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STORY: UN / SUDAN – SOUTH SUDAN
TRT: 2.09
SOURCE: UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 10 APRIL 2014, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
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1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters
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2. Wide shot, UN Security Council president walking to stakeout position
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3. Close up, camera
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) U. Joy Ogwu, Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Nigeria:
“He noted also that the ongoing crisis in South Sudan has continued to affect the implementation of 27 September 2011 agreement between Sudan and South Sudan. He did assured us that he will continue to work with both parties in collaboration with the Council and the African Union High Level Implementation Panel to facilitate negotiations between the parties towards resolving disputes, which are identified as relating to oil, to security, citizenship, assets and their common border.”
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5. Close up, notepad
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6. SOUNDBITE (English) U. Joy Ogwu, Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Nigeria:
“One other area is migration of nomads from North to South in search of grazing pastures. We did point out –in my national capacity- that this is potential recipe for conflict. It would start from there. So, it is important for Council to keep an eagle eye on that potential area of conflict.”
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8. SOUNDBITE (English) U. Joy Ogwu, Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Nigeria:
“He also underscored the deepening humanitarian crisis in South Sudan, which has reached alarming proportions. We want to note here that there can no be military solution. There can only be political solution and to that effect we want to encourage dialogue.”
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10. Wide shot, Nigerian ambassador walks away
The president of the UN Security Council said today (10 Apr) that no significant progress has been achieved since March between Sudan and South Sudan.
Speaking to reporters outside the Security Council, ambassador U. Joy Ogwu of Nigeria, which holds the Council presidency for the month of April, said that the Special Envoy for those African countries Haile Menkerios told members of the Security Council that “the ongoing crisis in South Sudan has continued to affect the implementation of 27 September 2011 agreement between Sudan and South Sudan.
Menkerios assured the Council that he will continue to work with both parties in collaboration with the Council and the African Union High Level Implementation Panel to facilitate negotiations between the parties towards resolving disputes, which are identified as relating to oil, to security, citizenship, assets and their common border.
The Nigerian ambassador also said “one other area is migration of nomads from North to South in search of grazing pastures. We did point out –in my national capacity- that this is potential recipe for conflict. It would start from there. So, it is important for Council to keep an eagle eye on that potential area of conflict.”
She also said that the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous also briefed the Security Council.
Ogwu noted that Ladsous underscored the deepening humanitarian crisis in South Sudan, which has reached alarming proportions.
She added “we want to note here that there can no be military solution. There can only be political solution and to that effect we want to encourage dialogue.”
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