UN / SYRIA POWER

Commenting on Syria, US Ambassador Samantha Power said that it was “clear” that violence had increased in the past month and is “nearing pre-cessation of hostilities levels.” She also said that Russia has a “special responsibility to press the Assad regime to abide by the cessation of hostilities and end its bombardment and siege of innocent Syrian Civilians.” UNIFEED-UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:36
• Production Date: 26 May 2016
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: SAMANTHA POWER
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL
• Subject Topical: CEASEFIRES; HUMANITARIAN RELIEF
• Geographic Subject: SYRIA
• MAMS Id: 1630818
• Parent Id: 1630818
• Alternate Title: unifeed160526h

Description

STORY: UN/ POWER
TRT: 01:36
SOURCE: UNIFEED-UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 26 MAY 2016, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

RECENT, NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations headquarters

26 MAY 2016, NEW YORK CITY

2. Pan left, Power walking to podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Samantha Power, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations:
“It is clear that violence has increased in the past month and is nearing pre-cessation of hostilities levels. It is also clear that the dangers to the cessation are largely being driven by the Syrian regime and its allies, and attacks on civilians. Russia has a special responsibility to press the Assad regime to abide by the cessation of hostilities and end its bombardment and siege of innocent Syrian Civilians.”
4. Wide shot, Power at podium
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Samantha Power, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations:
“The limited progress we have made together this year is imperiled by the actions of a regime that seems intent on ignoring the cessation of hostilities and often ignoring desperate appeals for humanitarian access. We cannot allow this to happen. We cannot allow the cessation of hostilities to fall apart. We must find a way to reach civilians in need.”
6. Med shot, reporters
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Samantha Power, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations:
“We all have a responsibility to use every last minute between now and the June 1st deadline to secure land access. It’s easy. In some of the communities that have not been reached you are talking about a matter of a few kilometers, and just stubborn political opposition and a sense of impunity on the part of the regime that causes them to deny access.”
8. Pan right, Power walking away from podium

Storyline

United States Ambassador Samantha Power today (26 May) said violence in Syria “has increased in the past month and is nearing pre-cessation of hostilities levels.”

Power said it was also “clear that the dangers to the cessation are largely being driven by the Syrian regime and its allies, and attacks on civilians.”

She said Russia has “a special responsibility to press the Assad regime to abide by the cessation of hostilities and end its bombardment and siege of innocent Syrian Civilians.”

The US Ambassador said “the limited progress we have made together this year is imperiled by the actions of a regime that seems intent on ignoring the cessation of hostilities and often ignoring desperate appeals for humanitarian access. We cannot allow this to happen. We cannot allow the cessation of hostilities to fall apart. We must find a way to reach civilians in need.”

She said “we all have a responsibility to use every last minute between now and the June 1st deadline to secure land access. It’s easy. In some of the communities that have not been reached you are talking about a matter of a few kilometers, and just stubborn political opposition and a sense of impunity on the part of the regime that causes them to deny access.”

World and regional powers agreed last week on a 1st June deadline for the resumption of humanitarian aid to besieged areas.