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Speaker:
- Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations
STORY: Critical minerals crunch - UNECE
TRT: 2’59”
SOURCE: UNTV CH
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH, NATS
ASPECT RATIO: 16:9
DATELINE: 23 APRIL 2026, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
SHOTLIST
Speaker:
- Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations
- Exterior wide shot, United Nations flag flying.
- Wide shot of podium speakers at press briefing.
- SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH): Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations: “Unfortunately, yesterday, we learned with sadness the passing away of caporal-chef Anicet Girardin from France, a second French peacekeeper who died as a result of the incident on the 18th of April. And I think that is - those tragic incidents - and we have also many injured peacekeepers as a result of the various incidents that took place in UNIFIL.”
- Medium-wide, podium speakers, TV screen showing speaker.
- SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH): Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations: “And of course we wish all of them a speedy recovery. And of course, I reiterate my condolences to France and Indonesia and to the families of the deceased peacekeepers. That is again an illustration of the dangerous environment in which peacekeepers are operating, but I think it's important to highlight what they do and what the difference they make.”
- Wide, podium speakers, journalists.
- SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH): Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations: “Our peacekeepers are really making a true difference and they're doing this against the backdrop of increasingly dangerous environment. You've seen that in UNIFIL alone and over the last couple of weeks we lost five peacekeepers, three peacekeepers from Indonesia, two from France.”
- Wide, journalists, participants.
- SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH): Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations: “It's true that the headquarters, of UNIFIL Naqoura is now in an area where there is a presence of the Israel Defense Forces. That doesn't mean that UNIFIL is not able to, move and operate, even within limits and constraints. Those limits have somewhat loosened up since the beginning of this what I call the relative ceasefire, not full, but still better than during these active hostilities over the past couple of weeks.”
- Medium, journalist.
- SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH): Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations: “We currently have, around 80,000 civilians that have remained south of the river. Some civilians - actually more than some - are willing to return. It's going to be challenging to them. They will need support. UNIFIL has recently stepped up its activity in support of humanitarian assistance.”
- Wide, Press room, podium speakers.
- SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH): Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations: “Obviously, again, the presence of the Israel Defense Forces in Lebanese territory is a violation of resolution 1701 and of course we hope that that presence, will eventually, be, terminated.”
- Medium, journalist.
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