commerce ray money doe, the usaid administrator and the ambassador to the united nations, linda thomas greenfield. promise you'll send them back. promise you'll send them back. i need them. they all want to go, i'm worried they won't come home. all kidding aside, we're all going to be seeing you and you're going to see a lot of us because we're deadly earnest and serious about this endeavor. and you're going to see us deliver our commitments, all of our commitments. now we've crafted this summit and this agenda in close cooperation with the african union and focus on african priorities. the united states fully supports the blueprint you laid out in agenda 2063. that is driven by the african people. centered and inclusive and sustainable development and where africa is an indispensable global partner. i'm eager to hear from all of you. how can the united states deepen our partnerships with you and better work with african nations to fulfill the aspirations of agenda 2063. i want to thank you all again. i'm now going to turn it over to secretary of state blinken to facilitate our discussion. again,

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s. ambassador linda thomas greenfield. when i spoke to her after the meeting said, they're planning to keep that pressure on with further measures to follow. sentinel passion, don't. thank you very much for breaking down for us diplomatic editor james base their ads had the united nation. thank you. russia has launched a new wave of strikes on ukraine's capital. explosions rang out just before dawning cave. officials say to administrative buildings with damaged, but a defense shut down. 13 russian drones preventing further destruction or challenge reports from keith. it looks bad, of course, but it could have been so much worse. thankfully no one was underneath the drone when it was shut down and crashed into this key building early on wednesday morning . spit, lana, cleared up the damage at her father's flat, just across the way. i thought it's a good morning because we were alive deductible off it can be removed on the face. it's not a big deal. it's a stoicism born of experience for months. russia has targeted ukraine,

s. ambassador to the united nations linda thomas greenfield, who decided to draw up a resolution to expel iran from the u. n's, main body, which deals with the rights of women. she argues that iran's actions since the protest began following the death of mass armenian september, disqualify it from membership of the commission on the status of women. but before the vote, iran's ambassador argued, the move had no precedent and was entirely the result of hostility towards iran. by the u. s. and its allies, one member, a bullying member notorious for disobeying the un charter international law. intend to pursue its unlawful request to remove an elected member from the commission on the, on the base of on funded camps and fabricated arguments. the council now proceed to vote on the vote conducted using an electronic system, expelled iran, but out of the $54.00 countries entitled to vote 8 countries voted against. and 16 abstained. despite this ambassador thomas greenfield told me a clear message was being sent lock a yes, felt is a yes both. but as i've said before, and i'll say it here, this

ambassador to the united nations, linda thomas greenfield. >> we can influence those kun trois make changes, to accept people who are different, and you can't do that if you're not talking to them, if you're not engaging that's what diplomacy is about. >> reporter: the ambassador saying the world cup has changed qatar for the better, but there's still more work to be done what role does sports, soccer play in diplomacy? >> despite the fact that our countries are having issues with each other, people continue to engage in sports provides that opportunity. >> reporter: and today the ambassador joined heads of state from mexico and canada to receive the world cup handover as north america prepares to host the tournament in 2026. willie >> meagan fitzgerald in doha, qatar, ahead of a huge matchup today. thanks so much catch the world cup final this morning on telemundo and peacock. >>> it was a wild saturday in american football as the minnesota vikings pulled off the biggest comeback in nfl history, erasing a 33-point deficit against the indianapolis colts impossible the vikings then kicked a

this is linda thomas-greenfield. >> these women and activists have appealed to us, the united nationsr support. they made the request to us loud and clear. the reason why is raightforward. the commission is the premier u.n. body for promoting gender equality and empowering women. he cannot do its important work it is being undermined from within. iran's membership at this moment is an ugly stain on the commission's credibility. amy: that is talking about iran. talk about the response to the u.s. pushing so hard for this. we are also covering the africa summit that has taken place for three days in washington, d.c.. biden just addressed them yesterday. at the concern of the u.s. talking down to other countries and being seen as a western push. when you look at what happened, iran clearly coming from the grassroots, but what this means with the u.s. so clearly pushing for the removal. >> i want to say the removal of iran is a positive signal to the iranian people, that the u.n. is going to hold iran accountable for not only violations of what is going on during these protests, but viola

linda thomas-greenfield went out of her way to talk to -- down to those states that abstained, to chastisethem, to say they don't understand the seriousness of what has unfolded. we can see the kind of similar patronizing language in the text of the bill of this countering malign russian activities act in this since he was presents itself as wanting to put "shield" african states from the "malign" activities of russia. at no point in the bill today define what constitutes malign but the u.s. envisions itself as morally superior and does well-placed to, you know, lecture african states in the relationship with other powers. we have also seen african leaders push back. a number of them have called out precisely this bill for the degree to which it is an insult to african sovereignty. i think we can expect in the coming days that even as many african leaders play along with the rhetoric of shared goals and the rhetoric of equal partnership, behind-the-scenes they are deeply aware of the unequal power dynamics that continue to shape the u.s.-africa relations. amy: i want to go back to monday's

america's ambassador to the u.n., linda thomas-greenfield calling iran's membership an ugly stain oning in iran and how the united states and other global power should respond. here is what she shared. >> i think that when our governments side, we should continue to have our official spokespeople, the presidents press secretary and others, continue to peek keep this in the public eye. continue to talk to the press about it. we don't want attention to fade. and i just did an event in new york called eyes on iran, where we were very clearly trying to say don't turn away from this. the press needs to follow it. the public needs to follow it. and government needs to be amplifying it. i also think that any additional sanctions and pressure that can be brought both through the united states, but also very importantly through the international community. and let's not forget that while iran is jailing and killing their own citizens, primarily young people, especially young women. they are also embed with the russians, a pressing and bombing the ukrainian people. through their cooperation on

