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STORY: UN / WORLD BEE DAY
TRT: 01:41
SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 20 MAY 2019, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT
RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters
10 MAY 2019, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, conference room
3. Med shot, child in audience
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The decline and disappearance of bees and wild insects would have drastic consequences for global ecosystems and human well-being. Therefore, urgent and wide-ranging efforts are needed to protect bees across wild, agricultural and urban habitats. The Climate Action Summit being convened by the Secretary-General in September will aim to address the threat and spur greater ambition in general.”
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6. SOUNDBITE (English) María Fernanda Espinosa, President, UN General Assembly:
“Bees support a staggering 170,000 species of plants that sustain over 200,000 animal species. They are responsible for roughly one third of all food produced. They make nutritious food, notably honey and royal jelly, of course, which are also used in medicines, both modern and traditional. And in doing all of this they support millions of jobs; farms, businesses, and communities around the world. Whether you are talking about eradicating poverty, tackling hunger, or protecting biodiversity, or boosting rural livelihoods, these tinny creatures play an outsize role in our efforts to achieve the 2030 Agenda.”
7. Wide shot, conference room
8. Wide shot, unveiling World Bee Day UN stamps
Marking World Bee Day today (20 May) at UN Headquarters in New York, Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, warned that “the decline and disappearance of bees and wild insects would have drastic consequences for global ecosystems and human well-being.”
Mohammed said, “urgent and wide-ranging efforts are needed to protect bees across wild, agricultural and urban habitats,” and added that the Climate Action Summit being convened by Secretary-General António Guterres in September, “will aim to address the threat and spur greater ambition in general.”
Bees and other pollinators, such as butterflies, bats and hummingbirds, are increasingly under threat from human activities. Pollinators allow many plants, including many food crops, to reproduce.
The President of the General Assembly, María Fernanda Espinosa, said, “bees support a staggering 170,000 species of plants that sustain over 200,000 animal species. They are responsible for roughly one third of all food produced. They make nutritious food, notably honey and royal jelly, of course, which are also used in medicines, both modern and traditional. And in doing all of this they support millions of jobs; farms, businesses, and communities around the world.”
Espinosa said, “whether you are talking about eradicating poverty, tackling hunger, or protecting biodiversity, or boosting rural livelihoods, these tinny creatures play an outsize role in our efforts to achieve the 2030 Agenda.”
The United Nations Postal Administration celebrated World Bee Day by issuing three stamp mini-sheets showcasing bees and flowers.
The United Nations designated 20 May as World Bee Day, because of Slovenia’s initiative in 2017 to raise public awareness about the importance of bees, the threats they face, the need to protect their natural habitat and their contribution to sustainable development.
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