UNHCR / SUDANESE REFUGEES CHAD

STORY: UNHCR / SUDANESE REFUGEES CHAD
TRT: 3:07
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNHCR FOOTAGE ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ARABIC / FRENCH / NATS

DATELINE: 17 JUNE 2023, ADRE, CHAD

SHOTLIST:

1.Wide shot, people arriving on site with horse carriages loaded with their belongings
2. Wide shot, people arriving on site with horse carriages loaded with their belongings
3. Wide shot, people unloading mattresses from horse carriage
4. Wide shot, women and children seated on the ground
5. Med shot, children seated on the ground
6. Wide shot, UNHCR Officials, Partners and Chadian authorities walking
7. Med shot, Laura Lo Castro, UNHCR Representative in Chad talking with UNHCR partners
8. Med shot, women near makeshift shelter
9. SOUNDBITE (French) Laura Lo Castro, UNHCR Representative in Chad:
“They described terrifying scenes, in which everyone had to flee for their lives. There were massacres and so as they fled, they sometimes unfortunately had to leave behind little children who couldn't run, people who were injured and the elderly. Of course, we told them that we're here with the humanitarian community to try and help them live better here in Chad. We've got the WFP with us, we've got lots of NGOs, and we're going to try and help the government deal with this humanitarian crisis. We're talking about 15,000 refugees who arrived in the space of 48 hours, but again, we're not sure, we're just starting to count.”
10. Med shot, children seated looking on
11. Various shots, woman holding chin looking on
12. Close up, children seated
13. Wide shot, women carrying luggage on their head walking
14. Various shots, women and children
15. Wide shot, patients waiting for treatment
16. Close up, injured child with bandaged leg
17. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mocktar Arbab, Sudanese Refugee:
“Sudan is being emptied of its population every day. We all fled to Chad. There have been many deaths in Sudan. Those who have arrived in Chad are fewer in number. When we fled to Chad, we saw dead people everywhere in the streets.
18. UPSOUND, reporter’s question: “What happened?”
19. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mocktar Arbab, Sudanese Refugee:
“I was shot in the back. I'm waiting for treatment.”
20. Wide shot, health workers taking care of wounded patient
21. Med shot, injured young men seated on the floor
22. Med shot, health agents attending to injured man
23. Close up, woman fanning patient

STORYLINE:

Thousands of people continue to flee escalating violence in Sudan's West Darfur region as deadly clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) rages on in Sudan.

Over 115,000 Sudanese refugees have arrived in Chad in search for safety and protection since the beginning of the crisis in April, UNHCR is working closely with governments and partners in all countries neighbouring Sudan to respond to those who have arrived and prepare for more new arrivals. The security situation has gotten worse as fighting has reportedly continued despite ceasefires.

Sudan, which has a long record of generously hosting refugees, used to be home to over 1 million refugees - the second highest refugee population in Africa - mainly from South Sudan, Eritrea, Syria, and Ethiopia, as well as the Central African Republic, Chad and Yemen.

The current fighting has already displaced over 800,000 people inside Sudan. In addition, over 220,000 refugees and refugee returnees have left Sudan. Various organizations, including UNHCR, IRC, LMI, WHO, UNICEF, WFP and others, are actively involved in providing health, nutrition, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services. Medical consultations are being conducted in arrival sites through the use of mobile clinics. Health workers are also attending to refugees arriving with injuries and gunshot wounds after being attacked by armed militia. Children have been screened for malnutrition, and the national polio vaccination campaign has started. A measles vaccination campaign also started in Borota, Ouaddai province. In the Ouaddai province health services are being strengthened and cholera prevention activities have been carried out.