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STORY: GA / HUMAN SECURITY
TRT: 2:36
SOURCE: UNTV / WFP / FAO
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 20 MAY 2010, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
1. Wide shot, United Nations headquarters
2. Zoom in, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at meeting
3. Wide shot, delegates at General Assembly hall
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
Our challenges are shared – so, too is our commitment to enhance freedom from fear, freedom from want and freedom to live in dignity for all. That is why my report calls for an expanded understanding of security where the protection and empowerment of people form the basis and the purpose of our actions. We must ensure that the gains of today are not lost to the crises of tomorrow. And so our actions must focus on people-centred, comprehensive, context-specific and preventive strategies at every level. This is the human security approach.
5. Cutaway, delegates
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
Such an understanding of human security is also at the core of the work of the United Nations. And significant progress has been made to integrate human security into the work of the Organization. The United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security has provided resources to rebuild war-torn societies; prevent, mitigate and respond to natural disasters; strengthen food security.
7. Cutaway, delegates
FILE – WFP - 23 JUNE 2008, EL BARDE, SOUTHERN SOMALIA
8. Wide shot, food distribution
9. Med shot, child
10. Tracking shot, man carrying bag
11. Close up, woman with bags of aid being loaded in the background
12. Med shot, man leading donkey cart
FILE – FAO - OCTOBER 2009, MULTAN PROVINCE, PAKISTAN
13. Various shots, seed and fertilizer distribution
14. Various shots, training session for farmers
15. Various shots, project to improve water harvesting and irrigation
Addressing the General Assembly (GA) today (20 May) on human security, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that international actions needed promote human security “must focus on people-centred, comprehensive, context-specific and preventive strategies at every level.”
Ban added that his report on the topic “calls for an expanded understanding of security where the protection and empowerment of people form the basis and the purpose of our actions.”
He spoke about the various challenges that have contributed to insecurities in the world namely the economic and financial crisis, the food price crisis, natural disasters, violent conflicts and health crises such as pandemics.
Despite such challenges, he said that, in recent years, “significant progress has been made to integrate human security into the work of the Organization.”
He added that the UN Trust Fund for Human Security “has provided resources to rebuild war-torn societies; prevent, mitigate and respond to natural disasters; strengthen food security.”
Ban called upon the international community to continue all efforts to strengthen the political, social, environmental, economic and cultural systems which he called the building blocks of stability, security, and human dignity.
