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Some are calling for a rescue plan. And after a after dime collapse has killed thousands in the eastern, in the eastern part of libya, the u. N. Warrens 2 more times in the country are under massive pressure and could crumble as well the unpopular phone in the us. Welcome to the program. We start with breaking news because a long awaited prisoner swap between around and the United States is under way. These are the latest pictures of the 5 g o u. S. Rainy and citizens arriving in doha in could tar after leaving to run their being exchanged 4 or 5 of radians held in the United States to iran. Agreed to release the prisoners, including c, a mac, m i z and a rainy and american businessman sentenced to prison for espionage. A charge his family reject around is getting access to 6000000000. 00. An oil revenue that was frozen by sized korea arrives, Foreign Ministry confirmed the money would be transferred to a bank account inc. Guitar, where the agreement allows it to be used for humanitarian purposes. Of dw, special correspondent to abraham is following the story from washington, dc. And a little earlier i asked or what happens next . Well, we know that they will 1st to be processed in doha, and then theyre expected to board another flight and make their way to the washington dc area where they are expected to re unite with their families. We saw the images of them coming out of the plane on the tarmac. And, you know, these are emotional moments that their families are, you know, have been waiting for, for as long as 8 years. One of the prisoners that was released today has been in evan prison since october of 2015. And so this is really a moment of relief for the families. And thats really what the Biden Administration is going to emphasize onto the emphasize today. I think that they are committed to bringing new americans back home. That despite the Harsh Criticism that this particular agreement has faced the, you know, the flip side, the bright side is that these people are now back home and that, that will be their focus. Moving forward, well, lets talk about that criticism a because that the deal has been heavily criticized in the United States. Why is that . Right, so republicans have criticized the steel saying that it shows that the United States is weak on the global stage. Theres also that issue of the 6000000000. 00 of funds that have been on the frozen and, and now the running and wishing will have access to them. But the, by the administration has been very clear that there are only 3 things that you know, this money is for, thats food medicine and agricultural products. And that they have reached some kind of mechanism agreement with the guitar is because the money will be transferred 1st to the 30. 00 central bank and then dispatch from there that they have reached an agreement with the categories that if theres any sign that that money is being used for anything else that you know of that, that on freezing process can be reversed. American iranians. Some have also criticized this deal. Seeing that this puts them in jeopardy of the us does advise it citizens against travel to iran, but some still have to go for, you know, to visit families or some business and run doesnt recognize dual citizenship. And so they feel that you running americans. Ive spoken to, they feel that this makes them all a target and that if the swan because he wants something out of the us, they would just pulled them uh hostages. And that this indeed makes the world a less safe place for american citizens around the world. If they are in a country, you know where they can just be grabbed and then used as blackmail to get something out of the us government. Or i could just need to any tolts between the United States and around and a briefing. Us officials have made it very clear that this doesnt change anything when it comes to their very strict policy towards, but youre wrong and regime. They still consider the runyan regime of the state sponsor of terrorism. And in the anniversary of the death of regina mazda, i mean you the 22 year old woman who died last year in Police Custody allegedly for not wearing her mandatory subject properly, a president job. I didnt meet a statement of supporting the protests. And in addition to that, as you know, at the same time in the same breath of these, the disagreement or dis swap, indeed the implementation of the agreement was announced a new section. So ive actually been, you know, announced on iran and former president medina judge and also on iranian intelligence. So its, its difficult to see how this move might actually far relations between the us and iran, or lead to, or restarting, of anything around the nuclear do. Thanks, a dw special correspondent to abraham reporting from washington dc. World theaters are gathering in new york for the 78 and night of nations General Assembly. Countries are being urged to help the worlds poorest people and the address major challenges. Top of the agenda are Climate Change and the so called Sustainable Development goals. There and im bishop said of agreements that were designed to eliminate poverty and improve the health and wellbeing of people around the world, but progress towards improving the environment and health are far off track. And in some cases are even going backwards by which participating states were in its best calls to new york to speak to our correspondents. And now do my own. Janelle, great to see you. So whats the latest you can tell us as leaders gather for this years General Assembly . Yes, pablo, as you say, Sustainable Development goals very much and focus here in new york ahead of the un General Assembly happening behind me. We already heard a rousing