Photo Gallery

	Participation in the 8th NPT Review Conference May 2010 Mayors for Peace formed a mayoral delegation of 89 people from 30 member cities in 10 countries and participated in the NPT Review Conference held in New York, USA. During the conference, we conveyed the voices from Hiroshima and Nagasaki directly to representatives of each government and urged them to make efforts to realize the abolition of nuclear weapons by the year 2020.
(Photo Credit: AFP and JIJI Press Co.)	Visiting Nicaragua and the 78th Winter Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors January 2010 President of Mayors for Peace visited Nicaragua, where the number of member cities has rapidly increased. He also attended the 78th Winter Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) at Washington DC.
	Participation in the 62nd Annual DPI/NGO Conference September 2009 President Akiba participated in the 62nd Annual UN DPI (Department of Public Information)/NGO Conference held in Mexico City, in cooperation with NGOs under the theme "For Peace and Development: Disarm Now!". In order to have the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Protocol adopted at the NPT Review Conference in 2010, he promoted understanding and cooperation with the initiatives of Mayors for Peace including the Protocol and 2020 Vision Campaign, as well as establishing good relationships with UN officials, government representatives and peace related NGOs to realize a world without nuclear weapons.

	Participation in the third meeting of International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND） June 2009 President Akiba participated in the 3rd meeting of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND） in Moscow, Russia, led by the Japanese and Australian governments. In addition to promoting the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Protocol as well as the 2020 Vision Campaign [Emergency Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons], we actively promoted understanding and cooperation with our mission. Furthermore, bonds were forged between committee members that will assist in the implementation of the 4th ICNND meeting to be held in Hiroshima this October..

	US Conference of Mayors (USCM） 77th Annual Meeting June 2009 Held in Providence, Rhode Island, President Akiba participated in the 77th Annual Meeting of the US Conference of Mayors, promoting the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Protocol as well as the 2020 Vision Campaign [Emergency Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons]. Calling to the mayors of the world's nuclear superpower, Mayors for Peace encouraged both understanding of and cooperation with its mission, moving ever closer to a world free of nuclear weapons through city-driven activities.

(Photo Credit: AFP and JIJI Press Co.)	Participation in the 2009 NPT PrepCom: Third Preparatory Committee meeting for the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference May 2009 Mayors for Peace formed a mayoral delegation and attended the 2009 NPT PrepCom in New York. The delegation promoted the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Protocol, 2020 Vision Campaign, and nuclear weapons abolition through speeches delivered by the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the NGO session, ortganizng a side event, and meetings with government representatives. Part of the delegation also visited Washington D.C. to meet members of Congress and the Obama administration to stress the importance of a time-bound commitment to the abolition of nuclear weapons.

(Photo Credit: JIJI PRESS Co.)	2020 Vision Campaign Association Board Meeting and other activities in Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg November 2008 The Meeting of the Board of Directors of the 2020 Vision Campaign Association was held in Ypres, Belgium and plans for future activities in 2020 Vision Campaign were discussed. President Akiba took this opportunity to visit some of the member cities in Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg, and participated in various peace related events. To promote the efforts toward the abolition of nuclear weapons by the year 2020, he also met with representatives of national govenments and NGOs, and asked for their support and cooperation for the activities of Mayors for Peace.
(Photo Credit: JIJI PRESS Co.)	Submission of some of the collected signatures for the CANT petition to the President of the UN General Assembly October 27, 2008 President Akiba of Mayors for Peace visited UN Headquarters in New York, submitted some of the 370,221 collected signatures for the petition "Cities Are Not Targets (CANT)" to the President of the UN General Assembly, and asked for UN's support for promotion of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Protocol, stressing that abolition of nuclear weapons is a common wish among people around the world.
	Orizuru Night Game was held in conjunction with the 2020 Vision Campaign August 26 2008 Thanks to the cooperation of the Coop Hiroshima and the Hiroshima Toyo Carp baseball team, Orizuru Night Game (paper crane night game) was held in conjunction with an official professional baseball game, and conveyed the message for peace from Hiroshima to the world.
	Attending the 2008 NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) Preparatory Committee May 2008 Representatives, including mayors, from Mayors for Peace member cities comprised the Mayoral Delegation, and attended the Preparatory Committee for the NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) Review Conference held in Geneva, Switzerland. President Akiba delivered a speech at the NGO session and also announced the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Protocol.
	Appeal activities in Scandinavia for the abolition of nuclear weapons November 2007 President Akiba visited Copenhagen（Denmark) and　Stockholm（Sweden）. Through a lecture at an internaional conference on peace education and issues related to human rights, as well as a conference with officials from both cities, he transmitted the reality of the atomic bombings and the message of the survivors and appealed for cooperation with the "2020 Vision".

Attending the "World Peace Forum" and the "2nd UCLG World Congress"
October 2007
President Akiba attended the World Peace Forum New York where he also gave a speech. He further spoke at the "2nd UCLG（United Cities and Local Governments) World Congress" held in the Special Self-Governing Province of Jeju, South Korea.

Attending the 50th anniversary commemorative workshop of Pugwash Conference
July 2007
President Akiba attended the “Disarmament Workshop ‘Revitalizing Nuclear Disarmament’”, which was a commemorative event for the 50th anniversary of the Pugwash Conferences, held in Pugwash,Canada. He asked all to concentrate the power of the citizens and to realize the nuclear weapon-free world by the year 2020

	Attending the 2007 NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) Preparatory Committee May 2007 Representatives, including mayors, from member cities of Mayors for Peace comprises Mayoral Delegation, and attended the Preparatory Committee for the NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) Review Conference held in Vienna, Austria, and President Akiba delivered a speech at the NGO session.
	Attending the 70th Anniversary of the Bombing of Gernika April 2007 President Akiba attended the 70th Anniversary of the Bombing of Gernika. He called for the solidarity of cities in the world and signed the “Gernika Declaration” which is a written pledge directed towards the avoidance of attacks on cities and the realization of a peaceful world.
	Attended the 7th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates November 2006 President Akiba attended the 7th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates held in Rome/Italy and gave a speech at the opening session that was themed "Atoms for Peace or for War."

speech at the 17th World Congress of IPPNW

Mayors for Peace in Northern Europe
September 2006
In September 2006, President Akiba visited Finland and Norway to attend a World Congress of IPPNW. There and in several venues he called for assistance with abolishing nuclear weapons.

ICJ 10th Anniversary Commemorative Events
July 2006
On the occasion of 10th anniversary of the ICJ advisory opinion stating "… the threat or use of nuclear weapons would generally be contrary to the rules of international law", we organized mayoral delegation and participated in commemorative meetings held by European peace NGOs.

The 6th General Conference of Mayors for Peace, Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings
August 4-6, 2005
We held the 6th General Conference of Mayors for Peace in Hiroshima.

Attended the 7th NPT Review Conference
May 2005
Mayoral delegation attended the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference held at the UN headquarters in New York.