International Atomic Energy Agency General Conference - Vienna

International Atomic Energy Agency General Conference - Vienna

Ghada Waly, director-general of the United Nations (UN) Office at Vienna, reads a message from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the 69th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria, September 15, 2025. The conference opened here Monday, focusing on the peaceful use of nuclear energy and technology and the urgent need to protect the global nuclear non-proliferation regime. Photo by He Canling/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japan to furnish grant for anti-drug measures in Afghanistan

Japan to furnish grant for anti-drug measures in Afghanistan

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (R) shakes hands with Ghada Waly, executive director of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, in Tokyo on July 4, 2024, after signing a paper to contribute 1.51 billion yen in grant aid for anti-drug measures in Afghanistan.

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-UN-SPRING FESTIVAL-RECEPTION

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-UN-SPRING FESTIVAL-RECEPTION

(240202) -- VIENNA, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ghada Waly, director-general of the United Nations (UN) Office at Vienna, speaks during a reception to celebrate the Spring Festival at Vienna International Center in Vienna, Austria, Jan. 31, 2024. A reception in celebration of the Spring Festival, co-hosted by China's Permanent Mission to the UN in Vienna and UN Vienna Chinese Culture Club, was held here on Wednesday. It was the first such event staged at the UN Office at Vienna by the permanent mission. (Xinhua/He Canling)

BRI contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals: UN official

STORY: BRI contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals: UN official DATELINE: Oct. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Vienna CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of construction sites 2. various of UN in Vienna 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GHADA WALY, UNODC Executive Director 4. various of UNODC 5. various of railways 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GHADA WALY, UNODC Executive Director 7. various of ports 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GHADA WALY, UNODC Executive Director STORYLINE: A United Nations (UN) official has said that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) can help accelerate efforts to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Ghada Waly, executive director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), made the remarks in an interview with Xinhua in Vienna before flying to Beijing for the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF). It is her first trip to China since she took the helm at UNODC in February 2020. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GHADA WALY, UNODC Executive Director "My

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-UNODC-GHADA WALY-INTERVIEW

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-UNODC-GHADA WALY-INTERVIEW

(231016) -- VIENNA, Oct. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ghada Waly, executive director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Vienna, Austria, Oct. 13, 2023. TO GO WITH "Interview: BRI contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals, UN official says" (Xinhua/He Canling)