UN / COUNTER-TERRORISM RESOLUTION

The General Assembly adopted today by consensus a resolution entitled “The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy: eighth review”. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:50
• Production Date: 22 June 2023
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: CSABA KŐRÖSI
• Corporate Name: GENERAL ASSEMBLY
• Subject Topical: COUNTER-TERRORISM
• MAMS Id: 3062170
• Parent Id: 3062170
• Alternate Title: unifeed230622f

Description

STORY: UN / COUNTER-TERRORISM RESOLUTION
TRT: 01:50
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 22 JUNE 2023, NEW YORK CITY

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, exteriors, United Nations Headquarters
2. Wide shot, General Assembly Hall
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Csaba Kőrösi, President, General Assembly:
“The Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy is a unique instrument, which carries truly transformative potential. It provides the framework for action. It outlines the tools at our disposal. What is needed now is the political and moral will to act together.”
4. Wide shot, Kőrösi addresses General Assembly
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Csaba Kőrösi, President, General Assembly:
“Our joint message to them, to the world, and to the perpetrators must be that the United Nations stands together in the face of terrorism. That it has been able to take a step ahead. Terrorism is not only a war on people, but a war on our minds. Let us not succumb to the division it wields. Let us rise above it.”
6. UPSOUND (English) Csaba Kőrösi, President, General Assembly:
“May I take it that the Assembly decides to adopt draft resolution A/77/L.78. I see no objection, so the resolution is adopted.”
7. Wide shot, representatives from Member States applaud

Storyline

The General Assembly adopted today by consensus a resolution entitled “The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy: eighth review”.

Addressing Member States on Thursday (22 Jun), the President of the General Assembly, Csaba Kőrösi,said that “the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy is a unique instrument, which carries truly transformative potential.”

According to Kőrösi, the resolution “provides the framework for action” and “outlines the tools at our disposal.”

“What is needed now is the political and moral will to act together,” added the President.

Kőrösi said, “Our joint message to them, to the world, and to the perpetrators must be that the United Nations stands together in the face of terrorism. That it has been able to take a step ahead. Terrorism is not only a war on people, but a war on our minds. Let us not succumb to the division it wields. Let us rise above it.”

The co-facilitators of the 8th Review of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy are Ambassadors Robert Rae, the Permanent Representative of Canada, and Ambassador Tarik Ladeb, the Permanent Representative of Tunisia.