council. i now give the floor to the representative of china. shuang geng china deeply mourns the passing of former u.s. president jimmy carter. he was a driving force and decision-maker in the establishment of diplomatic ties between the u.s. and china and made a great contribution to bilateral relations between the countries. we highly commend his achievements. president, i think him for his briefing. it is a year of escalating conflicts and confrontation spreading tensions in the middle east. israel's savage bombing in gaza has not stopped for one moment and the violence in the west bank has not ceased. the situation in lebanon is turbulent and remains fragile with drastic changes in serial its outlook is still on -- in syria its outlook is still unclear. as the year draws to a close the situation in yemen has begun to heat up rapidly. the houthis frequently attacked commercial ships. u.s. and israel and others launched airstrikes in yemen, causing major casualties. the houthis and israel e

i resume my function is president of the council -- as president of the council. the presidency gives the floor to the representative of lebanon. >> mr. president, right from the outset, this is the first time that lebanon has taken the floor this month in the security council. allow me to congratulate you on taking over the presidency, the council, and thank you for the continued support about. to lebanon. -- of algeria to lebanon. algeria has always stood by her side in defending just causes. i also thank the united states for the presidency last month. i also thank russia for having requested this meeting, and i want to thank the keynote speakers, the commander of un tso, general gauchat, and the under secretary general for peacekeeping operations, jean-pierre lacroix, who is currently in lebanon together with the secretary-general. i also want to take this opportunity to express gratitude to lebanon for this visit to show solidarity. at the beginning of this year, we find ourselves in a new chapter in lebanon with the election of the general as president and t

-relate discussions into the council. ensure that members pay attention and provide responses to this risk within existing council mandates and other geographic issues. by fostering to strengthen the a.i. governance for international peace and security we reaffirm the council's role for the efforts pursued in the general assembly engaged in a.i. governance. >> thank you representative of slovenia. you i now give the floor to the representative of japan. >>> thank you, secretary blinken. japan appreciates the u.s. presidency for taking the initiative in organizing this meeting. i also appreciate secretary-general guterres, for informative and insight. mr. president, we have a common understanding that a.i. brings both opportunities and risks. depending on how it is used, it can bring prosperity or pose a threat to humanity. responsible use of a.i. in the military field could lead to the outbreak and escalation of conflicts. the misuse of a.i. can cause dissemination and the spread of disinformation thereby undermining demo

security council. i speak as a lifelong friend of israel and the palestinians and as one who has repeatedly called out the atrocities and war crimes committed by all sides included on the 7th of october in and against israel. and as you may know, i led the norwegian of the oslo courts in 1993 and have worked on the palestinian-israel peace process ever since. worked closely at the time. let me first reiterate that all european, american and local humanitarian organizations on the ground in gaza agree on ever since states started to defund unrwa. unrwa placed an indispensible role in gaza and in the west bank and cannot be replaced by any other of us humanitarian organizations on the ground. we rely on unrwa's capacity and operate unrwa school. and health clinics and as was detailed, the organization has and still is responsible for a massive relief operation in the hour of greatest need for the palestinian civilians in embasessa. there are of course important recommendations in the report that the orga

councils provision rules and procedures predict presidency of the security council and the representatives. egypt, iceland, israel, and spain and others and to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. i propose the council invite the government palestine to the united nations to participate in this meeting. in accordance with provisional roles the procedures and previous practice in this regard. there been no objection and it is so decided. in accordance with the role 39. the councils provisional rules and procedures. i invite the following briefing. to participate in this meeting. mr. philip, commissioner general the united nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees in the middle east. and, secretary-general of the norwegian refugees counsel. it is so decided. the security council when i began concentration of item two of the agenda. i know you the floor to mr. philip meza rainy, you have the floor sir. >> mr. president and members of the council, 90s ago, the long-awaited cease-fire in gaza begin and we are — by the return of the hostages and prisons versus to the famil

