the program we're bringing you live coverage of the announcement of the winner of this year's nobel peace prize in all slow covering the sabbat with me is our senior correspondent peter craven right now we are waiting for barrett's rice anderson the chair of the norwegian nobel committee to emerge from the through that door there in all the low that we saw just a moment ago there we're looking in the room now and she is expected to make the announcement any second now with me is peter craven as i mentioned to peter the nominations for the peace prize are kept secret than what about the doors opening this is right before we can even begin to talk about. the announcement of the nobel peace prize for twenty eight. good morning. nobel. hasn't decided to award the nobel peace prize for twenty eight team two dennis macwhich yeah and. for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and conflict. both laureates have made a crucial contribution to focusing attention on and combating such war crimes. dennis macwhich it is to him who has devoted his life to defending these victims.

the nobel peace prize for twenty eight team two dennis mcclure yeah and. the norwegian nobel committee uses this year's peace prize to take a stand against sexual violence as a weapon of war. in china react strongly to american accusations that it seeking to defeat president trump. we meet the italian scientists who are hoping to find a way to explain the mystery of invisible objects in the. it's been a week since the indian easy and island of siller ways he was struck by a magnitude seven point five earthquake that triggered a tsunami the official death toll stands at almost sixteen hundred but bodies are still being pulled from the devery with mosques completely destroyed by the six metre high tsunami waves friday prayers were held outside military planes from around twenty countries are flying in with much needed aid and the united nations says they've fifteen million dollars to the relief effort as wayne hay reports from palo many sleeping in the open waiting for assistance. people here escape the earthquake and tsunami but the fight for survival goes o

this is the scene live in the norwegian capital as we await the announcement of this year's nobel peace prize. good morning. in the region nobel committee has decided to award the nobel peace prize for twenty eighteen to dennis mcrib yeah and now down the road for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and conflict. both florio have made a crucial contribution to focusing attention on and come back to such war crimes. dennis mcrib to is the hill who has devoted his life to defending these victims. the rod is the witness who tales of the abuses perpetrated against herself and others each of them in their own way. has him to give greater visibility to war time sexual violence so that the perpetrators can be held accountable for their actions. the physician then is mccreary again has spent large parts of his i don't life helping victims of sexual violence in the democratic republic of congo since the pouncey hospital was established in but kabul in two thousand and eight dr mccoy and his staff have treated thousands of patients who have four victims to such assaults.

news live from berlin to campaign as for victims of sexual violence win this year's nobel peace prize did you don't think pretty i get a cape this nobel prize to the women of all the countries of the world wounded by conflict and confronted by violence every day if your goal. is recognized for his work helping women and girls recover from right shares the prize with not you more using the human rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery also on the program. the u.s. senate votes not only to advance fred capitols nomination to the supreme court the movie is likely to further polarize republicans and democrats at odds over his candidacy for a final confirmation vote is set for saturday. welcome to the program two campaigners for victims of sexual violence are the winners of this year's nobel peace prize the committee recognize the work of years e.d. campaign and not hear more at least. in trying to end the use of rape as a weapon of war. nadia moved out has been kidnapped tortured and sold into sex slavery no just twenty five she's been awarded a nobel peace prize for her efforts to

this is a doubly newsline from campaigners for victims of sexual violence when this year's nobel peace prize. government attorneys mccuaig a heard he one he's a gynecologist who helps women recover from right in the democratic republic of congo he shares a prize with not here moron you see the human rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery also on the program the u.s. senate votes to advance from kavanagh's nomination to the supreme court a final vote is set for saturday with several previously undecided sentences saying they will back him and his appointments now looks like an done deal. jams ukrainian filmmaker accents off says he's ending his months long hunger strike to avoid being force fed by prison authorities will bring you the latest from camp. i'm phil going to welcome to the program this year's nobel peace prize has been awarded to two campaigns for victims of sexual violence he commits a recognize the work of u.c.d. campaign i'm not more out on congolese surgeon dentist mcquay king for their efforts to end the use of rape as a weapon of war. nadia moved out has been kidnapp

