Commercial law firm it is an exciting project in her regio region. I have the pleasure and honor to introduce ambassador rice and tom healy. Ambassador rice is currently distinguished visiting Research Fellow at the school of International Service at american university. Nonresident at the bill for center for International Affairs and Harvard Kennedy school government. And a contributing writer for the new york times. And her memoir tough love ambassador rice spans her career on the front lines of diplomacy as one of the assistant secretary in the Clinton Administration and the National Security advisor to president barack obama. And Us Ambassador to the United Nations a mother and wife and daughter and to also see baseball and football. [laughter] tom healy is an outstanding writer leading the brooklyn conference at the Brooklyn Museum at the backend of miami beach animal spirit and the right hand and knows. Put your hands together for tom healy and susan rice. [applause] there is a l
Providing a lifeline for rough sleepers at christmas. We begin in syria where at least 8 people including 5 children have been killed in a government there strike targeting a school it happened in the town of joe bass an adlib province thats the last rebel held on clay that hundreds of displaced syrians have been sheltering in the school when it was hit with Syrian Government forces but by their russian allies have made steady gains since launching a ground offensive to retake it last week more than 40 villages are now under their control well the surge in fighting prompted a turkish delegation to travel to moscow to push for a ceasefire that says a wave of Syrian Refugees are fleeing the fighting moving towards the Turkish Border but the un says 80000. 00 people have been displaced since the offensive intensified earlier this month well while the former advisor to the state department on syrian issue is he says without outside intervention it will fall to Government Forces and civilia
The target all for the initial strikes bottle bombs underground shelling but now were seeing other places also reporting people fleeing from them after being targeted by Syrian Forces sworn a mission to take every last bit of territory that is in the homs all through our position we are right now one of the hobs for the Turkish Charity to which is helping the refugees on the other side of the border and speaking to a senior all fishel who told us that they have been trying us much as possible to help the people who fleeing 125000 was the count of this deadly of rising and he says there must be up to 150000 of the moment and he says they cannot provide each family with its own individual talent theyve been forced to build this must have tents on high heel to avoid flooding off course and they are commentating up 200 people in every tent have separate the men and the women but he says there is a lot of suspicion between the people because it has been home to people who. Fled places like
A truce. In libya turkey considers providing military help for the u. N. But government in tripoli plus. I was on a big job in kazakhstan and ill tell you how the country is trying to move away from its hydrocarbon based economy and finding investment in renewable sources. Indias cabinet has announced new guidelines and approved funds for an updated National Population register that critics fear could be used to further discriminate against muslims the survey was introduced in 2010 but for the 1st time people will be asked to share information about the date and place of birth of their parents theyll also be asked to give details about density documents like voter cards driving licenses and passports the government has approved more than 500 1000000. 00 in funding for the excise meanwhile the protests continue. Cross the country against a new citizenship law thats widely seen as on to muslim since it was passed 2 weeks ago at least 25 people have been killed in the violence elizabeth h
As violence escalates in libya he considers providing military support for the u. S. Backed government in tripoli. The country is primed. And finding investment in. Indias cabinet has announced new guidelines and approved funds for an National Population read just that critics fear could be used to further discriminate against muslims the survey was introduced in 2010 but for the 1st time people will be asked to share information about the date and place of birth of their parents this will also be asked to give details of identity documents such as voter cards driving licenses and passports the governments approved more than 5 100000000. 00 in funding for the exercise. Meanwhile protests continue across the country against the new citizenship legislation that is widely seen as anti muslim since it was passed 2 weeks ago at least 25 people have been killed in the violence elizabeth around him has more on the latest on rest. Marching to the beat of their own drum thousands of people have