Ex-U.S. President Carter heads for N. Korea

Ex-U.S. President Carter heads for N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (2nd from L) smiles at a press conference in Beijing on April 25, 2011, prior to heading for North Korea with former Irish President Mary Robinson (L), former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Brundtland (2nd from R) and former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari (R) the following day. They are set to pay a three-day visit to the reclusive country in hopes of easing tensions between North and South Korea as well as reviving the stalled six-party talks on the North's nuclear programs. Carter is also expected to seek the release of a U.S. citizen detained there since November 2010.

Ex-Norwegian premier Brundtland wins environment award

Ex-Norwegian premier Brundtland wins environment award

TOKYO, Japasn - Norway's former Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland (in file photo) is one of the two recipients of the 2004 Blue Planet Prize for their contributions to the search for solutions to global environmental problems, the Asahi Glass Foundation said June 23.

Global cooperation was essential in tackling SARS: WHO chief

Global cooperation was essential in tackling SARS: WHO chief

GENEVA, Switzerland - World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Gro Harlem Brundtland speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at her office in Geneva on July 10. She said the SARS epidemic showed the importance of global cooperation in tackling such new diseases.

WHO chief calls for total ban on tobacco vending machines

WHO chief calls for total ban on tobacco vending machines

GENEVA, Switzerland - World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Gro Harlem Brundtland speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on Dec. 20. She said the Japanese government needs to take a strong position in the fight against tobacco and ban all forms of tobacco advertising and vending machines.

WHO chief calls for stepped-up measures against smoking

WHO chief calls for stepped-up measures against smoking

TOKYO, Japan - Gro Brundtland, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) which hosted an international conference on tobacco and public health in Kobe, western Japan, for four days from Nov. 15, speaks to reporters at the Ministry of Health and Welfare in Tokyo on Nov. 17. She said, ''Twenty-five years from now, if we don't do anything, 10 million people each year will die from smoking-related causes.''

Global cooperation was essential in tackling SARS: WHO chief

Global cooperation was essential in tackling SARS: WHO chief

GENEVA, Switzerland - World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Gro Harlem Brundtland speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at her office in Geneva on July 10. She said the SARS epidemic showed the importance of global cooperation in tackling such new diseases. (Kyodo)

Ex-U.S. President Carter heads for N. Korea

Ex-U.S. President Carter heads for N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (2nd from L) smiles at a press conference in Beijing on April 25, 2011, prior to heading for North Korea with former Irish President Mary Robinson (L), former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Brundtland (2nd from R) and former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari (R) the following day. They are set to pay a three-day visit to the reclusive country in hopes of easing tensions between North and South Korea as well as reviving the stalled six-party talks on the North's nuclear programs. Carter is also expected to seek the release of a U.S. citizen detained there since November 2010. (Kyodo)

Ex-Norwegian premier Brundtland wins environment award

Ex-Norwegian premier Brundtland wins environment award

TOKYO, Japasn - Norway's former Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland (in file photo) is one of the two recipients of the 2004 Blue Planet Prize for their contributions to the search for solutions to global environmental problems, the Asahi Glass Foundation said June 23. (Kyodo)

WHO chief calls for stepped-up measures against smoking

WHO chief calls for stepped-up measures against smoking

TOKYO, Japan - Gro Brundtland, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) which hosted an international conference on tobacco and public health in Kobe, western Japan, for four days from Nov. 15, speaks to reporters at the Ministry of Health and Welfare in Tokyo on Nov. 17. She said, ''Twenty-five years from now, if we don't do anything, 10 million people each year will die from smoking-related causes.''