undp administrator said the proposal is f financially feasie wiwith the reallococation of exexternalebt paents. >> it's estimamated over $3 trillilion wouould paid b developing and emerging econonies this year and repayments and interestt payments.. that r restructuring wou be more than sufficient. >> thehe agency says several countries such as colombia and tu val lieu have already taken steps to introduce the measure. >>> heavy rain i is falling on parts of western japan. the wet weather is expected to affect large parts of the country through sunday. the meteorologist logical agency says a lingering seasonal rain front and low pressure system are making atmospheric conditions unstable. the risk of landslides has increased in parts of toke shima prprefectuture. in nagasaki prefecture on friday morning there was a landslide on a bridge that connects two islalands. the bridge was temporarily closed to traffic. weather officials arare urging people to stay alert for moreland slides, overflowing rivers and flooding in low lying areas. also warning against lightning strikes, w wind gusts

the united nations development program also known as undp was notorious for the lack of transparency despite the best efforts of state department officials seeking reforms. once the conditions were added at a portion of the funds were held back, they finally began to cooperate. now we have all the financial audits on a public website. unfortunately, , the bill before us no longer requires that funds be withheld. instead, it asks for a report. my recommendation would be to put the teeth back in this provision. in addition to those long-standing conditions, the amendment seeks to find a path forward on the world health organization. the amendment places reasonable requirements on funding to address concerns that have been expressed on both sides of the aisle. there is broad agreement even before this pandemic that reforms were long overdue at w.h.o. before i close i want to address the concern we may hear in response to my amendment. some may say we should not be counted off funding to the w.h.o. during a pandemic. this amendment doesn't do that. it doesn't cut off funds. this simply s