. >>> rival armed groups in northern mali are expected to sign an agreement on saturday tend to several of fighting. violence broke out in northern mali after a coup in 2012 where large areas were eased by al-qaeda linked fighters. france intervened to drive the al-qaeda linked fighters out, but the rebels continued their fight. in may there was an agreement signed with the government. but until now the main toreg rebel alliance refuse to come to an agreement. >> reporter: the campfire in the wilderness and lamb meat for roasting. quiet moments like this are rare and brief among the life of the rebels. as the politicians prepare to sign peace, these fighters get ready for war. >> translator: whoever talks of ending the conflict only talks nonsense. this war cannot be ended with the stroke of a pen. >> reporter: the rebels are in control of the major town as well as large areas of northern mali. cently they made new territorial gains, pushing the army further south. let our political leaders sign whatever agreement they want to sign, give concessions they want to give but these fighters

they are fighting for control over an area in northern mali.amed vall reports about an argued rebellion on the ground that continues despite calls for peace. >> reporter: the campfire in the wilderness and lamb meat for roasting, quiet moments like this are rare and brief in the life of the rex. rebels. their leaders have agreed an olympian agreement that will lead to peace. >> translator: whoever talks of ending the conflict only talks nonsense, it's a big lie this war cannot be ended with the stroke of a pen as long as we are denied territorial separation there will be no end the war. >> reporter: if the rebels are in control of the major town as well as large areas of northern mali. recently they made knew territorial gains pushing the army further south. the majority of them strongly rejected the new peace treat and i issued this statement. let our political agreement sign whatever agreements they want to sign, give whatever concessions they want to give but for us here on the ground these fighters tell me, this is not the end of the war. a

mohamed with al jazeera, northern mali. >>> thailand's health minister says the first patient to be treateddle east respiratory syndrome has shown some emprovement but his son and brother are also showing symptoms although it's not yet confirmed if they are infected. thailand is the fourth asia country to report the deadly mers virus and scott has the latest from bangkok. >> reporter: confident they isolated the first case of mers in thailand and identified 75-year-old as a potential mers patient the first day he arrived and taken off to a hospital as three members of his family he traveled her with and 50 people who came in contact with him in bangkok are monitored very closely. obviously the concern anyone with mers gets out in the general public in bangkok and it's a crowded city but they are confident with the mechanisms they have in place and 67 entry points in thailand have been monitoring for anyone with mers potential and told the people not to panic here in thailand and as the friday morning commute shows so far they are listening. >>> prosecutors investigating a corruption scandal

the rebels announced an independent state in northern mali in 2012 but under the present agreement theyy a type of decentralized local administration. perhaps the biggest sticking point of any deal is disarming of the fighters which is strongly rejected here. >> translator: as long as there is no separation there will be no disarmament. it's not mali that gave us weapons, we paid for them with our own blood. >> translator: we handed over our weapons in 1993 and 1994 but they destroyed the weapons and two years later they began to kill our people we will not return to that situation. >> reporter: those statements and the complexity of the situation on the ground provoke regarding the prospects of a real and final peace in northern mali with sporadic fighting still taking place including confrontations around the town and some go as far to predict a new and major war across the north, al jazeera, northern mali. >>> prosecutors investigating a corruption scandal in honduras pressed charges against the vice president of congress. and he is accused of fraud, falsification of documents and cr

they are fighting for more territorial control over an area in northern mali. we have a report about an armed rebellion on the ground that continues despite calls for peace. >> the camp in the wilderness, quiet homes like this are rare and brief. the leaders just agreed on a new deal with the government, which is supposed to end the conflict. as the politicians prepare to sign peace. these fighters get ready for war. >> whoever talks of ending the conflict only talks nonsense. it's a big lie. this war cannot be ended with the stroke of a pen. as long as we're denied territorial accept separation, there be no end to the war. >> rebels are in control of the major town as well as large areas of northern mali. recently they made new territorial gains pushing the army further south. the majority of them rejected the new peace treaty and issued this statement. >> let our political leaders sign what agreement they want to sign and give whatever concessions they want to give but for us here on the ground, these fighters tell me this is not the end of the war and not th

