New U.N. disarmament chief to support banning nuclear weapons

New U.N. disarmament chief to support banning nuclear weapons

Izumi Nakamitsu, the new U.N. undersecretary general and high representative for disarmament affairs, is interviewed by Kyodo News at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 4, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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