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STORY: UN / LEBANON UNIFIL
TRT: 03:07
SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGES: CHINESE / RUSSIAN /ENGLISH /ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 31 AUGUST 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
SHOTLIST:
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior UN Headquarters
31 AUGUST 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Pan left, vote, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, China:
“Lebanon has, on many occasions, sent letters to the president of the Council on the issue of geographical names to the north of the Blue Line. The Council should take seriously and address properly the views and appeals of the government of Lebanon.”
4. Wide shot, Council
5. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Russian Federation:
“We’d like to underscore that our position during the vote is conditioned solely by our disagreement on some of the wording in the resolution. Having said that, we support the Interim Forces in Lebanon, which plays a key stabilizing role under conditions of ongoing tensions on the blue line. We’d like to hope that the resolution we adopted today will not complicate the situation in Lebanon. We call on the UNIFIL leadership to continue coordinating its activities in its area of operations with the government of Lebanon.”
6. Wide shot, Council
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, United Arab Emirates (UAE):
“Over the past year, on a daily basis, Hezbollah has been making a mockery of the Security Council resolutions 1701 and 1559. It has erected concrete military outposts in the observation towers, conducted military drills with live fire, and prevented UNIFIL freedom of movement while brashly attaching peacekeeping forces.”
8. Wide shot, Council
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, United States:
“Significantly, the resolution adopted today includes language strongly reaffirming UNIFIL’s full freedom of movement and its ability to conduct “announced and unannounced” patrols. It is imperative this be fully implemented and that UNIFIL not face unacceptable obstacles to carrying out its mission.”
10. Wide shot, Representative of Lebanon sitting
11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Jeanne Mrad, Charge d'Affaires a.i. / Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Lebanon:
“These are troops for peacekeeping, not to impose peace. Unfortunately, and regrettably, the text doesn’t reflect all our concerns and the whole picture.”
10. Med shot, delegates
11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Jeanne Mrad, Charge d'Affaires a.i. / Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Lebanon:
“This resolution and the presence of UNIFIL in south Lebanon are mainly prompted by an outstanding conflict between Lebanon and Israel. It’s not a resolution between a certain Lebanese segment or group and UNIFIL. Why are you insisting on transforming the conflict, adapting it, and giving the false impression that the problem was only between one Lebanese group, which is part of the overall domestic national fabric and social cohesion, and UNIFIL? This is not the case.”
12. Med shot, delegates
STORYLINE:
The Security Council extended the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for one year.
The resolution extending the present mandate of UNIFIL until 31 August 2024 was adopted today (31 Aug) in New York with 13 votes in favor and 2 abstentions (China and Russian Federation).
Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, said, “Lebanon has, on many occasions, sent letters to the president of the Council on the issue of geographical names to the north of the Blue Line. The Council should take seriously and address properly the views and appeals of the government of Lebanon.”
Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, underscored that his government’s position during the vote was conditioned solely by its disagreement on some of the wording in the resolution.
“Having said that,” he continued, “We support the Interim Forces in Lebanon, which plays a key stabilizing role under conditions of ongoing tensions on the blue line. “
He concluded, “We’d like to hope that the resolution we adopted today will not complicate the situation in Lebanon. We call on the UNIFIL leadership to continue coordinating its activities in its area of operations with the government of Lebanon.”
Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the United Nations, said that over the past year, daily, “Hezbollah has been making a mockery of the Security Council resolutions 1701 and 1559. It has erected concrete military outposts in the observation towers, conducted military drills with live fire, and prevented UNIFIL freedom of movement while brashly attaching peacekeeping forces.”
Also addressing the Security Council today, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, said, “Significantly, the resolution adopted today includes language strongly reaffirming UNIFIL’s full freedom of movement and its ability to conduct “announced and unannounced” patrols. It is imperative this be fully implemented and that UNIFIL not face unacceptable obstacles to carrying out its mission.”
Representing her country, Jeanne Mrad, Charge d'Affaires a.i. and Deputy Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations, stated, “These are troops for peacekeeping, not to impose peace. Unfortunately, and regrettably, the text doesn’t reflect all our concerns and the whole picture.”
She also said, “This resolution and the presence of UNIFIL in south Lebanon are mainly prompted by an outstanding conflict between Lebanon and Israel. It’s not a resolution between a certain Lebanese segment or group and UNIFIL. Why are you insisting on transforming the conflict, adapting it, and giving the false impression that the problem was only between one Lebanese group, which is part of the overall domestic national fabric and social cohesion, and UNIFIL? This is not the case.”
UNIFIL has around 10,500 peacekeepers coming from 48 troop-contributing countries.
The Mission maintains an intensive level of operational and other activities amounting to approximately 14,500 activities per month, day and night, in the area of operations.
Seventeen percent of activities are carried out jointly with the Lebanese Armed Forces.
A five-vessel Maritime Task Force complements UNIFIL.
