September 26: Nuclear Abolition Day

September 26 is International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.

#wethepeoples2020 is organizing an exciting global civil society event of speakers, video messages, music, workshops and panels lasting over 10 hours. Click here for the full program. The event is being held in two parts: Part 1 is timed for people in Asia and the Pacific. Click here to register. Part 2 timed for people in the Americas, Europe and Africa. Click here to register. Presenters include United Nations leaders, parliamentarians, religious leaders, former military leaders, sports champions, youth, people impacted by nuclear weapons tests, poets, musicians, climate activists, peace and disarmament activists and others. 

We encourage you to register for the event and to promote it to your members and networks.  

Call to Governments

The UN will hold a High Level meeting on October 2 to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. 

We encourage you to promote this event, and to call on your governments to participate at the highest level (Prime Minister, President or Foreign Minister) and use the occasion to affirm that a nuclear war must never be fought, commit to the elimination of nuclear weapons by 2045 (the 100^th anniversary of the UN) and cut nuclear weapons budgets and investments in order to free up resources required to address the COVID-19 pandemic, protect the climate and achieve the sustainable development goals. 

Click here for a sample letter to governments, plus names, contact emails and twitter handles for Presidents, Prime Ministers, Foreign Ministers and UN Ambassadors of most countries in the world.