Welcome to hardtalk a significant shift is afoot in the world of International Development, more of the Decision Making power is being located in the global south, closer to the front line on the wall in poverty. There is less talk of aid and more of empowerment, self help and more of empowerment, self help and local solutions. And at the forefront of this is my guest today, winnie byanyima, the ugandan boss of oxfa m winnie byanyima, the ugandan boss of Oxfam International, who is overseeing the ngos move from the uk to can you. Is International Development currently and fit for purpose . Kenya. And fit. Unfit. Winnie byanyima, wellcome. Thank you, stephen. We have talked to quite a number of top officials on this programme, the bosses of international ngos, you are different from most because of your back story. Do you feel somewhat different from your peers in this world . Different from your peers in this world . A little bit. Not completely. I feel different because there are few
Is afoot in the world winnie byanyima, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. We have talked to quite a number of top officials on this programme, big bosses of international ngos, you are different from most because of your back story. Do you feel somewhat different from your peers in this world . A little bit. Not completely. I feel different because there are few heads, maybe i am the first, head of a Global Organisation from africa, from the south and who is a woman. Combining all those three. So yes, sometimes i feel a bit different, but generally feel the same with my peers. We are all passionate, we share the same values and we fight the same causes. I am interested you picked that word fight, your life compared to most of your peers has been defined by this notion of struggle and fight. Sometimes in the most liberal sense, because you did spend a couple of years in the ugandan bush fighting against the dictatorship in uganda. So for you, this idea of struggle does seem to be
The philippines government reaches out to help people displaced by storms and Political Violence in mirali. Hello and welcome my names peter w. Watching al jazeera live from my headquarters here in doha also coming up vote counting is underway in liberias president ial election. Russias Biggest Party makes it official backing putin for another term in the kremlin. Also this half hour the legacy of pakistans first woman Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ten years after her assassination. Top story beginning in the philippines where the government is setting up more than six hundred temporary shelters for people displaced by the conflict in the city of murali the army the area from separatist fighters in october after a five month siege the fighting cause more than a billion dollars worth of damage and thousands of people are still homeless or are we was hit by Tropical Storm tembin last week making the situation there much worse rob mcbride has more now from morocco. On the edge of more our
And welcome to life. Also ahead four hundred thousand children among millions on the brink of starvation because of conflict in the democratic republic of congo. And the israeli. President has americas recognition of jerusalem as israels capital and scientists reconstruct the face of a woman who lived nine years ago giving us a glimpse of life an ancient. U. S. Politicians have agreed on a compromise that ended a three day Government Shutdown for now but the immigration dispute at the heart of the crisis is far from results specifically what will happen to young Illegal Immigrants who have been protected from deportation under the deck a program nonetheless president as taught in the stop gap do you as a victory for his party tweeting big win for republicans as democrats cave on shut down now i want a big win for everyone including republicans democrats and dhaka but especially for our great military and Border Security should be able to get there see you at the negotiating table. Repo
Welcome to aljazeera live from my headquarters in doha with me elizabeth for autumn also ahead. Four hundred thousand children among millions on the brink of starvation because of conflict in the democratic republic of congos. Iraq and the Israeli Parliament where the u. S. Vice president has reasserted americas recognition of jerusalem as israels capital. And a story of pace from a country at war going to get serious first ever could attend. A three day u. S. Government shutdown has ended all to politicians approve legislation to release federal funding but the immigration dispute at the said to of the crisis is far from resolved which is why the new dollars already is. Stopgap measure allowing government funding to continue until the eighth of february or democrats agree to support it after republicans pledge there will be a vote in the coming weeks on the status of undocumented migrants brought to the u. S. As children learn his dream is to took to twitter to say that this has been