the nobel peace prize for twenty eighteen to dennis mcclure yeah. norwegian nobel committee uses this peace prize to take a stand against sexual violence as a weapon of war. and also coming up as the scale of the disaster grows we have special coverage of the aftermath of the quake and tsunami. campaigning ends in brazil ahead of sunday's presidential election thirteen contenders but it's a two man race. live pictures from the u.s. senate as it has for a key vote on brett kavanaugh his nomination to the supreme court. has been awarded to two people leading the fight against the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. in iraq the activist who was forced into sex slavery by she says the owner with congress said dennis mccuaig who helps victims of rape and outs of the award in the norwegian nobel committee said it wants this year's prize to send a message that perpetrators of sexual crimes need to be held responsible for their actions. the norwegian nobel committee has decided to award the nobel peace prize for twenty eight team two dennis machir and

eastern congo is part of her job as a filmmaker it's a pleasure to have you here sandra so the nobel peace prize committee has said this you have decided to highlight sexual violence as a weapon of war being very specific about that so how important is this prize and the attention that it gets to the plight of women around the world let's look at the work that dr mcwade does your know it let's be very blunt here he is a john searchin who operates on women in eastern congo who for instance have a kalashnikov you know chucked into their vaginas so just imagine the kind of horrific injuries these women suffer. and they are close to death they have lost their dignity he tries to give them just that back but dignity you know try story store whatever was destroyed and by doing so he's shining a light on exactly that these women are turned into weapons in a war you know that has slipped world's attention and today's price i think sheds some light on what is happening in east and democratic republic of the congo which has been happening for us and also in other parts of the world like iraq like what hap

peace in our families but. yet later dr mcwade dedicated his prize to all women when did by conflict and confronted by sexual violence. the nobel peace prize is not the first time the world has recognized the dentist mccuaig whose work has previously won the united nations human rights prize and the right livelihood award often referred to as the alternative nobel. works call is one of the right livelihoods directors and joins us from london welcome to day w a tell us more about dennis macwhich his work. as was mentioned dennis mcquade is a gynecologist he is a surgeon and he had for several decades developed methods of such a relief for women who had been affected not only by a rape but also via a sister and other logical conditions then he saw more and more victims of these sexualized atrocities coming into his hospital and that has turned him into the global voice against sexualized violence which he now is and he's always working he didn't just work with the women's bodies didn't he he took a much more holistic approach to healing indeed the hospital also works on the cycle social care is. the surgery of course is important

on, coming up for you later as part of our continuing coverage of the nobel peace prize win, we will have a " report.france 24. good afternoon. our top stories. the nobel peace prize has been announced. the joint winners, denis mukwege from congo and nadia murad. let's take a listen to that announcement being made. has devoted his life to defending these victims. witness,ad is the hotels of the abusers perpetrated against herself and others. each of them, in their own way, has helped to give greater timeility to war sexual violence so that perpetrators can be held accountable for their actions. >> brittany give more coverage later on in the program. let's bring you other world news. france and armenia have come together to share their musical great. a solemn national tribute was held for him in central paris. and his armenian counterpart leaving those commemorations. macron calling him one of france's poets. let's take a listen to both of those leaders speaking at the ceremony. century, he is the one who brought us life. to our hidden frailties, our runaway feelings, to our melancholy

turn now to the nobel peace prize. ficials announced this year's recipients earlier today in oslo , norway. hashe nobel committee decided to award the nobel peace prize for 2018 to denis mukwege and nadia murad for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict. amy: dr. denis mukwege founded the panzi hospital in the democratic republic of congo in 1999. the clinic receives thousands of women each year, many of them requiring surgery as a result of sexual violence. nadia murad is a 25-year-old yazidi kurdish human rights activist from iraq. she was kidnapped and held by the islamic state for almost three years. during her captivity, she was repeatedly raped, held as a sex slave, she said. in 2009, denis mukwege appeared on democracy now! along with eve ensler. i asked him to talk about how he got involved in fighting sexual violence. is a particularly difficult situation. for the past 10 years, at the hospital we have women that are not only raped, but have been tortured and their

calls for me on mars leader aung sang suu kyi to be stripped of her peace prize the two winners of the two thousand and eighteen nobel peace prize are likely to be considered anything but controversial. i asked the chairwoman of the nobel committee with a she and her four fellow committee members had decided this year to play it safe i asked to be believe that we make our decision on the mandate we have. sometimes our decisions are very controversial sometimes they are not but not complete herschel does not reduce the importance of the price in a word then no. zero. it's been a week since the in the nation island of were struck by a magnitude seven point five earthquake that triggered a tsunami the official death toll now stands up almost sixteen hundred and bodies are still being pulled from the rubble with mosques completely destroyed by the six metre high waves friday prayers were held outside military planes were about twenty countries are flying in with much needed aid and supplies the u.n. has pledged fifty million dollars to the relief effort as wayne hale reports from many people in the open waiting for assis

