SOUTH SUDAN / SHEARER WESTERN NILE VISIT
28-Nov-2018
00:02:11
UN chief in South Sudan announced yesterday more peacekeepers will be sent shortly to Western Nile State to facilitate the return of people displaced by fighting. UNMISS
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STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / SHEARER WESTERN NILE VISIT
TRT: 02:11
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH /ARABIC /NATS
DATELINE: 27 NOVEMBER 2018, KODOK, SOUTH SUDAN
TRT: 02:11
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH /ARABIC /NATS
DATELINE: 27 NOVEMBER 2018, KODOK, SOUTH SUDAN
SHOTLIST
1. Aerial shot, Kodok on Nile
2. Wide shot, Shearer disembarking helicopter
3. Various shots, peacekeepers
4. SOUNDBITE (English) David Shearer, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for South Sudan and Head of UNMISS,:
“It also means that humanitarian agencies are more likely to come back. And in Kodok, in Fashoda more generally, there is a real need for improved healthcare, improved education facilities.”
5. Pan left, Shearer meeting deputy governor
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Nyiker Okoth Awin, Fashoda Deputy Governor:
“The security situation is good. It is improving and, of course, the presence of the UN and, especially the forces, is a stabilizing thing for the people because, when they see some forces around that are neutral, people feel that there is security apart from the security that we give as a Government. Others may not be with us, so having a third party is a good thing.”
7. Pan right, market
8. Wide shot, market stands
9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mijok Albino, Women’s Initiative For Peace:
“I’m hoping for peace to come and I’m also continuing to pray for the peace to come so I can come back to my home and start my life again in Fashoda state.”
10. Wide shot, woman buying lemons
11. Close up, lemons
12. Wide shot, woman in market
13. Med shot, Shearer with Regina and Sunday Peters in market
2. Wide shot, Shearer disembarking helicopter
3. Various shots, peacekeepers
4. SOUNDBITE (English) David Shearer, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for South Sudan and Head of UNMISS,:
“It also means that humanitarian agencies are more likely to come back. And in Kodok, in Fashoda more generally, there is a real need for improved healthcare, improved education facilities.”
5. Pan left, Shearer meeting deputy governor
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Nyiker Okoth Awin, Fashoda Deputy Governor:
“The security situation is good. It is improving and, of course, the presence of the UN and, especially the forces, is a stabilizing thing for the people because, when they see some forces around that are neutral, people feel that there is security apart from the security that we give as a Government. Others may not be with us, so having a third party is a good thing.”
7. Pan right, market
8. Wide shot, market stands
9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mijok Albino, Women’s Initiative For Peace:
“I’m hoping for peace to come and I’m also continuing to pray for the peace to come so I can come back to my home and start my life again in Fashoda state.”
10. Wide shot, woman buying lemons
11. Close up, lemons
12. Wide shot, woman in market
13. Med shot, Shearer with Regina and Sunday Peters in market
STORYLINE
UN chief in South Sudan announced yesterday more peacekeepers will be sent shortly to Western Nile State to facilitate the return of people displaced by fighting.
Nestled next to the Nile on its western bank, Kodok is a stratigic location for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) because it has previously struggled to access the area from bases across the river and it is a place that many people are choosing to come home to.
About 40 peacekeepers have been based in Kodok for the past seven months. On a visit to the area, the Head of UNMISS told local authorities he will increase the number of troops to help give displaced families the confidence to return. It will also help improve the humanitarian situation.
SOUNDBITE (English) David Shearer, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for South Sudan and Head of UNMISS,:
“It also means that humanitarian agencies are more likely to come back. And in Kodok, in Fashoda more generally, there is a real need for improved healthcare, improved education facilities.”
Trade is already reviving in Kodok. Stallholders say more people are arriving every day and they expect the number of returnees to increase significantly during the dry season.
SOUNDBITE (English) Nyiker Okoth Awin, Fashoda Deputy Governor:
“The security situation is good. It is improving and, of course, the presence of the UN and, especially the forces, is a stabilizing thing for the people because, when they see some forces around that are neutral, people feel that there is security apart from the security that we give as a Government. Others may not be with us, so having a third party is a good thing.”
UNMISS engineers will also help rebuild local infrastructure, including roads and bridges and reinforcing the local jetty.
During his visit, Shearer met 10 and 11-years-old sisters Regina and Sunday Peters who walk for two hours in the sweltering sun to get from their village to the school in Kodok. They spend their afternoons selling milk in the market to support their family before making the long journey home.
The sisters are among thousands of internally displaced South Sudanese returning to their homes in the Upper Nile region, thanks to an improving security situation and the presence of United Nations peacekeepers.
Nestled next to the Nile on its western bank, Kodok is a stratigic location for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) because it has previously struggled to access the area from bases across the river and it is a place that many people are choosing to come home to.
About 40 peacekeepers have been based in Kodok for the past seven months. On a visit to the area, the Head of UNMISS told local authorities he will increase the number of troops to help give displaced families the confidence to return. It will also help improve the humanitarian situation.
SOUNDBITE (English) David Shearer, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for South Sudan and Head of UNMISS,:
“It also means that humanitarian agencies are more likely to come back. And in Kodok, in Fashoda more generally, there is a real need for improved healthcare, improved education facilities.”
Trade is already reviving in Kodok. Stallholders say more people are arriving every day and they expect the number of returnees to increase significantly during the dry season.
SOUNDBITE (English) Nyiker Okoth Awin, Fashoda Deputy Governor:
“The security situation is good. It is improving and, of course, the presence of the UN and, especially the forces, is a stabilizing thing for the people because, when they see some forces around that are neutral, people feel that there is security apart from the security that we give as a Government. Others may not be with us, so having a third party is a good thing.”
UNMISS engineers will also help rebuild local infrastructure, including roads and bridges and reinforcing the local jetty.
During his visit, Shearer met 10 and 11-years-old sisters Regina and Sunday Peters who walk for two hours in the sweltering sun to get from their village to the school in Kodok. They spend their afternoons selling milk in the market to support their family before making the long journey home.
The sisters are among thousands of internally displaced South Sudanese returning to their homes in the Upper Nile region, thanks to an improving security situation and the presence of United Nations peacekeepers.
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