SOUTH SUDAN / BENTIU WOMEN

Speaking after a meeting with displaced women in Bentiu, South Sudan, UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said, “Peace will not be made and, indeed, will not be sustainable if the population of this country, particularly the women, are not part of the process.” UNMISS

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:28
• Production Date: 8 October 2018
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN – UNMISS
• Subject Topical: DISPLACED PERSONS; PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS; WOMEN
• Geographic Subject: SOUTH SUDAN
• MAMS Id: 2258679
• Parent Id: 2258679
• Alternate Title: unifeed181008f

Description

STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / BENTIU WOMEN
TRT: 2:28
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 08 OCTOBER 2018, BENTIU, SOUTH SUDAN

Shotlist

08 OCTOBER 2018, BENTIU, SOUTH SUDAN

1. Med shot, Lacroix walking into protection of civilians shelter
2. Wide shot, internally displaced women sitting with delegation
3. Close up, Lacroix listening
4. Close, internally displaced woman’s hand being held by Kazibwe
5. SOUNDBITE (Local Language) Nyamile Malual Jiech, internally displaced person:
“So, women are being raped all the time and you will find that those who are raping women are always younger than the age of our children. Sometimes you find five or ten men lining up against one lady. Those are the big challenges for us. We appreciate your visit and pray that you will bring us peace in the country.”
6. Med shot, Lacroix asking question sitting next to Chergui
7. Pan right, from delegation to displaced women
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations:
“They want to have their voices heard. They want to be part of the efforts to bring peace back to their country, and this is a message that we are taking with us. We are convinced that peace will not be made and, indeed, will not be sustainable if the population of this country, particularly the women, are not part of the process. If they are not involved at every level, it will not be durable peace.”
9. Med shot, Kazibwe sitting next to internally displaced woman
10. Close up, internally displaced woman
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Specioza Wandira-Kazibwe, Chairperson, African Women’s Network on Mediation (FemWise):
“Now that we are here, and the agreement has been signed; and there is a real reduction in the conflict, we want to seize the opportunity to get you empowered to make sure that your children are eating; to make sure that you have a voice in everything that happens in the country.”
12. Wide shot, Lacroix sitting next to AU Peace and Security Commissioner Smail Chergui and Executive Director of UN Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
13. Close up, Executive Director UN Women listening
14. SOUNDBITE (Local Language) Deborah Zhot Kier, internally displaced person:
“I appreciate you coming to visit us here. Our plea is to please support our peace so that peace becomes a reality and we continue to enjoy our lives.”
15. Wide shot, Lacroix leaving protection of civilians shelter
16. Wide shot, Lacroix meeting displaced persons

Storyline

Speaking after a meeting with displaced women in Bentiu, South Sudan, UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said, “Peace will not be made and, indeed, will not be sustainable if the population of this country, particularly the women, are not part of the process.”

As part of their three-day visit to the country, a joint United Nations-African Union delegation visited a protection of civilians (POC) site which is housing some 120,000 internally displaced people.

The delegation met with women who walked for five days with their children through violent clashes in the Unity region to reach the camp.

SOUNDBITE (Local Language) Nyamile Malual Jiech, internally displaced person:
“So, women are being raped all the time and you will find that those who are raping women are always younger than the age of our children. Sometimes you find five or ten men lining up against one lady. Those are the big challenges for us. We appreciate your visit and pray that you will bring us peace in the country.”

The Under-Secretary-General said the women could count on the support of the UN to do its best to ensure that peace returns to the country which has been plagued by five years of civil war.

SOUNDBITE (English) Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations:
“They want to have their voices heard. They want to be part of the efforts to bring peace back to their country, and this is a message that we are taking with us. We are convinced that peace will not be made and, indeed, will not be sustainable if the population of this country, particularly the women, are not part of the process. If they are not involved at every level, it will not be durable peace.”

The African Union (AU) promised concrete support for the peace process, including the deployment of 100 young women mediators across the country and new projects to improve educational and job opportunities. The AU’s Specioza Wandira-Kazibwe emphasized the important role that women will play in influencing the future of the country.

Speaking to a displaced woman through a translator, Wandira-Kazibwe said, “Now that we are here, and the agreement has been signed; and there is a real reduction in the conflict, we want to seize the opportunity to get you empowered to make sure that your children are eating; to make sure that you have a voice in everything that happens in the country.”

The delegation advocated for a guaranteed minimum 35 percent women’s representation in transitional governance roles as well as at the Hybrid Court to ensure that there is accountability for crimes against humanity, particularly those that have directly impacted women caught up in the brutal conflict.