AFGHANISTAN / ZERROUGUI PRESSER

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed conflict, Leila Zerrougui, is visiting Afghanistan to assess the situation of children affected by armed conflict and engage with authorities and partners on improving their protection. UNAMA

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:29
• Production Date: 16 February 2016
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: LEILA ZERROUGUI
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN - UNAMA
• Subject Topical: CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICTS
• Geographic Subject: AFGHANISTAN
• MAMS Id: 1565122
• Parent Id: 1565122
• Alternate Title: unifeed160216g

Description

STORY: AFGHANISTAN / ZERROUGUI PRESSER
TRT: 01:29
SOURCE: UNAMA
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 16 FEBRUARY 2016, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

Shotlist

1. Med shot, Zerrougui arriving
2. Wide shot, podium
3. Med shot, audience
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Leila Zerrougui Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, United Nations:
“We would like to give hope to the children of Afghanistan, to their parents, to all of us. We would like to see this country stable. We would like to see this country building sustainable peace.”
5. Cutaway audience
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Leila Zerrougui Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, United Nations:
“I know that the team here, UNICEF, UNAMA, are really keen to continue to work with you. They are the ones who are recognizing that efforts are made, that the government is progressing.”
7. Cutaway, audience
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Leila Zerrougui Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, United Nations:
“We have still children that are not going to school. We have schools that are closed because they are under threat. We have girls that are threatened because they would like to go to school. We have children that are killed, that are maimed. This is a reality of war. So how we can overcome all these challenges, how we can ensure that we can achieve whatever we can to keep the hope for Afghanistan.”
9. Wide shot, audience

Storyline

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed conflict, Leila Zerrougui, is visiting Afghanistan to assess the situation of children affected by armed conflict and engage with authorities and partners on improving their protection.

Speaking to reporters today (16 Feb) in the capital Kabul, Zerrougui said “we would like to give hope to the children of Afghanistan, to their parents, to all of us. We would like to see this country stable. We would like to see this country building sustainable peace.”

The conflict in Afghanistan has a devastating impact on children and the United Nations continues to record high levels of child casualties.

The Special Representative said “we have still children that are not going to school. We have schools that are closed because they are under threat. We have girls that are threatened because they would like to go to school. We have children that are killed, that are maimed.”

Afghanistan is one of seven countries involved in the campaign Children, Not Soldiers. In 2011, the Government signed an Action Plan with the United Nations to end and prevent the recruitment and use of children in its national security forces and a road map to compliance in August 2014.