>> yes. >> reporter: vicki's ngo helps provide supplies.hey're safe from violence, there's another danger, the sun. an albino in tanzania will likely die of skin cancer in their 30s. >> do we know where the baby's from? she's scratching her head. can i give the baby some chapstick? this is for lips. that looks painful. >> reporter: 2009 is also when we first met mariamu. ♪ >> that is so beautiful! >> reporter: she was attacked while sleeping in a hut with her son near the rwandan border. left so helpless, her mother had to clothe and feed her, even take care of her 4-year-old boy allisha. >> reporter: today she lives in that same safe house as baracka and anguru. as a foster mother of sorts. she received her third set of prosthetics eight months ago in canada, increasing her self-sufficiency by leaps and bounds. imagine a woman with no arms running a weaving business in her safe house. >> wow, they're really beautiful. >> thank you. >> surprise! ♪ happy birthday to you >> reporter: and today vicki and the boys are celebrating her birthday.

just icky limiting the ability of ngos to bring in food and medicine. the uss nassau vision is being used as a weapon of war. yemen is the largest food insecurity is a crisis of the world's another recent united hitting diesel you. identified almost eighteen million people who are in need of support why some four hundred thousand children under the age of five who are. in a very severe on e marriage situation. slightly sick as the west is largely ignored the war. in part because we've always sport is controlled by saudi arabia it's yet to stock a significant refugee crisis. to monica thousand days of conflict more than three hundred fifty public figures us on nasa. urging the united states britain and france to do more. three countries have been reluctant to break some saudi arabia. a major middle east trading partner with you may have you critics arms contracts. no it's one of the world's largest ancient libraries full of some of the oldest manuscripts to be found anywhere in the world as well as exquisite music from the sixth century. and now it's are

>> well, there's been a lot of work both from the government, from ngos, from u.n. agencies, and othersreally try and highlight the negative impact of child marriage, but, also -- and i think this is fundamental -- is making sure that the camps or other places where girls and families are staying are safe for girls. if girls cannot even go to the toilet without being worried about being raped, it's going to be very difficult to convince them that actually being unmarried is a safe option -- and continuing to make sure that schools are available, that they are accessible and safe for girls, as well. 'cause the other thing to keep in mind, whether it's in syrian refugee camps, whether it's in other parts of the world, is that, when girls are educated, when they can stay out of marriage and go to school, they're much more likely to be a productive part of the solution, once the conflict is over. >> we know that, in many countries -- we said the law in jordan. we know, in pakistan, child marriage is outlawed, but, nonetheless, it still happens. what do you make of these programs that we wit

we have talked to quite a number of top officials on this programme, the bosses of international ngo'sst because of your back story. do you feel somewhat different from your peers in this world ? different from your peers in this world? a little bit. not completely. i feel different because there are few heads, maybe i am the first, heads of a global organisation from africa, from the south and who is a woman. sometimes i feel a bit different but generally feel the same with my peers. we are all passionate commerce share the same values and we fight the same causes. iam values and we fight the same causes. i am interested you pick that word fight, your life compare to most of your peers has been defined by this notion of struggle and fight. sometimes in the most liberal sense because you did spend a couple of yea rs because you did spend a couple of years in the ugandan bush fighting against the dictatorship in uganda. so, for you, this idea of struggle does seem to be very, very real.m is. i grew up in a crisis country and area is. i grew up in a crisis country and are a brutal dictat

a single mother, she relies on help from her parents and ngo's. youngest son is just 18 months old. >> for the last two weeks there's been shooting every single day without a break. i used to be scared, but now you just get used to it after a while. reporter: when the conflict broke out, the family used to take cover in an outside cellar. since that was hit, they hide inside. >> this is the best protective room, the one least likely to get hit. on that side we are protected from the house i was born in. from that side we barely get anything coming at us. and if there is, then there are trees. this house has never had a direct hit so far. the separatists are only 70 meters away. they are on the next street. reporter: the ridge in the distance serves as a vantage point for separatist snipers. she shows us where a direct hit brought down the roof of a cellar she used to hide in. >> if i had somewhere to go that was really mine, i would leave. but just to be tolerated, i don't nt that. i have tried that twice already. reporter: beyond her house, only

