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STORY: UN / DIENG GENOCIDE
TRT: 2:22
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTION: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 19 SEPTEMBER 2018, NEW YORK CITY
RECENT – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations
19 SEPTEMBER 2018, NEW YORK CITY
2. Various shots, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Adama Dieng, UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide:
“We can only put the Genocide Convention to rest when the threat of genocide is no longer in the horizon of our society. The problem lies with our lack of commitment towards the convention. And that is why such a commitment must be invigorated as well as our resolve to take action before the threat of the genocide starts looming around the corner.”
4. Wide shot, podium
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Adama Dieng, UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide:
“Let’s say it loudly. It is a matter of moral obligation towards humanity. It represents a recognition of the responsibility of States towards their population and shows respect to those who have perished as a result of this crime. The Convention has formed the basis of action aimed at the prevention of the crime of genocide. And it has also played a vital role in the development of international criminal law.”
6. Wide shot, press briefing room
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Adama Dieng, UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide:
“Accountability should be put high in the agenda. Because accountability will help as a deterrent, and not only in Venezuela but also in other countries in the region and in the world at large.”
8. Wide shot, press briefing room
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Adama Dieng, UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide:
“What we have been witnessing recently in Myanmar, may constitute certainly a threat to international peace and security. We have seen such mass exodus of people from Myanmar to Bangladesh and this is still, in fact continuing someway, and which means, although the level of violence is now less, I would say intense than before. So we have to make sure we really fulfill our commitment.”
10. Wide shot, press briefing room
United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng said “we can only put the Genocide Convention to rest when the threat of genocide is no longer in the horizon of our society.”
Speaking to reporters in New York today (19 Sep), the special advisor urged Member States who have not yet ratified the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide to prioritize it by its 70th convention on 9 December 2018.
Dieng stated that as of today, 149 states have ratified or acceded to the genocide convention, 45 UN Member States have yet to join the convention, and of those 20 are from the African continent, 18 are from Asia, and 7 are from Latin America.
He reiterated that “the problem lies with our lack of commitment towards the convention. And that is why such a commitment must be invigorated as well as our resolve to take action before the threat of the genocide starts looming around the corner.”
The special adviser also highlighted that ratifying the convention is “a matter of moral obligation towards humanity.”
He said “it represents a recognition of the responsibility of States towards their population and shows respect to those who have perished as a result of this crime. The Convention has formed the basis of action aimed at the prevention of the crime of genocide. And it has also played a vital role in the development of international criminal law.”
Asked about Venezuela, Dieng said “accountability should be put high in the agenda. Because accountability will help as a deterrent, and not only in Venezuela but also in other countries in the region and in the world at large.”
On Myanmar, he said “what we have been witnessing recently in Myanmar, may constitute certainly a threat to international peace and security. We have seen such mass exodus of people from Myanmar to Bangladesh and this is still, in fact continuing someway, and which means, although the level of violence is now less, I would say intense than before. So we have to make sure we really fulfill our commitment.”
The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 9 December 1948 as General Assembly Resolution 260.
