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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 4

At least 140 people have died and 127 remain missing after Typhoon Kalmaegi struck the Philippines, with the central province of Cebu suffering the worst damage from floods and mudslides. Homes were destroyed and streets were left buried in debris, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate. In Cebu, floodwaters rose to roof level in some areas. A state of calamity has been declared in Cebu to speed up emergency response as rescue operations continue.

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G7 Summit - Kananaskis

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, front fifth left, stands for the family photo with world leaders and invited guests during the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Pictured in the front row from left to right; German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and European Council President Antonio Costa. Pictured in the back row from left to right; U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, World Bank President Ajay Banga President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres and NATO secretary-gen

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U.N. chief Guterres at COP29

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses world leaders during the summit meeting at the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Nov. 12, 2024.

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US: Multiple Arrested At Pro-Palestine Protest Outside NYU Stern School Of Business

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, including students and faculty members, rallied outside the New York University Stern School of Business on Monday, April 22. As the protest intensified, multiple protesters were taken into custody.

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U.N. climate summit

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres (C) chats with world leaders who gathered at the U.N. headquarters in New York for the Climate Ambition Summit on Sept. 20, 2023.

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U.N. climate summit

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses world leaders who gathered at the U.N. headquarters in New York for the Climate Ambition Summit on Sept. 20, 2023.

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U.N. chief Guterres to visit Hiroshima

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks to Japanese media organizations at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 16, 2023. The world body said the same day he will visit Hiroshima to attend events related to the upcoming Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city.

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Kan at U.N. antipoverty summit

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan delivers a speech during a summit of the U.N. Millennium Development Goals at the world body's headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2010. Kan said Japan will offer a total of $8.5 billion over five years from 2011 in health and education aid. (Pool photo)

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Obama at U.N. antipoverty summit

NEW YORK, United States - U.S President Barack Obama delivers a speech during a summit on the U.N. Millennium Development Goals at the world body's headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2010. Obama pledged to take fresh approaches in offering needy countries and people a path out of poverty under the newly launched U.S. Global Development Policy. (Pool photo)

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Obama at U.N. antipoverty summit

NEW YORK, United States - U.S President Barack Obama delivers a speech during a summit on the U.N. Millennium Development Goals at the world body's headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2010. Obama pledged to take fresh approaches in offering needy countries and people a path out of poverty under the newly launched U.S. Global Development Policy. (Pool photo)

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Kan at U.N. antipoverty summit

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan wraps up his speech during a summit on the U.N. Millennium Development Goals at the world body's headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2010. Kan said Japan will offer a total of $8.5 billion over five years from 2011 in health and education aid. (Pool photo)

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Hatoyama addresses U.N. climate summit

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama delivers a speech during a U.N. climate change summit at the world body's General Assembly Hall in New York on Sept. 22, 2009. Hatoyama pledged that Japan will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020 from 1990 levels. (Pool photo)

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Hatoyama addresses U.N. climate summit

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama delivers a speech during a U.N. climate change summit at the world body's General Assembly Hall in New York on Sept. 22, 2009. Hatoyama pledged that Japan will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020 from 1990 levels. (Pool photo)

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Hatoyama addresses U.N. climate summit

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama delivers a speech during a U.N. climate change summit at the world body's General Assembly Hall in New York on Sept. 22, 2009. Hatoyama pledged that Japan will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020 from 1990 levels. (Pool photo)

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Hatoyama addresses U.N. climate summit

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama delivers a speech during a U.N. climate change summit at the world body's General Assembly Hall in New York on Sept. 22, 2009. Hatoyama pledged that Japan will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020 from 1990 levels. (Pool photo)

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World Bank chief says G-8 facing 'test' it can't afford to fail

RUSUTSU, Japan - World Bank President Robert Zoellick (L) and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon attend a news conference in Rusutsu, Hokkaido, on July 7. Zoellick said that the international community is facing a double danger of escalating fuel and food prices, urging leaders at the Group of Eight summit to move toward strong action to help save the most vulnerable.

