countries from going to the general assembly it's not my role to speculate and the president of the general assembly i to protect the dignity and integrity of united nations general assembly and also to respect the division of responsibilities between and among different u.n. bodies and as i said the general assembly of course according to the charter can deal with any matter but the issues that have directly to do with the peace and security should be addressed primarily by the u.n. security council the war in syria iraq afghanistan to name just a few years forced hundreds of thousands if not millions of people to flee their homes risking their lives just to get to safety this is been going on for several years now you yourself have been very vocal about this issue and despite the fact that this is been going on for years we still see video of those crammed inflatable car we call them boats you know rubber dinghies essentially sinking in the middle of the sea we still see the videos and pictures of the children washed up to the shore why is this problem not been solved so now it's an irony that. big does a global phenomenon as it is we do not have a sing

shortly afterwards dozens of countries voted in the united nations general assembly against america's sovereign right to make this decision and twenty sixteen american taxpayers generously sent those same countries more than twenty billion dollars in aid. that is why tonight i am asking congress to pass legislation to help ensure american foreign assistance dollars always serve american interests and only go to friends of a not enemy. of. strength and friendships all around the world we are also we storing clarity. about our adversaries when the people of iran rose up against the crimes of their corrupt dictatorship i did not stay silent america stands with the people of iran in their courageous struggle for freedom of. i am asking congress to address the fundamental flaws in the terrible iran nuclear deal my administration has also impose tough sanctions on the communist and socialist dictatorships in cuba and venezuela i've. but no regime has oppressed its own citizens more totally or brutally. then the cruel dictatorship in north korea. north korea's reckless pursuit of nuclear mis

trump: shortly afterward, dozens of countries voted in the united nation's general assembly against america's sovereign right to make this decision. taxpayersmerican generously sent those same countries more than $20 billion in aid. that is why, tonight, i am asking congress to pass legislation to help ensure american foreign assistance dollars always served american interests and only go to friends of america, not enemies. [applause] pres. trump: as we strengthen friendships all around the world , we are also restoring clarity about our adversaries. when the people of iran rose up against the crimes of their corrupt dictatorship, i did not stay silent. america stands with the people of iran in their courageous struggle for freedom. [applause] pres. trump: i am asking congress to address a fundamental flaw in the terrible iran nuclear deal. my administration has also imposed tough sanctions on the communist and socialist dictatorships in cuba and that a swell a. -- venezuela. [applause] regime has: but no oppressed its own citizens more totally, more brutally, then the cruel dictatorship in n

the total a destruction of north korea during his speech at the united nations general assembly things seem to have moved on since then has the surprise that we also in our in boxes here this morning from the white house. the read out all of the at all the talks between the us president and his south korean counterpart. on the phone eight it's we received this the donald trump expressed his quote openness to holding talks between the united states and north korea. at the appropriate time under the right circumstances says the white house soon openness to having talks at the right time the time of course now being a particularly interesting one one at which north korea and south korea. all having talks about north korea's participation in the winter olympics next month at events that by the way the vice presidents mike pence will be attending. now in this read out we also get this from t the white houset how strange their relationship it is and how. little we can predict what might happen between those two countries. only one is criticized the us justice system offered judge blocked him

shortly afterwards dozens of countries voted in the united nations general assembly against america's sovereign right to make this decision and twenty sixteen american taxpayers generously sent those same countries more than twenty billion dollars in aid that is why tonight i am asking congress to pass legislation to help ensure american foreign assistance dollars always serve american interests and only go to friends of a not enemy ah i pod as we strengthen friendships all around the world we are also we storing clarity. about our adversaries when the people of iran rose up against the crimes of their corrupt dictatorship i did not stay silent america stands with the people of iran and their courageous struggle for freedom thanks i am asking congress to address the fundamental flaws in the terrible iran nuclear deal my administration has also impose tough sanctions on the communist and socialist dictatorships in cuba and venezuela thanks but no regime has oppressed its own citizens more totally or brutally than the cruel dictatorship in north korea. north korea's reckless pursuit of

we also know other countries share our concerns at the 72nd united nations general assembly this year the uk prime minister, tony and minister and french presidenpresident addressed word leaders on the topic along with our acting deputy secretary at the time and in october i joined by international counterparts at a meeting in italy to discuss how to present the best use of the internet with the participation of the private sector in the private sector and interestingly enough this is a true collaboration on counterterrorism on the internet. secretary nielsen is continuing this robust engagement and soon will be traveling to silicon valley for a second meeting along with the uk home secreta secretary. we will also cohos cohost cohoss individual for a month service in prevention also with silicon valley in february. some of the topics on the agenda will be innovation and counter messaging, contact takedown and online to off-line interventio interventions. at the third item is important because it's not enough to push back against terrorist messaging. we have to ensure organizations are

at the 72nd united nations general assembly this year, uk prime minister, italian prime minister and the french president addressed world leaders on this topic along with our acting deputy secretary of s the time, ms. clare grady. and in october i joined my international counterpart at a g7 meeting in italy to discuss how to prevent terrorist use of the internet with the participation of the private sector, private sector and in wrestling of the private sector was with the so this is a true government private industry collaboration on countering terrorism on the internet. our new secretary nielsen is continuing this robust engagement and sensual be traveling to silicon valley for a second meeting with gisct along with uk homee secretary amber rudd. we were also cohost the second digital form on terrorism prevention, also in silicon valley in february. some of the topics on the agenda will be innovations in counter messaging, content takedown, and online to off-lineed interventions. the third item is important because it's not enough to push back against terrorist messaging. we have t

resign immediately places bangladesh's prime minister shake a scene is to appeal to the united nations general assembly for more help in dealing with the crisis meanwhile man mas military has been accused of using gang rape as part of an ethnic cleansing campaign against the range of rights groups say that the attacks occurred during a recent crackdown in rakhine state in which is many a seven thousand people are thought to have been killed strafford reports now from apollo refugee camp in bangladesh. the system has fifteen and seventeen years old say myanmar army soldiers tied them to trees and gang raped them the eldest says assistant lost consciousness was the second man began to prove to lie so. the army surrounded our house she says my sister and i were in the bathroom the soldiers burst in and drank this outside seven men raped me she says passes by found them unconscious and still tied to the trees. it was difficult to walk she says but they helped us it took us fifteen days to walk to the bangladesh border. rights groups say that the myanmar army used gang rape as part of its ethnic cleansing c

room being that what was happening or bears and so i had to make that statement to the united nations general assembly. so weak and so yes and i think out of the campaign and i think this you doing what you want to for us as being times do i don't know what is happening and i'm glad to say you're somebody stand that's the guy half want you to work getting us and we still not getting the kind of action that's needed you know that the best shot so we still that. that is you know i think it's so valuable to really focus in on you know what's happening in specific places like care about us and to bring in the cultural aspect. you know it's not just the loss of a you know a land mass or an island it's a peoples it's a culture because that person was personalize it in a way that sometimes is really difficult to do because people will see numbers i'll see you know millions of people living on the coast of bangladesh will be affected and they only see the numbers and they don't see you know who the people are who the individuals are so films like this to a bring a really important message to the public who yo

it and indeed we've had a tweet from the bahraini foreign minister on the eve of the united nations general assembly meeting saying let's not get into an argument with the u.s. over a side issue that relegating the palestinian issue to a side issue. because your original question was asked about egypt but with regard to saudi arabia it's the same thing with mike huckabee says man. that's his quest to become king is such that he know he needs the u.s. now he's not can get and he wants to because he's thinking why on earth would i want to upset my life over over the u.s. who i need to become king over israel plus also i think with regard to the saudis and i think you know their interests are not political hoping to fight is the issue because the main quite important part of that is how many who are considered the brunt of the muslim brotherhood that would be the main the palestinian cause i'm number one cause we don't have to be a god and pray to the muslim brothers this very narrow minded for the sick from the saudis this very narrow minded policy from egypt and the proof of the saudi stance is that

israel and then he goes on to say shortly afterwards dozens of countries voted in the united nations general assembly against america's so very right to make this decision it was actually one hundred twenty eight countries not dozens that voted against the move all of the embassy and that's something the palestinians will take heart over the so many countries did vote to support the u.s. embassy remaining until a final state solution was done for jerusalem and indeed israel palestine but apart from that it really is about the fact that the palestinians know that they don't have a partner in the u.s. for any kind of peace anymore ok so having said that if that's the realisation that they have come to what options do the palestinians have. well that's who they're always taking this internationally and i going to places like the international court of justice the international criminal court the united nations and really trying to build on the one hundred twenty eight countries that voted against the move of the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem and the recognition that jerusalem was the capital of isr

[applause] shortly afterwards dozens of countries voted in the united nations general assembly againstmerica's sovereign right to make this decision. in 2016, american taxpayers send the same countries more than $20 billion. to help ensure that the dollars always serve american interests and only go to friends of america. [applause] as we strengthen friendships all around the world we are also restoring clarity of. america understands that the people of iran and their courageous struggle for freedom. my administration has also imposed tough sanctions on the communist and socialist dictatorships in cuba and venezuela. it's a cruel dictatorship in north korea, north korea is reckless pursuit of nuclear missiles could very soon threaten our own land. we are waging a campaign of maximum pressure to prevent that from happening. past experience has taught us that complacency and concessions only invites aggression and provocation. that got us into this very dangerous position we need only look at the depraved character of the north korean regime to understand the nature of the nuclear threat

trump: shortly afterward, dozens of countries voted in the united nation's general assembly against america's sovereign right to make this decision. taxpayersmerican generously sent those same countries more than $20 billion in aid. that is why, tonight, i am asking congress to pass legislation to help ensure american foreign assistance dollars always served american interests and only go to friends of america, not enemies. [applause] pres. trump: as we strengthen friendships all around the world , we are also restoring clarity about our adversaries. when the people of iran rose up against the crimes of their corrupt dictatorship, i did not stay silent. america stands with the people of iran in their courageous struggle for freedom. [applause] pres. trump: i am asking congress to address a fundamental flaw in the terrible iran nuclear deal. my administration has also imposed tough sanctions on the communist and socialist dictatorships in cuba and that a swell a. -- venezuela. [applause] regime has: but no oppressed its own citizens more totally, more brutally, then the cruel dictatorship in n

