antonio guterres there.eak with our north america correspondent nada tawfik. can you tell us which resolutions are binding and non—binding? all are binding and non—binding? fill resolutions of the security council are binding, resolutions in order to pass need at least nine votes in favour and no vetoes by any of the permanent five veto wielding members. that is the united states, uk, france, russia and china. in the context of this crisis in particular, all eyes are on the us because it is israel's ally in the council and has shielded israel in the past from previous resolutions which were critical. we have one resolution passed the council during this crisis in which the us abstained on which is tacit approval and it called for a humanitarian pause and a scaling above aid. as we had there from the un secretary—general, he said the conditions on the ground, the intense bombardment of israel's military campaign has made it impossible to abide by that resolution. they have been unable to bring in enough aid.

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the action of un secretary general antonio guterres on the gaza war in a very rare action using legal powers. article 99 of the united nations universal charter itself has enabled the security council to establish an immediate ceasefire and has been used 9 times . invite to urgent meetings and ask them to take urgent action in this regard. the secretary general of the united nations wrote in his letter to the current head of the security council that the situation in gaza is rapidly deteriorating and it is possible that the consequences of such a situation for the palestinians as well as the security of the entire region will be irreparable. guterres on his personal page taking into account the danger of the humanitarian relief systems in gaza failing, the article asks the security council to announce an immediate humanitarian ceasefire to prevent a humanitarian disaster. the israeli foreign minister and un secretary general antonio guterres have described as a danger to world peace. guterres previously also condemned hamas's 15th mehr operation against israel as a result of dozens of

antónio guterres said: in the last 75 days, 36 of our colleagues in airstrikes.israel in gaza they were killed, which we have never seen in the history of the united nations. last night's meeting of the security council to approve the ceasefire resolution and facilitate humanitarian aid for the people of gaza once again did not have a favorable result due to the obstruction of the united states and the opposition of the zionist regime. the palestinian islamic resistance movement hamas announced the approval of the security council's resolution on the increase. the importation of humanitarian aid to the gaza strip is insufficient and does not respond to the needs of its catastrophic situation. in the statement of hamas amedin, the resolution does not include the international decision and will to stop the genocide in the gaza strip at the hands of the zionist regime. the duty of the security council is to force the occupying regime to import sufficient aid to all areas of gaza, especially the northern areas. hawass emphasized that the us government tried to empty

let me ask you this question directly. who does antonio guterres work for, well he actually works foration that hired him to say these things, you know, in 2014 in fact, the european union was unable as a structure to help ukraine and the leadership was intercepted by angela merkel and president hollande, but in the 22nd year, on the contrary, there were actually powerful european leaders, but the eu as a structure felt that... it is, let's say so , a place for her activity, for her leadership, with the un, some bad things, because well, of course, that gtresh is not a person who is elected, there are some countries, as i mean the democratic process, it is more of a technical position, and of course, that he must balance between those opposing interests, from relatively speaking, those who support hamas, i mean, and certain arab countries, and the russian federation, which is trying very well... this organization to the extreme liberal organizations, so of course what he's saying is a compromise, well in fact, in order to satisfy everyone, but you know, there is another saying that...

all international institutions, all human rights institutions, guterres in the united nations yesterday called for an article that has not been implemented in the history of the united nations regarding the gaza strip, but through the support of the united states and the green light. america and america's support commits all kinds of crimes against humanity. all crimes against humanity are carried out by the zionist regime in the gaza strip. this is a great pain that is being done against the palestinian nation, and its purpose is to displace the palestinian nation and put pressure on it, which ultimately results from resistance. this is the basic goal and their goal is to take revenge on the palestinian nation with this tribal image with this vengeful method . we have more than 500 martyrs and injured every day . which exists and unfortunately everyone can see it the world sees the president of the united states as the largest government that has no sense of morality and knowledge. it is a human feeling that they express solidarity with an israeli child who has not seen him, but they d

guterres also said that countries need to stand together against discrimination and hatred that poisons quote: relations between communities, well, such a strange statement from the side secretary general of nato, but unfortunately we are used to such strange statements from the head of this organization. un secretary general, you say, un secretary general, and what did i say? secretary general of the un, please excuse this statement and let's sum up some of the results of the past year and the year, we will look into the coming year, vasyl and i with our guest, this is oleksandr hara, diplomat, expert. issues of foreign policy and security policy of the center of defense strategies. mr. oleksandr, i congratulate you, glory to ukraine. good evening, heroes, glory. thank you for joining. mr. oleksandr, let's go first question, precisely in relation to this statement of un secretary general antonio guterres. well, somehow, you know, why the general secretary, knowing that he is almost constantly engaged in this demagoguery before the new year at such a difficult time for ukraine, for the

