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STORY: UN / SYRIA US STRIKE REAX
TRT: 01:39
SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 07 APRIL 2017, NEW YORK CITY
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UNHQ exterior
07 APRIL 2017, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, press room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson, United Nations:
“The Secretary-General said that he continued to follow the situation in Syria closely and with grave concern. He said he was abhorred by the chemical weapons attack in Khan Shaykhun, Syria, and the death and injury of many innocent civilians. He stressed that he has long stated that there needs to be accountability for such crimes, in line with existing international norms and Security Council resolutions.”
4. Med shot, journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson, United Nations:
“He says that he has been following reports of the air strikes against the Shayrat Airbase in Syria conducted by the United States. Mindful of the risk of escalation, he appealed for restraint to avoid any acts that could deepen the suffering of the Syrian people. These events underscore his belief that there is no other way to solve the conflict than through a political solution.”
6. Med shot, journalist
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson, United Nations:
“If you look back over the last years of the Syria conflict, whether it’s the forced movement of people, the besiegement of communities, we’ve all seen starvation, whether it’s medical supplies being taken out of aid convoys, whether it’s the use of barrel bombs, whether it’s the use of chemical weapons, whether it’s the use of basically civilians as human shields, that’s an affront to humanity; that’s an affront to international law and humanitarian law.”
8. Zoom out, press room
UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said Secretary-General António Guterres “appealed for restraint to avoid any acts that could deepen the suffering of the Syrian people” following reports of US strikes on the Shayrat Airbase in Syria.
Speaking to reporters in New York today (07 Apr), Dujarric said the events underscored the Secretary-General’s belief that there was “no other way to solve the conflict than through a political solution.” In the statement read by Dujarric, Guterres said he was “abhorred by the chemical weapons attack in Khan Shaykhun” and stressed the need for “accountability for such crimes.”
The Secretary-General called on all parties to urgently renew their commitment to making progress in the Geneva talks. He added that the Security Council has the primary responsibility for international peace and security and called on the Council to unite and exercise that responsibility.
Guterres stressed that for too long international law had been ignored in the Syrian conflict and that it was a shared duty to uphold international standards of humanity as a prerequisite to ending the unrelenting suffering of the people of Syria.
Dujarric said if one looked over the years of the Syrian conflict, “whether it’s the forced movement of people, the besiegement of communities, we’ve all seen starvation, whether it’s medical supplies being taken out of aid convoys, whether it’s the use of barrel bombs, whether it’s the use of chemical weapons, whether it’s the use of basically civilians as human shields, that’s an affront to humanity; that’s an affront to international law and humanitarian law.”
