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STORY: GA / LAKE CHAD BASIN WRAP
TRT: 2:56
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / FRENCH / NATS
DATELINE: 23 SEPTEMBER 2016, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
1.Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
2.Wide shot, conference room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The crimes, and I’m saying it consciously, the crimes taking place in the Lake Chad Basin are tearing the social fabric in ways that could take generations to repair unless we get active now.”
4.Wide shot, conference room
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I call, on behalf of the Secretary-General and this organization, for the immediate release of all those abducted. And I call for support and care of returning women and girls, who may suffer stigma and isolation.”
6. Wide shot, conference room
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I call on humanitarian and development partners to make the Lake Chad Basin an example of a new way of working together. We must coordinate across mandates and break down silos, in support of national governments. This will require development institutions to strengthen basic services and build resilience in areas affected by Boko Haram violence, while humanitarian assistance is still being provided.”
8. Wide shot, conference room
9. SOUNDBITE (French) Idriss Déby, President of the Republic of Chad:
“Poverty in the region is serving as a breeding ground and recruitment ground for Boko Haram terrorist. As a result, the combat against terrorism must take the form of fighting against poverty and addressing development. There are still climate change and environmental concerns that must be addressed in order to overcome these issues in the region.”
10. Wide shot, conference room
11. SOUDBITE (English) Mahamadou Issoufou, President of the Republic of Niger:
“After the Istanbul Summit, I pointed out the need to ensure the humanitarian assistance magnetism need to respond to the need for resilience of our people. I want to reiterate this very essential humanitarian appeal in the humanitarian field. It is true that the short term solution is of a military nature giving the current situation at the Lake Chad Basin, but the long term solution rests with economic and social development.”
12. Wide shot, conference room
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Samantha Power, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations:
“When any government security force commit abuses, they compound the existing humanitarian crisis, erode the trust of local communities and they make it easier for terrorists to recruit members.”
14. Wide shot, conference room
FILE – WORLD BANK - 05 NOVEMBER 2015, KINASSEROM, CHAD
15. Various shots, polluted river and women collecting clean water
FILE - 10-12 AUGUST 2016, MUNA CAMP, MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA
16. Various shots, refugees in camps
The United Nations (UN) today (23 Sep) called on the international community to support the Lake Chad basin countries as humanitarian crisis driven by violent extremism, poverty and environmental degradation has escalated.
Speaking to the delegates at a high-level meeting on humanitarian crisis in Lake Chad Basin today (23 Sep) in New York, the Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson addressed the concern on the killing of civilians, looting and destroying the livelihoods. He said these crimes are “tearing the social fabric in ways that could take generations to repair unless we get active now.”
Eliasson also called for the immediate release of the abducted women and girls and called for support and care of returning women and girls who may suffer stigma and isolation.
Emphasizing that the humanitarian and development actors should to work together, Eliasson said “I call on humanitarian and developing partners to make the Lake Chad Basin an example of a new way of working. We must coordinate across mandates and break down silos in support of the national government. This will require development institutions to strength basic services and build resilience in areas affected by Boko Haram violence while humanitarian assistance is still being provided.”
On fighting against Boko Haram, the President of Chad Idriss Déby said “poverty in the region is serving as a breeding ground and recruitment ground for Boko Haram terrorist. As a result, the combat against terrorism must take the form of fighting against poverty and addressing development. There are still climate change and environmental concerns that must be addressed in order to overcome these issues in the region.”
The President of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou reiterated that it is very essential that humanitarian assistance magnetism responding to the need for resilience of the people.
Adding that though the short term solution for the humanitarian crisis is of a military nature giving the current situation in the region, Issoufou said the long term solution rests with economic and social development.
On potential human rights violations by regional force, the United States (US) Ambassador Samantha Power said “when any government security force commit abuses, they compound the existing humanitarian crisis, erode the trust of local communities and they make it easier for terrorists to recruit members.”
According to the UN, across the Lake Chad Basin, over 9 million people urgently need humanitarian aid and 6.3 million lack sufficient nutrition. Funding is much needed for overcome the humanitarian crisis.
