UNHCR / SOUTH SUDAN DISPLACED SUDANESE
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STORY: UNHCR / SOUTH SUDAN DISPLACED SUDANESE
TRT: 03:35
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNHCR ON SCREEN
LANGUAGES: ARABIC / ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 25 – 28 AUGUST 2023, RENK COUNTY, SOUTH SUDAN
SHOTLIST:
26 AUGUST 2023, RENK TRANSIT CENTRE, RENK COUNTY, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Med shot, family seated talking
2. Close up, Aziza Harba Idriss, Sudanese refugee
3. Med shot, Aziza, her husband and baby
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Aziza Harba Idriss, Sudanese Refugee:
“Every day we heard bombs falling, we heard about people we knew who died including children, others were displaced. We lived in fear both day and night. We would hide under our beds.”
5. Various shots, Aziza cooking meal
6. Close up, Aziza serving meal
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Aziza Harba Idriss, Sudanese Refugee:
“Honestly, we experienced a lot of challenges along the way, we were stopped at roadblocks and told to get out of the vehicle. Armed men searched the vehicles; they asked us where we were going, we said we were looking for a safe place to stay and jobs, they harassed us and took our money.”
8. Various shots, displaced families camping at transit centre
9. Close up, water being fetched in jerrycan
10. Various shots, women fetching water
25 AUGUST 2023, RENK TRANSIT CENTRE, RENK COUNTY, SOUTH SUDAN
11. Various shots, women and children running away from rain
12. Various shots, men putting plastic sheets over structure to shield it from rain
13. Med shot, women covering belongings from rain
28 AUGUST 2023, RENK TRANSIT CENTRE, RENK COUNTY, SOUTH SUDAN
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Jimmy Ogwang, Associate Field Officer, UNHCR
“We need to build more shelters. The second one is health services. We have children who are coming in when they are malnourished, but also there are people who are coming when they have chronic illnesses and they're sick and therefore we need to provide basic health services for them. The third one is the onward movement, with the rain coming in, compounded with the challenges that we have, we need more resources to ensure that we take these people to their areas of destination as soon as possible, so that they don't overstay here.”
26 AUGUST 2023, RENK TRANSIT CENTRE, RENK COUNTY, SOUTH SUDAN
15. Various shots, Aziza’s family sharing meal
16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdallah Abushakin Idriss, Sudanese Refugee:
“I hope I can find a job as a driver in an organisation here or run my own rickshaw taxi. I want to support my daughters so they can complete their studies. Honestly, we don't have jobs right now. If people don't work, life becomes hard. This conflict made us flee with our families and there are no jobs here that we can take up to help us. I am unable to work and put food on the table. We depend on aid agencies, I am helpless, I can’t provide for my family.”
17. Various shots, people walking in the transit centre
18. Close up, woman seated holding baby
19. Close up, woman’s face
STORYLINE:
Families risk perilous journeys in conflict plagued Sudan, desperate to find safety in South Sudan. Many arrive in remote parts of the country where humanitarian organisations are struggling to provide emergency services as the rainy season continues
Aziza Harba Idriss and her family were looking forward to sharing elaborate dishes and visiting relatives to celebrate Eid al Fitr this year, the Muslim festival that marks the end of the Ramadan fasting month. But their plans were cut short when deadly fighting erupted in Sudan’s capital Khartoum. Months of fighting between Sudan’s paramilitary group, Rapid Support Forces, RSF and the army has destroyed the capital and displaced thousands.
The family hid under their beds whenever they heard artillery strikes. Aziza and her husband, Abdalla Abushakin Idriss, gathered their eight children and fled the city to shelter with relatives in Al-Jazirah Province, near Khartoum. Three months later they proceeded to find safety in South Sudan.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Aziza Harba Idriss, Sudanese Refugee:
“Every day we heard bombs falling, we heard about people we knew who died including children, others were displaced. We lived in fear both day and night. We would hide under our beds.”
