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CAR / GUTERRES WRAP
CAR / GUTERRES WRAP
TRT: 3:03
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: FRENCH /NATS
DATELINE: 27 OCTOBER 2017, BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
1. Zoom out, Guterres going to podium
2. SOUNDBITE (French) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“MINUSCA has demonstrated its worth, while sacrificing lives of a number of Blue Helmets. Indeed, we are aware that we need to re-enforce and improve its operating capacity. Peacekeeping operations save lives and in a certain case they can even save a country.”
3. Wide shot, delegates
4. SOUNDBITE (French) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I will be extremely firm in fighting all abuse. And I can guarantee you that the zero tolerance policy towards sexual abuse is for me a question of honour. At the same time if there are other accusation of misbehaviour of troops we will seek clear information of what has happened so that we can react. But I can guarantee you one thing; these forces are forces serving Central-African people.”
5. Wide shot, podium
6. SOUNDBITE (French) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“These forces are forces serving Central-African people and they have no other agenda but the wellbeing, the survival and security of the Central-African people.”
7. Wide shot, delegates
8. SOUNDBITE (French) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Cessation of hostilities is without a doubt important. But besides the silence of guns we need peace in hearts and a social cohesion. The Central African people have suffered for too long. As the representatives of your own people you have a central role to play in reversing the trend. We do not have time to loose. Every day that passes is important because we have a limited time to act and to succeed in that, the United Nations will always be at your side.”
9. Med shot, Guterres shaking hands with local community representative
10. Tracking shot, Guterres shaking hands with people
11. Various shots, Guterres and local reps
12. Med shot, Guterres painting column
13. Various shots, Guterres in meeting with locals
On the last day of his visit to the Central African Republic, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the members of the national Parliament that the UN peacekeepers in the country are “forces serving Central-African people and they have no other agenda but the wellbeing, the survival and security of the Central-African people.”
In his address, Guterres said the UN peacekeeping force in CAR, known under its French acronym MINUSCA, “has demonstrated its worth while sacrificing lives of a number of Blue Helmets. Indeed, we are aware that we need to re-enforce and improve its operating capacity. Peacekeeping operations save lives and in a certain case they can even save a country.”
The UN Secretary General also promised to be “extremely firm in fighting all abuse.
He also said “I can guarantee you that the zero tolerance policy towards sexual abuse is for me a question of honour.”
Guterres then travelled to the PK5 area, a traditionally Muslim part of Bangui that has been the site of violence against the community.
He listened to the concerns of community leaders, including issues regarding safety and discrimination, as well as the lack of economic opportunities for young people. He also heard from local Christian leaders who spoke of reconciliation.
The Secretary-General underscored his deep belief that religious conflicts are often the result of political manipulation and not religious differences, noting that for years, Christians and Muslims had coexisted peacefully in the country.
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