UN / BAN SDGs

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an “action plan for people, planet, peace and prosperity.” UNIFEED-UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:34
• Production Date: 19 July 2016
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: BAN KI-MOON
• Subject Topical: CLIMATE CHANGE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
• MAMS Id: 1675502
• Parent Id: 1675502
• Alternate Title: unifeed160719b

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STORY: UN / BAN SDGs
TRT: 1:34
SOURCE: UNIFEED-UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 19 JULY 2016, NEW YORK CITY

Shotlist

FILE- NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, UNHQ exterior

19 JULY 2016, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, meeting room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Together, we have embarked on a monumental and historic journey. In recent months, I have listened to many people, including refugees, youth and children, indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and women entrepreneurs. I heard a common message: the SDGs represent their hope for a better future. They are an action plan for people, planet, peace and prosperity.”
4. Wide shot, Ban at the podium
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The actions needed to reduce emissions and build climate resilience are the very same that are needed to lay the foundation for prosperity and security for all and set the world on a sustainable footing for generations to come.”
6. Wide shot, Ban at the podium
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“We must all learn, in national governments, in local authorities, in business and civil society, and also at the United Nations, to think differently. We need to learn how to transform our policies and strategies to address the challenges of sustainability.”
8. Zoom out, Ban at the podium

Storyline

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an “action plan for people, planet, peace and prosperity.” Speaking today (19 Jul) at a high-level political forum on sustainable development, Ban said the SDGs were universal and indivisible and represent the hope of many people for a better future.

The Secretary-General launched the first SDG report which he said would “provide a key benchmark throughout the implementation period of the 2030 Agenda.” Ban said the latest data showed that approximately one in eight people were still living in extreme poverty while some 800 million people suffered from hunger. He said 1.1 billion people were living without electricity, and water scarcity affected more than two billion. Ban stressed that for the agenda to be fully implemented, those who were the furthest behind would have to be reached first.

The Secretary-General announced that he would convene an event in September for countries to deposit their instruments of ratification for the Paris Agreement. He urged those countries that have already expressed their commitment to ratify the agreement to do so as soon as possible. Ban said “the actions needed to reduce emissions and build climate resilience are the very same that are needed to lay the foundation for prosperity and security for all and set the world on a sustainable footing for generations to come.”

Ban said national governments, local authorities, business and civil society, as well as the United Nations must learn to think differently. He said, “we need to learn how to transform our policies and strategies to address the challenges of sustainability.”