i worried about him sometime and i suggested that he should work at an ngo party does not wa nt to shouldnd said he is a purejournalist, through and through, and does not ta ke through and through, and does not take sides in writing stories and is a lwa ys take sides in writing stories and is always impartial. the wife of a detained journalist in myanmar. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: horseshoe bats, crocodile lizards and this snail—eating turtle — we'll take a look at some of the new species which have been discovered across asia. also on the programme: we meet the jane austen fan club in lahore and find out why the author's books have taken on a new meaning in modern—day pakistan. after eight months on the run, saddam hussein has been tracked down and captured by american forces. saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict that has claimed over 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of serbia

which is non-governmental has is the largest ngo in the world and we've been speaking to them there on the huge strain here interestingly with respect to trade the impact between the two countries and their trade deals myanmar and bangladesh understand it's a mouse around a billion dollars but the prime minister of this country was very keen last week to point out despite the magnitude of this crisis it wasn't going to affect that it's also having a huge effect on the local population here as well i mean you can imagine that around three thousand acres that the government has put aside to try and house these refugees they're coming across the border every day we understand there are least three hundred crossed into the camps yesterday and bangladesh is now on board with me and marta try and put together what it describes as a re patrie ation plan to try and start getting some range of refugees back to myanmar starting in a couple of months time now that's an indication of course that bangladesh doesn't want these refugees here for the long term any longer than is strictly necessary

ngo freedom house studied restrictions on internet access content and data protection in sixty five countries despite modest steps to increase internet access cuba it says remains one of the world's least connected and most repressive environments for. scoring seventy nine out of one hundred possible negative points . in fourth place iran and iran has its own cyber police internet access beads and band with have slowly improved still the country scored eighty five negative points. at number two you know you haven't missed anything in this ranking two countries are tied for second place syria and ethiopia both with p.t. six negative points. torn syria it's dangerous to air independent views. bloggers and bloggers risk their lives and ethiopia has the worst. worst internet access. and at number one china was the worst abuser of internet freedom despite a smartphone of mobile internet boom the country has the most digital restrictions notching eighty seven out of one hundred possible points. that was this week's ranking and now reality soap on the internet influencers are online almost twenty fo

to see from mining affected communities to action is trying to help his ngo is fighting to legalize the work of the zama zamost and to lift the country's blanket ban on informal mining though the government seems willing to negotiate it's the mining industry that blocks the move . interested in helping is a muslim us there even decided to pull out of the meeting that we are with them. but of mean that our interests and also the provisional government are indeed they have to pull out of that meeting. not interested they are only interested in profit making. it's estimated that close to one hundred thousand people in south africa depend on artists in a mining generating minerals worth four hundred million euros per year yet this is only zero point one percent of south africa's mining economy. what we are dealing with the. question of greed versus need so often we see that. in fifty one companies control eighty percent of six hundred billion market and they are denying people the opportunity to put food on the table even though our legislation requires requires the state to make these the

of employees of us ngos. we have raised and will continue to raise at senior levels are concerned about policies that challenge democratic governments and we continue to stress the fundamental importance for human rights, civil liberties and the need for robust civil society. mr. chairman, the key for the opportunity to speak with you i look forward to answering your questions. >> thank you very much. that was a good compensable overview and obviously got the right people here to delve into this. mr. ricky member, did you want to make a statement. >> i'm going to answer my questions. >> i apologize for being a few minutes late but i spare you hear this opening statement from me so that is some good news. let me jump the questions. one of the things i'm always puzzled by and i thank you can offer insight into this is there are relatively stable countries in north africa that we work closely with morocco, tunisia and yet a large number of foreign fighters that buy devices companies nations. why is that the case

