UN / SOUTH SUDAN FOOD INSECURITY

A UN spokesperson told reporters in New York that nearly seven million people in South Sudan face “acute food insecurity” this year. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:05
• Production Date: 22 February 2019
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Corporate Name: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION - FAO; UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND - UNICEF
• Subject Topical: FOOD SECURITY
• Geographic Subject: SOUTH SUDAN
• MAMS Id: 2360374
• Parent Id: 2360374
• Alternate Title: unifeed190222f

Description

STORY: UN / SOUTH SUDAN FOOD INSECURITY
TRT: 01:05
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 22 FEBRUARY 2019, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT

Shotlist

FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters

22 JANUARY 2019, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Press room
3. Med shot, journalists
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General (English):
“Turning to South Sudan, nearly seven million people in that country could face acute food insecurity at the height of this year’s May-to-July lean season, according to a report released today by the South Sudanese Government and our colleagues at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the UN Children's Fund and the World Food Programme.”
4. Med shot, journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General (English):
“The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report shows that the number of acutely food insecure people has already increased by 13 percent since January of last year.
Food insecurity continues to be driven by the effects of conflict, insufficient food production and associated population displacement. The agencies said there is an urgent need for more funds to scale up humanitarian assistance to save lives and protect livelihoods.”
6. Wide shot, press room

Storyline

A UN spokesperson told reporters in New York that nearly seven million people in South Sudan face “acute food insecurity” this year.

Speaking today (22 Feb) in New York, spokesperson Stephane Dujarric, told reporters that the number of acutely food insecure people has increased by 13 percent in one year.

Dujarric said the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) reported that “food insecurity continues to be driven by the effects of conflict, insufficient food production and associated population displacement.”

According to the publication, “there is an urgent need for more funds to scale up humanitarian assistance to save lives and protect livelihoods.”