nearly half of the people of northern mali live as livestock herders. they've been facing drought for years, and three years of fighting compounded the process. many say they have born the brunt between rebels seeking autonomy and the army maintaining control. >> there are better areas for grazing inside mali. the army kills our people. there's no grass in mauritania, our animals are dying here. >> reporter: not far from here, inside the border, livestock live in a similar condition, also affected by drought. >> the tropical region of north-western mallee is a last resort for these mauritanians. it receives more rain. they can't go there any more for another reason, which is the lack of security. instead the elders cross to mauritania, knowing they won't be able to find grass, but at least they can find security still ahead on al jazeera, we look at how the war is affecting a small muslim community. >> i'm in azerbaijan - were there could be grave consequences for society. >>> welcome back. the top stories on al jazeera, and we call for the release of o

for years, northern mali has has been suffering a devastating drought. this week the country's government and alliance signed a long awaited peace deal. a report for the hundreds of thousands that face starvation securitianding survival are closely linked. >> one who can't stand up doesn't have long to live. he knows the chances of survival for one of his last cows. there is no hey or grass for his cows to graze on. he has watched helplessly as they have died one by one. two years without rain in this part of northern mali has killed his only source of living. a young nomad like him is facing the challenge different. he roams the land in search of less drought-stricken areas. >> we go back and forth searching for grazing land. we know there is no grass. we look for green trees. >> after each strip in the scorching heat his wife puts up the family tent again. their children are hungry and thirst tarrant county. so are the young cows. they have to wait for the return of an expedition to try to find water. it's fetched by donkeys from far away. far down a w

the rebels announceed an independent state in northern mali in 2012. but they only get local administration. perhaps the sticking point of any deal is the disarming of the fighters, which is strongly rejected here. >> as long as there is no separation there will be no disarmament. it's not mali that gave us the weapons. we paid for them with their own blood. >> we handed over our weapons in 1993 and 1994, but the result was they destroyed the weapons and two years later they began to kill our people. we're not going to return to that situation. >> those statements and the complexity of the situation on the ground provoke the prospects of a real and final peace with sporadic fighting still taking place including confrontations, some even go as far as predict a new and major war. al jazeera. northern mali. >> religious turbans are to be banned in chad because the government said that they could be used to conceal weapons. a suicide-bombing in the country on monday killed 34 people. boko haram is suspected to be behind the attacks. chad is playing a role

nearly half of the people of northern mali still live as livestock holders.hey have been facing severe drought for years. born the brunt of the war between rebels seeking seeking seeking autonomy. >> the army there kills our people. there is no grass in mauritania. our animals are dying here. >> not far from here on the mauritanian side of the border, livestock herders face the is similar condition. used stock the last results for these mauritanian herders, they can't go there anymore for another reason which is the lack of security. instead it is malian herders who cross over into mauritania, knowing they can't find grass but at least security. mohammed vall al jazeera on the mali-mawrmawrmauritania border. >>> we find why textile traders are facing the prospect of shutting up shop. movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. just because i'm away from my desk doesn't mean i'm not working. comcast business understands that. their wifi isn't just fast near the router. it's fast in the break room. fast in the conference room. fast in tom's office. fa

the third was a suicide bomber. >>> for years, northern mali has been enduring a drought. hundreds of thousands face starvation there. security and survival are closely linked. >>reporter: two years without rain in this part of northern mali have killed the only source of living. they're facing the challenge. he roams the land along with his family in search of less drought stricken areas. >> we go back and forth searching for grazing land. we know there's no grass so we at least look for green trees. >>reporter: after each trip in the scorching heat of june his wife puts up the family tent again. their children are hungry and thirsty. they all have to wait to try to find water fetched by donkies from far away. >> a camel has to walk hundreds of meters. the army in mali kills our people. there's no grass in moretania. our animals are dying here. >> not far from here there's similar conditions also severely affected by droughts. >>reporter: now they cannot go there anymore for another reason which is the lack of security. instead, they're now crossing into the capital knowi

. >>> armed groups in northern mali are expected to end several years of fighting. in may talks brokered by the u.n. u.n. but until now toureg refused to sign. >> they have lamb meat for roasting. moments like this are brief for the tuareg rebels. as the politicians prepare to sign peace these fighters get ready for war. >> whoever talks of ending the conflict only talks nonsense. it's a big lie. this war cannot be ended with the stroke of a pen. as long as we're denied territorial separation there will be no end to the war. >> recently they made new territorial gains pushing the army further south. they have strongly rejected the peace treaty. >> let them sign whatever agreements they can sign and let them give whatever concessions they want to give. but for these fighters on the ground this is not the end of the war. >> the rebels under the present agreement they only get a local administration. perhaps the sticking point of ail deal is the disarming of the fighters which is strongly rejected here. >> as long as there is no separation there will be no disarmament.

