Costa Rica ratifies nuke ban treaty

Costa Rica ratifies nuke ban treaty

Elayne Whyte Gomez (2nd from L), Costa Rican ambassador to the U.N. Office in Geneva, poses at U.N. headquarters in New York on July 5, 2018, after filing documents to ratify the treaty prohibiting the use of nuclear weapons adopted in 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nuke ban talks chair calls on nations to sign pact early

Nuke ban talks chair calls on nations to sign pact early

Elayne Whyte Gomez, chairwoman of U.N. negotiations for a treaty banning nuclear weapons, seen in this file photo, called on nations on Oct. 12, 2017 to sign the treaty at an early date. She said 53 countries have signed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons since its opening for signatures on Sept. 21. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Global nuke ban treaty adopted, hibakusha mentioned

Global nuke ban treaty adopted, hibakusha mentioned

Elayne Whyte Gomez, president of U.N. talks on a treaty banning nuclear weapons, speaks at a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on July 7, 2017 after the treaty was adopted. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nuke ban treaty to be adopted July 7

Nuke ban treaty to be adopted July 7

Elayne Whyte Gomez, the president of U.N. negotiations to outlaw nuclear weapons, attends a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on July 6, 2017, saying the landmark treaty is expected to be adopted on July 7, the end of the session. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nuke ban treaty to be adopted July 7

Nuke ban treaty to be adopted July 7

The United Nations holds negotiations to outlaw nuclear weapons at its headquarters in New York on July 5, 2017. Elayne Whyte Gomez, the president of the talks, indicated the landmark treaty will be adopted on July 7, the end of the session. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nuke ban treaty to be adopted July 7

Nuke ban treaty to be adopted July 7

Elayne Whyte Gomez, the president of U.N. negotiations to outlaw nuclear weapons, attends talks in New York on July 5, 2017. Whyte indicated the landmark treaty will be adopted on July 7, the end of the session. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Hibakusha present 3 mil. signatures to protest nukes at U.N. confab

Hibakusha present 3 mil. signatures to protest nukes at U.N. confab

Japanese atomic bomb survivors or hibakusha -- Toshiyuki Mimaki and Masako Wada -- hand over a petition with nearly 3 million signatures demanding the abolishment of nuclear weapons on June 16, 2017, at the U.N. headquarters in New York to Costa Rican Ambassador Elayne Whyte Gomez, who is chairing a three-week U.N. conference, and Izumi Nakamitsu, undersecretary general and high representative for disarmament affairs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Hibakusha present 3 mil. signatures to protest nukes at U.N. confab

Hibakusha present 3 mil. signatures to protest nukes at U.N. confab

Japanese atomic bomb survivors or hibakusha -- Toshiyuki Mimaki and Masako Wada -- hand over a petition with nearly 3 million signatures demanding the abolishment of nuclear weapons on June 16, 2017, at the U.N. headquarters in New York to Costa Rican Ambassador Elayne Whyte Gomez, who is chairing a three-week U.N. conference, and Izumi Nakamitsu, undersecretary general and high representative for disarmament affairs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Hibakusha present 3 mil. signatures to protest nukes at U.N. confab

Hibakusha present 3 mil. signatures to protest nukes at U.N. confab

Japanese atomic bomb survivors or hibakusha -- Toshiyuki Mimaki and Masako Wada -- hand over a petition with nearly 3 million signatures demanding the abolishment of nuclear weapons on June 16, 2017, at the U.N. headquarters in New York to Costa Rican Ambassador Elayne Whyte Gomez, who is chairing a three-week U.N. conference, and Izumi Nakamitsu, undersecretary general and high representative for disarmament affairs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

U.N. nuke talks resume amid hopes for ban treaty

U.N. nuke talks resume amid hopes for ban treaty

Izumi Nakamitsu (C), U.N. high representative for disarmament affairs and undersecretary general, attends the U.N. negotiations to outlaw nuclear weapons on June 15, 2017, at the U.N. headquarters in New York, together with Elayne Whyte Gomez (R), the president of the talks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

1st draft nuke ban treaty released, "hibakusha" mentioned

1st draft nuke ban treaty released, "hibakusha" mentioned

Representatives of countries participating in U.N. negotiations to outlaw nuclear weapons attend a meeting in Geneva on May 22, 2017, during which Elayne Whyte Gomez, the president of the talks, released the first draft of a treaty, with references to the suffering of victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

1st draft nuke ban treaty released, "hibakusha" mentioned

1st draft nuke ban treaty released, "hibakusha" mentioned

Elayne Whyte Gomez (C), the president of U.N. negotiations to outlaw nuclear weapons, attends a meeting of countries participating in the talks in Geneva on May 22, 2017. Whyte released the first draft of a treaty, with references to the suffering of victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nuke ban treaty prep meeting held at U.N.

Nuke ban treaty prep meeting held at U.N.

Elayne Whyte Gomez, Costa Rican ambassador to the U.N. Office and other international organizations in Geneva, speaks at a preparatory meeting for negotiations on a treaty outlawing nuclear weapons at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Feb. 16, 2017. Whyte was elected to chair the talks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo