today, how the united states is abusing their platform on the security council. is the united states, a permanent member of the council, and one of the authors of the u.n. charter, undermining the authority of the security council as the main body responsible for maintaining peace and security? forink it is obvious everyone that the topic chosen today, does not fall within the prerogatives established by the u.n. charter for the security council. the references we heard today to article 34 of the u.n. charter, as applicable to this tuition, are completely inappropriate. it should be obvious to anyone who takes the time to read article 34 of the charter. we have often drawn attention to the fact that it is unacceptable to use bogus pretext to include in the agenda purely internal political issues. why has the united states choose to do this today, when the domestic situation in iran has become normalized? by the way we should thank , washington for this. to a large extent it is thanks to their dynamic words of encouragement and messages to the iranian people that w

statementr first since becoming a nonpermanent member of the security council. as we come back to the security thisil for the fifth time, was who represented peru in the december 3, 1974 and his body. he said that my delegation will bring its small store experience in united nations and will strive in fulfilling its mandate on the agenda in the spirit of making a calm contribution to dealing with these. we intend to act within the framework of the criteria set of the spirit and the letter the organization. we would like to reiterate these , proven like to thank the for they-general briefing regarding the situation in the islamic republic of iran. at this point, we regret the loss of life and we recall -- we would like to remind you that the freedom of expression and assembly are in a legal rights, we would like to underscore that the iranian authorities are duty bound to protect an individual and to guarantee their peaceful exercise of their rights and fundamental freedoms. ofm the point of view international peace and security, we will extend this opportunity to

as this is the first public meeting of the security council in two thousand and eighteen i would like on behalf of the department of political affairs to congratulate the six new elected members of the council on the assumption of their important responsibilities our so wish the security council successful he. is the president the protests in the islamic republic of iran started on twenty eight december two thousand and seventeen when hundreds of iranians gathered in a largely peaceful manner in mashad the country's second largest city chanting slogans against economic hardship. over the following days. protests or kurds in other cities other urban areas including. as well as in many other areas some of the slogans also expressed disappointment at slow or limited change in social strictures and political freedoms and criticized what the demonstrators decried as the privileged position of the clergy and elements of the country's security establishment in other cases demonstrators demanded that iran sees costly involvement in the region as the protests escalated some turned violent vide

it is a discredited for the security council to take up a matter that is of a pure domestic nature why it failing object lead to lift a finger when it comes to genuine issues such as the long lasting occupation of palestine plus time and territory to reach these are to me is that he cheated and this in this criminal bombing of yemen in the past three years which has so far resulted in that of thousands of human lives human beings and has brought hunger disease and destruction on the yemeni people they lived up the least of such failures of the council or all at you to build a theater attributable to the op struction is opposed by do you as the legation and goes on and on the president. this is nothing but another this but at the time by the us administration to escape for war as it has lost every shirt of moral political and legal authority and credibility in the odds of the whole war following such acts of disruption take in why does us administration us flouting international law and this is spect in the practices of civilized behavior i

security council. they they apply impose sanctions that are legal in forcible and nations are required to impose impose them but you know you have veto powers by the u.s. china u.k. france who can use those b. two powers to protect their friends now those veto powers and the u.n. security council is the main venue where real sanctions can be imposed on on states for doing things that will disapprove of unless the u.n. security council is going to impose a a arms embargo on saudi arabia. all those other treaties are of you know you call them second order issues they are moral indignation but they they have they don't have the same impact under international law now. in the case of iraq. you know they had arms embargoes imposed on them by the u.n. security council and countries respect them and countries and individuals in the breach them were prosecuted quite considerably in the united kingdom so that the u.k. has quite a robust process for. in forcing u.n. security council mandate. sanctions and take t

security council meeting came up and thank you. a promise by the french president to move thousands of migrants off the country streets by the end of twenty seven dean has fallen flood he had given his word that the rough sleepers would be find shelter but instead many are still living in a business conditions facing bitter temperatures and constant police pressure. a new year may have begun but for these my quince the problem is still the same ahead is yet another freezing night on the streets of paris. no question the president said he wanted to resolve the problem by the end of the year it's not resolved in the neighborhood there are another thirty camps which are settled like this and these migrants are seeking asylum there is a problem with violence between the people who are waiting in the queue at the reception center because they want to be the first whose fault is that. it's not the fault of the migrants it's the fault of the system is poorly organized which is pose problems for two years is completely dysfunctional and cr

