On an experimental vaccine. And wildlife is returning to parts of colombia as people stay indoors we talked with a documentary filmmaker is encouraging people to film what theyre now seeing in their backyards. Hello im chrissy want to welcome to the show the uns wall food program is sounding the alarm over Food Shortages caused by 19 they hit off peak david basically say as more than 800000000 people already dont have enough to eat and the pandemic could push an additional 130000000. 00 to the brink of starvation by the end of the year he says the crisis could take on biblical proportions if the world fails to act. On those in. Souths a done trying to ward off their latest invasion no chris saw threatening to destroy what crops they have left in a country where hunger response of davie life after years of civil war the majority of south sudanese are already in a state of food crisis now things look set to get even worse last year we had to feed 5000000 people due to fighting and flooding already in 2020 weve had locust invasions and now there is the covert 19 plan demick which we predict could almost double the people in the queue hunger by the end of 2020 across the world. And those numbers are shocking were also on the break of a hunger pandemic in addition rule of 130000000 people. Could be cush to the break in storage by the end of 2028 thats a total of 265000000. 00 people. Government lockdowns are taking their toll in brazil its estimated that up to 40000000 informal workers have been dragged into extreme poverty handouts here in Rio De Janeiro are keeping people fed. Others are doing whatever they can to survive. Someone to diffuse it really honestly its very difficult and were selling food in order to survive my daughter in law and me were out of work and were doing this selling food and then i can see. Organizations like the Uns World Food Program are pleading for more funds but with so many countries now battling for economic survival plus a lack of Global Leadership the fear is that a humanitarian catastrophe could be closer than ever. And now joined by the World Food Programs tina lucia she is the organizations chief spokeswoman here in germany hello to you both sina countries across africa and the middle east are of particular concern which communities in these regions are you worried about most. I think for us we have to think about the men women and children who are really the most vulnerable in the world who are in refugee camps who have fled war whos for who have lost children on the way to the refugee camps who are sitting in refugee camps very crowded together how can you do social distancing in a war zone in a refugee camp where people are so close together so those are the ones that we are most concerned about those are 13000000 people and what the number one thing what we have to do is we have to make sure that we can reach those people you know what were having is we having the regular hunger problem which is already bigger than ever before and now on top of that weve got the corona virus crisis so its really brewing to become a perfect storm. With that many humanitarian issues are being the day today as the world deals with this pandemic what would your message be to 2 governments one of the world and to donors to. Oh we cant neglect it we have to push forward we need to have support now our people our 18000. 00 staff are ready to go we need some 350000000. 00 now to fight to start this whole or just to go operation we will help of some 120 countries help them to get nurses Doctors Medical supplies and last ventilators few field hospitals this has to happen this week it has to happen now we cannot wait but on top of that we of course need to do our regular work we cannot leave some 137000000 people alone we have to help them there is no way that we can leave them behind because it would be a humanitarian and hunger pandemic. But here is it at all possible that some governments really are just cash strapped and cannot afford to to look after hungry people because of the current krone virus situation. Well i think you know we have big donors germany is a numbered 2 donor the United States they are all standing by as i think you know their countries are realizing this is not something that is far away corona has changed all of us that we are in this together that virus its invisible it is going around the world you can no longer say like in some other humanitarian crisis all those folks over there we dont have to worry about them and we see the solidarity and we request to stop it there. If we leave people in africa or in the middle east alone to deal with this virus and do not help them to survive and cope resisting the virus is going to come back to hit us again in a 2nd wave so to avoid multiple fans the World Food Program really need still money so that we can continue to feed people who really are totally lost without looking but from their will while World Food Program is chief spokesperson here in berlin thank you thank you as well whyd curve in 1000 cases surged past 2 and a half 1000000 the global race to develop a vaccine is gaining fresh urgency today the german drug firm by own take one approval to begin the countrys 1st human Clinical Trials of a possible vaccine there are currently dozens of potential candidates in development in europe china and the u. S. But Health Officials say it will be months before treatment is available. Governments across the world have different strategies to battle a pandemic but they all agree on one thing. Electees want to Global PublicHealth Crisis caused by covert 19 will not be completely over on till science finds a vaccine in the