over in seoul national assembly lawmakers passed a series of long pending bills as this much extraordinary session wrapped up today but they remain divided over a controversial revision to the nation's pension system our national assembly correspondent you don't go as he detests lawmakers in the national assembly passed a series of key lightly the bills on friday the last day of this month's extraordinary session. among the bills passed was a revision to the personal information protection act which requires financial institutions and organizations to encrypt the plans thirteen digit identification number restoring been in a database level of the parliamentary security committee has the early devices failed to fully protect their citizens and the specifics will be bringing to the president of the curry was sick the change was made in response to a massive got a week last month affecting some twenty million cardholders at three for the car forums and millions more clients of financial institutions in the months prior to that. lawmakers also passed a bill that will allow the parliament to mo

. >> the ceremony is being held at the national assembly in tunis. president spoke at the event and the relationship between france and tunisia is important. what did he have to say? had nothing but praise for the tunisian constitution, overlooking some of the criticism of contradictory articles, which some have said exist in the constitution, but focusing on the strong points -- starting with the structural elements of tunisia's government , the separation of powers, dependence on the judiciary. the moving onto the famous rights and freedoms, highlighting the clause obliging the state to strive for gender parity in elected bodies and touching on the freedom of religion and freedom of conscience. the french president also said that this was more or less proof that he was right last july when he visited and said that islam and democracy are compatible. for him, indeed, the progressivism of this constitution is proof of exactly that. in addition, he called on european leaders in the you -- eu to support tunisia's to mock her say. he reiterated -- democ

on tuesday the national assembly were reviewing the intercollegiate session with the focus on the economy. the nation's biggest purse on a leaked last month and the government's fall on the jurors are expected to dominate the discussions. can see. i then it's. and a former u s point man on asian affairs had something to say about the developments in north korea's nuclear weapons program. christopher hill the ex u s sen massacre to south korea stress that comes as possession of nuclear weapons is not acceptable to the standard of the region the team until his will christopher hill said the road to peace on the korean peninsula will be a difficult one but the strong relations among korea china and japan could be the key to achieving that goal. i think we can improve the north korean attitude. if we have better coronation and cooperation involving china and japan. so my hope is that we can do that and that we can have a closer understanding of how to proceed at a six party context. speaking in an address to the national assembly on monday before us about sitter to south korea who also made t

medical workers were also encouraged that this temptation of action on the haitian national assembly and in whom also present at the state and party has awards to outstanding doctors at like michael steele. on tuesday after a morning at the helicopters carrying surgeons from the two biggest hospitals in penile including conduit to keep it and like my hospitals. once you get the new earth in mountainous province of light show that these thirty doctors are in lights or to provide emergency medical assistance to victims of the suspension bridge collapse in confidence is something to stick with more details to follow the highly competent the reductions for major hospitals in handling and ride like yours general hospital and tuesday morning reading aloud medical equipment to treat injured victims of concrete collapsed at all costs in preliminary examination been a great team and have to find it on to treatment and trays to freeze eight performed by doctors and nurses. i tell the frozen it defaulted on toes and noses like jewels general hospitals was totally effective. we build doesn't lik

but the government probably pass the ball to the national assembly. saying that matter pertaining to the political arena even experts are divided on whether scrapping the political parties and a nomination system would be unconstitutional. taking the seeds into consideration that we would like the parliament to have a thorough discussion on the issue and draw a conclusion with all sides refusing to compromise the debate over the candidate nomination since then he's allowed expected to dominate politics the rest of the month. the national assembly will resume the appalachian session next week with a focus on foreign policy the economy and culture. can see candidates when pressed the high and parts of the philippines last year leaving more than six thousand people dead and millions displaced. the south korean government wasted no time lending a helping hand hundreds of engineers and military personnel were dispatched to the island nation. their mission continues to this day against the opinion been thousands to support some couple time the philippines w

