their primary source of income since they are bread began that's according to estimates of the world food program $16000000.00 people are at risk of going hungry coupled with that food prices have also soared due to regional border restrictions this growing economic and health crisis is likely to hurt children the most around 2000000 afghan children under 5 are likely to suffer from the most life threatening form of extreme hunger according to save the children of r.t. ramaswamy is deputy country director for the united nations world food program in afghanistan she finds out difficult it is to respond to this crisis at a time when donor countries are struggling with problems of their own if you look at the and the mic is just not effective going to start it's a global pandemic and we have seen unprecedented consequences of this and. the urgency is every event of the countries are having problems not so much probably like the ones in afghanistan but definitely employment is an issue having the right hospital beds for everything people to treat is an issue people following guidance and reducing the

officials david beasley of the world food program he also said that without international support lebanon's food situation he would run out of food in 2 and a half weeks so the u.n. is dealing with those immediate needs food and medical in particular 3 hospitals were destroyed in that blaze so that is a big issue right now for lebanon as well but long term we heard time and again about this need for reform coming not only from u.n. officials but member states who spoke as well like jordan egypt and other neighbors in the region who are very concerned about lebanon's ability to come back from this . lebanon's parliament has to decide on a new prime minister after monday's news that is stepping down his announcement came amid continuing public fury the last killed more than $200.00 people injured sounds more and left hundreds of thousands homeless correspondent smith joins us live this hour from beirut so burn it the clean operation such a long operation still very much ongoing. p.t.'s i'm in the mali hile district of beirut one of the main bar and restaurants another shop area is destroyed l

the lack of resources to fight coronavirus inflation is that more than 700 percent and the world food programhas grown that needy 2 thirds of zimbabweans who through need food aid approved has been may be in place but the anger at the status symbol boy isn't likely to have the money and desire. and this is i'll just say that these are the top stories punk called police are reportedly seeking the arrest of 6 pro-democracy activists living in exile as china steps up in force one of its new national security law it will be the 1st time police have targeted activists outside the territory under the law samuel chu as a us citizen and one of the wanted activists i'm not the only person who's out ritually up spoken to a number of congressional offices and i as i said from the very beginning when the law was if they're going to come after me they must love marched down to capitol hill and the rest. senator rubio's and everybody in the white house because they too have been under the law and article you know that it is using to charge people like me. secession and colluding with foreign powers and tha

and the world food program is importing which floor and aids are bakeries and meals well protect against full chart that is across the country even at the ports at all hours let them stone the measure grain silo united nations system will continue to support lebanon in every possible way students emergency the blast this government an already difficult time for lebanon with the country already facing economic hardship and impacts of the qana vitals violence in the face of multiple challenges the people of lebanon have remained generous hosts lots palestine and syrian refugee communities and the legendary sense of the lebanese people not places an additional tests. in gaza today we have this is care or no it is our neighbors helping neighbors people clearing their states of truck. there's i call for robust international support for all people we need in lebanon especially women and girls who are most vulnerable in times of rise and i think those countries that are already providing plenty of financial material and specialized assistance i urge the owners to give speedily and generously at

but this is one game we can't afford to lose the world food program fights and a world war helping people help themselves my goal is 0 longer. the lebanese economy is in freefall now the country's largest port is out of commission and the entire city quarter is in need of rebuilding a look at the economic consequences of tuesday's explosion in beirut. also want to show the democratic republic of congo is hit with a surge in inflation after the pen to make its a further squeeze on exports. both welcome to the show i'm stephen beardsley in berlin it's good to have you with us times are already tough in lebanon on food prices rising power outages becoming more frequent and coronavirus case numbers climbing now the need to rebuild the country's largest port following an explosion on tuesday threatens to expose just how threadbare the country's economy really is . a city in ruins its gateway to the global economy destroyed lebanon is scrambling to pick up the pieces of this week's explosion. but long before the blast levanon to qana me was then a death spiral. rampant inflation in an increasin

with the we can't afford to lose the world food program 5. helping people help themselves my goal. this is news and these are our top stories president trump has announced that israel and the united arab emirates have agreed to a u.s. brokered plan to normalize relations the u.a.e. will recognize a jewish state in return for israel dropping its plans to annex parts of the palestinian west bank the palestinians have rejected the deal. germany's foreign minister is calling on the e.u. to increase pressure on bella russa's president alexander look at.

