washing. the. my. prince philip the husband of britain's queen elizabeth has died at the age of 99. we give thanks as a nation and the king the extraordinary life and look. at prince philip you could get. my. hello there i'm hala my he and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. the end of the city in myanmar turns into a battle ground between on for testers and security forces so as they move generals

hence that extends in one year's state of emergency. the 1st week of talks to revive the iran nuclear deal wrap up where to iran demanding the u.s. remove set sanctions and a push for a lockdown and germany to deal with a rising number of covert 1000 infections and leave its overburdened health care system. my. butt 1st prince philip the husbands of reigning british monarch queen elizabeth the 2nd has died it's he was 99 years old the flag at london's buckingham palace is flying at half staff this hour in the war family has answered an official mourning period on their golden wedding anniversary the queen described the princess her stay and strength also non-biased title as the jack of edinburgh phillip spent more than 70 years by her side or the royal family issued their statements

a few hours ago where it said it's with deep sorrow that her majesty the queen has announced the death of her beloved husband as royal highness prince philip juke of edinburgh his royal highness passed away peacefully this morning at windsor castle . well let's get more now from rory chalons takes a look back at the life and legacy of prince philip. he was by his side throughout the longest reign of a monarchy in british history prince philip duke of edinburgh it wasn't only a marriage but the life of service to his wife queen elizabeth the 2nd born into greek cannes danish royalty philip had a lonely childhood he was taken under the wing of the british aristocracy when he married her then princess elizabeth in 1947 he was a promising young naval officer. it was a fairytale wedding for a country emerging from war and hardship. it's all change for the young couple when

elizabeth sparta king george the 6 died it only 56 years of age she became queen and philip in the words of his private secretary looked as if the world would fall and down on him his naval career ended along with his independence prince philip was sort of forced into making huge sacrifices he was very much a man's man not someone who was going to naturally fall into the position of playing 2nd fiddle and walking 2 paces behind his wife and calling how ma'am in public and so on and so began life in the queen's shadow hundreds of engagements a year he did however manage to find time for his own charities helping young people and conserving wildlife very energetic a problem solver sort of scientific cast of mind so there is a sort of you know on the positive side the attributes that people of modest sometimes you know his his detractors would would would say that you know some of

his forthrightness could come across as rudeness phillip had a reputation for embarrassing politically incorrect remarks whether he was being rude about the chinese or indians or swearing at photographers who kept him waiting too long often a sideshow to formal occasions yet even though an air of racism hung over him the story royalist u.k. media generally forgave him he was certainly given a much easier ride than politicians politicians who tend to make a racist or an offensive remark in this day and age tend to have to apologize a couple of days later because so much pressure on them but i never know prince philip to apologize for mark and i remember once he wanted over after i said to an aboriginal leader to still throw space at each other and i saw him do this in australia in 2002 and the next day he came over it made front pages all over the world and he just wanted to. know since if you were the complete absence if you so he was going to come. joyce his retirement from public duties came in 2017 with

a sendoff from the royal marines. whatever his calls his 60 years of public service was at my by many people while their marriage was said to have had its ups and downs in the couple younger years prince philip remained dedicated and supportive to the queen chill receive immense sympathy from a british public known to view her with respect and affection. and we're going to take you now to new york where the united nations is holding a special virtual session to discuss developments in myanmar let's listen in and. understand this is the united kingdom organized an informal meeting and the u.k. representative is speaking now let's listen and impact on conflict

dynamics and ethnic communities in miramar so i certainly have the floor thank you very much as i would like to start my statement madame chairperson excellence is ladies and gentlemen it is an honor to address the area formula meeting of the un security council on the situation in myanmar i like to address the challenges facing the democracy movement across in ma including by the n.d.p. and religious minorities this statement is made in my own capacity as a myanmar citizen and it has nothing to do with the openings of individuals or the organization that i have a fairly with in the us. after 3 months of the illegal military coup d'etat in myanmar over $2800.00 civilians have been arrested over $500.00 have been charged and many are in hiding over $600.00 civilians have been killed on the street and

india homes most of them were deliberately shot in the head and back they were also shot with rocket propelled grenades the military and police under the c'mon have committed extrajudicial killings torture and looting with total impunity the fallen ones including the 7 years old community shit are not just numbers of statistics they have names and families who dearly loved them didn't i haint a 20 years old trainee notice from when you are went to the front line every day to save lives angel a 19 year old chinese descendant from wonderly wish to donate her body for medical research if she got care so my chair a 20 years old muslim woman from the engine stood on the front line every day to protect protesters from tear gas and rubber bullets a bullet cut you carrie read i will run away if you shoot me but if i am not ill

