mike hannah is at the un headquarters in new york. and mike, you were in that press conference. that happened just a short time ago. what more to be find out? well defined, derek, the spokesperson for the secretary general, had just been in contact with the un security people within at us about he provided some updated figures that they received. it appears that 22 un stop where originally arrested 6 of these we are told have already been released. in addition, there were a number of what are described as a dependence of the staff who will also taken into custody. now what must be stressed and the secretary general spokesman stress that communications are very difficult, very hard to find out exactly what is going on on the ground. the other question and answered is whether these un personnel were in fact part of a wider round up of supporters of the t grey ethnic group. in other words, that the un personnel weren't specifically targeted, the spokesman could not answer that particular point, saying more information is needed at this particular time. ok, so mike, we don't know wh

mike, hannah is lifeless in washington d. c. so mike, what's been the us response to this latest? very well, the us, sir. the white house cope with force held talks with south african scientists in the course of the morning brief, president biden, and then it was announced following the w h. o. an answer meant about the new variant that travel from south africa and a number of its neighboring countries would be banned with effect from monday. now the cobra to of but task force also said that us citizens and those with the right to residents in the united states will be allowed in. but the use of a corona virus test still applies to them. so the ban on south african a number of other countries will come into full effect from monday. this a quick turn around by the u. s. government by the cobra task force at responding very quickly to what it sees as a major threat. president biden took part in those discussions with south african scientists in the course of the morning. and this is what he had to say. we don't know a lot. i spent what happens when i go with my so my, what is the de

mike, hannah al jazeera united nations. well, that's nasty, ted. janice samuel gets to his in the capital, addis ababa, samuel kelly international pressure ad building as the security council finally managed to find some consensus that where are the regional act as like the african union on this? i know they've been very alarmed about all this as well to our future and union, hired had appointed a former head of for the nigeria president to try to sold the differences between the 2. but again, it was a difficult task for him. as you know, the t p left has been designated as a terrorist organization by they ethiopian government, basically, ethiopia, and parliament. it became a challenge to deal with the ethiopian government side in the tpr live side. but there has been war pressure for coming from kenya, for instance, a close friend of ethiopia, and they are the presidents have by the president of the children. prime minister have a very close relationship. and that you got done president has announced that he would be hosting a leaders, a leader su

mike hannah, august era, united nations. ok, let's drill down now into some of the key recent events before sudan reached this point. military and civilian leaders were sharing power. after the ousting of the long time leader on the alba, shia in 2019, he faced a popular uprising after that, the 2 sides bickered and blamed each other for slow reforms and problems that kept piling up. things came to a head last month when general abdel fatter although han dissolved the interim government and detain, the civilian prime minister. wrestle said our joint live now from cartoon wrestle is this looking like a soft qu where you are well, the, the, the, this, the, the new ah, a that the new sovereignty council is dominated and lat by army. because army for now has the upper hand. mr. i will hand this with an army chief as appointed himself as the head of the sovereignty council, as i expected. and he has a point of his deputy, a mr. amelia, who is also there, that the head of the largest parameter group in, in, in, through than a, nam

. >> more from mike hannah in new york. mike: well, the spokesman for the secretary general he had just spoken that the particular time to u. inner security time trying to get out exactly what had happened. now, what the u. inner does know at this point is that initially it would appear 22 people were arrested a long with their dependents. now, how many people that is, that is not clear ether. subsequently six of the u. inner workers were released. the u. inner is engaging with the government to get the rest released and also to find out exactly why these arrests took place. now, there had been some reporting that these arrests took place in a wider roundup of people supporting the tigre group fighting against the ethiopian government. however no confirmation to that which that question was also put to the u. inner which could not confirm as well. very difficult to communicate with u. inner personnel on the ground in the area so details are still sketchy hours after that initial announcement that the u. inner insists it's go

