. this week, because at the u.n. this week, the united states blocked a u.n.ecurity council meeting on north korean human rights. it is really hard to imagine ambassador nikki haley blocking a united states -- or a u.n. security council meeting on north korean human rights. what do you suspect that's about? >> we actually held meetings on human rights, and it made them so upset that we did it. >> and they said that if you hold this meeting, this will be considered a provocation. that doesn't seem to me to be something that would have scared you away. >> well, i just don't think that we bind at threats. i mean -- >> so, why did we here? >> you know, i think that they went ahead, they did have a meeting on north korea. they had it on the ballistic missile testing and what they're doing. >> but not on human rights. >> i think they should've had it on human rights. i think it's really important that we continue to call out north korea for how they treat their people. every dollar that goes into north korea doesn't go to feed its people. >> if you had been there, w

the u.n. charter underlying a comprehensive lasting peace. for is part on the 16th of march, 2022, ordered the russian federation to immediately suspend s military operations and the secretary-general has played a crucial role in the graduation of civilians -- the evacuation of civilians and other humanitarian issues. the agency is also deployed in u.k. to help ukraine to reduce risk. united nations is mobilized, but no effort will suffice to ease the pain of thousands that continue to bury their children or the tragedy of girls and boys. how do we justify to this generation of ukraine people they'll grow up with bombs raining down to never again see their loved ones because some died and others fled. how many more horrors prevail for this absurd war to end? how many more meetings do we need to hold? this brings me to my third and final point on that we still have -- can the must do. the council must unequivocally reject an attempt to annex territory by force, and reject violence as a tool of

i opened the u.n.harter that i have here in front of me and i do not see the word member states can attack other member states at their will. i don't see the world -- word violating borders and furthermore, most importantly, i don't see the words the russian federation and the u.n. charter on the list of permanent security council members. in 1991, russia reserved -- turned it it seep into the threat of impunity. the future of russia in the united nations should be determined in the context of the legitimate -- response of crimes committed on ukraine including war crimes, comes against humanity and genocide. i say it again and again, peace means justice. and all the peaceloving nations won't make peace on the battlefield and at the diplomatic tables. finally, on this tragic day when we mourn life and destiny is broken by russia, i kindly ask everyone to observe a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the aggression. i think you mr. president. -- i thank you mr. president. >> the representative

the u.n. is committed to working to remove remaining obstacles to russian food exports, including ammonia. these exports are essential to bring down prices and food security around the world. the international cooperation is essential, valuable and possible amidst the conflict. mr. president, this council held more than 40 debates on ukraine. the guns are talking now, but in the end we all know that the best diplomacy and accountability is the road to just sustainable peace. this is in line with u.n. charter. international law and yesterday's resolution at the general assembly. we must prevent further escalation. we must encourage every meaningful effort to end the bloodshed and give peace a chance. thank you. i would think the secretary-general for his briefing. i give the floor to the minister of foreign affairs of ukraine. >> mr. president, distinguished members of the security council, secretary-general, first i would like to think the presidency of multi-for convening this meeting. -- mul

amy: as u.n. secretary general antonio guterres calls the war to end, we will speak to a russian journalist with the news outlet meduza, which was recently outlawed by the russian government in moscow's latest crackdown on the independent press. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the death toll from monday's devastating earthquakes in turkiye and syria has topped 17,000 and continues to rise as search-and-rescue crews warn the chance of finding survivors in the rubble is rapidly dwindling. survivors face unfathomable conditns without shelter, heat, food, water, or medical care. the first u.n. aid envoy -- or convoy has finally reached northwest syria three days after the quakes. rescue efforts there have been complicated by damage and displacement from 12 years of war and harsh sanctions. this is rob holden, the world health organization's incident manager for the earthquakes. >> we have auge disaster unfolding. we

