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STORY: UN / CYCLONE IDAI
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 02 APRIL 2019, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
RECENT – NEW YORK CITY
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02 APRIL 2019, NEW YOKR CITY
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The three countries need $392 million for the next three months. Yet only $46 million has been recorded on the Financial Tracking System. So here we call on Member States to bridge this gap.”
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations:
“As we urgently stem this crisis, we must also look toward rebuilding and preventing future such disasters. Beyond the emergency phase, we need to ensure sustained support that will help people and Governments cope with the longer-term development consequences of the storm, from shelter and health to food security. Such calamities can erase, in an instant, years of hard-won progress.”
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Emergency Relief Coordinator:
“I am afraid to tell you that there will be significant additional of life. I’ve told you about the cholera problem and the malaria problem and the number of people who are essentially totally destitute, cause I am afraid to say that there will be additional loss of lives unless we get much closer to the immediate appeal we’ve made.”
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8. SOUNDBITE (English) Perks Master Clemency Ligoya, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Malawi to the United Nations:
“With limited or no basic services such as water, sanitation and hygiene raising concerns of a possible disease outbreak. The incidents of gender-based violence, and violence against women and girls is likely to be exuberated by the desire of food and sanitation condition in the camps.”
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10. SOUNDBITE (English) António Gumende, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Mozambique to the United Nations:
“In the meantime, while the post emergency construction plan is being considered, the country will need support to better address the following existing and emerging challenges: humanitarian assistant to the affected population including food, food aid, health, shelter, water and basic sanitation; establishment of cholera treatment and large scale of vaccination of people at risk; The measures of restoration of basic and essential infrastructure and services, roads, energy, water and intercommunications; identification of land for the definitively settlement of the displaced population; comprehensive assessment of damage and assistance needs for recovery and reconstruction.”
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12. SOUNDBITE (English) Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Zimbabwe to the United Nations:
“Psychotherapy, which sometimes we might ignore, but I think it’s very important to try and provide psychological help to the populations around these areas, in all three countries. Because it is traumatic. Some people cannot comprehend what happened, they are not able to cope with what happened.”
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FILE - UNHCR - 31 MARCH 2019, BEIRA, MOZAMBIQUE
14. Various shots, drone shots of the camp run by the government of Mozambique
At a special meeting on the response to Cyclone Idai, UN deputy chief Amina Mohammed called on Member States to fund the (USD) 392 million response for the three countries for the next three months; just (USD) 46 million has been recorded so far to support the three southern African nations affected by the cyclone.
Speaking to Member States today (02 Apr) at the meeting called “Response to Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe”, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said “the three countries need (USD) 392 million for the next three months. Yet only (USD) 46 million has been recorded on the Financial Tracking System. So here we call on Member States to bridge this gap.”
The UN deputy chief shared strong solidarity to the people in the affected countries, and paid tribute to the local, national and international responders who have been on the scene from the earliest moments of this crisis, saving countless lives and preventing an even more devastating outcome.
She noted that her Organization has also been on the ground from day one,and supported the initial search-and-rescue efforts.
According to the UN, World Food Programme (WFP) is providing high-energy, fortified food products and supporting efforts to assess damage in affected areas. UNICEF is working together with the government and partners to restore drinking water systems across affected parts of Mozambique. The World Health Organization (WHO) is distributing cholera vaccines and supporting the set-up of treatment centres. And the Central Emergency Response Fund immediately disbursed (USD) 20 million.
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock stated that more than 600 people lost their lives in Mozambique and more than 100,000 houses totally destroyed, and many more partially destroyed. 140,000 people are sheltering in more than 160 sites in Beira and elsewhere. There are over 1,000 cholera cases, and there is a real and growing problem with Malaria.
In Zimbabwe, Lowcock noted in the last 24 hours, a cluster system was established which enables the UN to organize the support to the Government in the right sectors and with the right resources.
In Malawi, the UN’s most concern is the impact on agricultural harvest, which requires the response needs to deal with both the immediate problems, and the likelihood that very large number of people will lost their means of income for many months in the future.
The Emergency Relief Coordinator warned, “I am afraid to tell you that there will be significant additional of life. I’ve told you about the cholera problem and the malaria problem and the number of people who are essentially totally destitute, cause I am afraid to say that there will be additional loss of lives unless we get much closer to the immediate appeal we’ve made.”
Malawi's Ambassador Perks Master Clemency Ligoya told the delegates that “with limited or no basic services such as water, sanitation and hygiene raising concerns of a possible disease outbreak.”
He added, “the incidents of gender-based violence, and violence against women and girls is likely to be exuberated by the desire of food and sanitation condition in the camps.”
Mozambique's Ambassador António Gumende called for support to better address the following existing and emerging challenges in his country devasted by the cyclone.
He listed challenges such as humanitarian assistant to the affected population including food, food aid, health, shelter, water and basic sanitation; establishment of cholera treatment and large scale of vaccination of people at risk, and more.
Zimbabwe's Ambassador Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava reiterated the importance of providing psychotherapy to the affected population, especially for children.
He said “psychotherapy, which sometimes we might ignore, but I think it’s very important to try and provide psychological help to the populations around these areas, in all three countries. Because it is traumatic. Some people cannot comprehend what happened, they are not able to cope with what happened.”
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