message from you and secretary general antonio gutierrez, saying that if the Sustainable Development goals are not just schools but a promise to build a world of progress, of health, of opportunity and we are following for short, we have only achieved 15 percent of the target so far, and we are at the mid points until 2030. Now its important to note that these targets these goals were made in 2015. And just the last few years alone, i gave us the pandemic, gave us our rush as war on ukraine and that sort of stock market lease. And in fact, theres also a concern here that this war and ukraine might suck up all the air in the room and take away space from other issues like hunger in the horn of africa or Climate Change. But what of course, but you, in General Assembly is, is also a, an opportunity for especially smaller countries to present their case the nations assembled. And it is going to be imperative for them to be able to do that. If we are going to get anywhere with the Sustainable Development goals. Yeah, so plan to yeah, on the agenda there. Janelle, what will the German Government be lobbying for during these meetings . Well, what we have been hearing so far is that Development Financing is very high on the agenda of the German Government. We know that berlin has pledged an additional 305000000. 00 for the world bank, and that is in turn, supposed to go too low. And so for especially developing countries now messaging is very much focused on helping l vulnerable countries, helping out poor and developing countries. But of course, thought unique global Co Ordination in order to do that. And in the structured world, global Co Ordination is indeed proving to be whats difficult. Now earlier uh, the German Foreign minister and elaina bearable spoke to assemble tests exactly about this problem. Heres what she had to say. To me, its even more important than never to fight for the rights of the most valuable in the world and therefore also the German Government. But so many, many countries here at the United Nations have brought these topics in so many site events at the due agenda. And we are calling for a strong decoration, especially under Sustainable Development that goes. But its countries like russia who are trying to stop these common declarations, which also shows that the router was offered. The ration from russia is not only being left against ukraine by weapons and drugs. But its also being fought with a call one against the forest people in the world. The German Foreign minister underlay not their bosses. Theyre saying once again that russia is the divisive character, dividing these United Nations that janelle, do you and Sustainable Development goals are top of the agenda today. Weve been talking about that just now, but with very little progress made and achieving. What can we expect during this week of meetings . Well, this is the real question. You definitely do feel a sense of urgency over here. Everyone is aware of how far we have to go to be able to achieve those goals until 2013. But this on whether this sense of urgency will really translate into these, into efforts to off she, these goals really being kicked into high gear. Well, that remains to be seen, but the very legacy of the United Nations as an effective body to be able to broker these kinds of efforts is on the line here. And everyone will be watching to make sure it is able to achieve those goals or be able to live up to that legacy extra. Now the dont new corresponds into now do my own in new york for us. Poverty and hunger are big contributors to Child Mortality and competing. Both are among the whens Top Priorities at the General Assembly india. Ive seen a dropping rates of into infant on charles more to mortality in the past few years. Apart from the National Government grass rude workers have been instrumental in improved child health. Dw has been era try to re met one such Health Worker in daddy, 45 years or Community Head to look like fish now, but is with a new mother in her neighborhood. Today the mother so rich have just given birth to her 2nd daughter for 6 months, make sure that youre just especially the baby know of the food a 100 are gonna disable these visits. Of course, of course the risk of pushing a headstart with the essential medicaid guidance, nutritional needs for her and the 2 boys. And they never thought every month when i was pregnant, she would visit regularly, tell me when to go see the doctor. She would also provide basic medicines and advise me on the right diet, but she also make sure that my kids get their vaccinations on time. Fish, not as one of the thousands of possible codes, or actually did it, for she has active, is in the country employed by the government of kato, to be health gave needs of their communities. Women like color have played a key role over the box can with yours and bringing down the Child Mortality. Read in the country. The Government Data statistics like the new one item insight and under 5 mortality think its have seen a significant drop the sun, the boil a Public Health specialist also think that the also woke up program please unimportant shows we have seen a 30 percent dropping infant mortality from 2015 to political between the governmental cuz india has many schemes which has focused on improving the child and america letterhead and which has led to a consistent decline in the child, as well as america mortality in india. Educating people about the various Government Schemes is one of the many responsibilities of fish not involving another. I shall go from the same area together. Both of them have ensured that every child in the neighborhood is healthy like theater or my. The here was born under read would, would push nonsense, movies, health, weekly