senior u.n.fficials have been meeting this week in doha and kabul without the taliban to decide on the future of the mission. we'll be discussing the implications of all of this for the afghan people with our guests. but first, let's talk to the head of the taliban political office in doha, sohail shaheen, who is here in doha. good to have you with us, sir. the taliban as we said wasn't invited to those talks in doha. what's your view on that? >> yes. to have a meeting about afghanistan to know the issues in afghanistan, the humanitarian crisis, the need for a -- the need for humanitarian aid, and also development project is a good thing. but you see, there was no delegation or participation from the islamic community of afghanistan, i think it was a flaw. because if they do not listen to us, they do not listen to our angle of view, to identify the issue, the issues the people of afghanistan are facing, how can they resolve issues? so it was one-sidedly. no issue can be resolved one-sidedly. adri

the u.n. is warning the humanitarian crisis is turning into a full-blown catastrophe with a risk of spillover into neighboring countries. many people in khartoum are trapped in their homes with little food and there is a critical shortage of medical staff and supplies. the u.n. is bracing for as many as 800,000 people to flee into neighboring countries because of the violence. reporter: they are too frightened -- she is too frightened to leave her apartment in khartoum. >> we hear the sounds of artillery falling in the streets and we are traumatized. every time we hear the fighting we feel we reporter: will die. reporter:the family is running out basic supplies. >> the rapid support forces are stationed in front of our home and they will not allow us to fix the electricity pole and there is no electricity or water. reporter: the u.n. says the scale and speed of what is unfolding is unprecedented and the humanitarian crisis is at a breaking point. the head of the army has agreed to extend the f

as u.n.s were moving rapidly to chinese border and macarthur was talking about crossing the border into china. also, because from mao's point of view, as crazy as this sounds, the revolution in china would get weak. following the establishment of the people's republic, they are no longer fighting, right. they are no longer fighting against chinese nationalists, fighting against the japanese, he was afraid that revolutionary spirit would flag. their in mao's mind, as a true revolutionary, the best thing for chinese revolution would be to fight against the world's most powerful armed forces. bret: november 27, chinese forces surprise u.s. troops under command of general smith. >> deployed by the chosen reservoir. >> insues batting battle was among most brute av of the war, a coldfront came in from siberia, temperatures dropped to as low as negative 36 degrees, profi frostbite and rifles refused on fire, oil in trucks and jeeps turned to glue. >> the cold was an enemy, a lot of those guys that g

the u.n.im on a ship to south america, to venezuela. then he went to colombia. i spoke to him in chicago, where he lived and i asked him what that word "nakba" arabic for "catastrophe" means to him. >> it is a disaster of my heart. a deserter of my family, a deserter of my soul, of my country. the nakba, it is the history of my country, my grandfather, grandmother, the disaster of my even faith, my religion, my school. it is a very strange word. it is still in my heart and i give it to my sons. i give it to my -- everybody i know from my family. amy: saleh hijazi, if you could talk about the significance today, the first time the united nations will the not by. and talk about your previous work. they talked about israel as an apartheid state. >> actually, both the u.n. commemorating the nakba for the first time and amnesty international recognizing the regime that israel imposes on palestinians is that of apartheid, regina treats palestinians as an inferior racial group and opposes the system

reporter: the u.n.s the scale of the scale of exodus is staggering, and so's neighbors are struggling to accommodate those who have fled their homes. >> the number of displaced people through the last two weeks exceeds, as a result of conflict, exceeds all conflict-related displacements recorded in sudan in 2022, just to give you a sense of the scale of movement since april 15. reporter: aisha and her family managed to escape the fighting that has gripped their homeland, together with thousands of others who have made the journey, they now face an uncertain future. brent: our guest is the unhcr's principal situation coordinator for dart for, he was evacuated from the region a few days ago and he told us about the situation left behind in dart fur. >> i was fortunate to be evacuated with the french military forces along with other u.n. and humanitarian personnel. my colleagues had to take hazardous journeys overland towards chad and south sudan, many of the same journeys sudanese are having to take in re

jan: the u.n. made sudan at the red sea as sort of their hub at the moment. 3, 4, 5 nongovernmental organizations that did not evacuate our leadership, and we are there so we are planning operations. but really, you cannot do it, when there are also militaries roaming the streets, looting. the insecurity is rampa. all eyes are now on the opportunity and possibility that there stl is to make a humanitarian cease-fire, cessation of hostilities, so that we can come to the relief of the children of sudan. christian: these preliminary talks in jeddah, which the saudi arabians are hosting, usaid, the u.n. heavily involved in, do you see any break at the table, meaningful talks? jan: indeed. for tirst time, there are talks between representatives of the two inviting generals. before there were proximity talks, emissaries talking to both sides, and it was really paper agreements. now they could hammer out a more important agreement that could have the humanitarian truce, that could have some corridors whic

the u.n.s. and canada imposed sanctions on him last year. the prime minister has asked for international assistance to fight the gangs. he says most are funded by those running the country. [speaking foreign language] >> the pm is not asking for foreign troops to come to the country, they want foreign forces to protect them from the crimes they have committed. several times at the u.n. has intervened, the result is always zero. >> he wanted to show us the difference between the areas controlled by him and other parts of port-au-prince. he says there are no shortages of food, and the streets are clean because he pays for it. in the past few weeks, people have turned against the gangs in the country, killing suspected gang members on the streets, the movement is known as -- he says he supports them, saying the time has come for people to fight back. >> 29 people have died after gunmen attacked the villages in nigeria's plateau state. survivors and authorities say the attackers set fire to houses

and why members of the u.n., that is a good question. they were never cofounders and never went to the proper procedures to join the u.n. >> another charge made by critics of ukraine is there are nazis or neo-nazis within the military. it is interesting because -- has an op-ed in the wall street journal. he is talking about the as all three grade -- brigade. he says, i met with these people. they are like the jews in masada. i wanted you to respond to that criticism, that there are these terrible neo-nazis within the military in ukraine and that is why we should be supporting ukraine. amb markarova: this is one of the most pathetic and really, in ukraine, difficult to understand claims of russia and russian leaders. first, let's look at the facts. ukraine and the tolerance -- there are so many different nationalities living in ukraine. historically, we are on the crossroads of everything. of europe, asia, east, west. it was such an and all commission of different people --among galatian of different people living together. ukraine always

u.n. says over 1.3 million people have now fled their homes, about a quarter of them seeking refuge in neighboring countries. meanwhile, a push by the u.n. to raise funds for the worsening humanitarian disaster in the horn of africa fell far short of its goal, raising just $2.4 billion of the $7 billion needed to respond to the hunger crisis facing millions of people in somalia, ethiopia, and kenya. u.n. secretary-general antonio guterres appealed to wealthy nations to step up, saying "people in the horn of africa are paying an unconscionable price for a climate crisis they did nothing to cause." he spoke ahead of the u.n.'s pledging event wednesday. >> the longest route on records, mass displacements after years of conflict and insecurity, skyrocketing food prices, and now fighting has engulfed sudan, radiating instability across the entire region. nermeen: typhoon mawar is headed toward the philippines and taiwan after lashing the island of guam. the powerful storm, which has been upgrad

he has served as adviser to three u.n.taries-general and currently serves as a sustainable development solutions advocate under secretary-general antÓnio guterres. he recently wrote an article headlined "america's wars and the u.s. debt crisis." professor, welcome back to democracy now! talk about what is happening in washington, the historic possibility that the u.s. could renege on -- could possibly not lift the debt ceiling and what that means and how that fits into the budget that republicans want cut in the budget they not only want not to cut but to increase. >> great to be with you. it is startling that since the year 2000, the debt the u.s. government owes to the public has gone from about 35% of our national income to nearly 100% of our national income, or gdp. that has been dramatic because we have been engaged in nonstop wars literally since the start of this new century. afghanistan, iraq, syria, libya, yemen, and now ukraine. we have spent a fortune. but no president has said to us, these wars are so important

