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A United Nations Security Council meeting to debate a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza at U.N. headquarters in New York on Friday
WORLD
Dec 9, 2023
U.S. vetoes Security Council move calling for Gaza cease-fire
Washington dashed a growing clamor for an immediate cease-fire that had been led by U.N. chief Antonio Guterres and Arab nations.
Smoke rises over buildings in the Gaza Strip on Saturday amid Israeli strikes.
WORLD
Oct 21, 2023
At Cairo summit, U.N. chief urges cease-fire to end Gaza 'nightmare'
Addressing a Cairo summit, Antonio Guterres said the Palestinian enclave of 2.4 million people was living through "a humanitarian catastrophe."
Antonio Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations, speaks during the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 21, 2023
Poor nations have 'every right to be angry' on climate: Guterres
The U.N. chief said that poorer countries had done the least to cause global warming but were bearing the brunt of its impacts.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 20, 2023
Climate fault lines in clear sight at U.N. General Assembly
Disconnects are likely to remain front and center when many of the same leaders gather in Dubai for COP28 in November.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2023
U.N. chief urges no-use nuclear weapons policy ahead of G7 summit
Speaking to a group of reporters at the U.N. headquarters in New York, Guterres said "it"s time" for nuclear weapons states to declare they will not use the armaments "in any circumstance."
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 15, 2023
Rising seas threaten exodus on 'biblical' scale, warns U.N. head
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said countries such as Bangladesh, China, India and the Netherlands are all in danger.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2022
Russian crops and fertilizer must move 'unimpeded,' U.N. chief says
Guterres traveled this week to Ukraine, where he met the presidents of Ukraine and Turkey, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in the western city of Lviv on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 9, 2022
Japan and U.N. voice 'serious concern' about rising tensions over Taiwan
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and U.N. chief Antonio Guterres have expressed their shared "serious concern" following China's large-scale military drills near the island.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2022
U.N. chief hopeful nuclear weapons talks will affirm norm they are not used
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made the comments ahead of a visit to Hiroshima for the upcoming anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2022
U.N. chief Antonio Guterres to attend Hiroshima peace memorial for first time
It will be the first attendance by a head of the United Nations since Ban Ki-moon did so in 2010.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2022
Elimination of nuclear weapons an urgent need, says U.N. chief
The U.N. chief's comments came in advance of the first meeting to be held June 21 in Vienna of state parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 29, 2022
Radio Liberty journalist killed in Russian missile attack on Kyiv
The blasts came as Moscow pressed an assault in the east that drew new U.S. pledges of military and humanitarian aid.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 15, 2022
U.N. chief says prospect of nuclear war over Ukraine 'within realm of possibility'
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Russia's move to raise the alert level for its nuclear forces after its invasion of Ukraine was a "bone-chilling development."
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 17, 2021
Glasgow's COP26 climate summit at risk of failure, warns U.N. chief Antonio Guterres
Global warming threatens to exceed key thresholds as mistrust persists between developed and developing countries and the goals of some emerging economies fall short.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2021
Building the inclusive, networked U.N. we need
The U.N. has never been more vital. But it needs renewed imagination, vigorous adaptation to changing global circumstances and emboldened advocates from within and outside governments.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2021
Global cooperation in the age of COVID-19
Ultimately, to exit the pandemic in a stronger position than we entered it, the direction we need to head is toward greater dialogue, coordination and collective action.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2020
U.N. chief ‘totally reassured’ by Japan’s 2050 emissions pledge
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres hailed Tokyo's move as an "essential contribution" to "build a global coalition for net zero" at a climate conference set for next year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 17, 2020
Pandemic sharpens 'battle for the soul' of United Nations between U.S. and China
The tension between the United Nations' two biggest financial contributors is front of mind for many diplomats at the world body.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2020
U.N. chief airs hope for trip to Hiroshima next year
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres decided not to visit Hiroshima this summer due to ongoing travel restrictions resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 4, 2020
U.N. chief warns world facing 'generational catastrophe' on education
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday that the world faces a "generational catastrophe" because of school closures amid the coronavirus pandemic and said that getting students safely back to the classroom must be "a top priority."

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world