the united nations humanitarian affairs coordinator in the occupied territories also called the forced migration of more than one million people from gaza to the southern areas of this strip another reason for creating a critical situation in this area. at the same time, the news about the continuation of the zionist regime's actions against the sectors there is a story about the treatment of gaza. the gaza ministry of health announced the siege of kamal adwan hospital in the north of the gaza strip. people inside the hospital are deprived of water, food and electricity. the head of pediatric department of kamal advan hospital said in his latest report: " there are a number of premature babies and at least 65 patients are closed in this hospital." however, according to the officials of this hospital, the occupying forces have detained around 100 medical personnel. consultations of the foreign minister in geneva to stop the crimes of the zionist regime, mr. amir abdollahian, who is going to participate in the meeting of the un world refugee forum. he traveled to geneva and had bilateral

on october 7th, the united nations humanitarian affairs chief has said that there is no way for the you and to ensure safety for us operations in gaza. mountain griffith was speaking, speaking to our people, matic, and it's a james base. in some ways, gaza is uniquely awful and that's before you start talking about the suffering, the numbers, the, the big trial of the health system and so on. garza is special, but especially in a bad way. you've already said it's no longer possible to save as a humanitarian operation in casa. explain that what i mean by that is that we had hoped that when the war moved south, we were in fact told as the one move south, that there would be a different approach to the miniature operations. slightly more targeted, perhaps precise and surgical of the pieces that are used as you know. and we had a 10 point plan which we presented to the world as to how we would respond to it. what's happened is that the assault on southern gaza has been no less than the north. it's raging. of course through con eunice at the moment. it's threatening rough or the compression

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seem a military incursions since the scots of israel's war on gaza on october 7 or the united nations humanitarian affairs chief has said that there is no way for the un to ensure safety. 4th operations in gaza. martin griffith spoke to a diplomatic editor, james bass. in some ways, gaza is uniquely awful. and that's before you start talking about the suffering, the numbers, the, the big trial of the health system and so on. guns, a is special, but especially in a bad way. you've already said it's no longer possible to save as a humanitarian operation in casa. explain that what i mean by that is that we had hoped so that when the war moved south, we were in fact told the wind, the one move south, that there would be a different approach to the minute your operations. slightly more targeted, perhaps precise and surgical of the pieces that are used as you know. and we had a 10 point plan which we presented to the world as to how we would respond to it. what's happened is that the assault on southern gaza has been no less than the noise. it's raging. of course through con eunice at the moment. it's threateni

at the same time , the united nations office of humanitarian affairs announced: many people fell ill due to poor sanitary conditions in the south of the gaza strip. the united nations aid agency anurava has also warned that gaza is reaching a point of no return. the representatives of student organizations told about their expectations from the next parliament in a meeting. today, a large part of the increase in participation is responsible it is students. representatives of student organizations in a meeting their positions regarding the twelfth. the elections of the islamic council were explained in a meeting where he sits down and gives a series of talks , then the meeting ends. the representative of the union of islamic associations of independent students pointed out the right of the people to choose in the election and said: our goal is that from that side that we are in contact with the body of the people through the universities , we should bring different parties and movements and different groups to our table and ask them about their views on the political future of the isla

so it's in christmas and the secretary general, the united nations were humanitarian affairs. thank you for talking to vouchers 0. thanks a lot, james. very good. see you the, the, the the the the the or the hello i'm so robin, you're watching the i'll just it renews online for my headquarters here in the hall coming up in the next 60 minutes. pressure for a ceasefire in gauze, around sub by the, the home and abroad on his way. and he probably minutes at benjamin netanyahu. and his really strike hits the residential block in northern gone. so it can look at least 20 people and injuring 100 others.

