International Day against Nuclear Tests 2025
Date & Origin
Observed on
29 August
, marking the closure of
Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site (1991)
in Kazakhstan.
UN Recognition
Declared by the
United Nations in 2009
to raise global awareness against nuclear testing.
Theme 2025
“Ending nuclear testing for the sake of humanity and environment, peace and security.”
Significance
Highlights
health, environmental, and humanitarian impacts
of nuclear tests.
Global Call
Urges universal ratification of the
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)
and international cooperation for a
nuclear-test-free world
.
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