-u.n.mission to do so. sen. booker: ok. the idea of refugee assistance in the area and some of the specifics we talked about, some of the specific u.n. agencies, they really are the lead in providing that. and it is concerning to me. i heard senator coons point this out, the idea of pausing some of this aid at this time, for three months, could have sort of a cataclysmic ink fact, not just on these minutes are in crisis but also in the stability of our allies on that region, specifically for the chat-sudan border, to egypt as well. some of the lifesaving work done by unhcr, the world food program, and more. i'm wondering if you can share with the committee some of your thoughts about how to navigate the importance of some of these agencies and ongoing work. rep. stefanik: i think, again, the world food program is a very successful program. it is focused, its significant voluntary funding piece is a testament to that, has bipartisan support, and is important to america from an agricultural p

the u.n.for what the u.s. can do to try to help haitians find the next chapter that is a peaceful one. >> yes. thank you, senator kaine pic appreciate the opportunity to sit down with you. i know we serve on the national endowment for democracy get and is been bipartisan result delivered through that program funded by congress. i wanted to point out i stand strongly for border security and that was what the tweet you referenced was related toou andi would point out that in the sector of represent those of board of legal officer killed in the last 24 hours. >> other in democratic senators you think offer open border and mass amnesty for illegal, undocumented immigrant? >> i would point out democratic think tanks and rhetoric have -- >> i'm asking senators. any democrat senators you would level that charges? >> i think there are. but everything was clarifying when you put out a headline from an article speed is not a headline. it's a quart of yours. >> which was related to border security and we

u.n. presence in gaza, 13,000 personnel. the agency is critical for supporting operation and the ceasefire. and yet, in two days, our operation is occupied palestine territory will be crippled as legislation passed by this takes effect. at stake is the fate of millions of palestinians, the ceasefire and the prospect for political solution that brings lasting peace and security. mr. president, in the wake of the ceasefire, we must contend with the devastation of the last 15 months and the enormity of the challenges ahead. the peer reviewed study of this traumatic reveals that the mortality figures provided by the ministry of health is a minimal estimate. 46,000 deaths is likely an undercount by 40% and the study consumes that the majority are women, children and the elderly. escaped by bombardment, death and disease. tens of thousands of people are now returning to north to search for the living and to bury the dead. palestinians are returning to unrwa. curtailing our operation now outside

u.n. security council meets or a briefing on yemen. the u.s., china and others remember the legacy of jimmy carter who passed away one day before the meeting convened. >> i should like to pay tribute to james earl carter, the 39th president of the united states of america, who passed away yesterday at the age of 100. president carter was a peacemaker who worked tirelessly and effectively in support of conflict mediation, the furtherance of human rights, and the strengthening of democracy. while he was in office and during his many years of service thereafter. the members of the security council convey their deepest sympathy to president carter's family and the government and people of the united states. i would ask all in the chamber now to rise and join in a minute of silence in memory of president jimmy carter. i thank you. the provisional agenda for this meeting is threats to international peace and security. the agenda is adopted. in accordance with rule 37 of the councils provisional

remains essential but the u.n. is not sufficient. we need to try to remake the u.n. as much as possible. i would say some of the outcomes of the summit of the future held at the u.n. in the fall after unga were positive directions including some real progress in the concept of the un security council reform. we have to keep pushing to remake the u.n. as we can but also to think about how do we supplement the u.n. and augment the capacity to solve and manage mobile problems when the u.n. is incapable of acting. a lot of that has to do with recognizing that we are living in a multi-power world and a world in which power is much more dispersed than it has been in the past. one of the logics of the past that we have to divest from is this notion of great power dominance because it is not as accepted by the rest of the world. and that is a logic that goes back to essentially the napoleonic wars. and the congress of vienna. and that is when great power dominance was invented and it has been codified in the un security council. but, it is being rejected by this global major

the u.n. turns 80 this year so i had to ask is it possible to even retrofit this organization and has the u.n. had its day is it time to terminate? it's adjusting you would ask that question the way that you did because yesterday i had a private meeting with one u.s. senator whose name i will not mention who basically said the same thing, should we pay any attention to the u.n. and what is it doing for us and what is it doing for the world? my answer to this is the u.n. remains essential that the u.n. is not sufficiently need to try to remake the u.n. as much as possible and i would say some of the outcomes of the future summit held at the u.n. in the fall were some positive directions including some real progress in in the concept of the u.n. security council reform so we had to pushwe to remake te u.n. as we can but we had to think about how do we supplement the u.n. and augment the capacity to solve and manage global problems when the u.n. is incapable of that and a lot of that has to do wi

