depriving the sick of health care and children of education. we must tackle the barriers to investment which choke off the flow of private finance and we must put a price on the true cost of the missions for a new levy on global shipping. with the proceeds going to tackle climate change. and cut emissions even further. so they showed more risk, unlocking hundreds of billion more to help the poorest and build a low carbon global economy. a critical milestone in the fight against poverty is approaching, with the replenishment of the international development association. this is the chance for everyone to show greater ambition, so the ida can be bigger and better, helping more people, especially those in fragile states and conflict

zones. on that basis, we will be ambitious too. we will increase our pledge and play our part in seizing the potential of this moment. second, if we want the system to deliver for the poorest and second, if we want the system to deliverfor the poorest and most vulnerable, then their voices must be heard. we need to make the system more representative and more responsive to those who need it most. so we will make the case, not just for fairer outcomes, most. so we will make the case, not just forfairer outcomes, but most. so we will make the case, not just for fairer outcomes, but fairer representation in how we reach them. and this also applies to the security council. it has to change. to become a more representative body. willing to act, not paralysed by politics. we want to see permanent african representation on the council. brazil, india, japan and germany as permanent members. and more seats for elected members as well. finally, to support this,

we will also change how the uk does things, moving from the paternalism of the past towards partnership for the future. listening a lot more, speaking a bit less, offering game changing british expertise and working together in the spirit of equal respect. joining the paris pact for people and planet, pursuing a new global clean power alliance, standing for the new term on the human rights council, and joining forces to tackle the toughest challenges. inaudible. preparedness for the next pandemic, and outbreaks of deadly diseases like mpox. it is the scale of the challenge we face that demands it,

and our security and prosperity depends on it. i say it again, all this matters to britain. mr president, by tackling conflict are making progress in the fight against climate change and poverty, and reforming the international system so that it's fit for the 21st century, we can realise the hope and the promise that shines through the founding documents of this organisation. together in all our interests, we can change direction from the dangerous, destructive path we find ourselves on, and turn instead towards the rule of law, towards co—operation, responsibility and progress. towards peace. thank you. applause. on behalf of the assembly, i wish to

thank_ on behalf of the assembly, i wish to thank the _ on behalf of the assembly, i wish to thank the prime minister... the assembly will hear an address by his excellency, k p sharma. you have been watching — his excellency, k p sharma. you have been watching our— his excellency, k p sharma. you have been watching our bbc— his excellency, k p sharma. you have been watching our bbc news - his excellency, k p sharma. you have been watching our bbc news speciall been watching our bbc news special coverage of the un general assembly. sir keir starmer, the british prime minister'sfirst address here in new york. he said, my message today is, we are returning the uk to responsible global leadership. he talked about the number of crises facing the world, conflict and humanitarian crisis, and he talked about the situation in lebanon and gaza. our diplomatic correspondent james landale with art has been listening to this address. really interesting to hear in particular what the british prime minister had to say about the conflict dominating the agenda. what did you hear that stood out to you?— stood out to you? what the british prime minister _

stood out to you? what the british prime minister did _ stood out to you? what the british prime minister did is _ stood out to you? what the british prime minister did is he _ stood out to you? what the british prime minister did is he basically l prime minister did is he basically stood by his guns. he, along with a lot of other g7 leaders, the united states, the europeans and some others, have signed this document saying, look, there needs to be a ceasefire. the israelis and hezbollah have both got to down their weapons. thus far, they have all been roundly ignored. in particular, a lot of noises, very negative noises, from israeli politician saying, look, we are just not going to do this. you have a british prime minister saying, well, i'm going to stand up in the un general assembly and say, no, we do need a ceasefire, it is the only way of avoiding this becoming a a wider regional war. of avoiding this becoming a a wider regionalwar. in of avoiding this becoming a a wider regional war. in other words, there is a battle going on here at the moment, some in public, some in private conversations. to try and shift the dial to get both sides, particularly the israelis who are here, to say, you need to think again. here, to say, you need to think aaain. , , ., ~ here, to say, you need to think aaain. ,, . again. he did speak specifically also about _ again. he did speak specifically also about gaza, _ again. he did speak specifically also about gaza, not _ again. he did speak specifically also about gaza, notjust - again. he did speak specifically also about gaza, notjust the i also about gaza, notjust the situation in lebanon. the also about gaza, not 'ust the situation in lebanon. the thing is, what they are _ situation in lebanon. the thing is, what they are trying _ situation in lebanon. the thing is, what they are trying to _ situation in lebanon. the thing is, what they are trying to do - situation in lebanon. the thing is, what they are trying to do at - situation in lebanon. the thing is, what they are trying to do at the l what they are trying to do at the moment is to say, look, are there

links between events in lebanon and gaza? everyone has known there has always been a link after the hamas invasion on october 7th last year, but now people are saying, actually, in the past, everybody thought sold gaza and everything else calmed down. what they are saying now is, look, if we can get stabilisation in the north on the lebanese border with israel, potentially that could unlock situation in where at the moment they were in gridlock in terms of getting any kind of political agreement. big picture, james, political agreement. big picture, james. this _ political agreement. big picture, james, this was _ political agreement. big picture, james, this was his _ political agreement. big picture, james, this was his first - political agreement. big picture, james, this was his first address j political agreement. big picture, i james, this was his first address to the un general assembly. what message do you think he was trying to send? he said clearly, this is a new era in uk global leadership, what was behind that? it new era in uk global leadership, what was behind that?— new era in uk global leadership, what was behind that? it was british normality is — what was behind that? it was british normality is back. _ what was behind that? it was british normality is back. the _ what was behind that? it was british normality is back. the uk _ what was behind that? it was british normality is back. the uk has - what was behind that? it was british normality is back. the uk has had i what was behind that? it was british normality is back. the uk has had a | normality is back. the uk has had a lot of political instability in recent years. how can i put it, some colourful characters as prime minister. what we saw on stage today

just now was a former lawyer give a fairly solid sort of speech, promising, as you said, a return to a responsible global leadership. saying we're going to invest in internationalism, international law, the united nations. in recent years, you have had british governments challenging international law on the european agenda, occasionally saying things that have ruffled a lot of diplomatic feathers. what we saw today was a british prime minister saying, we are inching back to the normal step. the point is, if you talk to british diplomats, that has an advantage now, when there is so much instability in the rest of the world, particularly europe, with the rise of so many nationalist minded, populist minded leaders. to have the uk become a relatively straightforward centrist, centre—left government, that doesn't rock the boat that much, as put by sir keir starmer tonight, that's the message they are trying to put out. what does that mean practically to

the uk's role in the world? does it mean it is again more in the room with the types of negotiations we have seen behind a statement calling for a 21 day ceasefire?— for a 21 day ceasefire? well, the british argue — for a 21 day ceasefire? well, the british argue they _ for a 21 day ceasefire? well, the british argue they have - for a 21 day ceasefire? well, the british argue they have been - for a 21 day ceasefire? well, the british argue they have been in l for a 21 day ceasefire? well, the i british argue they have been in the vanguard of this. last thursday, david lammy, the foreign secretary, called forjoint david lammy, the foreign secretary, called for joint ceasefire david lammy, the foreign secretary, called forjoint ceasefire on both sides, he was the first. the french refused do it. the americans refused to do it. a week on, we are in a different place. the british are saying, we are in the game now, we are making plays. which in overemphasise the impact of the uk, particularly in global conflict where the united states is the main leader, but i think at a time when people in the past have looked at the uk and said, it's slightly detached from the europeans now, it had a difficult relationship with the us in the past, particularly during the trump era, actually we have a uk now getting a little bit closer to the europeans now, relations are much more stable, and at the same time, you have a

government that is trying to make ground with american leadership on both sides, which as we are seeing tonight, almost as we speak, sir keir starmer is off to see donald trump. exactly what any foreign leader should do, talk to the candidate who could become president in a matter of weeks. we candidate who could become president in a matter of weeks.— in a matter of weeks. we should also mention that — in a matter of weeks. we should also mention that donald _ in a matter of weeks. we should also mention that donald trump - in a matter of weeks. we should also mention that donald trump will - in a matter of weeks. we should also| mention that donald trump will meet president zelensky, the ukrainian president, tomorrow morning. a lot of diplomatic movement. one more question, james, on the negotiations for a ceasefire, the israeli prime minister has arrived in new york, he will deliver an address. do we have any sense of where the negotiation stand and where they are headed? there is a tension between the optimist and the pessimist. the optimist and the pessimist. the optimist is saying, look, conversations are going on, the americans and the israelis in talk tonight to move this forward. yes, mr netanyahu has been pretty firm in saying, we are going to carry on our

military action. but the diplomats also note that he hasn't formally, explicitly ruled out a ceasefire yet. as ever, they are saying, mr netanyahu is playing for time, giving himself political manoeuvrability. the americans say, look, all—out war does not make northern israel say so. only a political settlement does that. the problem is, the pessimists are saying, ultimately, mr netanyahu as ever is more likely to bow to domestic pressure rather than the international pressure he is under over there. a diplomat said to me this evening, we are inching closer to the brink, not back from it. james landale, thank you so much as always forjoining us. as we said, we have covered the situation in the middle east, on a day when israel says it hit around 220 targets, and strikes continue this evening. the israeli prime minister netanyahu has said his military will fight with full force despite widespread calls at the united nations for a 21 day

pause in fighting. our correspondent injerusalem has the latest. in in jerusalem has the latest. in israel, injerusalem has the latest. in israel, government ministers have continued to insist military action is the way to deal with hezbollah. foreign minister said today there will be no ceasefire. they have continued to speak about their war goal, returning home 60,000 israelis displaced in the north of the country by hezbollah rocket fire. but despite all the military actions over the past two weeks, that goal�*s not been met. today, hezbollah continued to fire rockets into israel. that has led to speculation about what else the israeli military might do. including a possible ground invasion into southern lebanon. today, the military conducted exercises on the ground near to the lebanese border. this evening, the air force indicated it was ready to support ground manoeuvres. this evening, israel's

prime minister took to social media to say, we will speak in action, not words. but tomorrow, on friday, he is due to speak at the un general assembly. where he is expected to defend his government's stance, against global calls for de—escalation. against global calls for de-escalation.- against global calls for de-escalation. ,, . against global calls for de-escalation. . . ., de-escalation. since monday, more than 700 people — de-escalation. since monday, more than 700 people have _ de-escalation. since monday, more than 700 people have been - de-escalation. since monday, more than 700 people have been killed i de-escalation. since monday, morej than 700 people have been killed in lebanon, more than 90,000 people displaced. israel says it is only targeting hezbollah military infrastructure and missile launch sites, but many civilians are among the dead, including at least 50 children. our chief international correspondent reports from southern lebanon. firefighters rushing to another air strike. they carry out the wounded, not fighters but children. israel says

it's targeting hezbollah sites. but it's targeting hezbollah sites. but it's bombing many residential areas. how old are you, he asks. three fingers are raised. a young generation now threatened by a war that has already killed at least 50 children this week. like the members of this family, who died together in a strike in beirut. ali, jalal, fatimah and tara all gone, killed by israel's bombardment. but some have made it to safety, having run for their lives. y ., to safety, having run for their lives. g . ,

to safety, having run for their lives. y ., , ~ to safety, having run for their lives. g . , ~ ., lives. my name is mehdi and ten ears lives. my name is mehdi and ten years old- _ lives. my name is mehdi and ten years old. what _ lives. my name is mehdi and ten years old. what has _ lives. my name is mehdi and ten years old. what has been - lives. my name is mehdi and ten - years old. what has been happening in the last two _ years old. what has been happening in the last two days? _ years old. what has been happening in the last two days? you _ years old. what has been happening in the last two days? you had - years old. what has been happening in the last two days? you had to - in the last two days? you had to leave your house? the in the last two days? you had to leave your house?— in the last two days? you had to leave your house? the war is very bi. and leave your house? the war is very big- and very _ leave your house? the war is very big. and very scared. _ leave your house? the war is very big. and very scared. and - leave your house? the war is very big. and very scared. and i - leave your house? the war is very big. and very scared. and i cry. i how did you feel, having to leave your home? were you sad? yes. translation: _ your home? were you sad? yes. translation: |_ your home? were you sad? yes. translation: l was _ your home? were you sad? yes. translation: l was very - your home? were you sad? yes. translation: i was very sad. i your home? were you sad? yes. | translation: i was very sad. we your home? were you sad? yes. - translation: i was very sad. we left behind half our _ translation: i was very sad. we left behind half our belongings. _ translation: i was very sad. we left behind half our belongings. a - behind half our belongings. a missile landed near us, we went quickly so we wouldn't be hit. his bi est quickly so we wouldn't be hit. his biggest fear, he tells me, is his losing family. —— losing his family. instead of going to school, many lebanese children like him are now living in schools and colleges. this could be home for some time.

international calls for a ceasefire came to nothing today. let's turn to another issue being discussed at the united nations this week. the ongoing fight against gang violence in haiti. earlier, the country's leader called on the un to consider turning the multinational policing operation into an official un peacekeeping mission. over the weekend, the kenyan president visited pledging 600 police officers to haiti to help in the battle with the gangs who control much of the capital port—au—prince. he is here at the general assembly and i sat down with him earlier. mr president, thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news today. it's great to have you. bbc news today. it's great to have ou. . ~' bbc news today. it's great to have ou. . ~ , ., y bbc news today. it's great to have ou. . ~' , ., , . bbc news today. it's great to have ou. . , . ., bbc news today. it's great to have ou. . ~' , . ., ., ~ you. thank you very much and thank ou for you. thank you very much and thank you for having _ you. thank you very much and thank you for having me. _ you. thank you very much and thank you for having me. i _ you. thank you very much and thank you for having me. i would - you. thank you very much and thank you for having me. i would like - you. thank you very much and thank you for having me. i would like to i you for having me. i would like to start with the situation in haiti, you have been talking about it quite

a bit at the un. you just visited. you have said kenya will deploy hundreds more police officers and that the deployment will be complete by january, that the deployment will be complete byjanuary, i understand. what did new witness on the ground? —— what did you witness on the ground? i listened to the haiti political leadership and the commanders in haiti, and i listened to the haiti police leadership. what has been achieved in 100 days is phenomenal. the palace is now safe, the airport is now says, the hospital is now ok stop the police academy has been recovered and policemen are now being trained. their port is fairly quiet. so the challenge we have is we only have 400 security officers supporting the haiti police. if we have the deployment of 2500, we would be talking about a different story, and that is why i took the

decision when i went to haiti and realised the amount of progress made on the ground, and understood the impediment is the numbers... it cannot be contained because there are fewer officers than required, therefore, i made the decision that next month we will send 300 security personnel. in november, we will send another 300. and i am going to work with all the other partner countries, the us, canada, caribbean, burundi, chad, and all the other countries including benin, who have committed to deploying troops, so that we can do this by january, because i believe that within a year, we should be able to complete that task and be able... to stabilise the situation? absolutely. l stabilise the situation? absolutely. some people _ stabilise the situation? absolutely. some people are — stabilise the situation? absolutely. some people are saying _

stabilise the situation? absolutely. some people are saying that - stabilise the situation? absolutely. some people are saying that many| some people are saying that many people in haiti are disillusioned because they say gangs have tightened their grip. did you witness that?— tightened their grip. did you witness that? ~ , ., , ., witness that? well, the people of haiti are really _ witness that? well, the people of haiti are really entitled _ witness that? well, the people of haiti are really entitled to - witness that? well, the people of haiti are really entitled to feel - haiti are really entitled to feel that we aren't doing enough. and because of the desperate situation the people of haiti have been subjected to for years... i am very confident now, looking at the situation, assessing, listening to the commanders, i think we have a real chance to stabilise haiti. i will spare no effort in mobilizing the international community towards that goal. you the international community towards that coal. ., ~ ., that goal. you will know there has been criticism _ that goal. you will know there has been criticism at _ that goal. you will know there has been criticism at home _ that goal. you will know there has been criticism at home in - that goal. you will know there has been criticism at home in kenya i that goal. you will know there has | been criticism at home in kenya as well over this deployment. we saw amnesty international in kenya release a report recently about what happened during anti—government protest in your country. onjune 25th, they said kenyan police, out of uniform with no official identification, fired live rounds at demonstrators. is that true? weill. demonstrators. is that true? well,

