UN / DRC MONUSCO UPDATE

Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric announced that in accordance with Security Council Resolution 2717, adopted last December, the Peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – MONUSCO - withdrew its Force from South Kivu by the end of April and, starting today, it is limiting the implementation of its mandate to the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri. UNIFEED

• Video Length: 00:01:22
• Production Date: 1 May 2024
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: BINTOU KEITA; STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION STABILIZATION MISSION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - MONUSCO; DEPARTMENT OF PEACE OPERATIONS - DPO
• Subject Topical: PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS; PEACEKEEPERS; MILITARY DEMOBILIZATION; CIVILIAN PROTECTION
• Geographic Subject: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
• MAMS Id: 3203005
• Parent Id: 3203005
• Alternate Title: unifeed240501c

Description

STORY: UN / DRC MONUSCO UPDATE
TRT: 01:22
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 01 MAY 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

01 MAY 2024, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric at the podium
3. Med shot, journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has ended its operations in the South Kivu province. In accordance with Resolution 2717 which was adopted last December, the Mission withdrew its Force from South Kivu by the end of April and, starting today, it is limiting the implementation of its mandate to the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri.”
5. Med shot, journalists
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Head of the peacekeeping mission, Bintou Keita, underlined that the responsibility for the security and physical protection of civilians now lies with the Congolese defence and security forces. According to the disengagement plan, the government is strengthening up its presence where the Mission is leaving. The first UN Peacekeepers were deployed to South Kivu in 2003, and since then, more than 100,000 Blue Helmets have served in the province – at different times.”
7. Wide shot, journalists
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“UN agencies, funds and programmes are not leaving South Kivu. They will continue to provide support in line with their respective humanitarian and development mandates.”
9. Wide shot, Dujarric walks away

Storyline

Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric today (1 May) announced that in accordance with Security Council Resolution 2717, adopted last December, the Peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – MONUSCO - withdrew its Force from South Kivu by the end of April and, starting today, it is limiting the implementation of its mandate to the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri.

The Head of the peacekeeping mission, Bintou Keita, Dujarric said, “underlined that the responsibility for the security and physical protection of civilians now lies with the Congolese defence and security forces.”

According to the disengagement plan, he said, “the government is strengthening up its presence where the Mission is leaving.”

Dujarric stressed that “UN agencies, funds and programmes are not leaving South Kivu. They will continue to provide support in line with their respective humanitarian and development mandates.”

The first UN Peacekeepers were deployed to South Kivu in 2003, and since then, more than 100,000 Blue Helmets have served in the province.