may need reform and no question about that but the world food program is a different operation it's about feed people keeping people alive operating emergencies and sustainable development and so the united states has not backed down invite we're seeing that the world food program is actually a program this bringing nations together with all the division around the world the world food program we consider ourselves an opportunity to bridge relations so to interesting you say that because i think your agency is far more fortunate than some of the other agencies do you think perhaps they have a secret of. your success has has been your own personality or putting an american in charge i mean seriously it's a serious matter for many in the u.n. how crucial it is to have somebody who has an ear of the president or at least. he's got it well you've got to have the year of the leadership but you also have the right message in bringing bringing together different factions within the government around hungry starving children who could be against that well but there are lots of starving children i

states does not back down invite we're seeing that the world food program is actually a program is bringing nations together and with all the division around the world the world food program we consider ourselves an opportunity to bridge relations so to interesting to say that because i think your agency is far more fortunate than some of the other agencies do you think perhaps they have a secret of. your success has has been your own personality or putting an american in charge i mean seriously it's a serious matter for many in the us on how crucial it is to have somebody who has that i mean the president or at least any or if he's going to do it well you've got to have the year of the leadership but you also have the right message in bringing bringing together different factions within the government around hungry starving children who could be against that well but there are lots of starving children in the palestine and yet that budget is being how well you know we're looking forward to working through those issues as well but in the world today you can take any country of islam into sa

may need reform and no question about that but the world food program is a different operation it's about feed people keeping people alive operating emergencies and sustainable development and so the united states has not backed down invite we're seeing that the world food program is actually a program this bringing nations to. whether it with all the division around the world the world food program we consider ourselves an opportunity to bridge relations sultan tristan you say that because i think your agency is far more fortunate than some of the other agencies do you think perhaps they have a secret of. your success has has been your own personality or putting an american in charge i mean seriously it's a serious matter for many in the u.n. how crucial it is to have somebody who has an ear of the president or at least any or if he's got it well you've got to have the year of the leadership but you also have the right message in bringing bringing together different factions within the government around hungry starving children who could be against that well but there are lots of starvin

think will be good for the world food programme so we can continue to address around the world and then when you think about the united states' commitment to the world food program last year two thousand and seventeen was two point five billion dollars this year you know we're hopeful that we come out with at least two billion but i'm confident that the leadership in the united states will stay so. what international humanitarian aid in many of your public appearances you're. feeding the world's most vulnerable is a viable alternative to military spending you think it's a way of combating extremism and apparently the president perhaps has a different view on that what is your strategy now to try to dissuade the president ought to try to work with the congress and hopefully defeat his budgeting proposals there well as i've told my friends in the u.s. senate and the u.s. house the republicans and the democrats as well as the president and his administration if you want to spend another half a trillion dollars on military cut the world food program. because we are the first line of us and it is him doing that exactly one of them and he's been very supportive of me

may need reform and no question about that but the world food program is a different operation it's about fifty people keeping people alive operating emergencies and sustainable development and so the united states has not backed down invite we're seeing that the world food program is actually a program is bringing nations to get. every with all the division around the world we're food program we consider ourselves an opportunity to bridge relations so to interesting to say that because i think your agency is far more fortunate than some of the other agencies do you think perhaps they have a secret of. your success has has been your own personality or putting an american in charge i mean seriously it's a serious matter for many in the un how crucial it is to have somebody who has an ear of the president or at least any or he's got it well you've got to have the year of the leadership but you also have the right message in bringing bringing together different factions within the government around hungry starving children who could be against that well but there are lots of starving childre

revive sustainability sustainable development resilience for example in the united nations world food program we believe that every single person this enabled body to know who's receiving food they ought to be in the community development improvement program before that you have to solve the number one issue which is meet conflict you mentioned the word the way yemen and i want to seize that this is a potential chalk specifically about this country because i think it's stands out as a as a confluence of disasters i heard you say that you've been trying to raise the issue of the saudi contact with the trumpet ministration did you find it responsive yes it's been interesting to watch and see that the international community has has come together to help bring about a change in the saudi in the sort of coalition by that you mean their pledge that they made just recently of additional aid and easing out of there saying well you know two or three things number one the saudi led coalition in the blockade was creating catastrophic situation and so lack of money lack of access was a huge issue but we