seventy percent of all weapons manufactured worldwide and they're all permanent members of the un security council the world body that's charged with maintaining international peace and security at least a quarter of conventional weapons sales to the middle east and north africa and the human cost two point two million people killed in. conflicts worldwide since the end of the cold war in one nine hundred eighty nine so which companies are making the big bucks in the global arms trade will of the top ten defense companies by sale seven of them are based in the united states lockheed martin is number one with forty one billion dollars worth of sales in twenty sixteen three our european air bus group b. a systems and leonardo in italy much to discuss on today's program let's bring in our guests right now joining us from london lloyd russell moyle who's a u.k. member of parliament and with the opposition labor party from lancaster via skype tim ripley an independent defense and security analyst and also in london is ben morris a senior defense davey a novelist with i.h.s. jane's which covers global d

the un security council the us tells around the world will be watching its response to anti-government protests. and i think this is live from london coming up in the program. they say he's. a moron and. the author of a tell all book about donald trump and his fact as it hits the stores early the president says it's for the. first a phone call now the two sides will meet face to face north korea agrees to hold talks with the self. is taking a famous fish market prepares to relocate the final new year. with very expensive. so in new york the united nations security council has held a special session to discuss the recent anti-government protests in iran that have killed more than twenty people the u.s. called a meeting accusing tehran of stifling the voices of its people the u.s. ambassador to the opportunity to issue a warning to the iranian leadership. once again the people of iran are rising up they are asking for something that no government can legitimately deny them their human rights and fundamental freedoms they are calling out think of us if the founding principles of this inst

security council imposed. sanctions so until countries are rather take their concerns the units are going to cancel and get the body to back them. it is moral indignation rather than practical politics when you talk about this argument you know if we're not selling arms and doing it responsibly then someone else will perhaps less so who controls the arms market particularly that you talked about the small arms market and the damage that small arms do to people worldwide is the collusion between the major powers about who sells what and and can that the arms trade truly ever be controlled and can't be controlled there's no collusion no you can't it's very very difficult to track you know what company and or china or pakistan or sri lanka or russia and who they're selling right rifles to it's extremely difficult to do that you've got to remember that these countries with think that this sort of oversight or that somehow this is a bad thing they would think that maybe they might even find that amusing and you go

security council on a tour of washington d.c. it was the highlights or look at the iranian missiles and equipment she unveiled in december as alleged evidence of tehran's violations of security council resolutions . a speech ordered right here to james bays at the white house or james an extraordinary move nikki have to achieve with this. it's a very unusual visit by the u.n. security council yes they've been here to washington before but this time they've been brought to washington by the u.s. ambassador for her to show them evidence evidence that she says proves that iran was responsible for foreign that missile that landed in riyadh she's taken the security council to a military base on the edge of washington d.c. to show the missile fragments to the other fourteen ambassadors of the u.n. security council they've come from that air base took a family photo at the lincoln memorial on their way here where they arrived a short time ago at the white house where they will have lunch with president trump and i'm sure he is also goin

which is he does the waltz conscience but on the other hand you have the security council that's tasked with. peace and security but often fails to do so as a direct result of the veto power wielded by only five countries the arguable incompetence of the united nations has been most evident recently in the debate over the us is decision to recognize illegally occupied jerusalem as the capital of israel as miroslav might check the president of the un general assembly talks while jazeera he tells us that despite all of it struts cummings the u.n. is the best option for world peace. for the like to thank you very much for talking to al-jazeera thank you for inviting proprietory your arrival in doha you were in the united arab emirates and just over a week ago there was a complaint filed by petards un representative to the u.n. about the jets infiltrating cutty airspace the situation here is extremely fragile to say the least what's your message or what has your message been to the people that you've been meeting and the emirates and here in order to find a solution to this crisis yes it's

