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STORY: UN / SOMALIA MYANMAR
TRT: 01:59
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 31 MARCH 2021, NEW YORK CITY
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1. Close up, UN flag outside UN Headquarters
31 MARCH 2021, NEW YORK CITY
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, United States:
“The members of the Security Council noted ongoing efforts to find agreement between leaders of the Federal Government of Somalia and the Federal member states on the implementation of the 17 September electoral model. They expressed concern over the ongoing impasse and called for Somalia's leaders to engage in a constructive dialogue at the earliest opportunity without precondition to resolve outstanding issues on the legitimate basis of the 17 September agreement and the recommendations of the 16 February Baidoa technical committee.”
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
3. Close up, UN flag outside UN Headquarters
31 MARCH 2021, NEW YORK CITY
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Barbara Woodward, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, United Kingdom:
“The United Kingdom reiterates its call to the Federal Government of Somalia and to the Federal member states to reach swiftly an agreement on implementing the electoral process based on the model agreed on the 17 of September.”
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
5. Close up, UN flag outside UN Headquarters
30 MARCH 2021, NEW YORK CITY
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Barbara Woodward, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, United Kingdom:
“Today, we heard from the Special Envoy that there is a significant risk that the situation in Myanmar deteriorates further with implications for regional and international security. Indeed, we are already seeing spillover to neighbouring countries. Approximately 3,000 civilians fleeing from Myanmar into Thailand this past weekend to escape military shelling. The United Kingdom is appalled and condemns in the strongest terms the actions of the Tatmadaw in killing its own people These violent actions by the military are completely unacceptable and require a strong message from the international community.”
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
7. Close up, UN flag outside UN Headquarters
United States Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield today (31 Mar) read a statement by the Security Council expressing concern over a deadlock in the implementation of a revised electoral model in Somalia.”
Briefing reporters via video teleconference, Thomas-Greenfield who presided the Council during the month of March, said, “the members of the Security Council noted ongoing efforts to find agreement between leaders of the Federal Government of Somalia and the Federal member states on the implementation of the 17 September electoral model. They expressed concern over the ongoing impasse and called for Somalia's leaders to engage in a constructive dialogue at the earliest opportunity without precondition to resolve outstanding issues on the legitimate basis of the 17 September agreement and the recommendations of the 16 February Baidoa technical committee.”
Also briefing reporters virtually, United Kingdom Ambassador Barbara Woodward said, “the United Kingdom reiterates its call to the Federal Government of Somalia and to the Federal member states to reach swiftly an agreement on implementing the electoral process based on the model agreed on the 17 of September.”
Turning to Myanmar, Woodward said “there is a significant risk that the situation in Myanmar deteriorates further with implications for regional and international security. Indeed, we are already seeing spillover to neighbouring countries” and noted that approximately 3,000 civilians fled Myanmar into Thailand this past weekend.
She said, “the United Kingdom is appalled and condemns in the strongest terms the actions of the Tatmadaw in killing its own people These violent actions by the military are completely unacceptable and require a strong message from the international community.”
On 1 February, following a general election in which Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party won by a landslide, the military seized full control of the country, imprisoning elected leaders, and declared a year-long state of emergency, which triggered massive protests.
On Saturday, Armed Forces Day, security forces turned against their own citizens, brutally killing 100 people, including children, both on the streets and in their homes, according to Special Envoy Christine Schraner Burgener.
