ah al jazeera, with every oh a place of refuge turned into a scene of rescue. survivors are pulled from the rubble of a bomb theatre in the besieged the city of bir, you paul hospitals. in the firing line, un agencies say moscow must end the it's targeting of medical facilities in ukraine . ah, hello barbara sarah, are you watching? al jazeera light from lunch and also coming out a standing ovation for followed, amused the landscape, the blunder side, but the ukrainian leader pulls no punches,

accusing germany of failing his country. intentionally targeting civilians is a war crime. and the u. a secretary of state as russia is responsible for atrocities in ukraine. ah. rescue cruise in the besieged ukrainian city of murder. you paul say that they fell survivors after a russian airstrike hit a theatre. more than a 1000 people, including children, were believed to be sheltering their mother. you. paul, is encircled by russian forces and seen some of the fiercest bombardment of the conflict. there were also been further strikes in the north, near the capital. keith, rob mcbride begins our coverage for this key of neighbourhood another early morning awakening from the war. an incoming missile was intercepted with falling

debris, killing a resident below. people in cities on the front line like hearing cock give, continue to bear the brunt. parents of children, they shattered school, have come together to try and restore classrooms on the home for superficial he came to help. he heard such a catastrophe, happened and i don't know how to describe it. what it's and human. there is more fierce fighting on the streets of the southern port of mary you pole. with the destruction of a theatre where ukrainian say more than a 1000 civilians were sheltering. the russians deny targeting the building was as a rental credit for the only way to describe what has happened to day is genocide. corner, genocide of our nation, your hidden storm. hundreds more. people have finally managed to escape the siege of murder you paul. such as lydia, who spent 2 weeks in her basement without he till running water. the whole place is

destroyed. she says. and phil bruno, we still had corpses there. they didn't take the bodies away for 7 days, and started to stink already. it was scary, very scary for the throttle, which was for ha and at the main church for the military and the western city of live a funeral for another soldier killed in conflict. while this war continues to arouse condemnation of the russian invasion on the world stage here in ukraine, each death locally seems only to strengthen the resolve to join the fight. outside live more training for volunteers. this soldier calls himself cream, meaning crimea dog. he says he left his home on the peninsula when it was seized by russian forces in 2014, and is vowing not to be moved on again. i now live eve is my home. i am more

interested in a democracy than in a totalitarian state of both of these volunteers will soon join. others like former international tennis player said geese, they're kosky who says he had no choice but to put on a uniform and pick up a gun. even if i will, ah, behavioral shooting, killing someone is marking you on your life. so i don't leave at any of the ukrainians are willingly doing it, but we don't have it. with both sides, seemingly unable to find a way out of the war, goes into its 4th week casualties on mounting hold around versus rob mcbride, al jazeera living. oh, okay. well, let's take you now to the united nations where an open session on ukraine has been requested by 6 western nations in this comes ahead of a vote on a separate session called by russia for friday. or we are

awaiting. we can see the president there from the united arab emirates. let's listen to what he has to say. that better than it is so decided if that with the security council will now begin its consideration of item 2 of the agenda . i now give the floor to miss rosemary de carlo. mister president, daily attacks continue to batter ukrainian cities. many are reportedly indiscriminate, resulting in civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure. between 24 february and 15th march, the office of the high commissioner for human rights recorded 1900 civilian casualties. the total consist of $726.00 people killed, including $52.00 children, and $1174.00 injured. including 63 children,

the actual number is likely much higher. most of these casualties were caused by the use in populated areas of explosive weapons with a wide impact area. hundreds of residential buildings have been damaged or destroyed as have hospitals and schools. o h c h r continues to monitor reports of civilian casualties in the whole country, including in territory controlled by the self wiccan named don yeske and lou hans people's republics. o h c h r staff and don. yes, a closely following the developments regarding the 14 march incident in which 20 civilians were reportedly killed by a touch good you, missile that may have contained cluster munitions. all such instances must be properly investigated. it is the responsibility of all sides to fully abide by their obligations to protect the lives of all civilians. everywhere

