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STORY: JORDAN / JOLIE
TRT: 1.56
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
SOURCE: UNHCR
LANGUAGE: ARABIC / ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 17 JUNE 2013, SHIHB, JABER, JORDAN
1. Wide shot, refugees waiting to cross into Jordan
2. Med shot, mass of refugees crossing
3. Close up, women and children crossing over
4. Med shot, two women carry large bag
5. Med shot, man carries box
6. Med shot, refugee carries suitcase on his back
7. Wide shot, two men carry old woman
8. Wide shot, two men carry injured man
9. Wide shot, trucks in distance
10. Med shot, trucks carrying refugees
11. Wide shot, holding centre in Jordan
12. Med shot, girl refugees covered in dust
13. Med shot, girl tries to get dust out of her hair
14. Close up, young girl with baby
15. Med shot, family covering faces
16. Med shot, UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie
17. Close up, little girl
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Special Envoy Angelina Jolie:
“Can you tell me what happened to your family?”
19. SOUNDUP (Arabic) Little girl: “My father died because of the shelling and we had to leave.
20. Close up, little boy
21. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Syrian Refugee:
“We are displaced and we are refugees, I understand, but we need a solution for the children.”
22. Close up, young men
23. Close up, angry Syrian refugee talking
24. Close up, young boy eating
25. Med shot, young children sleeping on the ground
26. Tracking shot, refugees sitting in the dark
27. Med shot, children covered in dust
28. Close up, young boy asleep
Actress Angelina Jolie, a UN Special Envoy for the UN Refugee agency (UNHCR) today (20 June) marked World Refugee Day by calling for world leaders to “put aside your differences” and end the war in Syria.
In a visit to areas near the Jordanian border with Syria this week, the actress worked agency’s specialist aiding refugees pouring over the border
Jolie said in a written statement issued to mark World Refugee Day, “I appeal to the world leaders – please, set aside your differences unite to end the violence, and make diplomacy succeed. The UN Security Council must live up to its responsibilities. Every 14 seconds someone crosses Syria's border and becomes a refugee. And by the end of this year half of Syria's population – ten million people – will be in desperate need of food, shelter and assistance. The lives of millions of people are in your hands. You must find common ground.”
In Jordan, Jolie questioned young Syrians about their flight from their home country and what had happened to their families. Children spoke of slain parents, and refugees spoke of despair.
In her written statement, Jolie said, “The Syrian crisis here in Jordan and across the region is the most acute humanitarian crisis anywhere in the world today.”
“1.6 million people have poured out of Syria with nothing but the clothes on their backs and more are arriving every minute.”
“More than half are children. They have left behind a country in which millions of people are displaced, suffering hunger, deprivation and fear; where countless women and girls have endured rape and sexual violence; where a whole generation of children are out of school; and where at least 93,000 people have been killed: the friends, neighbours, fathers, mothers and children of people in this camp today.”
“I want to thank the people of Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey for hosting Syrian refugees in their homes and communities. Their generosity is lifesaving. But they cannot do it alone. Appeals must be met and support given. The over-burdening of these countries' economies is the greatest risk to their stability.”
“I pray all parties in the Syrian conflict will stop targeting civilians and allow access for humanitarian aid.”
“And I appeal to the world leaders – please, set aside your differences unite to end the violence, and make diplomacy succeed. The UN Security Council must live up to its responsibilities. Every 14 seconds someone crosses Syria's border and becomes a refugee. And by the end of this year half of Syria's population – ten million people – will be in desperate need of food, shelter and assistance. The lives of millions of people are in your hands. You must find common ground.”
“On this day, World Refugee Day, I would like to say a word about the more than 15 million people who live as refugees worldwide.”
“Refugees are often forgotten, and frequently misunderstood. They are regarded as a burden, as helpless individuals, or as people who wish to move to someone else's country. That is not who they are.”
“I have met refugees around the world. They are resilient, hardworking and gracious people. They have experienced more violence and faced more fear than we will ever know. They have lost their homes, their belongings and their countries. They have often lost family and friends to horrific deaths. Faced with war and oppression they have chosen not to take up arms, but to try to find safety for their families. They deserve our respect, our acknowledgment and our support – not just today but for the duration of their ordeal.”
“By helping refugees, here in Za'atari camp and across the globe, we are investing in people who will one day rebuild their countries and a more peaceful world for us all. So on this day, I honour them, and I am privileged to be with them."
