of the international _ establish. the president of the international committee - establish. the president of the international committee of - establish. the president of the j international committee of the establish. the president of the - international committee of the red crosss of millions of afghans desperately need some kind of humanitarian assistance. these are the challenges as a new caretaker government takes office here in afghanistan. lyse caretaker government takes office here in afghanistan.— here in afghanistan. lyse doucet there. mps in britain have voted in favour of a tax rise to fund national health and social care services, which have been put under great strain during the covid pandemic. the prime minister, borisjohnson, said his plan — which is expected to raise more than £16 billion a year — would deal with "catastrophic costs" faced by those who need care. critics say the tax rise does not do enough to address decades of underinvestment in health care. here's our deputy political editor, vicki young. mind the corner. the ayes to the right, 319. the noes to the left, 248. with barely a murmur, conservative mps backed billions of pounds in tax rises to raise money for the nhs and social care, while labour mps voted against. it feels like a

the president of _ can continue to establish. the president of the _ can continue to establish. tie: president of the international committee of the red crossarian leaders are saying that they got to find a way to work with new taliban leadership, for both sides to understand each other because tens of millions of afghans desperately need some kind of humanitarian assistance. these are the challenges as a new caretaker government takes office here in afghanistan. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a primordial rock crashes to earth, turning one family's driveway into a scientific landmark. freedom itself was attacked this morning, and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. bishop tutu now becomes spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township, as well as the whites in their rich suburbs. we say to you today in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough. applause. translation: the difficult | decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people caused by the uneven pace of p

the bridges of conversations that we have been able to establish and i'm nevertheless hopeful that we can continue to establish. >> that was the president of the international committee of the red crosssizing as so many humanitarian leaders are, they have to find a way to work with the new leadership or both sides to understand each other because tens of millions of afghans desperately needed humanitarian assistance. these are the challenges as the new caretaker government takes charge here in afghanistan. >> leaders of a pro-democracy group that holds the annual vigil to remember the massacres in tiananmen square have been arrested. arrested in support of patriotic democratic movements were detained and three other standing committee members were arrested. one of the largest confederate statues still on public display in the united states has finally been removed after a new court battle in cheering crowds watched as cranes began dismantling the monumento general robert e. lee that has towered over the virginia state capitol in richmond for 130 one years. it became the focus of angry protests after the killing of george floyd last year in minneapolis by a white police man. officials

drop the bridges of conversations that we have been able to establish and which i'm nevertheless hopeful we can continue to establish. the president of the international committee of the red crossmany leaders are saying — that they have to find a way to work with the new taliban leadership. so both sides understand each other. tens of millions of afghans desperately need some kind of humanitarian assistance. these are the challenges as a new caretaker government takes office here in afghanistan. the bbc�*s lyse doucet in kabul. let's have a look at other stories making the headlines. in the united states, anti—racism activists have in india, dozens of people are missing after a ferry collided with another passenger boat and sank in the north— eastern state of assam. about a0 passengers have either been rescued or swam to safety. officials say in total there were more than 100 people on the two ferries. the philippine president, rodrigo duterte — who's not allowed to run for another term — has formally accepted his party faction�*s nomination to run for vice president in the next election. the head of russia's emergencies ministry, yevgeny zinichev, has been killed while on an i

drop the bridges of conversations that we have been able to establish and which i'm nevertheless hopeful we can continue to establish. peter, the president of the international committee of the red crossny leaders are saying they have to find a way to work with the new taliban leadership. tens of millions of afghans desperately need some kind of humanitarian assistance. these are the challenges as a new caretaker government takes office here in afghanistan. the bbc�*s lyse doucet. anti—racism activists have celebrated the removal of a controversial statue of a confederate general in the us. the memorial to robert e lee in the city of richmond in virginia became a focal point during last year's black lives matter protests. for more on this, i'm joined now by our correspondent david willis in los angeles. great to have you with us david. just talk us through the background of why this statue is so controversial. this background of why this statue is so controversial.— is so controversial. this is a statue commemorating - is so controversial. this is a statue commemorating one is so controversial. this is a i statue commemorating one of is so controversial. this is a - statue commemorati

