U. N. Secretary. Thank you. Thank you for having us. Were delighted to have you both. So, let me start with you, if i may, doctor. Could you give us a global snapshot of Energy Poverty, where things stand, what populations are affected and what kind of repercussions are for gender equity and employment in the areas of the world that are most affected. Thanks again for having us. I think to just talk about what the Rockefeller Foundation has done and under the leadership of secretary munoz is looking at how we can end this Global Partnership and Energy Poverty. And as you ask, and rightly so, what is the global landscape. Let me start with my own continent. Africa accounts for only 2. 3 of the 270,000 hours of electricity generated. Asia is only 7. 8 . Its africa but also south and central america, its 4. 9 . When you look at those three, africa, 3. 2 , india, 5. 8 , and south and Central Africa america are just 4. 9 , you see theres still large swaths of the global space that is energy
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Where things stand, what populations are affected, and what the kind of repercussions are for gender equity and employment in the areas of the world that is most affected . Thank you, thanks again for having us. To just talk about what the Rockefeller Foundation has done and under the leadership of secretary moniz is looking at how we can end this Global Partnership and Energy Poverty. As you asked and rightly so, what does the Global Landscape say, let me start with my own continent. Africa is 3. 23 of electricity generated. Asiapacific is 5. 8 . I think thats why were look at this globaly. Because its africa but also south and central america, 4. 9 . When you look at those three, africa. 3. 2 , india, 5. 8 , and south and central africa, america, at just 12. , you see theres still large swaths of the global space that is energy poor. Dr. Songwe when we talk about it related to the covid crisis, that is one of the reasons why the Rockefeller Foundation and poverty university wanted to
Of a 2nd term coming to you live from our world news headquarters in moscow, russia. This is our international. My names donald quarter. Welcome to the program. Now crowds have been gathering throughout saturday for a candlelit vigil in the armenian capital of europe on people have been paying tribute to those killed in the conflict with john in the disputed region of new girl in a car. Bach, saturdays events did mark a change in mood during the week protests in the city against the ceasefire. Deal between the 2 warring nations had been simmering with anger. Tensions between azerbaijan and armenia over the disputed region came to a head in late september with fighting raging for 7 weeks. Conflict itself stretches back more than 3 decades, and although the region is mainly populated by ethnic armenians, its still legally part of azerbaijan. Arties morag, i have reports from europe. This is being a somber and a sad day in all of a media a day where thousands and thousands of people here
His advisors say they are still working under the assumption of a 2nd term coming to you live from our world news headquarters in moscow, russia, this is our international. My names donald quarter. Welcome to the program. Now crowds have been gathering throughout saturday for a candlelight vigil in the armenian capital of your avan. People have been paying tribute to those killed in the conflict with azerbaijan in the disputed region of newborn a car. A block saturdays events did mark a change in mood. During the week. Protests in the city against the ceasefire. Deal between the 2 warring nations had been simmering with anger. And since between azerbaijan and armenia over the disputed region came to a head in late september with fighting raging for 7 weeks. The car of a conflict itself stretches back more than 3 decades. And although the region is mainly populated by ethnic armenians, its still legally part of azerbaijan. Arties reports from year of on this is being a somber and a sad