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STORY: UN / OBAMA
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SOURCE: UNTV
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 23 SEPTEMBER 2010, NEW YORK CITY
RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters
23 SEPTEMBER 2010, NEW YORK CITY
2. Pan right, Michelle Obama’s arrival
3. Pan right, Barack Obama’s arrival
4. Wide shot, Obama walks to the podium
5. Cutaway, Michelle Obama
6. Cutaway, Hillary Clinton
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama President of the United States:
“There is much to show for our efforts, even as there is much more work to be done. The global economy has been pulled back from the brink of a depression, and is growing once more. We have resisted protectionism, and are exploring ways to expand trade and commerce among nations. But we cannot - and will not - rest until these seeds of progress grow into a broader prosperity, for all Americans, and for people around the globe.”
8. Pan left, Iran and Iraq delegations
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama President of the United States:
“While drawing down in Iraq, we have refocused on defeating Al Qaida and denying its affiliates a safe-haven. In Afghanistan, the United States and our allies are pursuing a strategy to break the Taliban's momentum and build the capacity of Afghanistan's government and Security Forces, so that a transition to Afghan responsibility can begin next July. And from South Asia to the Horn of Africa, we are moving toward a more targeted approach, one that strengthens our partners, and dismantles terrorist networks without deploying large American armies.”
10. Cutaway, Iranian delegation
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama President of the United States:
“Iran is the only party to the NPT that cannot demonstrate the peaceful intentions of its nuclear program, and those actions have consequences. Through UN Security Council Resolution 1929, we made it clear that international law is not an empty promise. Now let me be clear once more: the United States and the international community seek a resolution to our differences with Iran, and the door remains open to diplomacy should Iran choose to walk through it. But the Iranian government must demonstrate a clear and credible commitment, and confirm to the world the peaceful intent of its nuclear program.”
12. Cutaway, Lebanese delegation
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama President of the United States:
“Those of us who are friends of Israel must understand that true security for the Jewish state requires an independent Palestine - one that allows the Palestinian people to live with dignity and opportunity. And those of us who are friends of the Palestinians must understand that the rights of the Palestinian people will be won only through peaceful means - including genuine reconciliation with a secure Israel.”
14. Cutaway, South African delegation
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama President of the United States:
“There is no reason why Africa should not be an exporter of agriculture, which is why our food security initiative is empowering farmers. And there is no reason why entrepreneurs shouldn't be able to build new markets in every society, which is why I hosted a summit on entrepreneurship earlier this spring. Because the obligation of government is to empower individuals, not to impede them.”
16. Cutaway, Michelle Obama and Mrs. Ban
17. Various shots, Obama leaving the podium
United States President Barack Obama today addressed a gathering of world leaders today (23 September) at the annual opening of the General Assembly’s high-level meeting in New York.
Speaking about the ongoing global financial crisis, Obama said that “the global economy has been pulled back from the brink of a depression, and is growing once more” but warned that the world “cannot - and will not - rest until these seeds of progress grow into a broader prosperity, for all Americans, and for people around the globe.”
Obama said that with “just five years before our development targets come due, we must do better”, but insisted that “progress is possible.”
Turning to global peace and security issues, he said that while the US continues its drawdown in Iraq, it has “refocused on defeating Al Qaida and denying its affiliates a safe-haven.”
In Afghanistan, he said, the focus is on breaking “the Taliban's momentum” and building the capacity of the Afghanistan's government and Security Forces, “so that a transition to Afghan responsibility can begin next July”.
About South Asia to the Horn of Africa, he said that the US is “moving toward a more targeted approach”, aimed at dismantling terrorist networks “without deploying large American armies.”
On Iran he pointed out that it is “the only party to the NPT that cannot demonstrate the peaceful intentions of its nuclear program”. He made clear that while “the door remains open to diplomacy should Iran choose to walk through it”, the Iranian government “must demonstrate a clear and credible commitment, and confirm to the world the peaceful intent of its nuclear program.”
Turning to the Palestinian Question, he said that “true security for the Jewish state requires an independent Palestine - one that allows the Palestinian people to live with dignity and opportunity”, but stressed that “the rights of the Palestinian people will be won only through peaceful means - including genuine reconciliation with a secure Israel.”
Finally, on Africa, he said that “there is no reason” why Africa it should not be an exporter of agriculture, and “be able to build new markets”, stressing that “the obligation of government is to empower individuals, not to impede them.”
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