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Guterres in Japan: ‘Humanity is strongest when we stand as one’

·August 22, 2025·1 min read

It brings together more than 160 countries and organizations – a testament to Japan’s enduring commitment to global dialogue and cooperation, said Secretary-General António Guterres. “Japan has helped shape some of the most important multilateral achievements of our time,” he added, commending Japan for choosing peace and international cooperation...

‘Africa is poised for progress’ Guterres tells development conference in Japan

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·August 20, 2025·2 min read

“With the world’s youngest population, abundant natural resources, and a vibrant entrepreneurial spirit, Africa is poised for progress,” he told the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama. He said the meeting’s theme – Co-Create Innovative Solutions with Africa – was a reminder that these same strengths...

Shaping a better world at Expo 2025 in Japan

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·June 15, 2025·4 min read

The UN is taking part alongside more than 150 countries and organizations at the global gathering, which carries the forward-looking theme: Designing Future Society for Our Lives. The UN Pavilion is divided into four areas; a timeline in the first area explains the history of the UN and its agencies,...

Japan: IAEA monitoring treated water release from Fukushima nuclear plant

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·August 24, 2023·1 min read

Experts from the UN nuclear watchdog were present to monitor and assess that all relevant international safety standards were applied, as part of a multiyear review of a process that could last for decades. The decision to release the water into the sea has sparked criticism in Japan and the...

UN expert urges Japan to ‘step up pressure’ on Myanmar junta

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·April 30, 2023·3 min read

“The international community’s response to the crisis in Myanmar is failing, and that failure has contributed to a lethal downward spiral that is devastating the lives of millions of people,” Tom Andrews, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, said at the end of a 10-day official...