the international development committee recommends independent aid ombudsman to help victims, annualto stop sexual predators working in this sector. sometimes people target our industry to get access to these people. i think what is very welcome about this report is that recognition that this needs to be treated as kind of large—scale criminal activity. 0xfam says it is incredibly painful to read the report and it is truly sorry that it failed to protect the vulnerable women in haiti. it says improvements have been made but it accepts all charities need to give the same priority to stopping sexual abuse as they do to saving lives when helping in disaster areas. the public gives money to help those in need but charities, the un and governments all stand accused of failing to tackle a problem ignored for years. lucy manning, bbc news. i want to take you back to that news that we were bringing you at the top of the hour that a plane has crashed in mexico. we have a few more details for you now. local reports say the plane was carrying 97 passengers and four crew members on board. that i

the international development committee says the delivery of aid has been subverted by sexual predatorss been a "culture of denial" since revelations that workers for oxfam paid for sex while helping victims of the 2010 earthquake in haiti. charities have welcomed the report, and oxfam concedes it has "further to go." here's our special correspondent, lucy manning. the charity workers were supposed to bring help, not abuse. they were supposed to bring aid, not exploitation. but when people were at their most vulnerable, they could not rely on their rescuers. haiti, the aftermath of the earthquake in 2010. an investigation by the times earlier this year discovered 0xfam had covered up its staff using sex workers, exploiting vulnerable women and girls. those who highlighted sexual abuse allegations were ignored. there just wasn't the internalised acknowledgement of quite how big an issue this was. i think it is also very hard for aid agencies that want to focus on doing good things to acknowledge there is this systemic issue. and the aid sector has had its me too moment. the mps‘ report f

the international development committee recommends independent aid ombudsman to help victims, annual a register ofaid safeguarding reports, and a register of aid workers to try to stop sexual predators working in this sector. sometimes people target our industry to get access to these people. i think what is very welcome about this report is that recognition that this report is that recognition that this needs to be treated as kind of large—scale criminal activity. this needs to be treated as kind of large-scale criminal activity. oxfam says it is incredibly painful to read the report and it is truly sorry that it failed to protect the vulnerable women in haiti. it says improvements have been made but it accepts improvements have been made but it a cce pts a ll improvements have been made but it accepts all charities need to give the same priority to stopping sexual abuse as they do to saving lives when helping in disaster areas. the public gives money to help those in need but charities, the un and governments all stand accused of failing to tackle a problem ignored for years. lucy

asmita naik was an expert witness to the international development committee's inquiry.and shejoins us now. thank you so much. tell us a bit more about what you make of the report's findings? i welcome the report's findings? i welcome the report because i feel this is the first time victims have been properly heard. this issue has been known about for the long—time but it really is a global resorts. give us an example perhaps of the kind of abuse that you knew about and talk to the parliamentary committee about? i was involved in a report going back to 2002 as a un save the children report and we were on a study tour in west africa in liberia, sierra leone and we uncovered sexual exploitation of children, trading aid for sex, with children, trading aid for sex, with children, biscuits, at appalling sheet and soap. it involved nine aid agencies and peacekeeping individuals. it was an entrenched, endemic pattern of abuse. what was the response when you reported it? at the one level, there was global policy change for the first time on this issue. that was positive, general

a report by the international development committee says there's been a "culture of denial" since revelationslier this year that oxfam workers paid for sex while helping victims of the 2010 earthquake in haiti. the charity has acknowledged it has "further to go" to tackle the issue. our global affairs correspondent, naomi grimley reports. it was in the aftermath of the 2010 haiti earthquake that some of 0xfam's aid workers severely compromised its much—cherished values. they used young prostitutes when they were supposed to be helping the local population bounce back from a disaster. the charity did an internal investigation. they dismissed some members of staff and let others quietly resign without properly flagging up what had happened to the authorities or other charities. today, mps said it wasn't an isolated episode. we have reached the conclusion that in the aid sector there has been complacency verging, frankly, on complicity with what has happened. that is because organisations all to often have appeared more concerned to protect their own reputation in the sector rather than protecti

