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STORY: DOHA / WORLD SOCIAL SUMMIT GUTERRES PRESSER
TRT: 03:05
SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 04 NOVEMBER 2025, DOHA, QATAR
1. Wide shot, Qatar National Convention Center
2. Wide shot, press briefing room, Auditorium 1
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“For over 18 months, El Fasher and the surrounding areas in North Darfur have been an epicentre of suffering, hunger, violence and displacement. And since the Rapid Support Forces entered El Fasher last weekend, the situation is growing worse by the day.”
4. Wide shot, press briefing room
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I call for the safe, rapid and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid to all civilians in need. I call for an end to the flow of weapons and fighters into Sudan — which is making a desperate situation even worse. Finally — we need an immediate cessation of hostilities. I call on both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces to work with my Personal Envoy for the Sudan, Ramtane Lamamra, towards a negotiated settlement.”
6. Wide shot, press briefing room
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“And let’s not forget the need to establish a credible political path towards ending the occupation, realizing the right to self-determination of the Palestinian people, and leading to a two-state solution that enables Israelis and Palestinians to live in peace and security.”
8. Wide shot, press briefing room
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“As I said this morning, the Doha Declaration represents a people’s plan. Today, I am calling for action in four key areas to bring this people’s plan to life. One: Accelerating our fight against poverty and inequality, through targeted investments in the systems people need — food, education, health, water and sanitation, housing and social protection.”
10. Med shot, journalists
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Two: Bringing a laser focus to job-creation and employment — including massive investments in training, skills development, economic diversification, closing the digital divide, and ensuring that women have equal access to jobs and opportunities. Three: Supercharging global efforts to finance development — not just domestically, but by unlocking more finance to support developing countries and expand opportunities for people.”
12. Wide shot, press briefing room
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“And four: A people’s plan must include all people, leaving no one behind — including women, minorities, migrants and refugees, older persons, Indigenous Peoples, persons living with disabilities and young people. And four: A people’s plan must include all people, leaving no one behind — including women, minorities, migrants and refugees, older persons, Indigenous Peoples, persons living with disabilities and young people. Development is about stronger societies that serve the many not the few.”
14. Wide shot, end of press briefing
Briefing reporters on the sidelines of the World Social Summit today (04 Nov), Secretary-General António Guterres said, “Development is about stronger societies that serve the many, not the few.”
He said that “for over 18 months, El Fasher and the surrounding areas in North Darfur have been an epicentre of suffering, hunger, violence and displacement. And since the Rapid Support Forces entered El Fasher last weekend, the situation is growing worse by the day.”
Guterres called for “the safe, rapid and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid to all civilians in need,” and urged an end to the flow of weapons and fighters into Sudan. He said both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces must work with UN Envoy for the Sudan, Ramtane Lamamra, towards a negotiated settlement.
On the Middle East, he said there is a need to “establish a credible political path towards ending the occupation, realizing the right to self-determination of the Palestinian people, and leading to a two-state solution that enables Israelis and Palestinians to live in peace and security.”
Guterres said the newly adopted Doha Declaration “represents a people’s plan,” and outlined four areas for action. “One: accelerating our fight against poverty and inequality, through targeted investments in the systems people need - food, education, health, water and sanitation, housing and social protection.”
He said the second priority is “bringing a laser focus to job-creation and employment - including massive investments in training, skills development, economic diversification, closing the digital divide, and ensuring that women have equal access to jobs and opportunities.”
He added that the third area is “supercharging global efforts to finance development - not just domestically, but by unlocking more finance to support developing countries and expand opportunities for people.”
Finally, Guterres said, “A people’s plan must include all people, leaving no one behind - including women, minorities, migrants and refugees, older persons, Indigenous Peoples, persons living with disabilities and young people.”
