Syria - Wastewater treatment plan - 24 May 2024

Description

STORY: OCHA / SYRIA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
TRT: 02:14
SOURCE: OCHA
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT OCHA ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ARABIC / ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 14 MAY 2024, IDLEB, SYRIA

Shotlist

1. Various shots, UN vehicles on the way to water treatment plant, Murin village
2. Various shots, water treatment plant, UN delegation and partners, water, sediment filters
3. Various shots, UN delegation, farmer’s home, farmer showing treated wastewater he uses for irrigation, group shot
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdul-Ghani Al-Satouf, farmer from Murin village:
“We noticed a clear difference when the treatment plant started working. The groundwater we use for drinking and irrigating crops is no longer polluted.”
5. Various shots, UN delegation and partners, farmers, farm, cucumbers
6. SOUNDBITE (English) David Carden, Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis (DRHC), United Nations:
“The humanitarian community is doing its utmost to meet the most vulnerable people in north-west Syria using all channels of assistance possible including the cross-border operation. But we desperately need more funding.”
7. Various shots, UN delegation and partners, farmers, farm

Storyline

According to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), after 13 years of conflict, nearly 17 million people – or two in every three people - in Syria need humanitarian assistance.

The UN and partners are providing life-saving assistance and early recovery support, but the response plan is severely underfunded at less than 10 percent as of 24 May.

Ahead of the Brussels VIII Conference, Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator (DRHC) for the Syria Crisis David Carden led a UN interagency mission to visit a wastewater treatment plant and livelihood project that benefits farmers and communities in Idleb.