UN chief calls for global action to reduce plastic pollution
STORY: UN chief calls for global action to reduce plastic pollution
DATELINE: June 6, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:25
LOCATION: UN Headquarters
CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT
SHOTLIST:
1. various of UN Headquarters
2. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General
STORYLINE:
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for concerted global action to reduce plastic pollution.
The UN chief made the plea in a video message for an event at the UN headquarters in New York to mark World Environment Day, which falls on June 5 every year.
This year's theme is "Solutions to Plastic Pollution."
SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General
"Every year, over 400 million tons of plastic is produced worldwide - one-third of which is used just once. Every day, the equivalent of over 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic is dumped into our oceans, rivers, and lakes. The consequences are catastrophic. Microplastics find their way into the food we eat, the water we drink, and the air we b
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