martin griffith has just been in afghanistan to talk to the taliban and his now reaching the media is alive from jo, harness listening and religion. although i've got some kids in there need, but other work to say the least. i'd spoken, in fact, some senior i've gotten women before i'd take take them to advise you. they said you have to be very, was thought about, have to welcome the statement that they made on the issue of women and talk about how we can turn that into reality. i remember in person a part of having to deal with the chinese 3 years ago nights by ga when i was sent by by a mellow to negotiate with. and then, and we had similar issues and we were unable to get it working the way that we needed the movement we had today, as many, many other people have told me is not the movement that we saw that it's linked has linkedin ideology, but it's different one then suddenly grade are very early stage and one senior leader, the movement said trust, we need guidance, we need guidance, and we will provide guidance. i want to talk finally briefly about our needs. i know there's bee

and so martin griffith went to couple. if you can see that, that under secretary general is in proper called terms, the equivalent to administer. it was the 1st, the 1st visit to gobble to mid to the tale and leadership at that level. and they went there clearly to establish the conditions for effective humanitarian assistance by the un in afghanistan. and for the guarantee that this could be done with the, the full corporation of the taliban. and with them taking fully into concern our own concerns. it is important to say that martin, good. if it's beyond the discussions he had received a letter in which together with another received today in which the taliban f committed not only to get into our success to the whole of the 30 tory, but also to provide security to us co voice reaching insecure areas. and so all the main concern with the security of all the stuff was taken into account into they made some encouraging and courage inc. statements that they wrote in relation to the important questions for us about the partic

martin griffith, i recently visited the area and says, hundreds of thousands of people need urgent food aid. fighting between regional forces and government. troops began in november last year, alex here bryan reports. this boy is a victim of what the u. n says is the world's worst hunger crisis. he may not look it, but a don, my ways is 14 years old. his uncle said that after spending months hiding from violence in ethiopia to dr. region, he weighs less than 15 kilograms, and he's not alone. the un estimate, hundreds of thousands of people are suffering famine conditions and to grind and millions more at risk to remove to fighting left many hospitals and clinics closed or destroyed the combination of lack of medical care. most of the health institutions that are inoperable and lack of food will mean that people will start to die. fighting broke out into gray, november between ethiopian military and the regional force. the to gripe people's liberation front. were looking at almost a year of fighting that had tremendous impact on the economy and of the culture and the ability of people t

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if your cabinet work hard to fight corruption, what if you any humanitarian chief martin griffith is warning that people are starving to death. and ethiopia to cry region is called on the government to allow food medicines and fuel in the area. war has left hundreds of thousands in danger of starvation. and the death toll from a battle between 2 rival drug gangs of prison in ecuador has risen to more than a 100. 6 will be headed more than 50 prisoners. were injured. those with a headlines and have continued here on our to 0. after we can get all spectrum done, so watching the u. k. try to move on from the pandemic. korea. johnson will set our plans to pay for the damage done to the economy with post directly woes and authorization to plan benefit. can the government offer reassurances of better times ahead glide coverage of the conservative quality companies that just i would love is eliza with the think it is a little bit of a lawyer. my eyes are busy, but it's a bit of noise to see me how you feel is going to be that a little more millenniums who invest more in loss covered in the

one of the key players in that meeting over the u. n's, emergency relief called a coordinator martin griffith to joins me now. can i start martin beraskigy? how bad of things? very bad. indeed, they were already bad before recent events, the level of need enough gun it's done is always been significant these many years . but for example, we were trying to reach 2 thirds of the population before these events took place. now the shock to the system that withdrawal a certain funding for paying of salaries and so forth. the frontline health workers, the continuing drought, and as you say the, the oncoming winter. the situation is very, very dire indeed. hence this flash feel hosted by the secretary general. how worried are you about the collapse of basic services? i know that you and i've heard you can't even pay your own staff at the moment because of the, the collapse of the banking system. yes, the bank success of x, which goes and i was and so for us paying on national stuff is very, very difficult. and that goes for all other agencies for families, for employers in afghanistan. so yes, it is

