UN / GUTERRES SECRETARY-GENERAL

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously endorsed Antonio Guterres to lead the Organization for the next five year. UNIFEED / FILE

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:12
• Production Date: 5 October 2016
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL
• Subject Topical: SECRETARY-GENERAL; UNITED NATIONS MANAGEMENT
• MAMS Id: 1727355
• Parent Id: 1727355
• Alternate Title: unifeed161005b

Description

STORY: UN / GUTERRES SECRETARY-GENERAL
TRT: 2:12
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 05 OCTOBER 2016, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

RECENT - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, UNHQ exterior

05 OCTOBER 2016, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, members of the Security Council approaching stakeout
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Vitaly Churkin, Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations and President of the Security Council:
“Today, after our sixth straw poll, we have a clear favourite and his name is Antonio Guterres. We have decided to go for a formal vote tomorrow morning at ten o’clock and we hope it can be done by acclamation. This is what we are looking at, so tomorrow morning acclamation vote, and we wish Mr Guterres well in discharging his duties as the Secretary-General for the next five years.”
4. Zoom out, members of the Security Council leaving stakeout

RECENT – 12 JULY 2016, NEW YORK CITY

5. UPSOUND (English) António Guterres, Former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees:
“She or he must be a solid ethical reference and must be the symbol of those truly universal values that are enshrined in the UN Charter.”

FILE – UNHCR - 11 OCTOBER 2015, BEACH NEAR EFFALOU, MOLIVOS, GREECE

6. Med shot, Guterres speaking with Syrian refugees

FILE – UNHCR - 25 MARCH 2015, MINAWAO CAMP, CAMEROON

7. Close up, Guterres speaking with Nigerian refugee family

FILE – UNHCR - 15 JANUARY 2015, ZAATARI REFUGEE CAMP, JORDAN

8. Tracking, Guterres walking through refugee camp

FILE - 21 DECEMBER 2015, NEW YORK CITY
9. UPSOUND (English) António Guterres, Former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees:
“Because of things continue as they are right now, I fear not only for the lives of refugees but for the future of European asylum.”

FILE – UNHCR - 14 JANUARY 2015, JORDAN

10. Med shot, Guterres speaking with Syrian refugee family

FILE – UNHCR - 17 JULY 2014, KHAZAIR, ERBIL, IRAQ

11. Tracking, Guterres meeting with displaced man
12. Tracking, Guterres walking through camp for displaced

Storyline

The United Nations (UN) Security Council has unanimously endorsed Antonio Guterres to lead the Organization for the next five years.

After six straw polls, Guterres received no “discourage” votes from the pool of 13 candidates originally campaigning to become the next UN Secretary-General. This was the first time in the organization’s history that the selection process was made public. Candidates engaged in informal dialogue sessions and two debates all of which was being webcasted live and open to the public.

Speaking to the press today (5 Oct), Russian ambassador and President of the Security Council for the month of October Vitaly Churkin said the Council had a “clear favourite” and was aiming for an “acclamation vote” tomorrow morning. Churkin was joined by ambassadors representing every member of the Security Council in making the announcement.

Guterres served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from June 2005 to December 2015. He was also the Prime Minister of Portugal from October 1995 to April 2002.