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STORY: UN / SAHEL
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DATELINE: 12 DECEMBER 2013, NEW YORK CITY
FILE - RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UN Secretariat exterior
12 DECEMBER 2013, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council chamber
3. Med shot, UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, and Security Council president, French ambassador Gerard Araud
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Romano Prodi, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahel:
“Furthermore, Libya, while not part of the Sahel, has a profound impact on the entire region. I would urge that the situation in the Sahel and Libya are dealt in coordination with each other to achieve the optimal effect”.
5. Med shot, Guatemala and Luxembourg delegations
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General:
“Mali has made progress toward reestablishing constitutional order. The first round of legislative election was conducted in an orderly manner. But the political process between the Government and armed groups has been delayed. I remain concerned about the security situation in the North”.
7. Various shots, Security Council chamber
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank:
“Our joint visit last month gave us all a better idea of the challenges facing the people and the leaders of the Sahel. It may be even be more convinced that if we work together we can offer sustainable and potentially transforming solutions to the problems of the region. I left the Sahel full of hope and optimism”.
9. Med shot, pan right various delegations
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank:
“During the trip the World Bank Group committed 1.5 billion dollars in new regional investments over the next two years. This is in addition to significant existing country programs. These new funds will support major regional development priorities such as social safety nets to help families withstand the worst effects of economic adversity and disasters. It will also support the private sector by encouraging entrepreneurship and an improved investment climate. I am very happy to say that exactly on week ago our board approved the first part of the package.”
11. Wide shot, Security Council chamber
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank:
“During the trip, together with the president of Niger, we issued a collective call to action on women’s empowerment and demographics in the Sahel. As part of our new investments, we have committed 200 millions dollars to address these issues”.
13. Wide shot, zoom out President of the Security Council
The Security Council reiterated today (12 December) its concern about the alarming situation in the Sahel region.
The 15 members of the Security Council strongly condemned the recent terrorist attacks perpetrated in the region and the abuses of human rights and violence against civilians, including women and children.
In a presidential statement, the Security Council reaffirmed its commitment to addressing the complex security and political challenges in this African region.
During the meeting on the situation in the region, Romano Prodi, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahel, urged the members of the Security Council that all its decisions dealing with terrorism and conflict in the Sahel take into account the need for governance efforts in the region.
SOUNDBITE (English) Romano Prodi, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahel: “Furthermore, Libya, while not part of the Sahel, has a profound impact on the entire region. I would urge that the situation in the Sahel and Libya are dealt in coordination with each other to achieve the optimal effect”.
On his part, the Secretary General underlined the need to strengthen the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).
SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General: “Mali has made progress toward reestablishing constitutional order. The first round of legislative election was conducted in an orderly manner. But the political process between the Government and armed groups has been delayed. I remain concerned about the security situation in the North”.
Also speaking to the members of the Security Council in a video conference from Washington DC, the president of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, recalled his joint visit with the Secretary General in November to four Sahel countries.
He said that the ‘message today is unequivocal: the world will support the Sahel.”
SOUNDBITE (English) Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank:
“Our joint visit last month gave us all a better idea of the challenges facing the people and the leaders of the Sahel. It may be even be more convinced that if we work together we can offer sustainable and potentially transforming solutions to the problems of the region. I left the Sahel full of hope and optimism”.
He said that one of the conclusions of that visit was the need for the coordinated and regional approach to tackle the major development challenges of the regions.
Jim Yong Kim pointed out that the recent formation of the coordination platform is exactly what the region needs and he welcomed Mali’s leadership in chairing the coordination platform for the first two years.
SOUNDBITE (English) Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank:
“During the trip the World Bank Group committed 1.5 billion dollars in new regional investments over the next two years. This is in addition to significant existing country programs. These new funds will support major regional development priorities such as social safety nets to help families withstand the worst effects of economic adversity and disasters. It will also support the private sector by encouraging entrepreneurship and an improved investment climate. I am very happy to say that exactly on week ago our board approved the first part of the package.”
He also noted that it is of crucial importance that the work supports the social and economic empowerment of women.
SOUNDBITE (English) Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank:
“During the trip, together with the president of Niger, we issued a collective call to action on women’s empowerment and demographics in the Sahel. As part of our new investments, we have committed 200 millions dollars to address these issues”.
He concluded saying that the lives of the people of the Sahel can be transformed.
In that sense, he added: “All they need is our sustained commitment to their vision for a better life and I look forward to work with all of you to make it happen”.
The Sahel stretches from Mauritania in the west to Eritrea in the east, a vast belt dividing the Sahara desert and the savannahs to the south, which has undergone three major droughts in less than a decade and where more than 11 million people are at risk of hunger and 5 million children under five are at risk of acute malnutrition.
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