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Syrian Constitutional Committee Arrivals and Meeting 03 June 2022
Images of the arrivals of participants on the fifth and last day of the meeting of the eight session of the Small Body of the Syrian Constitutional Committee are available on the UN GVA newsroom.
The Small body is represented by 15 members nominated by the government, 15 members nominated by the opposition and 15 members of the civil society group, the so called “Middle Third”.
The Small Body of the Constitutional Committee convenes in Geneva from 30 May to 3rd June. The meetings are held in closed sessions and off-site.
The four principles to be discussed throughout the week are:
Unilateral coercive measures from a constitutional standpoint; Maintaining and strengthening State’s institutions; the supremacy of the Constitution and the position of international treaties and Transitional Justice. One day will be spent on each principle.
- Close-up, name tags showing the names of Mr. Ahmad Kuzbari, Mr. Geir Pedersen and Mr. Hadi al-Bahra
- Close-up, photographer holding a camera showing the name tag of Mr. Hadi al-Bahra on screen
- Wide shot, arrival of Mr. Hadi al-Bahra, Co-chair of the Syrian Constitutional Committee nominated by the opposition getting out of the car; camera pan to the entrance
- Wide shot, participants coming out of the car; camera pan to the sky
- Close-up, photographer holding a camera showing the name tag of Mr. Ahmad Kuzbari on screen
- Medium wide shot, Mr. Ahmad Kuzbari, Co-chair of the Syrian Constitutional Committee nominated by the government coming out of the car
- Wide shot, Mr. Ahmad Kuzbari coming out of the car while exchanging with other participants, camera pan to the entrance
- Medium wide shot, participants coming out of the car
- Wide shot, arrival of participants
- Wide shot, participants walking towards the entrance
- Close-up, camera screen showing the logo “Constitutional Committee UN Geneva” in Arabic and in English
- Wide shot, arrival of participants from the civil society group of the Syrian Constitutional Committee
- Medium wide shot, participants coming out of the car
- Medium shot, participants coming out of the car, camera pan to the entrance then to the tree
- Medium wide shot, Swiss flag waving
- Medium shot, UN flag
- Medium shot, two participants exchanging
- Medium wide shot, side shot of the seated participants in the conference room of Syria Constitutional Committee UN Geneva
- Medium shot, one participant standing and exchanging with another seated participant, other participants to rear
- Medium shot, three participants standing and exchanging
- Medium shot, a participant sitting in the foreground, other participants to rear
- Medium shot, side shot of two seated participants in the foreground, other participants to rear
- Wide shot, UN flag in the foreground, focused; other participants to rear, out of focus
- Medium shot, Mr. Ahmad Kuzbari, exchanging with a participant
- Close-up, nametag of Mr. Ahmad Kuzbari in the foreground, focused; Mr. Ahmad Kuzbari exchanging with a participant to rear, out of focus
- Medium wide shot, Mr. Hadi al-Bahra walking to the podium
- Medium shot, side shot of Mr. Ahmad Kuzbari and Mr. Hadi al-Bahra, sitting on the podium and listening
- Medium wide shot, Mr. Geir Pedersen, UN Special Envoy for Syria, walking in the conference room and greeting the participants
- Medium wide shot, Mr. Geir Pedersen, walking to the podium and greeting with Mr. Ahmad Kuzbari
- Medium wide shot, Mr. Geir Pedersen, greeting with Mr. Hadi al-Bahra
- Medium wide shot, cameraperson shooting photos in the foreground, podium speakers to rear
- Pan, diverse shots of the participants, sitting and listening
- Wide shot, shot from the back of the conference room, participants in the foreground, podium speakers to rear
- Close-up, side shot of Mr. Hadi al-Bahra, focused, other podium speakers to rear, out of focus
- Close-up, side shot of Mr. Ahmad Kuzbari, focused, other podium speakers to rear, out of focus
- Medium wide shot, shot from the back of the participants, a participant holding his nametag in order to ask for questions in the foreground; podium speakers to rear
- Close-up, camera screen showing Mr. Geir Pedersen in the foreground, Mr. Geir Pedersen sitting in the background
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