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STORY: UN / WEST BANK
TRT: 1:52
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 17 DECEMBER 2021, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT
RECENT – NEW YORK CITY
1.Wide shot, exterior, United Nations
17 DECEMBER 2021, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Tor Wennesland, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process said today that he is alarmed by the escalating violence in occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, which is claiming the lives of Israelis and Palestinians. Last night he said Palestinian assailants open fired towards an Israeli vehicle near Nablus. One Israeli was killed and two others featured. Since this morning, there have been several retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in villages near Nablus. The Special Coordinator said that these tragic incidents and numerous others in recent weeks, highlight the volatility of the current situation and the urgency for all political religious and community leaders to speak up and reject violence. Mr. Wennesland condemned all acts of violence and terrorism and appealed to all sides to de-escalate the situation.”
4. Wide shot, press briefing room
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Yesterday, the Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory Lynn Hastings launched a humanitarian response plan for 2022. It seeks $510 million to support 1.6 million of the most vulnerable people in Gaza, including in East Jerusalem. Two in every five Palestinians will require some sort of humanitarian assistance in 2022. According to the needs analysis on which the plan is based, some 64 per cent of these people, or 1.3 million people live in Gaza, are where most of the interventions will be implemented. The humanitarian response plan aims to protect the rights of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation, to increase access to quality basic services and to help vulnerable Palestinians cope with the impact of the protracted crisis.”
6. Wide shot, press briefing room
Tor Wennesland, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process said that he was "alarmed by the escalating violence occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, which is claiming the lives of Israelis and Palestinians.”
Speaking to reporters today (17 Dec) via a video link, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said that last night, the Special Coordinator said “Palestinian assailants open fired towards an Israeli vehicle near Nablus. One Israeli was killed and two others featured. Since this morning, there have been several retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in villages near Nablus.”
The Special Coordinator said that “these tragic incidents and numerous others in recent weeks, highlight the volatility of the current situation and the urgency for all political religious and community leaders to speak up and reject violence.”
Mr. Wennesland “condemned all acts of violence and terrorism and appealed to all sides to de-escalate the situation.”
The Deputy Spokesperson also updated the reporters that on Thursday (16 Dec), the Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory Lynn Hastings launched a humanitarian response plan for 2022. It seeks $510 million to support 1.6 million of the most vulnerable people in Gaza, including in East Jerusalem.
Haq said, “two in every five Palestinians will require some sort of humanitarian assistance in 2022. According to the needs analysis on which the plan is based, some 64 per cent of these people, or 1.3 million people live in Gaza, are where most of the interventions will be implemented.”
He added, “the humanitarian response plan aims to protect the rights of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation, to increase access to quality basic services and to help vulnerable Palestinians cope with the impact of the protracted crisis.”
