UN / DRC UPDATE

United Nations spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said, clashes in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), “continue to force people out of their homes and hinder humanitarian operations.” Heavy fighting yesterday between armed groups in Kalehe and Kabare, in South Kivu province, “displaced an estimated 11,000 men, women and children, many of whom are now sheltering with host families.” UNIFEED

• Video Length: 00:01:54
• Production Date: 11 April 2025
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Corporate Name: OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - OCHA; UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND - UNICEF
• Subject Topical: SEXUAL VIOLENCE; HUMANITARIAN CRISIS; WAR VICTIMS; ARMED CONFLICTS
• Geographic Subject: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
• MAMS Id: 3360515
• Parent Id: 3360515
• Alternate Title: unifeed250411j

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STORY: UN / DRC UPDATE
TRT: 01:54
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 11 APRIL 2025, NEW YORK CITY

Shotlist

FILE – NEW YORK CITY

1. Tilt up, exterior UN headquarters

11 APRIL 2025, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric at the dais
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that clashes in parts of the country’s eastern provinces continue to force people out of their homes and hinder humanitarian operations. In South Kivu province, heavy fighting between armed groups in Kalehe and Kabare territories yesterday displaced an estimated 11,000 men, women and children, many of whom are now sheltering with host families.”
4. Med shot, journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Violence has blocked access to the Bukavu-Kalehe road, a vital humanitarian corridor, for over 24 hours now. Humanitarians stand ready to conduct needs assessments once the security conditions allow it.
Moving to neighbouring Tanganyika province, local authorities report that following clashes in Kalemie territory, civilians were injured, and dozens of homes were burned, with residents fleeing violence forcing them to go into the bush or nearby communities.”
6. Wide shot, Dujarric at the dais
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations: “UNICEF said this morning that reports from child protection colleagues on the ground show that children make up between 35 to 45 percent of the nearly 10,000 - 10,000 - cases of rape and sexual violence reported to protection actors in January and February of this year. 10,000 cases. This, UNICEF added, means that during the most intense phase of conflict in the east part of the DRC, a child was raped every 30 minutes. The agency is calling for additional prevention efforts, survivor-centred services, and safe, accessible ways for survivors to report without fear. They’ve also called obviously for accountability.”
8. Wide shot, end of presser

Storyline

United Nations spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, today (11 Apr) said, clashes in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), “continue to force people out of their homes and hinder humanitarian operations.” Heavy fighting yesterday between armed groups in Kalehe and Kabare, in South Kivu province, “displaced an estimated 11,000 men, women and children, many of whom are now sheltering with host families.”

According to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Dujarric said, “violence has blocked access to the Bukavu-Kalehe road, a vital humanitarian corridor, for over 24 hours now.”
Meanwile, the spokesperson continued, in neighbouring Tanganyika province, “following clashes in Kalemie territory, civilians were injured, and dozens of homes were burned, with residents fleeing violence forcing them to go into the bush or nearby communities.”

According to UNICEF, he said, “children make up between 35 to 45 percent” of the nearly 10,000 cases of rape and sexual violence reported to protection actors in January and February of this year,” which means that during the most intense phase of conflict in the east part of the DRC, a child was raped every 30 minutes.

Dujarric said UNICEF is calling for additional prevention efforts, survivor-centred services, and safe, accessible ways for survivors to report without fear.”