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STORY: UN / SUDAN UPDATE
TRT: 03:14
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 24 FEBRUARY 2026, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations
24 FEBRUARY 2026, NEW YORK CITY
2. Med shot, journalists, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“From Sudan, from the ground, the situation is not getting any better, and we continue to be very concerned by the deteriorating humanitarian situation, notably in North Darfur State, and by reports of continuing drone attacks in North Kordofan State. In the north-west of North Darfur, the continuing escalation of violence in the Tine area, on the Sudan-Chad border, is forcing civilians to flee to safety in eastern Chad and it is constraining our ability for humanitarian access.”
4. Wide shot, spokesperson, journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“As of earlier today, the humanitarian movements via the Adre crossing are continuing. Our humanitarian colleagues remain in close contact with both the governments of Chad and Sudan on ensuring the efficient and safe movement of humanitarian supplies and personnel through Adre, which remains indispensable for the humanitarian operations in Darfur.”
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7. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The locality of Tawila in North Darfur State has become one of the largest and fastest [growing] displacement hubs in the Darfur region, hosting more than 715,000 displaced people. They [were displaced by] attacks on El Fasher and nearby displacement camps last year. This includes more than half a million people in four major sites just outside of Tawila. And to give you a bit of perspective, before this mass displacement, we estimate that there were 40,000 residents in Tawila. Now the locality is hosting 715,000 people.”
8. Wide shot, spokesperson, journalists
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“In North Darfur, a UNICEF assessment shows that more than half of the people are not receiving the WHO minimum daily water requirement for survival, which is 7.5 litres per person per day. More than 40 per cent of latrines were non-functional, more than 80 percent of families lacked soap, and only 8 percent of menstruating women and girls reported having sufficient menstrual hygiene items.”
10. Wide shot, spokesperson, journalists
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Meanwhile, in North Kordofan, local sources report that a drone strike yesterday hit the campus of the University of Kordofan in El Obeid, causing significant structural damage. Drone attacks have reportedly continued for three consecutive days in El Obeid, beginning on 20 February. Details regarding civilian casualties are not available to us at this time.”
12. Wide shot, spokesperson, journalists
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Our humanitarian partners are calling for rapid and flexible funding, as well as rapid, safe, unhindered access for humanitarian goods to scale up water and sanitation services in Tawila and to prevent a further deterioration of the public health conditions there. This year’s Humanitarian Response Plan calls for $2.9 billion to reach more than 20 million people across Sudan.”
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A UN spokesperson, said, "We continue to be very concerned by the deteriorating humanitarian situation" in Sudan, notably in North Darfur State.
Addressing the press today (24 Feb) UN Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric said, “We continue to be very concerned by the deteriorating humanitarian situation, notably in North Darfur State, and by reports of continuing drone attacks in North Kordofan State. In the north-west of North Darfur, the continuing escalation of violence in the Tine area, on the Sudan-Chad border, is forcing civilians to flee to safety in eastern Chad and it is constraining our ability for humanitarian access.”
He continued, “As of earlier today, the humanitarian movements via the Adre crossing are continuing. Our humanitarian colleagues remain in close contact with both the governments of Chad and Sudan on ensuring the efficient and safe movement of humanitarian supplies and personnel through Adre, which remains indispensable for the humanitarian operations in Darfur.”
He added, “The locality of Tawila in North Darfur State has become one of the largest and fastest [growing] displacement hubs in the Darfur region, hosting more than 715,000 displaced people. They [were displaced by] attacks on El Fasher and nearby displacement camps last year. This includes more than half a million people in four major sites just outside of Tawila. And to give you a bit of perspective, before this mass displacement, we estimate that there were 40,000 residents in Tawila. Now the locality is hosting 715,000 people.”
He said, “In North Darfur, a UNICEF assessment shows that more than half of the people are not receiving the WHO minimum daily water requirement for survival, which is 7.5 litres per person per day. More than 40 per cent of latrines were non-functional, more than 80 percent of families lacked soap, and only 8 percent of menstruating women and girls reported having sufficient menstrual hygiene items.”
He also said, “Meanwhile, in North Kordofan, local sources report that a drone strike yesterday hit the campus of the University of Kordofan in El Obeid, causing significant structural damage. Drone attacks have reportedly continued for three consecutive days in El Obeid, beginning on 20 February. Details regarding civilian casualties are not available to us at this time.”
He concluded, “Our humanitarian partners are calling for rapid and flexible funding, as well as rapid, safe, unhindered access for humanitarian goods to scale up water and sanitation services in Tawila and to prevent a further deterioration of the public health conditions there. This year’s Humanitarian Response Plan calls for $2.9 billion to reach more than 20 million people across Sudan.”
