we're pleased to have join us the director general of unesco.ell us please, how extensive is the damage to antiques that has been caused in recent months by isil? >> the damage inflicted on the world heritage on many sites of historic importance for the whole of humanity is huge. it's immense. it's an enormous tragedy for the whole of humanity. we are seeing images of destruction in palmyra, we have seen destruction of bulldozing, and sites being looted, and the dark side of all of this, of course is the illicit archaeological excavations. we see [ inaudible ] of some of these objects, and i think within the overall debate here at the united nations of how to counter violent extremism, there is a lot of political commitment to engage in the fight against illicit trafficking, and also to protect these sites. >> let me ask you for a specific action that you think could be reasonably taken in the midst of armed conflict to protect the remaining sites. >> i think what is very important and we have to emphasize this. it's not innocent -- the illicit

unesco condemned the instructor -- unesco condemned the destruction as a war crime. the islamic state organization has already blown up several unesco sites across its self-declared caliphate in syria and iraq. militants can be seen hacking apart antiquities with sledgehammers in online videos. they saluted -- they are selling relics on the black market. a second foreign man has been arrested in thailand linked to last month's totally bombing at a shrine in bangkok. the motive for the blast that killed 20 and hurt 100 more is still unknown. for more on the story, let's bring in "france 24" correspondent in bangkok. we are hearing that this man is a main suspect, but do we know if he was a person who planted the bomb two weeks ago? >> no, not yet. an investigation is still very unclear, who wasn't charged, who of the suspect in charge attack on the military government. do not know if he was a member of the 20 people or so involved in these bombings, or if he is the man, he really looks like very much the sketches that have been drawn that capturecctv the bombing. we d

we at unesco are devastated by this loss. we are not alone in this. we think this is a loss for all of us, because this represents the history of every one of us here on earth. reporter: a week earlier, the i.s. group destroyed the smaller nearby temple of baalshamin, posting images of the act online. in august, militants beheaded an 81-year-old man, palmyra's former antiquities chief. the islamic state group called it a campaign of cultural cleansing. the group has already blown up several unesco sites across its self-declared caliphate in syria and iraq. militants can be seen hacking apart antiquities with sledgehammers in online videos. they also collected -- looted relics to so on the black market -- cell on the black market. anchor: police in thailand have a suspect, who is on the same network, they say, from a suspect apprehended over the weekend. >> this could be thailand'ss number one suspect. . authorities interested the individual on the thai side of the border with cambodia. it's believed he had been trying to escape. -- thaiprime minister

there are six unesco world heritage sites. it has killed the chief antiquities scholar who refused to reveal the location of ancient treasures. mark is an archaeologist who joins us now. you have actually said that some of these and two kitties have been popping up -- that these antiquities have been popping up in london. mark: we've been seeing things like cylinder seals, glass objects, inlaid carvings, statues with precious stones, materials and styles that are reminiscent from regions in syria and iraq. other objects include things like coins and glass objects from the roman period as well. >> how did they get onto the london market? mark: many of the objects are very small and very portable. they are easy to put into suitcases and fly on international flights from turkey, jordan, and other surrounding countries. sarah: does this make the west complicit in not only funding islamic state but also the instruction of some of these historical treasures? mark: it's not completely clear. there's a lot we don't know about this mar

when unesco declared 2007 as "the year of jalaluddin rumi," they rightfully recognized his contributions an advocate of interfaith tolerance and respect. they described rumi as "one of the great humanists, philosophers, and poets who belong to humanity in its entirety." the u.n. recognized that the spiritual evolution and, quite possibly, the survival of our very world is directly tied to the ideas that lie at the heart of rumi's poetry. so, let us now join our

. >>> the area unesco world heritage site, a ahea head of ae campaign to retake by houthi rebels. in the southwestern city of ta'izz. there was intense shelling in the area, 37 rebel fighters were reportedly killed and dozens were wounded. human rights watch says that shia militias in iraq are out of control. accuses the government backed fighters of causing wide backed destruction in the city of tikrit. broke the laws of war when they deliberate illy attacked. >>> music with a message, performers in sierra leone come up with interesting ways of education. and pope francis touches down in havana, we'll be right back. >> he was so ahead of his time. >> father junipero serra was so devastating to native american cultures. >> we have suffered greatly, what kind of saint would allow that? >> and you're gonna let the pope know? >> absolutely. >> as the global refugee crisis intensifies... >> they have travelled for weeks, sometimes months. >> and the e.u. struggles to cope... >> we don't know, they stop us here. >> what's being done while lives hang in the balance? >> we need help now.

