u.n. and every member state in the chamber tonight. >> she's the 31st u.s. ambassador to the united nations. linda thomas-greenfield grew up in the segregated south... >> the kkk regularly would come on weekends and burn a cross in somebody's yard. >> ...attending louisiana state university as it was forcibly integrated... >> david duke, the famous former grand wizard of the klan, was a student on campus. >> ...doing more than three decades in the foreign service. she served around the world and even had a close call in rwanda as genocide broke out. >> they didn't know that i was an american diplomat. i think we werable to convince them otherwise after a bit of a scare, having an ak-47 cked in my face. >> the in 2008, thomas-greenfield became ambassador to liberia. she met with nigerian citizens registering to vote while serving as america's top diplomat in africa. now thomas-greenfield is at the united nations in a time of crisis. russia's war in ukraine is challenging the post-world war

the u.n. says more must be done to save lives. >> the world is focused on ukraine, which is a terrible crisis. the sufferinwe have seen here has no equal. ♪ laura: hello, and welcome if you're watching on pbs. we started in jerusalem where israeli police have hit mourners in clashes at the funeral of the al jazeera reporter shireen abu akleh. her killing in the occupied west bank has caused a surge of anger. her cough and almost fell as police used batons in a crowd of palestinians gathered around it. shireen was shot dead on wednesday. reporter: the violence broke out as shireen abu akleh's was taken out of a hospital in east jerusalem. her coffin jostled and almost pulled to the ground as israeli police and palestinians clashed. shireen abu akleh was a revered palestinian-american journalist that worked for al jazeera's arabic news channel. she spent 20ears reporting on the israeli-palestinian conflict. she was shot in the head while reporting on an israeli army raid in the occupied west b

u.n. is demanding report for refugees struggling to survive camps in bangladesh. they were forced to you -- lose their homes five years ago when the military launched a crackdown. many were killed and -- raped. five years on, the rohingya are trying to escape. 17 drowned when the boat capsized off the coast. u.n. high commissioner for refugees is in bangladesh to discuss helping the rohingya return to myanmar. the talks have stalled when the military took power. he said bangladesh should not have to shoulder the burden in looking after the refugees on their own. >> we have a memorandum of understanding, myanmar -- this is a good sign. we need patients. this is why it is so important to continue to support bangladesh. i'm here in bangladesh. i'm also highlighting that in spite of the enormous attention and resources, understandably we are putting the response to the ukraine crisis, and before that, we spoke about afghanistan for months, in spite of that, those other crisis are frankly off t

u.n.'s's special envoy for the middle east peace process demanded immediate and thorough investigation. the u.s. ambassador to israel also tweeted a call for a thorough probe into the circumstances of her death. israel has proposed a joint inquiry, but the palestinian foreign ministry said it doesn't trust investigations by an occupying state, adding "they do not lead to a place other than quitting criminals and murderers." last month, international and palestinian media groups submitted a formal complaint to the international criminal court , accusing israel of war crimes against journalists. 24 journalists have been killed since 200. 2that figure does not include shireen abu akleh. other press freedom advocates have reported higher numbers. israel systematically targets journalists from media outlets including al jazeera. several on board a humanitarian flotilla heading to gaza were detained in 2010. a year ago this week, an israeli airstrike destroyed the offices of al jazeera and the as

i will believe when i see action. >> what about the u.n.? they have called for an independent investigation. do you think the u.n. might make a difference in this case? >> what happened with the you an independent investigation into the war crimes --u.n. independent investigations into the war crimes? in looking into various crimes in the west bank? there is no followthrough. those that actually try to utilize their power and their position to amplify the voice to say, we need to have a reliable and valid abide -- valid scope to look into this end up getting either filibustered, pushed aside, fired from their position. others do not want to work with them. there are other tactics. that is why as a psychologist i am calling for us to see the psychological warfare that is being utilized here. with shireen abu akleh we have seen point blank she was assassinated, executed. that has its own psychological ramifications. palestine, we have learned, that we do not get to grieve insulated events, it is a continuous state of trauma, a continuous state

