STORY: United Kingdom announces new humanitarian

assistance for Somalia

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SHOT LIST

1. Wide shot, Priti Patel, the United Kingdom Secretary of State for International
Development, in a meeting with representatives of UN relief agencies and Somali
government officials at the United Nations Drought Response Centre in
Mogadishu,
2. Close up shot, Mohamed Moalim, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of
Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management speaking at the meeting
3. Close up shot, a participant taking notes
4. Close up shot, Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia Peter de Clercq listening
5. Close up shot, Priti Patel, the United Kingdom Secretary of State for International
Development listening
6. SOUNDBITE: Mohamed Moalim, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of
Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management
It is now well known that this drought actually has very similar characteristics to
the one in 2011. And the difference now is the timely responses and the
interventions made by everybody. Were very much grateful to our international
partners, to the UN, of course to our donors like yourselves.

7. Med shot, Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia Peter de Clercq and United
Kingdom Secretary of State Priti Patel at the meeting
8. Med shot, UN relief agencies officials
9. Close up shot, David Concar, British Ambassador to Somalia attending the
meeting
10. SOUNDBITE: Mohamed Moalim, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of
Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management
Now we are also trying to endorse the new ways of working as well for Somalia,
which is basically from now on, of course the humanitarian assistance and
humanitarian emergency is utmost priority. But we also want to be able to link
the humanitarian caseload to the developmental priorities from now on.

11. Med shot, United Kingdom Secretary of State Priti Patel speaking at the meeting
12. Wide shot, United Kingdom Secretary of State Priti Patel speaking at the meeting
13. Close up shot, United Kingdom Secretary of State Priti Patel
14. Close up shot, David Concar, British Ambassador to Somalia
15. Close up shot, a graph slide showing the funding per donor status
16. Wide shot, Eltayeb Adam, the head of United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF)
office in Mogadishu briefing the United Kingdom Secretary of State Priti Patel
17. Med shot, United Kingdom Secretary of State Priti Patel, Humanitarian
Coordinator for Somalia Peter de Clercq and British Ambassador to Somalia David
Concar listening
18. Close up shot, United Kingdom Secretary of State Priti Patel listening
19. Close up shot, a participant talking
20. Med shot, United Kingdom Secretary of State Priti Patel speaking at the meeting
21. Close up shot, David Concar, British Ambassador to Somalia
22. Med shot, UN relief agencies officials
23. Close up shot, a participant listening
24. SOUNDBITE: Priti Patel, the United Kingdom Secretary of State for International
Development
A lot has happened over the last six months. I went back to London and
announced 100 million pounds of UK aid that has come to Somalia for famine
prevention, for the drought issue. And weve been able to use our leadership to
convene others in the world effectively to step up, and Im pretty robust and
quite challenging of my counterparts. Theres a need to constantly maintain that
pace but also articulate the need that exists externally.

25. Wide shot, United Kingdom Secretary of State Priti Patel arrives at the Aden
Abdulle old terminal to hand over food aid to humanitarian agencies
26. Med shot, United Kingdom Secretary of State Priti Patel arrives at the Aden
Abdulle old terminal to hand over the food aid to humanitarian agencies
27. Med shot, boxes of food aid
28. Med shot, United Kingdom Secretary of State Priti Patel speaking to Eltayeb
Adam, Head of UNICEF office in Mogadishu
29. Tilt down close up shot, United Kingdom Secretary of State Priti Patel holding a
pack of food donated to Somalia
30. Close shot, packets of food
31. SOUNDBITE: Priti Patel, the United Kingdom Secretary of State for International
Development
These are supplies that will be going out today to those children across Somalia
in the drought-affected areas who are suffering from terrible malnutrition
because of the drought. And what were seeing today is UK aid saving lives and
also transforming lives.

32. Wide shot, UN World Food Programme (WFP) official showing UK Secretary of
State Priti Patel the biometric machine that captures personal data of
beneficiaries
33. Close up shot, finger print
34. Close up shot, United Kingdom Secretary of State Priti Patel
35. Med shot, WFP official showing Secretary of State Priti Patel the biometric
machine that captures personal data of beneficiaries
36. Close up shot, card
37. SOUNDBITE: Priti Patel, the United Kingdom Secretary of State for International
Development
I have today announced that well give another 60 million pounds to Somalia for
the collective efforts here in terms of the humanitarian support Somalia needs.

38. Wide shot, Eltayeb Adam, Head of UNICEF office in Mogadishu speaking to
United Kingdom Secretary of State Priti Patel
39. Close up shot, Eltayeb Adam, Head of UNICEF office in Mogadishu
40. SOUNDBITE: Eltayeb Adam, Head of United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF)
office in Mogadishu
With these life-saving supplies, weve managed to treat 85,000 children so far
since the beginning of January this year, since the beginning of the drought. And
that has contributed to a major significant saving of childrens lives in Somalia,
and thats of course part of the response to the severe drought that has affected
Somalia.

United Kingdom announces new humanitarian assistance for Somalia

Mogadishu, 18 June 2017 - The United Kingdom has announced an additional aid
package of 60 million British pounds (about $77 million) to Somalia to help tackle the
current humanitarian crisis caused by the prolonged drought.

The announcement was made yesterday by the United Kingdom Secretary of State
for International Development, Priti Patel, who visited Somalia to assess the drought
situation that has forced hundreds of thousands of residents to abandon their homes
in search of food and shelter.

I have today announced that well give another 60 million pounds to Somalia for the
collective efforts here in terms of the humanitarian support Somalia needs, Ms.
Patel said.

The Secretary of State noted the latest assistance was in addition to the 100 million
pounds of aid disbursed by Britain to Somalia since her last visit earlier this year.

A lot has happened over the last six months. I went back to London and announced
100 million pounds of UK aid that have come to Somalia for famine prevention, for
the drought issue, observed Ms. Patel, adding that the UK had also used its
leadership to persuade other governments in the world to step up efforts on behalf
of drought victims.

Speaking at the United Nations Drought Operations Coordination Centre in

Mogadishu, the Permanent Secretary of the federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs
and Disaster Management, Mohamed Moalim, expressed the countrys gratitude to
the UK and other donors for their continuous support.

It is now well known that this drought actually has very similar characteristics to the
one in 2011, and the difference now is the timely responses and the interventions
made by everybody. Were very grateful to our international partners, to the UN and
of course to our donors like yourselves, said Mr. Moalim.

The Permanent Secretary noted the Somali government has adopted new policies
that give priority to humanitarian and emergency assistance even as the country
pursues its development agenda.

The UK Secretary of State later handed over relief food for malnourished Somali
children to United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) officials at an airport hangar in
Mogadishu.

These are supplies that will be going out today to those children across Somalia in
the drought-affected areas who are suffering from terrible malnutrition because of
the drought, Ms. Patel noted.

Receiving the relief food on behalf of UNICEF, the head of the agencys Mogadishu
office, Eltayeb Adam, said that tens of thousands of children have received assistance
since the drought started ravaging the country.

With these life-saving supplies, weve managed to treat 85,000 children so far since
the beginning of January this year, and that has contributed to a major significant
saving of childrens lives in Somalia and thats part of the response to the severe
drought in Somalia, Mr. Adam added.

During the one-day visit, Ms. Patel also held discussions with the Humanitarian
Coordinator for Somalia, Peter de Clercq, his deputy Vincent Lelei and other
humanitarian officials. She was accompanied by the British Ambassador to Somalia,
David Concar.