s. ambassador to the united nations linda thomas greenfield, who decided to draw up a resolution to expel iran from the u. n's main body, which deals with the rights of women. she argues the de ron's actions since the protest began following the death of massa mimi in september, disqualify it from membership of the commission on the status of women. but before the vote, iran's ambassador argued, the move had no precedent and was entirely the result of hostility towards iran by the u. s. and its allies, one member at willing member natalia's for disobeying the un charter international law, intend to pursue. it's unlawful request would remove an elected member from the commission on the, on the base of on funded condemns and fabricated arguments. the council now proceed to vote on the vote conducted using an electronic system, expelled iran. but out of the $54.00 countries entitled to vote 8 countries voted against and 16 abstained. despite this ambassador thomas greenfield told me a clear message was being sent to luck. a yes felt is a yes bolt. but as i've said before, and i'll say it her

linda thomas greenfield reported that thousands of ukrainian children have been taken from their homes or orphanags before being put up for adoption in russia. she said more than 1,800 children -- an astonishingly large number, were transferred from russia -- putin signed it a decree making it easier for russia to adopt and give citizenship to ukrainian children. "the new york times" had an article titled "using adoptions, russia uses children in the spoils of war" and how russia grabs ukrainian kids and makes them russians. how can the u.s. and international community hold putin accountability for the large scale deportation and use of this program? ms. tracy: senator, what you just described is absolutely sickening and horrible. and i certainly commit to you and to this committee that one of the first things i'll be doing is -- if confirmed, is reaching out to my colleague, ambassador brink, in kyiv, so that we have a good coordination there on some of the information that's coming out. i think how we hold russia accountable is to support and engage in as much documentation as we can

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i have spoken to the un ambassador and linda thomas greenfield appreciate you got this extended to 2023. these are short-term extensions. they don't solve the ultimate problem. commit to pushing for an extension of the peacekeeping force as long as we have this division at the greenline? >> this peacekeeping force is playing and a central role stabilizing so yes sir you have my commitment. >> since the attack in september, we've seen reports of the forces shooting executing armenian soldiers, mutilating female armenian soldiers. these reports are this report reflects a long history including during the war. would you commit to the alleged atrocities during this recent aggression? >> i've seen the videos coming out and i will do my best to help with any requests they have two documents. >> i want us to be proactive so we can make a determination. we should know whether they are committingit these kinds of actions to make a determination whether it should be waived so i want an ambassador that's going to help us determine whether these executions or mutilations are true or not and to be a

linda thomas greenfield report that thousands of ukrainian childrens have been taken from their homes or orphanages before being put up for adoption in russia, more than 1800, that's astonishing number from russian controlled areas of ukraine i think she said in july alone, one month. putin signed a decree for them to adopt ukrainian children and new york times, using adoptions turns ukrainian children into the spoils of war and ukrainian press how russia grabs ukrainian kids and makes them russians. how can the u.s. and international community hold putin accountable for the large deportation of this program? >> senator, what you've just described is absolutely sickening and horrible and you certainly commit to you and to this committee that one of the first things i'll be doing is, if confirmed is reaching out to my colleague ambassador brink in kyiv so we have a good coordination there on some of the information that's coming out. i think how we hold russia accountable is to support and engage in as much documentation as we can to expose these horrible practices and then i think to

ambassador and linda thomas greenfield, appreciate that she got this extended to 2023. these are short-term extensions. they don't solve the ultimate problem. but will you commit to pushing for an extension of the u.n. peacekeeping force as long as we have this division at the green line? >> mr. chairman, this piece keeping force is absolutely playing an essential role, stabilizing role, so yes, sir, you have my commitment. senator menendez: thank you. since azerbaijan's attack on armenia in september, we have seen reports of forces shooting unarmed armenians, executing armenian soldier, mutilating a female armenian soldier. these reports reflect a long history of alleged azerbaijani war crimes especially during the war would you commit to leading embassy efforts to support the documentation of alleged atrosties committed against armenians during this recent aggression? >> thank you, senator. i've seen some of the horrific videos coming out recently of the september and i would do my best to help with any requests the armenians have to document. senator menendez: i don'

ambassador to the united nations, linda thomas greenfield.or being on this morning. >> thank you so much. why don't you answer the question for americans who, i know when they hear this they are asking the question, how in the world would iran get on such a commission. it's the same question that people often ask when they see how some of the worst abusers of human rights are on the u.n. council of human rights? >> it's interesting that countries that tend to be abusers love to be part of institutions and organizations where they know they will be criticized. iran ran for a seat and they won. but today is the right day to remove them from the commission on the status of women. there's no place for them when they are killing women in the streets as we speak. this is the right time to do it, and it really is the right thing to do and we will be voting at about 10:00 this morning, or a little bit later and removing them from the council. >> what is the message you are hoping to send to iran by doing so? >> there are two messages here. the first

yesterday i met with our ambassador to the united nations, linda thomas-greenfield. we're lucky to have her. she is truly a skillful, experienced, and talented person. she reminded me earlier this year more than 140 u.n. member states voted overwhelmingly in support of a resolution that deplored in the strongest terms putin's aggression. it also affirmed the international community's commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity, and integrity of ukraine. only five nations dissented. they're the world's worst dictatorships, aligning with putin to vote against the measure at the united nations. it is a reminder that vladimir putin has utterly failed in pursuing his twisted no, sir stalia for -- nostalgia for soviet tyranny. this administration, included, provided weapons to help again their nation. the u.s. and several key allies imposed sanctions on nearly 8,400 oligarchs and their families, 1,500 russian entities and vessels. the nations of the free world understand that ukraine is in fact our common front line in the battle for freedom in this world. president