UGANDA / SOUTH SUDAN REFUGEES

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said the ongoing violence in South Sudan has created Africa’s largest refugee crisis as thousands continued to pour into neighbouring Uganda. UNHCR

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:37
• Production Date: 10 February 2017
• Asset Language: Original; Kiswahili
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES - UNHCR
• Subject Topical: REFUGEES
• Geographic Subject: SOUTH SUDAN; UGANDA
• MAMS Id: 1829583
• Parent Id: 1829583
• Alternate Title: unifeed170210g

Description

STORY: UGANDA / SOUTH SUDAN REFUGEES
TRT: 01:37
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: KAKWA / KISWAHILI

DATELINE: 17-20 JANUARY 2017, ADJUMANI, UGANDA

Shotlist

17-20 JANUARY 2017, ADJUMANI, UGANDA

1. Various shots, South Sudanese refugees with their belongings
2. Wide shot, Sidah Hawa sitting with her children
3. Close up, Sidah Hawa
4. SOUNDBITE (Kakwa) Sidah Hawa, South Sudanese Refugee:
“I had just planted some crops. I was waiting to harvest. I lost everything because of the war. They are killing people. Many have died. I was scared for my life.”
5. Various shots, refugees disembarking from trucks
6. Various shots, Raimon Towongo and other refugees walking with bicycles
7. SOUNDBITE (Kiswahili) Raimon Towongo, South Sudanese Refugee:
“Look at me. I’m wearing torn, dirty clothes. We risked our lives sleeping in the bush. This is a terrible situation.”
8. Wide shot, Raimon speaking to other refugees
9. Wide shot, Sidah and her children waiting to be registered
10. Wide shot, Sidah and her children being registered
11. Various shots, Sidah and her children walking through wooded area
12. Med shot, Sidah sitting with her children

Storyline

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said today (10 Feb) ongoing violence in South Sudan has made the country Africa’s largest refugee crisis as thousands continued to pour into neighbouring Uganda.

Uganda is already hosting over half a million of South Sudan’s 1.5 million refugees which have been forced to leave their homes and seek safety since the country’s conflict erupted in December 2013 and more continue to cross the border each day.

Sida and her six children ran away after their village was attacked.

SOUNDBITE (Kakwa) Sidah Hawa, South Sudanese Refugee:
“I had just planted some crops. I was waiting to harvest. I lost everything because of the war. They are killing people. Many have died. I was scared for my life.”

According to UNHCR, more than 52,000 refugees have been received in Uganda since January 2017. The agency said the majority of South Sudanese were crossing at border entry points such as Busia to find refuge, however many were using informal entry points citing the presence of armed groups on the routes to the main border points.

Raimon Towongo fled for his life, barely escaping on an old bicycle. He too lost everything.

SOUNDBITE (Kiswahili) Raimon Towongo, South Sudanese Refugee:
“Look at me. I’m wearing torn, dirty clothes. We risked our lives sleeping in the bush. This is a terrible situation.”

UNHCR said refugees in Uganda are registered, given small plots of land, building materials and food rations, all within three days. However, the agency stressed that resources were being stretched. In 2016, the humanitarian appeal for the South Sudan response received less than 75 percent of the funds needed to meet the demands. UNHCR said without further contributions, the abilities of the humanitarian response to provide critical aid and key basic services could become severely compromised.