[inaudible conversations] call the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to order. We thank our witnesses for being here. I look forward to your testimony. As much of the world concentrates on the ice is a threat and instability in the middle east the Committee Takes this opportunity to consider efforts by the United States and other partners to counter extremism in the Subsaharan Africa area. Longterm development has been the norm across much of africa including here tell you what. Even with large letters i cant see anymore. Including here in our committee with the recent signing of the power africa legislation which we are all very proud of and appreciate the way the administration has let on that effort also. That we hope will bring investment to a key sector for Economic Growth and opportunity. Whereas in the middle east we have been reacting to terrorist violence and the uprooting of millions of people. And africa weve had the opportunity of years of influence through diplomacy and d
The presence of the sudanese president. And bursting with life, why flowers have begun to bloom in a desert is chile. We begin in vee able vienne World Leaders are meet to go try to find a solution to syria. Its the first time all Major International players in the convict will be in the same room. But there are serious divisions. On wednesday, iran said it would take part in the talks for the first time the country has agreed to be involved. So on the one side we have russia and iran backing president Bashar Alassads forces on the ground. They say damascus must be helped militarily before a political process can begin. Now, on the other side, the u. S. And its regional allies, turkey and saudi arabia, supporting groups fight ago sad and insist that go he must go. And every day the humanitarian situation gets worse. More than 250,000 people have been killed and over 10 million have been displaced by four years of war. Roar lynn do jordan has more. Reporter elite Iranian Forces have bee
President. And there are calls to help the developing world as tuberculosis joins hiv aids as one of the worlds most deadliest infectious diseases. So we begin in vee an where World Leaders are arriving ahead of talks to find a solution to the what are in syria. Its the first time all Major International players in the conflict will be in the same room. But there are serious divisions. On wednesday iran said it would take part in the talks for the first time the country has agreed to be involved. On the one side we have russia and iran backing president Bashar Alassads forces on the ground. They say damascus must be helped militarily before a political process can begin. Then, orange, we have the u. S. And its regional allies turkey and saudi arabia supporting groups fight ago sad and insisting that he must go. And every day the humanitarian situation is getting worse. More than 250,000 people have been killed. And more than 10 million have been displaced by four years of war. Saudi ar
Carrying 200 refugees sinks. Bursting with life. While flowers begin to bloom in a desert in chilly we begin in vienna where World Leaders arrive ahead of talks to find a solution to the war in syria, its the first time all National Players will be in the same room. There are serious divisions on wednesday. Iran saying it would take part in the talks, the first time the country agreed to be involved. On one side russia and iran are backing Bashar Alassads forces and say damascus must be helped militarily before a political process can begin, on the other side turkey and saudi arabia support groups fighting Bashar Alassad, and insist he must go. Every day, of course, the humanitarian situation worsens, more than 250,000 have been killed, 10 million displaced by four years of war. Saudi arabias foreign minister says the involvement of Bashar Alassads allies reveal whether they are committed to peace. The view of the partners in this was that we past the intentions of the iranians and the
Cornhusks are being turned into kilowatts of electricity, which are going to the National Power grid. We begin this news our in china, where the government has abolished its decades old one child policy. The government has said all couples will be allowed to have two children. China is calling it a proactive response to the countrys aging population. Lets have a look at the impact of chinas onechild policy. In 15 years, china will have the oldest population on the plan net with more than 400 Million People over the age of 60, burdening health care and social services. The government fears the economy will struggle to maintain growth, especially since chinas working age population is drastically shrinking. The United Nations projects it will lose 67 million workers over the next decade. After altering birth rates, china has create a gender gap with more men than women. Chain he in as Health Ministry believes the onechild policy has led to 336 million abortions and nearly 200 million ste