have everything i think he meant this is the question that young man can pereira from the national peace council the sri lankan government is also reportedly closing up 2000 muslim schools presumably that decision making process came after a period of scrutiny where government inspectors education inspectors were going into the schools and saying no you are in breach of national education policy do we know if similar christian schools were subjected to not dissimilar scrutiny on the part of the authorities and no we have not heard that and of course the justification for that would be that christians are currently not a security threat letters the most sense. because of what's happened in an easter sunday. but i think that that is not that is not fair at all this should come out density what actually doubts finding its debts finding something that is being taught at the moment starts you know must come out and so that and also that most of the money that's the law also exists the government i think the ones that let it go down now and that have not yet reduced it to be honest. ruffo keim is mr r

pereiro from the national peace council also in colombo also raises a very valid point that doesn't she because is the government and it would be nice if somebody from the government was here they are not they've declined our invitation are they cynically going into a gray area because seems to me that most people outside of the muslim world indeed most people perhaps even in the broader muslim world world they don't know the difference between the the the niqab and the burka anyway. yes. you can't say that this child has to not eat cake and i think that's the reason why the government representatives do not want to come because. what is there on the table now is a proposal signed by upon by minister the minister of national security and but it has not been yet accepted by the time you know he does well we still. i think the government is aware that this is a very controversial matter and and they have not come to a conclusion at all and the decision is not too bad and that they were caught and also to close down 1000. just on this lord's on the grounds that they are not very good natur

shreen abdul saroor peace activists and jehan perera executive director of national peace council.elcome to you all. as a former minister of justice, this is being done on national security grounds what does that mean? rauff: this is certainly an overreaction to an issue which has been unnecessarily brought into stigmatize the muslim community. this is only worn by a small gang which unfortunately have been the leaders of the attacks. the conclusion of the war brought about a sense of transcendentalism among the majority. to make the muslims the next enemy so that they can keep the mobilization of the singular majority in their favor. and this is nothing but a way to try and demonize and stigmatize this community. which is now getting marginalized day by day. and this is one such example. peter: part of the narrative. seems to come down on the stance from the government. muslim women used to never wear the burqa anyway so what if we insist it is to be banned? shreen: to begin with there is no clear-cut decision on what they are trying to ban. some people saying it is the burqa or v

peace. more clashes in myanmar as the united nations security council meets to decide what action to take against its military rulers. "a greater mass trauma than world war ii" — the head of the who says the effects of the pandemic will be felt for years to come. and more from meghan markle's interview as she tells oprah winfrey that leaving the royal family made her feel "liberated". welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in iraq, where pope francis has begun the country's first ever papal visit. he brought a message of tolerance and urged the different religious communities to work together towards peace. the trip is taking place amid tight security, as our correspondent mark lowen reports. still masked, but no longer grounded. pope francis�* first trip since covid, his riskiest of all — a perilous pilgrimage to iraq in the grip of a pandemic. on the first ever papal visit here, he told me he was very happy, calling it "special". beneath the pomp is a significant message — dialogue between faiths and support for persecuted christians. no open—top popemobile here

peace. gunshots more clashes in myanmar — as the united nations security council meets to decide what actione head of the who says the effects of the pandemic will be felt for years to come. and, the disconnected phonebox injapan that helps relatives remember loved ones lost in the fukushima disaster ten years ago.

other stories making news around the world the united nations security council has released a statement unanimously condemning the violence against peaceful protesters in myanmar and called on the military to exercise restraint and engage in constructive dialogue. language threatening further action was removed from the opposition after the opposition excuse me from china and from russia. says u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken has described violence in ethiopia's region as ethnic cleansing and called for the withdrawal of eritrean troops washington's most senior diplomat calls for a reconciliation process to restore peace more than 50000 people have been killed since the war broke out in november. the us congress has approved a sweeping pandemic relief package the 1st major legislative triumph of the biden administration the covert $1000.00 bill is expected to be signed into law on friday the measures include direct relief payments for most americans and billions of dollars for schools local authorities and businesses and by. the number of daily covert 19 deaths recorded in brazil has climbed above 2000 people for the 1st time over

nations of the u.n. security council "the violence against peaceful protestors, including against women, youth and childrenffice of the united nations high commissioner for human rights has accused the military of torturing prisoners. >> at least five deaths in custody have occurred in recent weeks and at least two victims bodies have shown signs of severe physical abuse, indicating they were tortured. we are deeply disturbed that the crackdown continues to intensify and we againall the milary to stop killing and detaining protesters. amy: despite the international criticism, the burmese military is intensifying its grip on power. earlier today, additional charges were filed against ousted civilian leader aung san suu kyi. meanwhile, burma's u.n. ambassador kyaw moe tun has been charged with treason following his remarks last month at the u.n. condemning the coup. we go now to geneva, switzerland, where we are joined by wai hnin. she is a burmese human rights activist with burma campaign u.k. she is the daughter of longtime armies dissident who is a former student leader and political prisoner who has been

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peace. the united nations special envoy to myanmar has called on the un security council to stop the militaryollowing last month's coup. the duchess of sussex says she feels liberated now that she and prince harry can make their own choices without the royal family. in the latest clip from her forthcoming interview with oprah winfrey meghan suggested life within the royal family was not what she had expected. daniela relph reports. "would you please give me an interview?" and you said... for three years, oprah winfrey has pursued this interview. finally we get to sit down and have this conversation. well... for the duchess of sussex, talking to oprah a sign that the restrictions of royal life have lifted. it's really liberating to be able to have the right and the privilege, in some ways, to be able to say, "yes, i'm ready to talk." and to say it for yourself. to say it for yourself. and not to have to consult with anybody at this point. yeah, to be able tojust make a choice on your own and just be able to speak for yourself. meghan and harry are just the latest in a long line of high—profile

peace. the united nations special envoy to myanmar has called on the un security council to stop the militaryo restore democracy, following last month's coup. days of violent protests in senegal have led to the death of at least one person, with young people taking to the streets nationwide in support of the main opposition leader who was detained on wednesday. several stores as well as gas stations, have been looted and burned. the senegalese opposition leader 0usmane sonko was arrested after a hearing over alleged rape charges. the bbc�*s emiline nsingi nkosi reports. supporters believe it to be a plot to remove their leader and suspect they are looking to run for a third term. at the beginning of february a young 20—year—old masseuse working in a private practice in the car filed a complaint against him. believed to be his last strong rival. she accuses him of sexual assault and death threats. in a series of public state to eight statements he has denied the accusations against him and maintains that it is a conspiracy hatched by the president. the president has denied any involvement in w

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the security council will require better support, more effective and more numerous peace-keeping forces. under certain circumstances it will be desirable to put certain national armed forces at the disposal of the security council, making them subordinate to the united nations military command. the proposal, which i accept, has already been made that a global system be established for monitoring emergencies. the united nations secretary-general should be authorized to put it into action even before a conflict becomes violent. closer coordination of un organs with regional structures would only enhance its capacity to settle disputes in the world. of course, the un's contemporary role, and, first and foremost, an expanded and strengthened security council, will require substantial funding. the method adopted for financing at the founding of the united nations revealed its weaknesses just as soon as, some years later, it became more active and came closer to actually carrying out the tasks assigned by its founders. this method must be supplemented by some mechanism tying the un to the world economy. my thoughts may, at first glance, appear somewhat unrealistic.

other stories making news around the world the united nations security council has released a statement unanimously condemning the violence against peaceful protesters in myanmar it called on the military to exercise restraint and engage in constructive dialogue language of threatening further action was however removed after opposition from china and russia. u.s. secretary of state and blinken has described violence in ethiopia as a region as ethnic cleansing and he has called for the withdrawal of eritrean troops washington's most senior diplomatic called for a reconciliation process to restore peace more than 50000 people have been killed since war broke out in november. the u.s. congress has approved a sweeping pandemic relief package the 1st major legislative triumph of the biden administration the covert $1000.00 bill is expected to be signed into law on friday the measures include direct relief payments for most americans and billions of dollars for schools local authorities and businesses. and the u.s. state of texas has lifted its mass mandate and capacity restrictions on restaurants and businesses. about 19 percent of the u.s. a

peace. gunfire more clashes in myanmar — as the united nations security council meets to decide what actionn world war ii" — the head of the who says the effects of the pandemic will be felt for years to come. and, the disconnected phonebox injapan that helps relatives remember loved ones lost in the fukushima disaster ten years ago.

