UN / DAESH ISIL
07-Jun-2023
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The Head of the team tasked with investigating crimes committed by ISIL in Iraq told the Security Council that the commitment of the Iraqi Government in partnership with UNITAD, to advance the fight against impunity and seek justice "is stronger now than ever." UNIFEED
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STORY: UN / DAESH ISIL
TRT: 04:06
SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 07 JUNE 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
TRT: 04:06
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 07 JUNE 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
SHOTLIST
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior UN Headquarters
07 JUNE 2023, NEW YORK CITY
SHOTLIST:
2. Wide shots, Security Council
3. SOUNBITE (Arabic) Mohamed Abushahab, Council President, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, the United Arab Emirates (UAE):
“On behalf of members of the Security Council, I would like to condemn in the harshest of terms the atrocious attack launched on the 26th of May 2023 against the mission of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia [ATMIS], which has led to the fall more than 50 victims among the peacekeepers from Uganda. The members of the Council express their heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and the people in government of Uganda and to the mission. The peacekeepers worked by mandate of the Security Council in order to chart a more safe and secure future for the people of Somalia. They have sacrificed their lives for the sake of peace. Therefore, I would like to ask everyone in the chamber to stand and join me in silence honoring the victims.”
4. Various shots, moment of silence
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Christian Ritscher, Head, United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh / ISIL (UNITAD):
“Today, the commitment of the Iraqi Government, in partnership with UNITAD, to advance the fight against impunity, seek justice in the name of victims and survivors - most of whom are Iraqis -, and to address the remaining threat posed by ISIL, is stronger than ever.”
6. Med shot, Ritscher speaking
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Christian Ritscher, Head, United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh / ISIL (UNITAD):
“Five years ago, UNITAD commenced its investigative work. We have shown that our unique and novel mandate to establish an international investigative team can yield positive results and success stories. UNITAD was designed as an offer of the international community to Iraq and its people, to jointly and successfully deal with the cruel legacy of ISIL.”
8. Med shot, representatives
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Christian Ritscher, Head, United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh / ISIL (UNITAD):
“I believe three elements are required: competent courts, admissible and reliable evidence, and an appropriate legal framework.”
10. Wide shot, Council
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Christian Ritscher, Head, United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh / ISIL (UNITAD):
“I can assure you that there is no shortage of evidence on ISIL crimes in Iraq, as ISIL was a large-scale bureaucracy that documented and maintained a state-like administrative system. The main challenge is: What should be done with this evidence? How can the significant volumes of documents and sheer amount of information be dealt with? And most importantly, how should the integral chain of custody for such evidence be maintained?”
12. Med shot, Iraqi Ambassador
13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammed Hussein Bahr Aluloom, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Iraq:
“Mr. President, the government of Iraq reiterates once again its commitment to cooperate with the international investigative team and providing assistance to the team through the national coordination commission that is dedicated to support the mandate of UNITAD and within the context of full respect for Iraqi sovereignty and jurisdiction over the crimes committed within its borders and against its people.”
14. Wide shot, Council
1. Wide shot, exterior UN Headquarters
07 JUNE 2023, NEW YORK CITY
SHOTLIST:
2. Wide shots, Security Council
3. SOUNBITE (Arabic) Mohamed Abushahab, Council President, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, the United Arab Emirates (UAE):
“On behalf of members of the Security Council, I would like to condemn in the harshest of terms the atrocious attack launched on the 26th of May 2023 against the mission of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia [ATMIS], which has led to the fall more than 50 victims among the peacekeepers from Uganda. The members of the Council express their heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and the people in government of Uganda and to the mission. The peacekeepers worked by mandate of the Security Council in order to chart a more safe and secure future for the people of Somalia. They have sacrificed their lives for the sake of peace. Therefore, I would like to ask everyone in the chamber to stand and join me in silence honoring the victims.”
4. Various shots, moment of silence
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Christian Ritscher, Head, United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh / ISIL (UNITAD):
“Today, the commitment of the Iraqi Government, in partnership with UNITAD, to advance the fight against impunity, seek justice in the name of victims and survivors - most of whom are Iraqis -, and to address the remaining threat posed by ISIL, is stronger than ever.”
6. Med shot, Ritscher speaking
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Christian Ritscher, Head, United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh / ISIL (UNITAD):
“Five years ago, UNITAD commenced its investigative work. We have shown that our unique and novel mandate to establish an international investigative team can yield positive results and success stories. UNITAD was designed as an offer of the international community to Iraq and its people, to jointly and successfully deal with the cruel legacy of ISIL.”
8. Med shot, representatives
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Christian Ritscher, Head, United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh / ISIL (UNITAD):
“I believe three elements are required: competent courts, admissible and reliable evidence, and an appropriate legal framework.”
10. Wide shot, Council
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Christian Ritscher, Head, United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh / ISIL (UNITAD):
“I can assure you that there is no shortage of evidence on ISIL crimes in Iraq, as ISIL was a large-scale bureaucracy that documented and maintained a state-like administrative system. The main challenge is: What should be done with this evidence? How can the significant volumes of documents and sheer amount of information be dealt with? And most importantly, how should the integral chain of custody for such evidence be maintained?”
