New Zealand’s so-called “First Baby” - the three-month-old daughter of prime minister Jacinda Ardern - has made her debut on the international political stage, appearing at a peace summit at the United Nations with her mother. Ms Ardern kissed Neve Te Aroha before addressing the summit, during which the baby was held by Clarke Gayford, Ms Ardern’s partner. Mr Gayford sent an image of his daughter’s United Nations security pass, which playfully listed her title as “First Baby”. "Because everyone on Twitter's been asking to see Neve's UN ID, staff here whipped one up," he wrote. "I wish I could have captured the startled look on a Japanese delegation inside the UN yesterday who walked into a meeting room in the middle of a nappy change. Great yarn for her 21st."<doc-sep>New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made history again this week, becoming the first female head of state to attend the United Nations General Assembly with her infant. Ardern arrived in New York with her partner Clarke Gayford and their three-month-old daughter Neve Te Aroha, the Guardian reports. When Ardern delivered a speech Monday at the Nelson Mandela peace summit, Neve enjoyed a front-row seat from Gayford’s lap. “I have the ability to take my child to work, there’s not many places you can do that,” Ardern said, according to the Guardian. Ardern, 38, became New Zealand’s third female prime minister and the world’s youngest female head of state in October 2017. Read more: Jacinda Ardern Is on the 2018 TIME 100 List In June, Ardern became only the second sitting world leader to give birth while in office, after former Pakistani prime minister Benzir Bhutto. Ardern said she discovered the pregnancy within a week of her election victory last year. She returned to work from six weeks of maternity leave early last month. Ardern’s dual roles as mother and head of state have prompted a steady stream of sexist criticism. “I’m not the first woman to work and have a baby,” Ardern told skeptics shortly after announcing her pregnancy. Her work-life balance was again questioned last month when breastfeeding baby Neve necessitated an extra flight in order for Ardern to both attend to her newborn’s needs and appear at the Pacific Islands Forum in Nauru. Some creative last-minute negotiations allowed Adern’s family to accompany her to New York this week for the general assembly. On Monday, Gayford posted a photo of Neve’s official U.N. identification, which reads “first baby.” Read more: Jacinda Ardern Rolls Up Her Sleeves As to whether the trailblazing baby will make further appearances at official events, Ardern said the couple would be “playing it by ear,” according to the New Zealand Herald. “It depends what the jet lag does to them both,” Ardern said, referring to Gayford as well. 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Write to Eli Meixler at eli.meixler@time.com.<doc-sep>Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, brought her newborn baby to the United Nations general assembly — becoming the first world leader to do so. Ardern played with baby Neve before giving a speech at the Nelson Mandela peace summit. Ardern's partner, Clarke 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." 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 giving a speech at the Nelson Mandela peace summit. While Ardern was speaking, her partner Clarke Gayford, who is a stay-at-home dad, held the baby on his lap. Gayford posted a photo on Twitter of an ID card he said staff made for Neve, complete with the title "first baby." "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 wrote. "Great yarn for her 21st." In June, Ardern became the first world leader to take maternity leave while in office. When interviewed by NBC's Today show, 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." New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern spoke at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit during the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York Carlo Allegri/Reuters She said told the New Zeland Herald that Gayford’s tickets to New York and expenses would be paid for by the couple, rather than by the taxpayer, as Gayford was largely there to take care of Neve, rather than attend official engagements. "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. Ardern is only the second elected world leader to give birth while in office.<doc-sep>As world leaders gather in New York for the annual meeting at the UN General Assembly, New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrived on Monday with her 3-month-old baby. "First baby" Neve Te Aroha was able to enter the UN grounds with a special pass. The prime minister's baby is under the full time care of her father Clarke Gayford, who also joined the trip. Ardern is New Zealand's youngest prime minister and the first to take maternity leave while in office. She is also only the second elected world leader to give birth during her tenure, after Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto in 1990. The 38-year-old prime minister has been in office for just a year and has brought an unprecedented amount of global attention to her nation of fewer than 5 million people. Ardern has inspired many with her progressive platform, her support for women's causes and her leadership style. Read more: Elections: Why New Zealand's left is making gains and Germany's is failing As evidence of her popularity in the US, the prime minister is set to make the rounds with media outlets in New York, with scheduled appearances in the Today show, the Late Show with Stephen Colbert and an interview with broadcaster CNN. Clarke Gayford with baby Neve watched Prime Minister Ardern's address at the UN Diaper changes at the UN Earlier on Monday, Ardern spoke at the launch of the annual "Climate Week" event. She and her partner were photographed with baby Neve in the main assembly, during a plenary meeting known as the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit, where she also spoke. Gayford took to Twitter to share details about his and little Neve's first time at the UN, including a photo of the "first baby" ID. "Because everyone on twitter's been asking to see Neve's UN id, staff here whipped one up," Gayford wrote. "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. Great yarn for her 21st," Gayford added. He also joked that, upon arrival in New York on Monday, baby Neve had kept them awake until 3:45 am, noting that babies don't care for time zones changes. Read more: The frozen tears of New Zealand's melting glaciers Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the UN was delighted to see baby Neve in the General Assembly hall. "Prime Minister Ardern is showing that no one is better qualified to represent her country than a working mother. Just 5 percent of the world's leaders are women, so we need to make them as welcome here as possible," he said. Prime Minister Ardern is set to meet with other leaders at the General Assembly to push her agenda of combating climate change, promoting global trade and supporting the rights of women and children. So far at home, her government has passed measures to raise the minimum wage, increase support to low-income families and new parents and make New Zealand carbon neutral by 2050. jcg/jm (AFP,AP, dpa) Each evening at 1830 UTC, DW's editors send out a selection of the day's hard news and quality feature journalism. You can sign up to receive it directly here.<doc-sep>
With a mock security pass that lists her as the "First Baby" of New Zealand, three-month-old Neve Te Aroha made her United Nations debut when her mother, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, spoke at a peace summit in the General Assembly. Ms Ardern planted a kiss on baby Neve during the inaugural high-level Nelson Mandela Peace summit, a day before leaders address the UN General Assembly. Her partner Clarke Gayford, who is the baby's full-time caregiver, sat with the New Zealand delegation and held Neve as Ms Ardern spoke. He also tweeted a photo of the security pass and joked that Neve had kept them awake, without any regard to different time zones. "Because everyone on Twitter's been asking to see Neve's UN ID, staff here whipped one up," he wrote. The UN security pass for New Zealand First Baby Neve Te Aroha. ( Twitter: Clarke Gayford "I wish I could have captured the startled look on a Japanese delegation inside the UN yesterday who walked into a meeting room in the middle of a nappy change. Great yarn for her 21st." Ms Ardern, 38, is only the second elected leader to give birth while in office, after Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto in 1990. She is her country'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. Jacinda Ardern kisses her baby before speaking at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit. ( Reuters: Carlo Allegri Reuters