GA / UK THERESA MAY

British Prime Minister Theresa May told the General Assembly that while “the need for multilateral action has never been greater, the shortcomings of the UN and its institutions risk undermining the confidence of states as members and donors.” UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:32
• Production Date: 20 September 2017
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: THERESA MAY
• Corporate Name: GENERAL ASSEMBLY
• Subject Topical: REFORMS; TERRORISM; UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
• Geographic Subject: UNITED KINGDOM
• MAMS Id: 1973698
• Parent Id: 1973698
• Alternate Title: unifeed170920l

Description

STORY: GA / UK THERESA MAY
TRT: 02:32
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 20 SEPTEMBER 2017, NEW YORK CITY

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, exterior UN Headquarters
2. Wide shot, Prime Minister Theresa May walks up to then podium
3. Med shot, delegates
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, Prime Minister, United Kingdom:
“When the need for multilateral action has never been greater, the shortcomings of the UN and its institutions risk undermining the confidence of states as members and donors. Even more importantly, they risk the confidence and faith of those who rely upon the Blue Helmets, who reply upon that sign I stand in front of today, coming to their aid in the darkest of hours. So, we must begin by supporting the ambitious reform agenda that Secretary-General Guterres is now leading to create a more agile and transparent and joined-up organization.”
5. Wide shot, May at the podium
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, Prime Minister, United Kingdom:
“So, those of us who hold true to our shared values, who hold true to that desire to defend the rules and high standards that have shaped and protected the world we live in, need to strive harder than ever to show that institutions like this United Nations can work for the countries that formed them and for the people who we represent.”
7. Med shot, delegates
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, Prime Minister, United Kingdom:
“This means reforming our United Nations and the wider international system so it can prove its worth in helping us to meet the challenges of the 21st century. And it means ensuring that those who flout the rules and spirit of our international system are held to account. That nations honour their responsibilities and play their part in upholding and renewing a rules-based international order that can deliver prosperity and security for us all.”
7. Med shot, delegates
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Theresa May, Prime Minister, United Kingdom:
“As I talk about UN reform I ask the Secretary-General to make this fight against terrorists and the ideologies that drive them a core part of his agenda, at the heart of our development, peacebuilding and conflict prevention work. And to give this effort the prominence it surely requires, I am calling on the Secretary-General to make this a theme of next year’s General Assembly and use this to harness the efforts of governments, the private sector and civil society, so that we can truly strike the generational blow against this vile evil in our world.”
9. Med shot, delegates applauding

Storyline

British Prime Minister Theresa May today (20 Sep) told the General Assembly that while “the need for multilateral action as never been greater, the shortcomings of the UN and its institutions risk undermining the confidence of states as members and donors.”

May said these shortcomings “risk the confidence and faith of those who rely upon the Blue Helmets, who reply upon that sign I stand in front of today, coming to their aid in the darkest of hours.”

She said “we must begin by supporting the ambitious reform agenda that Secretary-General Guterres is now leading to create a more agile and transparent and joined-up organization.”

The Prime Minister “those of us who hold true to our shared values, who hold true to that desire to defend the rules and high standards that have shaped and protected the world we live in, need to strive harder than ever to show that institutions like this United Nations can work for the countries that formed them and for the people who we represent.”

She called for “reforming our United Nations and the wider international system” in order to “prove its worth in helping us to meet the challenges of the 21st century.”

This, she said “means ensuring that those who flout the rules and spirit of our international system are held to account” and that “nations honour their responsibilities and play their part in upholding and renewing a rules-based international order that can deliver prosperity and security for us all.”

May called on the Secretary-General to make the fight against “terrorists and the ideologies that drive them a core part of his agenda, at the heart of our development, peacebuilding and conflict prevention work.”