security council members but all u.n. members they're making a mockery of the united states on the one hand all the. protests around the world oh totally ignored i mean we saw not long ago. a young palestinian woman a sixteen year old who was arrested who are defending her whole life and how it's time to. restore trust and he's keen violated international law by giving jerusalem to israel and i guess that's the same body of lawmakers being the united nations do to by lives more lost and interior and country's sovereignty and you know the focus of the algiers accord and there are some certain powers and it is a huge a critical it's a star that's it just makes me wonder you know there's a good saying this is i i seem him doing wicked things and wonder why they're not ashamed doing that and i'm paraphrasing it you know. he talks about caring about prosperity and i want to. impose and sanction this. so i didn't interrupt but you bring up nikki haley i want to get your take on something that she said ambassador haley said that

security council we shouldn't let the security council get off easy the russians have used their veto eleven times since the war started in syria in two thousand and eleven we cared let them get a pass here they can do things anything that this meeting that the french are setting up can do to put pressure on the russians and others to make sure that the security council gets back in its chairs does its business will be a good thing the u.n. chief and tony harris said earlier this year that more needs to be done by the u.n. security council to carry out that investigation into what is happening in syria but of course that vetoed by russia eleven times over this investigation means that the u.n. security council has in many ways had its hands tied and the hope is clear that perhaps what will happen in this group will help put more pressure on the security council and russia to try and do more to make sure that that passes broken. and i should nations security council has been meeting to discuss the chemical weapons situation in syria speak to christmas so they were here with the u.n. in

support of iran's leadership the us also called for an emergency un security council meeting over the situation though other members of the body doubted that internal political unrest in iran is a matter of international security. in the past week what has happened on the ground throughout the nation of iran is something the world must take note of. however worrying the events of the last few days in iran may be they do not constitute per se a threat to international peace and security every un member state is sovereign but member states cannot use sovereignty as a shield when they categorically deny their people human rights and fundamental freedoms only we the council should not discuss the issues of any country or its human rights issues if the founding principles of this institution mean anything we will not only hear their cry we will finally answer. we are witnessing an attempt by some delegations to bring to the attention of the security council issues that do not fully correspond with the mission of this body the united states stands unapologetically with those in iran who see

security council members and all u.n. members they're making a mockery of the united states and the wind all their lives in the process. certainly ignored every other norm apparently with. both says plays and mark and in august there is good reason. anywhere else in the world wireless company any folks that have not been perfect at like any other country iran will react i think definitely is an internal issue. elsewhere the day of the un's allocated one president to fifty million dollars to try and combat the humanitarian crisis in yemen but it's not only organizations that are trying to help the country no no do in a small part the tally of journalists become part of the drive publishing illustrated book showing scenes of daily life and traditions in yemen. the book features many aspects of traditional yemeni society but apart from that it also touches a course on the civil war in the saudi intervention as well as the ongoing problem of terrorism the author explained her inspiration here. there of the book the yemeni bri

security council request tolls on emergency meeting over the situation in. the initiative is criticized by some members. reportedly continuing its bombing campaign in yemen. one person is believed dead others injured in this latest strike. members of the jewish community and they fear for their safety in the country. because of widespread. views coming from the capital city of the world's biggest country is r t international my names you know neal hello and welcome this hour a fourth day pro-government march is being held in iran tens of thousands of people have been rallying to show their support for the country's leaders it comes in response to a seven day our pricing triggered by poor living conditions over eighty cities. ah. ah. ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah. ah ah ah ah ah. ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah on friday night the united nations security council at washington's request held an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in iran russia criticized the move same should be left alone to deal with its own internal affairs that was echoed by a number of

security council members and all u.n. members they're making a mockery of the united on the one hand all their lives in the process. certainly ignored every other normal country with. both says plays and mark and not us there is good reason. anywhere else in the world why are. we. have not been perfect at like any other country iran will react definitely is an internal issue. meantime the united nations is allocated none president had fifty million dollars in aid no to yemen to try to alleviate the humanitarian crisis there the organization says it is deeply concerned by the desperate situation in the country its civil war which broke up back in twenty fifteen has claimed over ten thousand lives and left the economy in ruins right now the u.n. estimates some twenty two million people need humanitarian assistance with more than eight million close to starvation so the arabia's blockade of the country in combination with its airstrikes of also crippled the poverty stricken country's infrastructure that's a load for devastat

