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[00:00:06] We are together for an update on the top news of
[00:00:10] this edition: Volodimir Zelenskiy's visit today to Serbia, a historical ally of
[00:00:13] Russia. The Ukrainian president
[00:00:17] seeks to strengthen international support as Russian
[00:00:20] strikes multiply. Beyond the human toll, he is concerned about the coming
[00:00:24] winter after the destruction of almost all Ukrainian
[00:00:28] thermal power plants. The arm.
[00:00:30] wrestle between Madrid and Rome, controls against Italian
[00:00:33] travelers in Spain began today. For
[00:00:37] now, nothing is easing the tension between the two countries since the migratory crisis
[00:00:40] of Ceuta. In the United States,
[00:00:44] in the United States, Todd Blanche was narrowly confirmed as
[00:00:47] Minister of Justice. The Senate approved his
[00:00:50] nomination by a very narrow majority. This close associate of Donald
[00:00:53] Trump has held the position on an interim basis since last
[00:00:57] April.
[00:00:59] went
[00:01:11] to Serbia today, a traditional
[00:01:16] sites. News ally of Moscow.
[00:01:17] the air Ukraine is seeking to strengthen international support in the face of
[00:01:19] intensified Russian strikes. In recent days, they have multiplied,
[00:01:23] particularly in Kyiv and its region. The last one,
[00:01:27] last night, killed at least four people, estan hadji.
[00:01:32] The bodies of the victims are being extracted from the scene under the astonished
[00:01:36] gaze of the residents of this
[00:01:38] residential area in the Kyiv region. All that remains are
[00:01:42] debris and charred cars. Here,
[00:01:45] Russian bombings have killed several people, including a child,
[00:01:48] a dozen injured, and survivors in a state of
[00:01:51] shock. Our doors and
[00:01:53] gates leading to the airport windows were blown in. I immediately checked if my husband
[00:01:57] was alive, because he was in another room. We
[00:02:01] went out and everything had already burned. My husband rushed to
[00:02:04] get water to put out the fire, but to
[00:02:07] no avail. The neighbors came out to try and save a young
[00:02:10] child, but they didn't find him. All
[00:02:13] this week, Kyiv and its region have suffered a deluge of
[00:02:17] fire, intense nocturnal Russian shelling, and a
[00:02:21] Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense,
[00:02:23] unable to shoot down a single missile due to a lack
[00:02:25] of interceptors. In the capital, the military
[00:02:30] administration called on residents to take shelter to escape Russian
[00:02:33] ballistic missiles. Faced with the
[00:02:36] difficulties Ukraine is experiencing, Volodimir
[00:02:39] Zelenskiy is working diplomatically to maintain the support
[00:02:43] of his allies, and even that of countries like
[00:02:46] Serbia, traditionally close to
[00:02:49] Moscow. We are developing all forms of
[00:02:52] cooperation likely to give our cities and communities
[00:02:55] greater resilience, as well as a better
[00:02:59] ability to face all the challenges of war. We
[00:03:02] welcome this humanitarian aid from Serbia,
[00:03:05] particularly in the fields of health and
[00:03:08] energy. A rapprochement between Kyiv and
[00:03:12] Belgrade, which is not to the
[00:03:15] security. In total, 22 EU Kremlin's liking. In May
[00:03:16] countries demanded Spain's 2025, Russian intelligence already accused Serbian arms companies of selling ammunition
[00:03:20] to Ukraine via third countries.
[00:03:23] Bulgaria summons the Ukrainian ambassador after the explosion on its
[00:03:27] territory of a drone used by the Ukrainian
[00:03:31] army. This drone exploded near a gas pipeline in the morning,
[00:03:35] not far from the border with Romania.
[00:03:37] here before there was There were no casualties. Kyiv claims not to have deliberately
[00:03:40] targeted Bulgaria and promises to
[00:03:43] clarify
[00:03:44] the incident.
[00:03:48] Germany targeted by Russia in recent months through
[00:03:51] hybrid attacks carried out by Russian secret services on
[00:03:55] its territory. Details from Lionel
[00:03:58] Feyerstein...
