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STORY: UN / STRAIT OF HORMUZ UPDATE
TRT: 01:00
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 23 JUNE 2026, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
23 JUNE 2026, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric walks up to the press room podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“An initiative on the Strait of Hormuz from our colleagues at the International Maritime Organization who tell us they will begin implementing an evacuation plan for more than 11,000 seafarers who remain stranded in the region. The large-scale operation will be carried out in close cooperation with Iran, Oman, all other coastal States in the region, as well as the United States and the maritime industry. IMO Secretary-General Mr. Arsenio Dominguez said that IMO secured the necessary safety guarantees and thoroughly verified the conditions for safe navigation to support these operations. The operation marks a significant step towards alleviating the humanitarian impact of the crisis on thousands of seafarers who have endured months of uncertainty, months of restricted movement and mounting welfare concerns.”
4. Wide shot, Dujarric at the podium
Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric today (29 May) told journalists in New York that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will begin implementing an evacuation plan for more than 11,000 seafarers who remain stranded in the Strait of Hormuz region.
Dujarric said, “the large-scale operation will be carried out in close cooperation with Iran, Oman, all other coastal States in the region, as well as the United States and the maritime industry.”
The operation, he said, “marks a significant step towards alleviating the humanitarian impact of the crisis on thousands of seafarers who have endured months of uncertainty, months of restricted movement and mounting welfare concerns.”
