WRD CHAD SUDAN REFUGEE RELOCATIONS -- {WEB}
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- WRD CHAD SUDAN REFUGEE RELOCATIONS -- {WEB}
- May 24, 2023
- [[The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, is moving tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees in Chad away from the Sudan border and into new camps. The UNHCR's visiting deputy says concerns about security and access to aid are increasing, along with the number of refugees. Henry Wilkins reports from the Gaga refugee site in Chad.]]
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- Transcript/Script WRD CHAD SUDAN REFUGEE RELOCATIONS HEADLINE: UN Moves Sudanese Refugees in Chad Away From Border TEASER: Move of tens of thousands of people is prompted by fears of violence and lack of access as Red Cross warns of a humanitarian disaster PUBLISHED: 5/23/2023 at 6:30pm BYLINE: Henry Wilkins DATELINE: Gaga Refugee Site, Chad VIDEOGRAPHER: Henry Wilkins VIDEO EDITOR: Henry Wilkins PRODUCER: SCRIPT EDITORS: Reifenrath, Sharon Shahid, Mia Bush VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA, PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO_X_ TRT: 3:07 VID APPROVED BY: MAS EDITOR NOTES: There is a radio piece to accompany this.) ((INTRO)) [[The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, is moving tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees in Chad away from the Sudan border and into new camps. The UNHCR's visiting deputy says concerns about security and access to aid are increasing, along with the number of refugees. Henry Wilkins reports from the Gaga refugee site in Chad.]] ((NARRATOR)) Around 150 Sudanese refugees who just arrived in the town of Adre in Chad await transport to their new home, a refugee site 100km away from the Chad-Sudan border. Under the cover of darkness, Zahra Haroun Adam fled from West Darfur with her children three days ago. ((Zahra Haroun Adam, Sudanese Refugee (in Arabic, secs))) "Around 10 at night, we all escaped the fighting. Some of us went north, and the others went south. We were divided. So, I came here [to Adre]. People here welcomed us and provided us with food." ((RADIO ONLY: She says they left their town at 10 p.m. to escape the fighting. Some of the groups she was traveling with went north, while others went south, dividing the party. She decided to come to Adre, where people welcomed them and gave them food.)) ((NARRATOR)) Marwa Adam Dawood Hamed, another Sudanese refugee, says she found leaving her country difficult, and she worries about the future. ((Marwa Adam Dawood Hamed, Sudanese Refugee (in Arabic, ?? secs))) [[Drop the chyron soon, before we see the broll of people standing around]] "Of course, we will receive help at first and a welcome, too, but then you're the one who is responsible for yourself beyond that. I'm talking about where we will live, how we will get clothes to wear. Health care, too, is important." ((RADIO ONLY: She says of course she will receive assistance and a welcome in Chad at first, but ultimately it will be up to her to find a place to live, find clothes to wear. And health care, too, is important. ((VIDEO-VOA: REFUGEES IN ADRE - various, JOURNEY TO GAGA - various, MAZOU - various)) ((NARRATOR)) The refugees climb onto trucks in Adre, not knowing what awaits them. But it can only be better than staying in Sudan or this impoverished town, which has little to offer strangers. After enduring a grueling journey along dirt roads, they arrive at their destination, the Gaga refugee site, late at night. The following day, Raouf Mazou, assistant high commissioner for operations at UNHCR, the U.N. refugee agency, visits Gaga. He explains why refugees must be moved away from the border quickly. ((Raouf Mazou, UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Operations (in English, 15 secs))) "We are relocating refugees because it has been agreed that for security reasons, it is difficult for them to stay on the border, and secondly, for reasons of providing the support and assistance that they require." ((NARRATOR)) On Tuesday [May 23], the Red Cross warned of a humanitarian disaster on the Chad-Sudan border, as more refugees than expected have fled into Chad since Sudan’s civil war started. With the rainy season approaching, promising to make transporting aid over dirt roads more difficult, and violence likely to spill over into Chad, UNHCR is unlikely to have the means to move all the refugees away from the border in time. The Gaga refugee site has existed since Darfur’s 2003 war. UNHCR says it is adding capacity for 10,000 new arrivals and intends to build a new camp nearby. Whether the 60,000 remaining refugees, who have fled Sudan since its civil war started, will find safe shelter is uncertain. Hamed says she has no desire to stay in Gaga. ((Marwa Adam Dawood Hamed, Sudanese Refugee (in Arabic, secs))) "The situation is horrible. I can't tell you. I'm not planning to stay here. I know that we need help, but we're planning to go back as soon as possible." ((RADIO ONLY: She says the situation is horrible and that she is not planning to stay in Gaga, despite the fact they need assistance. She says her family will go back to Sudan as soon as