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STORY: UNGA79 / JORDAN
TRT: 02:20
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 24 SEPTEMBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
1. Various shots, journalists, United Nations Headquarters with UNGA signage
2. Wide shot, Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein, King of Jordan walks to the podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein, King of Jordan:
“Over the past quarter century, I have stood at this podium amidst regional conflicts, global upheavals, and humanitarian crises that have profoundly tested our global community. It often feels that there was not a moment when our world was not in turmoil, and yet I cannot recall a time of greater peril than this.”
4. Wide shot, GA Hall with Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein, King of Jordan at the podium
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein, King of Jordan:
“The attacks of October 7 on Israeli civilians last year were condemned by countries all over the world, including Jordan, but the unprecedented scale of terror unleashed on Gaza since that day is beyond any justification. The Israel government’s assault resulted in one of the fastest death rates in recent conflicts. One of the fastest rates of starvation caused by war. The largest cohort of child amputees and unprecedent levels of destruction. This Israeli government has killed more children, journalists, aid workers and more medical personnel than any other war in recent memory.”
6. Med shot, Jordan delegates, Prince Hashem bin Abdullah of Jordan
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein, King of Jordan:
“I call on all countries to join Jordan in enforcing an international Gaza humanitarian gateway. A massive effort to deliver food, clean water, medicine and other vital supplies to those in desperate need. Because humanitarian need should never be a tool of war.”
8. Wide shot, delegates
Jordan's King Abdullah II addressed the United Nations General Assembly today (24 Sep), condemning the ongoing violence in Gaza and calling for a massive international humanitarian effort to support civilians affected by the conflict.
He said, "over the past quarter century, I have stood at this podium amidst regional conflicts, global upheavals, and humanitarian crises that have profoundly tested our global community. It often feels that there was not a moment when our world was not in turmoil, and yet I cannot recall a time of greater peril than this."
The King criticized the recent Israeli military actions in Gaza, describing the situation as unprecedented in its devastation. He said, "the attacks of October 7 on Israeli civilians last year were condemned by countries all over the world, including Jordan. But the unprecedented scale of terror unleashed on Gaza since that day is beyond any justification. The Israeli government’s assault resulted in one of the fastest death rates in recent conflicts. One of the fastest rates of starvation caused by war. The largest cohort of child amputees and unprecedented levels of destruction."
He added, "this Israeli government has killed more children, journalists, aid workers, and more medical personnel than any other war in recent memory."
King Abdullah II urged the international community to take immediate action to alleviate the suffering of Gaza’s population. He also called on “all countries to join Jordan in enforcing an international Gaza humanitarian gateway."
He said, "A massive effort to deliver food, clean water, medicine, and other vital supplies to those in desperate need. Because humanitarian need should never be a tool of war."