martin griffith is warning that people are starving to death in a few years to live region. the un has called on the if you can government to allow food, medical supplies, and fuel into try if you know, is, is a stain on our conscience. because the, the, the facts show that accessed to gray, where we have been wanting to have a 100 trucks every day arrive in to great to meet the needs of the over 5000000 people there. we've never reached that. we've never had that and it's been about 10 percent of that over the last 2 or 3 months. so the combination of lack of medical care, most of the health institutions that are inoperable and lack of food will mean that people will start to die. families of victims of last year's port explosion in lebanon has been demonstrating in support of the judge investigating the accident. on monday, carried the tar, had to suspend his bro, back to a complaint by a former interior minister in yemen. more than 100 who the rebels and pro gaffney and forces have been killed in fighting. over the last 2 days, they're battling for control of my re, but t

just over a week ago, the un humanitarian coordinator martin griffith visited afghanistan and met with the taliban leadership. you know that some countries will be reluctant to get money because they'll be worried about the money going into taliban hands. what do you say to them? well, i've kind of still, it's not the only place where humanitarian agencies do direct delivery through our national partners. we have 156 partners agencies working enough, kindest, on many, most of them. in fact, africa, at the news conference, the secretary general said he was pleased by the international response to his flash appeal. but he said there was still real risks ahead. secretary general, how serious now is the possibility of a complete economic collapse in afghanistan? it is serious and economy doesn't work without the blood. and the blood of the economy is cash. and so, as i said, i think it is important to avoid the collapse of the economy and i think the international community to find the ways to do it without violating international rules and norms. the un says during the meeting, receive pl

martin griffith's recently visited the area and says, people that are starving to death conflict between regional forces and federal troops broke out into dry in november last year. and a de facto blockade has restricted deliveries is much needed aid ever since. yes, replicants are trying to pick apart. president biden's defense of his withdrawal from afghanistan in the 2nd day of congressional hearings with military leaders. administration has been accused of being unprepared for the full of cobbled when the taliban now in control. general milly says there's a real possibility extremist groups could rebuild as early as spring lava flowing from a volcano. and the spanish island palmer has now hit the logic ocean, sending out plumes of steam. and the threat of toxic gases, authority, se, yeah, remains fine to breathe, but that will be closely monitored. hundreds of homes have been destroyed and thousands of people evacuated. to say when this witness continues. next, i'll be back with the news straight after that to me then if you can. thanks, georgia. my phone. aah! the health of humanity

policy un monetary and she says the crisis in ethiopia to cry region is a stain on a conscious martin. griffith's reason recently visited the area and says people there a starving to death. conflict between regional forces and federal troops broke out into gor, i in november last year. and a de facto blockade has restricted deliveries ever since. the u. n. is called on the government to allow desperately needed food, medical supplies, and fuel into the region. yes, republicans are trying to pick apart president biden's defense of his withdrawal from afghanistan in the 2nd day of congressional hearings with military leaders, defense extra lloyd austin, joint chiefs of staff, chairman, mark, milly, and the head of central command. kenneth mackenzie are appearing before the house armed services committee. administration has been accused of being unprepared for the full of cobble for the taliban. now in control journal many says there's a real possibility, extremist groups can rebuild as early as spring taliban city and couple significant emboldens the radical jihad movement. globally. the analogy i'

this, the first visit by the un's humanitarian chief, martin griffiths. by here earlier today, a tented camp in a kabul park. thousands displaced by fighting in northern provinces when the taliban advanced towards kabul. displacement, drought, hunger. afghanistan was confronting a major humanitarian crisis even before the taliban took power. now, the needs of this nation pose an urgent test for the international community and the taliban. shafiqa tells me she lost her husband in this war. now she worries the taliban won't let her work to support four children. "what should we eat, what should we do?" at kabul airport, before he left, mr griffiths told us he stressed the rights of women in his talks here. the international community needs to know that there is a genuine will on the part of the authorities to adhere to these principles, to understand them and to learn about them over time. i've heard good words here, but none of us believe only in the value of words. many now wait to see what the taliban will do. aid agencies, allies, most of all, afghans.

