SOUTH SUDAN / LACROIX PRESSER

Wrapping a three-day visit to South Sudan, UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said “every possible effort” was being made to expedite the deployment of a 4000-strong Regional Protection Force to South Sudan. UNMISS

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:03
• Production Date: 3 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: 1944217
• Parent Id: 1944217
• Alternate Title: unifeed170803d

Description

STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / LACROIX PRESSER
TRT: 02:03
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 03 AUGUST 2017, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN

Shotlist

03 AUGUST 2017, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN

1. Wide shot, press room
2. Med shot, Lacroix sitting as press room table
3. Med shot, journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations:
“We are making every possible effort to expedite that process and we are encouraging the troop contributing countries also to do their best to have as rapid a deployment as possible; and certainly we also need the support and cooperation of the South Sudanese Government to help in expediting the procedures that are needed to operationalize the deployment of the RPF (rapid protection force).”
5. Med shot, Lacroix sitting as press room table
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations:
“We discussed the IGAD initiative towards the revitalization of the peace agreement and clearly it is a very important and positive thing that the countries in region are being more engaged in helping South Sudan return to peace. As you know the UN has welcomed and supported this new engagement by IGAD and we look forward to that process moving forward.”
7. Med shot, Lacroix sitting as press room table
8. Med shot, journalists
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations:
“My visit to Malakal was quite informative on the efforts that have been made there to support the population there – the IDPs but also the population as a whole again, irrespective of their affiliations or anything else.”
10. Pan right, press room

Storyline

Wrapping a three-day visit to South Sudan, UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said “every possible effort” was being made to expedite the deployment of a 4000-strong Regional Protection Force to South Sudan.

Speaking to journalists in the capital Juba today (03 Aug), Lacroix said Nepalese and part of the Bangladesh engineering unit are already in the country, with efforts being made to expedite the arrival of a battalion from Rwanda. He said the UN is encouraging troop contributing countries “to do their best to have as rapid a deployment as possible” adding that the support and cooperation of the South Sudanese Government would be need also to help in “expediting the procedures that are needed to operationalize the deployment of the RPF.”

Lacroix said he discussed the IGAD initiative “towards the revitalization of the peace agreement” with President Salva Kiir and other senior officials adding that it is “a very important and positive thing that the countries in region are being more engaged in helping South Sudan return to peace.” He said the UN welcomed and supported this new engagement.

Lacroix emphasized that warring parties needed to do their best to bring an end to ongoing fighting and said the UN is determined to do its best to help the population.

Lacroix described his visit to Malakal on Wednesday as “quite informative” on the efforts that have been made there to support the population. He said he agreed with local authorities there to continue to increase cooperation in order to help the return of stability and generate better opportunities for the people in the area.