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STORY: UN / HAITI HUMANIATARIAN PRESSER
TRT: 01:47
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 20 NOVEMBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Aerial shot, exterior UN Headquarters
20 NOVEMBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, press room dais, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti Ulrika Richardson on screen
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Ulrika Richardson, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, United Nations:
“We have seen over the past few days really an increase in terms of killings and lynching on part of the armed gangs. And you will also have seen the SG's expression of concern yesterday of the increasing violence as we see gangs gaining actually territory within the capital.”
4. Med shot, journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Ulrika Richardson, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, United Nations:
“Just over the past few days, thousands of people have had to again leave their homes and, of course, seek shelter. And this puts a lot of pressure on the already very, very, let's say, strained capacities in terms of providing protection, but also food, shelter and, of course, water to displaced people.”
6. Med shot, journalists
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Ulrika Richardson, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, United Nations:
“We've had thousands of meals provided a day. We've provided health care; we've provided also psychosocial care; we've been able to provide clean water. And the support has been extremely intense during very, very difficult operations.”
8. Med shot, journalists
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Ulrika Richardson, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, United Nations:
“We have today been able to starting to reduce slightly the footprint here in Port-au-Prince. And we will do so by using the helicopter, but also trying - of course - to relocate many of our international staff to the departments so that we can continue the important work not only on humanitarian assistance, but also on the development work that we are continuing throughout the country.”
10. Wide shot, press room dais, Richardson on screen
Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti Ulrika Richardson today (20 Nov) said the United Nations is “starting to reduce slightly” its footprint in the capital, Port-au-Prince as there has been “an increase in terms of killings and lynching on part of the armed gangs” over the past few days.
Briefing reporters in New York remotely from Haiti, Richardson said armed gangs have been “gaining actually territory within the capital.”
Over the past few days, Richardson said, “thousands of people have had to again leave their homes and, of course, seek shelter,” and added that “this puts a lot of pressure on the already very, very, let's say, strained capacities in terms of providing protection, but also food, shelter and, of course, water to displaced people.”
The Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator said the United Nations country Team has had “thousands of meals provided a day,” as well as health care, psychosocial care, and clean water.
She said, “the support has been extremely intense during very, very difficult operations.”
Richardson explained that a humanitarian helicopter which had been grounded after four commercial aircraft were struck by gang-related gunfire, is now back in service and has been used “to relocate many of our international staff to the departments so that we can continue the important work not only on humanitarian assistance, but also on the development work that we are continuing throughout the country.”
