council and all the security council members and we've heard very little from them so far. the security council i think it's fair to say in the opening days of this was completely paralyzed and paralyzed and it's it's sad really to detail why because they didn't have the procedures to meet electronically they didn't have anything in place to be able to conduct their business without actually sitting around that horseshoe table that's in this building just a floor below where i am right now they have slowly put those procedures in place but it was difficult and that's because certain members didn't really want to have virtual meetings didn't want to have virtual voting russia i'm told by some diplomats in one of the early discussions about virtual meetings said well it's more dangerous in new york supermarket than it is in the security council chamber so we should continue to have our meetings in person they have now find found a way to have meetings sadly they're not going to be public meetings they've had to go or get rid of some of the normal things the security council d

the security council and all member states. and i we will continue to work through whatever technical. glitches there may be in a were then we would have to adjourn such meeting thank you. up. well all over the world meetings even school lessons are taking place on platforms like zoom the un is using an old coat france and system it's based in brindisi and it's really rather than here in new york the security council represents the entire international community but for now its technology does not seem fit for purpose james plays out jazeera of the united nations finally independent booksellers a feeling the pinch on world book day millions of people are staying home so stores are abducting some creative ways to stay engaged with their arrangements is this report from ahmed. in 2015 it was greece's financial crisis keeping customers away from the free thinking zone bookstore and cafe at the time pages weren't being turned coffees weren't being served and the overall situation looked bleak owner and at the worried her small athe

the security council and all member states. and i we will continue to work through whatever technical. hitch is there a. mirror in a were then we would have to adjourn such meeting thank you. i. while all over the world meetings even school lessons are taking place on platforms like zoom the un is using an old coat fritzing system it's based in brindisi and it's really rather than here in new york the security council represents the entire international community but for now its technology does not seem fit for purpose james plays out his era of the united nations. and it's good to have you with us hello adrian fitting in to here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera u.s. president donald trump has dismissed the possibility of a severe 2nd wave of corona virus infections later in the year it follows a warning by one of his top health advisers that a resurgence during the winter flu season could pose a major challenge. we were not good you could have so temperatures are growing and you can have a big flu system and if they come by

the security council and all member states. and i we will continue to work through whatever technical. glitches there may. emir in a were then we would have to adjourn such a meeting thank you. up. while all over the world meetings even school lessons are taking place on platforms like zoom the un is using an old culprit sing system it's based in brindisi and it's really rather than here in new york the security council represents the entire international community but for now its technology does not seem fit for purpose james pays 0 at the united nations. it's good to have you with us hello papery and for going to here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera u.s. president donald trump has dismissed the possibility of a severe 2nd wave of infections later in the year it follows a warning by one of his top health advisors that the resurgence during the winter flu season could pose a major challenge. well. we were not good you could have so temperatures are growing and you could have a big flu system and if they come by if they come

the security council and all member states. and i we will continue to work through whatever technical. glitches there may be there may have been a were then we would have to adjourn the meeting thank you. while all over the world meetings even school lessons are taking place on platforms like zoom the un is using an old conferencing system it's based in brindisi and it's really rather than here in new york the security council represents the entire international community but for now its technology does not seem fit for purpose james plays out 0 of the united nations. past the hour these are the headlines on al-jazeera to syrian suspected of being former intelligence officers are going on trial in germany the men are accused of committing crimes against humanity during the early days of anti-government protests this is the 1st court case linked to alleged state sponsored torture by the government of president bashar al assad's coronavirus developments now president donald trump has dismissed the possibility of a 2nd wave of inf

we've heard about the un security council. is this a world where we simply cannot organise effectively in a multilateral fashion? i think it's almost worse. it's almost an anti—matter situation at the moment. we had a 620 meeting after the coronavirus became a pandemic, and almost nothing came out of it. it was absolutely startling. at the root of it is the trump administration's retreat, which we've discussed, and this toxic competition with china. competition with china is inevitable across a number of fronts. it existed in the 0bama administration, but there were large areas in the co—operation where it was beneficial to both sides and really flourished. i'm thinking particularly, for example, of climate change, where the 0bama administration and xi jinping reached a productive agreement. but i can't see this changing until the us election, and that will depend on the results of the us election. until then, europe is providing some leadership on some things, at least individual voices are. in europe we have merkel at th

