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STORY: UN / YEMEN CHOLERA
TRT: 2:07
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTION: PLEASE CREDIT UNICEF AND WFP FOOTAGE ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 22 AUGUST 2018, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
RECENT – NEW YORK CITY
1. Close up, UN flag
22 AUGUST 2018, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General:
“Our humanitarian colleagues tell us that the number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen is reportedly increasing, raising concerns of a possible “third wave” of the epidemic. Since April 2017, more than 1.1 million suspected cases and more than 2,300 associated deaths have been reported, making it the largest outbreak on record.
Humanitarian partners are responding to avoid a large-scale resurgence. This month, our partners have vaccinated more than 385,000 people against cholera in the high-risk districts of Hodeidah and Ibb.”
4. Med shot, journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General:
“Our humanitarian colleagues are also disturbed by damage to health and water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure due to conflict. Access to these services is crucial to prevent another cholera epidemic. All parties to the conflict must meet their obligations under international humanitarian law to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure.”
6. Wide shot, press briefing room
FILE – WFP– 23 JULY 2018, SAADA, YEMEN
7. Tracking shot, destroyed gates of Saada
8.Various shots, destruction
9.Tracking shot, bombed bridge
FILE – UNICEF - RECENT, YEMEN
10. Various shots, water distribution points
A United Nations (UN) spokesperson today said that “the number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen is reportedly increasing, raising concerns of a possible ‘third wave’ of the epidemic.”
The UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told reporters today (22 Aug) in New York that “since April 2017, more than 1.1 million suspected cases and more than 2,300 associated deaths have been reported, making it the largest outbreak on record.”
He added “humanitarian partners are responding to avoid a large-scale resurgence. This month, our partners have vaccinated more than 385,000 people against cholera in the high-risk districts of Hodeidah and Ibb.”
Dujarric also said that the humanitarian colleagues are also “disturbed by damage to health and water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure due to conflict. Access to these services is crucial to prevent another cholera epidemic.”
He reiterated “all parties to the conflict must meet their obligations under international humanitarian law to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure.”