mike hannah al jazeera, united nations, you and human rights council has condemned the military take order ensued on the council agreed to appoint an expert to monitor and report on violations, and also called for an end to the use of force that is so far, kills at least 13 civilians, the military takeover of power in sudan on 25th of october 2021 is deeply disturbing. it betrays the courageous unsparing revolution of 2019 and contra beans, both international human rights law, as well as the country's own constitutional document. another foundation, foundational documents of the transition events since the cooper have recalled except the page in the country's history. when freedom of expression was difficult and she was what comprehensively repressed, iraq's prime minister has ordered an investigation off. the security forces injured more than $100.00 protested crowds rallied in the capital bagdad angry at the result of last month parliamentary election. they say the vote was vick us house of representatives is expected to vote on a one trillion dollar infrastructure bill. but a deci

it is imperative that they that they be release more on this with mike hannah at un headquarters in new york. well, the spokesman for the secretary general briefing journalist there he had just spoken at that particular time to you and security personnel in, at us about trying to get out exactly what had happened. now, what the u. n. does know at this point is that initially it would appear 22 people were arrested along with it. he said there dependence. now how many people that is, that is not clear either. now, subsequently, 6 of the you and workers were released either you and says that is engaging with ethiopian government, 1st of all, to get the rest released and also to find out exactly why these arrests took place . now, there had been some reporting that these arrests took place in a wider round up of people supporting at the at t grey, a group of fighting against the ethiopian government. however, no confirmation of that. and that question was put directly to the un, which also could not confirm. so it is struggling. it says as well, with communications issues, very difficult t

the federal government is accused of blocking age as get more from mike hannah at the united nations. what else of the you and said about the detention rest off, mike? or want to stay to the beginning that the un saying there's major communications problems with that. as abas are very difficult to collate at information, the secretary general spokesman has spoken to security personnel on the ground. he confirms the fact that initially some 22 people were arrested, all our national employees of the united nations. subsequently 6 were released, but along with those detained are an undisclosed number of dependence. so the exact number who've been arrested is not very clear. now, the 16 who've been arrested some says the un have already been visited in prison. representations are being made to the ethiopian government, how to gain the release of those being held, and also to find out why they were imprisoned in the 1st place. now this is a question that the un cannot explain at the stage i, there was some speculation in media reports that the $22.00 were arrested as part of a wider govern

mike, hannah is life was in a washington. so mike was the been the u. s. response to his latest very well has the white house cost team hell talk to thought african scientists in the course of the morning then came the w h o announcement about this virus being a significant and it's variation being significant. and shortly afterwards the u. s . instituted a travel ban on a number of countries in southern africa, south africa, and its neighbors together with malawi, that travel band will come into effect on monday. so people have until monday to be able to travel here, the us citizens. and those who have right to permanent residents are exempt from the ban. however, they like all others coming to the united states, have to show proof of a cobra test before entry. so that band will come into effect on monday. president bite and making very clear that this is a call for everyone to get vaccinated. those who are vaccinated to get booster shots. this is what president biden had to say. we don't know a lot about a spent or was born my but with i got to talk t

actions of the military since it seized power and accrue and february, they've told out as here as mike hannah, that there is evidence of systematic attacks on civilians. what we've seen more recently is an increase in violence by the opposition, the call for civil war and small groups warming. and frankly, this obviously increases the violence and complicates our work. there's issues about what violence is lawful on both sides. and the situation simply gets more complicated and day by day. now the mechanisms role is to collect co, late, preserve the evidence. you have no pounds a prosecution. how important is it to retain this evidence and collected over a period of time? evidence will degrade over time. memories will fade witnesses, will die. graves will be the bodies will degrade over time. so it's important that while the crumbs are fresh, the evidence is preserved. but also, i think, aside from whether any court ever handles the material, it's very important for it to be preserved. it's important for victims to know someone cares about what happened to me and someone is, is collecting thi

mike, hannah, ah, not more than a 100 people have been injured in protests against the election results in iraq. security forces fight in the ironies tag asked to try to disperse. the crowds, gathered in baghdad demonstrate to say there's been vote rigging reject the outcome of the election groups aligned with iran last dozens of parliamentary saints. madame de la head has moved from baghdad. these are the supporters of the political pauses that last in net at the election. they trying to put pressure on the government to put pressure on the electoral commission to change what they consider the fraud. they accused the election commission of vote rigging. now, today's glasses, i have exalted in over $120.00 injuries and that have been reactions from a political parties from politicians, and also government officials. they have been calling for called of the security forces have finally managed to take control of one area at near the green, the green zone. the area that witnessed a vine security forces used to use gas canisters, and it was also security forces were also shooting in the ai

mike, hannah, august era, united nations tenant can be, say, a former president of the aroma studies as, as asian. he says, prime minister, i be honored, should step down, up until now he ease or rejecting a called for a cease fire. ah, and she plans on. so in this, i was a military victory. but the reality on the ground us we have been observing the last few days is that he is losing literally in disick on well chaps out. i'm on the bridge. i close around at these are a bar and the grad, a fair force is also johnny hand in the lesson days. so the reality indicates that he's not doing well militarily, and he's not okay, we're a ceasefire and kind and then come to the table for discussion of negotiation are. so the only option is mormon, that he's plausible. ease, a forceful, remove money off. i me all he made at some point can to his resent an agree to exit. maybe one of brazil's most popular singers has been killed in a plane crash. maria mondanca died alongside her manager and her aid. both pilots were also killed. the 26 year old performed country music hall set donahoe, she won t

mike, hannah has more from the u. n. we also understand that a number of dependents have been arrested as well. the exact number, not really known, the u. n. is doing what it can at the stage, given the very poor communications that appears with at us about to establish exactly what is happening. some of those in detention have been visited by you and personnel. you had personnel in constant touch with the government finding out exactly why these arrests were made. a, what is not clear as well is whether the un itself was intentionally targeted or whether the rest of these un parson l will part of a wider range of arrests of a t p, people from the to grey ethnic group. meanwhile, diplomatic efforts to stop p c appears. conflict escalating into a full blown civil war gathering pace the african union invoice. early segment of us, andrew has traveled to the heart of our regions, the rebels from cheek rye in the countries north of advanced, closer towards the countries capital. they've been seen in the town of can we say abo

mike, hannah al jazeera united nations. and that could be there is a former president of the aroma studies association. he says, prime minister, i'll be off that should step down up until now he ease or rejecting called for a cease fire. ah, and she plans on this. i was a military victory. but the reality on the ground us, we have been observing the last few days. he said he is moving literally in disabled want josh out. one of russian armies close around at these are bar and the grad defense force is also joining her in the last few days. so the reality indicates that he's not doing well monitor me and he's not okay, we're a ceasefire and come and then come to the table forms. christian organizations. i saw the only option is mormon, that he's plausible. ease, a forceful, remove money off. i me all you might at some point come to his resume and agree to exit. maybe hotel said iraq against the results of last month, selection of tant, violent, demonstrate his cashed with police and baghdad. they're angry about the aunt come

the african unions envoy is meeting local leaders to push for de escalation, as mike hannah reports from the united nations. the message to the security council is clear. time is short, the window to secure a mediated settlement. the conflict is closing. in a country over a 110000000 people overnight, indeed, different ethnic groups and 80 languages. no one can predict what continued fighting and insecurity will bring. but let me be clear what is certain is that the risk of ethiopia descending into a widening civil war is only to real. the council was addressed remotely by the african representative leading mediation efforts. all these. yeah, and i did not agree individually. train them political, political solution through dialogue for constitutes a window of opportunity. but the high representative warm that the window of opportunity is small. the piano bescedy made his country's position clear. we remind everyone concerned that there are no 2 parties here. there is a government representing the all of the people and representing the trip instead. and there is a group advancing. it's a

mike hannah, august era, united nations, you hannah's valden or him as a horn of africa unless he says he dons milk. she will have a hard time holding on to power. this is a qu, they call themselves provision, usually cool leaders when they take over and the remaining part for a long time. we've seen this over and over again in many places. however, in this situation, i think because the sudanese military will have a very tough time holding on to power because any civil society will not allow this . and so dan has too many for lines, too many problems before the military to depend on guns and be able to hold on to power. but the military looks reckless when you consider the fact that sudan in august has had like 387 percent point $55.00 something inflation and you know, food prices are out of reach for many sudanese economics is in shambles. and i don't know what the military leaders are thinking in terms of being able to hold on to power because i don't really see any country that would support them. i think they might be depending on a certain middle eastern countries, but that will

