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SUMMARY:International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapo
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ORGANIZER;CN="Julio Moraga":julio@moraga.se
DESCRIPTION:\n	(A/RES/68/32)\n\n\n\n	Achieving global nuclear disarmamen
	t is one of the oldest goals of the United Nations. It was the subject of 
	the General Assembly’s first resolution in 1946\, which established the 
	Atomic Energy Commission (dissolved in 1952)\, with a mandate to make spec
	ific proposals for the control of nuclear energy and the elimination of at
	omic weapons and all other major weapons adaptable to mass destruction. Th
	e United Nations has been at the forefront of many major diplomatic effort
	s to advance nuclear disarmament since. In 1959\, the General Assembly end
	orsed the objective of general and complete disarmament. In 1978\, the fir
	st Special Session of the General Assembly Devoted to Disarmament further 
	recognized that nuclear disarmament should be the priority objective in th
	e field of disarmament. Every United Nations Secretary-General has activel
	y promoted this goal.\n\n\n\n	Yet\, today around 12\,705 nuclear weapons r
	emain. Countries possessing such weapons have well-funded\, long-term plan
	s to modernize their nuclear arsenals. More than half of the world’s pop
	ulation still lives in countries that either have such weapons or are memb
	ers of nuclear alliances. While the number of deployed nuclear weapons has
	 appreciably declined since the height of the Cold War\, not one nuclear w
	eapon has been physically destroyed pursuant to a treaty. In addition\, no
	 nuclear disarmament negotiations are currently underway.\n\n\n\n	Meanwhil
	e\, the doctrine of nuclear deterrence persists as an element in the secur
	ity policies of all possessor states and many of their allies. The interna
	tional arms-control framework that contributed to international security s
	ince the Cold War\, acted as a brake on the use of nuclear weapons and adv
	anced nuclear disarmament\, has come under increasing strain. On 2 August 
	2019\, the United States’ withdrawal spelled the end of the Intermediate
	-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty\, through with the United States and the Russ
	ian Federation had previously committed to eliminating an entire class of 
	nuclear missiles. On the other hand\, the extension of the Treaty between 
	the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for th
	e Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (“new STA
	RT”) until February 2026 has been welcomed by Member States and the Secr
	etary-General of the United Nations.This extension provides an opportunity
	 for the possessors of the two largest nuclear arsenals to agree to furthe
	r arms control measures.\n\n\n\n	Frustration has been growing amongst Memb
	er States regarding what is perceived as the slow pace of nuclear disarmam
	ent. This frustration has been put into sharper focus with growing concern
	s about the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of the use of even a si
	ngle nuclear weapon\, let alone a regional or global nuclear war.\n\n\n\n	
	The General Assembly commemorates 26 September as the International Day fo
	r the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. This Day provides an occasion 
	for the world community to reaffirm its commitment to global nuclear disar
	mament as a priority. It provides an opportunity to educate the public - a
	nd their leaders - about the real benefits of eliminating such weapons\, a
	nd the social and economic costs of perpetuating them. Commemorating this 
	Day at the United Nations is especially important\, given its universal me
	mbership and its long experience in grappling with nuclear disarmament iss
	ues. It is the right place to address one of humanity’s greatest challen
	ges\; achieving the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons.
	\n\n\n\n	In accordance with General Assembly resolution 68/32 and subseque
	nt resolutions\, the purpose of the International Day is to further the ob
	jective of the total elimination of nuclear weapons through enhancing publ
	ic awareness and education about the threat posed to humanity by nuclear w
	eapons and the necessity for their total elimination. In so doing\, it is 
	hoped that these activities will help to mobilize new international effort
	s towards achieving the common goal of a of a nuclear-weapon-free world.\n
	\n
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