three lawmakers welcomed former japanese prime minister told me t worry i'm on to the national assembly on wednesday. and people leave presents a great word to korea japan relations. mari ahmad took office in nineteen ninety four as the first socialist prime minister in nearly fifty years. when all this fiftieth nineteen ninety five marking the fiftieth anniversary of the end of world war two. maryam up publicly acknowledge that it can cause tremendous suffering to the people of many countries especially in asia during times of war expressed deep remorse for the victims of this country's past actions. speaking to korea lawmakers wednesday with more emi said the spirit of the landmark statement made to the korea japan joint declaration of nineteen ninety eight which all of the two countries to forge friendly and wild card information. entering the twenty first century. say that this framework record for any bilateral exchanges of people and culture. more yellow urge to purge of the administration to respect the spirit of the mori am a statement. you are not from a determined that the lib

and the national assembly. so now be the opposition party that now's the time because of the train conductor of heat in and out snowboarding typical camp is that it could not believe in my stamping. a few more conscious of how the photos for free in and yet that's to get that works and is so complex problem as he is moving to a party with more focus on human rights and the civil and political rights that come the opposition party stress the concert in hopes of people prizes. because the people an improvement on people's bikes. i'm pretty much my view human rights it's the crimes against me because the kitchen eating peas had to start this trip effects of the first place but because of expense and a bit more this time that your grand entrance into was this which gives you a whole they're all in on the spot for someone and think this is all wrong and false the two thousand less likely to lead the prayer meeting but we think it might be all fine but we're working on a shirt as if it was calm and asked if we pass t

you knew you the eye the my name on the recent was last week still korea's national assembly started it in tripoli transaction. this week began and it was on half an hour to guarantee the kenyan tea. the national assembly delivered the news lawmakers of the ruling and opposition parties like the members of the anime industry shift over to close the security and really the key issues on the tenth during the interval asian session on the economy on the eleventh. deputy prime minister was also the finance minister was in the hot seat over the nation's biggest personal day to me last month we got a feel for the issues that were discussed during the inter section and the measures that were able to operate. on in the philippines was left in ruins after it was hit by one of the strongest tropical storms ever last year. last december report he had been covered south korea's relief workers were sent to rebuild the damaged region. this weekend on a one story has been whipped it up above and delivered news that south korean engineers and medics were rebuilding schools and hospitals in offering

with more on its belief system and its baking cups and then so i was no consensus and in the national assembly but not with the kids so i'll be the opposition party that now's the time because of the train connection with the in and out snowboarding typical camp is that it's not really cannot step in. if you were conscious of how the photos for free in yet that's to get that works and is so complex problem as the police report with more focus on human rights and the civil and political rights that come the opposition parties to the concert in hopes of people prizes. because the people in treatment on people's bikes. i'm pretty much my view human rights this incessant crimes against me because the kitchen eating peas had to purchase fifteen per cent in the first place. but because of expense and a bit more this time that has been entrusted to us. this is what you get to hold her own. for someone and think this is all wrong and false the two thousand less likely to lead the prayer meeting but we think it might be all fine but we're working on a shirt and it was calm and asked if we pass this law

well they are on the twelveth pick in over ten years discussions were korea's national assembly to pass this very apt. sprinkle the dry facts on what they bought the ticket because with two counts and if he went. as in favor of establishing tips that will combine with the opposition are focused more on its belief system and its baking cups and then so i was no consensus in the national assembly but not with the kids so i'll be the opposition party that now's the time because of the train connection with the in and out snowboarding typical camp is that it's not really cannot step in. if you were conscious of how the photos for free in yet that's to get that worked and this outcome but problem as t pole repor with more focus on human rights the civil and political rights that come the opposition parties to the concert in hopes of people prizes. because the people in treatment on people's bikes. i'm pretty much my view human rights this incessant crimes against me because the kitchen eating peas had to purchase fifty per cent in the first place. but because of expense and a bit more this t

democratic country which is came from the election we'll have elections next year again for the national assembly and nothing justifies the loss of life and property that we're seeing right now in certain areas of venezuela you've said many times that ameri corps is behind all this unrest in your country but from what i understand united states is the biggest oil costumer how does it benefit from couse invented so ela. well not only that you know. for the married for the for for the last fifty years that we've had this relationship with the united states or lack of it what is what is curious that is that the level of our economic activity does not correspond to our political relationship not only is the u.s. our main oil buyer but also we import from the united states the most of our of our. of our necessities that we have to import it's our main importing market so it's a paradox that our level of economic relationship does not correspond to the political relationship again the united states first they lack a policy towards latin america that is that is widely recognized by all the the u.s. inte

the package administration's drive to protect the domestic economy from external shocks are national assembly corresponding she known gill has more on the trade ministers meeting before lawmakers to explain the plan in an annual polls report to parliament retreat committee on wednesday. trade minister has come to the comments to support small and medium sized companies seeking to boost their export volume to them. you can to help the city schools sports you increase the size of a trade finance program to more than seventy two billion us dollars this year from six to nine billion last year in london. you said the minister will aim to lift korea's total export volume to over six hundred billion dollars this year up from a record high of nearly five inches sixty billion dollars in two thousand and thirteen the ministry will also seek to increase domestic demand in order to reduce the country's reliance on exports making the korean economy is less susceptible to the ups and downs of global markets the government also plans freeform the country's regulatory system over the next three years to remo

it was a coup it was a coup effected through these demonstrations through the torching of the national assembly through to street demonstrations it turned violent it was regime change by of any other name ok alexander how does this put the the opposition what kind of light of day and right now i mean are there bosses in washington i guess are not in the e.u. depending on if you interpret mr ms a newlands words and i won't repeat them here obviously. who is calling the shots right here i mean the opposition is portrayed in western media these really nice people that are nonviolent an eccentric sector the state tells us something very different about the nature of the opposition they're waiting for orders i suppose. can i just make a point here this isn't just an attempt to overthrow the government it's an attempt to maneuver and manipulate various people within the opposition what ms nuland says is that mr yates should be brought into the government and mystic politico should be kept out of it mystically mr supposed to be allies here and we see that the united states is trying to move between th

we can set up a nomination in the national assembly to promote your own leash and you go. the ruling party chief also spoke out on two issues of domestic harmony and north korea. he fell to four for the opposition to implementing your economic innovation fund announced by president of the event last month. the focus will be fostering the creative economy and balancing the economy as awful. by extending the focus be on to foreign exports to stimulating domestic demand he also stressed that create nice to strengthen the competitiveness of the small firms. and the government needs to practice and told cory is small and midsize farms. then they can grow light korea's nature cooperates i have a strong presence in global markets. he also urged rival parties to pass the long pending bill on north korea's human rights situation and to encourage more culture exchanges between south korea and north korea. he said national integration was of course that will be poured into korean unification sangat. add onions moving on to a devastating oil spill in the southern port city of me also.

the government's economic policies were put through the wringer at the national assembly on tuesday with the men in charge. finance minister of finance up in the hot seat a team nz has to be counts on tuesday the release of any party said friday that a sector organizations their party in nh are putting a strain on the economy the last two scandals running nuclear power plant parts halted operations at one plant and cause a power shortage. but the corporation concern still had enough sort of bonuses and welfare benefits the finance minister baptist rink and the monitoring of sector irregularities. this includes the practice of awarding contracts for projects to other and to teens and their retirees which limits their competition. this goes. these irregularities but to exposing these unfair practices. he will keep a tight rein on view are shedding jobs among institutions. and the christian democratic party urged the government in the cautiously with free trade agreement. and come up with better protected sectors for farmers. dane their average income is just eighty percent of the national

family reunions that serve humanitarian purposes symonds did you get to in an appearance at the national assembly on thursday said he still expects comedians to be held as scheduled. as for friday's talks the ctc ministry building. i asked for another meeting because when states had vanished the database in the shed. i don't mean. us secretary of state john kerry a rind in seoul this afternoon on the first stop of his fifth trip to asia since becoming washington's chief diplomat after paying a courtesy call to present not been a secretary kerry met with the south korean counterpart you don't stay at seoul's foreign ministry to diplomats just too wrapped up their joint press conference lasted an hour ago and for the latest we have a correspondent on some key on the line as funny was the key issues discussed at today's meeting beating guy the second time it appeared that the diplomat army and they have to confess that they cannot both regional and global issues. topping the agenda led how to deal with north korea. during the day. after two or three at the back before coming back up having joint mil