it is our hope and intent this matter will be brought before the united nations general assembly therewith no veto operate in the opinion of the world can be brought to bear in our quest for a just in to this tormenting. by the end of december. under heavy international pressure. the british and french were forced into a humiliating withdrawal from put sallied. louvel attention now shifted to israel still occupying the whole of the sinai and the gaza strip. allow an apostle but won't go to zero a little incitements he. cannot up yes he in the east. fringe knesset. than in sap. was up out of. in march one thousand nine hundred fifty seven ben-gurion finally ordered the israeli army to withdraw to the pre-war borders. however he had secured two major gains. the stationing of un troops along the borders with egypt and gaza put an end to the palestinian fedayeen xrayed inside israeli territories. and israel was guaranteed free passage of has shipping through the tiran strait. the sinai complained gave israel actually about ten years off and signed peace in the egyptian border between one h

capital of israel. [ applause ] shortly afterwards, dozens of countries voted in the united nations general assembly against america's sovereign right to make this decision. in 2016, american taxpayers generously sent those same countries more than $20 billion in aid. that is why tonight i am asking congress to pass legislation to help ensure american foreign assistance dollars always serve american interests and only go to friends of america, not enemies of america. [ applause ] as we strengthen friendships all around the world, we are also restoring clarity about our adversaries. when the people of iran rose up against the crimes of their corrupt dictatorship, i did not stay silent. america stands with the people of iran in their courageous struggle for freedom. [ applause ] i am asking congress to address the fundamental flaws in the terrible iran nuclear deal. my administration has also imposed tough sanctions on the communist and socialist dictatorships in cuba and venezuela. [ applause ] but no regime has oppressed its own citizens more totally or brutally than the cruel dictatorship in north

united nations. >> the united states will remember this day. in which it was singled out for attack in the general assembly for the very act of exercising our right as a sovereign nation. >> reporter: the u.s. ambassador words to the un at the end of 2017, maybe an indication of the year to come. as america reshapes its historic role in global diplomacy. >> as she reported. donald trump is taking a different approach to international relations. in his dealings with north korea and its leader. mat rivers live on the border in north korea. in dan dong china. and seoul, south korea. we have seen rhetoric between the north korea leader and president. talks are happening. what's the perception about how the year played out? >> it's interesting. if you look back just before the inauguration, there were official comments by north korea rejoem members who were saying we would like a new kind of relationship with the united states. potentially we can talk to the trump administration. and appeared to be hope that the u.s. and north korea could become closer because there was a new u.s. president. clearly that hasn't

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that was my concern when i started speaking at the united nations general assembly in 2004. focus was on terrorism, which was on the issue of economic the relevant issues. nobody was talking about what was coming, which i had read from the reports of the intergovernmental panel on climate change. what they were projecting was quite serious for us. nobody else at that level at that time, political level, was too concerned about it. so i had to keep pushing to get some focus of attention to that. because i could see that given the rise, projected rise, and sea level of about one meter was really serious for us. maybe not serious for countries with mountains, but we don't have mountains. wase had to, for me, it trying to get the attention, focus of attention on the situation that we would be facing in the future. in terms of what we are experiencing, we have been experiencing very minor storms. we're outside the hurricane-cyclone belt. and what have you over the years, i started -- you mention in your opening statement, there's a village -based to visit as a small child. it is

focusing on regional dialogue among those attending the event is the president of the united nations general assembly and in an interview with al-jazeera miroslav was told was i'm sorry why the general assembly has not put an end to the war in yemen have a listen. this is a the primary priority for responsibility of the security council which according to the charter is the body responsible for maintenance of international peace and security the general assembly deals with issues when they are brought to their attention or asked to be put on the agenda which has not been the case of course united nations followed the situation very closely and we are very much worried about a dire humanitarian situation and then when asked on the status of jerusalem he said it can only be determined through direct negotiations between palestinians and israelis remember last month the un voted to condemn the us president's recognition of jerusalem as israel's capital the two state solution is the only solution we support is the only solution that has been discussed the only solution that is clearly been negotiated and

the capital of israel. [ applause ] shortly afterwards dozens of countries voted in the united nations general assembly against america's sovereign right to make this decision. in 2016 american taxpayers generously sent those same countries more than $20 billion in aid. that is why tonight i am asking congress to pass legislation to help ensure american foreign assistance dollars always serve american interests and only go to friends of america, not enemies of america. [ applause ] as we strengthen friendships all around the world, we are also restoring clarity about our adversaries. when the people of iran rose up against the crimes of their corrupt dictatorship, i did not stay silent. america stands with the people of iran in their courageous struggle for freedom. [ applause ] i am asking congress to address a fundamental flaws in the terrible iran nuclear deal. my administration has also imposed tough sanctions on the communist and socialist dictatorships in cuba and venezuela. [ applause ] but no regime has oppressed its own citizens more totally, more brutally than the cruel dictatorship in north