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DATELINE: 03 AUGUST 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
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1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations Headquarters
03 AUGUST 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, spokesperson Farhan Haq at the podium
3. Med shot, journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan said today that it is gravely concerned about the severe impact of the fighting between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) supported by Arab militias and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on civilians in the Darfur region. The UN Mission strongly condemns the indiscriminate targeting of civilian populations and public facilities by the Rapid Support Forces and allied militias, particularly in the locality of Sirba, 45 kilometers north of El Geneina in West Darfur. The Mission is also concerned by similar incidents in Nyala, South Darfur, and Zalingei, Central Darfur. The UN Mission urges all forces engaged in hostilities to cease their military operations immediately and calls on them to resume the Jeddah-facilitated talks.”
5. Med shot, journalists
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs tells us that today, it facilitated cross-border deliveries of food items by the World Food Programme from Chad into West Darfur. This is one of the parts of Sudan facing high levels of food insecurity. In the coming weeks, UN agencies and partners are hoping to provide additional assistance – especially food, nutrition, health, water, hygiene and sanitation supplies. The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, said that cross-border access into the Darfur region represents a key milestone, as the UN seeks to access all hard-to-reach areas in Sudan and provide critical humanitarian assistance to people in need, wherever they are.”
7. Wide shot, end of briefing
The United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) said today (2 Aug) that it is gravely concerned about the severe impact of the fighting between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) supported by Arab militias and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on civilians in the Darfur region.
UN spokesperson Farhan Haq told journalists in New York that the UN Mission “strongly condemns the indiscriminate targeting of civilian populations and public facilities by the Rapid Support Forces and allied militias, particularly in the locality of Sirba, 45 kilometers north of El Geneina in West Darfur.”
The Mission, he said, “is also concerned by similar incidents in Nyala, South Darfur, and Zalingei, Central Darfur” and urged “all forces engaged in hostilities to cease their military operations immediately and calls on them to resume the Jeddah-facilitated talks.”
On the humanitarian front, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) “facilitated cross-border deliveries of food items by the World Food Programme from Chad into West Darfur,” Haq said.
In the coming weeks, he continued, “UN agencies and partners are hoping to provide additional assistance – especially food, nutrition, health, water, hygiene and sanitation supplies.”
The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, for his part, said that cross-border access into the Darfur region “represents a key milestone, as the UN seeks to access all hard-to-reach areas in Sudan and provide critical humanitarian assistance to people in need, wherever they are,” Haq added
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