the arab world lays the foundations for a new democracy but said money is being held at the national assembly in the capital in honor of the signing. let's cross then outlets for fostering cats he said that although is covering advance for us the means to your outside the national assembly where the ceremony is taking place of french president francois long he's going to speak at the days of that talks more about who has and hasn't been invited. that's right the president all on insects i've just ventured into the bar no palace where he will be speaking up momentarily he is of course i did guest of honor today and will have the longest amount of time to address the interim legislature not here at the bar no palace but as you said the rest of the guest list. also interesting from a diplomatic perspective those who were invited to choose to attend to those who did not. ah perhaps odd even though the closest ally after france would be algeria who sent their prime minister of the buttocks on that of course. you may recall that algeria played a key role in negotiating between islamists and secular

still very much in its infancy stage having been for just one year ago progress report at the national assembly on friday he telling its vision and goals the team and gail reports the minister and vice ministers of the minister of science ict and future planning where front and center of the national assembly on friday when he fielded questions from the palm and the science committee. some of the questions centered on just what the ministry founded at the start of the pack and administration guns. in any year since the ministry was established however what exactly the ministry does is unclear i've heard there's been a lot of lost during the working process it seems the young people and companies cannot understand how the media pounced in the new ministry. for instance eighty six percent of company. mnc company treats for it to give lawmakers a better understanding of the ministry's mission. mr tennent the lead of the bear's heart as if involved dad. the government has increased investment in creative composite products to promote the integration of information technology with conventional indus

the motion set before the french national assembly is neither an apology nor does it open yet at leastlood gates of compensation and it's the personal campaign if you like of one mp themselves which remains a french dependent territory and representatives in the national assembly and somewhat of a personal crusade for her and met earlier today with some victims of this policy who seem relaxed about the fact that it's not an official apology for them and what is important at this stage is the french state recognizes the culpability and guilt in this whole affair. we see that as the beginning of a process. and once the state accepted it was their policy and their fault, following campaigns can start to perhaps raise compensation at least according to some of these victims to people who are still living in france and which there are many can perhaps visit once more before they die. it's an important but symbolic day for the victims of this terrible policy. >> reporter: indeed, and mc-greger many thanks for joining us and explaining events saturday in paris. one person has been killed as a

the french national assembly expected to approve an extension the french presence in the central african republic lawmakers though wary of getting bogged down a costly conflict. the prime minister pledging to quickly hand over next month the un mandate was the security council has voted. spike ethnic and religious cleansing. the french prime minister talking up the prospects of returning to rule of law. visiting show it is a bc elections must be organized people to carry twenty fifteen and important steps have already been taken to the criminal code to an adult it's silly it's gone and the electoral authority is now in place the international community needs to do for it and to respect this timetable for young mr said. or is it that the cuddle you. chorus of view on the ground is a little bit different reporting earlier calls and gets crisp morning donkey this got to see these markets tools that will ease the country's district scenes which it was possible but see. it was dj ing presence of such forces david finds the sixty s but traders said the buddhist temple in sight. taking a bit of

in parliament delegation in the osce parliamentary assembly received a deputy of the french national assembly the osc epa special representative for centuries to carry money on the distinguished guests pointed out the successful chairmanship of context and in the oecd in two thousand ten in the interest of parliamentary assembly and for the strengthening of comprehensive cooperation with situation. cousin joe michael ryan and his turner told about the situation in the region and this was the current socio economic development of cars extent in the party's of the parliament's legislative activity for him to the classic french relations the speaker of the senate stressed the strategic nature of bilateral cooperation as well as fruitful cooperation within the framework of relations with the european union. pension benefits and costs the more increased by fourteen percent. this was stated by the minister of labour and social protection of the population about two million people have already received a nine percent rate since january this year in april basic pension payments will be increased to t

