SOUTH SUDAN / LACROIX KIIR

Following a meeting with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix expressed concern “at the fact that the ceasefire is obviously not holding everywhere” in the country. UNMISS

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:07
• Production Date: 2 August 2017
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: JEAN-PIERRE LACROIX
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN – UNMISS
• Subject Topical: PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
• Geographic Subject: SOUTH SUDAN
• MAMS Id: 1943539
• Parent Id: 1943539
• Alternate Title: unifeed170802d

Description

STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / LACROIX
TRT: 02:33
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
DATELINE: 01/02 AUGUST 2017 JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN

Shotlist

02 AUGUST 2017 JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Wide shot, President Kiir entering meeting room
2. Med shot, Kiir and Lacroix shaking hands
3. Wide shot, meeting between Kiir and Lacroix
4. SOUNDBITE (French) Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations:
“The president mentioned the national dialogue and the efforts that are being made which are complementary to these efforts. So we obviously look forward to all these process moving forward and in the direction of peace and stability in this country.
5. Med shot, President Kiir
6. Med shot, UN delegation
7. SOUNDBITE (French) Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations:
“There is of course concern at the fact that the ceasefire is obviously not holding everywhere, and the President explained his views about the situation. We hope that the fighting will eventually subside and peace will return to the affected areas.”
8. Med shot, South Sudanese delegation
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Elia Lomuro, Minister of Cabinet Affairs, South Sudan:
“We believe the relationship that we are developing will truly bring peace to the Republic of South Sudan. Particularly, the President sent a very clear message on what he would like the UN to do. One key one was the fact that he would like IGAD, UNMISS, the United Nations, to reach out to those rebels who are holding citizens hostages and to engage them to bring them to the table to speak to one another in order to bring peace.”
10. Wide shot, UN delegation leaving

Storyline

Following a meeting with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix expressed concern “at the fact that the ceasefire is obviously not holding everywhere” in the country.

Speaking to journalists in Juba today (02 Aug), Lacriox said he had a very good meeting with the President in which the two discussed different initiatives that are converging to help bring peace back to South Sudan. He hoped that the fighting in parts of the country would “eventually subside and peace will return to the affected areas.”

Speaking on behalf of the President after a closed door meeting, Cabinet Affairs Minister Elia Lomuro said the relationship his Government was building with the UN “will truly bring peace to the Republic of South Sudan.” Lomuro added that President Kiir would like for the UN mission in the country (UNMISS) “to reach out to those rebels who are holding citizens hostages and to engage them to bring them to the table to speak to one another in order to bring peace.”

A peace agreement signed in August 2015 has faced numerous challenges over the last couple of years, with conflict erupting in different locations across the country.