sea port has strangled ukraine's economy and has an impact on the horn of africa, the middle east. we are working closely with the u.n. food agencies, but also with humanitarian affairs parts of the u.n., looking for solutions to reopen the black sea ports to facilitate those grain and other food exports. >> i will circle back on that question later on if we have more time. i will recognize the representative from new york. [indiscernible] >> can you hear me? let me move this up. hello, can you hear me? thank you. thank you acting chair and thank you to our witness today. i wanted to ask a question about israel. the u.n. human rights council is undertaking an unprecedented inquiry against israel, what is the state department doing to respond to this latest biased effort by the u.n. and to delegitimize israel? -- by the u.n. to delegitimize israel? >> we wish to end the open ended and vaguely defined commission of inquiry concerning israel. in partnership with israel, the u.s. led and lobbied in support of a joint statement that criticized the open ended nature of the commission of

sea ports to facilitate those grain and other food exports. >> thank you. i will circle back on the question later on if we have more time. i will now recognize the representative from new york, tenney. representative tenney. >> can you hear me? hi. can you hear me? >> yes. >> thank you, madam chair, and thank you to our witness today. i first want to just ask a question about israel. assistant secretary -- and the human rights council is undertaking a unprecedented inquiry against israel. what is the state department doing to respond to this latest arguably biased effort by the un to delegitimized israel? >> good to see you again, representatives tenney. we have continued to lead a multinational effort to defend this open-ended and vaguely defined commission of inquiry concerning israel. in partnership with israel, the u.s. led and lobbied in support of a joint statement that criticize the open-ended nature of the commission of inquiry mandate. this garnered over 20 signatures. working with our partners we drew the attention of the international community.

secretary-general, establishing a mechanism to support grain from black sea ports in ukraine that russia had blocked for months, and we need to make sure it's extended. we believe strongly in the need to feed the world. that's why the united states is the world's largest supporter of the world food programme, with more than 40% of its budget. we are leading support of the unicef efforts to feed children around the world. and to take on the larger challenge of food insecurity, the united states introduced a call to action, a roadmap eliminating global food insecurity -- to eliminating global food insecurity that more than 100 nation member states have already supported. in june, the g7 announced more than $4.5 billion to strengthen food insecurity around the world through usaid's feed the -- food insecurity around the world. through usaid's feed the future initiative, the united states is scaling up innovative ways to get drought- and heat-resistant seeds into the hands of farmers who need them, while distributing fertilizer and improving fertilizer efficiency so that farmers can grow mor

sea port. but future supply concerns remain. as many countries in africa, south saddam and yemen are facing, quote, catastrophic conditions. according to the world food program, former physician general of south africa had the law, whole law says that africa may expect higher prices and political pressures from countries exporting ukrainian grain, brainiac, grassy. a wall started and of course, and we believed are coming from the rest of europe. we had eat by food requirement, that price levels are going to be so high. and therefore use quite boss. because of all these a see out and go about to go green. they supposed to go sad with their friends. got you don't see. just bear with me or exact, if it propulsion of what you have the final destination all x, y z, a high rise. most of our mississauga larosa is the u. s. lead sanctions policy home to europe. more than america itself explains at the point of washington policy is ultimately aimed to reduce competition. so the deal is up by years post

sea port. but future supply concerns remain. as many countries in africa, south saddam and the m and all facing, quote catastrophic conditions according to the wolf program by malice, welcomed. also how call joseph genesis is minet and daily. so boss newspapers ok, great to see thanks for joining us in on our team. now for us remaining, they've made this deal to allow the increase of the cleaning grain exports present puts in said that, you know, a lot of these are the, all of this rain is going to europe are due on thursday for the i don't also agreed . but how important is this role of france trying to get this grain moving to the poor countries, or will they just end up in bitch countries? again, in the, i hope to hear from france initiative is, has some effect on the group. right? you know, from the, from the president put in another one that the rate is up going to where it shouldn't be going to do the deal was signed for one and only one purposes to lower the crisis level in developing co

