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SOUTH SUDAN / BANGURA
STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / BANGURA
TRT: 2:00
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/NATS
DATELINE: 6 – 7 OCTOBER 2014, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
6 OCTOBER 2014, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Wide shot, Zainab Bangura Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict at POC camp in Juba
2. Med shot, women carrying bags of food stuff walking inside camp
3. Med shot, women group seated
4. Close up, Nuer woman
5. Med shot, women listening to Banguria
6. Med shot, Zainab Bangura Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict addressing women group
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Zainab Bangura Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict:
“It is more dangerous to be a woman in conflict than to be a soldier, because women are targeted in terms of rape, their homes are destroyed their children are killed, their husbands are killed. So they as women who hold the fabric of society become the victim and that breaks the community and brakes the families, So that is why we say in terms of rape when you rape a woman you don’t only rape a woman, you rape a family, you rape a community and you destroy the community.”
7 OCTOBER 2014, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
8. Wide shot, Presidential Palace
9. Med shot, President Salva talking to Bangura and SRSG Ellen Margrethe Loej
10.Med shot, government officials
11. Preisdent and delegation seated with Bangura and Margrethe Loej
12. Wide shot, UN delegation leaving the palace
13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Zainab Bangura Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict
“I just came out from a very very good meeting with His Excellency the President of South Sudan and the meeting was very fruitful because we discussed some of the challenges of rebuilding the state and some of the challenges of dealing with sexual violence in the country, especially sexual violence that has ethnic dimension. When women were been raped because of being a specific ethnic groups. And I think the president has agreed today to be a champion to support not only in dealing with that problem in South Sudan but around the world to join all our male champions heads of states who have taken this issue.”
14. Med shot, Mrs. Bangura leaving
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Bangura arrived on Sunday (5 Oct) in Juba, South Sudan to verify allegations of sexual violence in the war-torn country.
The visit came amid allegations of sexual violence in South Sudan, which fell into chaos in December after President Salva Kiir accused his sacked vice president Riek Machar of plotting to overthrow his regime.
During her visit to the Protection of Civilians area (POC) at UN compound, Mrs. Banguria met with women and community leaders and said that it is more dangerous to be a woman in conflict than to be a soldier.
Today Bangura met with President Salva Kiir and discussed concrete measures that can be undertaken for the prevention of and response to the violations taking place, including critical support to survivors.
She said she hopes that at the end of her visit the government will sign an agreement to deal with specific issues, challenges that have to do with sexual violence in South Sudan.
The use of sexual violence has been a distinct feature in the conflict that broke out in South Sudan in December 2013 between pro-government forces and opposition fighters. Reported incidents of sexual violence include rape, gang rape, forced abortion and sexual harassment by all sides.
There are also grave concerns regarding the ethnic dimensions of the conflict particularly between Dinka and Nuer communities, with reports of collective punishment using sexual violence fueling reprisals and a cycle of revenge.
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