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UN / UKRAINE ODESA STATEMENT
STORY: UN / UKRAINE ODESA STATEMENT
TRT: 2:51
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 20 JULY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – RECENT – NEW YORK CITY
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20 JULY 2023, NEW YORK CITY
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Secretary-General strongly condemns the Russian attacks against port facilities in Odesa, and other Ukrainian Black Sea ports. The attacks contradict the Russian Federation’s commitments under the Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations, which states that “the Russian Federation will facilitate the unimpeded export of food, sunflower oil and fertilizers from Ukrainian controlled Black Sea ports.”
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Secretary-General also recalls that the destruction of civilian infrastructure may constitute a violation of international humanitarian law.”
6. Wide shot, briefing room
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“These attacks are having an impact well beyond Ukraine. We are already seeing the negative impact on global wheat and corn prices, which hurts everyone, but especially vulnerable people in the global south. For his part, the Secretary-General will not relent in his efforts to ensure that Ukrainian and Russian food and fertilizer are available on international markets as part of his ongoing efforts to fight global hunger and ensure stable food prices for consumers everywhere.”
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9. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says it is extremely worried about the apparent escalation of attacks directly impacting civilians and civilian infrastructure in the south of the country. The attack on Odesa, which I just mentioned, was not the only incident reported in the last few hours.”
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11. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“In Mykolaiv, not far from Odesa, an airstrike damaged homes and a nursery in the city centre. Our humanitarian partners immediately mobilized emergency assistance in Mykolaiv, including cash for families whose homes were damaged. OCHA is working with the local authorities to determine additional needs. Elsewhere in Ukraine, our humanitarian colleagues continue to support civilians impacted by the war, particularly people near the front lines.”
12. Close up, journalist asking question
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“In the past week alone, we dispatched two inter-agency convoys to front-line communities in the Donetsk region. We also continue to help people impacted by the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam, particularly in the Dnipro region, where more than 200,000 people in more than 60 towns and villages are having challenges accessing fresh drinking water.”
14. Wide shot, Dujarric walks away
The Secretary-General strongly condemns the Russian attacks against port facilities in Odesa, and other Ukrainian Black Sea ports, a UN spokesperson said.
Reading a statement today (20 July) in New York, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, said, “The attacks contradict the Russian Federation’s commitments under the Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations, which states that “the Russian Federation will facilitate the unimpeded export of food, sunflower oil and fertilizers from Ukrainian controlled Black Sea ports.”
He continued, “The Secretary-General also recalls that the destruction of civilian infrastructure may constitute a violation of international humanitarian law.”
Dujarric added, “These attacks are having an impact well beyond Ukraine. We are already seeing the negative impact on global wheat and corn prices, which hurts everyone, but especially vulnerable people in the global south.”
The UN Spokesperson noted, “For his part, the Secretary-General will not relent in his efforts to ensure that Ukrainian and Russian food and fertilizer are available on international markets as part of his ongoing efforts to fight global hunger and ensure stable food prices for consumers everywhere.”
Updating reporters on humanitarian assistance in Ukraine, Dujarric also said, “The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says it is extremely worried about the apparent escalation of attacks directly impacting civilians and civilian infrastructure in the south of the country.”
He continued, “The attack on Odesa, which I just mentioned, was not the only incident reported in the last few hours.”
According to Dujarric, in Mykolaiv, not far from Odesa, an airstrike damaged homes and a nursery in the city centre. He said, “Our humanitarian partners immediately mobilized emergency assistance in Mykolaiv, including cash for families whose homes were damaged.”
He reiterated, “Elsewhere in Ukraine, our humanitarian colleagues continue to support civilians impacted by the war, particularly people near the front lines.”
Dujarric concluded, “In the past week alone, we dispatched two inter-agency convoys to front-line communities in the Donetsk region. We also continue to help people impacted by the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam, particularly in the Dnipro region, where more than 200,000 people in more than 60 towns and villages are having challenges accessing fresh drinking water.”
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