and why members of the u.n., that is a good question. they were never cofounders and never went to the proper procedures to join the u.n. >> another charge made by critics of ukraine is there are nazis or neo-nazis within the military. it is interesting because -- has an op-ed in the wall street journal. he is talking about the as all three grade -- brigade. he says, i met with these people. they are like the jews in masada. i wanted you to respond to that criticism, that there are these terrible neo-nazis within the military in ukraine and that is why we should be supporting ukraine. amb markarova: this is one of the most pathetic and really, in ukraine, difficult to understand claims of russia and russian leaders. first, let's look at the facts. ukraine and the tolerance -- there are so many different nationalities living in ukraine. historically, we are on the crossroads of everything. of europe, asia, east, west. it was such an and all commission of different people --among galatian of different people living together. ukraine always

the u.n. agency reported these five weeks are fighting have forced more than 1.3 million people to flee their homes. of those, some 320,000 have crossed into neighboring countries as the humanitarian burden spreads across the region. back any this country, the texas legislature has approved new standards for letting school libraries ban books that are deemed sexually inappropriate. the republican bill went to the governor last night despite objections it is vague and could be used to target any works with lgbtq content. montana's republican governor signed a bill that bans anyone in drag costume from reading to children in public schools and libraries. and investigation panel accused state attorney general ken paxton of committing multiple crimes while in office. investigators in the republican-led probe said paxton a republican illegally helped a donor, created a hostile work environment, hid an affair and spent office funds. paxton has denied the accusations. the supreme court's chief justic

taking something that was owed, it is the u.n. compelling us. we have to act based on the u.n. charter obligations, and what happened is you have seen many countries around the world enacting these repressive laws that had an impact on the most marginalized in communities, so the post 9/11 era is important to highlight, because there was huge setbacks of the international human rights movement. and we are still living in it because many structures and architecture created after 9/11 became normalized, and that impacted different people, but i think the other thing that we see is that there's an exclusion of legitimate voices from participating in any area and there's a spectrum from countries like india, one of the largest democracies in the world, sliding back into a country that is designating against entities of the terrorist organizations, limiting very basic freedoms and using both antiterrorism laws but also foreign agent laws we've seen in russia and other countryies. parallel or copycat laws being adopted in different countries. israel has warned against these designati

the u.n.'alth agency said 600 people have been killed and thousands of people displaced. >> tragic. tragic is the word i can use to describe the situation ensued on. if i can find a word -- situationin sudan. it is a complete standstill. cannot even feel the days as they passed by. >> nobody is feeling safe. constant airstrikes day and night. even though it is lesser than it used to be, a couple of rifle fighters. but still, you are in constant worry that you will be laying in bed and a bomb will fall on your house. every time you hear an airplane, every time you hear a bomb, you are on edge. >> still to come, after months of resisting calls to resign after lying about his resume, george santos is arrested on fraud and money laundering charges. ♪ >> it is still an unsettled picture across indochina. storms flaring up. bigger downpours across northern vietnam and laos. provinces in china really getting hit hard. the more intense the rain west of hong kong. the energy moving west to east. plenty

brent: the u.n.s talking about millions of people being internally displaced within sudan, hundreds of thousands of refugees. how safe is it for people to stay in the country? michael: we are seeing considerable movements elsewhere into the country and beyond the borders because of a lack of security, because cities like khartoum, areas like d darfur and areas in the country are simply too insecure for people to remain. this is putting pressure not only on the population inside sudan, but on the neighboring countries as well. we need the conflict to stop, we need the armies to end the fighting, and we want the people to be able to return home safely. brent: the people who do make it to neighboring countries such as chad, what conditions await them there? michael: i think your story showed it, it is very bleak. we as humanitarians are struggling to be able to absorb the caseload, on top of an existing caseload that we were struggling to feed even before the crisis. in south sudan, refugees were only r

another question and why the members of the u.n. because they never went to the proper procedures. >> another charge made by critics a of ukraine is there or neo-nazis within the military. there's an op-ed in "the wall street journal" and the oz off brocade which criticized and he says you know i've met with these people and they are like the jewish. i wonder if you could respond to that criticism. these neo-nazis within the military and that's why you shouldn't be supporting them. this is one of the most and in ukraine difficult to understand claims of russians and russian leaders. first let's look at the south. ukraine first of all there's so many different nationalities in ukraine historically. europe asia east and west chechen there such an amount commission of people living together. second look at the figures that yad vashem which measures anti-semitism. ukraine always has a lone bird even compared to some european countries. we are number four on the list. now to accuse our president himself of beingwi a that's another level

