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Partners are saying to you. absolutely, and thank you for drawing attention to this because there's not enough recognition i think at the incredible amazing brave work by local community groups, networks of volunteers, local ngos across ukraine. it is really them helping people to survive, getting food, blankets, other items to people that need them, and also advising people on how to flee and reach a place of safety. actually it is in that context that i want to flag about the british government has made some pledges on aid but the vast majority of that is to the un system. un agencies obviou...

Respecting sovereignty of states. you have one of its permanent members violating that very principle. we would expect china, based on everything it's said in the past, to stand up and make its voice heard. 141 countries in the u.n. system came forward to condemn russia's aggression against ukraine and to stand up for ukraine. so we are looking to china to make its voice heard. that voice counts and i hope that they'll do that. >> more than 1.5 million refugees have already fled ukraine. millions more expected. the u.n. says irt could be the largest refugee crisis this century. i know you tis ...

Against ukraine and china speaks often about the sanctity of this principle of sovereignty. here you have a permanent member of the united nations security council, the council that came into existence with the responsibility of keeping peace and security around the world, respecting sovereignty of states. you have one of its permanent members violating that very principle. we would expect china, based on everything it's said in the past, to stand up and make its voice heard. its voice is very important in this. 141 countries in the u.n. system came forward to condemn russia's aggression again...

The way you make the un work is you bypass the un security council and go via the un general assembly. you yourselfjust quoted a vote on that not long ago, and that is where you would go through, which means that russia's veto... the right to protect was under the general assembly. russia's veto would not count if all members of the un general assembly were then given a vote. that's how you avoid... mark malloch—brown says that the whole un system is moribund now, as a result. i don't disagree with that, and it's another point worth adding of the wake—up call that we're now recognising the...

Kid gloves. what are you calling on the united nations to do at this point. >> today, david beasley, the head of the world food report is here in ukraine. he's the first head of the agency to come here since the war began. but on the other hand it is not surprising, he shows up everywhere in the most dangerous places because their services are soal. but i would like to see the united nations call out the aggressor russia. but also call this situation a war, not an escalating con flick. call it an invasion. because i think politically it is very important for the u.n. to keep its authority, its...