republic. I say was the actual workers like us reach places where the doctors com. We work in the area where we let people know us earlier, people would not take correct medical advice and we havent educated them on the right steps to follow to raise a child and get them important. Mx nations on time for us. Fish not is committed to her book and knows that what she does is crucial, as she believes, only strong and healthy children will be able to build a Better Future for themselves and the country. So lets take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. Heavy rains are flooded, parts of central and western india. The water level in the near mazda river has risen submerging the low lying areas in the Western State of lucia wrapped. Thousands of people have been evacuated from the region. A. China has something to germanys ambassador in beijing, after foreign minister, unavailable, cold, president , choosing, paying a dictator. Fair bulk made the remarks in a live interview with fox news last week. When asked about russias war on ukraine. China has called the comments absurd and an open political provocation plan, hostile to germany has launched its origin Vaccination Campaign targeting high risk groups. 60 year old Health Minister carlo top box has received an updated cobit 19 booster shots. Germanys Public Health agency recommends annual jobs only for people over 60 or those with underlying diseases. 6th, chechen leader runs on to darrows, has appeared in a new video on social media. I mean, speculation. He was in 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. Could there off is one of russias staunch supporters of a drawer in ukraine. Most people go to another village. Bulgaria says it has diffused and explosive drones found on its territory. It washed ashore in the black sea resort town of toulon, of which is across the sea from crimea. This is the 1st discovery of a drone mounted explosive in the nato member state. While ukraine says it has recaptured a key village nearby moved in the east of the country from russian forces. After months of fighting, the Village Police chip is cited so back move, which has been occupied by russia since may after one of the wars longest and costly as bottles. A spokesperson for ukrainian troops says they help control the village will help them and circle back into the village is one of 2 taken by ukraine in recent days, during which these forces have closed back several square kilometers of land. Earlier we ask for bruce put a security on the list as c e o at rasmussen global whether the months long the bible arrived back moved to make strategic sense for you crate. I would want to to lift the ukrainians to make that core. Clearly, they have chosen the 1st back me whats going to be a point with some of the russian forces. And so going to, i think, a positive rechecking of back fluids in the coming days, a weeks when i have a huge sacrilege. Youve got a fixed, a russian for season any from on russian leadership see themselves have made back move almost the mother of the bathrooms. So, so in that sense, this, the money that you should not be on the stated as to the tactical. Did you said you i think thats when the of the for the dates uh at the end of of that we. Busy when we see more clearly what has moved any further in terms of strategic setting up this for the ukrainians a weve gone from the devastating floods in libya. The u. N. Is sending the alarm over 2 more times and made fears. They also could collapse massive flash floods in gulf the port city of during a when to times broke in the mountains following a powerful storm. Large areas of during that were washed away and thousands killed. Not further west, closer to being kazi, its fear, the why the jobs id why the katara at times are at risk of suffering the same fate. Local authorities in insist theyre both functioning well. But the un says its concerned about reports. The dams are dealing with huge amounts of pressure. Meanwhile, thousands are still unaccounted for in the aftermath of last weeks disaster with dangerous conditions hampering recovery efforts. You know to me yet to calling out for her nephew as she routes through the rubble sabrin locked her brother and his family when their buildings to come to the fierce flood waters. Could we apply whose shore was your name . They used to come out here. Then they would visit me and i would visit them. Now there is nothing left to be held at the floods took everything, their toys with their books, their father, to their mother, called her relatives, or some of the thousands of people still unaccounted for in the city. If there are no, after for rufus storm, caused them to break flooding the city, demolishing buildings, and sweeping entire neighborhoods out to sea. June footage shows the devastating aftermath efforts to remove the rumble and find bodies are being hampered by dangerous conditions on the ground. Many are still waiting for their loved ones, remains so they can lead them to rest your machine. If only we could lift this the home. And then if i could remove it with my own hands on the hook, the if we could at least recover one body on the head, just one. So we can say we held a proper burial. Meanwhile, the threat of another crisis looms local teams are out in force to sanitize streets and hospitals to prevent contagion. We concerned about 2 things. The spread of infections like insects that can cost malaria, as well as colorado of the diseases. If we do not deal with it from the start. So far, the situation is stable and under control thing. For now, but the end is warning a disease outbreak and the flooded east could spark a 2nd devastating crisis for the population. Earlier i spoke to ryan that cosign the assistant