the unesco world heritage site of the middle rhine valley.f you sometimes have the feeling that your pet is part human -- or, indeed, that your pet thinks it's part human itself -- you are not alone. british photographer tim flach also has an eye for the hu

the bombing hit the city, a yo unesco world heritage site. >>> vote something under way in the greece election. they're hoping that voters will give tsipras another chance to lead the country. he won january's poll on anti-austerity ticket but had to accept economic reforms in exchange for a bail out from creditors. barnaby phillips has more now from athens. >> alexis tsipras. >> does he still have magic? he's still young, still charismatic. but it has been a bruising year. defeated by creditors, humiliated in berlin. he said don't let the old parties back in, the old regime that created the debt crisis in the first place. he may have lost to europe saying his supporters, but he went down fighting. >> ' licks citizen tsipras came to power promising to end austerity in greece and the eurozone. well, he failed to end austeri austerity. so this election is all about whether greeks are prepared to give him a second chance. >> people are feeling disappointment. >> i met people who supported the left wing syriza when they voted in january. this man said he'll vote for him again. >> i think

. >>> people in japan's northern most island of hokkaido are celebrating ten years since unesco awarded world heritage status to one of their most picturesque parks. they are flocking to the park for the unspoiled nature and variety of wildlife. it is home to brown bears, the largest can be over two and a half meters tall, and they are not always friendly to their visitors. >> reporter: this is a brown bear. it reigns over the ecosystem on land. summer is the season for rearing bear cubs. this year shiritoko is celebrating the tenth year as a world national heritage site. august is the peak season for tourists. and what they are after is -- >> we're here for brown bears. >> brown bears. i just hope to come across with them. >> reporter: this photograph was taken in july. a brown bear had its front paws on a tourist's parked car and is shaking it. this dangerous situation sent shock waves through the local area. summer is a season of hardship for brown bears. there aren't many salmon trout heading up the river and not many berries or nuts yet. brown bears appear frequently seeking food.

the city in northern mali is listed a as an unesco heritage site. it is the first time that th they will here a case of crime. >> they're destruction of the historical monument. they're about the identity of the entire population and their historic rules. >> the inhabitants of northern mali deserve to see justice done. >> well, the leaders are pledging to irradicate poverty in 15 years. this is one of several goals adopted at the united nations on friday. it is now called sustainable government goals. one in nine people around the world are going hungry. that's 795 million people. it wants to end poverty and push for food security. 100million youngsters cannot read or write, and more than 60% of them are girls. one in five don't have access to modern forms of electricity. the u.n. wants access to affordable and sustainable energy supplies for all. another goal is to preserve the world's oceans, but that's hard to do when carbon dioxide from fossil fuels seep in the sea making it difficult for marine life. scientists are trying to work out what the l

the saudis denied it was a coalition missile that struck the city, a unesco world heritage site.hatever it was that destroyed these historic buildings, we do know what military hardware the saudi air force is using, maybe american-made f-15's and british made tornadoes and typhoons dropping bombs supplied by the u.s. and the u.k. >> it's difficult to argue that a weapon being sold to saudi arabia would not be used in yemen. it enables the country to use other weapons in yemen. so we clearly know that is happening. there is evidence of personal support in terms of supporting the air force and the army here. reporter: the scale of the crisis is huge. on top of the blockade and the airstrikes, there have been months of fierce fighting between the two sides. a million and a half people have fled their homes seeking shelter in makeshift camps. half the population of yemen does not know where their next meal will come from. leavesrced to pick the off thorn bushes to feed her four children. you grind it up with water. it is better than starving to death, she says. the family is here bec

the unesco world heritage site of the middle rhine valley.you sometimes have the feeling that your pet is part human -- or, indeed, that your pet thinks it's part human itself -- you are not alone. british photographer tim flach also has an eye for the human