i open u.n. charter in front of me, and i did not see the words member states cannot attack other member states i do not see violating the borders is allowed, and i do not see the words the russian federation u.n. charter on permanency -- security council members. in 1991, russia usurped the ussr permit councilmembers seat in turned it into the throne of impunity. the future of russia should be determined in the context of the legitimate change of place from ussr in russia in 1991, and responsibility for crimes committed on the territory of ukraine. including war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. i say it again and again, peace means justice. all the peaceloving nations will win peace on the battlefield and at the diplomatic tables. finally, on this tragic day, when we mourn life and destiny is broken by russia, i kindly ask everyone to observe a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the aggression. i think you mr. president. >> representatives of the russian federation is goi

the u.n.ce again condemns russian aggression and dands moscow withdraw its troops from ukraine. the man at the center of a popular netflix documentary series takes the stand to deny murdering his wife and son. >> ♪ this is ground control to major tom ♪ >> and there's a sta waiting in east londo a new permanent exhibition dedicated to david bowie. welcome to "world news america" on pbs and around the globe. it is past midnight in ukraine and the country will soon be waking up to the one-year anniversary of the day russian troops entered the country from the northeast and south. the russian president, vladimir putin, has long called it a special military operation. he remains defiant, t so does ukraine's volodymyr zelenskyy who has vowed ukraine will prevail. we will hear from our correspondent in kyiv. first, our international affairs correspondent, paul adams, has this assessment of what it has cost so far. >> it's not easy to get your head around the sheer sca of what's happened in ukraine ov

the u.n. united nations calling for a resolution for an end to the fighting. it could be of a ramen or on global sentiment one year into the war. we get the latest from new york. and we meet a couple who listed as -- and listed as volunteers in the civil defense force for ukraine -- enlisted as volunteers in the civil defense force for ukraine. and a death sentence imposed in tehran against a german iranian national on terrorism charges. ♪ i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs and in the united states and around the world, welcome. the united nations general assembly is holding an emergency session just hours before the first anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine. the assembly is considering a draft 10 point plan to end of the fighting, a plan outlined by the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskyy. the u.n. secretary general has repeated his calls for the conflict to end and has once again called for respect to be shown to the u.n. charter. delegates are expected to vote on the resolut

one of them is of the u.n., at the u.n.ffiliate and edwin is -- [inaudible] so let's see what we can do here. the actual, what i'm calling that is because it's the truth. you know, the whole action right now at this point, all of the naysayers here is a taliban. they keep saying no, no, no. the rest of the world is trying to solve this problem. we really want to get to some kind of, you know, agreement. we are dying here. so i don't care what you guys are saying what the world is saying, how your comment about it. humanitarian, not humanitarian. anything come in a kind of a thing to have four afghanistan can use it right now and make it possible for us to get out of the situation. because right now it's not only taliban don't let this study. helping is that even if a but a steady, how are we going to do it? there are not proper schools. are no teachers there is no money. how are we going to do it? how are we going to do it? and very soon you're going to be actually sitting in a country that is falling apart, in every sense

the u.n. high commissioner for refugees tells me the need is constant. yagumi has been based in ukraine, and she tracks how much assistance from the organizations are reaching those in need. >> it was important we were able to be agile because the needs just change depending on the situation of how the war evol evolves. >> reporter: this week, she visited one of the villages near kyiv where the u.n. has been helping repair houses destroyed by the war. more than half the kmount wcomms damaged with 20% of the homes here completely gone. aoyama checked in on a 73-year-old whose house was repaired thanks to support from the u.n. hgr. >> it must have been so cold. >> it was cold already, yeah. but we will survive it. >> reporter: her 29-year-old grandson died in the war. he was in the northern part of the country just after the invasion began. his widow is also a soldier and is still fighting on the front lines. >> reporter: more than 160,000 people in the country received housing support from the u.n. hgr last year. but there are still many more to help. and

while the -- the u.n.,000 have been killed and more have been injured the true number is said to be higher. 8.8 million have fled the country to escape the war. 10.4 have since returned. they reflect on the last four months in russia's invasion. president zelenskyy in a post on social media s russia has chen the path of a murderer, terrorists, and torturer. this is the choice of rusia and there will be state responsibility for the terror committed. let's get more from our in respondent -- correspondent on how life has changed since last year. anchor: i heard ukrainians in the capital saying they will be careful these days. there's been nervousness. there could perhaps be strikes by russia to mark this day. a symbolic act even though it's been said that 12 months on ukrainians are used to living with this in their lives. they are used to living with electricity cuts, shortag, curfews, and explosions, in norma's losses, and the pain in the last year. when i came this time, my last visit was in november, as w

the u.n.'s special coordinator for the middle east peace process tor wennesland said he was "deeply disturbed by the continuing cycle of violence and appalled by the loss of civilian lives." his comments came after the head of amnesty international agnes callamard called on the u.n. human rights council to turn its attention to the occupied palestinian territories. >> at a moment where we ask th entire international community foukraine againsthe russians agession, is absolutely ght. this russian aggression is uninkable. we cannot allow it. we can also not allow what is happening in the occupied territors of palestine. the human rights council must raise these realities and insist on these two realities. amy: in moscow, russian president vladimir putin led a massive pro-war rally wednesday coming just ahead of the first anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine. an estimated 200,000 people joined the rally in moscow's main stadium. that is roughly equivalent to be estimated to be the number o

the u.n.ns that number is expected to double. we will also be reporting from a hospital in southern turkey, where staff are overwhelmed by the scale of the tragedy. more unidentified flying objects have been shot down over north america, washington and beijing each accusing the other of aerial espionage. >> we were able to determine that china has a high altitude balloon program for intelligence connection connected to the people's liberation army. >> plus ahead of valentine's day, a cringe worthy way to get back at your ex involving cockroaches and feeding zoo animals. we'll explain. ♪ david: welcome to "bbc world news america," on pbs and around the grove -- the globe. a week after ever stating earthquakes and subsequent aftershocks struck turkey and syria, 37,000 people are now known to have died. the u.n. emergency relief chief says the death toll is expected to nearly double. we are however continuing to see more extraordinary footage of rescues. this girl was found after spending 178 hou

that is not an outlier, based on the latest u.n. figures the united states donates over nine times as russia to the u.n. peacekeeping, and we donate 390 times as russia to unicef and donate 9,000 times as russia to the u.n. refugee agency. third, we must reaffirm our commitment to what the u.n. charter calls the dignity and worth of the person. we must continue to compile evidence of russia's widespread atrocities including executions, torture, rape and sexual violence and the deportation of thousands of ukrainian civilians to russia. we must continue to document russia's war crimes can and cr crimes against humanity so that one day, the perpetrators can be held accountable. day after day of russia's atrocities, it is easy to become numb to the horror, to lose our ability to feel shock and outrage, but we can never let the crimes that russia is committing become the new normal. mariupol is not normal. herpin is not normal, and stealing children from their parents is not normal. we must not let russia's indifference to life become no

and today, the u.n.ble to get from southeast turkey into northwestern syria. a very key moment here, but, again, so many heartbreak here. and as these families wait for word, you see them walking back off of this pile, potentially after getting some very bad news. andrea. >> gabe gutierrez, thank you so much. and joining us now is david miliband, president and ceo of the international rescue committee. and, david, i've learned that two of your colleagues were killed in northwest syria. i want to extend my condolences to you, to the organization which does such magnificent work around the world. the death toll is staggering. >> yeah, thanks, that's meaningful to us. two of our 430 colleagues. we have a team of over 400 in northwest syria. and in turkey in the southeast of turkey, southwest of turkey, in gaziantep. and like every part of the northwest syrian community, the southwestern turkish communities, we've been touched by this crisis. i think the critical point to make is that the crisis that you've

