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Teachers Protest - Bangladesh

Protesters try to break a police barricade during a protest march by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions, blocking an intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 15 October 2025. The protests and an indefinite nationwide work abstention by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions are set to continue until the government officially meets the teachers' three key demands for increased allowances. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Teachers Protest - Bangladesh

Protesters try to break a police barricade during a protest march by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions, blocking an intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 15 October 2025. The protests and an indefinite nationwide work abstention by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions are set to continue until the government officially meets the teachers' three key demands for increased allowances. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Teachers Protest - Bangladesh

Protesters try to break a police barricade during a protest march by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions, blocking an intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 15 October 2025. The protests and an indefinite nationwide work abstention by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions are set to continue until the government officially meets the teachers' three key demands for increased allowances. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Teachers Protest - Bangladesh

Protesters try to break a police barricade during a protest march by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions, blocking an intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 15 October 2025. The protests and an indefinite nationwide work abstention by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions are set to continue until the government officially meets the teachers' three key demands for increased allowances. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Teachers Protest - Bangladesh

Protesters try to break a police barricade during a protest march by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions, blocking an intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 15 October 2025. The protests and an indefinite nationwide work abstention by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions are set to continue until the government officially meets the teachers' three key demands for increased allowances. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Teachers Protest - Bangladesh

Protesters try to break a police barricade during a protest march by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions, blocking an intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 15 October 2025. The protests and an indefinite nationwide work abstention by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions are set to continue until the government officially meets the teachers' three key demands for increased allowances. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Teachers Protest - Bangladesh

Protesters try to break a police barricade during a protest march by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions, blocking an intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 15 October 2025. The protests and an indefinite nationwide work abstention by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions are set to continue until the government officially meets the teachers' three key demands for increased allowances. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Teachers Protest - Bangladesh

Protesters try to break a police barricade during a protest march by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions, blocking an intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 15 October 2025. The protests and an indefinite nationwide work abstention by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions are set to continue until the government officially meets the teachers' three key demands for increased allowances. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Teachers Protest - Bangladesh

Protesters try to break a police barricade during a protest march by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions, blocking an intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 15 October 2025. The protests and an indefinite nationwide work abstention by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions are set to continue until the government officially meets the teachers' three key demands for increased allowances. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Teachers Protest - Bangladesh

Protesters try to break a police barricade during a protest march by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions, blocking an intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 15 October 2025. The protests and an indefinite nationwide work abstention by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions are set to continue until the government officially meets the teachers' three key demands for increased allowances. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Teachers Protest - Bangladesh

Protesters try to break a police barricade during a protest march by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions, blocking an intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 15 October 2025. The protests and an indefinite nationwide work abstention by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions are set to continue until the government officially meets the teachers' three key demands for increased allowances. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Teachers Protest - Bangladesh

Protesters try to break a police barricade during a protest march by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions, blocking an intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 15 October 2025. The protests and an indefinite nationwide work abstention by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions are set to continue until the government officially meets the teachers' three key demands for increased allowances. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Teachers Protest - Bangladesh

Protesters try to break a police barricade during a protest march by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions, blocking an intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 15 October 2025. The protests and an indefinite nationwide work abstention by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions are set to continue until the government officially meets the teachers' three key demands for increased allowances. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Teachers Protest - Bangladesh

Protesters try to break a police barricade during a protest march by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions, blocking an intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 15 October 2025. The protests and an indefinite nationwide work abstention by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions are set to continue until the government officially meets the teachers' three key demands for increased allowances. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Teachers Protest - Bangladesh

Protesters try to break a police barricade during a protest march by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions, blocking an intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 15 October 2025. The protests and an indefinite nationwide work abstention by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions are set to continue until the government officially meets the teachers' three key demands for increased allowances. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Teachers Protest - Bangladesh

Protesters try to break a police barricade during a protest march by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions, blocking an intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 15 October 2025. The protests and an indefinite nationwide work abstention by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions are set to continue until the government officially meets the teachers' three key demands for increased allowances. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Teachers Protest - Bangladesh

Protesters try to break a police barricade during a protest march by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions, blocking an intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 15 October 2025. The protests and an indefinite nationwide work abstention by teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions are set to continue until the government officially meets the teachers' three key demands for increased allowances. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Teachers Protest - Bangladesh

Teachers from nongovernmental MPO-listed institutions demonstrate during a protest march blocking an intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 15 October 2025. The protests and an indefinite nationwide work abstention by the MPO-listed teachers are set to continue until the government officially meets the teachers' three key demands for increased allowances. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese doctor remembered in Afghanistan

Masaru Murakami (2nd from L), head of Japan's Peshawar-kai nongovernmental aid group, attends a memorial gathering for the group's founder Tetsu Nakamura, a Japanese doctor known for years of aid work in Afghanistan, in Jalalabad on Dec. 4, 2024, exactly five years after he was killed in a roadside shooting in the eastern Afghan city.

