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STORY: UN / SOUTH SUDAN
TRT: 01:59
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 14 DECEMBER 2017, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters
14 DECEMBER 2017, NEW YORK CITY
2. Pan left, Security Council vote
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Yasuhisa Kawamura, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations:
“As the conflict in South Sudan enters its fifth year, the Security Council expresses continuing deep concern at the political, security, humanitarian, human rights, and economic situation in South Sudan and is deeply concerned about the actions of all parties to the conflict that are perpetuating this, with 7.6 million people now in need of aid, 4 million displaced, and 6 million lacking enough food to feed themselves.”
4. Wide shot, Council
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Yasuhisa Kawamura, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations:
“The Security Council takes note of the September 2017 mid-term implementation status report of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) and its findings that the parties to the conflict have failed to implement substantive elements of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan, and that conditions for credible elections do not presently exist.”
6. Wide shot, Council
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Yasuhisa Kawamura, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations:
“The Security Council reminds the Government of South Sudan of its stated commitment to cooperating fully with UNMISS, and calls on the Government to honor that commitment. The Security Council notes with deep concern the continuing obstacles that hinder the delivery of vital lifesaving assistance to the South Sudanese people; the Council condemns attacks on national and international humanitarian personnel and compounds, and actions by all parties which have targeted UN and humanitarian workers.”
8. Wide shot, Council
The Security Council today (14 Dec) unanimously adopted a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and reauthorising the Regional Protection Force (RPF), for an additional three months.
After the vote, the Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan, Yasuhisa Kawamura, read a statement expressing “continuing deep concern at the political, security, humanitarian, human rights, and economic situation in South Sudan” as well as at “the actions of all parties to the conflict that are perpetuating this, with 7.6 million people now in need of aid, 4 million displaced, and 6 million lacking enough food to feed themselves.”
The Council statement took note of the report of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) which indicates that “the parties to the conflict have failed to implement substantive elements of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan, and that conditions for credible elections do not presently exist.”
The Council reminded the Government of South Sudan of its stated commitment to cooperating fully with United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), and called on the government “to honour that commitment.”
It noted “with deep concern the continuing obstacles that hinder the delivery of vital lifesaving assistance to the South Sudanese people” and condemned “attacks on national and international humanitarian personnel and compounds, and actions by all parties which have targeted UN and humanitarian workers.”
