in a nation reeling from decades of violence. can an international team of pilots get this man stream off the ground. over babylon on al-jazeera. the military coup in myanmar and the violent reaction to the protests comes under the spotlight at the united nations. there i am how the markets and this is our just live from doha also coming up in nigeria gunmen kidnapped more than 300 girls the latest in a series of child abductions

a large crowd marches outside the national assembly in armenia's capital calling for the prime minister to resign and fighting for a cause we take a look at her activists are standing up for their communities in mexico. we're going to take you streets to the u.n. general assembly where the u.s. is a bastard to the u.n. is speaking addressing that could tents in myanmar let's listen and we stand with the millions of people than mere man who have displayed courage and determination to reject this military coup we stand with them as they call for a return to peace democratic governance and rule of law. the military has tried to silence those calls with social media and internet blackouts but we still hear the people of myanmar loud and clear as president biden said the united states has

and will continue to take actions in close coordination with allies and partners we will show the military that their actions have consequences violence against those exercising their human rights and fundamental freedoms is unacceptable it is time for the military to immediately relinquish power refrain from further violence release all of those unjustly detain and restore mere mars democratically elected government and it is time to provide unhindered humanitarian access so that life saving humanitarian assistance reaches all the people in need for our part the united states will continue to provide lifesaving humanitarian assistance and colluding to rehang and other vulnerable populations in chin catchin rock-n. and shan states we will also continue working to maintain and improve the health of

the people of myanmar including combating coven 19 and we will strengthen the ability of civil society to guard democratic space support independent media and promote peace and reconciliation and we ask that together the whole world speaks with one voice and condemning the military is detention a state councillor on site cinching. president when moved yet and hundreds of other civilian officials and human rights defenders. we must all call for their immediate release we must condemn attacks on journalists activists and peaceful protesters and we must our condemn the military's restrictions on freedom of expression including freedom to seek receive and impart information we urge every member state here today to use any channel available to tell the miramar

military that violence against the people of myanmar will not be tolerated together we all show the people of myanmar that the world is watching we hear them and we stand with them thank you where we've just been listening there to the u.s. ambassador to the united nations linda thomas greenfield who is only just very recently confirmed to that position by giving a speech there on the situation in myanmar of course for weeks no since a military coup overthrew the democratically elected leaders the un general assembly is discussing the coup and that cracked and as always greenfield said actions have consequences and the world is watching also watching that speech was our diplomats scared search james base he's alive for the united nations

james an interesting intervention there from the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. give us a sense of what she was saying there and what does this tell us about what the u.s. plans to do. since the biden ministration has. come into charge. well i think it shows us that they they are taking this issue very seriously and she personally is taking this issue very seriously she only arrived in new york 24 hours ago less than 24 hours ago in fact when she 1st spoke to reporters here she said she was hitting the ground sprinting and in this her 1st full day at the united nations she has just delivered her intervention on the subject of myanmar are strong words coming from the u.s. which i'm sure will be heard by the generals in naperville or saying that yes

they've tried to silence protests using internet blackouts but she said we hear the people of myanmar loud and clear and urging all the countries in the world to put increased pressure to reverse the coup she also said that she wanted to mark the very courageous speech that happened about half an hour ago of the ambassador from myanmar he spoke and asked for the floor and one assumed he was going to read out some sort of statement from the military regime that has been running the country since the coup and u.n. officials had told me in the past they thought is very unlikely that any myanmar diplomats would speak out because of the severe repercussions they thought there would be for their families back home in myanmar but he didn't do that he did the complete opposite stunning the general assembly hall with

a total denunciation of the coup a call on all of the nations listening to this the $193.00 nations of the united nations not to recognize the military as the legitimate rulers of myanmar right now and to put great pressure on them he said he wanted the general assembly and particularly the security council which is the part of the u.n. that has real shit teeth to use any means necessary to deal with what he said was an excess sensual threat to his country. near my military has become the existential threat for myanmar as a polity and civilised society now is not the time for the international community to tolerate the war crimes and crimes against humanity can committed by myanmar military the international community must ensure that who has no place in the modern world as van by in the un secretary general in that regard we the comedy

representing our c.r.p. are the united nations the united nations security council an international community that aspired to build peaceful and civilized global society to use any means necessary to take action against the myanmar military and to prove i say 50 and security for the people of myanmar. what were very powerful intervention there from the myanmar ambassador the latest damning assessment of the situation in his country and i james that special assembly is so continuing what else should we be looking out for as the day progresses. well i think you'll be looking out for the repercussions diplomatically of what we've seen here general assembly debates general assembly sessions don't normally make

