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STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / HUMANITARIAN
TRT: 2:05
SOURCE: UNMIS / UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 20 MAY 2014, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN / RECENT
DATELINE: 20 MAY 2014, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Med shot, SRSG Hilde Johnson and interviewer
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Hilde Johnson, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan:
“There is no time. So, this is the need for donors to respond quickly, swiftly and at scale to make sure that South Sudanese, the suffering people in this country get the help they need. And of course the worst of all, the risk of a major famine that can be worse than anything we’ve seen before in South Sudanese history. This has to be avoided at any cost.”
UNICEF – RECENT, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
3. Med shot, mother and daughter in hospital
DATELINE: 20 MAY 2014, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Hilde Johnson, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan:
“The people here are suffering not because of their own decisions. They are suffering because of what is happening in the leadership of this country. They should not be betrayed. And secondly they should not be doubly punished by the international community abandoning them as well.”
UNICEF – RECENT, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
5. Tilt down, from IV to mother and daughter
6. Med shot, mother and daughter
DATELINE: 20 MAY 2014, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Hilde Johnson, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan:
“We need to do what we can to get more funds in. We need to do what we can for the government to show full determination and commitment to give full access to all humanitarian operations all over the country so that there is no doubt in any donor’s mind that the government cares about its people, that any armed force such as the opposition forces are giving every access possible so that people can be helped”
8. Close up, Johnson
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Hilde Johnson, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan:
“We also need to see the fighting stop. That is the main tool now to make sure that people can plant before the full rains set in and it can make sure that more suffering is stopped and prevented. So, we need the agreement to be signed between the two, the President of the Republic of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, and Riek Machar, to be respected in full.”
UNICEF – RECENT, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
10. Various shots, mother and daughter in hospital
The international donor community today raised more than US$600 million in pledges to scale up humanitarian response to the South Sudan crisis at a conference hosted by Norway in collaboration with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
In South Sudan, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Hilde Johnson, spoke about the urgency of getting donors involved.
SOUNDBITE (English) Hilde Johnson, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan:
“There is no time. So, this is the need for donors to respond quickly, swiftly and at scale to make sure that South Sudanese, the suffering people in this country get the help they need. And of course the worst of all, the risk of a major famine that can be worse than anything we’ve seen before in South Sudanese history. This has to be avoided at any cost.”
The intercommunal conflict in South Sudan has delayed the planting season, raising the possibility of a famine. With malnutrition and conflict stalking the youngest and most vulnerable citizens of South Sudan, the country's most crisis-torn areas are at imminent risk of death and disease, including the threat of cholera.
SOUNDBITE (English) Hilde Johnson, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan:
“The people here are suffering not because of their own decisions. They are suffering because of what is happening in the leadership of this country. They should not be betrayed. And secondly they should not be doubly punished by the international community abandoning them as well.”
Violence and fear have forced over 1.3 million people from their homes since fighting began in South Sudan in mid-December 2013. This includes more than 325,000 who have sought refuge in Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda. One-third of South Sudanese people are severely food insecure as a result of conflict, displacement, destroyed markets and disrupted livelihoods.
SOUNDBITE (English) Hilde Johnson, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan:
“We need to do what we can to get more funds in. We need to do what we can for the government to show full determination and commitment to give full access to all humanitarian operations all over the country so that there is no doubt in any donor’s mind that the government cares about its people, that any armed force such as the opposition forces are giving every access possible so that people can be helped.”
UN emergency experts point to a small window of opportunity to prevent the crisis from deteriorating into a catastrophe - but increased humanitarian access and assistance is critical.
SOUNDBITE (English) Hilde Johnson, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan:
“We also need to see the fighting stop. That is the main tool now to make sure that people can plant before the full rains set in and it can make sure that more suffering is stopped and prevented. So, we need the agreement to be signed between the two, the President of the Republic of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, and Riek Machar, to be respected in full.”
Despite the complexity of the situation on the ground including high levels of insecurity, humanitarian workers have so far reached 1.3 million people with life-saving assistance since the conflict erupted. But much more needs to be done.
UN and humanitarian partners need a total of $1.8 billion to implement their response plan for 2014. The regional refugee plan requires $371 million. Pledges made today go a substantial way to funding these appeals.
