UN / MYANMAR UPDATE

The UN team on the ground in Myanmar said it is “increasingly concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Myanmar,” more than three months after the military ceased control, according to a spokesperson. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:00
• Production Date: 4 May 2021
• Asset Language: English
• Subject Topical: HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
• Geographic Subject: MYANMAR
• MAMS Id: 2617134
• Parent Id: 2617134
• Alternate Title: unifeed210504e

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STORY: UN / MYANMAR UPDATE
TRT: 1:00
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 04 MAY 2021, NEW YORK CITY

Shotlist

FILE – NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, UN headquarters exterior

04 MAY 2021, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, press room
3. Wide shot, journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“And on Myanmar, our team on the ground says they are increasingly concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Myanmar more than three months after the military ceased control. According to our humanitarian colleagues, the impact of ongoing intensified armed clashes continues to be felt in Myanmar's southeast, where an estimated 40,000 people have been displaced since December 2020. More people have been forced from their homes since late March due to attacks, including airstrikes, by Myanmar’s military, and other groups. The continued fighting in Kachin and northern Shan states has caused thousands of people to flee their homes in recent weeks as a result of armed clashes.
5. Wide shot, journalist
6. Wide shot, press room

Storyline

The UN team on the ground in Myanmar said it is “increasingly concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Myanmar,” more than three months after the military ceased control, according to a spokesperson.

Speaking to reporters in New York today (04 May), UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the impact of “ongoing intensified armed clashes” continue to be felt in Myanmar's southeast, where an estimated 40,000 people have been displaced since December 2020, according to humanitarian on the ground.

Dujarric said, “More people have been forced from their homes since late March due to attacks, including airstrikes, by Myanmar’s military, and other groups. The continued fighting in Kachin and northern Shan states has caused thousands of people to flee their homes in recent weeks as a result of armed clashes.”