The couple raised 300 dollars from their savings to make the journey, a relative in Saudi Arabia also chipped in to enable them travel to the Joda border crossing.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Aziza Harba Idriss, Sudanese Refugee:
“Honestly, we experienced a lot of challenges along the way, we were stopped at roadblocks and told to get out of the vehicle. Armed men searched the vehicles; they asked us where we were going, we said we were looking for a safe place to stay and jobs, they harassed us and took our money.”
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is helping transport people from the border to the Renk transit centre, set up with other humanitarian partners. There, new arrivals are provided with basics such as food, water, blankets, mats and buckets, as well as emergency medical treatment. The transit centre currently hosts over 8,500 people.
SOUNDBITE (English) Jimmy Ogwang, Associate Field Officer, UNHCR
“We need to build more shelters. The second one is health services. We have children who are coming in when they are malnourished, but also there are people who are coming when they have chronic illnesses and they're sick and therefore we need to provide basic health services for them. The third one is the onward movement, with the rain coming in, compounded with the challenges that we have, we need more resources to ensure that we take these people to their areas of destination as soon as possible, so that they don't overstay here.”
More than 240,000 South Sudanese refugees, previously hosted by Sudan, as well as refugees from Sudan have arrived in South Sudan in the past months. They are among some one million people who have arrived in neighbouring countries seeking safety.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdallah Abushakin Idriss, Sudanese Refugee:
“I hope I can find a job as a driver in an organisation here or run my own rickshaw taxi. I want to support my daughters so they can complete their studies. Honestly, we don't have jobs right now. If people don't work, life becomes hard. This conflict made us flee with our families and there are no jobs here that we can take up to help us. I am unable to work and put food on the table. We depend on aid agencies, I am helpless, I can’t provide for my family.”
Refugees and returning South Sudanese are reaching border areas in increasingly desperate conditions, where poor access, a lack of services, and lagging infrastructure make the humanitarian response extremely challenging. There are limited health services, shelter, water and sanitation for returnees, refugees and the host population.
With no end to the conflict in Sudan in sight, UNHCR is coordinating with aid agencies to revise the Regional Refugee Response Plan. Overall funding needs to provide emergency lifesaving aid, including food, shelter, healthcare, education, and protection services are expected to reach over one billion US dollars to assist more than 1.8 million people projected to seek safety in countries neighbouring Sudan by the end of 2023.
TRT: 03:35
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNHCR ON SCREEN
LANGUAGES: ARABIC / ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 25 – 28 AUGUST 2023, RENK COUNTY, SOUTH SUDAN
SHOTLIST:
26 AUGUST 2023, RENK TRANSIT CENTRE, RENK COUNTY, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Med shot, family seated talking
2. Close up, Aziza Harba Idriss, Sudanese refugee
3. Med shot, Aziza, her husband and baby
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Aziza Harba Idriss, Sudanese Refugee:
“Every day we heard bombs falling, we heard about people we knew who died including children, others were displaced. We lived in fear both day and night. We would hide under our beds.”
5. Various shots, Aziza cooking meal
6. Close up, Aziza serving meal
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Aziza Harba Idriss, Sudanese Refugee:
“Honestly, we experienced a lot of challenges along the way, we were stopped at roadblocks and told to get out of the vehicle. Armed men searched the vehicles; they asked us where we were going, we said we were looking for a safe place to stay and jobs, they harassed us and took our money.”
8. Various shots, displaced families camping at transit centre
9. Close up, water being fetched in jerrycan
10. Various shots, women fetching water
25 AUGUST 2023, RENK TRANSIT CENTRE, RENK COUNTY, SOUTH SUDAN
11. Various shots, women and children running away from rain
12. Various shots, men putting plastic sheets over structure to shield it from rain
13. Med shot, women covering belongings from rain
28 AUGUST 2023, RENK TRANSIT CENTRE, RENK COUNTY, SOUTH SUDAN
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Jimmy Ogwang, Associate Field Officer, UNHCR
“We need to build more shelters. The second one is health services. We have children who are coming in when they are malnourished, but also there are people who are coming when they have chronic illnesses and they're sick and therefore we need to provide basic health services for them. The third one is the onward movement, with the rain coming in, compounded with the challenges that we have, we need more resources to ensure that we take these people to their areas of destination as soon as possible, so that they don't overstay here.”
