UN / LIBYA

The spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, told reporters that “the escalation of violence in and around Tripoli has caused the displacement of some 3,400 people fleeing from fighting and has blocked emergency services from reaching casualties and civilians.” An unknown number of civilians, he said, have been “unable to flee these locations.” UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:39
• Production Date: 8 April 2019
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES; GHASSAN SALAMAH; STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS SUPPORT MISSION IN LIBYA - UNSMIL
• Subject Topical: CONFLICT SITUATION
• Geographic Subject: LIBYA
• MAMS Id: 2377080
• Parent Id: 2377080
• Alternate Title: unifeed190408d

Description

STORY: UN / LIBYA
TRT: 01:39
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 08 APRIL 2019, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters

08 APRIL 2019, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Stéphane Dujarric at the podium
3. Wide shot, journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General:
“Our humanitarian colleagues on the ground report that the escalation of violence in and around Tripoli has caused the displacement of some 3,400 people fleeing from fighting and has blocked emergency services from reaching casualties and civilians; fighting has also damaged electricity lines. Clashes with heavy weapons are affecting residential areas, and an unknown number of civilians are unable to flee these locations. We are calling for a temporary humanitarian truce to allow for the provision of emergency services and the voluntary passage of civilians, including those wounded, from the areas of conflict.”
5. Med shot, journalists
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General:
“Our humanitarian partners have stocks in place in multiple locations throughout Tripoli. These include: food stocks for an additional 80,000 people for a period of two weeks and emergency medical supplies to treat up to 210,000 individuals over the next three months; this is in addition to recent distributions of emergency medical supplies that can treat up to a million individuals, and shelter and non-food assistance for 15,000 families across Libya. The Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Maria Ribeiro, reminds all parties of their legal obligations under International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law to ensure the safety of all civilians and civilian infrastructure.”
7. Wide shot, Dujarric walks away

Storyline

The spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, today (8 Apr) told reporters that “the escalation of violence in and around Tripoli has caused the displacement of some 3,400 people fleeing from fighting and has blocked emergency services from reaching casualties and civilians.” An unknown number of civilians, he said, have been “unable to flee these locations.”

The spokesperson called for “a temporary humanitarian truce to allow for the provision of emergency services and the voluntary passage of civilians, including those wounded, from the areas of conflict.”

Dujarric said humanitarian partners have stocks in place in multiple locations throughout Tripoli, including food stocks for an additional 80,000 people for a period of two weeks and emergency medical supplies to treat up to 210,000 individuals over the next three months.

The Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, remains in Tripoli, where the UN Support Mission (UNSMIL) continues its work.

Earlier today, he met with the President of the Presidency Council, Fayez Serraj, with whom he discussed ways the UN can assist.