as we look at carbon crediting through the u.n. climate change convention, there is a mechanism called red loss, which is a mechanism to help tropical countries reduce deforestation. because gabon has been a high deforestation country, we have absorbed one billion tons of carbon in the atmosphere. and the red loss crediting system will award us with about 100 million tons. we are trying to put the first batch of carbon credits onto the market, with quite a compelling marketing strategy. if you buy a ton of carbon credit from gabon you are taking 10 tons of carbon dioxide atmosphere. and we are a highly bio verse country. our guerrilla population has increased, so they are carbon positive credits -- gorilla population has increased, so they are positive common credits. weill be able to increase carbon credits by accounting for net deforestation of carbon dioxide and put that into the global market we are trying to put together through the u.n. samantha: so, you want countries to help you continue efforts you are making eerie but how

the u.n. convoy with the civilians evacuated from the steel factory is also supposed to arrive here. just as those who made it out are going through thorough security threats by the ukrainians, -- checks by the ukrainians, those on the buses are being vetted by the russians. under the safe passage agreement brokered by the u.n., only women, children and the elderly are allowed to leave. about 100 civilians were rescued from the steelworks. they have been sheltering in tunnels and bunkers underneath the soviet era factory. exhausted, they crawled out of the rubble. >> when carry out some sort of special operation. because people are under the rubble. we hear them talking but we can't lift the slabs. we want to clear the rubble that blocked the entrance. but we can't because of the shelling. reporter: the convoy's on the move. but as she says, driving out of mariupol involves several hurdles. >> they kept us forever at the checkpoints. at the last one, they pushed us back and said to come at 7 a

russia's u.n. ambassador says forces are making every effort to protect children. he claims schools are under attack from ukrainian >>> as finland and sweden say they're preparing to join nato, they're facing tough words from moscow. without providing details, russia has vowed to retaliate against the nordic countries. finland shares a 1,300 kilometer border with russia and has chosen to stay neutral since world war ii. but public support for joining the alliance has grown amid russia's invasion of ukraine. finland's foreign minister says his country plans to officially file an application to join the alliance as early as next week. >> parliament comes to the conclusion, we'll send an application mid next week, then we shall do it. sweden is planning to take similar steps and almost in a similar timetable. >> russia's foreign ministry says finland joining nato would damage relations with moscow. it says the expansion of the alliance threatens stability and security in the north european region. >>> for more on nato's potential new members, nhk world spoke to an int

the u.n., roughly the same as the entire populations of slovakia or norway. the u.n. also says far more ukrainians are stranded near the battle lines because of security concerns and damage, like alexandra was saying, to roads as well as bridges. >>> actress angelina jolie, a special enjoy for the u.n. refugee agency, was seen visiting the lviv region on saturday. she visited children at a boarding school, a medical institution, and also went to a train station to meet the displaced there. she expressed her gratitude to the volunteers. >> very complicated, yes, but i imagine just to have a room where somebody shows that they care and is listening is so important. >> the ukrainian journalist says she ran into jolie during a coffee run in the outskirts of lviv. the journalist said many people inside the cafe did not even notice jolie. the u.n. refugee agency says they're not involved in her visit and she's in ukraine in her personal capacity. >>> when we come back, unfortunately, more deadly vio

the u.n. now says another convoy is in fact heading to mariupol. what more can you tell us? >> reporter: very good afternoon to you, wolf. what we're hearing, this after three days of intense and very brutal shelling, that what we know and promises really by russia to create these evacuation corridors, promises that, by the way, have been broken time and time again. the u.n. now telling us that a new evacuation operation is under way for those civilians that have been holed up inside the azovstal steel plant for some 60 days. ♪ ukrainian soldiers trapped in the azovstal sing the army's battle hymn. it is sweeter for us to die in battle than to live in chains as dumb slaves, they sing in the darkness. a few of the dozens of ukrainian fighters defending the last patch of mariupol not in russian hands. above them, the bombardment continues, relentlessly. later, one of the commanders with a message for the world. it's been the third day that the enemy has broken through the territory of azovstal

togo has offered to moderate, while the u.n. peacekeeping force remains, he secretary-general warns of a debilitating effect mali's struggles are having on the rest of the region. molly is increasingly isolated, with russian mercenaries remaining to deal with a country on the brink. mohammed: let's look at the g5 joint force. it was formed in 2017 and has forces from mauritania, mali, niger, burkina faso, and chad. but it overlapped with existing mandates from the u.n., african union, and ecowas. it meant they all competed for limited resources. france supported the g5 and gave insubstantial nila and financial support but mali's military leaders have asked paris to withdraw all troops. germany and the eu have reduced their involvement in mali, instead focusing on you and operations. -- on u.n. operations. let's bring in our guests. in mali's capital, malayan politician. in sierra leone, director of the research at the peacekeeping training center. and in france, senior research fellow at the global policy institute. a warm welco

the evacuation led by the red cross and the u.n. these are some of the people heading to the ukrainian city of zappa rita. >> soldiers escorted the first 11 people out. those who were seriously ill, had asthma, or needed insulin, and the three of us randomly. more than 40 left there. for a month we were eating from six through 10th. we boiled two buckets of soup. that was it for the day. we were sure there was a well constructed bomb shelter. only for two to three days. we have been there since the fourth that 24th of february. there is no house anymore. there were bombings every day. all the time was spent in the bunker, they were wobbling. ros: caret correspondent is in zaporizhzhia. >> the convoy is on its way to zaporizhzhia, but it has been hity delays. we are not sure what those delays are, but we do know that they have hundreds of miles to travel, have two go through a number of russian checkpoints. in part, the road they are on is a rubble. it could be quite a difficult journey. he had seen pictures of them on their way here

the u.n. s secretary-general had gone to see putin last week and seemed to have some kind of an understanding. and yet we entered the same demoralizing cycle where they announced that there might be a humanitarian corridor and then no one is rescued. >> it is very heartbreaking. from the very early days of this war, we were trying all the effort possible, through civil societies, through experts understanding conflicts, how to help ukrainians, humanitarian efforts to evacuate civilians. and all the feel who understand how russia fights say it is close to impossible because russia uses civilians as hostages. they do not respect geneva conventions. they actually want to inflict the civilian damage to put pressure on the top leadership of whenever they are fighting the war, to capitulate. and this is exactly the pain putin wants to inflict on president zelenskyy, on ukrainian armed forces to break their backs, to say, look, if you want to save your women and children, you have to back off, you ha

the u.n. secretary-general the united nations stepped up negotiations to evacuate the civilians trapped under the steel plant. >> translator: we are doing everything to ensure the evacuation mission from mariupol is carried out. >> reporter: by saturday afternoon the mariupol mayor's office reported the russians were allowing civilians to leave neighborhoods east of the river and cross to the west side to potentially meet up on an evacuation corridor on the mall at the edge of the city. their journey in a wasteland of obliterated housing in the weeks around the steel plant. it's not clear how many people from under the plant were able to escape the desperate conditions. the plant ceo says the underground bunkers were stocked with enough food or water to last two or three weeks. it's now been two months. >> it's a humanitarian disaster there. the city is being destroyed. basically a beautiful, thriving city was turned into a concentration camp by the russians in less than two months. you can sa

the u.n. has warned prices will continue to rise, putting many of africa's most vulnerable in danger of starvation. phil: syria's civil war has driven refugees into many countries including neighboring turkey. ankara wants to settle more than one million people on land once home to syria's kurdish minority. kurdish forces crossed the border into syria in 2019. turkey is believed to have 18,000 troops in the region. ny displaced kurdish refugees live i the al hasaka refugee camp. their hopes of returning home are failing. reporter: for 70 years, a kurd has lived in the syrian city of ras al ain. but three years ago he and his family of eight were forced to flee. he says allies of turkey had attacked and wounded him when he tried to defend his home. >> because i, kurd, they threw me out of my house, stole my belongings, and beat me. reporter: the family looks at old photos of their former home, their neighborhood, and their fields. they are distressed. they have heard that non-kurdish syrians wi

. ♪ >> the u.n. human rights council has voted overwhelmingly in favor of launching an inquiry to alleged war crimes russian troops at the start of the conflict in ukraine. out of the 47 member states, only china and eritrea the countries that voted against the resolution which was brought by ukraine. here is the u.n. high commissioner. >> the scale of unlawful killings, including summary executions in the north, while we have information about the such killings, procedures would continue to increase as your evidence becomes available. the killings of civilians often appear to arried out by staffers and soldiers. civilians were killed when crossing the road or leaving shelters to seek food anwater. others were killed in their vehicles. local men were killed because russian soldiers suspected the assist boarding -- being a potential threat. some were tortured before being killed. >> ukraine's deveney foreign minister also addressed the special session. >> the areas of kyiv, regions under russian occup

the u.n. and red cross are assisting in those evacuation efforts. local authorities had to put the operations on pause on sunday night for security reasons. that is what they are saying. the ukrainian commander said that russian forces began firing on the plant as soon as sundays evacuations were done. that is in mariupol. to the west, we witnessed hundreds of people fleeing their homes in russian occupied our son. meanwhile, russian shelling has been hammering towns in eastern ukraine. joan video shows one video. on sunday, local officials say the that at least seven people were killed. >> of course, our top story cannot be overstated just how dire the situation has been for many in mariupol. new satellite images shows almost every building has been destroyed. estimated about 100,000 people are still trapped in the city. scott mclean has more on the efforts to get them out. >> reporter: broad daylight and a row of buses wait for these world-weary civilians. the long-awaited humanitarian corridor to evacuate shellshocked people open briefly on sunda

lauren: the u.n. security council will meet thursday to discuss the afghan taliban's order for women to cover their faces in public. women have been protesting in kabul in defiance of the decree which was announced last week. it says women should leave the home only when necessary and, male relatives will be responsible for enforcing the dress code, or face punishment. it has drawn a backlash from the international community, as well as many afghans. >> we want to be known as living creatures. we want to be known as human beings, not like slaves imprisoned in the corner of the house. [shouting] >> we organized this protest because the taliban is imposing their culture on afghan women under the name of the hijab. ever since the taliban seized power in afghanistan, all their projects have been against women. they want to limit and a limited women from the field of society and politics. lauren: 35 people, most of them children have been left homeless after israeli authorities demolished a residential bui

a top u.n. human rights official says the brutality and war crimes witnessed in ukraine will most likely continue for some time to come. what it means for the people who haven't fled the war zone next. this is "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. s "andrel reports" only on msnbc only two things are forever: love and liberty mutual customizing your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. if anyone objects to this marriage... (emu squawks) kevin, no! not today. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ >>> there is no end in sight to civilian suffering in ukraine. this according to a top u.n. human rights official. the u.n. high commissioner for human rights gave a sobering account thursday of human rights violations. a bucha woman described the horrors her family faced. >> i screamed, lay down. my mother fell because she had a bullet in her head. me and my father lay down. my father turned around. he saw my mother was shot. he asked me to hide behind he

u.n. secretary general antonio guterres visits nigeria, he wants russia's invasion of ukraine is leading to growing hunger in many african countries. we will speak to human rights watch. then we will look at the european union's latest proposal to increase sanctions against russia. >> today we will propose to ban all russian oil from europe. this will be -- [applause] this will be a complete import ban on all russian oil, crude and refined. amy: plus, we will speak to yale university professor timothy snyder. he says russia's r in ukraine is a colonial war. >> the soviet union was created as a uon, federation with national names, precily because 100 years ago, even the r left in russia was perfectly aware ukraine was a nation and had to be accommodated in some way. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the number of people who have died from covid-19 across the united states has passed one million sincthe

the u.n. and the red cross will leave this morning. 100 people were evacuated from the cities as is still planned. it is believed hundreds more are still trapped inside the sprawling industrial complex. many have been stranded there for weeks now under russian attacks. they decimated the city. food and water supplies have been running dangerously low, but despite those dire conditions, evacuations had to be paused on sunday night and ukrainian soldiers said shelling resumed against the plant once again. for so many in mariupol the chance to escape came too far too late. 20,000 residents have been killed since the war began. it is a staggering number. but those burying the dead are seemingly endless as well as heartbreaking task as sarah sidner has this report. >> reporter: no tears, no remembrances, no final good-byes. just dust to dust, and the burial is over. >> translator: we bury 50 people a day, he says. today we've done two lots of 18 bodies and then another ten, 46 in total. >> reporter

the u.n. is working with local authorities to get aid to survivors. the question about what is being done to help women target sexual violence, i asked a human rights lawyer and she is the head of the nonprofit organization at the center for civil liberties. this is documenting the testimonies. there are cases of sexual violence, rape that is committed by russian soldiers. all of them are women who were raped by russian soldiers. we are not prepared for such crimes. not prepared to provide proper questions and conversations with the survivors of sexual violence. >> i understand that these are all horrifying cases. some women have been raped. it is hard to imagine but can you describe to us the lasting effects being an eyewitness to this can have? >> as i said this is for the weakness of sexual violence. she would not help this child. she would not stop it. also, with people we are obliged to see this active sexual violence, they would not stop it. >> it is difficult to talk about crimes like this in any circumstance. how difficult is it for women to t

the u.n. and red cross hope this week to continue the evacuations. after weeks in hiding, this ukrainian woman who took shelter in mariupol's massive steel plant expressed relief. she's one of dozens evacuated by the united nations from the besieged port city over the weekend amid russia's brutal invasion. "when the shells started landing," she says, "i thought my heart would stop and i would not survive." the relentless bombarded -- bombardment by russian forces prevented residents from leaving the city. attacks continued in the north and south. russia's defense ministry confirmed this missile strike on an airfield near odesa. >> nice to meet you -- >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi and other members of congress visited the capital city of kyiv yesterday and told ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy that u.s. support will not waver. >> it's a fight for everyone. so our commitment is to be there for you until the fight is done. >> reporter: back in the u.s., president biden wants congress to authorize a $33 billion aid package for ukraine, b

a journalist, a u.n. special reporter on the occupied territory. from tel aviv, a political analyst and contributor for israeli newspaper "heretz." now that shereen abu aqleh has been laid to rest, the israelis, the palestinian authority, united nations said to those who killed her must be held accountable. do you see that happening anytime soon? >> i have to be optimistic despite the fact that i am not optimistic. history has shown us that many crimes have taken place in the occupied palestinian territory and have not been -- the perpetrators have not been held accountable so far, and this is the sad reality. this is because of unlimited support for israel from its friends and partners who might sometimes criticize some of the actions that israel conducts. nonetheless, i have to continue to be optimistic. i'm a human rights defender. we are working on documenting human rights violations, analyzing human rights violations according to international law, and speaking to the international community, asking them to intervene how they would intervene i

yet, the u.n. has confirmed that it has successfully evacuated hundreds more from variable during every cease-fire. >> we are accompanied by 11 bus filled with civilians, women, children and the elderly who are seeking safe haven. >> those who have made it out are relieved to finally be safe. but they are also worried about the ones left behind. >> i don't know who to ask to get them out of there. if they don't, they will all be killed. there may be hope of a first cease-fire holding. are you in convoy on its way to mariupol is hoping to use this to evacuate. >> i spoke to the u.n. office for coordination of humanitarian affairs and has been part of operations helping get people to safety from variable. i asked him what he had heard from evacuees. >> thank you for having me. i think what comes from my mind is the experience i had with them and my colleagues. the trauma they are facing, the trauma they are experiencing after this, these two months of war here in ukraine. we managed to evacuate almos

ukrainian officials are working with the u.n. and red cross to get more civilians out of the devastated city of mariupol in the coming hours. but they're facing what ukraine's president calls non-stop shelling around the steel plant. one commander inside says th

