UN / UKRAINE WEAPON TRANSFERS

A top UN official for Disarmament said, “Reports related to the use of cluster munitions and widespread contamination with mines and explosive remnants of war in Ukraine are deeply concerning.” UNIFEED

• Video Length: 00:03:14
• Production Date: 30 August 2024
• Asset Language: English; Russian
• Personal Subject: ROBERT A. WOOD; ADEDEJI EBO; DMITRY A. POLYANSKIY
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL
• Subject Topical: CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS; WEAPONS DESTRUCTION; WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION; WAR; PEACE AND SECURITY
• Geographic Subject: UKRAINE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION
• MAMS Id: 3249675
• Parent Id: 3249675
• Alternate Title: unifeed240830b

Description

STORY: UN / UKRAINE WEAPON TRANSFERS
TRT: 03:14
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / RUSSIAN / NATS

DATELINE: 30 AUGUST 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters

30 AUGUST 2024, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy to the High Representative of the Office for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations:
“Regrettably, the security situation continues to deteriorate. The escalating attacks on Ukrainian regions have led to more civilian deaths and injuries as well as massive destruction of civilian infrastructure.”
4. Wide shot, Security Council
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy to the High Representative of the Office for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations:
“The provision of military assistance and transfers of arms and ammunition to the armed forces of Ukraine have continued.”
6. Wide shot, Security Council
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy to the High Representative of the Office for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations:
“Any transfer of weapons and ammunition must take place consistently with the applicable international legal framework, including of course, relevant Security Council resolutions. Reports related to the use of cluster munitions and widespread contamination with mines and explosive remnants of war in Ukraine are deeply concerning.”
8. Wide shot, Security Council
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy to the High Representative of the Office for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations:
“To mitigate the human cost of weapons, States must exercise utmost responsibility in their arms and ammunition transfers.”
10. Wide shot, Security Council
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy to the High Representative of the Office for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations:
“The use of armed uncrewed aerial vehicles and missiles by the Russian Federation continues to cause civilian deaths and injuries as well as damage to civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. In addition, there have also been reports of a number of cross-border strikes using missiles and uncrewed aerial vehicles by Ukraine inside the Russian Federation.”
12. Wide shot, Security Council
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy to the High Representative of the Office for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations:
“Just like any other weapons or weapons systems, armed uncrewed aerial vehicles and missiles must not be used in a manner inconsistent with international humanitarian law. All parties to an armed conflict should refrain from any actions that could endanger civilians, including by avoiding the use of explosive weapons in populated areas, and ultimately should aim to take combat out of urban areas altogether.”
14. Med shot, delegates
15. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Dmitry Polyanskiy, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Russian Federation:
“Without western arm supplies, Ukraine would have stop fighting longtime ago.”
16. Wide shot, Security Council
17. SOUNDBITE (English) SOUNDBITE (English) Robert A. Wood, Alternate Representative for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, United States:
“Russian alleged concern that UN member States are helping Ukraine defend itself is nothing short than absurd. If Russia would like to have a discussion on the risks resulting from weapon transfers, then let’s have a real one.”
18. Wide shot, Security Council

Storyline

A top UN official for Disarmament said, “Reports related to the use of cluster munitions and widespread contamination with mines and explosive remnants of war in Ukraine are deeply concerning.”

Addressing the Security Council today (30 Aug), Adedeji Ebo, Deputy to the UN High Representative of the Office for Disarmament Affairs, said “Regrettably, the security situation continues to deteriorate. The escalating attacks on Ukrainian regions have led to more civilian deaths and injuries as well as massive destruction of civilian infrastructure.”

He also said, “The provision of military assistance and transfers of arms and ammunition to the armed forces of Ukraine have continued.”

He stated, “Any transfer of weapons and ammunition must take place consistently with the applicable international legal framework, including of course, relevant Security Council resolutions. Reports related to the use of cluster munitions and widespread contamination with mines and explosive remnants of war in Ukraine are deeply concerning.”

He stressed, “To mitigate the human cost of weapons, States must exercise utmost responsibility in their arms and ammunition transfers.”

He said, “The use of armed uncrewed aerial vehicles and missiles by the Russian Federation continues to cause civilian deaths and injuries as well as damage to civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. In addition, there have also been reports of a number of cross-border strikes using missiles and uncrewed aerial vehicles by Ukraine inside the Russian Federation.”

He added, “Just like any other weapons or weapons systems, armed uncrewed aerial vehicles and missiles must not be used in a manner inconsistent with international humanitarian law. All parties to an armed conflict should refrain from any actions that could endanger civilians, including by avoiding the use of explosive weapons in populated areas, and ultimately should aim to take combat out of urban areas altogether.”

Also addressing the Council today, Dmitry Polyanskiy, Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations, stated, “Without western arm supplies, Ukraine would have stop fighting longtime ago.”

US Ambassador Robert A. Wood, said, “Russian alleged concern that UN member States are helping Ukraine defend itself is nothing short than absurd. If Russia would like to have a discussion on the risks resulting from weapon transfers, then let’s have a real one.”