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SOUTH SUDAN / FAO, IFAD, WFP JOINT VISIT

The cost of inaction in addressing South Sudan’s complex food, climate, and insecurity crises will be felt in the loss of lives, livelihoods and futures for millions of people across the young nation, the heads of three United Nations agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday, 1 August, as they wrapped up a three-day visit to the country.

Country South Sudan

Duration 5m28s

Edit Version International

Video Type Video News Release (VNR)

Date 08/01/2023 1:26 PM

File size 722.43 MB

Unique ID UF2TNO

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Shotlist STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / FAO, IFAD, WFP JOINT VISIT

TRT: 5’28’’

SOURCE: FAO/IFAD/WFP

RESTRICTIONS: NO RESTRICTIONS

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / DINKA / NATS

DATELINE: 31 JULY 2023, AWEIL, SOUTH SUDAN

SHOTLIST:

1. Wide shot, UNHAS plane in Aweil, South Sudan bringing FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, IFAD President Alvaro Lario, and WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain

2. Med shot, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu disembarking from the plane

3. Close up, IFAD President Alvaro Lario being welcomed by Tong Akin Ngor, governor of the Northern Bahr el Ghazal.

4. Close up, WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain being welcomed by Tong Akin Ngor, governor of the Northern Bahr el Ghazal.

5. Wide shot, community members from Apada Boma preparing for the arrival of the delegation

6. Long shot, community members from Apada Boma welcoming the arrival of the delegation

7. Wide shot, community members retrieving water from a newly built shallow well

8. Close up, jerry can being lifted to the surface.

9. Med shot, a community member pouring water from jerry can, with delegation in background

10. Med shot, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu tasting the water

11. Wide shot, farmers preparing the rice demonstration plot for the upcoming rain.

12. Med shot, a farmer prepareing the rice demonstration plot for the upcoming rain by building a dyke

13. Wide shot, community members watering the vegetable garden.

14. Wide shot, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu leading the group into the vegetable garden.

15. Med shot, WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain with Local Minister of Agriculture, Anti Deng Akok

16. Med shot, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu tasting vegetables

17. SOUNDBITE (English), FAO Director-General QU Dongyu: “We are very pleased to come to South Sudan together with our colleagues from WFP and IFAD. South Sudan is a new country but they needed the humanitarian aid, development hub, and other technology support to transform agrifood systems on the ground. The people need the food, high quality nutritious food, so lets work together to support the local government and work on the country level together.

18. Med shot, school children from Udhaba Primary School walking

19. Wide shot, delegation arriving at Udhaba Primary School

20. Wide shot, (from left to right) FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain and IFAD President Alvaro Lario at Udhaba Primary School

21. Close up, WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain serving school children hot meals

22. Med shot, school children from Udhaba Primary School eating their school meals inside the classroom.

23. Med shot, school children from Udhaba Primary School eating their school meals inside the classroom.

24. Wide shot, (from left to right) FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain and IFAD President Alvaro Lario visiting a classroom at Udhaba Primary School.

25. SOUNDBITE (English), WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain: “Just handing out food is not the answer. We must break this cycle of hunger and empower communities to plant the seeds of hope, opportunity and economic development.”

26. Wide shot, IFAD President Alvaro Lario and WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain visiting a community garden in Apada Boma.

27. Close up, a farmer preparing the rice demonstration plot for the upcoming rain.

28. Med shot, IFAD President Alvaro Lario serving school children hot meals

29. Med shot, IFAD President Alvaro Lario planting a mango seedling with the help of school children from Udhaba Primary School

30. Close up, WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain (left) and IFAD President Alvaro Lario (center), listening to WFP Head of Field Office, Abdulaziz Norman (right) in a classroom at Udhaba Primary School

31. Wide shot, (from left to right) FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain and IFAD President Alvaro Lario at Udhaba Primary School

32. SOUNDBITE (English), IFAD President Alvaro Lario, “South Sudan has great potential. It has the land, it has the water, a young population. Unfortunately, currently, only 4 per cent of its land is being cultivated. We’re seeing behind us a communal garden where women are improving nutrition planting tomatoes, cassava, and actually we see South Sudan can transform its agriculture from subsistence farming to actually productive small-scale farming.”

33. Wide shot, Maria Abur Bulo, lifting the jerry can from a well

34. SOUNDBITE (Dinka), Maria Abur Bulo, a farmer, “The well has really helped us. Before the construction of this well we were drinking from ground water, but now we are drinking from this well, we are using the water for domestic use, and for livestock.”

35. Med shot, Maria Abur Bulo watering vegetables in a community vegetable garden

36. SOUNDBITE (Dinka), Maria Abur Bulo, a farmer, “The vegetable garden helps us a lot. We are growing vegetables that help us feed our families. We also sell the excess vegetables at the market which earns us a small income. This income allows us to support our children and pay for other food items.”

37. Wide shot, Maria Abur Bulo, and her neighbours walking home using the feeder road

38. Long shot, Maria Abur Bulo, and her neighbours walking home using the feeder road

Script The cost of inaction in addressing South Sudan’s complex food, climate, and insecurity crises will be felt in the loss of lives, livelihoods and futures for millions of people across the young nation, the heads of three United Nations agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday, 1 August, as they wrapped up a three-day visit to the country.

The Director-General of FAO Qu Dongyu, the President of IFAD Alvaro Lario, and the Executive Director of WFP Cindy McCain visited communities who are grappling with the effects of severe weather events, which, coupled with a lack of infrastructure, are worsening the country’s humanitarian crisis, threatening farms and agro-pastoral livelihoods, and displacing communities.

The visit comes after the joint UN report on the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023 found that 122 million more people are suffering chronic malnourishment since 2019 and follows just days after world leaders gathered in Rome for the UNFSS +2 summit to take stock of progress made to create more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agrifood systems.

SOUNDBITE (English), FAO Director-General QU Dongyu: “We are very pleased to come to South Sudan together with our colleagues from WFP and IFAD. South Sudan is a new country but they needed the humanitarian aid, development hub, and other technology support to transform agrifood systems on the ground. The people need the food, high quality nutritious food, so lets work together to support the local government and work on the country level together.

SOUNDBITE (English), IFAD President Alvaro Lario, “South Sudan has great potential. It has the land, it has the water, a young population. Unfortunately, currently, only 4 per cent of its land is being cultivated. We’re seeing behind us a communal garden where women are improving nutrition planting tomatoes, cassava, and actually we see South Sudan can transform its agriculture from subsistence farming to actually productive small-scale farming.”

SOUNDBITE (English), WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain: “Just handing out food is not the answer. We must break this cycle of hunger and empower communities to plant the seeds of hope, opportunity and economic development.”

The humanitarian emergency in South Sudan is caused by a combination of conflict, climate, and soaring food and fuel prices. The situation is compounded by fighting in Sudan which has led to more than 190,000 people fleeing across the border to South Sudan, further straining already scarce resources. At the same time, 7 out of 10 people in South Sudan are between ages 18 to 35 and youth unemployment rates are at 50 percent, exacerbated by low levels of education, limited skills, and a weak economy.

Collaboration among the three UN agencies and with the Government of South Sudan and other partners helped to stave off famine in recent years and enabled farmers to increase their food production and incomes. However, scaled-up and sustained action is needed to respond to the ongoing hunger crisis, avoid further setbacks, and mitigate future crises.

FAO brings a wealth of technical expertise and best practice in producing food in drought-hit areas, while IFAD invests in small-scale farmers and boosting rural economies and WFP simultaneously provides emergency relief during crises and works with communities to strengthen their resilience to shocks and improve human capital.

During the visit, the leaders of the UN agencies travelled to Aweil, in Northern Bahr el Ghazal, where they met community members who have been impacted by climate events, including floods and prolonged dry spells, and who are participating in UN projects to strengthen resilience, mitigate the impacts of climate events, and boost food production. They also met with the President of South Sudan, H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, to discuss continued collaboration.

A new five-year partnership agreement was also signed to renew inter-agency cooperation which will see the agencies deepen their collaboration and coordination at global, regional and country levels to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 2 – Zero Hunger.

Together, the agencies cover a spectrum of work that spans from humanitarian responses to emergencies and shocks, to resilience and development activities. Under the agreement, the three Rome-based agencies will work on agrifood systems transformation, nutrition, gender equality and women’s empowerment, resilience-building, youth, and climate change.