International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 2020

International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons is celebrated on 26 September every year by the UN General Assembly. This Day provides an occasion for the world community to reaffirm its commitment to global nuclear disarmament as a priority.

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The Day has been observed annually since 2014.

This was the latest in a series of efforts by the General Assembly to raise public awareness and to seek deeper engagement on nuclear disarmament matters.

In 2009, the General Assembly had declared 29 August as the International Day against Nuclear Tests.

On 7 July, 2017 the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was adopted. It is the first multilateral legally binding instrument for nuclear disarmament to have been negotiated in 20 years.