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UN / PALESTINIAN PEOPLE INALIENABLE RIGHTS
STORY: UN / PALESTINIAN PEOPLE INALIENABLE RIGHTS
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DATELINE: 31 JANUARY 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
31 JANUARY 2024, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, meeting room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The death, destruction, displacement, hunger, loss, and grief in Gaza over the past 120 days are a scar on our shared humanity and conscience.”
4. Med shot, Secretary-General, Chair of the Committee on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian people, UN officials
5. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Nothing can justify the collective punishment of the people in Gaza. The ongoing conflict and relentless bombardment by Israeli forces across Gaza have resulted in killings of civilians and destruction at a pace and scale unlike anything we have witnessed in recent years.”
6. Med shot, Secretary-General, Chair of the Committee on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian people, UN officials
7. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“No party to an armed conflict is above international law. International humanitarian law, including the principles of distinction, proportionality, and precautions in attack, must be upheld at all times. And the binding decisions of the International Court of Justice must be complied with.”
8. Med shot, Secretary-General, Chair of the Committee on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian people, UN officials
9. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The United Nations immediately acted following the very serious allegations against UNRWA staff members. I was personally horrified by these accusations. And yesterday, I met with donors to listen to their concerns and to outline the steps we are taking to address them.”
10. Med shot, Secretary-General, Chair of the Committee on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian people, UN officials
11. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“UNRWA is the backbone of all humanitarian response in Gaza. I appeal to all Member States to guarantee the continuity of UNRWA’s life-saving work.”
12. Med shot, Secretary-General, Chair of the Committee on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian people, UN officials
13. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Only the two-State solution – based on the 1967 lines, with Israel and Palestine living side-by-side, with Jerusalem as the capital of both States, in line with UN resolutions, international law and prior agreements -- can ensure the realization of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people as well as a just and lasting peace and stability in the region. The international community must not waver in its commitment.”
14. Med shot, Secretary-General, Chair of the Committee on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian people, UN officials
15. SOUNDBITE (French) Cheikh Niang, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Senegal / Chair, Committee on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian people:
“I would like, once again, on behalf of the Committee, to invite Israel and the international community to ensure that the inalienable rights of Palestinian people are respected in all their dimensions and that they are restored where they were flouted.”
16. Med shot, Secretary-General, Chair of the Committee on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian people, UN officials
17. SOUNDBITE (French) Cheikh Niang, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Senegal / Chair, Committee on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian people:
“It is regrettable to note that the law application requires a political will that remains difficult to mobilize regarding the Palestinian question. In this regard, I regret the procrastination of the Security Council, which took 39 days to pronounce itself for the first time, despite the severity of the humanitarian crisis.”
18. Med shot, Secretary-General, Chair of the Committee on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian people, UN officials
19. SOUNDBITE (French) Cheikh Niang, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Senegal / Chair, Committee on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian people:
“This ceasefire is necessary to spare innocent lives. Logics fueled by hatred or fear only offer Pyrrhic victories.”
20. Wide shot, meeting room
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer to the United Nations, State of Palestine:
“We, first of all, need to stop this war immediately. We need to have a ceasefire. And we need to have that ceasefire yesterday and the day before and the day before because once we succeed in having a ceasefire in place, we can save every day hundreds of our people and save hundreds from being injured.”
22. Wide shot, meeting room
23. SOUNDBITE (English) Greta Gunnarsdottir, Representative, New York Office, The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA):
“Gaza needs UNRWA. The need of the civilian population in Gaza should be prioritized and that requires enabling UNRWA to provide shelters, safe shelters, protection, and humanitarian assistance throughout the territory.”
24. Med shot, UNRWA New York Office’s Representative, Chair of the Committee on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian people, UN officials
25. SOUNDBITE (English) Greta Gunnarsdottir, Representative, New York Office, The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA):
“We run the shelters and food and wheat, flour distribution, transport, logistics, and other humanitarian actors depend on UNRWA for them to be able to provide their assistance to Gaza. And this is an important point also under the current discussion that is taking place because if we collapse, the whole operation in Gaza will collapse.”
26. Wide shot, meeting room
Addressing the Committee on the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people today (31 Jan), UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “The death, destruction, displacement, hunger, loss, and grief in Gaza over the past 120 days are a scar on our shared humanity and conscience.”
He also said, “Nothing can justify the collective punishment of the people in Gaza. The ongoing conflict and relentless bombardment by Israeli forces across Gaza have resulted in killings of civilians and destruction at a pace and scale unlike anything we have witnessed in recent years.”
He continued, “No party to an armed conflict is above international law. International humanitarian law, including the principles of distinction, proportionality, and precautions in attack, must be upheld at all times. And the binding decisions of the International Court of Justice must be complied with.”
Regarding the recent allegations against some staff members of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), he said that the UN “immediately acted,” and added, “I was personally horrified by these accusations. And yesterday, I met with donors to listen to their concerns and to outline the steps we are taking to address them.”
Guterres highlighted, “UNRWA is the backbone of all humanitarian response in Gaza. I appeal to all Member States to guarantee the continuity of UNRWA’s life-saving work.”
He concluded, “Only the two-State solution – based on the 1967 lines, with Israel and Palestine living side-by-side, with Jerusalem as the capital of both States, in line with UN resolutions, international law and prior agreements -- can ensure the realization of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people as well as a just and lasting peace and stability in the region. The international community must not waver in its commitment.”
Cheikh Niang, Permanent Representative of Senegal to the United Nations and Chair of the Committee on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian people said, “I would like, once again, on behalf of the Committee, to invite Israel and the international community to ensure that the inalienable rights of Palestinian people are respected in all their dimensions and that they are restored where they were flouted.”
He also said, “It is regrettable to note that the law application requires a political will that remains difficult to mobilize regarding the Palestinian question. In this regard, I regret the procrastination of the Security Council, which took 39 days to pronounce itself for the first time, despite the severity of the humanitarian crisis.”
He concluded, “This ceasefire is necessary to spare innocent lives. Logics fueled by hatred or fear only offer Pyrrhic victories.”
Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of State of Palestine to the United Nations stressed, “We, first of all, need to stop this war immediately. We need to have a ceasefire. And we need to have that ceasefire yesterday and the day before and the day before because once we succeed in having a ceasefire in place, we can save every day hundreds of our people and save hundreds from being injured.”
Greta Gunnarsdottir, Representative of UNRWA New York Office said, “Gaza needs UNRWA. The need of the civilian population in Gaza should be prioritized and that requires enabling UNRWA to provide shelters, safe shelters, protection, and humanitarian assistance throughout the territory.”
She also said, “We run the shelters and food and wheat, flour distribution, transport, logistics, and other humanitarian actors depend on UNRWA for them to be able to provide their assistance to Gaza. And this is an important point also under the current discussion that is taking place because if we collapse, the whole operation in Gaza will collapse.”
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