the u.n.arns moore 800,000 people may flee, as sudan's army and paramilitary rapid support forces battle each other, despite a faltering cease-fire. at least 100,000 sudanese are expected to see leveraging chad alone, which already hosts more than half a million refugees from sudan. >> without a quick resolution of this crisis, we will continue to see more people forced to flee in search of safety and basic assistance. we are taking a coordinated contingency planning for new arrivals, returning refugees and others, including third-country nationals, all countries in the region. reporter: sudan borders a staggering seven countries, including libya, egypt and chad, a region that's seen its share of conflict in recent years. and analysts warn the conflict may attract more weapons and fighters. sudan's western door for region is closely linked with neighboring chad. any instability there can quickly spread across the border. from chad, that means fighters friendly to the head of the rsf, mohammed

a u.n. special rapporteur warns international support for the more than 1 million rohingya refugees living in bangladeshi camps is grossly insufficient. according to the u.n., about $876 million is needed to support rohingya refugees for a year but only 17% of that has been pledged to date. the world food programme has been forced to make additional cuts due to funding shortages, crushing its food assistance efforts for rohingya refugees, humanitarian aid groups are accusing malta of violating international law after facilitating the forced return of hundreds of asylum seekers to libya, where they were then imprisoned under horrific conditions. the group of some 500 migrants, including dozens of children and pregnant people, were on a boat to europe when their ship went adrift last week, leaving them stranded in the mediterranean as the boat started filling up with water. the asylum seekers called for a humanitarian hotline for help. maltese authorities responsible for search and rescue miss

the u.n. pledged $2.4 million in humanitarian aid, but currently, more than 50% of the sudanese population are in need of humanitarian aid and they are under the poverty line. can we help them all? can we reach the moral, especially those in the conflict areas? mohammed: aseel, i am sorry to interrupt, but we are just starting to run out of time and i want to expand on what you were saying. i want to ask nisreen about this as well. the logistics what it comes to the rainy season in june, that makes it exponentially more difficult to deliver aid, whether or not there is fighting or not, that will make it so much harder, correct? guest: well, i think you are forgetting an important fact which is that when the rainy season starts, it is actually the season for agriculture and if we miss the season, we will deftly have a famine this year. definitely. so we are talking about situation right now, we are talking about a disastrous situation in three or four months. the agricultural season was missed

the u.n.'rnational organization for migration says more than 330,000 people have been displaced just the past two weeks. that is more than all the conflict-related displacement in sudan than all of last year. reporter: this is the aftermath of an airstrike by sudanese army fighter jets on suppose it positions of the paramilitary rapid support forces. that has been the focus of recent fighting, with the sides trying to gain full control of the city. it is not just airstrikes. artillery strikes also hit buildings in parts of bahrain. three weeks of fighting between the rss and sudanese army killed hundreds of people and injured thousands of others. but there are parts of the capital that were relatively quiet on tuesday. a queue for bread. hungary people hoping to take advantage of a temporary cease-fire that has been extended by the two warring sides. some worry they will go home empty-handed. >> i swear i have been here since 3:00 in the morning. so far i have not been able to get one loaf of b

u.n.retary general antonio guterres is warning afghanistan continues to face the largest humanitarian crisis in the world today. he made the comment earlier this week during a two-day u.n. summit on afghanistan that was held in doha. >> it is difficult to overestimate the gravity of the situation in afghanistan. it is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world today. the current ban is unacceptable and puts lives in jeopardy. amy: the meeting in doha ended without any formal recognition of the taliban, which was ruled afghanistan since august, 2021. u.n. officials have repeatedly criticized the taliban's intensifying crackdown on afghan women and girls. a recent report by the u.n. special rapporteur on afghanistan warns 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. this is u.n. special rapporteur richard bennett. >> the taliban's intentional and calculate a policy is to

so this is a disappointment to the u.n. and to the united states. the u.s.lso wants the kurdish region, which it oversees with its soldiers today, 30% of syria, to have autonomy and for the syrian democratic forces, these kurdish-led militia to remain sovereign in northern syria. and assad has said he is not going to do that. os, from both -- so, from both of those points of view, kurdish autonomy as well as democratic elections, are not going to happen in syria. this is a very big disappointment to the united states. but to the arab regime and the arab governments, they don't mind this so much because they are not democratic themselves. they would not want to see a democratic syria. and they don't want an independent kurdish state, or quasi-independent kurdish state in the north of syria. so this is why they have gone ahead and defied these u.s. goals for syria. folly: it seems like we are back to square one with this. omar in washington, d.c., let me ask you about the way forward now. i mean, we heard in the beginning the u.s. calling for regime change in

in the last 20 months, the u.n. has delivered aid to 23 million people.ow the funding is in jeopardy. >> the world food program has received no money since the start of the year. in april, we had to cut back our support for 13 million people to 5 million. if may comes with no money, that will see the end of distribution in afghanistan. >> what is that like for you, as the one responsible here? >> our colleagues had to tell the people out there that they won't get food need more. it's horrible. no one wants to do that. >> if there is no more humanitarian assistance, some 19 million people could face starvation. 54% of children are already malnourished, and the crisis is just -- not just affecting rural areas, but the capital as well. there is food, but fewer people can afford it.the work aid organizations is faltering as well, as the taliban has decreed women can no longer work for them. >> we are the world food program. we will not stop. we will not abandon these people, half of them women and girls, who are already the most vulnerable. >> the women and g

he met with u.n. officials including the deputy secretary of state. the relatives are seeking the return of their loved ones abducted in the 1970s and '80s. at a news conference in washington on thursday they said sherman showed understanding for their request for an early solution to the issue. >> translator: i told them the world needs to work together to resolve these abducts by north korea. i hope everyone will share these values and come up with a way to solve this human rights issue. >> the families told the u.s. side they would not object to humanitarian assistance to north korea if the parents of abductees could be reunited with their loved ones while they're alive. >>> next, friday is a national holiday dedicated to children here in japan, but it may be a bittersweet celebration. the latest figures show the country's child population continues to drop now for the 42nd consecutive year. the internal affairs ministry estimates the number of children aged 14 or younger was just over 14.3 million as of april 1st, down 300,000 from the previous ye

the u.n.demned the launching of rockets from gaza with a spokesperson saying it violates international law. pala daily and militants fired hundreds of rockets towards israel after israeli airstrikes on gaza which killed more than 20 people in the last two days. our correspondent has the latest from jerusalem. reporter: intense barges of rockets being fired from the gaza strip towards israeli towns and cities, setting off sirens as near as tel aviv. egypt is trying to mediate between the palestinian armed groups and israel to secure a new cease-fire. qatar and the u.n. involved in those efforts. but there has been a setback in the last hour with renewed rocket fire and airstrikes. a very frightening day for israelis and palestinians. this is really military said something like 1.5 one million people in israel were told to stay close to the bomb shelters. schools closed, most businesses closed in the south of the country. and the gaza strip, businesses and schools closed. people talking about ho

the u.n.eleased this report laying out concrete steps needed to do it. turning off the tap, how the world could end plastic aleutian and create a circular economy it aims to/plastic pollution by 80% by 2040. how to realize the goal is the task of delegates meeting in paris to work on a legally binding agreement. the head of the united nations environment program will lead the negotiations. i spoke with her recently. >> thank you for being here. before we get to the solutions you are talking about, talk about the problem. especially in the u.s. but worldwide, we've heard the phrase reduce, reuse, and recycle for what feels like a generation. yet we have not gotten our hands around this problem. why is that? >> it is hard, this recycle story is not a simple as it sounds. i can put my plastic toothpaste tube in my recycling bin. it does not always make its way. globally, we produce about 430 million tons of plastic a year. 9% of that ends up being recycled. it is clearly something we need to deal

