security council that the u.s. pob pursuing a new strategy for north korea and its growing nuclear program including sanctions against countries that enable their nuclear ambitions. he chaired the final meeting of the security council under the u.s.' april 2017. and there was a report on nuclear nonproliferation efforts in north korea. this is two hours. the meeting of the security order. is called to the provisional agenda is nonproliferation, democratic peoples republic of korea. the agenda is adopted. i wish to warmly welcome the secretary general, ministers and other distinguished representatives present in the security council chamber. your presence underscores the importance of the subject matter we will discuss today. in accordance with rule 37 of the council's provisional rules of procedure, i invite the representative of the republic of korea to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. on behalf of the council, i lcome minister for foreign affairs of the republic of korea, welcome. the security counc

the council in is necessary. thanks for your briefing to the council to form the consensus in the security council resolutions to promote peace talks to negotiate the solution. it is clear cut we must stick to the following man's state committed to the denuclearization for long-term peace instability and what we must accomplish to safeguard the regime matter what happens we should never waver to this end china's position of the dprk research of nuclear-weapons remain in research them to stop their activities comeback to the denuclearization meanwhile because other parties concerned of those political decisions to work together to continue the denuclearization of the peninsula. . . >> we engaged in dialogue and negotiation in three documents, in particular the 19th statement for nuclear program center realization of peace. the joint statement still carries major positive significance and has been reaffirmed and acknowledged. these dialogues and negotiations came to a halt in -- we have a nuclear development proces

security council resolutions. mr. president, as this is my last appearance in this security council, i would like to take this opportunity to express my deepest gratitude, but unflinching support members of the security council have rendered to me and my government over the past four years in confronting north korea's nuclear and missile challenges. i assure you that the republic of korea will continue to be a stable partner in the council's efforts to safeguard international peace and security. thank you very much. >> thank his excellency for his statement. i shall now make a further statement as my capacity of secretary of state of the united states. first, i appreciate all of the statements that have been made by you and i had received those statements in the constructive spirit in which i know they've been offered. i also want to acknowledge the presence of a large number of ambassadors with us today. your presence gives strength to the importance of this issue and is a visible demonstration of the importance of t

inhout russia's seven vetoes the security council defying the views of other members of this council --assad would have faced consequences for his actions. russia's request. not to get his own people. nose atumbs his russia's request. humiliated there today. let me buff the myth about our negotiations over the past few days. we asked the russian federation why we could not have our draft supported by them. if you wanted the truth, why did want us to have access to the faces, the people and the information they need. what possible excuse do you have? what reason do you have to carry on protecting assad if you care about the u.n. charter? dictator who has violated international law time and time again. none.nswer came there , i appeal to the russian federation to abandon its strategy and join the rest of the council to and your , toection of a war criminal join us, all of us in supporting a genuine political progress that would lead to a legitimate and more representative government. here,ly reason why we are why these discussions are being had in this moment, in this chamber is becaus

we believe it to be the duty of the security council but not just the security council, of the united nations organizations in all its bodies, to defend multilateralism. we are here to defend multilateralism. we have agreed this charter for the united nations must be respected. and this charter prohibits unilateral actions. any action must be authorized by the security council in accordance with the charter. allow me to read a couple of articles so we can remember this. charter 24 says that in order to ensure prompt and effective action by the united nations, its members confer on the security council primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security and a degree that in carrying out its duties under this responsibility, the security council act on their behalf. this security council, not just the 15 members seated at this table, we represent the 190 member states of this -- 193 member states of this organization and through them we represent the people of the world. we have agreed that unilateral actions violate international rule. as we were discussing y

ofbelieve it to be the duty the security council but not just the security council, of the united nations organizations in all its bodies, to defend multilateralism. we are here to defend multilateralism. charter fored this the united nations must be respected. and this charter prohibits unilateral actions. action must be authorized by the security council in accordance with the charter. allow me to read a couple of articles so we can remember this. 24 says that in order to ensure prompt and effective action by the united nations, its members confer on the security council primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security and a degree that in carrying out its duties under this responsibility, the security council act on their behalf. , not justity council the 15 members seated at this 190e, we represent the member states of this organization and through them we represent the people of the world. we have agreed that unilateral actions violate international rule. yesterday discussing draft resolutions and while we to come up with alternatives and come up with co