today i will come back tomorrow kids are we is it 39 years old and a former student union activists from. his last poem before he was killed read the whole world will be cleansed when the song of young people gets louder the many full injustice will cower under the reverberating song of the you. they are just a few big nets the many courageous and 7 s heroes who tragically made the ultimate sacrifice for a free and democratic nema the streets of genoa and in many parts of the country and i was truly the hell of a doll flower a symbol of new year for british the religious majority just says no one can keep them from blooming no one can stop the aspiration of young people who believe freedom and democracy is dying all the people of myanmar have experienced hope

and the relative freedom of the military control transition from 2011 to 2001 they would never give up their rights neither the terrorists one ta nor any state siding with them have the power to crush the determination of 53000000 people some have framed the new a revolution as a violin riot of part of a western agenda which is condescending and an insult to the intelligence and agency of people we will take none of that the prize to fight against the military dictatorship is steep recently in the winter conducted in discriminate airstrikes in korean state resulting civilian deaths and the destruction of school houses and other properties over to a 20000 people have been displays and the thai government prevented them from reaching safety

a similar fate has fallen to the kitchen shan and people while urban resident now experience of terror of the military this has been an ending nightmare of many ethnic and religious minority reality for over 2070 years. the democratic transition in myanmar has an event across time and space while civic democratic spaces opened up in urban areas hundreds of thousands of the change and are a cunt people where this place. electoral democracy was not enough to stop the rivers of blood under the watch of the democratically elected government a 1000000 range of people were violently prevented from their home to bangladesh the slow burning genocide it's still ongoing today land belonging to the range of continues to be country skated just a few days ago there were reports of $300.00 acres were confiscated in. the

races an undemocratic 982 citizenship law must be abolished and they must be a clear pathway to reinstate and protect citizenship rights of people genocide war crimes and crimes against humanity were a bit treated by the normal military with blanket impunity for many decades repeated calls for holding the perpetuators accountable were ignored the un security council has the mandate and moral of the occasion to end the ongoing atrocities and the destruction of more ns innocent lives please allow me to repeat the recent courageous call of all 188 new massive us society organization to the un security council to immediately dispatch and enhanced monitoring and intervention mission to now to stop the violent attacks by the junta on peaceful protesters and vulnerable minority population across the country prevent further bloodshed and

most of life release all those arbitrary the detained. urgently impose a coordinated global arms embargo on myanmar and refer to the international criminal court to hold the military regime to account for the atrocity crimes that it has committed and is continuing to commit international support is crucial for the pro-democracy movement in myanmar i strongly urge governments to refuse to grant the junta the recognition it desperately wants any acknowledgment of the winter as a government legitimated their illegal rule and will cause the people of their mom . guarding the reasons each of the myanmar embassy in london i want to express our disappointment that the u.k. has taken the necessary and unfortunate step of referring to the junta as a government of myanmar when the junta is clearly not in control of the country and cannot be considered even the de facto authority on behalf of the myanmar people i

would like to thank the individuals organizations diplomats and government who show solidarity and support to me i must from i'm thankful to the countries who does ignited military control businesses or targeted sanctions i'm grateful to the companies such as e.d.s. secretary d.n.b. no idea who suspended untenable businesses or divested to shares in military linked companies i strongly urge adani holds code to tal and other to follow suit by is the spending payments to the and cutting ties with military businesses for democracy to take root in your ma the economic and social reproduction of military dictatorship must be completely stopped. today people including all at mit and religious minorities stand strongly behind the leadership of the committee

representing the even little as democratic representative or. i acknowledge that there are ongoing disagreements discussion and negotiations that there is room to improve. people overwhelmingly support the abolishment of the undemocratic 2008 constitution and we command a c.r.p. age for the courageous disease analogy it madam chair person excellences ladies and gentlemen as a shonen in chinese ethnically makes person i'm very proud to call myself a myanmar today amidst the painful circumstances i am seeing an emerging new myanmar which values human rights and human dignity we are seeing people challenging all nonsuccess patriarchy extreme religious nationalism racism and discrimination the courageous leadership of women like it is being praised many