stronger defense so or counter measures but we hope that this work will continue on the council side the ngo oxfam also criticizes the blacklist as being too short they count thirty five countries that should be blacklisted among them for countries within the european union ireland the netherlands luxembourg and malta but there's not a single e.u. member state on the list critics say europe should put its own house in order first . and our reporter charlot shell some pill has been covering the story for us from brussels charlotte hi good to see you not a single country is listed on this blacklist as we just saw how does the e.u. even justify that. that's quite right well the e.u. will argue that it's got its own tools for regulating tax avoidance within member states so they'll say this is something that was always planned to moderate the action of third party countries countries outside the block but certainly the fact that no e.u. countries are on either this blacklist or the so-called greylisting list of countries who are going to have to adjust their behavior has really caused a lot of a

restrictions of employments of ngos. we have raised and will continue to raise at senior levels policies that challenge governance and continue to stress the fundamental importance of the respect for human rights, civil liberties and the need for a robust civil society. mr. chairman, ranking member kaine, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you and we look forward to hearing your questions. >> thank you very much that was a really good comprehensive overview. obviously we've got the right panel here to delve into this. with that, mr. ranking member, tim, did you want to make a statement? i'm going to reserve my questions so i'll jump to you. >> i apologize for being a few minutes late, but it spared you hearing an opening statement from me. so there is some good news. let me jump right into questions. one of the things that i'm always puzzled by, and i think you can each offer some insight into this, there are relatively stable countries in north africa that we work closely with -- tunisia, morocco, algeria. and

these images were shot by the ngo gi’oup these images were shot by the ngo group c watch. them by. as you can just about make out, you can see a fight. and the ngo claims that this shows members of the libyan coast guard punching a refugee. that refugee thenjumps punching a refugee. that refugee then jumps back into the water and is dragged along as the boat picks up is dragged along as the boat picks up speed. so, c watch says that such actions contributed to the drowning of around 50 people. now, amnesty international says that migrants intercepted by the libyan cows guard are sent to detention centres like this one —— libyan coast guard. terrible conditions. unlawful killings as well. the bbc filmed in one of these types of centres back in september. this is how one inmate described it and this is how our reporter saw all of this. here, it's like in hell. it's like in hell, for me. that's how i feel. this is the reality for those being held in detention in libya. the men here have asked us to show these conditions. they are very anxious for all of this to be seen. this

and a local ngo the most important aspect its members are made up of equal numbers of return and local residents that's to ensure there is no resentment. women also play a crucial role in the reintegration of the return. on funds to. our own children and not among the rhetor unease but these young people could easily be our children that's why we take care of them. soon the first chickens and eggs will be sold with three hundred participants though the first payment will probably be low but at least earn some income. many young canadians have lost hope well paid jobs are hard to find and there aren't enough career options for many escaping to europe seems like the only way out so the local job office and the i.o.m. have interviewed young people in conakry. they need to work. he's all the interviews help us determine who is most likely to leave the country illegally. we then selected them for a total of twenty one projects such as the chicken farm and now we're supporting them. other young people will hopefully be spared terrible experience he now lives with relatives and cannot create

chairman and ranking me mber, to consider ways to ngos, human rights activists and community groups in the united states with the kind of information i think would better help the brilliant and committed people we have heard who deal with materials we will never see, but by virtue of the fact that the wiesenthal center thanks the tournament from louisiana. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from texas. -- wouldair, allow me be giving an opportunity to have a platform where the agencies that were heard from earlier today and the other groups probably through matters would be able to have access to the kinds of perspective information we will share with them. thank you. >> we have two minutes on the clock to vote. what i would like to do is go vote. the ranking member and i are the only two left here. we are going to go vote. we will come back in here for mr. cohen. staying recess. -- stay in recess. [indiscernible] >> committee will come to order. the chernow recognizes to:. >> thank you ranking member thompson and members of the committee it is an honor to be today. charlottesville tr

mediterranean as they attempted to reach italy from libya dozens of miners were among those rescued the spanish ngo was responding to an emergency call from the attorney and coast guard. the united nations children's agency unicef is warning that children have become targets in conflicts around the world at a shocking level this year and its latest report the group documents cases of children being used as human shields being raped and being forced into marriage unicef has urged warring parties to respect international law governing the treatment of children in conflict zones now ukraine and its separatist rebels have exchanged hundreds of prisoners in the largest such swap since hostilities broke out in the country's east three years ago the deal following months of negotiation is part of the minsk peace accord signed in twenty fifteen hope now is that the exchange could help deescalate the conflict but so far claimed over ten thousand lives in the dark and the cold seventy four people came home he created president petro poroshenko greeted former prisoners held by russian backed separatists. but.

at that time, when the 1988 riot happened, we -- you know -- i thought there was so many help and be ngotually what is the most important is those businesses that were destroyed need to be picked out, they need to restart their businesses. so this is where the idea came for the micro-finance program for those businesses that were destroyed. that is how i started it. i thought i just don't want to give money. this is not about charity. i want to do something if they rebuild their business, it will help them on the longer term. haslinda: if you were to stand on a rooftop of a building in jakarta and see all those skyscrapers of which you helped build, because they use the cement produced by your company, feel,oes that make you having contributed to the development of a country and to see where it is today? shinta: i have to say indonesia has many, many potentials. i give now part of my work for national services because i believe in my country. and i believe in a lot of the work that needs to be done for my country. we have a long way to go. we have a good leader who has a great vision for

ranking member, to consider ways to enable the homeland security operation to be able to intake from ngos, human rights advocates, and other community-based groups throughout the united states with the kind of information which i think would better help the brilliant and committed people we have heard who deal with materials we will never see, but by virtue of the fact that the weisenthal center looks only at open-source material, sometimes we can provide a little perspective, since we're not doing industrial fishing. we actually do it the old fashioned way. so it is our hope that together, with all of the other organizations, and those who are not able to attend here today, would be given an opportunity to have a platform where the agencies that we heard from earlier today and the other relevant groups, probably through fusion centers, would be able to have access to the kinds of perspective information that we would like to share with them. thank you. >> thank you, rabbi. we have about two minutes on the clock to vote. so what i would like to do is go vote. that's why the ranking member

platforms -- [inaudible] and al-quds and a very powerful organization by reaching out to social media, ngos academia and the business media around the world, both the palestinian states and institutions. i would like to launch an appeal to all of the countries around the world to immediately recognize a palestinian state that we have officially declared that we recognize al-quds as a palestinian capital city and the palestinian state has always been al-quds and it will remain as such. i would like other countries to recognize al-quds and is a very important and significant pile of our brothers and sisters around the world seeking justice and peace. as we are going to provide all the support of our brothers and sisters, the u.s. administration concerns all of the people around the world and other fanatics, nobody around the world and misstatements as follows in as much as the muslim secretions believe it was provocative and was only serving to the legitimization of the occupation of al-quds. whatever my malaysian brothers are saying, they say as well. [inaudible] and everybody believes the a

stronger defense so or counter measures but we hope that this work will continue on the cultural side the ngo oxfam also criticizes the blacklist this being too short they count thirty five countries that should be blacklisted among them four countries within the european union ireland the netherlands luxembourg and malta but there's not a single e.u. member state on the list critics say europe should put its own house in order first . and our reporter charlot shell some pill has been covering the story for us from brussels charlotte hi good to see you not a single e.u. country is listed on this blacklist as we just saw how does the e.u. even justify that. that's quite right well the e.u. will argue that it's got its own tools for regulating tax avoidance within member states they'll say this is something that was always planned to moderate the action of third party countries countries outside the block but certainly the fact that no e.u. countries are on either this blacklist or the so-called greylisting list of countries who are going to have to adjust their behavior has really caused a lot