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the conflict in ukraine led to the blocking of the black sea ports from which ukrainian grain was exported in order to support ukraine. the e u has removed tariffs and quotas, but some european farm as a starting to complain. the cheaper ukrainian grain remains in that countries creating price competition among produces in romania, bulgaria, and other e u countries will gary and fama, alexander, the tier of urged european officials to stepping. i'm a term forts at the inflation started even before the war. then we observed such processing after the start of the military conflict, news problems with grain became much more serious, little to thought we would agree to help ukraine with the provision of transit corridors slowly. but their grain remaining here in bulgaria is totally ruining us . our expectations are that the bulgarian government, as well as the european commission, will take measures regarding this matter to protect both bulgarian and european consumers. because this is not only a problem in bulgaria. a policy is also said to be exacerbating food shortages in africa. russian pr

sea ports. but concerns remain about future supplies. the same time nation, such as south sudan and yemen of facing, quote, catastrophic conditions that's according to the world food program. turkish journalists, hockey or cal, now expects a new agreement between france and romania not to be just on paper. i certainly hope that in france, being in the loop right now means something that europe hands are getting is getting aware of the fact that what they're doing is not nice and diverse. small, now they, they can play that kind of the colonial again, they used to play one. now there's internet, the internet and global connection. and everyone knows what's happening in europe in a 2nd. the step in africa, or in a wherever it's all the work they cannot play any more game and let your program read route did grade back to where it should be going through on constructive and regrettable. that's iran's response to the latest statement by germany, france and britain who say the tariff is escalating its

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sea port. what concerns do remain about future supplies? the same time, african nations, such as south sudan and yellen, are facing, quote, catastrophic conditions. us according to the world food program. and we spoke with abilene or to me or my greet affairs studies expert who says that france wants to shift the agreement when it comes to this whole grain deal. that is all paris process is created by the micro tools to position him in the dynamic conflict to be kind of a strong wars and try to know to do the key be a major. and this is why he's trying to get position here and go many and knowing that so many so i can you, it's part of the dog, the dog. and it's also an opportunity for me to use all the ways that i'm in the promotional world use in the course of romania in this dance and constructive and regrettable that is around response to the latest statement issued by germany, france and britain who are criticizing toronto escalating its nuclear program, the 3 european countries are advise

sea port. sprite export dependent. t that continues to this day. we never find more ways to support the ukraine government. many people with aid we often talk about the extensions in russia and debate whether gdp collapsed by 5% or 10% by the fact of the matter ukrainian gdp is collapsed by 45%. there is been a tremendous economic impact on ukrainian society. there's also this war and a lot more needs to be done to make sure they have the ability to keep on insisting the conflict. >> your knee, what would your lessons be you want to get to the rest of the world? this is an opportunity to tell people. this is what we have seen. this is what we have learned. what would you recommend? >> we need resilience. we need more strong preparation. we need to private sector internet. the decision-makers there. need to involve the more heavily in our strategies not only government but private companies. also we did not mention media. we have to enroll them in disinformation. it's very important. i'm not jus

sea ports that's strangling the ukraine economy that's export dependent and that continues to this day and we need to find more ways to support the ukraine government, ukrainian people with aid. you know, we often talk about the impact of sanctions on russia and now-- and the debate whether the gdp collapse by 5% or 10%, the fact of the matter is ukraine gdp has collapsed by 45%. there's been a tremendous economic impact on ukrainian society and this war, a lot more to be done to keep on and sustain this conflict. >> what would your lessons be to get to the rest of the world. this is your opportunity to tell people. this is what we've seen, what we've learned. what would you recommend? >> well, to see to learn, you know, we need strategy and digital, and we need more strong cooperation between countries. we need to recognize the ways of private sector in internet, that they are really -- and we need to involve them more heavily in our strategies not only government, but for private companies. and also, you know, we did not mention, but media, we have to involve them in country disinfor

