SOUTH SUDAN / MANGALLA POLICE STATION
18-Aug-2023
00:07:28
Not too far from Mangalla Port, located some 60 kilometers to the north-east of South Sudan’s capital, Juba, stands a run-down police station, which has been serving the communities here for several years now. UNMISS
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STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / MANGALLA POLICE STATION
TRT: 07:28
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 10 AUGUST 2023, MANGALLA, SOUTH SUDAN
TRT: 07:28
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 10 AUGUST 2023, MANGALLA, SOUTH SUDAN
SHOTLIST
1. Various shots, of exterior of old police station
2. Med shot, tattered flag
3. Pan right, to waiting trucks
4. Close up, sign of police station
5. Various shots, station building showing office and detention area
6. Various shots, tracking shots of Mangalla town
7. Med shot, UNMISS Central Equatoria State Head of Office in conversation with local authorities
8. Various shots, road and various of sigh being put up
9. Various shots, school children arriving at new police post singing
10. Wide shot, Women singing
11. Various shots, uniformed authorities at launch event
12. Various shots, ribbon cutting
13. Various shots, delegation walking into building to look at facility
14. Various shots, dancers
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Njoki Rahab Kinyanjui, Head of Office, Central Equatoria State:
“We hope that this facility, it will improve the justice chain mechanism, accountability, law and order and the rule of law in Mangala town. We are very excited to see communities leaving together within all their diversities and we hope that by having this facility and the work that we have done through this facility can only improve that peaceful co-existence.”
16. Various shots, dancers
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Njoki Rahab Kinyanjui, Head of Office, Central Equatoria State:
“This project actually embraces the protection of civilians mandate in terms of contributing to a protective environment as well as good governance in terms of bringing the law and order and local authorities and government authorities with the services that they provide to communities closer, especially communities where we have a lot of IDP (Internally Displaced People) settings as well as also in terms of supporting humanitarian assistance as you have heard we have heard a lot of IDP's here so within our presence and the presence of the law and order services it will also contribute to UNMISS’ mandate of supporting access to humanitarian assistance, generally but also more principally to the protection of civilians.”
18. Travelling shot, Internally Displaced People’s shelters
19. SOUNDBITE (Arabic / English) Lt. Gen. Nicola Dimo, Police Commissioner, Central Equatoria, South Sudan
“I want all the citizens who have come to witness this event to know the meaning of the police office that has been handed over today and why we are here. This police station is for the benefit of the community. People should consider it in this way, but not to be confused with politics. The purpose of this police offices to provide you with security and to solve the problems in your area.”
20. Various shots, police officers discussing along the corridor of the new police post
2. Med shot, tattered flag
3. Pan right, to waiting trucks
4. Close up, sign of police station
5. Various shots, station building showing office and detention area
6. Various shots, tracking shots of Mangalla town
7. Med shot, UNMISS Central Equatoria State Head of Office in conversation with local authorities
8. Various shots, road and various of sigh being put up
9. Various shots, school children arriving at new police post singing
10. Wide shot, Women singing
11. Various shots, uniformed authorities at launch event
12. Various shots, ribbon cutting
13. Various shots, delegation walking into building to look at facility
14. Various shots, dancers
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Njoki Rahab Kinyanjui, Head of Office, Central Equatoria State:
“We hope that this facility, it will improve the justice chain mechanism, accountability, law and order and the rule of law in Mangala town. We are very excited to see communities leaving together within all their diversities and we hope that by having this facility and the work that we have done through this facility can only improve that peaceful co-existence.”
16. Various shots, dancers
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Njoki Rahab Kinyanjui, Head of Office, Central Equatoria State:
“This project actually embraces the protection of civilians mandate in terms of contributing to a protective environment as well as good governance in terms of bringing the law and order and local authorities and government authorities with the services that they provide to communities closer, especially communities where we have a lot of IDP (Internally Displaced People) settings as well as also in terms of supporting humanitarian assistance as you have heard we have heard a lot of IDP's here so within our presence and the presence of the law and order services it will also contribute to UNMISS’ mandate of supporting access to humanitarian assistance, generally but also more principally to the protection of civilians.”
18. Travelling shot, Internally Displaced People’s shelters
19. SOUNDBITE (Arabic / English) Lt. Gen. Nicola Dimo, Police Commissioner, Central Equatoria, South Sudan
“I want all the citizens who have come to witness this event to know the meaning of the police office that has been handed over today and why we are here. This police station is for the benefit of the community. People should consider it in this way, but not to be confused with politics. The purpose of this police offices to provide you with security and to solve the problems in your area.”
20. Various shots, police officers discussing along the corridor of the new police post
STORYLINE
Not too far from Mangalla Port, located some 60 kilometers to the north-east of South Sudan’s capital, Juba, stands a run-down police station, which has been serving the communities here for several years now.
The three-door structure near the banks of the river Nile has a detention cell, an office for the main Police Commander in the area, and a reporting desk, where crimes are recorded.
This dilapidated building is close to the main embarkment for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), which runs barges back and forth along the Nile.
Recently, many businesspeople have also been benefitting from the port, making the general location a busy thoroughfare.
In the past, communities have been able to reach the police station relatively easily and the space was adequate for law enforcement personnel themselves.
But population growth and security related concerns around Mangalla has resulted in an increase of police officers serving in the area resulting in a desperate need for more office space and detention facilities.
UNMISS, therefore, stepped up to fill this critical gap by constructing a new police post with extra facilities through its Quick Impact Projects programme.
As the newly refurbished building was handed over, community members used song and dance to express their joy for this welcome addition of three offices, four detention cells for adult males, adult females, juvenile boys and girls, respectively, not to mention a store, a reception area, furniture, and a latrine.
SOUNDBITE (English) Njoki Rahab Kinyanjui, Head of Office, Central Equatoria State
“We hope that this facility, it will improve the justice chain mechanism, accountability, law and order and the rule of law in Mangala town. We are very excited to see communities leaving together within all their diversities and we hope that by having this facility and the work that we have done through this facility can only improve that peaceful co-existence.”
Upholding the rule of law, through such necessary interventions, is a key part of the UN Peacekeeping mission’s mandate in South Sudan.
SOUNDBITE (English) Njoki Rahab Kinyanjui, Head of Office, Central Equatoria State
“This project actually embraces the protection of civilians mandate in terms of contributing to a protective environment as well as good governance in terms of bringing the law and order and local authorities and government authorities with the services that they provide to communities closer, especially communities where we have a lot of IDP (Internally Displaced People) settings as well as also in terms of supporting humanitarian assistance as you have heard we have heard a lot of IDP's here so within our presence and the presence of the law and order services it will also contribute to UNMISS’ mandate of supporting access to humanitarian assistance, generally but also more principally to the protection of civilians.”
According to Central Equatoria’s Police Commissioner the extra offices will help ensure that the state government provides improved security to its citizens living in Mangalla.
SOUNDBITE (English) Lt. Gen. Nicola Dimo, Police Commissioner, Central Equatoria, South Sudan
“I want all the citizens who have come to witness this event to know the meaning of the police office that has been handed over today and why we are here. This police station is for the benefit of the community. People should consider it in this way, but not to be confused with politics. The purpose of this police offices to provide you with security and to solve the problems in your area.”
UNMISS’ involvement with such projects does not end with infrastructure; it will continue to monitor and build capacities of local law enforcement personnel.
Mangalla hosts a population of 50,000 people, which includes displaced persons from Jonglei, the host community and returnees who fled the area during the 2016 conflict.
The three-door structure near the banks of the river Nile has a detention cell, an office for the main Police Commander in the area, and a reporting desk, where crimes are recorded.
This dilapidated building is close to the main embarkment for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), which runs barges back and forth along the Nile.
Recently, many businesspeople have also been benefitting from the port, making the general location a busy thoroughfare.
In the past, communities have been able to reach the police station relatively easily and the space was adequate for law enforcement personnel themselves.
But population growth and security related concerns around Mangalla has resulted in an increase of police officers serving in the area resulting in a desperate need for more office space and detention facilities.
UNMISS, therefore, stepped up to fill this critical gap by constructing a new police post with extra facilities through its Quick Impact Projects programme.
As the newly refurbished building was handed over, community members used song and dance to express their joy for this welcome addition of three offices, four detention cells for adult males, adult females, juvenile boys and girls, respectively, not to mention a store, a reception area, furniture, and a latrine.
SOUNDBITE (English) Njoki Rahab Kinyanjui, Head of Office, Central Equatoria State
“We hope that this facility, it will improve the justice chain mechanism, accountability, law and order and the rule of law in Mangala town. We are very excited to see communities leaving together within all their diversities and we hope that by having this facility and the work that we have done through this facility can only improve that peaceful co-existence.”
Upholding the rule of law, through such necessary interventions, is a key part of the UN Peacekeeping mission’s mandate in South Sudan.
SOUNDBITE (English) Njoki Rahab Kinyanjui, Head of Office, Central Equatoria State
“This project actually embraces the protection of civilians mandate in terms of contributing to a protective environment as well as good governance in terms of bringing the law and order and local authorities and government authorities with the services that they provide to communities closer, especially communities where we have a lot of IDP (Internally Displaced People) settings as well as also in terms of supporting humanitarian assistance as you have heard we have heard a lot of IDP's here so within our presence and the presence of the law and order services it will also contribute to UNMISS’ mandate of supporting access to humanitarian assistance, generally but also more principally to the protection of civilians.”
According to Central Equatoria’s Police Commissioner the extra offices will help ensure that the state government provides improved security to its citizens living in Mangalla.
SOUNDBITE (English) Lt. Gen. Nicola Dimo, Police Commissioner, Central Equatoria, South Sudan
“I want all the citizens who have come to witness this event to know the meaning of the police office that has been handed over today and why we are here. This police station is for the benefit of the community. People should consider it in this way, but not to be confused with politics. The purpose of this police offices to provide you with security and to solve the problems in your area.”
UNMISS’ involvement with such projects does not end with infrastructure; it will continue to monitor and build capacities of local law enforcement personnel.
Mangalla hosts a population of 50,000 people, which includes displaced persons from Jonglei, the host community and returnees who fled the area during the 2016 conflict.
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