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STORY: ADDIS ABABA / GUTERRES SUDAN
TRT: 3 :34
SOURCE: UN ECA
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 14 FEBRUARY 2025, ADDIS ABABA, EITHIOPIA
1. Wide shot, conference building
2. Wide shot, Guterres arriving
3. Various shots, conference room
4. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Sudan is in the grip of a crisis of staggering scale and brutality. A crisis that is increasingly spilling over into the wider region. And a crisis that demands sustained and urgent attention, from the African Union and the broader international community. Humanitarian access remains a fundamental challenge, particularly where the fighting is most active.”
5. Wide shot, conference room
6. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Civilians, including humanitarian workers, must be protected. Rapid, safe, unhindered and sustained humanitarian access must be facilitated in all areas of need. The external support and flow of weapons must end. This flow is enabling the continuation of tremendous civilian destruction and bloodshed.”
7. Med shot, Guterres speaking at the podium
8. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The holy month of Ramadan is around the corner. At this blessed time for peace, compassion, giving and solidarity, I urge all of you to use your tremendous leverage for good. Generously support the humanitarian response and press for respect for international law, for a cessation of hostilities, lifesaving aid, and the lasting peace that the people of Sudan so desperately need.”
9. Various shots, conference room
10. Various shots, Guterres meeting with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat
11. Various shots, UN delegation meeting with AU Commission delegation
Secretary-General António Guterres urged the international community to use “tremendous leverage for good”, generously support the humanitarian response and a cessation of hostilities that the people of Sudan so desperately need.
The Secretary-General is attending the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, spoke to a high-level humanitarian conference for the people of Sudan today (14 Feb).
He said that in his previous capacity as High Commissioner for Refugees, he saw firsthand the enormous generosity of the Sudanese people – as they supported their own internally displaced population as well as refugees. Now, he added, the international community must show the same level of support to the Sudanese people in their moment of despair.
He said, “Sudan is in the grip of a crisis of staggering scale and brutality. A crisis that is increasingly spilling over into the wider region. And a crisis that demands sustained and urgent attention, from the African Union and the broader international community.”
“Humanitarian access remains a fundamental challenge, particularly where the fighting is most active,” the UN chief reiterated.
He saluted local responders and civil society organizations -- including women-led organizations – who continue to work bravely and tirelessly to provide assistance and services in their communities, often at great personal risk.
The Secretary-General highlighted as we focus on the response to humanitarian needs, let’s also be clear about basic principles.
He said, “Civilians, including humanitarian workers, must be protected. Rapid, safe, unhindered and sustained humanitarian access must be facilitated in all areas of need. The external support and flow of weapons must end. This flow is enabling the continuation of tremendous civilian destruction and bloodshed.”
The Secretary-General concluded, “The holy month of Ramadan is around the corner. At this blessed time for peace, compassion, giving and solidarity, I urge all of you to use your tremendous leverage for good.”
Throughout the day, the Secretary-General had a number of bilateral meetings. including with the departing Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Moussa Faki, as well as the Presidents of Kenya, Rwanda and Guinea-Bissau.
He will deliver remarks tomorrow during the opening session of the African Union Summit.
Next week, the UN system -- alongside national and international partner organizations – will launch the 2025 Sudan Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan and the 2025 Sudan Refugee Response Plan.
Together, these plans require $6 billion, to support close to 21 million people inside Sudan and up to 5 million others – primarily refugees – in neighbouring countries, an unprecedented humanitarian crisis on the African continent.