way were awarded the nobel peace prize today for their working trying to end sexual violence against women as a weapon of war tonight we profile that on their work the best of us working amongst some of the worst things we do i'm phil gayle in berlin this is the day. school for. kids who. moves from the field to the woman's body and treat it with consequences of not only right humiliation and dishonor. the factional destruction. of humanity itself. the. sexual and. when will you. and your families are not the only ones who deserve life. also on the day america's supreme court battle the u.s. senate says about spread nomination to a final showdown vote on saturday but even at this late stage allegations of sexual assault could still top paedo his lifetime appointment. the fix was in from the very beginning before the was even dry on the nomination based on all the factors we had before us i do not believe judge kavanaugh has earned this. and this year's nobel peace prize spring water to two campaigners for victims of sexual violence congolese doctor. and become paid out nadia more wer

the nobel peace prize for twenty eight team to dennis smith figure and now. they know region nobel committee uses this year's peace prize to take a stand against sexual violence as a weapon of war. mass burials in indonesia as recovery efforts continue a week after the earthquake and tsunami on the island of sin away see and how one u.s. company has found out a recipe for success and growing workers with less than savory backgrounds. u.s. senators have advanced donald trump supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh sconce from ation with a procedural vote the republican controlled senate voted fifty one to forty nine for a likely final vote on his confirmation on saturday and limited debate on the controversial nominee kavanaugh is accused of sexual assault and has vehemently denied those charges it was emotional testimony last week from kavanagh himself and his accuser christie christine blousy forward before a senate committee that same committee voted in favor of kavanagh's nomination beef being taken to the full senate. in jordan in washington d.c. for his so

peace the un has called gender based violence a global pandemic laura burden manly reports the fight against sexual violence is the weapon of war is being on it by the nobel committee joint peace prize winners were announced on friday in the region nobel committee has decided to award the nobel peace prize for twenty eighteen to dennis mcveigh yeah and. for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and conflict. dr mccuaig had treated thousands of victims of rape in the democratic republic of congo and has repeatedly condemned governments for not doing enough to stop sexual abuse. now the mirage is an iraqi has eady who was attacked by isis fighters and have village north in iraq four years ago she's campaigned for justice ever some. rape in modern day conflict is being seen in many parts of the world. was added to the un's list in april i am a security forces accused of targeting the hindu women and girls. it's not a new phenomenon during the bosnian war more than twenty years ago some estimates put the number of women raped during the conflict as up to fifty thousand and during the nine hundred ninety four genocide in rwanda human rights watch said it may

news live from berlin the winners of the two thousand eight hundred nobel peace prize have been announced in on their no region nobel institute awards to campaigners working to end sexual violence as a weapon of war and dennis mccuaig a gynecologist for treating victims of sexual violence in the democratic republic of congo and not here murat and yes didi human rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by the islamic state in iraq we'll talk about both winners but also coming up the most vulnerable victims of indonesians are twenty one week after the disaster authorities and aid groups grapple with how to help children who have been separated from their families and. leading jewish figures in germany sound the alarm after the far right a.s.d. party moves to set up a jewish group of its own the party has been accused of flirting with neo nazis. also coming up a problem that's been growing astronomically we're talking about space junk we'll look at some ideas about how to clean up the debris that's one of the main topics being discussed at this week's international astronautical congre

the nobel peace prize for twenty eighteen to dennis mcrib and. the norwegian nobel committee uses this year's peace prize to take a stand against sexual violence as a weapon of war. as the scale of the disaster grows we have special coverage of the aftermath of indonesia's earthquake and tsunami. campaigning ends in brazil ahead of sunday's presidential election thirteen contenders but it's a two man race and arpita summit with all the sports including a u.f.c. faceoff with only one face on a mcgregor upsets he's opponent by turning up late to a news conference in las vegas. the nobel peace prize has been awarded to two people leading the fight against the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war in iraq he has the the activist was forced into sex slavery by eisel and now campaigns for justice she's been honored so to congolese dog said dennis who helps victims of rape in the democratic republic of congo and as in the award and also the norwegian committee said it wants this year's prize to send a message that perpetrators of sexual crimes need t

that was the well peace prize been very good talking to you and we stay with the peace prize as we take a look at some other stories making news around the wild the other winner of the nobel peace prize has been speaking to reporters in washington. called on the world's governments to fight genocide and sexual violence and bring perpetrators to justice maura is an iraqi who was kidnapped and abused by extremists before she was able to escape. dickey has demanded it be allowed to search the saudi arabian consulate in istanbul to find out what happened to a dissident. this is being reported by local media and jamal kushal give disappeared last week after he rented to his country's consulate turkish authorities believe he was killed one inside the building. days of heavy rainfall have killed at least a dozen people across central america these images are from the honduras where the rain has swollen rivers and caused mudslides thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes flooding is also affected nicaragua guatemala and el salvador. far right politics and. who has won the first round of business presidential election grabbing forty six percent of the votes he now

this is g w news live from berlin the winners of the two thousand and eighteen nobel peace prize have been announced in on the norwegian nobel institute awards to campaigners working to end sexual violence as a weapon of war dennis mckechnie a gynecologist treating victims of sexual violence is a democratic republic of congo and not be a moron again cd human rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by the islamic state in iraq we'll talk about twelve players also coming up surfer balder christiana were not all that was left on a portable squad the team captain will not play into international matches next week that's after a woman said he raped her we'll hear from one of the journalist who broke the story . and leading jewish figures in germany sound the alarm to the far right a s d party moves to set up a jewish school because it's only the person accused of flirting with neo nazi. i'm sorry it's almost conduct good to have you with us to campaigners for victims of sexual abuse of the winners of this year's nobel peace prize congolese dr dennis macwhich and yazidi campaigner no

enlightened them and now we have peace in our families. >> later, the doctor dedicated his prize to all women wounded by conflict and confronted by sexual violence. phil: the nobel peace prize is not the first time the world has recognized his work. he has previously won the united nations human rights prize and the right livelihood award, often referred to as the alternative your belt. -- alternative nobel. she joins us earlier from cologne. i asked her about the latest nobel laureate. >> he is gynecologist, so he is known as the men who men's women. technically, doing surgery on the atrocious injuries women suffer from sexual violence in eastern congo for the past 20 years. he also makes sure that he provides, that he treats the women as human beings, restores their dignity. he provides psychological care, legal aid, because you have to be aware that rape is something where a lot of impunity happens. even if the perpetrator is known, they are not called to justice. he makes sure women get legal aid to suit and get convictions on the perpetrators. he makes sure the women are able to find a living, given my care finance helping them start. it is a holistic, huma

the president talking to do things the chorus of pinned this is nobel peace prize and today's frys is a nobel prize for economics and ben is here to tell us about that thank you amrita it's going to two americans and the topic is very current governments continuously in car just to spend economies strive to grow and we all have to be more productive but at what cost to the world we live in this next pair of a colonists on the owner and quite a bit of cash for their work looking into economic growth and global warming awarding the prize to william nordhaus and paul romer the nobel committee said it was honoring two economists who've been tackling the most urgent questions of our age climate change and sustainable economic growth this year's laureates provide us with tools that are crucial for understanding how the economy interacts with nature and with knowledge and which policies help generate sustained and sustainable long term economic growth. william de nordhaus is a professor at yale university and an expert on environment and climate economics you combines economics with natural

being used live from berlin to campaign as for victims of sexual violence when this thing is a nobel peace prize. that's the moment dennis macwhich a head good one is a gynecologist who helps women recover from rape in the democratic republic of congo he shares the prize with not dmn where rad should say a cd human rights activist and survival of sexual slavery also coming up. in the u.s. senate votes to advance press covenants nomination to the supreme court the move is likely to further polarize republicans and democrats on boards over his candidacy a second final confirmation vote is set for saturday plus. jews in germany sound the alarm off to the far right if tea party moves to set up a jewish group of its own jews cannot be involved in a party which is clearly associated with anti semitic motivations and anti semitic people it doesn't make sense to trust people like that so we're reporting how the a.f.p. is playing on some jewish communities fears of muslim until semitism. egypt . glad you could join us to campaigners for victims of sexual violence this of the when i was rather of this yea

