OBIT / JANE GOODALL

Jane Goodall died today. Primatologist and environmentalist, she was designated a UN Messenger of Peace by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 10 April 2002. UN VIDEO

• Video Length: 00:01:49
• Production Date: 1 October 2025
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: JANE GOODALL
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS
• Subject Topical: DEATH
• MAMS Id: 3458477
• Parent Id: 3458477
• Alternate Title: unifeed251001e

Description

STORY: OBIT / JANE GOODALL
TRT: 01:49
SOURCE: UN VIDEO
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: FILE - UNITED NATIONS ARCHIVES

Shotlist

1. SOUNDBITE (English) Jane Goodall, primatologist, environmentalist and UN Messenger of Peace:
We're part of an extraordinary species, and we will only achieve our true human potential when head and heart work in harmony.
2. Various shots, Jane Goodall, Kofi Annan
3. UPSOUND (English):
“Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations, honoring the fact that you have over the course of your remarkable career as a climatologist and environmentalist, demonstrated your dedication to what is best in mankind, conscious that your example has shown what can be achieved when people of goodwill join together on behalf of a better world, hopeful that through your contributions to sustainable development, the message of peace, harmony and dignity will resound throughout the nations I take great pride and pleasure in proclaiming Jane Goodall, a Messenger for Peace.”
4. Med shot, Jane Goodall
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jane Goodall, primatologist, environmentalist and UN Messenger of Peace:
“I think it's more important than ever in the world we live in today that we have a vision of what it would be like to live in a peaceful world, the kind of world we all want, and then see what we as individuals can do to try and bring that about. Each and every one of us makes some impact on the planet every single day that we live, and we're in a fortunate position of being able to choose what sort of impact we make.”
6. Various shots, Jane Goodall, delegates

Storyline

Jane Goodall died on Wednesday 1 October 2025.

Primatologist and environmentalist Jane Goodall was designated a UN Messenger of Peace by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 10 April 2002.

A pioneer in the study of chimpanzees, she created the Jane Goodall Institute, widely recognized for creating innovative conservation and development programmes in Africa, where she began her landmark studies in 1960.

Her global Roots & Shoots programme supports tens of thousands of young people in nearly 100 countries with projects that help people, animals and the environment.

As a Messenger of Peace since 2002, she continued to help the United Nations focus attention on environmental issues.