UN / YEMEN
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STORY: UN / YEMEN
TRT: 4:45
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 16 JANUARY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
SHOTLIST:
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters
16 JANUARY 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Med shot, representatives of Yemen
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen:
“There has been no major escalation, nor changes in the disposition of frontlines. I would like to acknowledge the parties for continuing to show general military restraint. However, we continue to see some limited military activity along frontlines, in particular in Ma’rib, Taiz, Dali’, Hodeidah, and Lahj governorates, as well as along the Saudi-Yemeni border area. These military activities have, regrettably, also resulted in civilian casualties. I call on the parties to respect International Humanitarian Law. Military activity, combined with negative rhetoric and escalatory political and economic measures, create a situation where a simple miscalculation could reignite a cycle of violence that will be difficult to revers.”
5. Med shot, Gundberg and Griffiths on screen
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen:
“The absence of large-scale fighting is also positive for the continuation of the elements operated under the truce. Since the truce first came into force on 2 April 2022, 96 roundtrip flights have transported almost 50.000 passengers between Sana’a and Amman, with 45 flights operating since the expiration of the truce on 2 October 2022. Similarly, 81 fuel ships have entered Hodeida port, out of which 29 ships have entered since the truce expiration. I welcome the continuation of these measures which allow Yemenis to continue to experience the benefits of the truce beyond its formal expiration on 2 October.”
7. Wide shot, delegates
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen:
“We know from experience, however, that shortterm measures and a piecemeal approach that focuses on individual issues can only provide temporary and partial relief. This is why I have also been engaging the parties on embedding these immediate-term measures in a more holistic vision and ensuring movement towards a more comprehensive settlement.”
9. Med shot, delegates
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Griffiths, Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator:
“However I of course also fear that 2023 will be another extremely difficult year for Yemenis. Humanitarian needs remain alarmingly high, as the country’s economy continues to weaken and basic services hang by an ever-thinning thread. Meanwhile, people’s access to humanitarian assistance is being impeded, as aid agencies are forced to contend with an increasingly challenging operating environment and funding landscape.”
11. Med shot, delegates
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Griffiths, Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator:
“In 2023, this year, an estimated 21.6 million people across Yemen will need humanitarian assistance and protection services.”
13. Wide shot, delegates
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Griffiths, Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator:
“The security situation in Yemen also remains extremely difficult for humanitarians. Last year, aid agencies reported almost 150 incidents of violence against their personnel, assets and facilities, the vast majority of them taking place in Government-controlled areas. Just last month, the office of a humanitarian NGO was attacked in Aden. Thankfully there were no casualties, but some damage to the office’s facilities was reported. Two UN staff also remain detained in Sana’a after 14 months, and another five are still missing after being kidnapped in Abyan almost a year ago.”
15. Med shot, delegates
16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdullah al-Saadi, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Yemen:
“We rely on humanitarian assistance. We call on the international community to generously support the humanitarian response plan of 2023 and to press on the Houthi militias to end their terrorism and to allow the Yemeni currency to circulate in all parts of the country.”
16. Wide shot, delegates
STORYLINE:
UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg told the Security Council that the absence of large-scale fighting is positive for the continuation of the elements operated under the truce.
Addressing the Security Council today (16 Jan), the Special Envoy provided an overview of the situation in Yemen.
Hans Grundberg stated that there has been no major escalation, nor changes in the disposition of frontlines.
He said, “I would like to acknowledge the parties for continuing to show general military restraint. However, we continue to see some limited military activity along frontlines, in particular in Ma’rib, Taiz, Dali’, Hodeidah, and Lahj governorates, as well as along the Saudi-Yemeni border area.”
Grundberg urged, “I call on the parties to respect International Humanitarian Law. Military activity, combined with negative rhetoric and escalatory political and economic measures, create a situation where a simple miscalculation could reignite a cycle of violence that will be difficult to revers.”
According to the Special Envoy, “Since the truce first came into force on 2 April 2022, 96 roundtrip flights have transported almost 50.000 passengers between Sana’a and Amman, with 45 flights operating since the expiration of the truce on 2 October 2022.”
He also added, “Similarly, 81 fuel ships have entered Hodeida port, out of which 29 ships have entered since the truce expiration. I welcome the continuation of these measures which allow Yemenis to continue to experience the benefits of the truce beyond its formal expiration on 2 October.”
Also briefing the Security Council today, Martin Griffiths, who is the United Nations Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, said, “I fear that 2023 will be another extremely difficult year for Yemenis.”
He explained, “Humanitarian needs remain alarmingly high, as the country’s economy continues to weaken and basic services hang by an ever-thinning thread. Meanwhile, people’s access to humanitarian assistance is being impeded, as aid agencies are forced to contend with an increasingly challenging operating environment and funding landscape.”
According to Griffiths, “In 2023, this year, an estimated 21.6 million people across Yemen will need humanitarian assistance and protection services.”
He also said, “The security situation in Yemen also remains extremely difficult for humanitarians. Last year, aid agencies reported almost 150 incidents of violence against their personnel, assets and facilities, the vast majority of them taking place in Government-controlled areas.
Griffiths continued, “Just last month, the office of a humanitarian NGO was attacked in Aden. Thankfully there were no casualties, but some damage to the office’s facilities was reported.”
Two UN staff also remain detained in Sana’a after 14 months, and another five are still missing after being kidnapped in Abyan almost a year ago.
Yemeni Ambassador Abdullah al-Saadi also spoke at the Council meeting.
He said, “We rely on humanitarian assistance. We call on the international community to generously support the humanitarian response plan of 2023 and to press on the Houthi militias to end their terrorism and to allow the Yemeni currency to circulate in all parts of the country.”
