Japan

From 29 June to 3 July 2026, 50 young leaders from 39 countries will embark on a study visit to Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Japan, as part of the Youth Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear Weapons.

The Secretary-General arrived in Tokyo, Japan, on the afternoon of Sunday, 17 May.

World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, speaking to the press, said there are almost 600 suspected Ebola cases and 139 suspected fatalities reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. He has released an additional $3.4 million from the Contingency Fund for Emergencies, bringing the total to $3.9 million.

In Uganda, the UN system has already repurposed $3.5 million in existing resources to support the Government-led response to contain the Ebola outbreak and stop its further spread. The World Health Organization is supporting greater surveillance, contact tracing, testing, clinical care and cross-border preparedness.

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the event titled, “Celebrating 70:  Japan-United Nations Cooperation, Expo 2025 and the Future of Multilateralism”, in Tokyo today:

The World Health Organization says that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, highlighting the high risk of further spread and the likelihood that the outbreak may be larger than currently detected.

The Secretary-General arrived in Yokohama, Japan, on Tuesday 19 August.

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) launched a major operation this week over 180 square kilometres to find unauthorized weapon caches and infrastructure in coordination with the Lebanese Armed Forces, which has led to the discovery of unexploded ordnances, a cave and two tunnels in Sector East.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the Tokyo Conference, held in Tokyo today:

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today warned that millions of children in Sudan are at risk of rape and other forms of sexual violence, which is being used as a tactic of war. According to UNICEF, armed men are raping and sexually assaulting children, including infants as young as one, amid the nationwide conflict.