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Hiroshima Citzens Mourn A-Bomb Victims at Annual Peace Ceremony

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:23:31 GMT

Participants of the annual Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony, in Hiroshima, Japan, mourn and pray in memory of victims of the 1945 atomic bomb. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also attended the ceremony--the first UN Secretary-General to do so.

Secretary-General and IAEA Director Remember Hiroshima A-Bomb Victims

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:23:31 GMT

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) and Yukiya Amano, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), pay their respects to the victims of the 1945 nuclear attack on Hiroshima at the annual Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony in Japan.

Secretary-General Addresses Hiroshima Peace Ceremony

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:23:31 GMT

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony in Hiroshima, Japan. Mr. Ban is the first UN Secretary-General to attend the annual Peace Ceremony commemorating the 1945 atomic bombing of that city.

Secretary-General Visits Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:23:31 GMT

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) and his wife, Yoo Soon-taek (front, right), tour the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum in Nagasaki, Japan.

Secretary-General Speaks at Nagasaki Cathedral

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:23:31 GMT

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki, Japan. The 1945 nuclear attack on Nagasaki destroyed the church, taking with it the lives of Christians who had congregated inside for a religious service.

Secretary-General Holds Disarmament Dialogue at Waseda University

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:23:31 GMT

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (at podium) holds a dialogue on peace and disarmament with students of prestigious Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Ban's remarks on disarmament come shortly before his planned visit to Hiroshima 6 August where he will take part in the annual commemoration of the nuclear attack on that city.

Closing of 2010 NPT Review Conference

Fri, 28 May 2010 13:23:31 GMT

A view of the podium as Libran N. Cabactulan (centre), Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the UN and President of the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), chairs the closing session of the Conference.

Special Film Screening "Countdown to Zero" Featured to Support Disarmament

Wed, 05 May 2010 13:23:31 GMT

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) speaks prior to a special screening of "Countdown to Zero", a documentary film on the history of the atomic bomb. Also at the podium are: actor and UN Peace Messenger Michael Douglas (centre) and Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the UN Libran N. Cabactulan.

Secretary-General Receives Paper Cranes, Symbols of Hope for Nuclear-Freee World

Tue, 04 May 2010 13:23:31 GMT

Tadatoshi Akiba (right), Mayor of Hiroshima, Japan, and President of Mayors of Peace, presents Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with a garland of 1000 gold paper cranes, representing hope for a nuclear-free world, during a Mayors of Peace conference.

UN Secretary-General Urges Nations to Make Nuclear Disarmament Targets a Reality at the NPT Conference

Mon, 03 May 2010 13:23:31 GMT

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at the 2010 High-level Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Mr. Ban urged nations to make nuclear disarmament targets a reality.