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UNHCR / SUDAN GRANDI VISIT
STORY: UNHCR / SUDAN GRANDI VISIT
TRT: 07:10
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNHCR ON SCREEN
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 1 - 3 FEBRUARY 2024, PORT SUDAN AND KASSALA, SUDAN
01 FEBRUARY 2024, BEET ALSHABAB GATHERING SITE, PORT SUDAN, SUDAN
1. Wide shot, tents housing displaced families
2. Med shot, women seated outside tent
3. Wide shot, various of women and children standing near tents
4. Close up, girl holding baby
5. Med shot, families sheltering in Wad Sharifey refugee camp
6. Close up, woman taking details of Rabia Mohamed Ahmed, displaced Sudanese
7. Close up, woman getting registered
8. Wide shot, Rabia and her son walking to tent
9. Med shot, various of Rabi, folding clothes and placing them in suitcase
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Rabia Mohamed Ahmed, displaced Sudanese:
"I miss my mother and siblings, and I want to return to my home. Since the fighting doesn't seem to be stopping anytime soon in Khartoum, I would rather leave my country permanently. There is no stability or peace; what is more important than having peace? It doesn't matter what situation you are in; you need peace and stability, that's all."
11. Med shot, UNHCR High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi meeting X and her son
12. CS Various of Grandi and Rabia during meeting
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR):
"What you can see here in the back is a relatively small site hosting a few dozen people. There are hundreds and hundreds of encampments like this throughout the country. Many displaced people are living with relatives, with friends in crowded accommodation."
03 FEBRUARY 2024, AL SALAM GATHERING SITE, KASSALA, SUDAN
14. Wide shot, displaced families sheltering in building
15. Med shot, children looking on
16. Close up, woman looking on
17. Close up, girl standing near door
18. Wide shot, Grandi meeting displaced woman
19. Close up, Grandi listening to families
20. Wide shot, various of displaced family
21. Med shot, various of Grandi talking to group of displaced Sudanese
22. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Amani Omer Hussein, displaced Sudanese:
"We lost our nation, our lives were blessed, but at least we are still alive, thanks to god.
The fighting in Khartoum shocked the whole country. Khartoum is the centre of it all, the conflict has affected prices and put everything on hold. May God stop the war, so everyone can go back to their homes. Our country is suffering, there is no peace."
23. Various of displaced women and children
24. Wide shot, people sheltering in block
02 FEBRUARY 2024, WAD SHARIFEY REFUGEE CAMP, KASSALA, SUDAN
25. Wide shot, various of displaced people at site
26. Med shot, beds
27. Wide shot, various of Grandi talking to displaced family
28.SOUNDBITE (English) Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR):
"It is important to reiterate our call, especially to the military leaders here in Sudan, they have to go back to peace talks, they have to go back to a meaningful peace track. At least starting with a ceasefire so that people can go back to their homes. There millions of those that have been displaced. And then in the meantime when this complex exercise goes on, it's crucial to provide basic assistance to all those affected, to refugees, to displaced to those hosting them that often have very few resources and to work with the local authorities with the federal authorities to support these people."
29. Wide shot, various of Ethiopian refugee family
30. Close up, various of boy drawing carhas context menu
UNHCR's Grandi met displaced families in Sudan who were uprooted from their homes by ongoing conflict in the country. Many live in displacement camps across the country and are in need of lifesaving assistance and protection.
Ten months since conflict erupted in Sudan, nearly 8 million people have been displaced both in the country and across borders into Chad, South Sudan and Egypt, Central African Republic and Ethiopia.
The conflict in Sudan has pushed the country's economy to its knees and collapsed the health care sector.
In recent months, the fighting has escalated with the seizure of Sudan's second city of Wad Madani in Al Jazirah State by the Rapid Support Forces. The city had been hosting hundreds of thousands of people displaced from Khartoum and elsewhere who were forced to flee for a second time.
Last week the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi visited Ethiopia and Sudan to draw attention to the ongoing conflict and its effects on displaced families Grandi met internally displaced families in Port Sudan, and Kassala in eastern Sudan, where he listened to their concerns and called for further support from the international community.
Majority of families are scattered in displacement camps across the country, and are forced to depend on aid and the generosity of fellow Sudanese who have also been affected by the crisis.
In Gedaref and Kassala States displaced people fleeing Khartoum, Al Jazirah and other conflict areas continue to arrive.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, continues to provide counselling for refugees and IDPs on asylum procedures, resettlement options, legal and financial assistance and medical referrals in Kassala.
In a recent statement, UNHCR described the humanitarian situation in Sudan as dire and expressed concern that the fighting could spread further to other parts of the country.
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