council resolution the member states will decide i did the security council members will decide but i think we are very easy with the the impact it's had and the residents the secretary general's call is have i'm told what's in the current draw off of a security council resolution doesn't go as far as the secretary general has called for a global ceasefire instead they're talking about a suspicion of hostilities in all the conflicts that are currently on the security council's agenda as schools and nurseries have reopened in denmark as it begins to relax its lockdown restrictions that's among the for a sim europe to try a gradual reopening in order to get the economy back on track but many parents say it's too so on and i kept their children at home see me john wray for some copenhagen. a long awaited review when a school principal welcomes back his students after a whole month i have really missed my school and i'm excited to meet my teachers and friends to see them again is a very very big pleasure but much has changed social distancing is still required and parents are no longer

council the americans are a perfect example but the wilting of a veto incapacitates the security council from carrying out a function just on the basis of one nation's well yes i think that's a legitimate question and it addresses and reinforces the view concern and how come the consulate in a court and a position for any 5 to hold until you agree is anachronistic the point i'm trying to make but then this is a difficult thing to make but then everybody would want a more democratic look at other issues to use nonetheless the reality of the hold on in terms of action of the world the famine in members or because of this good to counsel is to also miss one of them and which is that. even of this we cannot view the problems of the 2. the united nations is therefore not of the levant organization because look at 74 years look at what has happened because the litigations through all this happened before as there was to concert and then so what you have to do is to know. you the 4 point that we could have done far better for our sense of humanity if we had democratize. the goodie including the

we've heard about the un security council. is this a world where we simply cannot organise effectively in a multilateral fashion? i think it's almost worse. it's almost an anti—matter situation at the moment. we had a g20 meeting after the coronavirus became a pandemic, and almost nothing came out of it. it was absolutely startling. at the root of it is the trump administration's retreat, which we've discussed, and this toxic competition with china. competition with china is inevitable across a number of fronts. it existed in the obama administration, but there were large areas in the co—operation where it was beneficial to both sides and really flourished. i'm thinking particularly, for example, of climate change, where the obama administration and xi jinping reached a productive agreement. but i can't see this changing until the us election, and that will depend on the results of the us election. until then, europe is providing some leadership on some things, at least individual voices are. in europe we have merkel at th

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council resolution the member states will decide i did the security council members well this side but i think we are very pleased with the the impact it has had and the residents the secretary general's call his hat i'm told what's in the current draft of a security council resolution doesn't go as far as the secretary general's call for a global ceasefire instead they're talking about a say sion of hostilities in all the conflicts that are currently on the security council's agenda. as sent to other news now and more then 2 dozen rang of refugees have died on a ship that had been addressed 4 weeks off the coast of bangladesh nearly 400 refugees one board the boat that had been trying to reach malaysia they were rescued by bangladesh coast guard on wednesday hundreds of thousands of arriving after that persecution in myanmar following a crackdown by the military and still ahead on al-jazeera trying to make a sense of how to use masks and gloves we ask an expert plus. who served with so i got to know who was out who in the building who was a 99 year old war veteran has raised $11000000

council the americans are a perfect example but the wilting of a veto incapacitates the security council from carrying out a function just on the basis of one nation's well yes i think that's a legitimate question and it addresses and reinforces the view concern and how come the consulate in a court and a position for any 5 to hold until you agree is anachronistic the point i'm trying to make but then this is a difficult thing to make but then everybody would want a more democratic another ship to use nonetheless the reality of the hold on in terms of action of the world the foreman and members because of this good to council is to also miss one of them a matter which is that. even of this we cannot view the problems of the 2. the united nations is therefore not of the labonte organization because look at 74 years look at what has happened because the litigation is through all of this happened before as there was too little group concert and so what you have to do is to know. you have the full point that we could have done far better for our sense of humanity if we had democratize. the g

council the americans are a perfect example but the wilting of a veto incapacitates the security council from carrying out a function just on the basis of one nation's well yes i think that's a very legitimate question and it addresses and reinforces the view concern and how come be considered in a court and in a consistent position for any 5 to hold until you agree it's anachronistic the point i'm trying to make but then this is a difficult thing to make but then everybody would want a more democratic another ship to use nonetheless the reality of the hold on in terms of action of the world the from the members or because of this good to council is to also miss one of them a matter which is that. even of this we cannot use. the problems of beetle. the united nations is therefore not of the levant organization because look at somebody for us look at what has happened because the litigations through all this before as there was to concert and then so what we have to do is to know. use the 4 point that we could have done far better for our sense of humanity if we had democratize the the go

