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STORY: ANTIGUA / SIDS GLOBAL BUSINESS NETWORK
TRT: 03:44
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 24-26 MAY 2024, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
25 MAY 2024, COBBS CROSS, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
1. Wide shot, village, coast
25 MAY 2024, SAINT JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
2. Drone shot, Caribbean Sea onto coast
3. Med shot, Cactus trees
26 MAY 2024, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ANTIGUA, ANTIGUA
4. Various shots, flag raising ceremony
26 MAY 2024, SANDALS GRANDE HOTEL, ANTIGUA
5. Wide shot, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meeting with Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda
6. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
““The financing challenges faced by SIDS go far beyond this group of countries. They are symptomatic of financial turmoil in the developing world. The global financial system is outdated, dysfunctional and unjust.”
7. Wide shot, conference room
8. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
"We must ensure that all countries and communities have access to both the finance and the technologies needed to transform their energy, food and digital systems."
9. Various shots, attendance
10. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“But allow me before I start to express my full solidarity with the people and the government of Papua New Guinea – a member of the SIDS – and my condolences to the victims of the devastating, devastating landslides that have cause horrific death and destruction.”
24 MAY 2024, SMALL ISLANDS, CARRIBEAN SEA
11. Various shots, Small Islands, Caribbean Sea
At the Global Business Network Forum today (26 May) in Antigua, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said a sustained commitment was needed from the international community to shore up vulnerable island nations “and public money will not be enough.”
Guterres arrived today in Antigua for a three-day visit on the occasion of the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4), held from 27 to 30 May 2024 in St John’s.
Ahead of SIDS4, the Global Business Network Forum connected the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) private sector for impactful partnerships, ensuring their voices are heard globally.
This year, the forum explored themes like blue-green growth, community empowerment, and investment opportunities.
Addressing the Forum, in his first major speech since arriving, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that multistakeholder partnerships, including with the private sector, will be essential.
He said, “The financing challenges faced by SIDS go far beyond this group of countries. They are symptomatic of financial turmoil in the developing world. The global financial system is outdated, dysfunctional and unjust.”
According to Guterres, financing renewable energy, sustainable tourism and climate resilience will have to include private sector funds, expertise and innovation, and governments must take the lead with regulations and policy through strong and accountable public institutions, with development banks mobilizing private funds at reasonable cost.
He stressed, "We must ensure that all countries and communities have access to both the finance and the technologies needed to transform their energy, food and digital systems."
Guterres also expressed deep solidarity to the people and the Government of Papua New Guinea and send his condolences to the victims of the devastating landslides in the country.
