UN / GUTERRES UN CHARTER EXHIBITION

Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed home the original UN Charter, 80 years after it was adopted. UNIFEED

• Video Length: 00:04:20
• Production Date: 24 June 2025
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS
• Subject Topical: UN CHARTER
• MAMS Id: 3416481
• Parent Id: 3416481
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Description

STORY: UN / GUTERRES UN CHARTER EXHIBITION
TRT: 4:20
SOURCE : UNIFEED
RESTRICITONS : NONE
LANGUAGE : ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE : 23 JUNE 2025, NEW YORK / FILE

Shotlist

1. Various shots, Secretary-General António Guterres, Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed, and President of the General Assembly Philemon Yang touring the UN Charter exhibition
2. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“We are so honoured to welcome home the original UN Charter. It is more than parchment and ink; it is a promise — of peace, dignity and cooperation among nations.”
3. Various shots, exhibition
4. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“And as we open this exhibition that celebrates our earliest days, we are reminded that the Charter was only the beginning. The ideals it enshrined had to be put into action — by people, by process, and sometimes, by something as simple as a wooden box.”
5. Various shots, exhibition
6. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Eighty years is a blink of an eye in history. And yet, until the United Nations, humanity never had a single place where every government and all peoples could unite to fix the world and build something better. The UN is a living miracle — and the women and men of the United Nations bring this miracle to life every day and everywhere: Forging peace. Tackling poverty, hunger, and disease. Advancing human rights. Delivering lifesaving aid. And striving to make our organization stronger.”
7. Various shots, exhibition
8. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Eighty years later, I hope we can all carry that same spirit — of quiet conviction, of hope, and of belief in peace — into the future we are building together.”
9. Various shots, Guterres leaving the podium
10. Various shots, exhibition

Storyline

Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed home the original UN Charter, 80 years after it was adopted.

Speaking at a ceremony Monday (23 Jun), the Secretary-General said that the Charter is “more than parchment and ink; it is a promise — of peace, dignity and cooperation among nations.”

Guterres also said, “as we open this exhibition that celebrates our earliest days, we are reminded that the Charter was only the beginning. The ideals it enshrined had to be put into action — by people, by process, and sometimes, by something as simple as a wooden box.”

“Eighty years is a blink of an eye in history. And yet, until the United Nations, humanity never had a single place where every government and all peoples could unite to fix the world and build something better,” the Secretary-General said.

He continued, “The UN is a living miracle — and the women and men of the United Nations bring this miracle to life every day and everywhere: Forging peace. Tackling poverty, hunger, and disease. Advancing human rights. Delivering lifesaving aid. And striving to make our organization stronger.”

As our world faces age-old challenges, and newer threats like the climate crisis and runaway technology, we have the tools and the norms of international law to guide us, starting with that Charter, Guterres pointed out.

The Secretary-General concluded, “Eighty years later, I hope we can all carry that same spirit — of quiet conviction, of hope, and of belief in peace — into the future we are building together.”