the council also voted to appoint outgoing at-large council member rebecca kaplan to serve as council member for district two. it's a vacancy created by nikki fortunato bas, who is moving on to become a county supervisor. three new council members will also join the board, and the battle to navigate the city's $120 million budget deficit. council member rowena brown is one of those newcomers. my heart is overjoyed for the opportunity to work alongside all of you to really help uplift oakland. among the challenges the six month closure of two fire stations starting today as a part of a triggered contingency budget. we respond to building fires. oakland firefighters gathered before today's inauguration, calling on the city to find different solutions and save for additional stations from possible closures. newly sworn in council member zach unger is the former head of the firefighters union. i'm going to work with my colleagues and with the city administration to find the money to keep these fire stations open. it's a matter of priorities. ken houston will take over district seven and s

host: what should viewers know in the atlantic council? guest: many things. i think what they can find in about that is they are helpful furnisheded by fern governments. when fond at the received more money from foreign governments. more than dollar 20 million and contractor funding. they get a had the of funding from the top defense contractors. sort of what we see with the they can council this huge amount of money coming in from some foreign governments and defense contractors and when try to trace it back it what the atlantic council was doing and it was mixing recommendation this is with benefit the funders. host: who are the foreign governments this give the most to american think tanks? guest: by and large it is our democratic friends, friends in nitto and united kingdom capped. you look at the top 10 it is mostly filled with democratic regimes that are allies of the u.s. but at the very top foreign govern is the united arab emirates. they guy more. they are a authoritarian regime and complicit in war chromosome. and fund the r.s.f. who were tkhreurg g

city council president nikki fortunato bas became interim mayor.he city council. >> because they've had too many mayors. they say in football if you have two quarterbacks, you have none. oakland's had four mayors in the last four years and therefore, they have had none. >> reporter: the city of oakland is currently taking nominations for both mayor and the district 2 council member position left open by bas. the nomination period is anticipated to close on january 17th. loren taylor has pulled nomination papers and will be submitting to run for mayor again. he lost to sheng thao back in 2022. >> my commitment is just as strongs it was two years ago to make sure that we are delivering for oakland residents, to make sure that city government fulfills its promises. >> reporter: as for the city council, he hopes they'll be able to stay focused and begin making actionable change over the next few months while the top leadership position is still in flux. >> embrace these challenges, but commit to solving them, not just immediate say firefighting with di

council member kevin jenkins was appointed this afternoon to the new role of council president and interim mayor. this comes on the same day former congresswoman barbara lee took a step toward running for mayor. ktvu jana katsuyama has the details. >> reporter a day of big changes monday at the oakland city council meeting. by a unanimous vote, the new city council appointed district six council member kevin jenkins to be president and fill the role of interim mayor. jenkins is the third person in two months to lead the city, after outgoing president nikki fortunato bass stepped in following the recall of xiang tao. >> i believe that he's someone who listens to everyone who has the ability to just focus on what's the solution, the outcome we're trying to achieve and bring folks together that will be really important over these next four months until our election. >> council member noel gayo was appointed president pro tem to lead the council meetings, also by a unanimous vote. the council has three new members. >> i'm able to sit next to noel gallo. legendary. >> i'm really grateful and lo

there's disagreement on the security council on what to do next. the french are pushing hard for a council statement, calling for the m 23. and we're wondering, forces to stand down. but several members of the council don't want to specifically name lawanda in fear of agitating, keep going. and thus making the process to piece that much harder gabriel's onto, i'll just say to at the united nations in new york. so the head townhouse's, air, trump tends columbia as president traits, highest threats, and stuff with petro block cus, submitted, treat chains, entering the ports of margaret the the latest news as it breaks, as this is fire holes. the focus now shift to making sure these a delivery continues to address the long term needs of jobs, of people with detailed coverage. and this type, some loss of destruction. policy means are still willing to rebuild their houses and collect anything left from their memories from the heart of the story for recovery will take to years in order to remove the rustle and re gain a semblance of normality. again, at

the councils provisional rules and procedures. i invite the following briefing. to participate in this meeting. mr. philip, commissioner general the united nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees in the middle east. and, secretary-general of the norwegian refugees counsel. it is so decided. the security council when i began concentration of item two of the agenda. i know you the floor to mr. philip meza rainy, you have the floor sir. >> mr. president and members of the council, 90s ago, the long-awaited cease-fire in gaza begin and we are — by the return of the hostages and prisons versus to the families and we are encouraged by mass improvement in the interim made in the incorporating conditions. we hope the cease-fire will —-dash in tremendous in their allowed to ensue presence in gaza with certain personnel and 300 premises. in the agency is ready for supporting the tradition under cease-fire and yet in today's, our operations the occupied would be critical as the past but he is really and takes in effect in a fake meat of this palestinians and

security council resolutions.like you, i met with the hostage families. many of them. i commend president trump and special middle east envoy steve witkoff for their role. it is essential they achieve its full implementation. i would like to discuss your views about what people refer to as the day after in gaza and beyond. president trump has an opportunity to bring some light at the end of a very dark tunnel we find ourselves in. the latest chapter being the horrific hamas attacks october 7. the president's he was to bring long-term peace and security to the region. clearly hamas can have no role in the future. long-term peace must include security, self-determination, and dignity for israelis and palestinians alike. when we talk to my office, you agreed we should stand up and protect universal human rights and human rights and self-determination for all people, including both israelis and palestinians. i would just like to hear you today say that is your view. rep. stefanik: to put that view in the context of th

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long time council member noel gallo was chosen to serve as acting council president until the special election in april. the council has a lot on its plate clearly with tough budget decisions, including major cuts to essential services. starting today, two fire stations in oakland will shut down for the next six months, stations 25 and 28 in the oakland hills. they're now closed. station 10, which was already shut down, will stay that way. our kevin ko reports from outside city hall where firefighters didn't mince words on the potential consequences. >> these cuts are a tragedy waiting to happen. >> what could have been a small blaze or small fire near your house. >> reporter: the firefighters who arrive to help when oakland calls 911 called on city officials to keep fire stations open. as they gathered outside city hall, fire stations 25 and 28 were officially shut down for six months. it comes as oakland faces a $130 million shortfall. these temporary closures are expected to save the city about $5 million combined. >> the folks in the building behind me have decided it is okay. the

the un security council does need reform. there have been books written about this sort of in millions of gigabytes put on the, into the about this very same topic. but ultimately, the 5 permanent members don't want any change because the system works for them. once again, it's in the quality that's driving decision making. what are your thoughts on that? what is that sustainable? like like any? yes, like any power structure that can only be reformed through one of 2 ways. either by the initiative or with the consent of those holding power within the system. and in the case of the security council up, we know that that's simply never going to happen. or by effective challenges to that system and that i think we, we have seen and it's been very clear and very successful in the united states is illegal. 2003, occupation invasion and occupation and ultimately destruction of the rock was icing by, by the accounts of most observers. anomalous. the most clear cut and brazen violation of the un charter since 1945. and if you know, i

long time council member noel gallo was chosen to serve as acting council president until that special election. we mentioned the new leadership is taking over as the city is dealing with cuts to basic services. >>> this morning firefighters rallied at city hall. they want leaders to reverse the decision to close fire station number 25 and 28 in the oakland hills. members of the firefighters union say the shutdowns could cause dangerous delays with some emergency response times exceeding ten minutes. >> what could have been a small blaze or a small fire near your house will become a conflagration leaving tragedy in its wake. >> the amount of money saved is not worth the potential cost in lives. >> the chief says closing two fire stations will save about $5 million. he is hopeful they will reopen by july for the wildfire season. >>> former east bay congresswoman barbara lee just gave the strongest sign yet she's gearing up to run for mayor of oakland. lee opened a campaign account today for the april 15th special election to replace sheng thao. lee just wrapped up a 26-year run in congr