that is the assertion _ demonstrators. is that true? well, that is the assertion of _ demonstrators. is that true? well, that is the assertion of amnesty i that is the assertion of amnesty international. the situation in tenure is different. our assessment, we have an independent police oversight authority. it investigates every allegation against the police. so you are saying this report is not true? . . , , ., ., true? that exercise is going on. in fact, the situation _ true? that exercise is going on. in fact, the situation you _ true? that exercise is going on. in fact, the situation you are - fact, the situation you are discussing is under investigation in tenure. i do not think anybody can arrive at a conclusion that this or that happened unless and until an independent investigation is carried out. there were many pessimists, many critics, many people who never thought this deployment would happen and that we would make significant progress. i want to tell you, that sentiment, even in tenure, is changing, because people are realising progress is being made. ii realising progress is being made. if your independent investigation comes to the conclusion that there was misconduct by the police, there will be consequences?—

misconduct by the police, there will be consequences? absolutely. that is wh we be consequences? absolutely. that is why we have — be consequences? absolutely. that is why we have an _ be consequences? absolutely. that is why we have an independent - why we have an independent institution. kenya is a functional democracy. we are robustly democratic. we have institutions, we have an independentjudiciary, we have an independentjudiciary, we have an independentjudiciary, we have a parliament that works, we have a parliament that works, we have an executive that is held accountable by all the agencies, including independent institutions like the independent police oversight authority. the sudanese army launched _ oversight authority. the sudanese army launched a _ oversight authority. the sudanese army launched a major _ oversight authority. the sudanese army launched a major offensive l army launched a major offensive against its rivals for power, the paramilitary rapid support forces. this was the scene in khartoum today. the country has been involved in vicious civil war for nearly 18 months, with rival military forces who have been ruling jointly fell out over the path back to democracy. the un said it created one of the world's largest humanitarian crises with 150,000 killed and 10 million displaced. barbara plett usher has been given rare access by the army to the front lines and sent this

report from omdurman. sudan is at breaking point. just outside the capital city is a crossing between the warring parties. these women have come out of rsf territory. they carry bags to buy food, and also tales of horror. i ask them why they didn't leave. we are too poor, they told me. we have nowhere else to go. almost a year and a half of civil war has destroyed parts of the city, and other areas of the country. one

of the fiercest battles took place here in omdurman market, it was the largest market in sudan but you can see the level of destruction now. over several months of intense fighting, the army defeated the rsf in the streets but the capital is still an active war zone and diplomatic attempts to end the wider conflict so far have failed. we were escorted at all times by the military, who took us to the front line. both sides are accused of war crimes. the rsf more so than the army, charges they deny. i spoke with the commander leading the latest operation. the last line of defence for the sudanese armed forces in part of southern omdurman, you can see the barrier, and beyond it, less than a kilometre away, is the rsf, and in between is no mans land with snipers. wejust had sniperfire.

