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STORY: PAPUA NEW GUINEA / GUTERRES PRESS ENCOUNTER
TRT: 3:15
SOURCE: UNITED NATIONS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 5 SEPTEMBER, PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
1. Wide shot, UN Secretary-General and the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, James Marape arriving at the press encounter
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“In a world where we see democratic values being put into question by countries with much less problems than Papua New Guinea, I must say that we should all be grateful for this remarkable example.”
3. Med shot, UN Secretary-General and the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea at the press encounter
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I want to launch a very clear appeal for the international community. First of all, to accept that there must be climate justice and that countries like Papua New Guinea must have all the support that was promised, in order to be able to address the needs of adaptation to build resilience and to protect its people and its country against the devastating impact of climate change. But also, justice in the way international financial institutions address the problems of development of these countries.”
5. Med shot, UN Secretary-General and the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea at the press encounter
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“We absolutely need reforms of the international financial systems in order for developing countries like Papua New Guinea to have a much stronger voice and a much stronger influence in the way decisions are taken. And a much higher access to the resources that are essential for the development of the country. Papua New Guinea has enormous challenges, but because it is a middle-income country, it has no access to concessional funding. This is an injustice that must be corrected. My appeal to the international community is to correspond to the generosity of Papua New Guinea and its contribution to fight climate change with its wonderful forests and its ocean.”
7. Wide shot, UN Secretary-General and the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea leaving the press encounter
8. Med shot, the flags of UN and Papua New Guinea waving at Port Moresby International Airport
9. Various shots, the Guard of Honour Parade at Port Moresby International Airport
10. Wide shot, the UN Secretary-General and the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, James Marape, walking on a dais at Port Moresby International Airport
11. Med shot, the UN Secretary-General and Prime Minister Marape listening to a military band playing Ode to Joy
12. Med shot, the UN Secretary-General and Prime Minister Marape shaking hands
13. Various shots, UN Secretary-General boarding the plane
Before his departure from Papua New Guinea, the Secretary-General appealed once again for climate justice and emphasized the need for international financial systems reforms, so that developing countries can have a stronger voice.
Speaking to reporters today (05 Sep) in Port Moresby, Guterres noted that with more than 800 languages, and very remote parts of the country with enormous challenges, Papua New Guinea is a country with 50 years of uninterrupted democracy.
He said, “In a world where we see democratic values being put into question by countries with much less problems than Papua New Guinea, I must say that we should all be grateful for this remarkable example.”
On climate justice, the UN chief called on the international community to “accept that there must be climate justice and that countries like Papua New Guinea must have all the support that was promised, in order to be able to address the needs of adaptation to build resilience and to protect its people and its country against the devastating impact of climate change.”
He also reiterated the “absolutely” needed reforms of the international financial systems in order for developing countries like Papua New Guinea to have a much stronger voice and a much stronger influence in the way decisions are taken.
Guterres said, “Papua New Guinea has enormous challenges, but because it is a middle-income country, it has no access to concessional funding.”
“This is an injustice that must be corrected,” the Secretary-General continued, “My appeal to the international community is to correspond to the generosity of Papua New Guinea and its contribution to fight climate change with its wonderful forests and its ocean.”