martin griffiths of the un.of the international committee, who we met here in kabul when he visited one of the icrc�*s most important and hopeful projects, and that is the prosthetic rehabilitation centre in kabul. we never have to forget afghanistan is probably the country with the most people disabled worldwide. a 4—5% with a population lives with disability. this is a huge number. here is really the origin, and at the same time, the most hopeful part of what a humanitarian organisation can do. you speak about hope, but you arrive in afghanistan, where it's starting again. taliban leadership, and many are worried. if not fearful. many afghans say they willjudge the taliban by their actions. what will be the first actions you will 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 that in our programmes, women, girls and men are working alongside. but we have developed social activities in our physical rehabilitation, which are inclusive for men a

we see humanitarian chiefs coming to the country this week — martin griffiths of the un.t of the international committee, peter maur, who we met here in kabul when he visited one of the icrc�*s most important and hopeful projects, and that is a prosthetic rehabilitation centre in kabul. we never have to forget that afghanistan is probably the country with the most people disabled worldwide. a 4—5% of the population lives with disability. this is a huge number. here is really the origin, and at the same time, the most hopeful part of what a humanitarian organisation can do. you speak about hope, but you arrive in afghanistan, where it's starting again. taliban leadership, and many are worried if not fearful. many afghans say they willjudge the taliban by their actions, not their statements. what will be the first actions you will 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 that in our programmes, women, girls and men are working alongside. but we have developed social activities in our physical rehabil

this, the first visit by the un's humanitarian chief martin griffiths. stopped by here earlier today, a tented camp in a kabul park. thousands displaced by fighting in northern provinces when the taliban advanced towards kabul. displacement, drought, hunger. afghanistan was confronting a major humanitarian crisis even before the taliban took power. now, the needs of this nation pose an urgent test for the international community and the taliban. shafiqa tells me she lost her husband in this war. now she worries the taliban won't let her work to support four children. "what should we eat, what should we do?" at kabul airport, before he left, mr griffiths told us he stressed the rights of women in his talks here. the international community needs to know that there is a genuine will on the part of the authorities to adhere to these principles, to understand them and to learn about them over time. i've heard good words here, but none of us believe only in the value of words. many now wait to see what the taliban will do. aid agencies, allies, most of all, a

work hard to fight corruption without un humanitarian chief martin griffith is warning that people are starving to death in e t o p as t cry region to called on the field in government to allow food, medical supplies, and fuel into the region. families are the victims of last year's or explosion in lebanon have demonstrated in support of the judge investigating the incident. on monday, terry, the tower had to suspend his pro battery complaint by a former interior minister and illness. angeles judge has removed brittany spears father as the conservative of her, as faith. the singer had sought to any 13 year legal arrangement that controlled her personal and financial life. her father had filed to end the conservatorship. the judge has agreed to appoint a temporary guardian as his replacement and europe state with headlines on arches era more news on our website challenges era dot com coming up next. counting the cost. the news. news. news. news. news. mm . ah, hello, i'm adrian said again. this is counting the cost on i was just here, you'll look at the world of business, or you can all

martin griffith's recently visited the area and says, people that are starving to death contract between regional forces and federal troops are accounted to gra november last year. and a de facto blockade has restricted deliveries of much needed aid ever since. yes, remember, can have a saw to pick apart. president biden's defense of his withdraw from afghanistan in the 2nd day of congressional hearings with military leaders. the administration had been accused of being unprepared for the fall of combo for the taliban. now in control, general luck, malicious as a real possibility, extremist groups could rebuild as early as spring lava flowing from okay. on the spanish island of la paula, as now hit the atlantic ocean, sending out plumes of steam and the threat of toxic gases. authority say air remains fine to breeze, but that will be closely monitored. hundreds of homes have been destroyed and thousands of people with accurate it. let's stop stories to stay with us. you know, here the stream is up next. one years after that. me. ah, ah ah, ah. hi a semi ok to down the stream. i'm going t

