you were listening to the un secretary—general antonio rudiger —— antonio guterres.ed on russia to halt the fighting and the invasion of ukraine and said the ukrainian people will not be left alone but hey the united nations, that they stand with ukrainian

we are expecting antonio guterres to speak imminently.s been speaking to people from ukraine and russia. earlier, he had said he is hopeful that this will not escalate. we are just expecting an update from the u.n. that is the lift shot as we are expecting and terrace to speak -- antonio guterres to speak shortly. to protest against covid. the canadian broadcasting corporation reporting justin trudeau plans to invoke the emergencies act. afp says canadian police have invested 11 protesters of the u.s. border. all of this follows police clearing a blockade of a border bridge between canada and the united states. truckers have been protesting against a mandate for covered vaccines. the premier of ontario. >> i received recommendations on a plan to safely reopen our economy and remove ontario's vexing passport system. i have accepted these recommendation today's announcement is no because of what is happening in ottawa or windsor but despite it. >> i asked katie fraser about the measures justin trudeau is introducing. >> this emergencies act

secretary general, antonio guterres, is speaking. >> -- in the meeting of the general assembly.are all aware of. in between during the day, events took place, and with your permission, mr. president, i would like to ask ms. rosemary decarlo to be able to brief you on those events. but simultaneously, the day was full of rumors and indications that -- of an offensive against ukraine was imminent. in the recent past, there were several situations with similar indications, semimilar rumors. and i never believed in them, convinced that nothing serious would happen. i was wrong. and i would like not to be wrong again today. so, if indeed an operation is being prepared, i have only one thing to say from the bottom of my heart. president putin, stop your troops from attacking ukraine. give peace a chance. too many people have already died. thank you, mr. president. >> i thank the secretary general for his introductory remarks. >> all right. so, there you have strong -- very strong words from antonio guterres, the united nations secretary general, give peace a chance. too many people ha

antonio guterres talking about the worst conflict the second world war. york. there seemed to be electricity in that room and perhaps disbelieve. what was it like to be reporting on it and what did you take away from it? ~ it and what did you take away from it? . ., , , it and what did you take away from it? ~ ., , , ., ., it? well, it was stunning that at that meeting — it? well, it was stunning that at that meeting was _ it? well, it was stunning that at that meeting was happening - it? well, it was stunning that at that meeting was happening at| it? well, it was stunning that at i that meeting was happening at the same time that the first explosions were being reported in ukraine. those heartfelt pleas from the secretary—general directly to president putin and of course that moment where the ambassador from ukraine directly confronted his russian counterpart. this drama at the un is something to watch, but, in this situation, the diplomats have limited capacity to do anything about what is actually happening here. we expect the security council to have

secretary general antonio guterres condemned the invasion and said the u.n.l be conducting key military and to civilians in ukraine. he made his brief remarks at the united nations building in ukraine. >> very good afternoon. good afternoon. the secretary-general will make a statement. we will not take questions today. we are seeing russian military operations inside the sovereign territory of ukraine on a scale

where secretary-general antonio guterres warned an invasion would be catastrophic.e secretary-general saying that the world is facing a moment of peril, warning that a cease-fire needs to happen. that parties need to return to the negotiating table two of are the scourge of war in ukraine, warning about the humanitarian disaster there, if a full-fledged war gets underway. but the focus i would say was this speech by the ukrainian foreign minister. he was applauded after he spoke, coming here to new york to really mobilize countries around ukraine. in his speech, he essentially said it was time to swiftly and decisively act to prevent president putin from moving forward in ukraine, from invading ukraine. and he said that no country would be able to sit out this crisis. >> people's lives will not be affected by the state of emergency. but for many, they are prepared for the possibility that conflict could come closer to home. as nick has been finding out. >> with the freedom of his country in the balance, ukraine's most famous singer takes the stage. an impromptu conc

secretary general antonio guterres >> very good afternoon. >> good afternoon. the secretary-general will make a statement. we will ta

