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STORY: PAPUA NEW GUINEA / GUTERRES FIELD VISIT
TRT: 09:40
SOURCE: UNITED NATIONS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 04 SEPTEMBER 2025; WEWAK, EAST SEPIK PROVINCE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA; NUKU, SANDAUN PROVINCE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA; MT HAGEN, WESTERN HIGHLANDS PROVINCE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
1. Wide shot, Port Moresby International Airport
2. Wide shot, the UN Secretary-General, the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, James Marape, and their delegation walking towards their plane at Port Moresby International Airport
3. Wide shot, aerial shot of Port Moresby
4. Wide shot, the UN Secretary-General greeting officials of the East Sepik Provincial Administration upon his arrival in Wewak airport
5. Medium shot, the UN Secretary-General receiving a traditional necklace from local communities upon his arrival in Wewak airport
6. Medium shot, Prime Minister James Marape receiving a traditional headdress upon his arrival in Wewak airport
7. Wide shot, the UN Secretary-General watching traditional dancers upon his arrival in Wewak airport
8. Wide shot, traditional dancers performing for the UN Secretary-General at Wewak airport
9. Wide shot, the Secretary-General and Prime Minister Marape walking to the tomb of the first Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Sir Michael Somare, in Wewak
10. Wide shot, the Secretary-General laying a wreath on the grave of Sir Michael Somare in Wewak
11. Wide shot, Prime Minister Marape explaining the importance of the legacy of Sir Michael Somare to the history of Papua New Guinea
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Today, climate change is the existential threat of all time, and I cannot ignore the fact that the most important initiative to put an end to climate change was the Paris Agreement. And two articles of the Paris Agreement, Article Five and Article Six, were due to the initiative of these extraordinary statesmen. So, as a Secretary General of the United Nations, I not only pay tribute to the leader of a nation, but I pay tribute to a distinguished citizen of the world that has contributed to the rest of all the planet and to create harmony between humankind and nature.”
13. Wide shot, aerial footage of rainforest in East Sepik Province
14. Wide shot, the staging for the UN Secretary-General’s visit to Nuku District, Sandaun Province
15. Close-up, a poster promoting the UN Secretary-General’s visit to Nuku
16. Wide shot, a mother and her sons scanning the horizon for the UN Secretary-General’s helicopter
17. Wide shot, a large crowd of people from Nuku waiting for the UN Secretary-General’s arrival
18. Close-up, a Nuku resident scanning the horizon for the UN Secretary-General’s helicopter
19. Wide shot, the UN Secretary-General’s helicopter arriving in Nuku
20. Wide shot, the UN Secretary-General and Prime Minister Marape stepping out of the helicopter in Nuku
21. Medium shot, the UN Secretary-General shaking hands with excited community members in Nuku
22. Medium shot, the UN Secretary-General shaking hands with excited community members in Nuku
23. Medium shot, the UN Secretary-General shaking hands with excited community members in Nuku
24. Medium shot, the UN Secretary-General’s car driving amidst traditional dancers in Nuku
25. Medium shot, a young girl putting a wreath around the UN Secretary-General’s neck in Nuku
26. Wide shot, Nuku youth singing the Papua New Guinean national anthem
27. Medium shot, Prime Minister Marape singing the national anthem with the UN Secretary-General in the background
28. Medium shot, community members listening to speakers in Nuku
29. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The people of Nuku, Avinun Olgeta! (Tok Pisin: ‘Good afternoon!’) I am here to bring a hug, a big hug from the people of the world to the people of Nuku and the people or Mt Hagen. And I have two messages from the world to you. First message, a message of gratitude. We are extremely grateful because of the forest that you are preserving for the world. Such a beautiful group of people, such a beautiful landscape. Keeping this forest that benefits the whole world. You have heard about climate change, you know the temperatures are rising, and in the Pacific, there are islands that are sinking, there are droughts that are making life impossible for farmers. There are floods that destroy houses and properties. So, thank you very much in name of the world for the way you preserve this beautiful forest. And the second message is a message of solidarity. I spoke with the Prime Minister. He has great plans for this country to have much more roads, to have much more schools, to have much more health centers, but this is a huge country full of mountains with certain remote areas. It's a very difficult job that he has, and I want to express here a very strong appeal, an appeal to the international community to support the government and the people of Papua New Guinea, for the government and the people of Papua New Guinea to be able to accelerate the progress in roads, the progress in schools, the progress in our centers to the benefit of everybody. And the United Nations will be at your side, and we will be loud and clear, telling the international community that these beautiful people deserve solidarity because you are giving the world an enormous gift with your forest, it's time for the world to pay back. Thank you very much. All the best!”
30. Medium shot, the UN Secretary-General and Prime Minister formally opening a new district office for Nuku
31. Wide shot, a sign promoting the UN Secretary-General’s visit in Mt. Hagen
32. Wide shot, the UN Secretary-General and Prime Minister Marape arriving at Kagamuga International Airport in Mount Hagen to an excited crowd
33. Medium shot, the UN Secretary-General shaking hands with traditional dances at Kagamuga Airport
34. Close up, the UN Secretary-General shaking hands with traditional dancers at Kagamuga Airport
35. Close up, the Governor of Western Highlands, Wai Rapa, welcoming the Secretary-General to Mt Hagen at the Mara Haus in Mt Hagen
36. Wide shot, the UN Secretary-General praising the agricultural heritage in Western Highlands Province at Mara Haus
37. Wide shot, the UN Secretary-General posing for a picture with Members of Parliament from Western Highlands Province
38. Medium shot, the UN Secretary-General and Prime Minister Marape admiring the night views from Rondon Ridge in Mt Hagen
39. Wide shot, a woman peacebuilder speaking to UN Secretary-General at Rondon Ridge in Mt Hagen
40. Close-up, a woman peacebuilder speaking to UN Secretary-General at Rondon Ridge
41. Medium shot, the UN Secretary-General speaking to the peacebuilders present in the dialogue at Rondon Ridge
Today (Sep 04), in Papua New Guinea, at the invitation of the Prime Minister, James Marape, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres traveled to the coastal town of Wewak.
He laid a wreath at the resting place of the country’s first Prime Minister, Michael Somare and said, "as a Secretary General of the United Nations, I not only pay tribute to the leader of a nation, but I pay tribute to a distinguished citizen of the world."
Antonio Guterres then traveled to the Nuku district to one of the country's remote rural areas, where he met community members and government officials. On his way there, he saw parts of the third biggest rainforest in the world.
Speaking at an event there, the Secretary-General highlighted the challenges brought about by climate change in the Pacific region. He said we are extremely grateful because of the forest that the people of New Guinea are preserving for the world.
The Secretary-General ended the day in the Mount Hagen area, in the country's highlands. There, he sat down with a group of UN partners and civil society representatives. Tomorrow, the Secretary-General will begin the trip back to New York, arriving on Saturday morning.
