Pollution. Isnt it time for. Africa people and projects that are changing our farm and for the better its up to us to make a difference lets split each other. Do it for the farming magazine. Long d. W. Think refugees Climate Change wars and conflicts there today will be talking about how we can still save the world with our head of the United NationsDevelopment Program i find. That mr steiner youve wanted to make the world a better place since finishing college you went to india to help out in a small village what did you do there in the market. Dominance of oz im going there yeah theres a kind of apprenticeship and you know i was eager to work for were going to. Zation in the unity of the. State i think i wanted to get to know Development Work on the ground and to get a better sense of what i could contribute to it and all i can buy. Through these i was my first year in india. And my subsequent career took me to many other countries too. It wasnt also about having an adventure or just about helping others. And i just wanted to leave out of course there was a sense of adventure but i had to clear objectives for gaining qualifications in this area of work i dhamma i was a student who had graduated from oxford so i probably thought i knew everything one needed to know the movement so it was an interesting experience to be almost a gandhian Development Organization on the ground where we had just one room. We spent the night there on straw mouch during the day wed work and eat at the local people while trying to promote development. It was a very interesting perspective and it stayed with me thats why they dont work like that. Point is in today you are the third most powerful person at the United Nations with a budget of five billion dollars. But your power is not enough to wipe out hunger once and for all. And what is that frustrating bank of money having so much influence but no quick solutions. Or is something to be treated with caution the United Nations is a very Big Organization and i have the Largest Organization within the u. N. Family of five billion dollars for the Development Program as a lot of money. Enables us to operate in one hundred seventy countries working with people on a daily basis resolving problems and improving peoples lives and thats the challenge that does mean enormous power its. Going to five billion sounds like a huge amount to us as private individuals its really a drop in the ocean so we have to make intelligent use of it. With money that are going to put some. Ok but there are still eight hundred fifty Million People in the world going hungry isnt that simply unacceptable. As the problem you know isnt acceptable which is why were working on this issue has a Global Community n. G. O. S the u. N. And national governments. But remember that weve seen astonishing progress in development over the last three or four hundred years. For a five hundred years ago nine out of ten people lived in extreme poverty today its just one out of ten. Yes thats something we must not forget ultimately its also a reason to look optimistically to the future we can put an end to poverty especially extreme poverty but our choirs International Solidarity and cooperation. Is all that also requires money. U. S. President donald trump wants to slash the budget his country has been paying to the u. N. Arent you also afraid that others will follow his example in these times of growing National Self interest. To women. In need when im we are living in a Political Climate where nationalism protectionism and isolationism have become a tempting option and one administrator in washington has already begun reducing its funding for the you went because i can only repeat my ideal for others in the world to see things in proportion. With what we invest in International Cooperation amounts to less than zero point seven percent of the worlds g. D. P. Thats the minimum we need to solve these problems together the world cannot be regulated by itself or by one major power so regardless of whether its the administration in washington or in europe the appeal is still we need your support and we have to Work Together to overcome these problems of goodwill issues that could otherwise become a massive problem its closer to home and will be about. So what if there isnt enough money for a syria a drastic example. You have all forgetting that the its often forgotten that the waves of refugees a few years ago were ultimately interpreted by the lack of response to appeals from the United Nations to get what it in the case of syria to we had refugee camps in the country as the border syria they were the first to take and refugees we had to close schools and clinics and cut food rations because we didnt get the funding we needed to help the refugees there the. People in desperate circumstances unable to get medical care or schooling for their children unable to feed their families they have only one option to move on again and we have to put far greater focus on prevention than on that that theyve been through and through phuket in for thats also the goal of u. N. Secretary general antonio terrace not intervening earlier identifying crises as they emerge. So that were not reduced to being a fire truck or an ambulance when its already too late and its just a this season there are many crises in violent conflicts around the world. The u. N. Says there are sixty five million displaced persons most of them in africa. You mustnt have one in awfully is europe truly aware of the dimension of this problem and its repercussions for us in europe but a voice. In that in recent years europe has learned graps more than any other region the consequences of failing to recognise a new refugee crises in time of the mind and the need for the International Community to act together. In addition europe is itself having an identity crisis a clash between its values and objectives and the reality of dealing with all the pressure involved that these are real political points of debate in practically