SOUTH SUDAN / MILITARY ASSISTANCE

An Australian military aircraft, carrying some 30 000 kg of engineering equipment has arrived in Juba, South Sudan. Equipment will help strengthen defense perimeter around UN compounds across the country that currently provide shelter for some 60 000 civilians. UNMISS

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:55
• Production Date: 6 January 2014
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN – UNMISS
• Subject Topical: REFUGEES; DISPLACED PERSONS
• Geographic Subject: SOUTH SUDAN
• MAMS Id: U140106e

Description

STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / MILITARY ASSISTANCE
TRT: 1:55
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/ NATS

DATELINE: 5 JANUARY 2014, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, C-17 landing
2. Wide shot, C-17 taxiing
3. Med shot, plane on tarmac
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Joseph Contreras, UNMISS Spokesperson:
“The United Nations Mission in South Sudan wishes to express its gratitude to the Government of Australia for providing a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 plane, which is sitting behind me and which today delivered 30,000 kilograms of defensive stores that the Peacekeeping Mission will use to strengthen the defenses around our compounds where tens of thousands of civilians have taken refuge.”
5. Wide shot, rear of C-17 and cargo area
6. Med shot, cargo area of C-17
7. Med shot, container being offloaded from C-17
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Joseph Contreras, UNMISS Spokesperson:
“This is the second of a planned 8 supply flights using this Royal Australian Transport plane. They are operating out of the Global Support base of the United Nations in Brindisi Italy and this is a tremendous assistance and support for an already overstretched Peacekeeping Mission.”
9. Wide shot, container being offloaded
10. Wide shot, C-17 on tarmac and crew working
11. Wide shot, container being moved by forklift

Storyline

An Australian military aircraft, carrying some 30 000 kg of engineering equipment has arrived in Juba, South Sudan.

Equipment will help strengthen defense perimeter around UN compounds across the country that currently provide shelter for some 60 000 civilians.

The equipment is ferried from UN logistic base in Brindisi in Italy and this is already a second flight for the Royal Australian military transport plane C17 on the route from Brindisi to Juba.

The spokesperson for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Joseph Contreras said there are more flights to come.

“This is the second of a planned 8 supply flights using this Royal Australian Transport plane. They are operating out of the Global Support base of the United Nations in Brindisi Italy and this is a tremendous assistance and support for an already overstretched Peacekeeping Mission.”

The fighting between the warring parties has intensified in last couple days as both government forces as well as rebels are maneuvering for more favorable strategic positions as peace talks are about to start.