two years without rain in this part of northern mali has killed his only source of living. a younger nomad is facing the challenge differently. he owns the land along with his family in search of less drought stricken areas. we go back and forth cinching for grazing land. we believe there is no grass. we look for green trees. >> after each trip in the skoefrnlinging heat his wife puts up the family 10 again. their children are hungry and thirsty. so are the young cows. they have to wait for the return of an expedition to try to find water. it's ficced by donkeys from far away. far down a well water is found a camel has to walk hundreds of meters nearly half of the people of northern mali live as livestock herders. they have been facing drought for years and years of fighting has come pounded their problems people of this area say they have born the brunt of the war seeking autonomy and the army trying to maintain control. >> there are better areas for grazing further inside mali. the army there kills our people. there is no there is no grass. our animals are dying here not

nearly half of the people of northern mali still live as livestock farmers. there are better areas for grazing further inside mali, but the army kills our people. there is no grace in mauritania. our animals are drying here. >> not far from here on the mauritaniaen side of the border, they live a similar condition severely affected by drought. >> the semi tropical region used to be the last resort for these mauritanian elders, because it used to receive more rain. now they can't go there anymore because of the lack of security. >> in steady, it's malien elders who across into mauritania knowing that at least they can find security. >> greek prime minister alexis tsipras is holding meetings. his ministers were seen leaving a crucial cabinet meeting in athens. monday's summit is seen as one of the last chances to keep greece from defaulting on its loans and possibly leaving the euro zone. john is live in athens now. what do we know about the conversation between alexis tsipras and european leaders and whether we might be closer to seeing a deal within the next f

and an entire generation has never seen their homeland in northern mali. they're not expecting to return there any time soon. al jazeera. from the mali refugee camp. >> the fighting in mali has gone on for decades but escalated dramatically in recent years. fighting broke out in northern mali after a coup in 2012 when large areas of al-qaeda linked fighters. the tauregs continue to press their demands for separate states. in may talks brokered by the u.n. in algiers resulted in an agreement signed by armed group laws. but until now the main taureg alliance has refused. >>> how likely that this pa peace deal will last and mutt an end to fighting in the north of mali? >> well, you know, to put it bluntly, a peace agreement is always better than the full fledge war. and obviously i do not share the feeling of euphoria. a sigh of relief, yes four for sure, and we know that it demanded sacrifices. as it says in the report we're far from the ideal of the other world militants. it is very far from independence. but the problem here is that you have seen in the nor

nearly half of the people of northern mali still live as life told herders. have been facing severe drought for years and three years of fighting has compounded their problems. the arab and touareg families here and the mali army trying to maintain control. >> there are better areas for grazing further inside mali but the army there kills our people. there is no grass in mauritania, our animals are dying here. >> reporter: not far from here on the mauritanian side of the border the livestock live a similar condition, similarly stricken by drought. it used to receive more rain but now they can't go there anymore for another reason which is the lack of security. instead, it's malian herders cross into mauritania know they can't find grass but at least they can find security. mohammed vall, al jazeera on the mali mauritania border. >> two people killed on the yemeni capital sanaa. second attack in a week on sanaa attributed to i.s.i.l. >>> and street battles continue between rebels loyal to abd rabbu mansour hadi and houthis. >>> the french foreign min sister ha

. >> an entire generation has not seen their home in northern mali. how they see the agreement they don't be expect to return there any time sooun. >>> meetsoon. >> meet one of afghanistan's king of the north. back in a moment. ♪ ♪ ♪ get excited for the 1989 world tour with exclusive behind the scenes footage all of taylor swift's music videos interviews, and more. xfinity is the destination for all things taylor swift. >> the top stories on al jazeera. the u.s. justice department says it's investigating the shooting of nine people in charleston south carolina, as a possible hate crime. dylann roof the accused shooter appeared via video link. >>> the yemen peace talks broke up without an agreement or a truce. >>> greek bank depositors have taken out $4.2 billion in just a week as greece tries to.secure an agreement with its creditors. >>> a picture is now emerging emerging of dylann roof. gabriel elizondo has more from lexington. the town where roof spent much of his youth. >> after what many call the worst hate crime ever in south carolina, who is dy

