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STORY: HAITI / BAN PRESSER
TRT: 2.27
SOURCE: MINUSTAH
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /FRENCH /NATS
DATELINE: 15 JULY 2014, PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI
1. Med shot, chief Peacekeeping operations Herve Ladsous, SG, SRSG MINUSTAH Sandra Honore
2. Close up, Chief Peacekeeping operations Herve Ladsous
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General:
“These encounters have given me a strong sense of the significant progress that Haiti has achieved in the last 10 years with the support of MINUSTAH peacekeeping operations and in overcoming one of the history’s most devastating earthquakes.”
4. Close up, SRSG MINUSTAH, Sandra Honore
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General:
“I am especially concerned that Haiti’s political transition could suffer a regression. The holding of inclusive elections in October is essential for the continuity of parliament in 2015, and for the consolidation of democracy and the rule of law.”
6. Close up, 2 people talking
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General:
“Shortly after my return to New York, I will report to the Security Council on the situation. Sadly, for now, I have little concrete news on progress towards these long-overdue elections.”
8. Medium shot, people listening
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General:
“I want to express my sincere gratitude to President Martelly and Prime Minister Lamothe for the effective intervention and also express my immense gratitude to all the member states, NGO’s and other partners that have contributed to this effort.
10. Medium shot, SG leaving the room
11. Close up the Olympic flag
12. Med shot delegation approaching
13. Wide shot, football field
14. Wide shot, basketball court
15. Pan right, Ban shooting
16. Med shot, Ban performing karate with kids
17. Wide shot, Ban and Martelly shaking hands
18. Wide shot, VIP area
19. Close up, Ban speaking at the lectern
20. Wide shot, audience applauding
Wrapping his two-day visit to Haiti, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held a press conference in capital Port-au-Prince, after touring the national Olympic sport center still under construction since 2012.
At the press conference, Secretary-General briefed about his encounters with various political leaders as well as judges, policemen and representatives of civil society.
These encounters have given him a “strong sense of the significant progress that Haiti has achieved in the last 10 years” while being supported by MINUSTAH and in “overcoming one of the history’s most devastating earthquakes.”
Talking about legislative and local elections planned for October this year, Ban said he is “especially concerned that Haiti’s political transition could suffer a regression.”
He said the elections are “essential” for the continuity of parliament in 2015, as well as for the “consolidation of democracy and the rule of law.”
Secretary-General warned that he will have little to report on progress of these “long-overdue elections” to the Security Council upon his return to New York.
Earlier today, the Secretary-General visited the national Olympic center, still under construction.
After the earthquake of January 12, 2010, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has pledged to give Haiti a National Olympic Center, and construction had started on 14 February 2012.
Once completed, the center will include a total of three football fields, one of which will have a track for the practice of athletics. Courts for basketball and volleyball, gymnasium for martial arts, tennis court and other.
The construction of this center, to be funded largely by the IOC, will cost about U.S. $ 29 million.
