this is ugandan activist vanessa nakate. vanessa: my name is vanessa nakate., a country that has one of the fastest changing climates in the world. in the past few years, i have seen more and more how the climate crisis is affecting the african continent, which is ironic, given that africa is the lowest admit or of co2 emissions of all continents except for antarctica. [applause] historically, africa is responsible for only 3% of global emissions, and yet, africans are already suffering some of the most brutal impacts fueled by the climate crisis. devastating floods and withering droughts. many africans are losing their lives while countless more have lost their livelihoods. the droughts and floods have left nothing behind for the people, nothing except for pain, agony, suffering, starvation, and death. a recent world bank report said we could see up to 86 million people in sub-saharan africa alone displaced due to rising sea levels, desert vacation, declining freshwater, and food scarcity. over the past few months, there have been deadly heat waves and wildfi

this is ugandan climate activist vanessa nakate. >> i, as an activist, will continue speaking and continueemanding for climate justice. there is no climate justice without acknowledging damage is here with us now. amy: in labor news, today marks 13ays since dozens of new york taxi drivers began a round-the-clock protest outside city hall, demanding relief for thousands of drivers who've been devastated by massive debt, accrued largely due to the artificially inflated cost of taxi medallions. data from 2019 shows medallion owner-drivers, who are mostly immigrants, owe nearly $500,000 on average, even though the market value for medallions has drastically collapsed. drivers are also denouncing the mental health impacts triggered by the financial ruin. at least nine have died by suicide. in chicago, workers at el milagro tortilla plants led another protest thursday against low pay, staff shortages and abusive working conditions, including intimidation and sexual harassment. the latest action comes after el milagro management ignored workers' demands to meet and discuss their grievances. at a