UN chief calls for putting peace at center of actions, words

STORY: UN chief calls for putting peace at center of actions, words DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on all countries to place peace at the center of all their words and actions. He made the remarks in his New Year video message. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "Every New Year is a moment of rebirth. We sweep out the ashes of the old year and prepare for a brighter day. In 2022, millions of people around the world literally swept out ashes. From Ukraine to Afghanistan to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and beyond, people left the ruins of their homes and lives in search of something better. Around the world, 100 million people were on the move, fleeing wars, wildfires, droughts, poverty and hungers. In 2023, we need peace, now more than ever. Peace with one another, through dialog

Violence-torn region in southern Philippines hungers for peace, development

STORY: Violence-torn region in southern Philippines hungers for peace, development DATELINE: Nov. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:22 LOCATION: COTABATO CITY, the Philippines CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Cotabato City 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AHOD EBRAHIM, BARMM Chief Minister 3. various of Cotabato City 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AHOD EBRAHIM, BARMM Chief Minister 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): FERDINAND ROMUALDEZ MARCOS, Philippine President 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): AHOD EBRAHIM, BARMM Chief Minister STORYLINE: Scarred by almost five decades of armed conflict, a violence-torn region in the southern Philippines is on its way to a lasting peace, attracting more investors to rebuild the languishing economy and lift its people out of poverty. Cotabato City is the biggest city of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), southern Philippines. In 2014, the Philippine government and Bangsamoro's combatants signed a peace agreement, ending the decades-long insurgency. In 2018