UN / FIGHT AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS
22-Sep-2023
00:03:33
World leaders at the United Nations General Assembly’s High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis have approved a Political Declaration with ambitious new targets for the next five years to advance the global efforts towards ending the TB epidemic. UNIFEED
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STORY: UN / FIGHT AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS
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LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / SPANISH / NATS
DATELINE: 22 SEPTEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY
TRT: 03:33
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / SPANISH / NATS
DATELINE: 22 SEPTEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY
SHOTLIST
1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters
2. Wide shot, Meeting Room
3. UPSOUND (English) Dennis Francis, President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly:
“May I take it that the High-level meeting approves the draft political declaration, which, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 77/274, I will then submit to the formal consideration of the Assembly? I hear no objections. It is so decided.”
4. Wide shot, audience applauds
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Dennis Francis, President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly:
“The political declaration just approved today reflects the importance of a whole of society, whole of Government approach – and makes evidence-based recommendations to end TB by 2030. But time is running out. I rely on you to inspire political commitments driven by science, equity and inclusion. I encourage you to use today’s platform to send a clear and united message. Together – up at the top – we can end TB.”
6. Wide shot, audience applauds
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations:
“On a personal note, my commitment is my personal story. Losing my father to TB at 50, 37 years ago this week, today we have the tools to diagnose TB, and what we need right now is the vaccine. Let's end TB now. It is possible.”
8. Wide shot, conference room
9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Paula Narváez, President of the Economic and Social Council:
“I hope to learn more about the specific commitments that come out of these deliberations. I urge you to show ambition and dynamism, so that we can win this battle against tuberculosis, for the current and next generations. ECOSOC will help, decisively, on this effort. Let’s use this historic opportunity to save millions of lives and, together, end tuberculosis for once and for all.”
10. Med shot, conference room
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization:
“In 2021, TB killed more than 1 million people and struck millions more. In the time it takes me to make these remarks, 10 people will die with tuberculosis somewhere in the world. Most are poor, marginalized, or malnourished. And the out of pocket costs associated with treating TB expose them to financial hardship or drive them further into poverty. TB is the definitive disease of deprivation.”
12. Wide shot, conference room
2. Wide shot, Meeting Room
3. UPSOUND (English) Dennis Francis, President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly:
“May I take it that the High-level meeting approves the draft political declaration, which, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 77/274, I will then submit to the formal consideration of the Assembly? I hear no objections. It is so decided.”
4. Wide shot, audience applauds
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Dennis Francis, President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly:
“The political declaration just approved today reflects the importance of a whole of society, whole of Government approach – and makes evidence-based recommendations to end TB by 2030. But time is running out. I rely on you to inspire political commitments driven by science, equity and inclusion. I encourage you to use today’s platform to send a clear and united message. Together – up at the top – we can end TB.”
6. Wide shot, audience applauds
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations:
“On a personal note, my commitment is my personal story. Losing my father to TB at 50, 37 years ago this week, today we have the tools to diagnose TB, and what we need right now is the vaccine. Let's end TB now. It is possible.”
8. Wide shot, conference room
9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Paula Narváez, President of the Economic and Social Council:
“I hope to learn more about the specific commitments that come out of these deliberations. I urge you to show ambition and dynamism, so that we can win this battle against tuberculosis, for the current and next generations. ECOSOC will help, decisively, on this effort. Let’s use this historic opportunity to save millions of lives and, together, end tuberculosis for once and for all.”
10. Med shot, conference room
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization:
“In 2021, TB killed more than 1 million people and struck millions more. In the time it takes me to make these remarks, 10 people will die with tuberculosis somewhere in the world. Most are poor, marginalized, or malnourished. And the out of pocket costs associated with treating TB expose them to financial hardship or drive them further into poverty. TB is the definitive disease of deprivation.”
12. Wide shot, conference room
STORYLINE
World leaders at the United Nations General Assembly’s High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis have approved a Political Declaration with ambitious new targets for the next five years to advance the global efforts towards ending the TB epidemic.