may need reform and no question about that but the world food program is a different operation it's about feed people keeping people alive operating emergencies and sustainable development and so the united states has not backed down invite we're seeing that the world food program is actually a program this bringing nations to give. whether it with all the division around the world the world food program we consider ourselves an opportunity to bridge relations so it's interesting you say that because i think your agency is far more fortunate than some of the other agencies do you think perhaps they have a secret of. your success has has been your own personality or putting an american in charge i mean seriously it's a serious matter for many in the u.n. how crucial it is to have somebody who has an ear of the president or at least any or if he's going to do it well you've got to have the year of the leadership but you also have the right message in bringing bringing together different factions within the government around hungry starving children who could be against well but there are lo

world food program. staying in syria government backed troops have entered a free day kurdish enclave in the north of the country turkey is preparing to lay siege to the city as part of an offensive against kurdish militia it uses terrorists and a security threat but the arrival of troops backed by damascus is stoking fears of a confrontation with turkey that could further complicate syria's civil war. pro syrian government forces chant unity slogans after entering the northern enclave of offering they've come to help kurdish fighters resist the turkish offensive which began a month ago. we are in the heart of offering with huge numbers and will stay here until we kick out the ottoman turks occupiers. turkey says its troops of the area and force the pro-government fighters to retreat president have ever won has warned them to stay away. which is unfortunately as you know these kinds of terror organizations take the wrong steps with the decisions they make. of course it's impossible for us to allow this t

although it was we were trying to speak with a representative of the world food program there. she was joining us from cairo as we mentioned the situation in eastern good to is dire and we will try and get her back on the line a little later in the program but in the meantime would like to bring you some other stories that have been making news around the world because authorities in montenegro say that wednesday's attack on the u.s. embassy was by a yugoslav army veteran who survived the nato air bombing in one thousand nine hundred nine police say the man tossed a hand grenade into the embassy compound then killed himself the embassy reports its staff members are safe a german court has postponed to next week its ruling on whether big cities can ban heavily colluding diesel cars local courts and stood guard and have imposed such bans over poor air quality but those rulings have been appealed german carmakers are tracking the final decision closely as it could drastically affect their collective future. growth and kenya's high court today began hearing arguments challenging law

world food program. those mothers stories making news around the world today the u.s. state department says north korea canceled a planned meeting with vice president mike pence at the last minute it was supposed to hold talks with government representatives during the olympic games in south korea reportedly scrapped the idea after pence denounced the north's human rights abuses brazil's senate has approved it to create that authorizes the army to take command of police forces in the state of rio de janeiro the measure comes in a bid to curb violence is driven by drug gangs brazil's president michel tamar said they have virtually taken over urban. and at least fifty at least five thousand people have been cut off by landslides and hundreds of tourists are stranded after a powerful storm battered new zealand's south island the storm was the tail end of cycle which tore through several pacific nations last week. though a new twist in corruption claims at the lab the in so yeah that's right the government is saying this is part of a smear campaign to discredit the country

they were only allowed into the port after protests by the world food program. court officials also say the saudi led military coalition seldom allows ships with humanitarian aid to dark here. now to some of the other stories making news around the world iranians are waiting to learn the fate of sixty five people on a crashed airliner the flight had started in tehran and was bound for the southern city of the suge search and rescue teams suspended operations until daybreak due to blizzard conditions in the mountains where the plane is believed to have come down . the seventeen year old german national known only as linda w. has been sentenced to six years in prison by an iraqi court she was found guilty of membership in the so-called islamic state her case made international headlines after she was arrested by iraqi forces in mosul last summer. in ukraine's capital kiev several thousand protesters have called for the impeachment of president petro poroshenko the protesters included supporters of former georgian luger mikhail saakashvili who was deported from ukr

