Hi im Steve Clemons and i have a question is the United Nations still the go to place for the world to solve its problems lets get to the bottom line. The biggest Intergovernmental Organization in the world just turned 75 years old this year it was created by the big powers to prevent another world war and in that mission its generally succeeded but hows it doing on the other missions like securing peace and delivering health and humanitarian relief with regional war is raging with refugees and migration at an all time high and a Global Pandemic on top what a mess my guest today is mark lowe cox the point man for humanitarian relief at the United Nations and u. N. Speak he is the undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs and head of the office for the coordination of humanitarian Affairs Emergency relief coordinator and the coordinator of its covert 19 global humanitarian Response Plan mark those are a lot of titles im so glad to have you here today let me just ask you you know w
Hi im Steve Clemons and i have a question is the United Nations still the go to place for the world to solve its problems lets get to the bottom line. The biggest Intergovernmental Organization in the world just turned 75 years old this year it was created by the big powers to prevent another world war and in that mission its generally succeeded but hows it doing on the other missions like securing peace and delivering health and humanitarian relief with regional war is raging with refugees and migration at an all time high and a Global Pandemic on top what a mess my guest today is mark lowe cox the point man for humanitarian relief at the United Nations and u. N. Speak he is the undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs and head of the office for the coordination of humanitarian Affairs Emergency relief coordinator and the coordinator of its covert 19 global humanitarian Response Plan mark those are a lot of titles im so glad to have you here today let me just ask you you know w
A back seat will the president ial candidates ever hit the road and so their brand of politics to americans before the vote follow the u. S. Elections on a just. Have relations between the u. S. And china soured to the point of no return chinese need is threatening retaliation for the closure of its consulate in texas from trade to security and human rights will the superpowers find room for compromise this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program on iran come on its being described by some as a new cold war relations between the u. S. And china unraveling quickly in the latest spat chinese diplomats have been given 72 hours to shut down their consulate in Houston Texas President Donald Trump accuses them of spying and stealing intellectual property Chinas Foreign Ministry is threatening retaliation for what it calls malicious londa roselyn jordan has more. Its a scene straight out of a spy film employees at the chinese consulate in houston burned documents before theyre force
Largest number of coronavirus cases in the u. S. Its a passing new york. Cemeteries are overflowing in the hospitals running out of space desperation in bolivia and the government wants the virus will reach its peak only in august. So then he has been criticized for his response to the worsening coronavirus pandemic and the demands for Racial Justice following George Floyds death with just over 3 months to go before the president ial election donald trump is taking action and talking tough on 2 other fronts his administration has ordered chinas houston consulate to be shut down in the latest move against beijing and in the past couple of hours the president has announced that hundreds of federal Law Enforcement officers will be sent to the cities of chicago and albuquerque to combat what he calls rising crime state governors and city officials all democrats say they. Its a political stunt the announcement follows a night of violence in chicago which included a gun battle between gang m
Cases in the u. S. To pass in new york. Cemeteries overflowing and hospitals running out of space desperation in bolivia as the government wants a virus will reach its peak only in or. So hes been criticized for his response to the worsening coronavirus pandemic and to the demands for Racial Justice following george fords death going just over 3 months to go before the president ial election donald trump is taking action and talking tough on 2 other fronts as administration has ordered chinas houston consulate to be shut down in the latest move against beijing and in the past few hours the president has announced that hundreds of federal Law Enforcement officers will be sent to the cities of chicago and albuquerque to combat what he calls rising crime state governors and city officials all democrats say this is a political stunt mike hanna as its. The concern about federal involvement was sparked by scenes like this from Portland Oregon to weeks of anti racism protests federal troops i