(2)140 GSDF replacement troops depart for Iraq

(2)140 GSDF replacement troops depart for Iraq

SAPPORO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (top) addresses members of a 140-member Ground Self-Defense Force contingent in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on May 8 before they leave for Iraq as the first batch of troops to replace GSDF members deployed in southern Iraq on an aid mission.

(3)140 GSDF replacement troops depart for Iraq

(3)140 GSDF replacement troops depart for Iraq

SAPPORO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with a member of the 140-member Ground Self-Defense Force contingent in Sapporo on May 8 as they board a plane to leave Japan for Iraq as the first batch of troops to replace GSDF members deployed in southern Iraq on an aid mission.

(1)140 GSDF replacement troops depart for Iraq

(1)140 GSDF replacement troops depart for Iraq

SAPPORO, Japan - Members of a 140-member Ground Self-Defense Force contingent (C) are seen off by their families in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on May 8 as they leave for Iraq as the first batch of troops to replace GSDF members deployed in southern Iraq on an aid mission.

(2) Japanese troop unit enters Iraq from Kuwait

(2) Japanese troop unit enters Iraq from Kuwait

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - A convoy of about 30 vehicles carrying a 140-member core unit of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) troops head for Iraq on Feb. 27 from a U.S. military base in Kuwait. The troops are being sent to Iraq to assist in the rebuilding of the war-torn country.

UN chief calls for donations to emergency response fund

STORY: UN chief calls for donations to emergency response fund DATELINE: Dec. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of ECOSOC Chamber 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. various of ECOSOC Chamber 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 5. various of ECOSOC Chamber STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for donations to the world body's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). CERF is a United Nations success story, and it prioritizes those most likely to be marginalized and left behind, including people with disabilities, older people, women and girls, Guterres told a high-level pledging event for CERF for 2023. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "In the past 16 years, 140 member states, regional local authorities, observers, NGOs (nongovernmental organizations) and private donors have donated generously to CERF. But during those 16 years, the

(3)140 GSDF replacement troops depart for Iraq

(3)140 GSDF replacement troops depart for Iraq

SAPPORO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with a member of the 140-member Ground Self-Defense Force contingent in Sapporo on May 8 as they board a plane to leave Japan for Iraq as the first batch of troops to replace GSDF members deployed in southern Iraq on an aid mission. (Kyodo)

(2)140 GSDF replacement troops depart for Iraq

(2)140 GSDF replacement troops depart for Iraq

SAPPORO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (top) addresses members of a 140-member Ground Self-Defense Force contingent in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on May 8 before they leave for Iraq as the first batch of troops to replace GSDF members deployed in southern Iraq on an aid mission. (Kyodo)

(1)140 GSDF replacement troops depart for Iraq

(1)140 GSDF replacement troops depart for Iraq

SAPPORO, Japan - Members of a 140-member Ground Self-Defense Force contingent (C) are seen off by their families in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on May 8 as they leave for Iraq as the first batch of troops to replace GSDF members deployed in southern Iraq on an aid mission. (Kyodo)