and the world food program the world health organization when it comes to the economic impact we're hearing that that poverty reduction and in terms of g.d.p. we could see a 10 year reduction and when it comes to the number of people that could potentially be faced with famine or severe food insecurity the world for food program estimates upwards of 14000000 people so the big takeaway here miriam is that the virus the contagion in the region is still far from over thank you very much from mexico city money rapido thank you money. all media reports nikkei are suggesting that the prime minister barak's johnson is planning to travel drastically slow down the easing of coronavirus restrictions and a better avoid a 2nd nationwide lock down economy has been opening up in the past month that new restrictions are imposed in northern areas on friday because of a spike in infection and as john howell has this update now from london. hopes that the worst of the coded 1000 crisis may be behind the u.k. this autumn appear to be fading infection rates are rising for the 1st time since may not to the heig

the world food program hills. you know. and then our. health care situation is another mangy major concern so the blog is over it has damage and infrastructure including hospitals including health. so we know that there are 3 major hospitals in very hard and heavily damaged and that comes in a situation where the health care system was already under heavy strain give it 1000 situation and the front line workers are exhausted. from the need to monetary admission in the lebanese capital thanks for talking. to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. u.s. president donald trump has warned about foreign interference in november's presidential election he's talked in intelligence official says russia china and iran will try to meddle using this information and other means to influence voters trump said he believed all 3 countries wanted him to lose. have been protests in brazil against president jaya balsa naras handling of the corona virus pandemic this is the country's death toll is the 100000 the latin america

areas where hunger can be bigger for dad organizations that world food program are much better prepare now you know as far as i'm reading food program is moving in big way to support the people of lebanon all in the short term but the in the long term so let's hope world food program united nations and the rez the international community will support this kind of difficult moment for the people of beirut and especially for the entire nation of lebanon thanks so much for your time we really appreciate it chef jose andres the founder of well central kitchen. taiwan's president has called on china to use dialogue instead of oppression in hong kong on monday hong kong police arrested 10 people think they can use paper and a high profile pro-democracy activist under the new beijing imposed national security no sign when promised her government would support the hong kong people. when they do that you know once again so lonely cold in the beijing authorities that when the people are taking a stand together and fighting for something the government should find ways to resolve disputes instead

the world food program says it is sending 50,000 tons of flour.armers in france are also preparing to send another 25,000 tons. the country normally consumes around 40,000 tons of wheat a month. most of that is imported. fears are rising that a shortfall could send prices skyrocketing. >>> the presumptive u.s. democratic presidential nominee, joe biden has picked california senator kamala harris as his running mate. the former u.s. vice president made the announcement on tuesday. harris is the first black woman to run for vice president in the united states on a major party ticket. harris is expected to be confirmed as biden's running mate at the democratic national convention that begins next monday. they will compete against republican president donald trump and vice president mike pence. for more insight on biden's vp choice, we spoke with professor nakayama toshihiro. he's an expert on american politics at keio unirsrsity. profesessor nakayama says bided chchoice of senatotor harris as running mate is a reasonable one. >> i think it was a very

lost their primary source of income since the outbreak began according to estimates from the world food program 16000000 people are at risk of going hungry and food prices soared because of border restrictions and nearly 2000000 afghan children under the age of 5 are likely to suffer from life threatening hunger that's according to save the children of a fee ramaswamy is deputy country director for the u.n. world food program in afghanistan she explains how difficult it is to respond to this crisis at a time when donna countries are struggling with problems of their own you know kind of d. and a mic is just not effective get this done it's a global pandemic and we have seen unprecedented consequences of this week. the urgency is if you may even that of countries are having problems not so much probably like the ones in afghanistan but definitely employment is an issue having the right hospital beds for everything people to treat is an issue people following guidance and reducing the risk of transmission is an issue so we are not seeing this problem as just confined to one country it's transport