in control in two thousand and fourteen allowed on on may god is the deputy director of the world food program and syria says he and his team got rare access and travel into the city of there as a war and reports that it's being largely destroyed. this was a milestone mission for the u.n. team in syria while four program team visited there so or day before yesterday for the first times it's. what the under the sea each of the seats on of the speech where we see it was that the city is majority cities i mean how much what eighty percent they don't this is just been destroyed we have seen that there's a lot of tricity if you don't majority of them on the cherry trees the water is not running the sewer system is dysfunctional majority of the people to turn up for assistance. from the international community. for a year i know what you have. into the drug operation and their source pretty well we kept the people alive there for however they need to build more than that we had to do i want to be asking this question to the desperate people who are going back we need to be having our operation in th

fighting in syria to address a worsening humanitarian crisis according to its world to its food agency the world food program nine million syrians need food assistance more than thirteen million people require immediate aid such as medical supplies of those three million are in areas that the u.n. describes as besieged and hard to reach all the five million people have fled the country since the civil war began in two thousand and eleven joining us now via skype from damascus is yacob kern who's the syria country director for the world food program good to have you with us the scope of what areas of the country are giving you the most cause for concern right now. good afternoon well developed food program and the u.n. really concerned about the up search inciting violence in many parts of the county romney's to beseeched area of east ghouta outside the mosque was fond of thousand people obviously each and heavy fighting but then also you need lope they are almost two hundred fifty thousand people are on the move or have fled to the norse . and also in the afternoon district in a poll we just heard in the new

they were only allowed into the port after protests by the world food program. poured officials also say the saudi led military coalition seldom allows ships with humanitarian aid to dark here. russian medalist at the pier on chiang winter olympics is suspected of having tested positive for a banned substance the international olympic committee said it had taken note of reports of a dumping case on monday alexander christian it's one of bronze medal along with his wife and mixed doubles curling is expected is suspected of having tested positive for. if confirmed it would be a major blow to russia's efforts to emerge from a drug cheating scandal i.o.c. is currently investigating the issue. well in that but as lee is softer the big game on sunday saw gladbach host dortmund in a duel for the european places have had a poor start to twenty eighteen dita picking side of last four of their five games this year dortmund in contrast have found their form against again under coach. take a look at how that panned out for the two coaches enjoying a little bromance before t

we already their houses are full we have a big all kind of world food program is supporting so you million people every day we food assistance in the country and we can easily shift resources around if you have an opening to these areas that you haven't reached for as i said two months now the u.s. vice president says washington is open to talks with north korea speaking to the washington post mike pence said the u.s. and south korea have agreed on terms for further diplomatic engagement with pyongyang but that could lead to direct talks with the u.s. without preconditions hence made the comments as he was returning from seoul where he avoided direct contact with the north korean delegation attending the winter olympics well that delegation has also left south korea the group which included the powerful sister of the north korean leader and its visit by joining south korean president when j. in a concert and holding talks on the sidelines of the p.r. china games on saturday kim joe young extended iran the tension to president moon to visit pyongyang. has more from solved. even as athletes

but this is one game we can't afford to lose the world food program and a world like helping people help themselves my goal is zero. this is news coming to you live from berlin the international olympic committee lifts its doping ban on russia the move comes after the remaining tests of the country's athletes said the show in china winter olympics turned up negative so does a strong line under moscow's massive state run doping scandal. also coming up on the program russian hackers are let's to have attacked germany's defense and foreign ministries and stalling the packers are said to belong to the same group that attacked the democratic.

the world food program is fighting over. join the fight. with just hours to go until the winter olympics open in south korea the olympic torch has almost completed its journey the united nations has cleared the way for the north korean delegation to cross the border a group that includes cameo jong sister of the north korean leader. the united states has thrown its support behind a u.n. plea for a ceasefire in syria's eastern ghouta hundreds of civilians have been killed in days of intense government strikes.

