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STORY: UN / SUDAN UPDATE
TRT: 01:17
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 06 FEBRUARY 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, aerial view, UN headquarters
06 FEBRUARY 2025, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, spokesperson Farhan Haq at the dais
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Turning to Sudan, the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, Clementine Nkweta-Salami, warned today that South Kordofan and Blue Nile States are on the brink of catastrophe, as the violence there continues to escalate at an alarming rate. As of yesterday, the civilian death toll following recent shelling in South Kordofan’s capital Kadugli had increased to 80, with some three dozen others injured. In a statement, Ms. Nkweta-Salami condemned the reported use of women and children as human shields in Kadugli, as well as the obstruction of humanitarian aid and the detention of civilians, including children. The western Nuba Mountains, which extend into South Kordofan and West Kordofan States, are among the areas in which famine has been identified by the Famine Review Committee of the International Food Security Phase Classification system, or IPC. Ms. Nkweta-Salami stressed that humanitarian needs also remain critical in Blue Nile State, amid reports of mass mobilization for conflict. She also called on all sides to the conflict in Sudan to de-escalate tensions, protect civilians and civilian infrastructure, and allow humanitarian organizations safe and unrestricted access to those in desperate need.”
4. Wide shot, end of press briefing
South Kordofan and Blue Nile States in Sudan are “on the brink of catastrophe” as escalating violence claims more civilian lives, a UN spokesperson said.
Clementine Nkweta-Salami, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, reported that the civilian death toll in South Kordofan's capital, Kadugli, had risen to 80 following recent shelling, with around three dozen others injured.
“The violence there continues to escalate at an alarming rate,” UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said, relaying Nkweta-Salami’s remarks. She condemned “the reported use of women and children as human shields in Kadugli, as well as the obstruction of humanitarian aid and the detention of civilians, including children.”
The western Nuba Mountains, spanning South Kordofan and West Kordofan, are among the regions where famine has been identified by the Famine Review Committee of the International Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) system, according to the UN.
Nkweta-Salami highlighted that humanitarian needs remain critical in Blue Nile State as well, amid reports of mass mobilization for conflict.
She urged all parties to “de-escalate tensions, protect civilians and civilian infrastructure, and allow humanitarian organizations safe and unrestricted access to those in desperate need.”
