UN / SYRIA EARTHQUAKE PRESSER
08-Feb-2023
00:03:58
With mounting challenges affecting the country, the Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Muhannad Hadi, said the earthquake that affected at least 10 million people “is the last thing the Syrian people needed.” UNIFEED
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STORY: UN / SYRIA EARTHQUAKE PRESSER
TRT: 03:58
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 08 FEBRUARY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
TRT: 03:58
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 08 FEBRUARY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
SHOTLIST
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior UN Headquarters
08 FEBRUARY 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Muhannad Hadi, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis:
“This is the last thing the Syrian people needed. And we were struggling for years and years to meet their humanitarian needs, even without this last catastrophe. But you know, we find ourselves now in a very difficult position, fighting with time, trying to reach people all over Syria.”
4. Med shot, journalists in the audience
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Muhannad Hadi, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis:
“Since the beginning of the earthquake, of course, the road leading from Gaziantep to the border, to the transshipment point, was damaged. Of course, that road was closed so we couldn't send any relief items. And we were looking for alternative routes. And luckily today we're hearing that the road is opening. We do have a possibility, hopefully, to access to access the border. We are working with the with our Turkish counterparts to also give us all the support, but I think we have a glimpse of hope that the road is accessible and we can reach the people.”
6. Wide shot, briefing room
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Muhannad Hadi, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis:
“We see ourselves… our objective is to reach the people. For us, cross-border and crossline are just modalities complementing each other. The most important thing is to reach people in this desperate time, people who are desperate for help in this in this very difficult situation. We're seeing images on TV of children stranded in very harsh [situations], cold, winter, snowing. It's really hard, heartbreaking.”
8. Wide shot, briefing room
9. SOUNDBITE (English) El-Mostafa Benlamlih, Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim for Syria:
“And all of a sudden comes this. And all the achievements we had before… anybody who had a small business now has lost a small business. Anybody who could go to school cannot go to school. Women who could go to protection centers cannot go to protection centers. So it's a terrible situation. Even the 15.3 million people that were in need in Syria, now we have to revise that number.”
10. Close up, journalist asking question
11. SOUNDBITE (English) El-Mostafa Benlamlih, Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim for Syria:
“The UN and its partners actually started working from the first hour of the disaster, from the first hour of this, because we had our own stocks of food, non-food items, hygiene kits, dignity kits, some medical, that were available at the border and some were already prepositioned – not that we expected this disaster to happen –, but they were preposition there, we have been using these stocks now to address the needs and these stocks are being depleted. That means if we are using these stocks, and we are also diverting stocks from other areas in the country, to the area affected, that means that the people who need that and still need that are now being deprived of that.”
12. Close up, journalists asking question
13. SOUNDBITE (English) El-Mostafa Benlamlih, Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim for Syria:
“What we are here for…we are talking about humanitarian needs, we're talking about people who need that that support now, and whatever we can do, we have to do it together, driven by the humanitarian needs. And we just hope that the political considerations we'll get out of the way and let us do our work.”
14. Wide shot, briefing room
1. Wide shot, exterior UN Headquarters
08 FEBRUARY 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Muhannad Hadi, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis:
“This is the last thing the Syrian people needed. And we were struggling for years and years to meet their humanitarian needs, even without this last catastrophe. But you know, we find ourselves now in a very difficult position, fighting with time, trying to reach people all over Syria.”
4. Med shot, journalists in the audience
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Muhannad Hadi, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis:
“Since the beginning of the earthquake, of course, the road leading from Gaziantep to the border, to the transshipment point, was damaged. Of course, that road was closed so we couldn't send any relief items. And we were looking for alternative routes. And luckily today we're hearing that the road is opening. We do have a possibility, hopefully, to access to access the border. We are working with the with our Turkish counterparts to also give us all the support, but I think we have a glimpse of hope that the road is accessible and we can reach the people.”
6. Wide shot, briefing room
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Muhannad Hadi, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis:
“We see ourselves… our objective is to reach the people. For us, cross-border and crossline are just modalities complementing each other. The most important thing is to reach people in this desperate time, people who are desperate for help in this in this very difficult situation. We're seeing images on TV of children stranded in very harsh [situations], cold, winter, snowing. It's really hard, heartbreaking.”
8. Wide shot, briefing room
9. SOUNDBITE (English) El-Mostafa Benlamlih, Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim for Syria:
“And all of a sudden comes this. And all the achievements we had before… anybody who had a small business now has lost a small business. Anybody who could go to school cannot go to school. Women who could go to protection centers cannot go to protection centers. So it's a terrible situation. Even the 15.3 million people that were in need in Syria, now we have to revise that number.”
10. Close up, journalist asking question
11. SOUNDBITE (English) El-Mostafa Benlamlih, Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim for Syria:
“The UN and its partners actually started working from the first hour of the disaster, from the first hour of this, because we had our own stocks of food, non-food items, hygiene kits, dignity kits, some medical, that were available at the border and some were already prepositioned – not that we expected this disaster to happen –, but they were preposition there, we have been using these stocks now to address the needs and these stocks are being depleted. That means if we are using these stocks, and we are also diverting stocks from other areas in the country, to the area affected, that means that the people who need that and still need that are now being deprived of that.”