president donald trump. >>> the newest nobel peace prize winner may not be a household name. two of them. but they should be because they are fighting an important battle for millions of women around the world. we'll tell you about that. >>> plus thousands of people desperately waiting for aid a week after a double set of natural disasters. we'll have the latest on the recovery efforts in indonesia as "cnn newsroom" continues. >>> in conflict zones around the world, militants and terror groups often commit terrible crimes against women and girls and this year the coveted nobel peace prize has been awarded to two people who are dedicated to healing those wounds and stopping the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. nadia murad was kidnapped and held in slavery by isis in 2014. she now works with the u.n. advocating for human trafficking survivors. and dr. denis mukwege has treated thousands who have been brutalized. he was performing surgery when he heard of the news that he received this award. dr. mukwege has been a nobel peace prize contender before because of his tire

this is deja vu news live from berlin the winners of the two thousand eight hundred nobel peace prize have been announced in offload the norwegian nobel institute awards to campaigners working to end sexual violence as a weapon of war denis mukwege a gynecologist treating victims of sexual violence in the democratic republic of congo and not over ah yes the human rights activists censor viber of sexual slavery by the islamic state in iraq we'll talk about both winners. also coming up missiles from india has announced it is to buy air defense systems from russia but could the deal done by the russian and indian leaders trigger a new u.s. sanctions. and leading jewish figures in germany sound the alarm after the far right a half tea party a move to set up a jewish group of its own the party has been accused of flirting with neo nazis. i'm swimming so much kinder it is good to have you with us to campaigners for victims of sexual violence are the winners of this year's nobel peace prize jesse campaign or not be a more rock and a congolese doctor or dentist mcquade they were both on or fo

this year's nobel peace prize is being awarded to two campaigns for victims of sexual violence congolese doctor. and use the become painter nadia more recognized for their efforts to end the use of rape in warfare nobel committee chairwoman a better answer i sanderson made the announcement in oslo. both laureates have made a crucial contribution to focusing attention on and combating such war crimes. each of them in their own way. has helped to give greater visibility to wartime sexual violence so that the perpetrators can be held accountable for their actions. then as mccuaig a is a gynecologist has devoted his life to treating victims of sexual violence in the democratic republic of congo now hear more about is the is a human rights activist and the survivor of islamic state atrocities in iraq. nadia moved out has been kidnapped tortured and sold into sex slavery no just twenty five she's been awarded a nobel peace prize for her efforts to stop it happening to other women in twenty fifteen she recounted her experience at the hands of a soldier of the so-called islamic state. equal day

this year's nobel peace prize laureates his journal hole in also. at home they call him dr miracle denis mukwege a congolese gynecologist who's helped countless women who've been subject to sexual violence as a weapon of war. belongs to the minority group among thousands of women and girls subjected to a systematic campaign of sexual violence by i soon fighters in two thousand and fourteen she's now an activist who speaks out for those women who can't or won't for. he humiliated me every day he forced me to wear clothes that didn't cover my body i was tortured i tried to flee but one of the gods stopped me all those who commit crimes of human trafficking and genocide need to be brought to justice so that women and children can live in peace they are joint winners of the two thousand and eighteen nobel peace prize both laureates have made a crucial contribution to focusing attention on and combating such war crimes in its citation the committee described macweb is enduring dedicated and selfless efforts to end the use of mass rape as a weapon of war

. >>> and in one hour, the world finds out who wins the 2018 nob nobel peace prize. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> happy friday. i'm dave briggs. you can bet on the nobel peace prize. it is october 5th. 4:00 a.m. in the east. we will get a clue in a few hours if brett kavanaugh has the votes to join the supreme court. mitch mcconnell set a key procedural vote for 10:30 a.m. then senators still weighing how to play their hands have to show their cards. the final case coming from kavanaugh himself in the wall street journal op-ed. admitting he quote might have been too emotional before the senate judiciary committee last week. >> this whole two-week effort has been a calculated and orchestrated political hit. >> kavanaugh now writes, at times my testimony reflected my overwhelming frustration at being wrongly accuseaccused. i know my tone was sharp. it seems unlikely to sway one man who knows the court well. former justice john paul stevens. he said he changed his mind after that testimony. >> he has demonstrated a potential bias involving enough pot

