Martin griffiths, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. Not so long ago, you said something very striking. You said, the state of the world is terrifying. And i suppose that one of the terrifying elements for you is that the scale of need so far outstrips your ability at the un to offer assistance. And also to be funded, to get the income you need to meet those needs. So, this year, 2023, we have. Over 350 Million People in the world need humanitarian assistance. Which is substantially more than last year. Substantially more than last year. So, the Direction Of Travel is negative. Its huge. Its almost vertical. The cost of the humanitarian programmes that im responsible for around the world, in 36 different countries, is about 56 billion for this year. To come from the Member States of the united nations. To come from the Member States, of which about 20 are donors, of which the top five pay 60 of all humanitarian aid. So, a very small donor base. As of today, we have received abou
Live from our studio in singapore. Welcome to the programme. Starting with news in the us where its been a busy day for politics with President Biden at the centre of events both willingly, and unwillingly. The day began with the republicans in Congress Launching Impeachment Hearings they accuse him of profiting from his sons Business Ventures while serving as vice president. Its worth noting that several previous investigations, including one by thejustice department, hasnt found any evidence of that but the republicans say there is a case to answer. The house has uncovered amount of evidence Thatjoe Biden abused his Public Office for his financial gain. For years hes lied to the American People about his knowledge of and his participation in his familys corrupt business schemes. While that was happening in washington President Biden was making his way to arizona, where he made the latest of his set piece speeches as he campaigns for re election. This one was about threats to democrac