the bombing hit the city which is unesco's world heritage site. for than 4,500 people have been killed since the campaign began in march. the deal has been reached to end the political crisis in burkina faso following a military coup. the country will return to civilian rule and an interim government will be reinstated. the announcement follows a meeting between regional leaders and coup leaders earlier this week, guards stormed the presidential meeting and arrested the president and prime minister. >> this is going to raise a lot of suspension that they want to negotiate sort of favorable exit for themselves. we know that a recommendation was given for the presidential guard to be disbanded after the election. clearly they have found themselves a bargainen chip to allow that to happen for that soft exit to happen for them. it's clear that burkina faso does not have the system to put a military government in place. there is reason, credible reason to believe that they wanted a favorable exit. at the end of the day they don't want to negotiate with

parts of the gulf of california on the west coast of mexico are a unesco world heritage site, including the isla isabel. here bioligists are asking local fishermen for help in perserving the dwindling biodiversity. reporter: it is five in the morning. we are a few kilometres off isla isabel in the gulf of california. marine biologist jacques cousteau once called the region "the world's aquarium." feliciano: we depend on the island, my wife, my son and i, my whole family. it's a cornucopia, this island. there's good and bad, just like in real life. but we live with it, so we have to protect it. reporter: the fishermen come him!!!! from the mainland, more kilometres away. sometimes they spend the night on the island. feliciano: because of commercial trawling, and, of course, our small boats, fishing is getting more difficult. we used to have two or three nets. now we bring along five. reporter: the island is of volcanic origin. it's been an official nature reserve for fifteen years. its biodiversity is known far beyond mexico's borders. tens of thousands of marine birds live here, on a si

he's the first suspect to be charged with destroying monuments in the unesco world heritage city. through being attacked at a number of religious sites in mali in 2012, which they said were worshipped as idols. >>> a number of houthi rebels were killed in yemen after a rocket attack. the district commander and s sergeant was killed on friday, and the saudi-led coalitions continued the air strikes against houthis in the capital sanaa. people living there are searching through rubble after an attack. saudi arabia has been fighting houthi forces in yemen for six months. dozens of soldiers have been killed where more than 4.5 million people have died in ground fighting and air strikes. nigeria's military is making gains against boko haram in the north of the kubt country. banke is the latest town to be retain on friday. we have this update from borno state. >> reporter: the military says it is gaining ground every day on boko haram. it has captured one of the last major towns in the hands of boko haram, and it's conducting mopping-up operations driving from the capital to the front li

he's the first suspect to be charged with destroying monument in the unesco world heritage city. they attacked several religious sites in mali in 2012. it said they were being worshipped as idols. >>> nigeria's military says it's making gains against boko haram in the north of the country. banki in northeast niger gentleman was the latest taken retain on friday. al jazeera is one of the few international journalists on ground. he went to borno state in the north and this is what it saw. >> reporter: the nigerian military says it's gaining ground every day on boko haram. it's conducting mopping-up operations driving from the capital to the front lines in the northeast of nigeria. it's easy to see the relief on the faces of many nigerians. coming up here hundreds of kilometers and we've driven for 16 hours nonstop to be here, and people are relieved and people have started to come back to their farms and homes. although some of the areas are not particularly safe for people to return en masse. that's why the nigerian mopup operations are being done for people that have fled their h

. >> reporter: fossils found in the unesco world heritage site in south africa two years ago and nevere have so many fossils been found in one place and there were 15 partial skeletons but what is almost more significant is what it tells you about homeowner's behavior, scientists say the remains were put there deliberately, suggesting a burial ritual. that is something until now scientists thought only we homosapiens did. >> no evidence of symbolic behavior they are doing but yet that emotional basis and social basis some recognition that a dead member of their own group, their own species is special in some way. that seems to be what we are seeing here. in some ways maybe it's one of the first steps towards humanity. >> reporter: homeowner is revolutionary in other ways and they thought the brain grew bigger before or at the same time when the body became more like hours but in homeowner liddy it's is other way around and in a species it could be 2.8 million years ago and walked the earth at 100,000 years ago. south africa's deputy president was clearly as delighted as the scientists.