japanese prime minister, suga yoshihide, called them a threat to peace and a violation of un resolutions. south korea's national security councilgyang's first ballistic missile test since president biden took office injanuary. robert kelly is a professor of political science at a national university, hejoins me now. thank you forjoining me. how much of a threat are these missiles? i am much of a threat are these missiles? iam not much of a threat are these missiles? i am not sure if they add anything we have not seen before. we are waiting to learn the technical details about it and we'll have to wait to see what the americans and south koreans give us next few days but the north koreans have had significant missile capacity for at least a decade. and the ability to strike the united states for this for years. i'm not sure this actually adds anything dramatic that we have not seen. it does not indicate they are more willing to use them, for example. my own readers that it is a test or an effort to provoke the biden administration and tell them we are here, you cannot push us around. ~ ., _, ., are here, you cannot push us aroun

united nations security council has released a statement unanimously condemning the violence against peaceful protesters in the yanmar this as reuters news agency reports fresh violence after security forces shot dead 6 people in the central. town of new young another protester was reportedly killed a young gone. before us secretary of state anthony blinken has described the violence in the. region as ethnic cleansing and called for the withdrawal of eritrean troops washington's most senior diplomats called for a reconciliation process to her store petes where the 50000 people have been killed since more broke out in november. the u.s. congress has approved a sweeping pandemic relief package the 1st major legislative triumph of the biden administration the covert $1000.00 bill is expected to be signed into law on friday by the measures include direct relief payments of $1400.00 for most americans funds will also be pumped into vaccination programs and billions of dollars allocated to schools local authorities and businesses protect the measure it was passed without any of my republican votes

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syria has expressed profound regret that the united nations has been unable to broker peace to end the civil war it's in was briefing the security council on the 10th anniversary of the conflict. and on the u.s. senate has confirmed congresswoman debbie holland as secretary of the interior she's the 1st major american to lead a u.s. cabinet agency in history well those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after a woman might change your life and. on counting the cost of the perfect storm a pandemic of drought and china's demands prices hit 6 year highs argentine beef soaring inflation sounds demand what's lowest since the 1950 s. ethiopia 6 helpers its debt burden becomes too much. counting the cost on al-jazeera. that i see and i'm in the everyone but i feel most maybe i'm going along sort of i don't. know something i'm on the market can i have been. in the. let me show you something this is a $1.25 a where i live it will buy you a very small cup of coffee millions of people around the world exist on less than this amount a day of the numbers have gone down but there's still a lot of work to be done at a time when th

stories making headlines at this hour the united nations security council has released a statement unanimously condemning the violence against peaceful protesters in myanmar it calls on the military to exercise restraint and engage in constructive dialogue language threatening further action was removed after opposition from china and russia. u.s. secretary of state and has described the violence in ethiopia's to cry region as ethnic cleansing and calls for the withdrawal of eritrean troops washington's most senior diplomat called for a reconciliation process to restore peace more than 50000 people have been killed since of war broke out in november. at least 27 people died and 39 others were injured in a bus crash on indonesia's java island the bus was carrying a group of junior high school students teachers and parents when it plunged down a steep ravine police are investigating the costs. and the u.s. congress has approved a sweeping pandemic relief package the 1st major legislative triumph of the biden administration the covert 1900 bill is expected to be signed into law on friday the measures include direct relief payments for m

peace. >> i have come to encourage them to express and practice their faith, hope, and charity. >> more clashes in myanmar as the united nations security councilo decide what actions to take. some nursing staff in england say they are considering taking strike action after the government says they can only afford a 1% pay increase. and more from meghan markle's interview as she reveals wha she felt wn she joined the royalamily. >> to then go into this construct. >> and the politics of soup. we reveal how the beet root based borscht is becoming a symbol of nationalism in eastern rope. ♪ hello and welcome if you are watching on the pbs in the u.s., or around the world. we started in iraq where pope francis has begun the first ever papal visit. he urged various religious communities to work together towards peace. security is that the highest level for what is described as the most risky trip ever taken by the pontiff. there are also concerns about coronavirus. despite all of that, he said he felt an obligation to come to iraq. >> i express my deep gratitude for the kind invitation and the warm, welcoming words that she kindly addressed to me on

peace, progress, prosperity service all. this is the spirit in which we approach our march presidency of the united nation security council americas back at the table literally and figuratively. we are engaging in a very new way. march is women's history month and we are proud to be cosponsoring a meeting with ireland, mexico, tunisia to call attention to the work that remains to be achieved on gender equity around the world. we will demand accountability for the rampant sexual exploitation and abuse that increase during this pandemic. and we will complement the work of the human commission on the status of women. will pay special attention to the topic focus on decision making and public life. the united states will be providing funding to alleviate the gut wrenching humanitarian the choice in yemen. will put urgent humanitarian crises and the spotlight we will specifically look at conduct and seduce starvation and yemen and ethiopia during our signature event on march 11. this open debate in the council will be an opportunity to bring awareness to the world about these growing and devastating humanitarian crises and a call for l

peace. translation: i'm coming - here as a pilgrim to encourage them to express and practice their faith, hope and charity in the iraqi society. more clashes in myanmar as the united nations security counciled power. some nursing staff in england say they are considering taking strike action — after the government says it can only afford a 1% pay increase. also ahead — more from meghan markle's interview