the former united - in the 7th of october. stephen - o'brien, the former united nations 0'brien, the former united nations undersecretary general for humanitarian affairsarian affairs. russia's president vladimir putin says his country will never back down in its war against ukraine, as he addressed the nation in a new year's eve speech. ukraine came under attack from russian air strikes again overnight, mainly in the eastern kharkiv region. ukraine has disputed russia's claim it was targeting military targets in its latest attack on the, with kyiv claiming "not a single one was hit". here's our correspondent james waterhouse in kyiv. in a week where we saw its biggest ever aerial bombardment, we saw ukraine respond. then russia hit back. and it seems the northeastern city of kharkiv over the past 48 to 48 hours has really bore the brunt, with several dozens of missiles landing in the city, causing extensive damage to medical buildings. we're told residential blocks, including a hotel popular among foreignjournalists. we, our team were there only a few days ago. so i think this is a deadly tit for tat in the aerial sense. but it it almost takes place i

at the same time , the united nations office of humanitarian affairs has announced a large number of due to very bad health conditions in the south of the gaza strip , they fell ill. the united nations aid organization anurava also warned that gaza is reaching a point of no return. the field reporters are reporting on the fierce battles of the resistance forces with the zionist forces in different areas of the gaza strip. the hebrew media announced that 80 soldiers from the 98th brigade of the zionist regime were killed so far in khanyounos alone. more than 10 of these people were trapped by qassam fighters last night. battle. in deir al-balah , jabalial tarzaatr, shujaiyeh and sheikh rezvan are also reported to be very heavy. this morning, the resistance fighters they stopped the advance of the zionist forces in sheikh rezwan in the gaza strip and inflicted heavy damages on them. resistance battalions from. dozens of zionist soldiers reported in the clashes of the past two days , but the zionist regime army only reported the death of three soldiers and the wounding of 40 others, some

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the united nations. let's turn for reaction to rafah , let speak to the team lead for the united nations office f the coordination of humanitarian affairs. i know we need to talk about the situation in gaza, and we will do that momentarily, but how important would it be to the work you are doing to have a humanitarian pause in the attacking of gaza by israel to allow human aid in? >> i have one very clear message on this. it is appreciated but not needed. what is needed right now is a pause. i pause does not provide the relief or the gaza strip to be resuscitated. it doesn't provide the people with t prospect of returning to life. it doesn't provide the children living in tents just outside where i am staying with the abilitto return to their homes and rebuild. what is needed is an end to this war. maryam: tell me about the situation right now where you are and indeed what you are hearing within gaza. >> the situation where i am is horrifying. i would say it is unimaginable but it is the reality for the people here in rafa the hundreds of thousands of people that have led, many of them 5, 6, 7 times in order to find safety. just yesterd

at the same time, the united nations office of humanitarian affairs has announced that many people have fallen ill due to very poor health conditions in the southern gaza strip. institution un aid anurava has warned that gaza is reaching a point of no return. america's green light to genocide. following the reactions to the us's obstruction of the un security council's approval of the cease-fire resolution, muhammad ali al-housi, a member of the supreme political council of yemen , described this action as issuing a verdict for the massacre of thousands of people in gaza. the president of colombia also called the action of the united states a green light for the killers of the palestinian people and said that the united states allowed the genocide to continue. amnesty international considered the action of the united states to show a ruthless disregard for the suffering of civilians in the gaza strip. the secretary general of the arab league also said: the security council could not take a correct position to stop the insane military aggression of the zionist regime in gaza. the head of

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how the united nations head of humanitarian affairs has express frustration of the slow delivery of aide into gaza. mountain griffith describes 3 layers of inspections before trucks can even enter confusion and long queues, as well as a growing list of items being rejected. he says trucks have been blocked by desperate and hungry communities. he goes on to say, 8 convoys have been shot ads as well as delays. a check points, a traumatized and exhaustive population crammed into a smaller and smaller sliver of land and shelters that have long exceeded the full capacity. a workers themselves displaced and killed that he says, this is an impossible situation for the people of gauze and for those trying to help them and reiterate the calls for the fighting to stop. and the head of the un refugee agency in gaza has posted on x. that is really sol, just find that in a calm voice as it returned from northern gauze along the route designated by these way, the army, the international convoy leda and his team will not engine, but one vehicle sustained damage. thomas white has reiterated that 8 worke

need the rubble south, federal government as an associate of jersey at all so the united nations head of humanitarian affairs has expressed frustration at the slow delivery of aid into gaza. martin posted on the ex that they were 3 layers of inspections before trucks. can even enter confusion and long queues as well as a growing list of items being rejected. all this he says, is that a crossing point meant for parent pilot, for pedestrians and not trucks. fox at another crossing points have been blocked by desperate and hungry communities. he goes on to say the constant bombardments have destroyed the commercial sector, an aide con voice have been shot to the population. population has been crammed into a small sliver of land with shelters. having long exceeded the full capacity and aid workers themselves have been displaced and can killed nothing. griffith says this is an impossible situation for the people of causa and for those trying to help them reiterate to calls for the fighting to stop. this is where the prime minister benjamin netanyahu has cancelled a war cabinet meeting meant to discuss the postwa

