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FAO / HANDOVER CEREMONY
STORY: FAO / HANDOVER CEREMONY
TRT: 02:51
SOURCE: FAO
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 31 JULY 2019, ROME, ITALY
1. Wide shot, FAO Director-General-Elect Qu Dongyu, and José Graziano da Silva FAO Director-General arriving at the portrait unveiling ceremony
2. Med shot, portrait of FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva being unveiled
3. Med shot, Qu and Graziano Da Silva at the ceremony
4. Med shot, Qu, Graziano Da Silva, and Independent Chairperson of the Council Khalid Mehboob at dais
5. Close up, woman in the audience
6. SOUNDBITE (English) José Graziano da Silva, Director-General, FAO:
“I have no doubt that Dr. Qu has a lot to offer to FAO in terms of knowledge and his experience.”
7. Pan left, audience
SOUNDBITE (English) José Graziano da Silva, Director-General, FAO:
“This idea that FAO has a double role to produce standards and normative work as well as to provide technical capacity to the countries in the field, but we believe firmly that it is in the field FAO can really make a big difference to improve the lives of vulnerable people. FAO needs to be close to the countries and that’s why decentralization is key, and I have been pushing for that and I am sure Dr. Qu will continue this.”
8. Wide shot, Graziano da Silva presenting gifts to Qu
9. Close up, woman in the audience
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Qu Dongyu, Director-General-Elect, FAO:
“I intend to work for an FAO that applies modern science and technology and adopts innovative approaches. An Organization that identifies new ways to improve performance and delivery, by digitalizing our activities, by intensifying our collaboration with academia, research centres and the private sector; and many other steps that I intend to take.”
11. Various shots, audience
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Qu Dongyu, Director-General-Elect, FAO:
“Allow me to take this moment and thank Professor Graziano Da Silva, who has served this Organization for the last 13 years. First as FAO's regional representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, and since 2012 as DG, he contributed substantially to the success of FAO with his knowledge and insight. I deeply respect him for that and as a new DG, I will certainly learn from his wisdom and experience.”
13. Pan left, ceremony
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General, José Graziano da Silva today (31 Jul) handed over the helm to Director-General-Elect Qu Dongyu at a ceremony held at the UN agency’s headquarters in Rome.
A portrait of Graziano da Silva was unveiled ahead of the handover ceremony.
Graziano da Silva stressed FAO’s role, particularly in the field, in making a difference and improving the “lives of vulnerable people” by providing technical capacity, especially to developing countries, while also pointing to the standard-setting and normative work that the agency, which has 194 member states, produces.
The outgoing Director-General said, “I have no doubt that Mr. Qu has a lot to offer to FAO in terms of knowledge and experience.”
Qu, for his part, expressed “deep respect” for Graziano da Silva’s work at FAO for the past 13 years, first as FAO's regional representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, and since 2012 as Director-General.
Looking ahead, Qu said, “I intend to work for an FAO that applies modern science and technology and adopts innovative approaches. An Organization that identifies new ways to improve performance and delivery, by digitalizing our activities, by intensifying our collaboration with academia, research centres and the private sector; and many other steps that I intend to take.”
Qu, the first Chinese national elected to head the FAO, will take office on 1 August 2019. His term will run until 31 July 2023.
He will be FAO's ninth Director-General since the Organization was founded on October 16, 1945.
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