UNGA79 / DOMINICA

President of Dominica Sylvanie Burton said that it is the hope of the Caribbean Community that the Sustainable Development Goals remain central to ensure the well-being of the present and future generations. UNIFEED

• Video Length: 00:03:02
• Production Date: 25 September 2024
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: GENERAL ASSEMBLY
• Subject Topical: GENERAL ASSEMBLY; GENERAL DEBATE
• Geographic Subject: DOMINICA
• MAMS Id: 3261536
• Parent Id: 3260302
• Alternate Title: unifeed240925o

Description

STORY: UNGA79 / DOMINICA
TRT: 3:02
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 24 AND 25 SEPTEMBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY

Shotlist

24 SEPTEMBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY

1. Various shots, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

25 SEPTEMBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY

2. Various shots, Sylvanie Burton, President of the Commonwealth of Dominica speaking at the General Assembly
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Sylvanie Burton, President of the Commonwealth of Dominica:
“It is, therefore, the hope of my Government and the Caribbean Community of which we are proud members, that this Assembly will be known as the forum, at which the United Nations family rededicated itself to ensuring that the SDGs remain central to our claim, that our civilizations are caring and progressive and that our collective management, scientific and diplomatic capabilities will be assigned to ensuring that the well-being of the present and future generations is guaranteed.
4.Med shot, Dominica delegation
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Sylvanie Burton, President of the Commonwealth of Dominica:
“we must drastically reduce emissions, boldly honor financial commitments, and build critical resilience infrastructure in regions particularly vulnerable in relation to climate change. This is a moral imperative, a matter of the utmost urgency, a matter of climate justice. Our very future depends on the decisions made in these halls.”
6. Various shots, General Assembly
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Sylvanie Burton, President of the Commonwealth of Dominica:
“The high-emitting countries need to recognize and accept responsibility for their destructive practices and do the noble thing. We will not relent until they do.”
8. Wide shot, General Assembly
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Sylvanie Burton, President of the Commonwealth of Dominica:
“A glaring hypocrisy clouds this august body when right seems to pass as wrong, wrong seems to pass as right, depending on which Member State is being impacted. This practice of might makes right must be discontinued.”
10. Wide shot, General Assembly
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Sylvanie Burton, President of the Commonwealth of Dominica:
“We stand in solidarity with the people of Haiti and insist with the other CARICOM Member States, that the current crisis being confronted by our sister CARICOM State in no way nullifies the entitlement of its people to the recognition of their sacred sovereignty and their right to be central in the search for a fair and durable peace.”
10. Med shot, Dominica delegation clapping
11. Wide shot, President Burton leaving the podium

Storyline

President of Dominica Sylvanie Burton said that it is the hope of the Caribbean Community that the Sustainable Development Goals remain central to ensure the well-being of the present and future generations.

Sylvanie Burton addressed the General Assembly’s High-Level Debate today (25 Sep) in New York, as the first female President of the Commonwealth of Dominica and the first President of an indigenous decent.

President Burton reiterated the devastating impact of climate change on the Caribbean community.

She stressed, “we must drastically reduce emissions, boldly honor financial commitments, and build critical resilience infrastructure in regions particularly vulnerable in relation to climate change. This is a moral imperative, a matter of the utmost urgency, a matter of climate justice.”

“Our very future depends on the decisions made in these halls,” President Burton added.

She reiterated, “The high-emitting countries need to recognize and accept responsibility for their destructive practices and do the noble thing. We will not relent until they do.”

President Burton expressed firm view that the fundamental principles of the UN charter must be respected, no matter which Member State may be under scrutiny.

She said, “A glaring hypocrisy clouds this august body when right seems to pass as wrong, wrong seems to pass as right, depending on which Member State is being impacted. This practice of might makes right must be discontinued.”

On Haiti, the President said, “We stand in solidarity with the people of Haiti and insist with the other CARICOM Member States, that the current crisis being confronted by our sister CARICOM State in no way nullifies the entitlement of its people to the recognition of their sacred sovereignty and their right to be central in the search for a fair and durable peace.”