long run the best way to defeat corona virus is through a vaccine. The regulations will remain until we have a vaccine and medicine that mainly until we find a fax. Machine black. Finding a vaccine is crucial to ending the crisis around the world scientists are making progress the pharmaceutical firm in the german city of mines has become the 1st company in germany to receive a permit to conduct human trials its me this is only the 5th Clinical Trial in the world in the quest to find a vaccine given to in this instance it is a milestone. In britain scientists are also racing ahead researchers at Oxford University plan to start human trials on thursday the scientists here had a head start theyd already been working on other coronaviruses long before this latest outbreak began when this new virus emerged there was already work going on here in oxford the most crowbar a sort of vaccine was being trialled humans and so what happened was the genetic code the new corona virus was discovered in january of this year and it was possible to go back to that genetic code make these new vaccines very rapidly Global Investment is high in the race to find a vaccine the u. K. Government has invested 20000000 pounds in this study alone at the same time they want to invest in Production Capacity so the once a vaccine is available it can be distributed quickly researchers in switzerland say they are confident they will soon have a vaccine they hope to start inoculating the entire population by october a very ambitious plan most researchers believe a viable vaccine wont be available until next year at the earliest. Now heres a look at other stories making headlines around the world the British Government say 759 more people have died from close at 19 in u. K. Hospitals the official death toll now stands at more than 18000 but the countrys Financial Times newspaper images the government has and the count of dates it puts the figure of more than double 40000. Firefighters in all these from poland all struggling to contain a wildfire in its Biggest National park. Is home to raise species stresses elk some 6000. 00 hits his signed up to netflix during the 1st 3 months of this year its the streaming platforms fosters have a range of user growth and its largely because of crowed a virus struck down if its now has more than 180000000 subscribers worldwide. Colombia is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world it has an enormous variety of wild birds and reptiles confiding people to their homes has not only stopped the rise of cliff at 19 cases but has also allowed the foreign off the capital city of bogota to take a break a new project forward and im a fall is helping introduce residents to the neighbors they never realize they had. The empty city is a testing ground for some of bogota its inhabitants many people seem to forget that the colombian capital is surrounded by mountains grasslands and wetlands using their cellphones several people have captured images of wild animals they never knew lived close by wildlife is closing in on the city a phenomenon explained by jorge molina an ecologist at last mondays university. Concert the presence of wild animals didnt used to be very noticeable in the city and they were close to the city in the eastern mountains. But as human activity slows down while the animals are sensing the chance to extend their range a bit. As your documentary filmmakers carlos wrinkle and our 100 count on launched a massive project follow now and have collected the wildlife footage the message this habitat is for everyone you know in this has a crucial function the main idea is to think of a future where people get used to observing and filming wildlife is now closer to their home in their backyards and on the balconies so they can learn about it just a few days after it was launched an email fallen to garner the support of institutions and the active participation of influential locals who feel that the project helps people stop and think. We inhabit the same territory as a species we arrived much later than many of the wild animals that live here were not the center of the universe. Most of the people captured the images from their windows but some use drones to film the changes in the city without leaving their homes. Its really its important for us to be aware that were not the only ones living in this area that there are many living beings theyre always there even if we cant see them they respect us so we should respect them as it was 3 kids. All the footage captured for has the same objective to use the lockdown as a tool for learning about our shared habitat. Now while some support now while germanys blunders leader is expected to restart matches on the 9th of may in empty stadiums dutch football officials now say the prison season is effectively over because of an extended lockdown and a further ban on major Public Events the Prime Minister announced the extension on tuesday specifically pointing out that there will be no professional football until the 1st of september the dutch were but Officials Say they will speak with you a fair thats the governing body off the european football before confirming their decision theyre following in the footsteps of neighboring belgium which had already cancelled the rest of the season but read into criticism from the way for. Now the coronavirus is radically changing life as we know it and leading some people to do things they would never have done before like playing music in the streets i want to. One performance in her own neighborhood and leave you with a video at the top of the next hour. 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