CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / THOMSON

During his visit to the Central African Republic, UN General Assembly President Peter Thomson visited seven peacekeepers wounded in an attack Tuesday in the east of the country. MINUSCA

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:00:46
• Production Date: 10 May 2017
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: PETER THOMSON
• Corporate Name: GENERAL ASSEMBLY; UNITED NATIONS MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED STABILIZATION MISSION IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - MINUSCA
• Subject Topical: PEACEKEEPERS
• Geographic Subject: CENTRAL AFRICAN REGION
• MAMS Id: 1884463
• Parent Id: 1884463
• Alternate Title: unifeed170510a

Description

STORY: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / THOMSON
TRT: 0:46
SOURCE: MINUSCA
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS

DATELINE: 10 MAY 2017, BANGUI, CAR

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, Thomson greets Prime Minister, Simplice Saranji
2. Tracking shot, Thomson and Saranji, inside hospital
3. Wide shot, Thomson and delegation visit wounded soldiers
4. Wide shot, wounded soldiers in beds
5. Med shot, wounded soldiers in beds
6. Wide shot, Thomson speaking with a wounded soldier
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Thomson, President, UN General Assembly:
“I will be underlining that those who perform crimes must be hailed accountable. This is the central part of good governance ».
8. Various shots, Thomson and Prime Minister inspecting troops

Storyline

During his visit to the Central African Republic, UN General Assembly President Peter Thomson visited seven peacekeepers wounded in an attack Tuesday in the east of the country.

Four blue helmets were killed and ten wounded when armed men ambushed their convoy near the village of Yogofongo, located near the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Seven wounded soldiers from Morocco and Cambodia were evacuated to the capital, Bangui, while one peacekeeper from Morocco is still missing.

Thomson arrived in the Central African Republic Wednesday (10 May) for a two-days visit.

During his visit to hospital, he was accompanied by senior officials of the Central African Republic, including the president of the National Assembly and the Prime Minister, along with Parfait Onanga-Anyanga , the Head of the UN Mission.