o h. c. a jar is gravely concerned about reports of arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances of civilians. local authorities and civil society activists in russian controlled areas. we call for their immediate release. mister president, this week there were positive signals reported regarding the ongoing direct talks between ukrainian and russian representatives. we welcome all such engagements. however, we note that these signals have suffered not translated into the secession. hostilities that is so desperately needed. the situation in the southeastern port city of mario full is particularly alarming. many of them are you pl residents who have not been able to safely evacuate, lack food, water, electricity, and medical care. uncollected corpses lie on city streets yesterday strike

on the mario upa theatre, which reportedly served as a bomb shelter for display civilians adds to the list of attacks against civilian structures. while early reports indicate that the worst may have been avoided, ongoing fighting is hampering the rescue. work and assessment of the situation. mister president, the devastation in suffering and mar you pull in. harkey raises grey fears about the fate of millions of residents of key of in other cities facing intensifying attacks. international humanitarian law is crystal clear. civilians are entitled to protection against the dangers arriving from military operations. direct attacks on civilians are prohibited yet the magnitude of civilian casualties and the destruction of civilian infrastructure

in ukraine can not be denied. this demands a thorough investigation and accountability mister president, the priority for the un and its partners is to reach the people trapped by the ongoing shelling, including in eastern ukraine to that end, we continue to scale up our operations on the ground as circumstances permit the needs of the population are growing by the day that you in calls for safe passage for civilians from and humanitarian supplies into encircled areas. we are grateful to neighboring governments for their generosity and receiving refugees and enabling the provision of assistance to ukraine. the u. n. is requesting all donors to fast track funding against pledges made for the ukraine flash appeal the appeal which seeks $1100000000.00 damien population,

could be facing poverty and extreme economic vulnerability. should the war continue, setting the country and the region back decades and leaving deep social and economic scores. as a secretary general highlighted, dangerous ripple effects of the conflict are already being felt across the globe. russia and ukraine represent more than half of the world's supply of sunflower oil and 30 percent of the world's weak food fuel. and fertilizer prices are skyrocketing, supply chains are being disrupted. all of this is hitting the poorest the hardest and potentially creating instability around the globe. the secretary general announced on 14 march the establishment of a global crisis response group on food, energy in finance. to lead an effort with member states to deal with the complex

fall out of the war, the deputy secretary general will lead and interagency steering committee with partners to oversee this effort. mister president, the secretary general welcomes all ongoing diplomatic contacts. he remains actively engaged with leaders who are trying to bring about an end to this war. there will be no winners to this senseless conflict. the tremendous loss it is causing on the other hand, is heartbreakingly clear. and it is going to get much, much worse. the longer the fighting continues, the secretary general urges intensified in coordinated political efforts for an immediate succession of hostilities. there must be a meaningful, sustained political process to enable a peaceful settlement, the lives of millions of ukrainians, and the peace and security of the entire region. and possibly beyond depend on it.

thank you mister president. that's going to say that the carlo at a help with the her that the claimant on the said that o muzzle mister president, it has been less than 3 weeks since that i commissioner gandhi addressed discounts in the, in this short time span, the number of refugees from ukraine in the neighboring countries has risen exponentially from that, then 520002 over 3100000 today, in what has become the fastest, has in a matter of a few weeks, become one of the largest refugee hosting countries in the world. some 490000 people have fled to romania, 350002 mold over 280002 hungary, and 228000 2. hundreds of thousands have now reached other

european countries. a sizable number of people have also moved to the rest of the duration and to a smaller extent, to bellows. we are humbled by the remarkable resilience of the refugees, many of whom have left their home with next to nothing. and by the extraordinary hospitality of the host authorities and host communities. this solidarity illustrate the very foundation of the international refugee protection architecture and the spirits of the global compact on refugees that of compassion, humanity, unkindness. we now witness daily bring hope and brighten an otherwise very grim reality. we strongly commend the governments of received the preceding countries for keeping their boarders open to all those free ukraine,

including 3rd country nationals, must continue to be received without any discrimination. the robust response that these countries have mounted from scratch in an extremely short period of time is truly impressive. we are heartened by the bilateral and other support extended to the principal refugee hosting countries and the funding committed to us so far in support of the one point. $1000000000.00 flash appeared for the response inside ukraine. and for the $550600000.00 us dollars towards the u initial lead regional refugee response plan. both launch on the 1st of march, the outpouring of support from the private sector, and individuals who have 20 provided some to some of the funds raised for the responsible for must be loaded all international supports to the response is

