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UN / EL HILLO SYRIA SIEGE
STORY: UN / EL HILLO SYRIA SIEGE
TRT: 01:59
SOURCE: UNIFEED-UNTV / FILE
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LANGUAGE: ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 14 APRIL, 2016, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations Headquarters
14 APRIL, 2016, NEW YORK CITY
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Yacoub El Hillo, Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, United Nations:
“What has not change, is the siege. Sieges are still being imposed on Madaya, Zabadani, Al Fouaa, Kifraya, and many other areas in Syria, including Deir Ezzor, which I have mentioned earlier. So this has not changed. And this must change.”
FILE – UNICEF - 14 JANUARY 2016, MAKE-SHIFT HOSPITAL IN MADAYA, SYRIA
3. Med shot, UNICEF staff uses Med-Upper Arm Circumference measurement to screen a malnutrition baby
4. Close shot, Arm Circumference measurement ruler
14 APRIL, 2016, NEW YORK CITY
5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Yacoub El Hillo, Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, United Nations:
“We spend many days and we exert an enormous amount of effort with the parties, be it the government or the opposition parties that are putting cities in Syria under siege. We have to go through a long process of talks to get the approval to move one patient from a certain place to a hospital in Damascus or Idlib or any other place, to save that patient’s life.”
FILE – UNICEF - 14 JANUARY 2016, MAKE-SHIFT HOSPITAL IN MADAYA, SYRIA
6.Med shot, UNICEF staff examining a young boy
7. UPSOUND (Arabic) Mohammed, young boy :
"I'm tired. For God's sake please take me out (of the town), I want to be treated."
8. UPSOUND (Arabic) Dr Rajia Sharhan, UNICEF Nutrition Specialist:
"What's your name?"
9. UPSOUND (Arabic) Mohammed, young boy :
"Mohammed Issa"
10. UPSOUND (Arabic) Dr Rajia Sharhan, UNICEF Nutrition Specialist:
“We have seen you before Mohamed, this is not the first time we see you.”
11. Med shot, UNICEF medical staff undress Mohamed
12. UPSOUND (Arabic) Dr Rajia Sharhan, UNICEF Nutrition Specialist:
"Where is your left hand?"
United Nations (UN) Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria Yacoub El Hillo said despite significant progress on the humanitarian front in the country, areas under siege remain particularly vulnerable.
In an interview Thursday (14 Apr) at the UN headquarters in New York, El Hillo said two aid airdrops into the besieged city of Deir Ezzor were successful this week after more advanced equipment was provided by donor states. He noted however that while this was encouraging, the siege on the city and other areas in Syria are a violation of international humanitarian law and must come to an end.
El Hillo said that approximately half a million people in the country remain under siege by various parties to the Syrian conflict.
The Humanitarian Coordinator said since the cessation of hostilities came into effect, aid workers were able to return to many places under siege and deliver medical and food assistance. He added that this has undoubtedly eased the suffering of civilians in those areas.
However, he noted that the process for moving a single person suffering from a serious medical condition was too long and required many days of talks to receive approval.
El Hillo said, pending the lifting of sieges, the most effective solution to deal with serious medical conditions is to allow the UN to deliver mobile clinics which could treat some cases in these areas, and transfer the direst cases to competent hospitals in order to save their lives.
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