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SOUTH SUDAN / SHEARER WAU DISPLACED
STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / SHEARER WAU RETURNS
TRT: 03:10
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH /ARABIC /NATS
DATELINE: 10 APRIL 2019, WAU, SOUTH SUDAN /FILE
10 APRIL 2019, WAU, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Tracking shot, Wau protection of civilians site
2. Various shots, Shearer arriving at the camp and greeting camp leaders
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Rezik, Camp Chair, Wau Protection of Civilians site:
“People are leaving, more especially in these recent months, after the signing of the revitalized peace agreement, because they feel there will be peace in place, and the security outside has stabilized a bit. That’s why they started to go out.”
4. Wide shot, meeting
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Rezik, Camp Chair, Wau Protection of Civilians site:
“Most of us inside here are people who were living in various areas and counties which, before, we were living in houses and during this crisis, most of the houses the roofs have been removed. And even tihe places where there were boreholes – these things have been destroyed. So, this is one of the challenges outside – there is no proper water in the areas where these people were living, and even education, in the places where they were living, there’s no proper education there, and even security itself in some of the counties and some of the areas is not well for them to be there.”
6. Wide shot, people listening
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Eliza Augustino, Camp Women’s Leader, Wau Protection of Civilians site:
“Right now, if our places are cleared by NGOs or government and police posts are installed in the area and water is provided for us, since it’s the biggest problem here in Wau. And also, we wish there will be good hospitals in our different areas when we go back,” she says, speaking on behalf of the displaced people.”
8. Wide shot, meeting
9. SOUNDBITE (English) David Shearer, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for South Sudan:
“What we’re looking to do is a number of things: put services in those areas where people want to go back to, so that they don’t miss out on health or education, or even food – distributing food in the short term in those areas. And secondly, having our patrols go out in those areas so there’s a degree of confidence about people moving back and knowing they’ll be safe – if we can do that, then I’m predicting that the POC will reduce even more significantly over the next few months.”
10. Tracking shot, Wau protection of civilians site
11. SOUNDBITE (English) David Shearer, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for South Sudan:
“There is a window of opportunity that we have over the next two or three months. The rains will come in and around June, and people need to be planting by then. If they don’t plan by then, they miss the season. So, we want to get people back to their homes so that they start planting by June. If they start planting by June, they’ll harvest three or four months later, and that will mean that they’re self-sufficient.”
26 FEBRUARY 2019, WAU, SOUTH SUDAN
12. Various shots, displaced at the Wau protection of civilians site
Displaced people in South Sudan’s Wau area say they want to return home, but some are awaiting guarantees of essential services in their former home villages, as the UN Mission in the country works with partners to create a conducive environment for safe, dignified voluntary returns.
David Shearer, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the head of the UN Mission in South Sudan, met Wednesday (10 Apr) with displaced people at the UN protection site in Wau.
Located near the UN base in Wau, the camp has been here for about three years, hosting some 39,000 people at the peak of internal displacement. Now, though, majority of them have voluntarily returned home, leaving only about 13,000. Those who have not yet left the camp have their reasons, as revealed by this community camp leader in a conversation with head of UNMISS.
SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Rezik, Camp Chair, Wau Protection of Civilians site:
“Most of us inside here are people who were living in various areas and counties which, before, we were living in houses and during this crisis, most of the houses the roofs have been removed. And even the places where there were boreholes – these things have been destroyed. So, this is one of the challenges outside – there is no proper water in the areas where these people were living, and even education, in the places where they were living, there’s no proper education there, and even security itself in some of the counties and some of the areas is not well for them to be there.”
Although many displaced people want to go back home, some are still reluctant to leave because they are not sure yet about how they will get the services they have been accustomed to at the camp, which have been consistently provided by humanitarian partners, with UNMISS offering protection.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Eliza Augustino, Camp Women’s Leader, Wau Protection of Civilians site:
“Right now, if our places are cleared by NGOs or government and police posts are installed in the area and water is provided for us, since it’s the biggest problem here in Wau. And also, we wish there will be good hospitals in our different areas when we go back,” she says, speaking on behalf of the displaced people.”
The Special representative noted that UNMISS and humanitarian partners would like to see even more people voluntarily moving back home, and that the UN and humanitarian partners were trying their best to create a conducive environment for safe, dignified voluntary returns.
SOUNDBITE (English) David Shearer, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for South Sudan:
“What we’re looking to do is a number of things: put services in those areas where people want to go back to, so that they don’t miss out on health or education, or even food – distributing food in the short term in those areas. And secondly, having our patrols go out in those areas so there’s a degree of confidence about people moving back and knowing they’ll be safe – if we can do that, then I’m predicting that the POC will reduce even more significantly over the next few months.”
Already, one small UN protection site has been closed at its Wau base. According the head of UNMISS, there is an even more reason for the urgent need to create a conducive environment for voluntary returns, according to the head of UNMISS.
SOUNDBITE (English) David Shearer, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for South Sudan:
“There is a window of opportunity that we have over the next two or three months. The rains will come in and around June, and people need to be planting by then. If they don’t plan by then, they miss the season. So, we want to get people back to their homes so that they start planting by June. If they start planting by June, they’ll harvest three or four months later, and that will mean that they’re self-sufficient.”
Despite recent displacement of some 1000 people due to intercommunal violence, at least 40% of displaced people in the area are ready to return home, according to an assessment conducted by humanitarian actors.
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