. >> woodruff: about 50 peaceful protesters have been killed there this week alone. meanwhile, at a united nations security councilng, the u.n. special envoy for myanmar urged member nations to do more to stop the violence. pope francis arrived in baghdad today for the first-ever papal visit to iraq. he traveled under tight security, despite the pandemic, for meetings with dignitaries and members of the country's christian minority. we will take a look at his historic trip, later in the program. john mcafee, the developer of the anti-virus software, has been indicted on fraud and money laundering charges. mcafee and an adviser are accused of using social media to tout crypto-currencies, and mislead investors out of over $13 million. mcafee is currently detained in spain on a separate tax-related charge. and, for the first time in n.f.l. history, a black woman will be officiating games come september. maia chaka, a college referee and physical education teacher from virginia, is just the second female official in the major league. the other, sarah thomas, became the first woman to officiate a super bowl last month.

about peaceful protesters have 50 been killed there this week alone. meanwhile, at a united nations security council, the u.n. special envoy for myanmar urged member nations to do more to stop the violence. pope francis arrived in baghdad today for the first-ever papal visit to iraq. he traveled under tight security for meetings with dignitaries and members of the country's christian minority. we'll take a look at his historic trip later in the program. for the first time in nfl history, a black woman will be officiating games come september. maia chaka -- a college referee and physical education teacher from virginia -- is just the second female official in the major league. the other, sarah thomas, became the first woman to officiate a super bowl last month. still to come on the "newshour" -- we discuss employment and the economic outlook with treasury secretary janet yellen. pope francis makes a historic pilgrimage to iraq to reach the region's christians. minneapolis is on edge as the trial in the police killing of george floyd is set to begin. and much more. ♪ >> this is the pbs newshour, from

reconciliation there is no peace 10 years of war has divided a country and its people sent her there beirut. syria's future is the focus of a united nations security council meeting happening right now u.n. social envoy care pederson is speaking let's listen in on is just school and. they have been displaced into supersize camps or to sleep in the open in old and grow and abandoned houses all knew to be displaced again and again in beijing and freezing snow they have played syria are often only to face further poverty and discrimination or worse. they have been in this spot so stop their lands and homes. they have watched their middle income country dragged back into the development and destitution on such a scale that the taken their a shoes to rebuild they have experienced corruption mismanagement sanctions an economic meltdown 9 in 10 syrians now live in poverty their currency as collapse but savings and livelihoods about parading all the might and their money a minuscule fraction of what it was before the war they have waited for all of queuing for bread them if you would search the pharmacy is for medicines and not on their shelves or from their hear

a couple of blocks of any peace voted against this move that's the 1st time this is happened and i think it is spreading support for council and self-determination not national independence number then a piece of this group do not support council and independence that they support the right over the catalans to determine their own future and that's an important difference.

nations that aren't willing to subordinate themselves to this rule rules peace international order 1st and foremost among those was the former soviet union and now today russia so the atlantic council has always been about the containment of russia and one of the ways that the united states and europe have. contained russia is by calling rush out you know what they what they see as human rights violations and they use this human rights issue as a means of sanctioning russia in further curtailing russia so then spend the atlantic council's you know bread and butter a policy positions of hypocrisy has never stopped people who who promote so-called american values as a means of selling foreign policy so you know just because america has a difficult his own doesn't mean that the atlantic council knows of their ilk aren't going to continue to try to sell the united states is the sign shining city on the hill that should serve as a model for all over countries to. the truth is it is difficult to sell you know american democracy is the cure all. just some of your saturday stories one hottie international the many more still to come your way if you can join us at the top of the hour. for a

peace. translation: i'm coming - here as a pilgrim to encourage them to express and practice their faith, hope and charity in the iraqi society. more clashes in myanmar — as the united nations security councilase. also ahead — more from meghan markle's interview — as she reveals what she felt when she joined the royal family.