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STORY: CAR / ELECTORAL SUPPORT
TRT: 02:36
SOURCE: MINUSCA
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: FRENCH / NATS
DATELINE: 24 JULY 2024, BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC / FILE
24 JULY 2024, BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
1. Wide shots, conference room
2. Med shot, MINUSCA spokesperson talking to the press
3. Various shots, presser
4. SOUNDBITE (French) Florence Marchal, Spokesperson, United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA):
“Operations to review the electoral register will soon begin in the Central African Republic with the support of MINUSCA, which will deploy 104 tonnes of equipment and transport 384 people. This support is not limited to logistical and technical aspects. On the political level, the Mission's support is reflected in the good offices of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in order to create favorable conditions for the holding of an inclusive, participatory and peaceful electoral process. In terms of security, MINUSCA is working with the national defense and security forces to develop an election security plan. Updating the electoral register is the first step in the process which includes local then presidential and legislative elections. An estimated 800,000 new voters need to be registered, out of a total of 2 million, since the last revision of the file in 2020. Finally, MINUSCA, which recently allocated $1.3 million in direct funding to support file revision operations, continues its advocacy with other international partners to mobilize additional resources. Advocacy also aims to encourage the participation of women and young people. The holding of local elections in the Central African Republic takes on a historic dimension because they will be organized for the first time in the country in 36 years. They are part of the implementation of the political agreement for peace and reconciliation in the Central African Republic (APPR), signed in 2019, which promotes the decentralization of the peace process.”
FILE - BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
5. Wide shot, plane carrying voting materials
6. Med shot, offloading
7. Various shots, ballot boxes and other voting materials on the runaway
8. Med shot, voting materials being taken to warehouse
9. Wide shot, lines of voters in a polling station
10. Med shot, various voters casting ballots
11. Close up, voters list
12. Various shots, logistical support by MINUCSA transporting ballots via plane and by road
The Central African Republic is set to revise the electoral register with extensive support from the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, MINUSCA, which includes political, logistical, technical, and security aspects.
SOUNDBITE (French) Florence Marchal, Spokesperson, United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA):
“Operations to review the electoral register will soon begin in the Central African Republic with the support of MINUSCA, which will deploy 104 tonnes of equipment and transport 384 people. This support is not limited to logistical and technical aspects. On the political level, the Mission's support is reflected in the good offices of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in order to create favorable conditions for the holding of an inclusive, participatory and peaceful electoral process. In terms of security, MINUSCA is working with the national defense and security forces to develop an election security plan. Updating the electoral register is the first step in the process which includes local then presidential and legislative elections. An estimated 800,000 new voters need to be registered, out of a total of 2 million, since the last revision of the file in 2020. Finally, MINUSCA, which recently allocated $1.3 million in direct funding to support file revision operations, continues its advocacy with other international partners to mobilize additional resources. Advocacy also aims to encourage the participation of women and young people. The holding of local elections in the Central African Republic takes on a historic dimension because they will be organized for the first time in the country in 36 years. They are part of the implementation of the political agreement for peace and reconciliation in the Central African Republic (APPR), signed in 2019, which promotes the decentralization of the peace process.”
MINUSCA provides essential equipment and personnel, as well as direct funding, while advocating for additional international resources.
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