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UNHCR / SUDANESE REFUGEES RESPONSE
STORY: UNHCR / SUDANESE REFUGEES RESPONSE
TRT: 02:25
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNHCR ON SCREEN
LANGUAGES: NATS
DATELINE: 02 MAY 2023, MIDJIGUILTA, CHAD
1. Med shot, UNHCR trucks arriving at site
2. Wide shot, people waiting to collect aid near truck
3. Various shots, aerial views of refugees waiting in queues
4. Various shots, people waiting for aid distribution truck
5. Close up, supplies being offloaded from truck
6. Med shot, refugees being registered to collect core relief items (CRI)
7. Close up, woman getting fingerprints taken
8. Various shots, women receiving relief items
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Brice Degla, Senior Emergency Coordinator, UNHCR, Chad:
“UNHCR is identifying sites far from here at least 50 kilometers from here to relocate people from the
border so that the risk of insecurity at least is resolved, but also provide some assistance to them.”
10. Various shots, women seated waiting in queue
11. Close up, woman holding ration card
12. Med shot, crowd of refugees
13. Various shots, elderly woman looking on
14. Med shot, men and children looking on
15. Close up, men’s faces
16. Various shots, women carrying CRI
The UN Refugee Agency today (4 May) said it is planning for an outflow of 860,000 refugees and returnees from Sudan and, with partners, will require 445 million US dollars to support the displaced until October.
The updates were made in a preliminary summary of the inter-agency Regional Refugee Response Plan for Sudan, which was presented to donors today. It will primarily cover immediate support in Chad, South Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia and the Central African Republic.
The plan has been drawn up with 134 partners including UN agencies, national and international NGOs and civil society groups. UNHCR has been coordinating contingency planning with partners for new arrivals (refugees, returning refugees and others) to seven neighbouring countries.
SOUNDBITE (English) Brice Degla, Senior Emergency Coordinator, UNHCR, Chad:
“UNHCR is identifying sites far from here at least 50 kilometers from here to relocate people from the
border so that the risk of insecurity at least is resolved, but also provide some assistance to them.”
The 860,000 figure is a preliminary projection for financial and operational planning. Of the total, some 580,000 would be Sudanese, 235,000 refugees previously hosted by Sudan returning home in adverse conditions, and 45,000 refugees of other nationalities previously hosted by Sudan. Egypt and South Sudan are expected to see most arrivals. The planning includes a smaller number of third country nationals seeking safety.
The current fighting has already displaced over 330,000 people inside Sudan with over 100,000 refugees and returnees leaving Sudan. UNHCR launched a data portal today that will update daily new numbers of refugee and returnee arrivals in neighbouring countries.
Continued fighting, looting, rising costs and lack of transport are making it difficult for people to leave dangerous areas. Access to healthcare has also been critically impacted. The plan will support host countries to ensure access to asylum for those needing international protection, support host countries to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance, identify the most vulnerable and provide specialized services. The arrival of the rainy season will further challenge access and delivery of aid to remote locations.
Most of the countries receiving those fleeing Sudan, and Sudan itself, are operations which already face a perennial underfunded situation and hosted large numbers of forcibly displaced people. Most have so far received less than 15 percent of the 2023 funding requirements.
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