Providing Aid In The World's Most Dangerous Country

[Music] [Music] [Music] in suburban Perth three generations of the Nazim II family are getting together for a summer barbecue was hard like you if you were cooking as for the chicken kebab this is a very own native and quite a popular Persian dish but not everyone's here today to enjoy the feast a beloved daughter is missing the sir mister a lot of time of the family and she loved in my kebabs right [Music] they miss her affection and good-natured bossiness and they'll never get used to the fact she chooses to work in one of the most dangerous countries in the world every night door says come is in my mind is she UNICEF is she's okay it's not easy you know your child is you know war zone my mom would be very happy it's a long way from Perth to this hot and dusty airstrip in South Sudan this is or do you sent an email regarding the evacuations from more thoughts for tomorrow okay one crisis managed dorsa has one of the toughest gigs you can imagine where we got running operations for the International Committee of the Red Cross in the state of Jonglei at the heart of one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world now I just got approval that we can go to where there was a tribal attack where people had lost their belongings people were killed and wounded a distribution point in the middle of nowhere where we provide food from the air ok wait - right to control I'm clearing the aircraft for the first drop in issues from his head do you drop a pin anywhere on the map of South Sudan and there are needs it is a huge burden on your shoulder and it keeps you both certainly keeps me awake at night right now on seven you're clear to go [Music] excellent drop Delmon excellent this is the country that is currently going through a protracted war there is civil war there is communal clashes people cannot stay in one place to cultivate so you have humanitarian aid to try to bridge the gap South Sudan's vicious Civil War has driven millions to flee the country millions more are at risk of starvation without foreign aid like this not many of us would make the sacrifices necessary to do this job but dorsa insists she's no hero when they said all you're a humanitarian and you must be a saint or you are saving people from death and then they put you on a pedestal we're none of that this is bigger than you it's much bigger than you for the past six months this has been dossers home a fortified compound in the town of Bor there's a strict 8 p.m. curfew but even here you're not a hundred percent safe just a few weeks ago three other NGO compounds in town were attacked and robbed their office is in Jungle a one of the most volatile regions in South Sudan that makes it one of the most challenging areas for the Red Cross to operate in security checks needs to be done on time we're going to be on the field more often than not now that the dry season is upon us we can have been morning meeting dorsa warns her team to expect an increase in hostilities just just a way that will be see the two parties to the armed conflicts are also going to be busy and that means that it is even even more important that you stay alert and vigilant and by I made myself understood the main aim of the International Committee of the Red Cross or ICRC is to help victims of armed conflict to do this dorsa has to think like a military commander but at the same time act completely neutral a skill she honed after postings in Nigeria and Afghanistan I just put myself in the minds of the two parties to the conflict and try to guess where would be the next possible offensive where would the population moves to because the minute the clash will happen they just dispersed and that's key because the minute that they move that's where we move to assist some people would say that this is a military strategy it's survival by default maneuvering around South Sudan's war safely is incredibly difficult in South Sudan where hundreds have been killed in fierce fighting the violence started Thursday in the capital of Juba the country is cracking apart as fighting engulfs new areas towns have been burnt down and civilians raped and massacred [Music] but this wasn't how the story of South Sudan was supposed to go the world's newest nation was born to great fanfare just eight years ago after a long bloody struggle to split from Sudan but a bitter rivalry quickly developed between the new president and his vice president they splintered the country along ethnic lines Dinka versus no air there are dead bodies on the streets some of them look like they've been here for days getting weird what into any of you are they speaking new language you will be targeted how did it all go so wrong so fast when certainly people cannot agree on a way forward it creates doubt it creates distrust and and when there is no trust and there's no dialogue then things fall apart [Music] Dorsey's trying to help the people caught up in this war to do that she has to negotiate with all sides so local knowledge and connections go a long way in the context of the northern part or what we call the opposition controlled areas it is very useful to have someone who's from that area because I'm a white girl from Australia who would not understand the nuances today as she heads into rebel territory she's taking a trusted guide ruah got bail is no air and this war is personal his mother and daughter lived close to the frontline but years of working for the ICRC have taught him to think beyond his tribe in the heart of humanitarian although you are a family member that affected by the war you need to remain our humanitarian workers where y-you can be a neutral at any time [Music] we're heading to a town where door sir Andrew arch hoped to help people who've lost limbs as a result of the war [Music] the rainy season whoo-hoo not even walk down here because all the mud will get stuck [Music] they want to bring a mobile prosthetics unit from the capital because in rebel areas like this amputees are often afraid to travel into enemy territory to get help but dorsa will need the local governor to guarantee the safety of workers from the Capitol Trust is in short supply during a civil war it won't be easy I got coffee if I fall forget about me but the coffee cannot be wasted daus's job often takes her close to the frontlines and when it does she has to let both sides know what she's doing it is essential because with this context you never know when the first bullet is gonna be shot so you have to make sure that they know that we're coming you would be quite naive to think that the danger is not around the corner according to the UN South Sudan is the most dangerous country in the world for aid workers 28 were killed just last year including an ICRC driver that's one reason why diplomacy's a big part of daus's job [Music] terrible atrocities have been committed by all sides of this conflict she's not here to judge them there are amputees who may not get the prosthetics they need unless daughter can get governor qual Weis cooperation this is the first time they've met I want to gauge your interest if we were to create a mobile service in in an opposition controlled area such as old fan guy how would the security of these technical staff that work for the authorities on the other side can be guaranteed by by the authorities on the other side we need to make sure that they are not going to be arrested or or harmed or so on and so forth if you know if you catch my drift it is a good program for us because even in the open Jack now there are some old it were looking for how they can actually money to get at officials legs now bringing technician from Juba can we trust them that the video kissing yeah we cannot watch him it sounds like a no but daus's not deterred it's open to discussion when you drop an idea like this on anybody's table you need to give them time to digest it for now without trust between the two sides the rebels can't accept much-needed help for their own people civilians are our number one priority it's only the reputation of the ICRC that keeps the option on the table you obviously know that they are also sitting down and talking to all sides in this conflict to people that you consider to be your enemy why do you trust them no I know ICRC neutral you have no problem with anyone in southern Sudan and that's why we trust them is it hard being friendly to people who might be responsible for doing unspeakable things if I let my personal feelings about the person who is sitting in front of me get in the way of me having an objective view or not I'm trying to achieve I'm not asking about letting it yeah way but do you have those feelings of course I do not be human but then would I let that cloud my judgment I cannot afford that because they will sense it its neutrality is not just me or confidentiality is not just the same I most it's living it the ICRC's neutrality is key to everything Dorset does she might not be publicly critical the way some other aid workers can be but she's trusted that's what gives her access and influence and when the [ __ ] hits the fan these are the things that help her save lives [Applause] seven people wounded I'm so where are these wounded the next morning several lives hang in the balance okay do you know if these seven what they tell you if their injuries were severe or or not a government offensive has left three dead and seven wounded they don't know if the casualties are soldiers or civilians so they moved out of the garrison this is a video where my mother this is where your mommy is yes holy crap and and your daughter dorsa needs to evacuate the wounded as soon as possible they just arrived okay which means getting them somewhere safe for a helicopter to pick them up listen I'm gonna so you can explain better okay you gonna be given Motorola unit has stuff like this happened with you before where your family have been in danger this is the first time our staff are also victims of this of this of this war and and and this protracted war I mean look at him now oh yeah yeah now receive good learning like you can kind of work in I am bigoted you - with you the news just gets worse there are children among the casualties and the one a 10 years old what's his name gut which has two gunshot wounds to his left leg Dawson knows he'll be lucky to keep it okay for the young I was just watching him to see if one of these names was gonna create a reaction and then then I had to like step in so I'm just glad that none of those names matched his family members so I am very happy that Rogers family is safe and sound we had to rush to make our flight back to boar at the same time dorsa arranges for the seven wounded to be evacuated [Music] they'll be flown to a mobile surgical team for emergency care [Music] okay I cannot multitask seven weapon wounded arrived in more totes this morning just just about two hours ago out of the seven to our children with any luck Rua and dorsa will have helped save seven lives today it's a world of contradictions and in South Sudan one minute you feel peace and beauty and next minute so you have to deal with community is fighting and people dying exhale pivot on the back foot lift your right here if you come to South Sudan you will not leave South Sudan as the same person do you tell your parents everything that happens out here no God no no I think I tried the first on my first mission I was just explaining one of my experiences visiting a place of detention my mom told me no you need to stop and my dad just looked at me like I was an alien noise winter that's why I'm wearing a shirt like this of course it's hot it's dry and what she never talked about you know I heard jobs we know the news but she never say because she no one - we become War so Aria the biggest news is that aria I caught a frog in the backyard that's it you are very very busy family doors has always been good under pressure I just ripped the teacher driving in Australia from Iran at the age of 17 she spoke no English but within a few years landed a top government job she was working for Prime Minister office and that's in a wonderful job and she can unit stay there and read in a very nice dress and makeup and everything but she said one Sunday she said no I is not my job I want to go do you know how those people is need me these people they don't need me this is in a door sir okay well I have to go and I will speak to you guys later and later this week love you guys maman remember how to do this [Music] either my god I did good job it does I applaud really this is in a way [Music] [Music] there's no end in sight for this civil war a ceasefire agreement was signed in December that was broken less than 48 hours later in a protracted conflict like this it's sometimes hard to see how humanitarians can make a difference but I tagged along as dorsa visit turn mobile surgical team who's managed to save at least one young life acaba is a small town on the ethiopian border and this is where the children dorsa evacuated were brought just the other day so how many patients do we have now 55 so this is a child that was brought in from thoughts so how is he going what what happened to him he got multiple shots no they carried him for two hours on a makeshift stretcher before reaching help you've been doing you enjoy doing well over Mariano pottery and hopefully deal with your project my channel ooh yeah but do you a line where I'm sugar one making you appear so it was a fracture no yes but he's gonna keep his leg right yes so I'm really glad that you were alive yeah Nick you know I was going to know T I'm very glad Gant which will need further surgery and I've asked door sir to let me know how it all goes I was really worried because I had heard that he had multiple gunshot wounds and I didn't think he was gonna make it so too for him to be to be here safely with his family with his mother and yes he's in a lot of pain but the fact that he's alive it makes all the efforts that we had to put through to put him on the plane and bring him here that that little bit it makes it it makes it worthwhile that's for sure the UN says more than 2300 children have been killed or injured since the war began in total between 50 to 300 thousand people have died in this conflict it could easily be cause for despair but the fact that everyone here will live gives dorsa hope you can see that in the most bleak and sometimes forgotten places in the world that there is a way that you can make a difference I am critical of many things but at the end of the day I think we make more magic happen than not and that's good enough for me you you

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Length: 27min 16sec (1636 seconds)

Published: Tue Apr 24 2018