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UN honors personnel who died in line of duty last year

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STORY: UN honors personnel who died in line of duty last year
DATELINE: July 20, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:33
LOCATION: UN Headquarters
CATEGORY: POLITICS
 
SHOTLIST:
1. wide shot of Trusteeship Council Chamber
2. various of UN Secretary-General, General Assembly President, Security Council President lightening candle representing the eternal flame
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General
4. various of minute of silence
5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General
6. med shot of Guterres speaking
7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General
8. close up of candle
9. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General
10. various of reading of the names of the fallen
 
STORYLINE:
 
The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday paid tribute to its 77 personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty last year.
 
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke at an annual memorial service at the UN Headquarters in New York.
 
SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General
"Asking all of us to join in a minute of silence for all our dear, dear colleagues that have given their lives for others to be able to live."
 
SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General
"We come together to honor the memory of the United Nations personnel, who lost their lives over the last year, serving our organization. We are here to mourn together, to remember together, and to pay our respects together."
 
The 77 personnel, military, police and civilian, came from 36 countries.
 
SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General
"Their service embodied the principle and the promise of the United Nations -- the principle of our common humanity and the promise to act on it -- to work together to solve shared challenges and build a world of peace, prosperity and human rights for all."
 
UN personnel frequently work amid jeopardy and difficulty. Peacekeepers are increasingly protecting civilians in places where there is no peace to keep. Humanitarian aid workers are venturing deeper into disaster-stricken regions, and closer to the front lines of conflict, he noted.
 
In a divided and dangerous world, the vision and values that the blue flag of the United Nations represents are more important than ever, said Guterres.
 
SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General
"In the name of those we have lost, we resolve to continue our essential mission. We pledge to keep supporting families. We commit to continually review and improve the safety, care and well-being of our staff. And we vow to keep the memories of our fallen colleagues alive."
 
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from UN Headquarters.
(XHTV)
 
 

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