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Your she reviews like in progress, some are holding for a rescue plan. And ukraine, close by territory from russia, claiming control of a village on the front line keeps horses hope it will help them in circle Russian Troops in the strategic sitting on the on top of the audience. Welcome to the program. We started with the news on a long awaited prisoners swap between iran and the United States is now happening. 5 to us are rainy, and citizens have left a ron airport on a could terry plane to go how theyre being exchanged for 5 or radians held in the United States to run agreed to release the prisoners, including c on market and the magazine and a radian american businessman sentenced to prison for espionage, a charge his family reject around and its getting access to 6000000000. 00. An oil revenue that was frozen by south korea, runs foreign ministry, confirmed the money would be transferred to a bank account in katara, where the agreement allows it to be used for humanitarian purposes. And thats got more from a spec, dw special correspondent abraham, who joins us now from washington. D. C. A great to see. So this wealth is under way, the 5 us citizens are on their way from to ron, to could tar. So what more can you tell us that it was the tense few hours this morning. Pablo as we were waiting to see if the 5, a dual citizens will indeed be allowed to leave to iran. And if we know that they are now on route to guitar, where they will then travel further and be, were united with their families here in the United States. That we know that this swap a comes after more than a year of indirect negotiations with guitar being the key mediator in this exchange agreement. We know that there will be 5 iranian citizens who are held currently in the us for non violent crimes. Mostly related to a section of regulation violations. They will be granted clemency in exchange. And there is of course, the 6000000000. 00 of frozen funds that will be made available to you run. Its important to emphasize and this is really a big, a emphasis for the by the administration that these are not us funds. These are iranian funds that had been frozen in a south korean account due to sanctions. And its also, as mentioned that the role of guitar here, its quite strategic. Not only was it the mediator, but also these funds will be released to the guitar, a central bank, and then dispensed to iran from there. And the, by the end of ministration is its emphasizes very strongly that these funds are to be used for 3 things, food medicine and agree cultural products. And then if theres any sign that they will be used for anything else like a weapons, or what have you, that they will work with the guitar is to make sure that the iranians dont have access to these funds anymore. So this deal has been heavily criticized in the us. Tell us why its being so controversial. All right, well republicans were quick to harshly criticized this deal, saying that it makes america look weak, but the by didnt, administration has compromised too much when it comes to this exchange. But its important to also note that bringing back a wrong for me, detained us citizens, is not a policy thats unique to the bite and administration by no means trump has engaged in similar deals with iran and the Obama Administration as well. But this deal has also been criticized by iranian americans who say that this, you know, this puts them at risk. I was just at the, you know, the rally come, im reading the death of gina mazda many this weekend in dc, and many of them said, well, this sends a signal to the iranian region that if you want something from the United States, all you have to do is, you know, detain, or a kidnap, as they say, hold for rand some, some us iranian citizens. And even though the Us Government strictly warns any of us citizens took from traveling to travel to run some still have to go for family or private reasons. The Biden Administration today will likely try to put the focus, however, on the people that will be reunited with their families. One of them has been detained for as long as 8 years. And so they will likely want to present this as a, as a victory for, for american families, and that they stand by their citizens wherever they are. I say dw special correspondent to abraham reporting from washington dc. The weld World Leaders are gathering in new york for a series of meetings, including the un general assembly. Countries are being urged to help the worlds poorest people and address major challenges. World leaders are gathering at the moment to discuss climate change, as well as the so called Sustainable Development goals during our business set of agreements designed to eliminate poverty and to improve the health and wellbeing of people around the world, but progress towards improving the environment and health are far off track and that some cases are even going backwards. The un secretary general urge the leaders to fulfill their commitments. You made a solemn promise. The problem is to build a world of health, progress and opportunity for all the problem is to leave no one behind and the problem is to pay for it. This was not the problem is made to one. And now that is the permits from the cool part of these gym, but it was always a problem is to people. Lets make now to Laurel Patterson, who is the Spokes Person for the United Nations Development Program and joins us from new york. Welcome to dw and hughes. So countries around the world are currently falling behind on around 85 percent of the Sustainable Development goals that were agreed in 2015. So come the agreement to be called a failure. Thank you for having me. In the progress is, as youre seeing across the board, is, is certainly not we, we expected it to be in many cases, diamond enrolling backwards and get the, the g s remain the best opportunity for us as a Global Community to move forward. And this is precisely where are you in d. P has put the emphasis in work with 95 countries. Not only to bring that level of ambition and evidence. A credible set of pathways moving forward not only into the sun, which is taking place as we speak, but also moving from it into the 2nd half. You know, many of the experts weve spoken to say the resources are there to change course, but theres a lack of political will. Have you see it in the the, the resources are there is a complex picture, particularly when you look across 95 countries and sometimes this is math when we. Ringback consider the, the average is that a global level . But what we do find is that the forest countries in the world whos been 2. 