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STORY: UN / HOTEL TERRAIN
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 17 AUGUST 2016, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters
17 AUGUST 2016, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Farhan Haq at the podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General:
“The Secretary-General is alarmed by the preliminary findings of a fact finding investigation by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan into the attack on Hotel Terrain in Juba on 11 of July, in which one person was killed and several civilians were raped and brutally beaten by men in uniform. The Secretary-General is also concerned about allegations that UNMISS did not respond appropriately to prevent this and other grave cases of sexual violence committed in Juba. Due to the gravity of these incidents, related allegations and the preliminary findings by UNMISS, the Secretary-General has decided to launch an independent special investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding these incidents and to evaluate the Mission’s overall response. The Secretary-General reiterates his outrage over the acts of violence committed by the SPLA and opposition forces in Juba from 8 to 11 July, during which many South Sudanese civilians and two UN peacekeepers were killed. The Secretary-General urges, once more, the Government of South Sudan to investigate these human right violations and to prosecute those involved in these unspeakable acts of violence.”
4. Close up, journalist
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General:
“We do expect that we will have an announcement on the personnel of the mission, sometime on the next few days. Basically, we expect to receive the fact finding investigation from the UN mission, UNMISS, this week, and that fact-finding investigation will be used to inform the special investigation, the findings of which will be made public.”
6. Close up, journalist
7. Wide shot, Haq walks away from the podium
Alarmed by preliminary findings on the 11 July attack on a hotel in Juba, South Sudan, in which one person was killed and several civilians were raped and beaten by men in uniform, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has decided to launch an independent special investigation to examine this and other incidents and evaluate the overall response by the UN mission there.
According to a statement issued read today (17 Aug) by his spokesperson, Farhan Haq, the Secretary-General is also concerned about allegations that UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) “did not respond appropriately to prevent this and other grave cases of sexual violence committed in Juba.”
The statement said that the Secretary-General has decided to launch the special investigation “due to the gravity of these incidents, related allegations and the preliminary findings by UNMISS.”
Responding to questions by journalists, Haq said “we do expect that we will have an announcement on the personnel of the mission, sometime on the next few days. Basically, we expect to receive the fact finding investigation from the UN mission, UNMISS, this week, and that fact-finding investigation will be used to inform the special investigation, the findings of which will be made public.”
Also in the statement, the UN chief reiterated his outrage over the acts of violence committed by the government and opposition forces in Juba from 8 to 11 July, during which many South Sudanese civilians and two UN peacekeepers were killed.
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