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members of the council. an honor and privilege to step in this he/him a visual description, a middle aged little person. also hard of hearing. which i have to get used to. you know i want to say by way of introduction, what■/ a privileg it is to serve in this position. by way of background■k i serveds the director ceo of the marine center for inspect living for 17 ar involved in disability rights for 21 years. almost half my life. i have been and -- embraced the complexity of -- the journey of disability. myself as has my family. and that come with joy, pride and -- when we talk about access barriers. sometimes frustration. whether this isarc seszing health care, physical space services. and so the privilege to -- serve as the director of the mayor's office on disability and really work in partnership with the council and community with other departments. with the city. at this very important time. in our city's history. is truly an honor. my report i want it say this is day 10 for me. so, i aim to set the b

security council resolutions.i met with the hostage families, many of them, and i commend president trump and spyings middle east envoy for the role they played to release the hostages and entire a crease fire. it is esm -- especially. i would like to refer to what people discuss as the day off. president trump has the position to find it in the last tunnel. the president has said he wants to bring long-term peace and security to the region. hamas has no role in that feature. it must include and dignity for is israelis. you agreed we shied stand up universal human rights and human rights and self determination for all people including people and cat ains. >> to put that view in the context of the day after question, president trump is unique challenged to bring peace to the region, to arrayed cat terrorists of hamas and hezbollah. if you look at the bail your, we have given billions of dollars to the palestinians and it has been abowsed by hamas. >> very simple question and if you agree with the statement that in

. figs economy and passing it on to the council.— economy and passing it on to the council.you say, taking it out of the economy, giving l it out of the economy, giving to the council, the council estimated it could raise £50 million per year. tourists certainly support local businesses, no doubt about it, but they do not pay for footpaths or for road repairs and i suppose that is what the council wants them to contribute to?- council wants them to contribute to? , ., , , contribute to? yes, absolutely. and of which — contribute to? yes, absolutely. and of which they _ contribute to? yes, absolutely. and of which they are _ and of which they are businesses to pay very high businesses to pay very high business rates which obviously pays for those particular things. it's going to be imperative that the money that the council raises is invested back into the distillation to keep the city of edinburgh a leading visitor destination, attracting people from all over the world into the city. and to use that money to actually increase the value of the visitor economy. that's going to

council pays for that too. because yes, in theory we sort our rubbish, but lots of councils just incinerate it because there isn't any coordination of where you have. >> that is labour's point in bristol. that's exactly what they're saying because they're also against this. >> people will just be so fed up with the foxes, they're just going to take it back and they're going to put it in the bin in the street, which will be overflowing, which is unsightly, andifs overflowing, which is unsightly, and it's unhealthy. this is unhealthy. >> i mean. >> i mean. >> this is a hygiene. >> this is a hygiene. >> risk, these are really important. and i do think that weekly bin collection should be the norm, not the exception. >> the greens around brighton once and just you just look at their record there. it was chaos again. >> it's just ideological claptrap. >> it is. >> it is. >> to believe that people will actually produce less waste by having fewer bin collections just for the birds. >> of course, people are not going t

um shakuntala you wrote about council culture back in 2021. i'm and what are the things that you said is that the media we're getting it all wrong. can you help us get it right? yeah, i, i mean, i want to 1st say that i very much agree with what my colleagues have just said. i think human christina, are trying to do something which we really need to do within communities, which is to be more compassionate with each other so that people can actually land and find out who is on our side and understand historically, who is in power and using the power against us, so i have nothing at all to disagree with with what has been said. but when i wrote that piece i was writing at the time when there was a massive backlash against black lives matter. and i think now we see that backlash in government, it's been in government in india since 2014. and i want to put the phrase cancel a culture into a historical perspective in relation to 3 things. one of them is violence. actual physical violence against communities, whether that's violence, through through

