this prevented the u.n. security council from fulfilling its fundamental role to maintain international peace and security. it is yet another proof of russia's blatant disrespect for this organization. however, the large number of co-sponsors of the draft resolution clearly demonstrated the prevailing opinion of the international community. mr. president, russia cannot veto the reality on the ground. let me hear and echo the words of the u.n. secretary general speaking after last friday's vote in the security council. the united nations was born out of war to end war. today that objective was not achieved. we must never give up. we must give peace another chance. dear colleagues, we, the representatives of 193 nations gathered here at this emergency special session of the u.n. general assembly, have a solemn duty to uphold the purpose and basic principles of the u.n. charter and international law. as we are about to take a vote on a draft resolution which is soon-to-be formally introduced. dear colleagues, s

the u.n. system and other institutions have also helped to advance technical and humanitarian cooperation in many areas. at the same time, more than 75 years after the signing of the united nations charter, we see more and more signs that the he had edifice of international order is in need of renewal. previous esoteric questions about technical standards and governance increasingly have major impacts on geopolitics and on how we all live our lives. and we face old challenges in a new guys, whether that's a worldwide pandemic or armies massing on international borders with threats of invasion. russia's military buildup and potential invasion of ukraine is a major challenge to a postwar order that was founded with russia present at the creation to repudiate the idea that unprovoked aggression like what we saw in two world wars was an acceptable basis for international relations. during today's hearing, i will be interested in hearing from you on how international organizations have kept the pea

a u.n. dedicated to its founding ideals, committed to accountability and a culture of reform. a u.n. that rejects anti-israel bias, anti-semitism and racism in all forms, a u.n. that promotes the universality of human rights, humanitarian principles, sustainable development, and cooperation among nations. a u.n. that embraces the active, meaningful participation of civil society voices, and also increasing, taiwan's meaningful participation in the u.n. system and international organization. that is an important priority as well. we need a u.n. that demonstrates value to the american people. that means talking with americans about how cooperation for the international telecommunications union supports economic growth by connecting -- contribute into the connectivity of networks, wiring the world in a way that is open and free. and how our multilateral work supports standards for food safety that helps american farmers send their food around the world so they are not forced to compete with che

the u.n. charter stands ready to continue cooperation and coordination with the united nations. our organizations serve the same goal of strengthening international peace, security and promoting respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms and the universal rule based order. such a close cooperation is even more needed today, when the basic principles of the u.n. charter and international law are being vacantly -- flagrantly violated in the very heart of europe. i address you today with a sense of urgency and moral imperative to make every possible effort to stop the military aggression of the russian federation against ukraine. it was designed as a platform to defuse tensions reviewing the risk of military escalations and preventing conflicts. since the very beginning, my goal has been to seek compromise and facilitate dialogue between parties. we took over our role in the context of tensions stemming from moscow's unilateral demand of security guarantees. the basic premise of this demand w

the u.n. chapter to continuities cooperation and coordination with the united nations. however organizations share the same goal of seeking peace, security and promoting respect for human rights as the union rules based order. such close cooperation is even more needed today when the basic of the u.n. charter and international law are being flag grantly violated in the very heart of europe. i address you with a sense of urgency to make every possible effort to stop the russian federation against ukraine. it is a platform to diffuse sanctions and dialogue and risk of military escalation and prevent conflict. since the very beginning, my goal has been to seek compromise and facilitate dialogue between parties of conflict. we took over our role is the contest of growing spanning from moscow to unilateral demands of guarantees. the basic premise of this demand was fundamentally flawed. the transatlantic community is neither enemy or threat to russia or its people. on the contrary, the west has alw

the assembly president began by leading the u.n.'s members in a minutes silence, and then the u.n. secretary general opened the session. >> all the russian strikes are reportedly largely targeting ukrainian dilatory facilities, we have credible accounts of residential buildings, critical pieces of infrastructure and nonmilitary targets sustaining heavy damage. this escalating violence which is resulting in civilian death including children is totally on acceptable. ros: let's bring in our correspondent. we would expect strong words from antonio guterres, americans as well, so where is this leading at the gathering of the general assembly? >> we will be having statements from more than 100 nations. so far, we have heard from the united states' allies but we will also be hearing from other countries that are more sympathetic to russia. for example, cuba, venezuela, nicaragua, china will also be speaking in the next few days during this u.n. general assembly special emergency session. it willead up to a vote, diplomats hope, on wednesday. that is when all 193 members will have the cha

the u.n.'s role is quite limited around diplomacy. 41 countries, or thereabouts, made the world's largest referral of russia to the international criminal court it has begun an investigation looking into potential russian war crimes in ukraine. host: our guest richard fontaine is joining us for the conversation. you can call the lines, post on our feeds and text us if you wish at (202) 748-8003. you talked about the strength of the alliances. what does history tell us about keeping that alliance together, particularly if we do not know how far this will go? guest: history shows it can be hard. the easiest time to keep an alliance together is when the external threat against which an alliance is directed is most acute. certainly, the nato countries are feeling that with a land war on their borders for the first time since 1945. there are two phenomenon we will see going forward. one is whether the threat is felt as acutely in the future as it is now. if it is, you could have a solid net on the u

ambassador to the u.n. called the accusations this information, this is just over one hour and 10 minutes. >> 19 meeting security council is called to order. >> the position for this is to international peace and security. the agenda is adopted. in accordance with rule 39 of the council's provisional move procedure i invite the high representative for the affairs to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. the security council will now begin its consideration of item two of the agenda. i now give the floor. >> thank you mr. president distinguish members of the secured counsel, i am aware that the russian federation has submitted documents regarding allegations of biological weapons programs in ukraine. as i informed the security council last friday, the united nations is not aware of any such biological weapons program. i would also like to note that the united nations currently has neither the mandate or technological capacity to investigate this information. as i previously informed the council, the

i remember covering the u.n. as a young news man in the early '70s. the u.n. has not changed dramatically over the years. the report, if i can be blunt, is more aspirational than achievable. it talks about the needs of the afghan people in one year in 2002 is perhaps too much money going into a country which had too much money which led to corruption and diversion of funds. it's worth looking at the problem they are trying to solve. i have a question about that. but let me first lay out some of those numbers to illustrate the situation on the ground. you mentioned some of them yourself. the economy is in free fall in afghanistan. the gdp is contracting by 40%. some 43 million people are facing acute food insecurity. over 1 million children are facing death from acute malnutrition. and 95 to 97% of the entire population of afghanistan was below the poverty line. further, 4.2 million children are currently out of school, 60% of these are girls. 8 million children are at risk of dropping out of school. the future, as you put it, is grim. the u.s. projects to tack

the u.n. now estimating nearly 700,000 people have fled across neighboring borders and the u.n. now warning the refugee crisis could rise to 4 million people in just months. >>> the eyes of the world on russian president vladimir putin. accused of reporting deliberately false information. russia now aiming to make state tv the only source of russian language reporting. and tonight, the value of the ruble. where does it stand in james longman from moscow. >>> president biden about to deliver his first state of the union address, reshaping the speech. and mary bruce standing by with new reporting on how he will address the american people and the world tonight. >>> in other news, police investigating a deadly church shooting. authorities say a father opening fire, killing his three daughters and another victim before taking his own life. >>> queen elizabeth, news on her health tonight. >>> and major news on major league baseball. they have just announced that opening day has been c >>> and good

the u.n. now says at leave seven children have been killed in the russian onslaught. officials in kyiv say among them is a fourth grader named polina. peace talks along the border have concluded for now. russia saying progress is being made. ukraine agreeing to more talks but with low expectations as putin denounced the west as an empire of lies, after earlier raising alarms saying he was ordering russia's nuclear defenses on higher alert. although tonight a senior american defense official says the u.s. has seen no movement of russia's nuclear forces and that 75% of russia's troops along ukraine's border are now in the country. one of their main targets today, the eastern city of kharkiv. russia attacked the city with what looked like indiscriminate fire to the south, the small port city of berdyansk was also attacked the mayor says russian troops took over the city but even then, people didn't give up protesters confronting the russian troops and heckling them, shouting "berdyansk is ukraine

