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STORY: UN / HAITI CHOLERA
TRT: 1.30
SOURCE: UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 7 AUGUST 2013, NEW YORK CITY, UNITED STATES
RECENT, UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK CITY, UNITED STATES
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations Headquarters
7 AUGUST 2013, NEW YORK CITY, UNITED STATES
2. Wide shot, press briefing
3. Med shot, journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Nesirky, Spokerperson of the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The position of the Secretary-General is and has always been that while the claims are not receivable this decision would not in any way diminish his personal commitment and that of the united nations to do all that the organization can do to help the people of Haiti to overcome the cholera epidemic.”
FILE – MINUSTAH - 25 JANUARY 2013, PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI
5. Wide shot, UNICEF medical tent
6. Med shot, row of cots inside tent
7. Med shot, mother feeding young girl a cup of water
8. Wide shot, people walking in street, past puddle of water
7 AUGUST 2013, NEW YORK CITY, UNITED STATES
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Nesirky, Spokerperson of the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The financial aid would help cover immediate needs for the rest of the year notably for the most vulnerable 935,500 people who have not yet received assistance and who are at risk of cholera all from or from the hurricane season and this humanitarian action plan now revised is underlining the cholera response as a key priority and its earmarked for 40 million US dollars for critical cholera needs.”
FILE – MINUSTAH - 7, 8 NOVEMBER 2012, PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI
10. Wide shot, girl arriving at washing area
11. Close up, water being poured into bucket
12. Close up, disinfectant being added to water
13. Various shots, sanitary supplies being distributed to anxious crowd of people
Commenting on a new report by Yale University that contends UN peacekeepers were responsible for the 2010 outbreak of cholera in Haiti, spokesperson Martin Nesirky said “they were aware of the report” and that while the “claims are not receivable” this decision would not “diminish” the commitment of the UN to do “all that the organization can do to help the people of Haiti to overcome the cholera epidemic.”
On Tuesday, the Haitian government and the United Nations (UN) launched a revised humanitarian action plan for this year asking for one hundred million US dollars to help Haitian people in need of assistance in the country.
At a briefing today at UN headquarters, Nesirky told journalists that the financial aid would help in covering the immediate needs for the rest of the year for the 935,500 people who had not yet received assistance and are at risk of cholera.
He said that the revised humanitarian action plan is underlining the cholera response as a "key priority" and its earmarked for (USD)40 million for critical cholera needs.
Only (USD) 8.7 million had been mobilized so far according to the spokesperson and that is a particular concern during the upcoming hurricane season as funding was not enough to meet potential needs.
Meanwhile on the ground, strenuous efforts are being made by the Haitian government and by UN humanitarian partners to help prepare for this year's hurricane season and the potential for further cholera cases.
