UN / DRC MONUSCO UPDATE
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A Spokesperson for Secretary-General António Guterres said peacekeepers from the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo had “responded to alerts of the presence of CODECO members in several villages of Djugu territory in Ituri province,” immediately deploying to the area and “prompting the assailants to flee the scene.” UNIFEED
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STORY: UN / DRC MONUSCO UPDATE
TRT: 01:23
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LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 18 MAY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
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RECENT - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations Headquarters
18 MAY 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, spokesperson Farhan Haq at to podium
3. Wide shot, journalists
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“We have an update from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Over the last few days, MONUSCO, the UN Mission there, responded to alerts of the presence of CODECO members in several villages of Djugu territory in Ituri province. UN peacekeepers immediately deployed to the areas, prompting the assailants to flee the scene. In the meantime, peacekeepers are engaging with communities around Djugu, notably internally displaced persons and youth leaders, as part of efforts to strengthen protection and early warning mechanisms.
On a separate development, MONUSCO launched a Joint Assessment and Engagement Mission to Bweremana, close to the town of Sake, in North Kivu province, in the context of population displacement caused by M23 activities in Masisi territory. Peacekeepers met with civilians and local leaders to better understand their needs and protection concerns. Meanwhile, yesterday, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Bintou Keita, travelled to Kalehe territory in South Kivu province to see first-hand the damage caused by recent torrential rain and heavy flooding. She expressed her condolences and solidarity with the Government and the affected populations. More than 450 people died in the floods and many more are missing, according to official estimates.”
4. Wide shot, end of briefing
STORYLINE:
A Spokesperson for Secretary-General António Guterres today (5 May) said peacekeepers from the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo had “responded to alerts of the presence of CODECO members in several villages of Djugu territory in Ituri province,” immediately deploying to the area and “prompting the assailants to flee the scene.”
Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said, “peacekeepers are engaging with communities around Djugu, notably internally displaced persons and youth leaders, as part of efforts to strengthen protection and early warning mechanisms.”
On a separate development, Haq said, the mission, known as MONUSCO “launched a Joint Assessment and Engagement Mission to Bweremana, close to the town of Sake, in North Kivu province, in the context of population displacement caused by M23 activities in Masisi territory.”
He said peacekeepers “met with civilians and local leaders to better understand their needs and protection concerns.”
Meanwhile, the spokesperson continued, “the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Bintou Keita, travelled to Kalehe territory in South Kivu province to see first-hand the damage caused by recent torrential rain and heavy flooding.”
More than 450 people died in the floods and many more are missing, according to official estimates.
TRT: 01:23
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 18 MAY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
SHOTLIST:
RECENT - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations Headquarters
18 MAY 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, spokesperson Farhan Haq at to podium
3. Wide shot, journalists
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“We have an update from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Over the last few days, MONUSCO, the UN Mission there, responded to alerts of the presence of CODECO members in several villages of Djugu territory in Ituri province. UN peacekeepers immediately deployed to the areas, prompting the assailants to flee the scene. In the meantime, peacekeepers are engaging with communities around Djugu, notably internally displaced persons and youth leaders, as part of efforts to strengthen protection and early warning mechanisms.
On a separate development, MONUSCO launched a Joint Assessment and Engagement Mission to Bweremana, close to the town of Sake, in North Kivu province, in the context of population displacement caused by M23 activities in Masisi territory. Peacekeepers met with civilians and local leaders to better understand their needs and protection concerns. Meanwhile, yesterday, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Bintou Keita, travelled to Kalehe territory in South Kivu province to see first-hand the damage caused by recent torrential rain and heavy flooding. She expressed her condolences and solidarity with the Government and the affected populations. More than 450 people died in the floods and many more are missing, according to official estimates.”
4. Wide shot, end of briefing
STORYLINE:
A Spokesperson for Secretary-General António Guterres today (5 May) said peacekeepers from the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo had “responded to alerts of the presence of CODECO members in several villages of Djugu territory in Ituri province,” immediately deploying to the area and “prompting the assailants to flee the scene.”
Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said, “peacekeepers are engaging with communities around Djugu, notably internally displaced persons and youth leaders, as part of efforts to strengthen protection and early warning mechanisms.”
On a separate development, Haq said, the mission, known as MONUSCO “launched a Joint Assessment and Engagement Mission to Bweremana, close to the town of Sake, in North Kivu province, in the context of population displacement caused by M23 activities in Masisi territory.”
He said peacekeepers “met with civilians and local leaders to better understand their needs and protection concerns.”
Meanwhile, the spokesperson continued, “the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Bintou Keita, travelled to Kalehe territory in South Kivu province to see first-hand the damage caused by recent torrential rain and heavy flooding.”
More than 450 people died in the floods and many more are missing, according to official estimates.
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