charter, but have also pointed to the selective application of the u.n. charter, the selective outrage from western nations when the u.n. charter isn't abided by. so we are looking and how they vote on thursday. >> seattle has become the first city to ban discrimination based on caste. people facing caste prejudice have had few protections. a member of the seattle washington city council says the ruling could have a knock on effect. >> in reality if you look at the statistical data on caste based discrimination, it is a widespread and serious issue throughout the united states, wherever there's a certain concentration of immigrant community workers, that's going to be true. seattle is one of the big hubs, but the main reason why this legislation, why this historic victory was won in seattle is precisely because we have, for a whole decade we have used my office as a platform to fight for working people. that is why it is no coincidence , this was also the office that helped us build a movement for the 15 minute -- $15 minimum wage, i have no doubt that a

based on the latest u.n. figures, the united states donates over nine times as much as russia to u.n. peacekeeping. we donate 390 times as much as russia to unicef. we give nearly a thousand times as much as russia to the u.n. refugee agency. third, we must reaffirm our commitment to upholding what the u.n. charter calls and i quote, the dignity and worth of the human person. we must continue to compile evidence of russia's ongoing and widespread atrocities including executions, torture, rape and sexual violence, the deportation of thousands of ukrainian civilians to russia. we must continue to document russia's war crimes and crimes against humanity and share the evidence with investigators and prosecutors so that one day the perpetrators can be held accountable. day after day of russia's atrocities, it is easy to become numb to the horror, to lose our ability to feel shock and outrage. but we can never let the crimes russia's committing become our new normal. mariupol is not normal. irpin is not normal. bom

that will be the theme at the u.n. host: a caller asked earlier why russia is still a member of the security council. why can't that be changed? guest: great question. many people agree that it shouldn't. it is the structure of the u.n. they are a legacy framework, but it brings up a larger question. it comes down to the question of what kind of world we will have it russia wins and keeps its gains. it has everything to do with the global security structure, as well. this is where i want to bring in a point of u.s. national security interest in all of this. american supporting ukraine in this for values, but on the security side, if russia keeps its gains in ukraine, it will have a chance to rebuild, launch future attacks, connect its military gains in ukraine to belarus. that would imply different requirements on nato, the eu, and united states. the u.s. is risking being dragged into this, have the same problems, with the same escalation risks. those risks will always be there, but under much worse conditions, if it d

the cross borders that were auorized for the u.n. to pass humanitarian aid started at four then two, now everyone year now every six month we have to ask for another. the one single cross-border point that allowed humanitarian aid to go through is today suspended due to damages. it is closed from one side. how do you as estate, as a u.n. agency pass the humanitarian aid illelly? it's impossible. 4.5 million people, two thirds of them are displaced. these people who do not belong to this region, came after their homes were destroyed, they came here to take refuge. their home was again hit and destroyed yesterday and still they can't get aid access. if the conditions of the last 48 hours do not unite us, do not allow us and oblige us to join forces, put humanitarian work first, then tell us how to do that. >> our guest speaking with us about his experience in northwestern syria. thank you for outlining for us the extent of the problem. it is mind blowing when you think about it. not just an earthquake, but the ongoing conflict that is

the u.n.'s head of aid operations said the earthquake rescue phase is coming to a close and efforts would turn to providing shelter, food, and care to survivors as the combined death toll in turkiye and syria tops 36,000, with that number expected to rise. a little over one week after the first 7.8-magnitude quake rocked the two countries, the hope for miraculous rescues is fading and anger is mounting as the u.n. admits relief efforts failed the people in north-west syria. on friday, the syrian government approved aid deliveries to the rebel-held northwest after major delays to the war-torn region. over 5 million additional people in syria may become homeless after the quakes as the region also faces winter blizzards and an ongoing cholera outbreak. meanwhile, in turkiye, authorities ordered 113 arrests linked to the construction of collapsed buildings. some 25,000 buildings collapsed or were badly damaged. opposition parties have accused the government of president recep tayyip erdogan of not

