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U.N. chief urges Myanmar government to free Reuters journalists
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called on the Myanmar government to pardon and release two imprisoned Reuters journalists as soon as possible. "I hope that the government will be able to provide a pardon to release them as quickly as possible," Guterres told reporters ...
World must act by 2020 to avoid runaway climate change, U.N. chief Antonio Guterres warns
With 2018 shaping up as the fourth hottest year on record, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the world must take action in the next two years to avert the disastrous consequences of runaway climate change. "Climate change is the defining issue of our ...
Amid U.S. trade war, China's Xi reiterates reform commitment
China is still determined to reform and wants to work with all parties to build an open world economy, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday, reiterating Beijing's message amid a bitter trade war with Washington. The two countries have been rolling out a series ...
Japan foreign minister and U.N. chief agree on need to keep North Korea sanctions
Foreign Minister Taro Kono and visiting U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres agreed Thursday on the need to maintain sanctions against North Korea to prompt it to denuclearize. Kono and Guterres also confirmed they will cooperate in nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation toward the goal of creating a ...
Nagasaki marked the 73rd anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city Thursday, with its mayor calling for security policies not reliant on nuclear deterrence and pressing Japan to fulfill its "moral obligation" to lead efforts toward a nuclear-free world. Mayor Tomihisa Taue, in ...
Attendance to Nagasaki A-bomb commemoration has 'special meaning,' U.N. chief Guterres tells Abe
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Wednesday that his visit to Japan this time is of momentous importance for him because he is set to become the first U.N. chief to attend the annual Aug. 9 remembrance ...
In a first, U.N. chief Antonio Guterres to visit Nagasaki for 73rd anniversary of atomic bombing
Antonio Guterres’s visit to Nagasaki will be the first time for a U.N. secretary-general to attend the Aug. 9 anniversary.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres plans to attend an annual peace memorial ceremony to be held in the atomic-bombed city of Nagasaki in August, Japan's U.N. Ambassador Koro Bessho has said. If the plan is realized, Guterres will be the first U.N. chief to join the ...
U.N. chief says migrant children should not be separated from families at U.S.-Mexico border
In a rare criticism of the United States, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday that migrant children should not be separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. "As a matter of principle, the secretary-general believes that refugees and migrants should always be treated with ...
U.N. issues resolution slamming excessive Israeli force against Palestinians
The U.N. General Assembly condemned Israel on Wednesday for excessive use of force against Palestinian civilians and asked U.N. chief Antonio Guterres to recommend an "international protection mechanism" for occupied Palestinian territory. The General Assembly adopted a resolution with 120 votes in favor, eight against ...
U.N. in talks with Bangladesh about relocating Rohingya to safe areas as monsoon looms
Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees who fled to camps in Bangladesh from Myanmar must be relocated to avoid floods and other dangers from the monsoon, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday. About 150,000 Rohingya are living in flood-prone areas in the crowded camps of ...
Pyongyang says U.N. chief is 'picking a quarrel' with sanctions remarks
North Korea on Thursday accused United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of "picking a quarrel" with Pyongyang by praising international sanctions for putting pressure on the country over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. North Korea's U.N. mission said in a statement that Guterres had made ...
