UN / YEMEN OIL TANKER

A United Nations spokesperson said the UN “has requested the Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen to provide a letter with security assurances” in order to deploy a team to safeguard the endangered Safer oil tanker. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:46
• Production Date: 3 February 2021
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Subject Topical: CONFLICT SITUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES; OIL PRODUCTION
• Geographic Subject: YEMEN
• MAMS Id: 2600929
• Parent Id: 2600929
• Alternate Title: unifeed210203d

Description

STORY: UN / YEMEN OIL TANKER
TRT: 01:46
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 03 JANUARY 2021, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT

Shotlist

RECENT - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, United Nations Headquarters

03 JANUARY 2021, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric walks up to podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“On the Safer tanker, the UN explained that it has requested the Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen to provide a letter with security assurances in order to deploy a team to the Safer tanker. The UN regrets that, to date, no response was received despite multiple requests for this letter. Without the letter, the cost of the mission would increase by hundreds of thousands of dollars. The UN is also very concerned by indications that the Houthi de facto authorities are considering a “review” of their formal approval of the mission to deploy. Houthi officials have advised the UN to pause certain preparations pending the outcome of such a process, which would create further delays for the mission. In light of these challenges, the timeline of deployment of the mission for the tanker remains uncertain and dependent on the continued facilitation of all stakeholders involved. The UN hopes to receive a renewed commitment from the Houthi de facto authorities to resolve this urgent matter as soon as possible. Any other outcome would be extremely disappointing.”
4. Wide shot, Dujarric
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“You know, there are more than a million barrels of oil on that tanker. We have often underscored the risk of a major ecological disaster, and in fact a major economic disaster for the people who live of the water, not only in Yemen. And that explains the level of frustration.”
6. Wide shot, Dujarric walks away from the podium

Storyline

A United Nations spokesperson today (3 Feb) said the UN “has requested the Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen to provide a letter with security assurances” in order to deploy a team to the endangered Safer oil tanker.

The spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, said, “the UN regrets that, to date, no response was received despite multiple requests for this letter,” adding that “without the letter, the cost of the mission would increase by hundreds of thousands of dollars.”

He said the timeline of deployment of the mission for the tanker “remains uncertain and dependent on the continued facilitation of all stakeholders involved.”

The spokesperson explained that “there are more than a million barrels of oil on that tanker,” underscoring “the risk of a major ecological disaster, and in fact a major economic disaster for the people who live of the water, not only in Yemen.”