UN / WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY CEREMONY

With the number of aid workers killed in the line of duty reaching record highs, United Nations top officials paid tribute to fallen colleagues, as countries commemorate World Humanitarian Day (WHD). UNIFEED

• Video Length: 00:02:33
• Production Date: 19 August 2024
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES; ATUL KHARE; GUY RYDER; DENNIS FRANCIS; EDEM WOSORNU
• Corporate Name: OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - OCHA; GENERAL ASSEMBLY; SECRETARIAT
• Subject Topical: INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW; HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; ANNIVERSARIES; MEMORIALS
• MAMS Id: 3246664
• Parent Id: 3246664
• Alternate Title: unifeed240819a

Description

STORY: UN / WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY CEREMONY
TRT: 02:33
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 19 AUGUST 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior UN Headquarters

19 AUGUST 2024, NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, United Nations flag damaged in the 2003 Canal Hotel bombing in Iraq
2. Various shots, Secretary-General António Guterres arrival
3. Close up, sign below UN flag damaged in Canal Hotel bombing
4. Wide shot, Guterres paying respect to fallen UN personnel
5. Various shots, Guterres walks away
6. Wide shot, Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support Atul Khare walks up to podium
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Atul Khare, Under-Secretary-General, Department of Operational Support, United Nations:
“The memory of that day remains etched in our hearts, reminding us of the immense sacrifices made by those who dedicate their lives to the pursuit of peace, security and human dignity. The Canal Hotel was more than just a place of accommodation. It was a symbol of our commitment to diplomacy, cooperation and understanding.”
8. Pan right, from Khare to flag
9. Wide shot, Khare paying respect to fallen UN personnel
10. Abbas Kadhom Obaid Charge D’affairs, Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Iraq:
“On this World Humanitarian Day, we pass to honour the extraordinary courage the selflessness of a humanitarian workers around the world. These individuals put their lives on the line to bring relief, comfort and hope to those who are most in need.”
11. Wide shot, Guard of honour, flower wreath and UN flag damaged in Canal Hotel bombing
12. Various shots, OCHA World Humanitarian Day ceremony
13. Wide shot, Under-Secretary-General for Policy Guy Ryder, OCHA Director of Operations Edem Wosornu and General Assembly President Dennis Francis
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Guy Ryder, Under-Secretary-General for Policy, United Nations:
“We are saying enough is enough. Civilians are not targets. Humanitarians are not targets. And we are appealing to those in power, act now to end the violations; act now to end the impunity with which these fiendish attacks are committed.”
15. Pan right, Ryder, Wosornu and Francis holding signs
16. Wide shot, OCHA World Humanitarian Day ceremony

Storyline

With the number of aid workers killed in the line of duty reaching record highs, United Nations top officials today (19 Aug) paid tribute to fallen colleagues, as countries commemorate World Humanitarian Day (WHD).

Secretary-General António Guterres laid a wreath in honour of fallen humanitarian personnel in front of the UN flag damaged in the 2003 Canal Hotel bombing in Iraq, in which 23 people, including the United Nations' Special Representative Sérgio Vieira de Mello, were killed.

Earlier, Under-Secretary-General, Department for Operational Support, Atul Khare said, “the memory of that day remains etched in our hearts, reminding us of the immense sacrifices made by those who dedicate their lives to the pursuit of peace, security and human dignity. The Canal Hotel was more than just a place of accommodation. It was a symbol of our commitment to diplomacy, cooperation and understanding.”

For his part, Iraq’s Charge D’affairs Abbas Kadhom Obaid said, “on this World Humanitarian Day, we pass to honour the extraordinary courage the selflessness of a humanitarian workers around the world. These individuals put their lives on the line to bring relief, comfort and hope to those who are most in need.”

Outside at the UN Headquarters esplanade, Under-Secretary-General for Policy Guy Ryder, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Director of Operations Edem Wosornu and General Assembly President Dennis Francis also paid tribute to humanitarians.

Speaking on behalf of the Secretary-General, Ryder said, “we are saying enough is enough. Civilians are not targets. Humanitarians are not targets. And we are appealing to those in power, act now to end the violations; act now to end the impunity with which these fiendish attacks are committed.”

Last year was the deadliest so far, with 280 aid workers killed in 33 countries. The figure represents a 137 per cent increase compared to 2022, when 118 aid workers were killed.