UN / GUTERRES BURKINA FASO

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he is “deeply concerned” with the recent coup d'état in Burkina Faso and stressed that the role of the military “must be to defend their countries and their peoples, not to attack their governments and to fight for power.” UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:21
• Production Date: 25 January 2022
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES
• Subject Topical: COUPS D'ETAT; PEACE AND SECURITY
• Geographic Subject: BURKINA FASO
• MAMS Id: 2703782
• Parent Id: 2703782
• Alternate Title: unifeed220125e

Description

STORY: UN / GUTERRES BURKINA FASO
TRT: 1:21
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 25 JANUARY 2022, NEW YORK CITY

Shotlist

FILE – NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, UN headquarters exterior

25 JANUARY 2022, NEW YORK CITY

2. Zoom in, Guterres walking up to journalists
3. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I am deeply concerned with the recent coup d'état in Burkina Faso. The role of the military must be to defend their countries and their peoples, not to attack their governments and to fight for power.
We have, unfortunately in the region, terrorist groups, we have threats to international peace and security. My appeal is for the armies of these countries to assume their professional role of armies, to protect their countries and re-establish democratic institutions.”
4. UPSOUND (English) Journalist asking question:
“Secretary-General, they are celebrating the coup. There have been some people, ordinary citizens, celebrating the coup on the streets.”
5. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“There are always celebrations for these kinds of situations. It's easy to orchestrate them, but the values of democracy do not depend on the public opinion at one moment or another. Democratic societies are a value that must be preserved. Military coups are unacceptable in the 21st century.”
6. Zoom out, Guterres walking away into Security Council Chambers

Storyline

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he is “deeply concerned” with the recent coup d'état in Burkina Faso and stressed that the role of the military “must be to defend their countries and their peoples, not to attack their governments and to fight for power.”

Speaking to reporters in New York today (25 Jan), Guterres said the region faced terrorist groups and other threats to international peace and security. He appealed to the armies of these countries to “assume their professional role of armies, to protect their countries and re-establish democratic institutions.”

Asked about people in Burkina Faso celebrating the coup, the UN chief said, “There are always celebrations for these kinds of situations. It's easy to orchestrate them, but the values of democracy do not depend on the public opinion at one moment or another. Democratic societies are a value that must be preserved. Military coups are unacceptable in the 21st century.”