people office in c. of public apologies to the ethnic minority for being ignorant about the attack a long suffering and for not speaking up for them i saw people genuinely apologized to rohingya muslims and other religious minority of previous indiscriminating words so sorry for previous discriminator rewards or action of adia silence when genocide and religious violence was being committed i saw does able people then l g v t 2 plus people being praised for their courage. has shown that it has the courage and ability to acknowledge learn from the past mistakes apologize heal the wounds and move forwards i commend the courage of the government's star including police and military personnel who joined the civil disobedience movement all cdn despite the brutal crackdown they courageously persisted the doctors and medical stock

initiating the c.t.m. and risking their own life to save many at the front line will be forever remembered in the early days of the protests all hope the un or international community will intervene decisively although some expectations are unrealistic we also observe that some international actors are not fulfilling their moral duty and mandate under international law. disappointed and offended by the actions of some states that persistently block the it calls for a decisive international intervention such interference damages relations in a way that could be irreversible people feel that they are left alone to freeze the brutal regime armed to its feet start from by the same international actors who preventing action the realisation that they are on the air all makes people more determined about what future they want and how they must buy it people are

determined that they will not tolerate any form of the dictatorship no mockery of a democracy they are defiant and courageously defending their rockets to achieve democracy and freedom they will continue fighting through any means available for them. you know man has a long history of nonviolent movement as well as a 70 year long and on growing revolution thousands of young people are now beating the cities to join our movement none of us who fail to take decisive action and lead the terrorists who enjoy blanket immunity for the atrocity crimes has a right to tell young people that they are wrong to take up arms we wouldn't have any choice to choose between peaceful democratic transition and the whole war does the security council and its member states have the conscience and the right to say this though with all without the support of the u.n.

security council people are determined to create your own democratic future this is a cutie council and a member state can decide which side of the history they have no interest to end with the people of the myanmar or with the war criminals who has treated the coup i pray wisdom and compassion prevail and that the new revolution will bring a new federal democratic young man there is some thank you for your attention. thank you very much indeed for your briefing i'm going to pass the floor now to richard hall see a senior advisor working on me and not for international crisis group who will brief on the humanitarian economic and security risks the military coup presents for regional security richard over 2 years. members of the council distinguished speakers thank you for this opportunity to

speak today you've heard a powerful presentation from a civil society leader and you will hear shortly from a senior representative of the city of. as an independent observer i can perhaps best contribute to this discussion by situating the current crisis in the country's broader context to put it simply now stands at the brink of state failure of state collapse this is not hyperbole or rhetoric it is my sober assessment of the likely forward since launching its coup on the 1st of february but now my military should have learned what voters also conveyed clearly at the ballot box in november but the vast majority of the population does not want a military rule and will do whatever it takes to prevent that outcome yet the

military seems determined to impose its will as shown by its you to prevent that outcome yet the military seems determined to impose its well as shown by its use of violence against civilian protesters medical 1st responders the general. population the problem for the team is that unlike in 1008 or the 1990 s. or the 2007 suppression of the south from revolution the violence is not producing its desired results despite the bloodshed people continue to demonstrate in the streets a large proportion of public sector employees refuse to work for the regime a general strike of key private sector star continues army violence

isn't effective at convincing scared bank starts or truck drivers to return to work violence cannot restore business confidence. a military rampage on the streets and in the hundreds of young gone and mandalay and other cities and towns appears a desperate attempt to terrorize the population into submission instead it's created chaos various forms of violent resistance to the regime also emerging the upshot is that the coup has not yet succeeded and the regime has not been able to gain effective control of the government bureaucracy or of the local administration in the country it is able to deploy violence but not provide any semblance of the law and order this has important policy implications close engagement with the c.i. ph with those who are protesting in the streets and with all the legitimate

representatives of the people is vital the military regime is not constitutional or otherwise legal countries and organizations should not preempt the situation by recognizing its defacto authority when the coup is not a fait accompli but in the midst of all this horror the transformative nature of the resistance against the military has to be acknowledged and applauded i mean you generation of political action has emerged that's transcended all divisions and old prejudices and gives great hope for a future myanmar that embraces and is a peace with its diversity the actions of the regime just morally reprehensible they're also extremely dangerous not only has the military been unable to consolidate its attempts its crude and effectively govern the country but