the panama—flagged ship is one of six that left black sea ports in ukraine on tuesday under a un—brokered export deal. a ukrainian teenager who has developed a landmine detector drone is one of the ten finalists for the annual global student prize. this year, there were more than 7,000 entrants from 150 countries, all vying for the one $100,000 prize. the award is given to one exceptional student who has made a real impact on learning, the lives of their peers, and on society more broadly. and eegor klymenkojoins me now from alberta in canada where is he just about to start his degree in computer science. thank you so much forjoining us, we are not worthy here on bbc world news. you've been working on this since you were nine. why does the quadcopter mean so much to you? hello, thanks for this opportunity to speak to you. i started thinking, how can i, like a schoolboy help our people and help people who are fighting for my country? a begin thinking about the mining innovations, things that can help our military. at first it was ideas about ground robots but when they transferred in 10th

sea ports that is strangling the ukraine economy and is very export dependent, and that continues to this day, and we need to find more ways to support the ukrainian government. many people with aid. we often talk about the impacts of sanctions on russia and debate whether the gdp collapse by 5% to 10%. the fact of the matter is ukrainian has clapped by 45%. there's been a tremendous economic impact on ukrainian society for this war, and a lot more needs to be done to make sure that they have the ability to keep on and sustain this conflict. >> what would your lessons be that you want to get to the rest of the world? this gives you an opportunity to tell people, this is what we've seen, this is what we've learned, what would you recommend? >> we need digital resilience. we more strong cooperation between countries. we need to be in the place of private internet and they are also decision-makers there. and we need to enroll them more heavily in our strategies on not only the government but private companies. and also, we did not mention that we have to enroll them in country and misin

secretary-general, establishing a mechanism to export grain from black sea ports in ukraine that russia had blocked for months. we need to make sure it's extended. we believe strongly in the need to feed the world. that's why the united states is the world's largest supporter of the world food program, 40% of its budget, a leading supports of the unicef efforts to feed children around the world, to take on a larger challenge of few insecurity in the united states introduced, a call to action, a road map, eliminated global food insecurity -- to eliminate global food insecurity. more than 100 nation member states have supported. in june, the g-7 announced more than $4.5 billion to strengthen food secure around the world throughuaid's feed the future initiative. united states is scaling up inother investigative ways to get drought and heat resistant seeds to farmers, while distributiiing fertilizerses, a calling on countries to ban hoarding while others starve. if parents cannot feed their children, nothing, nothing else matters, if parents cannot feed their children. as we look to the fut

secretary general, establishing a mechanism to export grain from black sea ports in ukraine that russia had blocked for months. and we need to make sure it's extended we believe strongly in the need to feed the world. that's why the united states is the world's largest supporter of the world food program more than 40% of its budget. we're leading support, leading support of the unicef efforts to feed children around the world and to take on the larger challenge of food insecurity in the united states, introduced a call to action, a road map eliminating global food -- to eliminating global food insecurity that more than 100 nation member states have already supported. in june, the g 7 announced more than $4.5 billion to strengthen food security around the world through usaid's feed the future initiative the united states is scaling up innovative ways to get drought and heat resistance seeds into the hands of farmers who need them while distributing fertilizer and improving efficiency so farmers can grow more while using less and we're calling on all countries to refrain from banning food

secretary general, establishing a mechanism to export grain from black sea ports in ukraine that russia had blocked for months. we need to make sure it's extended. we believe strongly in the need to feed the world. that's why the united states is world's largest supporter of the world food program. we're leading support of the unicef efforts to feed children around the world, to take on a larger challenge of food security the united states introduced a call of action, a road map eliminating global food insecurity. more than 100 nation member states have already supported. in june, the g-7 announced more than $4.5 billion to strengthen food security around the world through usaid's feed the future initiative. the united states is scaling up innovative ways to get drought and heat resistant seeds into the hands of farmers who need them. while distributing fertilizer and improving fertilizer efficiency so that farmers can grow more while using less. and we're calling on all countries to refrain from banning food exports or hoarding grain while so many people are suffering. because in every

