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STORY: UN / LEADERSHIP FOR PEACE
TRT: 04:00
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / RUSSIAN / NATS
DATELINE: 24, 25 SEPTEMBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY
24 SEPTEMBER 2024, New YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters
25 SEPTEMBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY
2. Various shots, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I strongly believe that peace is possible if we stick to principles. Peace in Ukraine is possible. By following the UN Charter and abiding by international law. Peace in Gaza is possible. By sparing no effort for an immediate ceasefire, the immediate release of all hostages, and the beginning of an irreversible process towards a two-State solution. Peace in Sudan is possible. By sending a clear message to the warring parties that all Members of this Council — including the five permanent Members — will not tolerate the horrific violence and desperate humanitarian crisis being unleashed on innocent civilians.”
4. Med shot, António Guterres at the Council table
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC):
“Let your military commanders understand this: Wars can be fought and won while adhering to the letter and spirit of the law. Afterall, what does victory really mean? Is it the destruction of villages and the killing of civilians? Annihilation may bring military success, but not political or moral victory. If security systems take over every political decision, you forfeit the option to negotiate.”
6. Wide shot, Mirjana Spoljaric at the Council table
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Member of The Elders and Former President of Liberia:
“From Ukraine to Gaza and beyond, increasingly we see systematic violations of international law in conflict settings and impunity for those who commit atrocities.”
8. Wide shot, Security Council
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert Golob, Prime Minister, Slovenia:
“In 21st century we are witnessing a conventional war of aggression – an invasion of a stronger and powerful neighbor into a smaller and seemingly weaker one. This is blatant violation of the UN Charter. If we let this aggression pass, we open doors to many similar wars across the globe. In a case of Ukraine, we are defending the Charter, which represents the nucleus of our organization.”
10. Wide shot, Security Council
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Keir Starmer, MP, Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, United Kingdom:
“UN Charter, which they sit here to uphold, speaks of human dignity, not treating your own citizens as bits of meat to fling into the grinder. Russia’s war has triggered a global energy crisis and a global food crisis causing hunger in the Horn of Africa.”
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, United States:
“Since Oct 7, the United States has been determined to prevent a wider war that engulfs the entire region. The full-scale war is not in anyone’s interest. And even as the situation has escalated, a diplomatic solution to end the suffering in Gaza to allow residents from both countries to return to their homes, to forge peace – it is possible. It has to be.”
12. Wide shot, Security Council
13. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Dmitry Polyansky, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Russian Federation:
“Most probably not since Cuban missile crisis of 1962 has our planet been so close to a global conflict as it is today. We have an unambiguous answer as to how we ended up in such dangerous situation. By striving to maintain their dominance in the world the US and its allies through NATO and EU further drag themselves into war with Russia.”
14. Wide shot, Security Council
Speaking at a high-level Security Council today (24 Sep) UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that he believes the peace is possible if member states “will not tolerate the horrific violence and desperate humanitarian crisis being unleashed on innocent civilians.”
Guterres said, “I strongly believe that peace is possible if we stick to principles. Peace in Ukraine is possible. By following the UN Charter and abiding by international law. Peace in Gaza is possible. By sparing no effort for an immediate ceasefire, the immediate release of all hostages, and the beginning of an irreversible process towards a two-State solution. Peace in Sudan is possible. By sending a clear message to the warring parties that all Members of this Council — including the five permanent Members — will not tolerate the horrific violence and desperate humanitarian crisis being unleashed on innocent civilians.”
One of the speakers, Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), said, “Let your military commanders understand this: Wars can be fought and won while adhering to the letter and spirit of the law. Afterall, what does victory really mean? Is it the destruction of villages and the killing of civilians? Annihilation may bring military success, but not political or moral victory. If security systems take over every political decision, you forfeit the option to negotiate.”
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Member of The Elders and Former President of Liberia also spoke, saying, “from Ukraine to Gaza and beyond, increasingly we see systematic violations of international law in conflict settings and impunity for those who commit atrocities.”
Robert Golob, Slovenian Prime Minister said, “in 21st century we are witnessing a conventional war of aggression – an invasion of a stronger and powerful neighbor into a smaller and seemingly weaker one. This is blatant violation of the UN Charter. If we let this aggression pass, we open doors to many similar wars across the globe. In a case of Ukraine, we are defending the Charter, which represents the nucleus of our organization.”
Keir Starmer, UK Prime Minister, said, “UN Charter, which they sit here to uphold, speaks of human dignity, not treating your own citizens as bits of meat to fling into the grinder. Russia’s war has triggered a global energy crisis and a global food crisis causing hunger in the Horn of Africa.”
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, US Representative, said, “since Oct 7, the United States has been determined to prevent a wider war that engulfs the entire region. The full-scale war is not in anyone’s interest. And even as the situation has escalated, a diplomatic solution to end the suffering in Gaza to allow residents from both countries to return to their homes, to forge peace – it is possible. It has to be.”
Russian Representative, Dmitry Polyansky, said, “Most probably not since Cuban missile crisis of 1962 has our planet been so close to a global conflict as it is today. We have an unambiguous answer as to how we ended up in such dangerous situation. By striving to maintain their dominance in the world the US and its allies through NATO and EU further drag themselves into war with Russia.”
