21 Feb 2013

UN / DECOLONIZATION

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon tells the 2013 session of the Special Committee on Decolonization that "the international community is more convinced than ever that colonialism has no place in the modern world". UNTV

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STORY: UN / DECOLONIZATION
TRT: 1.42
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RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 21 FEBRUARY 2013, NEW YORK CITY

SHOTLIST:

FILE – 2011, UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK

1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations Headquarters

21 FEBRUARY 2013, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrives to conference room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
"The international community is more convinced than ever that colonialism has no place in the modern world. The eradication of colonialism, in keeping with the principles of the Charter and the relevant United Nations resolutions, is our common endeavour."
4. Med shot, podium
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
"As we know, the world is in a great transition.  Many old structures are breaking down.  New arrangements are taking shape. In the area of decolonization, 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories require our attention. As we look ahead, the narrative cannot again be portrayed as "decolonization deferred."
6. Med shot, newly elected Chairman for the Special Committee Ecuadorian Ambassador Diego Morejón Pazmino
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
"We no longer have the luxury of indulging in rhetoric and rituals. Concrete action and tangible results are essential. It is time for a new kind of fully inclusive dialogue about decolonization. The risk of movement, while sometimes frightening, is far more preferable to the stagnation of the status quo."
8. Wide shot, newly elected Chairman for the Special Committee Ecuadorian Ambassador Diego Morejón Pazmino walks to the podium

STORYLINE:

With the world undergoing a "great transition," it is time for a new kind of inclusive dialogue about decolonization, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, calling for fresh approaches to resolve the situations of the remaining 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories.

"The risk of movement, while sometimes frightening, is far more preferable to the stagnation of the status quo," Mr. Ban told the Special Committee on Decolonization, as it began its annual programme of work at United Nations Headquarters.

Ban also said that "The international community is more convinced than ever that colonialism has no place in the modern world", adding that  "The eradication of colonialism, in keeping with the principles of the Charter and the relevant United Nations resolutions, is our common endeavour".

Stating that the world was in a great transition, with many old structures breaking down, and new arrangements taking shape, Ban told the Committee that 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories required the UN's attention, and added that "As we look ahead, the narrative cannot again be portrayed as "decolonization deferred".

Ban stressed that "We no longer have the luxury of indulging in rhetoric and rituals". He continued that concrete action and tangible results were essential. He finished saying "It is time for a new kind of fully inclusive dialogue about decolonization."

The committee, known formally as the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and 
Peoples, was set up two years after the adoption of the Declaration by the General Assembly. 
The Declaration affirmed the right of all people to self-determination and proclaimed that colonialism should be brought to a speedy and unconditional end. It states that the subjection of peoples to alien subjugation, domination and exploitation constitutes a denial of fundamental human rights, contravenes the UN Charter and impedes the promotion of world peace and cooperation.

The 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories are Gibraltar, New Caledonia, Western Sahara, American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guam, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States Virgin Islands, Tokelau, and the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).