u.n. documented hundreds of cases of murder, torture, rape, enslavement, sexual enslavement, and enforced disappearances. they found evidence that libyan authorities curtailed rights to assembly, expression and belief to ensure obedience and punish criticism against their leadership. the panel also sets support given by the e.u. to the libyan coast guard intercept migrants is a violation of human rights. libya has had two governments since 2014. they view on cease-fire created hopes for peace with both sides agree in to hold relations. he was supposed to be replaced after elections but the votes never happened. they are being postponed indefinitely. tension has escalated between rival governments after the prime minister was appointed. let's take this on. our guests are salah al bakkoush, political analyst and former senior adviser to the negotiating team of the high council of states. in brussels, we have julien hoez, e.u. foreign policy analyst and editor of the french dispatch. in istan

anchor: the u.n. has adopted a landmark resolution asking the world's top court to define the obligations of countries to combat climate change, it was backed by 130 countries. the call is to provide a legal opinion. our diplomatic editor has more from u.n. headquarters. >> a historic decision campaigners say it is a step forward for climate justice. no vote was needed, the general assembly decided to ask the world's highest court to determine what obligations countries have for the climate damage they have caused. >> it feeds divisions and threatens to paralyze tension. for those on the front lines paying the price, they did nothing, climate justice is a vital recognition. recognition that all people in the tool to build resilience against climate impacts. >> the efforts were led by the pacific island at the end of a long campaign. >> very happy. i can assure my kids and the kids around the world that the leaders are listening to the plight of the future of mankind. >> the small islands suffered a de

one of them is of the u.n., at the u.n. affiliate 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 sens

also, the u.n.opter was fired at, thankfully, with little damage, but indeed that also signaled another step of the conflict whereby the helicopters of the humanitarians are no longer spared. so we are reaching really a turning point whereby we called to the security council, who was just here last week, to say, we need humanity to resolve for lasting peace, to prevail in goma, in eastern diasi, in the southern region, because that is really what would be beneficial for humanity. laura: stephanie, it seems like a dire situation is about to get very much worse. why is m23 advancing at a time when the congolese army has just been boosted by east african forces? you've got kenyan troops specifically brought in to fight m23 rebels and yet don't seem to have made any difference? guest: one of the things we have seen this time around and remember the last m23 crisis was just as bad, in 2012, what the u.n. has acknowledged is that m23 is stronger than it's ever been before. we have the head of the u.n. pea

a new u.n.s the climate time bomb is ticking and the world is running out of time to avoid catastrophe. this report tells us we need a quantum leap in climate action and every country in the world has to reduce emissions at warp speed to try curb the warming of our planet. we are nowhere close to making that paris agreement goal of curbing warming to 1.5 degrees celsius from preindustrial levels. to accomplish all of it, developed and the richest nations in the world would need to reach net zero by 2040. that is going to be nearly impossible. >> al: wow. that's awful. shout out to my baby boomers! feels like we got the last chopper outta saigon, doesn't it? and that's a reference we baby boomers understand. part of the problem is, the u u.n.'s expectation of coll colle action, it's easy to shirk your part when everybody has to chip in. so the solution here is to call out people individually. the next u.n. report shouldn't say, "we all must lower our emissions," it should say, "gary, stop driving

the message from the u.n. keep this simple, keep the deal agreed last july, make sure it carries on simply because as mr. gutierrez made very clear today, this deal that is not just for ukraine in terms of emptying silos but in terms of its impact on the world as a whole, and terms of its impact on the food crisis and for all of those millions of people facing food insecurity around the world would be severely damaged if this deal did not go through because the food they currently get would suddenly sort in price -- soar in price and many people would not be able to eat. ben: in the past hour, the u.n. has announced a top trade official is to be questioning representatives in geneva next week about extending the deal. a u.s. spokesperson sthat is the next step. the secretary-general will continue to do all he can to remove obstacles to the export of russian fertilizers. nikolai gorbachev is the president of the u.k. and grain association -- ukraine grain association. >> we produce more grain that we consume an

the u.n. has evidence of violations by libyan forces and militant groups that could constitute war crimes against the libyan people and migrants. the mission has documented cases of murder, rape, enslavement, extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances. they say these practices are widespread and continue, affecting women, political activists and migrants. they have been tortured and subjected to sexual slavery. if found to be crimes against humanity are happening to migrants in official detention centers, some of which are funded by the eu, and the eu has aided and abetted the abuse, this will be relayed to the international criminal court. more on the findings by the investigators. >> after 13 field missions, with over 400 people interviewed, the u.n. fact-finding mission released their final report today. it outlined an array of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in libya. here is what the mission had to say. the mission documented and made findings on numerous cases of a

the u.n. warning about the water prices. we all needed but safe drinking water is in short supply and the human says the problem is getting worse. german please carry out raids on the extreme right wing group last year in an alleged plot to overthrow the german government and emmanuel macron defending his decision to raise the company's retirement age as protests escalate across the country. i am brent goff, to our viewers watching in pbs and in the united states, welcome. it is the lifeblood of humanity but there is less and less of it. i am talking about water. we are on world of water day. especially one conference in new york. quick question the world was running out of water, they started running and she hasn't stopped since. >> i wanted to take the voices of the front lines and inspire these corporate leaders to take action. >> now she has made her way to new york city. discussing ways out of the water crisis. a quarter of the world's population lacked access to safe drinking water. >> this is more than a conference on

according to the u.n. working group on the use of mercenaries fires have been involved in gross rights abuses, possible war crimes and crimes against humanity. >> the u.n. recommends accountability measures for mercenaries, private security personnel, and unless world powers stop using proxy armies instead of the one bound by international law, rights abuses will continue on battlefields. >> there has been more violence in occupied west bank. israeli settlers stormed the palestinian town, chanting and singing while solving a jewish holiday. five palestinians including a child were hurt. they have carried out 300 attacks and other occupied west bank villages in recent weeks. dozens of israeli air force pilots have threatened to boycott literary training against judicial reforms. thousands of israelis have demonstrated against plans against israeli's prime minister to severely limit the power of the supreme part. the government would -- supreme court. the government would gain the power to choose judges. and

america we will u.n. look at afghanistan, what the u.n. is calling the world's most repressive country for women, and get an update on the women-led protests in iran. we will look at the impact of abortion ban and the criminalization of abortion from the united states to el salvador where teodora vÁsquez served a decade in prison after her baby was born dead in a stillbirth at nine months. >> first they said it was an abortion and they may change from abortion to aggravated homicide. they sentenced me to 30 years. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the occupied west bank is observing a general strike today, one day after isrli forces raided a jenin refugee camp, killing six palestinians , the deadliest attack by israel which has killed at least 73 palestinians since the start of the year. meanwhile, in the palestinian village of huwara, israeli settlers ambushed and attacked a family, including an elderly man and a toddler. this is the family's grandmot

three quarters of it, coming together, the u.n. general assembly, to condemn russia's war of aggression against ukraine and to insist on a just and durable peace. that is the multilateral system. we see it at the g20, as i said just a moment ago even as we are focused on that russia cannot succeed in its aggression against ukraine. we are equally focused on engaging and solving problems that people have around the world that they expect us to be focused on. we do that through the g20 and other multilateral organizations. everything from the g7 and numerous other organizations including other organizations within the u.n. system. we are working together on food security, energy security, climate, global health, and i think we are delivering results. all of this is to say, yes, of course there are real challenges in the prime minister's right. but, i think we demonstrated here today in delhi that they -- we can find workarounds and those workarounds can be found in the outcomes document that hopefully is been distributed to everyone.