mr abiy was named prime minister in april and was among the nominees for this year's nobel peace prize, including making peace with ethiopia's former enemy, eritrea. france has paid homage to the late singer, charles aznavour, at a national ceremony in paris. the french president, emmanuel macron, and the armenian prime minister, nikol pashinyan, led the tributes to one of the masters of french song. mr macron called him a poet who sang as if his life depended on it. mr pashinyan said aznavour, who was born in paris to armenian parents, had carried the country's name to the world. the united nations says it's urgently trying to raise $50 million "for immediate relief" to help victims of the earthquake and tsunami in indonesia. at least 1,500 people have died and there fears there could be more. rescuers are still trying to reach remote, cut—off areas on the island of sulawesi. our south—east asia correspondent jonathan head has been speaking to people in a village in one of the worst hit areas. if you want help in palu, you have to turn up and demand it. and even that doesn't always wo

the nobel peace prize for twenty eighteen to dennis mcrib and. on friday the twenty five year old became the first iraq to be awarded the nobel peace prize unimaginable four years ago a rod was living in the mountains of sin jar in the community of about half a million you see these practice and agent religion i saw deems them heretics when i saw fighters swept into mirage village she was kidnapped she and thousands of other girls and women were forced into sexual slavery after three months she escaped and made her way to germany where she now lives the family was not so lucky her mother and six of her brothers were killed. in how that has been about the. i implore you get rid of eisel completely i went through this terrible suffering because of them i've seen what they've done to boys and girls and all those who commit crimes of human trafficking and genocide not to be brought to justice so that women and children can live in peace. in iraq has spent the last four years forcing the world to reckon with rape as a weapon of war she has also spread

that in a moment first though an exclusive interview with one of the winners of this year's nobel peace prize that he shared the prize with not here more out for trying to stop the use of sexual violence as a weapon in warfare in his native congo. how he felt about the nobel committee highlighting this issue. for many i conceive in my country for many people even don't understand what it means. to hate. as they were before they even don't understand how rape can destroy not only the victim but how our help is destroying the family as a community and or as a country. and i think that to really put attention on this question for me is very important women are really fighting a lot to break silence when this question started in this region it was very difficult even when you have evidence that. the women who was hurt and the she have a choice wounded in a very bad way or genital most of the trial and the men who come with us and reasons because it was a shame for to talk about what's happened. but today i can see that women are more strong. to come directly to the hospital in order to put this a

did every news line from berlin to campaign is for victims of sexual violence when this year's nobel peace prize did you don't see i dedicate this nobel prize to the women of all the countries of the world ruled by conflict and confronted by violence every day with all you can call the police sergeant there is more queer gay is recognized for his work helping women and girls recover from right he shares the prize with not your more yes even human rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery also on the program the u.s. senate side narrowly focused to advance brett kavanaugh his nomination to the supreme court for a final confirmation showdown he set for saturday and take a look at the king be a swing votes little decide whether or not he gets the job. or over past presidential elections of something we hear from citizens who won't be able to vote after they fled the country to nigeria to escape worsening violence in cameroon english speaking regions. i'm from galle welcome to the program this year's nobel peace prize has been awarded to two campaigns for victims of sexual violence recognize th

the nobel peace prize for twenty eighteen to dennis mcrib and. the norwegian nobel committee. peace prize to take a stand against sexual violence as a weapon of war. as the scale of the disaster grows we have special coverage of.

peace the un has called gender based violence a global pandemic laura burden manly reports the fight against sexual violence is the weapon of war is being on it by the nobel committee joint peace prizewinners were announced on friday in the region nobel committee has decided to award the nobel peace prize for twenty eighteen to dennis mcveigh yeah and. for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and conflict. dr mccuaig had treated thousands of victims of rape in the democratic republic of congo and has repeatedly condemned governments for not doing enough to stop sexual abuse. now the mirage is an iraqi has eady who is attacked by isis fighters and have village north in iraq four years ago she's campaigned for justice ever some. rape in modern day conflict is being seen in many parts of the world. was added to the un's list in april i am a security forces accused of targeting the hindu women and girls. it's not a new phenomenon during the bosnian war more than twenty years ago some estimates put the number of women raped during the conflict at up to fifty thousand and during the nine hundred ninety four genocide in rwanda human rights watch said it may ne

peace the un has called gender based violence a global pandemic laura burden manly reports the fight against sexual violence is a weapon of war is being honored by the nobel committee joint peace prize winners were announced on friday in the region nobel committee has decided to award the nobel peace prize for twenty eighteen to dennis macwhich yeah and. for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and conflict. dr mccuaig had treated thousands of victims of rape in the democratic republic of congo and has repeatedly condemned governments for not doing enough to stop sexual abuse. now the mirage is an iraqi has eady who was attacked by isis fighters and have village north in iraq four years ago she's campaigned for justice ever some. rape in modern day conflict is being seen in many parts of the world. was added to the un's list in april i am a security forces accused of targeting the hindu women and girls. it's not a new phenomenon during the bosnian war more than twenty years ago some estimates put the number of women raped during the conflict as up to fifty thousand and during the nine hundred ninety four genocide in rwanda human rights watch said it may

