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STORY: UN / FELTMAN PRESSER
TRT: 03:00
SOURCE: UNIFEED
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DATELINE: 29 MARCH 2018, NEW YORK CITY
RECENT – NEW YORK CITY
1. Exterior, United Nations Headquarters
29 MARCH 2018, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, United Nations:
“The list of complex challenges that member states face today are enormous. I believe that it would be much more effectively addressed through a multilateral system.”
4. Wide shot, journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, United Nations:
“It is essential for the United Nations to be effective that we continue to attract and have the Member States support, for the multilateral system, for the institution, for the Organization itself.”
6. Wide shot, journalists
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, United Nations:
“I firmly believe that the United Nations is a force multiplier for interests that are not only American interests but interest of, what I would say the broad global community.”
8. Wide shot, podium
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, United Nations:
“Syria remains perhaps the most tragic example of the failure of the international community, Member States bodies included to address a peace and security, humanitarian, human rights catastrophe. But that failure in Syria is just more of a reason for us to recommit ourselves to pursuit peace and justice with even more determination and holding those responsible for crimes accountable.”
10. Wide shot, podium
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, United Nations:
“China being part of the Security Council and adopting sanctions, China then enforcing the sanctions that were adopted, I think had an impact on how North Korea looked at its own political strategy going forward. So I think having China be part of this picture is helpful in terms of guaranteeing the implementation of whatever outcome might take place.”
12. Wide shot, podium
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, United Nations:
“The two states solution remains the viable, when by process of elimination, it doesn’t mean it is easy, and it doesn’t mean that the leaders are taking the right steps to make the two state solution come to closer. I believe there have been a lot of very damaging steps towards the two states solution. But do I still believe it is still viable? Yes, because I can’t see any other way forward.”
14. Wide shot, podium
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, United Nations:
“We don’t yet see the foundations in place for the safe, sustained, dignified, voluntary return to their places of origin or places of choice. I would say that we had a series of constructive conversations with the Government in Naypyidaw. UNDP, UNHCR have had a more promising working relationship lately but we’ll see where this goes.”
16. Wide shot, briefing room
On his last day as United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman reiterated that “the list of complex challenges that Member States face today are enormous,” adding that those would challenges be “much more effectively addressed through a multilateral system.”
Speaking today (29 Mar) to reporters in New York City, Jeffrey Feltman said that it is “essential” for the UN to be effective to continue to “attract and have the Member States’ support, for the multilateral system, for the institution, for the Organization itself.”
Asked about the US-UN relation, the UN chief of Political Affairs said “I firmly believe that the United Nations is a force multiplier for interests that are not only the American interests but interest of, what I would say the broad global community.”
On Syria, Feltman said, “Syria remains perhaps the most tragic example of the failure of the international community, Member States bodies included to address a peace and security, humanitarian, human rights catastrophe. But that failure in Syria is just more of a reason for us to recommit ourselves to pursuit peace and justice with even more determination and holding those responsible for crimes accountable.”
Asked about the recent meeting between the leaders of China and the Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK), Feltman said, “China being part of the Security Council and adopting sanctions, China then enforcing the sanctions that were adopted, I think had an impact on how North Korea looked at its own political strategy going forward. So I think having China be part of this picture is helpful in terms of guaranteeing the implementation of whatever outcome might take place.”
Asked about the Israel and Palestine's two-state solution, Feltman said “The two states solution remains the viable, when by process of elimination, it doesn’t mean it is easy, and it doesn’t mean that the leaders are taking the right steps to make the two state solution come to closer. I believe there have been a lot of very damaging steps towards the two states solution. But do I still believe it is still viable? Yes, because I can’t see any other way forward.”
On the returning of the Rohingya refugee, Feltman said, “We don’t yet see the foundations in place for the safe, sustained, dignified, voluntary return to their places of origin or places of choice. I would say that we had a series of constructive conversations with the Government in Naypyidaw. UNDP, UNHCR have had a more promising working relationship lately but we’ll see where this goes.”
Jeffrey Feltman of the United States assumed the post of Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs on 2 July 2012. He was appointed by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
As Under-Secretary-General and head of the Department of Political Affairs, Feltman advised the Secretary-General on peace and security issues globally, while overseeing “good offices” initiatives and field-based political missions carrying out peacemaking, preventive diplomacy and peace-building activities in Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. He also oversaw the United Nations electoral assistance provided to dozens of its member states each year.