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G-8 summit: G-8 leaders pose for commemorative photo

TOYAKO, Japan - Leaders of the Group of Eight nations and other invited participants pose for a commemorative photo on July 7, the opening day of the three-day G-8 summit at Windsor Hotel Toya in Toya, Hokkaido. From L to R: U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, African Union Commission Chairman Jean Ping, Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Ghana's President John Kufuor, Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, U.S. President George W. Bush, Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki, France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete, Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and World Bank President Robert Zoellick. (Pool photo)

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Koizumi addresses Asian IT conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) addresses the three-day Asian forum underway at a Tokyo hotel Jan. 14 in preparation for the U.N.-sponsored World Summit on the Information Society.

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800 participants kick off Asian IT conference in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The Asian Regional Conference to prepare for the U.N.-sponsored World Summit on the Information Society begins a three-day meeting at the New Takanawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Jan. 13.

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(1)U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development ends

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - South African President Thabo Mbeki addresses the final meeting of the U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg on Sept. 4. World leaders from about 100 countries adopted an implementation plan and a political declaration in winding up the 10-day summit.

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(3)U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development ends

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi returns to Tokyo's Haneda airport Sept. 4 after attending the U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.

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(2)U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development ends

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Japan's Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi and Environment Minister Hiroshi Oki hold a news conference Sept. 4 in Johannesburg after the end of the U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development.

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Koizumi says people key in sustainable development

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi delivers a speech at the U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg on Sept. 2.

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(2)U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development opens

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - South African President Thabo Mbeki (R) welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development that opened in Johannesburg on Sept. 2. (Pool photo)

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(3)U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development opens

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - The U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development opens in Johannesburg on Sept. 2, with about 100 heads of state and government attending. (Pool photo)

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(6)U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development opens

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) leaves a conference room after the opening ceremony of the U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development on Sept. 2 in Johannesburg. (Pool photo)

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(5)U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development opens

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan delivers an opening address to about 100 heads of state and government at the U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg on Sept. 2. (Pool photo)

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(4)U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development opens

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Children read a message at the opening ceremony of the U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg on Sept. 2. (Pool photo)

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(1)U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development opens

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan (R) welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) at the U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development that opened in Johannesburg on Sept. 2. At left is Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi. (Pool photo)

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(4)Koizumi to visit N. Korea

JOHANESSBURG, South Africa - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi speaks to reporters at a Johannesburg hotel Aug. 30 on Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's scheduled visit to North Korea. Kawaguchi is in Johannesburg to attend the ongoing U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development.

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Kawaguchi leaves for 3-nation Africa tour

NARITA, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi leaves Narita airport on Aug. 25 for a two-week visit to Ethiopia, Angola and South Africa. Kawaguchi will be the first-ever Japanese foreign minister to visit Angola and the first in 18 years to Ethiopia, aiming to convey Japan's commitments for peace and development in Africa. In South Africa, she is to attend the U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.

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Minamata civic group calls in S. Africa to protect environment

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Kiyoto Sasaki (3rd from L), head of a civic group for Minamata disease patients visiting South Africa from Japan, addresses local people at a memorial service the group held Aug. 24 on a Johannesburg suburb for those who died from the disease. The Minamata Disease Center Soshisha made an appeal to local residents over the threat of environmental pollution ahead of the start Aug. 26 of the U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.

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UNEP envoy Kato to perform during Johannesburg summit

TOKYO, Japan - Singer and U.N. Environment Program (UNEP) goodwill ambassador Tokiko Kato will hold concerts in the Johannesburg suburbs on Aug. 28 and 29 to promote conservation, organizers said Aug. 17. The city is the site of the upcoming World Summit on Sustainable Development from Aug. 26 to Sept. 4. Photo was taken when Kato staged concerts with South African musicians in Tokyo in June 2001.

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U.N. to stay in E. Timor after independence: Ramos-Horta

DAVOS, Switzerland - Jose Ramos-Horta, cabinet member for foreign affairs in the East Timor Transitional Administration, speaks to Kyodo News reporters Jan. 29 in Davos, Switzerland. He said U.N. peacekeepers are set to remain in East Timor for at least two years after the territory gains independence. Ramos-Horta was attending an annual summit of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

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UNICEF to honor actress Kuroyanagi for helping children

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (file photo), a Japanese actress and television personality, will be honored by the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) for helping children in poverty and civil strife. The 67-year-old Kuroyanagi, who is serving as UNICEF's goodwill ambassador, will be the first recipient of the ''Global Leadership for Children Award'' established by UNICEF to mark the 10th anniversary of the 1990 World Summit for Children.