the u.n. has voted overwhelmingly to condemn the russian invasion plus, roman abramovich has confirmed he will be selling chelsea football club. russia's invasion of ukraine is pretty end of the seventh day. mass civilian casualties reported. we will show you what is happening, but first, let me bring up this map, where we can see which areas russian troops control to while the vast majority of territory is still controlled by the ukrainian government, there is still pressure on cities like khaiv. it is the second-largest inhe country, about 1.5 million people for two days, there has been heavy rocket fire and airstrikes. an explosion is marked close to a university building. this is what that looked like. russian paratroopers reported in the city, reports of fighting on the streets. the mayor of kharkiv. >> this is a tense situation now. we can hear shelling, explosions. administrative buildings, we have to go to the basement, to the bomb shelter to save the lives of the peoe. the situation i

we heard nothing you from the u.n. department -- nothing new from the u.n. department in disarmament affairs of the united nations because there is nothing new. we take issues of weapons of mass distractions very, very seriously. but still managed to be an issue. mr. president we heard last , friday and it was repeated here, the united nations is not aware of any alleged program in ukraine consistent with the international treaty negotiations including chemical or biological weapons. so what are we doing this morning? what are we talking about here? for nonexistent chemical weapons program and ukraine? for nonexistent laboratories and by nonexistent programs? russian claims and listen to the statement remain unverified, unsubstantiated, and collaborated -- on cool -- not independently verified. in a word, not credible. it is hard not to thank them and believe that today's meeting comes as a last-minute replacement out of a drawer, is therefore a loss of time and abuse of the council. we are afraid to find ourselves in a worst-case scenario an attempt by russ

u.n. on monday, meanwhile, russia ramping up its bomb bardment of key ukrainian cities. this is just a sliver of the damage in kharkiv where residential neighborhoods are not being spared. u.n. human rights officials say more than 400 civilians are confirmed dead since the attacks began with about 800 others wounded. in northern ukraine, this blue-walled church caught fire after an alleged russian military strike there. one of the priests from st. george's says a shell hit the dome. russian troops shot at houses, and the fence was riddled with machine gun fire, he says. thank god no one was there. >>> meanwhile, ukraine's president has reportedly returned to his office for the first time since the russian invasion began and he had a defiant message. >> translator: we are all on the ground. we are all working. everyone is where they should be. i am in kyiv. my team is with me. the territorial defenses on the ground, the servicemen are in position. our heroes. doctors, rescuers, transporters

yesterday, the u.n. reported that russia's invasion had turned half a million children into refugees. russia has killed thousands of ukrainians and sacrificed thousands more russian soldiers lives in the process. russia is destroying critical infrastructure, which is denying people drinking water to stay alive, and gas to keep people from freezing to death in the middle of winter. the humanitarian impact of this destruction will be significant. 140 one nations across the world have called loudly and clearly on president putin to stop this brutal, unjustified, unprovoked attack. not only has he not listened, we have just witnessed a dangerous new escalation that represents a dire threat to all of europe and the world. to my russian counterparts, this council needs answers. we need to hear you say "this won't happen again," as our u.k. colleague just stated. we call on you to withdraw your troops and weaponry from ukraine . we call on you to respect ukraine's borders, its people, and u.n. charter. we call

this will act as a forum among u.n. member states for discussion and promotion of the accountability measures in ukraine following the russian military aggression. distinguished members of the security council, yesterday the international court of justice delivered its order on provisional measures and indicates the allegations concerning genocide under the convention of punishment of the crime of genocide. ukraine versus russian federation. the court ordered that the russian federation shall immediately suspend the military operations that it commenced on the 24th of february, 2022, in the territory of ukraine. despite the order being binding on russia on the u.n. charter, today that kremlin openly and blatantly disregarded it, stating that they "cannot take this order into account," because there is no agreement between the sides. should this be surprising for us? i don't think so. from the very first instance of russia's presence, they have been in contempt of the u.n. charter. it was the case when russia was allowed