peter, the president of the international committee of the red cross, emphasising so many leaders sayingw taliban leadership. tens of millions of afghans desperately need some kind of humanitarian assistance. these are the challenges as a new caretaker government takes office here in afghanistan. the government takes office here in afghanistan-— afghanistan. the bbc's lyse doucet. anti—racism activists have celebrated the removal of a controversial statue of a confederate general in the us. the memorial to robert e lee in the city of richmond, in virginia, became a focal point during last year's black lives matter protests. for more on this, i'm joined now by our correspondent david willis in washington. great to have you on the programme. talk us through the background of why this statue is so controversial? well, the city of richmond in virginia served as the capital of the proslavery south during the american civil war. robert lee lee was a civil war general who was leading forces intend on maintaining slavery —— robert e lee. that statue in richmond of robert e lee has proved a focal

the horn of africa. right. thank you from the red cross your glee telsa bit about yourself. yeah. hello, my name is caitlin. i'm the head of the international committee of the red cross, the i see in somalia, pleased to be with you. thank you you're going on. hi, am i saying good isn't tour? i am a writer editor and journalists based in east africa. i've been here for the past 6 years. great. and i'm going to bring him one more voice here from the top. this is a video comments sent in from someone in our community named dr. andrew t who sets up the problem for us. so see if we have that the increase of climate change or the if a vast effects of climate change can also contribute to displacing communities. and as a result makes more come committees more vulnerable and respectable to on group recruitment as well. we find that on groups like ash about can take advantage of climate change . climate change impacts by positioning themselves as, as, as a way of providing services and relief to communities because of the impacts on trucks and floods. but typically in areas where the government or the state might not be present enabled to be able to deal with

of al jazeera, it was about the author for dish thousands of internally displaced the few o p and have received aid and shelter after fleeing the fighting in the countries north. the international committee of the red cross has been handing out blankets, kitchen sets and food in a mara region. thousands of people have been killed in at least 2000000 displaced. conflict broke out in november between the t gray people's liberation front and government forces. it since expanded into neighboring amara and the far regions, the government, the estimates around 450000 have fled to their homes, their how the people to the situation is worse than before. we are separated from ralph families. initially we left by gather without parents uses and brought them the piece time. i'm separated from my parents and childrens richer, and it's my eldest daughter is already independent and has left. the 2nd one is 9 years old. she's with my parents, but i don't know where she is. and i don't know where my husband get no. health care workers and friends are now required to be vaccinated against coven, 19, or face suspension without pay. the mandate came into force on wednesday, 2 months after president manuel macross announced

according to the un, about half the country's population — that's 18 million people — are in need of assistance. the president of the international committee of the red crossd, worldwide. four to 5% of the population lives with disability, this is a huge number. so, here is really the origin, the beginning and at the same time, the most hopeful part of what a humanitarian organisation can do. you speak about hope but you are arriving in afghanistan where it's starting again, taliban leadership and many are worried if not fearful. many afghans tell us that they willjudge the taliban not by their statements but by their actions. what would be the first actions you would ask of them? in many respects, it's the continuation of what we have been able to do in the past. we will have seen and you see that in our programmes women, girls, men are working alongside that we have developed social activities in a physical rehabilitation centre which are inclusive where men and women are able to develop both up, and we have i think, in the past found the balance between the respecting local traditions and local values and at the same time, respectful. so, one gives pers

we discussed humanitarian issues with the president of the red cross international committee. he's been visiting medical facilities and his also met with the new african government the on the one side, you will see all that these are remnants of war. you see these camps, these vehicles, military vehicles. you see this traction where fighting has taken place, including in some of the cities like lasker, gar, and others. and on the other hand, you see an normality of life and normal life. you see that this country is and has been affected by 40 years of war and by poverty and the 2 together create enormous human period need. what i can see is that this is a country in bad need of your many terry and assistance of help to stop realize, infrastructure and basic services. it needs international support and when and how political lack there's states will recognize the new i've gone. government is of course, up to them. our interest is that international support comes to have gone east on to the people of i've gone east and in a way which is respectful of the geneva conventions of bes