UN / SUDAN UPDATE

07-Aug-2023 00:01:07
Last week, the first humanitarian convoy to reach East Darfur, in Sudan, since the start of the conflict arrived in the state, after nine days on the road, a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED
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STORY: UN / SUDAN UPDATE
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DATELINE: 07 AUGUST 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
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1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations Headquarters

07 AUGUST 2023, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, spokesperson Farhan Haq at the podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“On Sudan, our humanitarian colleagues tell us that, last week, the first humanitarian convoy to reach East Darfur since the start of the conflict arrived in the state, after nine days on the road. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs negotiated the movement of these trucks from White Nile to EdDaien, the capital of East Darfur. The convoy delivered 430 tons of agricultural seeds provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization, to be distributed to farmers across the state by the Ministry of Agriculture.”
4. Close up, journalist asking question
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Further humanitarian access is urgently required so that all agricultural areas in Darfur can benefit from the provision of seeds. All parties must also provide farmers access to agricultural lands and ensure their protection as they plant and harvest their crops. A failed agricultural season would have further devastating consequences on all communities in Darfur.”
6. Wide shot, spokesperson Farhan Haq at the podium
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Last week, the first humanitarian convoy to reach East Darfur, in Sudan, since the start of the conflict arrived in the state, after nine days on the road, a UN spokesperson said.

Briefing reporters today (07 Aug) in New York, UN spokesperson Farhan Haq informed that “The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs negotiated the movement of these trucks from White Nile to EdDaien, the capital of East Darfur.”

According to Haq, “the convoy delivered 430 tons of agricultural seeds provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization, to be distributed to farmers across the state by the Ministry of Agriculture.”

The Spokesperson added, “Further humanitarian access is urgently required so that all agricultural areas in Darfur can benefit from the provision of seeds. All parties must also provide farmers access to agricultural lands and ensure their protection as they plant and harvest their crops.”

Haq concluded by saying that “a failed agricultural season would have further devastating consequences on all communities in Darfur.”
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