the u.n.'s top food official pleaded with russia's leader to end the blockade. >> it is absolutely essential that we allow these ports to open because this is not just about ukraine, this is about the poorest of the poor around the world who are on the brink of starvation as we speak. so i ask president putin, if you have any heart at all, please open these ports. >> russian actions to weaponize food go well beyond the blockade. russians are accused of stealing farm equipment and tons of grain from ukrainian farmers. more now from isa soares. >> reporter: before the war, most of the food produced by ukraine wasported through ports like this, thousand they a now they are blockaded by russia and also pilfered 400,000 tons from ukrainian farmers in russian-occupied territory. footage obtained by cnn from zaporizhzhia shows trucks wearing the white z symbol, transporting grain to russian-held crimea, an act that president zelenskyy's administration is calling food terrorism. >> translator: this is

enshrined in the u.n. charter. nato's main responsibility is to protect all allies. and prevent this war from escalating. causing even greater death and destruction. we may have been shocked by russia's riddle invasion, but we should not be surprised. this invasion was one of the best-predicted acts of military aggression ever. in nato we shared intelligence and made the intelligence public. for many months. to warn about putin's plans. rush's attack on ukraine is part of a pattern over years, where moscow uses military force to achieve its political aims. the destruction, the invasion of georgia, the annexation of crimea, the bombing of aleppo, and now the war in ukraine. since the first invasion of ukraine in 2014, nato has been adapting and preparing. with -- we have increased defense spending and invested in modern capabilities. we deployed battle groups in the eastern part of our alliance for the first time in our history. we increased the forces and established new defense domains, including space and cyberspace. when russia invaded ukraine again this year nato

as the ambassador to the u.n. pointed out shortly before the invasion, african countries chosen to accept colonial borders precisely because they understand the chaos that would be unleashed if countries try to redraw them along purely cultural or ethnic lines. such a framing also places much greater pressure on china, which is arguably the greatest beneficiary of the rules-based international order. it is this open framework that has allowed china to rise peacefully in a stable, prosperous asia. and beijing has often spoken out forcibly against country's relations of sovereignty. it is this aspect of chinese hypocrisy that would be worth highlighting and emphasizing. of course, for this strategy to work, the west and the united states in particular, must itself adhere to a rules-based international system more zealously. american actions, particularly the iraq war, often probability accusations of western hypocrisy. the biden administration called for war crimes investigations against russia but it is itself not

now for the first time since this war began, the u.n. security council has managed to get on the same page on ukraine. on friday, the council releasing its first joint statement since the start of the conflict, saying it is deeply concerned about peace and security in ukraine, and that it supports efforts by the secretary general antonio guterres to find a peaceful solution. the council has been unable to speak in one voice or do anything really to stop the war, partly because, of course, russia has veto power in the chamber. >>> meanwhile, the woman believed to be vladimir putin's girlfriend may soon be targeted by eu sanctions. european diplomatic sources tell cnn that alina kabaeva has been included in the latest proposed measures. jim bittermann with more on what we know about those and the push to punish those close to putin. >> reporter: putin's punishment for the war hitting his most inner circle. the eu's prime target, alina kabaeva, who is said to be putin's girlfriend and believed to have been given control over much of putin's

the u.n. an red cross are hoping to get out of the city of mariupol today. ahead of the ukrainian president's office says the next stage of evacuations from the azovstal steel plant is under way, but reports of fierce bloody combat are making things very difficult. the donetsk military governor claims about 200 civilians remain trapped inside the plant. the ukrainian commander accuses russia of breaking it promise to allow evacuations. still ukraine's president says authorities are doing everything they can to get people out. >> translator: russian shelling and assault on azovstal does not stop. but civilians still need to be taken out. women, children, many children who are still wthere. just imagine this hell. and there are children. horn two months of constant shelling, bombing, and constant death nearby. >> mr. zelenskyy didn't say how many people left mariupol on thursday, only that evacuations from the southern party is are ongoing. the red cross says more than 300 people believed to be

