STORY: UN Guard Unit members complete one-

year tour of duty in Somalia

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DATELINE: 18/JULY/2017, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot of the UN Compound.

2. Wide shot of the United Nations Guard Unit.
3. Wide shot of Michael Keating - Special Representative of the UN
Secretary-General for Somalia, inspecting a guard of honour.
4. Close up shot of the Ugandan flag on a military shirt sleeve.
5. SOUNDBITE: MICHAEL KEATING - SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL (SRSG) FOR SOMALIA
In the year you have been here, there has been an electoral
process, parliamentary, presidential. There has been a big
breakthrough on critical agreements around security, there has
been a big conference on support for Somalia. There have been
lots of visiting VIPs, lots of foreign ministers coming here. And
you can take some credit for that happening because if you were
not here protecting us, these other people would not come
because one of the things that attracts them to Somalia is
knowing that when they get here, we can provide them with safety
to get around. And thats very much thanks to you.

6. Wide shot of a march-past of the United Nations Guard Unit

7. Medium shot of the United Nations Guard Unit on parade
8. Wide (low angle) shot of the United Nations Guard Unit on parade
9. Wide (panning from left to right) shot of the United Nations Guard Unit
on parade
10. Medium (tilting from the boots to show their faces) shot of soldiers
serving with the United Nations Guard Unit on parade
11. Medium shot of the United Nations Guard Unit on parade
12. SOUNDBITE: HUBERT PRICE - HEAD OF THE UNITED NATIONS
SUPPORT OFFICE IN SOMALIA (UNSOS)
UNSOS considers you an indispensable partner. Without you, we
cannot function optimally in the fulfilment of our mandate of
providing logistical and administrative support to UNSOM,
 AMISOM as well as UNSOS staff in our entire operations.
Therefore, I thank you for your unfailing service.

13. Wide shot of the United Nations Guard Unit on parade

14. Close up shot of the UN Service Medals.
15. Wide shot of Hubert Price, Head of the United Nations Support Office
in Somalia (UNSOS), decorating a soldier serving with the United
Nations Guard Unit, with a medal.
16. Medium shot of Hubert Price, Head of UNSOS, decorating a soldier
serving with the United Nations Guard Unit, with a medal.
17. Close up shot of the hand of Hubert Price, Head of the UNSOS,
pinning a medal on a pocket of one of the soldiers of the United
Nations Guard Unit
18. Medium shot of Hubert Price, Head of UNSOS decorating one of the
UN guards.
19. Close up shot of a UN Service medal on one of the UN guards
20. SOUNDBITE: MAJ. GEN. NATHAN MUGISHA - UGANDAS
DEPUTY AMBASSADOR TO SOMALIA
Hopefully you will consider to increase the number of UNGU in
strength in your other deployments elsewhere in Somalia, where
you may need security to be extended in other regions, maybe in
other sectors other than Mogadishu.

21. Wide shot of Michael Keating, the Special Representative of the UN

Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia decorating a UN guard with a
medal.
22. Medium shot of Michael Keating, the Special Representative of the UN
Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia decorating a UN guard with a
medal.
23. Medium shot of Michael Keating, the Special Representative of the UN
Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia decorating a UN guard.
24. Wide shot of a soldier with the United Nations Guard Unit

STORY

UN Guard Unit members complete one-year tour of duty in Somalia

Mogadishu, 18 July 2017 - UN Guard Unit (UNGU) members were

congratulated for their year of service in Somalia at a ceremony in Mogadishu
today that was hosted by the Special Representative to the UN Secretary-
General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating and the Head of the United
Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS), Hubert Price.

The Ugandan soldiers comprising the Guard Unit provide protection to UN

civilian personnel as well as UN facilities and installations in Somalia.

Mr. Keating commended the soldiers serving in the UN Guard Unit for their
diligence and strong sense of duty.
In the year you have been here, there has been an electoral process,
parliamentary, presidential. There has been a big breakthrough on critical
agreements around security, there has been a big conference on support for
Somalia. There have been lots of visiting VIPs, lots of foreign ministers
coming here. And you can take some credit for that happening, because if you
were not here protecting us, these other people would not come, because one
of the things that attracts them to Somalia is knowing that when they get here,
we can provide them with safety to get around. And thats very much thanks
to you, the SRSG told the UN guards.

UNSOS Head Hubert Price praised the crucial role played by the UN guards
in protecting personnel and safeguarding facilities.

UNSOS considers you an indispensable partner. Without you, we cannot

function optimally in the fulfilment of our mandate of providing logistical and
administrative support to UNSOM, AMISOM as well as UNSOS staff in our
entire operations, Mr. Price said. I thank you for your unfailing service.

Present at the ceremony was Maj. Gen. Nathan Mugisha, Ugandas Deputy
Ambassador to Somalia, who thanked the UN for the support it has extended
to the soldiers during their tour of duty in Somalia. He underscored Ugandas
willingness to expand the operations of the UN guards beyond the capital
Mogadishu.

Hopefully, the UN will consider to increase the number of UNGU in strength,

in your other deployments elsewhere in Somalia, said Deputy Ambassador
Mugisha.

END