The International Day of Peace, observed each year on 21 September, is a global call for ceasefire and non-violence. This year the Secretary-General is calling on governments and citizens to focus on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.
On 13 June 2009, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched a multiplatform campaign under the slogan WMD – We Must Disarm to mark the 100-day countdown leading up to the International Day of Peace on 21 September.
There are several ways to become involved in this campaign:
- Sign the "We Must Disarm Declaration."
- Read reasons why we must disarm, submitted by people around the world.
- Read the statement by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. [PDF]
- View the video of the Secretary-General's statement.
- Sign a petition to President Obama asking him to announce at the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference his initiation of good faith multilateral negotiations on an international agreement to abolish nuclear weapons, within our lifetimes.
Find more information on working for a world free of nuclear weapons, including a summary of statements by the General Assemblies of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). [PDF]