[00:04:01] is the new Minister of Justice of In Moscow's sights:
[00:04:05] Germany, a favorite hunting ground for Russian secret
[00:04:08] services in Europe. Sabotage, drone
[00:04:11] overflights, attempted assassinations, like in the Cold
[00:04:15] War. The targets: civilian, but
[00:04:18] also military. In April 2024, three German-Russian
[00:04:22] men were arrested for a bomb attack plot on this American
[00:04:26] base in Germany. Last
[00:04:29] February, two workers at the port of Hamburg, a Romanian and
[00:04:32] a Greek, were arrested after carrying out a series of
[00:04:35] damages to military
[00:04:37] convent, escaped from vessels. They solely on were preparing acts of sabotage against
[00:04:41] two corvettes in shipyards. They are suspected of being low-level agents.
[00:04:45] These low-level operatives,
[00:04:48] considered disposable agents, are reportedly hundreds
[00:04:52] in Europe working for Russia, notably the
[00:04:55] GRU, the army intelligence service, sometimes
[00:04:58] without knowing it.
[00:05:01] Some are involved in the DHL booby-trapped parcel
[00:05:04] operation, these flights to Leipzig, Warsaw and
[00:05:07] Birmingham, whose goods suddenly caught fire in
[00:05:10] 2024. All of this is part of the catalog
[00:05:14] of actions carried out by the Russian Federation. We are
[00:05:18] facing an adversary who knows no
[00:05:20] limits.
[00:05:24] At the Stuttgart court this morning, three are being
[00:05:27] tried for an alleged operation of sending booby-trapped parcels
[00:05:30] inspired by the DHL case. Their
[00:05:34] lawyer states that they did not know the real
[00:05:36] objective.
[00:05:39] For my client, it was just a normal service he was providing to a friend.
[00:05:43] He had no details. My
[00:05:46] client was absolutely not aware that it was a sabotage
[00:05:49] project, and the case looks a lot like the
[00:05:53] disposable agent file already judged in Germany,
[00:05:56] according to this expert. Recruitment is done through
[00:05:59] social media networks. Payments are
[00:06:02] made in crypto currency. Ideological
[00:06:05] motivation is minimal in this type
[00:06:08] of operation. For her, these attacks against the second largest supplier
[00:06:12] to Ukraine after the United States are not about to stop. To try
[00:06:16] to counter these saboteurs, Germany has set up a coordination center against
[00:06:20] hybrid attacks with more money, more means,
[00:06:23] particularly in intelligence. The country wants to better protect its sensitive
[00:06:28] headlines: this standoff between Spain and Italy.
[00:06:32] Controls began today in Spain for travelers
[00:06:35] from Italy. Random controls, not
[00:06:39] systematic. Tensions between the two countries erupted
[00:06:42] after the migration crisis in Ceuta.
[00:06:44] ettan hadji, identity
[00:06:48] checks as soon as Italian tourists arrived on
[00:06:52] the tarmac of Madrid airport. A
[00:06:55] surprising measure for travelers, accustomed to
[00:06:59] circulating freely within the European Union. Inspections
[00:07:02] also at the
[00:07:06] hall. Spanish police have strict instructions
[00:07:09] since this Saturday. Any Italian arriving in the territory
[00:07:13] by plane, boat or land will be subject to
[00:07:17] controls. A retaliatory measure by the Spanish
[00:07:20] government which is causing mixed reactions among
[00:07:23] travelers.
[00:07:26] Diplomacy has disappeared from all these decisions. I see it neither in
[00:07:30] the attitude of the Italian government nor in that of the Spanish
[00:07:33] government in response to the measures that Italy has already put
[00:07:37] in place. It is really regrettable to witness these
[00:07:40] controls.
[00:07:44] It seems to me that Sanchez is under attack from all sides. What is happening
[00:07:47] is unjustifiable.
[00:07:50] The Spanish Prime Minister has been under
[00:07:53] fire since the migration crisis that affected the enclave of
[00:07:56] Ceuta last July 31.
[00:07:59] 72,000 migrants entered it. Almost
[00:08:02] all of them have since been sent back to Moroccan soil, but this
[00:08:06] episode caused strong tensions with Rome
[00:08:10] which, in the wake, requested the temporary suspension
[00:08:13] of the Schengen free movement treaty with Madrid until August
[00:08:16] 15. An extraordinary measure according
[00:08:20] to far-right leader Giorgia Meloni, aimed at preserving
[00:08:24] the country's national
[00:08:29] exclusion from the Schengen area, but in
[00:08:31] reality, such a decision is legally impossible.
[00:08:35] And for Madrid, this diplomatic offensive is
[00:08:38] unfair, contrary to EU interests, and
[00:08:41] discriminatory towards Spaniards.
[00:08:45] He was Donald Trump's lawyer, and he is now confirmed
[00:08:49] as Minister of Justice. Todd Blanch narrowly
[00:08:53] secured his nomination. The Senate approved him by a narrow
[00:08:57] majority. He had already held the position on an interim basis
[00:09:00] since April. Julien Dubois reports.
[00:09:04] He was Donald Trump's lawyer when the president was found
[00:09:07] guilty of 34 counts in
[00:09:09] 2024.
[00:09:14] the Trump administration. He held this position on an interim basis since
[00:09:18] April. His official nomination was long-awaited. It has
[00:09:21] just been confirmed by the Senate. He
[00:09:24] received 50 votes for and 49 votes against. The nomination is
[00:09:28] confirmed. A narrow nomination because two
[00:09:32] Republican senators voted against him. Todd Blench has
[00:09:35] previously defended Donald Trump in three criminal cases.
[00:09:39] Once Trump was re-elected to the White House, he became
[00:09:42] number 2 of the Justice Department. A proximity
[00:09:45] that leads to a mixing of genres right up to the highest echelons of the state,
[00:09:49] as evidenced by this slip of the tongue during Tod Blench's hearing before
[00:09:53] the Senate Judiciary Committee. Are you friends with President
[00:09:56] Trump? I am his lawyer, I was his lawyer and I
[00:10:00] am now Deputy Attorney General. A
[00:10:03] proximity criticized by the Democrats.
[00:10:07] Your mandate can be summarized in the four words you uttered to President
[00:10:10] Trump. I quote: I love you, sir. This country
[00:10:14] deserves a Minister of Justice who loves the Constitution, committed to the
[00:10:18] security of the United States and to fighting corruption, and not to
[00:10:21] satisfying the President's personal grievances.
[00:10:25] Since Todd Blench took over as interim head of the Department
[00:10:28] of Justice, prosecutions have been initiated against alleged enemies of
[00:10:32] Donald Trump, massive departures of prosecutors have been provoked.
[00:10:36] According to some sources, his next measures would include a harder
[00:10:40] line on immigration-related prosecutions.
[00:10:42] Suspense in the Women's Tour de France,
[00:10:46] Dutch rider Demi Vollering
[00:10:49] takes back the yellow jersey on the eve of the last stage.
[00:10:53] She won today's stage,
[00:10:56] and she is ahead of her rival, Polish Katarzyna Niewiadoma,
[00:11:00] by 8 seconds in the general
[00:11:02] classification.
[00:11:05] Continuous news on France 24, stay with us.
[00:11:25] Hello everyone and welcome to Actuelle.
[00:11:29] Myanmar has decided to ban sanitary
[00:11:32] protection on its territory. A decision by the army to
[00:11:35] fight against rebels opposed to the military
[00:11:38] junta. We'll talk about it in a moment with my guest,
[00:11:42] Henriette Serrak. And
[00:11:44] then the nuns are rebelling in Austria. Three retired nuns
[00:11:48] escaped their nursing home to return to their beloved
[00:11:52] convent.
[00:11:56] The ruling junta in Myanmar has decided to ban
[00:11:59] sanitary napkins. What the military reproaches them for is
[00:12:03] serving as makeshift bandages for rebels, and therefore, as
[00:12:07] such, being undesirable in the country. The
[00:12:10] military power returned after a coup in
[00:12:13] 2021. It has therefore decided to ban menstrual
[00:12:16] protection. Since then, 15 million women are
[00:12:19] left without solutions every month. To talk
[00:12:22] about it, I am pleased to welcome
[00:12:25] Henriette Serrak from Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire. You are on a mission.
