UN / UNRWA GUTERRES STATEMENT

The UN Secretary-General expressed his deep concern at the adoption by the Israeli Knesset of two laws concerning the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, a UN Spokesperson said. UNIFEED

• Video Length: 00:01:55
• Production Date: 29 October 2024
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST - UNRWA
• Subject Topical: HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES
• Geographic Subject: ISRAEL; PALESTINE
• MAMS Id: 3293303
• Parent Id: 3293303
• Alternate Title: unifeed241029j

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STORY: UN / UNRWA GUTERRES STATEMENT
TRT: 01:55
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 29 OCTOBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE - NEW YORK CITY

1. Tilt down, UN Headquarters

29 OCTOBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY

2. Med shot, journalists, press briefing
3.SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Last night we issued a statement in the Secretary-General’s name in which he expressed his deep concern at the adoption yesterday by the Israeli Knesset of two laws concerning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, better known to all of us as UNRWA, and the laws which, if implemented, would likely prevent UNRWA from continuing its essential work in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, as mandated by the General Assembly of these United Nations.”
4. Wide shot, UN spokesperson, journalists, press briefing
5.SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Secretary-General emphasized that UNRWA is the principal means by which essential assistance is supplied to Palestine refugees in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. There is no alternative to UNRWA. He calls on Israel to act consistently with its obligations under the Charter of the UN and its other obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law and those concerning the privileges and immunities of the United Nations. National legislation cannot alter those obligations. He is bringing this matter to the attention of the General Assembly and will keep the Assembly closely informed on the situation as it develops.”
6. Wide shot, UN spokesperson, journalists, press briefing
7.SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Philippe Lazzarini, the Commissioner General of UNRWA, added that these bills will only deepen the suffering of Palestinians, especially in Gaza, where people have been going through more than a year of sheer hell. He said that these bills increase the suffering of the Palestinians and are nothing less than collective punishment. Mr. Lazzarini also sent a letter to the President of the General Assembly to express those concerns in detail.”
8. Med shot, journalists, press briefing

Storyline

The UN Secretary-General expressed his deep concern at the adoption by the Israeli Knesset of two laws concerning the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), a UN Spokesperson said.

Briefing the press today (29 Oct) UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said that these laws, “if implemented, would likely prevent UNRWA from continuing its essential work in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, as mandated by the General Assembly of these United Nations.”

Dujarric continued, “The Secretary-General emphasized that UNRWA is the principal means by which essential assistance is supplied to Palestine refugees in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. There is no alternative to UNRWA. He calls on Israel to act consistently with its obligations under the Charter of the UN and its other obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law and those concerning the privileges and immunities of the United Nations. National legislation cannot alter those obligations. He is bringing this matter to the attention of the General Assembly and will keep the Assembly closely informed on the situation as it develops.”

He concluded, “Philippe Lazzarini, the Commissioner General of UNRWA, added that these bills will only deepen the suffering of Palestinians, especially in Gaza, where people have been going through more than a year of sheer hell. He said that these bills increase the suffering of the Palestinians and are nothing less than collective punishment. Mr. Lazzarini also sent a letter to the President of the General Assembly to express those concerns in detail.”