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STORY: UN / CENTRAL AFRICAN REGION
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / FRENCH / NATS
DATELINE: 13 DECEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1.Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
13 DECEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2.Wide shot, Security Council
3.SOUNDBITE (French) Abdou Abarry, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa:
“The crisis in Sudan that I mentioned here, during the presentation of the previous report, unfortunately continues, with its share of destruction and atrocities which push even more Sudanese to take refuge in Chad and the Central African Republic. Conflict also comes with its share of security risks, with the influx of one thousand soldiers from the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) who fled the clashes in Darfur towards Chad, against a backdrop of tensions between the two country. This influx of refugees also creates risks of inter-community conflicts.”
3.Wide shot, Security Council
4.SOUNDBITE (French) Abdou Abarry, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa:
“It is obvious that only a resolution of the crisis in Sudan will make it possible to address the humanitarian, economic, environmental and security situation in Chad and other countries, notably the Central African Republic.”
5. Wide shot, Security Council
6.SOUNDBITE (French) Abdou Abarry, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa:
“Whether it is the consequence of the activities of armed or terrorist groups, intercommunity conflicts, or environmental crises, the humanitarian situation in central Africa is extremely worrying. It is estimated that more than 2.6 million people are internally displaced in the sub-region, more than 1.5 million people face insecurity food, more than 42 million needed humanitarian aid in October 2023, when resources to assist them become increasingly scarce. The children are unfortunately the most affected by these different crises.”
7. Wide shot, Security Council
8.SOUNDBITE (French) Abdou Abarry, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa:
“This coup d’état in Gabon follows those that have already taken place in the neighboring sub-region of West Africa call on the international community, particularly the United Nations, to reflect on the resurgence of unconstitutional changes of government on the African continent.”
9. Wide shot, Security Council
10.SOUNDBITE (French) Abdou Abarry, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa:
“During the period under review, non-state armed groups and terrorist groups continued their abuses through assassinations, hostage-taking and destruction infrastructure. This is how, in the last two months alone, Cameroon has been victim of at least three attacks perpetrated by armed separatist groups which resulted dozens of deaths in the North-West and South-West Regions. These groups continue to attack civilian populations, teachers, medical personnel and hospitals, and will even imposing curfews restricting access to schools by destroying or destroying them or closing them, in violation of resolution 2601 adopted by this Council in 2021.”
11. Wide shot, Security Council
12.SOUNDBITE (French) Abdou Abarry, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa:
“It should be noted that the fragilities observed in several countries in the region for them to be corrected need the support of financial institutions more than ever, international organizations to help their governments respond to the pressing needs of their populations.”
13. Wide shot, Security Council
14. Wide shot, Ambassadors arriving at the podium
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Adrian Hauri, Deputy Permanent Representative at the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations:
“We express deep concern regarding the increasingly severe adverse impacts of climate change on the peace and security of Central Africa, but also noting the enormous potential of Central Africa in the global fight against climate change and call for urgent action.”
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
16. Close up, cameraperson
13 DECEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Domingos Estevão Fernandes, Deputy Permanent Representative at the Permanent Mission of Mozambique to the United Nations:
“The link between climate and Security does remains a key priority for Central African countries and for regional cooperation. The climate, peace and security work of the UNOCA is essential for Central Africa to strengthen their sub-region’s resilience to the impacts of climate change. UNOCA works close in close collaboration with the Economic Community of Central African States and its member states, civil society, including youth groups, academia and UN presences to advance climate peace and security in Central Africa.”
18. Wide shot, Ambassadors leaving the podium
The head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), Abdou Abarry, told Security Council, “It is obvious that only a resolution of the crisis in Sudan will make it possible to address the humanitarian, economic, environmental and security situation in Chad and other countries, notably the Central African Republic.”
Briefing the Council today (13 Dec) on the situation in Central Africa and the activities of UNOCA, the Special Representative said, “The crisis in Sudan that I mentioned here, during the presentation of the previous report, unfortunately continues, with its share of destruction and atrocities which push even more Sudanese to take refuge in Chad and the Central African Republic.”
He continued, “Conflict also comes with its share of security risks, with the influx of one thousand soldiers from the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) who fled the clashes in Darfur towards Chad, against a backdrop of tensions between the two country. This influx of refugees also creates risks of inter-community conflicts.”
Abarry also noted that “whether it is the consequence of the activities of armed or terrorist groups, intercommunity conflicts, or environmental crises, the humanitarian situation in central Africa is extremely worrying.”
He explained, “It is estimated that more than 2.6 million people are internally displaced in the sub-region, more than 1.5 million people face insecurity food, more than 42 million needed humanitarian aid in October 2023, when resources to assist them become increasingly scarce.”
“The children are unfortunately the most affected by these different crises,” the Special Representative reiterated.
On Gabon, Abarry said, “This coup d’état in Gabon follows those that have already taken place in the neighboring sub-region of West Africa call on the international community, particularly the United Nations, to reflect on the resurgence of unconstitutional changes of government on the African continent.”
The Special Representative also said, “During the period under review, non-state armed groups and terrorist groups continued their abuses through assassinations, hostage-taking and destruction infrastructure.”
He added, “This is how, in the last two months alone, Cameroon has been victim of at least three attacks perpetrated by armed separatist groups which resulted dozens of deaths in the North-West and South-West Regions.”
“These groups continue to attack civilian populations, teachers, medical personnel and hospitals, and will even imposing curfews restricting access to schools by destroying or destroying them or closing them, in violation of resolution 2601 adopted by this Council in 2021,” the head of the regional office added.
On climate change, Abarry said, “It should be noted that the fragilities observed in several countries in the region for them to be corrected need the support of financial institutions more than ever, international organizations to help their governments respond to the pressing needs of their populations.”
Speaking before the Council’s meeting, Adrian Hauri, Ambassador of Switzerland spoke to reporters.
He was joined by representatives from the Security Council members signatories of the joint pledges related to climate peace and security, namely Albania, France, Gabon, Ghana, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Ambassador Hauri said, “We express deep concern regarding the increasingly severe adverse impacts of climate change on the peace and security of Central Africa, but also noting the enormous potential of Central Africa in the global fight against climate change and call for urgent action.”
Ambassador of Mozambique Domingos Estevão Fernandes also spoke to reporters.
He said, “The link between climate and Security does remains a key priority for Central African countries and for regional cooperation,” adding that “the climate, peace and security work of the UNOCA is essential for Central Africa to strengthen their sub-region’s resilience to the impacts of climate change.”
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