LEBANON / LACROIX FUEL HANDOVER

STORY: LEBANON / LACROIX FUEL HANDOVER
TRT: 01:58
SOURCE: UNIFIL
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 27 JANUARY 2023, NAQOURA, SOUTH LEBANON

SHOTLIST:

1. Wide shot, arrival of USG Jean-Pierre Lacroix at UNIFIL HQ Medco Station
2. Wide shot, USG Jean-Pierre Lacroix stepping out from the vehicle
3. Med shot, USG Jean-Pierre Lacroix shaking hands with Colonel Kamil AL Kadi – Lebanese Armed Forces
4. Med shot, USG Jean-Pierre Lacroix shaking hands with Colonel Kamil AL Kadi – Lebanese Armed Forces
5. Med shot, USG Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Colonel Kamil AL Kadi – Lebanese Armed Forces walking
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations:
“Lebanon is currently facing a very serious economic crisis, and this is why UNIFIL is providing support to the Lebanese Armed Forces with fuel, food and medicine so that the Lebanese Armed Forces can continue to operate in the south of Lebanon, which is the area of operations of UNIFIL.”
7. Wide shot, USG Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Colonel Kamil AL Kadi – Lebanese Armed Forces going upstairs to the bridge
8. Med shot, USG Jean-Pierre Lacroix and UNIFIL Force Commander Major General Aroldo Lazaro Saenz walking on the bridge
9. Wide shot, USG Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Colonel Kamil AL Kadi – Lebanese Armed Forces chatting while Medco employee and Lebanese Armed Forces officer checking the reservoir of the Fuel tank
10. Close up, fuel counter
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations:
“Part of the mandate of UNIFIL is actually to provide support to the Lebanese Armed Forces so that they can eventually increase their control of the area here in southern Lebanon.”
12. Med shot, USG Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Colonel Kamil AL Kadi – Lebanese Armed Forces and UNIFIL Force Commander Major General Aroldo Lazaro Saenz watching the refueling of the reservoir
13. Med shot, USG Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Colonel Kamil AL Kadi – Lebanese Armed Forces and UNIFIL Force Commander Major General Aroldo Lazaro Saenz watching Medco employee and Lebanese Armed Forces officer refueling the reservoir.
14. Wide shot, USG Jean-Pierre Lacroix shaking hands with Colonel Kamil AL Kadi – Lebanese Armed Forces and UNIFIL Force Commander Major General Aroldo Lazaro Saenz.

STORYLINE:

Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix witnessed a fuel handover from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to strengthen the capacity of the Lebanese Armed Forces.

SOUNDBITE (English) Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations:
“Lebanon is currently facing a very serious economic crisis, and this is why UNIFIL is providing support to the Lebanese Armed Forces with fuel, food and medicine so that the Lebanese Armed Forces can continue to operate in the south of Lebanon, which is the area of operations of UNIFIL.”

SOUNDBITE (English) Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations:
“Part of the mandate of UNIFIL is actually to provide support to the Lebanese Armed Forces so that they can eventually increase their control of the area here in southern Lebanon.”