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STORY: UN / LIBYA
TRT: 2:11
SOURCE: UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 30 AUGUST 2011, NEW YORK CITY
RECENT 2011, UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations Headquarters
30 AUGUST 2011, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Cutaway, delegates
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“We must act, quickly and decisively, to meet the considerable challenges ahead. The humanitarian situation in Libya demands urgent action. We are beginning to see signs of progress."
5. Cutaway, delegates
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“It was vitally important that the Security Council Sanctions Committee acted to release $1.5 billion in frozen Libyan assets for humanitarian assistance. The first allocation of these assets – $110 million – has just been made. Further action will be needed in the coming days.”
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8. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I cannot overstate the urgency of this moment. Time is of the essence. The people of Libya are looking to the international community for help. The transitional government will be outlining specific requests in the coming days. My aim is to get UN personnel on the ground absolutely as quickly as possible, under a robust Security Council mandate.”
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10. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“We are all acutely conscious of the magnitude of the challenge in Libya, and of the enormous opportunity to help the Libyan people build a more democratic, prosperous and stable future. In coming to their assistance, we must speak and act as one. In our response to the post-conflict challenge, we must be proactive and effective. Yet, at the same time, we must be sensitive to the complex needs and desires of the Libyan people themselves. As I said earlier, the future of Libya must be led and owned by the Libyan people themselves.”
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12. Wide shot, Security Council Chamber
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed the Security Council on Libya today (30 Aug) saying that the humanitarian situation in the country “demands urgent action.”
Earlier today, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva voiced concern at reports of human rights violations in Libya, including mass summary executions apparently carried out by Colonel Muammar al-Qadhafi’s forces in the last few days before they lost Tripoli, the capital.
Talking about the “urgency of the moment” Ban said his aim “is to get UN personnel on the ground absolutely as quickly as possible, under a robust Security Council mandate.”
“We are all acutely conscious of the magnitude of the challenge in Libya and of the enormous opportunity to help the Libyan people build a more democratic, prosperous and stable future,” he added.
Meanwhile the UN World Food Programme (WFP) is scaling up its logistical support for the humanitarian relief effort in the strife-torn North African country, sending in urgent supplies of food, water, medicine and fuel to Tripoli, the coastal areas and the Nafusa mountain region where rebels, recognized by much of the international community, have ousted pro-Qadhafi forces.
The aid includes 600 tons of staple food commodities, including wheat flour, pasta, vegetable oil and tomato paste, for distribution by the Libyan Red Crescent for more than 35,500 conflict-affected and displaced people for one month.
