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SUMMARY:International Day against Nuclear Tests
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ORGANIZER;CN="Julio Moraga":julio@moraga.se
DESCRIPTION:\n	(A/RES/64/35)\n\n\n\n	Since nuclear weapons testing began
	 on 16 July 1945\, over 2\,000 have taken place. In the early days of nucl
	ear testing little consideration was given to its devastating effects on h
	uman life\, let alone the dangers of nuclear fallout from atmospheric test
	s. Hindsight and history have shown us the terrifying and tragic effects o
	f nuclear weapons testing\, especially when controlled conditions go awry\
	, and in light of the far more powerful and destructive nuclear weapons th
	at exist today.\n\n\n\n	On 2 December 2009\, the 64th session of the Unite
	d Nations General Assembly declared 29 August the International Day agains
	t Nuclear Tests by unanimously adopting resolution 64/35. The resolution c
	alls for increasing awareness and education “about the effects of nuclea
	r weapon test explosions or any other nuclear explosions and the need for 
	their cessation as one of the means of achieving the goal of a nuclear-wea
	pon-free world.” The resolution was initiated by the Republic of Kazakhs
	tan\, together with a large number of sponsors and cosponsors with a view 
	to commemorating the closure of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test site on 29 
	August 1991.\n\n\n\n	2010 marked the inaugural commemoration of the Intern
	ational Day against Nuclear Tests. In each subsequent year\, the day has b
	een observed by coordinating various activities throughout the world\, suc
	h as symposia\, conferences\, exhibits\, competitions\, publications\, lec
	tures\, media broadcasts and other initiatives. \n\n\n\n	Since its establ
	ishment\, many bilateral and multilateral governmental level developments 
	as well as broad movements in civil society have helped to advance the cau
	se of banning nuclear tests.\n\n\n\n	Moreover\, “convinced that nuclear 
	disarmament and the total elimination of nuclear weapons are the only abso
	lute guarantee against the use or threat of nuclear weapons\,” the Gener
	al Assembly designated 26 September as the “International Day for the To
	tal Elimination of Nuclear Weapons\"\, which is devoted to furthering the 
	objective of the total elimination of nuclear weapons\, through the mobili
	zation of international efforts. The International Day for the Total Elimi
	nation of Nuclear Weapons was observed for the first time in September 201
	4. The International Day against Nuclear Tests\, together with other event
	s and actions\, has fostered a global environment that strongly advocates 
	for a world free of nuclear weapons.\n\n\n\n	The international instrument 
	to put an end to all forms of nuclear testing is the 1996 Comprehensive Nu
	clear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). Unfortunately\, this has yet to enter into f
	orce.\n\n\n\n	As the Secretary-General recognized in his disarmament agend
	a “Securing our Common Future” launched on 24 May 2018\, the norm agai
	nst testing is an example of a measure that serves both disarmament and no
	n-proliferation objectives. By constraining the development of advanced ne
	w types of nuclear weapons\, the CTBT puts a brake on the arms race. It al
	so serves as a powerful normative barrier against potential States that mi
	ght seek to develop\, manufacture and subsequently acquire nuclear weapons
	 in violation of their non-proliferation commitments.\n\n\n\n	Every effort
	 needs to be made to ensure the entry into force of the CTBT and to preser
	ve its place in the international architecture. In this regard\, the Secre
	tary-General appeals to all remaining States whose ratifications are requi
	red for the CTBT to enter into force to commit to sign the Treaty at an ea
	rly date if they have not already done so\, and to accelerate the completi
	on of their ratification processes.\n\n\n\n	It is the hope of the UN that 
	one day all nuclear weapons will be eliminated. Until then\, there is a ne
	ed to observe International Day against Nuclear Tests as the world works t
	owards promoting peace and security.\n\n
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