12. Med shot, Iraqi Ambassador
13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammed Hussein Bahr Aluloom, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Iraq:
“Mr. President, the government of Iraq reiterates once again its commitment to cooperate with the international investigative team and providing assistance to the team through the national coordination commission that is dedicated to support the mandate of UNITAD and within the context of full respect for Iraqi sovereignty and jurisdiction over the crimes committed within its borders and against its people.”
14. Wide shot, Council
STORYLINE
The Head of the team tasked with investigating crimes committed by ISIL in Iraq told the Security Council that the commitment of the Iraqi Government in partnership with UNITAD, to advance the fight against impunity and seek justice "is stronger now than ever."
Before the briefing on the 10th report by UNITAD, Mohamed Abushahab, Council President and Deputy Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the United Nations, made a statement.
He said, “On behalf of members of the Security Council, I would like to condemn in the harshest of terms the atrocious attack launched on the 26th of May 2023 against the mission of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia [ATMIS], which has led to the fall more than 50 victims among the peacekeepers from Uganda.”
Abushahab continued, “The members of the Council express their heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and the people in government of Uganda and to the mission.”
Briefing the Council, Christian Ritscher, who is the Special Adviser and the Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD), said, “Today, the commitment of the Iraqi Government, in partnership with UNITAD, to advance the fight against impunity, seek justice in the name of victims and survivors - most of whom are Iraqis -, and to address the remaining threat posed by ISIL, is stronger than ever.”
Ritscher added, “Five years ago, UNITAD commenced its investigative work. We have shown that our unique and novel mandate to establish an international investigative team can yield positive results and success stories.”
He noted, “UNITAD was designed as an offer of the international community to Iraq and its people, to jointly and successfully deal with the cruel legacy of ISIL.”
Ritscher explained, “I believe three elements are required: competent courts, admissible and reliable evidence, and an appropriate legal framework."
The UN official told the Council that “there is no shortage of evidence on ISIL crimes in Iraq, as ISIL was a large-scale bureaucracy that documented and maintained a state-like administrative system.”
He continued, “The main challenge is: What should be done with this evidence? How can the significant volumes of documents and sheer amount of information be dealt with? And most importantly, how should the integral chain of custody for such evidence be maintained?”
For his part, Iraqi Ambassador Mohammed Hussein Bahr Aluloom said that the Iraqi government “reiterates once again its commitment to cooperate with the international investigative team and providing assistance to the team through the national coordination commission that is dedicated to support the mandate of UNITAD.”
He added, “within the context of full respect for Iraqi sovereignty and jurisdiction over the crimes committed within its borders and against its people.
UNITAD was created by resolution 2379 of 21 September 2017, which requested that the Secretary-General establish an investigative team to support Iraq’s domestic efforts to hold the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) accountable “by collecting, preserving, and storing evidence in Iraq of acts that may amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.”
Before the briefing on the 10th report by UNITAD, Mohamed Abushahab, Council President and Deputy Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the United Nations, made a statement.
He said, “On behalf of members of the Security Council, I would like to condemn in the harshest of terms the atrocious attack launched on the 26th of May 2023 against the mission of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia [ATMIS], which has led to the fall more than 50 victims among the peacekeepers from Uganda.”
Abushahab continued, “The members of the Council express their heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and the people in government of Uganda and to the mission.”
Briefing the Council, Christian Ritscher, who is the Special Adviser and the Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD), said, “Today, the commitment of the Iraqi Government, in partnership with UNITAD, to advance the fight against impunity, seek justice in the name of victims and survivors - most of whom are Iraqis -, and to address the remaining threat posed by ISIL, is stronger than ever.”
Ritscher added, “Five years ago, UNITAD commenced its investigative work. We have shown that our unique and novel mandate to establish an international investigative team can yield positive results and success stories.”
He noted, “UNITAD was designed as an offer of the international community to Iraq and its people, to jointly and successfully deal with the cruel legacy of ISIL.”
Ritscher explained, “I believe three elements are required: competent courts, admissible and reliable evidence, and an appropriate legal framework."
The UN official told the Council that “there is no shortage of evidence on ISIL crimes in Iraq, as ISIL was a large-scale bureaucracy that documented and maintained a state-like administrative system.”
He continued, “The main challenge is: What should be done with this evidence? How can the significant volumes of documents and sheer amount of information be dealt with? And most importantly, how should the integral chain of custody for such evidence be maintained?”
For his part, Iraqi Ambassador Mohammed Hussein Bahr Aluloom said that the Iraqi government “reiterates once again its commitment to cooperate with the international investigative team and providing assistance to the team through the national coordination commission that is dedicated to support the mandate of UNITAD.”
He added, “within the context of full respect for Iraqi sovereignty and jurisdiction over the crimes committed within its borders and against its people.
UNITAD was created by resolution 2379 of 21 September 2017, which requested that the Secretary-General establish an investigative team to support Iraq’s domestic efforts to hold the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) accountable “by collecting, preserving, and storing evidence in Iraq of acts that may amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.”
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