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STORY: UN / GUTERRES
TRT: 02:03
SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 06 JANUARY 2020, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UNHQ exterior
06 JANUARY 2020, NEW YORK CITY
2. Pan left, Secretary-General approaching stakeout
3. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The new year has begun with our world in turmoil. We are living in dangerous times. Geopolitical tensions are at the highest level this century, and this turbulence is escalating. Even nuclear non-proliferation can no longer be taken for granted. This cauldron of tensions is leading more and more countries to take unpredicted decisions with unpredictable consequences and a profound risk of miscalculation. At the same time, we see trade and technological conflicts that fracture world markets, undermine growth, and widen inequalities. And all the while, our planet is on fire, the climate crisis rages on. In many parts of the world we see people frustrated and angry. We see increased social unrest and growing extremism, nationalism and radicalization, with a dangerous advance of terrorism, notably in Africa. This situation cannot go on. I’ve been following the recent rise in global tensions with great concern. I am in constant contact with leading officials around the world. And my message is simple and clear. Stop escalation. Exercise maximum restraint. Restart dialogue. Renew international cooperation. Let us not forget the terrible human suffering caused by war. As always, ordinary people pay the highest price. It is our common duty to avoid it. Thank you.”
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today (6 Jan) said, geopolitical tensions are “leading more and more countries to take unpredicted decisions with unpredictable consequences and a profound risk of miscalculation.”
Talking to reporters in New York, the Secretary-General said, “the new year has begun with our world in turmoil. We are living in dangerous times. Geopolitical tensions are at the highest level this century, and this turbulence is escalating. Even nuclear non-proliferation can no longer be taken for granted.”
He said, trade and technological conflicts “fracture world markets, undermine growth, and widen inequalities.”
And all the while, Guterres added, “our planet is on fire, the climate crisis rages on. In many parts of the world we see people frustrated and angry. We see increased social unrest and growing extremism, nationalism and radicalization, with a dangerous advance of terrorism, notably in Africa.”
This situation, he said, “cannot go on.”
The Secretary-General said his message to world leaders is “simple and clear. Stop escalation. Exercise maximum restraint. Restart dialogue. Renew international cooperation. Let us not forget the terrible human suffering caused by war. As always, ordinary people pay the highest price. It is our common duty to avoid it.”
