well most of the pressure is using the bully pulpit of the general assembly of the podium at the general assembly to say to me on bar that the situation is unacceptable with the general assembly you never quite know know exactly how the meeting is going to pan out and i can tell you that the president of the general assembly we didn't know he was going to do this but he's making an initial speech vulcan buskin is addressing the other gets in the general assembly hall and then we'll hear from the special envoy her words i think will be important remember that in the early days after the coup the u.n. found it extremely difficult to get hold of anyone from the military to work out what was going on and to make their submissions to them that clearly the key democratically elected leaders of myanmar should not be imprisoned and the coup should be reversed i can tell you that this special envoy more recently has had a dialogue and there's an ongoing dialogue with the military what security council ambassadors have told me is that they are watching what the general assembly will do and the fac

ambassador on her 1st day in office sort of a nightmare general assembly session for the generals in naperville or they would have i think hope that this would have passed more quietly but it has passed with a big bang it will have an effect i think this session will the general assembly now take up this issue with some action and general assembly could pass a resolution on this issue that doesn't have teeth but it puts more pressure on countries in the region which have been leading the diplomacy until now the r.c.n. countries what are they going to do quite diplomacy is normally the way they try and handle things and we know that 2 countries within a seann thailand which has its own recent experience in coups and indonesia which has a history of some behind the scenes diplomacy on this very subject have been working quite hard but i'm not sure they are the total membership of the u.n. general assembly the countries of the world are going to be happy with quiet diplomacy now they might want more pressure and that puts more pressure on the security council which defied people's expec

general assembly where china's represents the u.n. is talking about myanmar what you would usually voice of and measures taken by the international community should help. parties bridge their differences and solve problems and avoid intensifying tensions and further complicating the situation. is a member of the r.c. own family trying to support you know in playing an active role in easing the current state of affairs in myanmar in the hours the only way pretty sure it's the mediation efforts of countries these countries are discussing the setting up of an informal special meeting of their foreign ministers and we look forward to it early convening on the basis of consensus. thus providing a useful platform and opportunity for promoting problem solving we believe that r.c. on to our region organization has enough political wisdom to help america tide over the difficult issues china also supports special envoy christina burch now in continuing her mediation efforts and hopes that she will keep the communication channels with all partie

i asked the general assembly to join me in this effort. if you do, when the next crisis comes, delaware will be ready again. this last year has been challenging, we work hard to protect public health while protecting the health of our economy. i told delaware and time and time again, we need a healthy community and economy. despite the global economic downturn and pandemic, delaware is just over 5% now. that's a very positive part for delaware workers. we know some have sacrificed more than others. in march, restaurant workers across our state suffered a serious blow, they faced sudden loss of a job because of our covid restriction. restaurant owners worried about the loss of a family owned business, the same is true for folks who make their living in bars and art venues. in many ways, these places are the heart of our community and they drive our tourism industry. that's why our state was one of the first state to support them. march 18, we launched our program to offer financial relief to these businesses and their workers. over the cour

i also want to congratulate the general assembly. led by senator darius brown, they're one step away from a constitutional amendment that will make it clear that here in delaware, discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin is illegal, and will not be tolerated. there are also very concrete things we can do to ensure that our brothers and sisters of color have a fair shot at the american dream. the port of wilmington is one of a handful of ports in the country with a predominantly african american workforce. now we're building a new port at edgemoor. this will create thousands of additional good-paying jobs. african american-owned businesses make up 11% of businesses in our state. they make up 16% of the businesses that got covid relief grants from the state. we're also using cares act money to put 3,000 out-of-work delawareans through a rapid retraining program to get them back on their feet. over half of enrollees are people of color. last year, led by senator lockman and representative chukwuocha, we banned choke

the rulers of the country who are currently jailed it's worth reminding you that at the same general assembly session the special envoy the secretary-general special envoy on myanmar christine shrine of bergen has said it's important the international community does not lend legitimacy or recognition to this regime so will they recognize the decision of the regime to sack the ambassador i'm sure that the military will now is try and send a new ambassador that will reflect their views but which one is the united nations going to recognize it will go to a rather obscure body part of the general assembly known as the credentials committee if there is a dispute it has 9 members interestingly among those 9 members the u.s. is one as are china and russia which of made the point that this is largely an internal affair they will come up with a recommendation and then it will go to the general assembly for a vote so it's although the military is saying they've sacked we're on bus that is not a tall clear whether he'll be losing his job or after a protracted fight will actually stay in the job. and wil

