INDIA / GUTERRES

Opening the United Nations House in New Delhi, India, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said “without a strong India there would not be an effective multipolar world and without that there would be no chance for the multilateralism to win.” UN IN INDIA

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:33
• Production Date: 1 October 2018
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES
• Subject Topical: 2030 AGENDA
• Geographic Subject: INDIA
• MAMS Id: 2251286
• Parent Id: 2251286
• Alternate Title: unifeed181001c

Description

STORY: INDIA / GUTERRES
TRT: 1:33
SOURCE: UN IN INDIA
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS

DATELINE: 1 OCTOBER 2018, NEW DELHI, INDIA

Shotlist

1. Med shot, Indian and UN flags
2. Wide shot, Guterres arriving and shaking hands
3. Tracking shot, Guterres waving
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations:
“And for us, the success of India is vital. It is vital because without strong India there would not be an effective multipolar world and without that there would be no chance for the multilateralism to win.”
5. Med shot, Guterres lighting ceremonial lamp
6. Wide shot, Guterres and Yuri Afanasiev, UN Resident Coordinator unveiling plaque
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations:
“And I want the UN to be united and be able to work here to fully support India’s government development plans, to fully support India’s leadership in relations to climate change, the Sustainable Development Goals and so many other aspects in which today India is showing a leadership role in our planet.”

Storyline

The Secretary-General arrived in India Monday (1 Oct), and on arrival in New Delhi, he participated in the opening of the new and revived UN House in the Indian capital.

In his remarks delivered at the ceremony, the Secretary-General noted the strong bond between India and the United Nations. He told the assembled UN staff that “the success of India is vital. It is vital because without strong India there would not be an effective multipolar world and without that there would be no chance for the multilateralism to win.”

The Secretary-General was accompanied with Yuri Afanasiev, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in India and Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director.

Speaking to the media after the ceremony, Guterres said he wants the UN to “fully support India’s government development plans, to fully support India’s leadership in relations to climate change, the Sustainable Development Goals and so many other aspects in which today India is showing a leadership role.”

Tomorrow, the Secretary-General is to lay a wreath in honour of Mahatma Gandhi at the Raj Ghat memorial. This year marks the 150th anniversary of his birth. The Secretary-General will also join Prime Minister Modi at the closing session of the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Conference.