UN / YEMEN CHOLERA UPDATE

A UN spokesperson told reporters today that as of 23 May, cholera had spread to 19 of Yemen’s 22 governorates, with almost 42,000 of suspected cholera/acute watery diarrhoea cases and 418 associated deaths. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:05
• Production Date: 25 May 2017
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Subject Topical: CHOLERA
• Geographic Subject: YEMEN
• MAMS Id: 1894616
• Parent Id: 1894616
• Alternate Title: unifeed170525d

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STORY: UN / YEMEN CHOLERA UPDATE
TRT: 1:05
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 25 MAY 2017, NEW YORK CITY

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FILE - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, UNHQ exterior

25 MAY 2017, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, press room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson, United Nations:
“As of 23 May, cholera had spread to 19 of Yemen’s 22 governorates, with almost 42,000 of suspected cholera/acute watery diarrhoea cases and 418 associated deaths. It has been estimated that there will be at least 100,000 new cases in the next six months, but less than half of health facilities are fully functioning.”
4. Med shot, reporters
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson, United Nations:
“Since 1 May, 1.6 million people have been supported with water/sanitation and hygiene assistance. The UN has supported the opening of 99 diarrhoea treatment centers and 136 oral rehydration corners by providing medicine and other supplies. We have also developed a plan to combat cholera with a two pronged approach for which $55 million are required.”
6. Wide shot, UN spokesperson leaving

Storyline

United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said, “As of 23 May, cholera had spread to 19 of Yemen’s 22 governorates, with almost 42,000 of suspected cholera/acute watery diarrhoea cases and 418 associated deaths.”

Speaking today (25 May) to reporters in New York, he added “it has been estimated that there will be at least 100,000 new cases in the next six months, but less than half of health facilities are fully functioning.”

He noted that since 1 May, 1.6 million people have been supported with water/sanitation and hygiene assistance.

The spokesperson said “the UN has supported the opening of 99 diarrhoea treatment centers and 136 oral rehydration corners by providing medicine and other supplies. We have also developed a plan to combat cholera with a two pronged approach for which $55 million are required.”

Dujarric noted that one month after the High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen, the United Nations thanks the Member States who have fully paid their pledges.

The United Nations also welcomed the additional United States announcement of $77 million for the famine response, as well as the $4.3 from the European Commission and the $1.2 million from Norway for the cholera response.