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UN chief urges action to ease suffering of Haitian people

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STORY: UN chief urges action to ease suffering of Haitian people
DATELINE: July 7, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:34
LOCATION: UN headquarters
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. a shot of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres walking to podium
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General
3. a shot of Guterres listening to question by journalist
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General
5. a shot of Guterres listening to question by journalist
6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General
7. a shot of Guterres walking away

STORYLINE:

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged the international community to take action to ease the suffering of the Haitian people.

"The people of Haiti need action to address urgent humanitarian needs," Guterres told reporters at the UN headquarters.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General
"The people of Haiti need action to address urgent humanitarian needs. The international community must now act to ease the suffering of the Haitian people. The United Nations humanitarian response plan requires 720 million U.S. dollars to help more than three million people. Yet that plan is only 23 percent funded. I appeal to the world to extend a lifeline of support and fill that financial gap without delay."

Guterres, who recently visited Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, described the situation in Haiti as "largely a forgotten crisis despite its severity."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General
"The Haitian people are trapped in a living nightmare. Humanitarian conditions are beyond appalling. Brutal gangs have a stranglehold on the people of Haiti."

Guterres called on UN Security Council members and relevant potential contributing countries to "act now" to create the conditions for the deployment of a multinational force to assist the Haitian National Police.

He also urged all social and political actors in Haiti to accelerate their efforts toward a desperately needed political solution.

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General
"Conditions are desperate, but solutions are possible, if we act now. We cannot forget the Haitian people. The world must step up."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from UN headquarters.
(XHTV)

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