the team lead for the united nations office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs in gaza. to the program, gemma. can i get your reaction to events at the u.n., please? >> thank you so much for having me. my reaction is very simple -- we appreciate the painstaking negotiations that have been in place, the hours of dialogue by diplomats, but what the people of gaza need right now is an end to this war. that is not what has come out of the security council today. we welcome every initiative that will expand the aid here, but that is also not what is needed. we need a massive volume of not just humanitarian assistance, but private sector goods flowing into the gaza strip to reverse the desperation and devastation that i see here every day. >> bring us up-to-date here on the needs at the moment. i was reading earlier that the number of operational hospitals has decreased even further, something like seven in gaza? >> absolutely. the needs are literally unfathomable until you see them. to speak to the hospitals, i was in gaza city the other day in a hospital which was recently s

the head of humanitarian affairs for the united nations says there is no longer any humanitarian operationthy of that name in the south of gaza. from jerusalem, here's our international editor, jeremy bowen. a warning you may find some of the images upsetting. video emerged this afternoon off palestinian men taken for interrogation. bbc staff recognised the town in northern gaza and we have geo—located the video there, too. palestinian diplomats said these were savage images evoking humanity's darkest times. the israeli army said only that suspects were being interrogated. posts on social media said the men had been sheltering with their families at a un school and that others were killed during the israeli raid. in this photo the men had been moved to another location, which we have not been able to verify. one of the captives is a journalist. he was forced to leave his disabled daughter, according to the newspaper he works for in london. earlier, in israel's parliament, a prominent government supporter told me that only israeli forces can control gaza, not the independent palestine the a

the head of humanitarian affairs for the united nations says there is no longer any humanitarian operationorthy of that name in the south of gaza. meanwhile, aid agencies estimate nearly 2 million people have already been displaced — that's almost 80 % of gaza's population. thousands have tried to go to un schools to find shelter but have had to sleep in front of buildings as there is no room for them and most of those are struggling to find safe water and food, deepening the humanitarian crisis as israel's military operation against hamas grinds on. for more on the aid situation, here's our diplomatic correspondent paul adams in jerusalem. the israeli army is fighting intense street battle with three parts of the gaza strip, two in the north, in the jabalya refugee camp and gaza city known as schedule year. both areas the israelis have described as hamas strongholds. also in the southern city of khan younis, the largest in the southern gaza strip. and there, the fighting in the south is moving so quickly that the aid agencies, frankly, are not able to keep up. remember, this is an area wh

the head of humanitarian affairs for the united nations says there is no longer any humanitarian operationthy of that name in the south of gaza. from jerusalem, here's our international editor, jeremy bowen. a warning — you may find some of the images upsetting. video emerged this afternoon of palestinian men taken for interrogation. bbc staff recognised the town in northern gaza and we have geolocated the video there, too. palestinian diplomats said these were savage images evoking humanity's darkest times. the israeli army said only that suspects were being interrogated. posts on social media said the men had been sheltering with their families at a un school and that others were killed during the israeli raid. in this photo, the men had been moved to another location which we have not been able to verify. one of the captives is a journalist. he was forced to leave his disabled daughter, according to the newspaper he works for in london. earlier, in israel's parliament, a prominent government supporter told me that only israeli forces can control gaza, not the independent palestine the a

the head of humanitarian affairs for the united nations says there is no longer any humanitarian operationy of that name in the south of gaza. from jerusalem, here's our international editor, jeremy bowen. a warning — you may find some of the images upsetting. video emerged this afternoon off palestinian men taken for interrogation. bbc staff recognised the town in northern gaza and we have geo— located the video there too. palestinian diplomats said these were savage images evoking humanity's darkest times. the israeli army said only that suspects were being interrogated. posts on social media said the men had been sheltering with their families at a un school and that others were killed during the israeli raid. in this photo the men had been moved to another location, which we have not been able to verify. one of the captives is a journalist. he was forced to leave his disabled daughter, according to the newspaper he works for in london. earlier in israel was met parliament a prominent government supporter told me that only israeli forces can control gaza, not the independent palestine t

the capital khartoum in ruins, and has unleashed a devastating humanitarian crisis. alain w'uattara is the deputy head of the sudan office at the united nations office for the co—ordination of humanitarian affairsng of civilians there — and the urgent need for aid. what comes to mind now is when is all this going to stop? when is the warring party going to abide by the commitment to protect civilians by international military law? the situation now in the state is worrisome. the current situation, as we are hearing coming through, is that looting happening despite the fact we have been able to communicate some of our assets of humanitarian locations, civilians have been forced to flee for the second time in wad madani, which was hosting half a million people. we were forced to suspend our humanitarian assistance in those areas and relocate a neighbouring state so we could resume when the situation allows. so it's so dangerous that you can't operate on the ground. tell me more about that and tell me more about the numbers because they are colossal, the amount of people displaced, and presumably the conditions as well. definitely. we're talking about half a million forced to be displaced from kha

the capital khartoum in ruins, and has unleashed a devastating humanitarian crisis. live now to alain ouattara — he's the deputy head of the sudan office with the united nations office for the co—ordination of humanitarian affairsbbc news. how alarmed are you at the current situation in sudan? thank you for having me. what comes to mind now is when is all this going to stop? when is the worrying party going to abide by the commitment to protect civilians by international military law? the situation now in the state is worrisome. the current situation as we are hearing coming through is that it's happening despite the fact we have been able to communicate some of our assets of humanitarian locations, civilians have been forced to flee for the second time in wad madani, half a million people. forced to suspend our assistance in those areas and relocate a neighbouring state so we could resume when the situation allows. 50 could resume when the situation allows. �* , could resume when the situation allows, �* , could resume when the situation allows. �*, ., ., , ., allows. so it's so dangerous that ou can't allows. so it's so dangerous that you can't operate _ allows. so it's so dangerous that you can't operate on

these are the main obstacles for humanitarian aid to reach the people of gaza, as stated by the un deputy secretary general for humanitarian affairs. ali rajabi united nationssting agency, new york. news from the national health campaign our country according to the minister of health, more than 300,000 people die annually in the country due to non-communicable diseases, of which the cause of death of more than 100,000 people is complications from diabetes and high blood pressure. for this reason, the ministry of health is campaigning to identify and screen people suffering from these two diseases. melli salamat has been implemented in health bases and centers across the country, and this campaign will continue until december 15. in order to know the latest statistics of the participants in this campaign, i am talking to dr. etemad, the director general of the non-communicable diseases management office of the ministry of health. greetings to you, mr. dr. please let me know the latest statistics of those who have been recruited. in the name of god the compassionate. hello and good day to you and my dear compatriots. in the last 24 hours, more than 1,299,000

doctors without borders also warned about the extensive destruction of hospitals and the worsening humanitarian situation in gaza. united nations special body in affairsugees of feder

this, according to the united nations office for the coronation of humanitarian affairs. more than 3000 palestinians have been arrested according to the u. n. human rights office in the occupied tele---palestinian territory. as for journalists, principles to be protected under international humanitarian law during a war, well, they haven't been spared either. the committee to protect journalist reports at least 63 journalists and media workers have been killed including 56 palestinians, four israelis and three lebanese. that is staggering civilian death toll has also prompted concerns about israel's military approach in the region. according to the idf spokesperson, caucus, israel is not able to verify the exact number of hamas fighters they have killed so far. although, he does put the number into, quote, thousands. earlier this week, israel says it has killed half of hamas is mid level commanders. according to the israeli army, at least 420 of their soldiers have been killed since october 7th. at least 11,000 rockets have been launched from the gaza strip toward israel

predictable fall in bond. honeymoon mode was just the dropbox folder and you guys in the united nations head of humanitarian affairs. expressing frustration at the slow, deliberate evaluate into garza. mazda in griffith's, posted on acts, that there were 3 layers of inspections before trunks couldn't even enter confusion in long queues. as well as a growing list of items being rejected. all this he says, is that a crossing point meant for pedestrians and not prox trunk said another crossing point of being blocked by desperate and hungry communities. it goes on to say the constant bombardments have destroyed the commercial sector, and they've con, voice have been shot that the population has long been crammed into a small, has been crammed rather into a small sliver of land with shelters. having long exceeded the full capacity and died, work as themselves, have been displaced and killed. he says, this is an impossible situation for the people of calls and for those trying to help them. he's reiterating calls for the fighting to stop. so let's go live to thought a couple i assume in that off in southern gaza. so we'v

