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STORY: UN / AFRICAN STATES ROLE
TRT: 3:19
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 23 MAY 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
23 MAY 2024, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (French) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations:
“Peace is the key to unlocking Africa’s future — for Africans themselves, and for strengthening the continent’s voice and influence in building peace around the world. Peace depends on African leadership.”
4. Wide shot, Security Council
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations:
“First — we need peace in Africa itself. Our partnership with Africa is based on the clear perception that we must work with the African Union based on the principle of African-led solutions for African problems. The United Nations fully supports Africa’s pursuit of peace through the African Union’s flagship Silencing the Guns initiative. We stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our African partners to help ensure security, stability, and respect for human rights and the rule of law across the continent — in line with my New Vision for the Rule of Law.”
6. Wide shot, Security Council
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations:
“Resolution 2719 is a critical milestone. Our two organizations will be developing a joint roadmap to take forward this important breakthrough. Partnerships like this are central to the New Agenda for Peace. The Agenda connects the dots between investing in development, building strong governance structures and justice systems that people can trust, and creating sustainable peace. The African Union and the United Nations will continue working together to defuse conflicts before they escalate, manage them effectively when they occur, and build sustainable peace when they are resolved.”
8. Wide shot, Security Council
9. SOUNDBITE (French) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations:
“But strengthening Africa’s voice can only happen if African countries can participate in global governance structures as equals. This must include correcting the lack of permanent African representation at this Council. And it must include reforming the global financial architecture — especially its handling of debt — so African countries have the support they need to climb the development ladder.”
10. Wide shot, Security Council
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Bankole Adeoye, African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security:
“Let me emphasize that adequate representation and effective participation of Africa in global affairs will be a public good that will help promote meaningful contributions to ensuring the maintenance of peace and stability. It is necessary that Africa remains resilient, remain stronger united in its effort to play a global role.”
12. Med shot, Security Council
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Sérgio França Danese, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations, in his capacity as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission:
“African problems must be solved with African solutions. Yet partnerships are fundamental. Financial institutions should expand cooperation in peacebuilding, and sustaining peace efforts in Africa, including in conflict prevention.”
14. Wide shot, Security Council
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, “Peace is the key to unlocking Africa’s future — for Africans themselves, and for strengthening the continent’s voice and influence in building peace around the world.”
Guterres today (23 May) addressed the Security Council on strengthening the role of the African State in addressing global security and development challenges.
The Secretary-General said that now is the time to unleash Africa’s peace power, and the need to strengthen Africa’s peace leadership — on the continent itself, and on the global stage.
Guterres said, “First — we need peace in Africa itself.”
He continued, “Our partnership with Africa is based on the clear perception that we must work with the African Union based on the principle of African-led solutions for African problems.”
The UN chief reiterated, “The United Nations fully supports Africa’s pursuit of peace through the African Union’s flagship Silencing the Guns initiative,” adding that the UN stands “shoulder-to-shoulder with our African partners to help ensure security, stability, and respect for human rights and the rule of law across the continent — in line with my New Vision for the Rule of Law.”
“Resolution 2719 is a critical milestone,” Guterres highlighted.
He said that UN and the African Union will be “developing a joint roadmap to take forward this important breakthrough.”
“Partnerships like this are central to the New Agenda for Peace. The Agenda connects the dots between investing in development, building strong governance structures and justice systems that people can trust, and creating sustainable peace,” the Secretary-General added.
Guterres also said, “The African Union and the United Nations will continue working together to defuse conflicts before they escalate, manage them effectively when they occur, and build sustainable peace when they are resolved.”
The UN chief listed the second need is to embed African participation and leadership across the global peace and security architecture.
Guterres said, “But strengthening Africa’s voice can only happen if African countries can participate in global governance structures as equals. This must include correcting the lack of permanent African representation at this Council. And it must include reforming the global financial architecture — especially its handling of debt — so African countries have the support they need to climb the development ladder.”
Bankole Adeoye, African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, spoke to the Council via video link
He emphasized that “adequate representation and effective participation of Africa in global affairs will be a public good that will help promote meaningful contributions to ensuring the maintenance of peace and stability.”
“It is necessary that Africa remains resilient, remain stronger united in its effort to play a global role,” Adeoye added.
Brazilian Ambassador Sérgio França Danese spoke to the Council in his capacity as Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission.
He said, “African problems must be solved with African solutions. Yet partnerships are fundamental. Financial institutions should expand cooperation in peacebuilding, and sustaining peace efforts in Africa, including in conflict prevention.”
