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1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,000 Olivia Munn: Hey everyone. 2 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:04,070 I'm Olivia Munn, and you're watching West Wing Week. 3 00:00:04,070 --> 00:00:06,070 Narrator: Welcome to the West Wing Week, 4 00:00:06,072 --> 00:00:08,072 your guide to everything that's happening 5 00:00:08,074 --> 00:00:09,044 at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. 6 00:00:09,042 --> 00:00:11,112 This week, the president unveiled the "It's On Us" 7 00:00:11,111 --> 00:00:14,611 Campaign, signed the America's Promise Summit Declaration, 8 00:00:14,614 --> 00:00:16,214 and headed to the Big Apple for 9 00:00:16,216 --> 00:00:18,886 the Annual United Nations General Assembly. 10 00:00:18,885 --> 00:00:21,285 It's September 19th to September 25th, 11 00:00:21,287 --> 00:00:23,787 or, America's always stronger when we stand united. 12 00:00:23,790 --> 00:00:25,630 The President: -- when we stand united -- 13 00:00:25,625 --> 00:00:27,095 Narrator: On Friday, the president and vice president 14 00:00:27,093 --> 00:00:30,833 launched "It's On Us," a public awareness and education campaign 15 00:00:30,830 --> 00:00:34,030 that works to prevent sexual assault on college campuses. 16 00:00:34,033 --> 00:00:36,073 The President: This is on all of us, every one 17 00:00:36,069 --> 00:00:38,109 of us, to fight campus sexual assault. 18 00:00:38,104 --> 00:00:40,074 Olivia Munn: This is a really serious issue, 19 00:00:40,073 --> 00:00:42,943 and what's really important is to educate people 20 00:00:42,942 --> 00:00:45,912 and also empowering people to speak up. 21 00:00:45,912 --> 00:00:47,752 Kevin Love: It's teaching, you know, 22 00:00:47,747 --> 00:00:50,247 man to be proactive instead of reactive. 23 00:00:50,250 --> 00:00:52,420 So I think it's very important that we're here today 24 00:00:52,419 --> 00:00:55,159 and to get that message out and just continue to learn 25 00:00:55,155 --> 00:00:57,955 and hearing the statistics, it's pretty staggering. 26 00:00:57,957 --> 00:01:00,157 So it's on us to change all this. 27 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:01,960 Narrator: On Monday, the president signed 28 00:01:01,961 --> 00:01:04,631 the America's Promise Summit Declaration, which calls 29 00:01:04,631 --> 00:01:07,371 on all citizens to help the youth of America realize 30 00:01:07,367 --> 00:01:08,567 their full potential. 31 00:01:08,568 --> 00:01:10,338 The President: The concept is simple, 32 00:01:10,336 --> 00:01:12,836 that our greatest asset are our children. 33 00:01:12,839 --> 00:01:16,279 The companies and organizations and non-for-profits that are 34 00:01:16,276 --> 00:01:19,976 represented behind me under Alma's leadership have 35 00:01:19,979 --> 00:01:23,079 contributed in so many ways, but this is just a small sampling 36 00:01:23,082 --> 00:01:26,222 of the hundreds of organizations around the country that are 37 00:01:26,219 --> 00:01:28,919 doing great work every single day and are learning 38 00:01:28,922 --> 00:01:29,652 from each other. 39 00:01:29,656 --> 00:01:31,796 Narrator: On Tuesday morning, the president addressed the 40 00:01:31,791 --> 00:01:34,091 ongoing military operations against the terrorist 41 00:01:34,093 --> 00:01:36,693 organization ISIL, then he joined the first lady 42 00:01:36,696 --> 00:01:39,196 to travel to New York City for the 69th session 43 00:01:39,199 --> 00:01:41,269 of the United Nations General Assembly. 44 00:01:41,267 --> 00:01:43,267 First on the busy agenda was addressing 45 00:01:43,269 --> 00:01:44,769 the Climate Summit of 2014. 46 00:01:44,771 --> 00:01:46,871 The President: I believe, in the words of Dr. King, 47 00:01:46,873 --> 00:01:49,173 that there is such a thing as being too late, 48 00:01:49,175 --> 00:01:51,175 and for the sake of future generations, 49 00:01:51,177 --> 00:01:54,417 our generation must move toward a global compact 50 00:01:54,414 --> 00:01:57,384 to confront a changing climate while we still can. 51 00:01:57,383 --> 00:01:59,453 Narrator: Later that afternoon, the president stopped by the 52 00:01:59,452 --> 00:02:01,452 Clinton Global Initiative's annual meeting. 53 00:02:01,454 --> 00:02:03,994 The President: Although it sometimes causes friction, 54 00:02:03,990 --> 00:02:07,130 the United States will not stop speaking out for the human 55 00:02:07,126 --> 00:02:10,426 rights of all people, and pushing governments to uphold 56 00:02:10,430 --> 00:02:12,070 those rights and freedoms. 57 00:02:12,065 --> 00:02:14,735 We will not stop doing that, because that's part 58 00:02:14,734 --> 00:02:15,874 of who we are. 59 00:02:15,869 --> 00:02:16,399 (applause) 60 00:02:16,402 --> 00:02:18,742 Narrator: On Wednesday, President Obama addressed 61 00:02:18,738 --> 00:02:20,738 the United Nations General Assembly. 62 00:02:20,740 --> 00:02:22,740 That afternoon, the president convened a historic meeting 63 00:02:22,742 --> 00:02:24,742 of the United Nations Security Council, 64 00:02:24,744 --> 00:02:26,744 addressing the international response 65 00:02:26,746 --> 00:02:27,716 to foreign terrorist fighters. 66 00:02:27,714 --> 00:02:29,714 On Thursday, back at the United Nations, 67 00:02:29,716 --> 00:02:31,716 the president spoke about the humanitarian response 68 00:02:31,718 --> 00:02:33,718 to the Ebola epidemic in Africa. 69 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:35,720 The President: Everybody's got to move fast in order 70 00:02:35,722 --> 00:02:37,722 for us to make a difference, and if we do, 71 00:02:37,724 --> 00:02:39,724 we'll save hundreds of thousands of lives. 72 00:02:39,726 --> 00:02:41,466 Narrator: So stay engaged with us online and remember, 73 00:02:41,461 --> 00:02:43,501 you can find out more information about any of these 74 00:02:43,496 --> 00:02:45,466 topics and see complete videos of these events 75 00:02:45,465 --> 00:02:47,835 at whitehouse.gov, and thanks again for checking out 76 00:02:47,834 --> 00:02:49,634 this edition of your West Wing Week. 77 00:02:49,636 --> 00:02:52,006 The President: It's always wonderful to follow Matt Damon. 78 00:02:52,005 --> 00:02:53,545 (laughter) 79 00:02:53,540 --> 00:02:56,810 The President: I saw people trickling out after he was done. 80 00:02:56,809 --> 00:02:58,749 (laughter and applause) 81 00:03:02,248 --> 00:03:04,048 The President: These are the hardcore policy people -- 82 00:03:04,050 --> 00:03:05,050 (laughter) 83 00:03:05,051 --> 00:03:06,451 The President: -- who decided to stay -- 84 00:03:06,452 --> 00:03:07,652 (laughter) 85 00:03:07,654 --> 00:03:08,224 The President: -- for me.