secretary general antonio guterres has invoked article 99 of the u.n.arter for the first time in decades to press the u.n. security council to support a ceasefire in gaza as israel intensifies its assault which began two months ago today on october 7 after hamas attack israel. in a letter, guterres wrote -- "amid constant bombardment by the israel defense forces, and without shelter or the essentials to survive, i expect public order to completely break down soon due to the desperate conditions." he went on to write -- "we are facing a severe risk of collapse of the humanitarian system. the situation is fast deteriorating into a catastrophe with potentially irreversible implications for palestinians as a whole and for peace and security in the region. such an outcome must be avoided at all cost." we begin today's show with the celebrated palestinian poet mosab abu toha, who was recently jailed and beaten by israeli forces. he was detained at a checkpoint in gaza as he was headed toward rafah with his family. he was rounded up with scores of other palest

yesterday, guterres sent a letter to the un security council to activate article 99 of the un charter and asked this body to announce a humanitarian ceasefire in view of the critical situation in gaza. the secretary general of the united nations warned that gaza is changing. it is a disaster with irreparable effects. this is the first time in the term of secretary general guterres that article 99 of the charter is activated. article 99 allows the secretary general of the united nations when the security and peace of the world is threatened called the members of the security council to an urgent meeting and asked them to take immediate action to establish peace. the foreign ministers of iran and qatar supported the efforts of the secretary general of the united nations to stop the attacks of the zionist regime on gaza . amir abdollahian and sheikh mohammad bin abdul rahmani condemned the crimes of the occupying regime against palestinian women and children in a telephone conversation and emphasized the need to immediately stop the genocide of palestinians. the two sides also demanded t

and in a dramatic intervention, the un secretary—general antonio guterres said that the situation inwas at risk of humanitarian collapse, saying that the war is causing catastrophe in gaza and that the territory may never recover from that. he also called for a ceasefire in gaza, something that has been rejected by the israeli authorities and also by the biden administration. in gaza, fighting continues and khan younis in the south of the territory is a key target of the israeli forces. this is where the israeli authorities believe that members of the hamas leadership are hiding, the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said israeli tanks were encircling the house of the top hamas leader in gaza, it is unclear whether there is anyone inside this house and the prime minister appeared to be referring to that when he said that the leader may not be in this house, but that it was a matter of time before he was captured. 0bviously, of time before he was captured. obviously, the goal of the israeli military is to eliminate hamas, so capturing or killing the hamas leadership is one of

as you know today, the un secretary general antonio guterres has taken that move to invoke article 99of the humanitarian system in gaza what are your thoughts on that? my what are your thoughts on that? my thought is that he is right and he is really doing his best to sound the alarm. it is a humanitarian catastrophe stop hundreds of thousands of people are sleeping on the streets in the streets as we are in winter and now and obviously people are experiencing extreme conditions, lack of food, lack of medicine, lack of shelter, and just even the syringe and garbage that is piling up in the south because of 2 million people in that small corner of the world. the un system is clearly broken, i have experience that other conference when i was at the state department covering syria and other hot spots, and we are seeing now. the people's decency around the world. the argument _ decency around the world. the argument from _ decency around the world. the argument from israel is that ultimately this is about self defence, it is about the existence of israel and if they are unable to defeat i

antonio guterres emphasized to reporters after the meeting of the security council to investigate the war in gaza that the main problem is that israel has created many obstacles to explain the humanitarian aid inside gaza with the war it has taken. guterres also said that it is not possible to provide effective aid in gaza due to the continued airstrikes in gaza . the secretary general of the united nations stated that the above actions in violation of international humanitarian law can never justify punishment be a collective of the palestinian people, antony gotles said that in the last 75 days, 36 of our colleagues were killed in israeli airstrikes in gaza, which we have never seen in the history of the united nations. security council meeting last night to approve the ceasefire resolution. the government has tried to facilitate the conditions for housing people by providing land and paying utilities . the number of 177,000 residential units has been started in the area of ​​worn-out fabric, which has been registered in the system of our regeneration organization, and the construct

it comes after secretary—general antonio guterres in a rare move formally urged the 15—member councilcatastrophe" in the enclave. mr guterres is due to address the council shortly live now to new york and the un — we can speak with our north america correspondent nada tawfik. live now tojerusalem and our diplomatic correspondent paul adams.

guterres also said that due to the continued airstrikes on gaza and the lack of security, it is not possible to provide effective aid in gaza.