resolution it's pretty clear among the security council the u.s. is the only country that would not object to israel an exciting part of the west bank however can the other members of the security council take any action to stop it while the u.s. is a permanent member and almost certainly it would block any resolution using its veto power james pays out 0 at the united nations you know a new toy can be a source of joy for a child but in iran economic sanctions to make it harder to get consumer goods so one man is doing his best to put a smile on children's faces same as ravi has more from terror. there is a small shop where the pieces of broken toys are put back together again. we're giving new life to old things has been a family tradition for nearly 50 years if you are someone you love have a favorite toy that needs fixing there are people here who are able to help and i've said on. this doll belongs to my daughter thankfully they repaired it because it was very expensive we're under sanctions and it's a canadian product if we could send it back

council the americans are a perfect example but the wilting of a veto incapacitates the security council from carrying out a function just on the basis of one nation's well yes i think that's a legitimate question and it addresses and reinforces the view concern and how come be considered in a court and an awkward position for any 5 to hold until you agree it's anachronistic the point i'm trying to make but then this is a difficult thing to make but then everybody would want a more democratic another ship to use nonetheless the reality of the hold on in terms of action of the world the feminine members because of this coup to council is to also miss one of them a matter which is that. even of this we cannot use. the problems of beetle. the united nations is therefore not of the levant organization because look at 74 years look at what has happened because the litigations through august 24th there was to list of costs and then so what you have to do is to know. use the 4 point that we could have done far better for our sense of humanity if we had democratize. the goodie including the cars

council the americans are a perfect example but there wilting of a veto incapacitates the security council from carrying out a function just on the basis of one nation's well yes i think that's a legitimate question and it addresses and reinforces the view concern and how come be confident in a court and position for any 5 to hold until you agree it's anachronistic the point i'm trying to make but then this is a difficult thing to make but then everybody would want a more democratic another ship to use nonetheless the reality of the hold on the in terms of action of the world the famine in members because of this good to council is to also miss one of them a matter which is that. even of this we cannot use. the problems of beetle. the united nations is therefore not of the levant organization because look at somebody for us look at what has happened because the litigations through all this happened before as there was to concert and then so what we have to do is to know. you have the full point that we could have done far better for our sense of humanity if we had democratize. the goodie i

council the americans are a perfect example but the wilting of a veto incapacitates the security council from carrying out a function just on the basis of one nation's well yes i think that's a legitimate question and it addresses and reinforces the view concern and how come be considered in a court and on the position for any 5 to hold until you agree it's anachronistic the point i'm trying to make but then this is a difficult thing to make but then everybody would want a more democratic another ship to use nonetheless the reality of the hold on in terms of action of the world the famine in members because of this good to council is to also miss one of them a matter which is that. even of this we cannot use. the problems of beetle. the united nations is therefore not of the levant organization because look at somebody for us look at what has happened because the litigations through all this will do for us there was to concert and then so what we have to do is to know. you have the full point that we could have done far better for our sense of humanity if we had democratize. the goodie i

the un security council has called for continued cooperation between the government and the u.n. in the fight against the virus the council was briefed by the head of the un's peacekeeping mission in mali our diplomatic editor james bays reports now from the un headquarters in new york where the security council meeting took on a very different look. you end up with this meeting if the question in march. overt chill meeting of the un security council the 15 ambassadors taking part remotely to discuss the situation in mali where violence continues to intensify in the north of the country in the town of bamber at least 25 soldiers from the mali an army will killed in one attack this week on the outskirts of the capital bamako this is a camp for those displaced by the fighting the head of the u.n. mission in mali is predicting that the impact of covert 19 will make things even harder in the country. not subject to the. they're going to have their quote of the. positive cases including to. the u.n. currently has about 15000 peacekeepers serving in mali here and in all the other peace

