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SOUTH SUDAN / MINE RISK EDUCATION
STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / MINE RISK EDUCATION
TRT: 2:09
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/ARABIC
DATELINE: 6 DECEMBER 2018, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Wide shot, convoy at Kasire village
2. Med shot, handshakes with community chief
3. Various shots, Risk Education for the community
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Mary Konyo, Community Member, Kasire Village:
“We’re very happy because this is a very risky area. Whenever we’re cultivating our land – for the case of agriculture – whenever you’re digging, sometimes you can find that there’re some unknown items down there, and you [wouldn’t] know what to do.”
5. Various shots, mine demolishing demo
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Seiji Okada, Ambassador of Japan to South Sudan:
“The reason Japan is supporting this programme is, Japan also has experienced this kind of big conflict or war.”
7. Various shots, explosive devices used in training
8. SOUNDBITE (Engllish) Allain Noudehou, Deputy head of UNMISS and head of humanitarian affairs in South Sudan
“There will be always many challenges, but the biggest positive thing is that you are in your village; you’re in your home, and you’re looking for the way to make it secure, and that’s why this whole action that you’re going through this morning to try to really learn how to make sure you don’t get threated by mines or an explosive device is a very important part of what you need to do to make sure your environment, your home, your village is secure for you to stay.”
9. Zoom out, photo op
A high-level delegation led by the officials from the embassy of Japan in South Sudan, the United Nations, and representatives from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the National Mine Action Authority (NMAA) – conducted a survey and risk education for the community of Kasire village near capital Juba and demonstrated how unexploded ordnance (UXO) is destroyed.
The protracted war raging in South Sudan since December 2013 has left many civilians in a vulnerable state.
SOUNDBITE (English) Mary Konyo, Community Member, Kasire Village:
“We’re very happy because this is a very risky area. Whenever we’re cultivating our land – for the case of agriculture – whenever you’re digging, sometimes you can find that there’re some unknown items down there, and you [wouldn’t] know what to do.”
The Japanese ambassador explained why his country was supporting the mine action programme.
SOUNDBITE (English) Seiji Okada, Ambassador of Japan to South Sudan:
“The reason Japan is supporting this programme is, Japan also has experienced this kind of big conflict or war in the past.”
The Japanese ambassador also spoke about the hope generated by the signing, recently, of the revitalized peace agreement.
According to the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and head of humanitarian affairs in South Sudan, Allain Noudehou the aim now is to ensure the displaced people come back to their homes and rebuild their lives:
SOUNDBITE: Allain Noudehou, Deputy head of UNMISS and head of humanitarian affairs in South Sudan
“There will be always many challenges, but the biggest positive thing is that you are in your village; you’re in your home, and you’re looking for the way to make it secure, and that’s why this whole action that you’re going through this morning to try to really learn how to make sure you don’t get threated by mines or an explosive device is a very important part of what you need to do to make sure your environment, your home, your village is secure for you to stay.”
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