The United Nations will cut a quarter of peacekeepers in 11 operations around the world in the coming months due to a lack of money and as future funding from the United States remains uncertain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/09/world/politics/un-peacekeepers-funding/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #un #antonioguterres
China has led several countries in announcing new climate plans at the U.N. General Assembly, and offered a veiled rebuke of the U.S. President Donald Trump's anti-climate rhetoric. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/09/25/climate-change/china-climate-plans-us-denial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #china #environment #climatechange #us #un #xijinping #antonioguterres
Japan has done all it can to achieve lasting peace in the world since the end of World War II, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said in his general debate speech at a U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/24/japan/politics/ishiba-un-speech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #takeshiiwaya #shigeruishiba #unitednations #antonioguterres
Japan called on the private sector to invest more in Africa, at the ongoing Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/21/japan/japan-africa-development-conference-day-2/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ticad #africa #shigeruishiba#fumiokishida #antonioguterres
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is slashing more than $700 million in spending and laying plans to overhaul the United Nations as its largest sponsor, the U.S., pulls back support. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/04/world/politics/un-plan-trump-funding/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #antonioguterres #un #us #donaldtrump
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike expressed her eagerness to attract part of the United Nations' functions to the Japanese capital during a meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/25/japan/koike-un-functions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #un #tokyo#yurikokoike #antonioguterres
Major tech firms should commit to fully powering data centers with renewable energy by 2030, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/23/tech/ai-renewable-energy-2030-un/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #antonioguterres #ai #tech #renewables #energy