FORUM: "Putting an end to nuclear explosions." International Day Against Nuclear Tests 2024. Nuclear weapons are the most dangerous weapons on earth. One can destroy a whole city, potentially killing millions, and jeopardizing the natural environment. Every effort needs to be made to ensure the entry into force of the CTBT and to preserve its place in the international architecture. In this regard, the Secretary-General appeals to all remaining States whose ratifications are required for the CTBT to enter into force to commit to sign the Treaty at an early date if they have not already done so, and to accelerate the completion of their ratification processes. It is the hope of the United Nations that one day all nuclear weapons will be eliminated. Until then, there is a need to observe International Day against Nuclear Tests as the world works towards promoting peace and security. Follow the conversation with the hashtags: #EndNuclearTesting, #IDANT, #InternationalDayAgainstNuclearTests, #AgainstNuclearTests, #29August, #StepUp4Disarmament. #NuclearWeaponsFreeWorld.
EVENTS: Commemoration of the International Day Against Nuclear Tests 2024. On August 29th, the United Nations Security Council, the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, the 1540 Committee (Committee to prevent the proliferation of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons and their means of delivery), the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), the United Nations General Assembly, the United Nations Member States, the UNODA, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) will observe the 14th International Day Against Nuclear Tests (IDANT). The commemoration will be held at the United Nations headquarters in Vienna, Geneva and New York to remember the victims of testing and raise awareness of their destructive effects.
Schedule of sessions
11 Nov 2024 - 13 Nov 2024: Sixty-Third Session of the Preparatory Commission, Preparatory Commission.
16 Oct 2024 - 18 Oct 2024: Sixty-Sixth Session of Working Group A, Working Group A.
24 Sep 2024 - 27 Sep 2024: Sixty-Third Session of the Advisory Group, Advisory Group.
Training and Workshops
01-Dec-2024 - 05-Dec-2024: Workshop on CTBT Technologies for Arabic speaking National Data Centres.
10-Dec-2024 - 12-Dec-2024: Technical Training Programme for Radionuclide Station Operators with ORTEC Equipment.
11-Nov-2024 - 06-Dec-2024: NDC Training Course - NDC Waveform Analyst course including SeisComP.
Explore the CTBTO calender of events!
EXHIBITS: Experience the powerful work of CTBTO Youth Group (CYG) members for the Global Art Campaign. These parallel exhibits will be held in Vienna and New York, showcasing the winning submissions that vividly illustrate the contrast between a world with nuclear weapons tests and one without.
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Statement from the United Nations Secretary-General on the International Day Against Nuclear Tests 2024; August 29th.
Across nearly eight decades, more than 2,000 nuclear tests were conducted at more than 60 sites around the world.
These tests left a legacy of destruction, rendering lands uninhabitable and creating long-term health problems for people.
Recent calls for the resumption of nuclear testing demonstrate that the terrible lessons of the past are being forgotten — or ignored.
On the International Day Against Nuclear Tests, the world must speak with one voice to end this practice once and for all.
The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty is the only prohibition on all nuclear testing, and an essential, verifiable security tool.
But it is not yet in force.
In the name of the victims of nuclear tests and future generations, I call on all countries whose ratifications are needed for the Treaty to enter into force to do so— immediately and without conditions.
Let’s pass the test for humanity – and ban nuclear testing for good.
Across nearly eight decades, more than 2,000 nuclear tests were conducted at more than 60 sites around the world.
These tests left a legacy of destruction, rendering lands uninhabitable and creating long-term health problems for people.
Recent calls for the resumption of nuclear testing demonstrate that the terrible lessons of the past are being forgotten — or ignored.
On the International Day Against Nuclear Tests, the world must speak with one voice to end this practice once and for all.
The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty is the only prohibition on all nuclear testing, and an essential, verifiable security tool.
But it is not yet in force.
In the name of the victims of nuclear tests and future generations, I call on all countries whose ratifications are needed for the Treaty to enter into force to do so— immediately and without conditions.
Let’s pass the test for humanity – and ban nuclear testing for good.
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