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Environmental conference in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (far L) addresses the opening ceremony of a conference hosted by the Global Environmental Action nongovernmental organization at a hotel in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2024. Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) and Empress Masako (far R) attended the conference. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor at environmental conference

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend the opening ceremony of a conference hosted by the Global Environmental Action nongovernmental organization at a hotel in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor at environmental conference

Japanese Emperor Naruhito speaks during the opening ceremony of a conference hosted by the Global Environmental Action nongovernmental organization at a hotel in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Conference to deepen exchanges on global prosperity held in Hong Kong

STORY: Conference to deepen exchanges on global prosperity held in Hong Kong SHOOTING TIME: May 14, 2024 DATELINE: May 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference 2. various of Regina Ip, co-organizer of the summit, delivering a speech STORYLINE: The Global Prosperity Summit 2024, an international event dedicated to nongovernmental dialogues on geopolitical issues, is being held in Hong Kong. The conference, running from Monday to Wednesday, draws leaders and experts in science and technology, international relations and sustainable development to discuss responses to some of the most pressing global challenges. "Cooperation, rather than de-globalization, is the only way realistic forward for the global economy -- and global progress in general," John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said while addressing the welcome dinner on Monday. "We have decided to hold a conference on global prosper

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Giving expats a home away from home: Romanian volunteer in China's Shenzhen

STORY: Giving expats a home away from home: Romanian volunteer in China's Shenzhen SHOOTING TIME: June 1/18/20, 2023 DATELINE: Feb. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sava Tomoiaga working 2. SOUNDBITE (English): SAVA TOMOIAGA, Romanian expat STORYLINE: Sava Tomoiaga from Romania has been living in China's Shenzhen since 1998. She is now chairperson of SWIC, a nongovernmental organization that works to help newly arrived expats adapt to local life. SOUNDBITE (English): SAVA TOMOIAGA, Romanian expat "Some coincidences made me come to Shenzhen in 1998 and work as a teacher in an international school. To my surprise, I also discovered my new vocation in Shenzhen. I was very keen on social activity. I found and joined SWIC, Shenzhen Women's International Club. In my opinion, the mission of SWIC is to give people a home far away from home. There are many activities that members can join. Now we have activities like hiking, cycling, cooking class, bo

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Ambassadors call for peace in Gaza

Ambassadors to Japan gather in Yokohama on Dec. 6, 2023, to call for an end to the killing in Gaza in an event hosted by the Japan-based nongovernmental organization Peace Boat.

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Ambassadors call for peace in Gaza

Ambassadors to Japan gather in Yokohama on Dec. 6, 2023, to call for an end to the killing in Gaza in an event hosted by the Japan-based nongovernmental organization Peace Boat.

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Mayors for Peace event in N.Y.

Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki speaks at an event organized by Mayors for Peace, a nongovernmental organization comprising more than 8,000 cities in 166 countries and regions, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 27, 2023, on the sidelines of the second meeting of parties to the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

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Mayors for Peace event in N.Y.

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (front) speaks at an event organized by Mayors for Peace, a nongovernmental organization comprising more than 8,000 cities in 166 countries and regions, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 27, 2023, on the sidelines of the second meeting of parties to the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

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Mayors for Peace event in N.Y.

Toshiyuki Mimaki, an 81-year-old survivor of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, speaks at an event organized by Mayors for Peace, a nongovernmental organization comprising more than 8,000 cities in 166 countries and regions, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 27, 2023, on the sidelines of the second meeting of parties to the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

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UN agencies in Ukraine to assess impact of dam's destruction

STORY: UN agencies in Ukraine to assess impact of dam's destruction DATELINE: June 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of press briefing room 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEPHANE DUJARRIC, Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General 3. various of journalists 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): STEPHANE DUJARRIC, Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: Representatives from various UN agencies in Ukraine were in Kherson on Wednesday to assess the impact of the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam and coordinate the humanitarian response. Representatives from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, as well as five UN agencies and some nongovernmental organizations, were on the ground to conduct the assessment, said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEPHANE DUJARRIC, Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General "They tell us that the disaster will likely get worse in t

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Graveyard for children in Afghanistan

Photo taken in March 2023 shows a graveyard in the suburbs of Kabul for children who have died since the turn of the year. Malnutrition has become rampant among children in Afghanistan, following the suspension of humanitarian aid due to the Taliban-controlled government's ban on women from working for nongovernmental organizations.

