UN / MYANMAR SECURITY COUNCIL
28-Sep-2017
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UN Secretary General António Guterres told the Security Council that the core problem in the crisis facing Myanmar’s Rakhine State is “protracted statelessness and its associated discrimination,” adding that Muslims “should be granted nationality.” UNIFEED / FILE
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STORY: UN / MYANMAR SECURITY COUNCIL
TRT: 04:27
SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 28 SEPTEMBER 2017, NEW YORK CITY
TRT: 04:27
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 28 SEPTEMBER 2017, NEW YORK CITY
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UNIFEED - RECENT - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UNHQ exterior
UNIFEED - 28 SEPTEMBER 2017, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Med shot, U Thaung Tun
4. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
(starts under cutaway) “The situation has spiralled into the world’s fastest developing refugee emergency and a humanitarian and human rights nightmare. I continue to call on the Myanmar authorities to take three immediate steps. First, to end the military operations. Second, to allow unfettered access for humanitarian support. And third, to ensure the safe, voluntary, dignified and sustainable return of the refugees to their areas of origin.”
5. Wide shot, U Thaung Tun
6. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The core of the problem is protracted statelessness and its associated discrimination. The recommendations of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine provide a blueprint for the longer-term future. The Muslims of Rakhine State should be granted nationality.”
7. Wide shot, Security Council
8. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The crisis has generated multiple implications for neighbouring States and the larger region, including the risk of inter-communal strife. We should not be surprised if decades of discrimination and double standards in treatment of the Rohingya create openings for radicalization.”
9. Med shot, U Thaung Tun
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Nikki Haley, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations:
“We cannot be afraid to call the actions of the Burmese authorities what they appear to be; a brutal, sustained campaign to cleanse the country of an ethnic minority. And it should shame senior Burmese leaders who have sacrificed so much for an open, democratic Burma.”
11. Med shot, Bengali ambassador
12. SOUNDBITE (English) U Thaung Tun, National Security Advisor, Myanmar:
“I can assure you that the leaders of Myamnar, who have been struggling so long for freedom and human rights, will never espouse policy of genocide or ethnic cleansing and that the government will do everything to prevent it.”
13. Med shot, delegates
14. SOUNDBITE (English) U Thaung Tun, National Security Advisor, Myanmar:
“What is little known is that the vast majority of Muslims did not abandon their hearth and home. While there has been an exodus, more than 50 percent of the Muslim villages in northern Rakhine remain intact.”
15. Wide shot, ambassadors
16. SOUNDBITE (English) U Thaung Tun, National Security Advisor, Myanmar:
“We are concerned by reports that thousands of people have crossed into Bangladesh. We would like to fathom the real reasons for the exodus. We will talk to those who have fled as well as to those who have opted to remain in their villages. The vast majority of those who fled did so out of fear. Fear was instilled in their hearts by the terrorists.”
17. Wide shot, Secretary General and Ethiopian ambassador
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Masud Bin Momen, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations:
“We have heard senior Myanmar leaders and state entities referring to the alleged extremists as 'Bengali terrorists'. There is perhaps no taker for the baseless and malicious propaganda to project Rohingyas as 'illegal immigrants from Bangladesh'. This is not only a blatant denial of the ethnic identity of the Rohingyas, but also an affront to Bengalis all over the world. This has to stop.”
19. Wide shot, ambassadors
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Masud Bin Momen, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations:
“Any individual among the new arrivals would make it known why this exodus is continuing. They all narrate use of rape as a weapon to scare families to leave. Available reports suggest that villages after villages have been burnt; people have been looted and abused in the Rakhine State. These atrocities attest that the Myanmar Government is using arson to de-populate northern Rakhine and take over ownership of lands.”
FILE - WFP - 10 SEPTEMBER 2017, TEKNAF, BANGLADESH
21. Wide shot, plumes of smoke from Rohingya houses burning near Teknaf border
FILE - WFP - 5 SEPTEMBER 2017, TEKNAF, BANGLADESH
22. Wide shot, refugees waking
23. Med shot, man carrying child crossing water
FILE - UNHCR - 18 SEPTEMBER 2017, KUTUPALONG CAMP AT UKHIYA, COX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH
24. Wide shot, refugees crossing through water
FILE - WFP - 10 SEPTEMBER 2017, KUTUPALONG CAMP AT UKHIYA, COX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH
25. Wide shot, refugees in camp
26. Med shot, woman cooking
27. Close up, child eating
1. Wide shot, UNHQ exterior
UNIFEED - 28 SEPTEMBER 2017, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Med shot, U Thaung Tun
4. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
(starts under cutaway) “The situation has spiralled into the world’s fastest developing refugee emergency and a humanitarian and human rights nightmare. I continue to call on the Myanmar authorities to take three immediate steps. First, to end the military operations. Second, to allow unfettered access for humanitarian support. And third, to ensure the safe, voluntary, dignified and sustainable return of the refugees to their areas of origin.”
5. Wide shot, U Thaung Tun
6. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The core of the problem is protracted statelessness and its associated discrimination. The recommendations of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine provide a blueprint for the longer-term future. The Muslims of Rakhine State should be granted nationality.”
7. Wide shot, Security Council
8. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The crisis has generated multiple implications for neighbouring States and the larger region, including the risk of inter-communal strife. We should not be surprised if decades of discrimination and double standards in treatment of the Rohingya create openings for radicalization.”
9. Med shot, U Thaung Tun
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Nikki Haley, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations:
“We cannot be afraid to call the actions of the Burmese authorities what they appear to be; a brutal, sustained campaign to cleanse the country of an ethnic minority. And it should shame senior Burmese leaders who have sacrificed so much for an open, democratic Burma.”
11. Med shot, Bengali ambassador
12. SOUNDBITE (English) U Thaung Tun, National Security Advisor, Myanmar:
“I can assure you that the leaders of Myamnar, who have been struggling so long for freedom and human rights, will never espouse policy of genocide or ethnic cleansing and that the government will do everything to prevent it.”
13. Med shot, delegates
14. SOUNDBITE (English) U Thaung Tun, National Security Advisor, Myanmar:
“What is little known is that the vast majority of Muslims did not abandon their hearth and home. While there has been an exodus, more than 50 percent of the Muslim villages in northern Rakhine remain intact.”
15. Wide shot, ambassadors
16. SOUNDBITE (English) U Thaung Tun, National Security Advisor, Myanmar:
“We are concerned by reports that thousands of people have crossed into Bangladesh. We would like to fathom the real reasons for the exodus. We will talk to those who have fled as well as to those who have opted to remain in their villages. The vast majority of those who fled did so out of fear. Fear was instilled in their hearts by the terrorists.”
17. Wide shot, Secretary General and Ethiopian ambassador
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Masud Bin Momen, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations:
“We have heard senior Myanmar leaders and state entities referring to the alleged extremists as 'Bengali terrorists'. There is perhaps no taker for the baseless and malicious propaganda to project Rohingyas as 'illegal immigrants from Bangladesh'. This is not only a blatant denial of the ethnic identity of the Rohingyas, but also an affront to Bengalis all over the world. This has to stop.”
19. Wide shot, ambassadors
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Masud Bin Momen, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations:
“Any individual among the new arrivals would make it known why this exodus is continuing. They all narrate use of rape as a weapon to scare families to leave. Available reports suggest that villages after villages have been burnt; people have been looted and abused in the Rakhine State. These atrocities attest that the Myanmar Government is using arson to de-populate northern Rakhine and take over ownership of lands.”
FILE - WFP - 10 SEPTEMBER 2017, TEKNAF, BANGLADESH
21. Wide shot, plumes of smoke from Rohingya houses burning near Teknaf border
FILE - WFP - 5 SEPTEMBER 2017, TEKNAF, BANGLADESH
22. Wide shot, refugees waking
23. Med shot, man carrying child crossing water
FILE - UNHCR - 18 SEPTEMBER 2017, KUTUPALONG CAMP AT UKHIYA, COX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH
24. Wide shot, refugees crossing through water
FILE - WFP - 10 SEPTEMBER 2017, KUTUPALONG CAMP AT UKHIYA, COX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH
25. Wide shot, refugees in camp
26. Med shot, woman cooking
27. Close up, child eating
STORYLINE
UN Secretary General António Guterres told the Security Council today (28 Sep) that the core problem in the crisis facing Myanmar’s Rakhine State is “protracted statelessness and its associated discrimination,” adding that Muslims “should be granted nationality.”
The Secretary-General said the situation in the Rakhine state has “spiralled into the world’s fastest developing refugee emergency and a humanitarian and human rights nightmare.” He called on the Myanmar authorities to end the military operations, allow unfettered access for humanitarian support, and ensure the “safe, voluntary, dignified and sustainable return of the refugees to their areas of origin.”
Guterres noted that the UN had received bone-chilling accounts from those who fled, mainly women, children, and the elderly, pointing to excessive violence and serious violations of human rights, including indiscriminate firing of weapons, the presence of landmines, and sexual violence. He said there seems to be a deeply disturbing pattern to the violence and ensuing large movements of an ethnic group from their homes. He stressed that the failure to address this systematic violence could result in a spill-over into central Rakhine, where an additional 250,000 Muslims could potentially face displacement. The UN chief underlined the need for the violence in Rakhine to end, whether carried out by the military or radical elements within communities. He added, “We should not be surprised if decades of discrimination and double standards in treatment of the Rohingya create openings for radicalization.”
United States ambassador Nikki Haley said despite efforts by her country to engage the Myanmar officials at the highest levels, the government refuses to acknowledge the seriousness of the situation. She noted that if the government’s claim that it is battling terrorists is true, it should allow media and humanitarian personnel access to confirm its account. Haley called on the Security Council to consider action against Myanmar security forces who are implicated in abuses. She said the world “cannot be afraid to call the actions of the Burmese authorities what they appear to be; a brutal, sustained campaign to cleanse the country of an ethnic minority; and it should shame senior Burmese leaders who have sacrificed so much for an open, democratic Burma.”
Myanmar’s National Security Advisor, U Thaung Tun, said assertions in the media of unspeakable crimes in Northern Rakhine State are merely subjective and emotionally charged accounts. He stressed that there was no ethnic cleansing or genocide being committed in Myanmar, adding that the leaders of his country, “who have been struggling so long for freedom and human rights, will never espouse” to such policies.
U Thaung Tun asserted that the situation his country faces today is due to terrorism and is not based on religion. He noted that Muslims constitute 95 percent of the total population in Rakhine, adding that “what is little known is that the vast majority of Muslims did not abandon their hearth and home.” He said, “While there has been an exodus, more than 50 percent of the Muslim villages in northern Rakhine remain intact.”
The National Security Advisor expressed his government’s concern by “reports” that thousands of people have crossed into Bangladesh. He said Myanmar would like to “fathom the real reasons for the exodus” adding that the vast majority of those who fled “did so out of fear; fear was instilled in their hearts by the terrorists.” He called on the Security Council not to take actions that could further exacerbate the situation.
Bengali ambassador Masud Bin Momen said statements by senior Myanmar officials branding alleged extremists as “Bengali terrorists” is a “no taker for the baseless and malicious propaganda to project Rohingyas as 'illegal immigrants from Bangladesh'.” He said, “This is not only a blatant denial of the ethnic identity of the Rohingyas, but also an affront to Bengalis all over the world.” He relayed reports of anti-personnel mines that been laid along the border with Bangladesh to prevent the return of Rohingyas to Myanmar.
