25th anniversary of the strip let me. Just say you know. Millions could face starvation as coronavirus takes its toll wild wide that warnings from oxfam and says hunger caused by the pandemic will kill more people than the virus itself so we should step in to stop this design stuff this is inside story. And over and welcome to the program im Laura Carlisle more people will die this year from hunger caused by the pandemic than from coated 19 thats according to the Charity Oxfam which says 121000000 more people could face starvation because of reduced aid mass unemployment and destruction to Food Production and supplies it also describes that middle Income Countries such as india brazil and south africa as a merging epicenters of hunger with millions of people facing being tipped over the edge on the social and economic effects of the crisis. Well lets take a closer look at some of the figures in that report oxfam says some of the worlds poorest countries could see 12000. 00 extra deaths per day due to hunger before the end of 2020 the charity says this is more than the peak global current virus death rate of 10000. 00 per day in april the 10 extreme hunger hotspots the report highlights include afghanistan syria and south sudan where the charity says the situation is most severe and getting worse thanks. Lets talk about this further with our guests today and from madrid we have chamma vera the executive director of international from Santa Waleed Al food jerry a member of the Yemeni Society for emergency and disaster medicine and from cairo rima not a Regional Communications officer with the World Food Program a very warm welcome to all of you if i could start with you this is a pretty hard hitting report have you reached this number of more people potentially dying from pandemic related hunger than from the virus itself. Thank you our thanks for for these for the space and we have been doing a combining of Research Using they that some of them actually come on food program and order from our Research Centers with our experience in some of the countries that are named both countries that were already affected by hunger massively because usually culturally countries such a new countries that are coming to these hunger as we as we call it finally we found us a resold the figures that you have said on that show that its a terrible situation for in terms of human suffering because of the growth of iras. And so just to be clear this 12000. 00 figure is on top of the existing daily death toll from hunger as it is a new potentially preventable deaths of course i mean the should be all in all a 100 of those should be prevented but this adds to the norm and all of that so that rate because of hunger and what we are seeing isnt those countries that were already at massively affected by hunger because of calm of conflict of Climate Change of inequality of off the this builds onto that is the final line it means that lines of farmers are not support the markets on this route to that for supplies turned reach that there is nothing if unemployment there is no safety nets or finally of millions of people that are facing starvation once mr 120 i will leave yemen is one of those countries thats already massively affected by hunger related deaths has been on the brink of famine failure is how has the situation there wessons with coronavirus yes. Thank you for this in and. Limit and its focusing on this talk with really. Current nalini in our leaders reinvent. Every human being and this in this world who care about humanity and every kind as you all d know all the human considered lately from the largest food crisis worldwide the it and will lift iran has created the worst humanitarian crisis in the world millions of people have been displaced by fighting to the to the lives of food. And the latest food assistant palatal held by the many who work in the olds in yemen. A report that shows the prohibition in the country is norsemen according to that assessment which was done. In 201820 point 2000000 are at higher risk or threatening shortages of food which means 76 percent of the total population are facing likes to think shortage of food without assistance provided by the humanitarian community. As a comparison but this roughly twice the people the population of sweden at this includes people who have been internally displaced. Or a little as we called i give is. 3000000 or more with this list across 21 governorate mainly due to the consulate of youth that are counselors and not the disease this is a general holistic few that are i can give you an old audience well it just give us an idea if you can what its like to be hungry because most of us do not know what its like to be so hungry that we dont know our next meal is coming from that we are on the brink of death what it was he was saying that in yemen. Yet as not yet and events. Are 50 percent of the import so due to the tight through cape that human faced for more than 5 years by the union of some neighboring countries. There for many a man it is most likely to come out of the 3 quarter of all occupation and as early as as i just mentioned if 3000000. 00 of i. D. P. s attend that the humanitarian lease over a few which was a hole by the end of 2019. That show the young man is the considered late if from the largest food prices in the world not only food or. As well as the clean water the human rights the level the health. I dont know why people lately focused on on health which was already damaged from the beginning but as nickel butts in the world its yes i think the percent. Of people in the event that you do 1000 as compared to the work which is i think are sent our this in a but is still very low as compared. To the man and with the states that the bullion many are dying from especially childhood. If you know that i was last to jump in as a pretty name into the discussion now if you dont mind while me because. We want to get an idea from you as to why so many people around the world are going so hungry when there isnt a food in the world when your parents are not for it or trained. Well to everybody but not for the poorest hungriest with a week at the problem to start a pool or in the well the hungry and the well of that situation and west and west and was their only hope is for humanitarian assistance for People Like Us the World Food Program other humanitarian there is a well to step up