(Part 1) High-level Plenary Meeting to Commemorate and Promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons - General Assembly, 81st session

The total elimination of nuclear weapons remains the highest disarmament priority of the United Nations.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / General Assembly
• Video Length: 03:00:12
• Production Date: 29 September 2026
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES
• Subject Topical: INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY; NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT; INTERNATIONAL DAYS; NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; NUCLEAR SAFETY
• MAMS Id: 3638583
• Parent Id: 3636119
• Alternate Title: MTG GA INTL DAY ELIMINATION NUCLEAR WEAPONS 29 SEP 2026 AM PART 1

Description

The total elimination of nuclear weapons remains the highest disarmament priority of the United Nations. The high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons is an opportunity to raise awareness about the threat posed to humanity by nuclear weapons and will contribute to mobilizing international efforts towards achieving the common goal of a nuclear-weapon-free world.

Statements delivered:

• President of the General Assembly
• Secretary-General
• Timor-Leste
• Kiribati
• State of Palestine
• Cuba
• Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)
• African Group
• Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)
• Suriname
• Iran (Islamic Republic of)
• Saudi Arabia
• Non-Aligned Movement
• Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
• Oman
• Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
• Sri Lanka
• Sierra Leone
• Kenya
• Gabon
• Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)
• Liberia
• Chile
• Nigeria
• Angola
• Austria
• Burkina Faso
• Costa Rica
• Cambodia
• Zimbabwe
• Philippines
• South Africa
• Egypt
• Myanmar
• Brazil
• International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)