the u.n.ns of a looming global water crisis. the culprit, climate change and overconsumption. we start in the u.k. with the former prime minister, boris johnson, who has denied lying to parliament. he's been given evidence to a parliamentary committee to determine whether he deliberately misled mps about attending parties during covid lockdown. he acknowledged he had misled parliament, but said it was inadvertent, and he apologized. let's hear from mr. johnson's opening statement. >> the purpose of this inquiry is not to reopen party gate, is to discover whether or not i lied to parliament, wittingly misled colleagues, and contrary about what i knew and believed about those gatherings, when i said the rules and guidance had been followed at number 10. i'm here to say to you hand on heart that i did not lie to the house when those statements were made, they were made in good faith and on the basis of what i honestly knew and believed. >> as we heard from boris, this investigation is not about w

no one at the u.n.ares about the data or where it came from because it has nothing to do with the environment. of course. duh! look at the pollution! if you cared about the environment, this is a tough time to live. but ever since the 1940s, the idea that the world is overpopulated has been the dominate way of thinking for the people in charge except with respect to their own families. they have as many kids as they want, but you're not allowed to. that leads to moments where we saw a harvard historian wrote an op ed in scientific american entitled 8 billion people in the world is a crisis not an achievement. if you're one of though 8 billion, that seems like hostility. if some chick is writing a piece in a science magazine about how your existence is bad, that might make you nervous, right? it should. and it may explain why these people oppose nuclear energy, which seems like a solution. but they're against that, too. it's not really about carbon emissions, is it? it's about hurting people, specific pe

u.n. scientists warned today. their report was published at a u.n.rence in a swiss town. >> a document released here today draws together eight years of work and will be crucial, the basis for future global negotiations on climate for probably the next decade. the key message, says the u.n. chief, is that all is not quite yet lost. >> this response is a clarion call to fast-track climate efforts by every country and every sector and on every timeframe. in short, our world needs climate action on all fronts. everything, everywhere, all at once. >> the glaciers in the mountains above where the scientists are meeting lost 6% of their volume last year alone, evidence of the impact climate change is already having. at this weather station in the alps, they have been collecting climate records for decades. today we got the strongest warning yet that in the next few years we are likely to bust through the 1.5 degrees boundary that avoids the worst impacts of global warming. >> the future really is in our hands. we will in all probability reach 1.5 degrees e

the deal was initially brokered by the u.n. and is due to be renewed later this month. >> the initiative has provided for the export from ports. people are paying the high-priced, particularly the developing world. anchor: people are out in the streets in the west bank. the palestinian spokesperson called it all out war. many palestinians are calling on leaders to do more to protect them. >> the division between the political factions played out in the streets on wednesday. security forces attacked mourners in the funeral procession. palestinian officials say some participants violated arrangements agreed upon before the funeral, but many believe the palestinian authority does not want hamas to have a strong presence in the west bank. >> not only is the israeli army worried, palestinians who have personal interests are worried about the unity being copied in other places. >> before the u.s. was taking refuge, i have for him resistance to the armed occupation. here, a different picture. not only do europeans -- palestinians figh

the u.n. as previously described this as a war crime. >> are denying a decision of the supreme court. they deny the law of engagement. >> the changes are the latest by the far right coalition government which took charge in december. it comes at a time of heightened tensions and the worst violence between israelis and palestinians in recent years. >> there isn't imminent risk of a global water crisis according to the u.n.. more than 2 billion people don't have enough water for at least one month a year. 56 percent of the population in the world does not have enough clean drinking water. the u.n. is warning shortages will get worse. >> this is the first conference of its type for more than 40 years, presidents, prime ministers from all around the world have gathered here in new york. they know the problem is very serious and estimates suggest demand is likely to increase 80%. i have been speaking to the foreign minister about challenges his country faces. >> it's very important. there are river

