On Monday (24 September), New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern took her three-month-old daughter Neve to a gathering of the UN general assembly in New York. She is the first world leader to attend one of the meetings with a baby in tow.

Ardern, who gave birth to Neve in June, played with her daughter before delivering a speech at the Nelson Mandela peace summit. Her partner, Clarke Gayford, held Neve while Ardern spoke.

As well as being the second political leader ever to give birth while in office, 38-year-old Ardern is also one of the world’s youngest heads of state. Although she went back to work six weeks after Neve’s birth, she is still breastfeeding – meaning that her daughter has to go with her when she travels.

Speaking to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Ardern said that she wanted to “normalise” the image of working mothers. “If we want to make workplaces more open, we need to acknowledge logistical challenges,” she said, adding: “By being more open it might create a path for other women.”

While his wife is busy running New Zealand, Gayford acts as their daughter’s primary caregiver. On Twitter, he shared a (very sweet) photo of Neve’s UN ID.

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