On September 26, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a warning to the world about the growing threat from nuclear weapons and expressed deep concern that the increasing strategic competition between nuclear-armed states could lead to a nuclear catastrophe. He reminded UN Member states of their obligations to achieve nuclear disarmament.
We encourage you to endorse this Global Appeal to end the nuclear threat, abolish nuclear weapons and shift the weapons budgets and investments to support public health, COVID-19 recovery, the climate and sustainable development. The Appeal The nuclear weapons possessed by nine countries threaten us all. Any use of these
Recent developments in human rights law can support civil society nuclear disarmament campaigns and help ignite change, according to three legal experts presenting in a workshop of A Nuclear-Weapon-Free World, a civil society global forum held in conjunction with the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons on
US Senator Ed Markey, in a video statement released today, calls on the governments of nuclear armed States to halt the nuclear arms race, step back from the brink of nuclear war, and invest in people not nuclear weapons. Senator Markey’s statement comes just days before world leaders discuss this
On September 26, 2020, #wethepeoples2020 organised a global civil society event for the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. The event included a panel of experts who discussed nuclear policies, political dynamics and how we can achieve a nuclear-weapons-free world. One of those experts was Hon Gareth
On September 26, #WeThePeoples2020 organised a global civil society event to commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. The event was held in two parts over 10 hours: Part 1 was timed for people in Asia and the Pacific. Part 2 was timed for people in
Below is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, 26 September, 2020. Note that the UN General Assembly will hold a High Level Event on October 2, 2020 to commemorate the day. Civil society organised a number of events on September 26
A global online civil society commemoration of the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons (UN Nuclear Abolition Day). This event on September 26 will include presentations, video messages, workshops, poetry and music. It is organised by #WeThePeoples2020, an initiative of over 100 participating organizations which promotes the
September 26 is the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. #WeThePeoples2020 is hosting a global civil society event to commemorate the day. The UN General Assembly will hold a High Level Meeting on the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons on Oct 2. UNFOLD ZERO encourages parliamentarians, mayors,
By Marzhan Nurzhan, Abolition 2000 Youth Network Convener, Outreach/Education Coordinator of the CTBTO Youth Group, 2019 UNODA-OSCE Scholar for Peace and Security 29 August is a symbolic day which marks simultaneously the first Soviet nuclear test in the Semipalatinsk (Semey) test site, which is located in Kazakhstan, in 1949 and