Japanese students present 80,000 signatures for nuke abolition

Japanese students present 80,000 signatures for nuke abolition

GENEVA, Switzerland - A group of high school students from Japan pose for photos with Jarmo Sareva (4th from L), deputy secretary general of the Conference on Disarmament, after presenting him with a petition containing around 80,000 signatures calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons, at the United Nations office in Geneva on Aug. 18, 2011.

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