Opposition leader in town the European Union struggles for its own brand of unity e. U. Foreign ministers meeting in brussels fails with greece sanctions against the worst in official plus as coronavirus cases surge of cross germany the city of new nick clamps down mass will soon be mandatory outdoors in some of the varian capitals busiest public spaces. Im sorry kelly welcome to the Program World leaders joined to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations on monday ahead of the start of the Un General Assembly is general debate later today the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is posing major challenges for this years event the organization secretarygeneral called for greater Global Cooperation but major come to countries like the uns host nation the United States are more often acting on their own. Facing what some have called a crisis of confidence the u. N. Mocked 75th anniversary a spouse crowd in new york gathered to celebrate the milestone moment with the coronavirus pandemic largely forcing the event online striking a positive tarn the uns chief praised the Organization Success over the last 7 decades now heidi more than history if weve gone so many years without that military confrontation between the major powers these are going to be achievement which Member States can be brought and which we must all strive to preserve. The uns most. Security council though faced heavy criticism often paralyzed by vetoes and disagreements german chancellor Angela Merkel said the council needs to adapt to stay relevant. The United Nations can only be as effective as its members and united. Really cant always all too often deadlocked when clear divisions are required before we need reforms the u. N. Must continue to develop in order to muster the global challenges of the 21st century. Country the United States says for the most part the un has been a successful experiment but theres also a cause for concern. The United Nations has for too long been resistant to meaningful reform too often lucky and transparency and too vulnerable to the agenda of autocratic regimes and dictators. As the u. N. Faces questions over whether it is still fit for purpose many feel its the right time to assess its strengths and shortcomings. Ill ask a more we are joined here in the studio by the chief Political Editor of the course of. The u. S. And 75 years what shape is it. Well its a very difficult say boats and right now and we saw antonio going terrace you was the former u. N. High commissioner for refugees hes very much aware that some 80000000 people are fleeing from conflict and violence around the world at the same time we see that u. N. Members cant even meet up to argue over the very key issues like the pandemic that so should be uniting them but 75 years i mean lets look at what the mission was that it set out with and if you look at the u. N. Charter boat in my old book here. We the peoples of the United Nations are determined to save succeeding generations from the scorch of war while the u. N. Wasnt able to prevent many individual who was in several continents but world war through 3 didnt happen and that was the low point of humanity when the United Nations after the 2nd world war was founded and that was the starting point for International Law for the very human rights standards all of mass to one of these key text books that countries refer to people can individual we refer to and that are still being broken around the world but at least everyone is on the same page and what they aspire to in the end and this is very much being questioned at this very moment in time as we saw that u. S. President donald trump didnt even send his own message he sent his acting u. N. Ambassador to make that statement that and that of course raises a lot of questions how big the commitment of the key powers are actually still this and amid those questions we we have a call we saw there in our piece from the german chancellor Angela Merkel shes calling for members to act more united to whom were her comments directed well she deliberately didnt direct them to anybody in particular but clearly the United States as a key member is meant at that very moment in time because the u. N. Is also celebrating on the very day where we see a standoff between the United States and effectively the United Nations over the issue for iran the u. S. Says it will now invoke sanctions once again in on iran over a breach of the very treaty that prevents them from developing Nuclear Weapons at the same time you see germany france and britain say look you left this treaty you cant really invoke them and we have the u. N. Leaders sitting on the fence the u. N. Secretary general who terrorist saying he cant decide its a complex issue so were seeing how International Power is being played out and what should be. The Clearing House for that kind of conflict. The b. One arena where there can be argument but there wont be any consequence internationally and certainly no violence no move was emanating from that this is not quite as certain as it was only a few decades ago and we see china. Also send a message now calling for more multilateralism at the same time as china playing that very powerful game so the un is still its more necessary than ever but its not functioning that we were out of a target its important to see what the action though is the chief Political Editor of michel thank you so much. Lets have a look at some other stories making news around the world. U. S. President donald trump says that he will announce his Supreme Court nominee by the end of the week the position that was made vacant by the death of Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg on friday trump has urged the Republican Controlled Senate to confirm his pick before the election 5 women are being vetted for the role of. The mediterranean rescue charity c i says that the vessel along kurdi rescued more than 130 migrants in distress at the weekend almost half of them were children sea ice as it is waiting now for italy or malta to grant permission for