UN / BAN PALESTINIANS

In his remarks to delegates on the committee on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated that Israeli “settlements are illegal under international law and threaten to destroy the two-state solution.” UNIFEED-UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:59
• Production Date: 27 January 2016
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: BAN KI-MOON
• Subject Topical: PALESTINIAN PEOPLE
• Geographic Subject: ISRAEL; PALESTINE
• MAMS Id: 1554001
• Parent Id: 1554001
• Alternate Title: unifeed160127b

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STORY: UN / BAN PALESTINIANS
TRT: 01:59
SOURCE: UNIFEED-UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 27 JANUARY 2016, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT

SHTOLIST:

RECENT – NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations headquarters

27 JANUARY 2016, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, meeting
3. Med shot, Secretary-General shaking hands with ambassador Riyad Mansour
4. Wide shot, dais
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I repeated the firm position of the United Nations that settlements are illegal under international law and threaten to destroy the two-state solution. “
6. Wide shot, meeting
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I urged Israel to take action consistent with prior agreements, particularly in Area C, to improve Palestinian lives, empower Palestinian institutions and enhance stability and security for Israelis and Palestinians.”
8. Wide shot, dais
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I underscored the need for the Palestinian leadership to stand against incitement, improve governance and reunite Gaza and the West Bank under a single legitimate Palestinian Authority.”
10. Med shot, Palestinian ambassador Riyad Mansour
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Children have become grandparents. But life hasn’t changed. We issue statements. We express concern. We voice solidarity. But life hasn’t changed.”
12. Wide shot, dais
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Let me be clear. Nothing excuses terror. Nothing justifies the targeting of innocent people. I condemn all such acts categorically. If we hope to see an end to this violence, security measures will not be enough – we must address the underlying frustration and failure to achieve a political solution.”
14. Wide shot, meeting

Storyline

In his remarks today (27 Jan) to delegates on the committee on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Secretary-General Ban K-moon reiterated that Israeli “settlements are illegal under international law and threaten to destroy two-States solution.”

Ban urged Israel to take action consistent with prior agreements, particularly in Area C, to improve Palestinian lives, empower Palestinian institutions and enhance stability and security for Israelis and Palestinians.

He also underscored the need for the Palestinian leadership to stand against incitement, improve governance and reunite Gaza and the West Bank under a single legitimate Palestinian Authority.

The Secretary-General noted that Palestinians are losing faith in their own leadership to deliver genuine national reconciliation and see the dream of a sovereign, contiguous and independent Palestinian state slip away.

He pointed out that the people of Palestine have lived through half a century of occupation, and they have heard half a century of statements condemning it.
Ban said, “children have become grandparents. But life hasn’t changed. We issue statements. We express concern. We voice solidarity. But life hasn’t changed.”

“Let me be clear. Nothing excuses terror. Nothing justifies the targeting of innocent people. I condemn all such acts categorically. If we hope to see an end to this violence, security measures will not be enough – we must address the underlying frustration and failure to achieve a political solution”, he emphasized.

Ban also reiterated the United Nations commitment to working to create the conditions for the parties to return to meaningful negotiations.

The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote the realisation of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, to support the peace process for the achievement of the two-State solution on the basis of pre-1967 borders and the just resolution of all final status issues, and to mobilise assistance to the Palestinian people.