chief valerie amos is urging a way to be found to increase humanitarian access.id has been delivered in homes so far, and people can leave, but the u.n. says more needs to be done. >> we have 1400 people out, and we have 240,000 people in besieged communities. we need humanitarian pauses in a lot more places. we need to get to the hard to reach areas, security needs to be improved. the kinds of administrative hurdles need to be streamlined so things are faster. >> the united states criticised russia's president for endorsing military chief abdul fatah al-sisi. vladimir putin said he would support his as yet undeclared run for abdul fatah al-sisi. he was there to secure talks for assistance, particularly to the military. >> a trial for journalists detained in egypt is due to begoing on 20th february. it's now been 48 days since our staff were detained. egyptian authorities took peter greste on september the 29th. among the accusations against them is having ties to the muslim brotherhood, which egypt declared a terrorist organization. abdullah al-shami has been in

valerie amos will push to deliver assistance to the syrian population. it's not clear who fired on the convoy on saturday, the second day of a 3-day ceasefire agreed between the opposition and the government. a driver was trapped for hours. dozens have been evacuated from the old city, which has been under government siege for 18 months. stefanie dekker joins us from beirut. the latest from homs is what? >> the latest from homs is they are meeting at the moment. they have not left the hotel, trying to figure out an alternative way into the city. they are determined to make the mission happen. we heard from the u.n. chief, in the old city yesterday for around 6 hours, and described it as a day of hell. it brings home the reality that the civilians face on a day-to-day basis. there's a lot of determination to get in there. it's dependent on both sides adhearing to the humanitarian pause, crucial in laying down their arms. this is what a syrian army commander had to say. >> translation: our role in this process is to secure is safe exit for civilians. some

three months after typhoon haiyan struck the philippines affected communities has been visited by valerie amos. she met survivors and aid workers who are based there. millions of dollars are needed to help rebuild. 6,200 died. 2,000 are still missing. >> china maintains an orange alert for smog. that means air pollution at the capital is at a critical level. >> it pushed it to 18 times the world health organization guidelines. the vulnerable have been advised to stay indoors. >> it has been a long hard week of fog. there is hope here that the end may be in sight. a change in the wind direction, which will blow. blanket of smog away from beijing and its surrounding provinces, thereremains a disquiet, anger that the second-largest economy has to wait for a change in the wind to be able to breathe properly. it's been a topic of conversation. there has been anger expressed and it's been wide by reported in the mainstream media and state-controlled media. ordinarily they may play down domestic storage. the government and authorities are trying to reassure people that they are doing something about

. >> valerie amos says the u.n. has made some progress, but more needs to be done.elgium's parliament has adopted an unusual new law, it allows assisted suicide for terminally ill children. as david reports despite today's vote, the new law has it's critics. >> the belgium parliament lower house chamber of representatives passed the legislation with a large majority as expected. reflecting the opinion polls in the country. making it the first to pass a law allowing euthanasia without any age limits. there are some here who still would never allow it for their own children. among the protestors we found a father, who has paid a pair rowing price for standing by his con vices. >> he still has pictured of the son he watched dying of a brain tumor. he loved the sound of waves on the seashore, but the cancer took away his eyesight and his birth to walk, and then it took his life. he was just eight years old. he was brought out of hospital to die at home with his family. his father's last words to him, tristan, it's time to go. i would have never tolerated a doctor asking

at the united nations, emergency relief cordinator valerie amos warned both sides are flouting their humanitarian obligations. that fournacceptable months since the member of that counsel demanded action international you military and law continues to be consistently and flagrantly violated by parties to the conflict. all parties are failing in their responsibility to protect civilians. we understand that a war is going on, but even worse have -- wars have rules. >> afghan president hamid karzai has rejected u.s. objections to his government's latest release of prisoners. a group of 65 inmates were released from bagram on thursday, a prison formerly run by the u.s. occupation. the obama administration has lobbied intensely against the prisoners' release, accusing them of attacks on afghan civilians and u.s. troops. at a news conference, karzai said the u.s. shouldn't interfere in afghan affairs. >> afghanistan is a sovereign country. if the judicial authorities decide to release a prisoner, it is of no concern to the u.s., and should be of no concern to the u.s., and i hope that the