SOUTH SUDAN / LADSOUS ARRIVAL

The Under-Secretary-General (USG) in charge of the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), Hervé Ladsous, arrived in Juba South Sudan today (10 June) and will stay in the country through the weekend where he will meet with officials and travel to Bentiu and Malakal. UNMISS

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:00:51
• Production Date: 10 June 2016
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: HERVÉ LADSOUS
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN – UNMISS
• Subject Topical: PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
• Geographic Subject: SOUTH SUDAN
• MAMS Id: 1640773
• Parent Id: 1640773
• Alternate Title: unifeed160610b

Description

STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / LADSOUS ARRIVAL
TRT: 00:52
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 10 JUNE 2016, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN

Shotlist

1. Pan left, SRSG Margarethe Loej walking to the plane
2. Med shot, DSRSG and police commissioner walking
3. Med shot, SRSG greeting Hervé Ladsous
4. Wide shot, Delegation walking to VIP lounge
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Hervé Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General (USG) in charge of the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO):
“There is going to be a discussion at Security Council so it is good to come and see where we are about the implementation of the peace accord, the setting up of the government of national transition and have to listen to the people.”
6. Various shots, convoy leaving airport

Storyline

The Under-Secretary-General (USG) in charge of the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), Hervé Ladsous, arrived in Juba South Sudan today (10 June) and will stay in the country through the weekend.

Ladsous is expected to assess the situation following the formation of the Transitional Government of National Unity and to demonstrate the continued commitment of the United Nations and United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to support South Sudan.

During his stay he will meet with government officials and also be travelling to Bentiu and Malakal to the protection of civilians sites and interact with peacekeepers.