UN / MYANMAR UPDATE

The UN country team in Myanmar remains “deeply concerned over the continued use of force against children,” and called on security forces “to refrain from violence and keep children and young people out of harm's way,” the UN spokesperson said on Thursday. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:00:42
• Production Date: 10 June 2021
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Subject Topical: COUPS D'ETAT; PEACE AND SECURITY
• Geographic Subject: MYANMAR
• MAMS Id: 2629268
• Parent Id: 2629268
• Alternate Title: unifeed210610d

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STORY: UN / MYANMAR UPDATE
TRT: 0:42
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS

DATELINE: 10 JUNE 2021, NEW YORK CITY

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1.Exterior shot, UN Headquarters

10 JUNE 2021, NEW YORK CITY

2.Wide shot, spokesperson at the podium in press room
3.Cutaway, reporters
4.SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General:
“From Myanmar, the UN country team there says they remain deeply concerned over the continued use of force against children. They call on security forces to refrain from violence and keep children and young people out of harm's way. The UN's Children's Fund said that 56 children have reportedly been killed by security forces, since the military took control of the government on Friday.”
5.Cutaway, reporters
6.Wide shot, spokesperson at the podium in press room

Storyline

The UN country team in Myanmar remains “deeply concerned over the continued use of force against children,” and called on security forces “to refrain from violence and keep children and young people out of harm's way,” the UN spokesperson said on Thursday (10 Jun).

Briefing reporters during the regular daily press conference in New York, the spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric also said that the UN's Children's Fund (Unicef) reported that 56 children have been killed by security forces, since the military took control of the government on last Friday.