Spread of the virus this is not the time to give up. This is not a time both for excuses. This is that dive for pulling out all the stops. Research is racing to develop a vaccine bob they warn it could take longer than heart. Im Rebecca Ritters welcome to the program greek Prime Minister to carry on to talk to says the migration deal between the e. U. And turkey is dead he accused techie of using migrants to create a crisis at the border between the 2 countries this morning great Border Police once again use tear gas to repel an attempt by migrants to push through the border from turkey it followed similar sainz on friday. Fear pain union has worn migrants they will not be allowed to enter. Frustration turns to anger for these migrants. Theyre stuck on the Turkish Border unable to get across this fence and into greece. Trying to avoid the tear gas thats being fired at them by greek police romo not only one if you want to see is firmly in this country is now for everything we all migran
A port says the tripoli government suspends its involvements with. Nice 8 pieces that. Have a hole scared adults are talks of the poor will conditions on board a quarantine chris ship in japan as hundreds of passengers are finally allowed off. Im actually i guess a kid was forced to officer of the country. And a group of u. S. Federal judges contends president trumped using him for stepping his legal boundaries. Catastrophic human suffering a stark warning by the u. N. About civilians living under continued bombardments in syria is it live province the u. N. Syria and boy has called for an immediate nationwide cease far to avoid further escalation and more suffering. Today my 1st concern is for the syrian civilians caught in the fighting to continue to relay the urgency of the situation theyre desperate need for safety they feel they are not being heard i appealed once again for full respect for International Humanitarian law and for an immediate cease fire and ultimately towards a nat
Then very swiftly, alex will be here to start moderated discussion. First of all, welcome to the middle east institute. Thank you ever so much for joining us for this extremely important event. As someone who has worked on syria and particularly on idlib nonstop for the last nine years, i can safely say that events like this couldnt come at a more important time. Im also not aware of any other events like this one happening in washington these days, so im extremely glad its taken place. The american crisis that is developed in northwestern syria in recent months is entirely unprecedented. Not just after nine years of war in syria, but in this whole worlds modern history. And yet despite the sheer enormity of the crisis, the world has really get to do more than issue public statements of concern. Im going to keep my opening remarks pretty brief because if i get carried away, i will end up saying everything i i plan to say on the panel. But one thing i do want to sit say from the outset
Intelligence. Oh syria is experiencing its biggest exodus in 9 years of civil war nearly a 1000000 people most of them women and children have now fled province the countrys last rebel held stronghold progovernment forces have vowed to seize control of the region but turkey has warned of an imminent attack unless the regime ends its brutal assault aid agencies are overwhelmed with the u. N. Calling it a humanitarian catastrophe people are fleeing under horrendous conditions many are on foot or on the backs of trucks in below freezing temperatures in the rain and in the snow theyre moving into increasingly crowded areas they think will be safe. But a need live nowhere is safe. Almost 50000 sheltering under trees or in other open spaces im getting daily reports of babies and other Young Children dying in the cold imagine the grief of a parent who escaped a war zone with their child only to watch that child freeze to death mike hanna is live at the United Nations what more is the u. N. Sa
Its the European Union face again you refugee crisis turkey carries out its threat to open its borders with e. U. Members greece and belgariad do even a does have the political will to tackle the potential influx of tens of this is inside story. But theyre welcome to the program im not clark so turkey and the European Union are on a new collision course because of the millions of war refugees and migrants its looking after tens of thousands mostly syrians exiled in turkey heading towards the borders with belgariad and with greece and thats after turkey announced it was easing border controls following the killing of 34. 00 turkish soldiers in an airstrike in syrias last remaining rebel held province turkeys president has long threatened to open what he calls the floodgates of refugees if european allies didnt provide more support in syria recip tiber to one accuses the e. U. Of failing to keep its promises in the 2016 deal to send billions of dollars in return for sheltering Syrian Ref