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STORY: UN / SOUTH SUDAN
TRT: 04:08
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 15 SEPTEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
SHOTLIST:
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
15 SEPTEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan:
“With 15 months remaining to the elections scheduled to end the transitional period, time is of the essence for South Sudan. The country anticipates holding its first elections in December 2024. However, key institutions and legal frameworks are yet to be put in place And critical questions remain unanswered.”
4. Wide shot, Security Council
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan:
“Resolving these questions does not require material resources, only the political will to reach consensus. Such questions include: the type of elections to be held; voter registration requirements; how electoral boundaries will be determined; the nature of participation of refugees and internally displaced people; the allocation of security responsibilities; and how electoral-related disputes will be managed.”
6. Wide shot, Security Council
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA):
“The humanitarian situation in South Sudan continued to encounter major challenges. The conflict in neighboring Sudan has deeply complicated the humanitarian picture.”
8. Med shot, Wosornu addresses the Council
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA):
“At the beginning of the year, more than 9.4 million people in South Sudan, 76 per cent of the population required humanitarian assistance due to various factors including subnational violence, physical and other access constraints, and climatic shocks, such as flooding and drought-like conditions. However, as of 5 September 2023, more than 260,000 people had arrived in South Sudan seeking protection and safety.”
10. Med shot, Security Council president
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Racheal Juan, Civil Society Representative:
“As a young South Sudanese woman, I have grown up against the backdrop of a country at war. For most of my life, and those of many other youth who make up over 70 per cent of the population, we have become all too familiar with the violence that surrounds us. The violence of weapons, sexual violence, and violence induced by climate change. It may be easy to resign oneself to accepting the status quo, but I choose not to.”
12. Med shot, Council members
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Racheal Juan, Civil Society Representative:
“I call for your support to promote and achieve sustainable peace in South Sudan. I urge you to keep supporting humanitarian, peacebuilding, and development efforts. Please do not give up on my country and my people. I am confident that South Sudan will eventually attain the peace we so deeply long for.”
14. Wide shot, Security Council
15. Pan left, ambassadors walk to the stakeout
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Albana Dautllari, Deputy Permanent Representative, Albania:
“As the impacts of the climate crisis worsen in South Sudan, we must recognize the undeniable linkages between climate change and peace and security. Failure to address the impact of climate change could not only perpetrate cycles of conflict and instability, but also hinder the prospects of long-term peace and sustainable development.”
17. Wide shot,
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Albana Dautllari, Deputy Permanent Representative, Albania:
“We emphasize the urgent need for action. South Sudan is one of the five countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Its economy relies heavily on agriculture, fisheries, and livestock rearing, all of which are directly affected by rising temperatures, irregular rainfall, and extreme weather events.”
19. Pan right, ambassadors walk away from the stakeout
STORYLINE:
With 15 months remaining to the elections scheduled to end the transitional period in South Sudan, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the country, Nicholas Haysom, warned the Security Council that “time is of the essence”.
Briefing the Council today (15 Sep), Haysom, who also acts as the Head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), remembered that the country anticipates holding its first elections in December 2024, but noted that “key institutions and legal frameworks are yet to be put in place and critical questions remain unanswered.”
For Haysom, “resolving these questions does not require material resources, only the political will to reach consensus.”
The Special Representative said that such questions include the type of elections to be held, voter registration requirements, how electoral boundaries will be determined, the nature of participation of refugees and internally displaced people, the allocation of security responsibilities, and how electoral-related disputes will be managed.
Also briefing Council members, the Director of Operations and Advocacy at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Edem Wosornu, said that “the humanitarian situation in South Sudan continued to encounter major challenges” and that “the conflict in neighboring Sudan has deeply complicated the humanitarian picture.”
According to Wosornu, “at the beginning of the year, more than 9.4 million people in South Sudan, 76 per cent of the population required humanitarian assistance due to various factors including subnational violence, physical and other access constraints, and climatic shocks, such as flooding and drought-like conditions.”
The humanitarian official added that, since then, “as of 5 September 2023, more than 260,000 people had arrived in South Sudan seeking protection and safety.”
The civil society was represented by Racheal Juan, an activist and academic from South Sudan, who said, “As a young South Sudanese woman, I have grown up against the backdrop of a country at war. For most of my life, and those of many other youth who make up over 70 per cent of the population, we have become all too familiar with the violence that surrounds us. The violence of weapons, sexual violence, and violence induced by climate change. It may be easy to resign oneself to accepting the status quo, but I choose not to.”
Juan concluded, “I call for your support to promote and achieve sustainable peace in South Sudan. I urge you to keep supporting humanitarian, peacebuilding, and development efforts. Please do not give up on my country and my people. I am confident that South Sudan will eventually attain the peace we so deeply long for.”
Before the session, the Security Council pledgers of the Joint Pledges related to Climate, Peace and Security (Albania, France, Gabon, Ghana, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States) read a statement to journalists.
On behalf of the group, the Deputy Permanent Representative of Albania, Albana Dautllari, said, “As the impacts of the climate crisis worsen in South Sudan, we must recognize the undeniable linkages between climate change and peace and security. Failure to address the impact of climate change could not only perpetrate cycles of conflict and instability, but also hinder the prospects of long-term peace and sustainable development.”
Emphasizing the urgent need for action, Dautllari noted that “South Sudan is one of the five countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change” and “its economy relies heavily on agriculture, fisheries, and livestock rearing, all of which are directly affected by rising temperatures, irregular rainfall, and extreme weather events.”