pakistan applied for membership of the u.n. and on the 30th of september, 1947, all the members of the u.n. working for pakistan became a member except for afghanistan which didn't vote for pakistan. there was an objection. that objection remained for 20 days. they took it back but the first stone was cast by the afghans, not by the pakistanis. the rest is history. let's avoid the blame game. what i am telling my friend from afghanistan to check with the u.n. if i said a word more than what actual history has been blamed with it. we consider it an established fact. in 1893 when it was not there and part of the indian sub continent. my friend should check with the u.n. and according to international law, the state inherent. the afghans did refuse to vote for pakistan to become a member, so let's bury it there. come down to the trade activity, that definitely affects both sides. the afghans more because they are dependent on importing goods from afghanistan. though they have access to the neighboring countries also. mostly the fo

the u.n.ed sanctions on one of the most powerful gang leaders, a former police officer known as barbecue. he is accused o numerous atrocities, including massacres and sexual violence. but he considers himself th lesser evil. >> you and your country, if you are living in these conditions, if you saw the conditions, wouldn't you revolt? >> haiti and the u.n. have called for international peacekeepers to bolster the beleaguered police force. >> it is our obligation to act fast. if we overcome the gangs, we will restore order and peace. >> but so far, only jamaica has offered to help, leaving 80 two fall deeper -- haiti fall deeper into chaos. i spoke with the miami herald's caribbean correspondent. i asked her what she saw her related -- recent trip to the country. >> i had two very different trips. the firstp i went to the north part of the country to see the historic capital. i went for ternational jazz festival. fast forward a couple of days later, this time i am in port-au-prince. it is chaos

geeta: has the u.n. international community failed because they could have perhaps done more to open the crossings from turkey and initially try to rescue those trapped under the rubble? >> definitely. i think it is striking that the chief u.n. aid official martin griffiths actually said this is a failure. that news has certainly spread quickly throughout syria, and a lot of syrians feel incredibly abandoned. they don't understand why it took so long for international aid to start trickling in. and of course for many people it was too late. for those trapped under the rubble, every hour, every second mattered. the delay they find completely inexcusable. geeta: some of breaking news -- the u.s. actress racquel welch had died at age 82. that news according to her manager. welch rose to fame as a sex and will of the 1960's.-- sex symbol of the 1960's. her work includes "fantastic voyage" and "bed azzled." she also appeared on the "cher" show in the 1970's and performed "i'm a woman." still had, nikki haley

we have isolated them here at the u.n.n that really lays out an opportunity for russia to make the right decision, which is to take their troops out of ukraine in the brutal attack on the ukrainian people and in this war and go back to the negotiating table, and they did everything they possibly could to diminish those folks and they didn't succeed. we isolated them. >> and what do you say to the 32 countries that abstained? you've got south africa and india, you know, major countries, to say nothing of china. >> we talked to all of the countries to explain to them the reasoning behind this resolution. we want peace. we want diplomacy. we want negotiations, and i think they want exactly the same thing, but they think by being neutral that they get that, and it's their decision. >> this is certainly the room where it happens. >> this is the room where it happens. >> so here's where you and secretary blinken sit telling the world about the invasion of russia. what do you say to china now that china is considering weaponizing

the move has been welcomed by the u.n. this is the u.n.assador. >> we need to keep the aid flowing. that is what matters to us, it is what is important to the syrian people. that is to get the help they desperately need as quickly as possible. that said, the decision to open additional border crossings is welcome, long-overdue one week after the disaster, but it is absolutely welcome. >> the syrian government has blamed the difficulties with aid delivery on the impact of western sanctions. these pictures show aid reaching aleppo earlier today, a syrian city dealing with dastation caused by years of civil war. u.n. has launched an appeal to help earthquake victims in syria. until today, aid has been routed through a single crossing point. laura bicker has been there, and since this report. laura : the wait for aid has been longer in syria. until today this was the o route for ada to get through. but the united nations has organized 2 other border crossings. it leaves key questions. first, will this be enough to help the millions who are now

