27 May 2011

PEACEKEEPING DAY ADVANCER

The ninth Annual International Day of UN Peacekeepers is being commemorated on Sunday (29 May) under the theme of ‘Law. Order. Peace’, focusing on efforts to strengthen rule of law. UNTV / UNAMID / UNAMA / MINUSTAH / UNMIS / UNMIT / ONUCI

Posted at: May 27, 2011 5:29 pm

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STORY: PEACEKEEPING DAY ADVANCER 
TRT: 3.36
SOURCE: UNTV / UNAMID / UNAMA / MINUSTAH / UNMIS / UNMIT / ONUCI
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE

DATELINE: RECENT/ FILE

SHOTLIST:

FILE - UNAMID – 6 APRIL 2011, DARFUR

1.	Various shots, peacekeepers carrying the body of the fallen colleague in a coffin
2.	Med shot, peacekeepers in tears

FILE – UNAMA - 2 APRIL 2011, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

3.	Various shots, SRSG de Mistura approaches the plane carrying UN flag covered caskets of Mazar-e-Sharif victims

UNTV – 5 MAY 2011, NEW YORK CITY

4.	SOUNDBITE (English) Asha-Rose Migiro, Deputy Secretary-General:
"Already this year, seven of our staff were brutally murdered in Afghanistan. A plane crash in the Democratic Republic of the Congo killed 32 UN staff and partners. Others lost their lives in Sudan, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia and Timor-Leste. We mourn their deaths, but we are inspired by their lives and we pledge to carry on their noble work. That includes upholding the rule of law, the theme of this year's observance of Peacekeepers day."

FILE – MINUSTAH - 26 JANUARY 2011, OUANAMINTHE, HAITI

5.	Med shot, peacekeeper on patrol with United Nations Police
6.	Wide shot, UN vehicles driving on patrol

FILE – UNMIS - 3 MARCH 2011 KADUGLI, SUDAN

7.	Med shot, peacekeepers walking on the run way
8.	Close up, peacekeepers boots as they walk

UNTV – 25 MAY 2011, NEW YORK CITY

9.	SOUNDBITE (English) Susana Malcorra, Under-Secretary-General for Field Support to UN Peacekeeping Missions: 
"How to get there, how to bring the people there, how to re-supply the people we deploy, how to establish bases that are the minimum requirements for our staff to be living and have living conditions that are reasonable. All of these is part of the back office, the behind the scenes that us in logistics have to do in order for our colleagues in rule of law to do what they are mandated to do."

FILE – UNMIT - 27 MARCH 2011, DILI, TIMOR-LESTE

10.	Wide shot, UNPOL with Timorese National Police in the field
11.	Wide shot, UNPOL with other Timorese National Police staff in the field
12.	Wide shot, UNPOL with other Timorese National Police patrolling
13.	Close up, UNPOL officer with Timorese National Police
14.	Close up, Timorese National Police marching with flag

FILE – UNMIS - 14 DECEMBER 2010, RAJAF, SUDAN

15.	Various shots, South Sudanese Police training exercises

FILE – MINUSTAH - 18 AUGUST 2010, PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI

16.	Various shots, riot police training exercises

FILE –ONUCI - 16 DECEMBER 2010, ABDIJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE

17.	Various shots, demonstrators rioting at the entry of UNOCI Headquarters
18.	Zoom in, UN vehicles

UNTV – 25 MAY 2011, NEW YORK CITY

19.	SOUNDBITE (English) Susana Malcorra, Under-Secretary-General for Field Support to UN Peacekeeping Missions: 
"We have invested a lot; we are investing a lot in rule of law. We are in search of more people, more skills, more specific profiles that will help us build the capacities to support the capacity building of those states. So, it is something where we in support are very involved, we are working hard and we are hoping to be able to deliver better, even better, for the future of these mandates in the places where we are."

FILE – UNMIS - 3 MARCH 2011 KADUGLI, SUDAN

20.	Wide shot, peacekeepers lining up in front of a helicopter
21.	Various shots, peacekeepers entering aircraft
22.	Pan left, peacekeepers in the helicopter 
23.	Wide shot of helicopter departing

STORYLINE:

The ninth Annual International Day of UN Peacekeepers is being commemorated on Sunday (29 May) under the theme of 'Law. Order. Peace', focusing on efforts to strengthen rule of law.

These efforts have in recent years become a priority in the deployment of United Nations peacekeeping missions, as it is understood that for true security to take root; peacekeepers must strengthen the institutions responsible for security and justice – the police, the courts and the correctional institutions – with full respect for the rule of law and human rights.

Carrying out this duty often comes at a heavy cost for the UN. Since the first Peacekeeping mission was established in 1948, more than 2,900 military, police and civilian personnel have lost their lives in the service of peace as a result of acts of violence, accidents and disease.

SOUNDBITE (English) Asha-Rose Migiro, Deputy Secretary-General:
"Already this year, seven of our staff were brutally murdered in Afghanistan. A plane crash in the Democratic Republic of the Congo killed 32 UN staff and partners. Others lost their lives in Sudan, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia and Timor-Leste. We mourn their deaths, but we are inspired by their lives and we pledge to carry on their noble work. That includes upholding the rule of law, the theme of this year's observance of Peacekeepers day."

Highlighting the importance that the Secretary-General and Member States have placed on these issues, the Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions was established within the Department of Peacekeeping Operations in 2007. Its role is to strengthen, coordinate and integrate the Department's activities in the areas of police; justice; corrections; mine action; disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of ex-combatants and security sector reform. It works closely with UN Member States to ensure that peacekeeping mandates address the re-establishment of rule of law holistically and ensuring that the personnel needed are deployed to field operations.

SOUNDBITE (English) Susana Malcorra, Under-Secretary-General for Field Support to UN Peacekeeping Missions: 
"How to get there, how to bring the people there, how to re-supply the people we deploy, how to establish bases that are the minimum requirements for our staff to be living and have living conditions that are reasonable. All of these is part of the back office, the behind the scenes that us in logistics have to do in order for our colleagues in rule of law to do what they are mandated to do."

To reform the local police, the UN sends highly qualified police officers from around the world to provide training, monitor local police performance and help restructure and reform national and local police forces. While UN Police may be less well-known than their military counterparts, their service to the United Nations is equally important and their numbers continue to grow - more than 14,000 now serve in 16 peacekeeping or special political missions worldwide.

In addition to unarmed police monitors, the UN also deploys 140-member Formed Police Units (FPUs) which help bridge the gap between the UN's heavily-armed military components and its unarmed police observers. These FPUs play an important role in crowd control, force protection and other high-risk operations. In some instances, when State authorities have nearly completely broken down, the UN Police have been granted executive powers which allow them to arrest and detain lawbreakers.

SOUNDBITE (English) Susana Malcorra, Under-Secretary-General for Field Support to UN Peacekeeping Missions: 
"We have invested a lot; we are investing a lot in rule of law. We are in search of more people, more skills, more specific profiles that will help us build the capacities to support the capacity building of those states. So, it is something where we in support are very involved, we are working hard and we are hoping to be able to deliver better, even better, for the future of these mandates in the places where we are."

But creating police forces that are trusted by the local population and respect human rights often does not, on its own, bring the rule of law to bear across society. To achieve that, it is considered necessary to improve often dysfunctional civilian and military courts and corrections systems. That is why the UN is training and mentoring court and corrections personnel while helping build or rebuild courthouses and prisons.