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international community to use all available means to stop his massacer of palestinians. response to guterres letter the eu has urged european members of the 15 member council to immediately prevent a full collapse of the humanitarian situation in gaza. also short draft resolution was circulated to council members by the united arab emirates, demanding an immediately fire while expressing grave concern over the situation in the palestinian territory. the head of the world health organization also echoed the un chief's message saying the health situation in gaza is its kneess and near total collapse. israel's inslots in gaza have left at least 16,200 pounds. ago before 16000 palestinians were killed. this is matter, not only for the security council for discussing peace and security in region, it is matter for the international court of justice, which by the way is already seized with the matter of apartide against the palestinians, actually is what he says with the root causes of the rebellion of. the palestinians in gaza, no question, every state party to the genocide convention of 1948 has

guterres in activating the article 99 of the united nations charter on the catastrophic situation in gaza, support for the palestinians, including the immediate opening of the rafah border to send humanitarian aid and stopping their forced migration. it is necessary to read. in this conversation, the secretary general of the united nations emphasized the need for an immediate ceasefire in the gaza strip and preventing the spread of conflict in the region. dozens of people held a rally in support of the people of gaza in new york. those present in this rally holding palestinian flags and chanting slogans demanding the end of american aid. in jordan, hundreds of people appeared in the streets of the capital, declaring their support for the people palestine demanded an end to the crimes of the zionist regime in gaza. sana'a, the capital of yemen, and several other cities of this country witnessed massive marches in support of the people of gaza. al-nasr al-waed yamzi al-nasr al-waed branches of palestine al-samad branches of palestine al-samad yamzi lal-nasr al-wahid tamzi lal-nasr al-w

antonio guterres emphasized that he will continue his efforts to stop the war. guterres warned that the public order in gaza will soon collapse and the situation will worsen with the spread of infectious diseases and the possibility of refugees moving to egypt. meanwhile, the vice president of the global justice program. the united nations has warned about the situation of hunger and poverty in gaza and announced that 9 out of 10 people in gaza cannot eat daily, according to the spokesman of unicef, out of 2 million and 400 thousand people in gaza. one million, 900,000 people will be brought, and one million people from these camps and one million of these displaced people are children, cbs tv reported in a report exposing the plan. the gaza war was discussed and the us state department wrote that it has approved the possible sale of tank shells to israel, an agreement according to which about 14 thousand tank shells will be sent to israel for immediate delivery. it is said that the biden government has used emergency powers for this purpose. this action took pl

guterres, on the other hand, does not spoil the work of art and chose a point for delivering a speechan the london theater stage, rising to the sun-warmed top of mother earth herself, antarctica. elizaveta gerson, boris halfin, polina timofeeva and alexander dzekin, ntv television company, london. now to the topic of the middle east conflict. the israeli military conducted a number of operations in the gaza strip this night. journalists report that one of the the hottest spots in the enclave are now the area of ​​the city of khanyuniz, where in the south, according to the idf, hamas leaders are hiding. now there are fierce people going there. battles, as local residents said, before the start of the operation, the military dropped leaflets from the plane, calling to leave the city, at the same time, the idf targeted neighborhoods on the west bank of the jordan river, according to the aljazeera tv channel, israeli troops are conducting raids and storming jinin, where one from the largest refugee camps. street fighting is also taking place in other populated areas. insists on returning

antonio guterres, un secretary general, on the eve of the summit showed young and stupid environmentalw to do it right. to agitate, firstly, this must be done with your own money, the american fox news channel reports that the american organization climate emergency fund has invested millions of dollars in street protests, including in britain, so the greens work for green, american dollars. guterres does not spoil the work of art and chose the point to deliver a speech higher than the london theater stage, he rose to the sun-warmed top of mother earth herself. elizaveta gerson, boris halfin, polina timofeeva and alexander dzekin ntv television company, london. israel has recalled the negotiators who discussed a truce with hamas, as benjamin netanyahu's office said less than half an hour ago. the negotiations were at an impasse. over the past 24 hours, the israeli army has attacked more than 400 targets throughout the gaza strip. the idf press service named the targets that were hit terrorist. journalists. they report that one of the hottest spots in the enclave is now the area of ​​​​

