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

POLAND-KATOWICE-WORLD URBAN FORUM

POLAND-KATOWICE-WORLD URBAN FORUM

(220628) -- KATOWICE, June 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Actors perform during the opening ceremony of the 11th World Urban Forum (WUF) in Katowice, Poland, June 27, 2022. The 11th WUF kicked off on Monday under the theme of "Transforming our cities for a better urban future". The WUF is the premier global conference on sustainable urbanization. (Xinhua/Chen Chen)

POLAND-KATOWICE-WORLD URBAN FORUM

POLAND-KATOWICE-WORLD URBAN FORUM

(220628) -- KATOWICE, June 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki addresses the opening ceremony of the 11th World Urban Forum (WUF) in Katowice, Poland, June 27, 2022. The 11th WUF kicked off on Monday under the theme of "Transforming our cities for a better urban future". The WUF is the premier global conference on sustainable urbanization. (Xinhua/Chen Chen)

POLAND-KATOWICE-WORLD URBAN FORUM

POLAND-KATOWICE-WORLD URBAN FORUM

(220628) -- KATOWICE, June 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres makes remarks in a video message during the opening ceremony of the 11th World Urban Forum (WUF) in Katowice, Poland, June 27, 2022. The 11th WUF kicked off on Monday under the theme of "Transforming our cities for a better urban future". The WUF is the premier global conference on sustainable urbanization. (Xinhua/Chen Chen)