Some 2000 nuclear tests have been conducted since 1945, with devastating consequences for people and for our planet. The effects – on lives and livelihoods; on human health, including that of unborn children; on soil and groundwater; on animals, birds and marine life; on the atmosphere – reverberate across generations, with profound impacts on all aspects of sustainable development.
The High-Level Plenary will take place during the seventy-fourth session of the General Assembly.
This meeting will raise awareness about the threat posed to humanity by nuclear weapons and the necessity for their total elimination in order to mobilize international efforts towards achieving the common goal of a nuclear-weapon-free world.
Member states are encouraged to be represented at the highest possible level.
VENUE:
New York, USA
26 September 2019
Original source: United Nations
Published on 13 September 2019