[00:12:28] Hello, Henriette. You are a menstrual health consultant
[00:12:32] and you founded in Myanmar, Pancalai, which is an
[00:12:35] organization that produces safe sanitary napkins but was forced
[00:12:39] to close a few years ago. Henriette, when the
[00:12:42] junta issues this ban on sanitary
[00:12:46] protection in its territory, is it really convinced by what it claims, that
[00:12:50] the pads are used to treat the rebels' wounds, or is it
[00:12:54] a pretext, in your
[00:12:55] opinion?
[00:12:59] I think it's a pretext. I think no one takes this excuse
[00:13:03] seriously, it's quite fantastical. We can't
[00:13:05] imagine that a pad could seriously serve as
[00:13:09] a as a
[00:13:11] compress in a context of war. What is much
[00:13:15] more probable, in fact, is that in this phase of the civil war—it's a very long
[00:13:19] civil war, but it's true that since the 2021 coup—it
[00:13:22] has intensified, and a characteristic of this
[00:13:26] new phase of the civil war is that women have joined
[00:13:29] the ranks of the resistance in numbers. So what seems
[00:13:33] much more probable is that the military junta had this idea, in
[00:13:36] fact, to limit the ability of these
[00:13:40] resistance fighters to participate in the
[00:13:42] war. But in fact, it affects all women. Women resistance
[00:13:46] fighters are a fraction of Burmese women, and
[00:13:50] in fact this ban impacts
[00:13:53] all Burmese women and girls.
[00:13:55] This means that their ability to move, to go to school, to go
[00:13:59] to work will be significantly
[00:14:02] affected. It will also
[00:14:05] socially exclude them for about a week per
[00:14:08] month for those of childbearing age.
[00:14:11] It will also create a lot of shame, a lot of
[00:14:15] stigmatization. Periods, in fact, are a very stigmatized subject
[00:14:19] in the context of Burmese culture, and
[00:14:22] therefore preventing them from managing their
[00:14:25] menstruation properly will place, in fact,
[00:14:29] an even greater taboo, a greater shame on these
[00:14:33] Burmese women. Concretely, does that mean that no more sanitary
[00:14:36] protection is entering Burmese territory? Does that mean there's
[00:14:40] a shortage? Are there still alternatives for these women who
[00:14:43] have their periods every month?
[00:14:46] In fact, what we don't really know is the extent
[00:14:50] of this ban. A priori,
[00:14:53] it's in certain regions where the
[00:14:57] resistance is especially strong, particularly the Mandalay
[00:15:00] region, the Sagaing region.
[00:15:03] We don't know, we it's very complicated to get
[00:15:07] reliable data on this subject
[00:15:10] at the moment. But so
[00:15:13] at least in several regions of Burma, this is the case.
[00:15:17] What we can imagine, once again, is that, well, in fact, what
[00:15:20] we know with certainty is that
[00:15:25] consequently, a whole black market is developing, with
[00:15:28] the price of packets of menstrual pads
[00:15:31] increasing crazily. There
[00:15:34] are also consequently pads that
[00:15:38] will be of lower quality that will penetrate via the black market
[00:15:41] onto the Burmese market. But the most
[00:15:45] probable thing really is that women will then return a little bit to what their mothers
[00:15:48] and grandmothers did, that is, they will use old
[00:15:52] longyis. The longyi is the traditional Burmese skirt worn by the vast
[00:15:56] majority of Burmese women. They will use these
[00:16:00] old fabrics, roll
[00:16:03] them up or fix them in an artisanal way
[00:16:07] to absorb their blood. What are the
[00:16:11] health risks when you use makeshift sanitary
[00:16:15] protection like the one you just described, rather than the ones we can
[00:16:18] use, throw away, and
[00:16:19] repurchase?
