Gender inequality remains the greatest single challenge to human rights and on. Climate. Biodiversity peace collapse. The United Nations secretary general opens the 75th the General Assembly with World Leaders including president dont try staying away and a crisis of dementia in india alzheimers is more prevalent there than in other countries we take a look at what needs to be done in health the Global Pandemic has complicated efforts to tackle it. I bring golf to our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and our viewers all around the world welcome tonight European UnionForeign Ministers have. Failed to agree on sanctions against bell russi and officials linked to president Alexander Lukashenko and thats because one member of the European Union cyprus vetoed the the e. U. Had identified officials implicated in violence against antigovernment protesters and electoral fraud in last months president ial election. The bella reason Opposition Leader svetlana chicken of sky i was in brussels to ask for help she urged the European UnionForeign Ministers to be brave and we can bellary see him president Alexander Lukashenko by disrupting his funding. I ask you more to finance their dictator dictator regime and programs from state to nonstate actors i also ask to consider to reconsider partnerships with state again is ations course talk a sham. Finally and most importantly i call on you to Work Together with us toward a free fair and transparent election. These were the scenes after the disputed elections in belarus in august which the e. U. Agrees were not free or fair a unanimous vote by e. U. Member states would have slapped travel bans and frozen the assets of 40 better reason officials accused of electoral fraud and violence against demonstrators. 3rd but instead the island of cyprus blocked the plan. Its government wants to tie sanctions against spell aris to an unrelated dispute that it has with neighboring turkey thats overwrites to explore the Eastern Mediterranean for natural gas deposits its a move that drew criticism from all the e. U. Members. It is this becoming a personal commitment because i understand clearly that it depends very much the credibility of the. And the and the forging of that for a 1st policy a common for a 1st policy. Capacity of sanction in. England with the European Unions credibility at stake the next chance to greenlight the sanctions could come on thursday when e. U. Heads of government are due to meet. Or is going to shes on the story for us in brussels given to you barbara the only thing stopping the e. U. From imposing sanctions on. A small Island Country known as cyprus how is that possible its quite simple actually its something that you wouldnt expect to happen in Foreign Policy but cyprus decided to blackmail the European Union they decided to simply take the whole e. U. Council of Foreign Ministers hostage to their own wish that at the same time as there are sanctions against better rules there must be sanctions against turkey we know that for some months severance has been complaining and of course they have a lot of support in the European Union for that complained that turkey is showing aggression in the Eastern Mediterranean there are drilling drilling actions going on in front of the coast of cyprus looking for gas and oil and all this accompanied by iraq the bellicose rhetoric and so cyprus said we need to put a stop to that so if we have sanctions against better roads we have to have things sanctions against turkey at the same time now these things have absolutely no connection but this small island nation decided to make that connection and at the end we have something in the European Council often Foreign Ministers that looks like bankruptcy or maybe paralysis whatever you choose barber you were the press conference earlier today with. What was her message to the European Union. She had spoken to the Foreign Ministers before she knew that it wouldnt come to those sanctions so she was very mild in her verdict upon the this endless delivering the e. U. Has shown i mean this is 6 weeks since the elections of one and 6 weeks since the elections in belarus and other than strong talk nothing has absolutely happened on the european level so she said yes she understands that european leaders need to be careful in their decisions back she hoped they could be more they could be more brave so she was disappointed at the end of the day this breakfast meeting meant been the best part of the day for her but she also asked for support for the opposition particularly Financial Support they should figure out ways to pay money to the opposition and representatives off this opposition and not sort of go through official channels so sort of go by the bypass the regime in minsk and try to support a particular opponent had suggested that there should be a huge about a 1000000000 euros a huge package to support. In its battle against. The story forward in brussels tonight or. Fs some of the worlds biggest banks are facing a scandal of gigantic proportions a collection of documents leaked from the us treasury shows that banks around the world have helped to divert and conceal criminal cash and in the process have earned 2 trillion dollars in fees to process those transactions the banks named include Germanys Deutsche Bank and comments as well as britains h. S. B. C. And the u. S. Bank j. P. Morgan chase the leaked documents show how banks have helped