New Zealand's 'First Baby' makes UN debut

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With a mock security pass that lists her as the "First Baby" of New Zealand, 3-month-old Neve Te Aroha made her United Nations debut on Monday when her mother -- Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern -- spoke at a peace summit in the General Assembly.

Her partner Clarke Gayford, who is the baby's full-time caregiver, sat with the New Zealand delegation and held Neve as Ardern spoke.

Ardern, 38, is only the second elected leader to give birth while in office, after Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto in 1990.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit during the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York, September 24, 2018. /VCG Photo

Gayford posted a photo on Twitter earlier on Monday of Neve's security pass for the annual gathering of world leaders in New York this week.

"I wish I could have captured the startled look on a Japanese delegation inside UN yesterday who walked into a meeting room in the middle of a nappy change," he added.

Clarke Gayford, partner to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern holds their baby Neve as Ardern speaks at the United Nations in New York, September 24, 2018. /VCG Photo

Ardern is New Zealand's youngest premier and the first to take maternity leave while in office.

The United Nations was delighted to see baby Neve in the General Assembly hall, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.

(Cover: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern holds her daughter Neve Te Aroha Ardern Gayford at the United Nations in New York, September 24, 2018. /VCG Photo)

Source(s): Reuters