HAITI / MEMORIAL

The UN Mission in Haiti holds a memorial service to pay tribute to the memory and service of its deceased colleagues. MINUSTAH

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:21
• Production Date: 28 January 2010
• Asset Language: Original
• Subject Topical: INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE
• Geographic Subject: HAITI; UNITED NATIONS STABILIZATION MISSION IN HAITI - MINUSTAH
• MAMS Id: U100128j

Description

STORY: HAITI / MEMORIAL
TRT: 2:21
SOURCE: MINUSTAH
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 28 JANUARY 2010, PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI

Shotlist

1. Med shot, a poster with the names of the UN staff confirmed dead
2. Wide shot, people sitting in front of the poster
3. Wide shot, crowd gathers at UN compound to mourn the deaths
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Edmond Mulet, UN Special Representative to the Secretary General:
"We have lost so many colleagues, so many dear friends. We have lost children, husbands, wives and fiancées. Even now, we have yet to find them all."
5. Med shot, crowd mourning UN deaths
6. Close-up, man bows his head
7. Med shot, Jens Kristensen, survivor at the ceremony
8. Wide shot, Edmond Mulet at podium
9. Wide shot, people at the ceremony
10. Med shot, peacekeeper and civilian UN staff
11. Med shot, Spanish UN police and civilian staff
12. Med shot, staff gathered to mourn and UN flag
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Edmond Mulet, UN Special Representative to the Secretary General:
"Returning with the bodies of Hedi Annabi and Luis Carlos da Costa was one of the saddest moments in my life. Yet also one of the most privileged."
14. Med shot, photos of the deceased UN staff members
15. Med shot, Brazilian diplomat crying pan to crowd
16. Med shot, man crying
17. Med shot, Edmond Mulet lays a wreath near the names of those who died
18. Wide shot, poster of names of the dead
19. Wide shot, Haitian Minister of Foreign Affairs lays a wreath by the names
20. Med shot, UN Force Commander, Haitian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Edmond Mulet
21. Med shot, UN flag
22. Med shot, wreaths pan to names of the dead

Storyline

The UN Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) held a memorial service today to pay tribute to the memory and service of its deceased colleagues.

Speaking at the service in Port au Prince, UN Special Representative Edmond Mulet said that the organization, through this tragedy, has lost many dear colleagues and friends.

SOUNDBITE (English) Edmond Mulet, UN Special Representative to the Secretary General:
"We have lost so many colleagues, so many dear friends. We have lost children, husbands, wives and fiancées. Even now, we have yet to find them all."

Mulet addressed the staff gathered at MINUSTAH’s compound on behalf of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who is currently in London attending a high-level meeting on Afghanistan.

MINUSTAH’s staff, whether civilian or uniformed, national or international, attended the service.

Jens Kristensen, who was found under the rubble at MINUSTAH’s headquarters at Christopher Hotel, five days after the quake, was also present at the service.

Mulet expressed sadness at the loss of the leadership of MINUSTAH – the late Hedi Annabi and Luis Carlos da Costa.

SOUNDBITE (English) Edmond Mulet, UN Special Representative to the Secretary General:
"Returning with the bodies of Hedi Annabi and Luis Carlos da Costa was one of the saddest moments in my life. Yet also one of the most privileged."

As of yesterday, UN confirmed 83 deaths and 32 still unaccounted for among its staff in Haiti. There were almost 2,000 civilian and about 7,500 military and police working under MINUSTAH.