UN / BURKINA FASO ATTACK

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the terrorist attack perpetrated on 13 August in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:00
• Production Date: 14 August 2017
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: FARHAN HAQ
• Subject Topical: TERRORISM
• Geographic Subject: BURKINA FASO
• MAMS Id: 1949100
• Parent Id: 1949100
• Alternate Title: unifeed170814b

Description

STORY: UN / BURKINA FASO ATTACK
TRT: 0:59
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 14 AUGUST 2017, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT

Shotlist

RECENT – NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters

14 AUGUST 2017, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Farhan Haq walking to the podium
3. Med shot, reporters
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General:
“The Secretary-General condemns the terrorist attack perpetrated on 13 August in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The Secretary-General extends his heartfelt condolences to the Government and people of Burkina Faso and wishes a speedy recovery to the injured.
The Secretary-General stresses that there can be no justification for such acts of indiscriminate violence. He reiterates the support of the United Nations to Burkina Faso in its fight against violent extremism and terrorism. He also reaffirms the Organization’s commitment to the countries of the G5 Sahel as they scale up efforts to tackle multiple security challenges in order to promote peace and development in the sub-region.
5. Med shot, reporter typing
6. Wide shot, presser

Storyline

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the terrorist attack perpetrated on 13 August in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

According to media reports, at least 18 people were killed during a terrorist attack on a restaurant on Sunday.

In a statement read today (14 Aug) by his spokesperson, the Secretary-General extended his “heartfelt condolences” to the Government and people of Burkina Faso and wishes a speedy recovery to the injured.

The Secretary-General stressed that there can be no justification for such acts of indiscriminate violence. He reiterated the support of the United Nations to Burkina Faso in its fight against violent extremism and terrorism.

He also reaffirmed the Organization’s commitment to the countries of the G5 Sahel as they scale up efforts to tackle multiple security challenges in order to promote peace and development in the sub-region.