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STORY: GA / PRINCE ZEID RA’AD ZEID AL HUSSEIN
TRT: 2.20
SOURCE: UNIFEED – UNTV / FILE
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 16 JUNE 2014, AFGHANISTAN / NEW YORK CITY/ RECENT
RECENT – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior UN Headquarters
16 JUNE 2014, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, General Assembly conference room
3. Wide shot, General Assembly podium
4. Wide shot, delegates
5. Wide shot, Thomas Mayr-Harting walking to the General Assembly podium
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Thomas Mayr-Harting, Head of Delegations of the European Union to the United Nations:
“The European Union welcomes the approval of the appointment by the UN General Assembly of His Royal Highness Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein of Jordan as the next High Commissioner for Human Rights following the proposal made by the Secretary-General. We are convinced that Prince Zeid proven track record in the promotion and protection of Human Rights, the fight against impunity, as well as his exceptionally diplomatic experience will be an invaluable asset to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. It is therefore with our greatest respect and support that we acknowledge the appointment of Prince Zeid as the new High Commissioner for Human Rights. The European Union –Mr. President- is a strong supporter of the Office of the High Commissioner –its independence and integrity- as well as the Human Rights Council.”
7. Wide shot, podium
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein, Permanent Representative of Jordan to the United Nations:
“I highly appreciate the confidence you are putting in me through nominating me to this position. Specially that I am going to be the first High Commissioner from the Asian Continent and from the Muslim and Arab Worlds. Needless to say, that this reflects the commitment of the international community towards this important dossier and this commitment to push it forward in this continent, as well as in other regions of the world.”
9. Wide shot, General Assembly conference room
10. Various shots, Prince Zeid leaving the podium and delegates applauding
11. Wide shot, pan right, General Assembly conference room
FILE – 8 MAY 2014, NEW YORK CITY
12. Various shots, Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein at the stakeout position
FILE – 10 JANUARY 2014, NEW YORK CITY
13. Zoom out, Prince Zeid chairing the Security Council
Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid Al Hussein today (16 June) was officially appointed by the 193-Nation UN General Assembly to become the next United Nations human rights chief to replace Navi Pillay in Geneva.
Prince Zeid, a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and Cambridge University, has previously served as Jordan's ambassador to the United States and Mexico. He was also a political affairs officer in UNPROFOR, the UN peacekeeping mission in the former Yugoslavia during the Balkan conflict.
Speaking to the members of the General Assembly, the Head of Delegations of the European Union to the United Nations Thomas Mayr-Harting said “the European Union welcomes the approval of the appointment by the UN General Assembly of His Royal Highness Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein of Jordan as the next High Commissioner for Human Rights following the proposal made by the Secretary-General.”
He added “we are convinced that Prince Zeid proven track record in the promotion and protection of Human Rights, the fight against impunity, as well as his exceptionally diplomatic experience will be an invaluable asset to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.”
Mayr-Harting also said “it is therefore with our greatest respect and support that we acknowledge the appointment of Prince Zeid as the new High Commissioner for Human Rights”, adding that the European Union is a strong supporter of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Human Rights Council.
Prince Zeid told members of the General Assembly “I highly appreciate the confidence you are putting in me through nominating me to this position. Specially that I am going to be the first High Commissioner from the Asian Continent and from the Muslim and Arab Worlds.”
He added “needless to say, that this reflects the commitment of the international community towards this important dossier and this commitment to push it forward in this continent, as well as in other regions of the world.”
The Jordanian diplomat who will replace Prince Zeid as Amman's UN ambassador is Dina Kawar, who will become the sixth female to head a delegation on the UN Security Council. Jordan will be on the 15-nation council through the end of 2015.