their game and to actually provide them with what they need and see now that we are seeing problems even in the developed well there are economic problems even full middle class people who have Small Businesses so now we are talking about people who have. Daily wages we are talking about displaced people small scale farmers the World Food Programs this response their response they say is the biggest and i hate we are cruel thing about providing assistance for 140000000 people thats a 40000000 more people than the number we had last year how big or how did we get to those also oil well what was 6 months into this crisis now into this pandemic how if we reach this point now where were looking at this summit talking about this with these terrible predictive figures. The countries that are all taking. Taking it hard there are countries that are not so i think for me get to this and anyway you talked about syria or about yemen to buy back your band of johnny spann even countries in africa like zimbabwe for example that struggling with. Foreign currency reserves so there is no way for these countries to get up and to actually have what they need in the situation that were living in now there ought destructions in trade disruption in supply chains theres an economic no doubt across the world even in the developed world so in these countries with people who are living on next to nothing any shot any little shock would actually throw them off balance so this is a huge shock for everybody across the globe for millions and millions of people many of them are out of this place many of them are living in countries that are suffering from conflict we have also in some countries a toxic combination of conflict economic. 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Or i weve been listening in there to comments being made by Inspector General of the door from the police force who was briefly addressing the issue of al jazeera journalists who are being questioned right now in connection with a documentary that was made about Migrant Workers locked up during the covert 19 a lockdown or what we know is that police are saying theyre investigating the program for sedition defamation and violation of the communications and multimedia act of course aljazeera has responded with a statement calling on malaysian authorities to respect Media Freedom and desist from treating its journalists as criminals aljazeera says its as serious concerns about developments that have occurred in malaysia since the broadcast of its one on one east investigative documentary locked up in malaysia is locked down about went out on july the furred we understand our colleagues have been questioned by police for several hours now and were awaiting what will happen to them next the documentary investigated why the code with 19 pandemic is forcing Migrant Workers into hiding the government put some areas of kuala lumpur with high infection rates under lockdown with people tested and some fingerprinted foreigners without valid documents were arrested elation officials the state television criticized the reporters being inaccurate misleading and unfair aljazeera as attempts to interview government ministers and officials during the production work declined on staff of experience sustained Online Harassment since the broadcast one of one east is an asia Pacific CurrentAffairs Program its one Numerous International awards. Human rights watch is calling on the malaysian government to stop treating criticism as a crime its also calling on the authorities to repeal laws being used to limit speech in the statement the Deputy Director for asia said malaysias katter nasional government is increasingly responding to public criticism by carrying out abusive investigations on species charges Prime Minister madine essene should recognise that everyone has a right to criticize their government without fear of investigation or prosecution through on some other news now from around the world to more latin american politicians have been infected by covert 19 but libyas interim president janine as was diagnosed and is now in quarantine the head of venezuelas National Constituent assembly. Also tested positive earlier this week brazils president j. It was an arrow went into isolation after he was confirmed to be infected. Delay was one of latin americas Fastest Growing economies now 2 and a half 1000000 people are out of work on the place is struggling most is a town known for its production of traditional cooking pots the cinnamon reports the residents of palmyra no longer make enough money to eat. Or hasnt opened his shop for months on the handmade played pottery inside it is full of dust including the emblematic piggy banks that he makes some good as they were up there for saving money into good luck he says. But today potter is in this small rural town have neither money nor luck for my use streets and shops used to overflow with visitors but not since april through one of the monkey an area of when i leave my shop open to air out the place so if anyone passes they can take a look old habits are hard to break for generations the people of poor might have made their living from making this type of pottery as emblematic as the chilean corn pies theyre served in. But now my day is as empty as peoples pockets just before lunch time you suddenly see residents coming out all heading in the same direction to the same place. Russia and siena is in charge of the Community Center thats become paul might is lifeline. For the volunteers at the soup kitchen or out of work porters. We started with 100 meals then 120 every day more and more until the day came that we had nothing left to serve so we called the press and asked for help. 2 weeks ago that help started arriving especially from the capitals poor neighborhoods and from the fish fruit and vegetable markets. He gave will serve 500. 00 meals part of any brussel welcomes her neighbors as though theyre being invited to lunch except that theyre all carrying parts to take the food home as many portions as there are in each household. On this day theyre treated to a seafood stew with salad and a fruit or marker that there are 4 adults and 4 children in our house we cant afford nappies but thankfully here we get a good meal. Its finally in good value meals turned her mother who has difficulty walking has been waiting eagerly for the warm lunch and arkansas and a dog. Before we sold enough for all our needs now my father and i have no work and i have 2 children. The house is humid and cold because as in most homes the floors are made of dirt we are in good pottery like everyone elses is gathering dust so theres no money for heating this town is one of the feel that is not under obligatory quarantine in fact there are very few people here infected with cold and 19 and yet the impact of the pandemic has been devastating so much so that many are very worried that unless the Pandemic Energy economic effects is quickly like pompei or might as we know it will cease to exist. They know they cant depend on charity for ever to fill their empty pockets some are already looking for other ways to make a living even if it means the end of one of chiles most beloved Cultural Icons you see in human aljazeera. Australia is harming the number of citizens allowed to arrive from overseas since march only citizens and permanent residents have been allowed in Prime MinisterScott Morrison says the decision follows a surge of coronavirus cases in the state of victoria at a time when victoria was able to take flights again then obviously the challenges to the system presently caused by the outbreak in victoria would have subsided and that then of course would mean that would be less pressure on the system nationally so until that is under. Under control or even beyond that has been under control and the tories are able to take up that as does flights again then well be in a restricted to pasadena for the forseeable future from sending a nickel a gauge as the details of the announcement. From monday the Prime MinisterScott Morrison said that only 4000 citizens or permanent residents will be allowed to return to the country every week that is essentially cutting the intake figures by hoffs in terms of when that cap can be lifted the Prime Ministers said that will only happen when the corona Virus Outbreak in the city of melbourne is contained in right now of course there are 5000000. 00 people under pasha locked down in the city and surrounding some regional surrounding areas there on the allowed to leave their homes for essential reasons and on thursday we saw another record day of infection cases so it doesnt look good for those returning travel as there was another 288. 00 people testing positive for corona virus in the city of melbourne and as Scott Morrison says that all of a strategy is resources in this area needs to be going to fighting that outbreak of course if hes a trying to stop it spreading to other parts of the country so there is a huge contingent of federal police and strelley and Defense Force personnel along the borders to make sure people on crossing into different areas another aspect of this announcement by the Prime Minister is that now anyone returning from all of the cities will have to pay for the mandatory 14 days of Hotel Quarantine that they need to take. In serbia hundreds of people have staged a sit in protest outside parliament its in defiance of a 10 person limit on gatherings the pandemic restrictions were announced after 2 nights of fighting between police and protesters over along. The leaders of kosovo and serbia are set to hold their 1st talks in 18 months in a bid to east tensions between the 2 sides the e. U. Brokered talks on establishing diplomatic ties stopped in 2018 when kosovo put the high tariffs on serbian goods charlie and to reports. What started as cost of those big independence from serbia escalated into open conflict. And was brought to an end by nato airstrikes in 1909. Soon after hundreds of thousands of course of our albanian refugees poured into neighboring countries telling of massacres both sides were accused of war crimes 6 serbian officials were found guilty and last month the course of those president. Was indicted on charges. Today costs of those wings are almost invisible the country declared independence in 2008 but a type of cold war continues with serbia repeatedly blocking kosovos attempts to join the United Nations the European Union has spent 9 years trying to normalize relations between the 2 sides with little progress in 2018 talks stalled completely. Since then Angela Merkel and emanuel have led countless efforts to smooth over differences and restart the dialogue recently some success the cost of a removing its 100 percent trade tariffs on serbia but in return pristina wants belgrade to finally recognize its independence if serbia does that it wants membership to the e. U. I believe that at the end of the mandate of the next government we will complete negotiations for membership with the European Union which means that it would be realistic to become a member of the European Union in 2026 that is my hope that is my belief President Trump was hoping to be the new mediator needing a diplomacy win before novembers election but president thought she was indicted for war crimes just days before the meeting that she says there is no evidence he broke the law and hinted he believes the timing of the indictment is not a coincidence. I dont call in that statement blew up and rendered impossible of very important meeting at the white house thereby giving a strong blow to the opportunity of achieving peace between kosovo and serbia on monday he will face questions from prosecutors in the hague for now the e. U. Has wrestled back control of mediation efforts the e. U. And we could be repeating it all the time is very committed to continue our engagement as a facilitator of of the dialogue between great and prishtina but we are not the ones who are dictating who are our interlocutors on sunday the bloc will mediate the 1st high level meeting between the 2 sides since november 28th and perhaps make progress on one of europes most intractable disputes charlie and there. Theyll be back with more of the days news stay with us here on aljazeera. They signed up for a luxury cruise but some would never come ha. Ha ha ha oh hold on i want to investigate new zealands deadly pocono eruption on aljazeera. Aljazeera. Every. A Global Pandemic mass protests demanding change economic recession and geopolitical tensions not to mention the small matter of a looming election join me Steve Clemons in conversation with leading voices on the bottom line your weekly take on u. S. Politics and society on aljazeera. 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