- Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, brought her newborn baby to the United Nations general assembly — becoming the first female world leader to do so.
- Ardern played with baby Neve before giving a speech at the Nelson Mandela peace summit.
- Ardern's partner, Chris Gayford, who is a stay-at-home-dad, looked after Neve during her speech.
- Gayford shared a photo of Neve's security pass on Twitter, which identified her as the "first baby."
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New Zealand's prime minister just became the first female world leader to bring her baby to the UN general assembly
Jacinda Ardern brought her newborn baby to the United Nations general assembly — becoming the first female world leader to do so. Her partner, Chris Gayford, looked after baby Neve during her speech. He also shared a photo of her security pass, which identified her as the 'first baby.'
New Zealand's prime minister Jacinda Ardern made history on Monday evening as the first female world leader to attend the United Nations general assembly with her newborn baby.
Ardern brought her infant baby Neve, who she gave birth to in June, to the meeting, where she played with her before
Gayford posted a photo on Twitter of an ID card he said staff made for Neve, complete with the title "first baby."
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Ardern said that juggling parenthood and her role as prime minister had "met my expectations." But she said that the joy she felt at Neve "had far surpassed my expectations."
She said told the New Zeland Herald that
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"There is no spousal programme for this, so we just made a judgment call that we would cover his travel for this trip. He will be going to some things, but he’s primarily traveling to care for Neve," she said.
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