00 times more surfacing their debt, then the new one on, on social assistance. And this is a real challenge because whats coming through over and over again in our reports, is it the reason ambition to create pathways and choices for people that offer them more dignity that are more sustainable in protecting of our planet . But indeed that fiscal sleep space is incredibly constrained and when toys are so constrained is not the choices for the planet. The ones that were seeing we now and what comes across all of our reports, 72 of the 95 countries is it carpet emissions are moving in the wrong direction. Theyve actually increased since 2019 and these are in deep trouble in potters. What will tell us what needs to actually happen to have the world to reach its goals by 2030 so just 7 years from now to one of the most powerful things about the is the geez, and the 2030 again, that the citys integrated, it was designed as the systems agenda with the full understanding, the challenges of crazy intersect in our choices of implications beyond the immediate purview. So what we see that i work with 95. 00 countries is if theres an opportunity to identify areas that can have multiplier effects. Countries are seeing those and making choices and decent jobs for all that also promotes opportunities for women and effective institutions that provides a very strong and more fear. Foundation for economic pro true resilient infrastructure as a driver of innovation, but also as a driver of choices for the planet and all the sustainable cities. Of course, the urban and the angle are such important drivers. Are you hopeful that progress can be made this week . I am hopeful that progress can be me again to the earlier point situated, if its not impossible for us to make progress, its a combination of choices, leadership, political will and investment, and thats when the bar has to do. Those are choices that are possible for us. So a, im hopeful Laurel Patterson spokesperson for the United Nations Development Program. Thank you for being a d. W. Use today. Thank you for having me. A 2nd, looking at what some of the other stories making use around the world be. Whens humanitarian offices warning of i have 2 more dimes in Eastern Libya that are under massive pressure and could burst. But local authority say both times are in Good Condition residence in the devastated city of durn s. I. Similar warnings went unheeded for years leading to devastating floods there. About 4000. 00 that have so far been time to do. The heavy rains are flooded. Parts of central and western india, the water 11 at water level indeed, and armada river has risen submerging the low line areas in the Western State of goose erupt. Thousands of people have been evacuated from the region. The chechen leader rams on the ralph has appeared in a new video on social media and made speculation. He was at a Critical Condition in hospital. Its not certain when the video was filmed, ukrainian intelligence had reported. He was in a coma, due to a serious illness. Take care of it is one of russias store to supporters of its war in ukraine. Spelling. When you crane says it has recaptured a key village near backwards in the east of the country from Russian Forces after months of fighting. The village crushed chief god is the size of box mode which has been occupied by russia since may. After one of the worlds, one of the wars longest and costly as bottles, a spokesperson before ukrainian troops says they hope control of the village will help them in circle backwards. The village is one of 2 taken by ukraine and recent days during which keeps forces of code back several square kilometers of land. Or earlier we ask for a brief pull to a security list and ceo at rasmussen, global whether the months long bible around buck, mood makes strategic sense for you cry. I would want to to lift the ukrainians to make that call. Clearly, they have chosen the 1st back me whats going to be a point with p down some of the Russian Forces. And so going to, i think, a person rechecking of back fluids in the coming days, a weeks when i have a huge sacrilege. Youve got a fix on russian full season ended from on russian leadership see themselves have made fact moods almost the mother of the mattress. So, so in that sense, this, the money venue should not be on the status as to the tactical sort that you said you. I think that would be a for the dates at the end of that. Busy when we see more clearly, what has that moved any further in terms of strategy because of this for the ukrainians, the and football promoted tighten home have secured their 1st bonus, legal when beating bremen for to hide behind. Midfielder. Aaron, did she who is on loan from raymond scored twice against his parents, lived on sunday. As the new comers prevailed in a 6 gold thriller, raymond came back from 2, goes down to equalize. Didnt she restored, hiding times lead to a few minutes later to make sure i hadnt time secured the victory. What after the match, raymond bourne, aaron did. She was asked what a felt like to score twice against his hometown club. Because it was a very nice feeling in front of a full crowd to score goals against freeman and i could have maybe picked a different opponents that everyone was here today though. My family, my girlfriend, my best friend square here. All make the journey from bring them into here. Yeah, so it was nice that i could score to goldsmith a little while ago. And finally, a major shock at the Rugby Union World cup in friends. Fiji defeated twice champions, australia 22 to 15. Its the Pacific Islanders 1st win over the wallabies in 69 years and leads poosey wide open. Australia coach eddie jones is now very much under pressure, but he took full responsibility for the last incentive to you, saying funds should be throwing the gets and for cents. A soul for me, for and i will keep the stay tunes to find out how low water levels are disrupting traffic through the panama canal press cobra. Well have that story on more next business news. Thats after a short break. And on top of the yes, ill be back again at the top of the next day or so take care the people in trucks injured trying to feed the city center, the straight pieces explain the