UN / DPRK MISSILE LAUNCH

24-Mar-2022 00:01:01

The Secretary-General "strongly condemned" the launch of a ballistic missile of intercontinental range by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on 24 March 2022, a UN spokesperson told reporters in New York. UNIFEED

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STORY: UN / DPRK MISSILE LAUNCH
TRT: 1:01
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 24 MARCH 2022, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT

SHOTLIST

RECENT – NEW YORK CITY

1.Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

24 MARCH 2022, NEW YORK CITY

2.Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Secretary-General strongly condemns the launch of a ballistic missile of intercontinental range by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on 24 March 2022. This is another breach of the DPRK’s announced moratorium in 2018 on launches of this nature, and a clear violation of Security Council resolutions. The launch of the long-range missile risks a significant escalation of tensions in the region. The Secretary-General urges the DPRK to desist from taking any further counter-productive actions. He reaffirms his commitment to working with all parties in seeking a peaceful diplomatic solution for the complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.”
4. Med shot, reporters

STORYLINE

The Secretary-General strongly condemned the launch of a ballistic missile of intercontinental range by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on 24 March 2022, a UN spokesperson told reporters in New York.

Reading a Secretary-General’s statement at UN Headquarters, Stéphane Dujarric said, “This is another breach of the DPRK’s announced moratorium in 2018 on launches of this nature, and a clear violation of Security Council resolutions.”

He also the launch of the long-range missile risks a significant escalation of tensions in the region.

In his statement, the Secretary-General urged the DPRK to desist from taking any further counter-productive actions.

He also reaffirmed his commitment to working with all parties in seeking a peaceful diplomatic solution for the complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.