DRC / SRSG KEITA VISIT

The United Nations top official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) travelled to Bunia in the province of Ituri in eastern DRC to meet representatives of different communities and to discuss challenges ahead for MONUSCO’s transition. MONUSCO

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:09:47
• Production Date: 2 August 2023
• Asset Language: French
• Personal Subject: BINTOU KEITA
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION STABILIZATION MISSION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - MONUSCO
• Subject Topical: PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
• Geographic Subject: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
• MAMS Id: 3077388
• Parent Id: 3077388
• Alternate Title: unifeed230802d

Description

STORY: DRC / SRSG KEITA VISIT
TRT: 09:47
SOURCE: MONUSCO
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: FRENCH / NATS

DATELINE: 25 JULY 2023, DJUGU, ITURI PROVINCE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Shotlist

1. Med shot, plane carrying the SRSG in the air
2. Close up, aerial view of the village near Lala in the territory of Djugu.
3. Various shots, the SRSG and its delegation inside the helicopter
4. Med shot, helicopter landing at Bayo, camp of the Bangladeshi contingent located 11 km from the Lala site
5. Various shots, greetings helicopter and its delegation
6. Various shots, SRSG delegation travels to the site of the displaced persons of Lala
7. Wide shot, Lala site
8. Wide shot, the delegation has arrived at Lala, the SRSG gets out of vehicle
9. Med shot, SRSG welcomed by the administrator of the territory and the notables of the chiefdom of Bahema Badjere
10. Med shot, SRSG accompanied by delegation and the notables move towards the mass grave
11. Various shots, the mass grave in which 46 people were buried.
12. Med shot, women, the mass grave and in front of the SRSG surrounded by the delegation
13. Wide shot, laying a wreath of flowers on the mass grave
14. Med shot, wreath of flowers on the mass grave
15. Various shots, emotion of the female members of the victims, explanation from the Lala Site Chief.
16. Med shot, SRSG walks towards the meeting room with displaced women
17. Wide shot, building
18. Various shots, meeting room with displaced, meeting between the displaced persons and Deputy SRSG Kashim Diagne surrounded by the delegation of the military governor of Ituri and MONUSCO
19. Med shot, MONUSCO jeep
20. Various shots, Lala IDP shelters
21. Med shot, battle tank of blue helmets in full motion around the site of displaced persons
22. Close up, FARDC units around the Lala displaced site
23. Various shots, Malosi Love Julie
24. SOUNDBITE (French) Malosi Love Julie, displaced women:
“Since that attack, we women have been living with difficulty. As the attack took place at night, we are afraid to spend the night at the site, in the evening we leave the site to sleep in the large secure center.”
25. Close up, hands
26. SOUNDBITE (French) Malosi Love Julie, displaced person:
“We no longer go to our fields to get food, many are killed there. we only live with daily work with private individuals not far from the site, which allows us to earn 1,000 Congolese francs for survival".
27. Close up, Malosi Love Julie
28. SOUNDBITE (French) Bura Lomo Deogratias, displaced person:
“People are traumatized by this tragedy. This is the umpteenth attack at the Lala site which caused the death of 46 people, including my 8-year-old son named Maki Rogacien. people don't know what to do, no humanitarian assistance, traumatized, they need psychological assistance.
29. Med shot, Malosi Love Julie
30. SOUNDBITE (French) Bura Lomo Deogratias, displaced person:
“The displaced are calling on the government and the international community to facilitate our return to our respective communities."
31. Med shot, SRSG delegation leaves the venue
32. Med shot, people are following delegation’s vehicle
33. Various traveling shots, convoy
34. Various shots, Bayo camp
35. Various shots, delegation departs

Storyline

Bintou Keita, who is the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), from 24 to 28 July travelled to Bunia in the province of Ituri in eastern DRC to meet representatives of different communities and to discuss challenges ahead for MONUSCO’s transition.

The Chief of MONUSCO visited the site of the displaced people of Lala, about a hundred km north of Bunia in the territory of Djugu.

On June 12, 2023, an attack on the site by CODECO militiamen cost the lives of 46 displaced persons, including 23 children. 44 of the victims were buried in a mass grave at the entrance to the site.

Keita went there to sympathize with the families of the victims and to express the solidarity of the United Nations to all of the nearly 9,000 displaced persons.

On the spot in Lala, the MONUSCO Chief bowed before the mass grave of the victims and met with the women and other local civil society representatives.