the u.n. security council for the recent hamas-israel agreement for a cease-fire. [indiscernible conversations] >> the 9840th meeting of the security council is called to order. the provisional agenda of this meeting is the situation in the middle east. the agenda is adopted. in accordance with rules 37 of the council's rules of procedure i invite representatives of israel, lebanon, and the syrian republic to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. in accordance with rules 39 of the council's procedural rules of procedure, i invite the following to participate in this meeting. the secretary-general for peace operation. and the major general, head of mission and chief of staff of the united nations organization. it is so decided. security council will now begin its consideration of item 2 of the agenda. i now give the floor. >> members of the security council, i think you for the opportunity. i will commence with the brief and after this briefing i believe the general will brief. mr. pre

but the u.n. also provides a platform for ongoing dialogue that can ensure the interoperability of governance approaches around the world. to be effective, the meaningful inclusion of all stakeholders, state and non-state is essential. with several resolutions in the military field including the compact, the general assembly has begun establishing the principles based on 20 years of u.n. experience in the digital field since the world summit on the information society. this work is complimented by other initiatives such as the responsible ai in the military domain summit. it is essential that this counsel also articulate this perspective on inclusive governance in order to contribute to existing processes and liberations. second, art ificial intelligenc is an opportunity for more effective implementation of the council's mandate. as a tool, artificial intelligence can facilitate the implementation of security council mandates. switzerland organized an area tomorrow la meeting in may 2024 to illust

you need that at the u.n.nk the united nations general assembly comes to new york every september. they will take an attitude into the u.n. they'll break some china. >> dana: one of the big actions president trump took was rescind united states taxpayers dollars going to the united nations, which was stealing the money and giving it away inappropriately through unra. now this about doge. >> this is an order creating and implementing the department of governmental efficiency known as doge. >> president trump: that's a big one. >> bill: a big one. stroke of the pen president trump creating the department of government efficiency. elon musk reaction shortly after signing in. the legal challenges began immediately. the lawsuit to the side what they are trying to do won't be easy. hillary vaughn live on the hill to take us through that one. nice to see you, good morning to you. hello. >> good morning to you, bill. the flurry of lawsuits were filed before president trump signed that executive order making the depart

thousands of people have fled, some congolese troops have deserted across the border the u.n.rebels are using heavy artillery to shell the city center killing people one hospital reports at least 17 people are dead and hundreds more injured. the head of the united nations peacekeeping force says he has no doubt that rwandan troops are helping the rebels that have killed three u.n. troops. governments of rwanda denies it is directly involved, though it does admit to having troops and missile systems in eastern drc. it is called for the congolese government to negotiate. earlier, congolese and rwandan troops exchanged fire. five civilians were killed. >> the situation is tense and volatile then eastern congo's biggest city. the employee three rebels claim they have seized this -- m23 rebels claim they have seized the capital but the army says they still have control of strategic areas and residents have been reporting gunfire throughout the day. this is just the latest chapter in years of fighting which has displaced hundreds of thousands of people and many of them had been surg

moreover, important work within the u.n. is under way regarding the establishment of a global dialogue on a.i. governance and rightly so, a.i. governance is becoming increasingly essential to global security and includes inclusive multilateral engagement at all levels including within the security council. as the secretary-general has noted artificial intelligence represents both the greatest opportunity and at the same time an existential threat. we need constant stability a.i. can on one hand be harnessed positively for example to support efforts for conflict resolution and peace building. on the other hand a.i. can enhance disinformation campaigns, violent extremist content and propaganda. used to fuel the proliferation of autonomous weapons. therefore, we strongly believe that the council's primary role in maintaining international peace and security necessitates addressing a.i.-related risks to ensure that a.i. is designed, developed, and deployed in use with full compliance of international law and humanitarian law and

we should support the u.n. and its security council in playing a bigger role and support all efforts conducive to the peaceful settlement of crises. ladies and gentlemen, friends, china is a key engine for global economic development. whenever world economic issues are discussed at davos, a lot of attention would be on china. here taking this opportunity i'd like to share with you some of the major trends that counterrice the chinese economy. the first major trend is that high quality development is making solid progress. this is a big highlight of the chinese economy. over the past year, the chinese economy made steady progress while maintaining overall stability. china's g.d.p. grew by 5%. one of the fastest among major economies. in response to the head winsdz and challenges krobtsing china's economy, we stepped up measures and in particular intensified efforts to introduce a package of incremental policies that effectively boosted the stock markets, improved market expectations and restored public confidenc