security council the man in charge of middle east peace efforts for united nations said that would be a disastrous step for peace in the region mr president. the dangerous prospect of an accession by israel parts of the occupied west bank is a growing threat if such a home were implemented it would constitute a serious violation of international law deal a devastating blow to the 2 state solution close to not over your will of negotiations and threaten efforts for advance regional peace the palestinian ambassador riyad mansour made it clear it was time for an international conference on the middle east the international community must it be unity it and demand a halt to all annexation measures do not fall prey to the pretext crafted by israeli officials now the excuse of the pandemic to divert attention from these crimes israeli counterpart danny down on said while his country had been helping palestinians during the covert 1000 out break the response of been what he described as hate and anti sematic incitement. one security council member the ambassador of indonesia told our jazeera

security council the man in charge of middle east peace efforts for united nations said that would be a disastrous step for peace in the region mr president. the dangerous prospect of an accession by israel parts of the occupied west bank is a growing threat if such a home were implemented it would constitute a serious violation of international law deal a devastating blow to the 2 state solution close to not over your will of negotiations and threaten efforts for advance regional peace the palestinian ambassador riyad mansour made it clear it was time for an international conference on the middle east the international community must it beauty it and demand a halt to all annexation measures do not fall prey to the pretext crafted by israeli officials now the excuse of the pandemic to divert attention from these crimes israeli counterpart danny down on said while his country had been helping palestinians during the covert 1000 out break the response of been what he described as hate and anti semitic incitement. one security council member the ambassador of indonesia told our jazeera i

relationship between the major palace and that makes it difficult for the security council to decide as it makes it difficult in many other areas for international cooperation to work secretary-general given the scale of the pandemic do you believe that global leadership has been adequate. it is obvious that there is a lack of leadership it is all is obvious the international community is divided in a moment where it would be more important than ever to be united there is indeed a problem of leadership or if you want a disconnect between leadership and poll we see that remarkable examples of leadership but they are usually not associated with bollard and then we see power we sometimes do not see the necessary to the ship i hope this will be overcome sooner rather than later as a security council session this week a very public demonstration of the disagreements among the world's top countries as the un syria special envoy spoke during the virtual event one of the ambassadors had not me to this microphone in ukraine my counsel. the french ambassador was on a separate phone call unawar

special coordinator for the middle east peace process made the comments to the security council a day earlier the u.s. secretary of state said it was up to israel's new government to decide whether or not to annex the territory to syrian suspected of being former intelligence officers are on trial in germany the men are accused of committing crimes against humanity during the early days of syria's revolution it's the 1st cold case linked to allege and state sponsored torture by president bashar assad's government. they with us here on al-jazeera. the latest news as it breaks with. coverage. and feel is journalism from around the world. this is techno innovations that can change lives the science of fighting the fire we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity and we're doing it in the unique way. this is a show about science no not lies scientists tonight techno investigates. yes they did it's everywhere in clubs street corners in cars they say it's safe and can help break the cigarette happen if i had to say. honestly what's really inside those e 6 you never know

sam is a and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up the un security council edges closer to backing a cease fire in global conflicts as the world tackles the pandemic. and russia reports a record rise in new code with 19 infections for the 4th day. the world is on the brink of reaching 2000000 confirmed cases of cope with 19 and as governments continue to grapple with the growing pandemic president donald trump has halted u.s. funding to the organization leading the fight the world health organization he accuses it of mishandling the outbreak its critics say those he's trying to deflect blame for his own failings like how the reports. and what has become a pattern president used his podium to break reporters if you keep talking i'll leave and you can have it out with the rest of these people if you keep talking i'm going to leave and you could have it out with that. just to introduce a number of prominent members of big business the construction labor workforce international union of operating engineers jim callaghan north america building trades union shown regarding these

we've heard about the un security council. is this a world where we simply cannot organise effectively in a multilateral fashion? i think it's almost worse. it's almost an anti— matter situation at the moment. we had a meeting after the coronavirus became a pandemic, and almost nothing came out of it. it was absolutely startling. at the root of it is the trump administration's retreat, which we've discussed, and this toxic competition with china. competition with china is inevitable across a number of fronts. it existed in the obama administration, but there were large areas in the cooperation where it was beneficial to both sides and really flourished. i'm thinking particularly, for example, of climate change, where the obama administration and xi jinping reached a productive agreement. but i can't see this changing until the us election, and that will depend on the results of the us election. untilthen that will depend on the results of the us election. until then europe is providing some leadership on some things — at l