officials have held talks with the united nations humanitarian relief coordinator in cobbled martin griffith's met with taliban co founder mala, but other and other members of the group. the you and says, the focus of the meeting was resolving afghanistan's humanitarian crisis. the envoy called for all civilians, especially women girls and minorities to be protected. further meetings are expected in the coming days. of pope frances has urged countries around the world to accept african refugees receive them in the country. in these moments about hero, in which afghans i think in refuge, i pray for the most valuable among them. but i pray that many come to his welcome them and protect those who are seeking a new life. most people also pray for the internally displaced, so that they have help and necessary protection. my young afghans receive an education which is an essential good for human development. and that's all afghans, both at home and in transit hubs and in host countries, may living dignity and peace and return to tea with their neighbors or the us. what house chief of staff says at l

the population is in need of humanitarian assistance yesterday and i had a chance to meet with martin griffith the un under secretary general manager and affairs to talk about the need for countries to work together to deliver aid and ward off a potential monitoring crisis, the united states will continue to provide humanitarian assistance to the people that piano stand or gratified to have a partner in congress when it comes to that commitment. let me also say a bit more about freedom of movement, particularly the issue of charter flights. i spoke about this in doha yesterday as well. as i think all of you know, a number of groups and individuals determined to help are working to organize charter flights out of afghanistan, including from his ari sharif, for people who wish to depart were grateful for those efforts. there's been a fair amount of confusion surrounding flights and let me just clarify a few things. as of now, the taliban are not permitting the charter flights to depart. they claim that some of the passengers do not have the required documentation. while there are limits to what

and we have seen humanitarian chiefs coming to the country this week, un's humanitarian chief martin griffithsident of the international committee of the red cross heater more. —— peter maurer. we met him here in kabul when he went to visit one of the icrc�*s most important and i have to say most hopeful projects, and that is a prosthetics centre, a rehabilitation centre here in kabul. we never have to forget that afghanistan is probably the country in the world with the most people disabled, worldwide. 4—5% of the population lives with disability. this 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 is starting again, taliban leadership, and many are worried if not fearful. many afghans tell us that they willjudge the taliban are not by their statements but by their actions. what will be the first actions you will ask of them? well, in many respects it is the continuation of what we have been able to do in the past. we ha

top taliban officials of how talks with you and my attorney and relief coordinator and combo martin griffith is pictured with taliban co founder labrador and other members of the group, the u. n. says the focus of the meeting was resolving afghanistan's humanitarian crisis. the envoy called for all civilians, especially women, girls and minorities to be protected from meetings are expected to happen in the coming days. and then i'll just put my dress, she'd pockets donnie author and journalist who's written several books about the taliban. he says the group is largely unprepared to form. a national government is very clear now does the top line one to set up a government down? they don't want to broad based government and it's, it's pretty comic at the moment that we still don't have a government gun is done. and it seems to be a lot of internal squabbling amongst all yvonne as to who would get which post and but, but clearly what it also means is that any hope of, of conceiving a broad base government bringing in non outside is into the government. that seems to be off now, and i think that

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and she says the crisis in issue appears to dry is a stain on our conscious martin. griffith's recently visited the area and says, people are starving to death because deliveries of food and all the vital age have been blocked. the region has been devastated to the fighting, broke out between government troops and local forces in november last year. alex here, bryan report. this boy is a victim of what you in the world worth hunger crisis. he may not look it, but down the ways is 14 years old. his uncle said that after spending months hiding from violence and ethiopia to dr. region, he weighs less than 15 kilograms. and he's not alone. the un estimate, hundreds of thousands of people are suffering famine conditions and try and millions more at risk duty more to fighting less many hospitals and clinics closed or destroyed the combination of lack of medical care. most of the health institutions that are inoperable and lack of food will mean that people will start to die. fighting broke out into grey in november between the p o. p and military and the regional force. the to gripe people's

this, the first visit by the un's humanitarian chief martin griffiths.d camp in a kabul park. thousands displaced by fighting in northern provinces when the taliban advanced towards kabul. displacement, drought, hunger. afghanistan was confronting a major humanitarian crisis even before the taliban took power. now, the needs of this nation pose an urgent test for the international community and the taliban. shafiqa tells me she lost her husband in this war. now she worries the taliban won't let her work to support four children. "what should we eat, what should we do?" at kabul airport, before he left, mr griffiths told us he stressed the rights of women in his talks here. the international community needs to know that there is a genuine will on the part of the authorities to adhere to these principles, to understand them and to learn about them over time. i've heard good words here, but none of us believe only in the value of words. many now wait to see what the taliban will do. aid agencies, allies, most of all, afghans. the first step — forming a gove

