UGANDA / GUTERRES REFUGEES

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres visited South Sudanese refugees in northern Uganda where he said “in a world where so many people are selfishly closing their doors, closing their borders, not allowing refugees to come, this example deserves praise, admiration from the whole international community.” UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:57
• Production Date: 22 June 2017
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES
• Subject Topical: CONFLICT SITUATION; REFUGEE CAMPS; REFUGEE PROTECTION
• Geographic Subject: SOUTH SUDAN; UGANDA
• MAMS Id: 1916374
• Parent Id: 1916374
• Alternate Title: unifeed170622c

Description

STORY: UGANDA / GUTERRES REFUGEES
TRT: 02:57
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 22 JUNE 2017, IMVEPI, UGANDA

Shotlist

1. Aerial shot, Imvepi camp
2. Wide shot, delegation in helicopter
3. Close up, Guterres
4. Med shot, Guterres disembarking
5. Wide shot, refugees lined up
6. Tracking shot, Guterres shaking hands with refugees
7. Close up, woman refugee from South Sudan
8. UPSOUND (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I am so sorry.”
9. Wide shot, Guterres walking in camp
10. Tracking shot, Guterres shaking hands and talking Arabic with UNHCR worker
11. Wide shot, woman serving hot food
12. Tilt up, Guterres and WFP Executive Director Beasley serving hot food
13. Wide shot, Guterres and Uganda PM press stakeout
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“What we have all seen is the demonstration of the extraordinary generosity of the people and the Government of Uganda, receiving so many hundreds of thousands, almost 1 million, South Sudanese refugees as sisters and brothers and sharing with them their land and everything they have. In a world where so many people are selfishly closing their doors, closing their borders, not allowing refugees to come, this example deserves praise, admiration from the whole international community.”
15. Cutaway, stakeout
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Unfortunately, the leaders of the country have not deserved the people they have. And the people are suffering enormously with this endless war. It is time for the war to end.”
17. Guterres and PM at stakeout
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Ruhakana Rugunda, Prime Minister of Uganda:
“I call on international community to support the call by the United Nations Secretary-General and the President Yoweri Museveni to contribute generously so that we are able to raise the necessary resources to support the refugees and also assist the host communities.”
19. Pan left, girls singing to Guterres
20. Med shot, Guterres shaking hands with girls
21. Wide shot, Guterres shaking hands with cooks
22. Med shot, Guterres saying bye to kids in tent
23. Pan right, Guterres waving to refugees and leaving

Storyline

The Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres today (22 Jun) visited the Imvepi refugee camp in Uganda, a day before a pledging conference titled ‘Refugee Solidarity’ is scheduled to take place in Ugandan capital Kampala, aiming to drum up support and mobilize resources for hundreds of thousands of refugees being hosted in Uganda.

The Imvepi camp, opened as recent as 21 February and almost at its capacity, is hosting some 120,000 mostly South Sudanese refugees.

It is the second largest refugee camp in the region, with Bidibidi hosting close to 300,000 people.

At the end of the visit, Guterres said “what we have all seen is the demonstration of the extraordinary generosity of the people and the Government of Uganda, receiving so many hundreds of thousands, almost 1 million, South Sudanese refugees as sisters and brothers and sharing with them their land and everything they have.”

Referring to South Sudan, he said “unfortunately, the leaders of the country have not deserved the people they have. And the people are suffering enormously with this endless war. It is time for the war to end.”

Touring the camp with the Secretary-General was the Prime Minister of Uganda who called upon the international community to “contribute generously so that we are able to raise the necessary resources to support the refugees and also assist the host communities.”