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SOUTH SUDAN / UNREST UPDATE
STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / UNREST UPDATE
TRT: 4:11
SOURCE: REUTERS/UNMISS / UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/NATS
DATELINE: DECEMBER 18 2013, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
REUTERS / UNMISS – 18 DECEMBER 2013, JUBA AIRPORT
1. Various shots, American embassy staff at Juba airport waiting to be evacuated
UNMISS – 18 DECEMBER 2013, UNMISS COMPOUND
2 Wide shot, people at gate
3. Med shot, security guard and people coming in.
4. Wide shot, people being screened
5. Close up, girl and baby
6. Wide shot, UN resident and humanitarian coordinator talking to a group of men
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Toby Lanzer UN resident and humanitarian coordinator:
“What we’ve seen here over the past couple of days in Juba is an intense political struggle within the ruling party. It is generating violence. It is generating of course consecuences for civilians. 20,000 of whom have now sought shelter and protection in one of the two UN bases that we have in town. I just walked through one of these bases. I’ve listened to women and children to a lot of men, who were concerned about their own safety and that’s why they’ve come to the United Nations. And what we -as a peacekeeping Mission, what we as a UN Team can do for people- is first and foremost help them with protection, help them to be able to seek refuge in the first place. In addition to that, we will be providing water, we are helping them with some other requirements”.
8. Wide shot, UN resident walking with Sudanese people
9. Wide shot, woman walking away with belongings.
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Paul Egunsola, UNMISS Chief of Staff:
“During the day as you can imagine the numbers go down as many of them go out to try and get something to eat. So we allow them to go in and out but we try to screen them every time they come back inside for their own safety and also to make sure the security of the camp itself is not compromised.”
11. Zoom out, South Sudanese in UNMISS camp
12. Wide shot, temporary housing area
13. Wide shot, line of people waiting to get water
14. Med shot, water line
15. Med shot, women walking away with water
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Paul Egunsola, UNMISS Chief of Staff:
“We have also been able to get medical assistance, reinforce our medical services so we are able to provide them emergency medical assistance and we have had cases that we have treated in our facility here.”
17. Wide shot, people leaving ambulance
18. Wide shot, hallway of clinic with patients.
19. Med shot, wounded patients
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Simon Bagumaho, UNMISS Medical Doctor:
“Currently we are dealing with children. We have about four very sick children with severe Malaria and Bronchial Pneumonia. We’ve also seen some gunshot injuries, very minor which we’ve dressed. About six of them this morning and they have gone back to the IDP camp.”
21. Wide shot, children in clinic bed
22. Close up, boy in pain.
23. Med shot, sick girl in bed with arm hanging
24. Close up, sick girl
The United States began evacuating non-essential embassy staff and families from South Sudan on Wednesday following a foiled coup in the capital. Fighting that began in Juba on Sunday has spread near the flashpoint town of Bor where hundreds are reported to have been killed.
Meanwhile, the UN resident and humanitarian coordinator said that large numbers of people in need of medical attention after two days of violence constitute the most acute humanitarian challenge.
Toby Lanzer said that nearly 20 thousand people are seeking refuge at the United Nations mission (UNMISS) seeking a safe haven, water, food and medical facilities.
SOUNDBITE (English) Toby Lanzer UN resident and humanitarian coordinator:
“What we’ve seen here over the past couple of days in Juba is an intense political struggle within the ruling party. It is generating violence. It is generating of course consecuences for civilians. 20,000 of whom have now sought shelter and protection in one of the two UN bases that we have in town. I just walked through one of these bases. I’ve listened to women and children to a lot of men, who were concerned about their own safety and that’s why they’ve come to the United Nations.
And what we -as a peacekeeping Mission, what we as a UN Team can do for people- is first and foremost help them with protection, help them to be able to seek refuge in the first place. In addition to that, we will be providing water, we are helping them with some other requirements”.
At one UN compound, those seeking shelter go out during the day to look for food, only to return at night.
SOUNDBITE (English) Paul Egunsola, UNMISS Chief of Staff :
“During the day as you can imagine the numbers go down as many of them go out to try and get something to eat. So we allow them to go in and out but we try to screen them every time they come back inside for their own safety and also to make sure the security of the camp itself is not compromised.”
Water has been provided where possible, with some of it running out due to pressing demands. Medical facilities have also been extended to some who have arrived with bullet wounds and diseases like malaria.
The clinic at the Tomping compound has already passed its maximum capacity with at least 39 people admitted for medical treatment and three babies born overnight.
SOUNDBITE (English) Paul Egunsola, UNMISS Chief of Staff:
“We have also been able to get medical assistance, reinforce our medical services so we are able to provide them emergency medical assistance and we have had cases that we have treated in our facility here.”
Five children were among the new patients.
SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Simon Bagumaho, UNMISS Medical Doctor:
“Currently we are dealing with children. We have about four very sick children with severe Malaria and Bronchial Pneumonia. We’ve also seen some gunshot injuries, very minor which we’ve dressed. About 6 of them this morning and they have gone back to the IDP camp.”
The UN special representative for South Sudan Hilde F. Johnson, called on South Sudanese and all parties in the current situation to refrain from any community motivated violence. UNMISS has previously warned against any hate speech in relation to inter-communal violence in South Sudan, it is paramount that the current violence does not assume ethnic dimensions.
Meanwhile, members of the Security Council on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the fighting and urged all parties to immediately cease hostilities, exercise restraint and refrain from violence and other actions that could exacerbate tensions.
During the unrest, which started Sunday night, the Juba International airport remained closed but the government announced it would open it on Wednesday. Some countries like the United States of America and the United Kingdom evacuated some of their nationals with a few flights taking off Wednesday morning.
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