she talked about her tenure to the u.n. and bassett he as well as her work with the trump administration. haley: hello, manchester. it is great to be here. you have a beautiful state. but i told everybody you have a more beautiful model. i love the fact you live free or die. that is at the heart of america. that is not just new hampshire. i am a military wife. my husband is a combat veteran. he deployed to afghanistan. i know what military families go through. i know what that sacrifice is. even on our worst day, we are blessed to live in america. [applause] my mom started a small business. i started doing the books for that small business when i was 13. it wasn't until i got to college that i realized that wasn't normal. now i could tell that was totally child labor. when we were in that small business, there were times we knew that when times were tough, you stretch that dollar, you got creative and you figured out how to make it work. when times were good, you didn't celebrate because you knew the bad times were going to

our u.n.mbassador, linda thomas-greenfield, is very engaged in looking at all of the ways that chinese have penetrated the u.n. system and figuring out with our international organization bureau, ways to challenge all of that. but i quite agree with you, we have a lot of work to do. >> but i don't want to come too many things for the chinese, but we could definitely take a lesson from their page book. they have systematically, methodically, implemented their people in a way that ultimately leads them to have influence on a wide variety cross section of the u.n.. that's not the only place, the world health organization, i could go on. finally, what is the administration doing? chinese imports of iranian oil have exceeded 1 million barrels per day over the past three months. that relationship is mutually beneficial to iran gets to import oil and beijing receives a steep discount. so, what is the administration doing to increase the costs on china for helping iran evade u.s. sanctions? how does i

u.n. charter. and china is a member of the u.n. security council and they have a particular responsibility to protect the u.n. charter. this is a war aggression violating exactly that charter. and then on the proposals under points presented by china, first of all, china doesn't have much credibility because they have not been able to condemn the illegal invasion of ukraine. and they also signed just days before the invasion an agreement between president xi and president putin on limitless partnership with russia. so i think what we see now in ukraine is that president putin is not preparing for war, he is preparing for the exact opposite, for more war, for new off offenses. and therefore most likely this war at some stage will end at the negotiating table. but if we want a peaceful solution, we need to also realize that what happens around the negotiating table is totally dependent on the strength and situation on the battlefield. so meaning that if we want a peaceful negotiated solution

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by just i mean an outcome that reflects the basic principles of the u.n. charter when it comes to things like territorial integrity and sovereignty. durable and a sense that when this ends it needs to end anyway that makes it less likely if not impossible that russia will simply repeat the exercise a year or five years later, so the actual contours of that, exactly where lines are drawn, that is up to the ukrainians. we have a shared interest in making sure we can confidently say the result is a just and durable. jeffrey: is it victory of russia remains in any part of ukraine, including parts it seized in 2014? sec. blinken: the success that has already been achieved in ensuring that ukraine remains an independent, sovereign country is fundamental and already there. but it is important that exactly where this settles is just -- just and durable. that is up to ukrainians to decide. they may decide -- they rightly -- one way or another every part of ukraine needs to be made whole, but anyway or the other could be by continuing the fight on the ground front c

u.n.retary general antonio guterres expressed his condolences to the families and called on the international immunity to show solidarity. gutierrez says the u.n. is mobilizing to support the emergency response and that u.n. staff are already on the ground assessing how best to provide assistance. germany's chancellor olaf scholz has expressed his solidarity with turkiye into the ribs of the earth like, and has also offered help. >> i would like to say to all of those who have been affected by this terrible disaster, to relatives and friends, to the whole of turkiye, we stand in solidarity. it is really very sad. they disaster on a massive scale. together with all of the others, we have offered help. we are coordinating it with the turkish government, but also all the others in europe and elsewhere who have offered help. >> along with help from germany, turkiye will receive assistance from a joint european union relief effort or donated from brussels. joining me now from brussels is -- wit

tokyo now calling for an emergency u.n. security council meeting as kim jong-un's sister warns that the pacific could become a firing range.