the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, said there were credible accounts of residential buildingsge. that's all for now. stay with bbc world news. hello there. monday was a bit grey, wasn't it, for many of us, with outbreaks of rain at times. in fact, this is leek in staffordshire, and a fairly typical shot through monday afternoon. as the rain eased, it turned quite misty and murky. and the rain is sitting across the far south east as we speak, but it is allowing this area of high pressure to build in behind. so, quite a contrast with the feel of the weather first thing tuesday morning. perhaps lows down to —3 where we keep those clear skies, but where the cloud and the rain lingers, it will be a relatively mild start, 7—8, maybe even nine degrees. there will be some outbreaks of showery rain to begin with across the far south coast, but as we go through the afternoon, that rain may welljust nudge a little bit further north. so, if we draw a line from the bristol channel over to the wash, outbreaks of rain quite possible. further north, after that chilly start, that's where we'll

i mean, ijust, you know, the un secretary general antonio guterres said this year that military coupsed a lack of unity in the international community in their response. for not doing something about them. so clearly, he is quite sceptical. 0k, ourfinal question is from paul. paul, what is your question, please. thank you so much. my question is, what is the role of the international communityl in the ongoing conflict in ethiopia? and must the west intervene, or can ethiopia's conflict be i resolved using african - agencies and institutions? thank you. gabriel, i will come to you, because you are ethiopian—born and obviously you have got a good sense of this, so... what is your answer? yeah, this is... it is a loaded question. what can the external partners do? again, this is very much an internal issue. through and through, make no mistake. it started as a law enforcement campaign that evolved into, now, all but a civil war. and i think what the west, or the international partners can do is assist the country to develop those agencies and capacity to again, within the constitutional

i mean, ijust, you know, the un secretary general antonio guterres said this year that military coupsack of unity in the international community in their response. for not doing something about them. so clearly, he is quite sceptical. 0k, ourfinal question is from paul. paul, what is your question, please. thank you so much. my question is, what is the role of the international communityl in the ongoing conflict in ethiopia? and must the west intervene, or can ethiopia's conflict be i resolved using african - agencies and institutions? thank you. gabriel, i will come to you, because you are ethiopian—born and obviously you have got a good sense of this, so... what is your answer? yeah, this is... it is a loaded question. what can the external partners do? again, this is very much an internal issue. through and through, make no mistake. it started as a law enforcement campaign that evolved into, now, all but a civil war. and i think what the west, or the international partners can do is assist the country to develop those agencies and capacity to again, within the constitutional framew

united nations has been meeting in new york to discuss the crisis, with the secretary general, antonio guterresing that the world had reached a grave "moment of peril". the rhetoric from moscow remains defiant, with president putin saying the security of russia and its citizens is "non—negotiable". and in the uk, borisjohnson is warning moscow there would be "even more" sanctions if its military operations along the border with ukraine escalate across the frontier. it was a dramatic turn of events when president putin said he'd recognise two areas in eastern ukraine as independent — the so—called people's republics of donetsk and luhansk. he also said he'd send in troops as "peacekeepers". america warns that would be an "invasion". the separatist enclaves have been controlled by russian—backed fighters since 2014 and our international correspondent, orla guerin, is in the donbas region of eastern ukraine for us tonight. tonight this vast country is in a state of emergency and many ukrainians are in a state of anxiety. we have had that development that could be highly significant, could be the p

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the un's secretary general antonio guterres has summed up the situation by saying the world has reached moment of peril. we begin our coverage with this report from orla guerin — in the donbas region of eastern ukraine. more of moscow's military hardware on view today in the rostov region, close to the boarder with eastern ukraine. no movement here, but the fear is that russia is just biding its time before launching an invasion. and in ukraine, on the front lines in avdiivka, they are combat ready. they have been fighting kremlin—backed separatists for eight years. lieutenant ivan says things are heating up. in this region, a lot of snipers. a lot of enemy using a lot of types of grenade launchers. it's also really heavy weapon. they can use it 2a hour per seven. now we are trying. ..like to stay in the shadows so if we have trenches, we move on with them. because the enemy also like to use drones. this destroyed hangar provides some cover from pro—moscow rebels. troops here call it the skeleton. we have been asked not to speak too loudly because russian separatist fighters are very ne

in a statement published by antonio guterres, he did raise the issue of human rights, which is why therea diplomatic boycott led by the u.s. and including countries like canad australia, the uk, of these winter olympics. guterres in his staptement wrot, the secretary general also expressed his expectation from the contacts that the office for the high commissioner of human rights and the chinese authors will allow for a credible visit of the high commissioner to china, including xinjiang. and xinjiang has been the third rail of these winter olympics and for china in general, denying allegations made by the u.s. and other governments that cultural genocide has been committed in that region with the alleged roundup and incarceration of more than a million ethnic uighurs and members of other muslim seniorities. china denying all of that. and in a conspicuous demonstration during the opening ceremony, one of the chinese olympic athletes to light the cauldron was an ethnic uighur, arguably the first time ever that a uighur has lit the cauldron at an opening ceremony for the olympics. back to

