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La crise dans l'est de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) continue de s'aggraver en raison des combats en cours, des déplacements massifs et de la faim aiguë que les agences d'aide de l'ONU peinent à résoudre en raison d'un manque de financement pour le travail humanitaire, ont-elles déclaré vendredi.
HISTOIRE : Crise en RDC - PAM
TRT : 03 min 35s
SOURCE : UNTV CH
RESTRICTIONS : AUCUNE
LANGUE : ANGLAIS / NATS
RATIO D'ASPECT : 16:9
DATELINE : 7 NOVEMBRE 2025 GENÈVE, SUISSE
Orateur :
- Cynthia Jones, Directrice Pays pour la RDC, Programme Alimentaire Mondial (PAM) des Nations Unies depuis Kinshasa
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- Plan large extérieur, allée des drapeaux du Palais des Nations, drapeaux des nations flottant.
- Plan large, orateur au podium et orateur à distance montrés sur écrans de télévision, salle de presse du Service d'information des Nations Unies à Genève, Palais des Nations.
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) — Cynthia Jones, Directrice Pays pour la RDC, Programme Alimentaire Mondial (PAM) des Nations Unies depuis Kinshasa : « Ce que nous avons, c'est le dernier rapport d'analyse de la sécurité alimentaire par l'IPC qui a été publié il y a quelques jours. Et il montre que le nombre de personnes confrontées à des niveaux d'urgence de la faim augmente. Il a presque doublé depuis l'année dernière. »
- Plan large, orateur au podium et orateur à distance montrés sur écrans de télévision.
- 3. EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) — Cynthia Jones, Directrice Pays pour la RDC, Programme Alimentaire Mondial (PAM) des Nations Unies depuis Kinshasa : « Trois millions de personnes sont dans cette catégorie d'urgence. Et qu'est-ce que cela signifie pour les familles ? Cela signifie qu'elles sautent leurs repas, épuisent tous leurs biens ménagers. Elles vendent leurs animaux, leur dernière chèvre. Et comme je l'ai dit, ce chiffre a doublé depuis le dernier rapport de l'année dernière. »
- Plan large, écrans de télévision montrant l'orateur à distance, journalistes dans la salle de presse.
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) — Cynthia Jones, Directrice Pays pour la RDC, Programme Alimentaire Mondial (PAM) des Nations Unies depuis Kinshasa : « Deux aéroports dans les zones du M23 sont fermés depuis la fin janvier et nous appelons d'urgence à l'établissement d'un corridor aérien humanitaire. »
- Plan large, journalistes.
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) — Cynthia Jones, Directrice Pays pour la RDC, Programme Alimentaire Mondial (PAM) des Nations Unies depuis Kinshasa : « Les nouveaux déplacements continuent alors que les combats se poursuivent. Les gens ont été forcés de quitter leur domicile encore et encore. Dans la partie orientale, il y a environ 5,2 millions de personnes déplacées, dont 1,6 million ont été déplacées cette année seulement, faisant de la RDC l'une des plus grandes crises de personnes déplacées au monde. »
- Plan large, salle de presse, journaliste de télévision, opérateurs de cabine de contrôle.
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) — Cynthia Jones, Directrice Pays pour la RDC, Programme Alimentaire Mondial (PAM) des Nations Unies depuis Kinshasa : « La faim s'aggrave et empire, le financement s'épuise. Et nous ne pourrons soutenir qu'une fraction de ceux qui en ont besoin. Nous avons été contraints de réduire notre assistance ici même. »
- Plan large, journalistes, participants, écran de télévision montrant l'orateur à distance.
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) — Cynthia Jones, Directrice Pays pour la RDC, Programme Alimentaire Mondial (PAM) des Nations Unies depuis Kinshasa : « C'est à quel point la situation est grave. Nous commençons à fermer les bureaux du centre-ville, nous réduisons notre empreinte, le nombre de personnel et jonglons pour maintenir la capacité opérationnelle de livrer dans un environnement très complexe. »
- Moyen, journaliste travaillant sur un ordinateur portable.
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) — Cynthia Jones, Directrice Pays pour la RDC, Programme Alimentaire Mondial (PAM) des Nations Unies depuis Kinshasa : « Les banques sont fermées, il n'y a pas d'argent disponible et cela a eu un impact majeur sur la population et sur la réponse humanitaire. Et bien sûr, cela a dévasté les moyens de subsistance et vraiment mis la sécurité alimentaire des personnes touchées dans des circonstances extrêmement graves. »
- Moyen, participants.
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) — Cynthia Jones, Directrice Pays pour la RDC, Programme Alimentaire Mondial (PAM) des Nations Unies depuis Kinshasa : « Derrière toutes ces statistiques alarmantes, vous savez, les femmes, les enfants, les hommes, ils ont juste subi des conséquences dévastatrices de la violence, perpétrée par des groupes armés non étatiques et fuyant le conflit. Ils sont fatigués, épuisés et ont besoin de paix. »
- Moyen, journaliste.
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