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STORY: UN / MYANMAR UPDATE
TRT: 2:02
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS
DATELINE: 26 MARCH 2021, NEW YORK CITY
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1. Exterior shot, national flags at the UN Headquarters
26 MARCH 2021, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, press room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General:
“In a statement, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, said she remains deeply disturbed by ongoing violence committed by the country’s security forces. Tomorrow, Armed Forces Day, marks Myanmar’s liberation from foreign power. The Special Envoy said that ensuring peace and defending the people should be the responsibility of any military, but in Myanmar, the Tatmadaw has turned against its own citizens. Women, youth and children have been among those killed. The Special Envoy calls for the release of all those detained, including President U Win Myint and State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.”
4. Cutaway, reporter
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General:
“As Myanmar’s Thingyan New Year approaches in April, the Special Envoy appeals for basic rights and democratic norms to be upheld in the greater interest of the nation’s prosperity under civilian rule. The Special Envoy will continue to amplify the Secretary-General’s call for a firm, unified international response, bilaterally and collectively towards the restoration of the democratically elected government of Myanmar. She also supports the Security Council’s calls for a peaceful solution through constructive dialogue and practical reconciliation in the interests of the people of Myanmar.”
6. Cutaway, reporter
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General:
“The World Health Organization in the country strongly condemns attacks on healthcare providers and sites since the military takeover on the 1st of February. WHO says that, between the 1st of February and the 24th of March, there have been 32 attacks on healthcare facilities and staff, resulting in two deaths and six injuries. Dozens of facilities and several ambulances have been affected in 12 states and regions. WHO says the continuing use of force against healthcare workers, including the reported occupation by security forces in hospitals, is taking a devastating toll on Myanmar’s health system.”
8. Multiscreen, virtual press conference
The UN Special Envoy on Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener “remains deeply disturbed by ongoing violence” committed by Myanmar’s security forces -the Tatmadaw-, which “has turned against its own citizens,” the Special Envoy said in a statement read by a UN spokesperson on Friday (26 Mar).
In her statement, the Special Envoy called for the release of all those detained, including President U Win Myint and State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
“As Myanmar’s Thingyan New Year approaches in April, the Special Envoy appeals for basic rights and democratic norms to be upheld in the greater interest of the nation’s prosperity under civilian rule. The Special Envoy will continue to amplify the Secretary-General’s call for a firm, unified international response, bilaterally and collectively towards the restoration of the democratically elected government of Myanmar. She also supports the Security Council’s calls for a peaceful solution through constructive dialogue and practical reconciliation in the interests of the people of Myanmar,” Farhan Haq, the Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General said at a press conference in New York.
Haq also said that the World Health Organization (WHO) in Myanmar “strongly condemns attacks on healthcare providers and sites since the military takeover on the 1st of February.”
According to WHO, between the 1st of February and the 24th of March, “there have been 32 attacks on healthcare facilities and staff, resulting in two deaths and six injuries. Dozens of facilities and several ambulances have been affected in 12 states and regions.
"WHO says the continuing use of force against healthcare workers, including the reported occupation by security forces in hospitals, is taking a devastating toll on Myanmar’s health system,” the UN spokesperson added.