last the world food program has warned that upwards of 14000000 people in latin america will face food insecurity mexico if you compare it's difficult to compare the rest of region especially if you compare to peru to brazil which really is a case on its own when you look at the contagion in the country but there are other hot spots that are that are very concerning alarming rates of contagion in countries like colombia in ecuador in peru countries in central america like honduras guatemala panama where there's also a drought taking place which is not making things better and then countries in the caribbean like haiti and the dominican republic but unfortunately what we're hearing again from world health experts is that. is that the virus itself shows no signs of slowing down here regionally. zeroes manuel reporting live from mexico city mo many thanks indeed. states of disasters but then clear in a strain is victoria state after a rise in cases of covert 19671 new infections were confirmed on sunday nearly 300 more in the previous day a nighttime curfew is being introduced and people

lost their primary source of income since the upright began its according to estimates by the world food program i mean it's heart of the population is now threatened by hunger food prices have also sought due to the regional order restrictions this growing economic and health crisis is likely to hurt children the most around 2000000 afghan children under 5 likely to suffer from the most life threatening form of extreme hunger that's according to save the children well. me is deputy country director for the united nations world food program in afghanistan she joins us now by skype from kabul thank you for your time the pandemic is obviously biting all around the world what are the specifics about afghanistan that have made it so vulnerable half the population now threatened by hunger. right around. what i'm going to be a prayer in front of. my phone. ringback here and according to the 4. 1000000 people. 2 mission to. developers. already have. given its vision. to. all. our policies to our viewers we're having trouble with that connection having some audio problems there. we will try and reconnec

to be spent on trauma care and other urgent medical needs the world food program has meanwhile said the explosion will quote exacerbates an already grim food security situation. city not sykes reports. three days ago mommy cat was one of the liveliest neighborhoods in beirut's shops like this one line the streets now residents have no wetzel buy food for. off the shelf- the girl yesterday respondents. it was a small shop- which is also destroyed completely. anna maria is twenty four years old flats is one of the buildings closest to the city's ports and has suffered extensive damage this building. was the reason we are alive. the blast has left on a maria without drinking water or electricity which was already in shortage. even before they're at like electricity issue in lebanon is a huge thing i don't know even now therere's no elelectricitito support for no one. even the broken windows will take time to replace the glass is usually imported via the ports which was completely destroyed in tuesday's blast. since then anna maria has been chececking p on her eighty four year old neighbor.

said lebanon had a lot of flour, for the next four months, with further deliveries from the world food programo be delivered to bakees in affected areas. philippa: there has been quite a lot of talk about the possibility of lebanon failing as a stama. what do yo of that? >> to me, there is no such thing failed stat once it has been established so long. even somalia, yemen, libya, despite their problems, they are not failed states. the state of great lebanon h now entered its 100th year with s complex power-sharing structure, and it hasa't done with yet. it has stood the test of time. there are still many omakeholders that benefit it, all the relevant ministries and parliamentary processes are in place. lebanon before the problems was very well-known for its health and education sectors, for example, but the country's institutions are failing and been for a while they need strengthening and shoring up with proper management by specialists, population in 2020.owing demands of today are different from the demands back in 192. --920. it needs a fresh start with the mayor m -- withit-based system,

officials david beasley of the world food program and he also said that without international support lebanon's food situation he would run out of food in 2 and a half weeks so the u.n. is dealing with those immediate needs food and medical in particular 3 hospitals were destroyed in that blaze so that is a big issue right now for lebanon as well but long term we heard time and again about this need for reform coming not only from u.n. officials but member states who spoke as well like jordan egypt and other neighbors in the region who are very concerned about lebanon's ability to come back from this . mineral indian authorities of seize 740 tons of ammonium nitrate the same chemical that exploded in beirut that had been stalled afraid station near the southern city of chennai's since 2015 when it was confiscated local media savvy 191 tons of been moved to hyderabad and the rest is expected soon followed suit. the number of recorded corona virus infections worldwide has surpassed 20000005 months after the pandemic was declared that's according to the johns hopkins university tracker w

