UN / KASHMIR

Responding to a journalist's question on the government of India's decision to revoke Indian-administered Kashmir’s special status, a UN spokesperson said, “we are following with concern the tense situation in the region” and urged “all parties to exercise restraint.” UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:00:41
• Production Date: 5 August 2019
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS MILITARY OBSERVER GROUP IN INDIA AND PAKISTAN - UNMOGIP
• Subject Topical: BORDER INCIDENTS; PEACE AND SECURITY
• Geographic Subject: INDIA; KASHMIR; PAKISTAN
• MAMS Id: 2428737
• Parent Id: 2428737
• Alternate Title: unifeed190805d

Description

STORY: UN / KASHMIR
TRT: 00:41
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 05 AUGUST 2019, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters

05 AUGUST 2019, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Stéphane Dujarric at the podium
3. Med shot, journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General:
“We are following with concern the tense situation in the region. We are also aware of reports of restrictions on the Indian side of Kashmir and we urge all parties to exercise restraint.”
5. Med shot, journalists
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General:
“Over the past few days the UN Military Observer Group in India And Pakistan, otherwise known as UNMOGIP, has observed and reported an increase in military activity along the line of control.”
7. Zoom out, Dujarric walks away

Storyline

Responding to a journalist's question on the government of India's decision to revoke Indian-administered Kashmir’s special status, a UN spokesperson said, “we are following with concern the tense situation in the region” and urged “all parties to exercise restraint.”

The spokesperson, Stephan Dujarric, today (5 Aug) told reporters in New York that “over the past few days the UN Military Observer Group in India And Pakistan, otherwise known as UNMOGIP, has observed and reported an increase in military activity along the line of control.”

Article 370 of India’s constitution, which has now been revoked, granted significant autonomy to the state of Kashmir.

UNMOGIP, established in January 1949, observes and reports on the parties’ adherence to the ceasefire along the Line of Control and the Working Boundary.