UN / DRC VIOLENCE DISPLACED

More than 20,000 people have been displaced in North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid recent clashes between the Congolese army and the M23 armed group, a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:00:57
• Production Date: 8 March 2023
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: FARHAN HAQ
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION STABILIZATION MISSION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - MONUSCO
• Subject Topical: CONFLICT; DISPLACED PERSONS; HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
• Geographic Subject: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
• MAMS Id: 3018411
• Parent Id: 3018411
• Alternate Title: unifeed230308d

Description

STORY: UN / DRC VIOLENCE DISPLACED
TRT: 00:57
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 08 MAR 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

RECENT - NEW YORK CITY

1. Various shots, flags outside United Nations Headquarters

08 MAR 2023, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, spokesperson Farhan Haq at to podium
3. Med shot, journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“More than 20,000 people have been displaced in North Kivu, in the east of the country, amid recent clashes between the Congolese army and the M23 armed group. Residents in the Kibirizi area – which is about 120 kilometres from Goma – were forced to flee due to fighting in surrounding villages. Over the past year, more than 800,000 people have been affected by renewed fighting between Congolese forces and the M23, according to authorities and our humanitarian colleagues. We call on all parties to the conflict to respect international humanitarian law, protect the civilian population, and secure access to populations in need of humanitarian assistance.”
5. Med shot, journalists
6. Wide shot, Haq walks away

Storyline

More than 20,000 people have been displaced in North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid recent clashes between the Congolese army and the M23 armed group, a UN spokesperson said today (8 Mar).

The spokesperson, Farhan Haq, said residents in the Kibirizi area – which is about 120 kilometres from Goma – “were forced to flee due to fighting in surrounding villages.”

Over the past year, Haq said, “more than 800,000 people have been affected by renewed fighting between Congolese forces and the M23,”

He called on all parties to the conflict “to respect international humanitarian law, protect the civilian population, and secure access to populations in need of humanitarian assistance.”