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STORY: UN / SOUTH SUDAN
TRT: 2:20
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS
DATELINE: 20 JULY 2017, NEW YORK CITY
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1. Wide shot, exterior, UN Headquarters
20 JULY 2017, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council meeting
3. Med shot, Security Council meeting
4. SOUNDBITE (English) El Ghassim Wane, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations:
“I would like first to say few words on the security environment which remains extremely volatile and clearly, South Sudan is in need of an effective and credible ceasefire. Since the announcement of declaration of the unilateral ceasefire by the government in June, there have been concerning reports of active military operations in the Equatorial and the Upper Nile.”
5. Cutaway, delegates
6. SOUNDBITE (English) El Ghassim Wane, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations:
“While the regional protection force continues its process of deployment and we do expect some progress with the arrival of the Rwandan and Ethiopian units in next two months, the peace process in South Sudan continues to face a number of challenges that must have been overcome as a matter of priority if we are to make the most of the opportunity created by the deployment of the RPF in Juba and put the country back on the track to sustainable peace and stability.”
7. Wide shot, Council’s meeting
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Festus Mogae, Chairman, Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission:
“This revitalization process is intended to ensure the broadest possible consultations with stakeholders and to generate proposals that could make this agreement implementation more accommodative viable and sustainable.”
9. Wide shot, delegates
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Festus Mogae, Chairman, Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission:
“A window of opportunity has arisen and we all must seize it. I believe that with a resolute and unified approach by IGAD, the African Union and United Nations and international community and with cooperation from South Sudanese leaders we can recover lost ground and restore hope to the people of South Sudan.”
11. Wide shot, Security Council
The Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, El Ghassim Wane, briefed the Security Council on South Sudan today (20 Jul) and warned that the security environment remains extremely volatile and stressed that South Sudan needs an effective and credible ceasefire.
He said that the peace process faces numerous challenges that must be overcome if we are to make the most of the opportunity created by the deployment of the regional protection force and put the country back on track to peace and stability.
Also briefing the Council’s members via videolink from Juba, Festus Mogae, Chairman, Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) said that on 2 July, the IGAD Council of Ministers agreed guidelines and a timeframe for implementation of the High-Level Revitalization Forum to “discuss concrete measures, to restore permanent ceasefire, to implement fully the Peace Agreement and to develop a revised and realistic timeline and implementation schedule towards a democratic election at the end of the transition period”.
He said “revitalization process is intended to ensure the broadest possible consultations with stakeholders and to generate proposals that could make this agreement implementation more accommodative viable and sustainable.”
Mogae also said “a window of opportunity has arisen and we all must seize it. I believe that with a resolute and unified approach by IGAD, the African Union and United Nations and international community and with cooperation from South Sudanese leaders we can recover lost ground and restore hope to the people of South Sudan.”