let's martin griffith visited the leadership of the p l. f. and does you have, as you know the when i made the appeal for his fire for free, you meditating, accessing to all areas of the 30 tory and for the beginning of each of your lead dialogue. we received the letter from the leadership of the, of the t p l f. i mean, showing that interest also incorporating with us. so that emma is that i think both sides are still convinced that can win the war. and i'm deeply convinced that there is no military solution. i don't think that it is possible to be fit the p l f in today, namely because it is clear that they are very strongly integrated in the society and that they have a real fighting capacity. and i also think that there is no way. busy that the grahams can rule it as in to a certain extent they did in the past. so it is obvious, there is no military solution, and it is obvious that they need to together. we hope that's a human, it's an excess would be the way to facilitate things. and the truth is that we still do not see the will to stop

chief martin griffith says general assessment of the needs right now when funding is crucial to helping the afghan people. but in order to get that funding, he went to ghana, stan and taliban leaders looking for assurance, is that the money was going to get to the people in need and not be used to support the taliban government. that is going to be crucial to the success of this flash appeal with the secretary general plans to launch on monday in geneva, looking for that $606000000.00 to help some $11000000.00 people who need basic services. they need food with 1000000 people facing acute hunger and basic services at risk. and he said that he spoke to the taliban senior leadership muller bar adar, who just was named as a deputy leader of the taliban. he spoke to him over the weekend and he said that taliban officials expressed a desire to get international help and asked for assistance in doing so, knowing that the country is in grave need. if it's going to get it economy back on track and get people back to work. so griff is spelled out that in order for aid to pour into the country, i

chris in martin griffith painting a very alarming picture. there of the humanitarian situation in afghanistan and the un launching an appeal yes, he laid out that assessment and also what the international community would need in order to be able to do its job in afghanistan. apparently, griffin met with molla barometer, the deputy leader of the new afghan government over the weekend, and discussed these things in great detail. the appeal that will be made on monday in geneva, by the secretary general antonio terrace, is for $606000000.00. that's to make good on earlier requests that have yet to come to fruition. an attempt to spark donations from the international community that will help some 11000000 afghans who are in need, particularly 1000000 women and children who are facing acute malnutrition. it will help those who have been displaced and cannot go to work and get income that way as well. griffith asked for assurances from the taliban that humanitarians would be able to move freely in and out of the country that they'd be able to mee

this, the first visit by the un's humanitarian chief martin griffiths.topped by here earlier today, a tented camp in a kabul park. thousands displaced by fighting in northern provinces when the taliban advanced towards kabul. displacement, drought, hunger. afghanistan was confronting a major humanitarian crisis even before the taliban took power. now, the needs of this nation pose an urgent test for the international community and the taliban. shafiqa tells me she lost her husband in this war. now she worries the taliban won't let her work to support four children. "what should we eat, what should we do?" at kabul airport, before he left, mr griffiths told us he stressed the rights of women in his talks here. the international community needs to know that there is a genuine will on the part of the authorities to adhere to these principles, to understand them and to learn about them over time. i've heard good words here, but none of us believe only in the value of words. many now wait to see what the taliban will do. aid agencies, allies, most of all, afg

earlier i spoke to the un humanitarian coordinator martin griffiths, who said that they would try and make sure money went directly to those humanitarians on the ground who are delivering services to the african people. he told me about the scale of the problem the level of need enough can it's done. it's always been significant these many years. but for example, we were trying to reach 2 thirds of the population before these events took place. now the shock to the system that withdrawal a certain funding for paying of salaries and so forth. the frontline health workers, the continuing drought, and as you say, the, the coming winter, the situation is very, very dire indeed. hence this flash feel hosted by the secretary general of ex took, which i was and i was and so for us paying on national stuff is very, very difficult. and that goes for all other agencies for families, for employers in afghanistan. so yes, it is very concerning what it's gonna take a little bit of time to work out whether the u. n. has got all the money it needs. it wasn't going to expect that it all was going to