To end the wildlife trade why of the chinese officials are stepping into the market. The best occasion is to be held in to how the world has responded to corona virus says the number of infections approaches 5000000 the World Health Organizations 194 Member States of voted unanimously for an independent and impartial inquiry including an examination of its role the move has been welcomed by the director general who said that it wanted accountability more than anyone. The u. N. Bodies being under attack from the u. S. Which is accused of being too close to china president toms threaten to cut all funding unless there is what he calls substantive improvements within the next 30 days but his demands are also under fire from washington d. C. Mike hanna reports. President trump arrives on capitol hill for a meeting with Senate Republicans continuing to flow out his administrations own guidelines by not wearing a mask in public and lashing out at the speaker of the House Democrat nancy pelosi these people are sick pelosi is a sick woman she got a lot of problems a lot of mental problems were dealing with people that have to get their act together for the good of the country pelosi has sharply criticized President Trumps threat to withhold funding from the w. H. O. Describing it in a radio interview as stupid and dangerous earlier in the day the president indicated he had no intention of backing down but there. Were more. People as a result or through the letters a very detailed long letter but basically they have to clean up their act they have to do a better job they have to be much more fair other countries including the United States so were not going to be involved in 2 separate ways but critics wall not walking away from the w. H. O. As a global search is underway for a vaccine could have serious consequences for the United States should it not be the 1st to discover one this is not the time for the u. S. President or any leader to try to weaken the capacity for multilateral collaboration and action debbie way j w h o provides vital International Assistance in court a nation theres really no other entity or organization that can do what the deb you h. O. Can do with the worlds worst death toll over 91000 the accusation that President Trump is attempting to distract attention from his administrations own failure is not going away whatever the reason for the president s insistence on blaming the w. H. O. One fact is indisputable the organization declared a pandemic on the 30th of january this at a time that President Trump was describing the virus as like a flu that would soon miraculously disappear. Mike hanna aljazeera washington irans acting envoy for libya has warned that an influx of foreign support is threatening to make the fighting there even more intense civilian casualties have been growing over the past months those forces loyal to walt. Continue their Year Long Campaign to seize tripoli from the u. N. Recognize government or diplomatic editor james bays reports. After a surge in fighting in recent weeks the uns acting special representative Stephanie Williams gave this bleak assessment of the situation in libya to Security Council ambassadors i believe we have reached another turn point in the conflict conflict from what we are witnessing in terms of the massive influx of weaponry the crittendens and mercenaries to the 2 sides the only conclusion that we can draw is that this war will intensify and broaden him deeper devastating consequences for the libyan people as the foreign intervention increases the libyans themselves are getting lost in the mess their voices crowded out we must not let live vs let or went she said it was civilians paying the price 58 killed and 190. 00 injured since the 1st of april an 89 percent rise in civilian casualties compared with the 1st 3 months of the year she said the vast majority were the result of attacks by general half his forces she said it was regrettable that at the end of april the general had rejected the International Peace plan and claimed he alone had a mandate to rule the country libyas ambassador whos loyal to the government of National Accord was scathing about half duff and one of his Main International backers the United Arab Emirates we wish to inform your own firm discounts that we have damning evidence of direct Illegal Transfer of these specific weapons to libya by the United Arab Emirates in support of the war criminal and is militias which of these evidence we are sharing with the panel of experts and previous Security Council meetings over the years the United Nations has been reluctant to criticize one side or the other simply saying the both was shown. Restraint but the tone has now changed the criticism of general haftar was direct and much stronger amid reports that even some of his backers believe the impetuous commander has overplayed his hand james plays aljazeera of the United Nations the u. N. Humanitarian chief is calling on the Security Council to ensure aid continues to reach millions of people in northwest syria a resolution allowing for deliveries across syrias border with turkey is set to expire in july mog lowcock says aid has been scaled up in recent months because of the staggering levels of need and the coronavirus pandemic across the border of operation from north korea all right i think it counts you know like lines a 1000000 times to the indians in the United Nations cannot reach by other means it cannot be substituted its all right they must be we need only dictate and by the council will only get ruction of the michael ration and help humanitarian organizations continue to get a lot of big current needs in the process and only 19 in a delay will increase offering and will cost lives taiwans president has delivered her inauguration speech where she is called on china to find ways the 2 can coexist psion ones Pro Independence party won elections in a january by a landslide promising to stand up to beijing it claims taiwan as its own and has fought to keep it from being allowed to join the global organizations of a bribe reports from seoul. It was just a year ago the president. Was in a very precarious position taking this more independent line keeping Mainland China at arms length and china responding by using all of its economic and diplomatic might to isolate the island republic with president xi jinping of china even warning that. Taiwan must be reintegrated at all costs but then towards the end of last year suddenly out of nowhere we had these street riots take place in hong kong which really scared many people in neighboring taiwan about what reintegration with the motherland under this socalled power sharing of one country 2 systems might look like if things went wrong so we saw a surge in popularity for president size you won this landslide of 57 percent in the january poll and indeed in her inaugural address she has once again rejected the policy of one country 2 systems but at the same time has said that taiwan is open to dialogue but also pointing out that she believes that across straight relations are now entering as she says in that style recall turning point possibly indicating that shes prepared to take a more assertive line with beijing and she has the popularity to do that of course because since january poll weve had the coronavirus which had seen her handling of that basically seen a huge increase in popularity amongst people in taiwan. Jim mccoll is a senior fellow at mcdonogh Lawyer Institute and author of conversions or conflict in the taiwan straits the illusion of peace and hes joining us on skype from taipei thank you very much indeed for your time sir i was just briefly reading through the the text of the speech and it was a very wide ranging speech of course it wasnt just focusing on china but if i understand it correctly the president s popularity is really bound up with her relationship towards china isnt it well sure you know is certainly a major factor in any domestic politics an entire wall and president s always since 2016 her 1st term has drawn very detailed lines on be nonnegotiable and i want strange chief among them to make known searchlight ones way of life and democracy and as we saw in the results in the elections in gerry just this willingness to stand up to know the area neighborhoods has been gained why white support for her and she certainly is offering a similar formula for a 2nd term how do you think china is going to react to this 2nd term. Well again in an inaugural address in 2016 president s i was firm on certain issues but she was quite willing to meet beijing off waves unfortunately the chinese side chose to react to deliberate its and those were you know difficult years for taiwan in certain areas particularly in beijing that tends to isolate taiwan internationally but taiwan reacted by deepening its ties with significant democracies worldwide now in 2020 now beijing is all the more belligerent they certainly do not appreciate a small neighbors that thing up which i you know and basically challenging that hierarchy to beijing in a Chinese Communist party are insisting on so we can expect more d efforts by china are going to coerce and intimidate are on a time when hes people time and time again have demonstrated that they will stand up to foreign aggression china has said that it intends to bring taiwan back into china by 2050 what do you think the Tipping Point would be at which china felt it necessary to take some sort of military action or force in order to be able to pull taiwan back into china. Well 1st of all the Peoples Liberation army would you need to have accumulated sufficient capabilities to launch an operation that would be quite challenging it potentially disastrous for the chinese site but all of this is is mixed up with the International Context right now we certainly have the United States that has provided not only defense equipment to taiwan but also the moral support and the Strategic Support that has allowed taiwan to to stand up to beijing increasingly japan as well sees china as a challenger within their region and all of this has reaffirmed indispensability of a independent democratic taiwan as a means to counter revisionist ambitions by authoritarian regime within within the region where we appreciate your giving us your expertise in this thank you very much indeed thank you. Polls have opened for burgundys general election president in accordance is stepping down after 15 years in power the United Nations has questioned how free and fair the vote is going to be because burundi has refused to allow in u. N. Observers but the run up to the election has been plagued by violence and fears about the coronavirus pandemic Catherine Sawyer reports. General every sunday she is hardly new to this politics hes a ruling c n d d f the Party Secretary general a former rebel commander and present in this close ally joined the president s Rebel Movement in the 1990 s. Against that then government whos a key signatory of the 2003 peace deal which ended a 12 year ethnic based civil war that caused the deaths of up to 300000 people knowing your i am from the north and the south i am the child of burundi each one of you has delegated me and i am at your disposal i come to be the servant of all my dear burundians the oppositions main candidate agathon is also an ex rebel having fought in the civil war between hutu and tutsi ethnic communities. He has run for president twice before but lost he says his victory was stolen by president quinns inza whos not standing this time we have to make sure that he is. Country where all the citizens are equal. But also we think that we must emphasize. Private sector if we really want this country to develop a job has been watching political rallies closely return to the country 2 years ago after failing to a refugee camp in tanzania in 2015 this was during violence that erupted when the president announced he would stand for at that town agencies say around 1200. 