Biden's host and honor 12 recipients of ICWA at White House
Biden's host and honor 12 recipients of ICWA at White House;
Weeklong National People's Congress kicks off today in Beijing
Weeklong National People's Congress kicks off today in Beijing
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00:00 Nightly greetings one and all William Theo here homegrown and happy to be bringing you the latest events
00:06 unfolding here and abroad within the 24-hour news cycle
00:10 Evil only thrives in a place or state where good men and women look away and choose to do nothing
00:17 Then again, there's always a handful who throw caution to the wind and save the day for all of us among them
00:24 This special group of a dozen female activists from all over the world who stand up speak out and actively work to change the status
00:31 Quo that the International Women of Courage honors as we hear more from Boa's Veronica Balderas Iglesia
00:38 With first lady Jill Biden and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken as the hosts a
00:46 Ceremony Monday at the White House honored the winners of the 2024 International Women of Courage Awards
00:53 They're advocating for domestic workers in Bangladesh and people with disabilities in Afghanistan
00:58 They're exposing corruption in Uganda
01:01 combating sexual harassment in Japan
01:03 standing up for the children of
01:06 war-torn of wartime rape in Bosnia and Herzegovina
01:08 fighting for democracy in Belarus
01:12 Lifting the voices of courageous women like those of these years honorees is of special importance
01:19 Said the first lady your great acts of courage can aspire others to perform their own
01:27 big and small
01:30 It's a song of the future
01:32 reverberating through us
01:34 So we too can speak out and be the seekers of justice the defenders of freedom
01:40 Among the honorees was Iranian activist Fariba Baloch
01:45 Baloch was featured in a VOA documentary
01:49 She's a member of the marginalized Baloch ethnic group and has shed light on the human rights crisis in Iran's
01:56 Sistan and Balochistan province despite facing intimidation
02:01 Gambian honoree Fatou Balderas spoke about her own fight to end female genital mutilation
02:09 Eliminating FGM in 2030 is a specific target of the global United
02:15 United Nations sustainable development goal 5
02:19 yet in
02:20 2024 alone there are 4.4 million girls at risk of female genital mutilation
02:26 globally while 11 women were honored in person the Cuban government
02:32 Prevented dissident Martha Beatriz Roque Cabello from leaving the island to receive her award
02:38 The work of nine women from Nicaragua who were part of a group of political
02:44 Prisoners released there last year was also recognized in absentia by White House director of political
02:51 Strategy and outreach Amy Reese all fighting tirelessly and at great personal risk
02:57 against corruption
03:00 repression
03:02 discrimination
03:03 harassment and dignity
03:05 During their stay in the United States the award winners will not only participate in high-level
03:11 Policy meetings and public speaking events, but also traveled to Los Angeles to meet and work with American
03:19 counterparts
03:21 Veronica Valdez Ignatius VLA news, Washington
03:25 It may be super Tuesday all over the lower 48 states to determine who the
03:33 Presidential nominees will duke it out for the presidency in the November polls
03:38 But halfway across the globe where the other superpower lies the biggest political
03:43 Gathering and event of the year is shaping up the National People's Congress
03:48 the highest legislative body of the land kicked off its week-long meetings today at the
03:54 cavernous and imposing Great Hall of the people on the west side of Tiananmen Square of
04:00 particular interest to foreign observers are the
04:04 Discussions and deliberations on how the Communist Party will address China's economic slowdown
04:09 yesterday on the eve of the opening of the National People's Congress a
04:14 Surprise announcement was made over the scrapping of Lee Kyung's news conference at the end of the meeting Monday next week
04:21 March 11 the first time in 30 years a Chinese official or leader will not be available for media inquiry
04:31 At this moment we turn to our colleague in our Pine City studios for the developments breaking of late in the Cordilleras Allah
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06:34 Thank you Allah and that's it for tonight
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06:52 William Theo wishing you all a restful night ahead
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