the u.n. climate summit in dubai has ended with nations pledging to transition away from fossil fuels, but critics says the deal is filled with a litany of loopholes that will undermine efforts to combat the climate crisis. we will go to dubai for the latest. then the united nations general assembly votes overwhelmingly for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in gaza. the united states joined israel and just eight other nations opposing the ceasefire. in an exclusive interview, we will speak to a palestinian u.n. diplomat whose recent remarks on israel went viral. >> every person, according to israel, falls into one of these three categories -- a child, journalist, doctor, u.n. steph, newborn baby in an incubator. according to israel, it can kill them and then have the audacity to come to this room can tell the world with a straight face, we are acting in accordance with international law. amy: we will speak with palestinian diplomat nada tarbush. then congressmember greg cassara president bid

this is a u.n. body and the u.n. body has certain rules.nclude you can't name or shame it country. you can't use somebody's flag. which are rules we usually abide by but this year there has been added pressure. this is largely because we are talking about israel and palestine. powerful countries. the same powerful countries who are blocking actions on climate change have been pressuring they should not a voice raised on palestine. we have been explicitly told why is palestine being raised in this climate space, it is inappropriate for us to be raising the issue of palestine but this is the most appropriate place because were talking about the rights of people, solidarity of people. and visions not just past and present in the future. amy: this intersectionality we saw last year in sharm el-sheikh with the climate justice advocates standing together with the egyptian rights activists demanding people be released from prison, etc., saying you can't talk about justice and climate separate. >> we have the protest on the day this place talked ab

on thursday, the u.n. high commissioner decried settler violence targeting callista needs. >> the dehumanization of palestinians that characterizes many of the settler actions is disturbing and must cease medially. i call on israel to take immediate clear and effective step to put an end settler violence, to investigate all incidents. amy: and tel aviv, hundreds of people took part in israel's largest peace rally since israel began attacking gaza after the october 7 hamas attack. protesters called for an immediate ceasefire and the release of hostages still held in gaza. this is alon-lee green of the jewish-arab peace coalition standing together. >> we are here to say the war and the way of wars has achieved nothing. one war after another, only using military power to achieve changes have only achieved instruction and death and killing of innocent people. so we are here sounding a voice, a protest of equality and freedom. amy: in other news from israel, authorities have determined that an israeli woman who

where the u.n. plaza has turned out to be a place where open air drug dealing, vending and also drug use. thank you. the u.n. plaza is surrounded by various neighborhoods. and people who work around, surrounding areas, use u.n. plaza not only to be here but to get public transportation and also to go from one place to another. i in all of my years of working in tenderloin and advocating for open space, i know one thing for sure. that is a open space has to be a defined open space if not it wouldn't be a positive one. and i have to say, you guys have seen it for years, for almost a couple of years now, the dog park which is right around the corner and it was an open space but once it became a dog park, there are a lot of dogs that go there. so when it's designated it's safer and much easy to use. i have to say, thank you, phil, for implementing this designated use of u.n. plaza and i'm looking forward to have this positive not just for this place but also for surrounding neighborhoods. thank you. [ap

u.n.hief put out this statement in the last 24 hours saying, look, what is happening on the ground in gaza is an apocalyptic situation, right, because they were told to flee the north, go to the south, now israel is targeting the south, they scant go north because so much has been destroyed and now the weather is said to make it much worse. >> reporter: yeah. another senior u.n. official was saying that when you think things can't get any more apocalyptic, they do. you have the vast majority of the gaza population displaced. 1.9 million people according to the u.n., the total population is 2.2 million. they had been told to go south. now they are told to flee even farther south. they have been issued very complicated maps by israel of more than around 2,400 different zones so israel can tell them now move to a different zone, and that's making the assumption they can get online to find this comp you indicated map. so it is an extraordinary -- it is an extreme situation where you have so ma

the u.n.'s top humanitarian relief coordinator said israel's attack in southern gaza has been as devastating as in the north, with the apocalyptic conditions preventing the delivery of aid. some 85% of the population has now been displaced. >> we suffer from the were cannons. now we cannot find food. we divide one tomato between all of us. there is no safe place. they finish off one place at a time and only god knows where we will and up. we do not know what our destiny is. today i need but i do not know if i will eat tomorrow. amy: meanwhile, an israeli spokesperson appeared on cnn and touted a report released this week which said the idf killed some 5000 hamas fighters, which will equal roughly two civilians killed for every hamas member. >> you will find that ratio is tremendously positive and perhaps unique in the world. amy: the comments were swiftly condemned and the accuracy of the figures have apparently not been verified outside the israel i military. the biden administration announced

