Secretary-General António Guterres speaks to journalists about the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s latest nuclear and missile tests. UN Photo/Evan Schneider

The solution must be political.  The potential consequences of military action are too horrific.
      ANTÓNIO GUTERRES

UN Photo/Evan Schneider Secretary-General António Guterres speaks to journalists about the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s latest nuclear and missile tests.

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