cutting off funding for agencies like the world health organization, the iaea and the world intellectual property organization would deal a major blow to global health, nuclear nonproliferation and the protection of american businesses. our participation in unesco is also valuable. therefore the administration's budget request includes funding for the u.s. contribution to unesco and a statement of intent to work with congress to find a solution that would waive restrictions on paying our financial contributions when doing so is clearly in our national interest. we appreciate greatly this committee's long standing efforts to help us meet our commitment to the united nations. staying up to date with our contributions has helped us deliver some of the most significant accomplishments to advanced u.s. interests and promote u.n. reform in more than a decade. the active and full support of this committee remains essential to our efforts. i thank you and i welcome your questions. >> thank you very much. we'll go as we have before in seniority as you are seated in the -- in this room. i'm going

and the world health -- world health organization and others as well. >> but let's be clear what it means to deter unesco and the world health organization. it's not deterring a body sitting in geneva. it's deterring the decisions of 192 other member states. individually. and there is not one single blunt instrument that has that cumulative effect. it just doesn't work that way. >> so therefore, we disregard our policy? >> no, what we do -- >> that's your approach? >> -- is devise policies that serve our interests. we don't stick to policies that are many years old that are no longer working as intended and are in fact self-defeating. instead, we customize the tools for the time. i think your legislation, adopted in december, did that. and that puts pressure and targeted pressure on the palestinians. we can sit here and talk, and i'm happy to do, about what do we do about the other 192 u.n. member states and how do we influence their decisions on this. that's what we do every day in terms of our diplomacy. but that's not the same as shooting a single scattershot at an institution like the

the world health organization emphasizes that in the year 2020, untreated depression is going to be the leading cause of impact on quality of life worldwide. this is not the kind -- this is from the world health organization. >> is there anything in the culture, in society that is different from before that is creating an alteration of mental outlook? >> sure. i think that the heightened security in the united states after the terrorist attacks. >> not in the world of entertainment? >> it is them as well as everybody else. >> we have the next generation of psychiatric drugs coming along. what do you see there, dr. brian doyle? >> i see medications that are going to be at least as effective as the ones we have now, if not more effective, with more favorable side effects. >> have you heard of free gavelin? >> yes. >> what is it? >> it it the first generation of drugs that will affect the inside the brain cells an alter the way they work. that's where the central problems with and that's the hope of the future. >> are we talking genetics here? >> ultimately, we may be, actually. >> because

. >> the world health organization is monitoring effects of a serious killer illness in vietnam. 171 people have been inspected by a strained scanned disease affecting mostly children and young people. so far, 19 have died. it begins with a loss of appetite and a rash covering the hands and feet. the world health organization cannot investigate without an official request by the vietnamese government. a trip to the dentist can literally save your life. every dentist that comes out of dental school will be trained to perform for wrote oral cancer exams. the risk factors are tobacco use and alcohol, and especially when those two are combined. most patients are very uninformed about cancer and their risks even though there will be 40,000 cases this year. >> we want to inform the community about oral cancer and their risk factors. we want to get people who were not likely to get to the dentist to know the importance of having such an exam and how this could save their life. >> the signs include a storm -- a store that does not heal, a patch, or it sickening in the neck. they're offering

the world health organization says by 2015 -- 2050, the number of people is set to triple. the number is set to hit 115.4 million. low-to-middle income countries could expect to see the biggest optic as older populations surge. also, birth control pills will soon contain strong warning labels such as for yaz that will warn about the increased risk of a blood clot. studies found they carry a higher risk. an fda in advisory panel could recommend the new tool to screen for breast cancer. the ultrasound is designed to examine women that have dense tissue. traditional mammograms can this cancer in one-third of those patients. smoking menthol cigarettes could cause a stroke. those who regularly smoke are twice as likely compared to those who smoke not meant all -- non-menthols. it is not clear what links them to >> well, it turns out a new celebrity is john twitter, and it is none other than betty white. the 90-year-old created her account, and she already has 100,000 followers. she follows people including president obama and lady gaga. she sent a flirtatious tweet already. you

