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STORY: UN / FALLEN STAFF MEMORIAL
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LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 08 JUNE 2026, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations flag outside UN Headquarters
08 JUNE 2026, NEW YORK CITY
2. Various shots, Trusteeship Council
4. Zoom in, Secretary-General António Guterres, General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock, and Security Council President Leonor Zalabata Torres lighting memorial candle
5. Wide shot, Trusteeship Council
6. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Today we pay tributes to 136 United Nations personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty last year.”
7. Wide shot, Trusteeship Council
8. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Please join me in a moment of silence to honour our fallen colleagues.”
9. Various shots, moment of silence
10. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The women and men we commemorate today include 97 civilian personnel and 39 uniformed peacekeepers, military, and police. They came from 32 countries, diverse in backgrounds, but united in purpose.”
11. Wide shot, Guterres at the podium
12. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“More UN colleagues have been killed in Gaza than in any other conflict or disaster in the history of the United Nations. Some died alongside their families, in their homes, in the places they sought refuge. Others were killed while carrying out their duties in offices, in shelters, and in communities they served. These tragedies weigh heavily on us all and should be remembered by the entire world. Let me be clear. UN personnel must never be targeted.”
13. Wide shot, Guterres at the podium
14. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“In keeping with long standing practice, we have sought the consent of families to read aloud the names of those we honour. Tragically, in the case of men who served with UNRWA, we could not reach those families because they too, have been killed or forced to flee.”
15. Wide shot, Guterres at the podium
16. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Courage, compassion, and commitment. These are the qualities that define your loved ones. These are the highest instincts of humankind. Today we commit to carrying forward their work. To all the departed colleagues and friends, thank you. You made our world a better place. We will remember you now and always.”
17. Wide shot, Guterres walks away
18. Various shots, reading of the names of fallen peacekeepers
Paying tribute to 136 United Nations personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty last year, Secretary-General António Guterres today (8 Jun) said, “these tragedies weigh heavily on us all” and stressed that “UN personnel must never be targeted.”
After asking colleagues to join him in a moment of silence in honour of the fallen staff members, Guterres said, “the women and men we commemorate today include 97 civilian personnel and 39 uniformed peacekeepers, military, and police. They came from 32 countries, diverse in backgrounds, but united in purpose.”
He said, “more UN colleagues have been killed in Gaza than in any other conflict or disaster in the history of the United Nations. Some died alongside their families, in their homes, in the places they sought refuge. Others were killed while carrying out their duties in offices, in shelters, and in communities they served.”
Before the reading of the names of the deceased, the Secretary-General explained that “In keeping with long standing practice, we have sought the consent of families to read aloud the names of those we honour,” but noted that, “tragically, in the case of men who served with UNRWA, we could not reach those families because they too, have been killed or forced to flee.”
He said, “courage, compassion, and commitment. These are the qualities that define your loved ones. These are the highest instincts of humankind. Today we commit to carrying forward their work. To all the departed colleagues and friends, thank you. You made our world a better place. We will remember you now and always.”
Since 2011, the Secretary-General has instituted an Annual Memorial Service at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, to pay tribute and honour the memory of all United Nations personnel who tragically lost their lives in its service during the course of the previous year.
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