to circumvent International Sanctions against iran in syria the banks and say that many of these transactions took place a long time ago and that they have since tightened their rules on money laundering. Earlier we spoke with sven gold a member of the European Parliament he is pushing for a parliamentary hearing to investigate a problem that he says has been declared good for far too long take a listen. The main issue is that in most Member States in europe but also globally the controls in order to make law effective really lacks so we have properly institutions which are under results this holds true for most. Financial centers and equally the sanctions the maximum sanctions outside of the us fall too low and and therefore d we have not the right incentives in place so even after the fund then should crisis basically oddly anyone who was responsible for criminal activity in the banks was jailed and outside of the u. S. Fines relatively low and these 2 things have to change more effective oversight and hotshot sanctions on the other side that was gold theory member of the European Parliament or lets take a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world a huge wildfire northeast of los angeles is threatening homes but Officials Say calmer winds could help firefighters get it under control the bobcat fire covers 427 square kilometers thousands of residents have been told to evacuate the blaze has been burning for more than 2 weeks and is only 15 percent contained mollys ruling military junta has appointed former defense minister bar indel or as in the room president to lead the country to new elections a coup last month overthrew president Boubacar Keita but the junta has been under intense pressure from its west african neighbors to return power to civilians. At least 10 people died when a residential building collapsed near mumbai in india many are thought to be still trapped in the rubble dozens of survivors have been pulled from the wreckage the building was due to undergo repairs but many residents were reportedly unable to leave as they had nowhere else to go. Has announced further cutbacks on flights and personnel due to the corona virus pandemic at least 150. 00 planes are currently due to be junked and the company is warning that it will likely be forced to eliminate more than the previously announced 22000 jobs over the next 5 years. Staying here in germany the city of munich is stepping up measures to contain the spread of the new coronavirus after becoming one of the countrys main hotspots authorities in the bavarian capital say they will make wearing face masks compulsory in parts of the city center theyve also announced further restrictions to public and private gatherings infections in munich have been reaching over 55 for every 100000 residents in the past week now that exceeds the limit of 50 set by Public Health authorities the new measures are due to come into effect on thursday unless the level of infection drops in the meantime. Our lets bring in our Political Correspondent simon young hes on the story for worse here in berlin going to be view simon unique and snapping back restrictions as weve just heard are they the 1st step towards what could be a new lockdown. Well they could be you know definitely tightening is going on in munich as you say the 7 day infection number is creeping up its now higher than in any other major german city its going up in in hamburg cologne and berlin as well but munich has got a serious problem right now and one of the things that the officials there are saying is that theres no clear focus to these infections serve makes it very difficult to do you think to Contact Tracing of the infected people so theyre limiting the number of people who can make saying no more than 5 people in a family group really can can meet theyre also cutting down the number of people who are able to attend events like weightings and so on and enforcing mosques face mosques in in some Public Places and theyre now saying that you know if those measures on to effect if they may well spread the bans elsewhere theres a lot of worry just now with this being the time normally of october fast the big festival thats been canceled some people saying well theyre going to take it indoors the authorities saying thats a really bad idea a good way to spread the virus can spread the virus and spread some cheer im sure they would say the countrys Health Minister here in germany has announced that theres going to be a new coronavirus strategy for the country what do we know about that. Yeah he said hes focusing on a couple of things for instance opening special what hes calling fever surgeries special Opening Times for 4 clinics to say you know if youve got corona symptoms or suspected coronas symptoms respiratory problems come to those clinics rawer than mixing in doctors waiting rooms with the general public who may have come in for some other reason theyre also talking about rolling out a big program of quick tests to do saliva test particularly in care homes where they might be able to get a result in just 20 minutes and that they say should really help to protect. The elderly over the winter season so the Health Minister saying that germany is well placed to deal with corona at the moment but there is worry because a lot of germanys neighboring countries seeing much higher infection rates and of course that could spill over here as well so i mean stand by for