meanwhile, u.n. secretary general antonio guterres has criticized how fossil fuel companies are responding to the war. in a tweet, he wrote -- "fossil fuel interests are now cynically using the war in ukraine to try to lock in a high carbon future. a shift to renewables is crucial to mending our broken global energy mix and offering hope to millions suffering climate impacts today." in afghanistan, a powerful explosion ripped through a prominent sufi mosque in kabul on friday in the latest attack on civilians during the month of ramadan. the blast caused the mosque's roof to cave in on worshipers. the confirmed death toll is 10 but some officials say 50 people may have died in the blast. some 200,000 palestinian worshipers gathered at the al-aqsa mosque in occupied east jerusalem to mark eid. over the past month, israeli authorities have repeatedly raided the mosque. at least 42 palestinians were injured friday. meanwhile, israel has conducted a number of raids in the occupied west bank after the kil

but they are hope thing will be the day that they can leave the u.n. envoy calling it a hellhole. >> isa suarez, reporting live for us from ukraine. >>> today, the white house is pushing back on a "new york times" report that claimed u.s. intelligence is providing information about the whereabouts of russian generals, giving that information to ukrainian forces so those generals can be killed. cnn's kaitlan collins joins us live from the white house. what exactly are biden administration officials saying? are they making an outright denial? >> reporter: they are denying it but they are stating what we know and what we have reported here at cnn, which is that, yes, the u.s. is providing ukraine with intelligence to help them on the battlefield. that they are adding a very important caveat after this story was published saying we do not provide intelligence with the intent to kill russian generals. of course, saying with the intent there to kill russian generals is a lot of leeway for this white house who is saying they are not providing specific intelli

the u.n. and red cross are hoping to get more civilians out of the besieged ukrainian city of mariupol in the day ahead. but reports of fierce bloody combat are making things difficult. the donetsk military claiming about 200 civilians remain traps inside the sprawling azovstaal plant. ukraine's president says authorities are doing everything they can to get people out. >> translator: russian shelling and assault on as-zovstal does t stop. but civilians need to be taken out. women, children. many children who are still there. just imagine this hell and there are children. more than two months of constant shelling. bombing. and constant death nearby. >> mr. zelenskyy said evacuations from the southern part city are ongoing, but he didn't say how many people left mariupol on thursday. the red cross says more than 300 people are believed to be from mariupol and other nearby areas arrived in zaporizhzhia on wednesday. a ukrainian commander says wounded soldiers inside the azovstal steelworks are d

u.n.' move in arrived here rmt a welcome center where, slow le, people have been arriving from mariupol and the wider areas around it. over journeys spanning previous daysisms days. svetlana she says the bodies haven buried. her unbroken spirit clear when she tries to get up and walk, before she is rye rooe minded her wheelchair is there for a purpose. in the days head, the numbers under u. . escort will a powerful moment whether any talking in this war can save lives. >> so, nick, where -- the ones who are on those bus, escorted by the red cross and u.n. out of the steel plant, where are those buses now? >> yeah, it is a cob confusing picture. we have seen news agencies and russian ministry of defense, the convoy very much matching the one that left mariupol bht led cross was in russian-held territorial more to the east of mariupol than you would expect. maybe they took the securest route. that is entirely possible. i think it is fair to say, a series of tents this and there appear to have

but it's still not clear where the evacuees, escorted by the u.n. and red cross staff, will end up russia says they were taken to russian-controlled territory and that those who want to leave can. ukraine's president zelenskyy says he warned the u.n the agreement with russia is that these people can come to ukrainian-controlled territory let's hope so, he says meanwhile, russian forces say they hit nearly 800 targeted in ukraine in 24 hours, including shipments of western military aid. the shelling in kharkiv relentless valentina, a medic in the city told me. you don't have safety. >> yeah. we die at the next minute. so we're alive now >> reporter: a senior u.s. military official describes the russian progress in the eastern donbas region as minimal russia is facing outrage from israel the country demanding an apology, after the russian foreign minister appeared on italian television saying hitler was part jewish. and diplomats tell nbc news there could be a russian oil embargo announced as early as this week after germany reversed its opposition bu

