Hiroshima Nagasaki atomic bombing exhibition opens at UN HQ
Nihon Hidankyo’s display on hibakusha, victims’ belongings and the 1945 devastation runs through June 1 alongside the NPT review conference.
- An exhibition detailing the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has opened at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
- The display is organized by Nihon Hidankyo, a confederation of atomic bomb survivors, and coincides with the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference.
- It features photo panels showing the destruction, information on the survivors (hibakusha), and personal items belonging to victims.
- The exhibition, running until June 1, aims to convey the suffering of survivors and encourage discussions on nuclear disarmament among conference attendees.
An exhibition showing the impact of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki opened Monday in the lobby of the United Nations headquarters in New York, as a review conference for the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty got underway.
The display is organised by the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organisations, known as Nihon Hidankyo, which won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. It will continue until June 1.
Through photo panels, the exhibition presents the destruction left by the atomic attacks and the activities of hibakusha, the survivors of the bombings. Personal items that belonged to the victims are also being shown.
Speakers at the opening ceremony included Jiro Hamasumi, secretary-general of Nihon Hidankyo, Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui and Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were devastated by the US atomic bombings in August 1945, near the end of World War II.
Hamasumi said he wanted the exhibition to convey his hope that no one else would have to endure the suffering experienced by him and other survivors.
Suzuki voiced concern over the future course of the NPT review conference, referring to exchanges of criticism between the United States and Iran at the start of Monday’s meeting.
He said he hoped Nagasaki would remain the last place to suffer an atomic bombing, and called on participants in the conference to use the exhibition as part of their discussions.
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