the gaza strip in order to kill thousands of people in this area. has issued a few days ago, antonio guterres, secretary general of the united nations, regarding the escalation of the humanitarian crisis in the gaza strip following the continued attacks of the zionist regime, sent a letter to the president of the council citing article 99 of the united nations charter on any issue that he thinks is possible to maintain peace and security. threatens the international community and informs the security council. online tire rotation. the secretary of the higher board of supervision of trade union organizations of the ministry of trade said that the necessary infrastructure is available in the system of trade society and the previous problems of this system have been resolved and soon the distribution of tires will be based on the new system. no information was found, again , a new system bug warning , no matter what we do, we do not allocate the vantia, because the national number is related to the deceased person, so we are not able to register. these are some of the problems of the tire distri

we will talk about those words from antonio guterres.s likely to break down completely because of that israeli bombardment and the lack of essential supplies. we will talk about that with our middle east correspondent in just a moment. about that with our middle east correspondent injust a moment. in response, israel's foreign minister has severely criticised antonio guterres for making those comments, saying the are proving a danger to world peace. just in the last 2a hours, israel has carried out more heavy aerial bombardment across gaza, in that fight against hamas. you can see there the fighting on the ground has intensified in the south, particularly in the area around khan yunis. israeli officials say that the idf has surrounded the home of hamas's chief in gaza, ma. —— yahya sinwar. the uk defence secretary grant shapps is visiting the occupied palestinian territories and israel today, to discuss efforts to accelerate the delivery of lifesaving humanitarian assistance into gaza. let's listen to what he had to say. iam i am looking

antonio guterres said after the security council meeting regarding the gaza war: " the main problem is that israel, with the war it has taken, has created many obstacles to explain humanitarian aid in gaza. " has created gaza. guterres said that due to the continued airstrikes , there is no possibility of effective relief in gaza. the un secretary general said that in the last 75 days, 36 un staff were killed in israeli airstrikes gazans were killed, which has never been seen in the history of the united nations. last night's meeting of the security council to approve the ceasefire resolution and facilitate humanitarian aid for the people of gaza once again did not reach a favorable result due to the obstruction of the united states and the opposition of the zionist regime, and it only emphasized on sending immediate aid to gaza and creating conditions for a permanent cessation of hostilities. the secretary general of the organization of public libraries described the destruction of the great book of gaza by the zionist regime as the work of isis . mr. ramezani said: the library was no

today antonio guterres once again set out a situation. humanitarian organizations under these circumstances simply cannot help the residents of gaza. we deeply regret that the security council, which has a uniquely potent instrument ardor -- instrument under article seven, in all all this time failed to take demands under pressure from the united states which has threatened to block any other product. a cease-fire was replaced with a call addressing no one in particular for pauses which cannot be enforced, which essentially dovetailed with the israeli approach of continuing military operations in the enclave. this became a major step backwards as compared to the general a simile resolution -- the general assembly resolution in october. today the council has a good opportunity to do what the international community expects of it. to that end there is a need to adopt the draft resolution drawn up by the uae. i trust all of our colleagues will summon the strength and courage to do this. mr. president, two months of conflict in gaza have wrou

antonio guterres emphasized that he will continue his efforts to stop the war .erres warned that the public order in gaza will soon collapse and the situation will worsen with the spread of infectious diseases and the possibility of refugees moving to egypt. meanwhile, the vice president of the global justice program.

guterres yesterday by sending a letter to the un security council , he activated article 99 of the un charter and asked this body to declare a humanitarian ceasefire in view of the critical situation in gaza. the un secretary general warned that gaza is turning into a disaster with irreversible effects. this is the first time in the term of general secretary gethersh that article 99 of the charter is activated. article 99 allows the secretary general of the united nations to call the members of the security council to an urgent meeting when global security and peace are threatened and ask them to take immediate action to establish peace. the emphasis of the minister of foreign affairs on the necessity unconditional reopening of the border. mr. amir abdollahian posted a message on the internet and wrote: egypt's top authorities are expected to open the rafah border unconditionally for medicine, food and fuel to all of gaza. in a telephone conversation with the foreign minister of qatar, the minister of foreign affairs emphasized the widespread sending of humanitarian aid to the palesti

