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OCHA Operations and Advocacy Division Director, Edem Wosornu said, “A humanitarian travesty is playing out in Sudan under a veil of international inaction and inattention. Simply put, we are failing the people of Sudan.” UNIFEED
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STORY: UN / SUDAN FOOD SECURITY
TRT: 03:26
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / ARABIC / NATS

DATELINE: 20 MARCH 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

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FILE - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters

20 MARCH 2024, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA):
“A humanitarian travesty is playing out in Sudan under a veil of international inaction and inattention. Simply put, we are failing the people of Sudan.”
4. Wide shot, Security Council
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA):
“By all measures – the sheer scale of humanitarian needs, the numbers of people displaced and facing hunger – Sudan is one of the worst humanitarian disasters in recent memory.”
5. Wide shot, Security Council
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Edem Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA):
“More than one third of the country’s estimated population are facing acute food insecurity. By the time the lean season arrives in May, people in some parts of Darfur could face what we term IPC Phase 5 level acute food insecurity. We call this stage catastrophe.”
7. Wide shot, Security Council
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Maurizio Martina, Deputy Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO):
“The scale of hunger across the Sudan is deeply concerning, with some areas, in particular in West and Central Darfur, likely to slide into catastrophic food insecurity. The conflict is driving this hunger crisis. The escalation of fighting is directly impacting food security, especially as the conflict reaches new areas.”
9. Wide shot, Security Council
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Maurizio Martina, Deputy Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO):
“A peaceful and negotiated political solution and immediate cessation of hostilities to facilitate the delivery of urgent humanitarian assistance is an essential step in eliminating the risk of famine. I join my colleagues in calling on all parties to respect their obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law. Safe and sustained humanitarian access must urgently be restored to all in need of lifesaving assistance.”
11. Wide shot, Security Council
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Carl Skau, Deputy Executive Director, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP):
“There is a real, and growing risk, that the violence in Sudan will soon create the world’s largest hunger crisis.”
13. Wide shot, Security Council
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Carl Skau, Deputy Executive Director, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP):
“Our emergency relief operation is being severely hampered by a lack of access, and a lack of resources. Currently, 90 percent of the people in IPC Phase 4, who urgently need lifesaving food assistance, are trapped in areas that are largely inaccessible to humanitarian agencies. These include conflict hotspots such as Khartoum; Gezira State; the Kordofans; and the Darfur States. Our efforts to reach these civilians are challenged by the relentless violence, and by interference from the warring parties. And bureaucratic obstacles are further shrinking the space for humanitarians to operate.”
15. Med shot, Sudanese Representative
16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Al-Harith Idriss al-Harith Mohamed, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Sudan:
“I would like to assure you that there is not bureaucracy in Sudan: it’s not a normal situation, it’s a wartime situation.”
17. Wide shot, Security Council

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OCHA Operations and Advocacy Division Director, Edem Wosornu said, “A humanitarian travesty is playing out in Sudan under a veil of international inaction and inattention. Simply put, we are failing the people of Sudan.”

Briefing the Security Council today (20 Mar) on food insecurity in the country, Wosornu stated, “By all measures – the sheer scale of humanitarian needs, the numbers of people displaced and facing hunger – Sudan is one of the worst humanitarian disasters in recent memory.”

She continued, “More than one third of the country’s estimated population are facing acute food insecurity. By the time the lean season arrives in May, people in some parts of Darfur could face what we term IPC Phase 5 level acute food insecurity. We call this stage catastrophe.”

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Deputy Director-General Maurizio Martina also addressed the Council today and said, “The scale of hunger across the Sudan is deeply concerning, with some areas, in particular in West and Central Darfur, likely to slide into catastrophic food insecurity. The conflict is driving this hunger crisis. The escalation of fighting is directly impacting food security, especially as the conflict reaches new areas.”

He added, “A peaceful and negotiated political solution and immediate cessation of hostilities to facilitate the delivery of urgent humanitarian assistance is an essential step in eliminating the risk of famine. I join my colleagues in calling on all parties to respect their obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law. Safe and sustained humanitarian access must urgently be restored to all in need of lifesaving assistance.”

World Food Programme (WFP) Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer Carl Skau said, “There is a real, and growing risk, that the violence in Sudan will soon create the world’s largest hunger crisis.”

He also said, “Our emergency relief operation is being severely hampered by a lack of access, and a lack of resources. Currently, 90 percent of the people in IPC Phase 4, who urgently need lifesaving food assistance, are trapped in areas that are largely inaccessible to humanitarian agencies. These include conflict hotspots such as Khartoum; Gezira State; the Kordofans; and the Darfur States. Our efforts to reach these civilians are challenged by the relentless violence, and by interference from the warring parties. And bureaucratic obstacles are further shrinking the space for humanitarians to operate.”

Representing his country, Sudanese Representative Al-Harith Idriss al-Harith Mohamed said, “I would like to assure you that there is not bureaucracy in Sudan: it’s not a normal situation, it’s a wartime situation.”

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