security council. which is usurped by the united states using its role as the president of the un security council. it is well known that in her that -- that the u.s. as the president security council announced that the security council will hold the briefing under the pretext of the nonproliferation [indiscernible] -- it will be presided over by the secretary of state of the united states. first of all, i strongly and categorically [indiscernible] -- as another abuse of authority [indiscernible] -- as everybody knows nowadays, the united states has betrayed the sovereign state while proclaiming peace by strength. y knows nowadays, the united betrayed the sovereign state while proclaiming peace by strength. -- reason the the united states is disturbing world peace and insisting on beginning star logic that the invasion of a sovereign state is and and proportionate -- and theyle] apply it to the corian peninsula as well. the united states has used south this is the biggest hotspot of the nuclear strateg

but what about the security council? we must prove that this institution is also serious about finding a solution to this crisis. proof is long overdue. i thank you, madam president. >> i thank the representative of japan. and now i will give the floor to the representative of china. >>. >>. >> translator: thank you, madam president. china welcomes the convening of today's open meeting, and thanks special envoy for his briefing. the syrian conflict has been going on for six years now. resulting in a large civilian casualties, and state destruction. china is eeply sympathetic to the suffering endured by the syrian people, and strongly appeal to all syrian parties to proceed from the future of the country and the welfare of its people to find an appropriate solution to the conflict sooner, through dialogue and consultation. recently, the relevant parties ade joint diplomatic efforts and launched their talks on syria. maintained the overall momentum of syrian cease-fire and created conditions to resume the geneva talks. chi

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the city council is planning to convene on a briefing. it is nothing but the behavior of these double standards and injustice to the tune of the united states. so far, the un security council takes issues over the righteous to safeguardres the sovereignty and the dignity and the national security by adopting the illegal resolutions. and its interests. the u.n. security council exercises its sovereignty by the independence of the country. its measures for self-defense provocations. the countries are allowed to conduct such a test-fire. this is the reality of the u.n. arena at the present. and recently, the south korean authority is now declaring a strike be hold of the north and hey will deploy a missile, however the firing range of 800 kilo meters for actual battle. but the united states and security council kept mum about it, as we expected. the international community is taking note of the fact that u.s. and u.n. security council have kept mum about those test res will while bringing up sanctions of the nuclear test-fire by the army of

the question members of this council must ask themselves is this council must ask themselves is this— this council must ask themselves is this -- if this council must ask themselves is this —— if we are not able to e nforce this —— if we are not able to enforce resolutions preventing the use enforce resolutions preventing the use of chemical weapons, what does that say for our chances of ending the broader conflict in syria? what does that say of our ability to bring relief to the syrian people? if we are not able to enforce resolutions preventing the use of chemical weapons, what does that say about our effectiveness in this institution? the ambassador to the uk said that syria had humiliated russia by making a mockery of the peace process it had brokered. the syrian government denies ever using chemical weapons. this is the russian response. translation: everything is geared, everything is guided by the need to change regime. this obsession with raging changes what hinders the work of the security council. —— this obsession with regime changes. you're trying to have the security co

of the council members to 201-7339. the report of the secretary-general on the implementation of the resolutiou to 139, 2165, 2191, 2258 and 2332 and i now give the floor to mr. o'brien.ria suffer >> the people suffered yet another horrendous attack. scared, men, women and children targeted. 67 children among the 135 dead. such a terrible crime for those already robbed of some much. [inaudible] the unity of the response to the attack also in the headlines.die they rushed in to save lives along with countless civilians bound together as best they could. there was a test for the strength of the ordinary coming to help others regardless of their background. it is seen across syria by the atrocity of the attack of the civilian infrastructure. it continues to intensify. the secretary-general said time and again that would be the end to the conflict yet the military might continues to be used against civilians in a way the morality of the law. it's yet another horrific account. i wish i could say mindless brutality but it was

