UN / GING PHILIPPINES TYPHOON UPDATE

The Director of the Operation Division for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, John Ging, said 13 million people have been affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Ging said 1.9 million people have been displaced, 287,000 homes were severely damaged and, according to the Philippine Government, 3,600 people have died. UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:52
• Production Date: 15 November 2013
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - OCHA
• Subject Topical: HUMANITARIAN RELIEF; REFUGEES; DISPLACED PERSONS; DISASTER PREVENTION; DISASTER PREPAREDNESS; DISASTER RELIEF; HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES
• Geographic Subject: PHILIPPINES
• MAMS Id: U131115b

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STORY: UN / GING PHILIPPINES TYPHOON UPDATE
TRT: 2.52
SOURCE: UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/ NATS

DATELINE: 15 NOVEMBER 2013, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters

11 NOVEMBER 2013, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, dais
3. Med shot, journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (English) John Ging, Director of the Operation Division at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA):
“We have currently now over 13 million people affected by this crisis. The latest figures on the displaced are now at 1.9 million. And they are sheltering in over 1,100 evacuation centres across the affected area. There have been at least 287 thousand houses severely damaged, and of that we estimate that over 160 thousand have been completely destroyed. And as of today, the National Risk Reduction and Management Council of the Philippines reports that the death toll is now at 3,600.”
5. Med shot, journalists
6. SOUNDBITE (English) John Ging, Director of the Operation Division at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA):
“We found ourselves in a wasteland. Trying than to navigate through all of this debris and obstructions to get the roads opened up and get the aid in to the people. As you have seen, it has been slow from the perspective of the people who have been patiently frustratedly waiting for the support that they so desperately need.”
7. Close up, photographer
8. SOUNDBITE (English) John Ging, Director of the Operation Division at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA):
“We have to recall that as a humanitarian community worldwide, we don’t have warehouses packed full of huge quantities of supplies. We are hand-to-mouth in so many crises, whether it is in the Sahel, where over half-a-million children are dying every year for the past number of years of malnutrition, to Syria which is half funded, to all of these other crises. We are stretched to the limit.”
9. Med shot, reporter
10. SOUNDBITE (English) John Ging, Director of the Operation Division at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA):
“We are now seeing the Philippines authorities also focusing on getting the law and order situation under control, because we are very concerned about particularly those who are using weapons and attacking the installations and people in the affected areas. We are very concerned and I am sure Ted will speak more about that, about those who are more vulnerable, particularly women and children.”
11. Med shot, reporter
12.Zoom out, end of press conference

Storyline

The Director of the Operation Division for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, John Ging, said today (15 November) 13 million people have been affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

Ging said 1.9 million people have been displaced, 287,000 homes were severely damaged, including over 160 thousand that have been completely destroyed.

He also said that “the National Risk Reduction and Management Council of the Philippines reports that the death toll is now at 3,600.”
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Speaking of the difficulties faced by the relief effort, Ging said “we found ourselves in a wasteland,” and “trying than to navigate through all of this debris and obstructions to get the roads opened up and get the aid in to the people.”

He acknowledged that the operation “has been slow from the perspective of the people who have been patiently frustratedly waiting for the support that they so desperately need.”

The Director noted that “as a humanitarian community worldwide, we don’t have warehouses packed full of huge quantities of supplies. We are hand-to-mouth in so many crises, whether it is in the Sahel, where over half-a-million children are dying every year for the past number of years of malnutrition, to Syria which is half funded, to all of these other crises. We are stretched to the limit.”

He also informed that “we are now seeing the Philippines authorities also focusing on getting the law and order situation under control, because we are very concerned about particularly those who are using weapons and attacking the installations and people in the affected areas.”

According to UNICEF the typhoon is believed to have affected up to 4 million children in the region, and UNICEF is airlifting 60 tonnes of emergency supplies to help.