i'm ceo of the atlantic council and pleased to welcome you to this edition of atlantic council front page of our premier platform for global leaders. we are here today with the 71st u.s. secretary of state antony blinken on american leadership in the future middle east. this event is being live streamed on atlantic council tv. youtube facebook and x you can join the conversation on x by following the electric council using the hashtag #acfrontpage. this is in the context of a historic moment globally one that president biden again yesterday the speech of the state department describes as an action point. characterized by wars in europe middle east and africa rising tensions with china and accelerating competition for the commanding heights of technological change. before we go any further i want to salute you secretary blinken for your remarkable contribution through this moment of a stark challenge following your rich contributions over so many years of distinguished public service previously. returning to the middle east the region has been transformed after hamas terrorist attacks

security council reform.in my opening statement, but i was referencing reforms them i was mostly talking about ensuring that all of our taxpayer dollars are going to do and embassies that function very well, but i'm open to having conversations about how to make it work better. i think we need to have a broader strategy reaching out to countries within the global south, where china has made significant inroads. they've done it by building ports, through telecom, a whole government approach. and it's obviously not the u.n. alone, it's working with secretary rubio, working with usaid and significant economic investments. sen. coons: president trump assigned to go back into law and his first term. the development finance corporation is a critical tool in our toolkit. before i conclude, i just want to raise my profound concern about an executive order signed yesterday by president trump that puts a 90-day pause on all development, without clarifying the scope on that. does that include our contributions to unicef

today, the council unanimously voted to appoint council member kevin jenkins to the role of council president and interim mayor. and though he will only hold that title of mayor until a special election is held in april. jenkins and his fellow council members have a tall task ahead. the city is wrangling a budget deficit that has forced cuts and closures in the fire department. the police department is calling for more staff training and the sale of the oakland coliseum remains clouded in doubt. but despite no official announcement yet, a move today by congresswoman barbara lee appears to signal that she's throwing her hat in the ring for the next job as the city's next mayor. ktvu jana katsuyama at oakland city hall as all of this unfolded, and she joins us now live in studio with details. jana. >> yes, claudine. congresswoman lee's paperwork was filed. this was just the preliminary first step. she is not officially on any ballots yet, but this all just happened as the city council began their special meeting today with a lot of leadership changes that decided was decided right there in city

security council resolution. some partners have expressed their willingness to contribute troops for the mission but only if it's agreed gaza and the west banks are reunified under a reformed p.a. as part of a pathway to a independent palestinian state. and therein lies the rub. reaching an agreement will require all parties to summon the political will to make key compromises. they will have to support palestinian led governance and preventing hamas' return. the p.a. will need to carry out swift, far-reaching reform to build more transparent accountable governance, continuing a process it began last year. israel will accept gaza in the west bank under a reformed p.a. and all must embrace a time bound, conditions-based path towards forming an independent palestinian state. these principles are time enforcing and time bound because no one will accept a endless process. palestinians need and deserve a clear and near horizon for political self-determination. conditions-based because while palestinians have a right t

but in an unexpected switch, council member noel gayo will now take over as council president. the council also voted to appoint outgoing at large council member rebecca kaplan to serve as interim council member for district two. a lot of seats moving around here. that seat is being vacated by nikki fortunato bas, who was elected to the county board of supervisors. you're following me? okay. three new council members also sworn in. they will face immediate challenges, including figuring out how to balance oakland's $129 million deficit that is already triggering massive cuts. we have issues. we have our challenges. but this is a resilient city, and we have a new council that's going to work hard to restore the trust in the city and restore the trust in this government. oakland firefighters were there for today's swearing in gathering before the ceremony to call on the city to overturn that decision, to temporarily close two fire stations to help balance the budget. those closures started today. now there will be a special election to choose a permanent mayor that will be held i

the santa fe city council fills a vacancy left by a disgraced former council member. and our continued coverage of san francisco mayor dan, hillary's actions to try to tackle the fentanyl crisis. live with the details on a raleigh happening this morning. news at 6. good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm sorry and i'm right. interchange this morning. not as cold as yesterday. i think not. although a blur. maybe i'm getting used to it. sean what he meant this point. we're just number. feel anything my fingers, hey, we definitely are looking at a more mild mornings. you're right about that. >> not as cold out there to get this wednesday morning started, which is already a pretty nice way to start the day. we're looking outside at half moon bay right here. there is a little bit of low d

council member kevin jenkins was appointed to the role of council president and interim mayor. he is the third person in two months to lead the city. after shengtao was recalled in the november election. the previous interim mayor, nikki fortunato bass, will be sworn in as an alameda county supervisor tomorrow. and today, former congresswoman barbara lee did file paperwork in a first step toward a possible run for mayor of oakland. and the man at the center of a kidnaping case in vallejo that made national headlines is now facing new charges. matthew mueller is currently serving 40 years in federal prison for the 2015 kidnaping of denise huskins, in what came to be known as the gone girl case. well, just last week, new charges were brought accusing mueller of being involved in

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the city council unanimously voted to appoint council member kevin jenkins to the role of council president and interim mayor. but another big story also brewing at city hall in oakland, jana katsuyama here, now in studio and a familiar face, jenna has taken a step to run for mayor here in several months. >> that's right. mike. congresswoman barbara lee's preliminary paperwork was filed today with the oakland finance ethics commission office. it is a required first step to run for mayor in the april special election. and it happened just as the city council began their special meeting to choose a new interim mayor. >> a day of big changes monday at the oakland city council meeting. [applause] by a unanimous vote, the new city council appointed district six councilmember kevin jenkins to be president and fill the role of interim mayor. jenkins is the third person in two months to lead the city, after outgoing president nikki fortunato bass stepped in following the recall of shengtao. >> i believe that he's someone who listens to everyone who has the ability to just focus on what's the soluti

two council seat formerly held by bass. abc seven news reporter lena howland tells us the leadership changes come as the city starts implementing budget cutting measures, including one today that impacts fire safety. >> this is all happening only hours after the city closed two fire stations. here's video of crews leaving fire station 25 minutes after they took down the american flag out front. station 25, along with station 28, closed at 8:00 this morning. the oakland fire chief says this is a brownout process that will keep the stations closed at least six months and save the city $5 million. only a small portion of the $129 million budget deficit. in response, the firefighters union held a press conference. they're calling on city leaders to reopen the stations and stop a proposal to close four more stations next month. >> cuts in emergency services don't mean these calls will go away. it means we will have to travel farther to reach those in need, increasing response times. it also means that dispatchers will have to pr

in fact, the un security council meeting the russian representative a poor. ringback at all to that, to conflict itself, has a, rasa is the legacy of colonialism, distributing this to you and you really because you, we also must not forget, the instability in the great lakes region is largely a less the sea of the colonial period. it was then that delayed action minds were laid from which the region still suffers. we see how tired the con, the leaves are of violence and how much they want to just live and work on their land. russia, as a permanent member of the security council, will do everything possible to bring this long awaited moments closer, easy to, to on slots comes that despite the deployments off southern african development community mission to east them college board to come back to the attacks. you wouldn't remember that your uncle cedric states, admittedly, for a, did you companies government to push all to the, into the city and so forth? the said it keeps failed to stop me from attacking the civilians or the ministry off congo in south africa

conversation on x by following the atlantic council using theci # ac front page.ecretary blinken, we are honored that you comes the atlantic council to deliver what we are told will be your final speech as america's top diplomat. focusing on the middle east, a region i don't have to tell anyone in this room on the wider world in the last months. president biden again yesterday, in his speech at the state department described as an inflection point. characterized by wars in europe, the middle east and africa rising tensions with china accelerating competition for commanding heights of technologicalno change. i want to salute you secretary blinken remarkable leadership and contributions through this moment of historic challenge following your rich contributions over so many years of distinguished public service previously. returning to the middle east the regionst has been transformed after hamas terrorist attacks against israel and hostagetaking of october 72023. by everyone follow that, israelsubsequent war in gaza and lebanon direct military exchanges between isr

