FORUM: "Reaffirming our commitment to eliminate the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction." International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 2024. Nuclear disarmament and the complete elimination of nuclear weapons are essential to remove the danger of nuclear war. Let’s continue to enhance public awareness and education about the threat posed to humanity by Nuclear Weapons and States Nuclear arsenals and highlight the necessity for their total elimination. Its also an occasion for the world community to reaffirm its commitment to Global nuclear disarmament as a priority. Follow the conversation with the hashtags: #nuclearweaponfreeworld, #26September, #NuclearArmaments, #TotalEliminationofNuclearWeapons.
EVENTS: On Thursday, 26 September 2024 at 09.00 a.m.;The United Nations General Assembly will hold the high-level plenary meeting to commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 2024 in the United Nations Trusteeship council chamber at United Nations Headquarters, New York. The high-level meeting will, inter alia, raise awareness about the threat posed to humanity by nuclear weapons and the necessity for their total elimination in order to mobilize international efforts towards achieving the common goal of a nuclear-weapon-free world. Further information on the programme and inscription on the list of speakers will be conveyed in due course. Delegations are encouraged to be represented at the highest possible level.
PUBLICATIONS: Explore the Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, Volume 7, Issue 1 (2024).
Statement of the U.N. Secretary-General on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 2024
This tenth International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons arrives at a troubling moment.
Growing geopolitical divisions and mistrust are driving tensions to new heights. Instead of dialogue and diplomacy being deployed to end the nuclear threat, another nuclear arms race is taking shape, and saber-rattling is re-emerging as a tactic of coercion.
We need to stop the madness before it’s too late. On this important Day, the world must deliver a clear and united message: the only way to eliminate the nuclear threat is to eliminate nuclear weapons.
Disarmament and non-proliferation are two sides of the same coin. Progress in one spurs progress in the other. States must pursue both as a matter of urgency.
Nuclear weapon States must lead the way by honoring their disarmament obligations, and committing never to use nuclear weapons under any circumstances, or threaten to do so.
The treaties and instruments that seek to prevent the spread and testing of nuclear weapons and bring about their elimination need to be reinforced and adapted to meet today’s challenges, including to address technological changes that could increase the threat.
Just days ago, the Summit of the Future — and the Pact for the Future that l.emerged — resulted in a new global commitment to revitalize the global disarmament regime, and bring our world closer to our goal of total elimination of nuclear weapons.
Our future hangs in the balance. Let’s eliminate these weapons from our world for good.
H.E. Mr. António Guterres. U.N. Secretary-General
OTHER STATEMENTS: Read the Letter from President of the General Assembly on Provisional programme – Int Day for the Total Elimination of nuclear weapons 2024 and message of the executive Secretary of the CTBTO on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 2024.
LIVESTREAM: Achieving global nuclear disarmament is the highest disarmament priority of the United Nations. It was the subject of the General Assembly's first resolution in 1946, which established the Atomic Energy Commission (dissolved in 1952), with a mandate to make specific proposals for the control of nuclear energy and the elimination of atomic weapons and all other major weapons adaptable to mass destruction. This Day provides an occasion for the world community to reaffirm its commitment to global nuclear disarmament as a priority. It provides an opportunity to educate the public - and their leaders - about the real benefits of eliminating such weapons, and the social and economic costs of perpetuating them. Commemorating this Day at the United Nations is especially important, given its universal membership and its long experience in grappling with nuclear disarmament issues. It is the right place to address one of humanity's greatest challenges; achieving the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons.
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