Unifeed
UN / UKRAINE
STORY: UN / UKRAINE
TRT: 3:15
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / RUSSIAN / CHINESE / NATS
DATELINE: 8 SEPTEMBER 2022, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior UN Headquarters
8 SEPTEMBER 2022, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations:
“As a matter of general statement, large-scale influx of weapons to conflict-affected zones raises many concerns, including potential for diversion. These concerns should be taken with due regard, and international community does have some instruments, such as UN Register of Conventional Arms, to enhance transparency in arms transfer.”
4. Wide shot, Security Council
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations:
“Beyond the matter of supply of weapons, we must focus on how these weapons are used, in particular considering the devastating impact on civilians and civilian infrastructure caused by the use of heavy weapons in Ukraine.”
6. Wide shot, Security Council
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations:
“The time to end this suffering is now. Let us resolve to keep working for peace in line with international law and the United Nations Charter.”
8. Wide shot, Security Council
9. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Russian Federation:
“Now, Western countries are trying to arm Kyiv violating all their international obligations, including the framework of the Wassenaar export control agreement. And of course, this situation objectively increases the risk of a direct clash between NATO and Russia, even though they claim to do everything possible to avoid this.”
10. Wide shot, Security Council
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Richard Mills, Deputy U.S. Representative to the United Nations:
“This meeting is a transparent attempt to distract from the meeting yesterday on the forced displacement of Ukrainian citizens by the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, excuse me Human Rights, clearly stated of reports of torture, in conjunction with Russia’s abhorrent use of filtration camps.”
12. Wide shot, Security Council
13. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Geng Shuang, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, China:
“The supply of weapons will not bring peace. Adding fuel to fire will only complicate the problem. The harsh reality and humanitarian consequences of the past six months have fully demonstrated this. Equally worrying is the scenario that a large number of weapons and ammunition falling into the wrong hands, causing endless trouble and creating security risks in Ukraine and a wider area.”
14. Wide shot, Security Council
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Sergiy Kyslytsya, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ukraine:
“We are defending ourselves, Europe, the world, and the UN Charter. And we will keep fighting until the last inch of the sovereign territory of Ukraine, including Crimea, is liberated.”
16. Wide shot, Security Council
Sergiy Kyslytsya, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, told the Security Council today (8 Sep), “We are defending ourselves, Europe, the world, and the UN Charter. And we will keep fighting until the last inch of the sovereign territory of Ukraine, including Crimea, is liberated.”
Also at the Security Council meeting, requested by Russian Federation, the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, briefed on the supply of weapons to Ukraine.
She said, “As a matter of general statement, large-scale influx of weapons to conflict-affected zones raises many concerns, including potential for diversion.”
She added, “These concerns should be taken with due regard, and international community does have some instruments, such as UN Register of Conventional Arms, to enhance transparency in arms transfer.”
She also said, “Beyond the matter of supply of weapons, we must focus on how these weapons are used, in particular considering the devastating impact on civilians and civilian infrastructure caused by the use of heavy weapons in Ukraine.”
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has recorded 13,917 verified civilian casualties since 24 February.
According to Nakamitsu, the actual numbers are believed to be significantly higher.
She added that most of the civilian casualties recorded were caused by explosive weapons with wide area effects, including attacks by heavy artillery, multiple launch rocket systems, missiles, and aircraft.
The war also continues to drive large-scale displacement, with over 6.9 million internally displaced and over 7 million refugees recorded across Europe.
Nakamitsu also mentioned that the Secretary-General has consistently highlighted the severe humanitarian impact of using explosive weapons in populated areas.
She also reiterated the Secretary-General call on parties to conflict to avoid their use in populated areas.
Nakamitsu concluded, “The time to end this suffering is now. Let us resolve to keep working for peace in line with international law and the United Nations Charter.”
Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative to the Russian Federation to the United Nations, said, “Western countries are trying to arm Kyiv violating all their international obligations, including the framework of the Wassenaar export control agreement. And of course, this situation objectively increases the risk of a direct clash between NATO and Russia, even though they claim to do everything possible to avoid this.”
Also addressing the Security Council, Richard Mills, Deputy U.S. Representative to the United Nations, said that today’s meeting was “a transparent attempt to distract from the meeting yesterday on the forced displacement of Ukrainian citizens by the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, excuse me Human Rights, clearly stated of reports of torture, in conjunction with Russia’s abhorrent use of filtration camps.”
Geng Shuang, Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, stated that the supply of weapons would not bring peace.
He also said, “Equally worrying is the scenario that a large number of weapons and ammunition falling into the wrong hands, causing endless trouble and creating security risks in Ukraine and a wider area.”
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