Bin Momen said is country is currently hosting over 900,000 displaced Rohingyas, adding that the violence did not ceased and the flow of refugees continues, with of 20,000 people entering Bangladesh last night alone. The Bengali ambassador added that new arrivals are reporting the “use of rape as a weapon to scare families to leave” while available reports “suggest that villages after villages have been burnt.” He added, “These atrocities attest that the Myanmar Government is using arson to de-populate northern Rakhine and take over ownership of lands.”
The Secretary-General said the situation in the Rakhine state has “spiralled into the world’s fastest developing refugee emergency and a humanitarian and human rights nightmare.” He called on the Myanmar authorities to end the military operations, allow unfettered access for humanitarian support, and ensure the “safe, voluntary, dignified and sustainable return of the refugees to their areas of origin.”
Guterres noted that the UN had received bone-chilling accounts from those who fled, mainly women, children, and the elderly, pointing to excessive violence and serious violations of human rights, including indiscriminate firing of weapons, the presence of landmines, and sexual violence. He said there seems to be a deeply disturbing pattern to the violence and ensuing large movements of an ethnic group from their homes. He stressed that the failure to address this systematic violence could result in a spill-over into central Rakhine, where an additional 250,000 Muslims could potentially face displacement. The UN chief underlined the need for the violence in Rakhine to end, whether carried out by the military or radical elements within communities. He added, “We should not be surprised if decades of discrimination and double standards in treatment of the Rohingya create openings for radicalization.”
United States ambassador Nikki Haley said despite efforts by her country to engage the Myanmar officials at the highest levels, the government refuses to acknowledge the seriousness of the situation. She noted that if the government’s claim that it is battling terrorists is true, it should allow media and humanitarian personnel access to confirm its account. Haley called on the Security Council to consider action against Myanmar security forces who are implicated in abuses. She said the world “cannot be afraid to call the actions of the Burmese authorities what they appear to be; a brutal, sustained campaign to cleanse the country of an ethnic minority; and it should shame senior Burmese leaders who have sacrificed so much for an open, democratic Burma.”
Myanmar’s National Security Advisor, U Thaung Tun, said assertions in the media of unspeakable crimes in Northern Rakhine State are merely subjective and emotionally charged accounts. He stressed that there was no ethnic cleansing or genocide being committed in Myanmar, adding that the leaders of his country, “who have been struggling so long for freedom and human rights, will never espouse” to such policies.
U Thaung Tun asserted that the situation his country faces today is due to terrorism and is not based on religion. He noted that Muslims constitute 95 percent of the total population in Rakhine, adding that “what is little known is that the vast majority of Muslims did not abandon their hearth and home.” He said, “While there has been an exodus, more than 50 percent of the Muslim villages in northern Rakhine remain intact.”
The National Security Advisor expressed his government’s concern by “reports” that thousands of people have crossed into Bangladesh. He said Myanmar would like to “fathom the real reasons for the exodus” adding that the vast majority of those who fled “did so out of fear; fear was instilled in their hearts by the terrorists.” He called on the Security Council not to take actions that could further exacerbate the situation.
Bengali ambassador Masud Bin Momen said statements by senior Myanmar officials branding alleged extremists as “Bengali terrorists” is a “no taker for the baseless and malicious propaganda to project Rohingyas as 'illegal immigrants from Bangladesh'.” He said, “This is not only a blatant denial of the ethnic identity of the Rohingyas, but also an affront to Bengalis all over the world.” He relayed reports of anti-personnel mines that been laid along the border with Bangladesh to prevent the return of Rohingyas to Myanmar.
Bin Momen said is country is currently hosting over 900,000 displaced Rohingyas, adding that the violence did not ceased and the flow of refugees continues, with of 20,000 people entering Bangladesh last night alone. The Bengali ambassador added that new arrivals are reporting the “use of rape as a weapon to scare families to leave” while available reports “suggest that villages after villages have been burnt.” He added, “These atrocities attest that the Myanmar Government is using arson to de-populate northern Rakhine and take over ownership of lands.”
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