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SOUTH SUDAN / AMOS PRESSER
STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / AMOS PRESSER
TRT: 1.42
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/ NATS
DATELINE: 29 JANUARY 2014, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Med shot, Amos at the dais of the press room
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator:
“In just over six weeks, more than 702,000 people have been displaced by the conflict across the country and another 123,000 have fled into neighboring countries.”
6. Wide shot, journalists
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Valerie Amos Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator:
“So far, aid agencies have assisted over 300,000 displaced people. While this has saved many lives, we have not been able to provide assistance to many others due to continuing insecurity. While in Malakal, I saw WFP, warehouse also IOM warehouse and the UNICEF warehouse looted and assets damaged. There are tens of thousands of people in the town who need our help. Because of the looting we cannot help as many as we would wish.”
8. Med shot, cameras
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Valerie Amos Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator:
“I also welcome President Kiir’s statement about reconciliation and assurances that the humanitarian community can go anywhere they wish to help all South Sudanese. The People of South Sudan want stability and a chance to return home. The development gains made in here over the last 2 years have been severely dented by the recent conflict. The whole international community hopes that the current situation will stabilize so that the efforts can continue in term of longer term development efforts.”
10. Close up, camera’s LCD
Valerie Amos, the United Nations (UN) Emergency Relief Coordinator addressed journalists today in Juba, South Sudan at the end of her three-day visit to the country.
“In just over six weeks, more than 702,000 people have been displaced by the conflict across the country and another 123,000 have fled into neighboring countries.” – said Amos.
She praised the work of humanitarian organizations that remained in the country during this “tense and difficult” period and delivered urgently needed assistance.
“So far, aid agencies have assisted over 300,000 displaced people. While this has saved many lives, we have not been able to provide assistance to many others due to continuing insecurity. While in Malakal, I saw WFP, warehouse also IOM warehouse and the UNICEF warehouse looted and assets damaged. There are tens of thousands of people in the town who need our help. Because of the looting we cannot help as many as we would wish.” – added Amos.
Amos, who met with President Salva Kiir during her visit, said she welcomed his statements about reconciliation and assurances that the humanitarian community could go anywhere they wished to help all South Sudanese.
“I welcome President Kiir’s statement about reconciliation and assurances that the humanitarian community can go anywhere they wish to help all South Sudanese. People of South Sudan want stability and a chance to return home. The development gains made in South Sudan over the last two years have been severely dented by the recent conflict. The whole international community hopes that the current situation will stabilize so that the efforts can continue in term of longer term development efforts.”- said Amos.
At the end she strongly called on all parties to respect their obligations under humanitarian law and ensure that all civilians are protected, regardless of who they are or where they come from.
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