UN / PROTECTION RELIGIOUS SITES
12-Sep-2019
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres launched the United Nations Plan of Action to Safeguard Religious Sites during an informal briefing to Member States at United Nations Headquarters in New York. UNIFEED
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STORY: UN / PROTECTION RELIGIOUS SITES
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 12 SEPTEMBER 2019, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT
TRT: 01:49
SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 12 SEPTEMBER 2019, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT
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FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Tilt up, exterior United Nations headquarters
12 SEPTEMBER 2019, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, ECOSOC Chamber
3. Med shot, dais
4. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Houses of worship around the world must be safe havens for reflection and peace, not sites of bloodshed and terror. People everywhere must be allowed to observe and practice their faiths in peace. In situations of armed conflict, buildings dedicated to religion are specifically protected by international humanitarian law, and intentional attacks against such buildings is a war crime.”
7. Med shot, dais
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Miguel Moratinos, the High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC):
“The Plan intends to be a results-oriented document that can provide better preparedness and response to possible attacks against religious sites. The success of the plan will rest on the implementation and the sustained commitment by all stakeholders, and in particular Member States, to work actively in the safeguard of religious sites in collaboration with relevant actors.”
9. Wide shot, dais
10. Wide shot, Guterres and Moratinos walk up to the podium
12. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Our world is plagued with a surge in anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim hatred, attacks against Christians, and other religious groups. In recent months alone, Jews have been murdered in synagogues, Muslims gunned down in mosques, Christians killed at prayer. I once again condemn these attacks in the strongest possible terms. Religious sites should be places of worship, not places of war.”
13. Med shot, Guterres and Moratinos walk away
1. Tilt up, exterior United Nations headquarters
12 SEPTEMBER 2019, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, ECOSOC Chamber
3. Med shot, dais
4. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Houses of worship around the world must be safe havens for reflection and peace, not sites of bloodshed and terror. People everywhere must be allowed to observe and practice their faiths in peace. In situations of armed conflict, buildings dedicated to religion are specifically protected by international humanitarian law, and intentional attacks against such buildings is a war crime.”
7. Med shot, dais
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Miguel Moratinos, the High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC):
“The Plan intends to be a results-oriented document that can provide better preparedness and response to possible attacks against religious sites. The success of the plan will rest on the implementation and the sustained commitment by all stakeholders, and in particular Member States, to work actively in the safeguard of religious sites in collaboration with relevant actors.”
9. Wide shot, dais
10. Wide shot, Guterres and Moratinos walk up to the podium
12. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Our world is plagued with a surge in anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim hatred, attacks against Christians, and other religious groups. In recent months alone, Jews have been murdered in synagogues, Muslims gunned down in mosques, Christians killed at prayer. I once again condemn these attacks in the strongest possible terms. Religious sites should be places of worship, not places of war.”
13. Med shot, Guterres and Moratinos walk away
STORYLINE
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today (12 Sep) launched the United Nations Plan of Action to Safeguard Religious Sites during an informal briefing to Member States at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Guterres told delegates that “houses of worship around the world must be safe havens for reflection and peace, not sites of bloodshed and terror.”
People everywhere, he said, “must be allowed to observe and practice their faiths in peace.”
In situations of armed conflict, he added, “buildings dedicated to religion are specifically protected by international humanitarian law, and intentional attacks against such buildings is a war crime.”
The Secretary-General tasked Miguel Moratinos, the High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) with developing the Plan of Action on 22 March 2019 in the aftermath of the tragic terror attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Moratinos said the Plan of Action “intends to be a results-oriented document that can provide better preparedness and response to possible attacks against religious sites.”
The success of the plan, he said, “will rest on the implementation and the sustained commitment by all stakeholders, and in particular Member States, to work actively in the safeguard of religious sites in collaboration with relevant actors.”
After the meeting, speaking to reports said, “our world is plagued with a surge in anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim hatred, attacks against Christians, and other religious groups. In recent months alone, Jews have been murdered in synagogues, Muslims gunned down in mosques, Christians killed at prayer. I once again condemn these attacks in the strongest possible terms. Religious sites should be places of worship, not places of war.”
The UN Plan of Action provides an action-oriented framework with recommendations to support relevant stakeholders, including Member States, religious leaders, civil society organizations, the news media, and social media platforms, in preventing attacks against places of worship and guaranteeing the safety of the faithful to worship in peace.
Guterres told delegates that “houses of worship around the world must be safe havens for reflection and peace, not sites of bloodshed and terror.”
People everywhere, he said, “must be allowed to observe and practice their faiths in peace.”
In situations of armed conflict, he added, “buildings dedicated to religion are specifically protected by international humanitarian law, and intentional attacks against such buildings is a war crime.”
The Secretary-General tasked Miguel Moratinos, the High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) with developing the Plan of Action on 22 March 2019 in the aftermath of the tragic terror attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Moratinos said the Plan of Action “intends to be a results-oriented document that can provide better preparedness and response to possible attacks against religious sites.”
The success of the plan, he said, “will rest on the implementation and the sustained commitment by all stakeholders, and in particular Member States, to work actively in the safeguard of religious sites in collaboration with relevant actors.”
After the meeting, speaking to reports said, “our world is plagued with a surge in anti-Semitism, anti-Muslim hatred, attacks against Christians, and other religious groups. In recent months alone, Jews have been murdered in synagogues, Muslims gunned down in mosques, Christians killed at prayer. I once again condemn these attacks in the strongest possible terms. Religious sites should be places of worship, not places of war.”
The UN Plan of Action provides an action-oriented framework with recommendations to support relevant stakeholders, including Member States, religious leaders, civil society organizations, the news media, and social media platforms, in preventing attacks against places of worship and guaranteeing the safety of the faithful to worship in peace.
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