ukrainian officials are working with the u.n. and red cross to get more civilians out of the devastated city of mariupol in the coming hours. but they're facing what ukraine's president calls non-stop shelling around the steel plant. one commander inside says the fighting is fierce and bloody. the dawn bask military governor maintains 3 million remain trapped inside the plant . >> translator: russian shelling did you see not stop. wempen, children. many children who are still there. just imagine this hell and there are children. more than two months of constant shelling, bombing and constant death nearby. >> further north shelling in sit issy seen as pivotal in russia's attempt to cease control of the donbas region. >> translator: this is the last bastian of ukrainian resistance in mariupol, the steel plant, under what an official called non-stop shelling by forces. inside is an untold number of civilians. the commander of ukrainian troops saying thursday fierce combat is ongoing. after he says russian forces breached the compoun

the founding documents include the u.n. charter and the universal declaration of human rights, which enshrine concepts like self-determination, sovereignty, the peaceful settlement of disputes. these are not western constructs, they are reflections of the world's shared aspirations. in the decades since, despite daunting challenges and gaps between our ideals and some of the results we have achieved, the countries of the world have avoided in another world war and armed conflict between nuclear powers. we built a global economy that lifted billions of people out of poverty. we advanced human rights as never before. now, as we look to the future, we want not just to sustain the international order that makes so much of that possible, but to modernize it, to make sure it represents the interest, the values, the hopes of all nations big and small from every region. and furthermore, that it can meet the challenges that we face now and will face in the future, many of which are beyond what the world could've imagined seven decad

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the u.n. says -- mariupol'. the u.n. says they are their way to rescue others. ukrainian fighters are refusing to surrender. they have posted these pictures. moscow had said it would cease-fire today. ukraine says children are among those trapped. one of the commanders has made a new call for help to evacuate the civilians as well as wounded and dead soldiers. ukrainians are following their fate closely especially in places like this, which survived its own nightmare. russia's war on ukraine has ruined houses and wrecked lives. here in abuja -- bucha, people's horror stories are still spilling out. there were jews queues for food because many lost everything in thisar. this woman tells me russian soldiers stole all of her savings. even her granddaughter's jewelry while the family cowered in fear in their vegetable seller. in moscow russian troops are rehearsing their annual proud parade, all of this to mark so victory in world war ii. while in ukraine there shells are hitting playgrounds and apartment rocks -- blocks. anchor: as russia intensifies its attacks on

the u.n. convoy, says she is glad to be above ground. she spent weeks in the bomb shelter and the attacks were terrifying. >> translator: the shelling was so strong it kept hitting near us. at the exit of the bomb shelter, on the top few steps you could breathe as there was not enough oxygen. i was afraid to even walk out and breathe some fresh air. >> reporter: russia's defense ministry also says evacuations are taking place in mariupol. it says 80 civilians were transported from the complex to a russian-controlled area. ukraine says there are hopes more evacuations will continue monday. but there are reports of shelling once again in the city. >> and, scott, one of the commanders inside that steel plant was saying there are about 600 or so soldiers that have been wounded. do we know whether they are part of this evacuation plan? >> initially we had been told 600. now the number being quoted is 500, not that it makes it that much better. they haven't given a detailed explanation of who is inc

the u.n.'s top human rights body will hold a special session this week following a request from ukraine to discuss the worsening human rights situation in the country. the meeting will be held thursday at the u.n. european headquarters in geneva. the council held what it called an urgent dialogue to discuss ukraine during its last session. the head of the world health organization is urging china to rethink its so-called zero covid strategy, saying it is unsustainable. the attorney general says the approach no longer makes sense as the omicron variant spread through populations and the country's

i'm going echo the u.n. secretary-general, the world is running hot, it's running hot figuratively because of ukraine and hot and it's reasonable to think there will need to be a fuel transition so what most countries in the west are engaged in at the moment is working out what that fuel transition is, but ultimately, we ought to be able to turn this to advantage. the other thing i would like to say about europe, there's a lot of angst in the u.n. that the crisis around the world have been forgotten because of ukraine and that's perfectly understandable. i do personally believe that war in europe has a quality all of its own given history and two world wars. but also, that what russia has done, in an area of the world that has-- is over lawyered up, if you like on security agreements, if it can happen in that environment, it can happen anywhere and that's why i think it's very worthy that we put a lot of energy into solving this. >> thank you. mr. ambassador, would you like to make some opening comments? >>