15 Nov 2010

GA / KIRCHNER MEMORIAL

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says that former president of Argentina Nestor Kirchner’s “commitment transcended political ideologies and earned him the respect and admiration of regional leaders.” UNTV / FILE

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STORY: GA / KIRCHNER MEMORIAL
TRT: 1.45
SOURCE: UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 15 NOVEMBER 2010, NEW YORK CITY

SHOTLIST:

RECENT 2010 NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations

15 NOVEMBER 2010, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, GA podium
3. Various shots, delegations observing minute of silence
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
"His commitment transcended political ideologies and earned him the respect and admiration of regional leaders.  The UNASUR he leaves behind is widely seen as a stronger regional forum for peace and democracy, and as an effective mechanism for resolving regional disputes."
5. Cutaway, delegates
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
"Mr. Kirchner supported MINUSTAH from its establishment in 2004.  Indeed, his humanitarian solidarity led to the establishment of the first UNASUR technical secretariat outside of the region.  The UNASUR office in Port-au-Prince continues to play a valuable role in coordinating aid from the region to Haiti, and sets an example of a region coming together to assist a neighbour in need."

FILE - 14 SEPTEMBER 2005, NEW YORK CITY

7. Various shots, high-level Security Council meeting on Threats to International Peace and Security
8. Med shot, former Argentinean President Nestor Kirchner
9. Pan right, Security Council meeting

FILE / 25 SEPTEMBER 2007, NEW YORK CITY

10. Various shots, Nestor Kirchner arriving at podium to address General Assembly
11. Med shot, Kirchner talking
12. Cutaway, Argentinean delegation including current President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
13. Wide shot, General Assembly during Kirchner's speech

STORYLINE:

The United Nations (UN) General Assembly held a memorial for the former President of Argentina and South American Nations Union (UNASUR) Executive Secretary Néstor Kirchner.

The memorial, organized by the Permanent Mission of Ecuador to the UN which current heads UNASUR, was attended by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and General Assembly President Joseph Deiss.

Ban told Member States gathered in the hall that Kirchner's "commitment transcended political ideologies and earned him the respect and admiration of regional leaders."

He also talked about Kirchner's role in Haiti, from his support for the establishment of the current UN peacekeeping mission (MINUSTAH) in the country in 2004 to UNASUR's role "in coordinating aid from the region to Haiti" after the January 2010 earthquake.

Kirchner, who served as Argentina's President from 2003 to 2007, died on 27 October 2010 after suffering a heart attack.

Kirchner, aged 60, became the head of UNASUR after his presidency. His wife Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is the current President of Argentina.