GA / ETHIOPIA HASSEN

STORY: GA / ETHIOPIA HASSEN
TRT: 01:41
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 23 SEPTEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY

SHOTLIST:
1. Wide shot, exterior, UN Headquarters
2. Wide shot, Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister walking to podium, General Assembly Hall
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Mekonnen Hassen, Deputy Prime Minister, Ethiopia:
“Ethiopia calls on all member states to recommit to the Charter of the United Nations. Maintaining the status quo will not advance our shared interest of ensuring peace and prosperity. We should collectively work for an inclusive multilateral system to renew our global solidarity.”
4. Med shot, Ethiopian delegation
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Mekonnen Hassen, Deputy Prime Minister, Ethiopia:
“Ethiopia underscores that reforming the UN Security Council is not a choice but an absolute necessity. We need a reformed and representative Security Council that is fit for purpose. Allocating permanent seats for Africa, as contained in our continental common position, is politically and morally justified.”
6. Wide shot, Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister at podium
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Mekonnen Hassen, Deputy Prime Minister, Ethiopia:
“Unleashing Africa's potential requires mobilizing domestic and external financial resources. The international financial architecture should be reformed with special consideration for Africa's needs and priorities. A fast-tracked resolution of Africa's debt crisis and the provision of additional development finance should be top on our agenda.”
8. Wide shot, Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister at podium


STORYLINE:
The Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister, Mekonnen Hassen, called on all member states to recommit to the Charter of the United Nations and added, “Maintaining the status quo will not advance our shared interest of ensuring peace and prosperity.

Addressing the General Assembly today (23 Sep), Hassen said, “We should collectively work for an inclusive multilateral system to renew our global solidarity.”

He also said, “Ethiopia underscores that reforming the UN Security Council is not a choice, but an absolute necessity. We need a reformed and representative Security Council that is fit for purpose. Allocating permanent seats for Africa, as contained in our continental common position, is politically and morally justified.”

He concluded, “Unleashing Africa's potential requires mobilizing domestic and external financial resources. The international financial architecture should be reformed with special consideration for Africa's needs and priorities. A fast-tracked resolution of Africa's debt crisis and the provision of additional development finance should be top on our agenda.”