Anniversary with a call for unity but the world body is far from united on a number of global issues including reforms that are needed to keep it relevant. And racing against time to test a new australian rescuers are trying to save these pilot whales after they became a wound in Shallow Water about 25 tired been freed but more than a 150 remain stranded. Im sumi so misconduct good to have you with us countries across europe are scrambling to contain the corona virus pandemic after a surge in new infections british Prime MinisterBoris Johnson is expected to announce an early closing of bars and restaurants targeted lockdowns took effect in spain on monday strands of seeing massive spikes in infections and increasingly full high. Spittles here in germany the city of new nick is stepping up its measures after becoming one of the countrys main hotspots masks will be compulsory in busy outdoor parts of the city center and authorities will further restrict public and private gatherings. In a normal year huge crowds of people would be packed into tents here in munich for october fast but the any tents here right now a temporary Coronavirus Testing Center is. Never seen it so empty but thats the way it is this year is the. Nearby in the city center things that also set to change again as authorities tighten up corona restrictions really good thing i dont want to see to be the largest coronavirus hospice in germany anymore who told the truth. Last week munich exceeded a critical threshold for the number of new cases so from thursday people will have to wear masks in popular Public Places including at this square. Coming up no i think its ok he says its unavoidable hopefully people comply with it despite rising infections taverns across the city are opening their doors to drink is and trying to recreate the table best atmosphere its the brainchild of musics have an onus an idea which is criticized from the get go. Its taps i wish you all a happy festival. 2 days later business is quiet at this in on the whole the boss of this tavern doesnt believe restaurants and bars are to blame for the rising number of infections. We have a code of conduct for the guests that people have to wear masks i could name 10 other things were doing i dont believe this is a safer place to eat or drink at the moment than at our restaurant. But photos like this taken at one of the citys marketplaces have shocks politicians in response authorities have reimposed social distancing rules only 5 people or 2 households will be allowed to meet meaning that celebrations will only be small affair as. Earlier we spoke to dale fischer hes the chair of the global outbreak alert and Response Network at the w. H. O. And we asked him how prepared countries are for a possible winter spike in coverage 1000. 00 cases its a funny question to be asking in september is and. Its really quite disappointing i guess to have these sort of numbers going into the colder months and as you just pointed out that there really need to be some things done to bring these numbers down or else youre going to be right back where where you were. In in march and. Theres nothing fancy its all the same things that weve known about for a long time its a selection of cases and strict quarantining of of contacts we should be able to do much more efficient contact try saying different mechanisms and the other thing which we we didnt know at the beginning of this outbreak was the effectiveness of mosques and and across asia. Across asia you really dont see people not Wearing Masks people still not immune most people are still vulnerable to this so you we know what happens if a we mustnt have short memories we must remember those those horrible months what happened what happened in the north of italy what happened here spying. And im sure many parts of germany. Dale sr from the World Health Organization speaking to us earlier what france reported a record high this weekend with over 13000 new cold cases in 24 hours the government wants to avoid returning to full lock down and instead is banking on physical didst distancing and other measures to keep public life going for students returning to university the restrictions come with their own challenge lisa lewis reports. Its a start of term like no other at this university in a suburb north of paris. Despite the strict anti covert measures these economic students are happy to be here. 2 weeks of it will its nice to be back at university this just shows that despite the virus life continues. Our university has done whats needed to adapt to the situation we have split into 2 groups and have them online classes every 2nd week and every 2nd seat is off limits and we have to wear masks although thats a bit of a news and. Quite a contrast to a Holiday Season during which many people lowered their guard most of francis recent code cases are amongst young people. Believe. Many of us travel ging the summer after all the virus is less severe for us young and if many need to get it to herd immunity the young should get it the footage of. The government has only given basic guidelines to the universities each institution has had to come up with its own detail plan. Ours in greece masks social distancing online classes and we have to. Because of these measures we wont have to shut down if students test positive for it because there are no contact persons at least at university reading. Park but the number of infections has been rising across france. More than half of the country has now been declared a red zone with at least 50 new daily infections per 100000 people compared to just a dozen in neighboring germany local governments can impose additional measures. Like temporarily closing baths and restaurants and yet social distancing and locally adapted strategies wont be enough to prevent another lockdown says these biologists. France doesnt even have a testing strategy for example to test those who work with Vulnerable People such as the elderly the only way to control the epidemic is to systematically travel down and isolate infected people for the article we need to come up with a National Strategy is the most simple testing methods such as self testing and retesting and we need to test massively the ostrich for this to must see what despite the challenge the country faces these students hope the economy will stay open theyd like to continue to enjoy parisian cafe terraces where the risk of infection is low. But if you quit this is like a little patch of paradise we can meet our friends here without masks and have a drink. That we need to stay united in these hard times its important to stay in touch and form social bonds even if its just to meeting up in groups. Its not certain this pleasure will last for very long though the country strategy does allow for local lock downs and paris has one of the highest infection rates in the country. Lets get a round about some other stories making headlines china has sentenced and influential real estate tycoon and critic of president to 18 years in prison for corruption a Court Statement said wrench a former member of the communist party elite had pleaded guilty to corruption bribery and embezzlement of public funds. U. S. President donald trump says he will honor. Since Supreme Court nominee by the end of the week the position became vacant after the death of Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg on friday trump has urged the Republican Controlled Senate to confirm is that before the election 5 women are being vetted for the role. A huge wildfire northeast of los angeles is threatening homes but officials hope calmer winds could help firefighters get it under control the bot catch fire is one of more than 20 major blazes burning across california for weeks now thousands of residents have been told to evacuate. And the mediterranean rescue charity sea i says its a vessel the island rescued more than 130 migrants in distress over the weekend almost half of them were children sea ice says its waiting now for italy or multigrade a mission for them to disembark. World leaders joined it to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations on monday ahead of the start of the Un General Assembly general debate later today the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is posing major challenges for this years event the organizations secretarygeneral called for greater Global Cooperation but major countries like the uns host nation the United States are often acting on their own. Facing what some have called a crisis of confidence to you one market 75th anniversary. Dispatch crowd in new york gathered to celebrate the milestone moment with a coronavirus pandemic lasley forcing the event online striking a positive tone the u. N. Chief pretty still can i say since success over the last 7 decades. Now heidi more than used to be if we go in so many years without that military confrontation between the measured. These are going to be achievement of which Member States can be brought and which we must all strive to preserve. The uns most powerful branch the Security Council the face heavy criticism it is often paralyzed by vetoes and disagreements in a clear snub us President Donald Trump did not show up or even recall a message instead the host country since he is acting deputy representative. Of the United Nations has for too long been resistant to meaningful reform too often lucky in transparency and too vulnerable to the agenda of autocratic regimes and dictator so in a recorded message german chancellor Angela Merkel called for further multilateralism and even an expansion of members to the Security Council to stay relevant if im not so in the United Nations can only be as effective as its members are united. Youre really council is all too often deadlocked when clear divisions are required before we need reforms the un must continue to develop in order to muster the global challenges of the 21st century. As the un faces questions whether its still fit for purpose many feel its the right time to assess its strengths and shortcomings. And lets talk about that with our chief Political Editor. It is not an easy time for the United Nations to be marking its 75th anniversary i mean how much pressure is the u. N. Under right now. It is under significant pressure we saw that donald trump didnt show up or didnt even send a message for the celebration of 75 years of the United Nations it has a lot to celebrate i brought my old book in just illustrates that because after all here is what the 1st sentence of the charter of the United Nations says we the peoples of the United Nations are determined to save succeeding generations from the school board of war it has achieved that world war 3 didnt happen so im told you good terrorist the u. N. Secretary general has every right to point towards that but the big question mark is whether the u. N. Actually will deliver the kind of unity that is required to tackle the challenges the world is facing right now covered 19 Climate Change for instance and the threat of a new world order where we clearly see the United States facing off with china its leader xi jinping actually did send a message and he positioned himself as the one championing multilateralism while we saw trump sending in relation to that very junior diplomats to represent the United States who then had a lot of criticism for the u. N. So a lot of infighting behind what was supposed to be a big Birthday Celebration we saw the german chancellor Angela Merkel there calling for members to act more united when she directing those comments that particular countries and leaders. Well she delivered a video message that was rather general also in its criticism but of course she means donald trump she needs the United States shes clearly position to herself in the past as being part of the west that europe needs to be part of the west and stand in for those very values well again this little book is fill you filled with those values the with International Human rights with western values which is also criticism that these very documents of the u. N. Received from countries that feel they are under represented particularly those developing countries who want to have more of a say kofi annan of former secretary general he was once mocked by mr love of the Russian Foreign minister as having taken weeks and months without really reforming the u. N. When god created the world in 7 days and he said then replied that he was had the advantage of acting alone and it doesnt look like the un will have the kind of strength in any near future to reform itself which is so severely required to even tackle those challenges the world is facing right now speaking of reforms we saw the german chancellor also calling for changes what is her vision then for the un. Well she does want to see that will for reform shes offered that germany would be prepared to take on more responsibility its of course played a greater role this year as being part of the norm or having a nonpermanent seat in the un Security Council that is in need of reform for now it seems to be more of a body of blockers who are the the United States all time and russia blocking any major action by what is known as the World Community but that seems to be losing power as we speak with many different nations putting themselves 1st not just the United States our chief Political Editor michelle it is no thank you so much. One can conjunction with this weeks gathering at the United Nations a climate activists are getting together to push politicians on a Climate Emergency scientists are clear on the impact of manmade Global Warming and populations around the world are being impacted. Ravaged by fire large swathes along the west coast of the United States have been devastated this years wildfire season has been one of the worst ever more than 11000 square kilometers of forest and towns have been reduced to ash and rubble entire communities have gone up in smoke all of a sudden the mountains were just a blaze a few days ago you know. To the east and i wasnt worried about it and all of a sudden it just came across without any warning and i couldnt believe it. In brazil to the number of fires in the wetlands of ponce and more than doubled in the 1st half of 2020 compared with last year. Then there is but a guy could crater in the Siberian Arctic around a kilometer wide and 100 meters deep its been created by the melting permafrost when organic matter melts it releases Greenhouse Gases into the atmosphere and that speeds up Global Warming. The. On a small scale the processes we are seeing with the bus are going to cause crater are happening everywhere ice melts under ground the ground subsides thats taking place to look at that so when people look at the but i took crater they can see the perfect example of why you shouldnt joke about the permafrost. Rising temperatures caused by the Climate Crisis are leading to more drought the result is more and more intense wildfires grounded planes and nearly shuttered industry because of covert 19 saw daily Carbon Dioxide emissions fall globally by 17 percent in april compared with 2019 but levels are now increasing again experts say action is needed now. But i think theres also a chance if its not all the right measures are being taken if we invest into. Sustainable transport that we can avoid getting back to the previous levels but this requires political will with the activists and climate advocates do to take part in 20 twentieths biggest climate event this week in new york theyll want to kick start that elusive political will. European Union Foreign ministers have come up one vote short of unanimous approval for sanctions against officials Member States wanted to push through penalties for officials who are implicated in electoral fraud and last months president ial election and violence against antigovernment protesters. The bella reason Opposition Leader svetlana chicken of scar was in brussels to ask for help she urged the european Union Foreign 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 sweetapple rules 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 bella roots in august which the