the u.n.' world meteorological organization said wednesday that heat-trapping greenhouse gases and a naturally occurring el niÑo event will combine to make it 98% certain that at least one of the next five years will top 2016 as the hottest year on record. and the agency said there's a 2-in-3 chance that average global surface temperatures will reach 1.5 degrees celsius above pre-industrial levels for at least one of the next five years. that exceeds the maximum temperature rise sat by the paris climate agreement in 2015. this is petteri taalas, head of the world meteorological organization. >> there is no return back to the good old days because there is already such a high carpet -- concentration of carbon dioxide and -- the best we can do is to face out this negative trend. amy: in northern italy, at least eight people were killed and thousands more forced to evacuate as torrential rains caused rivers to burst their banks, flooding farmlands, and leaving tens of thousands without electricity

this chaotic session turned out to be only a sampling of what is often happening at u.n. plaza and why the city is having such a tough time clearing it up. this is video of the plaza late last night. residents say this is one of the biggest open-air drug dealing sites in the city. paula williams says crews are constantly trying to clear it out, but the problems seem to come right now. >> these people aren't just homeless, no, these are new people, not the same people. >> reporter: she wants the d.a. to start arresting people here. when the special session reconvened, mayor breed said she's open to collaborating with the board of supervisors but she called out some of the members for political stances. >> just today, a certain member vocally expressed opposition to some of this work. >> reporter: in a tweet earlier today, supervisor dean preston wrote, we have been informed that the mayor's administration is preparing to start arresting people for public drug use. arresting people for drug addiction is not moderate nor common sense. today mayor breed clarified her plan. >>

they are supported mostly by the u.n.estinian refugees help branch, which is getting most of its support from donors, mostly americans. trump, for example, was trying to help israelis, he thought, by cutting aid there, but he realized it might not be such an easy cut. this is the problem, the israelis don't like that they are still refugees for the third generation. we have seen after 1948, 750 thousand registered. now there are almost 6 million of them and this problem is not easily resolved. brent: your experience from living in israel, how is this term naqba, ,how is it handled? are there any guardrails public discourse? shani: in the schools, for example, it is never mentioned. it is a divisive issue. now there is a suggestion to ben them from -- stopping the palestinian flag from being used by palestinians living within the territories because it is too enticing and dangerous, and also there is a right-wing government in parliament. it is hartford palestinians to demonstrate their solidarity with the naqba, but this

the u.n. refugee agency deputy representative ensued on. -- ensued on -- in sudan. largely being held up in the port, correct? >> absolutely. it remains key in terms of access to humanitarian assistance, presently as we speak, a majority of the u.n. agencies have a base have a base in sudan, as reported -- it remains a center point in terms of people coming out of sudan -- coming out of khartoum to all parts of sudam. >> is not just the difficulty of getting the eight through is some of the workers are personally being attacked. >> that is true. as you know the u. and many other humanitarian agencies were based in khartoum. i was one of them in khartoum, we had to leave for the port sudan, a driver 36 hours nonstop to get to safety. i do confirm, many of us human and terran agencies, you and and also -- humanitarian agencies and ngos remain in sudan to provide assistance. host: as part of the problem despite the negotiators managing to agree cease-fires they not held to because the conflict is quite fractured. there are many different factions involved in this. ther

even if they put it to the u.n. security council, straightaway russia and china will veto that.he international mechanism of how the dmz isn't limited -- is limited will be an instant no-no. the next question is how you implement it, how you resource a, who will resource it, and the contingency plans if there are frictions that breakout insid and what you do with the russian-backed separatist element. >> so good to get your insight on issues like this. thank you for being with us. thank you. around the world and across the u.k., you are watching bbc news. let's have a look at other stories making headlines across the u.k. today. in london, the metropolitan police say it will stop attending emergency calls involve mental health incidents unless there is an immediate threat to life. he has written outlining the need for officers to concentrate on their primary role of fighti crime. several men have been remanded in custody in northern ireland after appearing in court accused of the attempted murder of a senior police officer. the detective chief inspector was shot multiple times o

u.n.rning that the number could drastically increase, up to 800,000 or more if the military situation is not brought under control. we have concerted international efforts to try and get the two generals leaving these -- leading these rival armies to sit down around a table or send representatives to sit down around a table and discuss their differences. u.n. has indicated that both sides have nominated people to have that discussion, but there are no arrangements yet for a venue or an agenda. the talks could happen, but there is no sign of them happening imminently. the other thing happening, of course, the international community is looking at this humanitarian crisis and anticipating that it could get a whole lot worse. there are efforts to galvanize the relief effort to make sure that aid flows into places like north sudan, so it can be distributed to the places where it is most needed. in order to get it to the places where it is most needed and the people running out of food, hospita

