1st LD: UN chief highlights "nuclear peril" in work report to General Assembly

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday highlighted the "nuclear peril" while addressing the General Assembly in his work report.

"Today global anxieties about nuclear weapons are at the highest level since the end of the Cold War," he said.

The UN General Assembly on Tuesday morning kicked off its annual general debate, with heads of state and government and other senior national representatives gathering at the UN headquarters to present their views on pressing world issues. Enditem