world war ii. he is somebody different. he is a health expert and a doctor. he has a very strong background. he was once the head of the hiv/aids project of the world health organization. he is well known in that sphere. the criticism has been, is he really the right man for that very big role that involves not just health but economic development in its broadest sense around the world? >> thank you are coming in. the economy is dominating elections around the world. next week and, voters in france will go to the polls in the first round -- next weekend, voters in france will go to the polls and the first-round of the keenly anticipated -- to the polls in the first round of the keenly anticipated election there. >> these and made umbrellas are sold and some of the most expensive stores -- these handmade umbrellas are sold in some of the most expensive stores in france. the heavy cost of labor put precious jobs like these at risk. there is much cheaper, chinese competition. >> [unintelligible] it was also promised by the [unintelligible] >> pierre reflects the national mood, a sense that politicians have failed to address the real concerns. the candidates would do well

kim was the director of the hiv aids dptd at the world health organization. >> the economy is weak, andgas prices high. retail sales rose a greater than expected 8/10ths of a percent. whether the sales were -- >> and what's interesting about march is every category. clothing stores rang up the busy gains, and also increases in everything from clothing to electronics. >> record sales to $411 billion in march. that's 24% higher than the recession low three years ago. warmer weather encouraged shoppers to buy spring and summer merchandise, earlier than usual. that has analysts warning there could be payback in april. >> we're going to see weakness due to the shift in the easter holiday, and then a pickup in may because of higher refounds. >> reporter: and prices at the pu. remain high forcing some households to got back on spending. >> the increase raises the odds that the first quarter is stronger than expected. >> nightly business report, new york. whether avon should accept a takeover offer from coty. >> they want to prod avon's board into negotiations with coty. the ceo said he had fin

he worked for the world health organization and harvard university. he was the first asian-american to serve as president of dartmouth college. his five year term starts in july. the bank was founded in 1944. all 11 presidents of the bank have been americans. >>> internet service providers around the world are preparing for a new standard set to go into effect in june. but japan's biggest service providers still working out the details. the internet protocol version 6 or iipv6 will support more devices than the current protocol. major companies like google and facebook plan to urge la a new website with the protocol and will run with their existing si sites. managers of ntt say they have to connect a glitch before they can switch over and users of their service may experience a delay of one second when they try to access websites using the new protocol. some 16 million customers are expected to be affected. ntt managers say they're working with service providers and operators to address the problem? >>> japan's fair trade commission is expected to fil

these figures are being underlined by the world health organization today on world malaria day. >> what makes this disease so dangerous and what impact does malaria have on the lives of people in these affected regions? our report explains. >> she is only 6 millimeters long, but potentially deadly. the female anopheles mosquito carries the tropical disease malaria. one bite is often all it takes to infect a human body. often, the symptoms of the infection do not show up for nearly a week and starts with shivering, muscle cramps, and fever. for one person in town, the infection is fatal. some 40% of the world's population lives in malaria- infested regions. the risk is often high. in africa, a child dies of malaria every 30 seconds. before the poor are especially vulnerable. once they become ill, they can rarely afford drugs, so the cycle continues. productivity, investment, and tourism with after a result. malaria is considered the primary cause for the economic plight. despite years of scientific research, there is still no effective vaccine against malaria. the most effective approach

he developed a very important program for the world health organization. but you know the world bank remains a very political institution. there's no doubt about that even the world bank president can move things along. -- there is no doubt about that. the world bank president to move things along. ultimately the member states decide. >> thank you very much. monday is the first trading day since a landmark move in china to slightly ease controls over its currency. and the yuan immediately weekend against the dollar. >> this opens the way for a more market-driven exchange rate. >> the u.s. has accused china of keeping the value of its currency artificially low. that means lower prices for chinese products abroad and that helps boost the export sector. but as of monday, government constraints on the chinese currency have loosened a bit. the yuan's ability to trade at the fixed exchange rate has been doubled up 1%. -- at 1%. >> there is relatively little outward pressure because china and's bros has weakened and its currency -- china's currency has weekend an

