UN chief calls for global rescue plan for SDGs

STORY: UN chief calls for global rescue plan for SDGs DATELINE: Sept. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 0:05:28 LOCATION: UN headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the SDG Summit at UN Headquarters 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. various of delegates 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 5. various of delegates STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for a global rescue plan for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the opening of the SDG Summit. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "Yet today, only 15 percent of the targets are on track and many are going in reverse. Instead of leaving no one behind, we risk leaving the SDGs behind. So, Excellencies, the SDGs need a global rescue plan." Guterres called for action to reduce hunger, quicker transition to renewable energy, wider spread of the benefits and opportunities of digitalization, better education for children and youth, dece

4 Japanese arrested on suspicion of heroin smuggling

4 Japanese arrested on suspicion of heroin smuggling

NARITA, Japan - A Narita airport customs office official on Jan. 9 shows some of the 16.7 kilograms of heroin which four Japanese men attempted to smuggle from Laos to Australia in Dece,ber 2002. The men were arrested while in transit at Narita airport.

4 Japanese arrested on suspicion of heroin smuggling

4 Japanese arrested on suspicion of heroin smuggling

NARITA, Japan - A Narita airport customs office official on Jan. 9 shows some of the 16.7 kilograms of heroin which four Japanese men attempted to smuggle from Laos to Australia in Dece,ber 2002. The men were arrested while in transit at Narita airport. (Kyodo)