UN chief calls for increased capabilities to meet global policing needs

STORY: UN chief calls for increased capabilities to meet global policing needs DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of the meetingSOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-GeneralSOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday warned of challenges for peacekeeping operations, while calling for increased capabilities to meet global policing needs. Addressing the third UN Chiefs of Police Summit, Guterres said the gathering comes at a critical time for the United Nations Police, for peacekeeping as well as for the global community. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "United Nations Police - women and men - contribute their individual expertise, skills and commitment towards the greater good, in the service of peace, in UN operations around the world. But they are deployed in an increasingly complex and challenging environment -

UN chief calls for 4-day pause in fighting in Ukraine during Easter

STORY: UN chief calls for 4-day pause in fighting in Ukraine during Easter DATELINE: April 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of "Knotted Gun" sculpturevarious of the press conferenceSOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-GeneralSOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for a four-day humanitarian pause in fighting in Ukraine to allow for the opening of humanitarian aid corridors during the Orthodox Christian Holy Week. Guterres spoke to reporters standing in front of the "Knotted Gun," or "Non-Violence," an iconic sculpture of a large gun, the barrel of which is tied in a knot. The sculpture is the first thing that many visitors to UN headquarters in New York see as they enter the compound and symbolizes the world body's commitment to world peace. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "Today, I am calling for a four

Nationwide humanitarian cease-fire in Ukraine not possible: UN chief

STORY: Nationwide humanitarian cease-fire in Ukraine not possible: UN chief DATELINE: April 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: UN headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of UN headquartersSOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-GeneralSOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-GeneralSOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that a nationwide humanitarian cease-fire in Ukraine seems to be out of reach at the moment. Guterres spoke to reporters at the launch of a report by the Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance over the Ukraine crisis. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "I don't think we had a chance to have a humanitarian cease-fire as we wanted globally (in Ukraine). But there is a number of proposals that were made, and we are waiting for an answer from the Russian Federation in relation to those proposals, including different mechanism

UN chief welcomes Yemen truce agreement

STORY: UN chief welcomes Yemen truce agreement DATELINE: April 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:00 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of UN HeadquartersSOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-GeneralSOUNDBITE 2 (English): FARHAN HAQ, Deputy Spokesperson for UN Secretary-GeneralSOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed the agreement by the parties to the conflict in Yemen on a two-month truce, which comes into effect on Saturday. Guterres spoke to reporters at the UN Headquarters in New York after UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg announced the breakthrough in Amman, Jordan. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "This truce, which has the possibility of renewal, coincides with the start of the holy month of Ramadan. It opens the door to addressing Yemen's urgent humanitarian and economic needs and creates a genuine opportunity to restart Yemen's political