well, the united nations had of humanitarian affairs, has expressed frustration at the slow delivery of 8 into gaza. martin griffith's posted on acts that there were 3 layers of inspections before trucks can even enter confusion along choose as well as a growing list of items being rejected. for all this, he says is that a crossing points meant for pedestrians, enough, trucks and trucks at another crossing point have been blocked by desperate and hungry communities. it goes on to say the constant bombardment serves destroyed the commercial sector in a calm voice had been shot at the population, has been crowned into a small sliver of land with shelter as having long exceeded their full capacity. an aid workers themselves have been displaced until he says this is an impossible situation for the people of gaza. and for those trying to help them as reiterated calls for the fighting to stop. big lot here in northern guys are lies in ruins. following error strikes on thursday, i'll just there as an a study. you went there and sent this reports. not on the do not see my school. they. yeah,

the united nations but let's turn for some reaction to rafah. gemma connell is team lead for the united nations office for the coordination of humanitarian affairsed to talk about the situation in gaza and we will do that momentarily, but how important would it be to the work you are doing to have a humanitarian pause in the attacking of gaza by israel to allow humanitarian aid in? i have one very clear— to allow humanitarian aid in? i have one very clear message _ to allow humanitarian aid in? i have one very clear message on - to allow humanitarian aid in? i have one very clear message on this - to allow humanitarian aid in? i have one very clear message on this in i one very clear message on this in thatis one very clear message on this in that is a pause would enable aid delivery but it is not what is needed right now. what is needed now is an end to this war because a pause does not provide the relief that will enable the gaza strip to be resuscitated, it does not provide people with the prospect of being able to return to life, does not provide the children living in tents right nowjust outside where i am staying with the ability to return

humanitarian aid to the people of gaza has been lost due to the continued attacks of the zionist regime, and that the humanitarian conditions in gaza are worse than expected. united nations high commissioner. in refugee affairs, he warned that if the zionist regime's attacks on gaza continue , many more people in this region will be at risk of being killed and displaced, and this is a risk that will threaten the entire region. ali rajabi , united nations broadcasting agency, new york. iran's foreign policy in the region in the next two years the minister of foreign affairs said, "strengthening" takes on wider dimensions. economic ties, energy and its transmission lines, trade and transportation, security and environmental issues are the priorities of the neighbor-oriented foreign policy. mr. amir abdullahian said: the policy of paying attention to the neighbors will be followed in the next two years with a new form. another step that we are focusing on in the last two years of the government is to pass the successful policy. the government's neighborhood is entering into a policy under the title of neighborhood area, which means looking at the subcontinent area, looking at the area of ​​the commonwealth of n

she's with the united nations office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs. good to have you with us. so this point, very few hospitals operating all of them in the south. how concerned are you that as, as well as offensive now starts to focus more on central and southern areas that whatever they are able to do, those hospitals may face the same site as hospitals in the north. we were absolutely terrified that that is what will happen and even if the hospitals were protected, which they are, we continue to see a tax which hits hospitals in the vicinity around them. but even if they were protected, they're so overloaded and over well. so what we're seeing now is both the cash you choose to come immediately to s strikes or tank showing and gunfire. but also the people who are dying seems to be because the hospitals are unable to treat them. i was just a couple of days ago off in 0, bella and miller, so hospital out to the guys the attacks and the health workers that who as such hearers in this response, told me that there is no way that they can keep up with th

now the united nations head of humanitarian affairs has express frustration . that'd be slow delivery of aid into gauze up mountain goods as described. 3 layers of inspections before trucks can even enter confusion and long queues, as well as a growing list of items being rejected. he says trucks have been blocked by desperate and hungry communities. it goes on to describe a con, voice, have been shots that as well as delays in check points, a traumatized that exhaustive population crammed into a small and small a sliver of land and shelters that have long exceeded their full capacity. aid workers themselves are displaced and killed. he says this is an impossible situation for the people of gaza. and for those trying to help them and reiterated calls for the fighting to stop. and the head of the you and refugee agency and gaza has posted on x. that is rainy sol just fired at an, a convoy as it returned from northern gauze along the route designated by these way, the army, the international convoy nita and his team would not engine, but one vehicle sustained dam