after the vote, the un secretary general, antonio guterres, reiterated his call for a ceasefire.ry general, antonio guterres, a humanitarian ceasefire is the only way to begin to meet the desperate needs of people in gaza and end their ongoing nightmare. i hope that today's security council resolution may help that finally to happen, but much more is needed immediately. looking at the longer term, i'm extremely disappointed by comments by senior israeli officials that put a two—state solution into question. as difficult as it might appear today, the two—state solution in line with un resolutions, international law and previous agreements is the only path to sustainable peace. let's take a look at some of the main points from that un security council resolution. in terms of aid — they demand all sides of the israel—gaza conflict allow deliveries into gaza at scale. the resolution does not call for an immediate ceasefire — instead calling to create the conditions for one. but they do call for "the immediate and unconditional release "of all hostages" earlier, iasked bushra khalidi,

first, the head of the un, antonio guterres.re no. effort to push for an immediate humanitarian cease—fire - for the protection of civilians and for the urgent delivery of life—saving aid. - while we deal with the current crisis, we cannot lose sight . of the only viable possibility for a peaceful future, - a two—state solution on the basis of united nations resolutions- and international law, - with israel and palestine living side by side in peace and security. the representative for the united states explained why his country could not support the call for an immediate cease—fire. if israel unilaterally laid down its weapons today, as some member states have called for, hamas would continue to hold hostages. women and children, elderly men, many of whom, according to survivor accounts, are being subjected to cruel and inhumane treatment. and as of today, hamas continues to pose a threat to israel and remain in charge of gaza. that is not a threat that any one of our governments would allow to continue to remain on our own bor

un secretary general antonio guterres condemned the russian federation's missile attacks on ukraine. at the meeting of the un security council, where the massive attack on ukraine was discussed, guterres emphasized the death and injury of a large number of civilians, as well as the large-scale destruction of residential buildings and infrastructure facilities. at the same time, a permanent representative of ukraine. at the un serhiy kyslytsia described his russian colleague vasyl nebendzo as a person with an amputated conscience. the ukrainian added that russian air terror is dangerous. a threat not only to ukraine, but also to neighboring countries. just look at the list of targets that russia so bravely destroyed last night: a maternity hospital, educational institutions , a shopping mall, 45 high-rise apartment buildings, private homes, two churches, commercial and storage facilities, a parking lot, exit one, deny russia the ability to manufacture weapons, finance their military aggression and threaten the world. demonstrators on wenceslas square in the center of prague demanded t

un secretary general antonio guterres condemned the russian federation's rocket attacks on ukrainian cities. at the meeting of the un security council, where they discussed. attack on ukraine, guterres emphasized the death and wounding of a large number of civilians, as well as large-scale destruction of residential buildings and infrastructure facilities. at the same time , the permanent representative of ukraine at the un, serhiy kasleytsia, called his russian colleague vasyl nebendya like a person with an amputated conscience. the ukrainian added that russian aerial terror poses a dangerous threat not only to ukraine, but also to its neighbors. countries just look at the list of targets that russia so bravely destroyed last night: maternity hospital, educational institutions, commercial center, 45 high-rise residential buildings, private houses, two churches, commercial and warehouse premises, parking lot, exit one, deprive russia of the opportunity to produce weapons, finance its military aggression and threaten the world. it's just. in social networks , the rules for crossing th

we support. so with both sides, trying to find new forms, guterres noted. ok, the shopping center is on fire, ok, in the north of moscow. the roof of the building was previously occupied, the propaganda media reported. the fire alarm went off in the room, and all visitors were evacuated. as of now, no one has been injured. now we know who to thank. three russian fighters. sutras. yesterday shot down the odesa anti-aircraft missile brigade and air defense forces - the president said volodymyr zelenskyi. it happened in the southern direction. the head of state thanked our defenders for the excellent result. the result of our air forces and directly of the odessa anti-aircraft missile brigade. thank you guys. and let every russian pilot know exactly what will be our answer to every russian. murderers, none of them will go unpunished. and to operational information from the general staff of the armed forces of ukraine. 75 combat clashes took place at the front during the day. our defenders repelled 16 enemy attacks on kupinsky direction and eight on bakhmutskyi