12. Close up, journalists asking question
13. SOUNDBITE (English) El-Mostafa Benlamlih, Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim for Syria:
“What we are here for…we are talking about humanitarian needs, we're talking about people who need that that support now, and whatever we can do, we have to do it together, driven by the humanitarian needs. And we just hope that the political considerations we'll get out of the way and let us do our work.”
14. Wide shot, briefing room
STORYLINE
With mounting challenges affecting the country, the Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, Muhannad Hadi, said the earthquake that affected at least 10 million people “is the last thing the Syrian people needed.”
Speaking to journalists in New York on Wednesday (08 Feb) from Amman, Jordan, Hadi added, “And we were struggling for years and years to meet their humanitarian needs, even without this last catastrophe. But you know, we find ourselves now in a very difficult position, fighting with time, trying to reach people all over Syria.”
The Regional Humanitarian Coordinator also informed that the road leading from Gaziantep to the transshipment point border, that had been damaged and couldn’t be used to send relief items, should be opening soon.
Hadi said, “We do have a possibility, hopefully, to access to access the border. We are working with the with our Turkish counterparts to also give us all the support, but I think we have a glimpse of hope that the road is accessible and we can reach the people.”
“We see ourselves… our objective is to reach the people. For us, cross-border and crossline are just modalities complementing each other. The most important thing is to reach people in this desperate time, people who are desperate for help in this in this very difficult situation. We're seeing images on TV of children stranded in very harsh [situations], cold, winter, snowing. It's really hard, heartbreaking,” added the coordinator.
Speaking from Damascus, in Syria, El-Mostafa Benlamlih, Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim for Syria, also briefed journalists.
Benlamlih said, “And all of a sudden comes this. And all the achievements we had before… anybody who had a small business now has lost a small business. Anybody who could go to school cannot go to school. Women who could go to protection centers cannot go to protection centers. So it's a terrible situation.”
According to the coordinator, the number of people that were in need in Syria, 15.3 million, now needs to be revised.
In terms of response, Benlamlih said “the UN and its partners actually started working from the first hour of the disaster, from the first hour of this”.
“We had our own stocks of food, non-food items, hygiene kits, dignity kits, some medical, that were available at the border and some were already prepositioned – not that we expected this disaster to happen –, but they were preposition there, we have been using these stocks now to address the needs and these stocks are being depleted,” the humanitarian explained.
Because of that, Benlamlih explained, “the people who need that [help] and still need that are now being deprived of that.”
“What we are here for…we are talking about humanitarian needs, we're talking about people who need that that support now, and whatever we can do, we have to do it together, driven by the humanitarian needs. And we just hope that the political considerations we'll get out of the way and let us do our work,” concluded the coordinator.
Speaking to journalists in New York on Wednesday (08 Feb) from Amman, Jordan, Hadi added, “And we were struggling for years and years to meet their humanitarian needs, even without this last catastrophe. But you know, we find ourselves now in a very difficult position, fighting with time, trying to reach people all over Syria.”
The Regional Humanitarian Coordinator also informed that the road leading from Gaziantep to the transshipment point border, that had been damaged and couldn’t be used to send relief items, should be opening soon.
Hadi said, “We do have a possibility, hopefully, to access to access the border. We are working with the with our Turkish counterparts to also give us all the support, but I think we have a glimpse of hope that the road is accessible and we can reach the people.”
“We see ourselves… our objective is to reach the people. For us, cross-border and crossline are just modalities complementing each other. The most important thing is to reach people in this desperate time, people who are desperate for help in this in this very difficult situation. We're seeing images on TV of children stranded in very harsh [situations], cold, winter, snowing. It's really hard, heartbreaking,” added the coordinator.
Speaking from Damascus, in Syria, El-Mostafa Benlamlih, Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim for Syria, also briefed journalists.
Benlamlih said, “And all of a sudden comes this. And all the achievements we had before… anybody who had a small business now has lost a small business. Anybody who could go to school cannot go to school. Women who could go to protection centers cannot go to protection centers. So it's a terrible situation.”
According to the coordinator, the number of people that were in need in Syria, 15.3 million, now needs to be revised.
In terms of response, Benlamlih said “the UN and its partners actually started working from the first hour of the disaster, from the first hour of this”.
“We had our own stocks of food, non-food items, hygiene kits, dignity kits, some medical, that were available at the border and some were already prepositioned – not that we expected this disaster to happen –, but they were preposition there, we have been using these stocks now to address the needs and these stocks are being depleted,” the humanitarian explained.
Because of that, Benlamlih explained, “the people who need that [help] and still need that are now being deprived of that.”
“What we are here for…we are talking about humanitarian needs, we're talking about people who need that that support now, and whatever we can do, we have to do it together, driven by the humanitarian needs. And we just hope that the political considerations we'll get out of the way and let us do our work,” concluded the coordinator.
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