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STORY: VENEZUELA / COVID-19 AID SUPPLIES
TRT: 03:57
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: SPANISH / NATS
DATELINE: 19 JUNE 2020, CARACAS, VENEZUELA
1. Wide shot, plane landing at
2. Wide shot, plane parking at runway
3. Med shot, UNICEF and UN Staff at runway
4. Wide shot, unloading of medical supplies and water, sanitation and hygiene
5. Wide shot, UNICEF Staff observing the unloading of medical supplies and water, sanitation and hygiene
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Grohmann, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Venezuela:
“We are here in Maiquetía Airport in Caracas receiving the third cargo plane with humanitarian assistance for Venezuela in the framework of the response to COVID-19 and the general humanitarian response in the country.”
7. Med shot, UNICEF, UN and UNFPA Staff checking unloading of supplies
8. Med shot, UNICEF, UN and UNFPA Staff observing unloading of supplies
9. Med shot, UNICEF and UN Staff observing the unloading of supplies
10. Wide shot, UNICEF and UN Staff observing the unloading of supplies
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Grohmann, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Venezuela:
“This is a plane with about 94 tonnes, which brings the total aid by plane that came in since March to over 200 tonnes of aid.”
12. Med shot, UNICEF and UN Staff observing the unloading of supplies
13. Wide shot, unloading of medical supplies and water, sanitation and hygiene at the
14. Wide shot, UN Staff observing the unloading of supplies
15. Wide shot, UNICEF Staff checking the supplies
16. Wide shot, UN Staff talking with Swiss Staff
17. Med shot, UNFPA and UN Staff talking with Swiss Staff
18. Med shot, UNFPA and UN Staff talking with Swiss Staff
19. Med shot, Swiss Staff walking at the runway
20. Med shot, UN Staff talking with Swiss Staff
21. Med shot, UN and UNFPA Staff talking with Swiss Staff
22. Med shot, UN and UNFPA Staff talking with Swiss Staff
23. Med shot, Swiss Staff walking at the runway
24. Wide shot, unloading of supplies
25. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Peter Grohmann, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Venezuela:
“It comes from various UN agencies and organizations and other places. It includes health supplies water and sanitation supplies, water purification supplies. There is also nutritional cargo, and other supplies for different areas of the humanitarian response. There are hygiene kits and all kinds of things.”
26.Med shot, UN and CLUSTER Staff observing the supplies
27. Med shot, UN and CLUSTER Staff observing the supplies
28. Med shot, UN and CLUSTER Staff observing the supplies
29. Med shot, unloading of supplies
30. Med shot, UNICEF Staff observing the supplies
31. Med shot, UNFPA and Swiss Staff checking the supplies
32. Med shot, UNICEF and Swiss Staff checking the supplies
33. Med shot, unloading of supplies
34. Med shot, UNICEF Staff checking supplies
35. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Peter Grohmann, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Venezuela:
“We hope that this will help the Venezuelan people in their fight against the coronavirus and in general to support them with their most urgent needs.”
36. Wide shot, unloading of supplies
37. Med shot, UNFPA and CLUSTER Staff observing the supplies
38. Wide shot, UNICEF Staff observing the supplies
39. Wide shot, UN Staff observing the supplies
40. Tracking shot, pallets with supplies
A plane carrying 90 tons of medical and water, sanitation and hygiene supplies arrived in Venezuela today (19 Jun) to continue supporting the response against COVID-19. The supplies will help strengthen the health system, improve access to safe water for thousands of families and ensure continued assistance in other critical areas, including sexual and reproductive health.
SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Grohmann, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Venezuela:
“We are here in Maiquetía Airport in Caracas receiving the third cargo plane with humanitarian assistance for Venezuela in the framework of the response to COVID-19 and the general humanitarian response in the country.”
With this shipment, humanitarian organizations have brought over 200 tons of assistance to Venezuela since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been possible due to generous funding from the international community.
SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Grohmann, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Venezuela:
“This is a plane with about 94 tonnes, which brings the total aid by plane that came in since March to over 200 tonnes of aid.”
This third humanitarian aid shipment is part of a joint effort by the United Nations and the Swiss Confederation and includes supplies from PAHO/WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, IOM and other humanitarian organizations.
SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Peter Grohmann, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Venezuela:
“It comes from various UN agencies and organizations and other places. It includes health supplies water and sanitation supplies, water purification supplies. There is also nutritional cargo, and other supplies for different areas of the humanitarian response. There are hygiene kits and all kinds of things.”
The shipment includes medicines, medical supplies, personal protective equipment for frontline health workers, water purification tablets, water tanks, hygiene kits and nutrition support packages, among others.
SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Peter Grohmann, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Venezuela:
“We hope that this will help the Venezuelan people in their fight against the coronavirus and in general to support them with their most urgent needs.”
The supplies will be distributed to priority hospitals and health centres and to the most vulnerable communities.