this is the news live from berlin to come dana's for victims of sexual violence win this year's nobel peace prize. that right there was a moment dennison craig hired to keep one is a gynecologist who helps women recover from rape in the democratic republic of congo he shares the prize with nadia morag she's a is eating human rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery coming up in the u.s. senate votes to advance brett kavanaugh nomination to the supreme court the move is likely to polarize republicans and democrats rather boards over his candidacy a second final confirmation vote is set for saturday. and the most vulnerable victims of indonesia's quake one week after the disaster with origins and aid groups grapple with with how to help children who've been separated from their families. i'm glad you could join us to campaign as for victims of sexual violence are the winners of this year's nobel peace prize the committee chose to on i as it become pain and arrived in congolese dr denis mukwege for their efforts to put a stop to rape as a weapon of war. nadia mourad was one of those women in t

little bit later on mightn't we in the morning months we actually find out who received the nobel peace prize for now thanks. so the winner of this year's nobel peace prize will be announced later today and there's plenty of speculation as to who will get it among the contenders of the syrian aid group the white helmets a former u.s. intelligence officer turned whistleblower edward snowden the prize is worth nine million swedish kronor this year and that's around a million u.s. dollars right we can speak to beatrice finn who's executive director of international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons the organization that actually won the prize last year she's joining us live now from geneva thank you for talking to us what difference did winning the nobel peace prize make to your organization and indeed to your cause. thank you very much for having me it made enormous difference for us this is an issue that doesn't get enough to tension and it really strengthen our ability to raise awareness of nuclear weapons their catastrophic humanitarian impact and the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear w

the nobel peace prize for twenty eight team to dennis. and. the norwegian nobel committee uses this year's peace prize to take a stand against sex.

calls for me on mars leader aung sang suu kyi to be stripped of her peace prize the two winners of the two thousand and eighteen nobel peace prize are likely to be considered anything but controversial. i asked the chairwoman of the nobel committee with a she and her four fellow committee members had decided this year to play it safe i asked to be believe that we make our decision on the mandate we have alfred nobel's will sometimes decisions are very controversial sometimes they are not but not comply herschel does not reduce game. the prize you know would them know. how to zero. voters in latin america's largest democracy go to the polls on sunday polls put the left is fernando a dad in second place behind his far right rival. a latin america editor lucien human has more from brazil's largest city. this son of lebanese immigrants to brazil could not be more different than the left wing legend whose place he is running for president of latin america's largest country less than a month ago former south america fed nanda her dad was leasing national was running mate a soft spoken academic by the side of the popular an

the nobel committee has announced the joint with some of this year's peace prize denis mukwege and not to move. now to syria has been granted exclusive international rights to interview the winners after the awards ceremony here in oslo in december the nobel interview on al-jazeera. hello i'm adrian finighan this is counting the cost on al-jazeera a weekly look at the world of business and economics this week brazilians fear the next president can't save the economy find out what that means for the rest of latin america also this week drugs money why the world's big pharmaceutical companies charge such high prices for life saving pills. plus a new minimum wage at amazon but some say the trillion dollar company must do better. now when the national museum of brazil tragically went up in flames last month many saw it as a metaphor for their own struggles this is a country where there is widespread unhappiness at the deteriorating quality of life inequality is one of the problems brazil's six richest men have the same wealth as the poorest fifty percent of the population that's around one

victims in a year in which controversy has touched the nobel name itself and with calls for me on mars be to understand shooty to be stripped of her peace prize the two winners of the two thousand and eighteen nobel peace prize are likely to be considered anything but controversial. i asked the chairwoman of the nobel committee with this she and her four other committee members had decided this year to play it safe i asked to be believed that we make our decision on the mandate will happen alfred nobel's will sometimes our decisions are very controversial sometimes they are not but being not controversial does not reduce the importance of the prize you know word them no joda how to zero. or not sr says she couldn't be more proud. because the key question today we are very happy even if she were not my sister and this had been achieved by any years later it would still have raised our heads and made us happy any one of us receiving his prize is like shooting a bullet into the enemy's chest therefore today we have a very proud and pleased god willing she will always go forward and defeat the enemy we hope the rest of our women and girls who are