resolution it's pretty clear among the security council the u.s. is the only country that would not object to israel an exciting part of the west bank however can the other members of the security council take any action to stop it while the u.s. is a permanent member and almost certainly it would block any resolution using its veto power james pays al-jazeera the united nations getting a new toy can be a source of joy for a child within iran economic sanctions and make it harder to get consumer goods so one man is doing his best to put a smile on children's faces same as rob because more from terror. there is a small pieces of broken toys are put back together again. we're giving new life to old things has been a family tradition for nearly 50 years if you are someone you love have a favorite toy that needs fixing there are people here who are able to help and said listen to this doll belongs to my daughter thankfully they repaired it because it was very expensive under sanctions and. if we could send it back to exchange it with a new one but here

one security council member the ambassador of indonesia told out in an interview that israel shouldn't be contemplating illegal action at any time with especially not your pandemic it becomes a double jeopardy a meaning the issue of occupation and there's also an issue of the pandemic so i think the international community meetings have to ensure that there are. of the necessary assistance the necessary humanitarian assistance and also to ensure also that the occupying power complies with the many un resolution it's pretty clear among the security council the u.s. is the only country that would not object israel an exciting part of the west bank however can we other members of the security council take hemming action to stop it while the u.s. is a permanent member and almost certainly it would block any resolution using its veto power james. or of the united nations. hello again i'm fully back to bill with the headlines on al-jazeera the u.s. house of representatives has passed a new $484000000000.00 beneath bill to keep small businesses afloat during the corner virus pandemic and prov

whether this missile launch was consistent with that security council resolution i think it remotely is and i need i think iran needs to be held accountable for what they've done now the department of defense was not specific as the u.s. secretary of state said that it might be regarding how things could play out moving forward in fact all we know is that the department of defense says will do what is necessary in order to keep the american people safe but they are following up with these words of caution to iran saying that the president's tweet should be taken seriously in there were so this is a warning to the adversary all right thanks so much kimberly how could that the u.s. secretary of state has also commented on israeli plans to annex the west bank might pompei i said move is a decision for the new israeli government to make we're glad that there's a now fully formed government in israel as for the attic session the west bank. there's relief will ultimately make those decisions as that's an israeli decision and we we will work closely with them to share with them our views of

security council resolution 2231 i think every nation has an obligation to go to the united nations and evaluate whether this missile launch was consistent with that security council resolution i don't think it remotely is and i need i think iran needs to be held accountable for what they've done well mike has also commented on the israeli plans to annex the occupied west bank legislation could be introduced as early as july for the an explosion of israel's illegal settlements in the occupied palestinian territory by comparison as it's a decision for israel's new coalition government to make we're glad that there's a now fully formed government in israel as for the adaptation the west bank. there's rallies will ultimately make those decisions as that's an israeli decision and we we will work closely with them to share with them our views of this in a private setting. well the palestinian authority says it will no longer recognize any agreements it has with the u.s. and israel if an expansion plans to go ahead talk a lot imagine yeah you had did that would be your money yeah we told all

special coordinator for the middle east peace process made the comments to the security council it comes after u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o said it was up to israel's new government to decide whether or not to make such a move on diplomatic at the james bases more from the united nations well clearly the new coalition government in israel makes the prospect of the annexation of parts of the west bank much more likely that means that areas currently seen as occupied under international law will be brought under israel's sovereignty at least that's how israel would see it the u.n. on these issues particularly on this subject is always very very careful not to upset any side particularly about something that hasn't happened yet and yet in the security council meeting the special coordinator mcnichol i'm allowed enough was very strong the dangerous prospect of an accession israel parts of the right most bank is a growing threat such a home were implemented it would constitute a serious violation of international law deal a devastating blow to the 2 state solution close the door to r

