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STORY: UN / EAST AFRICA HEAVY RAINS FLOOD
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SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 02 MAY 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
02 MAY 2024, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, spokesperson walking to podium, journalists, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Secretary-General’s expressed his deep distress at the news of the hundreds of lives lost and many others affected by the heavy flooding in Burundi, in Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania, as well as other parts of East Africa. The United Nations and its partners are working closely with national authorities to address humanitarian requirements. The Secretary-General stresses that the United Nations stands ready to offer any additional assistance that may be needed during this difficult period. The Secretary-General is extremely concerned about the impacts of El Niño-triggered extreme weather, which risk further devastating communities and undermining livelihoods.”
4. Med shot, journalists
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said that the Secretary-General’s expressed his deep distress at the news of the hundreds of lives lost and many others affected by the heavy flooding in Burundi, in Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania, as well as other parts of East Africa.
Addressing the press today (2 May), Dujarric also said, “The United Nations and its partners are working closely with national authorities to address humanitarian requirements.”
He continued, “The Secretary-General stresses that the United Nations stands ready to offer any additional assistance that may be needed during this difficult period.”
He concluded, “The Secretary-General is extremely concerned about the impacts of El Niño-triggered extreme weather, which risk further devastating communities and undermining livelihoods.”