00 people were killed and more than 400000 displaced a month also survived the civil war. There is nothing as important as peace to break peace is easy but to bring it back is difficult in 93. 00 they broke the peace and it took so much effort to restore it to the geisha after delegation came our leader should make our peace a priority and love the country 1st. According to the World Food Program more than 65 percent of whom are poor ethnic tensions have plagued the country since it gained independence in 1962. The kind it has promised to create jobs fix the struggling economy and unite ethnic communities. A man says the key to all that is fast ensuring that the election is peaceful catherine sorry august era. Still ahead on aljazeera. A plea for help in argentina often more than a 1000 coronavirus cases are reported in the promise. Of the race to relocate millions in the path of a storm bearing down on bangladesh and india. Had a very well indeed across northern sections of the middle east of course across the Arabian Peninsula but really its been through the eastern end of the mediterranean really clear skies as well as some brisk winds coming through the eastern med say its proved this will the people who are out there practicing their kite surfing now the temperatures are going to stay on the high side for the next few days in this damascus in jerusalem of course to the south more of that cloud developing later that across central west as a saudi could also see a few more showers again into Western Areas of yemen maybe just want to see isolated as a shot and thunderstorms across southern areas of as we go through thursday its a fairly quiet picture but even warmer in damascus with a high of 39 and a very hot and back down with a high of 43 at 7 is not too bad jenny throughout much of Southern Africa has seen plenty of cows streaming across south africa in the last few hours and of course weve got the usual a ray of seasonal shot much of Central Africa coastal areas again across into kenya up into somalia seeing some heavy downpours in the day mostly care across south africa a few lingering through eastern areas of madagascar a similar story but its a very warm day into south africa particular Port Elizabeth city. One of the long. Ostrom aning ancient forests in Southeast Asia is a lifeline to hundreds of lumberjacks and drive as. We follow their treacherous journey as they walk through extreme conditions. To gather and transport this dangerous but precious cargo risking it. On aljazeera. They want to go jazeera a reminder of our top stories this hour the World Health Organization has agreed to hold an investigation into the Global Response to the corona virus pandemic 194. 00 Member States voted unanimously to hold an independent inquiry including an examination of the w. H. O. Old role. The un is acting envoy to libya has warned that an influx of weapons and mercenaries is threatening to further intensify fighting between the countries warring science taiwans president has delivered her inauguration speech where she called on china to find ways the 2 can coexist beijing claims the island as its own and has fought to keep it from being allowed to join global organizations. China says its taking steps to stop the consumption of Exotic Animal meat the government is now offering to pay wildlife traders in some provinces to stop breeding the move is part of a crackdown on the exotic meat trade to some experts linked to wet market and will hand to the outbreak of the corona virus pandemic turning you is live for us in beijing katrina how is this going to system going to work. Well so far the authorities have released what theyve called a phase one list of 14 different wildlife animals including civet score versus rational snakes chinese deer and wild geese and the breeders for handing it into the governments will receive different amounts of compensation from 11. 00 per animal to just over 300. 00 and the idea is that the breeders will then take this money and convert their facilities into producing agricultural goods such as tea leaves or crops so producing other animals for example now this policy so far has been introduced in 3 different provinces junk she and quinn and which neighbor who by province the original at the center of the outbreak and guangdong its important to say that the majority of Chinese People do not eat wildlife but it has been part of the diet of some communities particularly in the south for centuries and the government has tried since february this year to crack down on the wildlife trade since the source of quote one of the suspected sources of carbon 1000. 00 is said to be a wood and market but we still dont have details as to what will happen to these animals that are handed in will they be used for Research Released into the wild for example and we expect to know that often the n. B. C. The big column in which is gathering at the end of this week and all of this is softening of course as the chin