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DRC / GUTERRES GOMA VISIT
STORY: DRC / GUTERRES GOMA VISIT
TRT: 3:30
SOURCE: MONUSCO
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: FRENCH / NATS
DATELINE: 31 AUGUST 2019, GOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
31 AUGUST 2019, GOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
1. Wide shot, UN plane arriving
2. Zoom in, Guterres being welcomed by officials
3. Wide shot, Guterres walking with officials
4. Med shot, Guterres talking with North Kivu province governor, Carly Nzanzu Kasivita
5. Med shot, Guterres walking to meeting
6. Various shots, Guterres meeting with local and UN officials
7. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
"This visit is a solidarity visit, expressing my solidarity with the Congolese people, the people of North Kivu. I have visited Goma several times in the past as High Commissioner for Refugees. I have tremendous admiration for the resilience and capacity of the people of North Kivu, the Congolese people who have suffered greatly. Our solidarity with the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo in their fight against terrorism, a threat not only for the Congo but for all Africa and the whole world. We are completely beside the Congolese authorities in the fight against the ADF. Of course, our support also goes to the Congolese authorities so that the armed groups are gradually eliminated, and the state authority can resume everywhere. The security of the Congolese people and the people of North Kivu is for us an essential priority and also all the aspects of cooperation for development and for humanitarian response. Of course, there are also major health concerns today, there is measles, there is malaria, there is cholera, and now the terrible drama of Ebola, we are entirely alongside the Congolese authorities and the Congolese people to try to better respond to all these challenges.”
8. Med shot, health worker checking Secretary-General’s temperature
9. Tilt up, Guterres sanitizing hands
10. Med shot, Guterres speaking to peacekeeper
11. Various shots, guard of honour
12. Various shots, Guterres meeting with UN and peacekeeping officials
UN chief Antonio Guterres visited Goma today to express his “solidarity” with the Congolese people and Government in their fight against Ebola, among other “major health concerns”, and terrorism.
Guterres was welcomed by the North Kivu Province governor, Carly Nzanzu Kasivita and other local officials, as well as UN senior officials based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Just after his arrival, the UN chief had a meeting with local authorities. He expressed his solidarity and the UN’s solidarity with the Congolese people, especially the people of North Kivu province affected by insecurity and diseases, including Ebola.
Speaking to reporters, Guterres said he had “tremendous admiration for the resilience and capacity of the people of North Kivu” who have suffered greatly.
He said the UN stood with the Congolese armed forces in their fight against terrorism, “a threat not only for the Congo but for all Africa and the whole world.” He expressed his support for Congolese authorities “so that the armed groups are gradually eliminated, and the state authority can resume everywhere” adding that the security of the Congolese people and the people of North Kivu “is for us an essential priority.”
Guterres said North Kivu was also facing “major health concerns” including measles, malaria, cholera, and “now the terrible drama of Ebola.” He said the UN was “entirely alongside the Congolese authorities and the Congolese people to try to better respond to all these challenges.”
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