SOUTH SUDAN / KEDIBA HUMANITARIAN VISIT

Communities from remote Kediba, located in Mundri East, a county in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria state are facing severe economic hardships exacerbated by a lack of adequate road connectivity, hampering their access to schools, hospitals and markets. To help address some of these issues, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), along with humanitarian and government partners visited residents. UNMISS

• Video Length: 00:01:53
• Production Date: 18 October 2024
• Asset Language: English; Arabic
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN – UNMISS
• Subject Topical: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
• Geographic Subject: SOUTH SUDAN
• MAMS Id: 3283418
• Parent Id: 3283418
• Alternate Title: unifeed241018e

Description

STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / KEDIBA HUMANITARIAN VISIT
TRT: 01:52
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / MURU / ARABIC / NATS

DATELINE: 17 OCTOBER 2024, KEDIBA, SOUTH SUDAN

Shotlist

1. Various shots, the governor and community
2. SOUNDBITE (Muru) Benson Hakim, Paramount Chief, Kediba:
“We are appealing to the state government for assistance in constructing a bridge to improve access. We are facing problems such as people dying while being transported to the hospital.”
3. Various shots, community members
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Alfred Karaba, Governor, Western Equatoria State:
“We are here to understand what the people of Kediba are facing. For the road to be constructed, we need to come together and commit to completing it in the shortest time possible.”
5. Various shots, head of field and community
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Jane Lanyero Kony, Head of UNMISS Field Office, Western Equatoria:
“There is peace, there is security, and it is only on this firm foundation that honestly, the people of Mundri East, together with the leadership of the Honorable Commissioner and that of the state leadership, can allow each and every one of us to walk with you and see how far we can go towards sustainable development and peace.”
7. Close up, members of the community

Storyline

Communities from remote Kediba, located in Mundri East, a county in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria state are facing severe economic hardships exacerbated by a lack of adequate road connectivity, hampering their access to schools, hospitals and markets.

To help address some of these issues, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), along with humanitarian and government partners visited residents.

Benson Hakim, Paramount Chief of Kediba said, “we are appealing to the state government for assistance in constructing a bridge to improve access. We are facing problems such as people dying while being transported to the hospital.”

The current economic crisis in the country has made it difficult for the state government to meet its obligations, hindering the execution of key projects such as the construction of roads and bridges.

Alfred Karaba, Governor of Western Equatoria State said, “we are here to understand what the people of Kediba are facing. For the road to be constructed, we need to come together and commit to completing it in the shortest time possible.”

Jane Kony, Head of the UNMISS Field Office in Yambio, affirmed that the UN Peacekeeping mission will support and work with local authorities and humanitarian partners to foster lasting peace and development in and around Kediba.

Jane Lanyero Kony said, “there is peace, there is security, and it is only on this firm foundation that honestly, the people of Mundri East, together with the leadership of [the] Honorable Commissioner and that of the state leadership, can allow each and every one of us to walk with you and see how far we can go towards sustainable development and peace.”