coordinated and the refugee coordination model led by unit which has been established in poland, moldova, hungary, romania and slovakia, as well as in other countries in the region. the sum of collective expertise and support will be critical to help the refugee population and support close countries with shadow that emergency really fight them. cash assistance, as well as mental health and cycle. so i taught psycho social support unit. she has killed up. it's a response by the brine of a 200 experts and established your presence in all countries. here is your stuff on the ground and the take regular protection monitoring at the main border crossing points, reception centers, and other locations where refugee transits all gather. however,

with the current space a refugee out throws the capacity of neighboring countries are being tested and stretched. we can and must do more to support and we must do it. now. as a situation evolves, uni shine, coordination with the host, governments and partners will assess the needs as necessary. and he's going, he adjusting the regional refugee response that while some refugees trans it through countries neighboring ukraine, many also drawing families which have long settled in these countries. this is particularly the case in pollard, where with time passing and resources diminishing the number of refugees need, the integration will arise. they and the state which hosted them will lead support to ensure their inclusion in all sectors of life and education, access to labor and other services with

e u. host countries receiving support from the rest of the union. we are particularly concerned about the situation in moldova, where over 350000 people have arrived. this refugee crisis comes on top of pre existing challenges. it is therefore crucial that sufficient resources are made available quickly to support the government's response. as critical as it is, funding is only one of the many forms of support that are urgently needed. we commend the recent launch of the you story verity that form designed to ease the pressure on the countries neighboring ukraine through transfers or vulnerable refugees to the other. you members states. we are grateful to those members that have already made concrete pledges to transfer refugees from more dover and encourage others to join this initiative, which constitutes

a remarkable and innovative example of responsibility sharing. align with the key that's of the role compact on refugees. in addition, the you activated for the 1st time in its history, the temporary protection directive, which and it was refugees asylum seekers and still less persons to arriving in ukraine to quickly regularize that he goes to just alleviating pressure on asylum systems shall also enable refugees to find work accessed services and benefit from social protection. such temporary protection has also been announced by the governments of the united states, canada, switzerland basil and others. the president, i wish to for the highlight that 90 percent of the refugees fleeing ukraine are women and children indicating the higher than the risk of gender based violence and

other frogs of exploitation and abuse. including trafficking. as a secretary general said, for predators, schumann, traffic guns and human traffic just or is not a tragedy, it is an opportunity. we are deeply concerned about media reports of incidence. agenda there's violence and trafficking and are supporting the force of government in scaling up prevention and risk mitigation measures, including through the stay safe campaign in that awareness, raising and provision of information to refugees as part of your initiative leading role in coordinating the u. s. refugee response, we have also deploy expert in p. s a. p s e, a coordinators to support the government's response in several refugee hosting countries. is the president since the early days of this crisis unit, they are committed to stay and deliver in ukraine. and this is what we have the

allow me to take this opportunity to express our deepest gratitude and admiration for colleagues who have remained in ukraine, but also to the whole janitorial community. we believe that at least 2000000 people have been forced to free within ukraine. close to 13000000 people have been affected in the hardest heap area and the hardest and hardest he come by the war in the ukraine. many people remain trapped in areas of escalating conflict and with essential services disrupted, are unable to meet even the most basic of their needs. in many locations, such as valuable residents for a critical and potentially fatal shortage of food, water and medicines. people living with disability or serious medical condition, are particularly impacted units, closely tracking negotiation for safe passage and is preparing to send you money to

and supplies as soon as conditions allow to facilitate the provision of life saving assistance to the population most in ukraine, we have adjusted operational presents relocating officers and warehouses to the western and central part of the country. together with partners, we have been able to deliver critical supplies for displaced and conflict. affected populations including core relief items and shelter materials. while working closely with local authorities to establish and expand the reception capacity in many locations where internally displaced people are right, we coordinate the protection the provision of key protection services such as legal aid, social accompaniments, cycle psycho social support, child protection, and gender based violence case management where conditions allow we distribute

