UN chief underlines cities' role in sustainable development

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UN chief underlines cities' role in sustainable development

STORY: UN chief underlines cities' role in sustainable development DATELINE: June 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: KATOWICE, Poland CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the venue 2. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki walking to the opening ceremony with Maimunah Mohd Sharif, UN under-secretary-general and executive director of the UN Human Settlements Program 3. various of the opening ceremony 4. SOUNDBITE (English): Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General 5. various of audiences at the opening ceremony 6. various of the event STORYLINE: "Cities are central to virtually every challenge we face and essential to building a more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient future," United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a video message. Guterres made the remarks during the 11th edition of the World Urban Forum (WUF), a premier global conference on sustainable urbanization, which is held in southern Poland's Katowicze between June 26 and 30 this year. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONI

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