UN / SUDAN

UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee said, “Even while millions of lives are at risk across Sudan, hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in El Fasher are now at risk of the consequences of mass violence as fighting engulfs the city.” UNIFEED

• Video Length: 00:03:59
• Production Date: 18 September 2024
• Asset Language: English; Arabic
• Personal Subject: JOYCE MSUYA; MARTHA AMA AKYAA POBEE
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - OCHA; DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND PEACEBUILDING AFFAIRS - DPPA; DEPARTMENT OF PEACE OPERATIONS - DPO
• Subject Topical: PEACE AND SECURITY; WAR
• Geographic Subject: SUDAN
• MAMS Id: 3256155
• Parent Id: 3256155
• Alternate Title: unifeed240918j

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STORY: UN / SUDAN
TRT: 03:59
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / ARABIC / NATS

DATELINE: 18 SEPTEMBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters

18 SEPTEMBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, United Nations:
“Even while millions of lives are at risk across Sudan, hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in El Fasher are now at risk of the consequences of mass violence as fighting engulfs the city.”
4. Med shot, Sudanese ambassador, delegates
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, United Nations:
“The current wave of fighting marks the latest chapter of violence in El Fasher and occurs amidst a months-long siege and attack on the city at the hands of the Rapid Support Forces. This has caused appalling levels of suffering for the civilian population, including famine conditions in Zamzam camp south of El Fasher, among other locations.”
6. Med shot, Security Council
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, United Nations:
“The stakes could not be higher. The risk of the escalation of fighting fueling a dangerous ethnic dimension of this conflict is well known. So are the destabilizing effects for the entire region.”
8. Wide shot, Security Council
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, United Nations:
“The conflict in Sudan is not occurring in a vacuum. The flames of armed violence continue to be fanned by inflows of weapons to Sudan. We call on all Member States to refrain from supplying arms to Sudan and to observe the arms embargo for Darfur, in keeping with relevant Council resolutions.”
10. Various shots, Security Council
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, United Nations:
“As the violence escalates in El Fasher and continues to spread across the Sudan, the risk of atrocities multiply, including gross violence against women. Both the SAF and RSF, and their respective allied groups and militias, continue to show complete disregard for international human rights and humanitarian law.”
12. Med shot, Security Council
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Joyce Msuya, Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, United Nations:
“This brutal war has now lasted for 17 months, and there is no end in sight for this catastrophe.”
14. Pan left, Security Council
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Joyce Msuya, Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, United Nations:
“The lives of hundreds of thousands of people, including more than 700,000 IDPs in and around El Fasher are at immediate threat.”
16. Pan left, Security Council
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Joyce Msuya, Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, United Nations:
“Without safe and predictable access and a steady supply of food and humanitarian supplies, we will see a dramatic spike in mortality – including children – in Zamzam and in other areas around El Fasher.”
18. Pan left, Security Council
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Joyce Msuya, Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, United Nations:
“The atrocious humanitarian situation calls for a rapid de-escalation in the conflict. We are therefore horrified by signs that the fighting will intensify as the rainy season draws to a close in the coming months.”
20. Pan left, Security Council
21. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Al-Harith Idriss al-Harith Mohamed, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Sudan:
“The Sudanese government is determined to stop this human suffering and to undertake efforts for the decisive end of this conflict to restore peace and security in the country.”
22. Wide shot, Security Council

Storyline

UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee said, “Even while millions of lives are at risk across Sudan, hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in El Fasher are now at risk of the consequences of mass violence as fighting engulfs the city.”

Briefing the Security Council today (18 Sep) about Sudan, Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee said, “The current wave of fighting marks the latest chapter of violence in El Fasher and occurs amidst a months-long siege and attack on the city at the hands of the Rapid Support Forces. This has caused appalling levels of suffering for the civilian population, including famine conditions in Zamzam camp south of El Fasher, among other locations.”

She stressed, “The stakes could not be higher. The risk of the escalation of fighting fueling a dangerous ethnic dimension of this conflict is well known. So are the destabilizing effects for the entire region.”

She said, “The conflict in Sudan is not occurring in a vacuum. The flames of armed violence continue to be fanned by inflows of weapons to Sudan. We call on all Member States to refrain from supplying arms to Sudan and to observe the arms embargo for Darfur, in keeping with relevant Council resolutions.”

She highlighted, “As the violence escalates in El Fasher and continues to spread across the Sudan, the risk of atrocities multiply, including gross violence against women. Both the SAF and RSF, and their respective allied groups and militias, continue to show complete disregard for international human rights and humanitarian law.”

Also addressing the Council, Joyce Msuya, Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs said, “This brutal war has now lasted for 17 months, and there is no end in sight for this catastrophe.”

She stressed, “The lives of hundreds of thousands of people, including more than 700,000 IDPs in and around El Fasher are at immediate threat.”

She said, “Without safe and predictable access and a steady supply of food and humanitarian supplies, we will see a dramatic spike in mortality – including children – in Zamzam and in other areas around El Fasher.”

She concluded, “The atrocious humanitarian situation calls for a rapid de-escalation in the conflict. We are therefore horrified by signs that the fighting will intensify as the rainy season draws to a close in the coming months.”

Al-Harith Idriss al-Harith Mohamed, Permanent Representative of Sudan to the United Nations, said, “The Sudanese government is determined to stop this human suffering and to undertake efforts for the decisive end of this conflict to restore peace and security in the country.”