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Atomic Bombing Survivors Open UN Exhibit as NPT Review Begins

The show channels survivor testimony into pressure on treaty negotiators.

Overview

  • Nihon Hidankyo opened a monthlong exhibit in the United Nations lobby that runs through June 1 during the Nuclear Non‑Proliferation Treaty review.
  • Panels in English trace the destruction in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and include artifacts such as a clock frozen at the Hiroshima blast time and a feature on the group’s 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.
  • At the opening, secretary-general Jiro Hamasumi said he wants no one to suffer as survivors did, and the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki urged delegates to pursue disarmament.
  • The exhibit follows a New York march by more than 200 survivors, relatives, and activists who called for abolishing nuclear weapons, with young peace ambassadors pledging to carry survivor stories.
  • The review’s NGO session lists talks by Nihon Hidankyo’s leader, the Hiroshima governor, and both city mayors, a forum where civil groups press governments during the treaty’s five‑year checkup.