them to disembark. Or European Union Foreign Ministers have come up one vote short of unanimous on sanctions against pelosi and officials linked to president lukashenko e. U. States had intended to impose the sanctions on officials implicated in electoral fraud in last months president ial election and violence against antigovernment protesters. The better the reason Opposition Leader spits larner chicken off sky i was in brussels to ask for help she urged the European Union Foreign Ministers to be brave and we can bellary see him president Alexander Lukashenko by disrupting his funding. I ask you more to finance their dictator dictator regime and programs from state to nonstate actors i also ask to consider to reconsider partnerships with state of the nations coastal question come finally and most importantly i call on the youth to Work Together with us to free fair and transparent elections. These were the scenes after the disputed election. Ns in belarus in august which the e. U. Agrees were not free or fair a unanimous vote by e. U. Member states would have slapped travel bans and frozen the assets of 40 better reason officials accused of electoral fraud and violence against demonstrators. But instead the island of cyprus blocked the plan. Its government wants to tie sanctions against spell aris to an unrelated dispute that it has with neighboring turkey thats over rights to explore the Eastern Mediterranean for natural gas deposits its a move that drew criticism from all the e. U. Members. It is becoming a personal commitment because i understand clearly it depends very much on the credibility of the European Union and the full ching of Foreign Affairs policy has a common Foreign Affairs policy and on our capacity of sanctioning president elect and location call a shingle. With the European Unions credibility at stake the next chance to greenlight the sanctions could come on thursday when e. U. Heads of government are due to me. A correspondent connelly has been following the Anti Government protests in belarus he sent us this assessment of the diplomatic deadlock in breasts. More than 6 weeks after belarus rigged election and after unprecedented state violence against unarmed protesters in europe a new is still incapable of passing sanctions against the handful of officials responsible for the crackdown happening here in europe schools that. This is the use International Credibility no good then again thats largely a problem for brussels and its a selfesteem realistically sanctions are always going to be more of a symbolic gesture than anything else a sign that europe is watching a sign that europe cares but the russians already getting that message in other ways the european ambassadors here in minsk attending Court Hearings against leading opposition figures for European Countries providing asylum and support to better russians who fall foul of their own government the success or failure of these protests we decided here on the streets of minsk sanctions however welcome for the opposition were never seriously going to tip the balance. And that was you know you correspondent Nick Connelly reporting from minsk there heres a look at some of the developments now in the corona virus pandemic the Us Public Health body the c. D. C. Has withdrawn guidance saying that fine aerosol particles floating in the air may spread the virus the retraction has sparked concern of political interference mexico has passed 700000 confirmed coronavirus cases but Officials Say that the overall infection rate is still slowing down new zealand recorded no new covert 19 infections on tuesday there are now only 61 registered active cases in the country. Well countries across europe are scrambling to contain the pandemic after a surge in new infections british Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce an early closing of pubs and restaurants today targeted lockdowns took effect in spain on monday and france is seeing massive spikes in infections and increasingly full hospitals meantime in germany the city of munich is stepping up its measures after becoming one of the countrys main hotspots masks will be compulsory in busy outdoor parts of the city center and authorities will further restrict public and private gathering. In a normal year huge crowds of people would be packed into tents here in munich for october fast but the any tents here right now a temporary Coronavirus Testing Center is. Never seen it so empty but thats the way it is this is a. Nearby in the city center things that are also set to change again as authorities tighten up current restrictions really good thing i dont want to see to be the largest coronavirus hospital in germany anymore told the truth. Last week munich exceeded a critical threshold for the number of new cases so from thursday people will have to wear masks in popular Public Places including at this square. Coming up no i think its ok its unavoidable hopefully people comply with it despite rising infections taverns across the city are opening their doors to drink is and trying to recreate the table best atmosphere its the brainchild of musics have an onus an idea which is criticized from the get go. Its taps i wish you all a happy festival. 2 days later business is quiet at this in on the whole the boss of the staff and doesnt believe restaurants and bars are to blame for the rising number of infections. In the us we have a. Code of conduct for the guests that people have to wear masks i could name 10 other things were doing i dont believe this is safe a place to eat or drink at the moment and that our restaurant. Rent coverage is news but photos like this taken at one of the citys marketplaces have shocks politicians in response authorities have reimposed social distancing rules only 5 people or 2 households will be allowed to meet meaning that celebrations will only be small affair as munich is again worrying about the impact of the coronavirus on its economy so politicians and citizens alike are hoping that the number of cases quickly falls. 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