UN / VENEZUELA COVID-19 AGREEMENT REAX

UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the announcement of an agreement between representatives of the Venezuelan Government and the advisory team of the National Assembly of Venezuela on responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a spokesperson. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:00:54
• Production Date: 3 June 2020
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Subject Topical: POLITICAL AFFAIRS; VIRUSES
• Geographic Subject: VENEZUELA
• MAMS Id: 2547157
• Parent Id: 2547157
• Alternate Title: unifeed200603b

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STORY: UN / VENEZUELA COVID-19 AGREEMENT REAX
TRT: 0:54
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 03 JUNE 2020, NEW YORK CITY

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FILE – NEW YORK CITY

1. Aerial shot, United Nations headquarters exterior

03 JUNE 2020, NEW YORK CITY

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Secretary-General welcomes yesterday's announcement of an agreement between representatives of the Government and the advisory team of the National Assembly of Venezuela on responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. He encourages the main stakeholder to implement this agreement in accordance with the humanitarian principals of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence and to build on this foundation to continue seeking common ground to overcome the country's protracted crisis. The Secretary-General recognizes the important role played by actors, including the Pan American Health Organization, in facilitating this agreement.”

FILE – NEW YORK CITY

3. Aerial shot, United Nations headquarters exterior

Storyline

UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the announcement of an agreement between representatives of the Venezuelan Government and the advisory team of the National Assembly of Venezuela on responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a spokesperson.

Speaking at a virtual press conference today (03 Jun), UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the Secretary-General encouraged the main “stakeholder to implement this agreement in accordance with the humanitarian principals of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence and to build on this foundation to continue seeking common ground to overcome the country's protracted crisis.”

Guterres also recognized the important role played by actors, including the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in facilitating this agreement.