possible.)) ((NARRATOR)) UNHCR says it is not expecting the situation in Sudan to improve soon, and aid groups complain of a critical lack of funding to assist refugees in Chad. ((Henry Wilkins, for VOA News, Gaga, Chad)) ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: WRD23 CHAD SUDAN REFUGEE RELOCATIONS HEADLINE: UN Moves Sudanese Refugees in Chad Away From Border TEASER: Move of tens of thousands of people is prompted by fears of violence and lack of access as Red Cross warns of a humanitarian disaster PUBLISHED: 5/23/2023 at BYLINE: Henry Wilkins DATELINE: Gaga Refugee Site, Chad VIDEOGRAPHER: Henry Wilkins VIDEO EDITOR: Henry Wilkins PRODUCER: SCRIPT EDITORS: Reifenrath, Sharon Shahid, Mia Bush VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA, PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO_X_ TRT: VID APPROVED BY: EDITOR NOTES: There is a radio piece to accompany this )) ((INTRO)) [[The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, is moving tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees in Chad away from the Sudan border and into new camps. The UNHCR's visiting deputy says concerns about security and access to aid are increasing, along with the number of refugees. Henry Wilkins reports from the Gaga refugee site in Chad.]] ((NARRATOR)) Around 150 Sudanese refugees who just arrived in the town of Adre in Chad await transport to their new home, a refugee site 100km away from the Chad-Sudan border. Under the cover of darkness, Zahra Haroun Adam fled from West Darfur with her children three days ago. ((Zahra Haroun Adam, Sudanese Refugee (in Arabic, ?? secs))) "Around 10 at night, we all escaped the fighting. Some of us went north, and the others went south. We were divided. So, I came here [to Adre]. People here welcomed us and provided us with food." ((RADIO ONLY: She says they left their town at 10 p.m. to escape the fighting. Some of the groups she was traveling with went north, while others went south, dividing the party. She decided to come to Adre, where people welcomed them and gave them food.)) ((NARRATOR)) Marwa Adam Dawood Hamed, another Sudanese refugee, says she found leaving her country difficult, and she worries about the future. ((Marwa Adam Dawood Hamed, Sudanese Refugee (in Arabic, ?? secs))) [[Please drop the chyron before we get to the broll]] "Of course, we will receive help at first and a welcome, too, but then you're the one who is responsible for yourself beyond that. I'm talking about where we will live, how we will get clothes to wear. Health care, too, is important." ((RADIO ONLY: She says of course she will receive assistance and a welcome in Chad at first, but ultimately it will be up to her to find a place to live, find clothes to wear. And health care, too, is important. ((NARRATOR)) The refugees climb onto trucks in Adre, not knowing what awaits them. But it can only be better than staying in Sudan or this impoverished town, which has little to offer strangers. After enduring a grueling journey along dirt roads, they arrive at their destination, the Gaga refugee site, late at night. The following day, Raouf Mazou, assistant high commissioner for operations at UNHCR, the U.N. refugee agency, visits Gaga. He explains why refugees must be moved away from the border quickly. ((Raouf Mazou, UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Operations (in English, 15 secs))) "We are relocating refugees because it has been agreed that for security reasons, it is difficult for them to stay on the border, and secondly, for reasons of providing the support and assistance that they require." ((NARRATOR)) On Tuesday [May 23], the Red Cross warned of a humanitarian disaster on the Chad-Sudan border, as more refugees than expected have fled into Chad since Sudan’s civil war started. With the rainy season approaching, promising to make transporting aid over dirt roads more difficult, and violence likely to spill over into Chad, UNHCR is unlikely to have the means to move all the refugees away from the border in time. The Gaga refugee site has existed since Darfur’s 2003 war. UNHCR says it is adding capacity for 10,000 new arrivals and intends to build a new camp nearby. Whether the 60,000 remaining refugees, who have fled Sudan since its civil war started, will find safe shelter is uncertain. Hamed says she has no desire to stay in Gaga. ((Marwa Adam Dawood Hamed, Sudanese Refugee (in Arabic, ?? secs))) "The situation is horrible. I can't tell you. I'm not planning to stay here. I know that we need help, but we're planning to go back as soon as possible." ((RADIO ONLY: She says the situation is horrible and that she is not planning to stay in Gaga, despite the fact they need assistance. She says her family will go back to Sudan as soon as possible.)) ((NARRATOR)) UNHCR says it is not expecting the situation in Sudan to improve soon, and aid groups complain of a critical lack of funding to assist refugees in Chad. ((Henry Wilkins, for VOA News, Gaga, Chad))
- NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
- Network VOA
- Location (dateline) Gaga, Chad
- Embargo Date May 24, 2023 16:54 EDT
- Byline Henry Wilkins, for VOA News
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America - English