SOUTH SUDAN / INDIAN PEACEKEEPERS MEDAL PARADE

Peacekeepers from India based in the towns of Malakal, Kodok and Renk in Upper Nile State and serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) are endearing themselves to host communities. They do so by performing extraordinarily well in a challenging, flood- and conflict-affected part of the world’s youngest nation. UNMISS

• Video Length: 00:03:16
• Production Date: 18 December 2024
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN – UNMISS
• Subject Topical: PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS; PEACEKEEPERS
• Geographic Subject: SOUTH SUDAN
• MAMS Id: 3324421
• Parent Id: 3324421
• Alternate Title: unifeed241218d

Description

STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / INDIAN PEACEKEEPERS MEDAL PARADE
TRT: 03:15
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 23 SEPTEMBER 2024, 26 NOVEMBER 2024, 11 DECEMBER 2024, MALAKAL, SOUTH SUDAN

Shotlist

11 DECEMBER 2024, MALAKAL, SOUTH SUDAN

1. Various shots, Indian Medal Parade
2. Med shot, UNMISS Force Commander salute
3. Wide shot, parade inspection
4. Wide shot, officers seated
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Colonel, Mayengbam Romesh Singh, Indian battalion Commander, Malakal:
“We are grateful to you for performing extra duties and giving us the opportunity to represent you in this glorious medal day parade, we are also grateful to the families of each one of you, without their sacrifice the duties here wouldn’t been completed”.
6. Wide shot, parade marching

26 NOVEMBER 2024, MALAKAL, SOUTH SUDAN

7. Various shots, building main supply route in Malakal

11 DECEMBER 2024, MALAKAL, SOUTH SUDAN

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Lieutenant-General Mohan Subramanian, UNMISS Force Commander:
“For the first time ever in South Sudan, you are going to make a road that will be all-weather (and passable) all year. I believe you are working around the clock, around the week, around the month to make this dream possible.”

23 SEPTEMBER 2024, MALAKAL, SOUTH SUDAN

9. Wide shot, cattle camp in Malakal, Upper Nile State
10. Various shots, animal treatment in Malakal

11 DECEMBER 2024, MALAKAL, SOUTH SUDAN

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Lieutenant-General Mohan Subramanian, UNMISS Force Commander
12. “You have conducted a lot of CIMIC action, veterinary camps, medical camps and helping institutions that grow the young in a way that you will be remembered for long (time)”.
13. Close up, UNMISS Force Commander
14. Various shots, medal pinning

Storyline

Peacekeepers from India based in the towns of Malakal, Kodok and Renk in Upper Nile State and serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) are endearing themselves to host communities. They do so by performing extraordinarily well in a challenging, flood- and conflict-affected part of the world’s youngest nation.

Engineering troops are not only engaged in flood mitigation measures but are also repairing supply routes, vital for the livelihoods of farmers, traders, humanitarians and peacekeepers alike.

The contingent’s medical and veterinary staff are offering their skills and significant services to thousands of humans and beasts, while also teaching cattle owners the basics of how to keep their animals, essential for their livelihoods, healthy and productive.

For their immense efforts across a range of activities, 1,182 Blue Helmets from India, including 17 women, have been awarded UN medals.

SOUNDBITE (English) Colonel, Mayengbam Romesh Singh, Indian Battalion Commander, Malakal:
“We are grateful to you for performing extra duties and giving us the opportunity to represent you in this glorious medal parade. We are also grateful to the families of each one of you, (because) without their sacrifice (of accepting that you are far from home), the duties here wouldn’t have been completed.”

SOUNDBITE (English) Lieutenant-General Mohan Subramanian, UNMISS Force Commander:
“For the first time ever in South Sudan, you are going to make a road that will be all-weather (and passable) all year. I believe you are working around the clock, around the week, around the month to make this dream possible.”

The work of these Indian peacekeepers does, however, extend far beyond roads. Their protection of civilians includes both medical assistance and veterinary care. In the last ten months, more than 15,000 ailing animals have been treated, much to the relief of their owners, who depend on their health for their living.

SOUNDBITE (English) Lieutenant-General Mohan Subramanian, UNMISS Force Commander
“You have conducted a lot of civilian-military cooperation activities, veterinary camps, medical camps and helping institutions that grow the young in a way that you will be remembered for, for long.”

While they are so far few, the contingent’s women have this year risen to new levels of prominence, with ten of them forming an all-female engagement and patrol team and some serving in leadership roles.

During the ceremony to mark the occasion of medals being awarded, the contingent, for the first time among Indian peacekeepers in South Sudan, marched in led by a uniformed woman, Major Divya Tyagi.