amna: i will clarify these numbers come from the united nations office for coronation of humanitarian affairsordination of humanitarian affairs. amb. herzog: cite the hamas numbers, they don't have numbers of their own. amna: ambassador, michael herzog, we thank you for joining us. please do join us again sometime soon. thank you for your time. amb. herzog: thank you very much. thank you. ♪ in the days other headlines, former president trump will stay on the primary ballot in michigan. the state's supreme court won't hear an appeal from voters seeking to disqualify him because of his role on january 6th. the justices wrote in a statement "we are not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this court." that comes days after colorado's supreme court deemed mr. trump ineligible to run for president in their state. wintry weather has blanketed parts of colorado and south dakota in more than a foot of snow. nebraska and wyoming weren't too far behind with about 11 inches. meanwhile, strong winds continued to gust across the southern and central plains. the massive storm is exp

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the it uh, rough uh, southern gauze. united nations had of humanitarian affairs, is express frustration of the slow delivery of age into gone. so, mountain griffith posted on the ex that there were 3 layers of inspections before trucks can even enter confusion and long queues, as well as a growing list of items being rejected. all this he says at a crossing point meant for pedestrians and not trucks, trucks at another crossing point of being blocked by desperate and hungry communities. and it goes on to say the constant bombardments have destroyed the commercial sector, and they've convoys have been shot that population has been crammed into a small sliver of land with shelters. having long exceeded their full capacity. the aid workers themselves have been displaced and killed. he says, this is an impossible situation for the people of gauze, and so those trying to help them, these reiterating calls for the fighting to stop. let's go now to thought a couple assume in the alpha and southern gaza and product, the is radio strikes on refugee camps. what options is that leaving people with people who have been displaced multipl

the suffering of its people. live now to stephen o'brien, former united nations under—secretary—general for humanitarian affairs. o start this breaking news that we've had within the last half an hour or so. the news that the israeli defence forces are withdrawing some forces, mainly reserve units, from the gaza strip. what you make of that? i have course welcome it because anything which is a de—escalation of any nature has to be welcomed. i suspect that it is tactical and won't have a huge military effect. i am sure the israeli defence forces under the command of the israeli government been wanting to withdraw to the point where they are less effective against the campaign which they are forsworn to prosecute against the mass terrorists in order to stop them being a continuing threat to them being a continuing threat to the israelis across the israeli border. and they have said it on the grounds of the level of fighting and there are still, as i understand it, air strikes as well as the extensive ground fighting but having no effectively have gone through the middle of the gaza strip, a lot of the tunnels the i

the briefing was not necessarily humanitarian. it was actually a chance to get an update from rosemary to carlo. she is the under secretary general of peace building and political affairs here at the united nations. and she recently returned from a trip to the region which she described to council members. we know that the u a e has been pushing for a council action to build on prior council action, calling for humanitarian pauses. but it was clear from council members on their way into the meeting that there is not consensus for the council to pass another resolution. so i think this, it could, you can see from the detection a took action on the november 15, but it's, uh, it's not enough. i think we should do much more than that. uh, there is an emergency situation. i think we need to more than you many to me and pauses. i don't think frankly to be very honest counseling products are useful at this point. a lot of the good work that's been going on to try to improve the situation has been happening on the ground in the region and you need to continue. a diplomatic source tells the algebra that there was a lot of talk in the meeting about the day after the conflict, and who will oversee garza wi

the stage. you have a distinguished career in humanitarian affairs, not least as the executive director of the united nations world food program. i want to start with something that you've said, something i personally found inspirational. you said when it comes to ending global world hunger for yes, we can, an inspiring statement. you say? yes, there we go. yes, we can. something people need to be reminded of when we see die dire situations all around the world. before we get to the how and your vision, i want to touch on the obviously, we understand the why, but i want to understand why that's your personal mission. oh, mia, i was born this way. i was simply born this way. i keep saying i'm going to write a book and that's the title. i was born this way. the reality is i grew up in a family where i had a mom and dad who were committed to making change in the world. my mother was a social worker. my dad was a community organizer before barack obama made it popular to be a community organizer. and we lived in the heart of lawndale, which some people would call a ghetto or slum, but they wanted to live where t