the u.n. had hoped to raise $4.3 billion. instead, donors pledged just $1.3 billion. aid agencies warn more than 17 million people in yemen are in need of food assistance and more than 160,000 could soon experience famine. this comes more than seven years into the saudi-led war and blockade on yemen, supported by the united states and its allies, including the united kingdom. to see our interview on the issue yesterday, go to democracynow.org > on wednesday, british prime minister boris johnson traveled to the saudi capital where he met with crown prince mohammed bin salman as the u.k. and its allies search for alternatives to russian oil and gas. johnson spoke to reporters in riyadh after the meeting. >> i raised human rights, as i'm sure you would expect, but we also talked about what we can do to stabilize oil prices, to fight inflation, help consumers, to help people at the gas pumps. amy: newly released fbi documents reveal a california-based saudi spy assisted some of the 9/11 hijackers

the u.n. security council in the position of permanent member, accountability via u.n. bodies special challenges poses , given the power to veto, possessed by both it and the people's republic of china. although the general assembly passed a resolution the historic unity for peace framework with the u.s and 140 other member states condemning the russian invasion of ukraine and calling upon russian forces to withdraw unconditionally, putin and his enablers have yet to be held accountable. putin including permanent representative vassily have simply ignored the calls of the international community to respect ukraine, its territorial integrity, and its independence, despite this being a clear violation of article 2 of the u.n. charter. and, irony upon irony, russia sits on the un human rights council. so, what mechanisms exist for holding the russian federation and vladimir putin accountable? can the international court of justice (icj) make any difference? in in response to russia's absurd alleg

the u.n. estimates the death toll in the hundreds and the real number is believed to be considerably higher. they are reporting that one million people have fled ukraine since russia's invasion, more than 2% of the country's entire population in the first week. they're calling it the swiftest exodus of refugees this century. meanwhile, two western officials tell mbs news that russia has lost nearly 6,000 troops so far, nbc cannot independently verify those numbers. if true though, it far exceeds the number of u.s. troops lost in iraq in more than a decade of war. this comes as putin is increasingly isolated on the world stage. look at the u.n. for example. 141 countries voted to condemn putin's act of aggression, only four country, belarus, north korea, syria, and eritrea, voting with russia, joining me now are nbc news foreign correspondent in moscow. and cal perry in the western part. it is great to have all three with you. let me start with you in moscow this morning. because we've beenos a

the u.n. estimating 700,000 people have fled across neighboring borders. and the u.n. warns the refugee crisis could grow to 4 million people. and radio and tv stations in moscow critical of the russian government threatened with being taken down. accused of reporting deliberately false information. russia aiming to make state tv the only source of russian language reporting. and the value of the ruble, where does it stand? president biden about to dlivr d liver his first state of the union. new reporting on how he'll address the american people and the world tonight. police investigating a deadly church shooting. authorities say a father opening fire, killing his three daughters before taking his own life. queen elizabeth, new on her health tonight. and major news on major league baseball. they just announced opening day has been cancelled. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news tonight." with david muir reporting live from washington. >> we are here tonight for president biden's state of the union address a short time from now. the nation and the world will

the u.n. says 1.7 million people fled ukraine since the first shots were fired there. the u.n. human rights office confirmed more than 400 civilian deaths including 27 children

with regard to the safety of u.n. personnel to ukraine, and for us this is one of the priorities, currently the russian troops are guaranteeing -- guaranteed the exit from kyiv of 180 u.n. personnel. we are in constant contact with the u.n. secretary. we wholeheartedly have a responsible approach toward responding to humanitarian issues. on the second of march, on the basis of the national defense -- >> the security council meeting, you can continue watching it at c-span.org. we leave you now to honor our more than 40-year commitment to live gavel-to-gavel coverage of congress. on postponed questions at a later time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? mrs.demings: i move the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 5615. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 5615, a bill to dect the secretary oho

., who still trust in the u.n. charter. there is a very fragile gentleman, he was born in a territory that was part of the kingdom of hungary. he will celebrate his 102 years birthday in nine days. his name is benjamin ferenc, he was a litigator of war crimes, a chief prosecutor at one of the 12 subsequent trials from nuremberg. later, he became an advocate of international rule of law and for the establishment of the international criminal court. with the permission of the producer, i would play a couple of seconds. and i want you to listen very carefully. [video clip] >> three words, law not war. if you use that you can save billions of dollars to save the complaints of all those who have to -- all the legitimate complaints which could be solved. that is the current system, now how are you going to do it? i will end by telling you how to do it, there are three principles. one, never give up. two, never give up. three, i hear you, never give up. good luck. i wish you the best of luck. ♪ >> please show respect. s

