UN / DRC PEACEKEEPERS

The United Nations Security Council condemned “in the strongest terms the outrageous, deadly, and totally unacceptable attack” on UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which has resulted in the death 15 Tanzanian peacekeepers and the injury of at least 53 others. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:52
• Production Date: 8 December 2017
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL
• Subject Topical: PEACEKEEPERS; PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
• Geographic Subject: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
• MAMS Id: 2056328
• Parent Id: 2056328
• Alternate Title: unifeed171208h

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STORY: UN / DRC PEACEKEEPERS
TRT: 01:52
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 08 DECEMBER 2017, NEW YORK CITY

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RECENT - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, UNHQ exterior

08 DECEMBER 2017, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Koro Bessho, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nation and Security Council President:
“On behalf of the members of the Security Council, I should like to condemn in the strongest terms the outrageous, deadly, and totally unacceptable attack on United Nations peacekeepers that occurred last night in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
4. Wide shot, Security Council
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Koro Bessho, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nation and Security Council President:
“Those brave peacekeepers were operating under a mandate given by this Council in order to provide a more secure future for the people of the DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo). We commemorate their ultimate sacrifice in the cause of peace. I ask you now to rise and observe a moment of silence for those killed.”
6. Various shots, Security Council standing in a moment of silence
7. Pan left, Japanese deputy ambassador approaching stakeout
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Yasuhisa Kawamura, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations:
“The members of the Security Council paid tribute to the peacekeepers who risk their lives daily in the service of global peace and to protect civilians. This attack, the worst on UN peacekeepers in recent years, is a reminder of the extraordinary sacrifices made by these brave women and men every day.”
9. Pan right, Japanese deputy ambassador leaving stakeout

Storyline

The United Nations Security Council condemned “in the strongest terms the outrageous, deadly, and totally unacceptable attack” on UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which has resulted in the death 15 Tanzanian peacekeepers and the injury of at least 53 others.

Speaking at the Council today (08 Dec) Japanese ambassador Koro Bessho expressed the Council’s condolences to the family of the victims and to the governments and peoples of Tanzania and the DRC, and wished a speedy recovery to for those injured.

Bessho, whose country is currently presiding over the Security Council, said “those brave peacekeepers were operating under a mandate given by this Council in order to provide a more secure future for the people of the DRC” adding that the Council commemorates “their ultimate sacrifice in the cause of peace.”

Following a closed meeting on the attack, deputy Japanese ambassador Yasuhisa Kawamura said the Council condemns all attacks and provocations against the peacekeeping mission in the country known as MONUSCO. Reading a press statement on behalf of the Council, Kawamura said such attacks could constitute war crimes under international law adding that the Council iterated its full support to the mission in implementing its mandate. He said the Security Council “paid tribute to the peacekeepers who risk their lives daily in the service of global peace and to protect civilians.” He stressed that this attack, “the worst on UN peacekeepers in recent years, is a reminder of the extraordinary sacrifices made by these brave women and men every day.”