UN warns tribal violence jeopardizes South Sudan's peace

STORY: UN warns tribal violence jeopardizes South Sudan's peace DATELINE: Sept. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Juba CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press briefing 2. SOUNDBITE (English): NICOLAS HAYSOM, Special Representative of Secretary-General to South Sudan 3. various of the press briefing 4. various of UN peacekeeping missions in South Sudan STORYLINE: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Wednesday said the inter-communal conflict in South Sudan continues to fuel repeated cycles of violence, warning that it might potentially erode the gains made toward sustaining peace across South Sudan. Special Representative of the Secretary-General to South Sudan Nicolas Haysom said fighting between rival factions in Upper Nile and parts of Jonglei States has caused massive displacement of civilians to seek refuge in the UN bases in Malakal town, the capital of Upper Nile State. He said more than 14,000 have been displaced and sought refuge at the Malakal Protection of Civilia

Russia to open humanitarian corridor for civilian evacuation from Azovstal

STORY: Russia to open humanitarian corridor for civilian evacuation from Azovstal DATELINE: May 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. footage of destroyed buildings near Mariupol's Azovstal plant 2. various of Shoigu making speech at meeting of Russia's top defense official (courtesy of Russian Defense Ministry) 3. footage of Russian artillery continues to hit Armed Forces of Ukraine (courtesy of Russian Defense Ministry) STORYLINE: The Russian military announced on Wednesday that it will open a humanitarian corridor from Thursday to Saturday for the evacuation of civilians from the blocked Azovstal plant in Ukraine's Mariupol. The Joint Coordination Headquarters of the Russian Federation for Humanitarian Response said in a statement that the corridor will be effective from 08:00 to 18:00 Moscow time (0500 to 1500 GMT) in the three days. During this period, Russian troops and the forces of Donetsk will unilaterally cease hostilities and ensure the withdrawal of civilia