Im christine its good to have your Company African leaders say it is time for the continent to be given a greater role at the United Nations now when the u. N. Was formed 75 years ago only 4 african countries were part of the Organization Today all 54 countries are among the 193 Member States all which only russia the u. S. China and the United Kingdom and france all permanent members of the Security Council that is the uns highest Decision Making body. Now in their addresses to this years General Assembly which was moved mostly online because of the coronavirus pandemic the president s off south africa and nigeria called for africa to be given permanent seats on the Security Council on the 75th anniversary of the un we repeat our hold for greater representation of african countries on the Security Council and that this be taken up with urgency and that intergovernmental negotiations. It is only through every form and inclusive you and Security Council that we will be able to collect t
Makes another attempt to repair its broken migration policy and overhaul has been unveiled but will the 27. 00 Member States of the e. U. Be able to find unity with his plane and kremlin critic alexina vault is released from a berlin hospital after being treated for poisoning his case triggered a diplomatic crisis between russia and the west what will mr know vaulting do next. Its good to have you with us it was a display of cowardice or contempt its hard to tell which but president Alexander Lukashenko of bell the ruse has been sworn in to another term of office in a ceremony that was kept secret from his people when they heard about it today protests. Once again took to the streets and police used water cannon and tear gas against the liquor shaker was soon his 6th consecutive term with hundreds of officials present the protesters and the opposition say the president ial election last month in which he was reelected was rigged. When he wus Nick Connelly hes in minsk for us hes coveri
You with us. But what Economic Forum has just published its annual report on regional risks for doing business and not surprisingly the coronavirus pandemic has left its mark based on a survey of over 12000 Business Leaders from 127 countries the report has unemployment topped the list just like previous reports have done like the one from the International Labor organization massive job losses due to the pandemic are expected to negatively impact businesses for the next 10 years fiscal issues until recently the main risk factors dropped into 3rd position followed by Cyber Attacks and social instability the report is part of the Global Risk Initiative which aims to find Sustainable Solutions for Global Environmental challenges and that also includes the impact of a pandemic that earlier i spoke to the managing director of the world Economic Forum assadi as a haiti in geneva and i asked her whether the result of this report comes as a surprise. You know its not really a surprise in the
Virus this after an alarming jump takes the daily number of infections above 4000. 00 thats the highest in a single day since early april and carla harris and mike pence face off in a Vice President ial debate dominated by the Coronavirus Crisis they also talked about Supreme Court appointments abortion and Climate Change but did they have any answers and Indonesia Workers take the streets to take to the streets to protest a contentious felt based table favor investors i think spent up labor rights and the environment. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program the nobel prize in literature 2020 has been awarded to the American Writer and poet louise cloak the swedish Noble Academy said that she had one. For her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal now her debut collection of poetry which was called 1st born it was published back in 1988 shes a Pulitzer Prize winner and a professor of English Literature at Yale University the Swedish Nobel
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