council resolution the member states will decide that the security council members will reside pretty we are very pleased with the the impact it's had and the residents the secretary general's call. well as i'm told what's in the current draft of a security council resolution doesn't go as far as the secretary general's call for a global ceasefire instead they're talking about as a sation of a still it is in all the conflicts that are currently on the security council's agenda. there are more than 33000 undocumented refugees and migrants in the u.s. the tension centers waiting for their deputation hearings but holding facilities are overcrowded making social distancing almost impossible rights activists say the migrants are sitting ducks for the coronavirus and are demanding their release rob reynolds for reports from los angeles. urgent plea from behind bars don't let us die from cold 19. deaths because there's an intimacy. and that is to. dozens of men held in close quarters in an immigration and customs enforcement or ice detention center made the video pleading to be released they

security council to extend the prohibition onto those arms sales. if we cannot get anyone else to act, the united states is about awaiting every possibility about how we might do that. i am not trying to be too clever. your question was about us as a participant. the un security council clear.ion 2231 was we do not have to declare ourselves as a participant. it is on a big u.s.. united states is a participant in that you and security-it is there in the language. it is not fancy, it is just reading. it is on a big u.s. and the rights that accrue to up participant under a u.s. security council resolution are fully available to all participants. we are going to make sure that come october of this year, their gradients are not able to buy conventional -- the iranians are not able to buy conventional weapons. a question about china and the world health organization. on china we have heard a similar talking point from cdc and to the minister of foreign affairs podium that the u.s. had months of warning it squandered. mofaticed a new tweet from that sugges

council resolution. i don't think it remotely is. and i think iran needs to be held accountable for what they've done. mike pompeo there. bahman kalbasi, un correspondent for the bbc persian service, based in new york, explained why iran has launched its satellite now. they are keen to demonstrate that the us's pressure policy is not only a failing to bring iran back to a table that the united states left but will not

evaluate whether this missile launch was consistent with that security council resolution i think it remotely is and i need i think iran needs to be held accountable for what they've done well those all the headlines and drinks and again we'll have more news for you hit on al-jazeera. stay with us. they say to really know someone you must walk a mile in their shoes follow in their footsteps as they forge their way in the was. 0 shares these personal journeys. inspiring stories of people perseverance on the chosen path. witness documentaries on al-jazeera. as corona virus continues to devastate the united states the race to the white house goes on joe biden has all but secured his place is the democratic nominee but can he beat still trump joined us for continuing coverage of the u.s. election 2020 on al-jazeera. this is techno a show about innovations that can change lives the science of fighting wildfires we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity and we're doing it in the unique way. this is a show about science lol all are not lies scientists tonight techno i

iran,anted to ask you on you are asking the un security council to renew the embargo on iran. can the u.s. make the argument that it is still a state cpoa, after in the j you scratched it in 2018. ? crisis, ascovid-19 governments and states are reopening, or planning reopening their economies, do you see a prospect or a date for the travel bans to be lifted and reopening the borders? i remember when the president announced the travel ban for itope, he said 30 days, and is now april. is a lot of there talk about how america will reopen, how the states will do it, will particular parts of states reopen as they become safe and we develop theories on how to get the economy going, while we protect citizens from the virus -- we are doing the same thing with our partners around the world. the state department, department of transportation, we are working on elements that will be required to get international air travel back going, not only to get those flights back in place but in a way that will give confidence to those that want to travel, so they can do so safely. and we have made

at the un security council has called for continued cooperation between the government and the un in the fight against them against a virus that is a government of mali a council was briefed by the head of the un's peacekeeping mission in mali a diplomatic as james phrase has more from un headquarters in new york where the security council meeting took on a very different look if you like you end up where this is the situation in mali you know django i thought that a virtual meeting of the un security council the 15 ambassadors taking part remotely to discuss the situation in mali where violence continues to intensify in the north of the country in the town of bamber at least 25 soldiers from the more you know me will kill didn't want to tack this week. on the outskirts of the capital bamako this is a camp for those displaced by the fighting the head of the u.n. mission in mali is predicting that the impact of covert 19 will make things even harder in the country. if not an act of jennifer ludden. there got to have the quote of the. positive. to. do is the un currently has about 1500

the state department, the pentagon, the national security council, as i said before. of course, the cdc, the hhs. all of these agencies. the trump administration knew about what was going on in china and were fearful that a full-milofull full-blown pandemic could explode. that was in early january. what did your reporting find the biggest obstacle was from them being able to turn those fears and concerns of the coming pandemic in early january into policy that could have saved so many americans' lives? >> i think that there's a lot that happened here that sort of tells us about the trump administration. things we've known for several years now, but we haven't had a crisis that was going to test this administration in the way this has. you know, the inability to make a decision, the disagreements among key members of the white house staff, the fact you had a chief of staff on the way out and was unable to, you know, have the respect of his colleagues and make decisive choices to advise the president. secretary of health and human services who also did not have the full

