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STORY: UN / LEBANON GUTERRES STATEMENT
TRT: 02:02
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 01 OCTOBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
01 OCTOBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric at the podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Secretary-General expressed his extreme concern with the escalation of the conflict in Lebanon. He appeals for an immediate ceasefire. An all-out war must be avoided in Lebanon at all costs, he said, and the territorial integrity of Lebanon must be respected.”
4. Med shot, journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“UN peacekeepers remain in position and are regularly adjusting their posture and activities in order to fulfil their mandate. We of course remain grateful to the mission’s civilian and military personnel, who continue to serve under such conditions, and also to our troop-contributing countries (TCC) for their continued commitment and support to UNIFIL.”
6. Med shot, journalists
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Also in his statement, the Secretary-General appealed to the international community to urgently support the $426 million emergency flash humanitarian appeal that was launched in Beirut earlier today. Our humanitarian colleagues say that this money aims to support one million people with humanitarian assistance for the next three months.”
8. Med shot, journalists
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Meanwhile, OCHA warns that the number of displaced people is expected to rise. This as the Israeli Defence Forces continue to issue evacuation orders, including in 30 villages in south Lebanon, and those orders were issued between yesterday and today. In this regard, we note that over 100,000 people have now moved from Lebanon into Syria, as over 200,000 people have been displaced from southern Lebanon. Meanwhile, over 60,000 people remain displaced from their homes in northern Israel.”
10. Wide shot, end of briefing
Secretary-General António Guterres today (1 Oct) issued a statement expressing “his extreme concern with the escalation of the conflict in Lebanon,” calling for “an immediate ceasefire” and saying an “all-out war must be avoided in Lebanon at all costs.
The Secretary-General said, “the territorial integrity of Lebanon must be respected.”
His spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, told journalists in New York that “UN peacekeepers remain in position and are regularly adjusting their posture and activities in order to fulfil their mandate.”
Dujarric said the Secretary-General has appealed to the international community “to urgently support” the $426 million emergency flash humanitarian appeal launched today in Beirut, aimed at supporting one million people with humanitarian assistance for the next three months.
The spokesperson said the Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that as the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) continue to issue evacuation orders, “the number of displaced people is expected to rise.”
Over 100,000 people have now moved from Lebanon into Syria, as over 200,000 people have been displaced from southern Lebanon. Meanwhile, over 60,000 people remain displaced from their homes in northern Israel.
Guterres spoke to Prime Minister Najib Mekati of Lebanon and told him that the entire United Nations system in Lebanon was fully mobilized to assist all those in need in his country.
