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STORY: JORDAN / GUTERRES VISIT GAZA
TRT: 07:21
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 25 MARCH 2024, AMMAN, JORDAN
1 Various shots, Secretary-General arriving at the Amman New Camp Health Center
2. Various shot, Secretary-General at the Amman New Camp Health Center
3. Various shots, Secretary-General with staff and patients
4. Various shots, students at the UNRWA Amman Girls Preparatory School No. 2
5. Various shots, Secretary-General talking to students
6. Wide shot, press encounter at Wihdat Palestine Refugee Camp in Jordan
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Here in Jordan, but also in Syria, in Lebanon – and, of course, in the occupied West Bank and Gaza -- UNRWA is a lifeline of hope and dignity. Providing education for over half a million girls and boys; Health care for around 2 million people; Extending job opportunities and community and family support. And ensuring a social safety net for nearly half a million of the poorest Palestinians. Beyond and behind those facts, UNRWA is profoundly contributing in ways that can’t be measured on a graph -- advancing social cohesion, promoting stability and building peace. Imagine if all of this was taken away.”
8. Wide shot, presser
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“In a darkening world, UNRWA is the one ray of light for millions of people. I see that hope here. Now more than ever, we must not take away that hope.”
10. Wide shot, presser
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“We are totally committed to strengthen UNRWA to guarantee that UNRWA is a UN agency abiding by UN values and by nothing else; and that is the reason why we have an investigation and then review and I am convinced that the results and investigations - results of the review - and the actions will be taken to make UNRWA stronger, more effective and totally in line with UN values. I hope that this will guarantee that the funding of UNRWA will be maintained and that the work of UNRWA will be maintained.”
12. Wide shot, Secretary-General leaving the presser
13. Wide shot, exterior, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Ministry of Foreign Affairs building
14. Various shots, Secretary-General arriving
15. Photo-op, Secretary-General with H.E. Mr. Ayman Safadi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates
16. Various shots, Secretary-General with H.E. Mr. Ayman Safadi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates
17. Wide shot, Auditorium press conference
18. Various shots, presser
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
”Those standing in the way of a two-state solution have an obligation to state clearly what is the alternative they want. How would the future look with such a large number of Palestinians inside without any real sense of freedom, of rights and of dignity? This would be inconceivable. The two-State solution is the only way to address the legitimate aspirations of both Israelis and Palestinians. I know it is easy to be cynical in today’s world. But that’s a luxury we cannot afford.”
20. Wide shot, journalists at the presser
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The decision not to allow UNRWA’s convoys to go to northern Gaza, where we have a dramatic starvation situation, is totally unacceptable. And those that took that decision must assume the responsibility, facing history of the consequences of the decision in relation to the dramatic situation of the people in northern Gaza, where, as I mentioned, we have already children dying of hunger.”
22. Various shots, Secretary-General leaving
25 MARCH 2024, AL HUSEEINIYA PALACE, JORDAN, AMMAN
CREDITS: COURTESY OF RHC (ROYAL HASHEMITE COURT)
23. Various shots, Secretary-General meeting with His Majesty King Abdulla II
The Secretary-General said Monday that the UN Relief and Works Agency, UNRWA, is a lifeline of hope and dignity - in Gaza, the West Bank, Syria, Lebanon - and in Jordan, the country that he is currently visiting as part of his annual Ramadan solidarity trip.
In his remarks to the press today (25 Mar) from the Jordanian capital, Amman, the Secretary-General said that Ramadan is meant to be a period of celebration – but not this year. He said that “hearts are heavy in the region – and indeed around the world – from the unprecedented and ongoing devastation in Gaza, as well as rising violence in the occupied West Bank.”
The fighting must end now, he said, and the hostages must be released now, and we must not lose sight of the big picture. A lasting end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can only come through a two-State solution.
While in Jordan, the Secretary-General met with His Majesty King Abdallah, and with other officials including Foreign Minister, Ayman al-Safady. He commended Jordan for its support for de-escalation, including in East Jerusalem, and its relentless efforts to get humanitarian assistance into Gaza, including through the personal efforts of King Abdullah.
Highlighting the enormous work that UNRWA is doing for the Palestine refugees, the Secretary-General visited UNRWA facilities in Wihdat Camp for Palestine refugees in Amman.
Earlier today, he was briefed on UNRWA’s health services and toured one of the schools where he met with students and teachers.