[00:16:23] It's well-documented, very well-documented around the
[00:16:26] world, that girls and
[00:16:28] women who use makeshift systems
[00:16:31] are twice as exposed to
[00:16:35] urinary infections and infections of the reproductive
[00:16:38] tract, which
[00:16:41] themselves can lead to more serious infections, sometimes
[00:16:44] life-threatening, and which are also
[00:16:48] linked to very high risks of
[00:16:51] infertility. You mentioned earlier the taboo that it
[00:16:55] represents to talk about periods, to have periods in Myanmar,
[00:16:59] but it's quite widespread in the world, and especially in Asia.
[00:17:02] I think, for example, of Nepal, where women have to isolate themselves for a week during
[00:17:06] their period in a hut so as not to pollute the rest
[00:17:09] of the village. Why, in your opinion, such a fear of
[00:17:13] menstruation, and why in this region of the world in
[00:17:15] particular?
[00:17:19] The taboo around periods is almost universal.
[00:17:22] It's true that in traditions, in Hindu
[00:17:25] traditions, and therefore in certain regions of Nepal
[00:17:28] to which you are referring, it's true that this idea of
[00:17:32] menstrual blood being polluting and the menstruating woman being
[00:17:35] polluting, that's very strong in the Hindu tradition,
[00:17:39] but in fact, what's very interesting is to realize that most
[00:17:43] cultures, most religions have their
[00:17:46] version of this taboo, of this stigmatization around
[00:17:50] menstruation. It's something that is
[00:17:53] almost universal. Myanmar is a predominantly
[00:17:57] Buddhist country. They have their version of
[00:18:00] this stigmatization too. It's justified slightly differently.
[00:18:04] There are nuances. But it's something that you find in
[00:18:08] most cultures, especially traditional cultures. Do you think
[00:18:12] there are solutions to counter this ban in Myanmar? Will this
[00:18:15] ban, this banning of sanitary protection,
[00:18:19] hold?
[00:18:23] We need to talk about it. I'm very happy to see that the media
[00:18:27] is picking up on this story, which is
[00:18:30] truly shocking. We absolutely must talk about it.
[00:18:34] We must support organizations on the ground.
[00:18:37] In Burma, what makes me happy, on the other hand,
[00:18:41] is that it's an opportunity to talk about what's happening, to talk about the civil war
[00:18:45] in Burma, about the military dictatorship in which
[00:18:48] the Burmese people have lived for 5 years, and particularly about the condition
[00:18:52] of women in this context. Women are truly the primary
[00:18:55] victims of this civil war, of this junta
[00:18:59] that is extremely cruel, obscurantist, and misogynistic. It's a
[00:19:02] metaphor, in fact, for the
[00:19:06] lack of access to menstrual products, which in fact
[00:19:09] affects a very significant proportion of women and girls
[00:19:13] in the world. We estimate that 500 million girls and women in the
[00:19:17] world do not have access to pads, to menstrual
[00:19:20] products every month. And it's not
[00:19:23] only a problem in countries of the global South.
[00:19:27] In France, in rich countries, so to speak,
[00:19:30] we also see problems. That is to say, there are 2 million,
[00:19:34] there is an estimate of around 2 million women in
[00:19:37] France who cannot every month meet their needs
[00:19:41] in terms of menstrual products. There is truly a huge
[00:19:44] amount of work we can all do to fight against this taboo, this
[00:19:48] stigmatization, to allow women to be
[00:19:51] in better health. Yes, beyond the ban,
[00:19:55] indeed, the issue of menstrual precariousness is very important. Thank
[00:19:58] you very much, Henriette Serrak, for this insight into the situation in
[00:20:01] Myanmar.
[00:20:04] What a woman wants, God wants, says the saying, and it seems to be true.
[00:20:07] if we believe the adventure of these retirees, not like others, three Austrian
[00:20:11] nuns who did not want to leave their
[00:20:15] the nursing home where they had been placed against their will, a
[00:20:18] incredible scenario, this is a report by Lionel
[00:20:21] Fijerstein.
[00:20:24] Austrian media affectionately call them the rebel
[00:20:28] nuns: Sister Rita, 82, Sister Regina,
[00:20:31] 86, and Sister Bernadette, 88.
[00:20:35] The story is worthy of
[00:20:39] a movie.
