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STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / SHEARER KIIR
TRT: 1:15
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS
DATELINE: 6 SEPTEMBER 2017, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN /FILE
6 SEPTEMBER 2017, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Various shots, meeting between Shearer and Kiir
2. SOUNDBITE (English) David Shearer, : Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for South Sudan:
“We agreed that cooperation was required at all levels between the UN and the Government.”
8 AUGUST 2017, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
3. Wide shot, Shearer with Blue Helmets
4. Various shots, soldiers working on vehicles
29 AUGUST 2017, RIMEMZE, SOUTH SUDAN
5. Wide shot, UN convoy on road
6. Tracking shot, UN convoy driving through mud
9 AUGUST 2017, BENTIU, SOUTH SUDAN
7. Aerial shot, Bentiu POC site
8. Wide shot, displaced from watch tower
9. Med shot, displaced
10. Wide shot, UNPOL visiting POC site
29 AUGUST 2017, BANGASU, SOUTH SUDAN
11. Wide shot, humanitarian aid unload
12. Wide shot, displaced
The head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) David Shearer met Wednesday (6 Sep) with the country’s President Salva Kiir to discuss a cooperation “at all levels” between the UN and the government.
After the meeting, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, David Shearer said UNMISS is committed to carrying out its mandate and working alongside the government in the best interests of the people of South Sudan.
He said “we agreed that cooperation was required at all levels between the UN and the Government.”
Shearer reiterated that the deployment of the Regional Protection Force, mandated by the United Nations Security Council, will enable existing UNMISS peacekeeping troops to extend their operations to different locations across South Sudan to protect civilians and build durable peace. This includes patrolling insecure roads where there have been attacks on civilian convoys as well as repairing roads damaged by heavy rain so that people and goods can travel freely.
The Head of UNMISS also met with South Sudan’s First Vice-President to discuss efforts to assist internally displaced people to return to their homes. Almost 213,000 people live in Protection of Civilian sites provided by UNMISS. The population in the largest camp in Bentiu has fallen by 6000 this year.
David Shearer said many displaced people want to return home and the Mission is encouraging that process. However, the security and humanitarian situation in their communities is a factor in ensuring they could do so safely.
The provision of humanitarian assistance is supported by UNMISS peacekeepers who carry out confidence-building patrols in areas that people are returning to. The Mission is also facilitating workshops on reconciliation and conflict resolution as well as the protection of human rights.
