8 Feb 2012

DARFUR / BASHIR REGIONAL AUTHORITY

President of the Republic of Sudan Omar Al Bashir today visited the city of El Fashir to launch the Darfur Regional Authority, the body in charge of implementing a peace deal signed last year in Doha between the government and an alliance of Darfur rebel splinter factions in a bid to end the nine-year-old conflict in the region. UNAMID

Posted at: February 8, 2012 2:10 pm

Duration: 01:14

Available in: SD

DOWNLOAD

Full script

STORY: DARFUR / BASHIR REGIONAL AUTHORITY
TRT: 1:14
SOURCE: UNAMID
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ARABIC / NATS

DATELINE: 8 FEBRUARY 2012, DARFUR, WESTERN SUDAN

SHOTLIST:

1. Wide shot, Sudanese President, Omar Al Bashir, and Chadian President, Idriss Deby, arriving at the airport
2. Med shot, Darfuris waving to welcome the two presidents
3. Close shot, President Bashir cutting ribbon to the newly built Darfur Regional Authority offices
4. Wide shot, exteriors of the Darfur Regional Authority offices
5. Med shot, Ibrahim Gambari, Joint Special Representative for the African Union and United Nations, seated with presidents
6. Close shot, Gambari
7. Close shot, Bashir and Deby talking
8. Wide shot, Darfuri women dancing
9. Wide shot, Bashir and Deby in back of open pick-up truck waving at crowd gathered at the rally
10. Close shot, Bashir and Deby waving from the truck
11. Wide shot, crowd surging forward and dancing
12. Wide shot, Bashir dancing on podium 
13. Close shot, Bashir dancing on podium
14. Various shots, crowd dancing and waving arms

STORYlLINE

Omar Al Bashir, President of the Republic of Sudan, travelled today (8 February) to El Fashir to launch the Darfur Regional Authority, the body in charge of implementing a peace deal signed last year in Doha between the government and an alliance of Darfur rebel groups in a bid to end the region's nine-year-old conflict.

Idriss Deby, President of Chad, and the Joint Special Representative for the African Union and United Nations, Ibrahim Gambari, and other representatives from the European Union and the Arab League accompanied the Sudanese president.

Speaking at a rally attended by thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) and other residents of Darfur, the president urged the IDPs to return to their homes and reiterated his government's commitment to support and sponsor the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur to achieve peace in Darfur.

According to the United Nations, small numbers of people have returned home but residents said violence including shooting and looting continues.

Delivering remarks on behalf of United Nations Secretary Ban Ki-moon, Gambari congratulated the Sudanese government and the Liberation and Justice Movement on this important step forward and reiterated the commitment of the United Nations system to support their efforts and those of the Darfur Regional Authority to bring peace to Darfur.

The Secretary-General also appealed to the government and armed movements that did not sign to the Doha document to enter into negotiations towards a final agreement immediately and without preconditions.

Among its other provisions, the Doha document calls for a truth and reconciliation committee, a national human rights commission,  reconstruction and development, compensation for refugees, and affirmative action for Darfuris in government and military service.

The authority was first established as the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority in April 2007 under the terms of the 2006 Darfur Peace Agreement. It was reformed after the signing of a new peace agreement in July last year.