The United Nations General Assembly by the Resolution A/RES/68/32 designated 29 September as International Day for the To elimination of Nuclear Weapons . In 2014, in its resolution 69/58 , further expressed its desire to commemorate the 26 September, and requested the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly to make all arrangements necessary to commemorate and promote it, including by convening an annual meeting of the Assembly to commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons; to provide a platform for the promotion of these activities.

FORUM: Int'l Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 2020.

The United Nations General Assembly invites the UN member states, the United Nations specialized agencies and Civil society organizations, including Non-governmental organization, Academic Student, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, the Journalist/Reporter media and Individual person are encouraged to commemorate and promote the International Int'l Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons; 26 September through enhancing public awareness and education about the threat posed to humanity by Nuclear Weapons and the necessity for their total elimination.

Statement by the U.N.Secretary General's Message on the International Int'l Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 2020, September 29th.

Almost 75 years since the adoption of the first General Assembly resolution in 1946 committed the United Nations to the goal of nuclear disarmament, our world continues to live in the shadow of nuclear catastrophe.

Relationships between States possessing nuclear weapons are characterized by division, distrust and an absence of dialogue. As they increasingly choose to pursue strategic competition over cooperation, the dangers posed by nuclear weapons are becoming more acute.

This International Day highlights the need to reverse course and return to a common path to nuclear disarmament.

The use of nuclear weapons would affect all States, meaning that all States have a responsibility to ensure that such deadly armaments are never used again and are eliminated completely from national arsenals.

COVID-19 has exposed a wide range of global fragilities, from pandemic readiness and inequality to climate change to lawlessness in cyberspace; our preparedness to address the threat of nuclear weapons is one of those vulnerabilities. We need a strengthened, inclusive and renewed multilateralism built on trust and based on international law that can guide us to our shared goal of a world free of nuclear weapons.

Those States that possess nuclear weapons must lead. They must return to real, good-faith dialogue to restore trust and confidence, reduce nuclear risk and take tangible steps in nuclear disarmament. They should reaffirm the shared understanding that a nuclear war cannot be won and must not be fought. They should take steps to implement the commitments they have undertaken.

The death, suffering and destruction caused by the atomic bombing in Hiroshima and Nagasaki must not be repeated. The only guarantee against the use of these abhorrent weapons is their total elimination. The United Nations stands ready to work with all States to achieve this shared goal.

António Guterres

EVENTS:

To observe the International Day, the United Nations is supporting events both in New York and Geneva. United Nations Information Centres around the world are encouraged to raise awareness for the observance of International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.

Webcast

• 26 Sep 2019 - General Assembly High-Level Plenary Meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons on Nuclear Weapons, 74th session