they are fighting for more territorial control over an area in northern mali.l reports about an armed rebellion on the ground that continues despite calls for peace. >> reporter: a camp in the wilderness quiet moments like this are rare and brief in the life of the rebels. the leaders have just agreed on a new deal with the government which is supposed to end the conflict, but as the politicians prepare to sign peace, these fighters get ready for war. >> translator: whoever talks about ending the war is talking nonsense. as long as we are denied territorial separation, there will be no end to the war. >> reporter: they are in control of one large town and other areas. recently they made new territorial gains pushing the army further south, the majority of them strongly rejected the peace tremendousty, and issued this statement. >> let our political leaders sign whatever agreements they want to sign but for us here on the ground these fighters tell me this is not the end of the war, and not the end of the strike. the rebels announced an independent state in 2012

arrived here a quarter of a century ago and an entire generation has never seen their homelands in northern mali. some how they see the new deal they are not expecting to return there any time soon. al jazeera. >> so the fighting in mali has gone on for decades but he can he is laided dramatically in recent years. in 2012 large areas were seized by al-qaeda link fighters.fight ers. in may talks brokered resulted in an agreement signed by armed groups loyal to the government but until now the main taureg rebel reliance has refused to sign. vincent hugo is the editor in paris and said that while the deal is far from perfect it is better than further conflict. >> to put it buntly an i am perfectimperfect agreement is better than the fighting. is there a sigh of relief, yes for sure. we know that the demands and sacrifices as rightly said in the report we're far from the ideal of the militants. it's something of partial autonomy. as i said, it's far from independent. but the problem here is that you have still in the northern part of the country issues, you have still have cells acting and you also

an entire generation has not seen their homeland of northern mali and they're not expecting to returnny time soon. >> in india the number of people who died after drinking tainted alcohol has risen to 84. people are hospitalized after drinking tainted alcohol in mumbai. it is the worst i want of its kind in a decade. tainted alcohol is sometimes spiked with pesticide to give it more of a kick. >>> more people are stuck in train stations and traffic jams because of flooded streets and more rain is expected next week. >> this is how people in mumbai are traveling through the city is it. it's an improvement through friday. that's when 500 millimeters of rain, 10% of the season's total fell on the city, bringing cars, trains, people to the halt, commutes that would take 30 to 40 minutes took four to six hours as everything moved slowly through the water. the day after things are not much better. >> yesterday it was raining so heavily that water entered into my home. and i was not able to go to work. today it's the same but i'm trying to go. >> limited public transport resumed on saturday

nearly half of the people of northern mali still live like this. they've faced severe drought for years and three years of fighting has compounded their problems. the arab people of this area say they have borne the brunt of the war between rebels seeking autonomy and the mali army trying to maintain control. >> there are better areas for grazing further inside mali, but the army there kills our people. there is no grass in mauritania. our animals are dying here. >> not far from here on the mauritanian side of the border there is a similar condition also severely affect by drought. >> the sub tropical region of northwestern mali used to be the place of last resort, because it used to receive more rain. they can't go there because of the lack of security. >> instead, it's mali elders who cross into mauritania knowing they won't find grass, but at least they can find security. al jazeera on the mali-mauritania border. >> thailand strengthened laws to curb the illegal trafficking trade. we have this report. >> from huge tusks to small sculptures, thou

an entire generation has not seen their homeland in northern mali, and they're not expecting to returnhere any time soon. al jazeera mauritania. >> still to come on the program returning home to the ruins left by isil. the first families make the journey back to tikrit to start rebuilding their lives. >> under communists orthodox christianity like all russian religious religions were oppressed. but no longer. i'm rory challands to explain why some are not happy about this. >> welcome back. a reminder of the top stories of al jazeera. in 2014 almost 06 million people were forced to leave everything behind to escape war and persecution. syria's war is the single largest cause of refugees. >>> the u.k. plans to reduce spending on social security benefits by an extra $19 billion. >>> and a website has surfaced showing photos of dal dylann roof, who has been arrested in the killing of nine people. >>> these pictures show damaged buildings following battles between rebels and government forces in aleppo city. rebel groups, isil and the government are all battling for control of the province.