multi purpose cash to help people make choices best suited to their needs. flexible fobs of assistance are crucial as our innovative approaches. despite all efforts, we are unable to respond to the sheer scale of the rapidly growing needs of the ukrainian people and systematically deliver the much the much needed life saving assistance. we cannot over emphasize the urgent call repeatedly made by the sector general u. s. g decarlo ya see, bracelets, civilians and see 1000000 infrastructure must be protected. international humanitarian law must be upheld and safe passage for civilians in any direction they chose must be enabled. so if you many time access to those in need and unhindered that if we are moving to a functional comerica and mission system remains of her mom and potters,

mister president, in conclusion, allow me to paraphrase, i commissioner gandhi, who is to they think that it is then after having left afghanistan yesterday on numerous occasions, he stressed that as we respond to the crisis, the crane, we cannot abandon or forget other recent and protracted humanitarian crisis. in many regions of africa, latin america, asia, and the middest. thank you. that's good, a said mother had a habit, he happy kill him at an lid the killer tedra tud at dr. address adam gabrielle is that president excellence is little colleagues. good afternoon and thank you for the opportunity to address you today. the

want in ukraine is having a device stating when sequence for the help of ukraine's people consequences that will reverberate for years or decades to come. there is severe disruption to health services and access to basic commodities are the result of widespread destruction of infrastructure including health facilities . that job has very 5463 attacks on health care with 12 people killed and 34 injured, including health workers. in any conflict, attacks on health care, out of violation of international humanitarian low. they deprive

people of gently needed care and break already strained health systems. the disruption to services and supplies in ukraine is posing an extreme risk to people with cardiovascular. this is concert that it is h i v and tv, which are among the leading coast of mortality in ukraine displacement poor shelter. and all that crowded living conditions caused by the conflict are likely to increase the risk of disease, such as means whose pneumonia and polio services for mental health and psychosocial support are urgently needed to help people cope with the effects of the water. there are more than 35000 mental health patients in your,

in psychiatric hospitals and long term care facilities. we are facing see the short pages of medicines, food heating, blankets, and the water is also exacerbating the impact of the cookie. 900 pandemic in ukraine. we just one center of the adult population 40 vaccinated. this increases the risk of large numbers of people developing severe. this is critical to short pages of oxygen will have an impact on the ability to treat patients with cog 19 and many other conditions. at least 8 facilities for producing and storing liquid oxygen have now closed. and we are seeking ways of accessing oxygen from neighboring countries and ways to

deliver it safely to where it's needed. that joys on the ground. working with the ministry of l and partners to support tech workers and the health system to provide care to meet immediate health needs. so far, we have sent about 100 metric tons of medical supplies, including oxygen, installing surgical supplies, anesthetics and blood transfusion kids. enough for 4500 trauma patients and 445-0000 primary health care patients for one month either a keep month including oxygen generators, electrical generators and nephew, regulators have also been delivered. and we are preparing to send the further $108.00 metric tons. we have now established supply lines from our warehouse in

livid to many cities of ukraine. but challenges with access remain. we need unfettered access. we have critical supplies, ready for un joined convoys to inter difficult areas, but soft. we have not been successful today. for example, the un convoy was to me that included a w h. i tried carrying critical medical supplies, was unable to enter loads ready for multiple remain in staging areas and cannot proceed. access to these and other areas is no critical to support ukraine cell system. w choice, coordinating the deployment of 20 emergency medical teams,

consisting of experts for many countries to deliver to care across a range of disciplines in ukraine and neighboring countries, which have been generous in well coming refugees, but are struggling to meet their needs. my colleagues said those needs are emmans and include continuity of care for basic illnesses as well as more complex issues like concert andrea and dallas is my turn and try and help a jive in t b. sexual in the productive, held their mental health refugees. and many of those who remain in ukraine are already very vulnerable, especially women and girls. protecting them from abuse and exploitation of all kinds must be a top priority. people are hosting government and for all international

organizations. mr. president, today i have 3 urgent requests. first, we added the security council toward for an immediate cease fire and the political solution. prolonged conflict is in nobody's interest and will only prolong the suffering of the most vulnerable the life saving medicine we need right now is this.