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STORY: UN / COTE D'IVOIRE
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SOURCE: UNTV/ ONUCI
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/ NATS
DATELINE: 3 NOVEMBER 2010, NEW YORK CITY/ FILE
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior UN building
3 NOVEMBER 2010, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Choi on screen, Security Council goes dark
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Choi Young-Jin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Côte d’Ivoire:
“The population responded massively to the call of the political leaders to cast their votes. The turnout was over 80%, one of the highest in the world. The voting itself took place in a calm and orderly manner and no major human rights violation was recorded, which is impressive given that the reunification is yet to be realized. The Ivorian people rose to the occasion, showing the international community their political maturity and determination to put an end to the crisis.”
4. Wide shot, Choi on screen, Security Council lights are turned on
5. Med shot, Ambassador Grant walks to the microphone
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
6. Close up, reporter’s notepad
3 NOVEMBER 2010, NEW YORK CITY
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Lyall Grant, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations:
“The members of the Security-Council welcomed the holding of the presidential election in Côte d’Ivoire on 31 October 2010. They commended the Ivorian people for their massive and peaceful participation in this crucial vote which represents a historic step towards the restoration of sustainable peace in Côte d’Ivoire. The members of the Security-Council urged all stakeholders to continue to be fully committed to a democratic, peaceful and transparent completion of the electoral process.”
ONUCI - 31 OCTOBER 2010, ABIDJAN, CÔTE D’IVOIRE
8. Med shot, crowd
9. Med shot, woman voting
10. Med shot, electoral observers
11. Wide shot, people queuing up to vote
12. Wide shot, Cote d’Ivoire’s President Laurent Gbagbo arrives at polling station
13. Med shot, Gbagbo entering polling station
14. Zoom in, Gbagbo voting
Côte d’Ivoire’s “calm and orderly” presidential vote showed that the Ivorian people were ready to put an end to the civil crisis that divided the West African nation, a top United Nations (UN) official told the Security Council today (3 November).
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Special Representative, Y.J. Choi, told the 15-member body via videoconference from the Ivorian capital, Abidjan, that the Ivorian population “responded massively to the call of the political leaders to cast their votes” with a turnout of over 80%, “one of the highest in the world.”
He added that the 31 October polls avoided any human rights violations and that the Ivorian people “rose to the occasion, showing the international community their political maturity and determination.”
The long-delayed polls are a key element of the peace process in the country, which was split by civil war into a Government-held south and rebel Forces Nouvelles-controlled north in 2002.
Outside the Security Council, British Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant, President of the Council for the month of November, read a presidential statement welcoming the holding of the presidential election and commending the Ivorian people “for their massive and peaceful participation in this crucial vote which represents a historic step towards the restoration of sustainable peace in Côte d’Ivoire.”
The statement “urged all stakeholders to continue to be fully committed to a democratic, peaceful and transparent completion of the electoral process.”
The provisional result of the election was due to be announced later today, with the final result proclaimed by the Constitutional Council by 10 November. Should no candidate receive a majority in the first round, a second round would be held on 28 November.
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