ADDIS ABABA / GUTERRES PRESSER
10-Feb-2020
00:02:12
“There is a link between climate change and the unprecedented locust crisis plaguing Ethiopia and East Africa,” said the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as he called upon the international community “to respond with speed and generosity to ensure an effective response and control the infestation.” UNECA
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STORY: ADDIS ABABA / GUTERRES PRESSER
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SOURCE: UNECA
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS
DATELINE: 8 FEBRUARY 2020, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
TRT: 2:12
SOURCE: UNECA
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS
DATELINE: 8 FEBRUARY 2020, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
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1. Pan right, Guterres arriving at press conference
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations:
“Africa has done the least to cause this emergency yet suffers some of its most devastating consequences. To address those consequences, I continue to press for greater international support for financing, adaptation and resilience across the continent. Global commitment is needed also to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, including by the big emitters. It is essential that the developed world reduces its emissions. It is essential that other big emitters reduce their emissions. And it’s essential that the developed world strongly supports Africa in adaptation, in building resilience and in the financial requirements that Africa needs to face climate change. And there is also a link between climate change and the unprecedented locust crisis plaguing Ethiopia and East Africa. Warmer seas mean more cyclones generating the perfect breeding ground for locusts. Today locust swarms are as big as major cities – and this is getting worse by the day. The FAO tells us a swarm the size of Paris will consume, in one day, as much food as half the population of France. I want to express my deep solidarity with the people and communities affected. The United Nations has issued an urgent appeal for assistance. I ask the international community to respond with speed and generosity to ensure an effective response and control the infestation while we still have the chance.”
3. Guterres leaving
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations:
“Africa has done the least to cause this emergency yet suffers some of its most devastating consequences. To address those consequences, I continue to press for greater international support for financing, adaptation and resilience across the continent. Global commitment is needed also to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, including by the big emitters. It is essential that the developed world reduces its emissions. It is essential that other big emitters reduce their emissions. And it’s essential that the developed world strongly supports Africa in adaptation, in building resilience and in the financial requirements that Africa needs to face climate change. And there is also a link between climate change and the unprecedented locust crisis plaguing Ethiopia and East Africa. Warmer seas mean more cyclones generating the perfect breeding ground for locusts. Today locust swarms are as big as major cities – and this is getting worse by the day. The FAO tells us a swarm the size of Paris will consume, in one day, as much food as half the population of France. I want to express my deep solidarity with the people and communities affected. The United Nations has issued an urgent appeal for assistance. I ask the international community to respond with speed and generosity to ensure an effective response and control the infestation while we still have the chance.”
3. Guterres leaving
STORYLINE
“There is a link between climate change and the unprecedented locust crisis plaguing Ethiopia and East Africa,” said the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as he called upon the international community “to respond with speed and generosity to ensure an effective response and control the infestation.”
Guterres was speaking at a press conference on Saturday (9 Feb) during the annual gathering of 55 African nations in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, where he lauded the strategic partnership between the United Nations and African Union and called for collective, comprehensive, coordinated response to challenges facing Africa.
Dedicating a portion of the press conference to the topic of climate change, Guterres said “Africa has done the least to cause this emergency yet suffers some of its most devastating consequences.”
To address those consequences, he said “I continue to press for greater international support for financing, adaptation and resilience across the continent.”
Secretary-General also said “global commitment is needed also to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, including by the big emitters.”
“It is essential that the developed world reduces its emissions, Guterres elaborated. “It is essential that other big emitters reduce their emissions. And it’s essential that the developed world strongly supports Africa in adaptation, in building resilience and in the financial requirements that Africa needs to face climate change.
Guterres underlined “a link between climate change and the unprecedented locust crisis plaguing Ethiopia and East Africa.”
“Warmer seas mean more cyclones generating the perfect breeding ground for locusts,” he said.
Secretary-General said that “today locust swarms are as big as major cities – and this is getting worse by the day. The FAO tells us a swarm the size of Paris will consume, in one day, as much food as half the population of France.”
Expressing his “deep solidarity with the people and communities affected,” Guterres reminded that the United Nations has already “issued an urgent appeal for assistance.,” and called upon the international community “to respond with speed and generosity to ensure an effective response and control the infestation while we still have the chance.”
Across all of East Africa region, 19 million people are already in severe acute food insecurity in the region and experts warned of a high risk of further deterioration of the situation as this is a key season for pastoralists and farmers. In Kenya and Somalia, it is the most important cropping season of the year. While this is not the key cropping season in Ethiopia, it is crucial to the regeneration of pastures and forage vegetation for pastoralists and their livestock.
Somalia and Ethiopia are currently experiencing the worst locust infestation in 25 years, while the last time Kenya was affected with an infestation at this scale was 70 years ago.
Guterres was speaking at a press conference on Saturday (9 Feb) during the annual gathering of 55 African nations in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, where he lauded the strategic partnership between the United Nations and African Union and called for collective, comprehensive, coordinated response to challenges facing Africa.
Dedicating a portion of the press conference to the topic of climate change, Guterres said “Africa has done the least to cause this emergency yet suffers some of its most devastating consequences.”
To address those consequences, he said “I continue to press for greater international support for financing, adaptation and resilience across the continent.”
Secretary-General also said “global commitment is needed also to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, including by the big emitters.”
“It is essential that the developed world reduces its emissions, Guterres elaborated. “It is essential that other big emitters reduce their emissions. And it’s essential that the developed world strongly supports Africa in adaptation, in building resilience and in the financial requirements that Africa needs to face climate change.
Guterres underlined “a link between climate change and the unprecedented locust crisis plaguing Ethiopia and East Africa.”
“Warmer seas mean more cyclones generating the perfect breeding ground for locusts,” he said.
Secretary-General said that “today locust swarms are as big as major cities – and this is getting worse by the day. The FAO tells us a swarm the size of Paris will consume, in one day, as much food as half the population of France.”
Expressing his “deep solidarity with the people and communities affected,” Guterres reminded that the United Nations has already “issued an urgent appeal for assistance.,” and called upon the international community “to respond with speed and generosity to ensure an effective response and control the infestation while we still have the chance.”
Across all of East Africa region, 19 million people are already in severe acute food insecurity in the region and experts warned of a high risk of further deterioration of the situation as this is a key season for pastoralists and farmers. In Kenya and Somalia, it is the most important cropping season of the year. While this is not the key cropping season in Ethiopia, it is crucial to the regeneration of pastures and forage vegetation for pastoralists and their livestock.
Somalia and Ethiopia are currently experiencing the worst locust infestation in 25 years, while the last time Kenya was affected with an infestation at this scale was 70 years ago.
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