UNICEF / CLIMATE STRIKE

Thousands of people marched for climate justice in New York City, ahead of next week’s United Nations' climate summit. UNICEF

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:55
• Production Date: 20 September 2019
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND - UNICEF
• Subject Topical: CIVIL SOCIETY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PROTEST MOVEMENTS
• Geographic Subject: UNITED STATES
• MAMS Id: 2451936
• Parent Id: 2451936
• Alternate Title: unifeed190920g

Description

STORY: UNICEF / CLIMATE STRIKE
TRT: 01:55
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNICEF FOOTAGE ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 20 SEPTEMBER,2019, NEW YORK CITY, USA

Shotlist

1. Tilt down, climate march protestors on the streets
2. Wide shot, climate march protestors on the streets
3. Pan right, climate march protestors on the streets
4. Med shot, young girl sitting on her father’s shoulders
5. Med shot, protestors chanting
6. VOX-POP (English) Marlena Fontes, Climate Protestor:
“Now I have a child and I see the way our planet has been heating up, even in my lifetime so I’m following the leadership of the youth and the children and I’m just really humbled to be here with all of them today and to listen to their voices and to add my own.”
7. Various shots, climate march protestors
8. VOX-POP (English) Paloma Wilkinson, Climate Protestor:
“Greta Thunberg inspired me to be here today.”
9. Pan left, protestors holding signs
10. VOX-POP (English) Paloma Wilkinson, Climate Protestor:
“My mom is also a really big help. She inspired me also to be here. She told me about it and I really wanted to be here for it.”
11. Med shot, two protestors perched up on a streetlight
12. Pan right, climate march protestors holding up protest signs
13. Pan right, protestors chanting
14. Med shot, young protestor holding up protest sign
15. VOX-POP (English) Anna Munne, Climate Protestor:
“We thought that this was a great opportunity, especially for the little ones, to understand what’s going on in the planet. We are not alone. It’s a global movement, around the world. The protest in Spain, in Barcelona, is next Friday so we just wanted to support everyone here and, you know, they need to have a safe future.”
16. Various shots, climate march protestors on the streets

Storyline

Thousands of people marched for climate justice today (20 Sep) in New York City, ahead of next week’s United Nations' climate summit.

Many of the protesters took the day off from work or school to participate in what was billed as a climate strike.

Participants expressed support for a major Climate Action Summit being convened by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. Set to open on 23 September, it will involve world leaders as well as prominent individuals from civil society, the private sector, local activists and others committed to a more sustainable future.

The Summit is expected to put forward ambitious plans outlined in the landmark Paris Agreement. A special climate summit for youth on Saturday, the first of its kind, will bring young leaders and innovators together to further address the climate emergency.

UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore in a statement warned that climate change has the potential to undermine most of the gains made in child survival and development over the past 30 years, saying that there is perhaps no greater threat facing the rights of the next generation of children.