lots on rooftops and on concrete sidewalks. >> oh, and we also found them on exhaust. exhas. of ac unit no wonder we think they're swarming. we're literally cooking the books. meteorologist and lieutenant

and finally hoofies could cut under sea global internet cables, the minister has warned. it said even partial damage to the undersea cables could eliminate internet access across vast. areas causing major economic disruptions for entire countries. under sea cables connect not only yemen, but entire continents. that's something to watch out for if this onslot continues. all right, let me introduce our guests for the first segment of our q&a. joining us uh first is brano altman. he's a journalist, founder of opera mundi and author of against zionism, portrait of a colonial and racist doctrine. ben altman, welcome to the program. the imf and the world bank have issued this warning, which is our our uh focus with you, that this uh onslot and also the red sea attacks uh is going emperal the global economy, how true true do you think that is um and in particular when you take a look at what the us and uk are doing in the red sea militarizing that region, it has attacked yemen uh, don't you think that uh that's going to worsen the already dire situation? especially when it comes