u.n.r footprint is really to be seen on the ground -- i mean, last year the u.n. system provided assistance for iran, $1 billion, in gaza only. we have significant programs in the west bank as well. but the u.n. cannot take over this response ability. we cannot govern palestine. we have no option or alternative to have a functional pa. if that is not functioning, the population will suffer, and the stability on the ground will be worse than it is. >> that was the middle east envoy to the united states. now, the spanish united nations -- the spanish fashion designer has died at the age of 88. his death was confirmed by a spokesperson for the spanish group which controls the label, which he left two decades ago. he made his name with space age designs in the 1960's and made jewelry first eveually and -- for givenchy and dior and was a successful perfume maker. i spoke to the fashion director and chief fashion critic of the new york times, vanessa friedman, about why the designer made such an

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you were following the events today at the u.n.hat did you make of the german foreign minister's address and message? >> it was a very strong, emotional speech. she referred to a massacre in bucha, for example, and said, do we want to be responsible for more of those, we leaders? i think it is precisely that eloquence that was the reason why ukraine itself asked that she be the last person to speak in yesterday's general assembly session, where it was so crucial to win more support, especially from some of the countries of the global south, including brazil, and ukraine's feeling and the feeling of others was cheese the kind of speaker who can do that -- was she's the kind of speaker who can do that. nonetheless, today's speech was a bit more subdued than yesterday's, and she paid recognition to the limitations of the security council as it stands today. >> what impact can this debate at the u.n. security council have? >> the locus of action has shifted to the general assembly. we used to call that a talking shop. these days, it is

within hours of the u.n.egotiating a deal with the government in damascus to open two border crossings between turkiye and northwestern syria, this international aid convoy is heading straight through. the earthquake devastated parts of the opposition held region in syria, and also damage the road to the only border crossing that had been approved for una deliveries. -- u.n. aid deliveries. aid workers can now deliver more shelter materials, blankets, and radical -- medical supplies. >> near the syrian border, we just loaded two trucks with aid, departing for northwest syria, and they will deliver supplies to 170 facilities. >> the un is latching a million dollar appeal to help people affected by the earthquake in syria. as the hope of finding people trapped alive under rubble in turkiye and syria is dooming, rescue efforts are shifting the focus on helping survivors. this warship docked on the south coast of turkiye has been turned into a floating hospital. >> there is no hospital in my neighborhood. the clo

its first major gop challenger, former south carolina governor nikki haley, who served as u.n. ambassador under mr. trump, announcing she is running how the former president is responding >>> the remarkable a 65-year-old found alive after more than 200 hours beneath the rubble as the earthquake toll nears 40,000 >>> dramatic testimony in the alex murdaugh trial. what his slain wife's sister revealed about her conversation with murdaugh after the murders. >>> and the perfect gift for your valentine. how to get a love song personalized >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening there has been another -- sadly we can all finish the sentence there has been another mass shooting. another place struggling to comprehend the kind of horror that happened elsewhere until it

really has been slow to reach syria, and the u.n.ays the rescue phase of its mission there is coming to an end. the focus will now shift to caring for people who have been made homeless. there is growing despair at the sheer scale of the humanitarian crisis. our correspondent has been in the southern turkish province, and she sensed this report from there. reporter: this is what is left of the state hospital in this city, built to save lives. it became a death trap. the building collapsed on patients after the earthquake struck. one week later, rescue teams are still digging through the rubble, searching for survivors. >> couldn't give us information about the passing you have found? >> no, we could not find any i.d. reporter: he listens anxiously whatever the rescuers announced they found someone. her grandmother was at the hospital when the quick hit. she has not slept for days. she has been sitting here waiting, feeling helpless. >> i don't know how many days have passed. i lost track of time. they only started looking for her now

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