world food program. the largest humanitarian organization in the world. thank you for joining us. [applause] please direct your attention to the side screen for an introduction of our next guest. >> the united states army major scott smiley. he was born to serve. a star in his high schools football team, he followed his brother to west point, graduating in 2003. inscribed on his ring was his favorite bible verse, "i could do all things through christ, who strengthens me." finally noticed a suspicious vehicle to the right, driving slowly with its backside dragging on the ground. a telltale sign of a car bomb. suddenly, there was a bright flash. scott smiley's world went black. he quickly realized the terrifying reality. the blast had left him fully blind and paralyzed on one side. fear soon turned to anger. in time, he would regain the use of his limbs, but his blindness was permanent. bitterness became part of his new reality. however, the love of his life, family and friends remained. on a trip to hawaii and in need of an escape, he convinced a friend to take him surfing. he was

since it fell on the ice and control twenty four teen drama make a step to director of the world food program in syria he joins us on skype from damascus. people who kind of situation of encountering on the ground as the try to do their jobs good afternoon this was a milestone mission for the u.n. team in syria. brought on team visited there so our day before yesterday the first times that it was our. forty. under the city charter of seats on of the seats where we sit with the city is majority of the city is uninhabitable eighty percent they don't miss it has been destroyed we have seen that there's a lot tricity if you don't make sure that you're on the trees there the water is not running the sewer system is dysfunctional majority of the people dependent for assistance rely on the poor from the international community. for a year i don't know what you had on how well you're into the operation and their source p.t. and we kept the people alive but however they need more than that we had to do i don't want to be asking this question if you look desperate people are going back we need to be ha

quake quits he could face a vote of no confidence in parliament and aid workers from the un's world food program are in the syrian city of dera saw for the first time since it was taken by i saw in twenty fourteen last year it was recaptured by syrian government forces with support from russia and iran while it was under eye so control it was besieged by pro-government troops and a surprise to the city were cut off you have to see it with the headlines on al-jazeera coming up next here it's a story. facing realities growing up when to do you realize that you were living in a special place a so-called secret city getting to the heart of the matter while activists to live in jail just because he expressed himself hear their story on top to al-jazeera at this time. ok if you're in the stream today is uganda the best place in the welsh to be a refugee i really could be larger as always we are live on you tube now if you're watching us please do join the conversation there and your comments might appear on the show. according to a whole series of glowing headlines uganda is a power dies for refugees

iraqis regardless of sect or its necessity for iraq that is priceless aid workers in the un's world food program are in the city of doors or in syria for the first time since it was taken by eisel in two thousand and fourteen last year was taken back by syrian government forces with support from russia and iran all of us under eisel control that was seized by pro-government troops and aid supplies to the city were cut off russia says it has no information about any russian mercenaries being killed in syria it comes in response to reports that more than two hundred pro syrian government fighters were killed in two hours or last week during fighting with u.s. coalition forces also says it's only aware of its citizens being deployed there as part of the russian armed forces russia has been supporting the government of syrian president bashar al assad throughout the civil war or a challenge has more from moscow. the u.s. led coalition says that it responded with artillery and air strikes to be attacked by what it called pro syrian regime forces information that emerged on russian language social med

agency nine million people need food assistance koenig's the syria country director for the world food program he says any tuesdays to last for at least a month. at the moment thought keeps us from going to these places too east. to. the fighting the security of our stuff of calls is most important but also the ends it's dangerous to come out in and collect for example food fighting going on so we need to pause in the fighting and call a month. their houses are full we have a big. work army supporting so median people every day we salute assistance in the country and we can easily she fleece all see if you have an opening to do you haven't leeched full as i say two months now. north korea is a limpet delegation has left seoul leaving the south korean government to consider an offer of a summit in pyongyang the group which included the powerful sister of north korean leader kim jong il and its visit by joining south korean president moon jane at a concert given by a north korean troop they've been holding talks on the sidelines of the winter games on saturday kim joe young extended a rare in th

