AFGHANISTAN / LACROIX VISIT

The Under-Secretary General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, is Afghanistan, where he is raising awareness on the impact of explosive ordnance, including on Afghan communities. UNAMA

• Video Length: 00:04:09
• Production Date: 16 May 2024
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS MINE ACTION SERVICE - UNMAS; UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN - UNAMA
• Subject Topical: PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS; MINE CLEARANCE
• Geographic Subject: AFGHANISTAN
• MAMS Id: 3208528
• Parent Id: 3208528
• Alternate Title: unifeed240516f

Description

STORY: AFGHANISTAN / LACROIX VISIT
TRT: 4:09
SOURCE: UNAMA
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 16 MAY 2024, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

Shotlist

1. Various shots, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean Pierre Lacroix visiting a smelting factory to visit Explosive Ordnance Disposal task delivered by The HALO Trust
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, United Nations:
“What we've seen here as well and we also saw it in the places that we visited, It's the incredible amount of experience by Afghan men and women who are providing services at the smelting factory, here at the KOO (Kabul Orthopedic Organization) facilities and also in the Encashment Centre. Afghanistan has been dealing with mine problem for many decades, and they've been very effective in, training people and building the kind of skill set that is essential. So what is really lacking is financial resources and support. And we're seeing that around the world and many other similar situations where it's essentially about making sure that the level of financial support will be not only sustained but increased.”
3. Various shots, Lacroix visiting the UNHCR Encashment Centre, Explosive Ordnance Risk Education task delivered by AAR Japan
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, United Nations:
“So in that Encashment Centre, what we saw in particular amongst many of the activities and support of these returnees is risk awareness activities, which is provided by a Japanese NGO AAR, supported by the Japanese government and that activity is about providing information to those returnees, to people about the risk that are associated with the presence of mines and other devices and explosive devices in the areas where those people are planning to return.”
5. Various shots, Lacroix visiting a physical rehabilitation centre to see Victim Assistance task delivered by KOO (Kabul Orthopedic Organization)

Storyline

The Under-Secretary General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, is Afghanistan, where he is raising awareness on the impact of explosive ordnance, including on Afghan communities.
He arrived on Wednesday (15 May) and he will be in the country until Friday 17 May and will be accompanied by the Director of the United Nations Mine Action Service, Ilene Cohn.
Lacroix also aims to explore avenues for effective strategies to clear explosive ordnance from Afghan communities.

Afghanistan’s people are threatened by mines, and 81 per cent of the 821 explosive ordnance casualties reported in Afghanistan between January 2023 and March 2024 were children.