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GENEVA / CAR VIOLENCE
STORY: GENEVA / CAR VIOLENCE
TRT: 2:30
SOURCE: UNTV CH
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / FRENCH / NATS
DATELINE: 14 OCTOBER 2016, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
14 OCTOBER 2016, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
1. Wide shot, Palais des Nations exterior
1. Exterior, Palais des Nations
2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Ravina Shamdasani, Spokesperson, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR):
“There have been a number of worrying incidents since 12th September, including attacks against civilians, and acts of violence against NGO premises and the private homes of humanitarian staff in Kaga Bandoro. The worst incident took place on Wednesday, when several hundred ex-Seleka members attacked the Evêché camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) as well as the Prefect’s office and the MINUSCA (UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic) camp. In addition to 18 civilians and 12 ex-Seleka members who were killed, many more were injured, houses and offices were torched and looted and IDPs were forced to flee.”
6. Medium shot, journalist
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Ravina Shamdasani, Spokesperson, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR):
“There seems to be an escalation that began on the 12th September, when a group of armed men entered a local hospital demanding medical care for one of the ex-Seleka members. Then this was followed by more violence and looting, this is all in Kaga Bandoro, violence and looting on the 17th September; again, tensions between the anti-Balaka and the ex-Seleka elements. “
8. Wide shot, journalists
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Ravina Shamdasani, Spokesperson, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR):
“We can confirm that there were 30 people who were killed, and the breakdown is 18 civilians and 12 ex-Seleka members. And yes, there was a period of relative calm, as you know there was a constitutional referendum, there were elections, there was a process of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration, rehabilitation of the various armed groups that were involved and this process is ongoing. But his sudden escalation is particularly worrying in this context, because of the period of calm that that preceded it”.
10. Two shot, journalists
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Alessandra Vellucci, Spokesperson, United Nations Office in Geneva (UNOG):
“The peacekeeping forces reinforced its presence while maintaining a robust posture in the area and the peacekeepers also reinforced the patrols in Koui after clashes between armed groups yesterday. They reported that 200 people have sought refuge in the UN facilities”.
12. Close up, journalist
13. SOUNDBITE (French) Christophe Boulierac, Spokesperson, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF):
"Some armed men attacked the Lycée Polyvant of Kaga Bandoro school on Wednesday where a training was held for future teachers in support for the rehabilitation of the education system of UNICEF, so they were students who studied a part of a program that we support."
14. Med shots, journalists
15. Close up, journalist
United Nations officials condemned renewed episodes of violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) town of Kaga Bandoro, which have led to 30 deaths according to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani told reporters today (14 Oct) in Geneva of a number of “worrying incidents” since the 12th of September, including “attacks against civilians, and acts of violence against NGO premises and the private homes of humanitarian staff in Kaga Bandoro.”
CAR has been wracked by conflict along religious and ethnic lines since 2013 -- with thousands of people killed and hundreds of thousands displaced -- when the mainly Muslim Seleka rebel group seized power in the majority Christian country. A group of mostly Christian militias, known as the anti-Balaka, rose up to counter the Seleka who handed power to a transitional government in 2014 under international pressure. More than 12,000 peacekeepers are deployed in the country as part of the UN mission called MINUSCA (UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic) to protect civilians and to support a transition to peace.
Shamdasani said that “the worst incident took place on Wednesday, when several hundred ex-Seleka members attacked the Evêché camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) as well as the Prefect’s office and the MINUSCA camp” leaving 18 civilians and 12 ex-Seleka members dead. She said “this sudden escalation” was particularly worrying because of the “period of calm” that that preceded it.
UNICEF spokesperson Christophe Boulierac armed men also attacked the Lycée Polyvalent of Kaga Bandoro school and there were students among the casualties.
Fighting in the past month between ex-Séléka militiamen and anti-Balaka fighters has also affected western, eastern and central parts of the country, as well as the capital, Bangui, according to MINUSCA. UN spokesperson Alessandra Vellucci said peacekeepers reinforced their patrols in Koui in the western part of the country after clashes between armed groups erupted yesterday. MINUSCA reported that 200 people had sought refuge in UN facilities.
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