there's disagreement on the security council on what to do next. the french are pushing hard for a council statement, calling for the m 23. and we're wondering, forces to stand down. but several members of the council don't want to specifically name lawanda in fear of agitating keowee. and thus making the process to piece that my charter gabriel's on the i'll just say to at the united nations, new york as well for the likes of smoke and with joins us from nairobi where he is following developments. and welcome can you just give us an update of exactly what's happening on the ground and government? now, do we have confirmation that in 23 fund as of taking the city we've spoken to several people in guy that he said they've seen him since his resources in some areas other se is still seeing kimberly soldiers or allied on groups in other places. people have reported looting in some areas that not match these videos that we've seen on social media as well. we had that with gunfire through the nice and still eligible in the morning. and then within the l

during an emergency un security council meeting. the world health organization urge is real. to resend evacuation, demands about allowed to a hospital in indonesian hospital all are, which is the last remaining minimal functional scope in north casa, is struggling to stay all food in water. if you are depleting fast goals patrol has been without many essential medicines for more than $85.00 days. the w h o has documented $650.00 for a tax on health care facilities and gaza since october 2023. the w o 2 has warned for pets and of systematic dismantling of the health care system in north casa. this pattern must be reversed while briefing the council. boker took the un high commissioner for human rights, directly responded to the claims by israel in the united states. the hospitals and gaza are used by how much is road has not provided sufficient information to substantiate. many of these claims which are often vague and pro, in some cases, be appear to be contradicted by publicly available information per told. the counsel, even if armed groups were hiding in hospitals, the fun

we do have the the security council. there's criticism that it is not the best mood in the security council but it is a place where the big powers still meet. and it's a paradox that in a situation where all these challenges are only sold in a multilateral complex, the appetite is not always there. so it first makes your job even more complex but do you feel there are a few opportunities and silver linings now not coming years to tissue to even -- to 9/11 a world where each nation follows mainly their national interests, there are areas where there's strong overlap of the interests that you can push things through? mr. guterres: first of all, let's look at the security down tough. he problem with security council is is a problem of effectiveness but also losing power. the security council is the five members, france, u.k. and russia are european countries. three in five on a continent that is what it is doesn't make any sense anymore. it is absolutely essential to have reform in the security council to make the security

the un security council says the law security, the security council must immediately order the end of hostilities by rolanda and demand the immediate withdrawal of rwandan troops who are present on congolese territory. the policy. this security council must impose targeted sanctions, including asset freezes and travel bands. not only against identified members of the chain of command of the r d f, but also against political decision makers responsible for this aggression. the current crisis could have been invited, had the data as the government to demonstrate to the general commitment to piece video see, it has all the necessary tools to achieve it, lasting these allusion to the ongoing conflict you will have with the tv to many lives have been sacrificed to them too many principles have been trampled on for wanda is continuing its contempt for the united nations. and the resolutions of this council that i see has hand endemic security, political and governance challenges for the kids. this my does not match as of today. so it cannot pretend that an external party will be responsible

it's us detailing not one, not 2, not 3, but 4 different security council resolutions. it's something certainly i think probably history books will be written about how the security council has failed in gaza. but turning to the secretary general, let's listen to little bit more of some of his remarks after the cease fire deal beside this view is a critical 1st step. but we must mobilize all efforts to also advance brother goals, including the preservation of the unity config with the end, the integrity of the occupied by the scene in territory. because the policy and you need these essential for the tv, lusting, decent stability. and they emphasize that unified spot of steven governance must remain a top priority to i have the big question now is what happens with unwrap? the united nations relief and works agency for palestinian refugees that are so many people say the backbone of supporting people in gaza. for so many years now is really legislation is scheduled to go into effect january 28th. that would essentially prevent israel from dealing with unreal at all. but