17 Dec 2012

UN / CMP BAN RETURNS

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today moved back into his offices on the top floor of the historic UN tower, which he left almost three years ago for a temporary space when the building was gutted for renovation. UNTV / FILE

Posted at: December 17, 2012 5:36 pm

Duration: 02:29

Available in: SD

DOWNLOAD

Full script

STORY: UN / BAN RETURNS
TRT: 2.29
SOURCE: UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
 
DATELINE: 17 DECEMBER 2012, NEW YORK CITY/ FILE

SHOTLIST:

FILE – DECEMBER 2012, NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters

17 DECEMBER 2012, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrives to the United Nations Secretariat
3. Wide shot, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon enters the building
4. Wide shot, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon waiting in the elevator
5. Wide shot, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon greets his office colleagues
6. Wide shot, press 
7. Wide shot, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon surrounded by Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson, and  Chef de Cabinet Susan Malcorra
8. SOUNDUP (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General:
"Excellent. And  how is your office?"
9. SOUNDUP (English) Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General:
"Very nice."
10. SOUNDUP (English) Susan Malcorra, Chef de Cabinet:
"Perfect."
11. Wide shot, press  
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General:
"I feel as it is my first day as the Secretary-General. I was very nervous and anxious coming to the new building. It looked like January 2nd 2007."
13. Wide shot, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon walks to sit down next to his desk
14. Wide shot, press
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General:
"With this renovation I believe that we can better serve the world people. Today marks a major step in the United Nations Secretariat's renewal. As you know the UN is leading by example in sustainable development.  With this renovation we have reduced at least 50 percent of energy and water consumption and 40 percent of carbon production."

FILE – 28 DECEMBER 2009, NEW YORK CITY

16.  Wide shot, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon packing books to be moved to Temporary North Lawn Building

FILE – 5 MAY 2008, NEW YORK CITY

17. Wide shot, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and others break ground for North Lawn Building

FILE – 2009, NEW YORK CITY

18. Close up "Danger/ Hard Hat Area" sign with "Good Defeats Evil" sculpture in background

STORYLINE

Today (17 December) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon moved back into his offices in the historic Secretariat building.

Returning to the office for the first time since the United Nations Headquarters' major restoration project began almost five years ago, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed excitement for the "historic" and eco-friendly renovations which have revamped the 60-year old Secretariat building.

After looking around his office, Ban said that he felt as it was first day as the Secretary-General: "I was very nervous and anxious coming to the new building. It looked like January 2nd 2007."

"Today marks a major step in the United Nations Secretariat's renewal," Ban told reporters at a media encounter held in his renovated office on the 38th floor of the building, a key part of the world body's headquarters complex located in New York City.

He told reporters that with the renovation, the UN could "better serve the world's people."

The UN chief had been working out of a temporary office space located elsewhere at the UN's Headquarters complex, which is spread out over 6.9 hectares, and includes six buildings totalling about 241,547 square metres.

The original UN structures were built between 1950 and 1952, and had aged considerably, lacking the standards that are expected in a modern and safe building.

The refurbishment – which still continues for some structures and ends in 2014 – aims to replace deteriorated systems, meet current building codes and standards for safety, security and accessibility for persons with disabilities, and to improve its environmental performance.

With an overall 50 per cent reduction in energy and water consumption and 40 per cent decrease in carbon production, the entire renovation project – known formally as the Capital Master Plan and budgeted at close to $2 billion – is expected to render the UN Secretariat one of the greenest and cleanest buildings in the world.