save the economy is something we're going to talk to the interim director of oxfam international about a little later in the program but i want to come back to this advice for advanced economies at least to spend spend spend this is just mean that we're going to see an increase in debt and deficits which just 12 months ago would have been think about. well you know there are different ways you i think create stat mole if you are you a card a prop so along the supply chain so you can just contract economists. call the fish if that truck thinking that so you buy the fuel you'll back. creasing if you're the fabless to. confirm that i'm driving the birds ringback spending route is a good instruction so essentially things are made because essentially the color made already the states of gravity of how i think about branding by. destroying the dome and the experiences. ization to supply chains because essentially men stefansson probably means have safety that so and that's they support people in jobs through expending that have to support people and to freeze well the system we know from ove

firms to produce the drugs at a lower cost him a colleague in an o'neill discussed the issue with oxfam's my source. you know would be suicidal politician who did not macof to his own citizens our point is we do not think it's acceptable for rich countries not united states for the united kingdom to protect the profits and the intellectual property in the monopoly of these big pharma. soup can companies so that they have enough vaccine for themselves but they don't allow vaccination for the world all the leading candidates that we're hearing romney use were funded using taxpayers' money these are public property and not a prop to private trying to be a lot of old versus realism and if you're going to give away your intellectual property you've got these big big companies who are spending billions or you're saying that from the public purse as well but what incentive that do they actually have to do all that work bring it to market and then just give it away it's not going to happen is it everyone makes their money no one is going to give these things away for free that's the point the poi

poor countries a report by the people of vaccine alliance which includes amnesty international and oxfam found will few nations have reserved enough vaccines to cover their populations 3 times over until the end of next year as a result only one in 10 people in the 70 poorest countries will have access to cobra jobs the group is a big pharma giants to share their intellectual property the firms to produce the drugs at the low cost coated you don't discuss the issue with oxfam smack slawson. you know it would be a suicidal politician who did not look after his own citizens our point is we do not think it's acceptable for rich countries like the united states for the united kingdom to protect the profits and the intellectual property and the monopoly of these big pharmaceutical companies so that they have enough vaccine for themselves but they don't allow vaccination for the world all the leading candidates that we're hearing. were funded using taxpayers' money these are public property and not the proper to private trying to be a lot of old versus real is an if you're going to give away y

hoarding by rich nations a report by the peoples of vaccine line stuff includes a list international oxfam chart it says will fund wealthy nations of reserves enough vaccines to cover their populations 3 times over until the end of next year as a result only woman 10 people in the 70 per risk on trees will have access to cobra jumps the group is urging pharma giants to share their intellectual property to allow other firms to produce the drugs out into the workforce earlier i spoke with marc slawson head of inequality policy of oxfam. you know it would be a suicidal politician who did not look at all the citizens our point is we do not think for rich countries not united states for the united kingdom to protect the profits and the intellectual property in the monopoly of these big pharmaceutical companies so that they have enough vaccine for themselves but they don't allow vaccination for the world all the leading candidates that we're hearing. were funded using tax payers money leave them to public property and not the property private trying to be a lot of old versus realism and if you'r

its led by oxfam and unaids.so many people ngos,ic's, experts, patient groupsrom all over the world. the united for one aids, which has a peoe vaccine, not a prophet vaccine. so basically we are calling for vaccinion that is available for all people at risk and and for everybody once we have enough doses. but not the way it is happening now where if you happen to be born in a rich country, you can the vaccine. if you happen to be born in poor countries country, you don't. yesterday in the u.k., they started vaccinating older people and there was some clapping. it was a lot of joy. of course, it is brilliant, there is hope this problem tt we are all sfering from- there is a light at the end of the tunnel. however, that joy is only limited to people living here. i have friends and relatives and people i work with in other cotries, developing countries, who are saying, yeah, and what about us? what about them? this is a big problem. there are so many -- it is dividing the world between those who have and can pay and