just a moment with rising infection numbers and alderman winter ahead there also worries now about how schools in germany will cope with the situation are they now better prepared for digital schooling from home take a look. Pencils a shop and books are out and students are back in the classrooms but it seems not much of the Digital Learning put in place during lockdown has survived here at the smiths causeless school and. Teacher says many of the challenges involved in Digital Learning for main. The foundational problems are still there a lot of parents dont understand technology a lot of families dont have internet or Digital Technology at home but the schools are much better prepared so we are able to have clouds and Messenger Services and email but its all. In accordance with Data Protection laws which was not the case before the corona crisis has made schools realise how much still needs to be done in most classrooms teaches in students still reviews and on the tools and learning materials to change that the German Government has put aside 5000000000 curios to digitalize the classroom money desperately needed says coprincipal in a fed when looking at his equipment this is. It is definitely the case that teachers and parents are investing their own private resources to digitalize this cause to have been initiatives by the state but that always comes with a lot of bureaucracy which we see now as well with the current funding so in the end you have to make sure you take all that you can get one can come from until now only one of over 1200 students at this school has received a tablet financed by the state students our way of how slowly things are moving and want to see change. If you could tell is iraq theres room for improvement in the digitalisation of our schools to say the least and theres not enough equipment for all students it was not enough to make proper home schooling possible. But some students think that they are now better prepared in case of an up and down. A month from us which i dont know at the beginning it was new for all of us the system the computers watching at home now i think that it was well better than the 1st time. But the ideal classroom that can switch effortlessly from the school to each students room and from mains at distant. Yes not easy for the teachers is not easy for the students simon we understand german chancellor Angela Merkel she is holding a summit on how schooling during the pandemic can be improved what are the most important topics on the table. Well brain education here in germany is the responsibility of the 16 individual states but this meeting is to see what the Central Government can do to help those states and its not just about the challenges with Digital Learning with better wife ayan laptops for some of the kids as weve seen there its also things like ventilation which is a big problem in changing School Buildings in some cases Technical Solutions like filters and theres a shortage even of individual desks for some classrooms so theres a lot of things that schools need to do and probably then in some financial help to do it the money i would say simon young on the story for us here in berlin simon thank you. Are known to india with more than 4000000 cases has the 3rd highest number of people suffering from alzheimers disease in the world thats after the United States and china experts say that the lack of awareness surrounding the disease means that many elderly people go undiagnosed and for those who do get treatments the coronavirus lockdown has been an isolated difficult experience with many family members having to step in to care for their loved ones. Quarantine has been fun for the sooty. She has spend playing games attending online classes and coloring with 19 year old granddaughter should be. And these activities have taken on an added book because in managing providing these items i am was living with the disease for 9 years has led to memory loss and limited her speech but engaging with her granddaughter serves as crucial cognitive therapy should be has drawn up understanding how god mother is different. When she was younger she was at times frustrated that she was the one looking after. Instead of the other way around. Now she talks excitedly about the fun games she dreams up for her grandmother making lemonade together giving her despite speech. Her mother proudly calls her these primary caregiver kilgobbin giving little command center compliments. I still hear from real grandma. So thats a little brittle good i think shes hiding the busies and she is trying to hold the 1st. Dr will shes trying again was during the still down. But be surrounded by loving family has been one of the more fortunate patients. Centers like this one called hope if you were instrumental in providing patient care before the pandemic dr seuss torsional ization helps immensely in managing the disease. But now things look Different Group sessions are no longer held and all the caregivers wear protective gear and maintain social distance the change was confusing and isolating for residential patients. To the caregivers sitting next to bear having you know giving them gum for what they were but lets where theres this. And they were all really calling them come here come here while the residents adjust to their new circumstances the end is also helping patients at home they have to schedule and activity kits with cognitive exercises which theyve