stronger defense so or counter measures but we hope that this work will continue on the consul side the ngo oxfam also criticizes the blacklist as being too short they count thirty five countries that should be blacklisted among them for countries within the european union ireland the netherlands luxembourg and malta but there's not a single e.u. member state on the list critics say europe should put its own house in order first . and our reporter charlot shell some pill has been covering the story for us from brussels charlotte hi good to see you not a single country is listed on this blacklist as we just saw how does the e.u. even justify that. that's quite right well the e.u. will argue that it's got its own tools for regulating tax avoidance within member states they'll say this is something that was always planned to moderate the action of third party countries countries outside the block but certainly the fact that no e.u. countries are on either this blacklist or the so-called greylisting list of countries who are going to have to adjust their behavior has really caused a lot of ange

the ngo is keen to see local communities get involved. the meeting begins with a call for everybody to join forces to combat corruption. >> we are happy and grateful that we have a road to the bazaar. but it's in terrible repair and there have been accidents. some of our suppliers were injured. this is bad for business. reporter: mehedi hasan khan represents the local government. he was at the meeting and says he will follow up on the matters raised. very many markets in bangladesh are close to water. the buildings thatouse them are rarely able to withstand floods or cyclones. a shelter also has to be tall enough or built on high-enough ground that people can shelter above flood waters. this shelter is still under construction, but quality issues are already in evidence. foreign donors are threatening to pull out of climate-change-related projects in bangladesh unless the authorities clamp down on corruption. the international community and transparency international are also calling for better financial oversight and project monitoring.

correspondent: the cooperative along with other ngos and the state water authority are trying to findution to the problem. the men still have their work cut out trying to persuade tourists not to discard garbage in this beautiful place. ♪ >> that's all for today. but we love hearing from you. so visit us on facebook at dw global society or write to us at global3000@dw.com. see you next time. - [female voice over]: this program is made possible in part by the town of marion, home of the wayne henderson school of appalachian arts, celebrating 21 years as a certified virginia main street community. the historic general francis marion hotel and the speak easy restaurant and lounge, providing accommodations and casual fine dining in downtown marion, virginia. the bank of marion. technology powered, service driven. wbrf 98.1 fm. and bryant label, a proud supporter of our region's musical heritage. ("cherokee shuffle" by gerald anderson) ♪

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the ngo decided to open firsts's -- france's brick-and-mortar store.ow it stocks everything from cosmetics and toiletries to cook books and even reusable sanitary towels and toothbrushes. in the evenings the store opens at stores to a variety of workshops to teach people how to make their own deodorant and toothpaste or how to recycle old clothes instead of throwing them away. the idea is really to learn solutions and do-it-yourself techniques to become autonomous in our r reduction of wastste. to escape the constant need for consumerism which generates rubbish. to assess our needs and adapt solutions to real needs. in 2017 parisians will have created an annual average of 488 kilograms of waste per person. the city aims to reduce that amount by 17 kilograms by 2020. with workshops likike these results could be beneficial not only to paris but the planet as a whole. genie: your today's top stories. vladimir putin makes his first big appearance since announcing he is running for president again next year. and pass that marathon press conference has laste

withstandings, not the work of the ngo's and the four regarding what to make sure i talk about women in this country and politics, but to amplify that more a set of things will have been done. we will his country have proven ourselves capable of electing someone who's equivocating on neo-nazis or things we never thought we would ever see coming out of the white house and other countries, we don't get a do over, right? we now luckily our a couple different data points in very close succession, we are at the country that elected barack hussein obama, you know and overcame a huge amount of hate and lies to do that, overwhelmingly elected him. he passed some of the most progressive social legislation sense lyndon johnson. that is something. that was reason. a lot of progress we are making that will leave anybody who tries to get of the way in the dust because i was happening in this country, in our communities. are also a country that created another set of leaders and another set of choices. and so i think what i mean in general by amnesia as president obama tried to do this thing but i