parvati ramaswamy is deputy country director for the united nations world food program in afghanistan she explained to us how difficult it is to respond to this crises at a time when donor countries are struggling with problems of their own you know can't be and the mic is just not effective gonna stop it's a global pandemic and we have seen unprecedented consequences of this and. the urgency is everywhere even that of countries are having problems not so much probably like the ones in afghanistan but definitely employment is an issue having the right hospital beds for everything people to treat is an issue people following guidance and reducing the risk of transmission is an issue so we are not see this problem as just confined to one country is transborder. but we also know that other international partners have come up together to ensure that that is going to help us and just in case. india is struggling in its battle to contain the coronavirus pandemic in countries reported a new record increase in daily infections almost 70000 on thursday that brings india's co total number of ca

officials david beasley of the world food program he also said that without international support lebanon's food situation he would run out of food in 2 and a half weeks so the u.n. is dealing with those immediate needs food and medical in particular 3 hospitals were destroyed in that blaze so that is a big issue right now for lebanon as well but long term we heard time and again about this need for reform coming not only from u.n. officials but member states who spoke as well like jordan in egypt and other neighbors in the region who are very concerned about lebanon's ability to come back from this. an update on coronavirus now and u.s. president donald trump's current virus briefing was interrupted by a shooting outside the white house a secret service agent quickly ushered him out of the briefing room one person is reportedly injured and in an unknown condition the president resumed his briefing within minutes to talk about the controversy around children going back to school all the details now from mike hanna. president tramples minutes into the news conference giving rosie predictions

the world food program says 2 thirds of households in lebanon have lost their income and some have started to sell whatever they can to survive. i already saw the groom and some other belongings to buy food and water. many people are in debt and depend on charity but those who were able to help now need help themselves yes there are no lives being lost as in typical natural disaster or a typical war but lebanese people that live in lebanon by the syrian refugees by others they are falling off the cliff so you have lives at risk aid agencies are already calling it a humanitarian crisis as lives continue to be destroyed by lebanon's financial meltdown. beirut. united arab emirates says it switched on the 1st reactor at the arab world's 1st nuclear power station. was originally 3 years ago but work has been repeatedly delayed south korean engineers will test their nuclear technology before electricity can be produced from the $24000000000.00 plus a top zimbabwean author has been released on bail after police arrested her as part of a crackdown on dissent. done remember was charged with incite

the world food program says 2 thirds of households in lebanon have lost their income and some have started to sell whatever they can to survive about. to buy food and water. many people are in debt and depend on charity but those who were able to help now need help themselves yes there are no lives being lost as an typical natural disaster or a typical war but lebanese people that live in lebanon. others they all are falling off the cliff so you have wives at 1st aid agencies are already calling it a humanitarian crisis as lives continue to be destroyed by lebanon's financial meltdown. beirut. he ranks prime minister has announced general elections next june a year earlier than scheduled. to me promised an early vote when he became prime minister in may early elections have been a key demand after anti-government demonstrations began in october last year the testers want an overhaul of iraq's government which they accuse of corruption and sectarian sectarianism. not to portugal where the killing of a black actor has triggered untie racism protests a white man in his eighty's has been charg

$1000000.00 out of the $5000000.00 lebanese population could be jobless by the end of the year the world food program says 2 thirds of households in lebanon have lost their income and some have started to sell whatever they can to survive about. to buy food and water. many people are in debt and depend on charity but those who were able to help now need help themselves yes there are not all lives being lost as in typical natural disaster or a typical war but lebanese people that live in lebanon are produced by others they all fall and go off the cliff so you have wives at 1st aid agencies are already calling it a humanitarian crisis as lives continue to be destroyed by lebanon's financial meltdown. beirut. the united arab emirates as it successfully began operations at a nuclear power plant the 1st in the arab world the plant in abu dhabi was originally due to open in 2017 but startup of its 1st reactor was repeatedly delayed the country heavily relies on gas fired power plants and solar fields to meet its energy needs. prosecutors in the u.s. and britain have charged 3 people including a teenage boy