also its actions may be creating a situation where the country becomes ungovernable that should be of great concern to the region and to the broader international community. the precise call into laws of state a hard to predict is depending not only on what goes wrong but also in what order but the trajectory is alarming 1st the banking system is not a virtual standstill and has been for 2 months now that means business has come make and receive payments individuals conned access that cash and payrolls and being process the regime has been threatening private banks to get them to reopen branches but many stops on willing to go to work. and with the military perpetrating random violence on the streets all those are afraid to do so just last week a local employee of

a korean bank in yang gone was fatally shot in the head by soldiers while she was traveling in a company there called it tend to coup has resulted in a hard start in economic activity precipitating anything on the crisis that will push millions into puppets and 2nd supply chains are breaking down most imports and exports of come to a halt as custom soft on poll workers have gone on strike and contain as a backup of the docs domestic haulage has mostly stopped the truck driver is unwilling to take the risk of driving around the country in colt's of essential agricultural inputs have slowed markets are becoming dysfunctional and many people are without income or access to cash or needing them on able to buy what food is available a hunger crisis looms. the health system has collapsed many

public called hospitals a shouted as medical staff or fuse to work for the regime all the hospitals in key city locations have been taken over by soldiers as forward operating base with patients that they can see. medical 1st responders have been targeted by troops and they tend to render assistance to in just the billions there's hardly any kind of that 19 testing and treatment on the vaccination program is far behind schedule regular childhood vaccinations are in jeopardy critical and quality pharmaceuticals are in short supply public health experts are worried for example about now miles large caseload of multi drug resistant tuberculosis patients a health crisis is coming full conflict is rising now ma is home to some 20 s. take on groups fighting for greater autonomy as well as several 100 militias beriah sizes that are loosely aligned with the mammoth military some ethnic on groups who

have observed cease fires the years of being drawn into renewed conflict with the army as they try to protect civilian populations from bottoms of sanctuary to protest leaders and resist me aggression others are expanding the areas of control oppressing territorial claims against rival groups taking advantage of a security vacuum while the military tries to assert its control over the main cities and last me it needs to be acknowledged that much of myanmar's natural wealth is in the hands of unregulated activists over recent years the civilian government has had little success in asserting control over them if the center implodes as a result of the army's misguided and heavy handed response to the protests criminal economic forces could be unleashed that would be impossible to contain.

collectively these crises will trigger a large population displacement as people go on the move because they've lost their livelihoods or a facing hunger or are escaping bonnets in the cities or conflict in ethnic areas it's already happening several 100000 migrant workers have gone in recent weeks he said joblessness and insecurity thousands of the jitters and corrent stables have been displace some across the board excitement following air raids on territory controlled by the qur'an national union the group. over the decades has faced many different challenges including ongoing on conflicts banking and economic crises refugee crises and see military protest movements and the brutal expulsion of the rangar in 20162007 so these have come a great cost to human rights livelihoods and the economy but throughout successive

governments have remained in power and the mammal state has continued to maintain basic law to provide public services at least in the center of the country and shal yamaha's somehow managed to muddle through but it's no longer clear that it will be able to do so. the glue that has long held the fractured country together is coming unstuck the world faces the prospect of chaotic state failure in a country with maryada armed groups a large and well equipped military that is unlikely to capitulate and a huge and this economy banks by transnational criminal organizations that will exploit the situation as they have done for years old this will have immediate consequences for the region and will impact on international peace and security but i'm chair if i may i will end with 2 concrete suggestions that the council. first

the regime currently appears determined trying to consolidate its grip on the country whatever the cause it's shown no inclination towards dialogue or compromise but this must be continuously tested unequivocal council backing of the un special envoy remains important as does the role of as the un and other regional axis acts as who have access to the regime the council's unity to date has been welcomed and important these channels can be used to express clear opposition to the coup condemn the subsequent state olens and warned the military that the trajectory they are on the risks catastrophic state prompts these channels can also help outside actors to identify and a series any future openings for diplomacy and mediation and 2nd some council members have voiced opposition to coercive measures but it's hard

to see a viable alternative that can have any impact because in particular there is every justification for the council to impose an arms embargo on them. in the absence of a un embargo like minded countries could agree to a coordinated list of prohibited items not only arms but also technology as the surveillance and regression and share information on that efforts to block trends on a voluntary basis this would create a framework for other states to coordinate restrictions on the on the. like minded countries should also continue to coordinate the imposition of targeted economic sanctions none of these are likely to have as much impact as either the rich regimes own policy failures all the deliberate actions of the civil disobedience movement but they have an important state.