that was confirmed by this council's investigators. we know that yesterday's attack was a new low even for the barbaric assad regime. evidence reported from the scene indicates that assad is now using even more lethal chemical agents than he did before. the gas that fell out of the sky yesterday was more deadly leaving men, women, the elderly and children gasping for their very last breath. and as first responders, doctors and nurses rushed to help the victims, a second round of bombs rained down. they died in the same flow, -- slow, horrendous manner as the civilians they were trying to save. we all also know this. just a few weeks ago, this council attempted to hold assad accountable for suffocating his own people to death with toxic chemicals. russia stood in the way of this accountability. they made an unconscionable choice and chose to close their eyes to the barbarity and defied the conscience of the world. russia cannot escape responsibility. in fact, if russia had been fulfilling its responsibility, there wouldn't be any chemic

them accountable for demands.his council's this council should not just say it is for a political solution but also actively pressure the parties to prove it. that means adopting resolutions that say what we mean, resolutions that we are all willing to uphold. so what happens next in syria depends on what all parties choose to do. for our part, the united states will continue to use influence over any party to push for peace. we will encourage our allies to use their influence on any and all opposition groups, too. we will not support a process that gives cover to assad while he stalls for time and his forces slaughtered the syrian people. as we showed last week, we will not stand for continued use of chemical weapons. there are actions by the assad regime that we simply won't tolerate. the united states firmly believes that a political process can work, despite the odds. we remain committed to the geneva process. we are ready to throw our weight and resources behind diplomacy. we are ready to help bring this conflict to an end, but our commitment is not enough. the united states is lookin

security council on this equation in libya andn the crisis. >> how is the security council going to act? >> u.s. coming u.n. securityty e council. >> we are figuring out how we can list the people back up the peaceful protest in libya and the response of the government and how that led into the conflict we saw. and why we think that is so important. in reference to libya, make sure a strong political solution that extremism is not part of the product we are looking at and this is again another thing the united states will have to lookf at in terms of how we respond to that. all of this is still a work in progress.. t >> we only had time for tumor questions. >> ambassador come the race basketball in the beginning. it reminded me of something onee of your predecessors said.ld' it is a bit like madison square garden when the next lives. i wonder what your early impressions. do you see the u.n. as he sat tight institutional inertia and a loaded bureaucracy where do you see people continually reported are the divisions between member states. >> i have been very -- i have been surprised by th

just like the security council theso far no response from u.n. security council. [speaking foreign language, was spring] as far as was scheduled, the questions, the -- the approach to the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. the chinese proposal in the dual-track power approach that denuclearization and replacing the missile agreement this is the first -- i look back -u.s.e history of the dprk relations and the rolling back of the hostility of the dprk as a precondition of solving all the problems. established -- concluding the, peace agreement between the dprk and the united states. to turn it into a state of war and hostility. under the circumstances that no trust is like today. these two issues would restrict the progress of each other rather than accelerate it. since our nuclear positions is the product of the united states hostile policy towards dprk it is not an issue to be taken on the negotiation table. the formula is not new. and it is one that has faith in the process of negotiation. therefore we oppose the negotiation with two issues. as far as the

on the human rights council, is the united states going to stay in? because they don't just allegedly bash israel, they bash a lot of other countries. that is the purpose of it. amb. haley: what we are looking at is, what does the human rights council do well? what does it not do well? what would the united states want to see to continue to participate? i will be going to geneva in june and will be having this conversation is in terms of what add ald like to see a decision about the human rights council will be made after that at some point. we are wanting to give them a chance to actually see if they can fall into line with something we could be a part of. that could be my answer and hopefully we can work towards some positive changes in the human rights council. >> npr? >> thank you. i have a question regarding syria. we know that political talks will be going on between the rebels, so-called moderate rebels and the regime. but excluded from that is al qaeda and isis. we also know that al qaeda has worked with both sides. i was just wondering, how c

we have sought to reach an agreement within the council and outside the council to put an end to this war, which is voiced by proxy and which threatens -- i would like to call on the toious international actors work as quickly as possible to reach an agreement on the political area and i would like to underscore that cooperation should be the main ends from an -- should be the main instrument to be used against those who try to undermine the political horizon of the settlement. those who try to use the vacuum that is created by this polarization. they are trying to undermine any attempt to put an end to this crisis, which is why have like nocall on all the parties, matter what their orientation to act responsibly and engage in serious and objective negotiation a stone good faith and without any preconditions. for the future of the country under the auspices of the secretary-general, i call on them to set aside their narrow interest and understand that the losers are them and the syrian people. i want to recall the interest of the syrian people and is very is parties will not be achiev