TRT: 04:08
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 15 SEPTEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
SHOTLIST:
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
15 SEPTEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan:
“With 15 months remaining to the elections scheduled to end the transitional period, time is of the essence for South Sudan. The country anticipates holding its first elections in December 2024. However, key institutions and legal frameworks are yet to be put in place And critical questions remain unanswered.”
4. Wide shot, Security Council
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicholas Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan:
“Resolving these questions does not require material resources, only the political will to reach consensus. Such questions include: the type of elections to be held; voter registration requirements; how electoral boundaries will be determined; the nature of participation of refugees and internally displaced people; the allocation of security responsibilities; and how electoral-related disputes will be managed.”
6. Wide shot, Security Council
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA):
“The humanitarian situation in South Sudan continued to encounter major challenges. The conflict in neighboring Sudan has deeply complicated the humanitarian picture.”
8. Med shot, Wosornu addresses the Council
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA):
“At the beginning of the year, more than 9.4 million people in South Sudan, 76 per cent of the population required humanitarian assistance due to various factors including subnational violence, physical and other access constraints, and climatic shocks, such as flooding and drought-like conditions. However, as of 5 September 2023, more than 260,000 people had arrived in South Sudan seeking protection and safety.”
10. Med shot, Security Council president
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Racheal Juan, Civil Society Representative:
“As a young South Sudanese woman, I have grown up against the backdrop of a country at war. For most of my life, and those of many other youth who make up over 70 per cent of the population, we have become all too familiar with the violence that surrounds us. The violence of weapons, sexual violence, and violence induced by climate change. It may be easy to resign oneself to accepting the status quo, but I choose not to.”
12. Med shot, Council members
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Racheal Juan, Civil Society Representative:
“I call for your support to promote and achieve sustainable peace in South Sudan. I urge you to keep supporting humanitarian, peacebuilding, and development efforts. Please do not give up on my country and my people. I am confident that South Sudan will eventually attain the peace we so deeply long for.”
14. Wide shot, Security Council
15. Pan left, ambassadors walk to the stakeout
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Albana Dautllari, Deputy Permanent Representative, Albania:
“As the impacts of the climate crisis worsen in South Sudan, we must recognize the undeniable linkages between climate change and peace and security. Failure to address the impact of climate change could not only perpetrate cycles of conflict and instability, but also hinder the prospects of long-term peace and sustainable development.”
17. Wide shot,
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Albana Dautllari, Deputy Permanent Representative, Albania:
“We emphasize the urgent need for action. South Sudan is one of the five countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Its economy relies heavily on agriculture, fisheries, and livestock rearing, all of which are directly affected by rising temperatures, irregular rainfall, and extreme weather events.”
19. Pan right, ambassadors walk away from the stakeout
STORYLINE:
With 15 months remaining to the elections scheduled to end the transitional period in South Sudan, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the country, Nicholas Haysom, warned the Security Council that “time is of the essence”.
Briefing the Council today (15 Sep), Haysom, who also acts as the Head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), remembered that the country anticipates holding its first elections in December 2024, but noted that “key institutions and legal frameworks are yet to be put in place and critical questions remain unanswered.”
For Haysom, “resolving these questions does not require material resources, only the political will to reach consensus.”
The Special Representative said that such questions include the type of elections to be held, voter registration requirements, how electoral boundaries will be determined, the nature of participation of refugees and internally displaced people, the allocation of security responsibilities, and how electoral-related disputes will be managed.
Also briefing Council members, the Director of Operations and Advocacy at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Edem Wosornu, said that “the humanitarian situation in South Sudan continued to encounter major challenges” and that “the conflict in neighboring Sudan has deeply complicated the humanitarian picture.”
According to Wosornu, “at the beginning of the year, more than 9.4 million people in South Sudan, 76 per cent of the population required humanitarian assistance due to various factors including subnational violence, physical and other access constraints, and climatic shocks, such as flooding and drought-like conditions.”
The humanitarian official added that, since then, “as of 5 September 2023, more than 260,000 people had arrived in South Sudan seeking protection and safety.”
The civil society was represented by Racheal Juan, an activist and academic from South Sudan, who said, “As a young South Sudanese woman, I have grown up against the backdrop of a country at war. For most of my life, and those of many other youth who make up over 70 per cent of the population, we have become all too familiar with the violence that surrounds us. The violence of weapons, sexual violence, and violence induced by climate change. It may be easy to resign oneself to accepting the status quo, but I choose not to.”
Juan concluded, “I call for your support to promote and achieve sustainable peace in South Sudan. I urge you to keep supporting humanitarian, peacebuilding, and development efforts. Please do not give up on my country and my people. I am confident that South Sudan will eventually attain the peace we so deeply long for.”
Before the session, the Security Council pledgers of the Joint Pledges related to Climate, Peace and Security (Albania, France, Gabon, Ghana, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States) read a statement to journalists.
On behalf of the group, the Deputy Permanent Representative of Albania, Albana Dautllari, said, “As the impacts of the climate crisis worsen in South Sudan, we must recognize the undeniable linkages between climate change and peace and security. Failure to address the impact of climate change could not only perpetrate cycles of conflict and instability, but also hinder the prospects of long-term peace and sustainable development.”
Emphasizing the urgent need for action, Dautllari noted that “South Sudan is one of the five countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change” and “its economy relies heavily on agriculture, fisheries, and livestock rearing, all of which are directly affected by rising temperatures, irregular rainfall, and extreme weather events.”
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