with the war blocking black sea ports, container traffic comes here instead, up i7%. here in trieste, always a crossroads, the interconnection of the ukraine war is complex. as the port booms, russian gas elsewhere is drying up and all the while the world's largest sailing yacht, owned by an oligarch close to the kremlin, has been seized, but for ordinary italians the impact is clear — the war is driving up prices and making more question whether it's really worth it. at this ice cream parlour, serving up mouthwatering scoops has soured as electricity bills rocket. i'm not voting, says the owner, in elections coming up, as energy prices triple, making his business unsustainable. translation: we will have to stop l paying bills soon so they will cut l us off and shut us down. my grandfather opened this place in 1929, we survived the second world war and it'll hurt a lot if we have to close because of an electricity crisis. maybe the government should look at how hungry its people are and ask if it can still help ukraine. that is echoed by matteo salvini of the rightâ

ukraine must control the black sea port. odesa in particular. so the war's not over it. is in a bloody phase. but the russians are brutal in discipline, incompetent, badly led by a criminal. >> general barry mccaffrey, always a pleasure to see you. i thank you very much for your time. >>> turning now to breaking news. a strong earthquake has struck western mexico along the pacific coast, it measured a 7.5 on the magnitude, no immediate word on damage, and i am getting reports that there is still some aftershocks of that very substantial earthquake. it's just a reminder that september 19, 1985, and an earthquake struck very close to mexico city, tens of thousands of people died, september 19th, 2017, another earthquake struck mexico, and just devastating, and now this september 19th, we're seeing another very important magnitude-wise, earthquake hit mexico. we will tracking this story of course and bringing you all of developments as we get them here on msnbc. >>> coming up, the latest on the d.o.j. investigation into former president trump. including the first big move b

sea from ukrainian port. so perhaps he can be an honest broker between the 2 sides or has gotten our former nato deputy secretary, pleasure speaking t it's night. thank you. ah turan where people have been protesting for days over the death last week of a young woman after she was detained by the notorious morality police. with anger, sweeping the country hundreds have reportedly been arrested and some even killed as authorities trying to crack down on the unrest in his speech at the united nations . u. s. presidential biden praised the protesters. courage saying that americans stood with the brave women of iran. we're fighting, we're dying. we're going to get iran back. one of the many cries, rallying to thousands of people pouring on to iran's streets this week, the protests of rock the country and seem to be only intensifying a number of people have been killed in clashes as security forces. try to clamp down on the unrest. there are reports of internet blackouts to, to stop information from flowing. the p

sea ports and ukraine. that russia had blocked for months. and we need to make sure it's extended. we believe strongly. and the need to feed the world. that's why the united states is the world's largest support of the world food program. more than 40% of his budget. relating support the ladies support of the unicef efforts to feed children around the world. take on a larger challenge of food insecurity, the united states introduced a call to action. a roadmap, eliminating global food insecurity to eliminate global food insecurity. more than 100 nation member states have already supported in june. the g seven announced. more than $4.5 billion to strengthen food security around the world. through u s. a. i d s feed the future initiative, united states is scaling up innovative ways to get drought and heat resistant seeds into the hands of farmers who need them. while distributing fertilizer. and improving fertilizer efficiency of the farmers can grow more. while using less and we're calling on all countries t

sea ports. millions of tons of food has since been moved to countries across three continents. it includes three vessels charted by local programs for the people of pakistan, afghanistan and yemen. and the fifth is on the way. global food prices have dropped sharply, although they are still almost 8% higher than a year ago. it is right that food shipments continue to increase so commodity markets stabilize. the united nations assigned a memorial of understanding on access to fertilizer products, including ammonia to global markets. we are doing everything possible to facilitate this and ease the fertilizer market crunch that is affecting farming in west africa and elsewhere. if the fertilizer market is not stabilize, next year could bring a food supply crisis. simply put, the world may run out of food. it is essential that all states remove obstacles to the export of russian fertilizers immediately. we need excess at a reasonable cost and as soon as possible. another major concern is the impact

sea ports, primarily odessa, without which ukraine can't exist as a country, so remarkable good news, the coming week will be crucial to understanding. >> you know, and the general talked about the astonishing achievements of the ukrainian army, and talked about their courage and tenacity, talked about the billions of dollars of aid that was poured in, contributing to it. talked about u.s. training that was contributing to it. but also another thing that contributed to it is the fact that the russian units cut and ran. what should we take away from the fact that they didn't stay and fight, anne. >>> so this is something that was said to me by the deputy commander of the ukrainian army in kyiv on saturday. we thought they were going to fight back, and they did not fight back. and that for ukrainians has been the biggest surprise of the war, and what i think it illustrates is something we have known all along which is that the ukrainians are fighting for their own country, for their land, for their very existence as a nation. most of these russian soldiers are fighting for their salari

sea ports that's strangling the ukraine economy that's export dependent and that continues to this day and we need to find more ways to support the ukraine government, ukrainian people with aid. you know, we often talk about the impact of sanctions on russia and now-- and the debate whether the gdp collapse by 5% or 10%, the fact of the matter is ukraine gdp has collapsed by 45%. there's been a tremendous economic impact on ukrainian society and this war, a lot more to be done to keep on and sustain this conflict. >> what would your lessons be to get to the rest of the world. this is your opportunity to tell people. this is what we've seen, what we've learned. what would you recommend? >> well, to see to learn, you know, we need strategy and digital, and we need more strong cooperation between countries. we need to recognize the ways of private sector in internet, that they are really -- and we need to involve them more heavily in our strategies not only government, but for private companies. and also, you know, we did not mention, but media, we have to involve them in country disinfor

to the black sea. that is very important not only for corn to export, which we have heard, but, but generally the ukrainian economy needs access to ports in order to function. and export, which we have heard, but, but generally the ukrainian uh, at the moment, most of the ports are blocked by russian troops or taken and occupied. so this is strategically important. now the third theater we at the beginning of the war, six months ago we saw the battle of kiev. then after a few weeks changed to the east to the occupied territories in eastern ukraine. and now the house becomes the main battle field. and it's important for kiev to show as the title of this program that they are able to push back. it's an additional question whether they will be able to push out the russians. i'm not so sure about that, but pushing back is important to give signals that it makes sense to deliver weapons to. hassan also have symbolic emotional significance for ukrainians definitely because it's the first ukraine city that wa

in the black sea, helping the entire world with respect to lowering food prices and expanding access to foodstuffs at a critical moment. second, it was a u.n. mediator working with our u.s. envoy, the saudis, is a rowdy -- helping to produce a cease fire in the war in yemen, which had been a huge human catastrophe. it has been going on for the longest time in that piece, and the u.n. played a role in that. it is not without difficulties, complications. the u.n. is still there on key issues delivering global health, global food security, and all that will be on display in new york in two weeks. >> the threat to american democracy is real. i want to cite it as clearly as i can. we are not powerless in the face of these threats. david: the president talked about the values of democracy, which is up a part of our foreign policy. art events in the u.s. making more difficult to say to other countries look how wonderful our democracy has worked and you should be following some of the things we do? jake: it does require a degree of humility. united states does need to acknowledge we have her

and this is the region was all the ports to the black sea. that is very important, not only of warm corn to exports or which we have heard, but, but generally, the ukrainian economy needs access to ports in order to function and herb. at the moment, most of the ports are blocked by russian troops or taken and occupied. so there's a strategically important as now the 3rd theater we at the beginning of the war 6 months ago we saw the battle of kiff. then after a few weeks, it changed to the east to the occupied territories in eastern green. and now the, i was become suzy, mean a battle field, and it's important for kids to show at the title of the program that they are able to push back. it's a question whether they will be able to push out the rest. i'm not so sure about that, but putting back as important to get signals that it makes sense to deliver weapons or to make this hassan are so have symbolic emotional significance for ukrainians will definitely, but it's the 1st big rain. steel was taken by the russians beginning this war, and there