deputy spokesman for the u.n.eneral, thank you so much for joining us here on bbc news. >> take care. >> as gazans wait for relief from the fighting, trucks are lining up to bring much-needed aid to the territory. israel -- since the war began. before -- before hamas deadly attack on israel and israel's subsequent war in gaza, around 500 truckloads of aid entered every day according to the united nations. that plummeted to nine per day in the period after the war started and although that number has improved, it was still only averaging truckloads daily. the beginning of this month, just 10% of what gaza previously relied on. wednesday's deal if it comes into effect offers some hope. it includes the commitment to allow the 600 truckloads per day into gaza. they have been traveling with an aid convoy from jordan and a warning that his report contains some pictures of children in distress. >> help is coming. down along the valley, the biggest aid convoy since the war began. solidarity from the kingdom of jordan. in

i mean, i i was, i was sent bk home after i was iran's ambassador to the u.n. went home and stayed in the university for six years. and i was sort of reincarnated as foreign foreign minin after my term as foreign minister ended, i went to the university and i had three wonderful years writing to macbooks. and now i'm back. i can go back to university. or have a retirement. it's time. >>urke rawlins appears at her confirmation hearing before the sena agriculture committee. she served as acting director e domestic policy cou and was a presidential aide during the first trump administration. watch live coverac-sp3, c-span now, or online at c-span.org. democracy. it isn't just an idea. it's a process. a process shaped by leaders elected to the highest offices and entrusted to a select few regarding its basic principles. it's were debates unfold, decisions are made, and the nation's courts -- course is charted. democracy in real-time. this is your government at work. this is c-span, giving you your democracy unfiltered. listening to programs on c-span3 c-span radio

if the u.n. can't do this through the u.n. rwa, who does this? >> that is going to be problematic.perational infrastructure from unrwa is massive, we have said that now for 15 months. all of us humanitarian agencies cannot replace unrwa just like that. if ever. 13,000 unrwa staff inside of gaza. >> schools. >> schools, warehouses, trucks, everything that are being used also by organizations like ours. so that will be difficult and we would hope that there will be certain exemptions to allow for that operational effectiveness to happen. >> because it would be illegal for you to do any work with them? >> yeah. >> right? you have a tremendous amount of work, janti soeripto, ahead of you. thank you very much for sharing with us. and i know you've been working in california as well with children out there. >> as well. yeah. it -- well, we try to be there for kids wherever the crisis hits. >> thank you. we will be right back. >>> that's it for us today on this very busy sunday. cbs news will be on the air and streaming startig at 7:00 a.m. eastern time tomorrow with "cbs mornings," follo

the u.n. charter, international law, including international humanitarian law, and the principles of sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity of states. meanwhile, developing countries are an -- are in economic dire straits. some are facing double digit inflation rates while interest payment are up 27% of all government revenues. on every front, our system of governance are often ill-equipped to deal with these challenges. many were bill for a different era, a different economy, a different world. we are working to reform institutions for the 21st century from the global financial architecture to the u.n. security council. to basic aspects of our summit of the future. but reforming institutions requires reforming mindsets, because we face big challenges, existential challenges, and i'm not convinced others get it. yes, we all understand the nature of an existential threat. those of us who lived through the cold war remember living under the constantia doe of nuclear annihi

that is what we came up at the u.n.. >> it is the u.n. planning to surge humanitarian trucks starting sunday. joining me now is -- who just today was named u.n. special coordinator for the middle east peace process, adding that portfolio to her other job, the u.n. senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for gaza. welcome back to the news. congratulations on the new job. you entered this peace process job with a transformed region. iran in its proxies on the back foot. a new u.s. president was close to the israeli government. the arab world's willingness to normalize israel if israel takes steps towards a palestinian state. do you see this as a moment of opportunity for the peace process? >> we have gone through deep crisis in the region. this is indeed a moment of potential opportunity. we all need to seize the moment. starting with the crisis in gaza. securing success for the implementation of a cease-fire. looking at a horizon alongside the establishment of a viable independent palestinian state. >> the current israeli govern