the world food program says 2 thirds of households in lebanon have lost their income and some have started to sell whatever they can to survive about. groom or some other belongings to buy food and water to come i will come every year many people are in debt and depend on charity but those who were able to help now need help themselves yes there are no lives being lost as in typical natural disaster or a typical war but lebanese people that live in lebanon by the syrian refugees others they all are falling off the cliff so you have wives at risk aid agencies are already calling it a humanitarian crisis as lives continue to be destroyed by lebanon's financial meltdown. beirut. protesters in southeast damali withdrawal of troops after a woman was shot dead in her jewelry stolen the most military says the soldiers responsible have been arrested community leaders from the current ethnic minority accuse the army of using coronavirus looked on measures as an excuse to attack villages. a chilling as president has announced a 4 and a half 1000000000 dollar boost for the economy to help soften the

officials david beasley of the world food program he also said that without international support lebanon's food situation he would run out of food in 2 and a half weeks so the u.n. is dealing with those immediate needs food and medical in particular 3 hospitals were destroyed in that blaze so that is a big issue right now for lebanon as well but long term we heard time and again about this need for reform coming not only from u.n. officials but member states who spoke as well like jordan in egypt and other neighbors in the region who are very concerned about lebanon's ability to come back from this meanwhile i'm interested will the u.n. be involved at all in the investigation into the explosion. well as much as the secretary general said investigation is needed so far the united nations is not involved in that lebanese authorities are conducting their own investigation with the help of french officials the u.n. says it would help if asked but it needs an invitation from lebanon or a mandate from a u.n. body like the security council or the general assembly and so far we haven't seen that h

the world's poorest also poised to be disproportionately affected we have here from the world food programing that the cove in 1000 pandemic will see more than a quarter of a 1000000000 people suffering acute hunger by the end of the year where's the action but i think that you know this is the problem not simply in poor countries which is what the world food programme is highlighting but it's also a problem you know closer to home every country has its neglected marginalized disadvantaged communities you know whether it's its immigrants or you know people getting in poverty and there is a tendency on the part of governments to just oh you know ignore those people you know if people can't afford the very basics they're not going to be able to afford a vaccine that is very clear and therefore i'd like to ask you because there are calls for any coronavirus vaccine to be accessible for all we have the u.n. secretary general antonio ted as saying that the treatments and vaccines should actually belong to the whole world not individual countries or regions when we look at the state of leadershi

palpable and it must be heard and that was a theme we heard over and over again the head of the world food program david beasley also talked about that he also pointed out that lebanon would run out of food in 2 and a half weeks if not for international intervention one major side effect of that explosion was the grain storage for the country 85 percent of the grain stored for the country was wiped out in that one fell swoop the u.n. is working to address this food packages are being sent in medical assistance is being sent 3 hospitals were destroyed so the international community we heard its efforts to deal with that immediate concern directly but this constant drumbeat of the need for reform again not only by u.n. officials but also member states the foreign minister of jordan for example said that while they would not forget the people of lebanon they would stand by the people of lebanon he really underscored the need for these reforms so that was a very concrete theme coming from member states and u.n. officials. question one more question will the u.n. be involved in any way in the investiga

allegations about ways economic troubles have been compounded by the corona virus outbreak the world food program is warning but the by the end of the year 60 percent of the population will lack food security the pandemic has highlighted the impact of corruption on zimbabwe's economy transparency international estimates that it costs almost 2000000000 dollars each year in april doctors in zimbabwe took the government to coles and nurses went on a nationwide strike over a lack of protective equipment zanu p.f. ruling party has been cracking down on attempts to expose corruption and investigative journalists and dozens of activists and opposition politicians have been arrested in recent weeks since you say way is an economist in harare that explains what else is making it difficult for people in zimbabwe to get by right now. the pandemic is investigating simply because number one we had to close the border because we locked down in south africa botswana countries that are around him and this is obviously stifled a lot of trade a lot of the zimbabwe given formal market for example green groups from