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Mori calls for staged approach to reform UNSC

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori delivers a speech to the U.N. Millennium Summit in New York on Sept. 7. He urged world leaders to adopt a step-by-step approach to reform the U.N. Security Council, but stopped short of stating Japan's bid for a permanent seat on the council.

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Mock U.N. conference of students ends in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Students attend the final day of a four-day mock meeting Aug. 13 at the United Nations in New York that brought together about 350 students from around the world. The students, including 25 from Japan's Kwansei Gakuin University, discussed a range of issues, including the maintenance of international peace and security. The U.N. International Model United Nations conference was part of official U.N. Millennium Summit-related activities.

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Annan stresses importance of U.N. Security Council reform

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan addresses delegates at the United Nations General Assembly's world summit in New York on Sept. 14. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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(5)U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development opens

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan delivers an opening address to about 100 heads of state and government at the U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg on Sept. 2. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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(6)U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development opens

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) leaves a conference room after the opening ceremony of the U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development on Sept. 2 in Johannesburg. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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UNEP envoy Kato to perform during Johannesburg summit

TOKYO, Japan - Singer and U.N. Environment Program (UNEP) goodwill ambassador Tokiko Kato will hold concerts in the Johannesburg suburbs on Aug. 28 and 29 to promote conservation, organizers said Aug. 17. The city is the site of the upcoming World Summit on Sustainable Development from Aug. 26 to Sept. 4. Photo was taken when Kato staged concerts with South African musicians in Tokyo in June 2001. (Kyodo)

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Mock U.N. conference of students ends in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Students attend the final day of a four-day mock meeting Aug. 13 at the United Nations in New York that brought together about 350 students from around the world. The students, including 25 from Japan's Kwansei Gakuin University, discussed a range of issues, including the maintenance of international peace and security. The U.N. International Model United Nations conference was part of official U.N. Millennium Summit-related activities.

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Koizumi addresses Asian IT conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) addresses the three-day Asian forum underway at a Tokyo hotel Jan. 14 in preparation for the U.N.-sponsored World Summit on the Information Society. (Kyodo)

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World leaders pledge to address refugee crisis at U.N. confab

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hold a joint press conference at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul on May 24, 2016. World leaders and officials pledged to tackle the refugee crises gripping Syria and other parts of the world as they wrapped up the first U.N. humanitarian summit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World leaders pledge to address refugee crisis at U.N. confab

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at a press conference at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul on May 24, 2016. World leaders and officials pledged to tackle the refugee crises gripping Syria and other parts of the world as they wrapped up the first U.N. humanitarian summit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World leaders pledge to address refugee crisis at U.N. confab

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands during a joint press conference at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul on May 24, 2016. World leaders and officials pledged to tackle the refugee crises gripping Syria and other parts of the world as they wrapped up the first U.N. humanitarian summit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. humanitarian summit opens to tackle refugee crisis

The first U.N. humanitarian summit is held in Istanbul on May 23, 2016, with an eye on finding solutions to the refugee crises gripping Syria and other parts of the world. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are among the leaders attending the two-day World Humanitarian Summit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan eyes tsunami summit of global high school students

Toshihiro Nikai (far L), chairman of the General Council of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, attends a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 29, 2016, to commemorate the designation of Nov. 5 as World Tsunami Awareness Day. Nikai said during his speech in the meeting that Japan is planning to hold a summit of high school students from the 2011 tsunami and earthquake disaster that damaged the northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan eyes tsunami summit of global high school students

Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the General Council of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, addresses a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 29, 2016, to commemorate the designation of Nov. 5 as World Tsunami Awareness Day. Nikai said Japan is planning to hold a summit of high school students from around the world to discuss lessons learned from the 2011 tsunami and earthquake disaster that damaged the northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Mission Innovation" launched at U.N. climate change summit

World leaders pose for commemorative photos during a ceremony to launch "Mission Innovation" in a U.N. climate change summit in Le Bourget, outside Paris, on Nov. 30, 2015. Twenty countries taking part in the initiative pledged to double their investments in clean-energy research and development over five years. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo