to the united nations and rep. of the united states and the security council u-n ambassador nominee linda thomas-greenfield. it linda thomas-greenfield is currently serving on the biden transition team and was previously the head of the practice for the albright stonebridge group. the investors career has been one of the distinguished as a member of the diplomatic corps of the united states. she is held high-level positions in the state to develop right answers abroad as well. last position held was the assistant secretary of state for african affairs . she's best experiences as a foreign service officers with numerous publications and distinguished fellow the georgetown university . and proud to say that she graduated the louisiana state university. and also of wisconsin which might be - investor linda thomas-greenfield has dedicated her career to serve our nation. in addition to the four accomplishments, she holds numerous honors and awards in 2016, even a school named after her. the linda thomas-greenfield prepar

are the united nations the united nations security council an international community that aspired to build peaceful and civilized global society to use any means necessary to take action against the myanmar military and to prove ice if t. and security for the people of myanmar but i thought had said james face reported on those developments which happened just over 25 hours ago let's cross back again to james the latest how do you think the international community will react to the military's announcement of the ambassador's sacking. well the ambassador would have known what was at stake when he made those words he would of very carefully judge that he knew the the possible repercussions against his family he knew that the military would try to sack him and recall him the big question now is is he going to go is he going to give up his job or is he going to say that he is the legitimate representative of the people of myanmar and of the rulers of the country who are currently jailed it's worth reminding you that at the same general assembly session the special envoy the secretary-gen

are the united nations the united nations security council an international community that aspired to build peaceful and civilized global society to use any means necessary to take action against the myanmar military and to prove i say 50 and security for the people of myanmar. what were very powerful intervention there from the myanmar ambassador the latest damning assessment of the situation in his country and i james that special assembly is so continuing what else should we be looking out for as the day progresses. well i think you'll be looking out for the repercussions diplomatically of what we've seen here general assembly debates general assembly sessions don't normally make a great deal of impact critics would say the general assembly is just a talking shop it doesn't have any real teeth in the un system but we've heard very powerful words we've heard from the un special envoy with her view of the situation the fact that she would like to go to me and mar and she's been blocked from visiting man march she has a clear condition that she wants to see the detained political lead

the united nations ambassador -- myanmar's ambassador to the group to take action. saying crown prince mohammed bin salman approved the operation to kill journalist jamal khashoggi -- that's the conclusion of a detailed report concluding that remission would have been impossible to go ahead without his permission. >> we now have in place a new policy that applies not just to saudi arabia but across the board, and it gives us, i think, the greater ability to deter the kinds of egregious actions that were taken against him and against other dissidents, opponents, and others speaking out or their families going forward, and that i hope will be in some small measure and important legacy. >> noticeably missing from the list is the crown prince himself. the united nations official investigating to show gay's debt has urged washington to order new sanctions directly targeting bin salman. saudi arabia has rejected the report calling it unjustified. riyadh maintains the killers were a rogue group and says it has done all it can to punish them. the biden administration has be

you can see abroad sketch of what -- a broad sketch of what he thought united nations might be. that represented the 40 nations at that time that were in the coalition fighting the axis powers. this represents the idea of what becomes the u.n. general assembly. in the center, something marked executive committee. this is the full-time staff of what would become the united nations, the secretariat. the last circle, marked four police, what he thought of as the four policemen, or what became the security council of the united nations. the four he had in mind were the united states, great britain, the soviet union, and china, which he thought was an up-and-coming power and deserving of being among the four policemen of the united nations. there in broad strokes, the ideas he is kicking around for this postwar organization. it is telling that roosevelt is thinking so far ahead. this is 1943. the war is far from over, but he is already thinking after the war. in the midst of world war ii, fdr runs for an unprecedented fourth term as president. you can see in this photograph the presid

mean was ambassador to the united nations has made an emotional a pale need to national community to take the strongest possible action against the ruling gen to he made his plea at a u.n. general assembly meeting to discuss the military coup and subsequent crackdown on protests across the country kalmoe tun said he was speaking for the elected civilian government led by and sang see cheney is now being detained for almost 4 weeks he said no country should recognize the new government. he has. that's the political and civilised society. now is not the time for the international community to tolerate the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by myanmar military the international community must ensure that who has no place in the modern world as banned by in the un secretary-general in that regard we the committee representing our. duly are the united nations the united nations security council an international community that prior to build peaceful and civilized global society to use any means necessary to take action against the myanmar military and to prove a theory and s

duly are the united nations the united nations security council an international community that aspired to build peaceful and civilized society to use any means necessary to take action against the myanmar military and to prove i served and security for the people of myanmar well let's cross live now to our diplomatic editor james bays who reported on those developments from the united nations james how do you think the international community are likely to react to his sacking. well the military door say that they have fired him does that mean he is no longer the ambassador here in new york that is not entirely clear at this stage it's worth reminding you that the other strong speech we heard 24 hours ago was from the u.n. special envoy christine chrono bergan or she made a strong speech and she is the official representative of the secretary general in that speech she said that no other countries should recognize the current regime run by the military so if that is the case and the secretary general is encouraging other countries to not recognize the military regime then they shouldn'

barkha this is our jazeera live from london also coming up the united nations warn yemen's hooty rebels that their quest for territorial gains threatens any hope of peace. zimbabwean health workers are the 1st in line to receive vaccines from china but there is real concern over the spread of the contagious south african variant. of. patience pays off the nasa rover perseverance lands on the red planet 7 months after 1st setting off from. the nations of the world are failing to meet their own climate change targets putting humanity's future at risk a new report from the united nations outlines a triple threat that is hitting the poorest people the hardest 1st the world is set to warm by at least 3 degree celsius by the end of the century sheeting past the 2 degree target for the paris accords and twice the one and a half degree ceiling that would prevent the worst impacts 2nd no biodiversity targets are being met leaving more than a 1000000 of the world's estimated 8000000 plant and animal species at a serious the increased risk of extinction and 39000000 people die prematurely every ye

and the head of the presidency council from the east have been chosen in talks brokered by the united nations but it's not clear if they're up they'll be able to overcome military divisions on the ground country's been split by 2 opposing administrations which emerged following the end of mamba gadhafi israel a decade ago james bases at the united nations well this is obviously an important development we now have a new interim government for libya we have an ambitious timeline to elections this year to take place on the 24th of december but and there are many parts one we've been here before there was a u.n. backed government announced 5 years ago that came to absolutely nothing that unity government as you say we have the foreign fighters and foreign involvement in libya certainly a deadline has passed for all foreign forces to leave libya and they have not left the country the u.s. president has urged congress to do more to help the country's economy recover saying americans are hurting joe biden was appealing to republicans who have held up progress of his nearly 2 trillion dollars stimul

low i maryam namazie and london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up on the program the united nations security council finally condemns the military takeover nehemiah and calls for democracy to be restored. the 1st shipment of russia's sputnik vaccine arrives in iran and health workers will be among the 1st to receive it. and the child soldier who rose to rebel commander now found guilty of war crimes by the international criminal court. welcome to the program but by mid ministration will hold u.s. support for the saudi led military offensive in yemen the move is aimed at stopping the country's deepening humanitarian crisis president joe biden will deliver a speech soon at the state department announcing a number of changes to foreign policy and a shift from former president trump's america 1st approach we're hearing from him just a few minutes ago as well early up his national security adviser hinted at what to expect. he is going to announce an end to american support for office of operations in yemen that is a promise that he made in the campaign that he will be following through o

that they have lifted restrictions that many iranian diplomats for facing when they were at the united nations in new york those very small gestures are what the united states is hoping will get iran to not only comply but to talk now the problem is is that the united states says it can't live sanctions because of these concerns that iran is non-compliant with the 2050 nuclear agreement to limit its program and as a result in order for these discussions to happen in these sanctions to be lifted they need to see that but 'd iran is saying we're not going to do anything unless we have these sanctions these very strict economic sanctions put in place under the trumpet ministration remove that are hurting citizens economically so this is where the breakdown comes but at the same time many hoping that this sort of reengagement with european allies is going to be vital to trying to get this process on track and how biden's remarks likely to play domestically. well when it comes to climate change when it comes to some of the foreign policy issues. 50 percent of this country is going to like what it h

united states. in 1932 was a year of tremendous crisis for the nation and the world. the country was in the third year of the great depression and. 1929, when the depression began, unemployment in the united states was at 3.2%. by the time roosevelts running for president and fall of 1932, it's almost 25%. so the context of the election in 32 was when the nation really in state of disarray, in a state of fear. this gallery really points that out, we have some dramatic photography which shows you the state of affairs nationally. this photograph in particular is very poignant. this is a photograph of new york central park in 1932 and in the foreground, you see a shantytown, one of many that's brought it up across the nation, there were many of them that were nicknamed hoovervilles after the sitting president herbert hoover, this particular one, people are living in the shantytown and the very shadow of the metropolitan museum of art, which you can see in the background. this is a very poignant reminder of the scale of human suffering in the year 1932, when franklin roose

diplomat to the united nations linda thomas greenfield has the task of repairing relations damaged during don't. trump's time in office or appointment has been widely welcomed and even russia's approval. james bays reports now from the un. arriving at united nations headquarters on the 1st day in her job and bastard her linda thomas greenfield 1st presented her diplomatic credentials to the u.n. secretary general antonio good terrorists. the 68 year old is a veteran u.s. diplomat forced to retire by the trumpet ministration after a 35 year career in the state department ending up as the u.s. official in charge of african affairs throughout my time representing america all over the world i found that diplomacy is about showing compassion it's about managing points at differentiation and it's about bringing people together the united nations is the world's most important forum for bringing people and countries together and i take that seriously as a u.s. diplomat ambassador thomas greenfield is very different from her 2 previous sources donald trump's 2 ambassadors when nikki haley a leadin

are the united nations the united nations security council an international community that aspired to build peaceful and civilized global society to use any means necessary to take action against them our military and to prove i 30 and security for the people of myanmar well so it's our diplomatic heads or james basically joins us live from the united nations and james we heard there a strong incidentally from the myanmar ambassador the latest really in a damning assessments of the situation in myanmar. yeah this was a very dramatic moment it is exceedingly rare for an ambassador of the united nations to speak out against events in their own country my memory the recent memory of this the only one is libya at the start of the uprising against gadhafi the deputy ambassador and then the ambassador defected and certainly there was quite some shock in the general assembly hall when this happened speech like that was from from the ambassador i think most people have been expecting this bastard or just to read out a current statement as put out by the military but he defied the military and

on behalf of the united nations i am pleased to witness this historic moment. the impetus. the importance of the decision that you have taken here today will grow with the passage of time. in the collective memory of the libyan people this process your process has come a long way from when we 1st convened you virtually in october of last year. you overcame your differences your division. and the many challenges you have faced during this difficult but fruitful journey in the interests of your country and of the libyan people. you understood the burden of your responsibility and the immense value of your contributions you fulfilled your commitments before your constituency. your compatriots will remember for many years to come this national conscientiousness you have so ably demonstrated our bet was that you would be able to build a truly libyan solution and that is what you have done. the international community can only validate and reinforce your decisions and will be watching those you have selected to make sure they truly go back to the libyan people on december 24th of

she has denied genocide against her or him to people even though the united nations and the international criminal court they have found extensive evidence of widespread violence and a genocidal acts against their heads of people however to the extent that we know that. she is personally responsible she is just the face of many people responsible for these acts of violence and and this is i think the big debate also is like to what we willing to fight for democracy in the name because all these people range of people can stay thousands have been killed and. yes i think on the songs which she. she was trying to keep the military and her potty and the struggle for democracy on the level and people say that if she had spoken soon enough against the hinge then maybe the coup would have happened sooner . let me ask you yasmin about commander in chief min. own implication or own involvement in the violence he has been condemned internationally including by the united nations human rights council and sanctioned for his role in the violence perpetrated against the road so what would you say this

china would block those actions and protect the military and using its veto power in the united nations china is also almost like an economic backer of the military junta there store many projects there are so many. there so much trade that goes on which the military junta would not have been able to assist the supporters continue building up its infrastructure that were crucial for the governance for the newsroom to have china's backing here and at the same time i guess there was a kind of quid pro quo why on the would back china in terms of any political movement in the south asia region land would continue to support china with any controversial issues when it comes to taiwan the hong kong for example which man was seen as a key and reliable ally for china when it comes to beijing in its interests beijing wants to make sure that land must stays that way no matter what happens whether it's all the military beijing wants to ensure that its own interests are protected in miami remains a safe player for it in what china can says it's why the backyard of the age of 8 a region thank you ka

we're going to take you live out of the united nations where u.n. secretary general antonio tenet is launching the climate report in person alongside the u.n. environment program executive director nga anderson who's joining virtually from denmark let's listen in the past was sustainable economy exists driven by renewable energy sustainable food systems and nature based solutions it leads to an inclusive world it's peace with nature that these is the vision we must adopt and obviously i am a judge disposal together with anderson for any question after she presents reports great thank you very much so before we turn to question turn the floor to anger and a certain sound a sort of welcome and you have the floor. thank you so much and good morning and now this new report as we've just heard from your net making peace in nature provides the most compelling scientific case yet for why we have to tackle the 3 tenets recross says that we just heard secretary general outline climate nature and pollution and we have to tackle them as one linked challenge re

repercussions at the united nations for violating these sanctions a travel ban he would be able to travel internationally which would hinder his current business he could have his bank accounts frozen other assets frozen it's no guarantee that this will happen at the united nations and certainly many other countries and groups have been accused of violating the arms embargo and pinning people down on this is very difficult at the united nations but. a lot of questions here that still need to be answered also questions about what president donald trump knew and his ties to any potential operation here and whether or not prince use those ties to pull off the the mission if you will the report in the new york times claims that. prince made calls to the white house in july of 2019 in the midst of some very fine some battles that weren't going well there's also it's also worth noting that the president in 2019 surprisingly declared his support for this commander that prince was supporting general tar who was the head of a militia group and fighting against the government of national internatio

and cooperation from the international community you know i will continue to engage with the united nations towards lasting peace stability and sustainable development to the benefit of the people in the country china is not in favor of holding the special session by the human rights council what happened in myanmar is essentially internal affairs what is required now is for the international community on the basis of respecting myanmar sovereignty political independence and territorial integrity and national unity and help all the parties concerned me engage in dialogue and reconciliation in accordance with the wishes and the interests of the myanmar people earlier we spoke to tom andrews the un special rapporteur on human rights and he's been giving evidence to that human rights council meeting in geneva and says that efforts to suppress the protests could be considered illegal. we now have incredible access to video footage and documentation of what's going on so we've seen live ammunition being shot being used we've seen people falling we've seen the harassment of individuals the people

official telling al-jazeera that the united states has also formally reversed its position at the united nations on sanctions there international sanctions under president trump the united states had declared sanctions had come back into force because of iran's noncompliance with the nuclear deal of the united states was alone in that position but nevertheless had reimposed sanctions on its part against iran iran of course opposed that all along the united states and also . announced today that it is now reversed that position it is not claiming that those sanctions are in effect so a minor concession quietly happening behind the scenes at the united nations also the removing some travel restrictions on diplomats at the united nations which seems to be a step a minor concession perhaps to entice the iranians back to the negotiating table and by way of background very publicly joe biden said all along that he was opposed to the united states withdrawing from the nuclear deal however was putting the onus on iran to come back into compliance in order for talks to happen. public officials telling us

live from the united nations james thank you very much indeed. my. bus returned to nigeria where police say a gunman have kidnapped 317 girls from their school amnesty international says its document saying i'm alarmed an escalation in attacks and actions since january last week one student was killed and 42 people abducted in an attack on a boarding school in the sheriff states they remain missing in december and 344 boys from their boarding school in katsina they were released a week later well amnesty says across the northwest on's gangs who rob and kidnap for ransom have killed more than one phase and 100 people in the 1st half of last year in northeastern nigeria a grenade attack by boko haram on the region's largest city might agree killed at least 10 people more than 30000 people have been killed by violence in the region over the years with iran's 2000000 more displaced. well let's get more on this now from gigo she's the director of amnesty international nigeria and joins us live from a booth via skype skits have you wear this on the news th

are the united nations the united nations security council an international community that aspire to build peaceful and civilized global society to use any means necessary to take action against them human military and to prove by thursday and security for the people. so what prompted that information that intervention well it's scenes like this friday morning in myanmar as large a city and gong police there used stun grenades to disperse protesters so far there's been no reports of injuries but several people have been detained the process have continued across the country despite the military's attempts to suppress them at least 3 people have been killed since the protests began shortly after the february 1st coup well let's get more now from our diplomats gets there james bays he joins us now live from the united nations james we just heard that strong ensor vention from the myanmar ambassador to the u.n. but i mean that was just the latest in a series of damning assessments that were aired at that general assembly a general assembly meeting that i think will certainly reverberate