their alleged role in the recent political unrest we need to support the truth commission at the national assembly designates so they can put together all the evidence against the aggressors in the murder the ongoing classes have rattled the international community while the missiles warring factions have yet to sign a peace deal. the missile is trying to repair its relationship with the united states. in a symbolic gesture the vessel president propose a new ambassador to washington to try to kick start talks between the two countries but who has accused the us secretly backing the opposition protests in order to de stabilize the socialist government and the third in the syllabus and they can be a loser. with this nomination the president sends a clear message of the level of importance of political and diplomatic relations between the two countries. we consider this essential to peace in venezuela. it's both countries have been without ambassadors since two thousand eight. on tuesday washington ordered three venice when diplomats to leave in retaliation for the expulsion of three u s and its work

committee will be chaired by and a former independent presidential candidate who and to the national assembly in the april by elections. u dun have the chairman of the party's preparatory committee said the party will be the cornerstone of new politics in korea. the new political system party will embrace the ideologies of rational conservatives and introspective progresses. we urge people to join us in paving the road to clean clinics in korea in the coming months and then is a small work a ways to boost party membership nationwide ahead of the local elections in june the new political fisher party plans to field candidates for key races in the local elections scheduled for june which will likely spark a three way race with the rulings henry party and the main opposition democratic party. it snowed again. i knew us. in other news that bomb attack on a tourist bus near egypt's border with israel has killed four people including three koreans the dashing government is investigating the incidents in korea's foreign ministry dispatched a delegation to the side of the attack this monday morning.

minister's comments were part of the briefing by top officials from the man ministry of the national assembly on this monday. lawmakers also got a briefing from the head of the agency overseeing the project to relocate government ministries and agencies to the new administrative city of schedule. the second phase of the relocation was successfully completed last december this year albeit third and final phase in which more state agencies will move to sedona city. we will do our best to bring about a smooth transition. he said he expects the population increased to eighty thousand by the end of year from the current thirty thousand the man ministry also said he will push to reduce that debt held by corporations are roughly eleven billion us dollars this year and twenty two billion dollars by two thousand and seventeen to do that the time to sell off though corporation's assets of the four of last night's practice it's snowing again i didn't use the world. we are. eye. forced drama at the twenty second winter led the team steve archer resort city of sochi has come to call it our olympics corres

facing up to history the national assembly address is the forced migration of hundreds of children from the french aren't real. european side streets the people of all six additional ads are part is dedicated entirely to the legendary film franchise outlets. with unemployment at a sixteen year high and roads close to zero in the french president will spot on the street you would charm offensive trying to persuade ei

now i miss the fall said that that the national assembly it was committed to getting a new system to protect and conducts humans rights. she called on the myth that he continues to point the man in legislation concerning child care and protection. she helps that for increased cooperation the team vietnam and in effect and the open aviation support in the combination of the matter to you and to join planned for twenty twelve or twenty six june period. tess i want a steady heat that would continue to support it now which in turn related to the season he helped that it now will look out more measures to protect and care for keith and it's an honor for children in society instead what that can hang up the commune to an empty sink into southern province of pink black now have a place to share stories about the heisman who are sitting at the losers in this family and in the special club has become a bleached teeth may remain in lansing boy and his family and. he would get at least two key members of the party have enough time as the bees. however they don't really care about the future mee

tuesday the head of the main opposition democratic party delivered his own keynote speech at the national assembly on this wednesday the cuba until about the reform politics and questionnaire of the gap between the haves and have nots. mckenzie has hit the accounts. addressing the full assembly and members of president. on wednesday democratic party chief. he said his party at the forefront of reforming party politics. and we will push for the passage of our bill aimed at preventing lawmakers for misusing their privileges that this new work or setting up an independent ethics committee. people walk from lawmakers and execute the contents of this bill earlier this week the democratic party leadership issued a political reform proposal that centers around describing the privileges of lawmakers including having all lawmakers report an independent ethics committee your plans for overseas travel and commemoration ceremonies for the publication of earplugs cam also called for a reverse reform of the planetary system is bound to mean. he was having the parliament hoping year round. operating the parliame