a great deal of impact critics would say the general assembly is just a talking shop it doesn't have any real teeth in the un system but we've heard very powerful words we've heard from the un special envoy with her view of the situation the fact that she would like to go to me and mar and she's been blocked from visiting man march she has a clear condition that she wants to see the detained political leaders the real leaders of the country on the visit and so far her visit has not been authorized by the military and we've heard that powerful statement from me and maher and bassett are backed by a powerful statement from the brand new u.s. ambassador on her 1st day in office sort of a nightmare general assembly session for the generals in naperville or they would have i think hope that this would have passed more quietly but it has passed with a big bang it will have an effect i think this session will the general assembly now take up this issue with some action and general assembly could pass

a resolution on this issue that doesn't have teeth but it puts more pressure on countries in the region which have been leading the diplomacy until now the r.c.n. countries what are they going to do quite diplomacy is normally the way they try and handle things and we know that 2 countries within a seann thailand which has its own recent experience in coups and indonesia which has a history of some behind the scenes diplomacy on this very subject have been working quite hard but i'm not sure they are the total membership of the u.n. general assembly the countries of the world are going to be happy with quiet diplomacy now they might want more pressure and that puts more pressure on the security council which defied people's expectations early in the month and did put out a reasonably strong statement but will. the security council now take care i think we have to look there to one country in particular and it'll be interesting in this general assembly debate to see whether there's

a statement from them and that of course is china the regional power in the country that probably has the most influence on the generals in myanmar ok james bass there live from the u.n. thank you well the u.n. special envoy for myanmar has also called on the international community to maintain pressure on the military and till to more chrissy is restored there is no justification for to me terrorist actions and we must continue to hold orderly rasul of ease in her miserable situation exhausting all like the i lateral channels to door pass on crafting reforms despite attempts by the military and appointed off the shelves to justify its all of our while ations looting the healing of peaceful protesters and the continued the tension of leaders civil servants and others let us be clear there can be no peace innes as usual

and the current seen a consensus or scott hardliner is monitoring developments from myanmar in myanmar from bangkok air here he is with more on how the police cracked. one of the young guns main intersections. that's where the protesters usually have started their gatherings you know the last 3 weeks plus that we've seen them come out that's where a lot of those images that we were just showing came from where the lines of riot police and the use of stun grenades the groups has to be said are a little bit smaller today than we've seen in previous days but obviously that didn't stop the police from trying to break them up trying to prevent them from the even really forming into larger groups you know stun grenades were used now this came after a night of late night and one neighborhood of yangon that also saw a kind of police dispersal like this kind of a heavy hand by the police that is because in a neighborhood the residents were upset because the military appointed

a local councillor for that neighborhood so that kind of flared things up so that might have been part of the reason why we saw a little bit more of a stronger stance by the police today on the streets of yangon also we have found out that they're. afraid that japanese journalist was detained by the police he was able to contact one of his colleagues as he was being detained around midday myanmar time he said he said it was ok but that's the 1st german foreign journalist we know has been detained by police it's the 2nd foreigner to be detained since the coup on february 1st an australian man was detained weeks ago who was an advisor to on song suchi. in the us west nigeria police a gunman have kidnapped 317 schoolgirls from a school it happened in this town over and be in some further states the police say they have been moved to a forest nearby it's address in the nigerian capital abuja but the latest.

a must of operation is underway involving ground troops as well as with the support of local vigilantes who know the train is under way in and around jenga bay and the port of surrounding that community as officials say that they want to make sure that before sunset they at least rescue these students 317 of them or pinpoint the exact location before they abductors move farther away from the community also today shortly after the abduction government officials attempted to go to join give it to assess the situation civilian officials actually and they were typed in among them of course in the convoy were journalists who went to cover the story and eventually some of them were injured in the attack you know these calls to question the latest abduction calls to question these them for a state government. program or project to negotiate with bandits to convince them

to submit their arms or surrender their arms only yesterday just hours before the kidnapping a group of these so-called banded submitted or surrender their weapons and ammunition to the police and government officials in goose i was in for a state and then this abduction happened we this is coming just 9 days after a number of students were also taken from another boarding school boarding school in neighboring niger state 9 days after that is no word as to when they will be who so this is becoming more and more complex as security forces struggle to deal with the situation it looks like a quote when you ask many nigerians they will tell you that it looks like this quarter forces are not able to deal with the situation and there is fear spreading in the land as this criminal activity is spread farther inland from the northwest down to the center of the country and down south. united states military has launched air strikes in syria talks into cities used by iranian backed militias the