despite the best efforts of the council members, the council was not able to deliver because of the russian delegation. the russian delegation point here that it suggested a balanced resolution. ukraine does not consider the proposal by the russian delegation either as adequate to the circumstances or is proper action of the international community to mass murder of people. given the brutal fact on the ground, it is adding insult to injury. we cannot accept these crimes as the alleged incident with chemical weapons, or cousin large-scale loss of life. an incident reported loss of life, does not do russian delegation watch tv, or maybe it continues to assert horrible footage from countries urthermore the draft suggests that the key focus of the international response to the use of weapons of mass destruction against civilians, instead of identifying and bringing to justice the perpetrators, and taking steps to prevent future attacks, should be able to consider personal composition of the investigation team-based on the principle of a broad-based and balanced distribution. this is not serious

the council should give to the goals.hank you madam president. >> i now give the floor to the russian federation. >> we thank you for the briefi briefing. the institution withholding at the same time there are incidents in the groups fresh in our minds that is still included in damascus which undermines the most recent attacks and they have an adverse impact on the humanitarian situation. the ongoing criticism of the calls to the guarantors to russia don't help anything. we are carrying out our obligations in good faith and there are others who unfortunately are not willing to meet us halfway. only a collective approach can create a positive effect. let us not forget about the ongoing olefins of the separation of constructive opposition from the terrorists. first steps here were taken solely to the joint efforts in that process needs to be done. it is not something that we should do. if the campaigns are not going to help. first and foremost it is not simple as an attempt to paint the picture and it is not just about the

security council. russia talking now. right after russia finishes, the president of the security council, nikki haley, u.s. ambassador, will be talking next. we'll dip in and hear what she's got to say. republicans elsewhere are zeroing in on former national security adviser susan rice after she publicly denied reports, right here on msnbc, that she sought to unmask the names of trump campaign officials accidentally caught in surveillance. >> absolutely not for any political purposes, to spy, expose anything. i leaked nothing to nobody. and never have and never would. >> i should say, incidentally collected. not accidentally. incidentally is when you're surveilling someone and an american citizen comes up in the conversation or is part of the conversation. the denial susan rice made yesterday to andrea mitchell didn't placate republicans, who want an investigation into rice and the obama administration. >> right now, to me, there's more credible accusations, if you will, on the side of susan rice than on president trump n

they're calling on the council to demolish the hotel. rachel. a court he would lose an offer to play professional cricket is to have his sentence reviewed. 34—year—old mustafa bashir was given an 18 month suspended sentence at manchester crown court in march for the assault. he was said to have beaten his wife with a cricket bat and forced her to drink bleach. after the sentencing, judge richard mansell qc was criticised by domestic abuse campaigners after saying the victim was not vulnerable as she was a graduate. mr bashir‘s sentence will be reviewed on friday. a toddler is in hospital with life—threatening injuries, after being bitten by a dog in a park in chatham in kent. neighbours say the victim is a two—year—old girl. two people have been arrested. the dog was shot dead by police last night. our correspondent daniel boettcher is at the high court. members of the european parliament have voted in favour of taking a tough stance on brexit negotiations setting so—called red lines that can't be crossed. there were testy exchanges as the parli

the national security council is an important thing.ay, bloomberg news was first to report for a second time, somebody has turned on the blender at the national security council without putting the lid on first. this time it's steve bannon from the national security council principal's committee. nobody could explain what the former publisher of the right wing website was doing there. in the fist place. they put him there back in january. now that he's out, the white house unveiled a fantastic retro-explanation what he was doing there in the first place. an anonymous white house official tells jennifer jacobs on bloomberg news that bannon was placed on the committee in part to monitor trump's first national security advisor, michael flynn. bannon is no longer needed there with mcmaster in charge now. >> that was the official white house explanation to say why steve bannon has been taken off the national security council. he was only put there to keep an eye on mike flynn. mike flynn was gone from there six weeks ago. why they think this