right now the world food program is looking for ways around that they've got wheat flour coming in so that bread can be made there looking at alternative arrangements and rebuilding inside the port area in order to be able to deliver these much needed food supplies not only to the lebanese people but to the considerable refugee population in lebanon as well that's also a big concern for the united nations with syria and. alice tinian refugees also being very vulnerable at a time of an international pandemic no less in the country with more than $300000.00 people now homeless so we're hearing u.n. officials paint a very dire picture a strong need for international support but also the realization that there needs to be some sort of investigation and some sort of reform in order for the long term needs of the lebanese people to actually be met here my my next question kristen you know they don't as in the middle of a banking crisis a currency crisis a debt crisis and now a humanitarian crisis was this meeting solely looking at meeting immediate needs a was there any discussion about the

the world food program says 2 thirds of households in lebanon have lost their income and some have started to sell whatever they can to survive about government of the. groom and some other belongings to buy food and water the commode camilli many people are in debt and depend on charity but those who were able to help now need help themselves yes there are not all lives being lost as in typical natural disaster or a typical war but lebanese people that live in lebanon by the syrian refugees by others they all fall and go off the cliff so you have wives at risk aid agencies are already calling it a humanitarian crisis as lives continue to be destroyed by lebanon's financial meltdown. beirut prosecutors in the u.s. and britain have charged 3 people including a teenage boy with hacking twitter they're accused of taking over the accounts of several high profile people such as former u.s. president barack obama and tesla boss ilan mosque then they allegedly tweeted a bit and cryptocurrency scam which raised more than $100000.00 in a day to gallagher has details from miami in florida where 2 of

with a lack of resources to fight through new virus inflation is more than 700 percent and the world food program has moved that needy 2 thirds of zimbabweans who need food aid approved this plan may be in place but the under the state of zimbabwe isn't likely to have the money to 0. now the youngest son of media mogul rupert murdoch has resigned from the board of news corp citing disagreements over editorial content james murdoch said he disagreed with some strategic decisions made by the company he's previously criticized climate change coverage by some of their outlets accusing them of downplaying the impact of the climate crisis now besides the conservative fox news the group owns a stable of newspapers which includes the wall street journal and the sun newspaper in the u.k. 3 people including an alleged teen mastermind have been charged over a huge twister hacked that targeted high profile accounts just a couple of weeks ago they took over accounts belonging to former u.s. president barack obama and tesla basilan musk before tweeting out a fake bitcoin deal that crypto currency scam raised m

the world food program says 2 thirds of households in lebanon have lost their income and some have started to sell whatever they can to survive about governor of the already sold serving room or some other belongings to buy food and water the commode commit a year many people are in debt and depend on charity but those who were able to help now need help themselves yes there are no lives being lost as and typical natural disaster or a typical war but lebanese people that live in lebanon by the syrian refugees parts the hands of those they all are falling off the cliff so you have lives at risk aid agencies are already calling it a humanitarian crisis as lives continue to be destroyed by lebanon's financial meltdown. beirut. where again i'm fully back to bill with the headlines on al-jazeera police in hong kong are demanding the arrest of 6 pro-democracy activists living in exile it's not to be the 1st time police have used the new national security law imposed by china to target activists outside the territory did it upon and has more from hong kong from the start china had asserted that h

world food program in afghanistan she explains how difficult it is to respond to this crisis at a time when donor countries are struggling with problems of their own. if you know kathy and the mic is just not perfect you've got to stop it's a global pandemic and we have seen unprecedented consequences of this handedly. the urgency is everywhere even that of countries are having problems not so much probably like the ones in afghanistan but definitely employment is an issue having the right hospital beds for everything people to treat is an issue people following guidance and reducing the risk of transmission is an issue so we are not seeing this problem as just confined to one country it's transporter. but we also know that other international partners have come together to ensure that they're able to help us and just to keep. india appears to be struggling in this battle against the global pandemic is just reported a new record increase in daily infections nearly $70000.00 in the past 24 hours that brings its total number of cases to 2840000 it's the 3rd worst hit country in the world

