SOUTH SUDAN / WAU HUMANITARIAN

United Nations (UN) Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan Eugene Owusu said one of the biggest challenges in responding to the crisis in Wau was resources. UNMISS

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:30
• Production Date: 1 July 2016
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN – UNMISS
• Subject Topical: DISPLACED PERSONS; HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
• Geographic Subject: SOUTH SUDAN
• MAMS Id: 1662523
• Parent Id: 1662523
• Alternate Title: unifeed160701c

Description

STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / WAU HUMANITARIAN
TRT: 2:30
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NAT S

DATELINE: 30 JUNE 2016, WAU, SOUTH SUDAN

Shotlist

30 JUNE 2016, WAU, SOUTH SUDAN

1. Pan right, peacekeepers at protection of civilians (POC) site
2. Various shot, Owusu meeting with staff
3. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) Eugene Owusu, Deputy Special Representative of Secretary General and resident Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan:
“The colleagues on the ground, the UNMISS colleagues truly have come together to work in a very commendable manner. I think your overall response is very commendable considering the crisis erupted barely four days ago.”
4. Various shots, staff speaking to displaced people
5. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) Eugene Owusu, Deputy Special Representative of Secretary General and resident Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan:
“I think there are a number of things collectively as a mission and also as government, we need to reflect upon. Which is that there are large numbers of people who are in need in this place and I think as we provide immediate humanitarian needs in the weeks ahead we also need to look for the perpetrators and enablers to see opportunities for people to certainly go back home.”
6. Various shots, men digging graves
7. Photo, men carrying body
8. Photo, body in grave
9. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) Eugene Owusu, Deputy Special Representative of Secretary General and resident Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan:
“One of the biggest challenges we are going to face with this crisis is resources. I think we have proven that we have the capacity to be able to respond but resources is going to be a major challenge for us. We will reach out to our major donors to support us in this response.”
10. Pan left, Catholic Church to displaced people
11. Close up, Catholic Hospital sign
12. Wide shot, displaced people by church
13. Wide shot, displaced people
14. Med shot, UNICEF provided tent

Storyline

United Nations (UN) Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan Eugene Owusu said one of the biggest challenges in responding to the crisis in Wau was resources.

Last weekend violent clashes erupted in the town leading to several causalities, property damage, looting, and the displacement of tens of thousands of citizens. In response, the UN mission to South Sudan (UNMISS) set up a makeshift protection of civilians (POC) site outside its base in the area to provide shelter and humanitarian assistance to those fleeing the town.

Yesterday (30 Jun), Owusu visited the POC site currently housing more than 12,000 people and met with aid workers and peacekeepers. The humanitarian coordinator said the overall response was “very commendable considering the crisis erupted barely 4 days ago.” He said aid workers have proven their ability to respond to the crisis, but funding remained a major challenge.

UN Agencies and NGOs have formed a “crisis team” and were registering the over 7,000 displaced people sheltered in the Catholic Church of Wau. They provided shelters and have been carrying out vaccination programmes. The team was also treating the wounded and burying the dead as a result of the violence.

Owusu said there were large numbers of people who were in need in the area and as humanitarian assistance was being provided, “we need to look for the perpetrators and enablers to see opportunities for people to go back home.”