here's deborah nguyen from the world food programme. programme because this region is very vulnerable to food insecurity and the malnutrition rate is very high. half of children under five are stunted. so we are really concerned that food availability will become a big issue in the coming months. if the crops are destroyed now, which is the peak of the harvest season, food availability will become a problem in the next six months. so this is not only about bringing emergency food assistance right now, but it is also ensuring people will recover from this shock and will have enough access to food, even though the harvest has been damaged now. stay with us on outside source — still to come... the avengers are back. endgame could be the biggest grossing film of all time. in its first run last week, it took more than a billion dollars at the box office. it's one of the most viewed moments of yesterday's london marathon — the runner who was trying to break a world record dressed as big ben but got stuck trying to cross the finish line. i was

the un world food programme has appealed for urgent access to vital wheat stocks in yemen, that haveg. the country is on the brink of famine. it comes as the us congress makes an attempt to force president trump to end american support for the saudi—led military action there. daniel schneiderman was the director for the national security council under president obama and president trump and he is currently the deputy us programme director for the international crisis group he joins me now. firstly, just how difficult is it for aid agencies to get a do to people who so desperately needed? first, thank you so much having me on this evening. i think it is important to say to your viewers this evening that what is going on in yemen is the world's worst humanitarian crisis, aid access across the front lines of fighting, which are largely stagnant and most of the country and have been since the first few months of the civil war, that makes accessing the population in the north difficult for aid agencies to do, in particular the port of beira, which is on the red sea coast, is where the vas

the united nations world food programme has managed to deliver tons of food and other aid to accessible areas hundreds of thousands of people have received help. today i'm getting paid for the first time myself until now i have gotten by with lost my daughter and grandchildren received after their houses were destroyed. around half a million small holders and their families lost their livelihoods in the storm harvests and a large part of their seed stocks for next year have been destroyed eighty percent of the people in this region are relying on these crops or fish which has been basically wiped all the people in the affected areas will have to rely on aid supplies for months to come. germany's foreign ministry is calling on the venezuelan broadcasting authority to reinstate t.w. spanish language channel on its cable network the service was taken off air suddenly on sunday germany's international broadcaster had been covering the escalation of the crisis in venezuela with special daily television shows viewers have been advised that if they have access to the internet the news content

. >> reporter: gernot laganda leads the world food programme's climate risk reduction team.e knows how immediate climate risks are here. >> the weather patterns that people have been accustomed to over generations are becomingmu more unpredictable.r: >> reporteroughts and flash flooding from untimely and often extreme rainfall is making farming more difficult for these mostly agriculture-dependent countries that depend on agriculture. this sub-sahara regiom somalia and sudan in the east to nigeria and mali in west africa, is home to the majority of the world's mo-severe hunger crises. >> for the w.f.p., climate change is a humanitarian issue. we are regularly called to respond to extreme food emergencies, food crises, that can be triggered bclimate related disasters as much as conflict. >> reporter: there is growing evidence of food insecurity becoming a major contributor to instability and armed conflis here and in other places around the world. >> climate changes can undermine economic development and low economic development is well associated risk ctor for conflict. >> r

nicolas maduro and juanai do. >> we're talking to both sides. >> nawaz: david beasly of the world food programme thank you very much for being here. ts woodruff: the united states is battling one ofargest measles outbreaks in decades with 465 cases confirmed natn- wide and 78 new cases in the last week alone. new york city has become a particular hotspot with 285 confirmed cases since last fall. f of those have been hospitalized, fiveem in intensive care. the outbreak there has centered in ultra-orthodox jewish communities in brooklyn where opposition to receivingcc ations runs high. yesterday, new york city mayor bill de blasio declared a public health emergency requiring anyone who has not be vaccinated to receive one or face possible fines. for more on what the city is cing, i am joined by dr. oxiris barbot, commissioner of new york city's department of health and mental hygiene. dr. barbot, thank you very much for talking with l,. first of aring us up to date on the situation there in new york. >> so, as you mentioned, we currently have 285 individuals who have contracted the illness after h

mozambique has seen to sign clowns in one season of their one million is with the united nations world food programme she says it will be a challenge to reach those who.