the political aftermath is playing out at the un security council in new york.sia, syria's most powerful ally, blames a chemical leak. but this field is rejected by the united states and other world powers. the u.s. seemingly threatening to take on president assad alone. >> when the united nations consistently fails in its duty to act collectively, there are times in the life of the states, that we are compelled to take our own action. for the sake of the victims, i hope the rest of the council is finally willing to do the same. the world needs to see the use of chemical weapons and the fact that they will not be tolerated. >> streets are now deserted except for those cleaning up the mess. whatever action the security council decides to take, it is too late for this town. >> where does this lead us tonight? joining us in the studio is a syria analyst. it is good to have you on the show. what we're seeing right now -- this attack, is it going to be a game changer in the status quo? president assad in syria? >> initially, it seems unlikely. you have to put this at

this council needs to be serious about peace in syria too.month after month, we all repeat the same points in this chamber. we all say there is no military solution to this conflict, but look at what happens on the ground. this council's relevance depends on taking action to condemn those responsible for violence and to hold them accountable for defying this counsel's demands. this counsel should not just say it is for a political solution, but also actively pressure the parties to prove it. that means adopting resolutions that say what we mean, resolutions that we are all willing to uphold. what happens next in syria on what all parties choose to do. part, the united states will continue to use influence over any party to push for peace. we will encourage our allies to use their influence on any and all opposition groups too. we will not support a process that gives cover to assad while he stalls for time and his forces slaughter syrian people. week, we willast not stand for continued use of chemical weapons. there are actions by the assad r

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labour's national security council. ken livingstone's status in the party following his statements about hitler and zionism and his suspension for another year. sport now and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good evening. there are some important fixtures in the premier league this evening. none more so than for the leaders, chelsea. they're hoping to at least retain their seven—point lead at the top of the table but have a real test in pep guardiola's manchester city. it's currently 1—0 after 15 minutes. belgian eden hazard taking advantage of some room in the box to sweep home, helped by a slight deflection off the city captain vincent kompany. spurs can close the gap to chelsea on 4 points if results go their way. they are currently trailing swansea 1-0 at they are currently trailing swansea 1—0 at the liberty stadium. elsewhere, arsenal and west ham is goalless. it's level at 1—1 between hull and middlesbrough in a crucial game at the bottom. —— middlesbrough lead 2—1. and bournemouth have the lead with th

the advisory council, proceeding the council, we had an executive committee meeting much of it devoted to internal matters for the advisory committee such as the number of times that the people can attend and possibly the new members but it was also decided that in the future, we would have, and the advisory council would have a retreat. dates are not specified and we just discussed further areas in which we would be like to informed, especially the housing for seniors the issues to people with disabilities. so all of us well, not all of us, were present and absence were mcdonald who was ill, paric, russo and warren. and concerned with expressed about mr. mcdonald and discussions of ways to reach out. and or if he is ill, the need to row place him. >> guests included melissa and the das, legislative lee a response, rick apple by, and we approved the february 15th minutes, and correcting the names, and spelling. president schmid presented the council with a gavel and a block and a book of rules of order. and he introduced melissa, and i didn't think that they were that disorderly myself

the advisory council, proceeding the council, we had an executive committee meeting much of it devoted to internal matters for the advisory committee such as the number of times that the people can attend and possibly the new members but it was also decided that in the future, we would have, and the advisory council would have a retreat. dates are not specified and we just discussed further areas in which we would be like to informed, especially the housing for seniors the issues to people with disabilities. so all of us well, not all of us, were present and absence were mcdonald who was ill, paric, russo and warren. and concerned with expressed about mr. mcdonald and discussions of ways to reach out. and or if he is ill, the need to row place him. >> guests included melissa and the das, legislative lee a response, rick apple by, and we approved the february 15th minutes, and correcting the names, and spelling. president schmid presented the council with a gavel and a block and a book of rules of order. and he introduced melissa, and i didn't think that they were that disorderly myself

