STORY: Global charity calls for sustained humanitarian interventions in Sudan
SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 11, 2024
DATELINE: Oct. 12, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:39
LOCATION: Nairobi
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of a press conference
2. SOUNDBITE (English): CLAIRE SAN FILIPPO, Emergency Desk coordinator at MSF
3. various of a press conference

STORYLINE:

The international community should ramp up emergency aid for civilians affected by the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Sudan, fueled by conflict and climatic shocks, a global humanitarian medical charity said Friday.
   
Claire San Filippo, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) emergency coordinator in Sudan, told a media briefing in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi that victims of the ongoing strife and extreme weather events in Sudan are grappling with multiple threats to their livelihoods and required urgent support.
   
Filippo noted that Sudan remained one of the world's major flashpoints, characterized by mass displacement of civilians, hunger, malnutrition, and disease outbreaks. 
   
Citing the United Nations, Filippo said 25 million people in Sudan need humanitarian aid, and an additional 25.6 million are acutely malnourished.

SOUNDBITE (English): CLAIRE SAN FILIPPO, Emergency Desk coordinator at MSF
"Unfortunately, the situation is only getting worse. People in Sudan are dying because of violence. They're also dying because of vaccine-preventable diseases. Women are dying when they're delivering children, and children are severely malnourished. We're extremely concerned about the situation. We're facing multiple health crises. Malnutrition rates are terrifying. So the situation is really dire, and there's a strong need for the humanitarian response to be scaled up."

Since April 15, 2023, Sudan has been plagued by a violent conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The conflict has resulted in at least 16,650 deaths and the displacement of millions of people.
   
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nairobi.
(XHTV)