the u.n.ity council has approved a resolution aimed at getting more aid into gaza. 13 countries voted for the resolution but the passage was only sealed when the u.s. and russia chose not to exercise their veto power and instead abstained. the resolution uses milder language than previous versions. it calls for the safe and unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance at scale to gaza but does not demand an immediate end to the fighting. instead the resolution calls for the creation of conditions for a sustainable secession of hostilities. here is what the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. said after. >> it took many days and many, many long nights of negotiating to get this right. but today, this counsel provided a glimmer of hope amongst a sea of unimaginable suffering. today this counsel called for urgent steps to immediately allow safe, unhindered and expanded humanitarian access and to create the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities. carl: the united nations has warned gaza i

charter and in this u.n. space where you have kalus u.n. institutions calling for a cease-fire i'm even uttering the word cease-fire has been something that we were blocked from saying. it has taken a week of negotiating before we are allowed to say it. but still today, and pictures of that, people have been told they're not allowed to wear that. people have been told they will be debadged if they do not take off these lenders. those who have been involved in this space for many years, this is probably the most restrictive we have seen. we are more restrictive than egypt last year. the irony were we were promised that our rights of civil society would be protected here stop and everything we have tried to do has been within the u.n. rules. we are well-versed in the u.n. rules about what is acceptable and not acceptable. the rules are being changed on a day by day basis. they are being interpreted by somebody else to determine what is acceptable and not acceptable. we were told that was because by the cop presidency. we went and saw the cop

meanwhile, the u.n. security council is voting today on a new resolution calling for a "urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities." in the united states, rudy giuliani, donald trump's former lawyer, has been ordered to pay $148 million in damages to two former georgia election workers he defamed after the 2020 election. giuliani falsely accused ruby freeman and her daughter shaye moss of ballot tampering, leading to harassment and threats against the two women by trump supporters. this is shaye moss speaking after the verdict friday. >> the flame that giuliani lit was so -- pastor so many others to keep that flame blazing, changed every aspect of our lives. our homes, our families, our work, our sense of safety, or mental health. and we are still working to rebuild. amy: it's not clear whether giuliani will be able to pull together the money and how much the two women will end up receiving. giuliani has vowed to appeal. donald trump has intensified his hate speech and attacks on immigrants ahead of

. >> the u.n.ity council was scheduled to hold a key vote on whether to demand a humanitarian pause but representatives still trying to come to an agreement on the wording of the text it has been postponed at the last minute until tomorrow. we will talk to a spokesperson from the israeli government. could that pause have something to do with the visit today of the u.s. defense secretary. also tonight the british oil giant b. and key shipping companies halted all shipments through the red sea after rising attacks on cargo attacks and we will look at the forgotten conflict the sudanese civil war. we will hear from our analyst and top expert on the conflict. good evening, a vote within the u.n. security council which was supposed to take place tonight has been postponed. a negotiation will continue into tomorrow over a draft resolution which calls for a hanitarian pause in gaza. 10 days ago the united states vetoed a call for a cease-fire. this time there's hope an amended draft can be agreed because

the u.n. climate summit in dubai in the united arab emirates, this is democracy now! >> the people of gaza are in the midst of a humanitarian catastrophe before the eyes of the world. we must not look away. amy: the u.n. secretary general has invoked article 99 of the u.n. charter for the first time in decades to press the security council to support a ceasefire in gaza, warning public order is completely breaking down as gaza's humanitarian system collapses from the israeli assault. we will speak to the award winning palestinian poet mosab abu toha, who was recently jailed and beaten by israeli forces. he is joining us in his first interview since leaving gaza. then this is a cabal of oil producers not a climate summit. that's what climate scientist kevin anderson says about cop28 here in dubai. >> i refer to the cop as a cabal of oil producers. i use that expression because year after year, the most powerful voice is not that from the u.s., you, china, or any other country, it is the oil pro