as ukraine's national assembly rooms in the interim cabinet. pro russian armed gunmen continued to control crime year's regional parliaments the last five days after his ouster ex president of ghana which pops up and rush over to schedule a friday news conference. thought i was a speech before a joint session of parliament even the queen on to record this as his uk counterpart david cameron says he can get his way when it comes to an antique buttons eu membership status

madman had taken control of the french national assembly and executed king william the 16th and his queen marie antoinette. the wave of terror that sent thousands of the guillotine, many without trial. france declared war on britain. and to prevent military supplies from reaching enemy ports, both british and french seized of american ships and impressed thousands of american seamen and passengers. riots broke out in american cities. some demanded that we go to war against britain on the side of france, our old revolutionary war, allied. but britain was an important trading partner. anglophiles went into the street demanding that we join england in war with france. it was a mess. making matters worse president washington and no way to enforce laws and crushed rioting. to make matters worse french revolutionary government, a new ambassador to the united states. he had secret orders to spread the french revolution in america and overthrow the washington government of necessary. vice-president at and said that the terrorism excited drew 10,000 people into the streets of philadelphia. they th

that we met, there are about 41 of the victims of this program will be present at the french national assemblyew minutes as this debate gets underway. certainly those we met were not interested in the possibility of compensation. it's important to note that this motion does not include an apology or the promise of financial compensation, nearly the admission of the french state's role and culpability in the program. there may be some that want compensation, but it's listening to the stories of how traumatic this must have been. many of these people were told their children were going to be taken to a better life. they would be based in paris where they would be educated, of course, the reality turned out to be very far from that. many ended up in adoption centers in isolated parts of rule france where they suffered all sorts of deprivations, and many required psychiatric treatment and several of them finally committed suicide as a result of the terrible trauma. >> simon thank you. >>> an italian newspaper has obtained video capturing the moments of a hijacked flight landing in switzerland. the

here, the national assembly politicians are recognizing first time, the frenching states involvement, and guilt in this whole affair. >> there is no miracle, the compensation not yet, anyway. >> this is a symbolic achievement who works so hard to publicized their cause. >> at the moment, france and reunion have a page missing in their history. we have to do this. peacefully so these people can find peace of mind. for valerie this is not about financial compensation, it is about getting france to recognize what happened to them. it's about helping them are recover, and making sure it never happens again. simon mcgregorwood, al jazeera, paris. >> and the search for the man last scene leaving after the super bowl has come to a sad end. morgan ratford has that story and other news from around america. >> that's right. in florida police have found the body of a man who has been missing for worker weeks now. the body was found in a building and police have identified it as that of 23-year-old florida state university student. he was last seen leaving a bar on february 2nd, and this is just

the president cannot be impeached and dismissed the national and state assemblies and governors from office as well as any justice or judge. in a national constitution review process was supposed to be completed by january of 2013. before the national assembly expires in 2013. it should be an opportunity to educate citizens about what they have done and what kinds of checks and balances that the people want on their government. this includes the decision for how it should govern the country. and so in light of the current crisis the timeline for addressing the new constitution and conducting will need to be revised further. and there is an opportunity to be transparent and the draft constitution should be part of societal commitments in this include south sudan to enter the foundation for unity. it will also call into question the political leadership commitments to democracy. as jok madut jok has just mentioned. although not mandated in the cpa or the constitution, the government announced an initiative for national reconciliation process and in recognition of the country's long hist

later that month, the national assembly allowed him to create laws without going through lawmakers.and in december, students protested a new law that would give the government more control over universities and, last month, the government announced changes to the nation's foreign currency rate with maduro calling for an increase in gas prices that had not changed in more than a decade. joining us from philadelphia to talk about this is george shicarela mar and the author of "we created a chavez." fiancÉes is a country long played with problems. where is this anger coming from now? >> the reality is this is an anger simmers for years. what we are seeing in these protests is a shift within the venzuelan opposition. if you recall, even your report referred to lopez as the leader of the opinion zipings. a few months ago, that person would have been cabriles, a slightly more moderate representative of the opposition. what you are seeing on the streets alongside many well-meaning students is a ferocious right-wing of the opposition movement that has not recognized the venzuela alan govern

