SUDAN / NEW GOVERNMENT PREPS

South Sudan's Vice President Riek Machar tells reporters that there has been unanimous approval to call the world's newest country "the Republic of South Sudan" when it comes into existence on 9 July. UNMIS

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:05
• Production Date: 16 February 2011
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION IN SUDAN - UNMIS
• Subject Topical: PEACE AND SECURITY; DISARMAMENT; REFERENDUM
• Geographic Subject: SUDAN
• MAMS Id: U110216b

Description

STORY: SUDAN / NEW GOVERNMENT PREPS
TRT: 1:05
SOURCE: UNMIS / NEWS HANDOUT
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 16 FEBRUARY 2011, JUBA, SUDAN

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, presidents convoy arriving
2. Med shot, Southern Sudan President and Vice President shaking hands
3. Wide shot, political party leaders at the conference
4. Med shot, S. Sudan party leaders
5. Med shot, southern Sudan President and Vice president
6. Wide shot, pan, more party leaders
7. Wide shot, journalist outside the conference hall
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Riek Machar, Southern Sudan Vice President:
“There was unanimous approval for the name of the state and which is the Republic of South Sudan.”
9. Med shot, journalists taking notes
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Riek Machar, Southern Sudan Vice President:
“There are other issues that need to be discussed further in the coming meeting that is the flag and then the name of the currency and also the participations of the political parties in the technical committee that is reviewing the interim constitution.”
11. Med shot, cameramen

STORY:

South Sudan’s Vice President Riek Machar told reporters in Juba today (16 Feb) that there has been unanimous approval to call the world's newest country “the Republic of South Sudan” when it comes into existence on 9 July.

Last month some 99 percent of southern Sudanese voted for independence from the north of the country in a referendum. The South Sudan Referendum Commission (SSRC) confirmed the results of the referendum which was a major milestone of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed in January 2005.

Machar added that there are “other issues that need to be discussed” namely the flag, the currency and constitution.

Despite political uncertainty and some security incidents during the referendum period, and sometimes inadequate efforts to inform voters about their rights and options, the SSRC had concluded that voters were able to express their will freely.