calling on the general assembly to act against the military giunta and protect civilians the military it's a step that will induce more than will and who. the people are resilient the servants and united in funky will be in of militant. also anxious parents wait for answers after more than $300.00 schoolgirls are kidnapped in northwest nigeria. the u.k.'s top court rules that should mean a big i'm a woman who joined i saw in syria cannot say return to challenge a decision revoking her citizenship and hong kong also at its covert 19 vaccination campaign and with several options on offer will the public still choose china's vaccine. and in sports a former u.s. gymnastics coach facing multiple abuse charges has committed suicide john get it close links with describe team doctor laurie nasser. well it's been 4 weeks since a military coup in myanmar overthrew its democratically elected leaders triggering the most widespread process the country has seen in years and for the 1st time the u.n. general assembly has met on the quay and the crack time when a shot to fire this man maurice ambassa

the rulers of the country who are currently jailed it's worth reminding you that at the same general assembly session the special envoy the secretary-general special envoy on myanmar christine seana bergen said it's important the international community does not lend legitimacy or recognition to this regime so will they recognize the decision of the regime to sack the ambassador i'm sure that the military will now is try and send a new ambassador that will reflect their views but which one is the united nations going to recognize it will go to a rather obscure body part of the general assembly known as the credentials committee if there is a dispute it has 9 members interestingly among those 9 members of the u.s. is one as are china and russia which of made the point that this is largely an internal affair they will come up with a recommendation and then it will go to the general assembly for a vote so it's although the military is saying they've sat with us that is not a tall clear whether he'll be losing his job or after a protective fight will actually stay in the job well inside myanmar s

i thank the general assembly and the constitutional officers for that accomplishment. comptroller wilson and the treasurer have been fierce guard guardians of our fiscal position. i want to thank justin wilson for his years of service. [ applause ] and we welcome you comptroller to build upon that legacy. likewise, our fiscal stability and management have, again, won high praise even this year when many states are dealing with budget crises on top of other challenges. we have worked with members of the general assembly to create the financial stimulus accountability group which has insured good stewardship of federal dollars that have come our way. this group has been both a bipartisan effort and a fully transparent effort to ensure that it's open to the public and to the press. i want to thank the lieutenant governor mcnally, the speaker, senator watson, representative marsh and representative love who each served on this committee. thank you for your partnership in this endeavor. [ applause ] we've taken a fiscally conservative approach throughout this past year, mai

for betrayal by the military junk that that he urged the world to confront joe more told the general assembly he spoke for the government of on son suchi but the army said it was an abuse of his power and his dramatic testimony on friday he said the military was a threat to me and mars existence. in addition to the existing support we need to find the strongest possible action from the international community to immediately and a military coup to stop oppressing the innocent people to return the state power to the people and to school the democracy well the military leadership appears not only to have lost patience with the u.n. ambassador but also with protesters still streaming on to the streets launching one of their strongest crackdowns on saturday police changed tactics chasing thousands of people through the streets of several cities with tear gas and rubber bullets and detaining those they managed to catch we're going to have tony chains report from bangkok in just a moment 1st though our diplomatic editor james bays has more on the ambassador's calculated risk. well the ambassador wou

general assembly whole the ambassador of me using his speech to speak out strongly against the events in his own country and your mom military has become that if this don't shield threat for myanmar as the polity and civilized society his voice was trembling as he continued and strong support from the international community is imperative for the beeb. in our 5 against the military regime as he finished his speech he gave a 3 hoping good saluting a message of defiance that's become a trademark gesture of the protesters in his country other ambassadors praised him brisk courageous stand for a long term the brand new u.s. ambassador linda thomas greenfield in her 1st full day in her job we urge every member state here today to use any channel available to tell them me or my military that violence against the people of myanmar will not be tolerated. together we all show the people of myanmar that the world is watching we hear them and we stand with them at the un special envoy christine shauna bergner has been trying to visit myanmar but she said permission for the trip has not been gran

after he made a defiant appeal to the general assembly on friday cure move to an urge the united nations to use any means necessary to ends the month long military coup. armenia's president serzh refusing to fire the country's top general even though the prime minister has publicly called for his dismissal nichol passion cues the military of an attempted coup. u.s. president joe biden's $1.00 trillion dollar coronavirus aid package has been passed in the house of representatives that includes direct payments of $1400.00 to most americans. dozens of students kidnapped from a secondary school in nigeria last week are being released they've arrived in mina in central nigeria gunmen rated kogarah school in these arab states taking 27 students some of their relatives and staff members one of the students was shots and killed but the fates of $317.00 schoolgirls kidnapped on friday is still unknown gunmen raided their school town of jan gave billions on forest state they say they have information that the girls have been moved to a nearby forest for the trees is in a butcher and has the latest

