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STORY: UN / COTE D’IVOIRE
TRT: 3.15
SOURCE: UNTV
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/ FRENCH/ NATS
DATELINE: 13 APRIL 2011, NEW YORK CITY/ FILE
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior UN building
13 APRIL 2011, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Med shot, delegates
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Y.J. Choi, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d' Ivoire:
“One of the world’s most exemplary, open, free, fair and transparent elections which took place in Côte d' Ivoire on 28 November 2010 has been the object of a forfeit by the greed of the outgoing president, Mr. Laurent Gbagbo. Thus, an utterly unnecessary post-election crisis erupted and lasted more than four months. Now with the taking into custody of Mr. Gbagbo on 11 April by pro-Ouattara forces, we witness the end of a chapter in the history of Côte d' Ivoire.”
5. Med shot, delegates
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs:
“Despite the arrest of Laurent Gbagbo, the humanitarian situation in Côte d' Ivoire remains deeply troubling. The crisis that followed elections last November and the escalation we have seen in the last few weeks has had far reaching humanitarian consequences for ordinary people throughout Côte d' Ivoire, and its neighbouring countries. These effects will not subside without a significant and sustained effort from the humanitarian community, and the combined efforts of the broader UN system in Côte d' Ivoire contributing to stabilisation and reconciliation.”
7. Med shot, delegates
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Navanethem Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights:
“As President Ouattara is now effectively taking power in Côte d' Ivoire, it is of utmost importance that, in the transition, all necessary measures be taken to prevent any security vacuum or acts of retaliation. Law and order should be restored as soon as possible in Abidjan, including by collection of weapons that are all too readily available in the city.”
9. Med shot, delegates
10. SOUNDBITE (French) Youssoufou Bamba, Permanent Representative of Côte d'Ivoire to the United Nations:
“Grave human rights violations allegations have been pointed out in the western part of Côte d' Ivoire with alleged involvement of the Forces Republicans. My delegation expresses its deep concern about these allegations and hopes that light will be cast upon these events with investigations, inquiries and the appropriate judicial procedures, including international procedures. No crime should go unpunished.”
11. Zoom out, Security Council
12. Wide shot, Osorio Londoño walks to the stakeout position
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Néstor Osorio Londoño, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations:
“We have been informed that former president Gbagbo has been transferred in the last hour to a presidential residence in the north of the country, that his integrity is very well taken care of, and concerning further procedures is yet too early.”
14. Wide shot, Osorio Londoño walks away from the stakeout position
The Security Council held a meeting today (13 April) to discuss the current situation in Côte d' Ivoire following the arrest of outgoing president Laurent Gbagbo and its political and humanitarian consequences.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Special Representative for Côte d' Ivoire, Y.J. Choi, joined the discussion via teleconference from Abidjan and said that the 28 November 2010 polls had been “one of the world’s most exemplary, open, free, fair and transparent elections”.
He added that the elections had been forfeited by Gbagbo’s “greed” and had thus created “an utterly unnecessary post-election crisis” which had ended with his arrest, closing “a chapter in the history of Côte d' Ivoire.”
The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos, who recently visited Côte d' Ivoire, noted that “despite the arrest of Laurent Gbagbo, the humanitarian situation in Côte d' Ivoire remains deeply troubling.”
She said that the escalation of violence that followed the elections “has had far reaching humanitarian consequences for ordinary people throughout Côte d' Ivoire and its neighbouring countries” which will not subside without a concerted effort towards “stabilisation and reconciliation.”
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, highlighted the importance that “all necessary measures be taken to prevent any security vacuum or acts of retaliation”.
She added that “law and order should be restored as soon as possible in Abidjan” and noted that weapons are “all too readily available in the city.”
Ivorian Ambassador Youssoufou Bamba expressed his deep concern about the reports of “gave human rights violations allegations” in the western part of Côte d' Ivoire.
He said that he hoped that “light will be cast upon these events with investigations, inquiries and the appropriate judicial procedures, including international procedures” and added that “no crime should go unpunished.”
After the meeting, Colombian Ambassador Néstor Osorio Londoño, Council President for the month of April told journalists that former president Gbagbo “has been transferred in the last hour to a presidential residence in the north of the country” and “his integrity is very well taken care of.”
According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), humanitarian priorities in Côte d’Ivoire include re-establishing the supply of safe drinking water, resuming emergency immunization campaigns to prevent disease outbreaks, stronger protection measures, particularly in areas where there have been mass killings, and the quick return of children to school.
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