26 AUGUST 2023, RENK TRANSIT CENTRE, RENK COUNTY, SOUTH SUDAN
15. Various shots, Aziza’s family sharing meal
16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdallah Abushakin Idriss, Sudanese Refugee:
“I hope I can find a job as a driver in an organisation here or run my own rickshaw taxi. I want to support my daughters so they can complete their studies. Honestly, we don't have jobs right now. If people don't work, life becomes hard. This conflict made us flee with our families and there are no jobs here that we can take up to help us. I am unable to work and put food on the table. We depend on aid agencies, I am helpless, I can’t provide for my family.”
17. Various shots, people walking in the transit centre
18. Close up, woman seated holding baby
19. Close up, woman’s face
STORYLINE:
Families risk perilous journeys in conflict plagued Sudan, desperate to find safety in South Sudan. Many arrive in remote parts of the country where humanitarian organisations are struggling to provide emergency services as the rainy season continues
Aziza Harba Idriss and her family were looking forward to sharing elaborate dishes and visiting relatives to celebrate Eid al Fitr this year, the Muslim festival that marks the end of the Ramadan fasting month. But their plans were cut short when deadly fighting erupted in Sudan’s capital Khartoum. Months of fighting between Sudan’s paramilitary group, Rapid Support Forces, RSF and the army has destroyed the capital and displaced thousands.
The family hid under their beds whenever they heard artillery strikes. Aziza and her husband, Abdalla Abushakin Idriss, gathered their eight children and fled the city to shelter with relatives in Al-Jazirah Province, near Khartoum. Three months later they proceeded to find safety in South Sudan.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Aziza Harba Idriss, Sudanese Refugee:
“Every day we heard bombs falling, we heard about people we knew who died including children, others were displaced. We lived in fear both day and night. We would hide under our beds.”
The couple raised 300 dollars from their savings to make the journey, a relative in Saudi Arabia also chipped in to enable them travel to the Joda border crossing.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Aziza Harba Idriss, Sudanese Refugee:
“Honestly, we experienced a lot of challenges along the way, we were stopped at roadblocks and told to get out of the vehicle. Armed men searched the vehicles; they asked us where we were going, we said we were looking for a safe place to stay and jobs, they harassed us and took our money.”
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is helping transport people from the border to the Renk transit centre, set up with other humanitarian partners. There, new arrivals are provided with basics such as food, water, blankets, mats and buckets, as well as emergency medical treatment. The transit centre currently hosts over 8,500 people.
SOUNDBITE (English) Jimmy Ogwang, Associate Field Officer, UNHCR
“We need to build more shelters. The second one is health services. We have children who are coming in when they are malnourished, but also there are people who are coming when they have chronic illnesses and they're sick and therefore we need to provide basic health services for them. The third one is the onward movement, with the rain coming in, compounded with the challenges that we have, we need more resources to ensure that we take these people to their areas of destination as soon as possible, so that they don't overstay here.”
More than 240,000 South Sudanese refugees, previously hosted by Sudan, as well as refugees from Sudan have arrived in South Sudan in the past months. They are among some one million people who have arrived in neighbouring countries seeking safety.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdallah Abushakin Idriss, Sudanese Refugee:
“I hope I can find a job as a driver in an organisation here or run my own rickshaw taxi. I want to support my daughters so they can complete their studies. Honestly, we don't have jobs right now. If people don't work, life becomes hard. This conflict made us flee with our families and there are no jobs here that we can take up to help us. I am unable to work and put food on the table. We depend on aid agencies, I am helpless, I can’t provide for my family.”
Refugees and returning South Sudanese are reaching border areas in increasingly desperate conditions, where poor access, a lack of services, and lagging infrastructure make the humanitarian response extremely challenging. There are limited health services, shelter, water and sanitation for returnees, refugees and the host population.
With no end to the conflict in Sudan in sight, UNHCR is coordinating with aid agencies to revise the Regional Refugee Response Plan. Overall funding needs to provide emergency lifesaving aid, including food, shelter, healthcare, education, and protection services are expected to reach over one billion US dollars to assist more than 1.8 million people projected to seek safety in countries neighbouring Sudan by the end of 2023.
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