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SOUTH SUDAN / HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS
STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS
TRT: 2:54
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH
DATELINE: 22 NOVEMBER 2017, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN / 30 AUGUST 2017, YAMBIO, SOUTH SUDAN / 27 APRIL 2016, BENTIU, SOUTH SUDAN
30 AUGUST 2017, YAMBIO, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Wide shot, Bangasu IDP settlement camp Wide Shot, IDP at Bangasu
2. Med shot, Internal Displaced Person (IDP) children
3. Wide shot, IDP receiving aid
4. Wide shot, IDP family with aid
22 NOVEMBER 2017, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
5. Various Shots, press conference at Juba
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Alain Noudéhou, Deputy Special Representative in South Sudan, United Nations:
“It’s about the people who need assistance. It is not about me, you or anybody. If we try to really say how do we make sure that this family, this woman or these children, who are actually in need of help, we make sure get there. This is what all humanitarian access is about. It is not just a word in itself, it is actually about reaching the people in need.”
30 AUGUST 2017, YAMBIO, SOUTH SUDAN
7. Wide shot, Unloading aid at Bangasu IDP camp
8. Med shot, Unloading aid at Bangasu IDP camp
22 NOVEMBER 2017, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Alain Noudéhou, Deputy Special Representative in South Sudan, United Nations:
“It is something that is of great concern to humanitarians because of the level of the fees but at the same time it is also important to recognize that this is the law of the country and it is important that people abide by it and make sure we are here working legally.”
10. Various shots, press conference at Juba
27 APRIL 2016, BENTIU, SOUTH SUDAN
11. Pan shot, POC site
12. Med shot, Peacekeepers registering
13. Med shot, local counterpart
14. Wide shot, IDP at POC
15. Wide shot, distribution of aid
16. Wide shot, Distributing slip for aid
22 NOVEMBER 2017, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Alain Noudéhou, Deputy Special Representative in South Sudan, United Nations:
“When it comes to protection, it is not just about where people are, where they can be in terms of where we have a protection site. It is also regarding all the things that you can do to make sure that the broader environment people are actually living in is conducive for them to live freely and in a protected environment.”
30 AUGUST 2017, YAMBIO, SOUTH SUDAN
18. Wide shot, Patrol vehicles leaving
19. Wide shot, Patrol vehicles
22 NOVEMBER 2017, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Alain Noudéhou, Deputy Special Representative in South Sudan, United Nations:
“We would want to encourage people to make sure that we really stop the fighting and we make sure that people then have the time and also have the safety in terms of the environment to try and get back to their life.”
30 AUGUST 2017, YAMBIO, SOUTH SUDAN
21. Med shot, Peacekeeper attending humanitarian aid delivery
22. Pan shot, IDP children at Bangasu
23. Med shot, IDP woman with children at Bangasu
In towns and villages across South Sudan, families are starving.
About 4.8 million people are experiencing severe food insecurity – almost half of the population. Humanitarians trying to reach the most vulnerable face significant challenges, including physical violence and restrictions on their movement.
However, at his first official press conference since joining the UN Mission in South Sudan, the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (DSRSG) in the country, Alain Noudéhou, expressed optimism that a recent presidential decree ordering free movement for humanitarians in the conflict-afflicted country will improve access.
SOUNDBITE (English) Alain Noudéhou, Deputy Special Representative in South Sudan, United Nations:
“It is about the people who need assistance. It is not about me, you or anybody. If we try to really say, how do we make sure that this family, this woman or these children, who are actually in need of help, we make sure get there. This is what all humanitarian access is about. It is not just a word in itself. It is about reaching the people in need.”
Another barrier to humanitarian work has been increasing fees imposed by the Government on aid agencies.
SOUNDBITE (English) Alain Noudéhou, Deputy Special Representative in South Sudan, United Nations:
“It is something that is of great concern to humanitarians because of the level of the fees but at the same time it is also important to recognize that this is the law of the country and it is important that people abide by it and make sure we are here working legally.”
Alain Noudéhou wears a number of hats in South Sudan. He is also the Humanitarian Coordinator, UN Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of UNDP, coordinating the work of 17 UN agencies, funds and programmes.
This includes efforts to help internally displaced people return home.
About 215,000 people live in protected sites next to UN bases in South Sudan. A joint initiative to support their return home is progressing well with 13,000 people in Bentiu choosing to move home in recent months.
About 90 per cent of humanitarian assistance is already dedicated to communities outside the camps. A fresh push is underway to create training and job opportunities and ensure people have access to clean water, healthcare, and education.
SOUNDBITE (English) Alain Noudéhou, Deputy Special Representative in South Sudan, United Nations:
“When it comes to protection, it is not just about where people are, where they can be in terms of where we have a protection site. It is also regarding all the things that you can do to make sure that the broader environment people are actually living in is conducive for them to live freely and in a protected environment.”
Providing that secure environment is a challenge with the risk of increased fighting during the dry season and the deteriorating economic situation.
SOUNDBITE (English) Alain Noudéhou, Deputy Special Representative in South Sudan, United Nations:
“We would want to encourage people to make sure that we really stop the fighting and we make sure that people then have the time and also have the safety in terms of the environment to try and get back to their life.”
The ultimate goal of peacekeepers and humanitarians working together in South Sudan is to give people the confidence to return home to live safe, dignified and peaceful lives.
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