world like yemen and south and syria. you mentioned food insecurity and the world food program suggest that the number of people in need of food aid may double to 265 million by the end of this year. yet the impact of the pandemic on donor countries may result in the decrease in aid in the near term. it really is a major problem that we need to think about. what are the measures that you think should be taken to mitigate these challenges and what is the role of the u.s. in congress and doing that? rep. bera: certainly in some of up prior bills, we beefed the global health funding. global put in additional health funding. i would hope that what comes out of the current negotiation, we have a robust global health funding in their. it is my hope that we can get up to $20 billion given the dollar amounts that we are talking about in the supplemental package. that ouromething conversations with the senate, the hope is that there will be some funding in there that we will be able to keep and. thenext step is that in weoes act, we did get our -- got to participate in these global alliances. wealthy nations like the united states

the world food program says two thirds of households in lebanon have lost their income and some have d to sell whatever they can to survive. i already sold some belongings to buy food. reporter: many people are in debt and depend on charity, but those who are able to help now need help themselves. >> yes, there are no lives being lost as in typical natural disasters or war, but lebanese and people that live in lebanon, they are falling off the cliff. agencies are already calling it a humanitarian crisis. anchor: much more still to tell you about. millions of muslims celebrate the start of the holiday. many under strict restrictions as a result of coronavirus. in sport, more problems for major league baseball as another team is hit by the virus. >> warm summer sunshine throughout most of europe. we have seen some showers and thunderstorms but really it is about the heat. 30'sratures i in the high celsius. people doing what they can to cool down. northern spain, temperatures actually even higher, in n the w 40's celsius. using the water to keep cool. we are going to see some very warm w

world like yemen and south sudan and syria. you mention food insecurity and the world food program suggests that the number of people in need of food aid may double the 265 million by the end of this year. and yet of course the impact of the pandemic on donor countries may result in a decrease in eight in the near term. it really is a major problem that we need to think about. what are the measures that you think should be taken to mitigate these challenges, and what's the role of the u.s. in congressha into? >> yes, certainly in some of the prior bills repass the cares act, we plus the global health funding. i think an appropriations bill that weo just pass would also t in additional global health funding. i would hope what comes out of the current negotiation, we had a robust global health funding in there. it's not a given that will happen and certainly it's my hope that we can get up to $20 billion, given the dollar amounts we're talking about in this supplemental package. that's something that our conversations with the senate, the hope is they will put some fund in there that we will be able to keep in. in the heroes act

s world food program. lebanon impos more than three- ovarters of all its food. in order to e subsidized bread for the people, the government was buying tons of wheat throh the port that now lies in ruins. precious national grain reserves were destroyed in their silos, two weeks' supply and littley cash to buy more.>> 5% of all the grains for the people in lebanon comes through that port. ald so we've got to get that port opera otherwise the costs will be skyrocketing. we've already diverted 17,500 metric tons of flour so that iediately people will have bread on the table for the entire country for 20 additional days. >> reporr: american celebritych ef jose andres and his team ntom his charity, world cel kitchen, swung into action after the blast and fleto beirut. now, they're helping professional kitchens, like kamal's, produce some 10,000 meals a day to feed rescue workers, hospital staff and patients, plus those made homeless by the explosion. >> shorter walls, longer tables. all of a sudden, yeah, it looks like fantasy, but it is real. you can make it happen.

and the world food program assessed in february that one third of venezuelans face moderate or severe food insecurity. additionally, maduro's brutal regime has perpetrated more state sponsored murders, state sponsored murders, than any latin american government since the dirty wars of the 1970's and 1980's. in the last two years, the u.n. high commissioner for human rights has reported over 8,000 extra judicial killings by maduro's security forces, as well as grotesque pat of torture and rape. these conditions have forced more than 5.2 million venezuelans to flea -- flee their country in search of protection and assistance. i traveled to colombia a year ago where i heard heartwrenching stories from individuals major league the humanitarian tragedy in venezuela. with the covid-19 pandemic and related economic down turn converging on the crisis of venezuelan refugees and migrants, the united states must mobilize international partners to further expand assistance and protection for the venezuelan people. if the current trajectory continues, more venezuelans will be displaced from their