is the u.n.ing to surge humanitarian trucks into gaza starting sunday. joining me now is the un's and special coordinator for the middle east peace process and senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for gaza. welcome back to the news hour. congratulations on the new job. you entered this peace process job with a transformed region. iran on the back foot, a new u.s. president who is close to the israeli government and the arabs world willingness to normalize with israel if they take steps toward a palestinian state. do you see this as an opportunity for the peace? >> i think we have gone through deep crisis in the region and this is a moment of potential opportunity. we need to seize the moment starting with the crisis in gaza , looking at the horizon which is a safe and secure israel alongside a palestinian state. >> the current israeli government has resisted a two state solution and members are talking about annexation in the west bank. where does that leave the peace process? >> it

the u.n. has come out with so many statements, not only statements, but activities particularly with the united nations relief organization, contraire ry to what's happening on the ground and working with hamas and other terrorist organizations. you're an ambassador to the u.n. can we believe any of the statements that come out from the u.n. about what's happening with many so of their organizations on the ground in the mideast? >> well, david, unfortunately the u.n. is biased from october 7th, you know, they're not looking at the facts. they support the hamas from the beginning. war and look at the issue of the hospitals. those are not hospitals, those are headquarters for terrorists. you know, you will not find in any hospital in the united states weapons, explosives, you will not terrorists, you will find doctors and nurses. when we walk into those places, the fact is we arrest the terrorists with weapons so the terrorists are trying to take advantage of those facilities and you mentioned u

ruling and its approval at the u.n. says this is an illegal occupation that needs to be dismantled in a year's time. it may not, but we need to see steps towards going forward. this is the responsibility that says the free world and respect international law to move ahead with it. it is enshrined in international law. and if we as we accept annexation and breach of borders and grabbing more land in palestine, then that's a breach of international law. >> in terms of the economic picture, do you think with now the ceasefire -- because the situation economically and is worse than it was two years ago. are there any initiatives that are stakeholders, be it governmental or private sector on the economy that you would like to point to? >> despite the gloomy situation and we have seen this in the past in palestine, the economy can be revived. but to revive the chi, you need political stability and need to have access and move freely. it is a political track that will take us with a time frame that will take us into that direc

bloomberg, who's also a u.n. special envoy on climate change, says he and other funders would cover the country's financial obligations to the u.n. climate framework. he also said they'd ensure the u.s. meets its emissions reporting obligations despite trump's withdrawal. >>> we turn to the historically cold and snowy weather across the deep south. a half dozen states from louisiana to the carolinas remain under states of emergency. at least nine people have died from exposure to the cold or on icy roads. cbs' kati weis has the remarkable wintry scenes from areas best known for palm trees and sandy beaches. >> reporter: from above, new orleans is as pretty as a picture. ♪ >> beautiful. >> beautiful. gorgeous. >> reporter: but on the ground, the big easy's record ten inches of snow and freezing temperatures have turned roads and bridges into an icy mess. >> we're going to continue just fighting this as best we can. as far as temperatures rising and mother nature starts doing this work for us. >> reporter: it's slo

untraditional justice we are making a significant effort in working with the u.n. and the u.n. high commissioner for human rights and we just met with him to talk about bangladesh and its efforts to go out there and to lead an international team to focus on traditional justice to hold as you say them accountable mohammed has agreed to come back and lead this transition and that is an incredible market public service because again he's been in exile. he is coming back and he has a very hard job to lead in this transition environment when people want to see again democracy delivered. we are thinking the us government how to help them. deliver and protection of minorities deliver on security to make sure there is no jihadists threats. they want to make the case that democracy is bad which we don't want. we are trying to help a homak and the secretary nights is met with him two weeks ago at the u.n. and he's working very hard. one thing he's trying to do which is top of mind is to work on jobs. he understands correctly that the students in the streets who are part of this movement

we are working with the u.n. high commissioner for human rights and we just met with him to talk about bangladesh and his efforts to go out there and lead an international team to focus on transitional justice to hold accountable those who are responsible for these crimes. mohammad yunus has agreed to come back and lead this transition that is an incredible mark of public service. he is coming back and he has a very, very hard job to lead in this transition environment when people want to see that democracy delivers. we are thinking how to help him deliver on accountability and protection of minorities to make sure there is no jihadi threat. as you say, that could very much scare people, but also make the case that democracy is that for security, which we don't want. we are trying to help mohammad yunus. the secretary and i met with him at the u.n. two weeks ago and he is working very hard. one thing he is trying to do which is top of mind is to work on jobs. he understands that the students in the streets that w

i mean, i i was, i was sent bk home after i was iran's ambassador to the u.n. i went home and stayed in the university for six years. and i was sort of reincarnated as foreign foreign minin after my term as foreign minister ended, i went to the university and i had three wonderful years writing to macbooks. and now i'm back. i can go back to university. or have a

i want to start with you because you spoke at a u.n.ting about being a prisoner of war in a russian prison. can you share about what you told the un security council? >> my purpose in the security council in the united nations was to share my own experience of being in russian captivity. my performance, my speech was dedicated to the fact that russia violated the geneva convention. about the facts that are prisoners of war suffered every day in russia and captivity. sufferer of hunger, cold, lack of medical care, and so on -- torture, of course. sumi: i know it is a difficult question. can you tell us a bit about what you experienced? >> they used electricity toward me. also beatings with batons and regular hits and kicks. also, they were trying to choke me with a plastic bag on my head. many other forms of breaking one's personality. also, hunger. very little amount of food. sumi: we know russia denies any of these allegations. what do we know about how many ukrainian prisoners of war there are and what conditions they are in? >> it is

the u.n. says that there has been significant progress in getting aid into the gaza strip, that the past 48 hours have gone relatively smoothly. we're not used to hearing such words by the u.n, but just goes to show that this fragile truce is, for now, holding now. translating those words into numbers. and keep in mind that over the past few months, the average daily number of trucks going in was between 50 to 70. yesterday, 900 trucks were allowed in. the day before that, around 600 carrying not only humanitarian aid and supplies, but as well as commercial goods. and 600 was roughly the average daily number of trucks going in before the war began. this morning, also, a warning by the idf that israeli soldiers remained deployed in certain areas of the gaza strip and warning people not to approach them. it also said that if hamas adheres to the terms of the deal, that people will be able to go back to northern gaza. the worst hit area. in fact, people have already started to return, even though

but we see these also inside the u.n. human rights council.i used to be dashed if we can say the same of other global institutions. they have learned to play the game because this institutions were defined under the premise that even desperate want to be part of a global community. i i think that it's very clear that it want to be part of western democracies or liberal democracies. they believe democracy is not a model what you think is the biggest shift we've seen. if we recall the rhetoric of the cold war, they never said they were fighting democracy. they said they were fighting imperialism or capitalism. even they recognize the soft power of democratic ideal. however, we see in open that we get of the strong man, the identity democracies are not efficient now that they're in the open. they believe they have an alternative model. we're living an existential crisis for early democracy globally. >> seems like these regimes also are increasingly focused on maintaining power. they don't mind becoming a failed state. and seems like this makes of

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the u.n. that in the first three months of the war alone, $18.5 billion worth of damage has been done. and even before the rebuild begins, the u.n. also estimates of 50 million tons of rubble to be clear, about half of that concentrated around north gaza. so although many people are happy to be heading to their homes, many will be returning to very different neighborhoods that will take some time to rebuild. caitriona: we can now have a listen to some reporting from lucy williamson, who has been speaking to palestinian families about what it is like to go back to their homes. lucy: for 15 months, home was a place carried inside them. whatever else they carry, whatever they lost. today, the road home was reopened, reclaimed, remembered. the war made nomads of gaza's people. this journey is the one they waited to meet. he was walking slowly, his granddaughter's pace, family survivors, old and young. >> i collected her father in pieces from khan younis. thank god. i'm crying from happiness. i don

now, according to todd bensman for center immigration studies u.n. and ngos, nongovernmental organizations have directed billions of mostly u.s. tax dollars into supporting millions of illegal southern border trips. the large conglomerate made up of more than 200 agencies and ngos already has an idea of how they want to spend your cash for this year. check it out they want to spend 1.4 billion to support 2.3 million foreign nationals traveling through to the united states through 17 american latin american countries joining me is todd benson senior national security fellow. todd, again, people watching this going woe, woe, what is this ngo u.n. collaboration and how does it involve us. really quickly explain. >> this has been going on for four or five years straight now close collaboration between the biden state department. 230 ngos and 15 u.n. agencies to send hundreds of millions of u.s. tax dollars to migrants on the trail helping them sustain them in their northward trek to the united states border and willingly. they know exactly what they're d

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