UN / LEBANON UPDATE

The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon warned that the continuing clashes in the Ein El-Hilweh Palestine Refugee Camp, along with the ongoing takeover of eight UNRWA schools, are preventing the access of nearly 6,000 children who are about to begin their school year, a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:00:55
• Production Date: 8 September 2023
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: FARHAN HAQ
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST - UNRWA
• Subject Topical: CHILDREN; EDUCATION; REFUGEE CAMPS
• Geographic Subject: LEBANON
• MAMS Id: 3087398
• Parent Id: 3087398
• Alternate Title: unifeed230908e

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STORY: UN / LEBANON UPDATE
TRT: 0:55
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 08 SEPTEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE – NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

08 SEPTEMBER 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:
“The Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon, Imran Riza, warned today that the continuing clashes in the Ein El-Hilweh Palestine Refugee Camp, along with the ongoing takeover of eight UNRWA schools, are preventing the access of nearly 6,000 children who are about to begin their school year.”
4. Med shot, journalist asking question
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“In a statement, Mr. Riza urged the armed groups to stop the fighting in the camp and vacate these schools immediately. He also called for the facilitation of the work of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East -UNRWA, and other humanitarian organizations to provide much-needed protection and assistance to families in need in the camp.”
6. Wide shot, spokesperson Farhan Haq at the podium

Storyline

The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon, Imran Riza, warned today (8 Sep) that the continuing clashes in the Ein El-Hilweh Palestine Refugee Camp, along with the ongoing takeover of eight UNRWA schools, are preventing the access of nearly 6,000 children who are about to begin their school year, a UN spokesperson said.

Briefing journalists in New York, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Farhan Haq, said that Riza “urged the armed groups to stop the fighting in the camp and vacate these schools immediately.”

According to Haq, Riza also “called for the facilitation of the work of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East -UNRWA, and other humanitarian organizations to provide much-needed protection and assistance to families in need in the camp.”