9月23日、国連総会がニューヨークで未来サミットのために招集された。同サミットは、国連の歴史における最も困難な時期の一つに開催された：ウクライナとガザでの戦争が大国を直接的な ...

平和と安全保障2024年10月30日ソフィー・ブッデンホルン, アダム・デイ国連大学 ...

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