council vote was that the u.n.ave a humanitarian coordinator to oversee ai going into gazad and that israel would still be involved in this process. who do you -- what do you know about the process and who do you expect to be appointed to that role? >> i am not a politician in new york, but we need the commercial sector coming back to lii and humanitarian assistancef -- life and humanitarian assistance. but as the secretary-general said earlier, until we have safety first and foremost for the people, who right now today -- there was a new area given evacuation orders, that area is now housing over 150,000 people who are going to have to find one of the few remaining places, little -- literally physical places in gaza to set up a tent or find a shelter. that is what is happening every single day. every day, initiating more aid flowing is important, but nothing is more important than stopping this war. >> as we head into christmas weekend, briefly, do you feel the resolution brings any optimism? >> it brings the opti

the u.n. has reported that the proportion of people hungry and gaza is higher than any country in any conflict in the last 20 years. given the desperate situation i have just described, that is being detailed by the secretary-general to all u.n. agencies, things cannot possibly get any worse. let's be clear, in the coming time, unless we take drastic action, there will be famine in gaza. this war and the unbearable price being paid by palestinian civilians. 67% of whom we know our children, is also having a significant impact on neighboring countries. regional spillover is a possibility. we are seeing it already, including the west bank where almost 300 palestinians, including 75 children, have been killed. egypt's efforts to mitigate this crisis on the border are admirable, but it needs help. this is not egypt's problem alone. there must be an international response and this is why the security council has been asked to urgently step in. the text as the project of engagement between members o

is going to veto or adopt a u.n.y council resolution over a cease-fire seems pretty clear which is why this latest vote has been postponed time and again. the u.s. is in a precarious situation given the biden administration's outright support for israel's right to defend itself yet as we are seeing, is facing mounting pressure to back a cease-fire. the problem with a cease-fire is that it would leave hamas and other terrorist groups in charge of the gaza strip. it would prevent israel from defending itself while 130 of its citizens are held captive in gaza. and do nothing to bring the parties closer to a peaceful resolution. on the contrary it would serve only hamas which brokered the cease-fire which had already been in place when it launched its brutal assault on israel october 7. christian: was going to say, it seems it is a delicate interplay of things that are going on in the middle east and the region in terms of the negotiation and what is going on in new york within the security council. do you believe the de

the u.n.ays a vote on israel-gaza again while negotiations continue in new york on the middle east. volcanic activity in iceland causes concern about pollution. feelingbandoned by his own country, the bbc speaks to an american citizen from inside a russian prison. hello and welcome to world news america. the united nations security council once again postponed voting on a resolution about the israel-gaza war following tense -- over the language of the text with the main sticking point said to be over the monitoring of humanitarian aid entering gaza. our correspondent has been following the negotiations. >> yet another delay as negotiations continue what the highest levels at capal. here at the u.n., diplomats have been furiously and desperately trying to reach an agreement, including the united states, which does not want to be in a position to cast a third veto. we have seen over the last few days the resolution being modified to try to accommodate the united states' position including langua

the u.n. secretary general antonio guterres unambiguously stated this, in the same conclusion emerges from his letter to the council with adoption of 2712, we are of the view that whatever the resistance may be and however much they might protect the main ally in the region by the united states the council will get back to this issue and precisely unambiguously demand a cessation of hostilities. thank you. >> i think the representative of the russian federation for his statement. and now give the floor to the representative of the uae. >> mr. president, for the record i would like to state that the draft resolution that was put in blue on friday evening did receive 83 cosponsors from this membership, but this resolution was not open to cosponsorship due to the last-minute nature of negotiations and the fact it was put in blue overlay this morning so no one withdrew that has not been open to cosponsorship, but i am sure it would have received widespread support if it had. i would like to reflec

at the u.n.'s inception in 1945, president truman presented a choice between international chaos and the establishment of a world organization for peace. yet, despite the u.n.'s existence, chaos abounds, adversaries leverage their u.n. positions, and the goal of peace is overshadowed by the ambition for supernational governance. the true hope for a peaceful world lies in the strength of our national sovereignty and the use of that strength to forge and continue to foster bilateral relationships around the world. as william shakespeare said what win i if i gain the thing i seek? one must truly ask, what does the united nations seek? is it truly peace? i think not. its actions speak for themselves. since 1945, the u.s. has slowly surrendered national sovereignties to the -- sovereignty to the u.n. under the guise of customary international law. under this goal of bringing peace and harmony through this international organization, an international organization that is itself utterly untethered from t