for the mayor gave ace beach at u.n. plaza. the department of health says they were as close to 400 mental related deaths in 2021. that is a 99% increase over 2019. >>> today, there was a rally for what advocates are calling recovery on demand this cisco mayor london breed is calling for more of a cracked, people using drugs out in the open. wilson walker has the story. >> you know, people are struggling on our streets , and they need to find hope . and we as a community need to inspire change within them. >> people are dying every day on our streets. >> reporter: another day, another event aimed at taking control of san francisco's drug crisis. this one organized by a growing group of recovery advocates that want to make it easier for people to get help by offering recovery on demand. >> a simple concept , have a bed available when someone needs it. >> a lot of people are going to be surprised to hear that is not the case right now. >> not at all in san francisco. takes around 10 days to get into treatment. >> this push for ch

fraser: the head of the u.n.s he's very concerned after uganda's president signed a draconian anti-lgbtq+ law into law on monday. it is one of the harshest such laws of the world. international onlookers had implored president museveni not to sign off on the legislation that his pediment had passed months before. threats of sanctions or eight cards from countries like the united states were to last as black man by uganda's information minister. outcry has come from human rates organizations internationally and within the country -- human right organizations internationally, and within the country. switching gears. the explosion of ai has made life more convenient for some, but others are seriously concerned about the threat of more sophisticated programs and what it may pose to humanity. these are not just tinfoil conspiracy theorists. tech execs from some of the world's biggest companies say artificial intelligence raises the risk of human extinction. = brief as it is stark, this one-sentence statement signed by

. >>> a special outdoor q&a session at u.n. plaza with the mayor and board of supervisors only lasted 14 minutes. it was cut short by heckling from someone in the crowd, and when someone threw a brick at the stage. our cameras caught that moment. police quickly arrested the woman and took her away from the event. the chaotic session appeared to reinforce the growing drug problems at u.n. plaza and the challenge in trying to clean it up. video of the plaza from just last night shows what residents say is a regular open-air drug market. today when the special session resumed inside city hall, mayor breed said police will continue arresting drug dealers, but others who are openly using drugs in the city could also be arrested. >> when we offer shelter, housing, when we offer behavioral health support, all of the services that exist in this city and those offers are declined, that doesn't mean a free license to terrorize a community. >> the mayor's proposal has drawn criticism from at least one member of the board of supervisors. d

the u.n.hich ones that more than 800,000. the u.s. secretary of state, says the u.s. will keep organizing convoys to get americans out of sudan, for as long as that assistance is needed. the state department says, the u.s. has helped more than 8000 american citizens leave sudan since the start of the violence. the third overland convoy delivered -- on monday, at a navy vessel has been ringing those evacuees across the -- and saudi arabia. cnn's senior african editor stephanie brassard is tracking all of this live from lagos, she joins me now, so what more are you learning about these evacuations, and of course the ongoing fighting across the country? >> yes, good morning, rosemary, and so, the evacuations continue, the uk got some 2000 citizens out with the royal air force, and just overnight. but, the u and focus is really on turning to the humanitarian efforts, which are desperately needed, and the u.n. is warning of a catastrophe if it does not stop to allow -- and that is what the focus is

when he rain for u.n. security council, he turned to it appears hunter biden. in 2016 he wrote to hunter asking if he could meet with the vice president's national security advisor, colin, related to the elections for u.n. security general. the meeting appears to have happened because on july 2, 2016, he informed hunter that my meeting, quote, with colin did not last very long but it didn't go too bad, i think. what is suboptimal is that the office of the vice president seems to be outside the decision-making loop on the u.n. security general elections issue. these people didn't come to hunter biden because he understood world politics or that he was experienced in it or that he understood chinese businesses. they wanted him for the access his last name gave them. access to the chinese communist party, they couldn't otherwise get. in march of 2017, the same chinese company there sent $3 million to him sent $3 million to one of biden's associates who siphoned off 30%, as andy biggs mentioned. or $1 million to hunter biden, james hayed biden, halle biden. why she