[00:20:41] A few months ago, they escaped from their retirement home to
[00:20:45] return to their beloved convent at the foot of the
[00:20:48] Alps.
[00:20:55] "I'm so happy to be back home, at the convent, in this chapel
[00:20:58] where all three of us took our vows. Imagine, for
[00:21:02] me, that was in 1967."
[00:21:06] Two years ago, their superior, Provost Marcus Grassel,
[00:21:09] forcibly transferred them to this nursing home. According to him, the
[00:21:13] three sisters could no longer continue to live alone in their
[00:21:15] convent. But the nuns were downhearted and
[00:21:19] depressed. They didn't want to stay. Last
[00:21:22] September, they decided to escape. Like
[00:21:25] my two sisters, I got ready, I put some belongings in a small
[00:21:29] bag.
[00:21:31] Aided by former students they had taught at the convent, they jumped
[00:21:35] into a waiting car. The three runaway sisters made
[00:21:39] their escape. We had called a locksmith to
[00:21:43] break the padlocks and open the doors of our convent. And we
[00:21:47] succeeded, it was like something out of a detective movie.
[00:21:52] Their escape was a success, but their return was more
[00:21:56] bitter. During their 18 months of absence, their personal
[00:21:59] belongings were removed, even this stairlift that has been
[00:22:03] replaced since.
[00:22:05] We had to climb like this, using the railing and our arms.
[00:22:09] Imagine, there are eight floors here. Their
[00:22:13] hierarchy is furious, but dares not do anything more. The story of their
[00:22:17] great escape has since touched everyone.
[00:22:20] Now, they are followed by thousands of people on social networks,
[00:22:24] they have even published a book entitled "Not with
[00:22:27] us." We can say that we fought against an
[00:22:30] injustice, because yes, what the church inflicted on us was
[00:22:33] unjust. When we say "not with us," it
[00:22:36] means that our superiors deceived us and we did not
[00:22:40] accept it. Today, the villagers who
[00:22:43] mobilized for the return of the nuns and continue to
[00:22:47] help them, are delighted.
[00:22:50] When I have a problem, their door is always
[00:22:52] open.
[00:22:55] They taught me something important: in life, you have to
[00:22:57] fight.
[00:23:00] At the end of April, they went to the Vatican to make their story
[00:23:03] known. Pope Leo XIV assured them that they
[00:23:06] could now remain in their convent.
[00:23:10] Their faith and their tenacity moved
[00:23:13] mountains. And this is already the end of this edition. Thank
[00:23:17] you for watching us. See you soon on France 24.
[00:23:34] They live in isolation in the mountains of northern Vietnam,
[00:23:38] bordering China and Laos, the
[00:23:41] Hmong, a people of 10 million people, farmers,
[00:23:45] formerly nomads, who have kept their language and their
[00:23:47] fields.
[00:23:59] I'm not a very good singer, we sing this song when we start a new
[00:24:03] crop after the New Year, it talks about the joy
[00:24:06] we feel at that moment,
[00:24:09] but this joy is becoming rarer and rarer, because of global
[00:24:12] warming, the periods of longer drought is damaging
[00:24:16] the rice fields.
[00:24:20] has been working here since she was a child, only 27 years old, she no longer
[00:24:23] recognizes her land,
[00:24:27] water, but now there
[00:24:30] is none, to grow rice, you have to wait for it to
[00:24:34] rain, and only then can you start
[00:24:36] planting. Pony, like many families in her
[00:24:40] village, has therefore chosen to abandon the ancestral cultivation of rice, which
[00:24:44] requires continuous
[00:24:45] flooding.
[00:24:48] Now, I only grow... taro because it
[00:24:51] grows better and adapts better to climate
[00:24:54] change.
[00:24:59] Taro is gradually becoming an alternative crop, a little better
[00:25:03] adapted to the Hmong, in this village, it's the 5th year in a row that it's
[00:25:07] been cultivated.
[00:25:11] Far from being happy about it, Bongi's 63-year-old mother is
[00:25:15] worried about the future.
