UNGA79 / CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Addressing the High-Level General Assembly Debate Thursday, the president of the Central African Republic (CAR) Faustin Touadera said the world “is getting dangerously close to the abyss.” UNIFEED

• Video Length: 00:01:44
• Production Date: 26 September 2024
• Asset Language: French
• Corporate Name: GENERAL ASSEMBLY
• Subject Topical: GENERAL ASSEMBLY; GENERAL DEBATE; SPEAKERS
• MAMS Id: 3262317
• Parent Id: 3261482
• Alternate Title: unifeed240926i

Description

STORY: UNGA79 / CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
TRT: 1:44
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 26 SEPTEMBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY

Shotlist

1. Various shots, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
2. Wide shot, President of the Central African Republic walking to podium
3. Med shot, Central African Republic delegation
4. SOUNDBITE (French) Faustin Archange Touadera, President, Central African Republic:
“The world is getting dangerously close to the abyss. The current UN peace and security architecture is under enormous pressure. The reasons given by Africa in support of its legitimate demand for reform of the Security Council and a right of veto are irresistible. A step has just been taken by the United States of America which supports the creation of two permanent seats for Africa on the United Nations Security Council and a rotating seat for small island developing countries.”
5. Med shot, United States delegation
6. Wide shot, Central African Republic president speaking at the General Assembly Hall
7. SOUNDBITE (French) Faustin Archange Touadera, President, Central African Republic:
“It is also time to accelerate the reform of the international financial architecture governance to remedy inequalities, mobilize adequate financing to achieve the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), respond to the financing needs of developing countries, reform the implementation and compliance of multilateral agreements on the environment in order to realize our common ambition to protect the planet.”
8. Wide shot, President of the Central African Republic leaving

Storyline

The president of the Central African Republic Faustin Touadera told the General Assembly that the world “is getting dangerously close to the abyss.”

Addressing the High-Level General Assembly Debate today (26 Sep), Touadera said the current United Nations’ Peace and security architecture is under “enormous pressure.”

He added that the reasons given by Africa in support of its legitimate demand for reform of the Security Council and a right of veto “are irresistible.”

On this issue, the Central African president also said, “A step has just been taken by the United States of America which supports the creation of two permanent seats for Africa on the United Nations Security Council and a rotating seat for small island developing countries.”

Touadera also told the General Assembly it was time to accelerate the reform of the international financial architecture governance to remedy inequalities, mobilize adequate financing to achieve the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), respond to the financing needs of developing countries, reform the implementation and compliance of multilateral agreements on the environment “in order to realize our common ambition to protect the planet.”