world health organization chan says many children will die unless more funds are provided. >>> leaders of japan, there's the music, leaders of japan and china are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the normalization of their nation's diplomatic ties. the chinese government sponsored a ceremony tuesday in tokyo. culture minister said he believes the year of events will add a colorful new page to the history of the country's friendship. japan's chief cabinet secretary called for exchanges on a personal level. >>> people in southampton, england, are paying tribute to those who died in the sinking of the "titanic." children paraded through the city carrying placards of those deceased. most of its crew called southampton home. city officials held an opening ceremony for a new museum to exhibit memorabilia from the ship. descendents of survivors attended the event. >>> the asia development released its economic outlook for the asia pacific region on wednesday. the forecast, strong growth in 2012, at a slightly slower pace. nhk world reports from hong kong. >> reporter: according to the outl

in addition to that, the world health organization last year launched a very aggressive plan for containment pick if the plan is executed, we will be able to slow the spread of resistance considerably. >> what makes this particular strain of it so bad? how is it able to basically defeat medicines we already have? >> malaria is probably mankind's oldest foe. the trick has always been to stay a step ahead of it. the chromosomes in the parasite mutate and grow resistant to the medications we have a good one of its key reasons for why we feel the spread of barthelemy finance -- of arthamethimens. they are used in oral form and mono therapy. the trick really is to make sure we take this drug in combination form while monitoring and finding a way to learn where resistant cases are. >> the whole fate with malaria, if someone is going to an area that is affected, what would your advice be? >> like any place it are going to that is a malaria-infected area. it doesn't mean that the drugs are completely useless. what researchers understand is that how much of the parasite stays in the bloodstream stay

in addition, the world health organization launched a very aggressive plan for containment. if it is executed, we will be able to slow the spread before it gets to the shores of india or africa. >> what makes the spectacular straying so bad? how is it able to defeat the medicines we have? oldestria is mankind's foe. the trick has always been to stay a step ahead of it. the chromosomes in the parasite to mutate and do grow resistant to the medications we have. one of the reasons for the -- mutation is the spread of unregulated medications in drugs. in many unregulated shops, they are used in oral form, not combined with another drug. we feel that has accelerated the spread. the trick is to make sure we take this drug in combination form while monitoring -- finding ways we stamp them out. >> malaria, if anyone is going to one of the areas, what would your advice be? >> my advise would be if they -- would be the same if they are going to any area. just because there is resistance does not mean the drugs are useless. what we understand is that the parasite clearance, how long it

the humanitarian work of unicef, of the world food program, the development work of undp, the health surveillance work of the world health organization. iaea which is crucial in monitoring the nuclear program in iran, all of these are critical programs. that manifestly serve u.s. interests. i could go on all morning but i won't. you get the point. with respect to u.n. reform -- we have made very important progress over the last few years in terms of improving transparency. i've talked briefly in my testimony in my written testimony longer about increasing access to audits. bolstering the u.n.'s investigative arm and its oversight arm, the oios. we have actually, as i mentioned, succeeded in garnering savings when that historically has been all but impossible. usually u.n. budgets go up 5% a year. we managed in december to get it to go down previously 5% which is arguably 10% over what we would have otherwise ended up with. so we are working on efficiency, we are working on effectiveness, we are working on transparency and also working to promote the principle that countries that by their behavior are reprehensible as we soo seen on i

the world health organization has documented 576 human cases of avian flu infection worldwide since 2003. 339 of those cases resulted in death. recently, research funded by the national institutes of health and conducted in wisconsin and the netherlands resulted in genetic changes to a strain of avian flu that allowed its airborne transmissibility. the nih-funded researchers planned to publish their full findings in two academic journals. now publication peer review and replication of findings are important steps in a vigorous scientific process. but others have expressed concern that the publication of the methodology and some of the data could help create a road map for terrorists and others seeking to further modify the virus into a bioweapon. that's why a government advisory board, the national science advisory board for biosecurity, recommended in late december that partial information be withheld from publication. late last month, however, the board with some dissenters reversed course and is now advocating for the full publication of the research done in wisconsin and the publicat

