mike hanner is live 1st now, united nations technology more about his statement and why they didn't meet in the end. well, 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, this speculation as to exactly why this was postponed, that had been argument, we understand about a draft statement that had been drawn up pry lap primarily by island, and kenya, a calling for a cessation of hostilities. or 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 on the statement which basically calls for an end to the violence calls for a negotiated settlement. expresses 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

mike hanner in washington dc, bring his sir or the latest on the reaction that we have seen there. well mazar, moshe bella is a professor of public health and the deputy vice chancellor of research and innovation at the university of choir zulu natal joins us now from dub and in south africa. and that may be all pick up on the point that our course. what it might, can, it was just making it is, there is a great deal we don't know about this mutation, but how does the way in which this variant behaves differ from mutations that we've seen in a virus so far? yeah, chris, in smyrna and sewer view or something from our end. what do we have noted is that there are specific mutations that we have seen before and those are in delta in be tied in some in alpha as well. but they're also mutations that we have not seen before, and unfortunately, the way this virus is behave, it depends on the combination of that constellation of mutation suite. we don't know exactly how it's going to behave, but so far what we're seeing is that there is a simmering repeat spread and we are also seeing that t

center and how to tim un security council has been meeting to discuss the situation and sit on mike hanner is watching this for us and, and they had previously called for return to this joint agreement between military and and civilians. what is the reaction been to this move by general until fatah, the hon. well, the secretary general's office was very click to i respond to this latest action. or the secretary general has issued a series of statements calling a return to the democratic process that transition government that supposed to lead to elections in 2023. and within a very short while of that announcement of the sovereign council being established, a spokesman for the secretary general made this statement. obviously, 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 politicians and leaders that have been detained. all the security council held a hastily organized meeting on the on

as mike hanner reports from the united nations, the message to the security council is clear, the time is short, the window to secure a mediated settlement. the conflict is closing in a country over a 110000000 people over 90 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 me. yeah, and i did not agree individually. train them are political, political solution, through dialogue for constitutes a window of opportunity. but the high representative warm that this window of opportunity is small. the ethiopian ambassador made his country's position clear. we remind everyone concerned that there are no 2 parties here. there is a government representing the role of the to pan people and represent these have been st. it. and there is a group advancing, if this criminal cause through atrocities. it's a stance that