UN / LANDLOCKED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Addressing the Annual Ministerial Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Landlocked Developing Countries, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said “the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating the plight " of these nations, as "trade, transport and distribution have been upended." UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:29
• Production Date: 23 September 2020
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES
• Corporate Name: GENERAL ASSEMBLY
• Subject Topical: DISEASE CONTROL; ECONOMY; LANDLOCKED STATES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS; TRADE
• MAMS Id: 2561328
• Parent Id: 2561328
• Alternate Title: unifeed200923c

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STORY: UN / LANDLOCKED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
TRT: 01:29
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 23 SEPTEMBER 2020, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

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FILE, NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations Headquarters

23 SEPTEMBER 2020, NEW YORK CITY

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating the plight of landlocked developing countries. Trade, transport and distribution have been upended. Exports and imports have been affected by problems at borders, lockdowns, trade restrictions, disruptions in global supply chains and commodity price shocks. And the risk of debt distress looms.”

FILE, NEW YORK CITY

3. Close up, UN flag

23 SEPTEMBER 2020, NEW YORK CITY

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“As we embark on a Decade of Action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals, and strive to recover better from the pandemic, we must keep our focus on stopping the pandemic. The availability of future vaccines to all developing countries, including the Landlocked Developing Countries, is fundamental to any sustainable global recovery. We must ensure that the Vienna Programme of Action and all of the global agendas to which we agreed – from Addis Ababa to Paris to the 2030 Agenda – are at the core of recovery.”

FILE, NEW YORK CITY

5. Close up, UN flag

23 SEPTEMBER 2020, NEW YORK CITY

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I ask all Land Locked Developing Countries to implement the six principles I have set out for a climate-positive recovery: Invest in green jobs and sectors. Don't bailout polluting industries. End fossil fuel subsidies. Take climate risks and opportunities in all policy and financial decisions. Work together. And leave no one behind.”

FILE, NEW YORK CITY

5. Close up, UN flag

Storyline

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today (23 Sep) said “the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating the plight of landlocked developing countries.”

Addressing the Annual Ministerial Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Landlocked Developing Countries, Guterres said, “trade, transport and distribution have been upended. Exports and imports have been affected by problems at borders, lockdowns, trade restrictions, disruptions in global supply chains and commodity price shocks. And the risk of debt distress looms.”

As we embark on a Decade of Action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals, the Secretary-General said, “we must keep our focus on stopping the pandemic.”

He said, “the availability of future vaccines to all developing countries, including the Landlocked Developing Countries, is fundamental to any sustainable global recovery” and stressed that the Vienna Programme of Action and global agendas including Addis Ababa, Paris, and the 2030 Agenda, must be “at the core of recovery.”

Guterres asked all Land Locked Developing Countries to implement his six principles for a climate-positive recovery: “Invest in green jobs and sectors. Don't bailout polluting industries. End fossil fuel subsidies. Take climate risks and opportunities in all policy and financial decisions. Work together. And leave no one behind.”