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Secretary-General António Guterres told reporters in Vientiane, the capital of Lao, that with "geopolitical tensions rising, climate chaos battering countries, and deepening inequalities ripping the social contract to shreds,” the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) “is a bridge-builder and a messenger for peace.” COURTESY WFP / UNODC
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STORY: LAO / GUTERRES ASEAN PRESS ENCOUNTER
TRT: 03:47
SOURCE: COURTESY WFP / UNODC
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 11 OCTOBER 2024, VIENTIANE, LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

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WFP - 11 OCTOBER 2024, VIENTIANE, LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

1. Pan right, exterior venue
2. Pan left, Secretary-General António Guterres’ arrival
3. Wide shot, Guterres at the podium
4. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
"We see geopolitical tensions rising, climate chaos battering countries, and deepening inequalities ripping the social contract to shreds. In this dramatic context, ASEAN is a bridge-builder and a messenger for peace. Peace that is more necessary than ever, when see the immense suffering of the people in Gaza, now extend to Lebanon, and not forgetting Ukraine, Sudan, Myanmar and many others. In the face of all these trials and tests, world leaders took an important step forward with the adoption of the Pact for the Future, the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration on Future Generations in New York last September."
5. Pan left, cameras
6. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Our challenges are inter-connected, we all can and must be part of the solution. And ASEAN countries have much to offer. First, building on the ASEAN theme of connectivity, we must make sure that emerging technologies benefit everyone – and that every country is a part of the global conversation.”
7. Pan right, cameras
8. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“We need look no further than the devastating effects of Super Typhoon Yagi for a glimpse of the supercharged climate dangers we are facing. The coming year is crucial for climate action. Every country must produce a new national climate action plan – or NDC – that aligns with limiting the global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius.”
9. Med shot, cameras
10. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I commend ASEAN for its ongoing constructive role in seeking to defuse tensions from the Korean peninsula to the South China Sea – and for doing so by putting the priority on dialogue and respect for international law. But I am deeply concerned about the worsening political, humanitarian and human rights situation in Myanmar. The people of Myanmar need peace. With one-third of the population needing humanitarian assistance, and almost 3.5 million people internally displaced, skyrocketing poverty and food insecurity are compounding the already dire reality on the ground.”
11. Wide shot, Guterres at the podium
12. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The two soldiers that were wounded were Indonesian. They belong to ASEAN. And obviously, I condemn the fact that there was shooting against the UN premises, wounding two peacekeepers, which is a violation of international humanitarian law. Peacekeepers must be protected by all parties of the conflict, and what has happened is obviously condemnable. There was naturally a reaction from many sides in solidarity with the peacekeepers that were wounded, and in telling Israel very clearly that this incident is intolerable, and it cannot be repeated.”
13. Wide shot, Guterres walks away

UNODC - 11 OCTOBER 2024, VIENTIANE, LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

14. Various shots, Guterres being shown coffee made through the UNODC alternative crops project

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Secretary-General António Guterres today (11 Oct) told reporters in Vientiane, the capital of Lao, that with "geopolitical tensions rising, climate chaos battering countries, and deepening inequalities ripping the social contract to shreds,” the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) “is a bridge-builder and a messenger for peace.”

That peace, Guterres said, “is more necessary than ever, when see the immense suffering of the people in Gaza, now extend to Lebanon, and not forgetting Ukraine, Sudan, Myanmar and many others.

The Secretary-General, who is attending the ASEAN-UN summit in Vientiane said, “our challenges are inter-connected, we all can and must be part of the solution,” and noted that ASEAN countries “have much to offer.”

On climate change, he said, “we need look no further than the devastating effects of Super Typhoon Yagi for a glimpse of the supercharged climate dangers we are facing. The coming year is crucial for climate action. Every country must produce a new national climate action plan – or NDC – that aligns with limiting the global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius.”

Guterres commend ASEAN “for its ongoing constructive role in seeking to defuse tensions from the Korean peninsula to the South China Sea – and for doing so by putting the priority on dialogue and respect for international law.”

Nevertheless, he expressed concern “about the worsening political, humanitarian and human rights situation in Myanmar,” and said, “the people of Myanmar need peace. With one-third of the population needing humanitarian assistance, and almost 3.5 million people internally displaced, skyrocketing poverty and food insecurity are compounding the already dire reality on the ground.”

Asked about the peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) that were wounded by Israeli fire in Lebanon, the Secretary-General said, “the two soldiers that were wounded were Indonesian. They belong to ASEAN. And obviously, I condemn the fact that there was shooting against the UN premises, wounding two peacekeepers, which is a violation of international humanitarian law. Peacekeepers must be protected by all parties of the conflict, and what has happened is obviously condemnable. There was naturally a reaction from many sides in solidarity with the peacekeepers that were wounded, and in telling Israel very clearly that this incident is intolerable, and it cannot be repeated.”

After the presser Guterres attended a presentation by local coffee growers supported by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s (UNODC) alternative crops project

During his visit, the Secretary-General met with President Thongloun Sisoulith and Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, as well as the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, Pham Minh Chinh.

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