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Alors que les combats s'étendent à travers le Soudan dans une nouvelle escalade dangereuse, "les gens ont peur, les gens fuient leurs maisons", a déclaré l'agence des Nations Unies pour les migrations, l'OIM, vendredi, notant que plus de 50 000 personnes ont fui les attaques et la violence depuis la fin octobre dans la région du Kordofan seulement.
Mise à jour sur le Soudan – OIM
TRT : 2 min 47s
SOURCE : UNTV CH
RESTRICTIONS : AUCUNE
LANGUE : ANGLAIS / NATS
FORMAT : 16:9
DATE : 19 DÉCEMBRE 2025 GENÈVE, SUISSE
Orateur :
- Mohamed Refaat, Chef de Mission de l'OIM au Soudan (depuis Port-Soudan)
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- Extérieur large, allée des drapeaux de l'ONU à Genève.
- Large, salle de presse de l'ONU à Genève, orateurs au podium.
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) – Mohamed Refaat, Chef de Mission de l'OIM au Soudan : “Jusqu'à présent, depuis le 21 octobre, nous avons constaté une escalade croissante des hostilités au Kordofan et nous avons compté plus de 50 000 personnes déplacées depuis le 21 octobre rien qu'au Kordofan.”
- Moyen, journalistes, participants.
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) – Mohamed Refaat, Chef de Mission de l'OIM au Soudan : “Les gens au Soudan ne se déplacent pas par choix, ils fuient juste pour trouver la sécurité. Nous comptons donc sur tous les États membres, nous comptons sur tous ceux qui peuvent apporter un soutien au Soudan pour leur fournir la sécurité.”
- Moyen, journaliste.
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) – Mohamed Refaat, Chef de Mission de l'OIM au Soudan : “Ces déplacements du Kordofan ne se produisent pas de manière sporadique, ils se produisent parce que les gens ont peur. Ils fuient des zones à Babanusa et d'autres zones autour de Kadugli, autour d'El-Obeid. Et ceux-là sont encore - ceux qui ont la chance de fuir - commencent à arriver dans des zones du Nil Blanc et de Gedaref et ils arrivent seulement des femmes et des enfants.”
- Large, salle de presse, journalistes, écrans, cabines de contrôle.
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) – Mohamed Refaat, Chef de Mission de l'OIM au Soudan : “Kadugli, nous estimons qu'il y a environ 90 000 à 100 000 personnes dans cette zone qui seront déplacées si quelque chose se passe, si les combats continuent, si elles ont accès à quitter la ville. À El-Obeid, qui semble également être peut-être à un ou deux pas d'être la prochaine ville attaquée, nous estimons que plus d'un demi-million de personnes seront déjà impactées.”
- Moyen-large, cabine de contrôle, orateurs au podium et logo de l'ONU reflété dans le verre.
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) – Mohamed Refaat, Chef de Mission de l'OIM au Soudan : “Nous sommes tous préoccupés par ce qui s'est passé à El Fasher le 21 octobre. Nous commençons tous à voir les chiffres horribles que nous avons entendus dans les nouvelles sur les déplacements et nous, en tant qu'OIM grâce à nos métriques de suivi des déplacements, avons compté plus de 109 000 personnes qui ont réussi à fuir la ville d'El Fasher et ses villages environnants. Beaucoup d'entre eux sont encore coincés dans les villages voisins, incapables de se déplacer plus loin en raison de problèmes de sécurité logistique dont nous sommes tous conscients.”
- Large, orateurs au podium.
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) – Mohamed Refaat, Chef de Mission de l'OIM au Soudan : “En raison de ces coupures, nous devons choisir quelles vies nous pouvons sauver et quel soutien nous devons arrêter. Ainsi, nous traverserions des endroits où nous savons que les gens sont absolument dans le besoin, mais nous les laisserons et ne pourrons pas les aider parce que nous devons prioriser ceux qui sont absolument en train de mourir.”
- Large, salle de presse, journalistes, écrans montrant l'orateur à distance.
- EXTRAIT SONORE (Anglais) – Mohamed Refaat, Chef de Mission de l'OIM au Soudan : “Je peux vous dire que depuis cette année, nous avons perdu presque [$] 83 millions de notre financement et ce chiffre a signifié que nous devons réduire massivement notre capacité sur le terrain.”
- Moyen-large, journalistes, participants.
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