and aide workers from the un's world food program are in the syrian city of dera zor for the first time since it was taken by ice all in twenty fourteen last year it was recaptured by syrian government forces with support from russia and iran while it was under ice of control it was besieged by pro-government troops and aid supplies to the city were cut off. russia says it has no information about any russian mess neris being killed in syria this comes in response to reports that more than two hundred pro syrian government fighters were killed in terrorist or last week during fighting with u.s. coalition forces moscow says it's only aware of its citizens being deployed there as part of the russian armed forces russia's been supporting the government of syrian president bashar assad throughout the civil war. the dutch foreign minister has resigned after he admitted lying about meeting russia's president vladimir putin more than a decade ago. had previously claimed to have been with putin in two thousand and six saying he spoke about expansionist plans to create a greater russia on monday

agency nine million people need food assistance kern is the country director for syria for the world food program he says any truce needs to last for at least a month at the moment thought keeps us from going to these places to ease cool to eat live to flee in the fighting the security of our staff of cause is of utmost importance but also there is c.p. and it's dangerous too to come out in and collect for example food if there is fighting going on so we need a pause in the fighting and what we have asked for the months. we already have their houses are full we have a big program developed food program is supporting slee really and people every day we salute assistance in the country and we can easily shift resources around if you have an opening to these areas that you haven't reached for as i say two months now . the egyptian army says it's killed sixteen fighters so far and destroyed several weapons depos in a major military operation against armed groups in the sinai peninsula a coordinated army navy an eval so operation began on friday for egyptian soldiers have been lost in the fighting pre

agency nine million people need food assistance kern is the syria country director for the world food program and he says any truce needs at least to last for a month at the moment told keep on going to these places to east. to. the fighting the security of all stuff of calls. but also. it's dangerous to to come in and collect for example food if states fighting going on so we need a pause in the fighting and for months. the already houses are full we have to because. we supposed to million people every day we salute assistance in the country and we can easily she flees. you see have an opening to these areas start the haven't reached full as i say two months no. the british foreign secretary has urged me and maurice later on sun sochi to follow that allow the un rather to surface supervise the return of the hunter refugees forced johnson made the plea after visiting displaced muslim villagers and rakhine state and refugee camps and bangladesh toward an area in myanmar were homes were destroyed in new ones are being built johnston says such he appears to be removed from the reality on the gro

quake quits he could face a vote of no confidence in parliament and aid workers from the un's world food program are in the syrian city of dairies or for the first time since it was taken by i saw in twenty fourteen last year it was recaptured by syrian government forces with support from russia and iran while it was under iso control it was besieged by pro-government troops and a surprise to the city were cut off you have to see it with the headlines on al-jazeera coming up next here it's a story. facing realities growing up when did you realize that you were living in a special place a so-called secret city getting to the heart of the matter while activists to live in jail just because she expressed herself hear their story on the talk to al-jazeera at this time. i mean ok if you're in the stream today is uganda the best place in the welsh to be a refugee i really could be glad as always we are live on you tube now if you're watching us please do join the conversation there and your comments might appear on the show. according to.

government keep world food program, unicef, and many others, to yemen, hat refugees, in in syria, in bangladesh, that for and lives ed can be saved. thank you. much.ank you very we want to just make sure is -- who is standing here the person who -- if you want to individual conversations you want to have, because otherwise, it just to kind of icult sort out the question. so she's there. thank you very much for joining us this morning. i hope that you found it useful, and thanks for your upport to amnesty's work and rights. >> thank you. mra [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> here are introductions, soon to be heard from eric trump.