The targets include reaching 90 per cent of people with TB prevention and care services, providing social benefit packages to all people with TB, licensing at least one new vaccine, and closing funding gaps for implementation and research by 2027.
In the lead-up to this historic meeting, WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, officially launched the TB vaccine accelerator council to facilitate the development, licensing and use of new TB vaccines.
Opening the meeting, the President of the General Assembly, Dennis Francis, said, “The political declaration just approved today reflects the importance of a whole of society, whole of Government approach – and makes evidence-based recommendations to end TB by 2030.”
Francis continued, “But time is running out. I rely on you to inspire political commitments driven by science, equity and inclusion. I encourage you to use today’s platform to send a clear and united message. Together – up at the top – we can end TB.”
The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, recalled a private moment, saying, “My commitment is my personal story.”
“Losing my father to TB at 50, 37 years ago this week, today we have the tools to diagnose TB, and what we need right now is the vaccine. Let's end TB now. It is possible,” said the Deputy Secretary-General.
The President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Paula Narváez, said, “I hope to learn more about the specific commitments that come out of these deliberations. I urge you to show ambition and dynamism, so that we can win this battle against tuberculosis, for the current and next generations. ECOSOC will help, decisively, on this effort. Let’s use this historic opportunity to save millions of lives and, together, end tuberculosis for once and for all.”
Also in the meeting, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, noted that, in 2021, TB killed more than 1 million people and struck millions more.”
Ghebreyesus concluded, “In the time it takes me to make these remarks, 10 people will die with tuberculosis somewhere in the world. Most are poor, marginalized, or malnourished. And the out of pocket costs associated with treating TB expose them to financial hardship or drive them further into poverty. TB is the definitive disease of deprivation.”
The meeting happened under the theme “Advancing science, finance and innovation, and their benefits, to urgently end the global tuberculosis epidemic, in particular, by ensuring equitable access to prevention, testing, treatment and care.”
The main objective is to implement a comprehensive review of progress in the context of the achievement of targets set in the 2018 political declaration, and in the Sustainable Development Goals.
The political declaration will be submitted for adoption by the General Assembly.
The targets include reaching 90 per cent of people with TB prevention and care services, providing social benefit packages to all people with TB, licensing at least one new vaccine, and closing funding gaps for implementation and research by 2027.
In the lead-up to this historic meeting, WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, officially launched the TB vaccine accelerator council to facilitate the development, licensing and use of new TB vaccines.
Opening the meeting, the President of the General Assembly, Dennis Francis, said, “The political declaration just approved today reflects the importance of a whole of society, whole of Government approach – and makes evidence-based recommendations to end TB by 2030.”
Francis continued, “But time is running out. I rely on you to inspire political commitments driven by science, equity and inclusion. I encourage you to use today’s platform to send a clear and united message. Together – up at the top – we can end TB.”
The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, recalled a private moment, saying, “My commitment is my personal story.”
“Losing my father to TB at 50, 37 years ago this week, today we have the tools to diagnose TB, and what we need right now is the vaccine. Let's end TB now. It is possible,” said the Deputy Secretary-General.
The President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Paula Narváez, said, “I hope to learn more about the specific commitments that come out of these deliberations. I urge you to show ambition and dynamism, so that we can win this battle against tuberculosis, for the current and next generations. ECOSOC will help, decisively, on this effort. Let’s use this historic opportunity to save millions of lives and, together, end tuberculosis for once and for all.”
Also in the meeting, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, noted that, in 2021, TB killed more than 1 million people and struck millions more.”
Ghebreyesus concluded, “In the time it takes me to make these remarks, 10 people will die with tuberculosis somewhere in the world. Most are poor, marginalized, or malnourished. And the out of pocket costs associated with treating TB expose them to financial hardship or drive them further into poverty. TB is the definitive disease of deprivation.”
The meeting happened under the theme “Advancing science, finance and innovation, and their benefits, to urgently end the global tuberculosis epidemic, in particular, by ensuring equitable access to prevention, testing, treatment and care.”
The main objective is to implement a comprehensive review of progress in the context of the achievement of targets set in the 2018 political declaration, and in the Sustainable Development Goals.
The political declaration will be submitted for adoption by the General Assembly.
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