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SOUTH SUDAN / NATIONAL STAFF MEMORIAL
STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / NATIONAL STAFF MEMORIAL
TRT: 3:25
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: NATS
DATELINE: 12 APRIL 2013, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Wide shot, table with photo of deceased National staff
2. Close-up, photo of Peter Kiko
3. Close-up, photo of Yuhana Deng
3. Various shots, staff members
4. Wide shot, United Nations Assistant Secretary General Anthony Banbury and UNMISS SRSG Hilde Johnson
5. Various shots, relatives of deceased
6. Med shot, UNMISS Staff members
7. Wide shot, United Nations Assistant Secretary General Anthony Banbury and UNMISS SRSG Hilde Johnson
8. Close up, UNMISS troops
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Hilde Johnson, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan, UNMIS:
“It is at occasions like these, where the enormity of the shock of this deplorable act bring to the fore the hidden hurdles and dangers with which we are faced with in our work. What happened near Gumuruk was a grievous attack on a UN convoy, the first time in South Sudan. Not even during the dark days of civil war did such an attack occur – and we have condemned it in the strongest possible terms. If the intent was to scare us from carrying out our mandate – well – it has only emboldened us in our conviction and in our service to the people of South Sudan.”
10. Med shot, staff
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony Banbury, Assistant Secretary General For Field Support, United Nations:
“This attack reminds us though how grateful we must be to the work and daily sacrifice of national staff like Peter, like Yuhana, people who work day in day and out tirelessly in the cause of peace, whether it is in South Sudan or other countries.”
12. Med shot, UNMISS staff members
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Delfino Abbas Alex, sibling of deceased Peter Kiko:
“It is very unfortunate that Peter has departed and he has left behind children who are unable – they are still underage – there is a big task ahead, in order to bring these kids to be responsible people in society. “
14. Med shot, Anthony Banbury handing UN flag to Delfino Abbas Alex the brother of deceased Peter Kiko
15. Med shot, woman wiping tears
16. Med shot, flag being given to Son of deceased Peter Kiko
17. Various shots, ASG and SRSG signing condolence book
18. Wide shot, UNMISS SRSG Hilde Johnson acknowledging family members and relatives of the deceased
The attack on an UNMISS convoy in Jonglei State that killed 12 peacekeepers and civilians earlier this week was a sobering reminder of the hidden hurdles and dangers facing UNMISS staff, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) Hilde F. Johnson said in Juba today.
Speaking at a memorial ceremony held at the UNMISS compound in honor of two UNMISS national staff who died on 9 April, Ms. Johnson condemned the “grievous attack” the likes of which had never before occurred in South Sudan even at a time of civil war.
Johnson paid tribute to Peter Kiko, a heavy duty mechanic from Eastern Equatoria State, and Yuhana Deng, a driver from Jonglei State, as South Sudanese who “died in their country working with UNMISS for their country.”
She said that “Not even during the dark days of civil war did such an attack occur – and we have condemned it in the strongest possible terms. If the intent was to scare us from carrying out our mandate – well – it has only embolded us in our conviction and in our service to the people of South Sudan.”
The UN Assistant Secretary-General for Field Support Anthony Banbury reminded a gathering of UNMISS staff members about the invaluable role played by national staff members in UN peacekeeping missions.
Banbury who arrived in Juba today and will travel to the Jonglei State capital of Bor on Saturday said, “It reminds us of how grateful we should be for the work of national staff in trying situations,” and added that “It is on the shoulders of people like Peter and Yuhana that a mission rests. They know both the society and the UN and are able to advise international staff.”
Representing the South Sudanese government, Ambassador Michael Nyang Jook of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated President Salva Kiir Mayardit’s condemnation of the attack and said the government was committed to ensuring the safety of all UNMISS staff.
Ambassador Jook also spoke at the ceremony as an uncle of Mr. Deng, who is survived by his wife and three children.
Peter Kiko was represented by his wife, two of his four young children and his brother Delfino Abbas Alex.
Both of the bereaved families received UN flags from Mr. Banbury and SRSG Johnson.
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