and i speak daily to many u.n. agencies and to foreign governments in order to expedite and escalate delivery of necessary humanitarian assistance to the people. >> how are they doing in their ability to do that? the will is there. >> the will is there. exactly. the will is there. but many of the actors on the ground, humanitarian actors, they require from the ukrainian government security assurances, which is very difficult to give them. if security assurances were so easy to provide, we would deliver assistance ourselves. so it is frustrating that the russian federation does not really keep the promises when we discuss with russians humanitarian corridors to let people leave the besieged cities and towns. one of the tricks they use is that they insist that people should flee to the territory of russia or belarus, which we say we cannot force people to flee to russia where they are in the red threat and they pace basically may be used as hostages. why should we force people to go to russia if europe is still open

sad fact in the u.n. human rights council, a lot of complaints are made there and then objections from other countries, guilty of the same crimes, what is the goal here and what is the timing? >> yeah, it is a good point, jim. but i think the biden administration would say that even though sometimes the voices and the messages in the united nations, in the united nations human rights council don't necessarily go heeded by those who are obstructing what is happening here, they do think it is just as important to make sure that the biden administration, that the rest of the world voices their opposition in a clear way to those, in this case russia, who are obstructing human rights. i think we can expect the secretary of state is going to implore the rest of the world to take collective action, to hold russia accountable for what it is doing here, for this unprovoked assault on ukraine. and i think we can also expect him to touch on what we have already seen in terms of the human right s abuses that have bee

in total the u.n. estimates that at least 52 children have died since the war began but again that number is also almost certainly sick generally low. as for hospitals and other health care facilities, a new assessment shows that upwards of 43 have been hit, 43. as many as 35,000 psychiatric patients are facing severe shortages of medicine, food, everything needed for basic survival according to the world health organization. there is so much of it we simply cannot see, do not have access to or will only learn about long, long after this terrible fact. for now one video of one grieving son we think carries more of the burden speaking for the larger tragedy than it really should. another casualty of a war. we can only hope tonight that a son can find at least a little solace now and in the days ahead. for more on what those days might hold, cnn's sam kiley reports from kyiv, kaitlyn collins is at the white house which has tough diplomacy coming up and cnn's ed lavandera is close to poland where almost 2

the u.n. significantly increasing its humanitarian assistance in ukraine to respond to the escalating crisis. matter president, the secretary-general has followed with great alarm reports of heavy fighting at the nuclear power plant in ukraine. we understand the fire affected the training facility and not the power facility or cooling structure. it is not only unacceptable, but highly irresponsible. ukraine knows only too well the devastation of a major nuclear accident. the chernobyl disaster in 1986 is the lasting example of why it is vital to ensure all nuclear power plants have the highest standards of safety and security. every effort should be taken to avoid a catastrophic nuclear incident. the persistence and bravery of the ukrainian personnel who continue to keep powerplant plant safely operational deming this crisis are to be applauded. matter president, attacks on nuclear power facilities are contrary to international humanitarian law. specifically art of 56 of additional protocol on

celine: at the u.n. level it is very difficult because we all know russia's part of the security council and has a veto right. and the crimes are clear. when we talk about that, we talk about all crimes. we talk a lot about russia. we all see what is happening. when it will come to prosecution we need to look at whether ukraine also committed crimes because that might be possible. right now when it comes to the u.n., except official statements and condemnation and all of this, i'm not sure we can do much. except for sanctions. that is what the european union and the u.n. are doing that they cannot do much more at this stage. mark: it is a terrible situation in one's heart was out to the victims and the next victims, because inevitably there will be more victims. i suppose what you are saying is the investigation has to be exemplary, fair, right down the middle, it has to look at all sides of what might have happened and investigate it to the full. otherwise it will not have the integrity it needs. celine

