Each year on 20 June, the world celebrates World Refugee Day, the international day to honour people who have been forced to flee. Together, we can champion their right to seek safety, build support for their economic and social inclusion, and advocate for solutions to their plight.
DSEI – one of the world’s largest arms fairs – will return to London in 2025. More details to follow.
The International Day of Peace, also officially known as World Peace Day, is a United Nations-sanctioned holiday observed annually on 21 September. It is dedicated to world peace, and specifically the absence of war and violence, such as might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire in a combat zone for humanitarian aid access. The day […]
The General Assembly commemorates 26 September as the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. This Day provides an occasion for the world community to reaffirm its commitment to global nuclear disarmament as a priority. It provides an opportunity to educate the public - and their leaders - about the real benefits of […]
Alternative Remembrance Ceremonies take place across the UK. Organised by Peace Pledge Union, The National Alternative Remembrance Ceremony takes place every year in front of the memorial stone for conscientious objectors in Tavistock Square in Blomsbury. We will observe two minutes' silence and white poppy wreaths will be laid on the memorial in memory of […]
The United Nations General Assembly has designated November 25as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The premise of the day is to raise awareness around the world that women are subjected to sexual, gender-based, and domestic violence and other forms of violence; furthermore, one of the aims of the day is […]
Human Rights Day is observed annually around the world on 10 December. This date honors the United Nations General Assembly's adoption and proclamation, on 10 December 1948, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the first global enunciation of human rights and one of the first major achievements of the new United Nations.
On 22nd January 2021 The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) entered into force.