mike, hannah, ouch is era washington? one of the 3 men on track for the shooting over an armed black man and the state of georgia has told the courts that he saw him as a threat. travis, not michael, was charged with the murder of a modem robbery. he chased stone and shot aubrey as he joked through their neighbourhood in february of last year, michael insists he was acting in self defense. and jurors in the co written has trial have ended their 3rd day of deliberations without reaching a verdict. 18 year old written house is charged with shooting protest is killing 2 people and entering another during racial justice rallies in wisconsin. last year. he says he acted in self defense. his lawyers have asked for a mis trial. so i think some evidence presented by the prosecution, john henry and was outside the court in can osha, weather fin 10 scenes? there's an air of anticipation outside the closer county circuit court. after 3 days of jury deliberations in the kind of written house case, each day more and more people gather

mike, hannah al jazeera united nations, one of brazil's most popular singers, has been killed in a plane crash. maria mendoza died alongside her manager, an an aide. i pon it's what was it kills 26 year old. perform country music calls at the nail. she won the latin grammy for her album and 2019 president variables in our says the entire country is in shock. protests in iraq against the results of last month's election, half turned violent. demonstrated clashed with police in bagdad, angry about the outcome of the parliamentary pole and insist that the vase was raked. security for this find in the air and use tear gas to try to disperse. the crowds and 100 people have been injured minute and thereby heat has more from the wrong account of the situation remains tense, near the dad's green zone. after friday's clashes between the protesters and security forces. now these protests, those who are supporters of the political parties that lost in the legislative election say that friday was the last day for peaceful protests. they say that they are going to escalate because their part is lost

thank here from the united nations mike, hannah or united nations human rights counselors condemned the military takeover in sudan siding to monitor alleged rights violations there in emergency session. so agreement that an expert will be appointed to report on any crimes next year council called for an end to the use of force that so far killed at least 13 civilians. protests have been taking place in the country since last month. takeover to don's military leader is now agreed with the factory of state on the need to speed up the formation of a new government, the military takeover of power in sudan on 25th of october 2021 is deeply disturbing. it betrays the courageous, unsparing revolution of 2 south and 19, and contra beans, both international human rights law, as well as the countries on constitutional document, another foundation, foundational documents of the transition event. since the cooper have recalled exxon ver page in the country's history. when freedom of expression were stifled, and she will raise will comprehensively repress or than a 100 people have been enchant in pr

mike, hannah, or to 0 united nations, one of brazil's most popular singers, has been killed in a plane crash. maria mendoza died alongside her manager and an aide. both pilots were also killed. the 26 year old perform country music calls and nat tahoe she won the latin grammy for her album in 2019. present enjoyable scenarios says the entire country isn't shock. processing the wrong against the results of last month's election, half turned violence, demonstrated class with police in baghdad. angry anti outcome of the parliamentary pole, and insist that the votes was waked. security forces fired in the air and used take asked to try to dispatch the crowns more than a 100 people have been injured. my maid angela head has more from the rocky captain . the situation remains tense near the dad's green zone of tar fridays. clashes between the protested and security forces. now, these protests have as well supporters of the political parties that lost in the legislative election say that friday was the last day for peaceful protests. they say that they are going to escalate because their part

the security council has been meeting to discuss these developments. algae, there is mike hannah is following that in new york. well, the secretary general's office was very quick to i respond to this latest action or the secretary general has issued the series of statements calling a return to the democratic process. the transition government that's supposed to lead to elections in 2023 and are within a very short while of that announcement of the sovereign council being established, a spokesman for the secretary general made this statement, privacy taking a look at these developments. oh, i would say they're very concerning. oh, we want to see a return. oh, to the transition as quickly as possible. oh, we want to see the release of from houser, us, of prime minister, ham dark, as well as all other or politicians and leaders that have been detained. well, the security council held a hastily organized meeting on the ongoing crisis. the council was told by the secretary general, special representative in sudan, and that the establishment of this sovereign council greatly complicates the intend

mike hannah has more on the un security council meeting which was delayed. the meeting had been planned to take place and then a few minutes before it was due to begin. we received the news that it would not be taking place that it would in fact be happening on monday now. ah, this speculation as to exactly why this was postponed. there had been argument, we understand about a draft statement that had been drawn up pre lap primarily by island and kenya, a calling for a cessation of hostilities. i. we understand that russia in particular, objected to some of the language in this particular statement. but the president of the security council did emerge and read a statement. he was at pains to emphasize his view that the security council was not divided on this issue. he read out a statement which basically calls for an end to the violence calls for a negotiated settlement express. it's thanks to the african union for the steps that it is taking in this ongoing crisis, but still not clear as to exactly why this meeting was postponed. as to whether another stat

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the ongoing crisis will are not here mike, hannah, the nash nation. so quite, you're sounding the alarm there. what was the context for those remarks? well, very much that it is a mountain crisis within ethiopia, and that there's a very short window in which some kind of impact can be made to lesson at the ongoing situation. we heard there from rosemary, decarlo, the under secretary general making very clear that what is threatened there is a spreading civil war. in addition to this, the is a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation. that's the same message that we heard from the african unions. hi, representative on essay going over sancho, who has been talking both to the government and to the rebels in recent days. a having a great deal of influence in terms of attempting to mediate this ongoing situation of asenjoe called on the un security council. to take immediate steps to call for an immediate cessation of hostilities to impose an immediate humanitarian relief operation of a san jose says that he is in talks with various parties to get suc

mike hannah al jazeera united nations, poland as close part of its border with bella, rou, south, a large groups of migrants try to force their way through. bet. caught in the middle of a diplomatic route between the neighbors. poland, it uses the bell russian government of helping people to illegally cross. so they can get into that. you some a gig reports are trapped between the woods and highway in bella, luce, these people have been walking towards the polish border, anxious to enter the european union on the other side. polish security forces in riot gear, part of the 12000 that have been stationed there, guarding the front here, preventing hundreds of refugees and migrants from breaching the border. but it is a deadlock that risks igniting into another migration crisis on the doorstep of the you. for months, thousands have been entering the block through bella. ruth, at 1st via lithuania and latvia, now mainly through poland. the e. u has accused belarus in leader, alexander, look a shanker of orchestrating wave upon wave of undocumented migrants and asylum seekers. in retaliation t

mike hannah, august era, united nations. let's take a closer look at how see dell and go to this point. military and civilian leaders were sharing power to long time later on last year was anston falling mass protest in 2019 by science blamed each other for slow reforms on a worsening economic crisis and corruption and that led to major divisions within the transitional government. things came to head last month when general and the fact that i brought home to so the entire inter him government entertain the civilian prime minister. you had us will deny him is a horn of africa unless he says he dons miller. she will have a hard time holding on to power. this is a qu, they call themselves provision, and usually cou leaders when they take over and the remaining part for a long time. we've seen this over and over again in many places. however, in this situation, i think the sudanese military will have a very tough time holding on to power because so many civil society will not allow this. and so dan has too many for lines, too

mike, hannah al jazeera united nations. well senior get a to as a journalist and addis ababa, he explains the challenges faced by regional lead is trying to bring an end to that conflict in ethiopia. the african union had, had appointed the former head ofa, nigeria president to try to solve the differences between the 2. but again, it was a difficult task for him. the t p left has been designated as a terrorist organization by the european government, by the ethiopian parliament. it became a challenge to deal with that if you're going government side in the tpa left side . but there has been war pressure for coming from kenya. for instance, a close friend of yoga and the other presidents have, by the president of the children. prime minister have a very close relationship. and the ugandan president has announced that he would be hosting a leaders, a leader summit to trying to solve the difference between the current between yoga and if you're going government and the t p l, the forces. but again, there doesn't seem to be an

mike, hannah al jazeera united nations. well, there have been concerns about the spread of inflammatory language on social media in ethiopia. that could lead to ethnically motivated violence. facebook removed purse from prime minister abbey augment, and now twitter has temporarily disabled its trend section in ethiopia, after threats of physical harm. in a statement, the social media side says it's monitoring the situation and says, inciting violence, o d, humanizing people is against our rules. and given the eminent thrash of physical harm, we've already, we've also temporarily disabled trends, alongside continued efforts to disrupt platform manipulation. we hope this measure will reduce the risks of coordination that could incite violence or cause harm. not janice samuel debt, get it. you now brings us the latest from addis ababa. were al jazeera, has learned that the u. s. envoy to the horn of africa, geoffrey feltman hud, a meeting with the european actors in this conflict. and they were not able to agree on a roadmap o

