Thank you for inviting me here today to discuss nigerias struggle against boko haram one of the most lethal terrorist groups in africa today and thank you mr. Chairman and of the committee for a long Time Leadership on african issues. Over month ago the world was outraged when boko haram kidnapped some 250 young women from a secondary school in chibok and United States with a joint effort to help nigeria safely recover the hostages. President obama pledged our full support and president dory accepted secretary kerrys assistance. Today a robust Multidisciplinary Team for the nicest government is working handinhand with nigerian counterparts and teams from half a dozen other countries such as the United Kingdom and france. Our military and civilian experts and intelligence military planning Strategic Communication civilian protection and victim victim support have been given unprecedented access and cooperation to assist nigerias effort to safely recover the kidnapped schoolgirls. This e
We would like to thank mrs. Obama, mrs. Bush and all the wonderful first ladies who are here. We are delighted to have you. In the United States, we have a very powerful notion that we all hear about from the time were children that education is the key to a Better Future for us and for each successive generation. I heard about it in my family where i was the first person to graduate from college. Mrs. Obama spoke about it today. I think it was a similar experience for her. Here in the United States, we refer to it as the American Dream. But in my travels around the world as the ambassador for global womens issues, i have discovered it isnt really just an American Dream at all. Its a universal dream. Millions of parents want their children, girls and boys, to learn more, to do better, to achieve greater things than they did. I saw it at st. Josephs girl school in sierra leone. We all saw it with the girls trying to hard and against such incredible odds to again an education in northern
A ceasefire declared in garza after days of israeli bombardment that killed more than 40. 00 people. Ah, lauren taylor, this is al jazeera life from london. Also coming up warning as of a looming disaster in eastern ukraine. Where russian and Ukrainian Forces are accusing each other of shelling a Nuclear Power plant. Cuba struggles to put out a fire thats been burning an Oil Storage Facility for nearly 3 days. Mexico and venezuela deploy teams to help. And a historic shift of power in columbia, where a former gorilla has become the countrys 1st leftist president. Ah, hello, of the deadliest escalation and violence since last years war. And garza a ceasefire between israel and the Palestinian Group is lemme jihad has come into force. 44. 00 palestinians, including 15 children, had been killed since the fighting began on friday after israel launched what it described as preemptive strikes on garza. It claimed it was only targeting members of Islamic Jihad, but palestinian Officials Say a
Palestinian fighters and Israel Exchange fire just before a truce in gaza. 3 days of attacks have left 40 for palestinians dead, including 15 children. Ah, im robinson, this is all just here alive from doha also coming up. The bill as amended is passed. Hundreds of billions of dollars to battle Climate Change in boost healthcare. The u. S. Senate says yes to a sweeping funding package in a big win for president joe bible. This, that most people on the left leg is they. Columbia is 1st 7 leftist president and sworn in before thousands of cheering supporters in bogota. The huge fire still burnett, a cuban oil plant. After lightning strikes had been 16 firefighters. Im missing ah the 1st hours of a fragile seas, foreign garza appear to be Holding Rockets were still being launched in the minutes before the troops began to seize far between israel and the group known as Palestinian Islamic jihad or p. I. J was mediated by egypt with the help of United Nations and cut off us President Joe Bi
Palestinian fight isnt Israel Exchange fire just before a truce and garza 3 days of attacks of lift 40 for palestinians dead including 15 children. Ah, until mccrae, this is al jazeera live from dar ha. Also coming out the bill as amended is past the u. S. Senate approves hundreds of billions of dollars to battle Climate Change and boost health care. I think the wife of pace, chads military leader, is expected to sign a deal and cut off with 40 opposition groups that could in decades of conflict with the host species youll be left leg is april. Columbias 1st lift president has sworn in gustavo petro, promises to tackle drug violence and inequality. Ah, the 1st hours of the french ill cease fire and guns appear to be holding. Rockets was still being launched in the minutes before the truce began. It was reached between israel and the armed group known as Palestinian Islamic jihad, or p i, j, and was mediated by egypt with help from the United Nations in casa. You as President Joe Biden