International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

   The total elimination of nuclear weapons remains the highest disarmament priority of the United Nations. The high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons is an opportunity to raise awareness about the threat posed to humanity by nuclear weapons and will contribute to mobilizing international efforts towards achieving the common goal of a nuclear-weapon-free world. Related Sites and Documents:  A/RES/80/49  &  International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons | 26 September Watch (Part 1) High-level Plenary Meeting to Commemorate and Promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons - General Assembly, 81st session! 03:15:42 General Assembly

The 12th Ministerial Meeting of the Friends of Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) celebrates the 30th anniversary of the opening for signature of the Treaty through the theme, " The CTBT at 30: Reflecting on Progress, Shaping the Future ". The CTBT Friends are Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Japan and the Netherlands. The Meeting will be co-chaired by Australia and Japan, and moderated by the Foreign Minister of Australia, Senator the Hon Penny Wong. " The CTBT at 30: Reflecting on Progress, Shaping the Future " was the official theme of the 12th Ministerial Meeting of the Friends of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) held at the UN Headquarters in New York. Co-chaired by Australia and Japan, the event marked 30 years since the treaty opened for signature in September 1996. It served as both a celebration of the near-universal global norm established against nuclear testing and a critical forum for addressing modern geopolitical chall...

The Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction is held annually pursuant to General Assembly decision 73/546 (22 December 2018) (General Debate) Sixth session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and other Weapons of Mass Destruction! Meetings & Events

The Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction is held annually pursuant to General Assembly decision 73/546 (22 December 2018). Watch the (Opening Session) Sixth session of the Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and other Weapons of Mass Destruction! Meetings & Events

This first edition of the  UN Youth4DisarmamentForum  will focus on Nuclear Weapons and Emerging Technologies. It will also serve as an opportunity to commemorate key disarmament milestones : 80 years since atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and 55 years since the adoption of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons . High-Level Opening Session: Nuclear Weapons and Emerging Technologies: Impact on Disarmament and Non-proliferation Dynamics Expert Panel: Destabilizing Effects of Artificial Intelligence and Information and Communications Technology on Nuclear Stability Related Documents:  Concept Note . Watch the UN Youth4Disarmament Forum! Meetings & Events

  Nuclear weapons continue to pose an existential threat to humanity. On Friday September 26th ,  International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons , in New York as high-level week draws to a close, world leaders will revisit the grave dangers these weapons pose and push for renewed global efforts to eliminate them. In the final days of the Second World War, as the idea of the United Nations was beginning to take shape, the atomic bombings of two Japanese cities sent a chilling warning to the world, of the terrifying destructive power of nuclear weapons . Eight decades later, amidst rising geopolitical tensions and ongoing conflicts , the threat from nuclear arms is escalating.