A survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima has again called for the total abolition of nuclear weapons.
Setsuko Thurlow, who lives in Canada, made the appeal in a video message on Saturday at an event sponsored by the Japanese NGO, Peace Boat.
A survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima has given an online lecture on her experience to tour guides at UN facilities around the world.
Kajimoto Yoshiko spoke on Thursday, Japan time, at an event organized by the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation. Her audience included tour guides from UN facilities in New York and Geneva.
A number of atomic-bomb survivors were unable to attend the annual memorial ceremony on Thursday because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Hamasumi Jiro, who now lives in Tokyo, was exposed to radiation in his mother's womb when the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. His father was killed in the blast.