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UKRAINE / GRANDI VISIT
STORY: UKRAINE / GRANDI VISIT
TRT: 09:15
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNHCR ON SCREEN
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE:
22-25 JANUARY 2023, MYKOLAIV / ZAPORIZHZHIA / DNIPRO / KHARKIV / KYIV / UKRAINE
22 JANUARY 2023, MYKOLAIV, UKRAINE
1. Various shots, destroyed building
2. Wide shot, street with military protections
3. Close up, destroyed building from outside
4. Various shots, inside of destroyed building
5. Close up, fence with hanging flowers
6. Various shots, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi and a man talking in front of
destroyed building
7. Wide shot, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi walking in the rubble of destroyed building
23 JANUARY 2023, DNIPRO, UKRAINE
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Filippo Grandi, High Commissioner for Refugees, United Nations:
“While you can see behind me the physical damage that the war continues to cause, the war has
also left its mark in ways that we cannot see. Anxiety. Fear, sleepless nights, other symptoms of the
immense trauma that far too many people, including many children, are forced to endure. UNHCR is therefore also providing psychological support to thousands of people to deal with the impact of the war, which, by the way, will have far-reaching effects.”
22 JANUARY 2023, MYKOLAIV, UKRAINE
9. Various shots, Grandi talking with a couple who have lived in their cellar for months
10. Various shots, lady named Valentina in the cellar of her house organizing her provisions
11. Wide shot, house of couple Valentina and Anatoli with roof covered by UNHCR tarpaulins
12. Close up, oof covered by UNHCR tarpaulins
23 JANUARY 2023, DNIPRO, UKRAINE
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Filippo Grandi, High Commissioner for Refugees, United Nations:
“We have delivered help like thermal blankets to stay warm. Solar lamps to use during many, many
electricity cuts. Jugs to help carry water - all the basics. UNHCR is also helping those who fled to
replace lost documents so they can receive pensions or social benefits, we see this all over the
country.”
14. Various shots, destroyed buildings
15. Wide shot, damaged bus shelter filled with soft toys and flowers in tribute to the victims
16. Close up, soft toys and flowers in tribute to the victims with destroyed buildings in the background
17. Med shot, Ukrainians waiting to receive emergency kits
18. Close up, woman’s face waiting to receive emergency kits
19. Various shots, UNHCR staffs registering people
20. Med shot, UNCHR staff delivering a box with Emergency kit to a woman
21. Close up, family hygiene kit boxes
22. Med shot, Grandi talking with Ukrainians
23. Close up, Grandi’s face looking serious
24. Wide shot, Grandi and others walking towards the camera
25. Close up, Grandi’s face looking serious walking
26. Various shots, Grandi and others lay a wreath of flowers at the feet of the destroyed buildings
27. Various shots, Grandi walking with destroyed buildings in the background
28. SOUNDBITE (English) Filippo Grandi, High Commissioner for Refugees, United Nations:
“I have witnessed war in many places. But every time, like here in Dnipro in eastern Ukraine, in
front of this building, which was hit by a Russian missile just nine days ago, earlier this January. But
when I see this, when I see those apartments that have been divided into two pieces by the missile,
destroyed, when I learned that 46 people have been killed in one hit, including six children under the
rubble. I am left with little to say.”
23 JANUARY 2023 ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE
29. Med shot, Grandi welcomed at Invincibility Centre
30. Med shot, emergency kits and supplies
31. Med shot, Grandi talking with a man in front of a Generator donated by Japan
32. Close up, UNHCR blankets
23 JANUARY 2023, DNIPRO, UKRAINE
33. SOUNDBITE (English) Filippo Grandi, High Commissioner for Refugees, United Nations:
“I feel sad for the lives lost and the lives shattered. But I feel angry at a war that is impacting so tragically the lives of millions. Many killed, many wounded, injured. Many made homeless, many made displaced refugees abroad. The human impact of this war is growing by the day, and indeed, in this very cold winter, suffering is multiplied.”