despite it all, last month the national assembly approved a new constitution now being hailed as one of the arab world's most progressive. >> ( translated ): our people succeeded in making a peaceful revolution that enlightened the world. we succeeded to avoid a civil war between us. but we achieved consensus. >> brown: there's been no such consensus in libya, tunisia's neighbor to the east. two well-armed militias have demanded the interim parliament resign. today, they extended their deadline to friday. the prime minister dismissed the ultimatum. >> ( translated ): from the time that the armed groups issued this declaration, i have found in most of the people the will of understanding, enthusiasm and preparedness to defuse this crisis and to contain this matter. >> brown: just this monday tripoli marked three years since a "day of rage" against long- time dictator moammar ghaddafi. the revolt, aided by n.a.t.o. air strikes, ultimately toppled gaddafi's government and ended in his death at the hands of rebels. in egypt, the revolution that forced out president hosni mubarak has also

as ukraine's national assembly rooms in the interim cabinet. pro russian armed gunmen continued to control crime year's regional parliaments the last five days after his ouster ex president of ghana which pops up and rush over to schedule a friday news conference. thought i was a speech before a joint session of parliament even the queen on to record this as his uk counterpart david cameron says he can get his way when it comes to an antique buttons eu membership status it all. its engine keeps building over ukraine in crimea as capital gunmen in control of parliament was wasted. the russian flag cross the border russian fighter jets in the sky in ukraine's ousted president hopping up the tree of the cove which was given a friday press conference in the southern russian city of raw stuff and gone. meanwhile in the capital of double screening process for ukraine's new cabinet inside parliament in downtown st the prime minister and the new direction the line taking a taxi to the ukrainian government is european integration. sad to see if his line

he can dismiss the national and state assemblies and remove state governors from office, as was any justicer judge. a national constitutional review process must have been completed by january 2013, leading to a final permanent constitution soon thereafter. even before the violence broke out, the review process was woefully behind schedule, raising serious questions about the adoption of a new permanent constitution before the current terms of the president and the national assembly expire in 2015. the national constitutional review process that should be an opportunity to educate citizens about what a constitution is and solicit their views about what kinds of checks and balances that the people of south sudan want among their government. instead, the past -- the path provided for seen such replicate the ruling party's vision for how it should govern the country. it also leads to product forever open to challenges of its legitimacy. in light of the current crisis, that timeline for adopting a new permanent constitution and conducting national elections will need to be revised further. thes

serve as cabinet ministers and in the legislative branch women hold 68 of the 249 seats in the national assembly. women make up approximately 25% of the elected provincial councils. maybe the most stunning figure regarding the changes in afghan attitudes that have taken place over the last decade is the that today, five out of six afghans believe that women should have an education. this is a an indication that the kind of changes that we've seen are likely to endure as long as this political and security environmental louse them to do so. despite all these improvements, afghanistan remains one of the poorest, least-developed land on earth. and also one of the more violent, although by mo means one of the most violent. despite its ethnic, linguistic and religious divisions there is no ethnic cleansing going on in afghanistan and no purely sectarian violence but there is an ongoing insurgency. one conducted by those who would seek to reverse much of the progress of which i've spoken. these advances thus remain quite fragile. a recent congressionally mandated study by the center for naval analysis

ladies to a luncheon in new york when they were all there with their husbands for the united nations general assembly. came for thate luncheon. we just talked about two programs after that luncheon was just to have a festive and friendly luncheon, but we had wendy who founded teach for america. she talked about teach for all of which is her international program. and then we had our daughter, barbara, talk about her nonprofit, global health court. -- health core. she gotten the idea from teach for america. she recruit young graduates to work in the health field. she partners with safe and secure and stable health organizations in africa and the united states. they write a job description and she recruits young americans who partner with the young people from other parts of the world. fellows. she has two young architects in rwanda who are constructing a ventilation system. not just young health workers, but also young people who can set up the technology or a clinic. young people who can help organizations build. we had this fun a luncheon. .ven when president came she did not have a first lady to ce

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