the wfp, world food programme telling me that they expect the remnants of cyclone kenneth could dump they're also expecting a quarter of the yearly rainfall over just these next few days. now in the province of cabo delgado, that's one of the most northern provinces here, the united nations has been evacuating people after several houses collapsed, and in the neighbouring province, nampula, there have also been more evacuations. we aren't clear about numbers yet — we are hearing that it could be in the tens of thousands. but the real fear is that these areas, the area that was affected by cyclone kenneth, is much more sparsely populated than that affected by cyclone idai, and the fear is that there could be pockets of people or even whole villages that are in very difficult to reach remote areas. almost 1,700 people have been evacuated from homes in the canadian province of quebec, where melting snow and heavy rain have caused widespread flooding. many rivers in the area are close to bursting their banks, and more rain is forecast for the coming days. caroline rigby has the details.

the world food programme has started handing out some supplies and they also sent a plane out to theetely cut off yesterday. it is fast changing and they wanted to sendin fast changing and they wanted to send ina fast changing and they wanted to send in a second plane and that wasn't able to be sent stop that was filled with rice, food, that sort of thing, for people. the message from authorities in pemba yesterday is that this is worth we had expected and we need help. there were concerns raised about things like cholera. rain is expected for a number of days here. yesterday, pemba had two metres of rain. the issueis pemba had two metres of rain. the issue is going to be how quickly they can get those supplies in. planes were cancelled yesterday, roads very, very difficult to reach. that is going to be the critical thing. how quickly our aid agencies going to be able to get in the supplies they needed to reach the affected people. for the first time in more than 200 years, a japanese emperor is about to resign. on tuesday afternoon emperor akihito will enter a ceremonial room in the

the un world food programme has appealed for urgent access to vital wheat stocks in yemen that have beenty of the green was deteriorating by the day in the country was on the brink of famine. the united states has revoked the entry visa for the prosecutor of the international criminal court. he has been investigating allegations of war crimes by us forces and their allies in afghanistan. his office —— her office insist she will continue to do her duty without fear 01’ or favour. the un, us and four of its allies have expressed deep concern over fighting in libya. they called for calm amid clashes near the town of gharyan and as the leader of forces in the east of the country ordered his troops to march on the capital tripoli. the apparent escalation in fighting has raised concerns it could hinder the prospects for un mediation. caroline rigby reports. stretching into the distance, a convoy of armoured vehicles and trucks mounted with guns. allegedly heading west is this evidence of an escalation in the country's long—running conflict? the footage was released by the self—styled libyan na

the un world food programme has appealed for urgent access to vital wheat stocks in yemen that have beenuntry is on the brink of famine. it comes as the us congress makes an attempt to force president trump to end american support for the saudi—led military action there. stephen mchenry is the executive director of the project on middle east democracy and joins me now from washington full dog thank you for joining us. firstly, the resolution passed by congress. president trump is likely to veto it so will this mean much for yemen? it could have a significant impact. it will not change the dynamics in the ground overnight but it could have a strong impact in the weeks and months to come. this is a strong and historic, symbolic rebuke of the president's support for the saudi and amorite he led war in yemen by congress. the first time ever that the us. congress has used the war powers act of 1973 to vote to withdraw support for us involvement in an ongoing military conflict. it is potentially significant but it may take some time to fully play out. how do you mean it will take time to play

the wfp, world food programme, telling me that they expect the remnants of cyclone kenneth could dumpas cyclone idai did in the coming days. they're also expecting a quarter of their yearly rainfall over just these next few days. in the province of cabo delgado, one of the most northern provinces here, the united nations have been evacuating here after several houses collapsed and in the neighbouring province nampula, there have also been more evacuations. we are not sure of numbers yet but we are hearing it could be in the tens of thousands. the real fear is that the area affected by cyclone kenneth was much more sparsely populated than that affected by cyclone idai and the fear is there could be pockets of people or even whole villages that are in very difficult to reach, remote areas. also making news today: indonesian officials say more than 270 polling staff have died because of being overworked during the election earlier this month. the country's election commission says many more fell ill because of fatigue. the latest vote combined two ballots in one day, which meant many hou

the wfp, world food programme, telling me that they expect the remnants of cyclone kenneth could dump expecting a quarter of their yearly rainfall over just these next few days. in the province of cabo delgado, one of the most northern provinces here, the united nations have been evacuating here after several houses collapsed and in the neighbouring province nampula, there have also been more evacuations. we are not sure of numbers yet but we are hearing it could be in the tens of thousands. the real fear is that the area affected by cyclone kenneth was much more sparsely populated than that affected by cyclone idai and the fear is there could be pockets of people or even whole villages that are in very difficult to reach, remote areas. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: kenya's eliud kipchoge beats a field of 40,000 to win the london marathon in the second fastest time ever. nothing, it seems, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government to build better housing. internationally, there have already bee

the un world food programme has appealed for urgent access to vital wheat stocks in yemen, that had beenf fighting. it said the quality of the grain was deteriorating by the day in a country in during a famine. the united states and its allies say they are deeply concerned about fighting in libya. us, france, britain, italy and the uae said the we re britain, italy and the uae said the were hindering prospects for un mediation. president trump is backed down from his threats to close the border with mexico this week, saying he would give it easier to take action immigration and drug trafficking. republicans have warned that closing the border would have devastating consequences for the us economy. and the united states has revoked the entry these are for a prosecutor of the international criminal court. she has been investigating allegations of war crimes by us forces and their allies in afghanistan. her office insisted she would continue to do her duties without fear or favour. boeing has admitted that an anti—stall system was activated by mistake on board two of its 737 max 8 aircraft

the wf e, world food programme is telling me asthmatic wfp, says that cyclone kenneth could dump twicehe coming days and they also expect being a quarter of the yearly rainfall over just the being a quarter of the yearly rainfall overjust the next being a quarter of the yearly rainfall over just the next few days —— cyclone idai did. in one of the most northernmost provinces here, the united nations has been evacuating people after several houses collapse and in the neighbouring province, they have also been more evacuation is under way. we are hearing that it could be in the tens of thousands, the real fear is that these areas, the area that was affected by cyclone kenneth, is much more sparsely populated than that affected by cyclone idai, there fear is that there could be pockets of people in difficult, remote areas. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: kenya's eliud kipchoge beats a field of 40,000 to win the london marathon in the second—fastest time ever. nothing, it seems, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed c

is expected to continue to fall over the coming days in the north of mozambique, the wfp, world food programmecyclone kenneth could dump twice as much rain as cyclone idai did in the coming days. they're also expecting a quarter of the yearly rainfall over just these next few days. in cabo delgado, one of the most northern provinces here, the united nations has been evacuating people after several houses collapsed. and in the neighbouring province, nampula, there have also been more evacuations. we are not clear about numbers yet, but we are hearing that it could be in the tens of thousands. but the real fear is that these areas, the area that was effected by cyclone kenneth, is much more sparsely populated than that affected by cyclone idai. the fear is that there could be pockets of people or even whole villages that are in very difficult to reach, remote areas. we are waiting for the socialist leader pedro sanchez to speak. we will bring that to you live if it comes in. jane has all the sport. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. manchester city are only two wins away from retain