u.n. secretary-general antÓnio guterres addressed the findings at the u.n.conference in new york last week, the first such event in nearly half a century. >> water is a human right. the common denominator to shape a better future. but water is in deep trouble. we are draining humanity's lifeblood with overconsumption and unsustainable use and evaporating heat through global heating. amy: the secretary-general follows other u.n. secretaries-general who warned of the link between water and the potential for war, including boutros boutros-ghali in 1985 who said, "the next war in the middle east will be fought over water, not politics" and ban ki moon who warned in 2007, "water scarcity threatens economic and social gains and is a potent fuel for wars and conflict." for more, we are joined by two guests working in areas facing some of the worst water scarcity. in phoenix, arizona, mohammed mahmoud is the director of the climate and water program at the middle east institute. and at a capital ofiger, boluwaji onalu is presidenof thnetwork nigerian female professi

they try tmake the u.n. less critical on the chinese government. think in the past five years this has been changing. more and more countries are willing topeak up not just western countries but also untries that are kind of in the middle. let's say turkey, it is somewhat authoritian, but at the same time, the violation carried out is the huge population in china. they have been changing the u.n. and i am glad to see the change. i hope the will be more and more critical voice arriving from the u.n. that people and countries are more willing to speak up about human rights violations in china at the u.n.. . host: are there a handful of countries that can hold china accountable? and if so how could they do , that? gut: the western countries have been critical but we need , other countries. need to work with the states and make them come tether. if more and more stas rallied together, it would be more and more powerful. i think a lot of state that are not willing to criticize china is because of thr economic ties with china. china in pakistan, thailand

we have to do better. >> the u.n.lation will require humanitarian aid this year. afghan children can only hope the world is listening. >> rosemary, the richard bennett issued his record over the weekend saying the taliban of women and girls into society. they banned from school, from university from the workforce the women i speak to say they feel invisible. this gender war, the huge issue for the international community and one of the main reasons for international sanctions against the taliban and the freezing of billions of dollars in afghan reserve the report said quote the denial of women and girls fundamental human rights may amount to gender persecutition, crime against humaninity. rosemary, the taliban is yet to respond to this report. >> many thanks bringing this story, appreciate it. back in just a moment. you're watching cnn. ♪. ♪. i'm feeling better. body pain? headache? nope. all in one and done. cuh-congestion? better. cough? fever? better. mucinex all in one relieves 9 symptoms in 1 dose. it's not cold

so, if you scrapped the u.n.mate change process, you would rapidly find you have to reinvent something that looks like it. otherwise nations will do what they want and they are not held to account by other nations around the table. so, yeah, i can understand the frustrations because i found myself deeply frustrated by it as well. the process is slow. we look for leadership coming from elsewhere but we have now got some kind of naming of some of the fossil fuels like coal, we have potentially a loss and damage fund that can address the climate injustices we've been hearing about. there are things that can happen throughout the process that's inconceivable that they would happen otherwise. nick: the problem was that the last climate conference in egypt, we had no end of fossil fuel lobbyists there. at the next one there will be -- the president of c.o.p. will be the president of dubai's uae oil company. >> i'm with doug on this. i've won -- i'm one of the few people who have been to all 27 c.o.p.'s. i have invested

that was the u.n. that's the forum.hinese don't really want to do the hard work of making peace in ukraine. and it's really far from them. ukraine's far from them. they have many many interests in asia, and i can understand that. and so, for the russians to think that the chinese are going to play any large role, i mean, imagine the conversation where xi has to tell putin what zelenskyy has told him about russia's policy. i don't see this happening. this is not a chinese role. i think the chinese have their own features. nastasya: to our guests from beijing, in terms of the role that china hopes to play here, henry, i'm curious about where china sees this conversation going and where this desire to become such a mediator is coming from. you mentioned the deal between iran and saudi arabia. they're obviously trying to become a bit of a broker on the global stage. but specifically, it seems, on issues where their own interests are at stake, is this about reputation building for xi or does it go beyond that? >> well, certa

