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STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / HUMANITARIAN APPEAL
TRT: 1.45
SOURCE: UNMIS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 14 NOVEMBER 2013, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Various shot, people outside the site of the humanitarian appeal launch
2. Med shot, Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Toby Lanzer, and South Sudanese official
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Toby Lanzer, Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan:
“We are looking for 1.1 billion dollars, 306 projects throughout South Sudan, to address issues of food security, health, education, and water and sanitation, mine action, and lots of other things, working hand-in-hand with the government.”
4. Various shots, people reading humanitarian appeal handout
5. Med shot, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Barnaba Marial Benjamin, at the dais
6. Wide shot, audience
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Barnaba Marial Benjamin, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation:
“This appeal takes a bold new approach to delivering humanitarian assistance. That is, for the first time it places resilience and national institutions at the forefront of aid work to help create a South Sudan which is better able to care for its citizens in times of crisis.”
8. Wide shot, audience
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Barnaba Marial Benjamin, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation:
“We have twelve million people out of which about 3.1 people of course need that assistance. This is a slight reduction from the target of 3.3 million people this time last year. Now, it includes helping 2.8 million people get access to clean water and proper sanitation, and providing food and livelihood support for some 2.3 million people. The aid will especially target the most vulnerable areas and communities including the northern states.”
10. Various shots, audience
The Government of South Sudan and aid agencies launched the humanitarian appeal for 2014-2016 today (14 November) unveiling an innovative new direction for humanitarian action in South Sudan.
The three-year appeal seeks US$1.1 billion to meet the needs of the most vulnerable 3.1 million people across the country in 2014. This comes to some $355 per person targeted to receive assistance, including emergency health, food and nutrition support.
While the core of humanitarian action remains to save lives in emergencies, two new pillars of action will enhance the impact of emergency relief in the next three years: building community resilience and strengthening national capacity to deliver basic services.
Toby Lanzer, the Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, explained the scope of the appeal.
SOUNDBITE (English) Toby Lanzer, Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan:
“We are looking for 1.1 billion dollars, 306 projects throughout South Sudan, to address issues of food security, health, education, and water and sanitation, mine action, and lots of other things, working hand-in-hand with the government.”
Building resilience will help prevent suffering and enable families to manage disasters when crises hit. Strengthening national capacity will enable state institutions to become the main provider of frontline services such as clean water and basic healthcare, and lessen reliance on international aid over time.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of South Sudan, Barnaba Marial Benjamin, said this was a bold new approach.
SOUNDBITE (English) Barnaba Marial Benjamin, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation:
“This appeal takes a bold new approach to delivering humanitarian assistance. That is, for the first time it places resilience and national institutions at the forefront of aid work to help create a South Sudan which is better able to care for its citizens in times of crisis.”
In a move to ensure international aid to South Sudan is effective, the appeal links humanitarian action to the broader framework of the New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States, a global initiative aimed to move fragile countries towards resilience.
SOUNDBITE (English) Barnaba Marial Benjamin, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation:
“We have twelve million people out of which about 3.1 people of course need that assistance. This is a slight reduction from the target of 3.3 million people this time last year. Now, it includes helping 2.8 million people get access to clean water and proper sanitation, and providing food and livelihood support for some 2.3 million people. The aid will especially target the most vulnerable areas and communities including the northern states.”
Though South Sudan remains one of the poorest countries in the world, with one of the largest humanitarian operations globally, the 2014-2016 Consolidated Appeal highlights improvements on several fronts in 2013. Overall needs reduced for the first time since 2011.
The arrival of Sudanese refugees slowed, and returns of South Sudanese from Sudan continued to decrease. Food security improved for many South Sudanese, although the number of people severely food insecure remained worryingly high.