chief of Mission Protection for the Un Refugee Agency in libya. Shes just returned from turner. I asked her what she saw there. Thank you. Pablo. Hello, the viewers. Im in the just just return from there. I was there with my colleagues. I was there also a part of the you and interagency mission to conduct a preliminary assessment. I have, i mean i was very risk 16. We saw complete destruction and theyre not even on the way to their knowledge. So road east of that were splits in have, ive seen one or 2 many homes and shops that were submerged entire of, of mind and have been submerged under water. And there, there seems to be an incredible, a sack and heavy moved on the city, obviously because of all of the individuals love passed away as a result of this disaster. But its been over a week now since the dams burst. Tell us whats needed right now. In the affected region. So when we were there this past friday, the one of the main needs continues the search and rescue. There were stories of youre welcome to events of families or an individual. So being down to live under the rebels. So the government and the local authorities were saying that they need more search and rescue teams and more supports with either extracting the courses from the c, because a lot of the courses have been washed over to the sea or rescuing individuals or onto the level. So that was the immediate need. Weve also is unique provided for items like mattresses and solar laps and other non food items as well as hygiene chips to almost a 1500. 00 individuals. And this was last week at the aftermath of the store at the moment of the needs continues to be search and rescue. I know that the, at this point in time, the hope of finding more survivors is decreasing. But theres still some help. However, the continued needs right now is really to focus on the displacement. This is a disaster that has caused new displacements and also a secondary displacement to, to those who were already displaced. It has completely demolished and destroyed the infrastructure, power cards, very good coverage in terms of network, but also in terms of what we call the protection response, meaning focusing on children. Those have been separated from their families, ensuring that they are hosted by individuals who are related to them or can provide them proper support. Also in terms of survivors of ginger, big filing. And lastly, but not least, of course, Mental Health supports the everybody mentioned this. All of the government officials that we met with and the hosts, communities that we met with, mentioned the need for psycho social supports as a long term assistance to be provided to the survivors. Sounds like a truly terrible situation there. No, the un is also warning that 2 times near libby, a 2nd citibank guys, which is where you are now. Also at risk of bursting at what more can you tell us about that to so i am not an engineer, so i can mention as much in terms of the technicalities of these down. Indeed they are. One is east of the house. Its about 60 kilometers away from his coal jaffe and theyre not is line on top of it. And i, i dont have any, some confirmed or concrete information on the risk of these, the potential of these down being destroyed. But i do know that the, the, the engineers are conducting assessments, and of course it would be, were all hoping that this is not something that will be recurring because theres already a disaster east of libya. And, you know, it would be a disaster. Our customer disaster, if this happens work again, i dont have any information. So i cannot do that. This is indeed the case. Well, libya has experienced a years of civil war and have the countries run by 2 rival governments. Has that been problematic for the when in trying to get aid to those who need it most . Or i think the government in, on both in the west and in the east have, have made it very clear that a is their receipts of age and a provision aid and assistance to their citizens. Its the priority uniques times, you know, its a humanitarian agency, and we work through providing the humanitarian aid to those affected all kinds of disasters. Solar focus here in libya is to provide this humanitarian aid to ensure it arrives to the survivors as soon as possible and to our closely with the local authorities and our local partners like live a free example in ensuring that this is not just an Immediate Response but then we are also looking at the mid to long term. The doctor is not going to go away any time when were talking about the keys to years from now for reconstruction. We havent refused to not to mention stuff. And i think the that the situation for individuals and families who have been separated or has, are still trying to find the middle of the family members. Theyre missing family members. Sorry. Veronica psyche with the Un Refugee Agency. Thank you for joining us today on dw. Thank you for having me. In football, promoted heightened time. Ive secured their 1st bonus, legal when beating breyman for 2. I midfielder aaron den she who is on loan from raymond score twice against his parents club on sunday. As the new comers prevailed in a 6 gold thriller, raymond came back from 2 goes down to equalize, but then she restored 5 times, need a few minutes later to make sure hide behind 6 or the victory. Also on sunday, tom stopped looked on their way to a blow arrived waiting against mentioned black box. But the visitors rallied to secure a 3 old troll with dance dot to up tim scarborough. Score to give his side a 3. No lead going into a half time. The. Im the home team spirits were sorry, there was excellent work from scar can, to control the bull and fire into the corner of the net. 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