there is also regular artillery fire. another danger here. it's that which is claiming so many civilian lives. this is the largest emergency hospital. over the past week, it has received dozens of casualties, many from rsf shelling. this patient, hit by shrapnel in the neck. . this patient, hit by shrapnel in the neck. , ' , ., ., this patient, hit by shrapnel in the neck. j , ., ., this patient, hit by shrapnel in the neck. , ' , . ., ., 4' neck. this 15-year-old was working on the market _ neck. this 15-year-old was working on the market when _ neck. this 15-year-old was working on the market when a _ neck. this 15-year-old was working on the market when a mortar - neck. this 15-year-old was working | on the market when a mortar landed close by. he is now paralysed from the neck down. his mother had asked him to leave the market shortly before the attack. it's sexual violence that has become

a defining characteristic of the conflict. one woman told us rsf fighters broke into her house demanding to rape her two daughters. the youngest was ten years old. we have chosen not to identify her for her own safety. then, one of the men raped her. �*s late morning, time for the women we met to start the walk back home. for as long as the war goes on, they have no choice but to return to its horrors. more on that crisis, of course, on our website. more on that crisis, of course, on

ourwebsite. one more on that crisis, of course, on our website. one more story to bring you from new york, mayor eric adams became the first mayor in the history of the city to face criminal charges while in office. prosecutors unsealed five counts of criminal offences on thursday including wire fraud, bribery and receiving foreign campaign contributions. they say a turkish diplomat facilitated many payments after the mayor allegedly helped turkey open a consulate in a new york building that would have failed safety inspections. the democratic mayor is also accused of stealing more than $10 million of funds during his 2021 campaign. he denies the allegations and says he will not resign. thank you for watching our special programme from the united nations in new york. the month of september can often be quite a turbulent one, the transition from summer into autumn, and the finalfull week transition from summer into autumn, and the final full week of september has been just that. and the final full week of september has beenjust that. a and the final full week of september has been just that. a lot of heavy rain on thursday drifting out of northern england and northern ireland. the darker blue, a line of

torrential thundery showers with some hail. still with days to spare, woven in bedfordshire had had its wettest september on record, but it's also had its wettest month on record. —— woburn in bedfordshire. amber weather warning for the next few hours, so we are going to continue to add to those rainfall totals. a line of heavy rain moving south out of the midlands, down into southern england and south—east england. behind it, the wind direction swinging around to a northerly, scattered showers at elevation, it could turn wintry as it turns colder from the north. this weather front slowly easing away during the day this friday, and behind it, that colder air starts to tuck in. a noticeable difference to the feel of the weather story. it will be a wet start across east anglia, south—east england for a time, the rain clearing away from the kent coast by lunchtime. quite an improvement, some sunshine coming through, a few scattered showers but

a brisk northerly wind taking it feel quite cool. 8—14 degrees, below parfor feel quite cool. 8—14 degrees, below par for this stage of the month. as we move out friday into the weekend, we move out friday into the weekend, we start with a ridge of high pressure, a quiet start to the weekend, but more wet weather to come as we move into sunday. with that high pressure, that means we could have quite a chilly start first thing on saturday morning. temperatures in the sheltered glens of scotland and north—east england down below freezing. ace lost not out of the question here. we will continue to see the wind direction swinging to a north—westerly, driving in showers on saturday across exposed west coast, one or two running down through the cheshire gap as well. top temperatures on sunday around 15 degrees, the best of the sunshine in sheltered southern and eastern areas. as we move out of saturday into sunday, here is that rain, and it means an unsettled start into

next week, slowly improving.

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the conflict so far. a doctor who worked for mohammed denies intrusive sexual health checks. did worked for mohammed denies intrusive sexual health checks.— sexual health checks. did you carry out std checks? _ sexual health checks. did you carry out std checks? no, _ sexual health checks. did you carry out std checks? no, i— sexual health checks. did you carry out std checks? no, i did - sexual health checks. did you carry out std checks? no, i did not. - sexual health checks. did you carry out std checks? no, i did not. she sa s she out std checks? no, i did not. she says she did _ out std checks? no, i did not. she says she did not _ out std checks? no, i did not. she says she did not regret _ out std checks? no, i did not. she says she did not regret working - out std checks? no, i did not. she says she did not regret working for| says she did not regret working for him multiple women have told the bbc she did carry out intimate checks. said 19 women came forward over two decades of serious sexual offence allegations against al——fayed and more heavy rain mornings sweep in again. welcome to bbc news. the prime minister, sir keir starmer, has in the last hour addressed the united nations general assembly. he called for an immediate ceasefire between israel and and the militant