[00:25:19] Climate change worries me, because if we run out of water, I'm afraid that
[00:25:23] my children and grandchildren will have to leave, because we depend
[00:25:26] agriculture, without water, we can no longer live
[00:25:29] here.
[00:25:34] has three children and lives in this traditional house at about 1000m
[00:25:38] altitude, like her mother, she is worried about what the future
[00:25:41] holds for her.
[00:25:44] If the climate changes and there is no more water to cultivate, then I will
[00:25:48] do as others do and I will have to. Cendra will go to the city to work as a laborer.
[00:25:52] In this region, inhabitants observe increasingly unpredictable seasons,
[00:25:56] less harsh winters, drought and more violent
[00:25:59] seasons. Here, the year 2025 was the hottest in 60
[00:26:03] years. To avoid a massive rural
[00:26:06] exodus, an NGO helps Hmong families adapt to climate
[00:26:10] change and better manage water.
[00:26:13] You've already looked at this notebook, you'll have to note in it how many
[00:26:17] kilos you harvested, how many bags, you have to note
[00:26:20] everything.
[00:26:23] But the difficulty is not only agronomic, in these remote
[00:26:27] and very conservative villages, change often arouses
[00:26:30] mistrust.
[00:26:32] because the Hmong hardly speak Vietnamese, we are forced to
[00:26:36] translate into images all the advice and directives that we propose to them, it's
[00:26:39] obligatory because otherwise they won't understand, the information must not
[00:26:43] be too technical if we want them to succeed in implementing
[00:26:46] projects.
[00:26:50] According to a local study, nearly 40% of farmers in this
[00:26:54] northern Vietnamese province have already changed crops.
[00:26:58] The NGO CARE encourages this adaptation based on scientific
[00:27:01] data. analyzed from their office in
[00:27:04] Hanoi.
[00:27:06] Among the climatic factors that we monitor, the first is the
[00:27:10] number of hours of sunshine, then the average air temperature. There
[00:27:14] is also the amount of water that evaporates that can be observed
[00:27:17] on the ground as well as
[00:27:19] humidity.
[00:27:23] These indicators allow us to anticipate which crops will still be able to withstand
[00:27:27] in the coming years.
[00:27:29] Before proposing an alternative crop, we study. if it
[00:27:32] corresponds to the soil, the climate and if there is a sales
[00:27:35] network. With our analyses, we see that
[00:27:39] taro, peanuts and
[00:27:41] squash are the most suitable crops. These are plants that
[00:27:45] can live at this altitude, that require little water and that
[00:27:48] do well with significant temperature
[00:27:51] variations.
[00:27:54] 840 families have joined this crop change project, launched in
[00:27:57] 2023.
[00:28:00] The goal is also to lift the Hmong out of poverty,
[00:28:03] the first results are already
[00:28:05] visible.
[00:28:08] With this squash harvest, we should earn about 1200
[00:28:11] euros. Before, on the same land, we earned barely 500 euros with
[00:28:15] rice.
[00:28:20] In the mountainous north of Vietnam, the Hmong are already
[00:28:22] suffering the effects of a climate that could warm by 3.4 degrees in the country
[00:28:26] by the end of the century,
[00:28:30] a shift that threatens their harvest. but above all their way of
[00:28:33] life on these ancestral lands.
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[00:30:04] this edition, Voladimir Zelensky's visit today to
[00:30:08] Serbia, a historical ally of Russia, the Ukrainian president
[00:30:11] seeks to strengthen international support as Russian
[00:30:15] strikes multiply, in addition to the human toll, he is concerned about the upcoming
[00:30:18] winter after the destruction of almost all Ukrainian
[00:30:22] thermal power plants. The struggle between Madrid and
[00:30:25] Rome, controls against Italian travelers in Spain began
[00:30:29] today, for now, there is nothing that indicates tension
[00:30:33] between the two countries since the migratory crisis of
[00:30:35] Ceuta. In the United States, in the
[00:30:38] United States, Tod Blanche was narrowly confirmed as
[00:30:42] Minister of Justice, the Senate approved his nomination by a very narrow
[00:30:46] majority, this close associate of Donald Trump has held the interim
[00:30:50] position since last
[00:30:51] April.