UN buys vessel to remove oil from decaying tanker off Yemen

STORY: UN buys vessel to remove oil from decaying tanker off Yemen DATELINE: March 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of press briefing room 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ACHIM STEINER, UNDP Administrator 3. various of journalists 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ACHIM STEINER, UNDP Administrator 5. various of press briefing room 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DAVID GRESSLY, UN resident and humanitarian coordinator for Yemen STORYLINE: The UN Development Programme (UNDP) on Thursday signed an agreement with Euronav to secure the purchase of a large vessel as part of a UN-coordinated operation to remove more than 1 million barrels of oil from a decaying tanker off Yemen's Red Sea coast that threatens a humanitarian and environmental catastrophe, said UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ACHIM STEINER, UNDP Administrator "The vessel is currently at a drydock for necessary modifications and regular maintenance before sailing towards the Red Sea to