UNHCR / SUDANESE REFUGEES SOUTH SUDAN
05-May-2023
00:01:51
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) estimates that 860,000 will flee Sudan. In South Sudan, many arrivals are very vulnerable, exhausted and in need of immediate assistance. UNCHR
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STORY: UNHCR / SUDANESE REFUGEES SOUTH SUDAN
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SOURCE: UNHCR
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DATELINE: 27 - 29 APRIL 2023, RENK, SOUTH SUDAN
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SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNHCR ON SCREEN
LANGUAGES: NATS
DATELINE: 27 - 29 APRIL 2023, RENK, SOUTH SUDAN
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1. Med shot, UNHCR bus and trucks with people
2. Wide shot, South Sudanese with their belongings arriving at a transit site
3. Med shot, South Sudanese returnees exiting buses
4. Med shot, UNHCR staff helping children
5. Wide shot, returnees waiting at the transit site
6. Med shot, South Sudanese woman seated carrying her baby
7. Wide shot, makeshift structures at the transit site
8. Med shot, people getting water
9. Wide shot, returnees leaving with the belongings on donkey carts
10. Wide shot, transit site with UNHCR trampolines
2. Wide shot, South Sudanese with their belongings arriving at a transit site
3. Med shot, South Sudanese returnees exiting buses
4. Med shot, UNHCR staff helping children
5. Wide shot, returnees waiting at the transit site
6. Med shot, South Sudanese woman seated carrying her baby
7. Wide shot, makeshift structures at the transit site
8. Med shot, people getting water
9. Wide shot, returnees leaving with the belongings on donkey carts
10. Wide shot, transit site with UNHCR trampolines
STORYLINE
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) estimates that 860,000 will flee Sudan. In South Sudan, many arrivals are very vulnerable, exhausted and in need of immediate assistance. Most of them also need support to continue their journey to intended destinations in South Sudan.
The vast majority of people are arriving in Renk by boat on the river Nile, making the emergency response and onward movement logistically challenging.
Hundreds of thousands of refugees are fleeing fighting in Sudan to Chad, South Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia and the Central African Republic. Of the total, some 580,000 would be Sudanese, 235,000 refugees previously hosted by Sudan returning home in adverse conditions, and 45,000 refugees of other nationalities previously hosted by Sudan. Egypt and South Sudan are expected to see most arrivals.
The current fighting has already displaced over 330,000 people inside Sudan with over 100,000 refugees and returnees leaving Sudan. Continued fighting, looting, rising costs and lack of transport are making it difficult for people to leave dangerous areas.
Access to health care has also been critically impacted. The plan will support host countries to ensure access to asylum for those needing international protection, support host countries to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance and identify the most vulnerable and provide specialized services.
The arrival of the rainy season will further challenge access and delivery of aid to remote locations. Most of the countries receiving those fleeing Sudan, and Sudan itself, are operations which already face a perennial underfunded situation and host large numbers of forcibly displaced people.
The vast majority of people are arriving in Renk by boat on the river Nile, making the emergency response and onward movement logistically challenging.
Hundreds of thousands of refugees are fleeing fighting in Sudan to Chad, South Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia and the Central African Republic. Of the total, some 580,000 would be Sudanese, 235,000 refugees previously hosted by Sudan returning home in adverse conditions, and 45,000 refugees of other nationalities previously hosted by Sudan. Egypt and South Sudan are expected to see most arrivals.
The current fighting has already displaced over 330,000 people inside Sudan with over 100,000 refugees and returnees leaving Sudan. Continued fighting, looting, rising costs and lack of transport are making it difficult for people to leave dangerous areas.
Access to health care has also been critically impacted. The plan will support host countries to ensure access to asylum for those needing international protection, support host countries to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance and identify the most vulnerable and provide specialized services.
The arrival of the rainy season will further challenge access and delivery of aid to remote locations. Most of the countries receiving those fleeing Sudan, and Sudan itself, are operations which already face a perennial underfunded situation and host large numbers of forcibly displaced people.
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