fighters in syria have blown up three ancient tower tombs in palm ashgpalmaa and th of the most famous unesco heritage sites. still to come on al jazeera. >> i'm andrew thomas and in australia along the coastline that is developing a reputation as the shark attack capitol of the world, some here are calling for a problem but would that be ethical. ♪ ♪ again let's take a look at the top stories on al jazeera, the u.n. refugee agency says europe is facing a moment of truth and the continent must work together to end people suffering, the standoff between refugees and riot police at a hungarian train station that continues almost 24 hours after it began. a man and wife and two sons who drown trying to cross to syria and the three-year-old body sparked an international outcry and coffins arrived in istanbul and will be sent home to kobani for burial. the president bashar al-assad could share power with a healthy opposition according to the president of russia, vladimir putin's comments are the closest of what moscow thinks is an acceptable way out of violence that is sweeping syria and more on th

charge of protecting it said the towers have been destroyed and palmyra is one of the most famous unesco heritage sites. 22 soldiers from the united arab emirates have been killed in the eastern province and reported extensive from yemen and joins me here on the set, what have you heard about this incident? >> well, according to the official news agency in the united arab emirates says 22 soldiers were killed in an accidental explosion and they didn't give a further details. now this is the biggest loss for the uae but it's interesting because now some military sources came out and said that the reason of the explosion was an explosion at the depth for weapons and this was at the depo at the base of the province and the reason of the explosion was the weapons were miss handled and were stored in the wrong way. now the enemy and their enemy the other side of the story the houthis and their allies say they fired the ballistic missile against that military base killing a number of soldiers and destroying weapons and even a helicopter and i don't know if it's accurate but what the houthis ar

town, a unesco world heritage site. did those throngs of tourists and holidaymakers get to higher ground? the good news is that we are not hearing of any reports just yet of injuries or deaths. we will continue to watch out for those. as for the sea levels, we understand via the pacific tsunami warning center, wave heights on the chilean coast being reported in some places three meters above type level. that's expected to continue. i just checked in and the good news for hawaii according to the latest update, they say based on all available data, a major tsunami is not expected to trike the state of hawaii. sea level changes and strong currents may appear on the coasts. people being told to stay away from the shoreline. this warning extends throughout the pacific. french polynesia being warned of high waves. warnings continuing to new zealand. new zealand's emergency authority saying basically the entire eastern coast of the country under warning here. that continues for the next 12 hours. we will watch this closely. st

city, known as the city of columns and the rome of the caribbean, the old city center of havana is a unescoage site. but five decades have taken an incredible toll on the city. one stone at a time havana is being rebuilt but with hundreds of millions of dollars needed, the future may depend on people from cuba's past. left cuba as a teenager for venezuela. >> i hope the cue an community would want to come back and help recover this country and this city. >> as the head of the cisneros fontanales foundation, based in spain, she has returned to havana as an active patron of the arts and restored a ruined mansion to its former glory. >> i remember ten years ago you would come here and it was a disaster. >> almost five centuries later, havana is still a stunning living museum of architecture, home to spectacular colonial buildings, a city frozen in time. a professor at the university of havana's architecture school. >> translator: havana looks the same as it did 50 years ago. grand plans to modernize were abandoned and not saving the city from becoming another impersonal cosmopolitan city of gl

a unesco world heritage site. a classic little sink hole. >> there are loads of these. this is what this area is. the cradle. it's called a cradle. now a world heritage site. because 60% of all the evidence for human evolution comes out of the valley. it's from caves like this that keep the record. that geology just conspires to preserve fossils. they're very, very rare things, hominid fossils, but they're found more here in the last ten years than they're found anywhere. so you're home. this is where you started. >> this is my ancestral homeland? >> this is your ancestral homeland. ♪ >> that sound makes me happy. what does that sound remind you of, guys? what does that evoke for you, that sound? primeval. you know? happy childhood? meat sizzling over the fire? parental love? your enemy's genitals frying in hot oil? nothing? no. fire and fresh-killed eland. i get to work on the heart. something i strongly suspect will be delicious. and i'm right. andrea works her magic on the liver. dredged in flour and sauteed. t

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the city is listed a awe unesco religious sites. they attacked them as what they said were worshipped at idols. it's the first time they will hear a case connected to the destruction of the mali sites. >> let there be no mistake the charges we have brought against him involve most serious crimes. they're about the destruction of irreplaceable historic monuments, and they're about a callous assault on populations and their religion and historic rules. the inhabitants of northern mali, want man victims of this attack deserve to see justice done. >>> iraqi politicians are used to discussion a crucial law to bring national unity and defeat isil. it's controversial and unpopular among those it will most effect. we're in baghdad and have the explanation. >> reporter: seven weeks ago iraq ace prime minister announced the battle to take the city from isil fighters, but his security forces still haven't taken the capital of anbar province. also in that time a crucial piece of potential legislation designed to unite the militia and army with

