STORY: Sudan proposes joint mechanism to protect Adre crossing on border with Chad
SHOOTING DATE: Nov. 11, 2024
DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:45
LOCATION: PORT SUDAN, Sudan
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the meeting
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SALWA ADAM BENYA, Sudan's humanitarian aid commissioner
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SALWA ADAM BENYA, Sudan's humanitarian aid commissioner

STORYLINE:

Sudan has proposed a joint mechanism to ensure the safe continued opening of the Adre crossing between Sudan and Chad.

Sudan's humanitarian aid commissioner, Salwa Adam Benya, told reporters that the proposal was presented during talks she held on Monday in Port Sudan. A visiting United Nations Security Council panel of experts was present for the talks.
                   
SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SALWA ADAM BENYA, Sudan's humanitarian aid commissioner
"We have presented a proposal to meet demands on the formation of a committee or a mechanism comprising Sudan, the United Nations, and Chad, to facilitate procedures and monitor what enters Sudan."

Benya renewed Sudan's commitment to facilitating the flow of humanitarian aid.

SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SALWA ADAM BENYA, Sudan's humanitarian aid commissioner
"The government always allows aid to reach any Sudanese citizen in any location, and we have correspondences with OCHA (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) to continue the work of the crossing, but the requirements must be fulfilled."

The Adre crossing is one of the most important land crossings in western Sudan. The crossing is the most effective and direct cross-border route to deliver humanitarian assistance to Sudan at the scale and speed required to respond to the enormous hunger crisis in the country.

The crossing is scheduled to close on November 15 after being temporarily reopened by the Sudanese government on August 20.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Port Sudan, Sudan.
(XHTV)