main target was the military base all become all that schools to syria's border with iraq the pentagon says the operation was in response to recent attacks against american personnel in iraq. we're confident and in the target that we whatever we know we get. and we're confident that that target was being used by the same shia militia. that conducted the strike. still to come here on al-jazeera homecoming rules i guess it's covert 19 inoculation campaign with several options on for public still choose sicko with china's vaccine. it's time for the perfect jenny. sponsored point qatar airways

how the weather looks like the fight in try for japan over the next couple of days so we have got some wet weather not too far away a big area of stormy weather now in the process of pushing out into the open waters this area of low pressure here seeing some showers into the far south of japan but much of japan will be fine dry and settle in northerly breeze the temperatures picked back to around 90 degrees celsius in tokyo we're getting up into the mid teens for seoul 13 celsius there for beijing it comes out next weather system that will make its way through as we go through sunday holding the temperature down to around 4 degrees with a fair bit of snow actually stretching its way across that northeastern corner of china rain returning into eastern areas as well just pushing across the yellow sea as i said for japan it looks fine and dry temperatures in tokyo bouncing back to around 12 degrees celsius staying fine a dry across much of south asia largely clear skies here we've got some wintry

weather just around the far north of pakistan warnings in for example warnings in force here along with the far north of india again little mix of rain sleet and snow here it's mainly rain showers over towards nepal over towards bhutan these showers will ease a little further east was one or 2 showers there for lanka. sponsored paul qatar airways. since its inception in 1961 the kuwait fund has been supporting people's livelihoods in over 100 countries by funding projects in an array of sectors. ranging from infrastructure to health and education. these initiatives ultimately help to eradicate poverty. and promote sustainable development.

my. guess is al-jazeera could come either of our top stories this hour the u.s. ambassador to the un has called on world leaders to speak with one voice you condemn the military coup in myanmar and restore the country's democracy on the screen cruel to make comments the 193 member general assembly. or the 300 schoolgirls have been kidnapped in northwest nigeria it happened in the state of sunfire a gunman arrived at night shooting sporadically at school complex and to girls in see a forest. the united states military has launched air strikes in syria targeting facilities you spy iranian backed militias the main targets was the military base near out to

come on that school siege syria's border with iraq the pentagon says the operation was in response to recent attacks against american personnel in iraq. the u.k.'s supreme court has ruled that a woman who ran away as a teenager to join eisel should not speak to return to persons of fights for her citizenship should have begun left london with 2 school friends at the age of 15 and married and i still find her she was stripped of her british citizenship on national security grounds after being discovered in a refugee camp and 29 t. the u.k. government has argued is bangladeshi by descent so she could see live there . the united states has joined russia and calling for restraint in armenia as its prime minister faces pressure to resign opponents of nickell pushing younger

protesting in the capital yerevan demanding he step down he's rejected calls to quit sand has fired his military chief accusing the army of attempting the coup personally and his face protests since losing the war with neighboring us or by jan last year over the disputed region of nagorno karabakh or been forced to walk or has more from yerevan. today has been keeping a relatively low profile in fact we haven't seen anything like yesterday where he has a massive rally on the republic square off the posting a message live on facebook which he calls on his supporters to come out large numbers and proof that today he made a few words about how he and his government has actually been increasing the salary so the armenian military and i think that's a way that he wanted to remind the army that actually he's on this song because

it's the only the he's the senior generals that might make such statement calling on him to resign that created this sense of impending doom with the idea that it might be the military coup in the offing that hasn't materialized include 'd there is always the possibility now given that they have thrown their weight behind the opposition in a sense because they want him to resign and the opposition well they're behind me now a crowd of them. several 1000 people difficult to say with numbers but this is the street the main street that they have closed down to my right the current show you but it's the parliament building we've got a police presence out there and over and behind me we have the president's administration very much a symbolic place for the opposition to be holding rallies having a tent city established a free meeting the president in fact today because he is the the man that many

people think will ultimately want to be able to mediate between the political factions. and political tensions are rising in georgia where people are demanding the opposition leader be freed from these raided become areas offices and choose day arrested him on charges of inciting violence in 2019 the crisis prompted george negus her to resign as prime minister last week he'd warned against melia's arrest saying it will only make the crisis worse and the prime minister was chosen by parliament's lates on monday kremlin critic alexina vul me has been moved to a prison outside moscow the prison service wouldn't confirm exactly where and his lawyer describes it as an undisclosed location the film it was sentenced to 2 and a half years for a parole violation and his friends have breached rules while the covering in germany being poisons the kremlin denies any involvement former

u.s. president donald trump is set to appear as the keynote speaker at this weekend's conservative political action conference known as c pac with the republican party fractured following trump seconds impeachment trial members will discuss what direction the party should take the annual convention is being held in person and indoors despite the coronavirus pandemic thousands of people have received the covert 1000 vaccine in hong kong when the 1st day of its mass roll lights there because they're being given a choice of 3 different jobs the chinese developed sign novak is facing extra scrutiny after it was authorized before clinical trial results were published from hong kong sarah clarke reports. day one the vaccination rollout and community clinics are booked down 70000 people have signed up to receive the job over the

next 2 weeks the elderly disabled and essential workers are 1st in line and also of up i've been very cooperative go and i feel safe after taking the fact because i can protect myself and protect my family yes while we have been expecting the best team for a long time. and i am very happy to have the see the government has purchased 22 and a half 1000000 doses of covert 19 vaccines from pharmaceutical companies pfizer side of back and astra zeneca people can choose which vaccine they receive so far only the chinese manufactured side of back has been made available to the public in the 1st step of this inoculation campaign across the territory it will not be the only answer to the problem and also it will take some time before the. unity will be reached so like 70 percent of the population it will be the 1st step to basically having normal economic activity and also be relieved of the infection

control measures but the chinese developed vaccine has faced extra scrutiny in hong kong its manufacturer was exempted from having to release the 3rd phase clinical trial results despite that the government fast tracked its introduction study it met the safety requirements specified under an emergency response their film is your concern most important about africa's. because in all the ethical. to serious only of all. this is surely many people have deposit now about that this mass vaccination program will be rolled out over the next 6 months the pfizer version of the job to arrive on saturday but the real test will be the uptake of the chinese developed vaccine which critics suggest will be able. promises of anti mainland sentiment in a semi autonomous city which remains politically divided sarah clarke al jazeera

hong kong. activists in mexico are turning to social media to offer access to abortions it's a service presented by so-called reproductive justice organizations they're hoping to change the fuse of those who oppose terminations decriminalized the practice in the predominantly catholic country when all republic reports. sophia is working from home in mexico city. she's not a medical professional but a job often consists of answering questions about how to manage a potentially unwanted pregnancy and how to conduct an at home abortion. i'm 15 years old i know i'm very young i don't know if i'm pregnant i really don't want to be because i have many family problems i want to know if i can take something for a period to come sophia says some messages are more urgent than others the 1st thing is confirm if you're pregnant you can purchase an at home test from a pharmacy after you've confirmed we can see about the next step reliques we're

here for you in rome. on a normal day between 9 or 10 years there's are searching for us i think there is a fear over using whatsapp and social media but all we are doing is providing information we're not breaking any laws. while abortion is legal in mexico city and the state of war haka it's still banned in mexico's other 30 states . pro-choice activists say that beyond the legal obstacles the social stigma regarding abortion can be even harder to overcome and the pen demick has made it more complicated for those seeking reliable information when. women who want to terminate a pregnancy who find themselves confined at home with their families often face other obstacles it's more difficult for them to make a phone call to express their needs and concerns so we've had to come up with new ways to communicate over social media which is more discreet than a phone call. i last year the decriminalisation of

abortion in argentina galvanized pro-choice demonstrations across latin america that momentum spilled into the streets of the mexican capital though we didn't draw a significant response from political leaders moniba says from this issue well that was of the solution taken by argentina in the case of mexico and would controversial topics i've always held that citizens should be consulted. it's uncertain however if the president's proposed national referendum on abortion would bring about decriminalization after all religious conservatism carries a lot of weight in mexican politics the position held by mexico's president has not satisfied the growing calls from feminists collectives who have a lot of the president's more than a party which also controls a majority of seats in congress to pass federal legislation in support of women's reproductive rights. pro-choice advocates say as long as abortion is legal in the

majority of mexican states the longer nonprofit groups like sophie has more or less help more of us will continue to fill the void. al-jazeera mexico city. he zealand's prime minister is backing a new projects using drone technology to protect an endangered species of dolphins the technology is capable of finding and tracking the maui dolphins using artificial intelligence mammals live in a small stretch of ocean off the west coast of new zealand's north island. this is al jazeera and these other headlines the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. .