somewhere in the world that was killing people on the way to the united states, working with the world health organization would be in the interest of, you know, our people. so i agree with you that we have taken a stand. it is based in our law. but we can't predict the future, and i think some flexibility that would be only exercised very prudently might be worthwhile considering. >> thank you. and thanks again for your service. >> thank you, sir. >> thank you shaheen? >> i want to echo my colleague's thanks for all of your effective and hard working service for our country around the world. i would also like to echo what you had to say about the role of our embassies around the world in promoting american trade and business interests. my office had the opportunity to help organize a trade mission to india. the business people who went on that mission would not have the same opportunities to do future business without the support from our embassy in india. so thank you very much for that effort. as i look at the top five recipients of u.s. foreign assistan assistance, number two is afghanistan, which has

the world health organization said tests show hum ans cannot be infected by drinking milk from an infectedow. >>> meteorologist christina loren, i like the nice weather that wore having. >> yeah. you know, everything changes today. it is going to be overcast and we have showers in the forecast. but what's i-ing is the showers are coming up from the south. if you live in the south day you have a better chance of seeing that rain than what we are expecting along the pen lanes and north bay. showers, north of the golden gate bridge, today the opposite. showers south of the golden gate bridge, i will show you futurecast in just a minute. what's happen sing we have an area of low pressure out here in the pacific. it is going to start to push onshore today. right behind it, cool front will move through. this is what will bring in the rain for tomorrow. and the cooler weather as well. what you can count on, thunderstorms and showers especially in the south bay. tomorrow we get showers just about everywhere starting in the north bay. spreading to the south. so let's go ahead and talk about your fu

the world health organization says about seventeen million people die every day have caused this and accounts for more than twenty percent. russian cardiologists have dramatically advanced the treatment of heart disease in recent years but what remains to be done today my guest is a prominent cardiac surgeon i recall it was a world famous doctor and medical researcher i mean i'm a. professor reddish really was the head of a group of scientists who developed a brand new medical disease diagnosis their computer program renders a three d. image of the heart highlighting damaged. although it was just one of the many medical breakthroughs in recent times it did little to advance the reputation of medicine and health care and russian foreign experts described as quality is poor and many russians prefer getting treated soberly. hello thank you for coming to our show let's start with this they say that it isn't car accidents now they're aids nor any diseases that are the leading cause of death worldwide but it's still hard diseases that claim more lives than anything else is that still corre

. >> in "medical alert" the world health organization is monitoring a mysterious illness in vietnam. 471 people have been infected by a strange skin disease affecting mostly children and young people. so far 19 have died. the disease brings a high fever, loss of appetite. it covers the hands and feet. the w.h.o. cannot investigate without an official request by the vietnamese government. >> a trip to the dentist can be more than a routine cleaning. a dental exam could save your life. in 2013 every dentist this comes out of dental school will be trained to perform oral cancer exams. and the human papiloma virus has also been linked to oral cancer. the problem is, not all dentists have informed. >> we want to number one inform the community about oral cancer, what are their risk factors. we want to get especially people who are not likely to go to the dentist to know the importance pf having such an exam and how it could impact and save their lives. >> signs and symptoms include a sore that does not heel, a red or light patch that persists. >> she's called "the first lady of maryland"

