UN / HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR HAITI
08-Dec-2022
00:02:41
With a growing cholera outbreak, increasing levels of food insecurity and violence spreading throughout Haiti, a top United Nations official asked for more support to assist the Caribbean country. UNIFEED
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DATELINE: 08 DECEMBER 2022, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
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SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 08 DECEMBER 2022, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
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FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters
08 DECEMBER 2022, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, press room dais
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Ingeborg Ulrika Ulfsdotter Richardson, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, United Nations:
“The cholera outbreak continues to be a worry for the country and for us. Cases continue to rise and you have now 283 people that have died from the illness. And we also have close to 12,000 people that have been hospitalized during this period. So this is since second October.”
4. Close up, journalist asking question
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Ingeborg Ulrika Ulfsdotter Richardson, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, United Nations:
“And we are also close to more than certain 14,000 now suspected cases of cholera throughout the country. And what we are seeing in fact is not only the continued increase of cholera cases, but also the spread to the regions and there is now in eight of the 10 departments there are confirmed cholera cases, and this is a worrying trend for us and for the country.
6. Wide shot, briefing room
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Ingeborg Ulrika Ulfsdotter Richardson, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, United Nations:
“We see one in every second Haitian being food insecure and, for the first time, catastrophic conditions of hunger present in Haiti. For the first time, 20,000 people.”
8. Close up, journalist asking question
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Ingeborg Ulrika Ulfsdotter Richardson, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, United Nations:
“So we launched the flash appeal, about $145 million. We have right now received 23.5 million. I'm really grateful for those donors who have who have responded positively, but it's only 16 percent of the total amount.
10. Close up, journalist asking question
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Ingeborg Ulrika Ulfsdotter Richardson, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, United Nations:
“The insecurity continues to be rampant. And we're hearing chilling reports of human rights violations and with really, really worrying levels of violence in general. And that is happening in a situation where the country is facing social political instability as you know.”
12. Wide shot, briefing room
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Ingeborg Ulrika Ulfsdotter Richardson, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, United Nations:
“This insecurity and the gang domination in the capital is now close to 60 percent of the entire capital. And they still use, and with very terrifying levels of intensity, sexual violence as a weapon to keep populations under control and instill fear and to punish populations.”
14. Wide shot, Richardson leaving the room
1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters
08 DECEMBER 2022, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, press room dais
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Ingeborg Ulrika Ulfsdotter Richardson, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, United Nations:
“The cholera outbreak continues to be a worry for the country and for us. Cases continue to rise and you have now 283 people that have died from the illness. And we also have close to 12,000 people that have been hospitalized during this period. So this is since second October.”
4. Close up, journalist asking question
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Ingeborg Ulrika Ulfsdotter Richardson, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, United Nations:
“And we are also close to more than certain 14,000 now suspected cases of cholera throughout the country. And what we are seeing in fact is not only the continued increase of cholera cases, but also the spread to the regions and there is now in eight of the 10 departments there are confirmed cholera cases, and this is a worrying trend for us and for the country.
6. Wide shot, briefing room
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Ingeborg Ulrika Ulfsdotter Richardson, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, United Nations:
“We see one in every second Haitian being food insecure and, for the first time, catastrophic conditions of hunger present in Haiti. For the first time, 20,000 people.”
8. Close up, journalist asking question
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Ingeborg Ulrika Ulfsdotter Richardson, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, United Nations:
“So we launched the flash appeal, about $145 million. We have right now received 23.5 million. I'm really grateful for those donors who have who have responded positively, but it's only 16 percent of the total amount.
10. Close up, journalist asking question
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Ingeborg Ulrika Ulfsdotter Richardson, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, United Nations:
“The insecurity continues to be rampant. And we're hearing chilling reports of human rights violations and with really, really worrying levels of violence in general. And that is happening in a situation where the country is facing social political instability as you know.”
12. Wide shot, briefing room
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Ingeborg Ulrika Ulfsdotter Richardson, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, United Nations:
“This insecurity and the gang domination in the capital is now close to 60 percent of the entire capital. And they still use, and with very terrifying levels of intensity, sexual violence as a weapon to keep populations under control and instill fear and to punish populations.”
14. Wide shot, Richardson leaving the room
STORYLINE
With a growing cholera outbreak, increasing levels of food insecurity and violence spreading throughout Haiti, a top United Nations official asked for more support to assist the Caribbean country.
Briefing journalists on Thursday (08 Dec) in New York, Ulrika Richardson, Humanitarian, and Resident Coordinator in Haiti, informed on the latest “worrying” numbers of the cholera outbreak.
Richardson said that “cases continue to rise” and 283 people have now died from the illness. Close to 12,000 people have been hospitalized since 2 October and there are more 14,000 suspected cases across the country.
“And what we are seeing in fact is not only the continued increase of cholera cases, but also the spread to the regions and there is now in eight of the 10 departments there are confirmed cholera cases,” informed the humanitarian coordinator.
About the humanitarian situation, she said that one in every second Haitian is food insecure and, for the first time, catastrophic conditions of hunger [are ] present in Haiti”, with around 20,000 people in that situation.
Last month, the UN launched a flash appeal of about $145 million. According to the coordinator, the organization has received around 23.5 million, 16 percent of the total amount.
Richardson said “the insecurity continues to be rampant” and her team is “hearing chilling reports of human rights violations and with really, really worrying levels of violence in general.”
“And that is happening in a situation where the country is facing social political instability as you know,” the humanitarian added.
According to her, “this insecurity and the gang domination in the capital is now close to 60 percent of the entire capital.”
The coordinator also said that gang member “still use, and with very terrifying levels of intensity, sexual violence as a weapon to keep populations under control and instill fear and to punish populations.”
Briefing journalists on Thursday (08 Dec) in New York, Ulrika Richardson, Humanitarian, and Resident Coordinator in Haiti, informed on the latest “worrying” numbers of the cholera outbreak.
Richardson said that “cases continue to rise” and 283 people have now died from the illness. Close to 12,000 people have been hospitalized since 2 October and there are more 14,000 suspected cases across the country.
“And what we are seeing in fact is not only the continued increase of cholera cases, but also the spread to the regions and there is now in eight of the 10 departments there are confirmed cholera cases,” informed the humanitarian coordinator.
About the humanitarian situation, she said that one in every second Haitian is food insecure and, for the first time, catastrophic conditions of hunger [are ] present in Haiti”, with around 20,000 people in that situation.
Last month, the UN launched a flash appeal of about $145 million. According to the coordinator, the organization has received around 23.5 million, 16 percent of the total amount.
Richardson said “the insecurity continues to be rampant” and her team is “hearing chilling reports of human rights violations and with really, really worrying levels of violence in general.”
“And that is happening in a situation where the country is facing social political instability as you know,” the humanitarian added.
According to her, “this insecurity and the gang domination in the capital is now close to 60 percent of the entire capital.”
The coordinator also said that gang member “still use, and with very terrifying levels of intensity, sexual violence as a weapon to keep populations under control and instill fear and to punish populations.”
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