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Graveyard for children in Afghanistan

Photo taken in March 2023 shows a graveyard in the suburbs of Kabul for children who have died since the turn of the year. Malnutrition has become rampant among children in Afghanistan, following the suspension of humanitarian aid due to the Taliban-controlled government's ban on women from working for nongovernmental organizations.

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Psychological trauma haunts children in Gaza amid conflicts

STORY: Psychological trauma haunts children in Gaza amid conflicts DATELINE: June 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:24 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of an Israeli airstrike against a Palestinian house in Gaza 2. various of Palestinian children 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HANIN ABU OBAID, Palestinian girl 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED AL-DIRAWI, Palestinian boy 5. various of Palestinian children 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): INTISAR AL-MASRI, Local woman who lost her house during the conflict 7. various of Palestinian children 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): SAMI OWAIDA, Gaza-based psychiatrist and head of the nongovernmental Gaza Community Mental Health Programme STORYLINE: Nightmares haunt Hanin Abu Obaid, an 11-year-old girl in the Gaza Strip after she lost her family's houses during the Israeli airstrikes earlier in May. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HANIN ABU OBAID, Palestinian girl "When I hear the sound of a plane, I feel terrified that a house might be bombed. Since the beginning of the war, I

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Seoul-Tokyo parade to promote bilateral cultural exchange

Japanese and South Korean people participating in a parade replicating a diplomatic mission from the Joseon dynasty on the Korean Peninsula to Japan's Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period pose for a photo after arriving in Tokyo's Hibiya Park on May 23, 2023, after departing Seoul on April 1 for the over 1,000-kilometer journey. The biennial event that began in 2007 to deepen friendly ties between the two countries on a nongovernmental basis resumed after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Seoul-Tokyo parade to promote bilateral cultural exchange

Japanese and South Korean people participating in a parade replicating a diplomatic mission from the Joseon dynasty on the Korean Peninsula to Japan's Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period celebrate after arriving in Tokyo's Hibiya Park on May 23, 2023, after departing Seoul on April 1 for the over 1,000-kilometer journey. The biennial event that began in 2007 to deepen friendly ties between the two countries on a nongovernmental basis resumed after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Seoul-Tokyo parade to promote bilateral cultural exchange

Japanese and South Korean people participating in a parade replicating a diplomatic mission from the Joseon dynasty on the Korean Peninsula to Japan's Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period arrive in Tokyo's Hibiya Park on May 23, 2023, after departing Seoul on April 1 for the over 1,000-kilometer journey. The biennial event that began in 2007 to deepen friendly ties between the two countries on a nongovernmental basis resumed after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Seoul-Tokyo parade to promote bilateral cultural exchange

Japanese and South Korean people participating in a parade replicating a diplomatic mission from the Joseon dynasty on the Korean Peninsula to Japan's Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period head to its destination, Tokyo's Hibiya Park, on May 23, 2023, after departing Seoul on April 1 for the over 1,000-kilometer journey. The biennial event that began in 2007 to deepen friendly ties between the two countries on a nongovernmental basis resumed after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Peace Boat resumes voyages after COVID hiatus

Peace Boat's ship departs from Yokohama port near Tokyo on April 7, 2023, for a 108-day trip with stops in 17 countries, as the nongovernmental organization resumes ocean voyages after a hiatus of around three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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CORRECTED: Seoul-Tokyo parade to promote bilateral cultural exchange

Japanese and South Korean people participating in a parade replicating a diplomatic mission from the Joseon dynasty on the Korean Peninsula to Japan's Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period leave Seoul's Gyeongbokgung Palace on April 1, 2023, for an over 1,000-kilometer and some 50-day journey bound for Tokyo's Hibiya Park. The biennial event that began in 2007 to deepen friendly ties between the two countries on a nongovernmental basis resumed after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Seoul-Tokyo parade to promote bilateral cultural exchange