to the back of the people rich nations thanks for coming on the program and sharing their view of oxfam international on your own of course lawson head of inequality policy the charity international banking. laws little groups in front of lashed out at the government over a new bill which targets islamic radicalism the measures being pushed by president like follow a wave of terrorist attacks on will include tougher surveillance from mosques and curbs on home schooling in paris with more charlotte. it was presented to the council of ministers on wednesday and it has now been approved by the prime minister care sticks was giving his press conference following that outlining parts of the bill he said that this is about promoting republican values fighting against separatism that has been something that has been coming from certain parts of the muslim community here in france the largest muslim community in europe and the prime minister said that france had to defend itself and it had to emancipate its citizens from the yoke of religion. radical islam islam is an ideology directed to divid

a charity oxfam has called for the science and technology behind the astra zeneca vaccine to be shared with the world health organization so that it can be produced on a global scale for more let's go to an america health policy manager for oxfam she joins us from the isle of wight via skype. which is one of your reaction to the to the for the moment within the pandemic but that getting the approval process genetic about scene is so i think it's really important to say how well this approval is for people here in the u.k. as we as your reporter said sadly seeing rapidly rising infections and death rates in the u.k. an unprecedented pressure on the health service and part of that good news is of course that the oxford astra zeneca vaccine is cheaper and easier to store than some of the other vaccines which will make it easier and hopefully quicker to distribute and these facts also make this vaccine potentially very important for poorer parts of the world and many fragile context where we are oxfam work where the logistical challenges are much greater but unfortunately there we still ha

ellen ehmke works in berlin for oxfam, an ngo that focuses on alleviating poverty worldwide. >> the pandemicas hit in a world that was already characterised by massive inequalities, driven by the climate crisis and poor working conditions. our analysis shows that the pandemic is merely making pre-existing inequalities even more extreme, and hits the poorest the hardest. >> what makes countries marked by extreme inequality so vulnerable? more vulnerable than even some of the least developed countries it seems? one contributory factor is the interaction between rich and poor. the first person to die of covid-19 in rio deaneiro was a 63-year-old domestic worker. a very wealthy woman who had she caught it from her employer, a very wealthy woman who had been infected with the virus in europe and passed it on. there are many such stories. domestic workers that contract e virus and introduce it to eir families, and neighborods, where it can cause devastation. >> living at very close quarters drives infection among people who have no way to protect themselves. there is still interaction between rich

in related news, oxfam is warning poverty will increase sharply in almost every country for the first time in cades unless immediate actn is taken. 2.7 billion people have not received any public financial assistance during the pandemic according to the oxfam report. the global number of confirmed covid-19 cases has topped 74 million, with 1.6 million deaths. the united nations is warning a new wave of locust invasions is threatening food security for millions across the horn of africa and yemen. despite an international effort to counter the infestations, locust populations are still growing, fueled by last month's devastating cyclone gati and other climate crisis-fueled weather conditions. general mark milley, chair of the joint chiefs of staff, met with taliban negotiators for unannounced talks this week. he also met separately with afghan president ashraf ghani to discuss the peace process. the meetings came amid a new drawdown of u.s. troops and as violence continues to claim lives and hamper the ongoing negotiations. in france, 14 people were found guilty wednesday for aiding a

in london, max lawson, the head of inequality policy at oxfam international.mmanuel, let me start with you. as i understand it, scientists are concerned about the variance in the coronavirus, but they are not surprised. why is that? >> we know that viruses mutate. so who are not surprised to see mutation in this case. what we are seeing is a very high number of mutations, an indication of potential higher transmissibility of the virus. science is studying the information that we do have. then we need to keep a close eye on this virus and understand better how it is functioning and what kind of additional risk the virus presents not only to the u.k. and europe, but the entire world? anchor: health officials say that this virus be tatian is proving to be up to 70% more -- virus mutation is proving to be up to 70% more transmissible. but that is based on modeling, correct? >> yes. we have 17 different mutations making this variant a bit more prominent than we would have expected from other viruses. three of them are of critical concern. one of them is really the

indeed i was there as paul brown of their lives in brussels tim gore is the head of climate policy at oxfam international he joins us now live from stockholm tibial one of the people who is not very happy with this deal. well look it's a big step forward let's be clear and it's really important that. all countries put the focus on strengthening their near term emission cuts has been a lot of talk it's year about long 0 or carbon neutral commitments by the middle of the century we need to have a focus on strengthening near term emission reductions in the next in the next 10 years so it to that extent of course it's good news that the e.u. has agreed a new stronger talk it but yes there are some big loopholes in there going to counts removal of emissions from forests in europe as well that's a big leap hole and it's still not enough i mean particularly percent yes it's a big step forward compared to what they had committed previously but we do understand we're in an absolute emergency now we needed more like 60 per cent even 70 percent emission reductions from the e.u. so it's a step in the r

region hit hardest so far is latin america that's followed by central and southern africa and and oxfam estimates that if we don't do more to limit the social and economic impact of the virus up to 12000 people a day could soon be dying from the effects of undernourishment just to compare even on the very worst days for mortality so far in the pandemic there have never been more than 10000 tatts attributed to the virus in 24 hours i think that the most this has aspect of this crisis is that with the exception of a few countries food is actually available in many of the places that are suffering most of famine isn't being only driven by a lack of food but also by the simple fact that people no longer have the means to buy it the hunger crisis is not only expanding rapidly because of disruptions in supply chains although that's certainly contributing to the problem it's also due to dropping income among many of the world's most vulnerable the poor who simply can't afford to buy food for themselves and their families anymore and the crisis isn't just limited to regions that face problems b

region hit hardest so far is latin america that's followed by central and southern africa and and oxfam estimates that if we don't do more to limit the social and economic impact of the virus up to 12000 people a day could soon be dying from the effects of undernourishment just to compare even on the very worst days for mortality so far in the pandemic there have never been more than 10000 tatts attributed to the virus in 24 hours i think that the most vicious aspect of this crisis is that with the exception of a few countries food is actually available in many of the places that are suffering most a famine isn't being only driven by a lack of food but also by the simple fact that people no longer have the means to buy it the hunger crisis isn't only expanding rapidly because of disruptions in supply chains although that's certainly contributing to the problem it's also due to dropping income among many of the world's most vulnerable the poor who simply can't afford to buy food for themselves and their families anymore and the crisis isn't just limited to regions that face problems befo

region hit hardest so far is latin america that's followed by central and southern africa and and oxfam estimates that if we don't do more to limit the social and economic impact of the virus up to 12000 people a day could soon be dying from the effects of undernourishment just to compare even on the very worst days for mortality so far in the pandemic there have never been more than 10000 tatts attributed to the virus in 24 hours i think that the most vicious aspect of this crisis is that with the exception of a few countries food is actually available in many of the places that are suffering most famine isn't being only driven by a lack of food but also by the simple fact that people no longer have the means to buy it the hunger crisis is not only expanding rapidly because of disruptions in supply chains although that's certainly contributing to the problem it's also due to dropping income and many of the world's most vulnerable the poor who simply can't afford to buy food for themselves and their families anymore and the crisis isn't just limited to regions that face problems before

pay the price of 590 people dying every day that's just not acceptable in my eyes and we must take oxfam. accept our bass player has decided this is. magical also condemned the protest movements casting doubt on the science behind the so-called lockdown light currently in place she made an unusually personal reference to her background as a scientist and her earlier years living under a regime with no respect for the truth is going to go to university nice to many i decided to study physics i probably would not have done that if i had lived in the west i did it because i realized that many things could be undermined but not gravity or to speed of light other scientific. data of for medical the facts are clear a tight a lockdown is needed right now her next challenge is to persuade not only parliament but also the german people and the only important leaders of each german state without their consent tougher actions won't be possible but if today's speech is anything to go by merkel is ready to put all her political power on the line. for more on this i'm joined now by our correspondent j

enough doses to inoculate the population several times over the alliance is a coalition that includes oxfam and amnesty international. germany's chancellor angela merkel is calling for tougher coronavirus restrictions there after the country reported the highest daily death toll since the pandemic began nearly 600 more people have died tighter rules have come into force in the southern state of bavaria which is imposed curfews and partial school closures the infection rate has been surging across germany despite weeks of national restrictions officials recorded nearly 30000 new cases on tuesday. britain's prime minister boris johnson says that no leader could accept the post brigs a trade deal that the e.u. is currently offering johnson's face questions in parliament hours before he's due to fly to brussels for a last ditch talks with the european commission chief live on the lead boeing's 737 max jets as a return to the sky after being grounded since 2019 the revamped aircraft made its 1st commercial flight from sao paolo supporter legrand and boeing hopes that it can turn the corner after

region hit hardest so far is latin america that's followed by central and southern africa and and oxfam estimates that if we don't do more to limit the social and economic impact of the virus up to 12000 people a day could soon be dying from the effects of undernourishment just to compare even on the very worst days for mortality so far in the pandemic there have never been more than 10000 tatts attributed to the virus in 24 hours i think that the most this has aspect of this crisis is that with the exception of a few countries food is actually available in many of the places that are suffering most of famine isn't being only driven by a lack of food but also by the simple fact that people no longer have the means to buy it the hunger crisis is not only expanding rapidly because of disruptions in supply chains although that's certainly contributing to the problem it's also due to dropping income many of the world's most vulnerable the poor who simply can't afford to buy food for themselves and their families anymore and the crisis isn't just limited to regions that face problems before

are not coming up wine and roses for everyone the peoples vaccine alliance a coalition that includes oxfamand amnesty international has discovered that according to the latest numbers nearly 70.

not coming up wine and roses for everyone the people's vaccine alliance a coalition that includes oxfamand amnesty international has discovered that according to the latest numbers nearly 70 poor countries will only be able to vaccinate one in 10 people against the covert 19 virus into.

region hit hardest so far is latin america that's followed by central and southern africa and and oxfam estimates that if we don't do more to limit the social and economic impact of the virus up to 12000 people a day could soon be dying from the effects of undernourishment just to compare even on the very worst days for mortality so far in the pandemic there have never been more than 10000 tatts attributed to the virus in 24 hours i think that the most vicious aspect of this crisis is that with the exception of a few countries food is actually available in many of the places that are suffering most a famine isn't being only driven by a lack of food but also by the simple fact that people no longer have the means to buy it the hunger crisis isn't only expanding rapidly because of disruptions in supply chains although that's certainly contributing to the problem it's also due to dropping income among many of the world's most vulnerable the poor who simply can't afford to buy food for themselves and their families anymore and the crisis isn't just limited to regions that face problems befo

oxfam? yes, something like that, yes. he was eventuallyjailed in britain for 42 years. rest of his life in moscow, sort of cocking a snook at the brits who had not succeeded in keeping him. in 2012, he told a russian tv channel that he hadn't changed sides because of blackmail or torture. he'd offered his services voluntarily. in a message of condolence, president putin described george blake as courageous, an outstanding professional, adding that his memory it would remain in russian hearts forever. russia gave him medals and much praise but, to britain, he is the cold war traitor who escaped justice. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. roger hermiston is an author and journalist and wrote a book about george blake called ‘the greatest traitor: the secret lives of agent george blake'. he had this assessment. well, he's clearly one of the greatest traitors of the cold war. i mean, he had quite a lot of competition, when you think about the cambridge spy ring of philby, burgess, blunt and mcclane in the 1950s. but between about 1953, when he came back from korea, to 1960,

nations a report by the people's vaccine alliance which includes on this the international chardy oxfam find that wealthy nations have reserved in the facts seems to cover their populations 3 times over until the end of next year as a result only one in 10 people in the 70 poorest countries will have access to cope a chance the group is urging farm insurance to share their intellectual property to allow other firms to produce the drugs a lower cost though earlier i spoke with lawson head of inequality policy ox fam. you know you would be a suicidal politician who did not look after his own citizens our point is we do not think it's except for rich countries not united states for the united kingdom to protect the profits and the intellectual property in the milk committee of these big pharmaceutical companies so that they have enough vaccine for themselves but they don't allow banks a nation for the world all the leading candidates that we're hearing names who funded using tax payers money lead them to public property and not a prop to progress in trying to be a lot of old versus realism

oxfam? yes, something like that, yes. he was eventuallyjailed in britain for 42 years.est of his life in moscow, sort of cocking a snook at the brits who had not succeeded in keeping him. in 2012, he told a russian tv channel that he hadn't changed sides because of blackmail or torture. he'd offered his services voluntarily. in a message of condolence, president putin described george blake as courageous, an outstanding professional, adding that his memory it would remain in russian hearts forever. russia gave him medals and much praise but, to britain, he is the cold war traitor who escaped justice. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. we tend to think of the fast food restaurant as a twentieth century invention, but it seems the ancient romans were fond of a takeaway too. archaeologists in pompeii have made the extraordinary discovery of a hot food and drinks shop from around 2000 years ago. it's due to open to the modern public next year, though don't expect to be served any food. rachel stanton reports. at first glance, this may look like a building site, but it is so

oxfam? something like that. he was eventuallyjailed in britain for 42 years.scape and was smuggled to east germany and spent the rest of his life in moscow cocking a snook at the brits who had not succeeded in keeping him. in 2012, he told a russian tv channel that he had not changed sides because of blackmail or torture. he had offered his services voluntarily. in a message of condolence, president putin described him as "courageous, an outstanding professional," adding that his memory would remain in russian hearts for ever. russia gave him medals and much praise but, to britain, he is the cold war traitor who escaped justice. lord frost said there are no direct effects of eu law going forward and no alignment of any car in. under the terms of the deal if either party acts in a way that the other views as anti—competitive they can ta ke views as anti—competitive they can take remedial action. pro—brexit lawyers are set to dissect the contents lawyers are set to dissect the co nte nts of lawyers are set to dissect the contents of the agreement between now and

not coming up wine and roses for everyone the people's vaccine alliance a coalition that includes oxfam and amnesty international has discovered that according to the latest numbers nearly 70 poor countries will only be able to vaccinate one in 10 people against the cove and 19 virus in just next by next year and that by contrast wealthier nations have brought have bought up enough doses to vaccinate their entire populations nearly 3 times over by the end of 2021 if those currently in clinical trials are all approved for use. so we while we rightfully celebrate the achievements of code with vaccination makers in germany russia the u.k. and the us we must not let wealth greed and political tribalism get in the way of ending this pandemic now let's start watching the hawks. who want to. see this as this. great displays systemic deception. which. brings up the old. welcome are going to watching the hawks. and i will be. all right as i mentioned at the top of the show russia's sputnik 5 vaccine is gaining acceptance outside of well the obvious circles with the united kingdom and russia sign

pay the price of 590 people dying every day that's just not acceptable in my eyes and we must take oxfam accept our best player has decided this is a. magical also condemned the protest movements casting doubt on the science behind the so-called lockdown light currently in place she made an unusually personal reference to her background as a scientist and her earlier years living under a regime with no respect for the truth thanks to that university nice gemini i decided to study physics i probably would not have done that if i had lived in the west i did it because i realized that many things could be undermined but not gravity or to speed of light and other scientific thank you thank you for medical the facts are clear a title locked down is needed right now next challenge is to persuade not only parliament but also the german people and the only important leaders of each german state without their consent tougher actions won't be possible but if today's speech is anything to go by merkel is ready to put all her political power on the line. my 1st guest tonight is helga live a member o

enough doses to inoculate their population several times over the alliance's a coalition that includes oxfam and amnesty international talk to us and jaya sen and i act as an associate professor for infectious diseases at the australian national university he says governments are within their rights to look out for their own people but vaccine hoarding won't help anyone. i don't think we should be surprised and i think there's a bit of this going both ways in terms of the fact that yeah look at government's 1st responsibility is to its nation and in fact if you do look at some of the richest nations in the world they're the ones who are having enormous problems because over the bar of the u.s. is having over 200000 cases a days it's 7 day rolling average regularly having 2000 deaths per day the u.k. is. similarly dark situation which is why they're rolling out their vaccine program so quickly so a lot of these rich countries actually do need to do something and the population expects sit all of that however as part of the global community which is on 41 reason why code that spread so we clea