the alcohol smoking and substance involvement screening test, which was developed by the world health organization. well, we use the assist results in intervention planning quite immediately; that is part of the beauty of the assist, that it has kind of a built-in intervention that, based on the score that is deduced from the eight questions of the assist, you are kind of guided to do a validating response, a brief intervention, or an intervention with kind of a referral to treatment or a discussion about kind of getting further treatment. and in that assist they'll provide much more detailed information on their pattern of usage of various substances. we have a fair amount of detail that we end up with as a result of their completing the computerized assist. one of the things we use with the assist results is kind of looking at how maybe the substance use is impacting the current... their presenting issues. if it is depression or anxiety, maybe how the substance use is exacerbating that, and we will give some education about that, the risk factors, and then we will also explore the consequences w

suffering from dementia is expected to triple by 2015 according to a new report from the world health organization which finds a number of patients with dementia should reach 108 million by 2015. right now 35 million people worldwide have it. part of the reason for this by, people will live longer in lower and middle-income countries. the report calls for more programs to address and dementia and increase support for care givers. >> now, your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with tom collins. >> a little check of the radar. spotty showers moving across the area. the clouds are the same. this may produce a brief shower, and 2 miles later in sunshine. right now the more significant shower is moving over howard county hitting i-95. we will continue to see this through the evening hours, this instability. it will diminish as soon as the sun sets. this will disappear. it was our only shot at rain. nothing compared to what really need across the area. more on rain in the forecast and as a minute. -- in a minute. pollen count total high of 423. sport count is low at 81. temperatures in the areas where you

the world health organization says mental illness is the top cause of medical disability in young peopleagers are overweight or obese.. and researchers are warning, those who develop type 2 diabetes will have a tough time controlling it. a new study followed nearly 700 overweight and obese teens who were recently diagnosed with diabetes. they received one of three types of treatment involving drugs, diet and exercise counseling. nearly half the teens failed to control their diabetes within a few years.. and one in five suffered serious complications. the researchers say the message is clear: don't get diabetes in the first place. people living in apartment buildings are exposed to second hand smoke even if no one in their household smokes. a new study shows non-smokers who live in multi-unit housing.. especially those with children.. breathe in tabacco. researchers say the findings mean that parents whose children are exposed to smoke may not even know it. they also warn that you don't necessarily have to smell smoke to be exposed to it. exposure to second-hand smoke has been linked with

. >> and the world health organization is reporting an unprecedented drop in the number of measles deaths world wide and there is fatal rate now down 75% over the past 10 years. un says vaccination campaigns saved lives of nearly 10 million children. despite the steep decline, it did not reduce the goal of reducing measles by 90%. >> apple was in the spotlight today and how well did they fare? very well. hi, emily. >> the iphone strikes again, apple says 35 million in the second quarter and it surprised even the most respected analysts on wall street. with activations dropping there is concern about the iphone population and whether it might wayne but that is not happening yet. apple sold 12 million ipads and there is up 59% from the year before. income up a woping 94%. there is a success that has been contributed to robust demand for the phone in china. there is up as much as 7% so far in after hours. as for broader markets, stocks were mixed today. s and p and dow posting gains thanks to improvement in houtsing markets and better than expected earnings from at and t. the news not enough

but we need somebody world health organization has job experience, like mitt romney, who has true ideas and solutions to do something to get this economy jump-started, 50% of college graduates moving back home, have no jobs. >> sean: i like the fact, what's happening here is american crossroads in this case, i am going to show an rnc ad in just a second. they are hitting hard. it's obvious to me that the republicans are here to play ball. they are showing and highlighting the weaknesses that the president has. things are not going well, 95 rounds of golf, a lot of basketball, a lot of vacations, every two months, he has a vacation. >> sure. crossroads is right. he's cool. so president obama's cool. what's not cool is what kimberly points out, when you get out of high school, have you a 50% chance of being unemployed or under-employed. under pt barack obama, 14 million people are out of work. what is also not cool, if it's $180 grand and two hours average to a fund-raiser, let's say two hours, california, chicago, there's florida. two hours each way, it comes to-- >>> a lot of money. >>