un chief antonio guterres also regretted the resumption of strikes and hoped the seasfire agreement could be reached. the head of the red cross said the renewed attacks bring garsons back to what he described as the nightmarish situation before the pause. robert mardini warned that gaza is in a very precarious state and civilians have nowhere safe to go. uniceff also appealed for a lasting ceasefire and said in action on gaza is an approval of the killing of children. the un agency stressed that more attacks will lead to nothing. the un says israel will not renew a visa for his humanitarian envoy in the occupied west bank and the gaza strip, the un spokesperson stefan judarich said israel has notified the body that the visa will not be renewed. dujarich also dismissed as utterly unacceptable the public attacks against the envoy. he stress that this might put people's lives at risk. israel had earlier slammed the un envoy as not impartial. the regime has repeatedly accused the un of bias. in october israel's ambassador to the un called on the body secretary general to resign after his rema

and they were greeted by the president of the united nations, mohamed. and secretary general antonio guterresby the way, he says so, the world is experiencing a climate crisis and calls on leaders to actively advocate for a solution to combat climate change, so that humanity still has a chance to avoid the worst. our president has already arrived at the global forum. belarus is a party to the kyoto protocol and the paris agreement, the main goal of which is to prevent dangerous impacts on the planet’s climate system, u...keep the increase in global average temperature below 2°. achieving this is becoming increasingly difficult, oil and gas consumption is increasing, and emissions are growing. belarus is making its feasible contribution to planetary efforts and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. it must be said that this work requires large financial contributions and technological resources. we expect our president to voice belarus’ approaches and proposals for resolving global issues of climate and environmental security. there is already a lot of communication, on the sidelines, there are f

antonio guterres, the un secretary—general, was talking about how there could be a complete breakdown? you know, it's absolutely a risk. i mean, i think how can people be ordered when they haven't slept for days with nowhere safe to go when the crammed two million of them in the south now with no safe passage, with a right to return to anywhere else, no access to food, not enough access to medical care. of course, people are distraughtjust getting out. but the main risk remains. the bombing from the air strike forces and the ground operation is about to get crowded. and in terms of where you see this going now, well, you have to try and get your aid workers out or they just stay? i mean, what do you think will happen? the space is becoming more narrow. so it's extremely difficult for us to provide anything meaningful due to the security situation, due to the supply. and now with ground troops moving into khan yunis, where we had operation, it's very difficult for us to maintain a presence there because as i'm sure you're aware, when we had the ground operation in the north, there was

it's interesting, we are seeing the throat today because antonio guterres has invoked a clause 99, articlefirst time during his tenure he has done that. it is very rare and only brought into play when there is a serious concern that the worldwide peace and security are at risk. when the security council vote like this, as you say, we have seen the un using their veto previously, these votes are non—binding so whatever happens here will not change the course of this war. it will send a message. but it will lead people to ask, they had to repeat advice like this and none of them have any impact on the ground. people will question the un security council and where votes like this actually have any useful purpose other than to send a message which is not always heeded.— as more protests take place on university campuses in the us over the israel—gaza war, a major university of pennsylvania donor has withdrawn a grant worth an eye—watering $100 million, after a controversial appearance in congress by the school's president. on tuesday, president elizabeth magill met representatives alongside ha

today antonio guterres once again set out a situation.itarian organizations under these circumstances simply cannot help the residents of gaza. we deeply regret that the security council, which has a uniquely potent instrument ardor -- instrument under article seven, in all all this time failed to take demands under pressure from the united states which has threatened to block any other product. a cease-fire was replaced with a call addressing no one in particular for pauses which cannot be enforced, which essentially dovetailed with the israeli approach of continuing military operations in the enclave. this became a major step backwards as compared to the general a simile resolution -- the general assembly resolution in october. today the council has a good opportunity to do what the international community expects of it. to that end there is a need to adopt the draft resolution drawn up by the uae. i trust all of our colleagues will summon the strength and courage to do this. mr. president, two months of conflict in gaza have wrought ho

