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SOUTH SUDAN / HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT
STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT
TRT: 01:19
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
DATELINE: 24 FEBRUARY 2016, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Pan right, conference room
2. Med shot, diplomats seated
3. Med shot, Vice President Wani Igga and DSRSG Eugene Owusu seated
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Eugene Owusu, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General:
“South Sudan can secure the future that it wants. The situation South Sudan finds itself in today is a combination of human actions that can be corrected if South Sudanese genuinely give peace a chance. With the right mix of policies, and a sense of purposefulness and determination similar to what got this country its independence, South Sudan can extricate itself out of the challenges that confront it today.”
5. Close up, Catholic Bishop and government official
6. Close up, participants
7. Wide shot, Vice President Wani Igga
8. SOUNDBITE (English) James Wani Igga Vice President of the Republic of South Sudan:
“If a country is made up of people who don’t produce and for those of us in South Sudan, if we end up without production even the independence that we have achieved after a lot of sacrificing will be meaningless, and therefore we must back it up by production.”
9. Zoom out, Vice President, government officials, religious leaders and UNDP officials holding the National Human Development Report 2015
The government of South Sudan and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) jointly marked the launch of the first National Human Development Report for an independent South Sudan. The report comes at a time when the country is facing major socio-economic and political challenges and explores options to rebuild the country.
The theme of this year’s report is “People, Peace and Prosperity.” The report maps and tracks the requirements and perspectives needed for a prosperous South Sudan.
Addressing the gathering, Eugene Owusu, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General said peace is prerequisite for prosperity, and prosperity will be attained only through lasting peace.
SOUNDBITE (English) Eugene Owusu, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General:
“South Sudan can secure the future that it wants. The situation South Sudan finds itself in today is a combination of human actions that can be corrected if South Sudanese genuinely give peace a chance. With the right mix of policies, and a sense of purposefulness and determination similar to what got this country its independence, South Sudan can extricate itself out of the challenges that confront it today.”
The Vice President of the Republic Wani Igga called on the South Sudanese to be productive and added that the independence of the country will be meaningless without peace and development.
SOUNDBITE (English) James Wani Igga Vice President of the Republic of South Sudan:
“If a country is made up of people who don’t produce and for those of us in South Sudan, if we end up without production even the independence that we have achieved after a lot of sacrificing will be meaningless, and therefore we must back it up by production.”
According to the report, in order for South Sudan to achieve the kind of transformation needed, stakeholders will have to collectively practice the discipline of linking immediate priorities to the long view of the country.
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