South African president deplores investment in war instead of livelihoods

STORY: South African president deplores investment in war instead of livelihoods DATELINE: Sept. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:41 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of UN Headquarters 2. various of UNGA Hall 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CYRIL RAMAPHOSA, South African President 4. various of delegates 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CYRIL RAMAPHOSA, South African President STORYLINE: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday deplored investment in war instead of livelihoods. Ramaphosa said so at the General Debate of the UN General Assembly. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CYRIL RAMAPHOSA, South African President "It is a grave indictment of this international community that we can spend so much money on war, and in fact trillions are being spent on war, but we cannot support action that needs to be taken to meet the basic needs of billions of people in the world." In the aftermath of World War II, the nations of the world made a solemn commitment to save future generations from the horro