a report by the international development committee says there's been a culture of denial since revelationsarlier this year that oxfam workers paid for sex while helping victims of the 2010 earthquake in haiti. the charity has acknowledged it has further to go to tackle the issue. our global affairs correspondent naomi grimley reports. it was in the aftermath of the 2010 haiti earthquake that some of 0xfam's aid workers severely compromised its much—cherished values. they used young prostitutes when they were supposed to be helping the local population bounce back from a disaster. the charity did an internal investigation. they dismissed some members of staff and let others quietly resign without properly flagging up what had happened to the authorities or other charities. today mps said it wasn't an isolated episode. we have reached the conclusion that in the aid sector there has been complacency verging, frankly, on complicity with what has happened. that is because organisations have appeared more concerned to protect their own reputation in the sector rather than protecting victims and

failure in the aid sector to deal with sexual abuse, according to british mps on the international development committeert follows revelations that a group of oxfam workers had used young prostitutes in haiti in 2011 when they were there to help the country recover from a major earthquake. our global affairs correspondent, naomi grimley has more. it was in the aftermath of 2010 haiti earthquake that of oxfam's aid workers severely compromised its much cherished values. they used young prostitutes when they were supposed to be helping the local population bounce back from a disaster. the charity did an internal investigation. they dismissed some members of the staff and let others quietly resign without properly flagging out what had happened to the authorities or other charities. today, mps said it wasn't an isolated episode. we have reached the conclusion that in the aids sector there has been a complacency verging, frankly, on complicity with what has happened. —— aid sector. that is because organisations have been more concerned to protect their own reputation in the sector rather than protecting vic

the international development committee says there's been a "culture of denial" since revelations earlierworkers for oxfam paid for sex in haiti. the committee chairman said charities seemed "more concerned to protect their own reputation" rather than the safety of victims. charities have welcomed the report, and oxfam said it has "further to go." naomi grimley reports. it was in the aftermath of the 2010 haiti earthquake that some of oxfam's aid workers severely compromised its much cherished values. they used young prostitutes when they were supposed to be helping the local population bounce back from a disaster. the charity did an internal investigation. they dismissed some members of staff and let others quietly resign without properly flagging up what had happened to the authorities or other charities. today mps said it wasn't an isolated episode. we've reached the conclusion that in the aid sector, there has been complacency verging, frankly, on complicity with what has happened. and that is because organisations all too often have appeared more concerned to protect their own reputa

the international development committee says there's been a "culture of denial" since revelations earlierracted by this type of work, many of whom are honourable and altruistic. yet this another group of people, you have described some who have perhaps strange reasons for covering events like these tragedies. let's be honest about what the aid industry involves. it involves putting people into extremely dysfunctional, chaotic, lawless situations. some people will be attracted to those situations simply because they themselves so dysfunctional that it gives the appearance of them being functional when they are there. when i was a front line aid worker i met people that frankly, i would not want caring for my mum if she was turning to these people looking for help. once you come to that conclusion things need to change. in the area that i have influence over, the agency i was involved in, if i ever suspected somebody was not fit proper caring loving enough, that i would not be happy if they were caring for my mum in those situations, then would remove them. it isa situations, then would rem

in a damning report, mps on the international development committee say there's been a "culture of denialearlier this year that workers for 0xfam paid for sex in haiti. the committee chairman said charities seemed "more concerned to protect their own reputation" than the safety of victims. charities have welcomed the report, and 0xfam admitted it has "further to go." naomi grimley reports. it was in the aftermath of the 2010 haiti earthquake that some of 0xfam's aid workers severely compromised its much cherished values. they used young prostitutes when they were supposed to be helping the local population bounce back from a disaster. the charity did an internal investigation. they dismissed some members of staff and let others quietly resign without properly flagging up what had happened to the authorities or other charities. today, mps said it wasn't an isolated episode. we've reached the conclusion that in the aid sector, there has been complacency verging, frankly, on complicity with what has happened. and that is because organisations all too often have appeared more concerned to pro

a member of the parliamentary union you farm the international development select committee and of course the major different offices in your constituency porton do you think it's generally called soft. and international relations thank you stream liam forth and i know you from posting parliamentarians to the u.k. parliament and they were saying bilateral discussions on generations west something that there was full and sustained even the most difficult times when perhaps political difficulties arise if you have those bilateral relationships over time then. you can rely on to try to negotiate a way forward. with the states tweak something offensive two o'clock in the morning and then to national media jumps could actually how the role for these long term relationships instant media and constant insults well you know the media is is one aspect but behind are the relationships of parliament to parliament over a lengthy history piece of time and the ships are built up points just. on prior working agreements their belts and sustainability and those are the ones that despite and state media r

a report by the international development committee says there's been a "culture of denial" since revelationsnaomi grimley reports. it was in the aftermath of the 2010 haiti earthquake that some prostitutes thquake that some of oxfam's aid workers severely compromised its much cherished values. they used young prostitutes when they were supposed to be helping the local population bounced back from a disaster. the charity did an internal investigation. they dismissed some members of staff and let others quietly resign — without properly flagging what had happened to the authorities or other charities. today mps said wasn't an isolated episode. we have reached the conclusion that, in the aid sector, there has been complacency verging on complicity with what has happened. that is because organisations all too often have appeared more concerned to protect their own reputation in the sector rather than protect victims and survivors. mps want the uk to take the lead and create a global register of aid workers to stop sexual predators entering the sector. they admit it won't be easy to cover everyon

development assistance committee so that actually china has a new donor abides by international standards when it comes to development assistance when it comes to financial corporation technical cooperation etc because right now china is not part of the o.e.c.d. it means that there's very little coordination with other dourness there's very little kind of learning from other donors or sharing of good practice and i think if china was to up its game learn from other donors what has worked in the past what hasn't learned also from many of the mistakes that western governments have actually made in terms of providing development assistance in a nine hundred sixty seven eighty s. then i think many of the coming problems could be of art that i'll give the last word to adam again in that car briefly adam how do you see this relationship between africa and china evolving is china the next colonial superpower on the african continent. really didn't do who turned into luke's going to do it can't wait so says the vision. you know what you can do you want the root it will be better but it's one thou

development assistance committee so that actually china has a new donor abides by international standards when it comes to development assistance when it comes to financial corporation technical cooperation etc because right now china is not part of the o.e.c.d. it means that there's very little coordination without it the onus there's very little kind of learning from other donors or sharing of good practice and i think if china was to up its game learn from other donors what has worked in the past what hasn't learned also from many of the mistakes that western governments have actually made in terms of providing development assistance in a nine hundred seventy s. and eighty's then i think many of the coming problems could be of art that give the last word to adam again in that car briefly adam how do you see this relationship between africa and china evolving is china the next colonial superpower on the african continent. didn't do who didn't exclude it can't wait so says the vision. you know what you can do you want the ruled it will be better but it's one thousand billion dollars that

committee present here working together. we will be able to create the necessary conditions in the international arena for a country to develop for now to the president of the russian federation, mr. vladimir putin. [applause] [speaking russian] >> translator: colleagues, i'm happy to see you at our traditional meeting. first of all i would like to thank the leadership of the foreign ministry, all the diplomats of the veterans of the diplomatic service for your contribution in developing the international cooperation of our country. all of our diplomatic mission work together is in a well coordinated way. given the current situation in the world, russia has been consistently pursuing independent and well-balanced foreign policy. russia's involvement in international affairs is based on our key national interest to create favorable and safe conditions for our country's breakthrough development to address social and economic tasks at hand, improve the quality of life for our people. our people want russia to be a strong independent country. we're open to have equal partnership with all countries and regional alliances. being a

committee considers selection security. then a look at cell phone data and privacy issues. later, a review of the recent supreme court term. >> state department and u.s. agency for international development officials testified on the trump administration's foreign policy towards latin america. topics included migrant children and families, humira humanitarian aid, transnational organid

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agency for international development testify before the house foreign affairs committee on the trump administration's foreign policy toward latin america. this is about two and a half hours. >>> we'll call this hearing to order. today we look at u.s. policy toward latin america and toward the caribbean. our relationships in the western hemisphere are forged by deep cultural and economic ties. we export a lot of goods to the caribbean, and that supports many u.s. jobs. across latin america, our trade ties are just as strong. but today as the region faces urgent challenges and tan significan -- transitions, the united states must be more engaged than ever. always the safety of serving america abroad is top for this committee. there is now a tax on the industry in havana and now china is disturbing. 26 million americans have been medically evacuated from havana with serious symptoms, including sharp ear pain, headaches, vertigo and other conditions consistent with brain injury or concussion. canadians have been impacted as well. we need to know what happened, who is responsible and how