the un secretary general, antonio guterres, has warned countries on the security council that public order in gaza is likely to completely break down because of israeli bombardment and the lack of essential supplies. israel's foreign minister, has sharply criticised mr guterres, saying his tenure was a "danger to world peace." it comes as the un's human rights chief says palestinians are living in �*utter, deepening, horror�*. israel has carried out more heavy aerial bombardment across gaza in its fight against hamas. and the fighting on the ground has intensified in the south — particularly around khan younis. israeli officials said the idf had surrounded the home of hamas�*s chief, yahya sinwar, in the city. our international editor jeremy bowen reports now on the growing humanitarian crisis — and you may find some of the images in his report distressing. more palestinian civilians fled south towards the egyptian border after israel declared a brief pause in combat operations. almost two million gazans have fled their homes. israel says it is killing fewer civilians, as the us has

un secretary general antonio guterres has criticised the emissions reduction plans launched by summitresident sultan al—jaber, saying they "clearly fall short of what is required." countries and oil companies at the un climate talks have promised to make major progress in tackling global warming in a large new energy pledge. around 100 countries promised to treble world renewable energy use by 2030. but guterres points out the agreement "says nothing about eliminating emissions "from fossil fuel consumption. " let's fill you in more detail in the comments by the chair of cop28, the sultan al—jaber, as my colleague explains. he is the cop28 president, sultan al—jaber. it is also the president of the abra diary national oil company. but it has been controversial. greta thunberg the climate campaign according completely ridiculous, than the british —— but the british government has defended him. one of the key architects of the 2015 paris agreement has also defended his appointment saying that he and his team are uniquely placed to persuade the fossilfuel persuade the fossil fuel industr

in a dramatic, the un secretary general antonio guterres said that the situation in gaza was at risk saying that the war is causing catastrophe in gaza and that the territory may never recover from that. and he also called for a ceasefire in gaza, something that has been rejected by the israeli authorities and also by the biden administration. in gaza, fighting continues, and khan younis in the south of the territory is a key target of the israeli forces. this is where the israeli authorities believe that members of the one leadership are hiding, and the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said israeli tanks were and circling the health of the top hamas leader in gaza, and it is unclear whether there is anyone inside this house, and the prime minister appeared to be referring to that when he said that the leader may not be in this house, but that it was a matter of time before he was captured. now, obviously, the goal of the israeli military is to eliminate hamas, so ring or killing the hamas leadership is one of the objectives of the israeli military in gaza. in a rare move,

guterres says he invoked for the first time a rare but powerful measure called article 99.t allows him to bring any matter which in his opinion may threaten international peace and security. in his letter, he stressed the plight of gaza civilians who he says are facing grave danger on a daily basis justified this. listen now to the palestinian representative to the u.n.en about. >> the number of killed are now in excess of 17,000 palestinians. killed and injured around 65,000. a large number of them, 70% of them, are women and children. this is something that is so disgusting and disgraceful, to see this large number of children being killed, more than any other conflict, since the creation of the united nations. >> israel says that it will open another border crossing between israel an gaza for the inspection of aid trucks within the next few days. the ufrn u.n. called it a promising sign. ben wedeman reports. >> reporter: this baby born the day the truce went into effect. seemingly so long ago. she lives with her parents and brother in a makeshift shelter. it lacks the ba

with the un secretary—general antonio guterres criticising a package of emissions reduction plans thatys "clearly fall short of what is required." well today the focus is on how the huge changes needed can be paid for. with summit president sultan al—jaber defending the progress so far — highlighting $57 billion and companies around net zero than ever before. joining me now is dr christine gulbranson, founder and ceo, of nova global ventures — a technology fund. dr gulbranson is at the summit bringing together future climate innovators with investors. why has been a fall in global funding green tech companies? there has been a fall globally with all sectors. an overall investment fall. but i think it is starting to pick up again. iam not pick up again. i am not sure if you are having sound issues they are, but we will dry and keep going. what does this fall in investment mean for green tech companies, for those trying to innovate, for entrepreneurs in the sustainability sector? it is the best time to keep going. and you have to innovate. and the world will catch up. the investments wil

in early december , antonio guterres said that the gas sector does not have the conditions for the effective delivery of humanitarian aid. according to the un, one in four residents of the gaza strip is hungry, as reported by the children's fund unisef, more than 80% of children in the enclave experience acute shortages food. hundreds of people took to the streets of paris to protest against a new law that tightened migration rules in france. they, among other things, limit access to social benefits for foreigners. mainly people from african countries took part in the action. movement and residence for all, similar solidarity marches are planned in other cities in france. refugees brutally beaten by mercenaries spoke about hell on the latian border. the baltic punitive forces take away from the defenseless. people money, mobile phones and documents, and then they beat children, women and men, throwing them into the territory of belarus already dead or leaving those who are no longer strong to freeze in the forest. in december of this year , belarusian border guards found four beaten people f

since the beginning of the conflict in the gas sector, 136 un staff have been killed, antonio guterres said. the secretary general emphasized that there have been no such losses during the entire existence of the organization. this year, russian college students mentors have appeared to help them reach their potential. we are talking about educational advisers. this position was created several years ago as part of a pilot project. among schools in ten regions, but then the successful experience was adopted in the capital's educational institutions. advisors help teenagers get a grant to develop their business, launch a media center or... a mentor for children, very often at school we are all passionate about lessons, class teachers, they are also subject teachers and sometimes not everyone has the opportunity to really give 5 minutes of time to everyone in their class, but the education director’s advisor is a person who cannot pass by, will always lend a hand, will always help, glip, with the help of a school advisor , passed the qualifying competition and got to the media spot in ar

mr guterres said 2023 saw the hottest year on record, more poverty, more ferocious wars, and trust inical officials have issued a red alert for dense fog in the capital delhi and the neighbouring states of punjab and haryana. visibility has dropped to less than fifty metres in many places, causing travel chaos. on thursday, more than a hundred flights and twenty trains in the capital were delayed. people have been advised not to travel unless it is essential. a clean up operation is taking place after around 100 homes were damaged by a tornado in stalybridge, in greater manchester, during storm gerrit. it tore the roof off some houses, blew over trees and damaged cars but incredibly there were no reports of any injuries. jayne mccubbin reports. the storm gerrit clean—up operation is well under way. the damage devastating. this was all caused by a freak weather event, a tornado with wind speeds of up to 160 mph. forfor this family in for for this family in stalybridge, forfor this family in stalybridge, it was also something of a christmas miracle. ., something of a christmas miracle-—

thank you, secretary general guterres for your briefing.the past too much this council is been engaged in continuous meetings of the topics highlighted in your recent letter. inme parallel, and even as we he supported the right of another member state to defend its people against heinous atrocities and acts of terrorism, the united states at thee highest levels has undertaken intensive diplomacy to save lives and by a foundation for a durable peace. american diplomacy openedpe the way for the first trucks that flowed into gaza with aid. in partnership with qatar in egypt that helps reunite more than 100 hostages with their loved ones and dramatically expanded aid to civilians in gaza during a seven day long humanitarian pause. hamas, however, has a different set of goals. its refusal to release young women hostages led to a breakdown in thehe pause and resumption of the fighting. this councils failure to condemn hamas' terrorist attacks including acts of sexual violence and other unthinkable evils is a serious moral failure. and it undersco

guterres's warning comes as no surprise when you take a look at the utter despot station in gaza. we wanted to take a look at some of the numbers to put it in context toght. since the start of the war, satellite data shows that more than 60% of the buildings in northern gaza have been severely damaged by israel's counteroffensive. in some districts, that number is as high as 70% with whole neighborhoods reduced to dust. this level of damage may be hard to comprehend, consider this, according to a new report from the financial times, the catastrophic destruction that we have witnessed in northern gaza has already surpassed level seen during the second world war. from 1943 to 1945, the allied forces relentless bombing of german cities only destroyed an estimated 50% of urban areas. meaning just within a matter of weeks, israel's air campaign, its ground assault against gaza, has already become one of the heaviest in history. the health care system has been pushed beyond the breaking point. since october, the number of functioning hospitals in gaza has been slashed in half, dropping

guterres , he expressed deep regret for the resumption of the war and the end of the ceasefire. we have continued the war and this morning, as you mentioned, the attacks on gaza have started. at the same time, we had in the news that 50 rockets were fired by the resistance forces at sidirot and esqallan strongholds in response to the crimes of the zionists. the cease-fire and the resumption of conflicts and war in gaza have prevented the entry of humanitarian and humanitarian aid trucks into gaza . today , a large demonstration was held in jordan, and people condemned the crimes of the zionist regime and called for a permanent ceasefire. we are at your service with the continuation of the program. yes, i will also add some things. another palestinian journalist was martyred today. and the number of journalist martyrs will increase did the zionist regime dropped leaflets on people in the south of the gaza strip. the interesting thing is that at the beginning of the war , the zionist regime said that people from the north of gaza should go to the south of gaza, and then bombarded