Source: United Nations (Video News)
A symbolic tree was planted at the United Nations Headquarters on Monday 5 May, honouring victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 80 years ago. Speaking on behalf of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs – who co-organized the planting ceremony with the United Nations Staff Recreation Council Gardening Club, Izumi Nakamitsu, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs and Yamazaki Kazuyuki, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations described the importance of planting a tree stemming from a seed that survived the bombing. Despite the heat and radiation, the Hibakujumoku, or survivor trees, sprouted new life from their trunks, roots, or stumps. They have become powerful symbols of resilience, peace, and the enduring force of nature amid destruction.