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we believe it to be the duty of the security council, but notjust of the security council but of the we have agreed that this charter, the united nations charter must be respected. and this charter prohibited unilateral actions. any action must be authorised by the security council in accordance with the charter. allow me to read a couple of articles so that we can remember this, charter couple of articles so that we can rememberthis, charter24 couple of articles so that we can remember this, charter 24 says that, "in order to ensure prompt and effective action by the united nations its members can fare on the security council primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security and agree that in carrying out its duties under this responsibility the security council axe on their behalf." this security council not just the 15 members better suited at this table, we represent the 193 member states of this organisation and through them we represent the people of the world and we have agreed that unilateral actions violate international law. now, as we we re vio

security council, pressing for new sanctions.capitol hill. >>> a house vote is happening right now to decide if congress will avert a government shutdown. it is a week-long funding solution. even if they pass it, what comes next? we'll have a live, exclusive interview with new york senate democratic leader chuck schumer in moments from now. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm ali velshi in washington. we begin with the trump administration taking the stage at the united nations, warning the global community about a potential catastrophe if action is not taken now on the north korea crisis. right now, secretary of state rex tillerson is chairing a special meeting in front of the u.n. security council in new york city where he's calling on the nations to

he has been removed from the national security council. he was initially put in place, we're told, to oversee then national security advisor michael flynn. that raises all sorts of questions about how much faith this white house and this president had in michael flynn, but i was told he was put in place to make sure that he was following out the vision of the president. now, we are also learning just moments ago that this was, in fact, the action of the new national security advisor, h.r. mcmaster who was very clear that he wanted to be able to bring in his own team. put together his own top officials on the national security council. and so we're seeing the result of that. also important though, andrea, i'm being told that steve bannon will continue to serve in many of the top meetings here at the white house. he is still going to be one of the president's closest advisors. his reaction to this, according to a source close to steve bannon, he sees himself as someone working in the war room, carrying out the president's agenda, and this is

the national security council is for a thing. it's not supposed to be concocting fake leaks of scandalous intelligence to republican congressman in order to subma arena the russia investigation. it's not supposed to be for entertaining donors. it's for a thing. it is supposed to rationalize and synthesize huge information on national security for the benefit of parking lot decision making on those matters. it's supposed to achieve consensus and a unified view and message within the government on sensitive national security issues. so when it's important and brinks man ship and war and peace are at stakes, the u.s. government a, makes decisions, and b, speaks with one voice. so stuff like what's happening now doesn't happen. yesterday the trump administration, secretary of state, said explicitly in writing that iran is in compliance with the nuclear deal yesterday. then today, the president said out loud that iran is not in compliance with the nuclear deal. even if you don't have an opinion on iran and the nuclear deterioration wh

the advisory council, proceeding the council, we had an executive committee meeting much of it devoted to internal matters for the advisory committee such as the number of times that the people can attend and possibly the new members but it was also decided that in the future, we would have, and the advisory council would have a retreat. dates are not specified and we just discussed further areas in which we would be like to informed, especially the housing for seniors the issues to people with disabilities. so all of us well, not all of us, were present and absence were mcdonald who was ill, paric, russo and warren. and concerned with expressed about mr. mcdonald and discussions of ways to reach out. and or if he is ill, the need to row place him. >> guests included melissa and the das, legislative lee a response, rick apple by, and we approved the february 15th minutes, and correcting the names, and spelling. president schmid presented the council with a gavel and a block and a book of rules of order. and he introduced melissa, and i didn't think that they were that disorderly myself

security council, how the u.s.hould respond to an attack on his own people with retired four-star general jack keane. that's next. that makes it easy to find what i want. booking.com gets it. they offer free cancellation if my plans change. visit booking.com. booking.yeah. >> julie: a fox news alert. we are still awaiting u.s. ambassador to the u.n., nikki haley, to address the security council at this emergency meeting. we're watching to discuss the chemical attack in syria, killing dozens of civilians. we will bring that to you as soon as it happens. in fact, it appears as nikki haley is about to begin to speak about that death toll. let's listen. >> it was interesting to hear of the talk from my russian colleague about the independent investigations, and the importance of them, because this entire security council decided on what the joint investigative mechanism would be, and decided what it would do. it was actually voted on unanimously. and the joint mechanism came back and said that the syrian government com

