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DATELINE: 28 JULY 2016, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, United Nations Headquarters
28 JULY 2016, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Zoom in, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the dais
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General:
“South Sudan remains precariously poised on the brink of an abyss. The promises of the new State for peace, justice and opportunity have been squandered. I am appalled by the scale of sexual violence documented by our Human Rights teams. We demand accountability for all atrocities and that the leaders of South Sudan commit to the peace process.”
5. Med shot, African Union Representative
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General:
“Instability also persists in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Libya and Mali, and a number of other nations. This is a cause of grave concern for all. But it is also important to emphasize that this is not the full story of Africa. There is another narrative, largely untold, of growing economies, improved living standards and expanding democratic space. Our shared responsibility is to nourish these seeds of peace and prosperity.”
7. Med shot, Chair Peacebuilding Commission
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General:
“There are no one-size-fits-all solutions. Institution-building has to be rooted in national historical, political, social, cultural and economic contexts. Trying to impose an outside model on a post-conflict country can do more harm than good.”
9. Med shot, delegates
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General:
“Communities also need to see early and tangible progress. Peace dividends are essential. And perceptions are critical. If expectations are high but not met, even if there is progress, grievances can mount. Measuring the impact of institution-building is not easy. Results can be intangible or elusive for years. Pressures from donor countries for instant results can be detrimental to long-term development objectives and – ultimately -- peace.”
11. Wide shot, Security Council
Addressing a Security Council debate on peacebuilding in Africa, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today (28 July) said that South Sudan “remains precariously poised on the brink of an abyss.”
Ban demanded “accountability for all atrocities” and urged the leaders of South Sudan to commit to the peace process.
The Secretary-General said that instability also persists in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Libya and Mali, and a number of other nations. But he added that in the continent there are also “growing economies, improved living standards and expanding democratic space.”
“Our shared responsibility” he said “is to nourish these seeds of peace and prosperity.”
The Secretary-General stressed that “there are no one-size-fits-all solutions” and “trying to impose an outside model on a post-conflict country can do more harm than good.”
He said that communities “need to see early and tangible progress” for which “peace dividends are essential” and added that “if expectations are high but not met, even if there is progress, grievances can mount.”
Ban asked governments to help the Peacebuilding Fund Pledging Conference in September to achieve the funding target of $300 million dollars.
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