THE PEACE CRANE PROJECT
As a symbol of peace, an origami crane with a personal message is either given to a friend or left in a public place. This is the peace crane project—an initiative first spearheaded to celebrate the United Nations International Day of Peace. The project...International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
of the oldest goals of the United Nations countries have nuclear weapons. nuclear weapons are in their possession. Achieving global nuclear disarmament is one of the oldest goals of the United Nations. It was the subject of the General Assembly’s first resolution in...Worldwide Nuclear Explosions Visualized
Did you know that over 2000 nuclear tests have been conducted? Did you know that it is estimated that over 2.4 million people would eventually die from various forms of cancer as a result of these tests? Watch this simulation and be amazed at the number of Nuclear...Nuclear Test-Ban Monitoring in the South Pacific – Easter Island’s Role
Produced for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisation Easter Island hosts three stations of the International Monitoring System for detecting nuclear tests. Take a tour of the four technologies used to detect, locate and classify nuclear explosions with...Read more“We have a legal and moral obligation to rid our world of nuclear tests and nuclear weapons. When we put an end to nuclear tests, we get closer to eliminating all nuclear weapons. A world free of nuclear weapons will be safer and more prosperous.”
– Ban Ki-moon
Read more“The consequences of any further use of nuclear weapons, whether intentional or by mistake, would be horrific. When it comes to our common objective of nuclear disarmament, we must not delay — we must act now.”
Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon