GENEVA / SYRIA AID UPDATE

Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien said that the situation inside Eastern Aleppo had deteriorated in the past three weeks and insisted on the need for “total humanitarian access," while the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, said that it was a priority for Russia and the United States "to come up with an agreed position" on a way to halt the fighting. UNTV CH

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:35
• Production Date: 9 September 2016
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STAFFAN DE MISTURA; STEPHEN O'BRIEN
• Corporate Name: OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - OCHA
• Subject Topical: CEASEFIRES; HUMANITARIAN RELIEF
• Geographic Subject: SYRIA
• MAMS Id: 1704341
• Parent Id: 1704341
• Alternate Title: unifeed160909b

Description

STORY: GENEVA / SYRIA AID UPDATE
TRT: 02:35
SOURCE: UNTV CH
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 9 SEPTEMBER 2016, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / FILE

Shotlist

RECENT - GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

1. Wide shot, exterior Palais des Nations

9 SEPTEMBER 2016, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

2. Wide shot, press
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephen O’Brien, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator:
“The needs of the people in Syria, wherever these needs arise, however they arise, whoever it affects, on whichever side of any line or none at all, have become even more severe, not only over the five years, but actually even in the last three weeks, and therefore the hope and wish for a comprehensive approach to the fight in Syria that would enable us to have the total humanitarian access, was the paramount and necessary conditions that we need to get access.”
4. Close up, journalist’s hands typing on laptop
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephen O’Brien, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator:
“In Eastern Aleppo the current situation remains extremely severe to the point of it being de facto besieged. So much so that we need to make sure that we continue to demand, whatever the circumstances of the larger discussions, we need to make sure that we continue to press for and demand a 48-hour weekly humanitarian pause to reach the people in need by whichever route can be made secure for all those very brave and courageous aid workers.”
6. Med shot, journalists
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephen O’Brien, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator:
“It is clear that there is a question about the planning and assessment process for 2017 and that we will continue to be working together for the implementation of humanitarian effect and taking the actions necessary to meet those needs. So there will be and continues to be a strong reaching out to our very important implementing partners, both by myself and indeed throughout the UN humanitarian team, and we’ll continue to have those discussions. And I am sure that above all, between us, there will be no impact on meeting the needs of those who are suffering through no fault of their own, and that we will be able to make sure that our discussions are fruitful.”
8. Med shot, photographers
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Staffan de Mistura, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria
“The priority is for the two co-chairs to come up with an agreed position. That is where we would like them, and we are hoping that they will all of their time. We meet them regularly and we have been meeting; as you know I met yesterday Iate for more than an hour Sergey Lavrov and we are always available to help.”
10. Med shot, journalist sitting typing on laptop

Storyline

Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien today (9 Sep) said that the situation inside Eastern Aleppo had deteriorated in the past three weeks and insisted on the need for “total humanitarian access.”

O’Brien said the situation in Eastern Aleppo “remains extremely severe to the point of it being de facto besieged.” He repeated United Nations (UN) calls for weekly, 48-hour.

When asked about reported criticism of the UN by aid agencies inside Syria, O’Brien said that he was aware of their concerns, but hoped to work on confidence-building measures.

He said “It is clear that there is a question about the planning and assessment process for 2017 and that we will continue to be working together for the implementation of humanitarian effect and taking the actions necessary to meet those needs.”

Speaking as high-level talks continue in Geneva between United States Secretary of State John Kerry and Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, said that it was a priority “for the two co-chairs to come up with an agreed position” and for the two super-powers agree on a way to halt the fighting, so that aid can get through to civilians caught up in the more than five-year conflict.