those statements and the complexity of the situation on the ground prevent real and final peace in northern malig confrontations around the town, some even go as far as to predict a knew and major war across the north. mohamed vall, al jazerra,. >>> thailand has become the forth asian country to register the deadly middle east respiratory syndrome virus which has killed 24 people in south kariya, scott hider has the latest from the capital bangkok. officials are confident they have isolated the first case of mers in thailand. they identified the 75-year-old as a potential mers patients the first day arrived and he has been taken off to a specialist hospital have three members of his family that he traveled here with. also 50 people who have come in contact with him here in bangkok are being monitored closely. obviously the concern is that if anyone with mers gets out in the general public in bangkok a very congested city of 10 million people. officials are confident with the mechanisms that they have in place, in fact 67 entry points in to thailand have been monitoring for anyone with mers poten

an entire generation has never seen their homelands in northern mali. how they see the new deal they're not expecting to return there any time soon. al jazeera. from the mali refugee camp.omar al-bashir was almost arrested during a summit. >> he has been in power for 26 years and won another term in office. the strong man leading sudan has been a controversial figure throughout his tenure. when he came to power in a coup in 1989 he called it a revolution. one that saw an overthrow of an democratically elected government. since then he has been seen as the own man in charge. but his party says it's ready for when he goes. >> we're not an one-man party. throughout our time in power we prove we have all the means needed to rule this country when it comes to people. in fact, the president has always been nominated for the job, and he's not after it. >> a job he's not offer but he has not left since he came to power. he has fallen out with his allies and has used the party and the army to retain his authority. analysts think those are the reasons that have ke

the country may provide peacekeepers to northern mali, preventing a resurgence of extremism. they may be countries we are providing very generous contributions at on combating hiv-aids. they are a part of ensuring girls get educated. a lot of foreign aid can be dedicated to that. usually, the decisions around who we provide assistance to our overdetermined by a set of factors and interests that are very important to us. mr. mccaul: it is very complex. i know you are required to submit an annual report to the u.n.. it was due on march 31. it is june. are you planning to submit this report? ambassador power: we meet our obligation to congress, so yes. mr. mccaul: i would like to see that. i recognize the complexity, but it is important to us. chairman: mr. cellini of rhode island. mr. cicilline: in a very, get it world, you have provided some extreme leadership. i want to thank you for your service. i want to turn to the efforts being made to stem foreign fighters. you mentioned in your written testimony, a president -- the president convened leaders in september where a street

an entire generation has never seen their homeland in northern mali. from how they see the new deal, they are not expected to return there soon. >>> now, a spokesman for the az ou ward movement coordination joins me via skype. thank you for speaking with us. you are due to sign the peace deal later today. can you tell me why you want to sign it when it doesn't give azawad self rule? >> thank you for your question. we are going to sign this document this afternoon, because how come - the whole community guarantees that they'll respect, and they make more pressure on us to sign this document. there's no way for us to - for us to refuse signing this document because we cannot face the whole world. we have asked for autonomy. we were fighting the government alone. today we are not fighting alone. there are u.n. and french soldiers and the international community here. >> but many tuareg many of your people will only be happy with full autonomy, with separation from mali. how can you persuade them to accept this deal? >> in this document, when we read it we

two years without rain in this part of northern mali have killed his only source of living. younger nomad is facing the challenge differently. >> we go back and forth searching for grazing land. we know there's no grass. we look for green trees. >> after each trip in the scamping heat of june, his wife puts up the family tent again. their children are hungry and thirsty and so are the young cows. they all have to wait for the return of an expedition to try to find water. it's testified by congress keys from far away. far down a well, water is found. a camel has to walk hundreds of meters to draw just one bucket. nearly half of the people still live at livestock holders. they've been facing severe drought for years and drought has compounded their problems. the people say they have borne the brunt of the rebels and army trying to maintain control. >> there are better areas for grazing further inside mali, but the army there kills our people. there is no grass in mauritania. our animals are dying here. >> not far from here on the mauritania side of the border, livestock holder

but against a resolution that we've overcome those in countries may be providing peacekeepers to northern mali, preventing a resurgence of extremism we are seeking to. they may be countries that we are providing their generous contributions on the far and on combating a pepfar. were on the condition that does to educate around the world. a lot of before they can be dedicated to that. ebola we described the investment in the global health security architecture and to make that's in our interests over time. so usually the decisions around we provide assistance to our overdetermined by a set of factors and he said interests that are also very very important to us. so i just think -- >> i know my time is limited. it's very complex extraordinary complex, but if you think congress has to look at this issue. i know you required to submit an annual report on the voting practices of the uintah it was due on march 31 and it's june. are you planning to submit this report? >> we meet our obligations to congress, so yes. i've looked into where it is. maybe on my desk. >> i'd like to see that and i recogniz

