October 2016:

On 3 October, 2016, the gingko sapling was planted by UN Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-moon in the grounds of Ariana Park of the UN Office at Geneva. The planting ceremony was attended by arborist Chikara Horiguchi on behalf of GLH, and Mayor Durnez of Ypres, Belgium, representing Mayors for Peace as a Vice President as well as UNITAR represetatives.