UN / SUDANESE AMBASSADOR PRESSER
12-May-2023
00:02:13
Sudan’s Ambassador Al-Harith Idriss Al-Harith Mohamed said the humanitarian situation in the country “has deteriorated and is getting worse,” and denied the Sudanese Armed forces are breaching ceasefire agreements. UNIFEED
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STORY: UN / SUDANESE AMBASSADOR PRESSER
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DATELINE: 12 MAY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
TRT: 2:13
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 12 MAY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
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FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior UN headquarters
12 MAY 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, press room dais
3. Close up, photographer
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Al-Harith Idriss Al-Harith Mohamed, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Sudan:
“The already dire humanitarian situation has deteriorated and is getting worse. However, the government is exerting tremendous efforts to contain the impact of the situation in various aspects and was able to control and reduce the intensity of the devastation. To date no state of emergency has been declared, nor communication is disrupted.”
5. Wide shot, press room dais
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Al-Harith Idriss Al-Harith Mohamed, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Sudan:
“There is urgent need for humanitarian services at the border crossings which witnessed a crowding of citizens wishing to cross the border with children, elderly and sick. The humanitarian condition is bad and there is an urgent need for water, food, mobile clinics, temporary housing and financial assistance until the completion of crossing procedures.”
7. Med shot, reporters
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Al-Harith Idriss Al-Harith Mohamed, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Sudan:
“The Sudanese authorities are working around the clock on the updates of figures of fatalities, wounded, the IDPs or refugees, and the exact number will be communicated in due course. We would like to reiterate that the humanitarian assistance operations should be conducted on the basis of the internationally recognized guiding principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence, and that the sovereignty, territorial integrity and national unity must be fully respected.”
9. Med shot, reporters
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Al-Harith Idriss Al-Harith Mohamed, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Sudan:
“The Sudanese armed forces are not launching an offensive they are actually making a defensive. This is why they will not open fire, only if they have been attacked. This is why from time to time there will be a kind of what apparently may be as a breach of the ceasefire. But actually, this is not meant. This is actually not the case.”
11. Wide shot, press room dais, end of briefing
1. Wide shot, exterior UN headquarters
12 MAY 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, press room dais
3. Close up, photographer
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Al-Harith Idriss Al-Harith Mohamed, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Sudan:
“The already dire humanitarian situation has deteriorated and is getting worse. However, the government is exerting tremendous efforts to contain the impact of the situation in various aspects and was able to control and reduce the intensity of the devastation. To date no state of emergency has been declared, nor communication is disrupted.”
5. Wide shot, press room dais
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Al-Harith Idriss Al-Harith Mohamed, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Sudan:
“There is urgent need for humanitarian services at the border crossings which witnessed a crowding of citizens wishing to cross the border with children, elderly and sick. The humanitarian condition is bad and there is an urgent need for water, food, mobile clinics, temporary housing and financial assistance until the completion of crossing procedures.”
7. Med shot, reporters
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Al-Harith Idriss Al-Harith Mohamed, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Sudan:
“The Sudanese authorities are working around the clock on the updates of figures of fatalities, wounded, the IDPs or refugees, and the exact number will be communicated in due course. We would like to reiterate that the humanitarian assistance operations should be conducted on the basis of the internationally recognized guiding principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence, and that the sovereignty, territorial integrity and national unity must be fully respected.”
9. Med shot, reporters
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Al-Harith Idriss Al-Harith Mohamed, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Sudan:
“The Sudanese armed forces are not launching an offensive they are actually making a defensive. This is why they will not open fire, only if they have been attacked. This is why from time to time there will be a kind of what apparently may be as a breach of the ceasefire. But actually, this is not meant. This is actually not the case.”
11. Wide shot, press room dais, end of briefing
STORYLINE
Sudan’s Ambassador Al-Harith Idriss Al-Harith Mohamed today (12 May) said the humanitarian situation in the country “has deteriorated and is getting worse,” and denied the Sudanese Armed forces are breaching ceasefire agreements.
Mohamed said the government “is exerting tremendous efforts to contain the impact of the situation in various aspects and was able to control or reduce the intensity of the devastation” but pointed out that “there is urgent need for humanitarian services at the border crossings which witnessed a crowding of citizens wishing to cross the border with children, elderly and sick.”
The Sudanese authorities, he said, “are working around the clock on the dates of figures of fatalities wounded, the IDPs or refugees,” and reiterated that humanitarian assistance operations “should be conducted on the basis of the internationally recognized guiding principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence, and that the sovereignty territorial integrity and national unity must be fully respected.”
The Ambassador said the Sudanese Armed Forces “are not launching an offensive they are actually making a defensive” and “will not open fire only if they have been attacked.”
He said, “from time to time there will be a kind of what apparently may be as a breach of the ceasefire. But actually, this is not meant. And this is actually not the case.”
Secretary-General António Guterres today welcomed the signing by the parties to the conflict of the Declaration of Commitment to protect civilians and guarantee the safe passage of humanitarian aid in the country.
Mohamed said the government “is exerting tremendous efforts to contain the impact of the situation in various aspects and was able to control or reduce the intensity of the devastation” but pointed out that “there is urgent need for humanitarian services at the border crossings which witnessed a crowding of citizens wishing to cross the border with children, elderly and sick.”
The Sudanese authorities, he said, “are working around the clock on the dates of figures of fatalities wounded, the IDPs or refugees,” and reiterated that humanitarian assistance operations “should be conducted on the basis of the internationally recognized guiding principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence, and that the sovereignty territorial integrity and national unity must be fully respected.”
The Ambassador said the Sudanese Armed Forces “are not launching an offensive they are actually making a defensive” and “will not open fire only if they have been attacked.”
He said, “from time to time there will be a kind of what apparently may be as a breach of the ceasefire. But actually, this is not meant. And this is actually not the case.”
Secretary-General António Guterres today welcomed the signing by the parties to the conflict of the Declaration of Commitment to protect civilians and guarantee the safe passage of humanitarian aid in the country.
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