UN / SUDAN WFP UPDATE

Due to the escalating violence in the Zamzam camp, the World Food Programme (WFP) had no choice but to suspend the voucher-based food assistance system in place in the camp, said a UN Spokesperson. UNIFEED

• Video Length: 00:01:46
• Production Date: 26 February 2025
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME - WFP
• Subject Topical: FOOD SHORTAGE; HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
• Geographic Subject: SUDAN
• MAMS Id: 3343716
• Parent Id: 3343716
• Alternate Title: unifeed250226f

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STORY: UN / SUDAN WFP UPDATE
TRT: 1:46
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGAUGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 26 FEBRUARY 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE – NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

26 FEBRUARY 2025, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Just a bit of zooming in on the horrors and catastrophe in Sudan. Due to the escalating violence in the Zamzam camp, our colleagues at the World Food Programme tell us they had no choice but to suspend the voucher-based food assistance system in place in the camp. The recent violence left Zamzam’s Central Market destroyed by shelling, pushing residents of the camp – which is about half a million human beings – further away from accessing essential food and supplies. In a statement, the World Food Programme said that over the past two weeks the violence has compelled its partners to evacuate their staff for safety. As you know, famine conditions were confirmed in Zamzam last August. Since then, the World Food Programme has managed to transport just one convoy of humanitarian supplies into the camp despite repeated and repeated attempts to deliver more. And now, the World Food Programme is warning that without immediate assistance, thousands of desperate families in Zamzam could starve in the coming weeks. These food vouchers allow families to purchase essential food supplies, such as cereals, pulses, oil and salt, directly from local markets, which WFP helps to keep stocked through its local private sector retail network. We continue to reiterate that civilians in Zamzam and elsewhere must be protected, whether they choose to stay or voluntarily move for safety reasons.”
4. Wide shot, press briefing room

Storyline

Due to the escalating violence in the Zamzam camp, the the World Food Programme had no choice but to suspend the voucher-based food assistance system in place in the camp, said a UN Spokesperson.

UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric spoke to reporters today (26 Feb) in New York.

He said, “The recent violence left Zamzam’s Central Market destroyed by shelling, pushing residents of the camp – which is about half a million human beings – further away from accessing essential food and supplies.”

In a statement, the World Food Programme said that over the past two weeks the violence has compelled its partners to evacuate their staff for safety.

Dujarric added, “famine conditions were confirmed in Zamzam last August. Since then, the World Food Programme has managed to transport just one convoy of humanitarian supplies into the camp despite repeated and repeated attempts to deliver more.”

He continued, “now, the World Food Programme is warning that without immediate assistance, thousands of desperate families in Zamzam could starve in the coming weeks. These food vouchers allow families to purchase essential food supplies, such as cereals, pulses, oil and salt, directly from local markets, which WFP helps to keep stocked through its local private sector retail network.”

The Spokesperson reiterated that “civilians in Zamzam and elsewhere must be protected, whether they choose to stay or voluntarily move for safety reasons.”