International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
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This United Nations observance focuses on the goal of eliminating nuclear weapons worldwide. It draws attention to the humanitarian consequences of their use and to international efforts to address the risks they pose.
How it is celebrated: the UN holds high-level meetings, while civil society organizations and educational institutions arrange discussions, exhibitions and awareness events. Participants explore disarmament and responsibilities toward future generations.
Nuclear disarmament was on the UN's agenda from the start: the General Assembly's very first resolution, adopted in 1946, addressed eliminating atomic weapons from national armaments.