i will say something about what we did at the security council. i was very glad that yesterday breakfast with ayra herself. in fact, more often than not, they use military tactics that directly target civilians as a way to gain military advantage. the commission found that all warring parties permitted violations during the siege and fall of aleppo. the siege ended when both parties agreed to a so-called released thet level of its population. several other evacuation agreements have taken place after aleppo, resulting in tens movingsands of civilians west, where they leave and tired conditions. we have the impression that we are seeing in a slow-motion -- a disaster we that will happen in idlib. we are afraid that the populations are being concentrated there, they are at a serious risk to their lives. aleppo has resulted in further radicalization of armored groups. hts,of the new formations, united a terrorist group with a number of other extremist armed groups. the presence of these groups in raisesnd western aleppo serious concerns for escalatio

russia has blocked council action claiming that we might undermine the process.dermining the process is assad, the very man they seek to protect. russia deployed the full weight of its armed forces to help him. they reduced aleppo to ruins, and displaced hundreds of thousands of men, women and children, all in the name of fighting terrorism. and what does russia get as repayment? assad humiliates russia in the eyes of the world. by intensifying his attacks, by reducing the ceasefire to rubble. assad humiliates russia by showing just how empty syria's promise was to re m ove just how empty syria's promise was to remove all its chemical weapons. if russia is to restore its credibility, they will need to join us credibility, they will need to join us in condemning this attack and in urging the 0pcw to investigate it as soon as urging the 0pcw to investigate it as soon as possible. they willjoin us in calling for the fullest support and co—operation for the investigation team, they will help not hinder our efforts to strengthen accountability through the vital work o

the national security council is getting a bit of a makeover.teve bannon was announced to the national security council in february in a move that many questioned. people questioned by a political mind, a political strategist would be a key person on the national security council. now today president trump, as you noted, made the decision to take him off of that council. it is a win for h.r. mcmaster, the newest member of the national security council was named after michael flynn left in february. now why does this matter? because mcmaster's power is growing in the white house and bannon's could be diminishing to more of a domestic policy role, one which he was thought to operate in initially in the white house. it's also true that white house officials are saying that this is happening because steve bannon was initially put on the council to monitor mike flynn. this is contradicted by the fact that not only was flynn a top adviser but also someone who donald trump spoke very highly of, even after he was asked to resign because of his contact w

what is he doing on the national security council? after an initial freakout that he was on the principles community and the cia director and the chairman of the joint chiefs were not on that principles committee, after furor after that development, those other high ranking officials were reinstated at the national security council. but bannon didn't go. they kept bannon there as well. even after they got rid of general michael flynn as national security adviser and replaced him with mcmaster, they still kept bannon on. mcmaster was reportedly told he could hire and fire at will on the national security council. that didn't turn out to be true. he did try to fire a man named ezra cohen watt nick, and the white house including steve bannon intervened. and now watt nick as well as the top lawyer at the national security council have been named as two of the people who took intelligence intercepts that may or may not be related in the potential collusion with russia. they took those intercepts and fed them out of the white house for poli

there were strong words exchanged earlier at the un security council. called on russia to stop its support for president assad's regime, including nikki haley, the us ambassador to the un. how many more children have to die before russia cares? the united states sees yesterday's attack is a disgrace of the highest level and assurance that humanity means nothing to the syrian government. the question members of this council must ask themselves is this, if we are not able to enforce resolutions preventing the use of chemical weapons, what does that say for our chances of ending the broader conflict in syria ? niki daly sounding a lot like her predecessor. questions about what this all means. let's go live now to new york and our united nations correspondent, nick bryant. what does she mean when she talks about the idea that the united states might act unilaterally and syria if the united nations does not? i don't think we have got any more clarity on that than we had after listening to present tramp in the rose garden talking about red lines being tra nsg

the un security council met for a briefing about the ongoing conflict in syria. the unite united nations undersecretary general for humanitariaundersecretary generr humanitarian affairs reported that the situation is a teary reading rapidly and called for a cease-fire to allow the routes to be open. we also hear from security council members including u.s. ambassador nick e. nikki haley. this is about two hours. >> [inaudible conversations] >> morning. the 7,931st meeting of the security council is called to order. the agenda for the meeting is