24 JANUARY 2023, KHARKIV, UKRAINE
34. Various shots, city streets and buildings of Kharkiv
35. Med shot, Grandi and Ukrainians talking
36. Close up, Ukrainians talking to Grandi
37. Various shots, UNHCR staff giving advice to Ukrainian woman at Cash Assistance Centre
38. Close up, Ukrainian woman writing on a notebook at cash assistance Centre
39. Med shot, Ukrainian woman writing on a notebook at cash assistance Centre
40. Various shots, Ukrainians and UNHCR staffs at the desks of Cash Assistance Centre
41. Med shot, man talking to Grandi who listens looking serious
25 JANUARY 2023, KYIV, UKRAINE
42. Med shot, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomes Grandi
43. Med shot, Zelenskyy and Grandi seat on the meeting table with delegates around
44. Various shots, Zelenskyy and Grandi discussing
45. Med shot, Zelenskyy talking
46. Med shot, Grandi talking
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Wednesday (25 Jan) concluded a six-day visit to war torn Ukraine, his third visit since the Russian invasion, with a call for donors to stay the course and support the people who are suffering acutely.
Grandi traveled through the south and east of the country, seeing the destruction and devastation.
SOUNDBITE (English) Filippo Grandi, High Commissioner for Refugees, United Nations:
“While you can see behind me the physical damage that the war continues to cause, the war has also left its mark in ways that we cannot see. Anxiety. Fear, sleepless nights, other symptoms of the immense trauma that far too many people, including many children, are forced to endure. UNHCR is therefore also providing psychological support to thousands of people to deal with the impact of the war, which, by the way, will have far-reaching effects.”
Thanks to its network of Ukrainian partners – especially local NGOs and community-based organisations - and under the leadership and guidance of the Ukrainian government, UNHCR has substantially scaled up its response in the country since February last year, as part of the interagency response under the UN Humanitarian Coordinator.
SOUNDBITE (English) Filippo Grandi, High Commissioner for Refugees, United Nations:
“We have delivered help like thermal blankets to stay warm. Solar lamps to use during many, many electricity cuts. Jugs to help carry water - all the basics. UNHCR is also helping those who fled to replace lost documents so they can receive pensions or social benefits, we see this all over the country.”
The response includes expanding operations further east and south to hard-to-reach and newly accessible areas, delivering cash and in-kind assistance to war-affected civilians, giving emergency shelter repair kits to those with damaged homes, carrying out housing repairs, and providing legal support and psychological counseling for those suffering the trauma of war. More than 4.3 million Ukrainians have been supported by UNHCR through these and other services and assistance since the start of the invasion.
Grandi also warned that the humanitarian needs remain acute, especially in the frontline regions of the country. Humanitarian funding must therefore be sustained and expanded. This is key for stabilizing populations and enabling war-affected people to contribute to the recovery of their country and economy.
SOUNDBITE (English) Filippo Grandi, High Commissioner for Refugees, United Nations:
“I have witnessed war in many places. But every time, like here in Dnipro in eastern Ukraine, in front of this building, which was hit by a Russian missile just nine days ago, earlier this January. But when I see this, when I see those apartments that have been divided into two pieces by the missile, destroyed, when I learned that 46 people have been killed in one hit, including six children under the rubble. I am left with little to say.”
SOUNDBITE (English) Filippo Grandi, High Commissioner for Refugees, United Nations:
“I feel sad for the lives lost and the lives shattered. But I feel angry at a war that is impacting so tragically the lives of millions. Many killed, many wounded, injured. Many made homeless, many made displaced refugees abroad. The human impact of this war is growing by the day, and indeed, in this very cold winter, suffering is multiplied.”
UNHCR has also contributed to the Government’s network of ‘Invincibility Points’ – public shelters equipped with generators, heaters and Wi-Fi so people can ward off the worst of winter’s freezing temperatures, charge their batteries and have light and connectivity to work and study.
The UN appeals for both inside Ukraine and Ukrainian refugee response will be launched in Geneva on 15 February.
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