[applause] members of the general assembly as unusual as this setting is for for a state of the state let me say that it is good to be here in person. [applause] last year we stood together at the starting line of 2020 ready for a challenge, even more ready to leave our mark on what was sure to be a historic year for our state. little did we know. the events that would take place just a few weeks after would set the tone for our year. an unimaginable one for us that included the rise of the global pandemic, devastating tornadoes, flooding, violence, unrest, economic collapse, a downtown explosion and witnessing our nation undergo painful turmoil at the highest levels of government. there have been heartbreaking losses. we mourn the more than 10,000 tennesseans that we have lost in these deadly events this year. in many respects what was optimism has become a temper feeling of resolve, and perhaps even cautiousness about what lies ahead in 2021 as we move forward but work to make sense of it all. scripture has a lot to say about that crossroads, what to do on heels of suffering. where

. >> thank you senate president garcia speaker garnet members of the general assembly from across the great state of colorado. governor, treasurer, commissionr of education, chief justice, dedicated first gentleman and also attorney general, secretary of state new tribal chairman and tribal council members from the southern indian nation and tribal council members. members of the state board of education, justices of the supreme court members of the cabinet and my mom and dad. high. [laughter] my fellow coloradans i am mindful as i speak to you this morning many are facing some of the toughest challenges we face in our lives. too many of us have lost someone to the pandemic many of us have battled illness ourselves as we have in our family or dealt with the anxiety of having loved ones in the hospital without being able to be by their bedside to comfort them. many others have lost jobs and kept a roof over your families had. these have been difficult times for humanity if the pandemic and the resulting recession was not enough, in coloradodo we weathered record breaking wildfires dest

such a powerful session in the general assembly now puts pressure on the part of the un that has real teeth the security council is a character but it's worth remembering one of the permanent members of the council is china it has veto power and the chinese ambassador in the general assembly meeting said that his country largely sees the situation in myanmar as an internal matter james bays out his era at the united nations will stay with that story damien kingsbury is professor of international relations at the deakin university in australia he says both the ambassadors plea and international condemnation are unlikely to push the military to back down there's not a doubt representatives of the ousted government will very strongly about this is you know when the instant government. but there really has already been international condemnation of the khomeini at myanmar and the generals haven't changed at all and now there's been some sanctions it's a strong condemnation it just hasn't made any difference at all and the general does not have the backing of china and russia in this matte

general assembly is 1st meeting on me and. it was a dramatic moment in the u.n. general assembly hall the ambassador of using his speech to speak out strongly against the events in his own country myanmar military has become that this threat for myanmar as the polity and civilized society his voice was trembling as he continued and strong support from the international community is imperative for the beeb on. in our 5 against the military regime. as he finished his speech he gave a 3 hoping good saluting a message of defiance that's become a trademark gesture of the protesters in his country other ambassadors praised him brisk courageous stand on for long on the brand new u.s. ambassador linda thomas greene failed in her 1st full day in her job we urge every member state here today to use any channel available to tell the me or my military that violence against the people of myanmar will not be tolerated together we all show the people of myanmar that the world is watching we hear them and we stand with them at the un special envoy christine shauna bergen to has

ambassador told delegates at the un general assembly near ma military has become the existential threat for myanmar as the polity and civilised society now is not the time for the international community to tolerate the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by myanmar military the international community must ensure that who has no place in the modern world as bound by the un secretary general in that regard we the comedy were present in john who. are the united nations the united nations security council an international community that aspired to build peaceful and civilized global society to use any means necessary to take action against the minimum military and to prove i served and security for the people. but will get the latest on these developments shortly from tony chang in bangkok but 1st his report. police in the amman southern city of daraa way employing more aggressive tactics to disperse protesters. advancing behind the cover of their riot shields they fired tear gas into the crowd forcing people back into the city's small alleyways. in young gone more aggression

