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STORY: UN / GUTERRES AFRICAN UNION
TRT: 01:26
SOURCE: UNIFEED / ECA
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 29 JANUARY 2018, NEW YORK CITY / 27 JANUARY ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UNHQ exterior
29 JANUARY 2018, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, press room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“They signed a Framework for the implementation of the Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which underscores the overriding priority for both organizations to eradicate poverty. Speaking to the press after the meeting, the Secretary-General said that the partnership with the African Union was a strategic choice for the UN and that the UN stands with the African Union and recognizes its leadership as it tackles African problems.”
4. Med shot, journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“He discussed the need for a redesign of peacekeeping forces, and for them to be better equipped, better prepared, better led, more able to protect populations and themselves, but also to have adequate mandates and political and financial support. He also stressed the need for adequate support to African forces in peace enforcement and in counterterrorism operations, with strong mandates from the UN Security Council and predictable funding.”
6. Med shot. journalists
7. Wide shot, press room
ECA - 27 JANUARY ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
8. Various shots, Guterres and AU chairperson signing agreement
9. Wide shots, Guterres and AU chairperson shaking hands
UN chief António Guterres signed a framework agreement on Saturday with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, underscoring “the overriding priority for both organizations to eradicate poverty.”
Speaking to reporters in New York today (29 Jan), UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said two leaders signed a Framework for the implementation of the Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Addis Ababa during the 30th Assembly of the African Union. Haq reported that the Secretary-General said “the partnership with the African Union was a strategic choice for the UN and that the UN stands with the African Union and recognizes its leadership as it tackles African problems.”
During his three-day visit, The Secretary-General also attended a number of high-level meetings on South Sudan, ending hunger, women, and combatting terrorism. He also met with a number of Heads of State and Government and Foreign Ministers, including those from Ethiopia, Angola, Libya, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and South Sudan among others.
The Secretary-General reaffirmed the UN’s strong commitment to the countries and people of Africa. Haq said he discussed with reporters the need for “a redesign of peacekeeping forces, and for them to be better equipped, better prepared, better led, more able to protect populations and themselves, but also to have adequate mandates and political and financial support.” Guterres also stressed the need for “adequate support to African forces in peace enforcement and in counterterrorism operations, with strong mandates from the UN Security Council and predictable funding.”