it's broadening out the u.n.frankly, anderson, given the fear of those we spoke to were conservative, we managed to find some three dozen, at least three dozen black sites, secret detention centers, but our understanding is that there could be many more. the hope is not just on the hope of the senate foreign relations committee but those we're speaking to that the u.n. will be able to broadening its mandate and take in so much more of what's happening on the ground. >> if the u.n. human rights council does pursue an investigation, what are the next steps? >> well, then you're looking potentially at an expansion of sanctions against iran at a u.n. security council or a mu multilateral u.n. body level. and that really is because of the vast escalation of sanctions under former president trump. that is one of the few remaining levers available not just to the international community but also to the u.s. and i think on some levels that's why it's so telling that the senate foreign relations committee is publicly call

following the u.n.rter would mean that russia should withdraw from all of the territory inside ukraine, the territory of another member state of the human -- of the u.n. a method that it has invaded. lauren:lauren: discussions include a new pipeline to reroute russian gas ports from russia to asia. the power siberia to pipeline has not been formally agreed. vladimir putin said it was getting closer. the pipeline is expected to come online by 2030. it will run from the peninsula in northwest siberia, threw two mongolia, and supply 98 billion cubic meters of gas and 100 million tons of liquefied natural gas to china. san greene is director of democratic resilience at the center for european policy analysis. he said it is not surprising putin is turning to china for help with his foreign-policy. >> it has been a long time in the making, even in happier times when russia was not at war with ukraine and the west. trying to build in this direction. one of the things that had always gotten in the way was the p

we noted they said they were standing up for the u.n. charter -- u.n. charter for sovereignty and we agree with that. if china really wants to be helpful in that regard, they should be urging is important to get out of ukraine. here we are after and esther pruden is launching more drones and missiles into ukraine. so i don't know if president xi delivered that message but if he did, president would ignore that message and if -- if not, you got what you got today. is there anything the ceo can say tomorrow that would convince the white house that that is not necessary? >> i don't think you will get ahead of this testimony where he wants to characterize his company. the president has been very consistent about our concerns in terms of big tech and some social media applications. that is not a whole lot that i can talk about. course you are referring to not in any position to confirm one way or another. >> you expressed in the national conservative -- security concerns. >> we have not changed our national considered -- security concerns. i have anything mo

albania's u.n.mbassador read out a statement, saying women and girls in afghanistan are facing one of the world's worst human rights crises. >> we demand the taliban immediately reverse all oppressive measures against women and girls and respect the human rights of all afghan people. >> the u.n. security council later discussed the issue. member states, mostly western nations, expressed concern over the taliban's measures. the envoys from russia and china said they'll cooperate with efforts to protect women's rights, but they also criticized western countries, saying their economic pressure has aggravated afghanistan's humanitarian crisis. >>> millions of women across the globe have demonstrated toark international women's day. they called for advances in women's rights. thousands of women in istanbul rallied despite a ban on protests. police blocked their access to a main avenue and used tear gas to disperse them. >> in the peruvian capital of lima, hundreds of indigenous women marched. they demand

amy: a new report by the u.n. special rapporteur on afghanistan once the taliban has normalized systemic violence and human rights abuses against women and girls and says it may amount to gender persecution, a crime against humanity. the report condemns cases of arbitrary arrests of women protesters, as well as bans on women and girls from secondary education, most jobs in the country, and even the use of public parks. meanwhile, journalists and other dissidents are subjected to surveillance, harassment, violence, and detention. economic sanctions on the taliban and the loss of foreign aid have also exacerbated human arian concerns in afghanistan as an estimated million afghans, 19 or half the population, are experiencing hunger. in pakistan, former prime minister imran khan evaded arrest sunday as police showed up to his home in lahore while hundreds of his supporters protested outside. khan is accused of corruption and terrorism, charges he denies. he has been demanding a snap election since his ouster in a parl