the u.n.o and a half billion dollars to help the people of sudan, with more than 40 days since the outbreak of war made a growing humanitarian crisis even worse. sudan's two warring factions, continued there fighting this week, despite signing on to a cease-fire on saturday. the u.n. says, the fighting displaced more than 1 million people well, more than 330,000 have fled the country. egypt has received the most with, more than 150,000 people. chad follows with 90,000. larry madowo now, visiting refugees and chad, who spoke to people in a heartbreaking, and desperate situation. >> the kids cry, constantly. the adults are weary for war. the pain faces here, a reminder of the horrors that drove them out of sudan. at this refugee camp at the border in chat, sadness stocks almost everyone. as fighting intensified in sudan's western darfur region, they had to run, or risk being killed. suddenly, her son was lost in the chaos. >> my brother is still back there. i heard he was injured. i was forced t

the u.n.200,000 people have fled sudan since last month. thousands have arrived in recent days. the foreign factions have signed a deal to enable the delivery of humanitarian aid. and political parties in thailand have made closing appeals ahead of the national election on sunday. the vote could give power to an opposition party and kick out the military backed government. a thai chief is promising not to oust whoever is elected this time. iran has released two french men who had been jailed in separate cases commit accused of spreading propaganda and spying. one, who also holds irish citizenship, and the other were both freed on humanitarian grounds while negotiations between tehran and the irish into french governments happened. still to come. elon musk announces a new twitter ceo. we will tell you who she is. but first, turkey is preparing to head to the polls in a crucial presidential and parliamentarian a that could mark the end of erdogan's rule. kemal kilicdaroglu has a slight lead. he

the most important to have the respect to the u.n. charter and international law. russia doesn't have any chance to have any diplomatic ways while their troops are located in our territory, violating our territory integrity and sovereignty, violating all the international laws. for me it is very important. this is a deblocking and understanding. we all understand that while the russian troops are on the territory of ukraine, no one will deal with them at all. that is so important. further on, as for other steps, this is the peace formula and there we have lots of crisis and points described and it is obvious how we can solve though crises. as for food security, nuclear security and bringing back our deported children, 20,000 of children is what officially documented but we don't really know the real number of abducted children. there are lots of cries. it is very hard to solve this crisis if we are alone. so that is why i'm so happy that i heard about the support from the states who are the g-7 and not only g-7 members of today's meeting. now advance the weapons, i

u.n.ls said more than 100,000 people have already fled the country, with more than 330,000 displaced within sudan. in the north, thousands were on buses and trucks bound for neighboring egypt. many said they've battled scorching heat and gone days without food. >> we left khartoum nearly a week ago. it was very difficult because there were 28 of us. and the young boys don't have visas, but we kept them. we left under heavy fighting during clashes and artillery. it was a real suffering. amna: the two warring parties agreed today to a new, seven-day ceasefire, starting on thursday. previous truce attempts have failed to stop the fighting. back in this country, more than 11,000 movie and tv writers walked off the job. picket lines quickly went up in new york in the writers guild's first strike in 15 years. members are demanding higher pay from the rise of streaming services. several late night talk shows said they'll start airing re-runs immediately. this year's tony award nominations are out

the meeting was outside in the middle of u.n. plaza and got contentious. here is what our cameras caught step away that you won't see. all that rampant drug use in plain view. we saw a young girl in what looked like a school uniform walking by as people were smoking and shooting up. s let's bring in betty yu. this was in front of city hall where the mayor got shouted out of a public forum about the same subject. >> this was a very rare meeting that did not last long at all. it took place at one of the worst drug hotspots in the city amid deteriorating street conditions in san francisco. >> i run into people day in and day out in the tenderloin, and they say london, we would have never been allowed to get away with this stuff back in the day the fact is it is time for a change! we want to get people help but we will not continue t allow things to just occur as they have been. >> reporter: mayor london breed spoke forcefully as she called for a tougher approach to dealing with the brazen open-ai drug crisis held at u.n. plaza, the epicenter of the problem. i