half of lebanon's population lives below the poverty line and struggles to access food the world food program is now sending $50000.00 tons of wheat flour. also has a to runs the lebanese food bank in beirut she says it's making hundreds of meals every day. as lebanese for banco we start. a lot of projects to provide food for people in need and all areas and lebanon. today we are focusing more on the areas that were damaged from the explosion from last tuesday and are trying as much as we can to force with food we're trying to offer breakfast snacks and huts meal for lunch we are offering this to food for that cross because they're doing a great job on the ground and they need our support system as they found the volunteers that they are speeding up the streets and the houses plus the families that. were destroyed because they don't have any capacity or they don't. they are not able to cook and to prepare any meal in their houses because of the destruction we are receiving a lot of the nation and we are buying food with this donation plus we are sitting in kind donations greens all types. tom

half of lebanon's population lives below the poverty line and struggles to access food the world food program is sending 50000 tons of wheat flour to try to combat food shortages let's talk to her from the lebanese food bank in beirut she joins us now via skype good to have you with us is your organization currently able to feed the people who need food in lebanon. as a miniskirt banker we start. a lot of projects to provide food for people in need and all areas and lebanon. today we are focusing more on. that with damage from the explosion from last tuesday and are trying as much as we can to support with food we're trying to offer breakfast. and how to meet for lunch offering this the food for that cross because they're doing a great job on the ground and they need our support system and they found the volunteers that they are cleaning up the streets and the houses that the family's. house is were destroyed because they don't have any capacity or they don't. they are not able to cook and to prepare any meal in the houses because. the suction today. where's the food coming from who's cooking

the world food program says 2 thirds of households in lebanon have lost their income and some have started to sell whatever they can to survive about government of dogs living room or other belongings to buy food and water to my will come in a year many people are in debt and depend on charity but those who were able to help now need help themselves yes there are normal lives being lost as and typical natural disaster or a typical war but lebanese and people that live in lebanon by the syrian refugees by those they all fall in go off the cliff so you have wives at 1st aid agencies are already calling it a humanitarian crisis as lives continue to be destroyed by lebanon's financial meltdown. beirut. the youngest son of media mogul rupert murdoch has resigned from the board of news corp citing disagreements over editorial content james murdoch had previously criticized climate change coverage by some news corp outlets accusing them of downplaying the crisis besides the conservative fox news network the group owns a stable of newspapers including the wall street journal the sun and the times

latin america as a region could be set back by 10 years the world food program is estimating upwards of 14000000 people in latin america will suffer from severe food insecurity that's quadruple the number of people on that list compared to the same time next year there are certain countries that are hotspots where the where there are a lot of contagion we know brazil we know mexico but there are other countries that not only coded that are only suffering from the kobe pandemic but are suffering from drought and political instability economic instability and the big takeaway now and still is that the virus the pandemic shows no signs of slowing in the latin american region thanks very much for mexico. meanwhile here in the u.k. media reports are suggesting understood bars johnson is planning to drastic so drastically slow down the easing of coronavirus restrictions in a bid to avoid a 2nd nationwide lock down economy has been opening up in the past month but new restrictions are imposed in northern areas on friday because of a spike in infection numbers john how has this update for us

officials david beasley of the world food program he also said that without international support lebanon's food situation he would run out of food in 2 and a half weeks so the u.n. is dealing with those immediate needs food and medical in particular 3 hospitals were destroyed in that blaze so that is a big issue right now for lebanon as well but long term we heard time and again about this need for reform coming not only from u.n. officials but member states who spoke as well like jordan in egypt and other neighbors in the region who are very concerned about lebanon's ability to come back from this or i may corey is a journalism professor at american university of beirut 10 senior. hello at the harvard kennedy school he joins us now by skype from boston thank you for your time what do you make of this resignation and the government staying on in the caretaker role is this a step in the direction of substantive change or are we just going to see more of this thing. it would not normally be more of the same because this is going on for years but this is a different moment this is really a hi