thank you my name is alvin when i work with oxfam international and africa program together we there are partners we present their voices of ordinary citizens to the africa union made member steps up to the global level on issues to do with food security and climate change and what is going to have you welcome to the stream again 800 larry. thanks for having me i'm a climate science and environment correspondent with a.j. plas and national geographic channel. thanks elaine in the stream and welcome back to the scene christiane and then maybe one or 2 people in the well who do not know who you are but i guarantee they know your education. well everyone knows who you are and a south thank you very invitation lovely to be with the late ghana and to get a sign i am opposed to reconsider sen i am speaking to you from a story i used to work for the united nations and have the pleasure to lead the negotiations into the paris agreement on climate change and i continue to be a faithful servant of the global atmosphere and our wonderful planet so it's interesting and guess i'm going to start w

organisations such as the world bank and oxfa m such as the world bank and oxfam have warmed up to 70reme poverty, that would undo the progress. the squeeze on household income right here in britain as having a direct impact on life elsewhere. spitalfields in east london has attracted migrants for centuries. in the 17th it was french protestants. in the late 19th jews settled here. today it is a home from home for bangladeshi migrants. one of the things migrants have always done, once they establish themselves and their new lives in places like this, is to start sending money back home. my own family has done that. the problem is, this year, 2020, covid has put a stop to that vital flow of cash. from barbers to waiters, they all want to help relatives. roughly one in every $20 in the bangladeshi economy comes from families abroad. athaur rahman used to send £2000 per year but since march his earnings as an electrician have plummeted. he says hello to you, as well. i'm short of income here, i can't then send money to bangladesh. this is money they really depend on. absolutely. we suppo

enough doses to inoculate their population several times over the alliance's a coalition that includes oxfam amnesty international that's going to dr sanjay. is here is an associate professor for infectious diseases at the australian national university he's joining us from cambra thanks for your time so should we be surprised by this news that governments are really looking inward when it comes to this vaccine or are they right to be looking out for their own citizens. yes hello i don't think we should be surprised and i think there's a bit of going both 'd ways in terms of the fact that yeah look at government's 1st responsibility is to explain a show and in fact if you do look at some of the richest nations in the world they're the ones who are having enormous problems but cope with it the moment the us is having over 200000 cases a days it's 7 day rolling average regularly having 2000 deaths today the u.k. is. similarly dire situation which is why they're rolling up their vaccine program so quickly so a lot of these rich countries actually do need to do something and the population expen

oxfam? something like that. he was eventuallyjailed in britain for 42 years. and spent the rest of his life in moscow cocking a snook at the brits who had not succeeded in keeping him. in 2012, he told a russian tv channel that he had not changed sides because of blackmail or torture. he had offered his services voluntarily. in a message of condolence, president putin described him as courageous, an outstanding professional, adding that his memory would remain in russian hearts forever. russia gave him medals and much praise but, to britain, he is the cold war traitor who escaped justice. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. let's ta ke let's take you through the latest headline here on bbc news. millions of people in the uk face tougher covid restrictions as rule changes come into force. as the uk grapples with the new strain of coronavirus, there are now confirmed cases in more countries including france, spain and sweden. some eu countries begin vaccinations against covid—19 a day ahead of the planned coordinated roll—out across the bloc. the uk's new trade d

doses to inoculate their populations several times over the alliance is a coalition that includes oxfam and the sea international well here's how the rich countries are hedging their bets a study shows canada as enough vaccine doses to inoculate 5 times as population but they option to extend to 6 times is followed by the u.s. and the u.k. by comparison india has an r for under 60 percent of its people brazil 47 percent with existing inequalities in both countries has been blamed at least in parts for the severity of their outbreaks and finally there are countries including lebanon government is almost bankrupt it only has enough vaccine supply to vaccinate 15 percent of its population while bangladesh can just cover 9 percent say no harder is in beirut she says the pandemic there is months if not years from being brought under control . according to doctors there is a community infection the positivity rate is high the number of critically ill patients is high as well and this is one of the main public hospitals in beirut that has been treating coronavirus patients and the public secto