every country. At the same time theres a certain helplessness these developments are taking place on a scale that were not accustomed to the warmth in. The. Europe is being seen as a continent that says Development Aid has to stop people becoming refugees because as in we give the africans money to put up defenses there that we dont want to see in europe right. This is not how i would address the issue im sure there are people who would use that argument but ive always said that if we help countries in africa to build up their economies so that people have jobs and opportunities for the future that will provide a boost for those countries developed. By the fact that this also has the positive effect of getting people to stay in their countries and reducing the problem of migration and refugee as you go along with the pressures on a region like europe a bit of damage does not deal in generalized cooperation. We are actually joining the to ames but you cant subordinate one to the other. About death but what youre aiming for is not something that takes effect quickly that people wont wait can you change the situation in the short term and then and. Go come on so yes you can. Given the dramatic situation with millions of people becoming refugees i have already explained the need for a substantial investment in the country because that are under my more pressure than others have a greater burden to bear the neighboring countries are where the refugees go first. Most people want to return eventually because its their homeland their relatives lives that they want to compound it but if people find refuge not in neighboring countries but further afield and with her children growing up in a different culture then its less likely that theyll return you know so the first thing is to intervene immediately in crises or also as an organizing the return of refugees not just in syria but also in iraq not that before. Going towns were liberated from the highest terrorists by the International Community and iraqis. Government we were there within twenty four to forty eight hours. We started restoring water supply and sent our an overbearing school roofs and hospital windows so couple could return to their homes as quickly as possible thats also part of Development Work thats the big growth that. Would lead ultimately those regions need to see more wealth so that people have prospects worth staying for if you used to head the uns Environment Program can Development Lead to greater prosperity without a negative impact on the environment on one of us to invade light it yet even here we are seeing in many areas Renewable Energy technology in particular is enjoying an enormous boom right now its essentially an Energy Revolution and one or germanys showed the way forward. Often and what i was talking about developing countries looking at africa the impression is often one of chinas securing the Raw Materials of the continent without consideration for the environment and investment in production only goes where social and wage standards are lower than about saying thats the way it is. I know but thats one viewpoint china is now the worlds leading producer of Renewable Energy technologies and its becoming a major investor in Renewables Technology in africa as well and one of the reasons for low kilowatt hour prices for renewables is that china has drastically reduced the cost for these technologies on the global market. Because this is a segment that has increased accessibility to electricity in africa in particular. The nucleus of the so its all over simplifying things to just look for mistakes between one block and another. Were working today in a Global Network were living in an age where we have to reinvent our economy us our infrastructure our energy and transportation sectors for positive Economic Development will be increasingly linked to sustainability and how we. Thats principle the Financial Sector is currently starting to discover that. And based on what youre saying any solution will take time and now well conclude our talk by asking you to complete three sentences for us. That despite all the conflict in crises i remain optimistic about Development Policy because. The because we might ultimately have to be united to take effective action and thats a perspective that still enjoys widespread Popular Support for that but what connects me to my native brazil is i mine for instance in the future despite all the difficulties to be overcome. For my children i wish to see a world the world responds more quickly and gives them the freedom to make decisions if i had. To change has become an example of how things that we do not decide and result in our children being denied the chance to shape their own future and even as they envisage that weve got to be the force that. Steiner thanks for talking to us but my pleasure thank you don. On a bike along the river l. Nichole for early can play my game is becoming more and more popular nationally for tornado naturally im really excited about a stamp along the albert biking along one of the most very paths in europe. Heres the challenge to discover nature and culture using muscle power. Entering the conflict zone theres been plenty of coverage of the thousands of casualties inflicted by israel along affordable gaza but whats really the role of hamas in the bloodshed my guess is osama calmed down a Senior Member of hamas is fooling for the year of the move deliberately provocative israel with no coolpix for the safety of its citizens conflicts ofin sixty minutes d. W. A silent clash of cultures in india. A clash between those who believe in arranged marriage and those who want to marry for love to. Accomplish that shaking families and society to the cold. War my father will be angry sometimes i think im already dead and. Commandoes starts july eighth d. W. Im in a state of bread then broke in but its not about a two hour drive northwest the for a letter i want to explore the eldest cycle route germanys most popular bike trail. Hardly any