the u.n. has reported that the proportion of people hungry in gaza is higher than any country in any conflict in the last 20 years. given the desperate situation i have just described that has been detailed by the secretary general to all u.n. agencies, things cannot get any worse. let's be clear -- in the coming period, unless we take drastic action, there will be famine in gaza. this war and the unbearable price paid by palestinian civilians, 60% or 70% we know our women and children, is having a significant impact on neighboring countries. regional spillover is a real possibility. we are seeing it already, including in the west bank, were almost 300 palestinians, including 75 children, have been killed. egypt's efforts to mitigate the crisis on the border are admiral -- admirable, but there must be an international response, and that's why the security council has but as to urgently step in. the text as a result of extensive consultations and engagement among concerned parties and members o

the u.n.'s world food programme warns half of gaza's population of over 2 million people is starving and that nine out of 10 people are not able to eat every day. as clean water becomes more scarce, diarrhea and skin infections, scabies, measles are multiplying. earlier today, the world health organization passed a resolution calling for immediate humanitarian aid access and an end to fighting in gaza. in the occupied west bank and jerusalem, usually busy streets and commercial areas are empty today in observance of a general strike for gaza. global actions are also taking place today, including marches and calls to refrain from buying anything. meanwhile, a u.n. peacekeeping force in lebanon is warning the likelihood of a wider conflict is increasing amid escalating cross-border violence between israel and hezbollah. the u.n. general assembly is holding a special session tuesday after egypt and mauritania invoked resolution 377, known as uniting for peace. the move came in response to the u.s.

the only roadblock is the ability of the u.n. to accept them. enhanced u.n. monitoring and coordination of eight and coordination of aid in any enhancement cannot be done at the expense of israel's security inspections. israel not only has a right but an obligation to guarantee its security. this is why our mission to eliminate hamas's capabilities has not changed in security inspections of aid will not change. israel will not let the regrouping and rearming of hamas as the atrocities of october 7 can never be allowed. israel exposed another tunnel that stretches four kilometers and was constructed 50 meters underground. it is wide enough for vehicles to drive through and can house hundreds of terrorists. the amount of cement and equipment to build this tunnel alone is immense. this is just one part of the subterranean city of tear -- terror, missile manufacturing facilities in terror training across gaza. for years we have sent letters outlining the terror threat and growing capabilities and held countless meetings with officials and done everything possible

on a very practical level, the arab states are calling for the u.n.ersee the aid going into gaza and its distribution. right now it is largely controlled by israel and israel can slow that aid or speeded up however it so chooses. the resolution holds the promise of a humanitarian pause, though negotiations in cairo focused on something similar have ended in deadlock. they sent today they will not release any further hostages until there was a permant cease-fire. terms that will not be acceptable to the israelis. the choice i offer hamas is simple, netanyahu said today, surrender or die. . they will not have any other choice. let's hear from our correspondents in new york and jerusalem. bring us up-to-date where we are tonight with the negotiations. reporter: yeah, christian, diplomats have moved into close consultations here at the u.n. to hear the latest from what capitals have said about this text. the deputy u.n. ambassador said diplomacy takes time, so still unclear how the u.s. will vote on this. but there is a real disagreement over this mechani

we are broadcasting from cop28, the u.n.limate summit in dubai as israel continues its bombardment of gaza, we turn now to look at how militarism and war fuels the climate crisis. a new report warns that increased spending by nato nations will divert millions of dollars from climate finance while increasing greenhouse gas emissions. we're joined now by two guests. shirine jurdi is a women, peace, and security expert from lebanon. member of the mena/middle east north africa task force with the women and gender constituency at cop28. she's also a member of the women's international league for peace and freedom in lebanon and the mena regional liaison officer at the middle east and north africa partnership for the prevention of armed conflict. and deborah burton is the co-founder of tipping point north-south. she leads their transform defense project, focused on military emissions and spending, climate change and climate finance. co-author of the report "climate crossfire: how nato's 2% military spending targets contribute to c