We start this hour with a Special Report from afghanistan, a country where millions of children are malnourished, and where in one hospital, 700 children have died injust the last six months. Its a humanitarian crisis that deepens every day, with much of the Country Living in Extreme Poverty, after years of war causing economic collapse. The un says more than Three Million children under five are malnourished, with the delivery of aid becoming much harder since the taliban took control in 2021. The bbc s yogita limaye, Camera Journalist sanjay ganguly, and producer Imogen Anderson have been in the country for the last two weeks, chronicling the disaster, and a warning their report shows images of children in distress. This is what an average morning looks like at jalalabads main hospital. Hundreds throng every corner, every passage, as Extreme Poverty pushes more children into disease each day. Zara, 13 months old, one of 3 Million malnourished children in the country. A disease thats
Masking to drive down the numbers can should be considerable. Gaz is imposing a partial lockdown this weekend to curb a rise in the number of Coronavirus Infections mosques and most schools will be closed during the day and theyll be a nighttime curfew from saturday a full lockdown is set to start next friday aid workers say at least 1600. 00 Rohingya Refugees are being forced to move to a Remote Island off the coast of bangladesh the un warns its prone to storms and flooding nearly 1000000 rohingya have been living in squalid camps since a military crackdown in the United Nations says simon like conditions have reappeared in parts of yemen and almost half the population is experiencing high levels of Food Insecurity aid agencies are warning time is running out to prevent loss starvation and the outlook for next year is worse famine has never officially been declared in yemen where the more than 5 year old war has left 80 percent of the population reliant on 8. Indias government and pr
And in some situations there was a rejection affects. And ignore those of the right ones and when countries go in their own direction the violence goes in every direction. Iran has talked to 1000000 confirms coronavirus cases may hit the hardest hit country in the middle east yet the 50000 people have died from the virus but Officials Say that number could be much higher. Facebook has announced it will start removing posts from facebook and instagram have false claims about corona virus vaccines it says misinformation that poses a risk of imminent harm will be taken. The 1st lawmakers from libyas rival administrations have arrived for their 1st joint session in 6 years while the 90 members of the house of representatives are in the city of kut imus will be joined by those from the internationally recognized governments in tripoli for a meeting on monday the highly anticipated debate for those talks in morocco the rivals agreed or framework to end the years Long Division Hong Kong Media
Scourge of war which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to men kind to unite our strength to maintain and National Peace and security there all of the United Nations and standing for our shared values throughout the Peace Process is absolutely critical and we tank the United Nations for their support so far 2 of this are due us crosses we thank the u. N. For their call for a global ceasefire. That all of the way and our International Partners and allies will continue to be extremely important as our negotiating team sits across from the taliban in doing it those stocks that one people have a clear in urging a cease fire an urgent end of the violence will more than anything goes give us a chance to progress i would like to keep this up the need to call on every member of the General Assembly. And the permanent members of the Security Council to help us achieve that instate of a sovereign united in democratic of once that it peace with itself in the region capable of preserv
Crisis. Rising mozambiques troubled road becoming the worlds biggest gas exporter an epic battle the challenges apples grip on it still and the rising prospect of a currency war with the Mighty Dollar sink. The cost. This chapter is one of reconciliation progress not another chronicle of tears and bloodshed. Hailed as a historic opportunity that cannot be wasted afghanistans government meets the taliban for the 1st time to negotiate and and to 19 years of war but can they overcome persistent violence and contesting ideologies to offer any hope of peace. Welcome to the program. In doha what a diplomatic effort and decades of war in afghanistan is underway for the 1st time the Afghan Government and the taliban have met in the same rule its an achievement that follows dozens of rounds of talks prisoner exchanges and a cease fire against u. S. Forces negotiators from the highest level with sit face to face in doha to find a way to and nearly 20 years of conflict among the main challengers