the u.n. released an appeal for $4.4 billion to meet the humanitarian need in afghanistan. this is the largest single u.n. -- the largest single country u.n. appeal in history and that tells you something about the scale of this crisis. it's larger than what we've seen in syria, yemen or ethiopia and i support the decision to dedicate an additional $308 million to afghanistan. congress should, frankly, authorize more. the humanitarians cannot be expected to do it all. no doubt they're going to do everything they can to keep people alive but it's the country's economic crisis that is threatening to collapse afghanistan into a nightmarish failed state. addressing that crisis without empowering the taliban is going to require creative thinking and political courage. and i don't want to sugar coat the dilemma that we face and that we'll talk about today. on one hand, we warned the taliban not to take over the government by force and that by doing so would collapse the economy and run the risk of a

the u.n. says 2 million people have now mangled to escape the country, more than a million of those are children. [ child crying ] children like this little boy crying as he tries to keep up with his mom, a video that went viral and summarized in second the agony, the heartbreak of war. roughly 40 million ukrainians remain in the country, many of them fighting, others displaced and desperate to leave. as we speak, a fourth attempt at creating a humanitarian corridor is under way in the northeastern city of summi. but it's a city under siege and evacuations remain perilous. look at the video from overnight. the ukrainian dwoft says a russian air strike destroyed apartment houses, killing at least nine people, including two children. some buses have managed to get out but it remains to be seen how long the cease-fire along the route will last. further south, a separate attempt of creating the evacuation route out of the city of mariupol has failed. the ukrainian ministry of foreign affairs claim

u.n.'s nuclear watchdog groups are raising the alarm that for the first time, nuclear facilities are caught in the middle of a modern military conflict. president biden today saying they're monitoring russian tactics for possible war crimes. >> is russia intentionally targeting civilian areas? there are over 2,000 civilians -- >> it's clear they are. >> reporter: in the state of the union speech last night, biden welcomed the ukrainian ambassador and praised her country's heroism. >> the ukrainian ambassador to the united states is here tonight, sitting with the first lady. let each of us, if you're able to stand, stand and send an unmistakable signal to the world, to ukraine. thank you. >> reporter: biden vowing to keep up the economic and political pressure on putin. >> he has no idea what's coming. >> reporter: at the u.n. today, the general assembly condemning russia's invasion in an historic 141-5 vote. russia isolated with even allies like cuba and iran abstaining. u.n. officials now

the icj is one such venue, we supported an effort at the u.n. to establish a commission of inquiry into the same area. the icc itself has made an announcement that it will open an investigation into the situation, and we do welcome that. we do welcome the prosecutor kah -- khan's announcement, in particular, the prosecutor is focused on preserving elements of alleged atrocity crimes and his commitment to full respect for the principles of complementarity. here is the thing. we are not only going to document, we are not only going to support these appropriate international investigations, we are not only going to support the efforts of individual nation states, but working together with the international community, we are determined to hold responsible anyone who may have engaged in such human rights abuses, atrocities, even war crimes. we will do that again through any number of forms. criminal prosecutions are one possibility, but to every political leader sitting in moscow, to every russian commander on the ground in ukraine, to every russian

>> the president of the u.n. security council and vetoed the resolution out of the council. the 141 countries out of 193, the standing ovation after the vote in the countries that joined russia, belarus, helping them right now in the war, north korea, eritrea, and syria. >> shannon: you don't want to be on that list. >> nobody does. >> shannon: in this hall is a day or two after we saw zelensky give an impassioned speech to his bunker trying to apply to the e.u. which takes a long time here not something which can happen overnight. a huge standing ovation there as well. so many world powers finding it easy to find the right side of what to be on right here. >> and how ronald reagan was a great communicator and he got to office and got a lot of press about he is his actor and he is not smart but he became this great communicator that was able to connect with the american people? i think zelensky is coming into that purity comes from the entertainment background. he can deliver a speech with passion. he is a true c

the u.n.'s food and agricultural organization warns global food prices could jump by 22% this year, which will have a devastating impact on the global south. russia is the world's largest wheat and fertilizer exporter. ukraine is the world's fifth largest wheat exporter. the two countries are also major exporters of corn and barley. rising fuel prices will also contbute to higher food prices. u.n. secretary general antonio guterres addressed the crisis earlier this week. he said the bread basket of the developing world is being bombed. >> while war reigns over ukraine, hanging over the economy, especially in the developing worlds. even before the conflicts, developing countries were struggling to recover from the pandemic with record inflation, rising interest rates, and looming debt burdens. the ability to respond has been raised exponentially increases in the cost of financing. now the bread baskets are being bombed. russia ukraine requisites more than half of the world supply of sunflower oi

