UN / UKRAINE UPDATE

The Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, Denise Brown, visited the Danube port of Izmail and noted that “the thousands of tons of damaged grains in the attack would have been enough to feed approximately 66 million people for a day,” a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:29
• Production Date: 7 August 2023
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: FARHAN HAQ
• Corporate Name: OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - OCHA
• Subject Topical: FOOD SECURITY; HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
• Geographic Subject: UKRAINE
• MAMS Id: 3078319
• Parent Id: 3078319
• Alternate Title: unifeed230807a

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STORY: UN / UKRAINE UPDATE
TRT: 01:29
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 07 AUGUST 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

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1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations Headquarters

07 AUGUST 2023, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, spokesperson Farhan Haq at the podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“On Ukraine, the Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, Denise Brown, visited the Danube port of Izmail on Saturday. Her visit took place three days after it was hit in an attack damaging a grain storage facility. Ms. Brown noted that the thousands of tons of damaged grains in the attack would have been enough to feed approximately 66 million people for a day.”
4. Wide shot, journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“This attack is not isolated and with Russia’s decision to terminate the Black Sea Initiative already impacting global food prices, this will continue to affect the most vulnerable people. As you will recall, the Secretary-General also condemned Russia’s intensification of attacks on Ukrainian ports, calling for the immediate cessation of all attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.”
6. Wide shot, spokesperson Farhan Haq at the podium
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Across the country, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs continues to sound the alarm about the plight of civilians already facing a dire situation, as the intensification of attacks affecting critical civilian infrastructure in the country will likely worsen the humanitarian needs.”
8. Wide shot, spokesperson Farhan Haq walks away

Storyline

The Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, Denise Brown, visited the Danube port of Izmail on Saturday (05 Aug). She noted that “the thousands of tons of damaged grains in the attack would have been enough to feed approximately 66 million people for a day,” a UN spokesperson said.

UN spokesperson Farhan Haq told journalists in New York today (07 Aug) that “this attack is not isolated and with Russia’s decision to terminate the Black Sea Initiative already impacting global food prices, this will continue to affect the most vulnerable people.”

He noted, “As you will recall, the Secretary-General also condemned Russia’s intensification of attacks on Ukrainian ports, calling for the immediate cessation of all attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.”

According to Haq, “Across the country, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs continues to sound the alarm about the plight of civilians already facing a dire situation.”

The Spokesperson concluded, “as the intensification of attacks affecting critical civilian infrastructure in the country will likely worsen the humanitarian needs.”