- against a resolution that we vote for, those same countries may be providing peacekeepers to northern mali. they may be countries we're providing generous help. helping girls get educated around the world. ebola we've described. investments in the global health security architecture that's in our interest over time. so usually the decisions around who we provide assistance to are overdetermined by a set of factors and a set of interests very important to us. i just think -- >> it's very complex extraordinarily complex. i do think congress has to look at this issue. you are required to submit an annual report on the voting practices in the u.n. it was due on march 31st. and it's june. are you planning to submit this report? >> we meet our obligations to congress, so yes, i will look into where it is. it may be on my desk. >> i would like to see that. i recognize the complexity, but it is important to us. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, ambassador power for being here and offering your expert testimony on many of the issues before this committee. i want commend you for your tremendous

dock here on board we're told as many as 1200 migrants from syria, from libya, egypt, from mali and the northernrom nigeria, even as far as pakistan. the british royal navy carried out the operation say they got a distress call. they went to take a look at what they thought was possibly one ship in distress. they discovered 15 different vessels there. some of those vessels, we're told 12 of them were just small rubber dingies, inflatable boats designed to carry as many as 20 people. some of those small boats had as many as 100 people in them. there were three wooden boats there as well. it clearly indicates the nature of what is happening here. the migrants are put to sea in boats that are unsea worthy that cannot make the long journey. distress calls are made and the navies of europe in this case britain rush out to try to help them. so 1200 migrants on board that vessel here. i'll step out of the way again. you might be able to some of the red cross workers here on the dock side. they're going to be giving health checks to all the migrants when they come ashore. that's before the processing be

mali. the group spanned northern africa and subsaharan. if he's got, it's a really big get. most dangerous of all the different elements of al qaeda. isis is slightly different because he was planning direct targets against the u.s. if you remember a couple years ago, the guy with the bomb in his underwear, tried to blow up a plane over chicago. for years, u.s. intelligence is saying that franchise of al qaeda is the one that represents it greatest danger. >> there were times these places were never on the map. it was all up there. bobby, thank you so much. >> it has already been a tough, rain soaked spring for parts of texas now tropical storm bill bearing down on texas bringing rain and flooding to the lone star state. we are going live to texas where the national weather service expects the storm to make land fall this morning. outperforms a leading allergy pill. most allergy pills only control one inflammatory substance flonase controls six. seize the day and the night. new flonase. 6 is greater than 1. this changes everything. ♪ ♪ ♪ (charge music) you wouldn't hire an o

northern population is very diverse. and so a certain segment of it has joined in on this peace accord. and if essentially this peace accord is very important step towards peace without it, mali would not be able to achieve peace. however, that being said there will have to be very quick and immediate implementation of immigration of different populations in the government integration of security forces up north and without that, groups will get frustrated and certain groups will claim other groups in the north are being privileged over them. it is really murky waters at this time but again it's an essential step towards peace in the country. >> members of the group al shabaab, police say they later tracked down and killed ten of the gunmen. >>> a group linked to i.s.i.l. has claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack in the yemeni capital sanaa. seven others were injured. it is second attack on sanaa claimed by the group within a week. street battles have continued between forces loyal to president abd rabbu mansour hadi in the southern city of ta'izz. u.n. sponsored talks in geneva between the country's warring factions ended on friday without a deal. >>> the united natio

i don't know if you're familiar with west africa, but mali in 2012 had a military coup. took over the northernhe country, and during that period of time, women didn't have, well, they were not allowed to even show their hands or feet. but after the jihadists left, there was still stigma, there was a need to reconstruct the social structure, and basically, what women did is that they came together illegally, and the younger women who had exposure to facebook, twitter, to brazilian tv soap operas were the ones who were training their mothers on how to speak up or how to discuss with men and how to make sure they find a room at the table of negotiations. these intergenerational capacity-building programs have reallyhese types of situations and have also shown that when women decide that they want a new role in society, it happens really fast. now, the main challenge that i would like to highlight, and maybe we can all answer this question together is, how do we make sure that the progress that are made at the grassroots level also translate at the regional level and at the national level? because