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UN / SYRIA HUMANITARIAN ACCESS
STORY: UN / SYRIA HUMANITARIAN ACCESS
TRT: 2.09
SOURCE: UNIFEED - UNTV
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LANGAUGE: ENGLISH /NATS
DATELINE: 29 APRIL 2014, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters
29 APRIL 2014, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric at the podium
3. Med shot, reporters
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson of the Secretary-General:
“It’s the long-standing and consistent position of the United Nations that consistent with its Charter and the decisions of its competent intergovernmental bodies, the organization can engage in activities within the territory of a Member State only with the consent of the government of that State. The only exception is where the Security Council has adopted a binding resolution under chapter 7 of the Charter authorizing the Organization to act without the government’s consent. But you know, at the end of the day, I think for OCHA, for all our humanitarian partners, it’s not about the legality of the issues, it’s really about the people and trying to deliver aid in some of the most difficult circumstances.”
5. Med shot, reporters
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson of the Secretary-General:
“It’s a conflict area; there is a safety issue all the time. And in any conflict, not just in Syria, where you are dealing on one hand with government forces and on the other hand armed groups that may or may not coordinate with each other, it’s even more challenging in the opposition-held areas, because it’s not always clear who is in control and who you need to negotiate with in terms of access.”
7. Med shot, reporters
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson of the Secretary-General:
“The brunt of caring for those refugees is on the shoulders of the governments of Turkey, the governments of Lebanon, specially given the situation in Lebanon where most of the refugees are in urban areas, they are not in camps, in Jordan. UNHCR and partners is doing everything it can to create an environment where people can live in dignity. What’s missing is funding, the humanitarian appeal for Syria is, we heard a few days ago, is not fully funded.”
9. Med shot, reporters
10. Zoom out, end of press conference
The Spokesperson of the Secretary-General, Stephane Dujarric, said today (29 Apr) that “at the end of the day” for UN humanitarian organizations in Syria “it’s not about the legality of the issues, it’s really about the people and trying to deliver aid in some of the most difficult circumstances.”
Dujarric stressed that “the long-standing and consistent position of the United Nations,” is that it can only engage in activities within the territory of a Member State with the consent of the government of that State, or where the Security Council has adopted a binding resolution under chapter 7 of the UN Charter.
The Spokesperson pointed out that in any conflict area “you are dealing on one hand with government forces and on the other hand armed groups that may or may not coordinate with each other” and “it’s even more challenging in the opposition-held areas, because it’s not always clear who is in control and who you need to negotiate with in terms of access.”
Regarding Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries, Dujarric said the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) “is doing everything it can to create an environment where people can live in dignity” but “what’s missing is funding” as the humanitarian appeal for Syria is “not fully funded.”
Emergency Relief Coordinator and head of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Valerie Amos will brief the Security Council tomorrow in closed consultations on the second report since the adoption of resolution 2139 on humanitarian access in Syria.
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