00:00Brazil launched on Friday a global fund to protect tropical forests at the
00:16United Nations Climate Change Conference COP30 and called for a plan to
00:20overcome dependence on fossil fuels the Bolivarian government confirmed that
00:28Venezuela is a country free of drugs and illegal crops and that it is fulfilling
00:33its international commitments in the fight against drug trafficking and
00:39Israeli occupation troops arrest about eight Palestinians in the territory of
00:44the occupied West Bank hello and welcome to from the south I'm Alejandra
00:52Garcia from Telesur Studios in Habana Cuba we begin with the news
00:58Brazil launched on Friday a global fund to protect tropical forests at the United
01:17Nations Climate Change Conference COP30 and called for a plan to overcome
01:20dependence on fossil fuels the Brazilian president said that the fund is aimed at
01:25preserving more than 1 billion hectares of forest and with an investment of up
01:29to 125 million dollars the Silva described the initiative as unprecedented the stress
01:36that forests are worth more standing than filled and that the countries of the
01:41global south will be the protagonist during his speech the Brazilian president
01:45blamed the conflict in Ukraine for the reopening of coal mines and criticized the
01:51expense in producing weapons in the context of the global warming in this sense the
02:01president of Brazil is in a cellular silva spoke about the mechanisms necessary for a
02:05process of energy transition in developing countries
02:09a fair orderly and equitable process to move away from fossil fuels demands access to technologies and
02:22financing for countries in the global south there are spaces to explore innovative mechanisms for debt
02:28for climate financing and transition to renewable energy using part of the revenue from oil exploitation for the
02:36energy transition remains a valid option for developing countries
02:41Brazilian president luisina celula silva recognize the role of indigenous territories and protection policies
02:50recognize the role of indigenous territories and
02:56traditional communities and protection policies as a tool for climate mitigation to make COP 30 the COP of truth
03:05we must recognize science and the undeniable progress that has been made
03:11and the venezolan foreign minister and he'll emphasize that the u.s. sent ships to the Caribbean to threaten Venezuela with the intention of appropriating its natural resources
03:23the voracious and hungry imperialism that instead of correcting itself to stop climate change has become more ferocious and inhumane
03:35that imperialism does not send ships to the Caribbean to help repair the damage caused by climate change but to threaten besiege and plunder the natural resources of our sovereign nations as is the case with Venezuela which is besieged daily with the sole aim of stealing its resources
03:53when the palestinian ambassador to brazil ibrahim al-sabem denounced at the COP 30 that the
04:02israeli occupation is using hunger as a weapon of war
04:05ladies and gentlemen gaza faces major problems in terms of public health and the environment as well as the issue of accreted land
04:20and has also suffered from a food crisis where famine was used as a weapon we must also address the situation in the west bank
04:38where israel is pursuing a policy of appropriating land and building more settlements as well as threatening water sources
04:54the dangerous situation in palestine requires urgent international action to protect human beings and the environment
05:12also unicef executive director catherine russell warned about the extreme risk faced by shooting as a result of climate change around the world
05:23one out of five children experiment at least twice the difficulties in the face of heat waves
05:35the climate facts are also rising on what needs to be done with which also makes us face challenges we must protect the children
05:51we must act urgently
05:55and in brazil the director general of the world health organization said that adhanom gabriezis emphasized that the climate issue must
06:03necessarily be linked to the health of the people
06:05a sick planet means sick people the climate crisis is a health crisis not in the future but now it is already spreading diseases
06:21worsening malnutrition displacing communities and claiming the lives with floods fires pollution and
06:34and also health is the strongest argument for climate action it is much easier to convince the people
06:46of the need of protecting their own health or that of their children than to protect the ecosystems
06:56both are important but one is hits closer to home
07:02and the uruguayan government approved the first private reserves in the country in compliance with international agreements to advance biodiversity conservation
07:16the ministry of the environment approved three private reserves in the country in compliance with international agreements to advance biodiversity conservation
07:26the ministry of the environment approved three private reserves in the departments of artiga cerro largo and maldonado totaling three thousand five hundred and five hectares
07:34the initiative is based on the ministerial resolution that recognizes private actions for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity
07:46it also strengthens safeguarding tools such as the national system of protected natural areas
07:52with the declaration of private reserves uruguay seeks to meet its biodiversity conservation objectives through networks of connected conservation areas and representatives of priority ecosystems in pursuit of goal three of the coming
08:06Montreal global biodiversity framework
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08:26welcome back to from the south
08:38in brazil judge alexander demoraes voted against the appeals of former president haid bolsonaro and in favor of upholding his conviction for attempted coup d'etat
08:48demoraes confirmed the sentence of 27 years and three months in prison
08:53asserting that the argument presented by the defense regarding an alleged contradiction or omission in the sentence handed down by the court is unsustainable
09:03the rapporteur in the criminal case against bolsonaro affirmed that the former president's authorship of the crimes was proven
09:10and that he also exercised leadership of the armed criminal organization
09:14meanwhile his supporters invaded the seat of the three branches of government and destroyed public property
09:21while spreading a false narrative of electoral fraud in 2022
09:25the first chamber of the supreme court began hearing the appeals known as request for clarification
09:31this friday in a virtual penal recession
09:35the bolivarian government confirmed that venezuela is a country free of drugs and illegal crops and that it is fulfilling its international commitments in the fight against drug trafficking
