SOUTH SUDAN / JUBA TONGPING IDP CAMP

The heads of the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Refugee agency (UNHCR) visited Tuesday the Tongping Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Juba, South Sudan, where living conditions are dismal. UNHCR

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:11
• Production Date: 2 April 2014
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES - UNHCR; WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME - WFP
• Subject Topical: NUTRITION; REFUGEES; DISPLACED PERSONS
• MAMS Id: U140402i

Description

STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / JUBA TONGPING IDP CAMP
TRT: 1.11
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: NATS

DATELINE: 1 APRIL 2014, JUBA UN PEACEKEEPER IDP CAMP (TONGPING), SOUTH SUDAN

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres and WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin touring the Tongping Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp
2. Various shots, poor living conditions at the camp
3. Wide shot, IDP child seated in the camp
4. Wide shot, IDP women
5. Wide shot, IDP children using temporary latrines
6. Various shots, poor living conditions
7. Various shots, Sudanese IDP waiting for food distribution
8. Various shots, children waiting behind the fence
7. Wide shot, IDP walking in the camp
8. Wide shot, António Guterres and Ertharin Cousin touring the camp
9. Various shots, António Guterres talking to IDP’s

Storyline

The heads of the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Refugee agency (UNHCR) toured Tuesday (1 Apr) the Tongping Internally Displaced Persons camp in Juba, South Sudan.

During a two-day visit to the African country, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres and WFP's Executive Director Ertharin Cousin had the opportunity to talk to IDPs sheltering at this UN peacekeeping base in dismal conditions.

On Wednesday, they depart for Ethiopia, where they will meet some of the more than 80,000 refugees who have sought shelter there since the crisis began.

More than 800,000 people have been displaced in South Sudan by the conflict, which began on 15 December 2013. This includes 68,000 people who are sheltering in UN peacekeeping bases. Another 254,000 refugees have crossed into neighboring countries seeking shelter and food. Additionally, South Sudan was also hosting some 220,000 refugees from Sudan in camps close to conflict areas.

In the more than 100 days since the start of the conflict more than half a million people have received food assistance inside the country, but continued conflict, combined with the onset of the rainy season has made it difficult to reach many people in need. The relief effort has been further hampered by a severe lack of funds.

An inter-agency appeal led by UNHCR is calling for more than USD 370 million to fund the refugee response in Ethiopia, Kenya, Republic of Sudan and Uganda. Inside South Sudan, WFP is facing a funding shortfall of USD 224 million over the next six months, while humanitarian partners require a further USD42 million for shelter and other non-food items.