security council has imposed sanctions on north korea. the 20 nations here in vancouver must work to make sure these measures are fully and faithfully ready and must use this meeting. they are important tools of diplomacy aimed at bringing north korea to the table and setting out the diplomatic path to a peace that we all seek. our message to have the people of north korea is clear. despie despite the brutal hardships that we face we know threat is the regime of north korea. the pursuit of nuclearization will bring you neither peace nor prosperity. the states represented harbor no hostility to north korea. on the contrary, we seek neither regime change nor a collapse. we are working to resolve this crisis and aiming for what is in our collective best interest. security and stability on the korean peninsula and throughout the world. we know this to be true. leading to a better, bragter, safer and more prosperous future for the north korean people. of all our dreams today there's none more important or so hard to realize than that of peace

human rights issues the un security council has requested tolls on emergency meeting over the situation in iran however the initiative is criticized by some members who say it's an internal issue for tehran. also ahead this hour another suspected saudi led coalition strike one person is reported. members of the jewish community in france tell us they fear for their safety in the country many are planning to leave because of widespread protests. it's just after eight in the evening here this summer january the sixth welcome. my names you know neal a fourth day pro-government march is being held in iran tens of thousands of people have been rallying to show their support for the country's leaders it comes in response to a seven day our pricing triggered by poor living conditions that engulfed over eighty cities. that was. well last night friday night the united nations security council at washington's request held an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in iran russia criticize them saying that tehran should be left alone to deal with its own internal affairs that was also echoed by

security council is preparing to hold a special session to discuss anti-government protests in iran but the united states is cold for the top security around of suppressing dissent. but it is government supporters on the streets of iran for a third day in a row tens of thousands of rallied across the country to show their support for the iranian leadership from tehran it is then this robbery. another day of pro-government rallies in iran seemingly part of a two pronged approach to keep. detractors off the streets a large show of public support and a heavy police presence across the country with critics inside and outside iran predicting the downfall of the islamic republic the government is determined to publicly project the power of the state at friday prayers in the capital to her own a senior cleric reminded people of iran's real enemies who he says are behind the unrest in the country let's say announced this is what is happening saudi arabia gave the money the u.s. did the planning it was coordinated from u.s. control very means and have assets and weapons are being transferred lit

the united nations security council needs to address issues which are related to the national security and peace but the rain in recent case doesn't seem to be the subject of the issue and i was surfing the net today and i saw an interesting point was the united states president has two to two thousand nine hundred. seventy and only four of those who have been on human rights and all of those for human rights have been only on the you're wrong on and i think this indicates how selective the you are. president and the united nations the united states administration have been addressing the human rights issue and their point is that why americans are not war. protests are taking place in other countries including the western countries and cities including europeans as well which recently rekha see some of them why they were not happy when the saudis repressing and killing and the rest think shias in the east and saudi arabia why they are not worried about thousands of yemeni you know sent people and civilians being killed the bomb being set by the saudi arabia and its cold i just want to

should not discuss the issues of any country boards human rights issues the un security council. meeting over the situation in iraq request for the initiatives being criticized by some members saying it's iran's internal issue. that the united nations allocates fifty million dollars now in aid. to alleviate the humanitarian disaster unfolding in that country coming up we discuss the crisis with a journalist illustrated who is trying to do her part to raise awareness for the dire situation there. members of the jewish community in france tell us they fear for their safety in the country these days many of the safe to leave because of widespread anti semitism. this is r.t. live from moscow just turned six in the afternoon here this saturday. when we start with this. fourth day of mass a pro-government march is being held in iran tens of thousands of people have been rallying to show their support for the country's leaders it comes in response to a seven day uprising triggered by poor living conditions that engulfed over eighty cities. that was. friday night the united nations secu

