UNSOM / SOMALIA HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE

Efforts to make the principles of human rights better known and understood among Somalia’s communities received a boost with a multilingual initiative centred on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). UNSOM

• Video Length: 00:05:13
• Production Date: 14 June 2024
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION IN SOMALIA - UNSOM
• Subject Topical: HUMAN RIGHTS
• Geographic Subject: SOMALIA
• MAMS Id: 3221157
• Parent Id: 3221157
• Alternate Title: unifeed240614i

Description

STORY: UNSOM / SOMALIA HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE
TRT: 5:12
SOURCE: UNSOM - Strategic Communication and Public Affairs Group (SCPAG)
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH/SOMALI/NATS
DATELINE: 14 JUNE 2024, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, The National Museum of Somalia.
2. Various shots, The National Museum of Somalia.
3. Wide shot – Representatives of various Somali communities during the exhibition at the National Museum of Somalia
4. Med shot, Chief of UNSOM Human Rights and Protection Group, Kirsten Young; Director of National Museum of Somalia, Osman Geedow Amir, and other UN representatives during the exhibition
5. Close up, Chief of UNSOM Human Rights and Protection Group, Kirsten Young, during the exhibition
6. Various shots, Representatives of various Somali communities present during the exhibition
7. Wide shot, Chief of UNSOM Human Rights and Protection Group, Kirsten Young, speaking during the exhibition
8. Med shot, Chief of UNSOM Human Rights and Protection Group, Kirsten Young, speaking during the exhibition
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Kirsten Young, Chief of UNSOM Human Rights and Protection Group:
“The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is inclusive, it is for everybody. The more inclusive we can be in ensuring it is available in different languages, the more inclusive it will be in terms of people understanding that these are their human rights and that they can claim them. Language is deeply connected to identity, and an important means of expressing who you are, your history. Understanding the past helps make meaning in the present and given the role of oral history in Somalia, it is reflective of country’s rich diversity and cultural heritage.”
10. Wide shot, Chief of UNSOM Human Rights and Protection Group, Kirsten Young, speaking during the exhibition.
11. Various shots, Representatives of various Somali communities present during the exhibition
12. Various shots, Director of the National Museum of Somalia, Osman Geedow Amir, speaking during the exhibition
13. SOUNDBITE(Somali) Osman Geedow Amir, Director of the National Museum of Somalia:
“The public display, which includes the UDHR translated into various dialects, simplifies or localises human rights, which in Somalia have been at times overlooked.”
14. Various shots, guided tour
15. Various shots, Chief of UNSOM Human Rights and Protection Group, Kirsten Young; Director of the National Museum of Somalia, Osman Geedow Amir, and other guests on a guided tour of the exhibition
16. Close up, a representative of one of the Somali communities showcasing his art at the event
17. Wide shot, Chief of UNSOM Human Rights and Protection Group, Kirsten Young; Director of the National Museum of Somalia, Osman Geedow Amir, and other guests on a guided tour of the exhibition
18. Various shots, Chief of UNSOM Human Rights and Protection Group, Kirsten Young; Director of the National Museum of Somalia, Osman Geedow Amir, and other guests on a guided tour of the exhibition
19. Close up, A representative of one of the Somali communities discussing about her artwork with guests
20. Various shots, Chief of UNSOM Human Rights and Protection Group, Kirsten Young; Director of the National Museum of Somalia, Osman Geedow Amir, and other guests on a guided tour of the exhibition
21. SOUNDBITE (Somali) Amina Mohamed Farah, Representative of a community speaking the Jiido dialect:
“My people can now better understand the universal human rights and will recognize the inhuman treatment against women, children and elderly women and the rights of the girl child.”
22. Various shots, Chief of UNSOM Human Rights and Protection Group, Kirsten Young; Director of the National Museum of Somalia, Osman Geedow Amir, and other guests watch a live painting exhibition by two artists at the museum
23. Close up, An artist painting during the exhibition
24. Wide shot, Chief of UNSOM Human Rights and Protection Group, Kirsten Young, Director of the National Museum of Somalia, Osman Geedow Amir, and other guests witness live painting during a guided tour of the exhibition.

Storyline

Efforts to make the principles of human rights better known and understood among Somalia’s communities received a boost with a multilingual initiative centred on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
Supported by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Somalia (UNSOM) in collaboration with the National Museum of Somalia, the initiative is simple yet innovative: the UDHR translated into more languages spoken in Somalia - Maadoonte, Chimini, Gare, Jiido, Baajuni, Dabaare and Af Maay.
“The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is inclusive, it is for everybody. The more inclusive we can be in ensuring it is available in different languages, the more inclusive it will be in terms of people understanding that these are their human rights and that they can claim them,” said the Chief of UNSOM’s Human Rights and Protection Group, Kirsten Young.
The UN official was speaking at the initiative’s launch at the National Museum of Somalia in Mogadishu. The event was also attended by community representatives and museum officials, and involved presenting the UDHR multi-lingual versions and artwork that reflects the culture of the linguistic communities to the public.
In her remarks, Ms. Young said that the event was the culmination of a long-running project that involved different communities.
“Language is deeply connected to identity, and an important means of expressing who you are, your history. Understanding the past helps make meaning in the present and given the role of oral history in Somalia, is it reflective of country’s rich diversity and cultural heritage,” she added.
The Director of the National Museum, Osman Geedow Amir, welcomed the initiative that helps individuals and communities understand and take ownership of their rights in their local dialects of Maadoonte, Chimini, Gare, Jiido, Baajuni, Dabaare as well as Af Maay.
He noted that the project was aligned with the institution’s role centred on encouraging unity, bringing communities together and helping them preserve their cultural heritage.
“The public display, which includes the UDHR translated into various dialects, simplifies or localises human rights, which in Somalia have been at times overlooked,” Mr. Amir said.
Amina Mohamed Farah was among the community representatives who attended the event. The UDHR was translated into her native Jiido dialect.
“My people can now better understand the universal human rights and will recognize the inhuman treatment against women, children and elderly women and the rights of the girl child,” she said.
The UDHR, adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10 December 1948, set out for the first time fundamental human rights to be universally protected, and is recognized as having paved the way for the adoption of more than 70 human rights treaties applied today at global and regional levels.