such a powerful session in the general assembly now puts pressure on the part of the un that has real teeth the security council is a karajan but it's worth remembering one of the permanent members of the council is china it has veto power and the chinese ambassador in the general assembly meeting said that his country largely sees the situation in myanmar as an internal matter james bays out 0 at the united nations police in may and mother were changing their tactics hoping to crack down on the protests before they get a chance to even begin the demonstrators there remain undeterred. as the crowds gathering in yangon on their happening in mandalay and away as well on saturday police fired tear gas and stun grenades sending people fleeing into signed streets protesters are demanding the release of the elected leader aung san suu kyi and for a return to democracy tony chang in bangkok for us tony what we saw at the united nations that very impassioned play do you think that's the type of thing which could even embolden some of the protesters. it certainly seems to have been been seeing

i look forward to working with the general assembly to continue to make progress for families.ou know, as we know, this has been a a school year unlike any other. and tragically, the effects have rippled through society not only impacting our children's education, but straining families and, in particular, forcing millions of women across our country out of the work force. many parents, disproportionately women, have had to choose between working and caring for their children at home. and sadly but not surprisingly, women of color have been disproportionately impacted with an 8% decline in lay -- labor work force participation over the past year. when women across colorado, across america suffer, our communities and our states suffer too. i was fortunate to be surrounded by strong women throughout my life. many of you have herald me speak about my mother, many of you have m met my mother. she's a very important part of my life, and it's been nearly a year since she's been able to hug her grandkids. when i was growing up, she was not only a best selling poet, but also president

restored democracy in myanmar then to thomas creamfields made the comments at the 193 member general assembly we urge every member state here today to use any channel available to tell the medium our military that violence against the people of myanmar will not be tolerated together we all show the people of myanmar that the world is watching we hear them and we stand with them. when 300 schoolgirls have been kidnapped in some far a state in the north west nigeria it's the 2nd abduction in just over a week gunmen arrived at night shooting randomly at a school complex meant to cook girls into the bush. the united states military launched air strikes in syria targeting facilities used by iranian backed militias the pentagon says the operation most in response to attacks against american personnel in iraq. u.k. prime minister boris johnson has praised the supreme court ruling that a woman who ran away as a teenager to join eisel should not be allowed to return to prison so fights for citizenship should be i'm a big i'm left london with 2 school friends at the age of 15 marries and i so face her.

general assembly meeting to discuss the military coup and subsequent crackdown on protests across the country kalmoe tun said he was speaking for the elected civilian government led by and sang see cheney is now being detained for almost 4 weeks he said no country should recognize the new government. he has. that's the political and civilised society. now is not the time for the international community to tolerate the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by myanmar military the international community must ensure that who has no place in the modern world as banned by in the un secretary-general in that regard we the committee representing our. duly are the united nations the united nations security council an international community that prior to build peaceful and civilized global society to use any means necessary to take action against the myanmar military and to prove a theory and security for the people. they had to platic editor james base at united nations and says the ambassador statement was a big surprise this was a very dramatic moment it is exceedingly rare for

law enforcement , we are proposing $1.5 million for the witness protection fund passed by the general assembly during the special session on violent crime and ei hope the legislature will continue working with our office and the attorney general to fight violent crime , support law enforcement officers and make our communities safer. >> in order to build stronger , safer communities, we must also improve the health and well-being of missourians s and to do this, we must support our healthcare workers. for almost a year now, missouri doctors, nurses and healthcare workers across this state have been on the frontlines without a break. they are tired and overwhelmed. but they continue to rise to the challenge and take care of missourians. here with us today is cindy sheets, a registered nurse at truman medical center kansas city. during a visit to truman medical center in october, i saw a video of miss sheets sharing her experience with covid-19. in her words truly inspired me. she said that she is not fearful because much like a soldier in war, this is what she signed up for. every day, miss she

members of the general assembly from across the great state of colorado, treasurer dave young, commissioner of education, chief justice boatright, gentleman gentlemenmarlon reese and joinis virtually, i want to acknowledge the secretary of state griswold tribal council members from the indian nation, melvin baker and tribal council. members of the cabinet and my mom and dad. i am mindful as i speak to you this morning many of you are facing some of the toughest challenges that we faced in our lives. too many of us many of us battled illness ourselves or dealt with the anxiety of having loved ones in the hospital without being able to be by their bedside to comfort them. many others have lost jobs and not only filled their days with purpose that kept a roof over your family said, they have been difficult times for humanity. and as if the pandemic resulting in global recession was not enough, in colorado, we also weathered record-breaking wildfires that have destroyed homes, claimed lives. we've witnessed brutality inflicted on black americans and grappled with how to address systemic discrim