Japanese and South Korean people participating in a parade replicating a diplomatic mission from the Joseon dynasty on the Korean Peninsula to Japan's Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period leave Seoul's Gyeongbokgung Palace on April 1, 2023, for an over 1,000-kilometer and some 50-day journey bound for Tokyo's Hibiya Park. The biennial event that began in 2007 to deepen friendly ties between the two countries on a nongovernmental basis resumed after a four-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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CORRECTED: Seoul-Tokyo parade to promote bilateral cultural exchange

Japanese and South Korean people participating in a parade replicating a diplomatic mission from the Joseon dynasty on the Korean Peninsula to Japan's Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period leave Seoul's Gyeongbokgung Palace on April 1, 2023, for an over 1,000-kilometer and some 50-day journey bound for Tokyo's Hibiya Park. The biennial event that began in 2007 to deepen friendly ties between the two countries on a nongovernmental basis resumed after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Survivors finding shelter in makeshift tent cities in quake-hit Türkiye

STORY: Survivors finding shelter in makeshift tent cities in quake-hit Türkiye DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of buildings destroyed by the earthquake in Hatay (Courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of tent city established by AFAD for earthquake victims in Hatay(Courtesy of ihlas news agency) 3. various of Soldiers distribute relief supplies to earthquake victims in Hatay(Courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: A week after twin earthquakes devastated southern Türkiye, many survivors now find themselves living in makeshift tent cities. Guarded by military personnel, the tent cities provide not just temporary housing units erected by volunteers, nongovernmental organizations, and Türkiye's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), but also mobile kitchens, psychological support facilities and social spaces. Large piles of donated clothes are distributed to survivors there by AFAD and the Turkish Red Crescent.

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Inter-agency mission to Afghanistan reports positive signs concerning women's rights

STORY: Inter-agency mission to Afghanistan reports positive signs concerning women's rights DATELINE: Jan. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: UNITED NATIONS CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide of press briefing room 2. wide of UN officials taking seats 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARTIN GRIFFITHS, UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs 4. various of journalists 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARTIN GRIFFITHS, UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs STORYLINE: A mission of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee to Afghanistan has reported positive signs concerning women's rights in the country. The mission was sent to Afghanistan last week to look into the effects of the ban on women being employed in national and local and international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and humanitarian work that was promulgated by the Taliban on Dec. 24, 2022. Days after the Dec. 24 edict, the Afghanistan minister of public health said this edict would not apply in the health sector. That was follow

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Indian boy saved from child labor dreams of becoming doctor

NEW DELHI, India - An 18-year-old Indian university student, who was saved from child labor earlier this year by 2014 Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi's nongovernmental organization, stands in front of newspaper clippings about Satyarthi's winning of the peace prize in New Delhi on Dec. 9, 2014. Having overcome desperation, the teenager now dreams of becoming a doctor.

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Japan sends posters to Ukraine calling for fair election

TOKYO, Japan - This poster featuring ''maneki neko (beckoning cat believed to bring luck)'' will be put up at over 30,000 polling stations during the upcoming presidential election in Ukraine. It reads: ''I support a fair election. And you?'' The Japanese Foreign Ministry said on Dec. 22 that it is donating 4.5 million yen to a Ukrainian nongovernmental organization to help finance the campaign.

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NGOs analyze U.N. climate confab draft accord

LIMA, Peru - Members of environmental nongovernmental organizations gather to analyze a circulated draft agreement at a U.N. climate change conference in Lima late at night on Dec. 13, 2014.

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Japan, N. Korea kids' art exhibition

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Pupils at Rungra elementary school in Pyongyang look at pictures drawn by Japanese and North Korean children that depict their desire for peace on Aug. 25, 2014. The exhibition was organized by a group comprising Japanese nongovernmental organizations and other entities that started holding exhibitions of pictures drawn by children from Japan, and both North and South Korea in 2001.

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Bhutan NGO head says drug addiction is mental disorder

THIMPHU, Bhutan - Tshewang Tenzin, a former marihuana addict who heads a nongovernmental organization in Bhutan's capital Thimphu, talks about the difficulty of curing drug dependence, which he says is a mental disorder, at his office in June 2014.

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Climate Action Network

BONN, Germany - Members of the Climate Action Network, an international alliance of environmental nongovernmental organizations, hold a press conference in Bonn, Germany, on June 14, 2014.

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Climate talks in Poland

WARSAW, Poland - Representatives of nongovernmental organizations walk out of a U.N. climate change conference in Warsaw, Poland, on Nov. 21, 2013, protesting at the lack of progress.