NEW DELHI / GUTERRES G20 PRESSER

Ahead of the G-20 Summit this weekend, the UN Secretary-General warned today that “divisions are growing, tensions are flaring up, and trust is eroding – which together raise the spectre of fragmentation, and ultimately, confrontation.” UN IN INDIA

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:03:33
• Production Date: 8 September 2023
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES
• Corporate Name: GROUP OF 20 - G20
• Subject Topical: POLITICAL AFFAIRS
• Geographic Subject: INDIA
• MAMS Id: 3087437
• Parent Id: 3087437
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STORY: NEW DELHI / GUTERRES G20 PRESSER
TRT: 3:33
SOURCE: UN in India
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 08 SEPTEMBER 2023, NEW DELHI, INDIA

Shotlist

1. Various shots, Guterres visits G20 venue
2. Various shots, Guterres visits UN House
3. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Divisions are growing, tensions are flaring up, and trust is eroding – which together raise the spectre of fragmentation, and ultimately, confrontation. This fracturing would be deeply concerning in the best of times – but in our times, it spells catastrophe.”
4. Wide shot, press briefing room
5. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Our world is in a difficult moment of transition. The future is multipolar – but our multilateral institutions reflect a bygone age. The global financial architecture is outdated, dysfunctional, and unfair. It requires deep, structural reform. And the same can be said of the United Nations Security Council.”
6. Wide shot, press briefing room
7. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“We have no time to lose. Challenges stretch as far as the eye can see. The climate crisis is worsening dramatically – but the collective response is lacking in ambition, credibility, and urgency. Wars and conflicts are multiplying – but efforts to advance peace are faltering. New technologies are raising red flags – but actions to contain the risks remain too slow, and too piecemeal. Poverty, hunger, and inequalities are growing – but global solidarity is missing in action.”
8. Wide shot, press briefing room
9. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I have come to the G20 with a simple but urgent appeal: we cannot go on like this. We must come together and act together for the common good.”
10. Med shot, journalist asks question
11. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“All of this is within reach – but it will take all hands. No nation, no region, no group – not even the G20 – can do it alone. We must act together as one family to save our one earth and safeguard our one future.”
12. Wide shot, press briefing room

Storyline

Ahead of the G-20 Summit this weekend, the UN Secretary-General warned today (8 Sep) that “divisions are growing, tensions are flaring up, and trust is eroding – which together raise the spectre of fragmentation, and ultimately, confrontation.”

Speaking to journalists New Delhi, Guterres said that “this fracturing would be deeply concerning in the best of times – but in our times, it spells catastrophe.”

The UN chief added that “our world is in a difficult moment of transition” and “the future is multipolar – but our multilateral institutions reflect a bygone age.”

According to the Secretary-General, “the global financial architecture is outdated, dysfunctional, and unfair” and “it requires deep, structural reform.” For Guterres, “the same can be said of the United Nations Security Council.”

The UN chief added, “We have no time to lose. Challenges stretch as far as the eye can see. The climate crisis is worsening dramatically – but the collective response is lacking in ambition, credibility, and urgency. Wars and conflicts are multiplying – but efforts to advance peace are faltering. New technologies are raising red flags – but actions to contain the risks remain too slow, and too piecemeal. Poverty, hunger, and inequalities are growing – but global solidarity is missing in action.”

“I have come to the G20 with a simple but urgent appeal: we cannot go on like this. We must come together and act together for the common good,” said Guterres.

The UN chief concluded, “All of this is within reach – but it will take all hands. No nation, no region, no group – not even the G20 – can do it alone. We must act together as one family to save our one earth and safeguard our one future.”

Tomorrow and Sunday, the Secretary-General will participate in a number of G20 sessions and hold bilateral meetings.