UN / CONCERT

On it's 67th anniversary, on the 25th October,  otherwise known as UN Day, the United Nations celebrated in style with a concert for peace, headlined by Stevie Wonder. UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:44
• Production Date: 25 October 2012
• Asset Language: Original
• Subject Topical: FINE ARTS; LITERATURE; MUSIC; LEISURE; SPORTS
• MAMS Id: U121025g

Description

STORY: UN / CONCERT
TRT: 1.44
SOURCE: UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 24 OCTOBER 2012, NEW YORK CITY

Shotlist

1. Various shots, musicians on stage
2. Various shots,backstage bustle
3. Med shot, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Wyclef Jean, Estelle, the Wonder Girls
4. Various shots, Secretary-General and musicians
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon United Nations Secretary General:
"Here in this hall, where all countries meet, we join together tonight with a universal language of music, and tomorrow we continue to forge a better world everywhere and for our future as a human family"
6. Close up, Stevie Wonder
7. SOUNDBITE (English) STevie Wonder, Musician:
“It was so wonderful because I haven't even touched one iota of what I want to do for and through the United Nations to help heal this world and help this world and the people on this planet heal themselves. I'm so excited...it's equal to the excitement that I feel when I come up with another melody or another lyric or other different chords. It's joyful”
8. Various shots, Stevie plays harmonica on stage

Storyline

On it's 67th anniversary, on the 25th October, otherwise known as UN Day, the United Nations celebrated in style with a concert for peace, headlined by Stevie Wonder.

Backstage, in hallways usually more the domain of politicians than pop stars, Stevie and his special guests, Sting, Wyclef Jean, Estelle and K-Pop sensations the Wonder Girls to name just a few, met up with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who later took to the stage.

And it's a stage he knows pretty well. The UN General Assembly Hall.

SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon United Nations Secretary General:
"Here in this hall, where all countries meet, we join together tonight with a universal language of music, and tomorrow we continue to forge a better world everywhere and for our future as a human family"

And, speaking after the show, Stevie told us he'd only just begun in his own mission to promote peace around the world.

SOUNDBITE (English) Srevie Wonder, Musician:
“It was so wonderful because I haven't even touched one iota of what I want to do for and through the United Nations to help heal this world and help this world and the people on this planet heal themselves. I'm so excited...it's equal to the excitement that I feel when I come up with another melody or another lyric or other different chords. It's joyful”