STORY: Sudan's sovereign council stresses commitment to facilitating work of humanitarian workers
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 7, 2023
DATELINE: Dec. 8, 2023
LENGTH: 0:00:58
LOCATION: Khartoum
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the forum
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SULEIMAN AL-DABAILO, Deputy Chairman of the Joint National Committee for Humanitarian Emergencies
3. various of the forum

STORYLINE:

Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council on Thursday stressed its commitment to facilitating the work of humanitarian workers and overcoming relevant obstacles.
   
The commitment was made at a forum on humanitarian response held by the Joint National Committee for Humanitarian Emergencies in Port Sudan, the capital city of the eastern Red Sea State.
   
Suleiman Al-Dabailo, deputy chairman of the committee, said his country attaches great importance to facilitating the work of humanitarian workers.
   
SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SULEIMAN AL-DABAILO, Deputy Chairman of the Joint National Committee for Humanitarian Emergencies
"We reiterate the state's great concern for facilitating the work and efforts of the humanitarian workers. In confirmation of this concern, and in consideration of the need for an effective response among all partners as well as the critical circumstances that the country is going through, the Transitional Sovereign Council issued its Resolution No. 170 stipulating the establishment of the Joint National Committee for Humanitarian Emergencies."
 
He said the massive displacement of civilians since the Sudanese conflict broke out in April has put great pressure on healthcare, education, and other public services in villages and cities, highlighting the urgency to guarantee the necessary services.
   
Also on Thursday, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement that social instability, poor communications network, staff shortfall, and bureaucratic impediments have been affecting the delivery of humanitarian assistance in many parts of Sudan.
   
Despite all these challenges, humanitarian partners were able to reach more than 455,000 internally displaced people and provide them with protection, relief supplies, shelter, and cash assistance, it noted.
   
Sudan has been witnessing deadly clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum and other areas since April 15.
   
More than 12,000 people have been killed so far in the clashes, while 6.6 million others have been displaced inside and outside Sudan, according to the OCHA. 

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Khartoum.
(XHTV)