delegation to the inaugural session of the united nations general assembly. it was a job she would hold for six years and led to her becoming chair of the united nations human rights commission, and one of the principal architects of the declaration of human rights. here are some questions from that period. the first one comes from a reader worried about the economy. "on every hand you hear that our country is heading into a bad depression. do you think this is true? and what should be done to avoid it?" eleanore says, "i do not think we need to have a bad depression. if our industrialists and economists learned their lesson in the 1930s, it cannot be prevented by greedy men. it must be prevented by men of wise and unselfish vision who can garner to itself great resources and leave the mass of the people without their fair share." >>> the next question was particular relevance. "do you think equal pay to women who fill men's jobs is economically justified?" eleanore replies, "certainly. if women do the same work, i have always believed that they should receiv

for betrayal by the military jumper that he orange the world to confront camel time told the general assembly he spoke for the governmental runs on suchi but the army said it was an abuse of this power in myanmar itself meanwhile authorities have launched one of their strongest crackdowns as thousands of people continue to flood the streets police change tactics chasing people through the streets of major cities with tear gas and rubber bullets well the ambassador would have known what was at stake when he made those words he would have a very carefully judge that he knew there would be possible repercussions against his family he knew the military would try to sack him and recall him the big question now is is he going to go is he going to give up his job or is he going to say that he is the legitimate representative of the people of myanmar although the military is saying they've sacked we are on buses that is not a tall clear whether he'll be losing his job or after a protective fright will actually stay in the job. dozens of students kidnapped from a secondary school in one area last week

ross: well, one of my biggest political mentors in the general assembly, and i served in the north carolina legislature for more than 10 years, was a two-term speaker of the house joe hackney. he was a mentor to me when i was an advocate for the civil liberties union. he was chair of the judiciary committee. i got to know him there. then i started to serve. and he gave me a lot of positions of leadership very early on, co-chairing constitutional committees. i ultimately chaired the judiciary committee twice and was a whip. we have very different personalities. much more outgoing, ready to move, and he is armor and a lawyer, very patient, keeps his own council. he taught me that there are lots of different ways to get things done in politics. and he taught me the importance of patience and grace as well. greta: did he have anything he would say to you, or do you remember a piece of advice? rep. ross: he would say, sometimes it's better to wait. so, if something was guaranty -- getting very hot and there were people on different sides, rather than trying to immediately pick a side or immediat

i was a member because i was a woman in her 30s and there were not very many of those in our general assembly. >> how are you framed and shaped by the anita hillth hearing? >> what i saw people who did have an understanding of what goes on in the workplace and in society for women what we hear sometimes just walking down the street, i am not the only person that was the year of the woman forgetting a woman getting elected to congress senator patty murray tells us how she those hearings but the way i was framed in shaped to know it is important to speak out, it is important to seek change, it is important to be in the halls of power that we cannot just expect somebody to protect us we have to protect ourselves and even more importantly women have to protect others. >> he practiced law for 25 years, what issues did you work on and will you continue that work in congress in washington? >> i have loved practicing law and i taught law at duke university primarily to foreign lawyers sharing our legal system with people who come from other legal systems. as everybody knows i ran the civil liberties

you chose your state legislators , house of representatives who would meet in the general assembly andn have the official vote in the winter after the november election. on january 5, 1859, abraham lincoln officially lost that second senate race douglas in the 21st general assembly of illinois. a lot of people do not realize his bid for the presidency began the very next day, and formally. he get -- informally. he gets together with prominent republicans who are therefore the general assembly, a lot of his lawyer friends in illinois, and the republican party in illinois has just gone through the ringer -- wringer because he just lost, they are in debt. they meet in the basement of the state capitol and in the basement was the state library. they use the library on a snowy thursday and they get down there and are talking about the state of the party and they are in a lot of trouble because there have been a lot of major defections in the republican ranks nationally including horace greeley of the new york tribune who seem to be reporting the opposition which is ironic because the republ