. >> chairman, members of the sub committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on troubling developments in international trade. with no input the administration is actively engaged in escalating friday war by which the imposition of new tariffs by both the u.s. and retaliation our trading partners. the economic record shows expanded trade is a net positive for growth both here and abroad. the same record reveals people and places and industries hurt by the trade liberalization that's taken place since the 80s. china is often engaged in unfair trading practices including spr suppressing the value of their currency. they've dumped steel onto world markets. it increased the production by over 500% between 2000 and 2016 contributing to more than half. raising issues is not the same as effectively addressing them. and this administration is escalating trade wars is likely to do more harm than good than american production, prices investment growth and employment. the trump administration is not helping those hurt by trade. and these latest actions are likely to hurt those helped by it. that is by imposing a

committee comes as concerns raised about the impact of tariffs on economic growth. the report released by the fed last week, officials are monitoring trade and international development as they set interest rates. the central bank to raise rates to more times this year. trade to the united states turning up the heat in the trade dispute with american allies. the trump administration filing lawsuits with the world trade organization against china, the e.u., canada, mexico, turkey after they retaliated on import steel and aluminum. robert leite kiser says the countries that violate wto rules. this comes after china followed a challenge but the wto to the tariffs on $200 billion of chinese goods. transfer without a lot of news today. officials from facebook and youtube's parent also been on capitol hill today. companies to be grilled by lawmakers over how they filter their content that appears on platforms. republicans claim facebook, youtube and twitter use politically biased methods to remove content. the companies deny any wrongdoing. cheryl: more news and disappointing days for netflix. following on lower than suspected growth. gerri: tracee carrasco joins us with t

. >> chairman, members of the sub committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on troubling developments in international trade. with no input the administration is actively engaged in escalating friday war by which the imposition of new tariffs by both the u.s. and retaliation our trading partners. the economic record shows expanded trade is a net positive for growth both here and abroad. the same record reveals people and places and industries hurt by the trade liberalization that's taken place since the 80s. china is often engaged in unfair trading practices including suppressing the value of their currency. they've dumped steel onto world markets. it increased the production by over 500% between 2000 and 2016 contributing to more than half. raising issues is not the same as effectively addressing them. and this administration is escalating trade wars is likely to do more harm than good than american production, prices investment growth and employment. the trump administration is not >>> there's a lot of sympathy for it. sympathy may be the wrong word. empathy even. but here's the problem. we are a de

committee. members are gathered this morning to hear about foreign policy in the western hemisphere. officials from the state department and u.s. agency for international developmentes. they'll be asked about u.s. interests in latin america and the caribbean region this is live coverage on c-span 3 [ gavel ] >>> we'll call, call this hearing to order. today we look at u.s. policy toward latin america and toward the caribbean. our relationships in the western hemisphere are forged by deep cultural and economic ties. we export a lot of goods to the caribbean. and that supports many u.s. jobs across latin america, our trade ties are just as

committee considers selection security. then a look at cell phone data and privacy issues. later, a review of the recent supreme court term. >> state department and u.s. agency for international development officials testified on the trump administration's foreign policy towards latin america. topics included migrant children and families, humira humanitarian aid, transnational organized crime, and china and russia's influence in the region. this is two and a half hours. >> will call the searing to order. the day we look at u.s. policy toward latin america and the caribbean, our relationships in the western hemisphere are forged by deep cultural and economic ties. we export a lot of goods to the caribbean. that supports u.s. jobs across latin america our trade ties are strong. today, as the region faces challenges and transitions, the united states must be more engaged than ever. as always, the safety of americans serving abroad is a top priority for the committee. the unexplained attacks on embassy personnel in havana. and now in china are very disturbing. twenty-six americans have been medically evacuated from havana with serious symptoms including sharp ear pain, headaches, vertigo, a