UN / SYRIA UPDATE

The United Nations (UN) expressed concern over hostilities in Syria mainly targeting East Harasta, Misraba, Modira and Duma in besieged eastern Ghouta. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:04
• Production Date: 15 January 2018
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Subject Topical: CONFLICT SITUATION
• Geographic Subject: SYRIA
• MAMS Id: 2075488
• Parent Id: 2075488
• Alternate Title: unifeed180115c

Description

STORY: UN / SYRIA UPDATE
TRT: 01:04
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 15 JANUARY 2018, NEW YORK CITY

Shotlist

FILE - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, UNHQ exterior

15 JANUARY 2018, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Dujarric walking to podium
3. Med shot, journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“This is resulting in civilian deaths and injuries and impacting many of the nearly 400,000 people trapped inside. In addition to death and injury, shelling reportedly resulted in restricted movement between towns, the suspension of school exams and limited access to local markets. At the same time, mortar attacks continued to be reported on eastern neighbourhoods in Damascus, causing injuries among civilians and material damages.”
5. Med shot, journalists
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The UN reminds all parties of their responsibilities to protect civilians and continues to call for safe, unimpeded and sustained access to all people in need, including the millions of people who live in hard-to-reach and besieged areas.”
7. Wide shot, press room

Storyline

The United Nations (UN) expressed concern over hostilities in Syria mainly targeting East Harasta, Misraba, Modira and Duma in besieged eastern Ghouta.

Speaking to reporters in New York today (15 Jan), UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the hostilities have resulted civilian deaths and injuries and is “impacting many of the nearly 400,000 people trapped inside” eastern Ghouta. He said shelling reportedly also resulted in restricted movement between towns, the suspension of school exams and limited access to local markets, while mortar attacks continued to be reported on eastern neighbourhoods in Damascus, “causing injuries among civilians and material damages.”

Dujarric said, “The UN reminds all parties of their responsibilities to protect civilians and continues to call for safe, unimpeded and sustained access to all people in need, including the millions of people who live in hard-to-reach and besieged areas.”