j are you willing to use u.n. funding as a leverage to make the u.n.sify china so they can't use loans low interest loans to gobble up resources all around the world? >> that's exactly what we need to do. take that special treatment that china's government enjoys. because it is the second largest, you know, economy. so that is definitely not a developing country. >> yeah okay let's hope you guys leverage them million and millions and millions of dollars that we spend at the u.n. so they -- >> hopeful this is going to get out of the house because we have an overwhelming support to get it out of the committee and congressman jerry kolly and then hours working on this together so this is a very, very bipartisan bill. >> well i appreciate you for keeping an eye on this it certainly has been an unfair playing field for chiern and they're using for nefarious purposes we appreciate you joining thus morning thanks for staying on it. >> thank you for having me. fox weather alert at least 26 people are dead following catastrophic tornadoes. a church in the hard

our u.n. ambassador, 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

those 17 u.n. security council resolutions didn't mean a thing. 12 years of trying to get compliance, we're going to get that and u.s. credibility, so what. and the question then is counterfactually, what would have happened? we don't know. charlie dove was here, one of the things he found in the iraq survey group was that while there were not stocks of weapons of mass destruction we thought were there, nonetheless, saddam had the capability and intention -- and charlie can correct if i got that wrong -- capability and intention in order to get that developing w.m.d. once sanctions were lifted. if bush had basically said, ok, saddam, you're out, sanctions would have been lifted. saddam, i think, would have been back into his own old games of terrorizing people and invading his neighbors, including potentially a rerun of the kuwait invasion and this time he wouldn't stop in kuwait. he'd go into saudi arabia. and finally, in terms of weapons of mass destruction, i think it's pretty clear he would hav

we are asking countri around the world to stand up for the u.n.er, to stand u for international law. to stand up for the u.s. declaration of human rights. every member state of the u.n. has, it's signed onto. that's what we're asking countries to do. that's what countries have done. you look at the folks that have taken place in the assembly. more than 140 countries on three separate occasions have done that. that's more than two thirds of the world's countries. an overwhelming majority have cited with international law. have cited with the human rights. look at the countries exciting with russia. it's a real rogues gallery of countries that would rather stand in a previous era. big countries can bully small countries. big countries can attempt to redraw countries by force. that's not a vision the vast majority of the countries share. >> india does see it in its on way. looking at that 10 minutes, other levels of diplomacy between the united states and russia, is there any meaningful engagement on other subjects? >> we absolutely have channels of

we begin in switzerland, where the u.n.retary general has warned the climate time bomb is ticking, urging rich nations to slash emissions sooner, offering new assessments from science saying there is no time to lose going climate change. the worst can still be averted if immersions -- emission drop rapidly. here is antonio guterres. >> that ice is melting fast. today's report of intergovernmental panel climate change details humans are responsible for virtually all mobile heating over the last 200 years. the rate of temperature rise in the last half-century is the highest in 2000 years. concentrations of carbon dioxide are at their highest in at least 2 million years. the climate time bomb is ticking. kasia: let's look through the key findingsf the ipcc report. it convinces eight years of climate science from six reports published since 2014. the report itself says the world is expected to warm above 1.5 degrees celsius centigrade by the early0 30's, and that nations will need to make a rapid and deep reduction in emissions

anchor: the u.n.hief says women and girls in afghanistan have effectively been erased from public life. how do you see the future for girls and women in the country? >> the outlook is dire. the last few days, there has been an announcement that women who secured divorces prior to the taliban takeover, they can be considered illegal. any future divorces women may want to take have been banned. the situation continues to grow and appear grim and the cons accuses -- the consequences of preventing women from having an education or public life will be long-lasting. even if the taliban were ousted tomorrow, confining girls to their homes, subjecting them to abuse and violence and denying them of their fundamental human rights, it could be catastrophic not just for the women of the country but for the entire nation and for generations to come. anchor: thank you so much. some sports now. a ukrainian athlete has dedicated her tour title to the victims in her country. she won the final in texas after beating he

