22 Feb 2011

DARFUR / PEACE PLEDGE

Over 500 former students of the University of El Fasher in North Darfur pledged on Monday to promote peace during their graduation ceremony as thousands of friends and relatives looked on. UNAMID

Posted at: February 22, 2011 1:09 pm

Duration: 01:48

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STORY: DARFUR / PEACE PLEDGE
TRT: 1:48
SOURCE: UNAMID
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 21 FEBRUARY 2011, EL FASHER, NORTH DARFUR, SUDAN

SHOTLIST:

1. Wide, El Fasher University gate
2. Med shot, El Fasher gate
3. Wide shot, University graduates seated
4. Med shot, graduates
5. Close up, graduates
6. Med shot, Students walking to sign the peace pledge board
7. Close up the board with students names and pledge for peace sign.
8. Med shot, graduate signing on the peace pledge.
9. Close up of students waiting to sign
10. Various shots, graduate students signing pledge
11. Cutaway, Ibrahim Gambari talking to students
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Ibrahim Gambari, Joint Special Representative
of the African Union, United Nations Mission:
"I sincerely believe that what we are gathered here today to witness will be a watershed in the search for sustainable peace in Darfur,"
13.  Cutaway, back of Ibrahim Gambari while talking to graduates
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Ibrahim Gambari, Joint Special Representative
of the African Union, United Nations Mission:
"It is a clear signal to all parties to the conflict that the young people of Darfur want peace and that they want it now. I am urging and pleading that all belligerents grant them their wishes, to make their dream come true and there is no shame in pleading for peace, so that our daughters and sons can live rich, useful and productive lives."
15. Wide, graduate dancing

STORYLINE:

Over 500 former students of the University of El Fasher in North Darfur pledged on Monday (21 Feb) to promote peace during their graduation ceremony as thousands of friends and relatives looked on.

The graduates of the 2010/2011 academic year signed a pledge to encourage and support the peaceful coexistence of Darfur's many peoples and put forward their skills and knowledge to serve and improve their communities.

"I sincerely believe that what we are gathered here today to witness will be a watershed in the search for sustainable peace in Darfur," said Joint Special Representative Ibrahim Gambari in his keynote speech.

"It is a clear signal to all parties to the conflict that the young people of Darfur want peace and that they want it now. I am urging that all belligerents grant them their wishes, to make their dream come true so that our daughters and sons can live rich, useful and productive lives," Gambari said.

Also present to show their support were twelve ambassadors of UNAMID contributing countries and the State Minister of Education, who offered their blessings and hopes for the students' success.