UN / SECURITY COUNCIL NEW MEMBERS

The Security Council welcomed Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia as the five new non-permanent members for the 2025 -2026 period. UNIFEED

• Video Length: 00:04:06
• Production Date: 2 January 2025
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL
• Subject Topical: SECURITY COUNCIL; PEACE AND SECURITY; MEMBERSHIP; FLAG-RAISING CEREMONIES
• Geographic Subject: SOMALIA; GREECE; DENMARK; PAKISTAN; PANAMA
• MAMS Id: 3327301
• Parent Id: 3327301
• Alternate Title: unifeed250102b

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STORY: UN / SECURITY COUNCIL NEW MEMBERS
TRT: 04:06
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 02 JANUARY 2025, NEW YORK CITY

Shotlist

FILE – NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, United Nations Headquarters exterior

02 JANUARY 2025, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Denmark’s Ambassador Christina Markus Lassen walks up to podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Christina Markus Lassen, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Denmark:
“This marks the fifth time Denmark has been elected to the Security Council. Last time Denmark served in the Council was exactly 20 years ago. Today, we're entering a at a time where the world is marked by profound uncertainties, raging conflicts, climate disasters and humanitarian crises. There's plenty of work to be done, and our commitment to it must be steadfast.”
4. Zoom in, Lassen installs Denish flag
5. Wide shot, Greece’s Ambassador Evangelos Sekeris walks up to podium
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Evangelos Sekeris, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Greece:
“Greece is a firm advocate of the purpose of fundamental principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter. Committed to a foreign policy based on priorities, values and international law, Greece looks forward to acting as a stabilising factor, serving as a bridge between the north of the south, the east and the west, while contributing to restoring the true meaning of the principle of the peaceful resolution of disputes. We will do our utmost to live up to this great responsibility during our tenure of the Security Council.”
7. Various shots, Sekeris installs Greek flag
8. Wide shot, Pakistan’s Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad walks up to podium
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Alternate Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Pakistan:
“Pakistan will always remain a strong voice for peoples under foreign occupation and oppression for the realisation of their right to self-determination. We are convinced that cooperative multilateralism with the UN at its core is the best way of tackling the multifaceted challenges of today. We need to earnestly address the root causes of long-outstanding as well as new conflicts, prioritise dialogue and diplomacy, and support confidence building at regional and global levels to reduce tensions, to reverse the arms race and enable an environment conducive for peace, stability and development.”
10. Various shots, Ahmad installs Pakistani flag
11. Wide shot, Panama’s Ambassador Eloy Alfaro de Alba walks up to podium
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Eloy Alfaro de Alba, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Panama:
“Panama has always upheld the principles established in the UN Charter and reaffirmed its commitment to multilateralism as the bedrock of our foreign policy strategy. The Security Council played a crucial role in our national history when it held a formal meeting for the second time out of its headquarters in Panama City in 1973, under the able stewardship of our then ambassador to the United Nations, Aquilino Boyd.”
13. Various shots, Alfaro de Alba installs Panamenian flag
14. Wide shot, Somalia’s Ambassador Abukar Dahir Osman walks up to podium
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Abukar Dahir Osman, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Somalia:
“As a proud member State of African Union, the Arab League and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, we are profoundly conscious of the sacred trust placed in our nation and the weight of responsibility that accompany this mandate.”
16. Zoom in, Osman installs Somali flag
17. Wide shot, family photo

Storyline

The Security Council today (2 Jan) welcomed Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia as the five new non-permanent members for the 2025 -2026 period.

At a flag installation ceremony for the newly elected Members, Denmark’s Ambassador Christina Markus said, “the world is marked by profound uncertainties, raging conflicts, climate disasters and humanitarian crises,” adding that “there's plenty of work to be done, and our commitment to it must be steadfast.”

Greece’s Ambassador Evangelos Sekeris said his country “looks forward to acting as a stabilising factor, serving as a bridge between the north of the south, the east and the west, while contributing to restoring the true meaning of the principle of the peaceful resolution of disputes.”

Pakistan’s Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said, “cooperative multilateralism with the UN at its core is the best way of tackling the multifaceted challenges of today,” and stressed that “we need to earnestly address the root causes of long-outstanding as well as new conflicts, prioritise dialogue and diplomacy, and support confidence building at regional and global levels to reduce tensions, to reverse the arms race and enable an environment conducive for peace, stability and development.”

Panama’s Ambassador Eloy Alfaro de Alba said, “the Security Council played a crucial role in our national history when it held a formal meeting for the second time out of its headquarters in Panama City in 1973, under the able stewardship of our then ambassador to the United Nations, Aquilino Boyd.”

Somalia’s Ambassador Abukar Dahir Osman for his part said, “as a proud member State of African Union, the Arab League and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, we are profoundly conscious of the sacred trust placed in our nation and the weight of responsibility that accompany this mandate.”

The five newly elected countries will join Algeria, Guyana, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, and Slovenia as non-permanent members of the Council.