government keep funding the world food program, unicef, refugee agencies to make sure that refugees inyemen, in syria, in bangladesh, that they are provided for and that lives can be saved. thank you. >> thank you very much we want to make sure that standing here, is the person who you need to contact and otherwise it's difficult to pass the questions. and thank you very much for joining us this morning and i hope you found it useful and thanks for your support for amnesty and for human rights. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> and once again, we're live

agency nine million people need food assistance current as they syria country to rector for world food program he says any truce needs to last for at least a month at the moment. i'm going to these places to east. to east to fighting the security of all stuff of calls. but all this will be and it's dangerous to come in and collect for example food if days fighting going on so we need a pause in the fighting and both of us for months. already their houses are. all crimes of the supposed people every day recent assistance in the country and we can easily. if you have an opening to these areas start we haven't reached full as i say it's two months no. turkey's pro kurdish people's democratic party has elected new co-leaders at its party conference and ankara this comes after one of the former joint leaders announced he was stepping down last month after more than a year in prison or was at the event in the capital ankara. the new leaders of the people's the most what's a party or a cheapie entered the hall to an end to see a sick welcome from supporters perrin bulled on and says i are the new co-

aid workers from the un's world food program are in the city of doors or in syria for the first time since it was taken by eisel in two thousand and fourteen last year was taken back by syrian government forces with support from russia and iran all it was under control it was besieged by pro-government troops and aid supplies to the city were cut off russia says it has no information about the russian mercenaries being killed in syria it comes in response to reports that more than two hundred pro syrian government fighters were killed in doors or last week from fighting with u.s. coalition forces moscow says it's only aware of its citizens being deployed there as part of the russian armed forces russia has been supporting the government of syrian president bashar al assad throughout the civil war or a challenge has more from moscow. what happened in dera zoar on february seventh has the potential to turn into a rare political scandal in russia it's alleged that perhaps in excess of two hundred russian mercenaries died in a botched assault on a syria democratic forces h.q. in the area

government keep funding the world food program, unicef, u.n. refugee agencies and many others to ensure that refugees in yemen, in syria, in bangladesh, that they are provided for and that lives can be saved. thank you. thank you very much. we want to make sure that if you want to coordinate the individual conversations you want to have with any of us. otherwise it becomes difficult to sort the queueing questions. thanks very much for joining us this morning and i hope that you found it useful and thanks for your support to amnesty's work and for human rights. thank you. >>> earlier this month, the general services administration recommended that the new fbi headquarters building should be built on the current location in downtown washington, d.c. we'll get an update from the senate, environment and public works committee live at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span 3. you can also follow live coverage on c-span.org and with the free c-span radio app. in the afternoon, a house panel will examine several proposals to address the opioid crisis, look

but this is one game we can't afford to lose the world food program fights and gold watch helping people help themselves my goal is zero. this is due to all the news coming to you live from unloved and unemployed germany's social democrats march insurance just dean's off to you to go see to their return to coalition government what's more he was on the post of foreign minister and ask our political correspondent why now also coming up some to.

and is the country director for syria for the world food program he says any truce needs to last for at least a month at the moment thought keeps us from going to these places to ease called out to eat live to flee in the fighting the security of our staff of course is of utmost importance but all saw the ends it's dangerous to to come out in and collect for example food if there is fighting going on so we need a pause in the fighting and what we have asked for the months. we already have their houses are full we have a big or gram developed food program is supporting slee really and people every day we salute assistance in the country and we can easily shift resources around if we have an opening to these areas that we haven't reached for as i say two months now israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has vowed to continue military operations inside syria a day after israeli warplanes carried out a series of strikes there netanyahu says israel is determined not to allow iran to entrench itself militarily in syria on saturday israel targeted areas in syrian territory after interce

iraqis regardless of sect or its necessity for iraq that is priceless and workers from the un's world food program are in the city of hers or in syria for the first time since it was taken by i saw in two thousand and fourteen last year was taken back by syrian government forces with support from russia and iran now while it was under ice will control it was besieged by pro-government troops and aid supplies to the city were cut off south africa's president is expected to make his first public comments on wednesday after his party the african national congress formally asked him to step down it's uncertain of seventy five year old jacob zuma will resign but if he doesn't quit he could face a vote of no confidence in parliament mina miller has more from johannesburg. after days of confusion and uncertainty this press briefing was expected to introduce some clarity into the future of president jacob zuma but while the a.n.c. confirmed it had asked the president to resign the party did little to assure south africans that will happen any time soon as we have this this is just the time and space. to r

