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U.N. chief Guterres refers to AI

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres holds a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 16, 2026.

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Executives of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party

Executives of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party pose for a photo at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2026, after a reshuffle. From left are election strategy chief Yasutoshi Nishimura, General Council chair Hiroshi Kajiyama, Japanese Prime Minister and LDP President Sanae Takaichi, Vice President Taro Aso, Secretary General Shunichi Suzuki and policy council chief Takayuki Kobayashi.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Liberal Democratic Pary Secretary General Shunichi Suzuki meets the press at the ruling party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2026, after LDP-backed Genta Koja won the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to support a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Liberal Democratic Pary Secretary General Shunichi Suzuki meets the press at the ruling party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2026, after LDP-backed Genta Koja won the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to support a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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U.N. Peace Bell ceremony

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres (R) and Seiko Takase ring the Peace Bell during a ceremony for global peace at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 9, 2026. The bell was donated to the United Nations in 1954 by Takase's father, Chiyoji Nakagawa, a former mayor of Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture in western Japan.

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U.N. Peace Bell ceremony

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres (R) and Seiko Takase ring the Peace Bell during a ceremony for global peace at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 9, 2026. The bell was donated to the United Nations in 1954 by Takase's father, Chiyoji Nakagawa, a former mayor of Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture in western Japan.

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U.N. Peace Bell ceremony

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres (R) and Seiko Takase ring the Peace Bell during a ceremony for global peace at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 9, 2026. The bell was donated to the United Nations in 1954 by Takase's father, Chiyoji Nakagawa, a former mayor of Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture in western Japan.

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IAEA Director General Grossi

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi attends the agency's regular Board of Governors meeting at its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on Sept. 7, 2026.

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U.N. assembly president Baerbock at press conference

U.N. General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock holds a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 3, 2026.

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International conference on atomic bomb victims

Masako Wada, 82, deputy secretary general of 2024 Nobel Peace Prize winner Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, speaks during an international conference held at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 1, 2026, to discuss ways to help the victims of atomic bombings and nuclear testing.

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U.N. General Assembly meeting

Izumi Nakamitsu, U.N. undersecretary general and high representative for disarmament affairs, delivers a speech during a U.N. General Assembly meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Aug. 31, 2026.

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Selection for next U.N. chief

Photo taken on April 22, 2026, shows U.N. Conference on Trade and Development Secretary General Rebeca Grynspan speaking to reporters at the United Nations' headquarters in New York. The former Costa Rican vice president topped the first round of poll to select the next U.N. secretary general.

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IMO Secretary General Dominguez

International Maritime Organization Secretary General Arsenio Dominguez speaks during an interview at the organization's headquarters in London on July 23, 2026.

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IMO Secretary General Dominguez

International Maritime Organization Secretary General Arsenio Dominguez speaks during an interview at the organization's headquarters in London on July 23, 2026.

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U.N. Secretary General candidates' debate

Candidates for the position of U.N. Secretary General attend a debate at the U.N. headquarters in New York on July 23, 2026.

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Japan defense chief meets with NATO head

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets the press at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on July 22, 2026, following a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

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U.N. special representative Patten

Pramila Patten, U.N. Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, speaks during a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 29, 2026.

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U.N. General Assembly backs World Court climate crisis ruling

A U.N. General Assembly session is held at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 20, 2026, on a resolution welcoming the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the obligations of states in respect of climate change.

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NPT review conference

People listen to Jiro Hamasumi, secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, address the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 1, 2026.

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Hidankyo senior official in New York

Jiro Hamasumi (3rd from L), secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, holds talks with Do Hung Viet (2nd from R), permanent representative of Vietnam to the United Nations and president of the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 30, 2026.

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Hidankyo secretary general in New York

Jiro Hamasumi (L), secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, holds talks with U.N. Undersecretary General for disarmament affairs Izumi Nakamitsu (R) at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 29, 2026. Hamasumi, who was exposed to radiation from the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing while still in his mother's womb, visited New York to observe the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

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NPT review conference in New York

Toshiko Hamanaka (R), assistant secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, speaks about her experience of the bombing at an event in New York on April 29, 2026. The event, hosted by four anti-nuclear organizations in Japan, coincides with the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons held at the U.N. headquarters.

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Atomic bomb exhibition in New York

Toshiko Hamanaka (far R), assistant secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, speaks about her experience of the bombing at an event in New York on April 29, 2026. The event, hosted by four anti-nuclear organizations in Japan, coincides with the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons held at the U.N. headquarters.

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NPT review conference in New York

Sun Xiaobo, director general of arms control at the Chinese Foreign Ministry, speaks during the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 29, 2026.

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Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors in New York

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres (C) meets with Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (R) and Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 28, 2026, on the occasion of the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

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NPT review conference kicks off

Jiro Hamasumi (C), secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, observes the opening day of the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 27, 2026. Hamasumi was exposed to radiation from the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing while still in his mother's womb.

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Atomic bomb exhibition in New York

Jiro Hamasumi, (C) secretary general of Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, and others pose for a photo at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 27, 2026, the opening day of an exhibition, commemorating 80 years since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. The exhibition, sponsored by Hidankyo, coincides with the start of the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters.

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NPT review conference kicks off

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres delivers a speech at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 27, 2026, the opening day of the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, which will run through May 22.

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NPT review conference

Izumi Nakamitsu, U.N. undersecretary general for disarmament affairs, speaks during a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 24, 2026, ahead of the start on April 27 of the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference.

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NPT review conference

Izumi Nakamitsu, U.N. undersecretary general for disarmament affairs, speaks during a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 24, 2026, ahead of the start on April 27 of the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference.

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NPT review conference

Izumi Nakamitsu, U.N. undersecretary general for disarmament affairs, speaks during a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 24, 2026, ahead of the start on April 27 of the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference.

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NPT review conference

Izumi Nakamitsu, U.N. undersecretary general for disarmament affairs, speaks during a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 24, 2026, ahead of the start on April 27 of the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference.

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U.N. secretary general candidate Grossi

Rafael Grossi, International Atomic Energy Agency director general and a candidate for next United Nations secretary general, speaks during an informal dialogue for the post at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 21, 2026.

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U.N. secretary general candidate Grossi

Rafael Grossi, International Atomic Energy Agency director general and a candidate for next United Nations secretary general, speaks during an informal dialogue for the post at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 21, 2026.

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U.N. secretary general candidate Bachelet

Michelle Bachelet, a former Chilean president and candidate for next United Nations secretary general, speaks during an informal dialogue for the post at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 21, 2026.

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U.N. General Assembly agrees to demand cease-fire in Ukraine

Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Mariana Betsa addresses the U.N. General Assembly meeting on the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Feb. 24, 2026.

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U.N. General Assembly agrees to demand cease-fire in Ukraine

A U.N. General Assembly special session is held at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Feb. 24, 2026, on a resolution calling for an immediate, full and unconditional cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine.

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