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STORY: VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WRAP
TRT: 04:12
SOURCE: UNIFEED-UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS
DATELINE: 25 NOVEMBER 2014, NEW YORK CITY /RECENT
RECENT
1. Wide shot, exterior of the UNHQ
25 NOVEMBER 2014, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, meeting room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations:
“Ending this violence is essential to our efforts to empower women and girls and to build stronger, fairer and more inclusive and stable societies.”
4. Wide shot, meeting room
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations:
“Let us commit ourselves together starting from today and all the year around, to put an end to this global disgrace. Let us make this world better for all and harmonious and peaceful for all.”
6. Wide shot, meeting room
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Teri Hatcher, actress:
“I am simply one in three women who is forced to accept violence as a part of their life story. I am one of three women who for the rest of her life battles the voice in her head that excepts blame for abuse, a voice that is antithetical to self-esteem, self-worth and happiness. This is a statistic that has to change.”
8. Close up, two women in audience
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Teri Hatcher, actress:
“When society shames the victim by asking “why did you stay” or “why didn’t you say something”, instead of asking “why did he abuse her” we just continue to foster a society where the abuser continues to abuse.”
10. Wide shot, audience applauding
11. Zoom out, podium
12. Close up, NY first lady hugging Hatcher
13. Pan right, Gurira walking to the podium
14. Close up, Gurira at the podium
15. Wide shot, Gurira reciting
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Danai Gurira, actress:
“All girls and women should be allowed to live fully and to speak fully and to not to be afraid and not to feel that you going to be dominated over. And not to feel that you must be silent and not to feel that they are less than a man and that they must defer in all situations to men and males based on the fact that they are women. I felt that that was something that I passionately needed to be dispelled.”
17. Med shot, Mlambo-Ngcuka and McCray signing a document
18. Wide shot, Mlambo-Ngcuka and McCray handshake
19. Zoom out, Mlambo-Ngcuka and McCray posing with documents
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Chirlane McCray, New York City’s First Lady:
“In 2013 the New York police Department responded to more than 284 000 domestic violence incidents. That’s an average of 779 per day. Most of the victims were women and as we know domestic violence is grossly underreported. I can only wonder how many more do not call because they are too afraid of the consequences.”
21. Med shot, audience
22. Wide shot, podium in press briefing room
23. SOUNDBITE (English) Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka UN Women Executive Director:
“We at the UN women are greatly looking forward to seeing the new policies and practices that New York will develop as part of this global drive which will also share with other cities in the world. New York is already known for its leadership in gender equality. We are pleased as well by the city’s wiliness to call other cities to join the safe cities through the US conference of mayors.”
26 NOVEMBER 2014, NEW YORK CITY
24. Wide shot, night-time exterior of the UNHQ
25. Pan left, party
26. Med shot, Eliasson, Mrs Ban, Mlambo-Ngcuka and Hatcher pressing a button
27. Wide shot, “ end violence against women” sign on the GA building
28. Wide shot, UNHQ lit in orange
29. Wide shot, Empire State Building in orange light
30. Close up, Empire State Building in orange light
As United Nations marked Tuesday the International Day to End Violence against Women, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said “let us commit ourselves together starting from today and all the year around, to put an end to this global disgrace. Let us make this world better for all and harmonious and peaceful for all.”
Joining Ban at today’s panel discussion were UN Women Executive-Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka; First Lady of New York, Chirlane McCray, and actor Teri Hatcher, among others.
This year’s theme of Orange Your Neighbourhood promises grassroots action to raise awareness in local communities. For example, the UN Secretariat building and the Empire State Building were lit orange last night, and many wore orange today to show support and solidarity in ending the scourge that affects one in three women worldwide.
Governments, workplaces, universities and sports authorities are stepping up much-needed action to end sexual violence. More than 80 per cent of governments have passed laws on domestic violence and sexual harassment.
However, their implementation is often slow and uneven. And fragile gains continue to be threatened by extremism and a backlash against women’s rights.
Actress Teri Hatcher, who hoped her experiences would “shed light on the dangers of remaining silent about sexual abuse” shared her story with the audience.
Hatcher was abused by her uncle and after she remained silent about it, the man went on to abuse a young woman who later committed suicide.
Upon learning of that tragedy, Hatcher spoke up against her uncle, who was then convicted and sentenced to prison, where he died. “But nothing could undo the devastating violence he had caused,” she acknowledged.
She said “I’m the ‘one in three women”, referring to statistics on the one billion women worldwide who suffer from violence, which forever affects self-esteem, self-worth and self-happiness.
Hatcher also said that “when society shames the victim by asking why did you stay instead of asking ‘why did he abuse her,’ we just foster a society where the abuser continues to abuse.”
Chirlane McCray, First Lady of New York, signed a New York’s official first agreement with the UN – a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed today by the First Lady and UN Women’s Executive Director – commits to making areas in the city safe for all women and girls and free of sexual harassment.
In 2013 the New York police Department responded to more than 284 000 domestic violence incidents. That’s an average of 779 per day. Most of the victims were women.
Pointing out that “domestic violence is grossly underreported’ McCray wondered “how many more do not call because they are too afraid of the consequences.”
New York is the first city in the United States to join the safe city initiative. The city is also leading on women’s leadership roles, as the city government’s majority is female and universal prekindergarten, a “game-changer” for many working mothers.
The previous evening both the United Nations Headquarters complex and the Empire State Building in New York are bathed in orange light to kick off the “Orange YOUR Neighbourhood” campaign, a part of Secretary-General’s campaign UNiTE to End Violence against Women.
The campaign to end violence against women calls on everyone around the world to display the color orange to symbolize their commitment and hope for a safe future for all women. People will tie orange ribbons on landmarks. Marchers dressed in orange will raise awareness and discuss community-wide solutions.
