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STORY: UN / UGANDA PGA WRAP
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LANGAUGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 11 JUNE 2014, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters
11 JUNE 2014, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, audience
3. SOUNDBITE (English) John William Ashe, President of the General Assembly:
“Sam Kutesa, of the Republic of Uganda, elected by acclamation, President of the General Assembly for the 69th session.”
4. Med shot, Uganda delegation applause
5. Pan right, Kutesa walks up to the podium
6. Wide shot, Kutesa addressing the GA
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Sam Kutesa, President of the United Nations General Assembly:
“Our world continues to be confronted with different challenges of global reach and impact. They include poverty and hunger, underdeveloped education and health services, unemployment, poor and inadequate infrastructure in many developing countries, insufficient and expensive energy, climate change and rising sea levels, armed conflict and emerging threats to peace and security such as transnational organized crime terrorism, piracy and human trafficking.”
8. Med shot, Uganda delegation
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Sam Kutesa, President of the United Nations General Assembly:
“As we work on a post 2015 development agenda we must ensure that the sustainable development goals being formulated build on the foundation laid by the MDGs. It is also essential that we develop an agenda that is transformative, with the eradication of poverty and hunger, and promotion of sustained and inclusive economic growth as its overarching objectives.”
10. Med shot, audience applause
11. Med shot, Uganda delegation applause
12. Pan right, Kutesa walks up to the stakeout microphone
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
13. Close up, reporter’s laptop computer
11 JUNE 2014, NEW YORK CITY
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Sam Kutesa, President of the United Nations General Assembly:
“Me supporting it or not supporting it is of no consequence. It is a law, but what I understand is that (interruption) what I understand is that there are guarantees now being handed out to guide the application of the law.”
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
15. Close up, reporter’s notepad
11 JUNE 2014, NEW YORK CITY
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Sam Kutesa, President of the United Nations General Assembly:
“I just issued a statement suspending my interests in all my businesses.”
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
17. Close up, reporter’s laptop computer
11 JUNE 2014, NEW YORK CITY
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Sam Kutesa, President of the United Nations General Assembly:
“I have had a conspiracy by members of the opposition in our country, both inside and outside, who have tried their best to malign my name. I have never been corrupt; I am not homophobic; and I believe that I am a sweet person to lead this organization for the next session.”
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
19. Close up, reporter’s notepad
11 JUNE 2014, NEW YORK CITY
20. Pan left, Kutesa walks away from the stakeout microphone
Uganda’s foreign minister Sam Kutesa was elected today (11 June) by acclamation to become the 69th president of the General Assembly.
Kutesa, accepting the post, told the general assembly that the world “continues to be confronted with different challenges of global reach and impact” including “poverty and hunger, underdeveloped education and health services, unemployment, poor and inadequate infrastructure in many developing countries, insufficient and expensive energy, climate change and rising sea levels, armed conflict and emerging threats to peace and security such as transnational organized crime terrorism, piracy and human trafficking.”
His chosen theme for the GA’s 69th session will be “Delivering on and Implementing a Transformative Post-2015 Development Agenda.”
The Ugandan diplomat said that “as we work on a post 2015 development agenda we must ensure that the sustainable development goals being formulated build on the foundation laid by the MDGs.”
He said it was also essential “that we develop an agenda that is transformative, with the eradication of poverty and hunger, and promotion of sustained and inclusive economic growth as its overarching objectives.”
Outside the GA, Kutesa was questioned by reporters about his country’s controversial laws on homosexuality as well as about allegations of corruption.
He said that “there are guarantees now being handed out to guide the application” of the anti-homosexuality laws.
He also said he had “just issued a statement suspending my interests in all my businesses” and accused members of the Ugandan opposition of a conspiracy “to malign my name.”
Kutesa said “I have never been corrupt; I am not homophobic; and I believe that I am a sweet person to lead this organization for the next session.”
In February, the African nation passed a new law punishing gay sex with life in prison.