mike hannah, archers, era washington columbia's constitutional court has put on hold a debate that could see abortion to criminalized proceedings of stopped because of a challenge calling to exclude one of the judges who spoke about abortion in the media. another judge will now make a decision on how to move forward. columbia only allows terminations for specific reasons. a palestinian white's organization has called for an impartial investigation after a prisoner died in hospital while an israeli custody. sorry, i'll a more had spent 13 years in prison. a palestinian sense of a human rights says that it's extremely concerned that he didn't receive adequate untimely medical care unit outside reports from casa pictures of sammy alarm lawyer hang at his home in garza. and at his funeral, they were supposed to welcome his return after he was released from an israeli prison, had been detained since 2008, and sentenced to 19 years and weapons smuggling charges. he died in hospital on thursday in israeli custody membership with stanley say they have been in shock since being told of his death.

the ongoing crisis scanner to mike hannah, the installation, so the you and looking at it at the so once again, she got a severe warning yes indeed, i heard there the of very strong warning from the you and representative the senior political chief pharaohs, me, decala, and making very clear that not only is it a threat of a looming civil war, but the window in terms of mediating it, mediating, it is closing very quickly. we heard similar words from the african union. i representative who made also clear that there is perhaps a window for opportunity at present, but this is closing quickly now on a sage on av asenjoe has been in the region mediating between the different parties . he's been to t gray. he's been asked speaking to the government. ah, he's been accompanied at times by the un. it's own representative a who has been involved in a mediation efforts there. martin griffith. so the security council is hearing all this information that is receiving. but in the last few minutes is just being addressed by the ethiopian ambassador to the un who made clear one very, a clear point on t

the latest from washington, mike, hannah, the me well in the hours of to 27 people died trying to cross to see between france and the u. k. the leaders of both nations promised a new resolve to prevent more death. but barely a day later, a political route over a letter sent by the british prime minister has led franz to freeze its neighbour out of an emergency summit. this weekend. the number of refugees and migrants entering europe is, for instance, the height of the war in syria, with a sharp decline during the corona virus pandemic. so far this year there is a slight trend upwards compared to the past 2 years. most of those people have applied for asylum in germany, france, spain, and greece leaving the u. k. only 5th on the list. you have to be on u. k. soil in order to claim asylum. and in the year to september, around $45000.00 people made the journey that's about 11 percent on the previous year. but the big changes in the way people try to get that. most people used to hide on the back of laurie's, but from 2018 to 20. 20 number of people crossing on small boats and dingey went u

mike hannah al jazeera washington, the canadian military has joined rescue efforts in the flood, devastated province of british columbia. one person is confirmed dead and at least 3 are missing. 18000 people have been forced to leave their homes in the countries western most province, flooding and landslides of comp, major roads, making transportation of goods difficult. just the worst flight in that i've ever seen that come from an area built up. what winds in the city both in the middle of it, but you know, this is quite significant here. it affects a lot of people and it's really disheartening to see it. the canadian prime minister justin trudeau said they were stepping up central government support to british columbia. first of all, we approved b. she's request for help yesterday. the support is moving right now, and we will do more or to help people directly. the canadian armed forces on the ground have been helping out of already rescued over $300.00 people. helicopters out of kamloops and esquimalt have been deployed last night. the reconnaissance teams assessing the situation by the

mike, hannah al jazeera united nations. vicki huddleston is the for me, us charged affairs in ethiopia. she says, mediation is needed. that premise to ave ahmed should step down fast a year ago, the p o p enforcers that represent a country of 100000000 had down defeated grant forces. because out exceptional leadership get occasion. and because they are, people were big star by the prime minister's government when he get great deals to let you and i did nation who in medicine, then they took 2 rows and a year later that you, grand defense forces are literally outside a. so of course others are joining with that most notably the romo liberation front, which used to be opposed to the degree and it's now joined and others have joined us. well, this is probably a good sign because it runs out to t graham forces because the key grams are not acceptable as rulers to many in ethiopia. but the situation for the prime minister is dire. essentially, he has lost their civil if he steps. now, if we can get to a, you backed up by the us, maybe even china else area. you know, countries with real flow

first, mike, hannah reports on reaction from the united nations. ah, once again, the protesters take to the streets of khartoum. the city has been at the center pro democracy demonstrations since the uprising that overthrew former leader omar l bashir. the formation of a new sovereign counsel described as an extension of the military takeover. and in the united nations, the office of the secretary general was quick to react. we're obviously taking a look at these developments. i would say they're very concerning. oh, we want to see a return. oh, to the transition. as quickly as possible. the transition government was intended to guide the country towards democratic elections in 2023. it was disbanded by military leaders. last month, the prime minister placed under house arrest and a number of political figures imprisoned. the security council held a hastily arranged meeting to discuss the crisis. no statement was issued by the council as a whole. b u. k is the pen holder, which means it takes the lead on the issue. and the ambassador had this to sa

and in at isabella start with mike hannah, the united nations. michael, what the you and said about the detention of their stuff. well, the spokesman for the secretary general has been speaking to you and security personnel on the ground in ethiopia. and he gave us these figures that 22 un staff were originally arrested. 6 of these have subsequently been released. so 16 remain in detention. but we also understand that a number of dependence have been arrested as well. the exact number, not really known that the u. n is doing what it can at the stage, given the very poor communications that appears with addis ababa to establish exactly what is happening. some of those and attention have been visited by you and personnel. you had personnel in constant touch with the government finding out exactly why these arrests were made. a what is not clear as well is whether the un itself was intentionally targeted or whether the arrests of these, you and parson l were part of a wider range of arrests of a t t p, people from the to grey ethnic group. now that

mike hannah al jazeera united nations, a court and sudan has ordered that internet services been restored. one and 2 weeks after most were blocked, the national consumer protection, cancel soon. telecommunications companies over the shut down there, they face arrest if the country's decision isn't implemented yet, which was imposed to prevent protests and a campaign of civil disobedience after the military takeover on october 25th. let's get one. i from heaven, morgan. she jones, his line, formed cartoon ebert, where are we with the countries internet? the sir? do we know when it will be switched back on? well, it's been our since the verdict. and despite the judge saying that the internet on sim cards and phone network, phone services should be restored immediately. it is still not back. so people who rely on their sim card to be able to access their internet are still not able to receive any kind of signal in terms of internet on their cell phones. now those who rely on the satellite and on fiber cables for internet were able to access it despite the internet shut down. one thing, the n

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mike, hannah picks up her story. the secretary general has taken note of the report by the un human rights chief, along with the ethiopian human rights commission. he says there's a deep need for accountability. he adds that such human rights abuses can only end if there's an agreement about the cessation of hostilities between all parties to the conflict. un has also expressed concern about the humanitarian situation with more. busy than 2 and a half 1000000 people already displaced at now says it's having increasing difficulty in getting humanitarian supplies into the region. we're continuing to, to reach out to all of the 30s on the ground where both the government and the de facto authorities to have as much humanitarian access as we can possibly have and, and, and to get more supplies in. as you know, we've been mentioning every few days or the need a tech to bring in food to bring and fuel a to be able to conduct our operations. the question whether these negotiations about access are being conducted in country

mike hannah, audius' era, united nations, rental soda has more now from cartoon. right after the announcement of the new a sovereignty council had it by the army general of to for, to have hand people started to protest in 5 different districts in the capitol hartman. so in of bank street a l scheffer as a half a bully, java and, and barry district, the so did the protest or steel ongoing people are dra are, are, are barricading the rules and they're burning the tires. the main issue here. now the determining factor will be that the reaction of the stress and opposition parties, they are very aware of that, that if they can't put enough pressure from the streets on, did the military rule, maybe they can force them to, to step back. but the export says esl for the opposition forces in the country have been quite a fragmented, and the internal disagreements and in fighting's, how weakened their position, particularly when it comes to, to, to, to organize the street. and also to put a, a pressure that could bring a result on, on her own mr album hand. so the set of t