International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

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United Nations observance awareness day international observance

The International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons is a United Nations–designated observance held annually on September 26 to promote global efforts toward the complete abolition of nuclear weapons.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
International Day against Nuclear Tests	1
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Arms	1
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons canonical	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4344590 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
Context triple: [Hiroshima Peace Memorial Day, relatedTo, International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons]

A. World Day of Peace
World Day of Peace is an annual Catholic observance on January 1 dedicated to promoting peace and social justice worldwide, often marked by papal messages and prayers for global harmony.
B. International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is an annual UN observance honoring the service and sacrifice of UN peacekeeping personnel deployed in conflict zones around the world.
C. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is a United Nations-adopted international agreement that comprehensively bans nuclear weapons with the aim of achieving their total elimination.
D. Hiroshima Peace Memorial Day
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Day is an annual observance in Japan dedicated to remembering the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima and promoting peace and nuclear disarmament.
E. Conference on Disarmament
The Conference on Disarmament is a multilateral disarmament negotiating forum of the international community, based in Geneva, that serves as the primary venue for negotiating global arms control and non-proliferation agreements.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
Target entity description: The International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons is a United Nations–designated observance held annually on September 26 to promote global efforts toward the complete abolition of nuclear weapons.

A. World Day of Peace
World Day of Peace is an annual Catholic observance on January 1 dedicated to promoting peace and social justice worldwide, often marked by papal messages and prayers for global harmony.
B. International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is an annual UN observance honoring the service and sacrifice of UN peacekeeping personnel deployed in conflict zones around the world.
C. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is a United Nations-adopted international agreement that comprehensively bans nuclear weapons with the aim of achieving their total elimination.
D. Hiroshima Peace Memorial Day
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Day is an annual observance in Japan dedicated to remembering the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima and promoting peace and nuclear disarmament.
E. Conference on Disarmament
The Conference on Disarmament is a multilateral disarmament negotiating forum of the international community, based in Geneva, that serves as the primary venue for negotiating global arms control and non-proliferation agreements.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations observance ⓘ awareness day ⓘ international observance ⓘ
adoptedAt	68th session of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Arms ⓘ linked to: International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
callsOn	States to comply with nuclear disarmament obligations ⓘ States to negotiate a comprehensive nuclear disarmament convention ⓘ
category	September observances ⓘ United Nations days ⓘ linked to: United Nations international days nuclear weapons policy ⓘ peace and security observances ⓘ
dateObserved	26 September ⓘ
emphasizes	catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons ⓘ urgent need to achieve nuclear disarmament ⓘ
encourages	education about the risks posed by nuclear weapons ⓘ implementation of existing nuclear disarmament commitments ⓘ international dialogue on nuclear disarmament ⓘ public awareness activities on nuclear disarmament ⓘ
establishedBy	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
fallsWithin	United Nations disarmament agenda ⓘ
firstObserved	2014 ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
hasPurpose	highlighting the need for a world free of nuclear weapons ⓘ promotion of the total elimination of nuclear weapons ⓘ raising public awareness about nuclear disarmament ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
linkedTo	UN High-level Meeting on Nuclear Disarmament ⓘ
observedBy	United Nations Member States ⓘ linked to: Member States of the United Nations civil society organizations ⓘ educational institutions ⓘ international organizations ⓘ
promotedBy	United Nations ⓘ United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs ⓘ
region	worldwide ⓘ
relatedTo	Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons ⓘ linked to: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons ⓘ United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs ⓘ non-proliferation of nuclear weapons ⓘ nuclear disarmament ⓘ
supportsGoal	achievement of a nuclear-weapon-free world ⓘ complete elimination of nuclear weapons ⓘ
typicalActivities	conferences and panel discussions ⓘ high-level meetings at the United Nations ⓘ media outreach and educational programs ⓘ public events and campaigns ⓘ
UNResolution	United Nations General Assembly resolution 68/32 ⓘ
yearEstablished	2013 ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Day → relatedTo → International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons ⓘ

Nagasaki Peace Memorial Day → relatedTo → International Day against Nuclear Tests ⓘ

linked to: International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons → alsoKnownAs → International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Arms ⓘ