the u.n. released an appeal to international donors for $4.4 billion to meet the q-tip -- emitted terry and need in afghanistan. this is the largest single u.n. -- single country u.n. appeal in history and that tells you something about the scale of the crisis. it's larger than what we see in syria or yemen or ethiopia. i support the decision to dedicate an additional $308 million to humanitarian aid in afghanistan. that money is going to save lives. congress should authorize more. the humanitarian cannot be expected to do it all. they will do everything they can to keep people alive but it's the country's economic crisis that is threatening to collapse afghanistan into a nightmarish failed state, addressing that crisis without empowering the taliban is going to require creative thinking and political courage. their decision shows how they put their thirst for power over the welfare of the afghan people. there is frankly moral hazards and putting billions into afghanistan right now. we can do

. >>> the u.n. security council has blocked a russian drafted resolution that calls for humanitarian aid for ukraine without mentioning the military invasion. russia made the proposal on wednesday. it called for a negotiated cease fire and the protection of ukrainian citizens. the move was aimed at countering another humanitarian resolution france and mexico submitted to the u.n.'s general assembly. the united states, britain, and eleven other members abstained. russia and china voted in favor of the resolution. to be adopted it needed support from nine of the 15 council members. >> if russia cared about the humanitarian situation, it would stop bombing children and end their siege tactics. but they haven't. >> russian ambassador vassily nebenzia said the members who abstained were politicizing the humanitarian issue. explaining china's yes vote, ambassador said his country was answering a call for the international community to attach high importance to the humanitarian situation in ukraine. >>> no

the u.n. charter and everything this institution stands for. thank you very much. >> i thank the distinguished representative of the united states. >> hello, i'm kate bolduan. what we've been listening to is the ambassador to the united nations, linda thomas-greenfield speaking very starkly about what russia is doing on ukraine as they continue their assault on ukranian people. even saying russia has betrayed the united nations. we're going to be watching this very closely. we'll also continue to follow the breaking news on the war in ukraine. there have been a lot of developments in the last 24 hours. ukraine's emergency service now reporting more than 2,000 ukranian civilians have been killed since the russian attack began a week ago. that horrifying death toll comes as russian forces are only intensifying attacks on civilian targets across ukraine. overnight putin's military attacked a regional police department in ukraine's second largest city, kharkiv. a university was also attacked. heav

singapore is a staunch supporter of international law and u.n. charter which prohibits acts of aggression. that's why we strongly condemn the unprovoked attack by russia on ukraine. the sovereignty and independent and territorial integrity of all countries big and small must be respected. the unpropoked military invasion of a sovereign country under any pretext is unacceptable. we cannot condone any country arguing that another country's independence is the result of historical roars -- errors and clerical decisions. i shared with president biden the measure singapore has taken to sustain russia's compass to the conduct war against ukraine. our actions are based on principles that are fundamental to our survival and existence as an independent sovereign nation. we have upheld these principles and voted in accordance with them at the u.n. in successive crisis over many decades involving different countries. the war in ukraine has implication force the asia pacific -- implications for the arab sha pacific. there are flash points and issues in our r

tonight, the u.n. says 364 civilians have been killed since the start of the war, including 25 children. warning the true toll is likely much higher. civilian evacuations out of mariupol on the southern coast halted for the second day, as russian shelling broke an attempted cease-fire. tonight, a lawmaker in the region says a gas pipeline damaged in the barrage has left more than 750,000 people without heat, as temperatures dip below freezing at night. more than 1.5 million refugees have fled ukraine so far, the u.n. says, marking the fastest growing refugee crisis in europe since world war ii. ukraine's president zelenskyy once again pleading for a no-fly zone, and more planes. this, as russia ramps up attacks on infrastructure, obliterating the airport in vinnytsia, and now holding command of two of ukraine's nuclear facilities. >>> the pressure on putin mounting. american express announcing that it's joining visa and mastercard in ceasing operations in russia. and tonight, the new media companies su