in the energy of the security council. well the iranian foreign minister shared his views on the meeting he called it a foreign policy blunder by the trumpet ministration meanwhile america's top diplomat rex tillerson has been quizzed about washington's support for the arabian antigovernment protesters. you've said that you want to support quote. elements in the country that will lead to a peaceful transition of government that sounds like regime change well i think the mirai and people have suffered under this regime we do not support transitions of power but we do support peaceful transition of power. we discuss the events in iran with political analysts shall be a hoss and ali he says america helped to ferment the young rust the reality is that many of the people who've been arrested off from. inspired groups and you've got these type of people who came in from the outside from places like kurdistan from afghanistan they were supported by the swathe of sort of tweets that were coming out of washington now this is americ

for us so one of the security council members saying about this offensive that he has launched. well security council members are being very tight lipped but it's clear from what little they are saying that there is increasing concern about turkey's military action inside syria and we heard that expressed from the french foreign minister who called on the security council to address the issue in this meeting of course turkey is fighting alongside free syrian army elements inside of syria proper the turks have been very upset with the united states for allying with these kurdish forces there going up against kurdish forces that have been backed by the u.s. army so this is a very tense situation for many many members of the security council and the international community the united states for its part has not said it has stopped short of calling turkey to back off of this offensive it's called on both sides in this conflict to use restraint although we did hear defense secretary james mattis in recent days attempting apparently to calm the situation by saying that turkey had a ri

united nations security council holds an emergency session on the anti-government protests that have swept iran. turkey lashes out at america apparently threatening to drop bilateral agreements after the conviction of a turkish banker in the u.s. this as pakistan also backs away from its alliance with washington. extreme hardship in france thousands of migrants continue to sleep rough despite president it's a promise to find them all shelter before the end of two thousand and seventeen we hear from some of their stories. and this man i. mean we know the story is this the life he still she would tell. broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our team international and whether you're watching from washington d.c. or california or even traverse city michigan we're glad to have you with us had an emergency u.n. security council meeting to discuss the mass anti-government protests that engulfed iran has finished up in new york the session was called by washington which was voiced which has voiced its strong support for the demonstrators are to scale up and tells us what

a threat to international peace and security to the security council should not discuss the issues of. human rights issues the u.n. security council on america's request holds an emergency meeting over the situation in iran however the initiative is criticised by some members who say it's issue for . the saudi led coalition is reportedly continuing its bombing campaign in yemen despite humanitarian appeal. one person is believed dead injured in this latest for. members of the jewish community in france tell us they fear for their safety in the country many are planning to leave. live from our international news center here in moscow this is our team you know me a welcome to the program our top story a fourth day of pro-government marches is being held in iran tens of thousands of people have been rallying to show their support for the country's leaders it comes in response to a seven day our pricing triggered by poor living conditions over eighty cities. ah. that was. last night the united nations security council at washington's request held an emergency meeting to discuss the situat

security council hold saddam urgency meeting over the situation in iran at america's request but it's an initiative that's being criticized by some members saying it's iran's internal issue. nations also allocate fifty million dollars to yemen in an effort to alleviate the humanitarian disaster unfolding in that country we discussed the crisis with an author who's trying to do her bit to rise awareness of the dire situation. and members of the jewish community in france tell us they fear for their safety in france right now they may be planning to leave because of widespread anti semitism. names kevin i just turned seven pm here now in our top story then. a fourth day of mass pro-government marches is being held in iran tens of thousands of people have been rallying to show their support for the country's leaders it comes in response to a seven day uprising that was triggered by poor living conditions that engulfed over eighty cities. that was. on friday night the united nations security council at washington's request held an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in iran and rus

security council members and all u.n. members they're making a mockery of the united states on the one hand all legitimate protests around the world otoh actually ignored i mean we saw not long ago. a young has seen a woman a sixteen year old was arrested for defending her whole life and palestine while mr trump and he's keen why did international law by giving jerusalem to israel and i guess that's a sin by the our lawmakers being the united nations to to by its more laws any to fit in a country's sovereignty. turkey's president has taken aim at washington over the conviction of a turkish national in the us and is reportedly now ready to back out of longstanding agreements between the two nations the united states should excuse us but the laws in our bilateral ties and the bilateral accords between us are losing their validity i'm saddened to say this but this is how it will be from now on. turkish journalist. has more on the breakdown in ties turkish and u.s. relations have been deteriorating again in the last just came