. >> reporter: the fossils at a unesco world heritage site in south africa.re 15 partial skeletons. but what is more significant is what it legals you about he behavior. scientists say the remains were put there deliberately suggesting a burial ritual that's something until now scientists thought only we did. >> we don't see any evidence of symbolic behavior, but the emotional and social basis, some recognition that a dead member of their own group, their own species a special in some way, that seems to be what we're seeing here. it's in some ways maybe one of the first steps towards humanity. >> reporter: it's revolutionary in other ways too. common things was the early hominid's brain grew bigger before or at the same time as their body became more like ours, but in this it's the other ways. it could have emerged around 2.8 million years ago, and it could have walked the earth as recently as a hundred thousand years ago. south africa's deputy president was clearly as delighted as the scientists. it confirms south africa as one of the world's richest sources

when unesco declared 2007 as "the year of jalaluddin rumi," they rightfully recognized his contributionan advocate of interfaith tolerance and respect. they described rumi as "one of the great humanists, philosophers, and poets who belong to humanity in its entirety." the u.n. recognized that the spiritual evolution and, quite possibly, the survival of our very world is

unesco official giovanni boccardi: >> we know for sure that some time after august 27, most likely onust 30, this temple was blown up by explosives. it was dedicated to a local god, bel, but during byzantine times, it was turned into a church and then with the arrival of the arabs it turned into a mosque so so this is why it has this profound humanistic meaning which goes beyond the historic and even aesthetic aspects. >> brown: palmyra, a modern city and antiquities site located 150 miles northeast of damascus, was taken over by isis forces in may. who then continued a pattern of targeting ancient sites in iraq and syria. last week they destroyed a smaller temple at palmyra. and before that, gruesomely beheaded the guardian of palmyra's ruins, khaled al- asaad, an 82 year-old syrian archeologist who had looked after the city's sites for more than four decades. on another front-- the fbi last week issued a statement urging u.s. art dealers to be careful when buying antiquities from the middle east, saying there is evidence collectors have recently been offered artifacts plundered by i

the bones were discovered inside an underground cave in an unesco world heritage site called the cradle of humankind. the nonprofit national geographic society has sold its flagship magazine and other media assets to rupert murdoch's 21st century fox for $725 million. the deal will turn the nonprofit magazine into a commercial operation. rupert murdoch has long come under fire for denying the impact of human activity on climate change. a study published in 2014 by the union of concerned scientists argued more than 70% of fox's climate change coverage was "misleading." in new york, a new federal lawsuit claims more than a dozen corrections officers are responsible for the death of samuel harrell, a 30-year-old african-american man who died in april after as many as 20 corrections officers kicked, punched and threw him down a flight of stairs while he was incarcerated at the fishkill correctional facility in beacon, new york. harrell was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. the group of the officers who assaulted harrell are known as the "beat up squad." samuel harrell's father, samuel harrel

palmyra is one of the famous unesco world heritage sites and we are joined from beirut and what are young about this jamal? >> well, jane, these are as you say very significant historical sites, some of them almost 2000 years old. one of them was built roughly 40 ad and 110 ad and goes in news we have been getting out of palmyra in the weeks and months that showed that i.s.i.s. or i.s.i.l. were targeting some of these historical temples and landmarks and not only that but the reported assassination of the be heading of one of the foremost scholars on those historical sites just a couple of weeks ago and shows that it's not only syria's future that is essentially dying in the images of the children washing up on the shores but also its history that is also being killed off in this conflict. >> thank you for that jamal. polls have opened in morocco's regular elections and region has been given more powers to run their own affairs and reforms made after protests in 2011 and we are in the morocco capitol and how important are these elections? >> well, jane, if you remember four years ago th

tubes in palmyra and says the towers have been destroyed and it's one oof the region's most famous unescoage site and bashar al-assad could hold snap elections with healthy opposition according to the president of russia. vladimir putin's comments are what moscow thinks is acceptable way out of the violence sweeping syria. >> translator: we are working with our partners in syria itself and in general there is an understanding that this uniting of efforts in fighting terrorism should go in parallel to a political process in syria itself and the syrian president by the way agrees with that all the way down to holding early elections and parliamentary ones and establishing contacts with the so called healthy opposition, bringing them into governing. >> reporter: a political analyst and what do you make of in? >> the united states is not doing what it needs to do so russia is doing what it wants to do. >> that is what you think? it's not united states giving up and thinking that it can't solve serious problems and let's leave it to the russians while we are doing something else. >> the united

