U.N. chief calls for ambitious plans at Japan antidisaster confab

U.N. chief calls for ambitious plans at Japan antidisaster confab

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon speaks to Japanese reporters during a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 11, 2015, prior to the five-day Third U.N. World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction starting on March 14, in Japan's northeastern city of Sendai. Ban expressed hope that the conference will produce a "strong and ambitious" framework to curb disaster risks, calling it essential for achieving the global organization's sustainable development goals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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