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Viewfinder: After Becoming the Second Head of State to Give Birth While in Office, New Zealand's Prime Minister Brings Her Newborn to the U.N.

Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Publish date:: Sep 25, 2018

In June, Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister of New Zealand, became only the second head of state in modern history to give birth while in office (the first was Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto in 1990). Here, Ardern kisses her daughter, Neve Te Aroha Ardern Gayford, as her partner, Clarke Gayford (left), looks on during the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit on September 24th, 2018, one day before the start of the general debate of the 73rd session of the general assembly at the United Nations in New York. — In June, Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister of New Zealand, became only the second head of state in modern history to give birth while in office (the first was Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto in 1990). Here, Ardern kisses her daughter, Neve Te Aroha Ardern Gayford, as her partner, Clarke Gayford (left), looks on during the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit on September 24th, 2018, one day before the start of the general debate of the 73rd session of the general assembly at the United Nations in New York.
(Photo: Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images)

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Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha visits the construction site for the Bang Sue Central Station, the site of Bangkok's new railway transport hub, on March 20th, 2019, in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Migrants carry the flag of Honduras while on a caravan of immigrants en route to the Mexican border on October 18th, 2018, in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

Migrants carry the flag of Honduras while on a caravan of immigrants en route to the Mexican border on October 18th, 2018, in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The caravan of thousands of Central Americans, most from Honduras, hopes to eventually reach the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to cancel the recent trade deal with Mexico and withhold aid to Central American countries if the caravan isn't stopped before reaching the U.S.

Migrants carry the flag of Honduras while on a caravan of immigrants en route to the Mexican border on October 18th, 2018, in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

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A demonstrator holds an American flag emblazoned with the names of victims who were fatally wounded by police officers.

A Venezuelan migrant rests next to a Christmas tree at an improvised camp near a bus terminal in Bogota, Colombia, on November 9th, 2018.

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Police officers look on as Greenpeace activists hang from ropes after unfurling a banner outside the German embassy in a protest against coal on October 8th, 2018, in London, England. The stunt by the environmental campaign group came on the day that a report was released by the United Nations' top climate science panel calling for accelerated action to tackle climate change.

Police officers look on as Greenpeace activists hang from ropes after unfurling a banner outside the German embassy in a protest against coal on October 8th, 2018, in London, England.