UNGA79 / INDONESIA

The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi told the General Assembly’s General Debate that Indonesia cannot “sit back and relax, seeing the injustice that continues to be committed against the people of Palestine," and said, “recognising the State of Palestine is the least that we can do now to give Palestinians equal footing on the world stage and to exert pressure to Israel to stop their atrocities.” UNIFEED

• Video Length: 00:01:24
• Production Date: 28 September 2024
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: RETNO L. P. MARSUDI
• Corporate Name: GENERAL ASSEMBLY
• Subject Topical: PEACE AND SECURITY; WAR; MULTILATERALISM; MEMBERSHIP; LEADERSHIP
• Geographic Subject: INDONESIA; ISRAEL; PALESTINE
• MAMS Id: 3264276
• Parent Id: 3264276
• Alternate Title: unifeed240928c

Description

STORY: UNGA79 / INDONESIA
TRT: 01:24
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 26, 28 SEPTEMBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY

Shotlist

26 SEPTEMBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, United Nations flag outside UN Headquarters

28 SEPTEMBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi walks up to General Assembly rostrum
3. Med shot, Indonesian delegation
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Indonesia:
“Indonesia cannot, I repeat, cannot sit back and relax, seeing the injustice that continues to be committed against the people of Palestine.”
5. Med shot, empty Israeli seats
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Indonesia:
“Recognising the State of Palestine is the least that we can do now to give Palestinians equal footing on the world stage and to exert pressure to Israel to stop their atrocities. Therefore, I urge countries that have yet to recognise the State of Palestine to do so now.”
7. Wide shot, Marsudi at the rostrum
8. Med shot, Indonesian delegation
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Indonesia:
“We have demonstrated that global leadership will never be attained through force, domination and fear. Global leadership should be about guiding collective action by listening, empowering the collaboration and instilling hope. This is why I say, leadership without hegemony.”
10. Med shot, Indonesian delegation applauding

Storyline

The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi today (28 Sep) told the General Assembly’s General Debate that Indonesia cannot “sit back and relax, seeing the injustice that continues to be committed against the people of Palestine," and said, “recognising the State of Palestine is the least that we can do now to give Palestinians equal footing on the world stage and to exert pressure to Israel to stop their atrocities.”

She urged “countries that have yet to recognise the State of Palestine to do so now.”

On the role of Indonesia in international affairs, Marsudi said, “we have demonstrated that global leadership will never be attained through force, domination and fear. Global leadership should be about guiding collective action by listening, empowering the collaboration and instilling hope. This is why I say, leadership without hegemony.”