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Ex-U.N. envoy sees no need to revise 'comfort women' report

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan lawyer Radhika Coomaraswamy, a former U.N. researcher who compiled a report that urged Japan to apologize and pay compensation over the so-called "comfort women" issue, speaks during an interview in Colombo on Sept. 2, 2014. She said she sees no need to revise her 1996 report that referred to testimony by a Japanese man cited by a major Japanese daily, which later retracted it for being false.

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Ex-U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Ogata

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows former U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata. At a high-level meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 8, 2013, Ogata called for greater support from the international community for some of the world's most vulnerable people, including those threatened by internal violence, health pandemics and climate change.

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Ex-U.N. chief Annan

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Kofi Annan, former U.N. secretary general, at the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 2, 2009. The United Nations and the Arab League said Feb. 23, 2012, that they have appointed Annan as their joint special envoy on the Syrian crisis, as part of efforts to end intensified violent crackdowns on antigovernment protests in the Middle Eastern country.

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Ex-U.N. arms inspector warns of N. Korea's nuke missile ability

WASHINGTON, United States - David Albright, a former International Atomic Energy Agency arms inspector, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Washington on Oct. 24.

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Ex-U.N. refugee chief Ogata named Afghanistan envoy

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows former U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata who has been named by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi as his special representative on Afghanistan-related issues.

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Ex-U.N. refugee chief Ogata named Afghanistan envoy

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows former U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata who has been named by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi as his special representative on Afghanistan-related issues.

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Ex-U.N. Undersecretary General attends CTBT symposium

Former U.N. Undersecretary General Nobuyasu Abe attends a symposium in Vienna aimed at implementing the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, on Jan. 25, 2016. Abe argued all nuclear-weapon states have responsibility to promote nuclear disarmament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-U.N. Undersecretary General attends CTBT symposium

Former U.N. Undersecretary General Nobuyasu Abe (far L) attends a symposium in Vienna aimed at implementing the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, on Jan. 25, 2016. Abe argued all nuclear-weapon states have responsibility to promote nuclear disarmament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-U.N. General Assembly chief charged in bribery case

File photo taken April 2014 shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shaking hands with then U.N. General Assembly president John Ashe in Tokyo. U.S. investigative authorities arrested Ashe on Oct. 6, 2015, over a bribery case. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-U.N. arms inspector warns of N. Korea's nuke missile ability

WASHINGTON, United States - David Albright, a former International Atomic Energy Agency arms inspector, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Washington on Oct. 24. (Kyodo)

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Ex-U.N. chief Annan

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Kofi Annan, former U.N. secretary general, at the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 2, 2009. The United Nations and the Arab League said Feb. 23, 2012, that they have appointed Annan as their joint special envoy on the Syrian crisis, as part of efforts to end intensified violent crackdowns on antigovernment protests in the Middle Eastern country. (Kyodo)

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Ex-U.N. envoy sees no need to revise 'comfort women' report

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan lawyer Radhika Coomaraswamy, a former U.N. researcher who compiled a report that urged Japan to apologize and pay compensation over the so-called "comfort women" issue, speaks during an interview in Colombo on Sept. 2, 2014. She said she sees no need to revise her 1996 report that referred to testimony by a Japanese man cited by a major Japanese daily, which later retracted it for being false. (Kyodo)

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Ex-U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Ogata dies

Photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2015, shows former U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata. She has died at 92. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-U.N. chief Ban at China-Japan-S. Korea cooperation forum

Former U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon speaks in Seoul on April 27, 2021, during a forum to mark the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat by China, Japan and South Korea, wearing a mask amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Ex-U.N. chief Ban Ki Moon

Former U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon gives an interview in Seoul on June 23, 2020.

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Ex-U.N. chief Ban Ki Moon

Former U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon gives an interview in Seoul on June 23, 2020.

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Ex-U.N. chief Ban Ki Moon

Former U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon gives an interview in Seoul on June 23, 2020.

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Ex-U.N. chief Ban Ki Moon

Former U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon gives an interview in Seoul on June 23, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-U.N. chief Ban Ki Moon

Former U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon gives an interview in Seoul on June 23, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Ogata dies

Flags are flown at half-mast at the U.N. Refugee Agency headquarters in Geneva on Oct. 29, 2019, in memory of former U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata, who died on Oct. 22 at age 92. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Ogata dies

File photo taken in December 2015 shows former U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata giving an interview in Tokyo. Ogata died on Oct. 22, 2019, at 92. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Ogata dies

File photo taken in June 2002 shows Sadako Ogata (C), Japan's representative on Afghanistan assistance, visiting the Shomali Plain north of Kabul. The former U.N. high commissioner for refugees died on Oct. 22, 2019, at 92. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Ogata dies

File photo taken in July 2003 shows Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) and Sadako Ogata, Japan's representative on Afghanistan assistance, shaking hands in Kabul. The former U.N. high commissioner for refugees died on Oct. 22, 2019, at 92. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Ogata dies

File photo taken in July 1992 shows U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata (R) arriving at Sarajevo's airport in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Japanese woman died on Oct. 22, 2019, at 92. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Ogata dies

Photo taken in Tokyo on April 10, 2013, shows former U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata. She has died at 92. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Ogata dies

Undated photo taken in Davos, Switzerland, shows former U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata. She has died at 92. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Ogata dies

Photo taken on Dec. 7, 2015, shows former U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata. She has died at 92. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Ogata dies

Photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2015, shows former U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata. She has died at 92. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-U.N. chief Ban returns home amid presidential bid speculation

Former U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon smiles after arriving at Incheon International Airport outside Seoul on Jan. 12, 2017. Ban, a former South Korean foreign minister, returned home amid widespread speculation he may run for the presidency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-U.N. chief returns home amid speculation of presidential run

Former U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon waves as he arrives at Incheon International Airport outside Seoul on Jan. 12, 2017. Ban, a former South Korean foreign minister, returned home amid widespread speculation he may run for the presidency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-U.N. chief Ban returns home amid speculation of presidential run

Former U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon speaks to reporters upon his arrival at Incheon International Airport outside Seoul on Jan. 12, 2017. Ban, a former South Korean foreign minister, returned home amid widespread speculation he may run for the presidency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-U.N. panel on N. Korea human rights speaks in Tokyo

Michael Kirby, former chairman of the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on human rights in North Korea, speaks at a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2016. Kirby urged the international community to take action against North Korea's human rights abuses. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo