UN pays tribute to 8 peacekeepers in DRC helicopter crash

STORY: UN pays tribute to 8 peacekeepers in DRC helicopter crash DATELINE: April 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:17 LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the ceremonySOUDBITE 1 (French) JEAN-PIERRE LACROIX, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping OperationsSOUDBITE 2 (French) GILBERT KABANDA, DRC minister of Defense STORYLINE: UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) paid a final tribute Saturday to the eight peacekeepers who died during a helicopter crash Tuesday in northeastern DRC. The memorial service took place this Saturday in Goma, capital of North Kivu province, in the presence of the UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix. SOUDBITE 1 (French) JEAN-PIERRE LACROIX, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations "It is essential that the circumstances of this tragedy should be thoroughly investigated and that responsibilities should be determined. Actions to strengthen our ability to carry