TRT: 03:07
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: CHINESE / RUSSIAN /ENGLISH /ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 31 AUGUST 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
SHOTLIST:
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior UN Headquarters
31 AUGUST 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Pan left, vote, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, China:
“Lebanon has, on many occasions, sent letters to the president of the Council on the issue of geographical names to the north of the Blue Line. The Council should take seriously and address properly the views and appeals of the government of Lebanon.”
4. Wide shot, Council
5. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Russian Federation:
“We’d like to underscore that our position during the vote is conditioned solely by our disagreement on some of the wording in the resolution. Having said that, we support the Interim Forces in Lebanon, which plays a key stabilizing role under conditions of ongoing tensions on the blue line. We’d like to hope that the resolution we adopted today will not complicate the situation in Lebanon. We call on the UNIFIL leadership to continue coordinating its activities in its area of operations with the government of Lebanon.”
6. Wide shot, Council
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, United Arab Emirates (UAE):
“Over the past year, on a daily basis, Hezbollah has been making a mockery of the Security Council resolutions 1701 and 1559. It has erected concrete military outposts in the observation towers, conducted military drills with live fire, and prevented UNIFIL freedom of movement while brashly attaching peacekeeping forces.”
8. Wide shot, Council
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, United States:
“Significantly, the resolution adopted today includes language strongly reaffirming UNIFIL’s full freedom of movement and its ability to conduct “announced and unannounced” patrols. It is imperative this be fully implemented and that UNIFIL not face unacceptable obstacles to carrying out its mission.”
10. Wide shot, Representative of Lebanon sitting
11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Jeanne Mrad, Charge d'Affaires a.i. / Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Lebanon:
“These are troops for peacekeeping, not to impose peace. Unfortunately, and regrettably, the text doesn’t reflect all our concerns and the whole picture.”
10. Med shot, delegates
11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Jeanne Mrad, Charge d'Affaires a.i. / Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Lebanon:
“This resolution and the presence of UNIFIL in south Lebanon are mainly prompted by an outstanding conflict between Lebanon and Israel. It’s not a resolution between a certain Lebanese segment or group and UNIFIL. Why are you insisting on transforming the conflict, adapting it, and giving the false impression that the problem was only between one Lebanese group, which is part of the overall domestic national fabric and social cohesion, and UNIFIL? This is not the case.”
12. Med shot, delegates
STORYLINE:
The Security Council extended the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for one year.
The resolution extending the present mandate of UNIFIL until 31 August 2024 was adopted today (31 Aug) in New York with 13 votes in favor and 2 abstentions (China and Russian Federation).
Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, said, “Lebanon has, on many occasions, sent letters to the president of the Council on the issue of geographical names to the north of the Blue Line. The Council should take seriously and address properly the views and appeals of the government of Lebanon.”
Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, underscored that his government’s position during the vote was conditioned solely by its disagreement on some of the wording in the resolution.
“Having said that,” he continued, “We support the Interim Forces in Lebanon, which plays a key stabilizing role under conditions of ongoing tensions on the blue line. “
He concluded, “We’d like to hope that the resolution we adopted today will not complicate the situation in Lebanon. We call on the UNIFIL leadership to continue coordinating its activities in its area of operations with the government of Lebanon.”
Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the United Nations, said that over the past year, daily, “Hezbollah has been making a mockery of the Security Council resolutions 1701 and 1559. It has erected concrete military outposts in the observation towers, conducted military drills with live fire, and prevented UNIFIL freedom of movement while brashly attaching peacekeeping forces.”
Also addressing the Security Council today, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, said, “Significantly, the resolution adopted today includes language strongly reaffirming UNIFIL’s full freedom of movement and its ability to conduct “announced and unannounced” patrols. It is imperative this be fully implemented and that UNIFIL not face unacceptable obstacles to carrying out its mission.”
Representing her country, Jeanne Mrad, Charge d'Affaires a.i. and Deputy Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations, stated, “These are troops for peacekeeping, not to impose peace. Unfortunately, and regrettably, the text doesn’t reflect all our concerns and the whole picture.”
She also said, “This resolution and the presence of UNIFIL in south Lebanon are mainly prompted by an outstanding conflict between Lebanon and Israel. It’s not a resolution between a certain Lebanese segment or group and UNIFIL. Why are you insisting on transforming the conflict, adapting it, and giving the false impression that the problem was only between one Lebanese group, which is part of the overall domestic national fabric and social cohesion, and UNIFIL? This is not the case.”
UNIFIL has around 10,500 peacekeepers coming from 48 troop-contributing countries.
The Mission maintains an intensive level of operational and other activities amounting to approximately 14,500 activities per month, day and night, in the area of operations.
Seventeen percent of activities are carried out jointly with the Lebanese Armed Forces.
A five-vessel Maritime Task Force complements UNIFIL.
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