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STORY: UN / IRAQ
TRT: 3.11
SOURCE: UNIFEED - UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 18 NOVEMBER 2014, NEW YORK CITY
RECENT – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters
18 NOVEMBER 2014, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Med shot, delegates
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Nikolay Evtimov Mladenov, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI):
“From the very beginning ISIL’s strategy has been obvious, to insert themselves in the ethnic and religious fault lines of Iraq, to undermine legitimate authorities, and to spread fear among the communities. Their goals have also been clear from the beginning, to destroy the Iraqi state, and replace it with a state of terror that is built on genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. To this end they continue using parts of Iraq and neighbouring Syria to advance on the rest of the region and threaten global peace and security.”
5. Med shot, delegates
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights:
“I implore the Council to support such efforts to overturn ISIL's ideology of violence and death, for the sake of the rights of all in Iraq, irrespective of ethnic or religious identity, whether men or women, old or young. Ultimately, support given to the ideological front may be more effective than airstrikes, in bringing an end to the longstanding suffering of the people of Iraq.”
7. Pan left, Security Council
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator:
“There are currently 3.6 million Iraqis living in areas under the control of ISIL and affiliated armed groups. 2.2 million of them are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. And despite acute needs, including for shelter, health and food in areas most impacted by the conflict, only meagre amounts of assistance have been delivered to areas under ISIL control to date.”
9. Med shot, delegates
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammad Sabir Ismail, Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations:
“Iraq is suffering the greatest terrorist threat in the world, and despite this, the government and the people of Iraq have managed to hold free elections for the third time. The peaceful transfer of power while upholding constitutional standards has consolidated the young democratic experience of my country. We have built an inclusive national unity government, a comprehensive government taking into account all the religious and ethnic components of Iraqi society.”
11. Zoom out, Security Council
12. Med shot, Mladenov walks up to stakeout microphone
RECENT – NEW YORK CITY
13. Close up, reporters typing on laptop computers
18 NOVEMBER 2014, NEW YORK CITY
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Nikolay Evtimov Mladenov, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI):
“When the security forces work together with the local communities, they have a far bigger chance of succeeding than if they do not. Baiji is an example of that. Baiji is also extremely important in terms of the oil refinery which is there. I hope to understand very soon how quickly this refinery can be put back on line and integrate it into the Iraqi system.”
RECENT – NEW YORK CITY
15. Close up, reporter taking notes
18 NOVEMBER 2014, NEW YORK CITY
16. Wide shot, Mladenov walks away
The atrocious crimes perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) risk plunging Iraq into catastrophe as the country reels from bitter sectarian tensions and a growing humanitarian crisis affecting over 5 million people, top United Nations officials warned today (18 Nov), as they called on the international community to increase efforts in aiding Iraq’s full transition towards a stable democracy.
Briefing the UN Security Council this morning, UN envoy for Iraq, Nickolay Mladenov, said that “from the very beginning ISIL’s strategy has been obvious, to insert themselves in the ethnic and religious fault lines of Iraq, to undermine legitimate authorities, and to spread fear among the communities.”
Their goals, he said, have also been clear from the beginning, to destroy the Iraqi state, and replace it with a state of terror that is built on genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.”
To this end, he noted, “they continue using parts of Iraq and neighbouring Syria to advance on the rest of the region and threaten global peace and security.”
High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, in his briefing implored the Council to support “efforts to overturn ISIL's ideology of violence and death, for the sake of the rights of all in Iraq, irrespective of ethnic or religious identity, whether men or women, old or young.”
Ultimately, he said “support given to the ideological front may be more effective than airstrikes, in bringing an end to the longstanding suffering of the people of Iraq.”
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Valerie Amos, said “there are currently 3.6 million Iraqis living in areas under the control of ISIL and affiliated armed groups. 2.2 million of them are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. And despite acute needs, including for shelter, health and food in areas most impacted by the conflict, only meagre amounts of assistance have been delivered to areas under ISIL control to date.”
Amos provided a bleak assessment of the numbers, indicating that some 5.2 million people across the country were now in need of assistance, including the 3.6 million Iraqis living in areas under the control of ISIL.
Iraqi Ambassador Mohammad Sabir Ismail told the Council that despite “suffering the greatest terrorist threat in the world” Iraqis “have managed to hold free elections for the third time” and “built an inclusive national unity government, a comprehensive government taking into account all the religious and ethnic components of Iraqi society.”
Outside the Council Mladenov was asked about reports that Iraqi security forces had reached the Baiji oil refinery after driving out ISIL fighters from the area.
He said “when the security forces work together with the local communities, they have a far bigger chance of succeeding than if they do not” and Baiji “is an example of that.”
The SRSG said “Baiji is also extremely important in terms of the oil refinery which is there. I hope to understand very soon how quickly this refinery can be put back on line and integrate it into the Iraqi system.”
