Erstellt am: 24. 9. 2015 - 15:04 Uhr

Is it enough?

Reality Check: EU & refugees; Colombia & peace; The Pope in the US; Diesel pollution; Book:"The Internet is not the answer".

The EU & refugees

European Union leaders have announced plans to provide one billion Euros to help Syrian refugees who've fled to Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey.

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The Harran Refugee Camp for Syrian refugees in Sanliurfa, southeast of Turkey.

The money will be used to support UN agencies in the region. We hear reaction from Christoph Pinter from the UNHCR and Peter Boukaert from Human Rights Watch:

The Pope & the Americans

Pope Francis is to make history later today by becoming the first Pope to address the United States Congress. One of his key messages during this trip is for the US to help tackle climate change. Priscilla Huff reports from Washington:

Dieselgate & diesel pollution

The VW scandal is also highlighting pollution dangers of diesel motors. Despite European governments in the 90s backing a switch from petrol to diesel cars to cut greenhouse gases, Simon Birkett of the pressure group Clean Air London tells us that governments knew even then about the risks:

Colombian Peace Process

The President of Colombia and the leader of the Farc rebel group have announced a deal on setting up special courts to try crimes committed during more than five decades of conflict. Is a final peace accord on the way to end one of Latin America’s longest and sustained civil conflicts?

"The internet is not the answer"

That’s according to author Andrew Keen. He’s a Silicon Valley expert who argues that the Internet is dominated by a small number of huge firms, and that instead of being an equalising force has led to greater inequality: