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STORY: HAITI/ SECURITY COUNCIL WRAP
TRT: 1.31
SOURCE: MINUSTAH
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: FRENCH / ENGLISH
DATELINE: 14 FEBRUARY 2012, PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI
1. Zoom in, Security Council members getting off the bus
2. Wide shot, Security Council members shaking hands with MINUSTAH staff
3. Med shot, Security Council members entering press conference room
4. Wide shot, Security Council members sitting in press conference room
5. Close up, cameraman from Haitian TV
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations:
“We believe that the devastation of the earthquake has created an opportunity to build Haiti back better. On behalf of my colleagues I want to assure the Haitian people and our partners in the Haitian Government that the Security Council and the entire international community stand with you and support you in this effort.”
7. Med shot, Security Council members sitting
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations:
“MINUSTAH has played a critical role in improving stability and governance in Haiti and in creating the conditions for security, reconstruction and development both before and after the earthquake in which it too lost over 100 of its own. “
9. Med shot, Security Council members sitting
10. SOUNDBITE (French) Kodjo Menan, Permanent Representative of Togo to the United Nations:
“This mission allows to the members of the Security Council to work with the Haitian authorities, the civil society and to launch a strong appeal to the international community to support strongly the reconstruction efforts of Haiti.”
11. Wide shot, cameras
A Security Council delegation kicked off its mission to Haiti on Monday (13 February) as the country begins its painstaking transition towards reconstruction, job creation and capacity building following the devastating earthquake two years ago.
The Council delegation began its four-day visit in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, where they had an afternoon meeting with Prime Minister Gary Conille.
United States Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice told a press conference that the international community stands firm in its support for Haiti.
SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations:
“We believe that the devastation of the earthquake has created an opportunity to build Haiti back better. On behalf of my colleagues, I want to assure the Haitian people and our partners in the Haitian Government that the Security Council and the entire international community stand with you and support you in this effort.”
She also commended the work of the UN mission, known by its French acronym MINUSTAH.
SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations:
“MINUSTAH has played a critical role in improving stability and governance in Haiti and in creating the conditions for security, reconstruction and development both before and after the earthquake in which it too lost over 100 of its own. “
Many Haitians remain in need of international assistance after the quake and a subsequent outbreak of cholera, which has turned out to be one of the largest epidemics of the disease in modern history to affect a single country. As of mid-December last year, Haiti had reported more than 520,000 cases and nearly 7,000 deaths.
Reconstruction efforts, meanwhile, are still lagging behind.
SOUNDBITE (French) Kodjo Menan, Permanent Representative of Togo to the United Nations:
“This mission allows to the members of the Security Council to work with the Haitian authorities, the civil society and to launch a strong appeal to the international community to support strongly the reconstruction efforts of Haiti.”
During their four-day visit to the Caribbean country, the Security Council will assess the implementation of relevant resolutions concerning MINUSTAH, the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti, and to discuss the situation in the country with local government officials and civil society representatives.
The Council members will also visit a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and a cholera treatment centre before returning to New York on Thursday.
On Tuesday, the members of the Council will confer with the newly-elected President Michel Martelly and then travel to the towns of Miragoâne and Léogâne – the latter being the epicentre of the January 2010 earthquake which flattened the country and claimed the lives of more than 200,000 people.