in 2000, unesco recognized the mangrove forest as a man and biosphere reserve. it has recovered to a significant extent. local families now have solar electricity, adequate and clean water, and sustainable timber. they also have thriving ecotourism industry. not to paint the war -- isn't this great that all this came at about? a green lining or silver lining perhaps, but at least there is a local sustainable community that has been able to prosper on land once destroyed by agent orange. another point to this is that while the use of chemicals was a terrible thing, the radicalization of scientists and students, as well as others against their use raised awareness about the serious problem associated with chemical agents and other chemical agents'effects on humans and nonhuman nature. both contributing -- thus contributing to the growth of the modern environmental movement. the other changes we have seen since vietnam had been in part due because of the tragedy of agent orange. i will leave you with a few parting thoughts. we do need to take a close look at nature

these efforts have been successful and unesco recognized the mangrove as a man and biosphere reserve. recovered to a significant extent. local families now have electricity, adequate clean water, quality fisheries, and sustainable timber. they also have a thriving ecotourism industry. not to paint the war as, well, look, isn't it great that this came out of that? but if there is going to be a green lining or a silver lining, at least the local communities have been able to prosper on land once destroyed by agent orange. point to this is while the use of chemical defoliants was certainly a terrible thing, the radicalization of scientists awareness ofraised serious problems associated with chemical agents and other chemical agents' effects on humans and nonhuman nature, thus contributing to the growth of the modern environmental movement. changes we have seen since vietnam have been in part cause of the tragedy of it and orange. i will leave you with a few parting thoughts here. i think we do need to take a close look at nature within the context of war because it does revive new insigh

. ♪ >>> the unesco world site in palmyra is only the latest casual casualty.ces and archaeologists tell cbs news as what isn't being destroyed is sold on the black market. clarissa ward and her team went under cover to see for themselves. she's in london. good morning. >> good morning. in tal ban syria and iraq don't have narcotics. what they do have are antiquit antiquities and we delved into how this precious cultural heritage is being exploited. from syria to iraq, isis has demolished precious artifacts and archaeological sites but out of site and off camera what isn't being destroyed is quiet by being sold in a black market that reaches europe and even the u.s. to get a firsthand look at this underground world our producer posed as a buyer and made contact with omar, a syrian living in turkey who offers looted artifacts to buyers. he sent us images of coins and stat us, jewelry and books. he claimed to have mosaics freshly ripped out of the ground in syria. we met in istanbul and recorded our meeting on hidden cameras. we asked archaeologist to come help u

italy is leading efforts with unesco to -- this part, this field of discussion. second, religious and we thank middle east today i use this expression today is not today was incredible and the need culture for every religion. we must defend particurly in ose we must defend the land in which a lot of religion was born in the past. third, syria and not only africa asks for priorities in the libyan situation but also the situation in africa particularly different extremist and my personal consideration your consideration mr. president and i agree totally with you. social networking is the place of freedom. it's an incredible opportunity and the people a ride and i very much appreciate the words of barack obama yesterday about it. obviously number one worry the further risks of social media. the social network as a way of recruiting particularly in our country in europe. self trained jihadists decide if he makes some intervention with this approach. it's very interesting your initiative as the united states and the united nations because their risk for politician thi

we hosted the world's education forum with unesco last may and led the adoption of the declaration which sets the educational goals to be achieved by 2030. going forward, the republic of korea is determined to make such continued effort in the area of education. in particular, korea will continue to work with ue knees could he to spread global citizenship education. next, korea will also play a strong role in reinforcing global health security. in addition to the dispatching a disaster response team to sierra leone to help fight ebola late last year, korea announced it would contribute $100 million over the next five years to support capacity building in developing countries at the second high level meeting of global health curt agenda held in seoul three weeks ago. in addition, the republic of korea plans to pursue project to support developing countries worth $200 million over the next five years under the better life for girls initiative. [applause] fellow delegates, even as we achieved ratchpid industrialization, korea has also been exerting great energy to ensure the coexistence of