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Wednesday, 9 September 2009

 


 

 

 

 

Thursday, 10 September 2009

 


 

 


 

 


 

 

 

 

Friday, 11 September 2009

Mexican flag at the entrance to the Foreign Ministry. The Palacio de Bellas Artes, an important landmark in the Historical Centre of Mexico, is seen in the far background. Location: Mexico City, Mexico / Date: 09 September 2009 / Photo Credit: DPI/NGO Photo/Ashley Pritchard Participants waiting to be recognized during a Q&A session of the NGO/DPI Executive Committee Consultation held at the Foreign Ministry, on the final day of the conference. Location: Mexico City, Mexico / Date: 11 September 2009 / Photo Credit: UN Photo/Ivan Stephens Pal Singh Sidhu, of the EastWest Institute, one of the panelists of Roundtable I: “Zero Nuclear Weapons, Zero Weapons of Mass Destruction: Why, How, When?” Location: Mexico City, Mexico / Date: 09 September 2009 / Photo Credit: UN Photo/Ivan Stephens A Conference participant, holding a “Conference at a Glance” brochure, poses a question during a Question & Answer session at a roundtable. Location: Mexico City, Mexico / Date: 11 September 2009 / Photo Credit: UN Photo/Ivan Stephens Kuniko Inoguchi and Carolina Owens participating in Roundtable IV: “New Challenges and Perspective for Global Development and Security for the 21st Century”, held at the Mexican Foreign Ministry, during the final day of the conference. Location: Mexico City, Mexico / Date: 11 September 2009 / Photo Credit: UN Photo/Ivan Stephens Alejandro Svarch, Jorge Ramirez Hernandez, and Jans Fromow-Guerra participate in the late afternoon workshop “Peace and Progress through Health: A Medical Perspective”, held at the Ex Convento Corpus Christi. Location: Mexico City, Mexico / Date: 11 September 2009 / Photo Credit: UN Photo/Ivan Stephens An exhibit by UNIC Mexico on small arms is displayed near the Conference site. Location: Mexico City, Mexico / Date: 11 September 2009 / Photo Credit: DPI/NGO Photo/Alexi-Noelle O’Brien-Hosein Roberto Zamora, Sergio Duarte, Charles Hitchcock, Kiyo Akasaka, Tadatoshi Akiba, and Juan Manuel Gómez Robledo prepare for the closing ceremony of the Conference, held at the Ex Convento San Hipolito. Location: Mexico City, Mexico / Date: 11 September 2009 / Photo Credit: UN Photo/Ivan Stephens Roberto Zamora, a lawyer and member of the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict, delivers the keynote address during the closing ceremony of the Conference. Location: Mexico City, Mexico / Date: 11 September 2009 / Photo Credit: UN Photo/Ivan Stephens Sergio Duarte, United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, delivers the conference overview, at the closing ceremony of the 62nd Annual DPI/NGO Conference. Location: Mexico City, Mexico / Date: 11 September 2009 / Photo Credit: UN Photo/Ivan Stephens Tadatoshi Akiba, Mayor of Hiroshima, during the closing ceremony, calls on all participants to transform their words into action. Location: Mexico City, Mexico / Date: 11 September 2009 / Photo Credit: UN Photo/Ivan Stephens Charles Hitchcock, the Chair of the Conference, delivering the Conference Declaration during the closing ceremony held at the Ex Convento San Hipolito. Location: Mexico City, Mexico / Date: 11 September 2009 / Photo Credit: DPI/NGO Photo/Ashley Pritchard Charles Hitchcock presents the Conference Declaration during the closing ceremony. In the foreground, a prop used during the presentation of the Ballet Folklorico. Location: Mexico City, Mexico / Date: 11 September 2009 / Photo Credit: UN Photo/Ivan Stephens Presentation of the Ballet Folklorico during the closing ceremony of the 62nd Annual DPI/NGO Conference, held at the Ex Convento San Hipolito. Location: Mexico City, Mexico / Date: 11 September 2009 / Photo Credit: UN Photo/Ivan Stephens Two female dancers of the Ballet Folklorico, during the closing ceremony of the 62nd Annual DPI/NGO Conference, held at the Ex Convento San Hipolito. Location: Mexico City, Mexico / Date: 11 September 2009 / Photo Credit: UN Photo/Ivan Stephens Female dancers performing a well known traditional piece of the Ballet Folklorico. Location: Mexico City, Mexico / Date: 11 September 2009 / Photo Credit: DPI/NGO Photo/Ashley Pritchard Female dancer in a typical Mexican costume during the presentation of the Ballet Folklorico. Location: Mexico City, Mexico / Date: 11 September 2009 One of the lead female dancers of the Ballet Folklorico, featured at the closing ceremony of the Conference. Location: Mexico City, Mexico / Date: 11 September 2009 / Photo Credit: UN Photo/Ivan Stephens Male dancers perform a typical Mexican dance during the presentation of the Ballet Folklorico. Location: Mexico City, Mexico / Date: 11 September 2009 / Photo Credit: DPI/NGO Photo/Ashley Pritchard Group of female dancers during the presentation of the Ballet Folklorico. Location: Mexico City, Mexico / Date: 11 September 2009 / Photo Credit: DPI/NGO Photo/Ashley Pritchard