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SOUTH SUDAN / SHEARER PRESSER
STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / SHEARER PRESSER
TRT: 2:54
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH /NATS
DATELINE: 24 JANUARY 2018, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
2 NOVEMBER 2017, AKOBO, SOUTH SUDAN
1.Wide shot, crowd greeting UNMISS Head
2. Tracking shot, women singing
3. Aerial shot, Akobo
4. Med shot, elderly people
5. Wide shot, UNMISS Head with Humanitarian staffs
24 JANUARY 2018, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
6. SOUNDBITE English) David Shearer, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS:
“Rather than investing huge resources and time to build a new base in Akobo, we are putting in place a more light and nimble peacekeeping footprint. We will install basic infrastructure to support troops who will rotate in and out on a regular basis. They will be there on the ground every week but not necessarily every day of every week.”
7. Wide shot, Press Conference
8. Close up, Shearer
9. Med Shot, Journalists
13 JULY 2017, YEI, SOUTH SUDAN
10. Wide shot, Armor Vehicle on the road
11. Wide shot, women walking by RPF
12. Med shot, RPF walking in the town
24 JANUARY 2018, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
13. Wide shot, various shot of press conference
14. SOUNDBITE English) David Shearer, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS:
“All peace agreements ultimately depend on the parties themselves. We can monitor, we can enforce rigorously but, at the end of the day, we are all going to have to agree to wanting peace. And I hope that is the spirit in which the next phase of the revitalization forum is held.”
15. Various shot, press conference
16. SOUNDBITE English) David Shearer, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS:
“There have been skirmishes and allegations made by each side about who started the conflict. We are disappointed that this has occurred. I guess in some ways it is not necessarily surprising but, as I say, what is important is that the parties to the Agreement adhere to the Agreement, not just in word, but in reality on the ground. We stand very strongly with the rest of the international community in condemning any party that initiates hostilities in violation of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement and we are doing everything that we can as UNMISS to support CTSAMM in the job that they are doing.”
13 JULY 2017, YEI, SOUTH SUDAN
17. Tracking shot, armor vehicle on the road
18. Tracking shot, Yei outskirt
19. Wide shot, Armor vehicle and RPF at the outskirt of Yei
At the request of the community and local authorities, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) announced today it is deploying its troops to Akobo, a town deep in Opposition-held territory in the remote northeast of South Sudan, in order to provide protection and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid.
SOUNDBITE English) David Shearer, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS:
“Rather than investing huge resources and time to build a new base in Akobo, we are putting in place a more light and nimble peacekeeping footprint. We will install basic infrastructure to support troops who will rotate in and out on a regular basis. They will be there on the ground every week but not necessarily every day of every week.”
At a press conference in the capital, Juba, the Head of the UN Mission in South Sudan also announced the official opening of a new permanent peacekeeping base in Yei will take place tomorrow. It will help create a more secure environment so that people who fled the area during the conflict feel safe enough to return.
The extension of protection to communities across the country, including Yei, has been assisted by the arrival of the first 730 members of the Regional Protection Force, mandated by the UN Security Council.
Their efforts, along with those of existing UNMISS troops, comes as the leaders of South Sudanese armed groups gather in Addis Ababa for the continuation of peace talks at the High Level Revitalization Forum.
SOUNDBITE English) David Shearer, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS:
“All peace agreements ultimately depend on the parties themselves. We can monitor, we can enforce rigorously but, at the end of the day, we are all going to have to agree to wanting peace. And I hope that is the spirit in which the next phase of the revitalization forum is held.”
A Cessation of Hostilities Agreement was signed by armed groups last month. However, clashes are continuing around the country.
SOUNDBITE English) David Shearer, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS:
“There have been skirmishes and allegations made by each side about who started the conflict. We are disappointed that this has occurred. I guess in some ways it is not necessarily surprising but, as I say, what is important is that the parties to the Agreement adhere to the Agreement, not just in word, but in reality on the ground. We stand very strongly with the rest of the international community in condemning any party that initiates hostilities in violation of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement and we are doing everything that we can as UNMISS to support CTSAMM in the job that they are doing.”
CTSAMM is the agency responsible for monitoring, verifying and reporting any breaches of the Agreement. UNMISS supports its work by helping it access locations around the country.
This work along with extending its peacekeeping presence and supporting the peace process more generally will continue to be UNMISS’ core focus over the coming months.
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