issues the un security council on to america's request holds an emergency meeting over the situation in iran however the initiative criticized by some members who say it's an internal issue for tehran. also ahead this hour the saudi led coalition is reportedly continuing its bombing campaign in yemen despite a humanitarian i cry one person is believed dead and today. the word just a few moments at christmas is christmas for many orthodox christians around the world are not included in russia where we just saw president putin joining the service the christ the savior cathedral in moscow these are live pictures from the center of orthodox christianity we'll go live to our correspondent in. for a feeling of how things have been going on there for the last hour. we are churning in from around the world this hour welcome to moscow onto our team international good to have your company i mean and only a fourth day pro-government marches has been held in iran tens of thousands of people have been rallying to show their support for the country's leaders it comes in response to a seven day ope

our top stories: the united states is criticised by fellow un security council members for calling an emergency meeting over protests in iran. the author of a damning book on donald trump says he stands by everything he wrote in his depiction of a chaotic white house. i will tell you the one description that everyone gave, everyone has in common — they all say he is like a child. the east coast of america in the grip of an arctic blast. at least 19 people have died and temperatures could fall to minus a0 in some places this weekend. hello. a meeting of the un security council has again highlighted sharp differences between members over recent anti—government protests in iran. it was called by the us ambassador nikki haley after a week in which the trump administration expressed strong support for the protesters. the meeting went ahead despite objections from russia and some other council members. our state department correspondent barbara plett usher reports. nikki haley warned iran that the world was watching its response the anti—government protests. she used the platform of the un

security council members but all u.n. members they're making a mockery of the united states on the one hand all legitimate process around the world no to actually ignore it every other normal country would. vote says to take place and more often than not there is good reason but that. as with anywhere else in the world there are wireless company in the protest process that have not been perfect at like any other country iran will react and it definitely is an internal issue. the un has described the situation in war torn yemen as an apocalypse humanitarian groups are trying to attract the world's attention to the dire conditions civilians they're living in and one italian journalist has become part of this drive trying to raise awareness through showing yemenis daily life and traditions that continue despite the horrors of war. well the illustrated book there does feature many aspects of the traditional yemeni society but apart from that it also touches on the civil war and saudi intervention as well as the problem of ter

security council. two car bombs have killed at least eleven people in the eastern libyan city of benghazi according to officials with eighteen more injured attack happened in the. district as worshipers were leaving a local mosque after prayers the victims are thought to include civilians as well as militia personnel there's been no claim of responsibility. coming up on this news hour why u.s. vice president mike pence has become a very popular man in israel aid workers warn that conflict in the democratic republic of congo has left three million people at risk of starvation and in sports russia's unofficial olympic team unveiled their look for chang. the u.s. justice department has confirmed to al-jazeera the tourney general jeff sessions was questioned last week over alleged collusion between donald trump's presidential campaign and russia sessions was interviewed for an inquiry led by former f.b.i. director robert muller it's believed to be the first time a member of president trump's cabinet has be

security council after washington called an emergency meeting of ranty government protests in iran. recently to a journalist who's published an illustrated book on daily life in the water. talking about the fire and fury the latest one to expose the private eye for donald trump of his time in the white house becomes an instant bestseller this weekend. this is r t it's just turned three in the afternoon here now this saturday welcomed this latest thirty minute live update with me kevin now in first in the u.s. has been criticized by some of its partners for calling them urgency a meeting of the u.n. security council over anti-government protests in iran america which fully backed the unrest requested an international response in reports. now the meeting opened with nikki haley she is the representative of the united states and she voiced strong support for the iranian protesters calling them courageous talking about the usa quote standing in solidarity with the iranian protests you also went on a tirade against the iranian government the united states stands unapologetically with tho

