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STORY: UN / PGA ESPINOSA PRESSER
TRT: 02:56
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 01 OCTOBER 2018, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT
RECENT - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, UN Headquarters
01 OCTOBER 2018, NEW YORK CITY
2. Med shot, María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés at the dais
3. SOUNDBITE (English) María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President, General Assembly:
“On one hand, the strengthening of multilateralism and collective action to address common threats and common challenges; on the other hand, the very fair exercise of national sovereignty, and to look after national interest. Both issues can be combined, and we heard both voices during the General Debate.”
4. Med shot, reporters
5. SOUNDBITE (English) María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President, General Assembly:
“I had a very constructive and fruitful bilateral meeting with President Trump, and we did address the issue of how important it is to make the UN more efficient and more relevant to all people. We discussed particularly that issue, we discussed the very important role that several countries are playing for example on very critical issues on peace and security such as the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. So, I would say that this is the house for dialogue, it is the house for consent, but this is also the house to listen to different views and perspectives on the key issue.”
6. Wide shot, dais
7. SOUNDBITE (English) María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President, General Assembly:
“193 states have the same seats to seat, the same microphones to speak, and the same button to vote. I think that we should really take full use of this parliament of humanity. It is the norm setting body for international coexistence and I think we have to make full use of the power of the General Assembly.”
8. Wide shot, press
9. SOUNDBITE (English) María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President, General Assembly:
“It’s very difficult to limit the amount of events and meetings that are going on in the house. But what I think, and I am convinced, that this is a very strong message, the highest number that we have had in terms of media, in terms of ministers, in terms of heads of state and government, is because the world cares about the United Nations, and the world cares about multilateralism and the need to strengthen the multilateral agenda.”
10. Wide shot, dais
11. SOUNDBITE (English) María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President, General Assembly:
“The issue of climate change, conflict prevention, and multilateralism, I think these were the three, and perhaps in the second line, the issue of refugees and migration and the global compact. These are the issues that were perhaps the most addressed by heads of state and government.”
12. Med shot, dais
After the closing of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly General Debate, GA President María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés today (1 Oct) said multilateralism and national interest "can be combined" and that during the General Debate "both voices" were heard.
Asked about the opposing views expressed by US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron and others, Espinosa acknowledged “on one hand, the strengthening of multilateralism and collective action to address common threats and common challenges” and on the other hand, “the very fair exercise of national sovereignty.”
She said she had “a very constructive and fruitful bilateral meeting with President Trump” on “how important it is to make the UN more efficient and more relevant to all people,” and also discussed “the very important role that several countries are playing for example on very critical issues on peace and security such as the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.”
Espinosa stated that “this is the house for dialogue, it is the house for consent, but this is also the house to listen to different views and perspectives on the key issue.”
She said “193 states have the same seats to seat, the same microphones to speak, and the same button to vote. I think that we should really take full use of this parliament of humanity. It is the norm setting body for international coexistence and I think we have to make full use of the power of the General Assembly.”
Commenting on the overloaded agenda during the week of the General Debate, Espinosa said, “it’s very difficult to limit the amount of events and meetings that are going on in the house. But what I think, and I am convinced, that this is a very strong message, the highest number that we have had in terms of media, in terms of ministers, in terms of heads of state and government, is because the world cares about the United Nations, and the world cares about multilateralism and the need to strengthen the multilateral agenda.”
Asked about the issues that were most relevant this year, she said, “the issue of climate change, conflict prevention, and multilateralism, I think these were the three, and perhaps in the second line, the issue of refugees and migration and the global compact. These are the issues that were perhaps the most addressed by heads of state and government.”
In all, 77 Heads of State, five Vice-Presidents, 44 Heads of Government, four Deputy Prime Ministers, 54 Ministers, one Vice-Minister, and eight Chairs of Delegation mounted the General Assembly podium during the six days.
