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STORY: UN / SUDAN IOM PRESSER
TRT: 05:30
SOURCE: UNIFEED / IOM
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT IOM FOOTAGE ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 12 NOVEMBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY / 11 NOVEMBER 2025, NORTHERN STATE, SUDAN
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations
12 NOVEMBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, speakers, journalists, press room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Amy Pope, the Director General for the International Organization for Migration (IOM):
“I am in Khartoum, here in Sudan, because of the significant scale of the current displacement crisis. You’re all seeing the reports from El Fasher — we have seen 90,000 people displaced in the last two and a half weeks from El Fasher, and another 50,000 or so displaced from the Kordofans. What we’re also seeing is that when people come out of the area, they are reporting widespread violence and sexual abuse. Civilians are sometimes being shot on sight.”
4. Wide shot, journalists, press room
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Amy Pope, the Director General for the International Organization for Migration (IOM):
“Many describe seeing dead bodies along the way — some because of those who were unable to flee were left behind in the haste to reach safety, while others were victims of violence. The scale of the need is absolutely incredible, but of course, it coincides at a time of unprecedented cuts to humanitarian assistance around the world.”
6. Wide shot, journalists, press room
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Amy Pope, the Director General for the International Organization for Migration (IOM):
“This, over the course of the next several weeks, the leadership from the humanitarian agencies making a trip to Sudan, our goal is in a coordinated fashion, to ensure that the scale of needs is widely known, to make sure that we have the resources that are available.”
8. Wide shot, speakers, journalists, press room
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Amy Pope, the Director General for the International Organization for Migration (IOM):
“For example, the Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, just arrived. We are communicating often. The current deputy of WFP is also in town. Collectively, we're hoping that by driving awareness, by visiting various parts of the country, we can provide a comprehensive picture to the world of what needs to happen to support especially vulnerable civilians who are fleeing violence.”
10. Wide shot, journalists, press room
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Amy Pope, the Director General for the International Organization for Migration (IOM):
“There have been humanitarian staff who have been wounded, who have been killed. Some of our colleagues who work on the displacement tracking matrix did lose their lives. In the last couple of months, we've had other colleagues who have been wounded in the crossfire. This is being reported amongst all the UN agencies, all the humanitarian international NGOs and NGOs. The situation is quite dire, and our goal is to make sure that humanitarian aid can be provided and that the humanitarian actors are not caught in the middle.”
12. Wide shot, speakers, journalists, press room
IOM FOOTAGE - PLEASE CREDIT IOM ON SCREEN - 11 NOVEMBER 2025, NORTHERN STATE, SUDAN
13. Various shots, IOM Director General received by IOM team, Humanitarian Aid Commissioner, and representative of the Wali, Dongola
14. Various shots, meeting between IOM Director General and the Wali at his office, Dongola
15. Various shots, visit to IOM office, meeting with Syrian family supported by Migration Partnership Facility under BRiNTA project, Dongola
16. Various shots, field visit, meeting with women and displaced families inside camp, Al Afad IDP Camp, Al Dabba
17. Various shots, visit to Atbara Governor’s residence
Addressing the press today (12 Nov) from Khartoum, Sudan, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General Amy Pope said, “The scale of the need is absolutely incredible, but of course, it coincides at a time of unprecedented cuts to humanitarian assistance around the world.”
She said, “I am in Khartoum, here in Sudan, because of the significant scale of the current displacement crisis. You’re all seeing the reports from El Fasher — we have seen 90,000 people displaced in the last two and a half weeks from El Fasher, and another 50,000 or so displaced from the Kordofans. What we’re also seeing is that when people come out of the area, they are reporting widespread violence and sexual abuse. Civilians are sometimes being shot on sight.”
She also said “Many describe seeing dead bodies along the way — some because of those who were unable to flee were left behind in the haste to reach safety, while others were victims of violence. The scale of the need is absolutely incredible, but of course, it coincides at a time of unprecedented cuts to humanitarian assistance around the world.”
Answering questions, Amy Pope said that data from Kordofan also indicate large-scale population movements. According to her, the needs in Kordofan are similar to those seen in El Fasher.
She emphasized that UN activities focus on coordination. Leaders of UN humanitarian agencies are visiting Sudan to ensure a unified approach — to fully understand the scale of the needs and to do everything possible to provide people with shelter, food, and psychological support.
Fletcher has also arrived in Sudan, and the WFP Deputy is in the country as well. They want to give the world a clear picture of what is happening and of the assistance civilians urgently require.
Despite immense danger, aid workers continue to deliver life-saving assistance. Speaking about security, Pope noted that in recent months humanitarian staff have been killed and injured.
She said, “There have been humanitarian staff who have been wounded, who have been killed. Some of our colleagues who work on the displacement tracking matrix did lose their lives. In the last couple of months, we've had other colleagues who have been wounded in the crossfire. This is being reported amongst all the UN agencies, all the humanitarian international NGOs and NGOs. The situation is quite dire, and our goal is to make sure that humanitarian aid can be provided and that the humanitarian actors are not caught in the middle.”
On access to Darfur, she said that some trucks carrying humanitarian supplies have managed to reach Tawila, but this remains insufficient.
Funding shortfalls are critical — for instance, the shelter cluster is only 8 percent funded — and additional support is urgently needed.
Pope visited Northern Sudan, meeting with national and local authorities, humanitarian partners, and displaced families to assess the humanitarian situation and IOM’s ongoing support to affected communities.