security council might be able to come up with a joint statement a resolution we think that could be passed by all 15 members not calling i don't think for the phrase a global sees via but calling for a cease fire in all the conflicts that are on the security council's agenda and that would be quite something wouldn't it thank you james bays our diplomatic editor in new york. well a virus now appears to be spreading fast in russia health authorities there have recorded a 4th day of rise in new infections more than $3300.00 cases reported bringing the total there close up to 25000 the russian government said have been at least 198 deaths as well meanwhile top e.u. leaders are calling for member states to work together before easing any lockdown measures european commission issued a number of recommendations and warns that moving too quickly could have devastating effects let's check on that story with lawrence lee following events from london on that point 1st of all you and i spoke earlier about perhaps the lack of cohesion there have been amongst european countries and how they want

council plus britain's coronavirus death toll jumps 5 almost 4500 in just one day but. they've changed the statistic including non hospital deaths as well. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us germany's health minister has warned that the country faces a long haul before the coronavirus pandemic is over yet spawn says that the government is taking the precaution of buying more flu vaccines than usual to avoid a wave of infections that would bring extra pressure on the health care system later this year even then germany's health system will probably still be coping with the corona crisis. the latest figures from the whole bad cop institute provided the clearest picture yet as to how the epidemic has developed in germany the calculations show when and how many people became infected and when key steps were taken to slow the virus spread the ban on public gatherings took a while to make a noticeable difference the closing of schools brought infections down considerably german health minister a young sponsor as the number of registered acute infections in germany ha

the security council and all member states. and i we will continue to work through whatever technical. hitches there may. be or in a were then we would have to adjourn. thank you. while all over the world meetings even school lessons are taking place on platforms like zoom the un is using an old conferencing system it's based in brindisi and it's early rather than here in new york the security council represents the entire international community but for now its technology does not seem fit for purpose james bays. of the united nations and is fit for purpose with the when we come back including the n.f.l. draft maybe but still this year but it stumped prospect looks like the really thing details on the other side of this question. so school is under bank you so much pizza while the n.f.l. draft is getting ready to go virtual the game's best young players will be selected remotely with millions of fans watching on quarterback joe baro is widely expected to be the top pick the 23 year old led louisiana state university to a natio

whether this missile launch was consistent with that security council resolution i think it remotely is and i need i think iran needs to be held accountable for what they've done well the u.s. secretary of state has also commented on israeli plans to annex the occupied west bank my pump aoe says the move this is a decision for the new government in israel to make but the palestinian authority says it will strongly defend any annexation attempts by israel. did that would be young man of the year we told all concerned at the national parties including the u.s. administration and the israeli government that we want to stand with cross hands israel announced the taxation of any parts of our lands and will consider all agreements and understanding between us and those 2 countries totally not our correspondent gary fossett is following the story from west jerusalem he says the annexation of large parts of the west bank was a key issue in negotiations between benjamin netanyahu and benny gantz while forming the unity government. there is this new israeli government as of monday evening the

on this at the national security council of course they were. concerned about the potential problem but you know what was what was the other aspects of the intelligence community what were they what were they warning about in early january i tend to remember it was all about ukraine and pretending that ukraine up momentarily pausing a.t.u. crane was our biggest national security threat how laughable that was then and it's certainly laughable now with the democrats did wasting our time you know what adam should no traitor to your talents. when adams shift even when he was still in the minority and represent daven nunez was trying to hold a hearing on the threat posed by china adam schiff hijacked those hearings to talk about russia so democrats it's very rich that their leakers in the intelligence committee community who have been talking about ukraine and russia for months are suddenly now trying to rewrite the script and pretend they were actually warning about a coming pandemic it is laughable how your intelligence service it was in the it was