the u.n. water conference opened three days of meetings, the first such event in nearly half a century. >> water is a human right and the common denominator to shape a better future. but water is in deep trouble. we are draining community's lifeblood with overconsumption and and sustainable use and evaporating heat through global heating. amy: in santiago, chile, protesters marked world water day wednesday with a march demanding access to safe drinking water and sanitation. chile is in the grips of a 13-year mega-drought, with more than half the nation's population suffering from severe water scarcity. this is journalist and social activist lucÍa sepÚlveda. >> we are here representing any because in their territories, they have no water. they have a miserable quality of life. because the what is being taken away by latin companies. because it is being used -- amy: here in the united states, more than 2 million people lack running water and basic indoor plumbing, with renters and people of colo

because you did serve as our ambassador to the u.n. under the trump administration, what is your assessment of the united nations? should the united states continue to engage with this organization, the united nations? nikki: the united nations is a farce. that is the first thing i will say. [applause] it is funny. every time, every time, the united nations is not for the faint of heart. every day felt like i was putting on body armor. you knew you would have a fight he did not know which country you are fighting that day. if you look at the united nations i person -- purposely did not study it too much. i wanted to go in with fresh eyes, asking for forgiveness. i did not learns the do's and don'ts of the u.n.. i went in with one concept. i wanted make sure every country america was for and what we were against. i did not care if they did not like me but i wanted them to respect america. as we went in there, it was something that, i said not realizing it we get so much attention. i said look, the united states, if you have our back we

amy: as the u.n. secretary general blasts wealthy nations for rigging the global economy for their benefit, we will speak to the nobel prize winning economist joe stiglitz about how war, the pandemic, and the climate emergency are causing economic crises across the globe. and as we move in on the 20th anniversary of the u.s. invasion of iraq, we will speak with msnbc host mehdi hassan about his new book "win every argument" and his views on fox news. >> it is hard wn 20% to 30% of the american public has been cocooned off in a bubble where they are fed disinformation by the likes of ingram and hannity and rupert murdoch who said, yeah, my hosts said the big lie. i don't believe it, but according to the reporting, he headed over as that have not yet to jared kushner, big strategy to jared kushner. if any other news organization -- amy: this as a republican house speaker kevin mccarthy hands over 40,000 hours of january 6 video to fox. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracyno

u.n.'s intergovernmental panel on climate change said monday the planet is on course to warm by an average of 1.5 degrees celsius above pre-industrial levels within a decade, causing irreversible damage to human populations and ecosystems. the report warns of worsening heat waves, flooding, drought, rising sea levels, famine, mass extinction, and the spread of infectious diseases due to warming temperatures. u.n. secretary general antonio gutteres announced the findings monday, saying a livable future for all is still possible if nations take urgent action. >> the 1.5 degrees limit is achievable, but it will take a quantum lp in climate action. this report is a call to massively fast-track climate efforts by every country in every sector and on every timeframe. in short, our world needs climate action on every front all at once. amy: here in the united states, climate activists have organized a day of action today against key banks they say are fueling global heating. we'll have more on th

every year i come to this podium for the launch of the u.n. support. i do so because the importance of rights americans diplomacy and a free and prosperous secure world. human right is universal. they are not defined by any one country, philosophy or region. they are applied to everyone, everywhere. this report makes a factual objection and rigorous account around the world, looking at nearly 200 countries and territories. and importantly, it applies the same standards to everyone. our allies and partners and countries with which we have differences. the aim of this report is not to lecture or to shame. rather to provide the resources for those individuals working around the world to safeguard human dignity. once under threat in so many ways. while this report looks outward to countries around the world, we know the -- the united states faces its own challenges on human rights. to acknowledge our own shortcomings, not to sweep them under the rug or percent they don't exist. that is what distinguishes us and other democracies. in 2022, in countries acro