in the words of the secretary-general, antonio guterres, half humanity is living in danger systems nowwhen you go back, nobody predicted it would be happening this fast. at some points around the globe, things are beyond the point of no return. high arctic, coral reefs, not coming back. this is charleston, south carolina. this will be a story of the haves and the have nots. this is a mansion that one family raised 15 feet. it took 10 days. cost almost half a million dollars. dozens of similar homes are preparing for sea-level rise as they build a billion dollar seawall that will take more granite than the nation produces in a years. that's the haves. the have nots live in the low-lying areas of the world, where 80% of folks won't be protected. these are choices we are now facing when it comes to adaptation. this is soft limits that humans can come up with ways to live with water like this in charleston. harder limits are out west in lake meade where the drought is happening right now. things will become unfarmable. it has to change. we are increasing fossil fuel emissions by 14%. we ne

secretary january antonio guterres, who had his own one-on-one meeting, thanking him for his hospitalitytalking about cooperating on challenges like the covid pandemic, like climate change, calling for more vaccines for the african continent. and then raising the human rights issue which has been at the heart of a diplomatic boycott led by the u.s. and countries like canada and australia, the uk. the u.n. secretary-general putting out a statement that included this line, quote, the secretary-general also expressed his expectation that the contacts between the office of the high commissioner for human rights and the chinese authorities will allow for a credible visit of the high commissioner to china, including xinjiang, which has been at the heart of the diplomatic dispute with countries like the u.s. accusing china of effectively committing genocide in xinjiang. china vehemently denying it. and the presence of a uighur, ethnic uighur athlete, lighting the olympic cauldron in the opening ceremony, perhaps a signal from china in response to all this criticism. >> absolutely. ivan watson i

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un secretary general antonio guterres went on to open the session.ian military facilities we have credible accounts of residential buildings and critical civilian infrastructure and other nonmilitary targets sustaining heavy damage. these escalating violence which is resulting in civilian deaths including children is totally unacceptable. the ukrainian ambassador to the un began his speach by reading out a letter written by a russian soldier moments before he was killed. mother, i am mother, iam in mother, i am in ukraine. mother, iam in ukraine. there mother, i am in ukraine. there is a real wire region here. i am afraid. we are bombing all of the cities together, even targeting civilians. we were told that they would welcome us and they are falling under our armoured vehicles, throwing themselves under the wheels and not allowing us to pass. they call us fascists. mum and this is so hard. he went on to say this: if ukraine does not survive the united nations will not survive, have no illusions. if ukraine does not survive we cannot be surprised if

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. >> antonio guterres says he is deeply worried of the possibility of a military conflict between russia and ukraine, but continues to call for a diplomatic solution. he made a brief statement in new york city. >> good afternoon, i was at lunch with the security council. >> we will not take any questions today. mr. guterres: good afternoon, i am worried about the heightened tensions and speculation about the potential military conflict in europe. the price in human suffering, destruction and damage to european and global security is too wide to contemplate. we simply cannot accept even the possibility of such a disastrous confrontation. i will remain fully engaged in the hours and days to come. i just spoke this morning with the minister of foreign affairs for the russian federation and of ukraine. my message is clear. there is no alternative to diplomacy. all issues, including -- can and must be addressed and resolved through diplomatic frameworks. it is my firm belief that this principle will prevail. the united nations remains fully operational in ukraine. as united nations secretary

secretary general antonio guterres condemned the invasion and said the u.n. will be conducting key military and to civilians in ukraine. he made his brief remarks at the united nations building in ukraine. >> very good afternoon. good afternoon. the secretary-general will make a statement. we will not take questions today. we are seeing russian military operations inside the sovereign territory of ukraine on a scale that europe has not seen in decades. day after day, i've been clear that such measures conflict directly with the nation's charter. the charter is clear, and i quote. "all members shall refrain in their international relations from threats or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other matter inconsistent with the purposes of the united nations. the use of force by one country against another is the repudiation of the principles that every country has committed to uphold. and this applies to the present military offenses. it is wrong. it is against the charter. it is unacceptable. but it i