TRT: 4:45
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 16 JANUARY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
SHOTLIST:
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters
16 JANUARY 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Med shot, representatives of Yemen
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen:
“There has been no major escalation, nor changes in the disposition of frontlines. I would like to acknowledge the parties for continuing to show general military restraint. However, we continue to see some limited military activity along frontlines, in particular in Ma’rib, Taiz, Dali’, Hodeidah, and Lahj governorates, as well as along the Saudi-Yemeni border area. These military activities have, regrettably, also resulted in civilian casualties. I call on the parties to respect International Humanitarian Law. Military activity, combined with negative rhetoric and escalatory political and economic measures, create a situation where a simple miscalculation could reignite a cycle of violence that will be difficult to revers.”
5. Med shot, Gundberg and Griffiths on screen
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen:
“The absence of large-scale fighting is also positive for the continuation of the elements operated under the truce. Since the truce first came into force on 2 April 2022, 96 roundtrip flights have transported almost 50.000 passengers between Sana’a and Amman, with 45 flights operating since the expiration of the truce on 2 October 2022. Similarly, 81 fuel ships have entered Hodeida port, out of which 29 ships have entered since the truce expiration. I welcome the continuation of these measures which allow Yemenis to continue to experience the benefits of the truce beyond its formal expiration on 2 October.”
7. Wide shot, delegates
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen:
“We know from experience, however, that shortterm measures and a piecemeal approach that focuses on individual issues can only provide temporary and partial relief. This is why I have also been engaging the parties on embedding these immediate-term measures in a more holistic vision and ensuring movement towards a more comprehensive settlement.”
9. Med shot, delegates
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Griffiths, Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator:
“However I of course also fear that 2023 will be another extremely difficult year for Yemenis. Humanitarian needs remain alarmingly high, as the country’s economy continues to weaken and basic services hang by an ever-thinning thread. Meanwhile, people’s access to humanitarian assistance is being impeded, as aid agencies are forced to contend with an increasingly challenging operating environment and funding landscape.”
11. Med shot, delegates
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Griffiths, Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator:
“In 2023, this year, an estimated 21.6 million people across Yemen will need humanitarian assistance and protection services.”
13. Wide shot, delegates
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Griffiths, Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator:
“The security situation in Yemen also remains extremely difficult for humanitarians. Last year, aid agencies reported almost 150 incidents of violence against their personnel, assets and facilities, the vast majority of them taking place in Government-controlled areas. Just last month, the office of a humanitarian NGO was attacked in Aden. Thankfully there were no casualties, but some damage to the office’s facilities was reported. Two UN staff also remain detained in Sana’a after 14 months, and another five are still missing after being kidnapped in Abyan almost a year ago.”
15. Med shot, delegates
16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdullah al-Saadi, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Yemen:
“We rely on humanitarian assistance. We call on the international community to generously support the humanitarian response plan of 2023 and to press on the Houthi militias to end their terrorism and to allow the Yemeni currency to circulate in all parts of the country.”
16. Wide shot, delegates
STORYLINE:
UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg told the Security Council that the absence of large-scale fighting is positive for the continuation of the elements operated under the truce.
Addressing the Security Council today (16 Jan), the Special Envoy provided an overview of the situation in Yemen.
Hans Grundberg stated that there has been no major escalation, nor changes in the disposition of frontlines.
He said, “I would like to acknowledge the parties for continuing to show general military restraint. However, we continue to see some limited military activity along frontlines, in particular in Ma’rib, Taiz, Dali’, Hodeidah, and Lahj governorates, as well as along the Saudi-Yemeni border area.”
Grundberg urged, “I call on the parties to respect International Humanitarian Law. Military activity, combined with negative rhetoric and escalatory political and economic measures, create a situation where a simple miscalculation could reignite a cycle of violence that will be difficult to revers.”
According to the Special Envoy, “Since the truce first came into force on 2 April 2022, 96 roundtrip flights have transported almost 50.000 passengers between Sana’a and Amman, with 45 flights operating since the expiration of the truce on 2 October 2022.”
He also added, “Similarly, 81 fuel ships have entered Hodeida port, out of which 29 ships have entered since the truce expiration. I welcome the continuation of these measures which allow Yemenis to continue to experience the benefits of the truce beyond its formal expiration on 2 October.”
Also briefing the Security Council today, Martin Griffiths, who is the United Nations Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, said, “I fear that 2023 will be another extremely difficult year for Yemenis.”
He explained, “Humanitarian needs remain alarmingly high, as the country’s economy continues to weaken and basic services hang by an ever-thinning thread. Meanwhile, people’s access to humanitarian assistance is being impeded, as aid agencies are forced to contend with an increasingly challenging operating environment and funding landscape.”
According to Griffiths, “In 2023, this year, an estimated 21.6 million people across Yemen will need humanitarian assistance and protection services.”
He also said, “The security situation in Yemen also remains extremely difficult for humanitarians. Last year, aid agencies reported almost 150 incidents of violence against their personnel, assets and facilities, the vast majority of them taking place in Government-controlled areas.
Griffiths continued, “Just last month, the office of a humanitarian NGO was attacked in Aden. Thankfully there were no casualties, but some damage to the office’s facilities was reported.”
Two UN staff also remain detained in Sana’a after 14 months, and another five are still missing after being kidnapped in Abyan almost a year ago.
Yemeni Ambassador Abdullah al-Saadi also spoke at the Council meeting.
He said, “We rely on humanitarian assistance. We call on the international community to generously support the humanitarian response plan of 2023 and to press on the Houthi militias to end their terrorism and to allow the Yemeni currency to circulate in all parts of the country.”
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