DRC / LADSOUS WRAP

Head of Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous wrapped up his four-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he reaffirmed the UN's commitment to help the vast African nation through its mission (MONUSCO) to prevent conflict and ensure future elections occur under better conditions. MONUSCO

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:20
• Production Date: 27 January 2012
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION STABILIZATION MISSION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - MONUSCO
• Subject Topical: POLITICAL CONDITIONS; POLITICAL MOVEMENTS; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; PEACE AND SECURITY; ELECTIONS
• Geographic Subject: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
• MAMS Id: U120127f

Description

STORY: DRC / LADSOUS WRAP
TRT: 2.20
SOURCE: MONUSCO
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 24-26 JANUARY 2012, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, Hervé Ladsous in front of Honor Guard with Special Representative of the Secretary-General Roger Meece
2. Reverse shot, Ladsous in front of Honor Guard
3. Med shot, Ladsous moving from to review Honor Guard
4. Med shot, Ladsous inspecting Honor Guard with officer at his side
5. Med shot, Ladsous finishes inspection with nod to officer
6. Med shot, Ladsous meeting with an official from the Congolese Parliament
7. SOUNDBITE (French) Hervé Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations:
“I just went to Parliament to speak the president of the Senate, to speak with the president of the National Assembly to discuss what we can do together for the future of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
8. Wide shot, Ladsous at table with delegation of Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexis Thambwe Mwamba
9. SOUNDBITE (French) Hervé Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations:
"We talked about the situation in the DRC in the context that followed the elections (the end of last week) at the end of last year. We talked about the upcoming elections and his Excellency the Minister was kind enough to sum up his view of the outlook for the coming months. And we also talked about the place and role of the UN Mission, MONUSCO in this country. A mission that has several priorities. Obviously, support for electoral processes, but also the protection of civilians, reform the security sector, a series of spots that the Security-Council of the United Nations is following with great attention, because it's been years since the international community, through the United Nations, invested in stabilization, reconciliation in this country.”
10. Med shot, Ladsous greets DRC Minister of Defense Charles Simba
11. SOUNDBITE (French) Hervé Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations:
“So it is necessary that the Congolese army continues to strengthen its potential to take over the mission and stop all this violence affecting civilians in general, and especially women, women who are victims of totally unacceptable violence. So it's all a process, an ongoing process and we encourage it again, in a spirit of partnership.”
12. Med shot, Ladsous walking in hallway with the head of DRC Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) Apollinaire Malu Malu
13. Wide shot, Ladsous leaving CENI Office

Storyline

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Ladsous wrapped up his first official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on 27 January.

During the four-day visit, Ladsous met in Kinshasa with several senior government officials, as well as members of the Congolese political opposition.

With the Presidents of the Senate and the General Assembly, he discussed “what we can do together for the future of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”

In a meeting with Alexis Thambwe Mwamba, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ladsous addressed the current situation in the DRC in light of the elections that took place at the end of last year and exchanged views on the upcoming elections.

That discussion also touched on “the place and role” of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), he said emphasizing that the mission’s priorities included “support for electoral processes… but also the protection of civilians, reform the security sector, a series of spots that the Security-Council of the United Nations is following with great attention.”

Following a tête-à-tête with Minister of Defense Charles Simba, Ladsous stressed that the Congolese army must “strengthen its potential to take over the mission and stop all this violence affecting civilians in general, and especially women, women who are victims of totally unacceptable violence.”

He noted that that effort was an ongoing process and “we encourage it again, in a spirit of partnership.”

Before heading to the eastern town of Goma for meetings with provincial and local authorities, Ladsous also met with the head of DRC Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) Apollinaire Malu Malu.