ETHIOPIA / GRANDI

On 20 June, World Refugee Day, the High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, travelled to the Nguenyyiel Refugee Camp in Ethiopia to honour the resilience and courage of the more than 65 million people worldwide who have been forced to flee war, persecution and violence. UNHCR

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:22
• Production Date: 21 June 2017
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: FILIPPO GRANDI
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES - UNHCR
• Subject Topical: COMMEMORATION; REFUGEE CAMPS; REFUGEE PROTECTION
• Geographic Subject: ETHIOPIA; SOUTH SUDAN
• MAMS Id: 1914853
• Parent Id: 1914853
• Alternate Title: unifeed170621b

Description

STORY: ETHIOPIA / GRANDI
TRT: 02:22
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNHCR ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 20 JUNE 2017, NGUENYYIEL REFUGEE CAMP, GAMBELLA, ETHIOPIA

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, camp at sunrise
2. Wide shot, shelters in the camp
3. Various shots, South Sudanese refugee children signing
4. Wide shot, High Commissioner walking.
5. Med shot, Grandi in a math classroom
6. Wide shot, classroom
7. Med shot, Grandi talking to a young student.
8. Various shots, Grandi talking to students
9. Med shot, Grandi talking to a child in a classroom
10. Close up, boy drawing
11. Close up, High Commissioner
12. Close up, boy’s face
13. Wide shot, people at the World Refugee Day celebrations
14. Close up, refugee woman’s face
15. Wide shot, refugees
16. Med shot, refugees
17. Various shots, refugees dancing
18. Wide shot, officials at the ceremony
19. Close up, Grandi
20. Med shot, refugees dancing
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Filippo Grandi, High Commissioner for Refugees:
“I wanted to be here in Ethiopia on World Refugee Day to tell the world that it is possible to received many refugees, to treat them well and to remain stable and to look to the future.”
22. Various shots, signs of the various countries with refugees in Ethiopia

Storyline

On 20 June, World Refugee Day, the High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, travelled to the Nguenyyiel Refugee Camp in Ethiopia to honour the resilience and courage of the more than 65 million people worldwide who have been forced to flee war, persecution and violence.

Ethiopia hosts almost 800,000 refugees from over 20 countries.

Nguenyyiel Refugee Camp was opened on October 2016 to receive South Sudanese refugees who crossed into Ethiopia.

57 percent of them are children. These school facilities are for grades 1 to 4.

The High Commissioner praised Ethiopia for its acceptance of refugees.

SOUNDBITE (English) Filippo Grandi, High Commissioner for Refugees:
“I wanted to be here in Ethiopia on World Refugee Day to tell the world that it is possible to received many refugees, to treat them well and to remain stable and to look to the future.”

Ethiopia is hosting the largest group of registered refugees in Africa. It maintains an open door policy for those seeking refuge.