ISTANBUL / WHS CLOSING PRESSER

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon criticised the Permanent Members of the Security Council for their absence from the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) in Istanbul saying this “absence from this meeting does not provide an excuse for inaction.” UNIFEED-UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:20
• Production Date: 24 May 2016
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: BAN KI-MOON
• Subject Topical: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
• MAMS Id: 1629045
• Parent Id: 1629045
• Alternate Title: unifeed160524a

Description

STORY: ISTANBUL / WHS CLOSING PRESSER
TRT: 2:20
SOURCE: UNIFEED-UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 24 MAY 2016, ISTANBUL, TURKEY

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, exterior Istanbul
2. Wide shot, exterior Istanbul Conference Center (ICC)
3. Wide shot, presser
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Divisions between the members of the Security Council have prevented progress in recent years, not only on critical issues of war and peace, but on humanitarian affairs. That is why I make a special appeal to leaders of the nations that are Permanent Members of that Council to take important steps at the highest level. Their absence from this meeting does not provide an excuse for inaction. These leaders have a unique responsibility to pursue peace and stability, and to support the most vulnerable people.”
5. Wide shot, podium and presser
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“It is a bit disappointing that some world leaders could not be here, specially those from the G7 countries –except Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany-. They are some of the most generous donors of funding for humanitarian action, but I urge greater engagement, particularly in the search for a political solutions. “
7. Wide shot, Ban and Erdogan standing at podium
8. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Recep Tayyip Erdogan, president of Turkey:
“The developed nations - the G7 countries with the exception of Germany- were not represented here at the Summit and it’s quite upsetting. In that regard, the G7 countries need to have a clause on initiatives related to this kind of efforts.”
9. Wide shot, podium
10. Wide shot, presser
11. Wide shot, Ban and Erdogan walking to greet each other
12. Various shots, Ban and Erdogan shaking hands and leaving the presser

Storyline

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon criticised the Permanent Members of the Security Council for their absence from the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) in Istanbul saying this “absence from this meeting does not provide an excuse for inaction.”

During a joint press conference at the closing of the summit today (24 May) along with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told reporters “divisions between the members of the Security Council have prevented progress in recent years, not only on critical issues of war and peace, but on humanitarian affairs. That is why I make a special appeal to leaders of the nations that are Permanent Members of that Council to take important steps at the highest level.”

Ban added those leaders have a “unique” responsibility to pursue peace and stability, and to support the most vulnerable people.

In reference to the countries of the G7, he said it was “a bit disappointing that some world leaders could not be here, specially those from the G7 countries –except Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany-. They are some of the most generous donors of funding for humanitarian action, but I urge greater engagement, particularly in the search for political solutions.“

The Group (G7) includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany was the only leader of this group who attended the summit.

Also in reference to the wealthiest economies, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said “the developed nations - the G7 countries with the exception of Germany- were not represented here at the Summit and it’s quite upsetting.”

Erdogan also said “the G7 countries need to have a clause on initiatives related to this kind of efforts.”

According to the United Nations, during the two-day conference over 400 Member States, organizations and other groups have made some 1,500 commitments aimed to improve the life of the most vulnerable in the world.

More than 8,000 participants attended the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), including the participation of 55 heads of states.