security council and him. and syria and iran and north korea and then in july. at this plan why only the specter sanctions important back to security council at the same town and you'll be. cut for security council to consider are read out on a case by case is take out. our next 10 years of sanctions fortunate 10 men and horses you said that one of the successes in south korea has been the importance seen by the government for transparency transparency with the public how important is article 19 of the un charter u.k. authorities here are threatening all the time foreign owned television stations do you think transparency in article 19 is even more important during this crisis. addressing this kind of a role for. pandemic chases. extending porton and that people should be important. every 2nd every minute every minute minute 2nd what is necessary for them to do what governments are doing their fall each and every citizen and they can take on major us whatever india own projection but the discount of a group or pandemic should be addressed at the group at an even

this at the national security council of course they were. concerned about the potential problem but you know what was what was the other aspects of the intelligence community what were they what were they warning about in early january i tend to remember it was all about ukraine and pretending that ukraine up momentarily pausing a.t.u. crane was our biggest national security threat how laughable that was then and it's certainly laughable now with the democrats 'd did wasting our time you know what adam should know trajan your talents. when adams shift even when he was still in the minority and represent daven nunez was trying to hold a hearing on the threat posed by china adam schiff hijacked those hearings to talk about russia so democrats it's very rich that their leakers in the intelligence committee community who have been talking about ukraine and russia for months are suddenly now trying to rewrite the script and pretend they were actually warning about a coming pandemic it is laughable that your intelligence service it was in the it w

on this at the national security council of course they were. concerned about the potential problem but you know what was what was the other aspects of the intelligence community what were they what were they warning about in early january i tend to remember it was all about ukraine and pretending that ukraine up momentarily pausing a.t.u. crane was our biggest national security threat how laughable that was then and it's certainly laughable now with the democrats 'd did wasting our time you know what adam should know trajan your talents. when adams shift even when he was still in the minority and represent daven nunez was trying to hold a hearing on the threat posed by china adam schiff hijacked those hearings to talk about russia so democrats it's very rich that their leakers in the intelligence committee community who have been talking about ukraine and russia for months are suddenly now trying to rewrite the script and pretend they were actually warning about a coming pandemic it is laughable how your example it will serve as it was in the i

on this at the national security council of course they were. concerned about the potential problem but you know what was what was the other aspects of the intelligence community what were they what were they warning about in early january i tend to remember it was all about ukraine and pretending that ukraine up momentarily pausing a.t.u. crane was our biggest national security threat how laughable that was then and it's certainly laughable now with the democrats 'd did wasting our time you know what adam should no traitor to your talents. when adams shift even when he was still in the minority and represent daven nunez was trying to hold a hearing on the threat posed by china adam schiff hijacked those hearings to talk about russia so democrats it's very rich that their leakers in the intelligence committee community who have been talking about ukraine and russia for months are suddenly now trying to rewrite the script and pretend they were actually warning about a coming pandemic it is laughable how your intelligence service it was in the it

the security council can meet by video. and i am not arguing that that should replace face-to-face meetings, but i think what it does mean is leaders can get together more often without having to travel. i think that is obviously good from a climate perspective, but it is also good from a relationship building perspective. ryan: more of an ongoing dialogue rather than the stop-start. you on the phone mostly, or youhere a feasible way for to get down to the lincoln memorial and chat on a park bench with some of your stakeholders and other people in congress you need to be in touch with? amb. pierce: no, i am afraid there is not a way to do that. the nature parks are closed here, as elsewhere. so it is all on the telephone. i have not bumped into anyone on the subway. ryan: i do understand and accept that. getting onto the meaty stuff, the u.k. has an incredibly deep and broad relationship with america, as country to country relations go. like with anything, there must be areas for improvement. what is your number one focus g

on this at the national security council of course they were. concerned about the potential problem but you know what was what was the other aspects of the intelligence community what were they what were they warning about in early january i tend to remember it was all about ukraine and pretending that ukraine up momentarily pausing a.t.u. crane was our biggest national security threat how laughable that was then and it's certainly laughable now with the democrats 'd did wasting our time you know what adam should know trajan your talents. when adams shift even when he was still in the minority and represent daven nunez was trying to hold a hearing on the threat posed by china adam schiff hijacked those hearings to talk about russia so democrats it's very rich that their leakers in the intelligence committee community who have been talking about ukraine and russia for months are suddenly now trying to rewrite the script and pretend they were actually warning about a coming pandemic it is laughable how your example it will serve as it was in the n

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