A-Bomb Exhibition Opens at U.N. Headquarters

New York, April 27 (Jiji Press)–An exhibition on the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki started Monday at the lobby of the United Nations’ headquarters in New York, coinciding with a review conference for the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. The exhibition, organized by the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, the 2024 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, will run until June 1. Photo panels depict the aftermath of the bombings and the activities of hibakusha survivors of the nuclear attacks. Personal belongings of victims are also on display. At the opening ceremony, Jiro Hamasumi, secretary-general of Nihon Hindankyo, Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui and Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki delivered speeches. The two Japanese cities were devastated by the August 1945 U.S. atomic bombings in the closing days of World War II. Hamasumi said he hopes to share through the exhibition his wish that no one else will experience the suffering he and other survivors went through. Suzuki, referring to the United States and Iran trading barbs at the start of the NPT review conference Monday, expressed concern about future developments in the international meeting. He emphasized his hope that Nagasaki would be the last to suffer an atomic bombing and urged conference participants to make use of the exhibition in their discussions. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]