09:49the minister of the minister of the minister of the minister of the minister of the interior justice and peace
09:53question washington's narrative that caracas has failed in the fight against drugs
09:57cabello responded once again to the u.s administration by saying that venezuela has demonstrated in every way possible
10:03in every way possible its full-on fight against this squash
10:07in this regard he reported on friday the seizure of more than 1 200 kilos of so-called super marijuana in the western region
10:15the estado cabello made it clear that if washington wanted to undertake a real fight against drug trafficking
10:21it should look at its own country
10:23asserting that it is home to the world's largest drug consumers and the biggest drug traffickers
10:29they can do whatever they want in the world when the biggest drug consumers on the earth in this world are in the united states
10:49when the largest drug cartels in the world are in the united states and the largest in the world is the dea now
10:57who among us if anyone and please correct me if i'm wrong have ever read or seen that a drug cartel has been dismantled in the united states
11:07not even in the movies not even in the movies
11:13and the russian government ratified support for venezuela and urged the united states to reorient
11:21the fight against drugs within its elite russia's foreign ministry spokesperson maria zakharova said
11:27that they are closely monitoring tensions in the caribbean where the situation continues to escalate
11:33the official emphasized that moscow will always defend the stable development of the countries of latin america
11:39and the caribbean as well as the resolution of all differences by peaceful and civilized means
11:45sakharova affirmed that they are in contact with the venezuelan government and that moscow is willing
11:51to respond appropriately to caracas request taking into account the current challenges
12:01and in venezuela the assembly of street leaders was held in caracas with the aim of discussing activities for the
12:07community development on friday the major of caracas carmen melendez led a meeting of community leaders
12:15at the ali primera acoustic shell located in the recreation park in the capital city melendez
12:21highlighted the work of the community leaders who are implementing the work program of the united
12:27socialist party of venezuela supported by president nicolas maduro in this sense he urged them to continue
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13:09welcome back to from the south bolivia's movement for socialism party must expel president luiz arce from its ranks
13:17over alleged regular handling of resources political treason during the last presidential elections and also
13:23corruption during his administration the announcement was made by mass president grower garcia who said
13:29the decision was taken after several attempts by the party to get arce to regularize the financial contributions owed
13:37to the organization garcia added that the major responds to a breakdown in internal unity during the election campaign
13:45and two accusations of corruption made by various public sector bodies the mass governed polivia since 2006 spent its first term
13:55under the leadership of her morales and following the political crisis of 2019 returned to power with luis arce who assumed the presidency in 2020
14:05the mexican government rejected on friday the peruvian congress decision to declare president claudia shame on persona non grata
14:19after mexico granted political asylum to peru's former president of the council of ministers betsy chavez
14:25peru's decision comes after mexico granted political asylum to produce former president of the council of ministers betsy chavez
14:32the mexican foreign ministry said in a statement that mexico has not intervened in the internal affairs of peru
14:39on the contrary it has remained faithful to its principles to its foreign policy guidelines and to its solid diplomatic tradition
14:46the mexican government recall that the united nations general assembly declare political asylum to be a peaceful and humanitarian act that cannot be considered unfriendly by any other state
15:07and we stay on mexico french president emmanuel macron arrived in mexico to hold a meeting with his counterpart claudia shame on the country's business sector
15:15the french president was welcomed by the mexican foreign minister juan ramon de la fuente in the early hours of the morning local time
15:22authorities say macron's visit will strengthen the multi-dimensional nature of the strategic partnership as well as commemorate the 200th anniversary of bilateral relations
15:35president claudia shame on confirmed that one of the topics to be discussed with our french counterpart is the strengthening of scientific questions
15:44of scientific cooperation
15:51secretary rosa ruiz will be at the meeting and this is one of the topics we will be working on our ambassador blanca jimenez is one of the most connected scientists in mexico
16:07she has won every award there is in our country we are proud of blanca jimenez she is a national award winner she has several international awards she was also my teacher when she was very young she was a professor at the faculty of engineering
16:26she is one of the people in the world who knows the most about water so once again blanca these possibilities are very great
16:33these possibilities are very great
16:35these possibilities are very great
16:36these possibilities are very great
16:40Let's talk about Palestine.
17:00Israeli occupation troops rushed about eight Palestinians in the territory of the occupied
17:05West Bank.
17:06According to local media, the raids by the Zionist forces took place in the Tulkarim area
17:11and in the town of Seita, where they arrested four citizens, while in Bethlehem the military
17:17kidnapped two Palestinians in Hindaza after raiding, surging and vandalizing their home.
17:23Likewise, between the cities of Nablus and Uhuwara, two other Palestinians were arrested
17:29after several homes were illegally raided.
17:37In other topics, the United Nations Human Rights Council announces an emergency session to
17:42address the situation in Fashir, a city in Sudan, taken by the Rapid Support Forces after weeks
17:48of siege.
17:49According to the Human Rights Office, reports of mass killings, displacements and the destruction
17:56of homes prompted the request for an urgent response from the international body.
18:01The meeting, scheduled for November 14th, has the support of more than 50 countries, including
18:06Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands and Norway, exceeding the required third of members with
18:12voting rights.
18:13Meanwhile, the Rapid Support Forces announced a temporary ceasefire for humanitarian reasons.
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