security council members and all u.n. members they're making a mockery of the united states and the white house and all their lives in the process. certainly ignored every other normal. process plays and more often than not there is good reason. as well anywhere else in the world if there is violence in the early voting process this have not been perfect it like any other country iran will react and it definitely is an internal issue. now the u.n. has allocated an unprecedented fifty million dollars to try and combat the humanitarian crisis in yemen and it's not only organizations either that are trying to help the country in the talian journalists for example has become part of the drive publishing and illustrated book showing scenes of daily life and traditions in yemen. well the book here does speak to many aspects of traditional yemeni society but apart from that it also touches on the civil war and saudi intervention as well as the problems of terrorism the author explained her inspiration there haim of the book the

security council after washington called an emergency meeting over antigovernment protests in iraq. also to come we speak feature in this to use published an illustrated book on daily life in war torn yemen. and in fury the latest book to expose the private life of donald trump and his time there why tax becomes an instant bestseller. day here in moscow you're watching international. now the u.s. is being criticized by some of its partners for calling an emergency meeting of the u.n. security council over antigovernment protests in iran america which fully back the arm rest requested an international response with more his kind of baqubah. now the meeting opened with nikki haley she is the representative of the united states and she voiced strong support for the iranian protesters calling them courageous talking about the usa quote standing in solidarity with the iranian protests you also went on a tirade against the iranian government the united states stands unapologetically with those in iran who seek freedom for themselves prosperity for their families and dignity for their nati

security council has not been made public it's only been given to the fifteen members of the security council but i've been allowed to read a copy and it's very hard hitting and very critical of all of the parties in the war in yemen it questions whether yemen can continue to be one country it says in the south because of the length of the war and the divisions that have emerged there is the real possibility of secession into a separate south yemen it says in the south of the country people displaying the flag of the old country of south yemen and are not loyal to president had he although they're formally under his command it says that president heidi has no longer effective command and control of the military and security forces in the south of yemen it says one of the reasons that there is this lack of stability in yemen is actually the forces that have been built up by the saudi led coalition it says that there are proxy units that they have drawn up but it says that these units will do more to further the fragility of yemen then they will do to hold the state together it says the

security council members and all u.n. members they're making a mockery of the united states on the one hand all the. protests around the world certainly ignored nikki haley talks about caring about iranian prosperity and i wonder if her idea of sanctions imposed on sanctions let's you think my heart. even run like every other normal country would. vote says plays and mark and denies there is good reason. anywhere else in the world there are wireless company only protests that have not been heard at like any other country iran will react i think definitely is an internal issue. now the un has earmarked an unprecedented fifty million dollars in the bid to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in war torn yemen meanwhile an italian journalist is raising awareness of the yemeni people suffering showing their daily life and traditions that continue despite the horrors of war. the illustrated book here features many aspects of traditional yemeni society but apart from that it also touches on the civil war and saudi intervention as

treat human rights issues the un security council request holds an emergency meeting over the situation in iran however the initiative is criticized by some members who say it's internal issue. the saudi led coalition is reportedly continuing its bombing campaign in yemen despite humanitarian appeals and support one person is believed dead and injured in this latest strike. members of the jewish community in france tell us they fear for their safety in the country many are planning to leave because of widespread. day in los angeles ten pm in helsinki and i live in at night here in moscow this saturday january the sixth welcome to our international i mean only a fourth day of must pro-government march is being held in iran tens of thousands of people have been rallying to show their support for the country's leaders it comes in response to a seven day op rising triggered by poor living conditions over eighty cities. ah. ah ah ah ah ah ah ah. ah. ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah. ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah well last night the united nations security council washington's reques

peers has called for an emergency session of the un security council to discuss the protests in iran the supreme leader of iran has blamed his country's enemies for six days of violence which has now claimed the lives of twenty one protesters and one policeman riot police are now out in force in several cities mike hanna has the latest from un headquarters in new york. ambassador nikki haley called a briefing to outline u.s. priorities at the united nations in this new year and top of her list the situation in iran if they are reigning in dictatorships history is any guide we can expect more outrageous abuses in the days to come the un must speak out in the days ahead we will be calling for an emergency session both here in new york and at the human rights council in geneva we must not be silent the people of iran are crying out for freedom all freedom loving people must stand with their cause this echoing sentiments expressed by president trump earlier who said in a tweet the people of iran are finally acting against the brutal and corrupt or a new regime all of the money that presi