then held to be true we do. Keeping patients in gauge helps of good episodes of violence which can be aggravated by isolation. And become very aggressive in turn out for 3 to 3 months or under the earth or good of down they were not even taken out into the park or even are playing and that and theyre becoming very aggressive mark after following this routine that had been we gave them theres a lot of different. Dissolute these have managed to keep any such episodes in check should be misses her friends at school but is enjoying the praise and affection she gets for looking after her grandmother. Shes certain poverty quietly enjoys a to ski. World leaders are marking the 75th anniversary of the United Nations it comes as the coronavirus pandemic poses a mens challenges secretary general antonio good tests today called for more International Cooperation and multilateralism to curb covert 19 and face environmental challenges because of the pandemic the event is taking place mostly online with many leaders delivering speeches by video as the host nation the u. S. Gave the Opening Statement according to the schedule us President Donald Trump should have been the speaker he was not. At the Trump Administration this anniversary is an important moment to mark the many successes of the United Nations but to do so with clear eyes and a renewed determination to see this important body serve its intended purpose. The 75th anniversary of the end is the right time to ask questions about the institution strengths and weaknesses review and learn from its failures and celebrate its accomplishments. So that lukewarm praise today is in stark contrast to those high hopes that made the you win a reality 75 years ago at the time the world was devastated by war today the world faces possible catastrophes on an even greater scale. Born out of the ravages of world war 2. The u. N. Charter was signed in 1945 by 50 founding members its aim to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war a Global Organization to help build a better weld. Preferably your litany of the terminator to find our way through rar i 75 years on every country in the world is represented in the uns General Assembly. The organization has lost none of its relevance but it also faces unprecedented challenges in the 75th anniversary ear we face our own 945 moments we must meet that moment and we must show unity like never before to overcome todays emergency get the world moving and working and prospering again and up all the vision of the job. That vision is to Work Together to bolster International Peace and security of a humanitarian assistance and protect children rights. The un and its affiliated agencies have become indispensable in crisis situations. On the day. But the work of the uns most powerful body the Security Council has come in for heavy criticism. The councils 5 pamela members other 2nd world was principal victors on puting china. Russia and the us. It manages 13 peacekeeping missions around the world but the council is often paralyzed by disagreement and features in the stuff we need. On syria the most lethal and destabilizing conflict today it has failed to take any decisive action. Many have argued that these old structures need to be urgently reformed. And there are other big challenges the corona crisis has exacerbated geo political rivalries and put the uns health body the w. H. O. Under enormous pressure while not least since the us pulled out of the World Health Organization in the midst of the pandemic. And there is fear that with growing nationalism in some countries support for the un and its mission may be fading Donald Trumps america 1st policy has seen the u. S. Traditionally the uns main driver turn its back on multilateralism the very principle the un was founded on. Are not a sports labor whos in opened their Business League a campaign looking to belts back from the bitter disappointment of last season the match against bowl spore go wild wolves fans to see their heroes in the flesh again after months of pandemic restrictions for the volves but recently celebrated their 75th birthday and their fans were back in the ground to give them a belated congratulations. But there was little else to show to vote in a target affair despite playing in the Europa League on thursday as leverkusen rested up forsberg looked a fresher sight john brooks missed their best chance of a goal which 1st half minutes into the 2nd half got me a mate he had the ball in italy. Because it meant but the off site flood cut short the moves joy the swiss internationals face neatly summed up the game despite the lack of gold my thoughts in the false book public was clearly grateful to be back. For the players though it was a lame start to the season but at least both sides could smile about it afterwards cause argues remind of the top story that were following for you European UnionForeign Ministers have failed to agree to sanctions against top. Officials the e. U. Identified 40 officials linked to violence against demonstrators as well as voting fraud in the wake of last months president ial election. 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There has never been a 3rd world war a fact which speaks to the success of the United Nations as it turns 75 this year with age that stability is showing signs of fragility multilateralism working together doesnt seem to work anymore and the consequences are deadly the coronavirus and