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STORY: UN / MADAGASCAR SITUATION
TRT: 02:02
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 16 OCTOBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters
16 OCTOBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, UN Spokesperson, journalists, press room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Turning to Madagascar and I have a statement to share with you. The Secretary-General condemns the unconstitutional change of government in Madagascar and calls for the return to constitutional order and the rule of law. He takes note of the decision taken by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) to immediately suspend the country from participation in all activities of the African Union, its Organs and Institutions, until constitutional order is restored in the country.”
4. Wide shot, UN Spokesperson, journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Secretary-General encourages all the Malagasy stakeholders, including the youth, to work together to address the underlying causes of instability in Madagascar. He reiterates the availability of the United Nations to support national efforts towards the attainment of that goal, in collaboration with the African Union, the Southern African Development Community and other international partners.”
6. Wide shot, UN Spokesperson, journalists
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Just on the humanitarian front, and to remind you that in recent years, Madagascar has faced an El Niño-induced drought, multiple cyclones, and locust infestations that have devastated crops. A malaria outbreak earlier this year has further strained an already fragile health system.”
8. Med shot, journalist
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“According to our colleagues and partners on the ground, nearly 29,000 people are experiencing emergency levels of hunger – that is IPC Phase 4 and those people are in the Grand Sud region of Madagascar. This figure is projected to soar to 110,000 by early 2026, with malnutrition and disease outbreaks continuing to escalate. Funding cuts have further constrained the UN’s ability to respond.”
10. Wide shot, UN Spokesperson, journalists
The Secretary-General condemns the unconstitutional change of government in Madagascar and calls for the return to constitutional order and the rule of law, a UN spokesperson said.
Addressing the press today (16 Oct) UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said that the Secretary-General “takes note of the decision taken by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) to immediately suspend the country from participation in all activities of the African Union, its Organs and Institutions, until constitutional order is restored in the country.”
He continued, “The Secretary-General encourages all the Malagasy stakeholders, including the youth, to work together to address the underlying causes of instability in Madagascar. He reiterates the availability of the United Nations to support national efforts towards the attainment of that goal, in collaboration with the African Union, the Southern African Development Community and other international partners. “
On the humanitarian front, Dujarric reminded that in recent years, Madagascar has faced an El Niño-induced drought, multiple cyclones, and locust infestations that have devastated crops.
A malaria outbreak earlier this year, he added, has further strained an already fragile health system.
He concluded, “According to our colleagues and partners on the ground, nearly 29,000 people are experiencing emergency levels of hunger – that is IPC Phase 4 and those people are in the Grand Sud region of Madagascar. This figure is projected to soar to 110,000 by early 2026, with malnutrition and disease outbreaks continuing to escalate. Funding cuts have further constrained the UN’s ability to respond.”