STORY: African Union donates food items worth $100,000

in aid of the drought victims in Somalia

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DATELINE: 10/OCTOBER/2017, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot, Handover of the food items to the to the Permanent Secretary Ministry
of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management of the Federal Government of
Somalia, Mr. Moalim Mohamed
2. Med shot, banner
3. Wide shot, senior AMISOM military and police officers, Federal Government of
Somalia officials and international partners attending the handover ceremony of
food items
4. Close up shot, cooking oil
5. Close up shot, rice
6. Wide shot, guests at the handover ceremony
7. Med shot, Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union
Commission (SRCC) for Somalia Ambassador Francisco Madeira, Permanent
Secretary Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management of the Federal
Government of Somalia, Moalim Mohamed, Deputy Special Representative of the
UN Secretary-General (DSRSG) for Somalia Peter de Clercq and Deputy Special
Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (DSRCC) for
Somalia Simon Mulongo at the ceremony
8. Close up shot, SRCC Ambassador Francisco Madeira speaking at the ceremony
9. Close up shot, DSRSG Peter de Clercq listening
10. Close up shot, Head of United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) Hubert
Price listening
11. Close up shot, DSRCC Simon Mulongo
12. Close up shot, Permanent Secretary Moalim Mohamed listening
13. Med shot, SRCC Francisco Madeira speaking
14. Close up shot, European Union officers at the event
15. Wide shot, guests at the event
16. Wide shot, a truckload of food items
17. Med shot, food items
18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ambassador Francisco Madeira; Special Representative
of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia
Whereas this condition [drought] has had some slight differences, the humanitarian
plight in Somalia still requires continued and stepped up support. During the
Commission chairpersons announcement of donation US dollars 100,000 by the AU
(African Union) to assist the victims of the drought, he expressed his wish that others
should emulate the gesture and this is a demonstration of the seriousness with
which the AU views the humanitarian challenge in Somalia.

19. Med shot, rice and sugar

20. Med shot, AMISOM senior military officers at the event
21. Close up shot, AMISOM Force Spokesperson
22. Close up shot, a senior AMISOM official
23. Wide shot, guests at the handover ceremony
24. Close up shot, Head of UNSOS Hubert price
25. Med shot, Ethiopian Ambassador to Somalia and AMISOM Deputy Force
Commander at the event
26. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ambassador Francisco Madeira; Special Representative
of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia
AMISOM will work closely with the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster
Management and local community leaders to ensure that food supplies are
distributed and reach the people in need of assistance. I want to assure the Federal
Government of Somalia that in spite of these challenges, the African Union
Commission Chairperson and AMISOM in particular stand with you and the Somali
population and that we are totally committed to working towards stabilization and a
peaceful Somalia.

27. Wide shot, donated food items

28, Close up shot, cooking oil
29. Wide shot, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (DSRSG)
for Somalia Peter de Clercq speaking at the ceremony
30. Med shot, Ambassador Francisco Madeira and Permanent Secretary Moalim
Mohamed listening
31. Close up shot, AMISOM Police Commissioner listening
32. SOUNDBITE: (English) Peter de Clercq; Deputy Special Representative of the UN
Secretary-General for Somalia
We are extremely proud of the African Union not just for this donation and for
showing that the continent is very much involved in its own issues but also for the
role it has played in terms of access and security in this country that has made the
drought relief operation a success. It is also about the efforts made by AMISOM and
the African Union to keep this country safe, to give us access as humanitarian
players; to all the areas we are able to access.

33. Wide shot, a truck loaded of food items

34. Wide shot, Permanent Secretary Moalim Mohamed speaking at the ceremony
35. Close up shot, DSRSG Peter de Clercq listening
36. Close up shot, Ethiopian Ambassador to Somalia listening
37. Med shot, Permanent Secretary Moalim Mohamed speaking at the ceremony
38. SOUNDBITE: (English) Moalim Mohamed; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of
Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management of the Federal Government of
Somalia
It is with great pleasure that H.E Moussa Faki had pledged to part of this great
initiative of standing with the people of Somalia in the most difficult time. Today, I
am glad that we have this gathering to witness the fruits of that pledge.

39. SOUNDBITE: (English) Moalim Mohamed; Permanent Secretary Ministry of

Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management of the Federal Government of
Somalia
Somali people together with our partners this time round have been more prepared
and have coordinated well. Somalis in every part of the world were very much
involved in raising funds to help their brothers and sisters, the international
community have done a tremendous job to provide much needed emergency
supplies to the people of Somalia. Therefore, we managed to avert what could have
been a catastrophic famine and many losses of life.

African Union donates food items worth $100,000 in aid of drought victims in
Somalia

Mogadishu, 10 October 2017 - The African Union Mission in Somalia, (AMISOM) has
today handed over an assortment of food items worth $100,000 to the Somali
government to aid victims affected by drought.

The 67 metric tonnes comprising rice, sugar, beans and vegetable oil was officially
handed over to the Federal government officials by the head of the Mission,
Ambassador Francisco Madeira, on behalf of the Chairperson of the African Union
Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat.
During his visit to Somalia last March, Mr. Mahamat pledged humanitarian aid to
drought victims, after an international appeal for emergency assistance by the
Federal Government of Somalia. The appeal saw an unprecedented response by the
Somali people and the international community, raising a total of $1.1 billion dollars,
which helped avert famine.

Speaking during the ceremony held in Mogadishu, Ambassador Madeira noted that
the situation in Somalia still remains fragile due to poor rainfall and frequent disease
outbreak.

Whereas this condition [drought] has had some slight differences, the humanitarian
plight in Somalia still requires continued and stepped up support. During the
Commission Chairpersons announcement of donation 100,000 US dollars by the AU
(African Union) to assist the victims of the drought, he expressed his wish that others
should emulate the gesture and this is a demonstration of the seriousness with
which the AU views the humanitarian challenge in Somalia, Ambassador Madeira
stated.

The SRCC further reiterated the commitment of AMISOM to continue supporting the
Somali government and the humanitarian agencies to access and support
populations in need of assistance.

AMISOM will work closely with the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster
Management and local community leaders to ensure that food supplies are
distributed and reach the people in need of assistance, Ambassador Madeira noted.

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster

Management, Moalim Mohamed, who received the donation on behalf of the
Federal Government, thanked the African Union Commission Chairperson, the
Somalia people and international partners for coming to the aid of Somalia.

Somali people together with our partners this time round have been more prepared
and coordinated well. Somalis in every part of the world were very much involved in
raising funds to help their brothers and sisters. The international community has also
done a tremendous job of providing much needed emergency supplies to the people
of Somalia. Therefore, we managed to avert what could have been a catastrophic
famine and loss of life, Mr. Moalim stated.
He added that the government is working on mechanisms to reduce the impact of
the recurrent drought by finding long term solutions to enable Somalia to be more
productive.

The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (DSRSG) for Somalia,

Peter de Clercq, commended the African Union for the timely donation. He also
applauded the Somali government and its people, for taking lead in drought
response and aiding those in need.

We are extremely proud of the African Union not just for the donation and for
showing that the continent is very much involved in its own issues but also for the
role it has played in terms of access and security in this country, which made the
drought relief operation a success, he noted.

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