UN / LRA

The Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA,) François Louncény Fall, expressed concerns about the impact of the withdrawal of Ugandan and South Sudanese troops along with the United States Special Forces “as it will create a security vacuum that may be exploited by the LRA and other armed groups operating in the region.” UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:57
• Production Date: 13 June 2017
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: FRANÇOIS L. FALL
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL; UNITED NATIONS REGIONAL OFFICE FOR CENTRAL AFRICA - UNOCA
• Subject Topical: ARMED GROUPS; TERRORISM
• Geographic Subject: CENTRAL AMERICA
• MAMS Id: 1907082
• Parent Id: 1907082
• Alternate Title: unifeed170613b

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STORY: UN / LRA
TRT: 01:57
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 13 JUNE 2017, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters

13 JUNE 2017, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Med shot, delegates
4. SOUNDBITE (English) François Louncény Fall, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA):
“The continued threat by the Lord Resistance Army, LRA, to regional stability should not be underestimated in particular as Ugandan and South Sudanese troops have now disengaged from the African Union Regional Task Force, along with the United States Special Forces. I am concerned about the impacts of these withdrawal as it will create a security vacuum that may be exploited by the LRA and other armed groups operating in the region.”
5. Med shot, delegates
6 SOUNDBITE (English) François Louncény Fall, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA):
“MINUSCA is not mandated to conduct anti-LRA military operations and the Central African Republic’s national security forces which could in the long run fill the gap left by the exit of the Ugandan forces, still require training and structural reform. Any training effort will need to be in line with the overall security reform process and coordinate with other partners supporting the Central African armed forces.”
7. Pan left, Council
8. SOUNDBITE (English) François Louncény Fall, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA):
“Collectively, there is a need to remain focused on efforts aimed at the total eradication of the LRA. UN(OCA will remain engaged including by reviewing the UN regional strategy to address the threat and impact of the LRA and ensuring coordination among the various stakeholders working on the issue.”
9. Med shot, delegates
10. Zoom out, Council

Storyline

The Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA,) François Louncény Fall, today (13 Jun) expressed concerns about the impact of the withdrawal of Ugandan and South Sudanese troops along with the United States Special Forces “as it will create a security vacuum that may be exploited by the LRA and other armed groups operating in the region.”

Fall said “the continued threat by the Lord Resistance Army, LRA, to regional stability should not be underestimated.’

In the Central African Republic, he said, the UN mission in the country (MINUSCA) “is not mandated to conduct anti-LRA military operations and the Central African Republic’s national security forces which could in the long run fill the gap left by the exit of the Ugandan forces, still require training and structural reform.”

Fall said that “collectively, there is a need to remain focused on efforts aimed at the total eradication of the LRA. UN(OCA will remain engaged including by reviewing the UN regional strategy to address the threat and impact of the LRA and ensuring coordination among the various stakeholders working on the issue.”