the world food programme started handing out some supplies and they also sent a plane out to the islandtuation is in flux, it's fast—changing, they wanted to send in a second plane and that wasn't able to be sent. that was filled with rice, food, that sort of thing, for people. the message from authorities in pemba yesterday was that this is worse we had expected and we need help. there were concerns raised about things like cholera. rain is expected for a number of days here. yesterday, pemba had two metres of rain. the issue is going to be how quickly they can get those supplies in. planes were cancelled yesterday, roads very, very difficult to reach. that's going to be the critical thing. how quickly are aid agencies going to be able to get in the supplies they needed to reach the affected people. lebo diseko reporting from maputo. united states has a new warning regarding huawei, claiming itand unacceptable risk. the decision by the british prime ministers to involve the firm was leaked last week. our security correspondent reports. it is the promise of a new, high—tech future. 5g d

earlier, i spoke to deborah nguyen from the united nations world food programme, who is in pemba.port from the international community. it has been raining in pemba nonstop since last night. very heavy rain. it has made it very hard to reach some communities. we are very concerned about how we can bring food to these people who need it. this is a very complex operation for us, because we will bring helicopters, and we will try to do everything we can to bring the food to these people. how is the weather affecting the work you are trying to do? it is making everything more challenging because it keeps raining and the roads are impassable. one of the key bridges has collapsed. it's making it very difficult for us to access the areas where people need help direly. what is your estimate of how many people are in need? so far, we know that 700,000 people, according to the government, are at risk. at least 1,000 people have been displaced so far. we expect that this number will keep growing while it keeps raining, minute after minute, we can see that the level of water is rising. how mu

food production in that region? the fit programme is very concerned about that availability for the next six months because —— the worldmunity —— the fed will not be available and the community relies on the crops for the third. it will also be about extending the support to make sure that food will be available and accessible for these communities. they weather its own protector, but does it look like the cyclone could be more damaging than the first? we are not sure yet. it will depend on the rainfall. the forecast said that it will keep waiting for the coming days and so we are also any situation —— we are anywhere situation of that is the case. thank you very much indeed. the united states has delivered a fresh warning about what it believes is the "unacceptable risk" to security posed by any country allowing the chinese technology firm, huawei, to be involved in building a new 5g data network. the us believes huawei is a security threat because of its links to the chinese government. earlier, the us deputy assistant secretary of state robert strayer said they were concerned britain had agreed huawei could work on

mozambique, the country hardest- hit by the storm.wh and that ie executive director of the world food programme david beasley,is recentlyed to see firsthand the scope of the damage, and plan for a response that he says wveral months.ns he je here now. welcome back to the newshour. >> well, it's good to be here. thank you very much. >> nawaz: so you have visited countless disaster zones. what did you see on the ground here? what are the most immediate needs? when we hit the isaster zone, it was quite remarkable because we hadelicopters coming in. in fact, we couldn't deliver foods for the first few das because there was nothing availabe. we had to take our helicopters, use them to really pull pethople oftop of buildings, out of trees. it was a catastrophe.e all ads were shut shutdown, bridges were out, no electricity anywhere in the country. so now, now, we have scaled up to about over 1.1 million people that e are supporting. but here's the problem-- not only has a quarter of a million homes been destroyed or partially destroyed. it's-- that's a castrophe in itself. but the crops. almost two mi

the world food programme started handing out some supplies in macomia.ly cut off yesterday. however, the situation is in flux, it is fast changing. they wanted to send in a second plane — that wasn't able to be sent. that was filled with rice, food — that sort of thing for people. the message from authorities in pemba yesterday was this is worse than we had expected and we need help. there were concerns raised about things like cholera, rain is expected for a number of days here. yesterday pemba had two metres of rain. the issue is going to be how quickly they can get those supplies in. planes were cancelled yesterday, roads very, very difficult to reach. so that's going to be the critical thing, how quickly our agencies are going to be able to get in the supplies they need to reach the affected people. a new report has proposed that the social care system in england — which helps older and disabled people with tasks such as washing and dressing — should be funded in a similar way to the state pension. the plan, by the former conservative cabinet ministe

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