Médecins Sans Frontières - VI MSF appeals for access to Goma

Unique Identifier Code / URN MSB221033

Date taken / Date Recorded 31/01/2025 9:26 AM

Country Democratic Republic of Congo

Commissioning section MSF-NETHERLANDS

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Additional Information / Shotlist The atmosphere in Goma, you must imagine
that already since three years,

00:00:00:00 - 00:00:05:04

Djoen

Besselink

MSF operations manager - DRC

00:00:03:13 - 00:00:05:04
there’s been
heavy fighting.

00:00:05:04 - 00:00:08:00
Where already 600,000
people were displaced.

00:00:08:00 - 00:00:10:12
So what we’ve seen,
in the last few weeks,

00:00:10:12 - 00:00:13:18
a heavy escalation of the conflict
on different sides of Goma

00:00:14:14 - 00:00:16:04

have really put the pressure on the people.

00:00:16:04 - 00:00:17:15

There were already immense

00:00:17:15 - 00:00:18:23

humanitarian needs.

00:00:18:23 - 00:00:22:21

You must imagine a landscape that’s built
on lava rock where you cannot dig,

00:00:22:21 - 00:00:26:06

and it’s more or less just

the plastic sheets people have nothing.

00:00:26:22 - 00:00:28:16

There’s lack

of access to health care.

00:00:28:16 - 00:00:31:09

There are massive issues

with water and sanitation

00:00:31:09 - 00:00:34:00

And with the fighting ongoing,

this is only getting worse.

00:00:34:00 - 00:00:36:05

Currently,

it’s difficult to run the operations

00:00:36:05 - 00:00:38:21

because of the insecurity MSF

Médecins Sans Frontières

00:00:39:02 - 00:00:41:24

is still continuing

trauma care in Kyeshero hospital.

00:00:42:06 - 00:00:52:22

Since January 23rd ,
hundreds of wounded patients have been treated at the hospital of Kyeshero.
On Tuesday alone, MSF received 37 injured people, half of them civilians and most civilians are women.

00:00:52:22 - 00:00:54:17

We’re very committed
to keep the team together

00:00:54:17 - 00:00:58:23
to continue the operations,
There is a question of how safe we can be.

00:00:59:10 - 00:01:03:00

Besides our activities in Goma,

we are also currently running activities

00:01:03:06 - 00:01:06:20

in projects

all around in North Kivu and in South Kivu.

00:01:07:06 - 00:01:11:23

The situation is extremely dire

and the needs are really enormous.

00:01:11:23 - 00:01:21:19

MSF appeals for humanitarian access in Goma and urges the warring parties to do more to protect civilians.
00:00:00:00 - 00:00:03:13

The atmosphere in Goma, you must imagine
that already since three years,

00:00:00:00 - 00:00:05:04

Djoen

Besselink

MSF operations manager - DRC

00:00:03:13 - 00:00:05:04
there’s been
heavy fighting.

00:00:05:04 - 00:00:08:00
Where already 600,000
people were displaced.

00:00:08:00 - 00:00:10:12
So what we’ve seen,
in the last few weeks,

00:00:10:12 - 00:00:13:18
a heavy escalation of the conflict
on different sides of Goma

00:00:14:14 - 00:00:16:04

have really put the pressure on the people.

00:00:16:04 - 00:00:17:15

There were already immense

00:00:17:15 - 00:00:18:23

humanitarian needs.

00:00:18:23 - 00:00:22:21

You must imagine a landscape that’s built
on lava rock where you cannot dig,

00:00:22:21 - 00:00:26:06

and it’s more or less just

the plastic sheets people have nothing.

00:00:26:22 - 00:00:28:16

There’s lack

of access to health care.

00:00:28:16 - 00:00:31:09

There are massive issues

with water and sanitation

00:00:31:09 - 00:00:34:00

And with the fighting ongoing,

this is only getting worse.

00:00:34:00 - 00:00:36:05

Currently,

it’s difficult to run the operations

00:00:36:05 - 00:00:38:21

because of the insecurity MSF

Médecins Sans Frontières

00:00:39:02 - 00:00:41:24

is still continuing

trauma care in Kyeshero hospital.

00:00:42:06 - 00:00:52:22

Since January 23rd ,
hundreds of wounded patients have been treated at the hospital of Kyeshero.
On Tuesday alone, MSF received 37 injured people, half of them civilians and most civilians are women.

00:00:52:22 - 00:00:54:17

We’re very committed
to keep the team together

00:00:54:17 - 00:00:58:23
to continue the operations,
There is a question of how safe we can be.

00:00:59:10 - 00:01:03:00

Besides our activities in Goma,

we are also currently running activities

00:01:03:06 - 00:01:06:20

in projects

all around in North Kivu and in South Kivu.

00:01:07:06 - 00:01:11:23

The situation is extremely dire

and the needs are really enormous.

00:01:11:23 - 00:01:21:19

MSF appeals for humanitarian access in Goma and urges the warring parties to do more to protect civilians.