Japanese high schoolers to be sent to U.N. Office in Geneva

Japanese high schoolers to be sent to U.N. Office in Geneva

Nobuto Hirano, co-leader of a civic group seeking to dispatch high school students abroad as peace ambassadors, speaks at a press conference in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Feb. 17, 2015. He said some 20 selected students from the A-bombed city will speak at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland, in August on the abolition of nuclear weapons, among other activities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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