International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons | 26 September

 

 

Notable Events

1996

 

Africa became the fourth nuclear-weapon-free zone (Pelindaba Treaty).

 

At the request of the General Assembly, the International Court of Justice provided an advisory opinion on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons.

 

The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty opened for signature.

 

 

2000

At the 2000 NPT Review Conference, States parties adopted thirteen practical steps for systematic and progressive efforts for nuclear disarmament.

 

2006

 Central Asia became the fifth nuclear-weapon-free zone (Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia).

2008 

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced his five-point plan towards nuclear disarmament.

2010

At the 2010 NPT Review Conference, States parties adopted a 64-point action plan across all three pillars of the Treaty – nuclear disarmament, nuclear non-proliferation and the peaceful uses of nuclear energy – and practical steps to implement the 1995 Resolution on the Middle East.

2013

The General Assembly held its first-ever high-level meeting on nuclear disarmament. The General Assembly, through its resolution 68/32, declared that 26 September will be the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.

 

The General Assembly, pursuant to resolution 67/56, convenes an open-ended working group on taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations.

2016

The General Assembly, pursuant to resolution 70/33, convenes a second open-ended working group on taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations.

 

2017

 

On 7 July, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is adopted. It is the first multilateral legally binding instrument for nuclear disarmament to have been negotiated in 20 years.

2018

The Secretary-General launched “Securing Our Common Future: An Agenda for Disarmament.” The Agenda addresses the elimination of nuclear weapons in the framework of “disarmament to save humanity.”

 

2020 

Fiftieth Anniversary of the entry- into force of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).

 

Sourcing : https://www.un.org/en/observances/nuclear-weapons-elimination-day

 

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DPCW_1038 : International Day to Protect Education from Attack, 9 September

DO YOU KNOW?

 

 

 

More than 22,000 students, teachers, and academics were injured, killed, or harmed in attacks on education during armed conflict or insecurity over the past five years.

 

Between 2015 and 2019, 93 countries experienced at least one reported attack on education.
Students and educators were most frequently harmed by direct attacks in Afghanistan, Cameroon, and Palestine.

 

 

Armed forces, other state actors, and armed groups used schools and universities for military purposes in 34 countries between 2015 and 2019, including as bases, detention centers, and weapons stores.

 

 

 

 

 

 In the past five years, state armed forces or armed groups reportedly recruited students from schools in 17 countries.

Around the world, attacks on children continue unabated, as warring parties flout one of the most basic rules of war: the protection of children.

 

The protracted nature of conflicts today is affecting the futures of entire generations of children.

 

Without access to education, a generation of children living in conflict will grow up without the skills they need to contribute to their countries and economies, exacerbating the already desperate situation for millions of children and their families.

 

 

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The solution

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A child’s right to education cannot be safeguarded in conflict zones without education itself being protected. Education can be a life-saver.

 

Out of school,

 

children are easy targets of abuse, exploitation and recruitment by armed forces and groups.

 

School should provide a safe space where children can be protected from threats and crises.

 

It is also a critical step to breaking the cycle of crisis and reduces the likelihood of future conflicts.

 

SOURCING : https://www.un.org/en/observances/protect-education-day

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#UN #INTERNATIONAL_DAY #EDUCATION #DPCW_1038

#CHILDREN

 

 

 

 

 

 

What types of masks are used against the spread of COVID-19?

Medical masks (also known as surgical masks)

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These are made from a minimum of three layers of synthetic nonwoven materials, and configured to have filtration layers sandwiched in the middle. These masks are available in different thicknesses, have various levels of fluid-resistance and two levels of filtration.

 

 These medical masks reduce the respiratory droplets from the wearer to others and to the environment.

 

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They also prevent transmission of the virus from others to the wearer.

 

 

 

The wearer should avoid touching the mask while it is on the face and the mask should be immediately discarded if it becomes moist.

 

Importantly,

 

wearing a mask must be combined with other preventive measures including performing frequent hand hygiene and physical distancing of at least 1 metre.

 

 

They can be purchased commercially or handmade, and are generally not standardized like medical masks. There are numerous types of fabric masks, they should cover the nose, mouth, and chin and be secured with elastic loops or ties, include multiple layers, be washable and reusable.

 

Remember,

 

the use of a fabric mask alone is not sufficient to provide an adequate level of protection. Maintain a minimum physical distance of at least 1 metre from others, frequently clean your hands and continue to avoid touching your face and the mask.

 

 

More details information:

 

https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/question-and-answers-hub/q-a-detail/q-a-on-covid-19-and-masks

 

 

#COVID_19 #MASK #WHO #DPCW_1038 #HOME_STAY

DPCW_1038: What does HWPL do?

What does HWPL do?

 

With its umbrella organization – the International Peace Youth Group (IPYG)

– and a cooperating organization, the International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG),

HWPL is working actively under the motto,

 
"to make peace in the world and leave it as a legacy to the future generation."

" Leaders from all walks of life around the world, 199 advisors, 607 publicity ambassadors, and over 200,000 volunteers are working together in implementing global peace activities by transcending national boundaries, races, cultures, and religions.

HWPL is also participating in spreading various cultures of peace in order to promote the implementation of UN SDGs.

 HWPL's three main peace initiatives are as follows:


1) Legislate Peace project (LP project)is a global campaign to encourage the implementation of peace and to develop the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW) as a legally binding document.

2) The World Alliance of Religions' Peace Office (WARP Office) is a place of practical harmony and communication in which various religi
ous people come together to find solutions for peace through the comparison of religious scriptures.

3) HWPL Peace Education Project purposes to disseminate peace materials being produced on the basis of basic values of peace, such as dignity, loyalty, coexistence and the sustainability of life, to (HWPL) Peace Academies and educational institutes around the world to provide peace education.

Sourcing website : http://hwpl.kr/en/

 

 

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