UN chief calls for urgent humanitarian support to prevent crisis in Somalia

STORY: UN chief calls for urgent humanitarian support to prevent crisis in Somalia DATELINE: April 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: Mogadishu CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Antonio Guterres's visit 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English) ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. various of Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations addressing a press conference 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English) ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 5. various of displaced people at a camp 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English) ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 7. various of press briefing STORYLINE: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday wrapped up his two-day visit to Somalia by calling on donors to ramp up humanitarian support to prevent the crisis in Somalia where the risk of famine is still looming. Guterres, who arrived in Somalia Tuesday in a surprise visit, spoke of the urgent need to "act now to prevent catastrophe" due to the ongoing drought in the country. "Between now and June, 6.5 million Somal

Tension fills Japanese force involved in antipiracy ops off Somal

Tension fills Japanese force involved in antipiracy ops off Somal

IN THE GULF OF ADEN, Djibouti - Members of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force show off a machine gun and a speaker device on an SH-60K surveillance helicopter aboard the destroyer Sazanami in the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden on June 6. The Long Range Acoustic Device is used to announce the presence of the maritime force to ships in the gulf off the coast of Somalia, with the aim of repelling pirate ships. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)

Tension fills Japanese force involved in antipiracy ops off Somal

Tension fills Japanese force involved in antipiracy ops off Somal

IN THE GULF OF ADEN, Djibouti - Two P-3C surveillance aircraft of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force fly by the Sazanami, one of two MSDF destroyers dispatched on an antipiracy mission off the coast of Somalia, over the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden on June 6. The planes complement the destroyers, which have been escorting Japanese-related commercial ships since late March, by conducting surveillance flights over the gulf. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)

Tension fills Japanese force involved in antipiracy ops off Somal

Tension fills Japanese force involved in antipiracy ops off Somal

IN THE GULF OF ADEN, Djibouti - The Sazanami, one of two Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers deployed on an antipiracy mission off the coast of Somalia, sails in the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden on June 6 near another vessel (back). The Sazanami and another MSDF destroyer, the Samidare, have been taking part in operations to escort Japanese-related commercial vessels in the waters off the Horn of Africa since late March. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)

Tension fills Japanese force involved in antipiracy ops off Somal

Tension fills Japanese force involved in antipiracy ops off Somal

IN THE GULF OF ADEN, Djibouti - A member of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force operates a large hailing device called a Long Range Acoustic Device aboard the Sazanami, one of two MSDF destroyers deployed on an antipiracy mission off the coast of Somalia, in the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden on June 6. The Sazanami and another MSDF destroyer, the Samidare, have been taking part in operations to escort Japanese-related commercial vessels in the waters off the Horn of Africa since late March. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)