are caused by waterborne illnesses like diarrhea, malaria and cholera, according to the world health organization. one recent world bank study found e. coli, an indicator of widespread fecal contamination, in 58% of water sources across monrovia. these are sobering statistics for president ellen johnson sirleaf, who is recognized internationally for her work on water issues. she pledged in 2008 that water access would double in four years. achieving this target is the job of the liberia water and sewer corporation and its managing director, nortu jappah. >> i visited a community yesterday and i want to know why the water supply to that community is irregular? >> okay, i think i've talked about the issue of our capacity issue. we ration water. most of our infrastructure is have lived their useful lives, and most of it needs to be replaced. and we've had constant breakdowns of machines and pumps, and so once we have some of these technical issues reckoned with we will be able to get water to monrovia in its entirety. how soon can we expect to see? >> i would assume just by the end of the year. >> r

according to the centers for disease control and the world health organization. military wives who were getting sicker and sicker say their living conditions were ignored or covered up by a private management company. lincoln military housing, or lmh, is a subsidiary of one of the largest property management firms in america. after congress privatized military family housing, lincoln partnered with the navy in 2005. taking control of renovating old homes and building new ones in the norfolk area in exchange for guaranteed rent. the navy was thrilled. >> our long-term partnership with lincoln has been extremely successful. we've been able to accomplish things in terms of providing quality homes i don't think we ever would have accomplished. >> reporter: jarel bliss runs lincoln military housing. under the terms of the contract, within a two-year period all homes were supposed to be brought up to a suitable level. was that done, in your opinion? and by "suitable" i mean all of them livable. >> yes. i believe it was, under the terms of our agreement with the navy. w

the latest study follows a rortd from the world health organization that previously called cell phone a possible carcinogen. >> an indiana teacher suing a catholic school and church after she was fired for under going fertility treatments. emily hurks was fired because she did in vitro fertilization. the catholic church says ivf leads to the destruction of embryos and is in violation of the church's right to life philosophy. she said her bosses knew what she was doing and supportive initially then changed their minds. >> our goal trying to wrap our minds around what happened here, just because i was such a devoted teacher and i loved my job so much. and just trying to expand our family, to have this happen was -- it was awful. >> the church maintains the lawsuit challenges the church's ri right to make decisions consistent with the religious standards. >>> scenes like this play out every day, how the demonstration is helping police figure out what happens in the moments before they respond. >>> a beauty queen loses her crown but not because of a public scandal. how is the weather, dou

this has been a problem that professional societies, the world health organization, the institute ofharping on the last 40 years. this has come to the attention now because the fda has taken some very needed action, but this is not a new issue. this is not issue that has been there since the beginning of antibiotic use. >> when you see how long it takes for the feds to even track down an e. coli outbreak, how are we to trust the government in this so-called crackdown? >> i think the government understands what effect the policy is. we know what to do -- what effective policy. is we know what to do. we just need the will to take action. all scientists agree that antibiotic overuse is what drives resistance. so the federal government knows what to do. we just need the statutory authority to take action. >> thank you for coming in and shedding some light on this. >> thank you. >> the weather, pretty nice, but you say it's going to get even better. >> it's going to be a lot better and especially getting into the weekend. this is what we're waiting for here. we always like it when we can

the world health organization says your bmi should be between 18.5% and 24.9%.now looking at you who is so slim there's probably less, but, again, check it out. go on to a website and have a look. again, there may be some controversy over it, but certainly a step in the right direction about saying are we distorted many the way we look at models? >> just reading about it, it says a 6 foot tall model must weigh no less than 136 pounds. 6 foot tall. no less than 136 pounds. of course. >> one would think, but what's happened is the pressure to be thin is so extreme and they're saying that young girls are becoming increasingly anorexic and bulemic. i have two daughters, and just looking at making sfwleen, the pressure to say we need to be so thin. that's what this law is saying. it is passed by the israeli government, and it is now legislated. what's interesting, randy, is to see how it will be enforced. that will be our next -- >> i wonder if it was ever enforced ms country how many models would be working right now. thank you very much. very interesting. >>> keep