the united nations world food program estimates 70% of the population, nearly 18 million north koreansufficiently diverse diet. they survive on basic staples -- rice, porridge, fermented cabbage called kimchi. beef, chicken and pork are often too expensive. this handful of farmers seems to be putting on a demonstration for our benefit. after they finish, i try to ask them some questions. most of the group is camera-shy, but this woman has plenty to say. >> translator: the thing i am fond of is taking care of the land. >> how long have you been doing this? >> translator: it's been about ten years since i came here. >> what's the farthest that you've ever traveled from home? >> translator: not that far. >> if you could go -- if you could leave north korea and go to any other place in the world, where would you like to visit? >> translator: i want to visit the u.s. >> her answer surprises me. no north korean has ever told me they want to visit the united states. >> translator: i want to see what on earth the u.s. looks like to be harassing korean people so much. it's so hard for us right

governor of south carolina from 1991 until 95 and is now the executive director of the un's world feud -- food program. the largest humanitarian program in the world. [applause]. i would ask you all to please direct your attention to the side screen where there is an introduction of our next guest. the united states army major known to his friends and family was born to sir. a star in his high school's state champion football team graduated in 2003 engraved on the inside of the new officers class ring was his favorite bible verse. i can do all things through christ history strength. now lieutenant smiley was serving as a platoon leader in the northern iraqi city of musil. they noticed at specific vehicle off to the right driving slowly with its backside dragging on the ground. a tale tell sign of a car bomb. suddenly there was a bright flash a massive explosion and has world went black. he quickly realized the terrifying reality the blast and left had left him fully blind and paralyzed on one side fear soon turned to anger in time he would regain the use of his limbs but his blindness was permanent. a

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the world food program. and the children's fund unicef. we must strengthen them in order to break the cycle of hopelessness and discrimination leading to a vertical eyes ation of violence. right in our neighborhood and one of the discussions over the last few months have shown is that tradition might start transatlantic burden sharing cannot consist of a model and under which some are responsible for the shop end of the stick on the mines while others deal with humanitarian measures and reconstruction i know by all of us are responsible for both aspects of both sides of the coin is restored by and this must become a guiding principle on both sides of the atlantic then it's. done and if we do this our transplant our partnership will retain its strategic strength that you need for the strength it has always had over the past decades. here just to be quite clear we replay ins must make a huge difference if we are to meet this self-imposed demand about how we cut our american friends to. have a precious obligation sides which goes beyond milit

it's going to be a big story great one quick thing i did when when we look at these food programs all over the world is pretty efficient and effective in serving people in the u.s. bread i mean our of our programs proven to be or is there lots of waste the bottom line is there is this part. people don't go hungry because there's not enough food in the world there is three times as much food to feed everybody people go hungry because they cannot afford the food direct cash transfer is the single most efficient way of solving the issue of food insecurity fred kaufman thank you so much we'll have you back to talk about trade in food bank. time now for a quick break but stick around because when we return we'll take a firsthand look at how china is expanding its influence and investment below the equator plus we'll take a look at how one tweet caused a billion dollar loss in a stock as we go to break the u.s. energy information agency report a larger draw on oil reserves that has dissipated and the price of crude oil has risen as a result here other numbers at the closing bell. tell us time is getting i

world. for 63 years our nation's signature food donation program, food for peace, has fed more than three billion inc. hungry people. this -- billion hungry people. this has helped avert famine and provided medical care for those who need it the most. today usaid remains committed to providing for people in dire situations with emergency health. in countries like yemen and nigeria where more than 70% of the population is facing severe starvation, usaid continues to step in to prevent famine and fight disease. the usaid mission is to provide emergency food assistance, is vital to many countries around the world and is a key pillar of president trump's national security strategy. its purpose is to end the need for its own existence by responding to disasters and helping our partners and chief self-reliance. a world without hunger is in america's best interest. hunger breeds instability and conflict. these programs represent a small investment to prevent future conflicts. i am proud that wheat, wheat is the most used commodity in u.s. hunger programs. kansas is known as the breadbasket of the world