11 Jan 2013

HAITI / LADSOUS WRAP

UN leadership marks the third anniversary of the Haitian earthquake. (MINUSTAH)

Posted at: January 11, 2013 6:02 pm

Duration: 02:30

Available in: SD

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STORY: HAITI / LADSOUS WRAP
SOURCE: MINUSTAH
TRT: 2.30
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: FRENCH / NATS

DATELINE: 9, 10, 11 JANUARY 2013, HAITI

SHOTLIST:

9, JANUARY 2013, HAITI

1. Wide shot, Haitian flag at Toussaint Louverture airport's tarmac in Port au Prince 
2. Med shot, Mariano Fernandez, SRSG MINUSTAH, and USG Herve Ladsous walking to a vehicle 
3. Med shot, UN vehicle leaving 
4. Med shot, Mariano Fernandez, SRSG MINUSTAH and USG Herve Ladsous shaking hands

10 JANUARY 2013, HAITI

5. SOUNDBITE (French) Herve Ladsous, UN Under-Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations:
"The message we would like to convey is: that after the emergency phase that lasted longer in order to solve all the immense problems that the displaced people lived and the whole country suffered deeply, now this phase is still not completely finished as I understand there are still hundreds of thousands of displaced that need to be relocated. But now we can focus on the essential task which is ours: the stabilization of the country."
6. Pan right, UN Delegation in a meeting with Haitian President Michel Martelly
7. Med shot, UN Delegation and USG Ladsous talking
8. Med shot, USG Ladsous and Haitian President Michel Martelly talking
9. Wide shot, USG Ladsous meeting with the President of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies (Parliament)
10. Med shot, Wooden table with writing "Senat de la Republique d'Haiti"
11. Wide shot, interior "Senat de la Republique d'Haiti"
12. SOUNDBITE (French) Deputy Pierre Simon GEORGES, Secretary General a.i. of the Chamber of Deputies:
"We are presenting our compliments to the Secretariat of the United Nations for having never neglected Haiti in all its problems. We believe that the UN has provided us with all its support in different difficult situations that the country was facing".   
13. Wide shot, USG Ladsous meeting with HNP Director General Godson Orelus
14. Med shot, Haitian National Police (HPN) officer and UN Police in a meeting
15. Med shot, USG Ladsous in conversation with HNP Director General Godson Orelus
16. Med shot, USG Ladsous in meeting with HNP officers

10 JANUARY 2013, HAITI

17. Wide shot, USG Ladsous arriving in Cite Soleil at the Brazilian military camp
18. Med shot, USG Ladsous following explanation by expert in the Military camp
19. Med shot, Robert Marquez opening the reservoir of used water
20. Tilt down, filter system
21. Close up, water running in tubes
22. Med shot, tubes connecting to the reservoir
23. Med shot, water coming out of tubes on the ground
24. Pan left, from court to Brazilian military walking away

STORYLINE:

The United Nations Head of Peacekeeping Operations Herve Ladsous has been in Haiti since Wednesday (9 January) as the country is about to mark the third anniversary of the devastating earthquake of 12 January 2010.

The Caribbean nation has been re-building since the earthquake struck in early January 2010, killing some 220,000 people and making 1.5 million others homeless, in addition to causing widespread destruction – particularly in the capital, Port-au-Prince – and a major humanitarian crisis. 
Since then, Haiti has been affected by a cholera epidemic and has been hit by several tropical storms, which have increased the risk of food insecurity and damaged much of the its infrastructure.
Noting that the emergency phase was still not completely finished, he said that "there are still hundreds of thousands of displaced that need to be relocated. But now we can focus on the essential task which is ours: the stabilization of the country".

Upon his arrival Ladsous met with Haitian President Michel Martelly, which was followed by a meeting with the President of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies (Parliament) where future endeavors and past achievements had been discussed.

Ladsous also met with the Director General of the Haitian National Police (HNP) Godson Orelus with whom he covered issues relating to reinforcing the capacities of the Haitian National police.

He also visited a waste water treatment plant put in place by the Brazilian Blue helmets at their base in Cite Soleil.

Filed under HAITI MINUSTAH - United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti.