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STORY: UN / SYRIA IDLIB
TRT: 1:00
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 29 AUGUST 2018, NEW YORK CITY
RECENT - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UNHQ exterior
29 AUGUST 2018, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, press room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General:
“The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the growing risks of a humanitarian catastrophe in the event of a full-scale military operation in the Idlib province of Syria. The Secretary-General once again reaffirms that any use of chemical weapons is totally unacceptable. The Secretary-General urgently appeals to the Government of Syria and all parties to exercise restraint and to prioritize the protection of civilians.”
4. Wide shot, reporters
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General:
“The UN continues to remind all parties to the fighting in Idlib and the north-west of their obligations under international humanitarian law to ensure safe, unimpeded and sustained humanitarian access and to ensure the protection of civilians.”
6. Med shot, reporter asking question
7. Wide shot, press room
In a statement read by his spokesperson, UN chief António Guterres expressed deep concern over the “growing risks of a humanitarian catastrophe in the event of a full-scale military operation in the Idlib province of Syria.”
Speaking to reporters in New York today (29 Aug), UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the Secretary-General reaffirmed that “any use of chemical weapons is totally unacceptable.” He appealed to the Syrian government and all parties to exercise restraint and prioritize the protection of civilians.
Dujarric said humanitarians were also concerned about the situation around Idlib and the the potential catastrophic humanitarian consequences in case of a military operation. He said some three million people in the area are believed to be in Idlib’s de-escalation zone, comprising parts of Idlib, western Aleppo, northern Hama and eastern Latakia governorates. This includes nearly 1.4 million internally displaced people and 2.1 million people in need of humanitarian aid.
SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General:
“The UN continues to remind all parties to the fighting in Idlib and the north-west of their obligations under international humanitarian law to ensure safe, unimpeded and sustained humanitarian access and to ensure the protection of civilians.”
The spokesperson said the UN and its partners continue to respond to the needs in Idlib and across north-west Syria through cross-border assistance deliveries, with nearly 680,000 people receiving food delivered by the UN from Turkey in July alone. He added that aid organizations are prepositioning aid to prepare for a further deterioration of the situation in the area.
