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STORY: UN / CENTRAL AFRICA
TRT: 02:52
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / FRENCH / NATS
DATELINE: 07 DECEMBER 2016, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters
07 DECEMBER 2016, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot , Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) François Louncény Fall, Acting Head, United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa:
“Despite a peaceful and successful transition in the Central African Republic earlier this year, the recent outbreak of violence resulted in high number of fatalities, demonstrating once more the extreme fragility of the situation as well as the continued threaten that the presence of armed groups in the country represents for the entire sub-region. The violence takes place even as the country embarks on recovery and peace consolidation efforts.”
4. Med shot, delegates
5. SOUNDBITE (English) François Louncény Fall, Acting Head, United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa:
“The collective efforts of the Lake Chad Basin countries in fighting terrorism have resulted in substantial military and security successes. The Multi-national Joint Task Force has continued with cross-border operations and reclaimed much of the territory controlled by Boko Haram. Nonetheless, the group continues to carry our asymmetric attacks, mainly targeting civilians. Its capacity to cause mayhem should not be underestimated as such; Boko Haram remains a serious threat to regional stability.”
6. Med shot, delegates
7. SOUNDBITE (French) François Louncény Fall, Acting Head, United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa:
“The Lord’s Resistance Army, LRA, continues to cause a threat to regional security, especially to the populations in the east of the Central African Republic and the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The high number of LRA attacks against civilian populations continues to cause unspeakable suffering and serious humanitarian consequences. The activities of this group are also linked to poaching, and trafficking in wildlife from the sub-region. We must therefore remain united and resolute in our efforts to fight the LRA.”
8. Med shot, delegates
9. SOUNDBITE (French) François Louncény Fall, Acting Head, United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa:
“This year, the incidence of piracy in the gulf of Guinea has been on the rise, with 50 cases so far. Unfortunately the Interregional Coordination Centre for Maritime Security is not yet fully operational and only has one person in charge of dealing with open cases, programme of activities, budget, and administration for the 2016-2017 period. The recruitment of permanent personnel is underway and should be completed by the end of the year.”
10. Wide shot, Security Council
The top UN official in the Central Africa region told the Security Council today (7 Dec) that the peaceful and successful transition in the Central African Republic has been marred by the recent outbreak of violence.
François Louncény Fall, who is the Acting Head of the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) said the violence “resulted in high number of fatalities, demonstrating once more the extreme fragility of the situation as well as the continued threaten that the presence of armed groups in the country represents for the entire sub-region.”
Louncény Fall told the Council that “the collective efforts of the Lake Chad Basin countries in fighting terrorism have resulted in substantial military and security successes.”
Nonetheless, he said, “Boko Haram group continues to carry our asymmetric attacks, mainly targeting civilians” and “its capacity to cause mayhem should not be underestimated as such” as it “remains a serious threat to regional stability.”
Louncény Fall also emphasized the continuing threat of the LRA and of piracy activities in the Gulf of Guinea on the peace and stability of the region.
He said the “high number of LRA attacks against civilian populations continues to cause unspeakable suffering and serious humanitarian consequences” and that “the activities of this group are also linked to poaching, and trafficking in wildlife from the sub-region.”
On piracy in the gulf of Guinea, he noted that this year, there have been “50 cases so far,” while, “unfortunately the Interregional Coordination Centre for Maritime Security is not yet fully operational.”