ambassador to the united nations. also on the agenda, annual meeting of george washington's farewell address. now, live senate coverage here on c-span2. ******************** the chaplain: let us pray. eternal god, as we cross the grim milestone of 500,000 lives lost to the coronavirus, we continue to look to you for strength, guidance, and wisdom. lord, use our senators to bring healing to our nation and world. give them the creativity and wisdom needed to do what is best to end this global pestilence. inspire them to permit their out this, words, and -- their thoughts a, worded, and actions to please you. may they receive the smile of heaven's approval because of their faithfulness. and, lord, we thank you for the life of our first president of the united states, george washington. we pray in your marvelous name, amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under go

delegation to the inaugural session of the united nations general assembly. it was a job she would hold for six years and led to her becoming chair of the united nations human rights commission, and one of the principal architects of the declaration of human rights. here are some questions from that period. the first one comes from a reader worried about the economy. "on every hand you hear that our country is heading into a bad depression. do you think this is true? and what should be done to avoid it?" eleanore says, "i do not think we need to have a bad depression. if our industrialists and economists learned their lesson in the 1930s, it cannot be prevented by greedy men. it must be prevented by men of wise and unselfish vision who can garner to itself great resources and leave the mass of the people without their fair share." >>> the next question was particular relevance. "do you think equal pay to women who fill men's jobs is economically justified?" eleanore replies, "certainly. if women do the same work, i have always believed that they should receiv

in the case of the united states and saudi arabia you had confrontation over the coup shows the killing of human rights violations in yemen. what joe biden has to do is balance national interests of the united states in the region that includes threats from iran primarily so that the saudis and the israelis are key players even though they're not of fish and we allies they've been working together for many years because their national interests coincide in terms of of what's to unfold here never remember in international relations issue areas are related and the other thing that president biden has to deal with which is intrinsically found up with this is the new iteration of the joint comprehensive plan of action and if you trends to happily it's conceivable that the israelis and the saudis might present the bite ministration with some very hard to achieve demands with regards to how the americans will be engaging the arabians in this new iteration of the iranian agreement on to other news and mammals ambassador to the united nations has made an emotional appeal on behalf of the ousted government and the united nations to take all means necessary to oppose the milit

the united nations warned yemen's hooty rebels that their quest for territorial gains threatens any hope of peace. some barbie and health workers are 1st in line to receive vaccines from china but there is real concern over the spread of the contagious south african variant. of. patience pays off the nasa rover perseverance lands on the red planet 7 months after 1st setting off from. an in sports arena williams is the latest effort so when a record equalling 24 grand slam title is over now i'm competing williams to reach the final of the australian on. the nations of the world are failing to meet their own climate change targets putting humanity's future at risk a new report from the united nations outlines a triple threat that's hitting the poorest people the hardest 1st the world is set to warm by at least 3 degree celsius by the end of this century shooting past the 2 degree target from the paris accords and twice the one and a half degree ceiling that would prevent the worst impacts 2nd no biodiversity targets are being met leaving more than a 1000000 of the world's estimated 8000000

lawmakers are pressing the united nations to investigate alleged human rights violations. ♪ you cannotncite what was going to happen anyway -- that's what one of donald trump's lawyers has told the senate as they tried to show that the former president played no role in encouraging supporters to attack the capital last month and that the republican's impeachment trial in general is no more than a witchhunt. >> not only is this impeachment case preposterously wrong on the facts, no matter much -- no matter how much heat and emotion is injected by the opposition, it is also plainly unconstitutional. this unprecedented effort is not about democrats opposing political violence. it is about democrats trying to disqualify their political opposition. thomas: with more, let's bring in our correspondent. democrats want to this stage to be rather -- republicans wanted this stage to be rather short and sweet, but their line of defense has been rather focused. >> they wanted to prove their -- democrats wanted to prove there was a direct link between donald trump's words and the violence on capitol

me and my own ambassador to the united nations urges the world to act as police dispersed anti coup protest as any and gone. use only reads. against the. google earth and. called the people numerous. u.s. intelligence officials believe the saudi crown prince approve the operation to capture or kill journalist mark ashaji in 2018 that's according to a long awaited report just declassified by the biden administration it says mohammed bin salman was in absolute control of the kingdom's intelligence and security services meaning such an operation would not have been carried out without his authorization it notes that the crown prince or as a threat and broadly back to violence if it was needed to silence him the report also lists 21 individuals u.s. intelligence has high confidence were complicit in g.'s death in the saudi consulate in istanbul they include 7 members of the crown prince's elite personal protective detail who were among a team of 15 that flew into istanbul before the murder the saudi foreign ministry says it rejects the report's findings the united states meanwhile has announced

glenn this is the work of investigators that was presented to the united nations security council about erik prince the man who has not been gaited through the shadowy well the military contracting has been involved in many parts of the world and it says the basically this is someone who was sending weapons messenger is providing significant assistance to a warlord general who was trying to end them undermine an internationally recognized government what repercussions are we likely to see here after this particular report well now that the administration in the united states has changed there may be some when trump was in office or as chris was a a an advisor to answer order our guard and in turn received support coverage encourage him and so on by car with biden in office and a more log returning to the united states government the situation may change but then. a certain person or is exists among a shadow world where our. governments choose to ignore. the law gave us. how much are we likely to see a consensus among members of the united nations security council that could lead to erik

united nations high commissioner for refugees and the press conference together with president duke it went even forward saying that this was his story can possibly the biggest humanitarian this asian in all of latin america for decades and particularly because this is one of the largest refugee crises that they're all and there's very little financial help. absolutely and just to give you an idea right now depending how you count this might be already the biggest in the world or 2nd only to the syrian refugee crisis yet the international community has spent 77 point $4000000000.00 on this syrian crisis in the 1st 4 years of that crisis versus just $580000000.00 in the venezuelan crisis that's 13 times less if you look at it per capita the international community has spent some $1500.00 to help each syrian refugee versus just $125.00 for a venezuelan refugee so the numbers are much much smaller more international help is needed the president took at sea insisted on that in the press conference today is something that all the receiving countries here been doing hask asking for more help

policy magazine says' doors called the from the united nation to address the cover up of the government we're going to do the same now that we have more deaths and the deficit continue over 6 nicholas people at that goal it is a say we need an international tribunal for carlo so the crash committed and co the people can be held accountable david where do things stand right now when it comes to the congolese security forces their capacities and also do you believe that the government there is going to start rethinking its strategy. i think. the challenges are very clear and big gaps and tend to see. the chip on fault for many years what was missing is the that we did and that is that with foreigners to court with. them the problem is the capacity of the sickness to force its idiocy we've been talking about the reform of the security sector in the senate for all that in the years they have been some will actually. press corps as a fight as before. and will it's citizens against the activist against or to quote unquote and creating the capacity to the possibility of the environment where w

according to a recent report by the united nations environment program progress on reducing air pollution is mixed with air quality improving in high income countries but continuing to degrade in low income countries environmental experts add that the impact from air pollution from megacities like the mexican capital extend far beyond urban areas and have effects on local regional and global scales and to who protest is and me and my refusing to back down despite fears the military will get more violent thousands of people have joined demonstrations for the 14th straight day calling for the release of the pows nida unsung suchi canada and the united kingdom have both announced sanctions against me in mobs ruling generals as international pressure builds united nations says 3 quarters of the amount civil servants and now on strike let's go to joins us live now from the thai capital bangkok scott so there's been more international pressure on the minute she jintao how the protesters reacting to all of this. yes you can imagine that they're going to welcome the news from as you just mentione

according to a recent report by the united nations environment program progress on reducing air pollution is mixed with air quality improving in high income countries but continuing to degrade in low income countries environmental experts add that the impact from air pollution from megacities like the mexican capital extend far beyond urban areas and have effects on local regional and global scales. not as late as maz rather has touched down successfully cold perseverance and traveled 470000000 kilometers from space to help us find out if life ever existed on the red planet is right reynolds high space scientists erupted in cheers when perseverance landed safely on mars it was the culmination of an action packed nailbiting 7 minute landing sequence. first the spacecraft entered mars orbit then its entry capsule raced into the martian atmosphere at 19000 kilometers per hour. the craft then deployed a large parachute to slow its approach to the target zone. slowing down the craft fired thrusters to hover just above the surface then deployed a crane to lower the rover gently downwards i can

the united nations says it will raise the detention of princess latifa, the daughter of dubai's rulerwith the authorities in the united arab emirates. the uk government promises to follow developments closely. we are concerned about it. i think anyone at a human level would watch the footage and be concerned about it. i think the right mechanism is via the un, which is already underway, and we obviously support that. nhs trust leaders in england express concerns that if lockdown restrictions are eased too quickly, as happened last year, the infection rate could increase rapidly again, a warning that the waiting list for non—urgent nhs treatment in england could more than double by april, rising to ten million people. are you waiting for nhs treatment becasue of covid, are you in the backlog? how long have you been waiting for? do let me know today. i'm on twitter @vicderbyshire or you can e—mail victoria@bbc.co.uk. some of the largest crowds yet gather on the streets of myanmar�*s biggest city, yangon, to protest against the military coup. and the daughter of captain sir tom moore say

unite. reporter: there is a growing list of nations expressing concerns as well as the united nations.hey say the military chief is pursuing his personal ambitions. >> he wanted to be the president, so he can stay in power. the reason he needs to stay in power is his family has so muc at stake. in businesses, businesses run by the military or its cronies, its associates. reporter: the power play has left many in myanmar uncertain about what happens next, and with banks and some shops closed, people are stocking up on supplies. reporter: let's take a closer look at the general now in charge. he took over the military in 2011, the same year man mar underwent political changes. under a power-sharing agreement, the military has had a major say in affairs. it has also guaranteed 25% of the seats in parliament. the general has been credited, such as cease-fire agreements with armed ethnic groups. two years ago he was sanctioned by the united states for his role in a military crackdown that led to more than 735,000 people fleeing to neighboring bangladesh. in a recent interview, he said he wo

julie are the united nations the united nations security council an international community that aspired to build peaceful and civilized global society to use any means necessary to take action against the myanmar military and to prove i say 50 and security for the people of myanmar are diplomatic had sir james basis at the united nations with more. well the ambassador would have known what was at stake when he made those words he would of very carefully judge that he knew the the possible repercussions against his family he knew that the military would try to sack him and recall him the big question now is is he going to go is he going to give up his job or is he going to say that he is the legitimate representative of the people of myanmar and of the rulers of the country who are currently jailed it's worth reminding you that at the same general assembly session the special envoy the secretary-general special envoy on myanmar christine seana bergen said it's important the international community does not lend legitimacy or recognition to this regime so will they recognize the decision

in mixi hard for the 22000 contention of the united nations peacekeeping force the largest in the world to address the situation where we have a serious problem serious press and what can be addressed yesterday from britain a 2nd stuff i mean lumber look at that as a. lot of actually that could be prevented should have been where we are today discussing their of people while working in the military and situation well where they had their i mean look i was in they got to look at say and the keepers around the world for program projects water food program say last year that $22000000.00 kohli's in the in on the brink of starvation that's one of the 4 kohli's going to look at this project he lost these lives so on one hand you see a humanitarian solution provided to the sea way did not address the political problem and look a lost his life through the process stuff and the 30 or so their lives so i strongly believe that that's not a charity or many terry and aids will come with needs it's just this question of justice can be addressed with the creation of a tribunal that will send a strong

the united nations is calling for a quick resolution to the crisis. our diplomatic editor has more.orter: it was supposed to be presidential election date into maya -- day in somalia. following a dispute, it has not happened. instead, a coalition of opposition candidates have now declared the government of the president illegitimate. in any interview to be broadcast, the foreign minister told me that is wrong. the government will stay in office until an election can be held. after that time, after that for years, he is no longer the legitimate president. >> note. there cannot be a vacuum. they have signed, voted for by a majority of to 15 in the lower house and 40 senators to have a law that would allow for the parliament, with its full authority to continue with its mandate, and for all of the institutions to continue. reporter: that you and is urging all sides to go back to the negotiating table >> it is not for the united nations to anoint a government. they are institutions that are in place that have been agreed to. that have been negotiated. we believe that somali political le

the united nations says a convoy carrying humanitarian aid has reached central african republic the 1st since rebel groups brock's the border with cameroon last month 13 of $108.00 trucks have had had been blocked they managed to transport food and medicine into the capital bangui a surge in violence linked to the disputed elections in december has a space more than 200000 civilians in syria are in somalia opposition leaders say they no longer recognize president mohamed up to life armando after his term expired without new elections has been embroiled in a dispute with regional leaders which has prevented a vote to find his replacement the united nations is calling for a quick resolution to the crisis our diplomatic editor james space has more. it was supposed to be presidential election day in somalia but following a dispute over the way the poll was to be organized it hasn't happened instead a coalition of opposition candidates have now declared the government of president from a show illegitimate in an interview to be broadcast on talk to al-jazeera the foreign minister mohammed abd