UN / US ELECTIONS REAX

In a statement read by the UN Spokesperson today in New York, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres congratulated “the American people for a vibrant exercise of democracy in their country’s elections last week.” UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:00:52
• Production Date: 9 November 2020
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES; STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Subject Topical: DEMOCRACY; ELECTIONS
• Geographic Subject: UNITED STATES
• MAMS Id: 2580015
• Parent Id: 2580015
• Alternate Title: unifeed201109g

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STORY: UN / US ELECTIONS REAX
TRT: 0:52
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS

DATELINE: 9 NOVEMBER 2020, NEW YORK CITY

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1. Wide shot, national flags at the UN Headquarters

9 NOVEMBER 2020, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, spokesperson entering press room
3. Wide shot, spokesperson going to podium
4. Cutaway, reporters
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General:
“The Secretary-General congratulates the American people for a vibrant exercise of democracy in their country’s elections last week. He congratulates the President-elect and Vice President-elect and reaffirms that the partnership between the United States and the United Nations is an essential pillar of the international cooperation needed to address the dramatic challenges facing the world today.”
6. Wide shot, spokesperson at the podium

Storyline

In a statement read by the UN Spokesperson today in New York, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres congratulated “the American people for a vibrant exercise of democracy in their country’s elections last week.”

Congratulating “the President-elect and Vice President-elect” the UN chief said he “reaffirms that the partnership between the United States and the United Nations is an essential pillar of the international cooperation needed to address the dramatic challenges facing the world today.”