STORY: The world needs compromise, says UN chief
DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:23
LOCATION: UN Headquarters
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the press conference
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General

STORYLINE:

It is in the interest of everybody to have a global compromise, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday.
   
Guterres made the remarks at a press conference held ahead of the high-level week of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly.
   
Beginning on Sept. 18, world leaders and delegates will gather at the United Nations headquarters in New York to participate in a series of high-level meetings and events.
   
SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General
"My appeal to world leaders will be clear. This is not a time for posturing or positioning. This is not a time for indifference or indecision. This is a time to come together for real, practical solutions. It is time for compromise for a better tomorrow. Politics is compromise. Diplomacy is compromise. Effective leadership is compromise. If we want a future of peace and prosperity based on equity and solidarity, leaders have a special responsibility to achieve compromise in designing our common future for our common good. Next week here in New York is the place to start."

The high-level week is a one-of-a-kind moment each year for leaders from every corner of the globe to not only assess the state of the world, but to act for the common good, he said, stressing that "action is what the world needs now."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General
"Action is what the world needs now. We will be gathering at a time when humanity faces huge challenges - from the worsening climate emergency to escalating conflicts, the global cost-of-living crisis, soaring inequalities and dramatic technological disruptions. People are looking to their leaders for a way out of this mess. Yet in the face of all this and more, geopolitical divisions are undermining our capacity to respond. A multipolar world is emerging. While multipolarity can be a factor of equilibrium, it can also lead to escalating tensions, fragmentation and worse. But at a time when our challenges are more connected than ever, the outcome of a zero-sum game is that everyone gets zero."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from UN Headquarters.
(XHTV)