18 Sep 2012

UN / YEMEN

The Special Adviser to Secretary-General on Yemen, Jamal Benomar, said today (18 September) that the Yemeni Government "will need to reassert its authority in various parts of the country" as various armed groups are in control of the country. UNTV

Posted at: September 18, 2012 5:40 pm

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STORY: UN / YEMEN
TRT: 2.17
SOURCE: UNTV 
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 18 SEPTEMBER 2012, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

SHOTLIST:

FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters

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2. Wide shot, Jamal Benomar walks to the stakeout position

FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY

3. Close up, reporter's laptop computer

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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jamal Benomar, Special Adviser to Secretary-General on Yemen:
"For the State to be able to be functioning, the State will need to reassert its authority in various parts of the country. You know, I explained that in various areas there have been armed groups in control, each one in control of the specific areas and I told the Council that with the recent terrorist attacks and with the recent attack on the embassy, the US embassy in Sana'a, the restructuring of the armed forces will need to proceed."

FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY

5. Close up, reporter's notepad

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6. SOUNDBITE (English) Jamal Benomar, Special Adviser to Secretary-General on Yemen:
"We encourage Yemenis to come to an agreement on a transitional justice law that promotes national reconciliation. There is a draft law. There is still not complete consensus on this draft law, but as requested by the Security Council, we are urging the Yemeni authorities to make a decision on this important peace of legislation that would help in fact prepare the ground for participation and inclusion in the national dialogue."

FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY

7. Close up, reporter's notepad

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8. Wide shot, Ambassador Peter Wittig of Germany walks up to the stakeout position

FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY

9. Close up, cameras

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10. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Wittig, Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations:
"The members of the Security Council agreed that the comprehensive and inclusive national dialogue should begin without delay in order to lay down the foundations for a stable and unified Yemen. The members of the Security Council also expressed their support for the steps taken by President Hadi in reforming and restructuring the security sector. The members of the Security Council share the concerns by Mr. Benomar about ongoing attempts to undermine the transition process."

FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY

11. Close up, reporter's laptop computer

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12. Zoom out, Wittig walks away from the stakeout position

STORYLINE:

The Special Adviser to Secretary-General on Yemen, Jamal Benomar, said today (18 September) that the Yemeni Government "will need to reassert its authority in various parts of the country" as various armed groups are in control of the country.

Benomar told reporters at the UN headquarters after a closed Security Council meeting on Yemen, that in light of recent terrorist attacks and the attack on the US embassy in Sana'a, "The restructuring of the armed forces will need to proceed."

A terrorist attack took place in the capital, Sana'a, on 11 September and caused numerous deaths and injuries, including among the security detail of Yemen's defence minister. 
On Thursday, in the wake of an anti-Islam film that has sparked protests in countries across the world, demonstrators in Yemen stormed the US embassy compound, but were unable to break into the main building. The incident led to one death and injured 15 others.

The special adviser, speaking to reporters after briefing the Security Council on the situation in the country, encouraged Yemenis "to come to an agreement on a transitional justice law that promotes national reconciliation" and urged the Yemeni authorities "to make a decision on this important peace of legislation that would help in fact prepare the ground for participation and inclusion in the national dialogue." 
Yemen has been undergoing a democratic transition, under the leadership of President Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi Mansour who came to power in an election in February. This followed the Transition Agreement signed by warring factions in November 2011 on a transitional settlement in the wake of widespread protests similar to those seen across the Middle East and North Africa and the resignation of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh. 
An element of the transition is an all-inclusive national dialogue, scheduled to take place later this year, and whose outcome will feed into the constitution-making process that is to conclude in late 2013, enabling general elections to take place in February 2014. 
The Security Council issued a press statement which was read out by Ambassador Peter Wittig of Germany.

In the statement, the members of the Security Council agreed that the comprehensive and inclusive national dialogue should begin without delay in order to lay down the foundations for a stable and unified Yemen" while expressing support for the steps taken by President Hadi in reforming and restructuring the security sector.

Filed under YEMEN.