- Every year, from October 24 to 30, the United Nations observes Disarmament Week.
- It is an annual event hosted by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs to raise awareness about the importance of disarmament and to advocate for the eradication of nuclear weapons and other weapons.
- The United Nations General Assembly established United Nations Disarmament Week in 1978.
- It was commemorated on the first time in 1979.
- It is a week to celebrate disarmament achievement and to reconfirm our resolve to a world free of nuclear weapons.
- In 1952, the United Nations Disarmament Commission was founded.
