International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

• 26 Sep 2024

Source: UN

The International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons is celebrated on September 26th every year to raise awareness about the threat of nuclear weapons and to promote their elimination. It was declared by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in 2013.

• The first Special Session of the UNGA devoted to disarmament, held in 1978, reaffirmed the preeminence of nuclear disarmament.
• The Atomic Energy Commission (1946) to propose measures for controlling nuclear energy and eliminating weapons of mass destruction.
• Other Initiatives of UNGA:
  • Comprehensive disarmament in 1959 
  • Special Session on Disarmament in 1978
  • Supported the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)
• Efforts of India:
  • India has advocated for universal, non-discriminatory, and verifiable nuclear disarmament within a time-bound framework, while supporting non-proliferation and disarmament.
  • India is part of various groups to control the transfer of technology, materials, or components to entities that threaten international security and stability. Such as
    • Wassenaar Arrangement
    • Australia Group (AG)
    • Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)

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