UN / UKRAINE UPDATE

06-Sep-2023 00:01:21
A UN spokesperson said, according to humanitarian officials, new deadly attacks today hit Donetsk and Zaporzhzhia region in Ukraine. UNIFEED
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STORY: UN / UKRAINE UPDATE
TRT: 1:21
SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 6 SEPTEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
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FILE – NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

6 SEPTEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Haq at the podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Our humanitarian colleagues tell us that new deadly attacks today hit Donetsk and Zaporzhzhia Region. A few hours ago, an attack in Kostiantynivka Town, Donetsk Region, hit an open market area where many local residents do their daily shopping, reportedly causing dozens of civilian casualties, including children. The Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown, issued a statement saying that this tragic and unacceptable event is another example of the suffering that Russia’s invasion inflicts on civilians across the country. She recalled that civilians and civilian infrastructure are protected under international humanitarian law.”
4. Close up, journalist asks question
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Our humanitarian colleagues also tell us that earlier today, an education facility and houses were damaged in the neighbouring Zaporizhzhia Region, and port facilities were again hit in the Odesa Region in the south. Humanitarian partners on the ground are delivering emergency shelter materials and assisting the affected families. Furthermore, the repetitive attacks on Ukrainian ports are depriving farmers of their livelihoods and the world of affordable food when millions are facing hunger in the poorest countries.”
6. Wide shot, briefing room
STORYLINE
A UN spokesperson said, according to humanitarian officials, new deadly attacks today hit Donetsk and Zaporzhzhia region in Ukraine.

Briefing journalists today (6 Set) in New York, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Farhan Haq, said that “a few hours ago, an attack in Kostiantynivka Town, Donetsk Region, hit an open market area where many local residents do their daily shopping, reportedly causing dozens of civilian casualties, including children.”

Haq informed that the Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown, issued a statement saying that “this tragic and unacceptable event is another example of the suffering that Russia’s invasion inflicts on civilians across the country.”

Brown also recalled that civilians and civilian infrastructure are protected under international humanitarian law.

Haq added, “Our humanitarian colleagues also tell us that earlier today, an education facility and houses were damaged in the neighbouring Zaporizhzhia Region, and port facilities were again hit in the Odesa Region in the south.”

The spokesperson said that “humanitarian partners on the ground are delivering emergency shelter materials and assisting the affected families.”

Haq concluded saying that “the repetitive attacks on Ukrainian ports are depriving farmers of their livelihoods and the world of affordable food when millions are facing hunger in the poorest countries.”
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