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HAITI / BAN KI MOON WRAP
STORY: HAITI / BAN KI MOON WRAP
TRT: 2:51
SOURCE: MINUSTAH
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / FRENCH / NATS
DATELINE: 15 OCTOBER 2016, PORT-AU-PRINCE / LES CAYES, HAITI
15 OCTOBER 2016, PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI
1. Wide shot, plane carrying Secretary-General arriving
2. Med shot, Ban Ki-moon stepping off plane
3. Med shot, Ban greeted by United Nations and Haitian officials
4. Med shot, Ban meeting MINUSTAH peacekeepers
5. Wide shot, podium
6. SOUNDBITE (French) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I came to Haiti to express my solidarity with the Haitian people. It is one thing to read descriptions of the damage caused by the hurricane. It is another to see for yourself. Today in Les Cayes, I saw absolute devastation.”
15 OCTOBER 2016, LES CAYES, HAITI
7. Med shot, Ban stepping out of car
8. Wide shot, Ban speaking to displaced Haitians
9. Med shot, displaced women
10. Close up, Ban Ki-moon
11. Med shot, Ban leaving building
12. Wide shot, Ban surrounded by media personnel
13. Wide shot, displaced Haitians greeting Ban from balconies
14. Wide shot, Ban entering building
15. Tracking, Ban greeting children
16. Med shot, displaced women
15 OCTOBER 2016, PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI
17. Med shot, cameraperson
18. SOUNDBITE (French) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I am going to establish a special trust fund and I am going to report as soon as possible to the Member States. It is important that the international community should support the Haitian people so that they will never suffer from this cholera epidemic. I am very much committed to do that.”
19. Med shot, United Nations officials at press conference
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told reporters today (15 Oct) Haiti was suffering its greatest humanitarian catastrophe since the earthquake of 2010 in the aftermath of hurricane Matthew and called on the international community to provide the resources needed for recovery.
Ban arrived to Haiti to see first-hand the devastation inflicted in the wake of the category-4 hurricane which ravaged large parts of the country. He said, “It is one thing to read descriptions of the damage caused by the hurricane, it is another to see for yourself.”
Earlier Ban had visited Les Cayes where he met with displaced persons at the Lycee Philippe Guerrier school. The school is the largest temporary shelter in the town and is accommodating some 800 hurricane victims. Ban described what he saw in the town as “absolute devastation.”
The Secretary-General also expressed deep “regret” for the loss of life and suffering caused by the cholera outbreak in the country and wished the disaster could have been “avoided.” He said the UN was redoubling its efforts to contain the epidemic and ensure that everyone in the country had access to clean water, sanitation, and healthcare. Responding to a question on the new approach the UN had revealed to deal with cholera, Ban said he would “establish a special trust fund” and report to Member States “as soon as possible.” Ban said he was committed to see that the international community supported the Haitian people “so that they will never suffer from this cholera epidemic.”
The new dual track approach to tackle the cholera epidemic in Haiti aims to stem the epidemic and improve longer-term access to clean water and sanitation and also provide “material assistance” to those most affected after the 2010 outbreak. It is expected to cost approximately $400 million over the next two years.
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