UN / GA 78 CHANGING FLAGS

Dennis Francis of Trinidad and Tobago took oath of office as President of the 78th Session of the General Assembly. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:51
• Production Date: 5 September 2023
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: GENERAL ASSEMBLY
• Subject Topical: DIPLOMACY
• Geographic Subject: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
• MAMS Id: 3085517
• Parent Id: 3085517
• Alternate Title: unifeed230905a

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STORY: UN / GA 78 CHANGING FLAGS
TRT: 1:51
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: NATS

DATELINE: 05 SEPTEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE – NEW YORK CITY

1.Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

05 SEPTEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, General Assembly Hall
3. Wide shot, President of the 78th Session of the General Assembly arriving
4. Various shots, Presidents of the General Assembly for the 77th handing over the gavel to the President of the 78th sessions
5.Wide shot, President of the 78th Session of the General Assembly arriving
6. Wide shot, Presidents of the General Assembly for the 77th and 78th sessions standing in front of the Hungarian and United Nations’ flags
7. Wide shot, Hungarian flag is switched for the flag of Trinidad and Tobago
8. Wide shot, Presidents of the General Assembly for the 77th and 78th stand in front of the Trinidad and Tobago and United Nations’ flags
9. Wide shot, family photo of the Presidents of the General Assembly for the 78th office

Storyline

Dennis Francis of Trinidad and Tobago took oath of office today (05 Sep) as President of the 78th Session of the General Assembly.

The theme of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, opening on Tuesday, 5 September 2023, will be ‘Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: Accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals towards peace, prosperity, progress and sustainability for all’.

This morning, the Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, spoke on behalf of the Secretary-General at the closing of the General Assembly’s 77th session.

She commended the stewardship of its president, Csaba Kőrösi of Hungary, adding that the 77th session of the General Assembly has kept diplomacy, dialogue and debate alive, and worked towards real solutions for people and planet alike.