s humanitarian coordinator steven o'brien has condemned what happened. >> any bombs, whether from the error ground shelling, on any medical facilities and on medical personnel, that is contemporary to international humanitarian law. and, of course, it must be highlighted. it must be absolutely condemned. and it must be investigated and people who have been responsible for it must be identified and held to account. and that is absolutely fundamental and that's been the consistent message we have had when some of these other insta instances about medical facilities being hit have taken place, they are wrong and they are contrary to law. >>> voters in the u.s. state of new hampshire in the northeast are deciding -- in fact some have already decided who they want to be the republican and democratic nominees to run for president. democrat supporters will choose between bernie sanders and hillary clinton. sanders the senator from vermont has been enjoying a bit of renewed momentum in recent days telling supporters he's predicting a very, very good night. a lot of people will also be looking

the announcement of the air drop was made to the security council by steven o'brien. >> earlier this morning, a wfp plane dropped the first cargo of 21 tons of items into deir al-zour. we have received initial reports that pellets have landed in the target area as planned. >> reporter: he also as well as welcoming that air drop, was critical, though, of the syrian government. and the syrian ambassador was sitting there, and he said that syrian government put all sorts of bureaucratic obstacles in the way of aid deliveries to some besieged communities. he said the number, scope, and complexity of obstacles was in his words staggering. >> and there are reports that russia has been meeting with the opposition. what more can you tell us about that. >> reporter: well, i think you will find there is everyone meeting everyone at this stage. russia and iron are speaking to the syrian government, russia is also speaking to any opposition, but the opposition will also being coming under pressure from the u.s. and regional countries, because i think there is a lot of effort to make the sus accu

steven o'brien says more than 21 million yemenis are in need of some fort of aid. nearly 8 million are facing food shortages. taiz is facing famine >> some 2.7 million people have had to fled their homes. 7.6 are food insecure. some two million acutely mall your shall issued-- malnourished-- malnurished children. around 14 million yemenis do not have sufficient access to health care services. since march last year nearly 600 health facilities closed due to damage, shortages of critical supplies or alack of health workers >>> plenty more still ahead on al jazeera, including the former u.n. secretary general boutros boutros ghali dies aged 193. we take a - 93. we take a look at his time in office. >>> welcome back. a recap of the headlines here on al jazeera. china apples to have deployed missiles on a disputed island in the south china sea. the syrian government says it will allow aid through to seven besieged areas including madaya. the u.n. humanitarian afares chief has urged the security council to take action in yemen. it is estimated more than 21 million yemeni