DARFUR / HAITI

The UN's largest peacekeeping operation, the African Union and United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) observes a moment of silence to honor the lives of their colleagues, friends and family who died during the earthquake in Haiti. UNAMID

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:30
• Production Date: 20 January 2010
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS-AFRICAN UNION MISSION IN DARFUR - UNAMID
• Subject Topical: PEACE AND SECURITY
• Geographic Subject: SUDAN; HAITI
• MAMS Id: U100120j

Description

STORY: DARFUR / HAITI
TRT: 1:30
SOURCE: UNAMID
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / ARABIC / NATS

DATELINE: 20 JANUARY 2010, EL-FASHER, DARFUR

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, external of African Union and United Nation compound in Darfur
2. Close up, both African Union and UN flags
3. Med shot, senior leadership rising from seats to observe one-minute of silence
4. Wide shot, UN personnel observe one-minute of silence
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Henry Anyidoho, acting Joint Special representative,UNAMID:
"We have packed equipment and are on stand-by just to get the signal to fly to Haiti"
6. Wide shot, UN civilians listing at the meeting
7. Med shot, UN staff looking on and holding his chin
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Faiz Saeed, UN driver:
"We express our deep sorrow after what happened in Haiti and we feel what they going through now because we also suffered a lot here in Darfur. We are prepared to offer any support be it material or in person to help the victims o who are still under the rumble"
9. Med shot, Military personnel attending the town-hall meeting

Storyline

The UN's largest peace-keeping operation, the African Union and United Nation Mission Darfur (UNAMID, today observed a moement of silence to honor the lives of their colleagues, friends and family who died during the earthquake in Haiti.

Attending the solemn town-hall meeting, the mission senior leadership led personnel from military, police and civilian components, where they expressed deep sorrow at the devastation caused by the tragedy.

Acting Joint Special representative Henry Anyidoho said the mission was ready to deploy equipment, personnel and other assistance to assist their sister mission in Haiti.

SOUNDBITE (English) Henry Anyidoho, acting Joint Special representative, UNAMID:
"We have packed equipment and are on stand-by just to get the signal to fly to Haiti."

From the civilian substantive sections, more than 600 individuals in the mission have expressed voluntary willingness, to be included on a roster for probable temporary deployment to Haiti. The staff includes both international and local staff serving in Dafur.

If selected, the staff from Darfur will join their colleagues in Haiti, working in areas of recovery return and reintegration, violence reduction, logistics, public information and other sections.

Among the individuals who submitted his name for duty in Haiti, was a local Darfurian UN driver, Faiz Saeed.

The driver told UNTV that even though the tragedy in Haiti was of a natural cause; the suffering of people is affecting everybody in the world.

SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Faiz Saeed, UN driver:
"We express our deep sorrow after what happened in Haiti and we feel what they going through now because we also suffered a lot here in Darfur. We are prepared to offer any support be it material or in person to help the victims o who are still under the rubble."

UNAMID has also created an internal special account to collect funds known as the UNAMID Haiti Fund. The contributions by staff will be forwarded to victims and families of those who lost their lives.