this is the news live from berlin to campaigners for victims of sexual violence in this year's nobel peace prize you don't see pretty i get a kick this nobel prize to the women of all the countries of the world will wounded by conflict and confronted by violence every day through the congolese surgeon daniel gay is recognized for his work helping women and girls recover from a great he shares the prize with nadia mourad she's a hazard human rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery also coming up. the u.s. senate votes to advance bret's covenants nomination to the supreme court the move is likely to further polarize republicans and democrats at odds over his candidacy a second final confirmation vote is set for saturday. has come in prepared for sunday's presidential election will speak to citizens who won't be able to vote that's after they fled to nigeria to escape worsening violence income in ruins english speaking regions plus. jews in germany sound the alarm off to the far right if the party moves to setup a jewish group of its own. jews cannot be involved in a party which is clearly a

the twenty eighteen nobel peace prize has been awarded two years e.d. women's rights activist nadia move a congolese doctor dentist mccuaig campaigns for the victims of sexual violence in the quake he runs a hospital in the democratic republic of congo dedicated to helping the victims of gang rape those that drives more news via here on al-jazeera after the cure revisited that. this powerful social network is sculpting a global cyber society and regulation is playing catch up with us scandals begin to unfold they will witness it we should not be in this position. they want as much extreme content as they can get on the cover to gauge how ethics weigh against profits and how the rules are being written. and signed facebook on out to zero. sophia there's something the venom can now be sent to all of our three finances is not limited to being drawn. to. sometimes it's very painful. sometimes it can eat crap. you can't deal with a threat to human life unless you know it's that and that means detection is one of the most important parts of any health profess

nobel prize season finished today with the award for outstanding work in economics. we will have more on that in a moment. first, an exclusive interview with one of the winners of this year's nobel peaceze. dennis shared the prize with nadia for trying to stop the use of sexual violence as a weapon in warfare in congo. dw asked him how he felt about the nobel committee highlighting this issue. >> i can see in my country how many people they don't even understand what it means, rape as a weapopon of war. they don't even understand how rape can destroy, not only the victim, but how rape is destroying the family, community, and all the country. and i think that to really put attention on this question for me is very important. women are really fighting a lot to break the silence.. one the questions start in this region, it was very difffficult. even you have all evidence that the woman was raped and she was wounded in a very bad way on the genitals most of the time, covered with other reasons because of what happened. -- because it was shameful to talk about what happened. today, women are more strongng o denounce, to o come directly to the hospital or police and say "see what happened t

this year's nobel peace prize has been jointly awarded to two campaigners against the use of rape as nobel committee said the congolese gynaecologist, denis mukwege, and the yazidi human rights activist, nadia murad, had made a "critical contribution" to the fight against sexual violence in conflicts. let's go live to washington now where we can talk to tony gambino, executive director of the panzi foundation, which was founded by dr denis mukwege. thank you for speaking to us. tell us thank you for speaking to us. tell us about doctor miracle! doctor denis mukwege is an extraordinary man, i have known him for about 15 yea rs man, i have known him for about 15 years and i really don't know anyone who combines his commitments to justice, his skill, he is an extraordinary surgeon, his courage, he survived assassination attempt six years ago, yet he chose to go back to exactly where people tried to murder him, to continue his work and with all that, he remains an extraordinarily humble man. he is an amazing man. we have heard about women celebrating outside of the clinic where he operat

to campaign as against sexual violence have been awarded this year's nobel peace prize award in committee recognizing the work of your z.d. campaign. and congolese surgeon denis mccuaig for the reference to the use of rape as a weapon of war. not the a move that has been kidnapped tortured and sold into sex slavery no just twenty five she's been awarded a nobel peace prize for her efforts to stop it happening to other women in twenty fifteen she recounted her experience at the hands of a soldier the so-called islamic state. humiliated me every day he gave me clothes that didn't cover my body i could no longer bear the rape and torture so why escaped. but i'm still i'm out about. that last year she returned to her home in northern iraq where i asked kidnap thousands of years of the women and girls the men were killed. since finding freedom nadia has used her voice to farther the fight for the years east and other victims of sexual violence . she will share the award with dr denis mccuaig our known congolese surgeon who over the years has helped thousands of women blighted by sexual violenc

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